Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 174 Pupil Technique: The Fate of the Weeping Swamp Woman!

The entire process, from appearance to kill, took only a moment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a chill run down his spine, and the deadly threat vanished instantly. He turned around abruptly and saw Hyuga Kumokawa.

"Third generation sir."

Hyuga Kumokawa sheathed his sword, looked up at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and said in a deep voice, "The weakness of these monsters is their masks. We must use our swords to shatter their masks in order to kill them completely!"

"Only swords and knives are allowed; other weapons won't do!"

As they spoke, the Anbu ninjas following Hyuga Kumokawa also gathered around. Although they had suffered many casualties, they joined the battle without hesitation.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes narrowed, and he ordered without hesitation, "Attack the masks of these monsters with your swords! Those without swords, provide cover!"

With the order issued and the shocking scene of Hyuga Kumokawa killing the Hollow, the Konoha ninjas, who had been helpless against the Hollow's mass killings, seemed to have found their backbone.

The fear in his eyes lessened, replaced by a calm resolve.

Ninjas without swords gritted their teeth and used kunai and ninjutsu to block and draw away the attacks of the Hollows, desperately covering for others who used swords and creating opportunities for them.

Among these Konoha ninja, the members of the Anbu were particularly noteworthy.

Despite their fear, a light gleamed in their eyes.

Among those ANBU ninjas, the most ruthless was actually a female ninja with long purple hair.

Facing the oncoming Hollow, the eyes beneath the mask were eager to fight, and without the slightest hesitation, the blade was raised.

"Konoha Style Swordsmanship: Dance of the Three Suns and Moons!"

With a sharp shout, her figure blurred instantly!

Swish!Swish!
Two shadow clones, identical to her original body, separated from her body instantly like reflections in water and the moon. The three figures formed a triangular shape, surrounding the 'illusion' in the center!

There are no fancy hand seals, no dazzling lights or shadows.

Only three figures, wielding gleaming ninja swords, drew three cold, crescent-shaped arcs of light in the rainy night, their beauty laced with deadly sharpness as they slashed away!

laugh!laugh!laugh!
Three lightning-fast blades simultaneously slashed at the pale, bone-like mask on 'Void's' face from three different angles. The blades whistled as they cut through the air, and even the rain was sliced ​​apart by their sharp edges.

Sensing the threat, the 'hollow' opened its massive maw and unleashed a 'Cero Flash,' which swept across the two figures.

However, the purple-haired ANBU ninja's main body and shadow clone worked together perfectly, and the only remaining main body, with the help of the shadow clone, slashed hard at the mask!

Crack! Bang!
A series of teeth-grinding cracking sounds rang out, and the mask was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

With a muffled thud, the white mask shattered completely, and the 'void' black body twisted and expanded before finally exploding into a cloud of black mist and dissipating!
An almost invisible spiritual energy surged into the knife in her hand that shattered the mask, making her eyes beneath the mask even clearer.

Upon seeing this scene and recognizing the figure, Hiruzen Sarutobi was momentarily stunned.

Mao Yue Xiyan?

What's going on? Why does her aura feel so much sharper?

But now is not the time to question these things.

Hiruzen Sarutobi instantly appeared in front of Hyuga Kumokawa. Seeing Kumokawa's disheveled appearance, he couldn't help but gasp and quickly asked, "Kumokawa, what happened? What happened?"

"Didn't you and Danzo seal off the Uchiha clan and take Itachi Uchiha away? Where did these black monsters with Sharingan come from?"

"Third Hokage." Hinata Kumokawa's voice was filled with unprecedented weariness and solemnity.

"When we entered the outer perimeter of the Uchiha clan's territory, we were blocked by White Zetsu. After killing all the White Zetsu, Lord Danzo ignored the obstruction and insisted on leading the Root members to the heart of the Uchiha clan's territory..."

"And all I could do was continue the blockade mission and find Itachi Uchiha, witnessing firsthand how he killed an entire family and then tried to harm the children..."

"After severely injuring Itachi Uchiha, I intended to subdue him alive, but unexpectedly these black monsters suddenly appeared, and Itachi was taken away by that guy who called himself Madara Uchiha..."

After hearing Hyuga Kumokawa's full account of what happened, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression grew increasingly grim.

Danzo Shimura!

That bastard, he disobeyed orders again and acted on his own!
And what about Itachi Uchiha and that so-called Madara Uchiha? Could these black monsters be the ones they released?

"Third Hokage, I suspect that it's not just Itachi's faction that has infiltrated Konoha," Hyuga Kumokawa suddenly spoke up. "My eyes can see that the real threat lies deep within our territory..."

Before he could finish speaking, a scream rang out.

"Hiruzen!"

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Several disheveled figures suddenly rushed out from the heart of the Uchiha clan's territory like stray dogs.

The leader was none other than Shimura Danzo.

However, Danzo at this moment had long lost his former profundity and composure.

His clothes were torn in many places, his face was covered in mud and blood, and he had lost his cane somewhere. His eyes were filled with shock, anger and fear.

Upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hyuga Kumokawa, and the others, Danzo's face lit up with surprise, and he almost stumbled to a stop in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"What's going on?" Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Danzo and the men behind him, then frowned and demanded sharply, "Where are the people you brought?"

Danzo Shimura's face twitched instantly, and he felt his heart clench in waves.

Where else could it go but to die, of course!
Those are all my people!

"Mine!! Hiruzen, let's not talk about this now!"

Danzo's voice was hoarse and urgent as he pointed to the area of ​​crimson light deep within the clan's territory. His voice trembled with shock and anger as he said, "Uchiha Shisui, he has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan!"

"He is fighting a deadly battle with a white monster, which is the dead Uchiha Fugaku, who also awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan!"

“These soul-devouring monsters…” Danzo looked at the Hollows fighting the Konoha ninjas around him, “They were released by Fugaku Uchiha!”

"It was him! He turned all the spirits of the Uchiha clan members killed by Itachi Uchiha into these monsters!!"

Danzo recounted everything he had heard from Shisui.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed several times: confusion, anger, solemnity, and surprise...

Danzo's every word was like a heavy hammer, shattering his original understanding!
Uchiha Shisui awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and he was able to understand.

But what does it mean that "Shisui is fighting the dead Uchiha Fugaku"?
What does it mean that "the dead Uchiha Fugaku also awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan"?
What does it mean that "these soul-devouring monsters are the transformed forms of the deceased Uchiha clan members"?
If Danzo's words are true...

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock and horror in his heart, and gripped the Vajra Ruyi Staff tightly in his hand.

boom!
Just then, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out!

Immediately afterwards, a figure wrapped in a bright green skeleton flew backwards towards the outer perimeter where Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were, accompanied by a shrill sound of air being torn apart and flying skeleton fragments!

boom!
The figure crashed heavily onto the ground in the distance, the enormous impact creating a deep crater, sending rubble and dirt flying into the air and filling the air with dust.

"coming!"

Danzo Shimura's expression changed instantly. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was drawn to him, he quietly took a step back and hid behind them, protecting Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others in front of him.

After learning from Hyuga Kumokawa that Shisui's aura deep within the Uchiha clan's territory was extremely powerful, Danzo originally intended to find Shisui first and then seize the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Who would have thought that the person who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan was not only Uchiha Shisui, but also an even more terrifying and bizarre monster, who directly caused heavy casualties among his Root subordinates.

At this moment, as the smoke and dust cleared up, everyone could finally see clearly.

In the distance stood a colossal skull with the outline of a human upper body, composed of rich, emerald-green chakra.

But at this moment, the colossus was in a terrible state, with its huge ribs broken in many places, one arm missing, its head covered with cracks, and the flames in its eye sockets dim and lifeless.

At the heart of the colossal statue's shattered chest, Uchiha Shisui, covered in blood and with his life force utterly depleted, knelt on the ground.

"It really is the Mangekyou Sharingan!"

Upon seeing the Susanoo, which was both strange and familiar, Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils narrowed involuntarily.

Could the other information Danzo mentioned also be true?!
"Ahem! Ahem!"

Uchiha Shisui coughed up blood and struggled to lift his head. His clothes were tattered and covered in mud and blood, and his pale face was also covered in blood.

His vision became blurred due to the excessive consumption of his pupil power, and everything in front of him was shrouded in a bloody color and double images, but he could still make out several familiar figures in the distance.

Furthermore, flames were burning fiercely in the distance, turning the night sky into crimson leaves.

Groans and cries filled with pain and fear came intermittently from the direction of Konoha in the distance!
He saw severed limbs!

We also saw a charred corpse, reduced to half its original size by high-temperature carbonization!
I saw even more blurred flesh and blood scattered everywhere, torn apart by the shockwave!
Blood flowed from the cracks in the ruins, pooling in the low-lying areas to form a nauseating dark red pool of blood.

The rain washed over the streets, but it couldn't dilute the strong smell of blood. Instead, it caused the blood to spread, turning the entire street a glaring scarlet.

"..."

As he watched those scenes unfold, Uchiha Shisui's mouth hung open, unconscious gurgling sounds emanating from his throat, his body trembling like a leaf.

He and Itachi created the monster born from Fugaku's body, and also created the eerie spirits of the Uchiha clan.

His idea to protect the village not only failed to materialize, but also brought more disasters to the village.

He made the wrong choice again.

Regret, annoyance, anger, fear, grief...

Just as he was lost in thought about everything he had created.

hum! !

A chilling and terrifying aura swept in once again from the depths of the Uchiha clan's territory, from the direction he had flown backward!

In an instant, a pale figure appeared silently amidst the billowing smoke, like a ghost!

It was that figure formed from the soul of Uchiha Fugaku as its foundation, and then from the resentment of other Uchiha.

Beneath the eye sockets of the mask, the crimson Mangekyou Sharingan swayed with hatred, locking onto Shisui within Susanoo, and an intense killing intent emanated from it!
"What it is?!"

Sensing that terrifying and chilling aura, everyone in Konoha trembled involuntarily.

"Cooperate with Shisui!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted immediately, making the decision.

But it was too late.

Or rather, it was already too late the moment it appeared.

The white figure's Mangekyou Sharingan swirled in its eyes as it activated a different eye technique from "Yomijin".

—The Fate of the Weeping Swamp Woman!
(End of this chapter)