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

Chapter 260 Air Raid on Konoha, Dawn Breaks
At this moment, in a secret room beneath Hyuga Higo's residence.

Danzo Shimura was excitedly looking at the 'Hollow' that had almost completely transformed before him.

Do not!
This should be a transformation into a more powerful and terrifying 'Hollow'!
That enormous, twisted 'void' exuding a chilling aura was the source of power he had been dreaming of. If he could kill it, he could seize its power!

Suddenly, the power contained within his arm will also leap forward!
But, in the very next moment...

boom!
Golden flames erupted from within the body of the soon-to-be-formed Hyuga Higo, instantly engulfing it!
"What?" Shimura Danzo's expression changed drastically, and the scorching heat made him subconsciously take several steps back.

Swish!Swish!
Two Root ninjas who had been hiding behind him like shadows appeared instantly, blocking his way and staring intently at the suddenly ignited golden flame, filled with vigilance.

What kind of ability is this?
Is this mutation caused by the 'void' itself?
But they soon realized that this was by no means an 'illusory' ability.

because……

"Ahhhhh!!"

Enveloped in golden flames, Hyuga Higo let out a scream far more shrill and painful than any of the previous Hollows!

This scene instantly froze the initial caution and excitement on Danzo Shimura's face!

He suddenly widened his single eye, finally realizing that something was wrong!
"What's going on?" Shimura Danzo panicked immediately, his voice hoarse and shrill with shock and anger. "Quick! Put out that flame! We can't let it destroy my Hollow!"

Upon hearing this, one of the Root ninjas immediately began forming hand seals with lightning speed.

"Water escape·Water chaos!"

A powerful jet of water gushed from his mouth, pounding against the burning Hyuga Higo like a high-pressure water gun!
However, pouring water onto the golden flames makes absolutely no difference!
Flames do not burn on the material level; water flowing through flames cannot reach their essence at all!

"What the hell is this?!" Danzo exclaimed in shock and anger.

Seeing that the 'Great Hollow' he had painstakingly created was about to be burned to ashes by this strange flame, he could no longer care about anything else and pushed aside the Root ninja blocking his way.

"Get out of my way, you piece of trash! Let me do it!"

He extended his right hand, which had been hidden in his sleeve, and aimed it at the 'void' that was howling madly in the flames and whose form was rapidly dissipating.

"Wood Release: Violent Spear Tree!"

With a loud shout, the veins on Danzo's arm suddenly bulged and writhed, and countless dark red, ferocious vines instantly shot out!

These vines grew wildly and intertwined, transforming into a huge and eerie blood-red tree that spread its ferocious branches and swallowed the 'Void' along with the golden flames on its body!
The blood-red trees writhed, attempting to suppress and devour the golden flames with their powerful life and spiritual energy, and the golden flames did indeed dim.

"it is good!"

Upon seeing this, Danzo's single eye flashed with an excited and ruthless glint.

"No matter what you are, as long as you are related to chakra or spiritual energy, don't even think about burning my hard work to ashes in my hands!"

However, the moment the words fell, the golden flames that had been somewhat dimmed by the blood-red trees suddenly burst into flames with a bang!

The flames instantly broke free of the blood-red tree's restraints and spread wildly along the eerie blood-red tree branches, burning back towards Danzo's arm at an astonishing speed!
"What?!" Danzo's pupils shrank, and he was instantly terrified!

He reacted extremely quickly, his other hand forming a knife-like shape with his fingers together, covered in sharp chakra, and he slashed down fiercely without hesitation!

scoff!

The hand connected to the Blood Tree was severed, but no blood gushed out. Even so, tiny golden flames still clung to his arm!
"Ugh!!"

The pain of having his very soul burned away caused Danzo Shimura to let out an extremely shrill scream, fall to the ground, and writhe in agony as his body curled up.

And that 'Hollow' on which he had placed so much hope, was finally reduced to ashes under the continued burning of the golden flames.

Only a pitch-black sphere, larger and more solid than the others, exuding intense resentment, flew into the distance.

"No! No! Don't!!"

As Danzo endured the excruciating pain of his soul being burned, he watched helplessly as the power he had painstakingly plotted and was about to obtain vanished before his eyes. His eyes bulged with pain and rage, bloodshot and filled with resentment, as he let out a heart-wrenching roar of unwillingness and madness: "Who? Who on earth?!"

"Who destroyed my Hollow?! I want him dead!!"

Meanwhile, the early morning breeze swept across the Shadow Rock, which was carved with the faces of the Hokage of past generations, carrying a chilling sensation.

'Shadow' stood quietly atop the statue of the First Hokage, his black robe blending into the brightening sky, with a completely black cat curled up lazily in his arms.

He gently stroked the black cat's soft fur, causing the cat to purr softly and comfortably, while his gaze drifted towards the direction of the Hyuga clan's territory.

There, a golden pillar of light connecting heaven and earth illuminated half of the leaf as if it were daytime.

A series of exceptionally sharp and shrill screams, spanning a great distance, faintly echoed from the direction of the Hyuga clan's territory, tearing apart the silence of Konoha.

At the edge of the sky, a faint glimmer of dawn struggled to tear through the deep blue night, foreshadowing the imminent end of a long and bloody night.

Is dawn about to break?
In the shadows, a smile tugged at the corner of 'Shadow's' mouth.

Under the faintly visible dawn sky, hundreds of tiny black dots appeared out of nowhere.

Like a flock of migrating birds, but faster and more orderly, with a cold, disciplined air, they rapidly approached Konoha!

The next moment, the "flock of birds" flying over Konoha made a perfectly synchronized movement.

They lowered their altitude slightly, then dropped something...

Countless objects shimmering with cold light, like raindrops of death, fell upon the other half of Konoha, which remained unlit and still immersed in the last tranquility before dawn!

Time seemed to freeze for half a second at that moment.

boom! !

The first deafening explosion rang out, sending scorching flames and thick smoke soaring into the sky!

Boom boom boom!
As if it were a signal, a series of rapid explosions instantly swept across the entire Hidden Leaf Village!

The flames from the explosions were like crimson lotuses blooming in hell, rising and falling one after another, frantically devouring houses, streets, trees... and people who were still asleep and had no time to react!
In just a moment, the other half of Konoha, which was still in darkness and tranquility, was also completely illuminated by countless suddenly blooming flames!

But the flames were not the gold of the other half; instead, they were a blood-red color!

The entire sky was bathed in a blood-red glow, and thick smoke spread rapidly, obscuring the sky that had just begun to light up!

Without a doubt, it was an attack by the Sky Ninja Village!

Buzz! Buzz! !

The piercing alarm only belatedly sounded, its sharp siren ripping through the sky.

The sounds of explosions, collapsing buildings, and terrified screams and cries mingled together, creating a symphony of destruction!
The illusion of peace was shattered. The Akatsuki's iron hooves trampled Konoha's tranquility in the most brutal and cruel way, completely dispelling the last darkness before dawn!

'Shadow' still stood quietly on Shadow Rock, looking down at the village below that had instantly been engulfed in flames and chaos.

The shockwave from the explosion made his robes flutter, and the flickering flames reflected in his eyes, casting a cold and eerie glow.

"Meow."

The black cat in his arms seemed startled by the loud noise, shifted restlessly, and let out a soft meow.

"Don't be afraid."

'Shadow' gently stroked the black cat's head, looking at the sunset glow tinged with gold and red, and a barely audible chuckle came from the shadows: "It's just that it's dawn."

(End of this chapter)