I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

“I am indeed Shisui, but the Shisui you know is dead. The current Shisui only cares about his family and himself. I will not let you harm other members of the clan.”

Itachi also picked up his weapon and said coldly, "I will not allow you to desecrate Shisui's legacy."

Chapter 71 Spiral Wheel Trap

The moonlight, like water, spilled across the earth.

Naruto stood on the treetop, gazing at the brightly lit Konoha in the distance, momentarily lost in thought.

No matter how wretched Konoha was, it held all his memories since his transmigration. If it weren't for the differential treatment he received from the Third Hokage and the villagers, why would he have chosen to leave?

After letting out a soft sigh, Naruto looked out at the vast forest and immediately felt much better.

Compared to the scheming and intrigue of Konoha, the dog-eat-dog world of ninjas is the stage for him to realize his ambitions.

While Naruto was basking in the moonlight, Danzo, leaning on his cane, had already led the Root members to completely surround the area, and said in a low voice, "If you couldn't bear to leave the village, why did you defect in the first place?"

Naruto glanced down at the one-eyed, bandaged old man and the fully armed elite ninja below.

Without even thinking about it, this old man must be Shimura Danzo, the leader of the Root Organization, a cowardly old bastard who hides his true identity and sacrifices others to light his own way.

Naruto leaped down from the treetop and said with a smirk, "Old man, you're too old to walk at night or meddle in other people's business. There's only one reason I left the village, and that's because I wanted to."

Upon hearing this, Danzo frowned, thinking to himself that the Third Hokage had raised a Jinchūriki who was acting recklessly.

However, it's not too late to change his personality now. In his view, Jinchuriki are the village's war machine and should be trained by the Anbu from a young age and controlled by cursed seals.

No social interaction or so-called bonds are needed; simply obeying orders is sufficient.

With that in mind, Danzo decided not to cause any further trouble. He waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to approach in small groups, intending to quickly subdue the Jinchuriki and bring him back to the Root base.

As for the subsequent questioning from the Third Hokage, he had already prepared his reasons for dealing with it.

Since Sarutobi has already trained the Jinchuriki to defect, it's reasonable for Root to take over the training of the Jinchuriki. If all else fails, they can also bring in Koharu and En to put pressure on them.

Despite the Root ninjas closing in, Naruto showed no sign of panic.

Through the memories of his shadow clone, he already knew that Danzo and Root were tracking him, and only by defeating these pursuers here could he successfully leave Konoha.

Therefore, long before Danzo led his team to this place, he had already laid many shadow clones in ambush.

Once the Root ninjas were close enough, the shadow clones leaped out of the bushes, forming hand seals and unleashing wind-style ninjutsu, creating a small hurricane.

The hurricane, with its powerful pulling force, dragged the Root ninja to the location of their main body.

The Rasengan in his palm condensed and hurled directly at the Root ninja in front of him. The powerful explosive force sent them flying more than ten meters away, crashing into a tree trunk and creating a human-shaped crater.

Danzo's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously took a half step back before stepping forward again.

When he first encountered Kakashi and Guy, he thought Kakashi had deliberately let the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki escape because of old friendship, but now it seems that Kakashi is no match for the Jinchuriki at all.

To be able to instantly kill an elite member of Root, a Jinchuriki must have at least reached the level of an elite Jonin.

What on earth is the Third Hokage doing? The village is in dire need of fighting power, yet he's wasting time keeping Jinchuriki at the Ninja Academy.

However, the stronger Naruto performed, the happier Danzo became.

If he can be restricted by the Root's ideology and cursed seals, his subordinates will have a fighting force comparable to the Sannin, giving him a greater advantage in the future election for the Fifth Hokage.

Having made up his mind, Danzo gave his two bodyguards a look.

The two bodyguards were elite ninjas from the Yamanaka and Aburame clans. After understanding each other's intentions, they stepped forward and formed hand seals. One of them used the Mind Transfer Technique, while the other released poisonous insects.

The poisonous insects flew towards Naruto like smoke, just before being blown away by his wind-style attack.

A ninja from the Yamanaka clan used the Mind Transfer Technique to control Naruto's body.

Naruto, whose body control had been taken away, stood frozen in place, his eyes lifeless, like a manipulated puppet.

But just half a second later, the Yamanaka clan ninja clutched his head, crying out in pain, "My spirit has been forcibly expelled! The Nine-Tails has devoured my spirit..."

Before the words were even finished, the ninja from the mountain clan nearly collapsed to the ground.

Kurama let out a burp and said with a contemptuous expression, "A mere ninja dares to invade my Jinchūriki. But Naruto, why did you dodge? He clearly can't control you."

"How can we fight the bandaged old man if we don't deal with these minor characters first?"

After regaining control of his body, Naruto completed the hand seals, blew away the nano-poisonous insects, and punched the Jonin Aburame in the abdomen.

Crack! That was the sound of bones breaking.

Despite being punched and fracturing a bone, the Jonin Aburame managed a faint smile.

Having lived with poisonous insects for many years, his body is covered in deadly toxins. He must wear gloves when in contact with others. The moment a Jinchūriki touches his body, the poisonous insects have already invaded the other person's palm.

Next, just wait about ten seconds, and the Jinchūriki will be poisoned and fall into a coma.

A few seconds later, the smile of the Jonin Aburame froze.

All the poisonous insects he sent out died unexpectedly. Naruto's arm was covered with a chakra cloak, which was the tailed beast cloak that only Jinchuriki could control. With such a protective layer, his poison had no effect at all.

Chunin-level subordinates were instantly killed, while Jonin-level subordinates were specifically targeted and defeated.

Danzo couldn't remain calm. After staring at Naruto for a few seconds with an unpredictable expression, he threw away his cane and removed the bandages covering his Sharingan.

After his subordinates suffered repeated defeats, he had no choice but to capture the Jinchuriki himself.

Danzo's Sharingan flashed red, causing Naruto to frown and say, "Sharingan, isn't that the eye of the Uchiha clan? How do you, old man with bandages, have Sharingan?"

The title "bandaged old man" made Danzo somewhat uncomfortable.

After coughing a few times, Danzo said with a serious expression, "Jinchūriki, stop being childish. I'm giving you one last chance. Come back with me!"

No sooner had Danzo finished speaking than Naruto demonstrated his stance with his actions.

With a whooshing sound, the giant spiral shuriken was successfully formed and smashed toward Danzo's location, causing the trees along its path to fall in an instant.

Although Danzo was old, he was unusually agile.

After dodging the Rasengan attack with a leap, he instantly imbued the kunai with wind attribute enchantment the moment he grabbed it. The sharp kunai sliced ​​through the air, forming wind blades that slashed towards Naruto's location.

The forest is already dimly lit at night, and the translucent wind blades are even more difficult to defend against.

After his clothes were cut off by the wind blades, Naruto put on the goggles he had prepared beforehand. With the help of his Sharingan, he dodged the wind blades and landed on a rock. Then, he formed hand seals and used the Shadow Clone Technique.

Dozens of shadow clones appeared directly in the forest and launched an attack on Danzo from all directions.

But Danzo simply took a deep breath and exhaled, releasing a Kamaitachi aura that stretched for over ten meters, shattering all the shadow clones in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, Danzo took another deep breath, his chest bulging high, and then exhaled a dense mass of vacuum jewels.

These Vacuum Balls were only the size of a fingertip, but to Naruto they were no less than a storm of metal, and neither tree trunks nor rocks could stop them from penetrating.

Naruto, who was hiding behind the rocks, was somewhat shocked by what he saw.

Compared to the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Kazekage who only knew Magnet Release and Sand Release, Danzo was more like a true Kazekage, worthy of being a Wind Release master who could destroy Susanoo.

Of all the Wind Release ninjutsu he has mastered, only the Rasenshuriken can compare.

Kurama, sensing the situation outside, was also stunned and exclaimed, "This old man's wind release is almost on par with Shukaku's. However, when did Konoha produce such a strong ninja? Even I have never seen one before."

"He must be Danzo who attacked Shisui; his strength is no less than that of the Third Hokage."

Kurama stroked his chin, asking with some confusion, "He's on par with the Third Hokage. Why didn't I see him when I was released? Was he out on a mission?"

Naruto was speechless; he remembered the words correctly.

During the Nine-Tails' night, Danzo remained inactive, monitoring the movements of the Uchiha Guard. Otherwise, Konoha would not have suffered such a huge loss, and he would not have been orphaned.

From this perspective, Konoha has always been the strongest, but it has focused all its skill points on internal strife.

After his rant, Naruto laughed and said, "I was just born back then and didn't know these inside stories, but he keeps calling me a Jinchuriki, so he needs to be taught a painful lesson."

Kurama, feeling somewhat displeased, nodded: "Naruto, I grant you permission to use the power of the Tailed Beasts."

As he spoke, Kurama bumped fists with Naruto by the cage, connecting their chakra. Naruto outside was also enveloped in a black chakra cloak.

Naruto frowned when he saw that the chakra cloak was black instead of gold.

He and Kurama acknowledge each other's existence, which makes him a near-perfect Jinchuriki, but he still can't use Kurama's chakra at will.

Is it because of the Eight Trigrams seal, or because he didn't learn immortal arts?

However, Naruto didn't have time to pay attention to these details. His use of the Nine-Tails' chakra was not without its costs. In addition to the risks inherent in the chakra itself, there were also the negative emotions it contained.

Although he could long ago ignore the malice, the constant buzzing of mosquitoes was still annoying.

Feeling the power of the Nine-Tails' chakra, Naruto took the hit of the Vacuum Ball head-on with his body. A bruise instantly appeared on his skin, and he still felt pain, but it was within his tolerance.

After testing the defensive capabilities of the Tailed Beast Cloak, Naruto emerged from behind the rock.

While dodging Danzo's attacks, he quickly approached Danzo, and just before reaching him, he forcefully withstood the wind blade's slash and slammed it down.

Danzo was clearly not prepared for this, and he staggered back several meters, his expression constantly changing.

Naruto's talent once again exceeded his expectations. Using the chakra of the tailed beasts is something that many adult Jinchuriki cannot do, but Naruto, who is only nine years old, can do it and even use it with ease.

He is no longer entirely confident that he can defeat Naruto.

Unless the power of the Kotoamatsukami Sharingan is used, but Kotoamatsukami is already in cooldown and cannot be used in the short term.

Right now, it seems his only option is to stall for time and wait for the other Jonin to arrive.

But putting aside the fact that today is the day of the Uchiha coup, even if the other high-ranking members manage to subdue Naruto after they arrive, he won't be able to gain control of Naruto, let alone use Kotoamatsukami to modify his will.

Thinking of this, Danzo retreated to his subordinates' side and surrounded Naruto again.

Although they couldn't defeat the Jinchūriki, they still had the advantage in strength, so they could only stall for time and slowly look for an opportunity to make their move.

After all, a ninja academy student, no matter how skilled, is still just a kid. His patience can't compare to that of the professional Root members. As long as he's still under surveillance, he'll inevitably reveal his weaknesses sooner or later.

After abandoning the fight and choosing to continue tracking from a distance, Naruto frowned.

But Danzo's agility exceeded his expectations; he was nothing like an old man in his early sixties. No wonder he was proficient in wind-escape ninjutsu.

Feeling somewhat impatient, Naruto found a high vantage point and began to gather the Nine-Tails' chakra. The chakra ball quickly gathered in his palm, forming a spiral wheel the size of a ping-pong ball.

Upon seeing the Rasengan, Naruto's lips gradually curled into a smile.

Isn't this the dark version of Sage Art: Rasenshuriken that Menma mastered? I've actually learned it too.

As the Spiral Wheel grew larger, the Root ninjas around felt an immense pressure and all looked in Naruto's direction, where they saw the slowly rotating Spiral Wheel.

"That's a Tailed Beast Ball! The Jinchuriki actually used a Tailed Beast Ball on us!"

“That’s not a Tailed Beast, it’s more like the Fourth Hokage’s Rasengan, but this level of chakra is not much different in power from a Tailed Beast Ball. We’re probably going to die in the line of duty. I wonder if Lord Danzo has any way to deal with it.”