Being a rogue ninja is worse than being Hokage.

In Naruto, Yamanaka Inoichi saw phantoms of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and his wife, Kushina Uzumaki, in both of them.

However, the child of the two who died to protect Konoha and became heroes has now become Konoha's enemy. Three years after the wounds they inflicted on Konoha three years ago have not been fully healed, they have once again invaded Konoha without hesitation.

"That meeting with you still leaves a deep impression on me, Naruto."

Seeing that Naruto wasn't in any fighting stance, Yamanaka Inoichi went along with Naruto's idea and started chatting with him.

But this is just a facade in response to Naruto.

Just as Jiraiya had predicted, the moment Naruto appeared using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Yamanaka Inoichi used the Mind-Connecting Technique, one of the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques, to mentally coordinate the Konoha ninjas who were currently surrounding Naruto.

"I've almost forgotten about it."

Naruto seemed oblivious to the strangeness around him and began chatting with Yamanaka Inoichi about trivial matters from the past.

But Naruto's left Sharingan, with its three tomoe, remained fixed on Yamanaka Inoichi's face:

"Enough with the pointless chatter. Have you finished deploying the battle plan in the meantime?"

Naruto's sudden question startled Yamanaka Inoichi.

Naruto saw right through his thoughts from the very beginning!

But it doesn't matter!

Although Yamanaka Inoichi didn't know why Naruto had seen through his thoughts, he still let it go.

Naruto's arrogance allowed Yamanaka Inoichi's plan to proceed without any obstacles!

"Shikamaru, now's the time!"

Secret Technique: The Art of Disrupting the Mind and Body!

Yamanaka Inoichi disrupted Naruto's mind with his own, thereby binding Naruto's actions and blocking the possibility of Naruto escaping using space-time ninjutsu.

"Naruto, don't even think about using the Flying Thunder God Technique or Kakashi's eye in front of me!"

The Flying Thunder God Technique, created by the Second Hokage and learned by the Fourth Hokage, has saved Konoha many times. Kakashi's Sharingan is also a technique to protect Konoha and should never be used by Naruto against Konoha!

Meanwhile, the black shadow that had been lurking not far from Naruto also extended rapidly from the ground and rushed towards Naruto as Yamanaka Inoichi used the Mind Confusion Technique.

However, Naruto was not alarmed by Yamanaka Inoichi's sudden attack.

Everything was going according to Naruto's plan.

Shikamaru's shadow was blocked by the suddenly raised ground, forcing him to miscalculate the distance between his shadow and Naruto, thus preventing him from restraining Naruto in the optimal time.

The ground bulged out because of the earthen-yellow coffin that Naruto summoned.

Impure World Reincarnation!

The coffin separated Shikamaru's shadow from Naruto's, and Naruto achieved his goal, successfully performing the Impure World Reincarnation.

Naruto, who was originally controlled by the Mind Confusion Technique, instantly turned into a wisp of white mist.

"Shadow clone!?"

Naruto's true form never set foot in the intelligence department.

Naruto's shadow clones have disappeared from Yamanaka Inoichi's sight, but the coffin standing in front of the Konoha ninjas is real.

The coffin lid fell off the coffin, and the person who had returned from the Pure Land to the defiled world wore the black robe embroidered with red auspicious clouds of the Akatsuki organization.

An enormous amount of chakra gathered in the young man who had "come back to life," causing his body to swell to an extremely terrifying size.

"This guy is... Everyone get out of here!!!"

Yamanaka Inoichi, who had previously peeked into Konan's mind, recognized Deidara, a former rogue ninja from Iwagakure who was resurrected by Naruto using Edo Tensei, as a member of the Akatsuki organization and was skilled at creating explosive attacks!

他 说:

"Art is—"

explosion!

boom--!!!

Chapter 80 Nanga Shrine

The powerful explosion distorted the air, causing a very noticeable tremor.

Konoha has been invaded!

The first person to react to this sudden commotion in Konoha was undoubtedly the Hokage, who had the duty to protect the village.

"The direction of the explosion!?"

The Hokage's direct ANBU guards, who were originally hidden in the shadows, also revealed themselves due to the current emergency, surrounding and protecting Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, who is the symbol of Konoha.

Meanwhile, Shizune, the Hokage's secretary who was closer to Tsunade and was holding her pet pig Tonton in her arms, was also watching the location where the black smoke was rising through the window that had been shattered by the explosion.

"It's the intelligence department."

Tsunade preemptively revealed the location of the explosion before Shizune could react.

Her tone was unfriendly, and she made no attempt to conceal her shock and anger.

"...Did Jiraiya guess right...?"

Although Tsunade had previously reached a consensus with Jiraiya that Naruto would invade Konoha, and had also made corresponding preparations.

But I didn't expect Naruto to make a move so quickly.

"Something's strange, Hokage-sama. The enemy's attacks seem to have stopped."

The captain of the Anbu, who was wearing an animal mask next to Tsunade, spoke of the anomaly he had noticed.

Even with ample preparations, Naruto Uzumaki still had the means to launch such a large-scale attack on Konoha. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have stopped his offensive.

After all, Naruto Uzumaki destroyed most of Konoha three years ago. Even Orochimaru, who originally colluded with Sunagakure to invade Konoha, only killed the Third Hokage through a decapitation operation, without causing greater casualties to the rest of Konoha.

However, Naruto's attack on Konoha was so precisely controlled that although the shockwaves from the explosion traveled extremely far, the actual damage was limited to the Intelligence Department.

Based on Konoha's understanding of Naruto Uzumaki, he is definitely not the kind of guy who would let things go so easily.

"That guy prioritized attacking the intelligence department. Sure enough, that Akatsuki member named Konan that Jiraiya brought back must have information that Naruto absolutely cannot reveal to Konoha!"

"But... if Naruto really did mark that member of Akatsuki with the Flying Thunder God Seal as Jiraiya-sama said, why did he let Jiraiya-sama take her away in the first place?!"

"Perhaps it's because he couldn't do it back then? That's why Naruto Uzumaki was able to invade Konoha so quickly?"

The members of the ANBU guard squad were all talking at once, but Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage who had the power to make decisions, remained silent.

"Pfft~"

The group stopped talking and waited for Tsunade's orders until the toon in Shizune's arms let out a confused cry.

"Let's stop with these unfounded assumptions—Light, send your 'Light' squad to the intelligence department to gather information. Prioritize confirming whether Inoichi and his second-in-command are still alive. Try to bring back the intelligence before Naruto's next attack. If you encounter Naruto again on the way, retreat instead of fighting him. That guy is dangerous!"

Tsunade decisively issued orders to the Dark Squad leader, codenamed "Light".

"Sound the alarm! Have all ninjas still in Konoha immediately form their nearest squads and enter the highest level of combat readiness!"

"Where is Jiraiya?"

Tsunade suddenly asked again, this time looking at Shizune.

"I don't know, but Lady Tsunade previously instructed Lord Jiraiya not to leave the village, so Lord Jiraiya should already know about Naruto's invasion."

Despite being the Hokage's secretary, Shizune was completely clueless at such a crucial moment.

However, Tsunade did not blame Shizune too much. She knew Jiraiya's personality too well, and it was enough for her to know that he was still in the village.

"Don't worry about him, he'll make his own judgment based on the situation—Jingyin, you go and organize the collection of medical resources and arrange the evacuation of civilians. We absolutely cannot repeat the mistakes of three years ago!"

"The rest of you will come with me to the roof of the Hokage's office to await intelligence. I will also summon slugs to assist with remote medical treatment and intelligence transmission!"

After issuing all the orders, Tsunade was the first to leave the Hokage's office and head towards the roof to prepare for summoning the slug.

"Yes!"

Having received instructions, everyone immediately set off to carry out the orders they had been given.

Tsunade, who was walking briskly down the corridor, frowned as she pondered the anomaly that Akari had noticed earlier.

"Naruto Uzumaki... what are you thinking?"

……

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"I think the guys in Konoha should have realized what's going on by now, right?"

Looking at the shrine that was aging rapidly due to lack of maintenance, Naruto shifted his gaze from the Uchiha clan crest printed on the wall in the center of the shrine and asked Karin, who was standing to the side.

"The ninjas' chakra has started to gather in small groups. Most of them are currently evacuating civilians, while the rest of their chakra is probably being used to search for our location."

Karin opened her eyes and told Naruto the information that Kagura had detected with her Mind's Eye.

Karin, with her wide-ranging sensory abilities, allows Naruto and his group, as intruders, to know Konoha's movements in real time and ensures that they remain in the shadows undetected by Konoha before their next attack.

"You're too dark. You actually used such methods to launch an attack. Are you really a Konoha ninja? Compared to you, even Kirigakure, which implements the 'Blood Mist Policy' and will kill and abandon their comrades without hesitation, seems innocent."

Hozuki Suigetsu, sitting casually on the altar of the shrine, grinned with his mouth full of shark teeth and stared at Naruto before suddenly speaking.

However, this child prodigy from Kirigakure, whose unique worldview and bloodlust were fostered by the special environment of the "Village of Blood Mist" in his youth, did not criticize Naruto from a moral standpoint, but rather from a "hygiene" perspective.

"Let's make this clear first, don't let that human bomb that can resurrect infinitely explode next to me. The thought of my body being filled with shattered flesh and bone fragments after using the water transformation technique makes me feel nauseous."

After reminding Naruto, Hozuki Suigetsu removed Samehada from his back and began to gently stroke it as if it were a rare treasure.

"You disgusting, knife-wielding pervert!"

Watching Hozuki Suigetsu stroke Samehada, Karin felt a chill run down her spine, experiencing both physical and psychological discomfort.

"Ha, you talk like you're so normal. You're just a masochist who gets incredibly excited just imagining Naruto playing with you!"

"I! I! I! I! I! I'm not a masochist!!!"

"You're already fantasizing, aren't you? After all, Naruto looks so serious that he doesn't seem like the type to cater to your weird fetishes. If he really did that to you, someone like you with a masochistic fetish wouldn't be able to handle the strong contrast!"

"Stop spreading rumors and causing trouble! Or I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Karin, her hands trembling, straightened her glasses, which had become distorted from her earlier reverie. However, contrary to her usual behavior, she did not pounce on Hozuki Suigetsu and start a fight with him.

Anyone could see the wavering in his heart at a glance.