Naruto, what kind of Hokage would you be if you didn't roll around!

"how come--"

Kakuzu suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, and before he could say anything, suddenly...

Boom! ! !

With a loud bang, the tiny exploding needle exploded instantly, blasting his entire body into pieces, leaving it a bloody mess!

However, Sasuke's body was still being eroded by the Earth Grudge Fear black lines, as if they were planted inside his body, but Naruto's intervention prevented them from penetrating deeper.

Hinata glanced at Kakuzu, who had been blown apart, and immediately rushed towards Sasuke, pulling out the black thread tentacles from him. She then used medical ninjutsu to heal him.

Sasuke could no longer maintain the form of the Heaven's Curse Seal and reverted to his original form; the three-tomoe Sharingan had also disappeared...

"Thank you."

Hinata shook her head: "Are you alright, Sasuke?"

“It’s… it’s okay…”

Sasuke looked in Kakuzu's direction and saw that most of his body had been blown apart into large, broken pieces. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"They should be dead by now, right?"

Hinata quickly used her Byakugan to see what was happening and, sure enough, saw that his last two hearts had also been shattered by Naruto's attack. Only then did she feel relieved.

"Yes, his heart is completely shattered; there's no way he can survive..."

Kakuzu stared blankly at Naruto in the distance.

With all five hearts shattered, he knew he had reached a truly desperate situation.

"I never thought I'd still end up dying at the hands of a brat like you..."

"Ah Fei, never..."

Jue Lu, watching the battle from a distance on the sea, revealed his head, which looked like a lettuce.

He shook his head: "There's nothing more I can do."

"and……"

"Kakuzu, your strength is already far from what it used to be, and you are no longer qualified to be a member of Akatsuki."

Kakuzu's eyes widened instantly.

"You, what did you say..."

Bai Jue chuckled: "You're nothing but a discarded pawn..."

Black Zetsu said in a deep voice, "It seems he still doesn't understand..."

Kakuzu was not entirely unaware of this.

"I see……"

"The leader sent me here because..."

As he finished speaking, his last breath came out, and his eyes completely lost all light and life...

He has lived from the time of the First Hokage to the present day.

Kakuzu, who was known as immortal, finally died completely.

Afei watched this scene indifferently.

"Is he really dead?"

"Hmph, looks like I failed after all..."

"See you next time, Naruto Uzumaki, and..."

"Uchiha... Sasuke."

His arm rotated slightly, and wherever it touched, his body mysteriously vanished into the void.

Until only the right eye remained, a faint blood-red light emanated from it...

Sasuke was suddenly jolted!

"That, that's..."

"Sharingan?!"

"Wait! Who are you?!"

It's no wonder Sasuke was so shocked. In his mind, no, in the entire ninja world's perception, the Uchiha clan had been completely wiped out.

The only two survivors were himself and the Uchiha Itachi brothers.

So, who is this man with the Sharingan in front of us?!

Sasuke was overwhelmed with shock, confusion, anger, and a whole host of other emotions. His heart was pounding, and he couldn't help but cough violently.

Hinata quickly said, "Sasuke, you're very weak right now, don't get too excited..."

Naruto stood atop the Three-Tails Isobu, riding the waves towards Sasuke and Hinata.

"Are you alright, Sasuke?"

Sasuke, unwilling to show weakness in front of Naruto, stubbornly shook his head.

"nothing."

"However, that masked man also possesses the Sharingan; I wonder what his background is..."

The Three-Tailed Isobu spoke.

"I know."

"That man called himself..."

"Uchiha Madara!"

"Uchiha Madara?!"

In an instant, Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata were all shocked!

The three of them are not completely ignorant. Because of Sasuke, Naruto and Hinata have also learned a lot about the history of the Uchiha clan, and know that Madara Uchiha was a legendary figure who worked with the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, to quell the chaos and establish Konoha Village!

but……

He should have been dead for a long time!

Why would this happen...?

Sasuke was utterly dumbfounded: "Uchiha Madara? How is that possible?!"

Isobu said in a deep voice, "That is indeed what he claimed. He was the one who defeated me and the Mizukage, and manipulated us with illusions for many years..."

"If it weren't for the Sharingan, how could ordinary genjutsu be so powerful?!"

"He may not be Madara Uchiha, but his Sharingan is absolutely real."

"As I said before, his appearance is just a disguise. Behind the scenes, he is probably the one who controls the entire Akatsuki organization and is also the most dangerous one!"

Sasuke remained silent, his heart filled with complex emotions.

Even though they were enemies, he never expected that there were other Uchiha clan members still alive...

For him, who had suffered the annihilation of his clan, this even brought a strange sense of relief...

Hinata shook her head: "We can discuss these things later."

"Let's get out of here quickly!"

Naruto nodded: "Hinata is right! Let's hurry back to Kirigakure, in case those Akatsuki members come again!"

Mio Iso gazed at the distant sea.

Although he longed for freedom, he also knew that Kirigakure was the only safe place now, and that drifting outside would only lead to being captured and killed by the Akatsuki.

That's not the kind of death that can be resurrected.

Rather, it disappeared completely.

then.

Mitsuo Isobu nodded.

Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata, and the other ninjas from Kirigakure all boarded the back of the Three-Tails Isobu and rode the waves, quickly heading towards Kirigakure.

……

Soon, they approached the direction of Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village). Kirigakure ninjas had already spotted them and informed the Mizukage, Mei Terumi.

Numerous ninjas immediately set sail into the sea, flanking the enemy on both sides to prevent them from launching another surprise attack.

Mei Terumi stared at the massive body of the Three-Tailed Isobu, both surprised and delighted. Then, thinking of the fate of the previous Mizukage, she was filled with emotion, and a flash of lightning appeared in the corner of her eyes.

She wiped away her tears unnoticed and revealed her shrewd and confident smile again.

"Naruto! In the end, it was you guys who found the Three-Tails after all?"

"On behalf of the Mizukage and the entire Hidden Mist Village, I thank you and Team 7 for your contributions!"

Many of the Hidden Mist ninja bowed their heads and thanked the three members of Team 7!

Naruto crossed his arms and chuckled.

"I, Naruto Uzumaki, have always been a man of my word, and I always do what I say. That is my ninja way!"

Sasuke couldn't help but say, "Stop talking nonsense and get ashore quickly."

"……it is good."

Mei Terumi took in Naruto and his two companions, and then led the Hidden Mist ninja to the Three-Tails, Isobu.

"I am Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure."

“Three-Tails, perhaps you still don’t trust us, but now, in terms of your stance, you are on the same page as us in Kirigakure, so…”

"Please trust us for now, fight alongside us, and together we will defeat the Akatsuki!"

Isobu Mitsuki said, "The Akatsuki organization is not only my mortal enemy, but also the enemy who killed the Fourth Mizukage who was on the same page as me."

"Therefore, I am willing to cooperate with Kirigakure in dealing with the Akatsuki."

Mei Terumi smiled sweetly: "That's wonderful!"

"We will not seal you again unless you wish to do so yourself."

"Please stay in Kirigakure for now until Akatsuki is wiped out."

Sanwei Isofu nodded: "Okay."

Mei Terumi finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Ao, Ao, you two are responsible for settling the Three-Tails properly. We must increase manpower to guard it strictly! We absolutely cannot allow any more mistakes!"

"Yes, Mizukage-sama!"

Qingbi and his companion led their men and the Three-Tailed Isobu in another direction from Kirigakure.

Terumi Mei said, "Nakayoshi, Gonbei, recall the other teams that are still searching, and hold a meeting to discuss what to do next."

"it is good!"

……

Soon, the three members of Team 7, along with Team 11 led by Commander Yamato, and the teams from Kirigakure and Kumogakure, all returned to the village to discuss the follow-up matters.

Naruto recounted what had happened, especially the mysterious masked man.

"In short, according to Mitsuki Isobu, that masked man is the culprit behind everything!"

Mei Terumi clenched her fists involuntarily.

"So that's how it is! Today I finally know the true face of the mastermind behind it all!"

"However, who on earth dares to call himself Uchiha Madara?!"

Naruto shook his head: "I don't know about that..."

"Although they have the Sharingan, it's still unclear who they are. They might not be from the Uchiha clan; they could be like Kakashi-sensei..."

He glanced at Sasuke furtively.

Sasuke remained silent.

Mei Terumi knew this matter was very sensitive, so she didn't press the issue further.