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

Chapter 262 Target: Nine-Tails Jinchuriki
In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, apart from the Shadow Rock that surrounds the village, the tallest building is the Barrier Tower.

The tower where the Barrier Team is located is one of the core hubs of the entire Konoha defense system. In the center of the room, a huge, semi-transparent water sphere several meters in diameter floats.

Three members of the barrier team, dressed in light purple, wide robes, stood on either side of the water sphere, two of them assisting in maintaining the connection between their chakra and the barrier device.

The man, who was the leader of the barrier class, closed his eyes tightly, his mind immersed in sensing the barrier, sensing any abnormal chakra fluctuations that might appear at any time, like a monk in deep meditation.

The Barrier Team, as Konoha's first line of defense, does not directly participate in combat, but shoulders a more important responsibility: maintaining, monitoring, and protecting the barrier that covers the entire Konoha.

Barriers are mainly divided into three types: perception type, used to scout enemy situations and capture the trajectory of all objects; trapping type, used to restrict powerful enemies; and defensive type, used to isolate space.

The barrier team operates a sensory barrier, which can not only detect abnormal chakra reactions from illegal intrusions, but also record the frequency with which everyone enters and exits the barrier.

In this way, they can sense the infiltration of enemies or the presence of spies, and any abnormal situation will be detected by the barrier team immediately.

This makes Konoha the most difficult ninja village to infiltrate among the five great ninja villages, and that water sphere is the core external manifestation device of Konoha's sensory barrier.

The other ordinary ninjas, who were responsible for daily guard duty and patrols, appeared much more relaxed by the window, wearing more practical ninja attire.

The alarm hasn't sounded yet, the barrier is stable, and it's time for rest.

"Come on, it's your turn to smoke."

Several people sat cross-legged on the ground, around a small open space, playing a simple card game out of boredom.

The other person leaned against the window, yawning and gazing absently at the gradually brightening sky outside. The long hours of quiet duty had worn away most of their vigilance.

But, that's it.

The leader of the sealing class, who was sitting at the very front of the barrier device with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils contracted sharply, and his expression instantly became serious!

Almost simultaneously, countless ripples spread wildly across the surface of the suspended giant water sphere, corresponding to the area above the village's barrier, as if several pebbles had been thrown in!

"It's an intruder!"

The sealing squad leader abruptly turned to the group of ninjas playing cards and said sternly, "East Exit, Point D! The target is twelve... no! Fifty-three..."

It's still increasing?!
This speed...

The Konoha ninja who had been relaxed suddenly changed their expressions and instinctively stood up, but before they could react...

Snapped! Click!

The sound of shattering glass rang out instantly, and several metal spheres, roughly the size of a fist, were suddenly thrown in through the window.

They slammed onto the smooth floor with a crisp, heart-stopping sound, rolling forward into view.

Everyone's eyes involuntarily followed the two rolling spheres, a hint of fear rising in their eyes...

At this very moment, on the streets below the barrier tower, a few villagers and early-rising merchants have already begun their activities.

"Wait, what's that?" A vegetable vendor who was about to set up his stall looked up and suddenly exclaimed, pointing to the sky.

Those around them followed the gaze, their faces showing confusion and a hint of unease.

Suddenly, a huge flock of dark birds appeared in the sky above Konoha, flying towards the center of the village at an astonishing speed!

Only when the noisy wind pressed down from high above, and the sharp whistling sound that tore through the air surged closer and closer, did people finally manage to see clearly.

That's not a bird at all!

They were a group of people dressed in uniform, with strange wings fixed to their backs, and wearing masks that only revealed their chilling eyes!
Three of them separated from the group and flew towards the barrier tower below.

boom! ! !
The first deafening explosion rang out from the top of the barrier tower above everyone's heads, a symbol of Konoha's protection and order!

The intense flames and thick smoke engulfed the barrier chamber at the top of the tower. The sturdy tower structure groaned under the weight of the explosion and began to collapse!
Huge rocks and broken beams rained down from the sky, crashing heavily onto the street below!

A tremendous gust of wind and noise surged down from above, overturning the makeshift stalls and lifting the hems of clothes and hair of pedestrians on the street.

"Run away!"

"Intruder!"

“They can fly!”

Terrified screams and groans replaced gasps of surprise.

People were terrified by the terrifying sight that fell from the sky and instinctively fled in all directions.

Some people collapsed to the ground, their legs giving way, and crawled backward on their hands and feet. Others screamed, pushed and shoved, and tumbled and crawled, trying to break open the doors and windows of nearby shops to find cover!
Boom! ! !
The tower collapsed completely, and even more boulders roared down from the sky, crashing heavily onto the crowded streets below!

Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, instantly engulfing the screams, cries, and deafening roars of collapse.

The streets were completely blocked, and the dust that rose up swallowed many people who did not have time to escape. Blood instantly stained the ruins and streets!

In the air, the three air ninjas who had just finished dropping their bombs coldly watched the collapsing tower and the chaotic streets below.

"Target barrier successfully destroyed," one of them reported via communicator.

Immediately, the three of them, without pausing, maneuvered their flying ninja tools, circled once, and rejoined the flight formation above, continuing their flight towards the more central and important area of ​​Konoha. ————

The chill of dawn had not yet completely dissipated, and a thin mist lingered in the forest and along the edges of the tall walls of leaves.

At the village entrance, four Konoha Chunin responsible for night duty were trying their best to stay alert.

The two leaned against the gate, gazing at the silent forest shrouded in morning mist in the distance. One sipped warm tea to ward off drowsiness, while the other was checking the records of people coming and going...

boom! !

A deep, thunderous explosion suddenly came from the depths of the village!

Then came a series of more explosions!
"What's going on?" A ninja leaning against the railing suddenly straightened up, cried out in surprise, his face instantly filled with astonishment.

"Enemy attack!" The ninja in the corner dropped his teacup, staring intently at the chaotic scene in the village, his voice trembling with shock.

The other two stared in disbelief at the flames and smoke rising from the village, as well as the incomprehensible golden pillar of light.

"Quick!" The leader of the ninjas reacted the fastest, immediately turning around to say something.

However, his words were not finished yet.

A voice, tinged with obvious mockery and amusement, suddenly rang out from behind them, from the misty shadows of the forest that should have been deserted.

"You lot, you should take care of yourselves first."

Almost the instant the last syllable fell.

Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Several sharp, ear-piercing screechs that seemed to tear the air suddenly rang out, leaving the four Konoha ninjas no time to turn around or block.

puff!

The next instant, arrows formed from highly compressed chakra pierced through their chests from behind!
They could clearly feel the horrific sensation of muscles being torn apart, ribs being crushed, and internal organs being ripped apart, as well as the excruciating pain that stripped them of all strength!

Four fist-sized, neatly edged, terrifying blood holes had appeared in their chests without them even realizing it, and warm blood gushed out from them like a fountain!

"Uh……"

Their mouths were open, but they couldn't utter any complete syllables. Only broken blood foam spilled from the corners of their mouths. One after another, they fell straight forward and crashed heavily to the ground.

Fresh blood quickly spread from beneath him, pooling into a small, shocking pool of crimson.

Their eyes remained wide open until death, their pupils frozen with the fear, bewilderment, and disbelief of their final moments; they died with their eyes open, unable to close in peace.

rustle……

The sound of calm, light footsteps rose from the shadows of the forest behind them.

Three figures strolled out, slowly stepping out of the pervasive mist and into the blood-stained gates of Konoha.

Miya Shirohime put away his longbow, which gleamed with a cold, silvery light, and glanced at the corpse at his feet, which was still twitching slightly, with a playful, cynical smile on his face.

"Tsk tsk, it seems Shennong and his men made quite a commotion, they actually succeeded."

Looking up at the chaotic scene in Konoha in the distance, Miyajo En said lightly, "However, boss, it seems the situation is not quite what we thought?"

In the distance, in the direction of the Hyuga clan, a more striking and sacred golden pillar of light formed an eerie contrast with the surrounding explosions and thick smoke.

Deva Path Pain and Hell Path Pain gazed at the distant golden pillar of light that pierced the heavens and earth, which had begun to weaken but was still conspicuous.

"It seems we're not the only ones eyeing Konoha, but that's even better."

Pain spoke slowly, his voice low, cold, and devoid of any inflection: "We will proceed according to the original plan, divided into a feint attack and a search operation."

"The task of feinting an attack is assigned to Shennong and his air force, and..." His gaze fell on Yuya Shiro, "...you."

"You can create as much chaos as possible to distract and draw the attention of the Konoha ninjas."

"The search will be our responsibility," Pain said. "We will find out the exact identity and hiding place of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"Remember, our goal is to take away the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Once we succeed, leave immediately and don't get entangled with the Konoha ninja."

As soon as he finished speaking, the figures of Pain (Deva Path) and Pain (Hell Path) vanished from their original positions.

Miyajo En stood there, smiling helplessly and shrugging.

"What a heartless boss." He seemed to have thought of something, and the corners of his mouth widened into a wider grin.

If I remember correctly, Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, is currently in Konoha.

According to the information he had gathered, his boss seemed to have some kind of teacher-student relationship with Jiraiya.

"Things are getting interesting," Miyajo En chuckled softly. "I wonder how things are going on the other people's side."

(End of this chapter)