In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Enemy invasion? When?"

"Just now, he left." Mao Yue Xi Yan responded calmly.

"Just now?" Kakashi rubbed his temple. "Have you confirmed the identity of the enemy?"

"Not yet, but it should be the group of people who kidnapped Yamanaka Ino and Hyuga Hinata last time." Uzuki Yugao used the word "that group" as the answer, which invisibly increased the pressure on everyone.

"why?"

"I saw Naruto following that man, probably under duress." Uzuki Yugao said.

Suddenly, a discordant voice was heard among the crowd.

"What if that guy betrayed the village?"

Hearing the sound, Uzuki Yugao glanced over and frowned. She suddenly remembered something Naruto had said, which now seemed to resonate with her.

"I can't protect this village at all costs. The stronger I become, the more they hope for my death."

Kakashi also looked over, his eyes neither angry nor accusing. He knew the village's character too well, and there were more factions in Konoha than just those supporting the Hokage.

To put it bluntly, they only have their eyes on the ownership of the position of Hokage.

Some things are not surprising, so naturally there will not be too much anger. Kakashi is long past the age of anger, and the years have left him with only indifference.

"Have the Anbu reinforcements arrived?" he asked.

"I have immediately strengthened the protection of the Yamanaka Flower Shop and the Hyuga Base. The third and second teams have already arrived at the Yamanaka Flower Shop and the Hyuga Base."

"Very good. I'll be working hard on you all for the next few days." Kakashi considered for a moment and gave the order, "The village has entered level two alert. Everyone, be alert."

"Yes!!!" everyone in the conference room responded in unison.

As everyone left, Uzuki Yugao remained standing. Kakashi didn't call her, but sat at the Hokage's table with her hands folded, silently looking at the map and thinking.

His gaze passed beyond Konoha and looked far towards the border of the Land of Fire.

"Did that man go out of the village?" Kakashi asked, looking up.

"Yes, I suspect they're trying to coerce Naruto into leaving with an offer he can't refuse," Uzuki Yugao said. "The fact they're so cautious actually suggests they don't want to clash with Konoha."

"Are you afraid of the village?" Kakashi said.

"Not like that." She shook her head.

"That's really strange. Naruto is probably the only one who knows the other party's identity." Kakashi sighed and leaned back in his chair. "In that case, the direction they are heading is most likely the edge of Konoha Forest, or the edge of the Land of Fire."

"The area is too wide to search," added Mao Yue Xi Yan.

"Then trust Naruto. The village also needs to be on guard." Kakashi picked up a pen, his eyes becoming long. "For the benefit of the village, send more people to Ino and Hinata."

"Yeah." Mao Yue Xi Yan nodded and left.

At the Yamanaka Flower Shop, Ino was woken by a noise downstairs. After changing her clothes and going downstairs, she found several ANBU standing there. She was startled for a moment, then rubbed her eyes.

"What happened?"

She was still wearing her pajamas with a coat on top. She stood at the stairs in her pink slippers, blinking as if she had just woken up.

Yamanaka Ino was talking to the captain of the third Anbu team. When he heard Ino's voice, he turned around and frowned as if he had encountered something difficult.

"Ino, go upstairs. The adults will take care of something."

Hearing this, Ino almost vomited blood. What do you mean, adults will handle things? I'm not a three-year-old child anymore, okay?

"Father, I'm not a child, I'm an adult."

"I know, you go upstairs first, it's nothing serious." Yamanaka Inoichi wanted to say something, but was stopped by Yamanaka Rino.

"Ino, go upstairs first. Mom will come up and talk to you soon."

"Oh."

What else could Ino say? She nodded and went upstairs. Although she was still confused, she could only suppress it patiently and wait for her mother to come upstairs.

Not long after, Yamanaka Rino came upstairs in small steps, sat down next to Ino and told her the whole story.

"What about Naruto?"

"He...he'll be fine. That kid is a man of his own ideas." Yamanaka Rino said, "He's usually very smart. He'll definitely be fine."

After hearing what her mother said, Ino panicked.

"Mother, Naruto must have been threatened, otherwise, given his personality, he would never have taken the initiative to leave the village with that person. What should we do, Mother?"

"It'll be okay. What else can threaten him? Maybe Lord Hokage has already come up with a plan. Don't worry." Yamanaka Rino held her daughter in her arms.

"No, mother, it's really not like that." Ino was about to cry. She really wanted to say that the other party must be threatening Naruto with her or Hinata's safety.

But she couldn't say that, because her mother would definitely get angry if she did. Even with her good temper, she couldn't accept that the man her daughter liked was unfaithful.

"Okay, Ino, calm down, okay?" Yamanaka Rino said softly, "Hokage-sama has sent people to strengthen the defense. The house is safe."

"Since he cares about you so much, he definitely wouldn't want anything to happen to you. All you can do now is stay home and keep yourself safe."

"But Naruto..." Ino became anxious.

"Okay, Ino, stop talking." Yamanaka Rino, showing her strength for once, stood up and said, "I'm going down first. You stay on the second floor."

At the same time, at the Hyuga base.

Hinata pursed her lips. It was the first time she argued with a boy against her father, whom she had feared for more than ten years. Her face turned red with unprecedented stubbornness.

Hinata Hanabi was completely stunned. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that her sister, who was always gentle to everyone, would actually quarrel with her father.

It was all for an outsider, a boy.

Although she knew that Naruto was very important to Hinata, Hanabi felt that with her sister's gentle personality, she would probably endure any dissatisfaction in her heart.

But who could have thought that Hinata would explode, and the father and daughter almost had a falling out.

Hinata Hiashi was so angry that he broke two teapots. He was so angry that he overturned the table and took a few breaths before calming down.

"You really... don't even care about the Hyuga family's reputation?"

"Has the clan ever considered me?" Hinata lowered her head and responded with pursed lips.

The voice was weak, but the words that came out were incredibly strong. Every word was like a pearl, practically hitting Hinata Hiashi in the face. His hands trembled and he almost passed out.

"You! Are you really going to piss me off to death? Do you have to have that person?"

"Yes." Hinata nodded, "Even if my father doesn't allow it, I have made up my mind."

Hinata Hanabi rushed over to comfort her, rubbing her back and offering her tea and water. She knew better than anyone that her sister was completely devoted.

The Anbu in the Hyuga base all turned their heads away. It was really embarrassing to talk about it. This was someone else's family matter, and they shouldn't have heard about it.

But with the mission at hand, I really had no choice but to bite the bullet and gossip. Oh my god, I really don't want to know this gossip, but God insists on filling my ears with it.

Chapter 477 Kakashi: I'm a little panicked, I always feel like someone wants to harm me

"Ahem, don't listen, the mission is important." The captain of the second Anbu team coughed and reminded in a low voice.

This is someone else's family affair. There's no point in listening to it, and it has to be kept secret.

The atmosphere in the Hyuga household had reached a freezing point. Even Neji, who had heard the news, was unwilling to go over and just stayed outside, intending to wait for the storm to die down before slowly going over.

On the other side, Xiaonan was hanging far behind the two of them to avoid being discovered.

During the long journey, Naruto mocked Uchiha Obito whenever he had the chance, which made Uchiha Obito relax his vigilance.

Even though Uchiha Obito was extremely fast, it was already the afternoon of the next day when he arrived at the border of the Land of Fire.

The blood-red sunset soaked half the sky. Looking out, the endless pine waves came like a mountain and a sea. A cool breeze blew, and Naruto turned his head to look at Obito.

"Right here?"

"Yes." Obito responded, "I hope you can do what you promised."

"What's the matter?" Naruto suddenly asked back.

Uchiha Obito: “….”

"Resurrection is a tedious matter. Generally speaking, I am responsible for the extradition of souls." Naruto pointed at him, "and you are responsible for resurrecting the extradited souls and returning them to flesh and blood."

"Simply put, you will consume your lifespan to activate the cycle of reincarnation and use your life to extend Nohara Lin's life."

Now Obito understood. Naruto wanted him dead. He didn't know if it was a life for a life, but the resentment that could not be hidden in Naruto's words was about to overflow.

"You want me dead, so you set me up?" Obito asked coldly.

"Do I need to set a trap?" Naruto looked at him with a sneer on his face. "You can choose not to revive her, or you can try to revive Nohara Lin yourself."

"I told you long ago that if you use this method, you will definitely die."

"Did you deliberately leave me with only this one option, letting me die on my own initiative?" Obito asked.

"That depends on whether you are sincere in thinking about Nohara Rin every day, or if you just want to use Nohara Rin to satisfy your own needs."

Naruto glanced at him and said bluntly.

"Don't pretend at a time like this. Without Nohara Rin, you have almost no weaknesses. Don't act like a victim. Face reality."

"You're not a savior, and you're not doing this for Nohara Lin. You're just a fucking twisted beast."

Obito's eyes turned cold, but he didn't say anything. He just thought Naruto was provoking him, and he also knew that this guy really... didn't want to get entangled with him.

"Shut up." Uchiha Obito looked at him, "What's the point of saying this now? Hurry up and start. There's no need to dilly-dally. It won't do any good to either you or me."

"Hehe." Naruto remained noncommittal.

This wasn't some conspiracy, but an overt one. Naruto didn't believe that Uchiha Obito would be so cowardly and leave no room for maneuver. Now it depended on who had the better strategy.

Uchiha Obito also thought so, and he had sufficient confidence in his own intelligence. He did not think that the young man in front of him had any tricks, but was just being brave and aggressive.

In fact, he guessed correctly, Naruto really didn't use his brain much. Even Obito overestimated Naruto's strategy and his moral bottom line.

Pure Land

Naruto stretched out his hand and pretended to form a hand seal. Suddenly, the blood-red sunset glow trembled and rippled out of thin air. It was as if someone had dropped a small stone from high in the sky, and ripples appeared with a snap.

A moment later, a crack suddenly appeared in the air, and a chilling wind blew in. A faint humming sound echoed, and thousands of white clouds of smoke surged in front of the crack.

But strangely, the smoke just wouldn't come out.

Obito looked at Naruto with a puzzled look, as if waiting for his explanation. But Naruto didn't want to talk to him, and directly controlled a soul to leave the Pure Land.

There was a flash of dazzling white light, and a gray gas appeared in the woods.

"This is Nohara Lin's soul. It will completely dissipate in five minutes." Naruto said indifferently, "It's up to you to decide how to do it."

Ten miles away, Xiaonan was circling in the night sky.

According to the previous plan, Naruto was responsible for contacting Obito and acting according to the plan, while she was responsible for coordinating from the rear. If the situation changed, she would provide immediate support.

As soon as she entered the Fire Nation border, she saw Naruto and Obito surrounded by White Zetsu. They were so densely packed in the forest that it was a bit scary to look at.

Xiaonan quickly used the power of the Evil God Contract's central voice to share the situation with Naruto. Through sharing, Naruto also saw the group of White Zetsu.

The dense sea of ​​White Zetsu emerged from the ground like mushrooms after rain. The White Zetsu piled up together like a sea.

Naruto's expression didn't change at all. He was even more surprised that Obito had no backup plan. With so many White Zetsu sent out to block him, Konoha must have quite a few as well.

He just hoped that Mao Yue Xi Yan would be more capable. It was worth it that he had warned Mao Yue Xi Yan in advance. If the villagers couldn't even deal with a White Zetsu, they might as well just run into each other and die.

Above the night sky, Konan received a comforting response from Naruto, signaling her to calm down and proceed according to the plan.

After receiving the response, Xiaonan was slightly confused. How could he still proceed according to plan after such a situation? What about the densely packed White Zetsu? They clearly intended to seize the Rinnegan and Nohara Rin by force after the resurrection ceremony was over.

Even so, Xiaonan didn't ask any more questions, but just agreed silently.

The process of resurrecting Nohara Rin was not complicated. Naruto watched from the side as Obito was about to use the Samsara Eye to perform a ninjutsu. Suddenly, he spat at Obito.

Uchiha Obito turned his head sharply and looked at him, "What?"

"Nothing." Naruto looked like a rogue, which made Obito even more angry.

Thinking about resurrecting Nohara Rin, Obito suppressed his rage and slowly contracted his Rinnegan. A ray of vibrant green light descended from the clouds above the night sky, landing on the gray shadow of Nohara Rin.

At the same time, Obito's eyes dimmed, and his body visibly withered. Life force cannot be created, it can only be transferred.

The price of resurrecting Nohara Rin was Obito's life. Although Obito was a beast, his feelings for Nohara Rin were at least genuine. One life for another, without any hesitation.

Naruto watched coldly from the side, watching the gray shadow gradually take on color. Nohara Rin's soul became full, and Obito's shoulders slumped.

"Fuck, this thing can shrink?"