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

Chapter 240 Stolen Power, Is It Useful? (8,500-word long chapter)

Thump! Rolling around...

Maki's head, like a solid watermelon, crashed heavily onto the cold, damp ground with a strange, muffled thud, leaving a trail of glaring blood.

The headless body that had separated from him gushed blood from its neck, splashing it several meters high, creating a bloody rain that fell over the underground space.

Warm, fresh blood with a strong, pungent smell splattered onto everyone's faces and bodies!

Yura's body, pierced through the heart, and Makina's headless body swayed twice like cut stalks of wheat before finally collapsing with a thud, striking the hearts of the group.

Luo Sha looked at the two corpses in disbelief, saw the head rolling in the pool of blood, and even had a trace of doubt left on his face.

"Maki! Yura!"

Luo Sha let out a furious roar, then suddenly looked up at the giant cocoon that was withdrawing its tentacles, his pupils instantly becoming bloodshot with shock and anger.

Boom! !
The giant, purplish-black cocoon suddenly burst open with a deafening roar!
An indescribable terrifying aura erupted instantly, accompanied by an incredibly dense, impenetrable purplish-black mist, rushing towards Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others like a tsunami!

"Dust Escape·The Art of Original Realm Peeling!"

Onoki's expression changed slightly. Almost at the same time as the giant cocoon burst, he unhesitatingly shot the Dust Release technique that he had prepared in his hand toward the location of the giant cocoon!
hum!
The transparent cube spanned the distance, completely enveloping that area!

With a blinding flash of white light, as the cube vanished, only a neat cube-shaped indentation remained on the altar floor.

The bursting cocoon seemed to have been completely wiped from the world by an invisible giant hand, leaving no trace, only purplish-black mist!

Has the danger passed?

The crowd's minds relaxed slightly due to the power of Dust Release.

呲.

In an instant, a figure appeared beside Onoki.

That speed was even faster than the killing tentacle from before.

An arm swung out with terrifying force, creating a piercing whistling sound, and struck directly at Onoki's head.

boom! !

A large amount of gold dust surged up from the ground in an instant, and at the critical moment, it condensed into a thick gold dust wall, which narrowly blocked the figure between Onoki and the enemy!

That arm, which looked as slender as a human's, slammed hard against the sand gold wall, producing a deafening and terrifying roar!
The solid wall of gold dust, which was strong enough to withstand most ninjutsu attacks, was actually blasted apart by it, exploding into countless golden dust particles that shimmered with golden light!

But it was precisely this momentary obstruction that gave Onoki time to react.

His body, which was floating low in the air, was suddenly thrown backward like a leaf caught in a gale, avoiding the aftermath of that terrifying attack!

The group of people who had been gathered together scattered in different directions and assumed defensive stances!
Only then did they finally have a chance to see clearly the figure that suddenly appeared, instantly killed two Jonin, and nearly seriously injured Onoki!

It was a monster whose appearance and size were similar to those of a human.

Its skin was a deep, jet-black color, and the purple vertical stripes on its body emitted an ominous glow, starting from the bone surface of its face and extending to its hands and feet.

Behind it stretched a pair of black, bat-like wings, and on its face was a white, bony mask with fangs, and two hollow eye sockets radiated a scarlet light.

A suffocating sense of oppression and a chilling aura emanated from it as if it were a tangible force, rushing towards everyone present!

"What is that?" Darui's voice trembled slightly.

"Is that the Wraith?" Deidara, perched on the owl's back, flew in mid-air, eagerly watching the Wraith below.

"Transformed into a 'virtual' spirit?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was extremely gloomy, and the knuckles of his hand gripping the Vajra Staff turned slightly white from the force.

The monster before them was completely different from the incorporeal, twisted, and enormous demonic creature they had imagined.

Not only is its size no different from that of a human, but even the shape and outline of its clothing bear a resemblance to the attire of the priests in the Land of Demons.

This makes it more like a strangely-looking human than the legendary monster 'Wangliang'.

Or rather, it was born out of human desires and malice.

"This speed and power... are you kidding me?"

Onoki and Rasa were filled with apprehension. They were the ones who felt most deeply the speed with which their opponent dodged Dust Release and the terrifying power with which he shattered the sand gold wall with a single punch.

The demons seemed oblivious to their astonishment.

It slowly raised its hand, lowered its head, and examined its new body.

"Hollow?" A hoarse, deep voice came from beneath its bony surface, tinged with surprise. "So, the name of that thing is 'Hollow'?"

It gently moved its fingers, feeling the power contained within them.

"It's the perfect creation for me."

As it spoke, it slowly raised its hand and stroked the pale, bony surface of its face.

Kaka!

As it touched the surface, a very faint yet clearly audible cracking sound rang out.

Suddenly, a thin crack appeared on the once smooth white bone mask, running from left to right!

"I see!"

The demon's voice carried a hint of suppressed excitement and longing: "When my power breaks through the limits of the mask, I can completely unleash the true power deep within my soul!"

"In this way, I will no longer need that frail body."

"Once I kill the priestess's lineage, no one will be able to stop me!"

Having said that, it suddenly raised its head and swept its gaze over the seven people around it who looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

"As for you..." Its voice suddenly turned cold and filled with murderous intent.

hum!
Centered on it, strange ripples spread through the surrounding space, like the surface of water where a few pebbles have been thrown in.

Several sharp, gleaming tentacles, like venomous snakes, emerged from the ripples, trembling slightly in the air as they locked onto their respective targets!
As the demon slowly clenched its fist, the sharp tentacles all over its body stretched straight, like a fully drawn bowstring, and power surged and gathered!
"You can all die now."

The cold, clear pronouncement reached everyone's ears.

The expressions on the faces of the people present changed drastically, as if countless sharp needles were pressed against their eyes.

The distance is too close!
"retreat!"

Suddenly, someone let out a short, sharp shout!

Swish!Swish!
Almost simultaneously, the six figures exerted force with their feet, driven by instinct, and retreated rapidly backward!

At the very moment they retreated, countless purplish-black spiked tentacles shot out from the space around the demon, accompanied by a piercing shriek that could tear your eardrums!

The penetrating power brought by this terrifying speed would be enough to pierce through even the Fourth Raikage, who was known for his physical strength, let alone their flesh and blood bodies!
"Earth Release: Gangli Style Technique!"

Onoki stopped his retreating steps, but his hands did not slow down at all. After forming a hand seal, he slammed his hands together!
Boom!

A colossal monster made of solid rock burst forth from the ground, its massive body standing fiercely in front of Onoki, meeting the oncoming spikes and tentacles!

"Earth Release: Weighted Rock Technique!" Onoki didn't stop, raising his hand to form a hand seal and slapping it onto the stone monster.

The rock giant's body weight and density suddenly increased dramatically, and the force with which it punched the tentacles also suddenly became stronger.

boom!boom!
The spiked tentacles struck the rock behemoth's body and fist with a dull thud, but were bounced away by the suddenly enhanced defense, leaving only a few deep dents on the surface!

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

As Hiruzen Sarutobi retreated, he completed the hand seals, took a deep breath, and his chest bulged high.

A torrent of flames erupted from his mouth, transforming into three dragon heads that slammed into the incoming spiked tentacles from the left, center, and right!

boom! !

A violent explosion rang out, and it was completely blown to pieces and burned!
"Melt Escape·Monster Melting Technique!"

Mei Terumi parted her red lips slightly, and a terrifyingly corrosive acid gushed out of her mouth like a waterfall, meeting the incoming tentacles.

Chi Chi Chi!
As the tooth-grinding corrosive sound rang out, the purplish-black, sharp tentacles quickly dissolved and decomposed upon contact with the acid, turning into wisps of blue smoke and dissipating.

"Magnetic Escape·Golden Triangular Pyramid!"

Luo Sha raised his hand and formed a seal. A huge sand gold triangular pyramid, gleaming with cold light, took shape and met the incoming tentacles with a sharp whooshing sound, and then exploded.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

Darui formed a hand seal and spewed out a torrent of water, creating a massive wall of water. Qing also spewed out a waterfall-like torrent of water.

But it was pierced directly by the sharp tentacles, creating countless holes in the water!
"Damn it!" Darui's expression changed, and he formed hand seals again.

Lightning Release: Gratitude Wave!
A violent surge of lightning instantly poured into the water wall, causing the entire water array to crackle with lightning. Most of the spiked tentacles exploded, but several spiked tentacles still managed to pierce through.

With only the deadly spike looming large and close at hand in their eyes, the two swung their kunai and longswords.

Zheng! Zheng!
A burst of sparks flashed and then disappeared in front of him.

The sharp tentacles aimed at vital organs such as the heart and head were narrowly deflected or blocked, but there were too many tentacles, they were too fast, and they were too powerful.

Several other tentacles pierced through their bodies, leaving several gaping, bloody holes that pinned them firmly to the rock wall.

"Ahem!"

Qing's arm was snapped off and thrown off, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, which was mixed with some fragments of internal organs!
His face turned deathly pale instantly, but his eyes, which were somewhat unfocused due to pain, were fixed on the figure in the distance.

Fear…anger…resentment…

All those emotions eventually turned into madness!
He began forming a hand seal with one hand while he was severely injured and falling rapidly!
He was also a ninja who survived from the "Village of Blood Mist".

He also believed in a certain creed.

Even if I have to die, I'll still bite off a piece of your flesh!

"Water Release·Water Fang Bullet!"

He completed the final hand gesture with one hand, a hoarse growl escaping from his throat.

The moisture in the surrounding air and the blood spurting from his mouth were stirred up, and the water was compressed and rotated at high speed to form a high-pressure spiral water jet like a drill bit, which shot towards the demon with a sharp whistle!
As Ao launched his attack, the experienced Onoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi did not hesitate at all.

"Earth Release: Earthquake Core!" Onoki slammed his palm into the ground.

Boom! !

The vast expanse of rocky ground beneath the demon's feet suddenly and without warning began to sink, causing the demon's body to lose its support and plummet into the deep pit below!

A glint flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes as he swung his Vajra Staff.

Diamond prison wall!

The Vajra Ruyi Cudgel split in mid-air, transforming into dozens of Ruyi Cudgels of the same thickness that intertwined and interlocked to form a huge and sturdy cage, completely sealing off the exit of the pit!

"Magnetic Escape·Alluvial Gold Realm Method!"

Luo Sha's attack followed immediately, as he thrust both hands forward with force.

Countless gold dust surged into the sealed pit, and inside the pit, countless sharp and pointed gold dust spikes instantly condensed and grew like bamboo shoots after a spring rain!

These gold-plated spikes densely covered every inch of the pit, piercing and imprisoning the fallen monsters from all directions!

"Boiling Release: Clever Mist Technique!" Mei Terumi slightly parted her red lips, and a colorless mist emanating extremely high temperature was blown into the sealed pit.

The acidity and temperature of this mist far surpass those of the previous melting point; it can even decompose and vaporize most substances upon contact.

"Count me in! Okay!"

Deidara, who had just narrowly dodged the tentacles while flying in mid-air, showed no fear on his face, but instead revealed an excited smile as he grabbed a handful of clay from his ninja tool bag.

Countless clay spiders swarmed towards the pit below!
The earth's core is trapped, the Vajra Prison Wall is sealed, the Sand Gold Realm Magic penetrates, the Clever Mist Technique disintegrates, the Clay Spider explodes, the Water Fang Bullet pierces...

Even after unleashing his Vajra Staff, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately raised his hands to form hand seals, creating two shadow clones that scattered to the southeast, west, and north.

"The Three-Party Seal!"

The main body and its two clones let out a low shout, forming hand seals in three directions and extending their hands to open a green barrier in the shape of a triangular pyramid, completely sealing the demon within.

These ninjutsu techniques formed a perfect and deadly combination, causing all the techniques to erupt in the sinkhole.

boom! !

A terrifying explosion came from the crater, and the entire underground space trembled violently, as if it would collapse at any moment!
A large plume of smoke appeared in the pit, and the dazzling firelight and chaotic airflow briefly obscured everyone's vision.

Sensing that the chilling aura was weakening, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Succeeded?
"No, that's not right!" He suddenly realized something, his expression changing instantly. "Miroku said that without the power of a priestess, the demon cannot be killed." So, the demon's aura suddenly weakening meant...

boom! !

A crimson beam of light, radiating a scorching heat, suddenly burst forth from the depths of the sealed pit!

The Ruyi Jingu Bang and the "Three-Sided Seal," which is an "S-rank" sealing technique, were shattered like glass in the face of this "Cero," instantly turning into countless points of light and dissipating!
Even more impressively, the crimson beam of light continued its relentless advance, piercing through the dome of the underground space, shattering countless falling boulders, and soaring straight into the night sky above the mountain!

An aura even colder, more terrifying, and more despairing than before surged wildly from the depths of the ruptured pit along with the purplish-black mist!

Almost the instant the sealing barrier was broken.

Swish!
A dark figure appeared out of thin air in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose expression had changed drastically!
So fast!

It's so fast it's beyond what the eyes can capture!

In the distance, Luo Sha's pupils contracted sharply; his reaction was almost instinctive as he raised a hand!

Magnetic Escape·Golden Wall!

A thick, gold-plated wall instantly rose from the ground, blocking Hiruzen Sarutobi from the dark figure!

However, at the same time that the Gold Wall was rising.

puff! !
A piercing tearing sound rang out, and Rasa felt a sharp pain coming from his abdomen, causing his body to stiffen abruptly.

He looked down in disbelief and saw a purplish-black tentacle gleaming with a cold light piercing through his abdomen, its blood staining his robes!
"puff!"

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale, but he didn't dare hesitate for a moment. Before the tentacle could cut his body apart, he manipulated the sand gold to sever the tentacle.

Luo Sha stiffly turned his head to look at the space behind him that rippled like the surface of water, and stared at the sharp tentacle shooting out from it, his eyes filled with shock and anger!
Space-time ninjutsu?!

Not just him, but almost at the same time.

A spatial fluctuation also appeared behind Onoki, and a sharp tentacle silently pierced out!

But his experience was far greater, and at the critical moment, relying on his body's instinctive perception of danger, he suddenly twisted his body.

Swish! Snap!

The tentacles grazed his waist, tearing a hole in his clothes, and at the same time, his old waist made a cracking sound as it could not bear the weight!

"My back!" Onoki's eyes bulged, a flash of pain crossed his face, and his movements instantly became distorted.

The tentacle that had been passing by suddenly lashed out, striking Onoki's side hard!
boom!
Onoki spat out a mouthful of blood and slammed his body against the distant rock wall!

Mei Terumi suffered the same fate. She narrowly dodged the tentacle that attacked from the side, but was also swept away by the tentacle, her body flying backward uncontrollably and crashing to the ground!
Qing, whose body was already pierced by tentacles, had absolutely no chance to resist.

"No..." He only managed to let out a short, desperate roar.

puff!

A terrifying tearing sound rang out, and blood splattered out like a torrential rain!
Qing's body was torn in two by those two tentacles, with his internal organs and limbs scattered all over the ground!
Following Maki and Yura, this Jonin from Kirigakure, a ninja with the precious Byakugan, also died.

At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils suddenly contracted, and the figure of the demon was clearly reflected in them.

It stood before the gold dust wall that protected Hiruzen Sarutobi, clenching its fist and gathering power as it coldly said, "Sealing techniques, how disgusting."

As soon as it finished speaking, it clenched its fist and slammed it out.

The movements are simple and direct, yet they contain terrifying power.

This punch was aimed without reservation at the Gold Sand Wall, and also at Hiruzen Sarutobi behind it!
Bang! !

The fierce force instantly pierced through the gold dust wall, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands almost simultaneously completed the hand seals and slammed into the ground!

Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall!
Thick earthen walls rose from the ground, attempting to form a second layer of defense!

however……

boom! !

The earthen wall created in the hasty hand seals was no match for the terrifying fist force that still pierced through the gold dust, and was instantly blasted to pieces.

The remaining force slammed into Hiruzen Sarutobi's waist and abdomen as he desperately tried to dodge to the side.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's body suddenly arched, his eyes bulged out instantly, and a thick mist of blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs, gushed out of his mouth!

Kaka! Click!
The bones in his waist and abdomen emitted a series of teeth-grinding, dense cracking sounds, and his flesh collapsed at a visible speed!

His body flew backward and crashed hard into the distant rock wall, creating a human-shaped crater.

In the blink of an eye, the entire underground space was filled with either the dead or the injured.

With its bizarre tentacles resembling space-time ninjutsu, coupled with a body approaching that of a Hollow, it possesses terrifying power and speed.

It rendered almost everyone present incapable of fighting in a short period of time.

Deidara, who was flying in the air and constantly maneuvering and dodging with his clay bird, was still struggling to avoid the attacks of tentacles that kept appearing out of nowhere from all directions!

Even though the madman was already in grave danger, he kept throwing clay bombs, causing explosions and flames all around the demon.

"Annoying bugs."

The demon raised its head, looked at Deidara, and slowly extended its hand.

However, just as he was about to make his move...

hum!
A sharp whistling sound reached the ears of the demon.

It instinctively turned its head to look, but couldn't see anything clearly.

All I felt was the biting wind and the scorching heat of their breath.

next moment.

Bang! !

The demon felt an unimaginable force coming down on its face, and even the hard white bone mask groaned under the strain.

A vicious uppercut landed squarely on its jaw!

His entire head and body jerked backward uncontrollably.

A terrifying force propelled its body upwards like a cannonball!

Boom! !

It passed directly through the dome that it had previously pierced with 'Cero', and instantly flew out of the dark underground space, appearing in the moonlit night sky of the canyon!

Inside the underground space, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just slid down the rock wall, also witnessed the sudden scene.

A figure with pure white wings hovered silently where the demon had just stood. That young face, now filled with rage, was so familiar!
"Ahem! Yun Chuan?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi blurted it out almost without thinking, his tone filled with disbelief.

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Kumokawa slightly turned his head, glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi's heavily injured body, and a glint of light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

The timing is perfect. I was worried that the demon was too useless and wouldn't be able to hurt Hiruzen Sarutobi, but now this injury is just right.

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to Konoha in this state, he couldn't do anything and could only stand by like a useless bystander.

At that time, Konoha, where all the chess pieces have gathered, will become his stage all by himself.

"Based on the feedback from 'Shadow'," Hinata Kumokawa pondered, "the branch family and Akatsuki should be about to make their move."

With that thought in mind, he deliberately suppressed the anger on his face and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, saying in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, Third Hokage, I'm late. Please wait here for a moment."

"I will be back soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hinata Kumokawa suddenly raised his head, his Byakugan eyes locking onto the dark figure in the air.

I don't have time to waste on you, you monster.

call!
His pure white wings flapped suddenly, and a violent shockwave exploded outwards from him, clearing away the rubble and dust on the ground!
A deafening explosion resounded through the air, creating a clearly visible sonic boom cloud. Hinata Kumokawa's figure vanished instantly.

Meanwhile, the demons in the night sky were still rising, not yet fully recovered from the shock of that punch.

Finally, a flash of anger appeared in its eyes. It forcibly stabilized its body in mid-air, suppressed the force, and suddenly lowered its head, staring intently at the broken opening in the dome below!
It only sees...

Below, at the ruptured dome, a figure vanished from its spot and appeared before it in an instant at the same height with a terrifying speed that made it tremble!

That simple white dress fluttered in the howling wind!
Hinata Kumokawa clenched his fist again, his arm muscles bulging and veins standing out, and slammed it hard into its face.

Bang! !

Then came another, even more violent, deafening roar.

The demon had no time to mount any effective defense; it only felt an even more ferocious force slamming into its head.

Its body slammed back down into the shattered dome below at several times the speed!

boom! ! !
The demon's body crashed back onto the altar like a meteorite, slamming hard into the spot where it had been standing.

The terrifying impact caused the ground to collapse violently, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out instantly, sinking downwards to form a huge crater, with smoke and dust shooting into the sky!

Hinata Kumokawa, like a white streak of light, plummeted from the sky right behind him.

Boom! !
Another, even more terrifying roar erupted, the entire underground space shook violently, the already precarious dome began to collapse, and countless huge rocks crashed down!
At the epicenter of Hinata Kumokawa's fall, the unimaginable force instantly shattered the already collapsed ground once again, turning it into dust!

The violent shockwave swept outwards like a tsunami, stirring up clouds of dust that enveloped everything and obscured vision!

At the same time, five figures used teleportation techniques to appear almost simultaneously in this chaotic underground space.

It was none other than Kakashi Hatake, the Fourth Raikage, Yugito Nii, Yagura Karatachi, and Yotsuchi!

Upon their arrival, seeing the hellish scene before them, and the severely injured or even dead figures of the various factions and their subordinates, their expressions changed drastically.

"Sandaime-sama!"

Kakashi Hatake looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was leaning against the rock wall with a weak breath, and instantly appeared beside him, carefully helping him up, his voice filled with anxiety.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, however, seemed oblivious to his injuries, his gaze fixed intently on the thickest center of the smoke and dust.

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, the scene inside was revealed...

Hinata Kumokawa was in a stance with his leg raised high and ready to strike, while his ankle was being held tightly by a hand covered in purple patterns!
The demon knelt on one knee in the center of the broken pit, covered in a mess of dust, and the white bone mask on its face was cracked.

"insect!"

The demon slowly raised its head, staring intently at Hinata Yunchuan, its voice filled with fury and ferocity: "You're courting death!!"

The eerie purple vertical stripes on its body suddenly burst forth with a blinding light, and a power even more violent and chilling than before surged out from its body!

It suddenly pulled downwards the hand that was gripping Hinata Kumokawa's ankle.

At the same time, his other arm, like a cannonball, slammed into Hinata Kumokawa's unsuspecting abdomen with speed and power far exceeding the previous one!
This punch, imbued with its boiling rage and power, emitted a piercing shriek wherever it passed!

boom! !

The fist landed squarely!
A fierce shockwave, centered on the point of impact, surged outwards like tangible ripples, forcefully pushing away the surrounding smoke and dust once again!

However, the expected scene of Hinata Kumokawa being blasted away or bent over in pain did not occur!

He didn't even flinch?

"what?"

The demon's movements suddenly froze, and it looked up in astonishment, its scarlet eyes hidden beneath the mask staring incredulously at Hinata Yunchuan.

All that could be seen was Hyuga Kumokawa lowering his head slightly, looking down at it. On his handsome face, the corners of his mouth were slowly turning upwards, outlining a cold arc!

A blue light appeared on Hinata Kumokawa's chest.

Strands of white and blue veins emanated a pure yet powerful energy, rapidly spreading to his hands and feet, extending upwards to his neck, and finally reaching the sides of his jaw!
At the same time, two white and blue marks quietly appeared below Hinata Kumokawa's eyes, adding to his mysterious and powerful aura.

A vast and powerful aura, completely different from the cold and evil power of the demons, awakened within Hinata Kumokawa!
"Is the stolen power any good?" Hinata Kumokawa's whisper clearly reached Mouryou's ears. "I have this thing too."

call!
The moment the words fell, Hyuga Kumokawa's leg, which had been grabbed, suddenly spun around, and his body, using this force, suddenly spun and rose into the air!

With its other leg, it drew a powerful arc in the air, whistling as it tore through the air, and kicked hard at the cracked white bone mask of the demon!

boom! !

(Phew, 14,000 words! Please vote for me next month! I'm finally going to finish this part. Tomorrow I can let the protagonist return to Konoha and write about Hyuga Night and the Akatsuki invasion. They've been urging me on, and I'm starting to lose my composure and pace. lol)

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