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

Chapter 271 Where is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

Snap... Snap...

Miyajo En walked to the center of the ruins, stepping over sticky pools of blood and charred bits of flesh, a smile on his face, as if the scene before him had nothing to do with him.

His gaze swept over the Konoha ninjas nailed to the ruins, and finally landed on Ebisu, who was pinned to the wall.

Ebisu's consciousness was blurred by the excruciating pain and blood loss, but he struggled, trying to raise his still-movable hand to form a hand seal...

However, Miyajo En simply raised his hand and used two fingers to remove the comical diamond-shaped glasses from the bridge of his nose.

A pair of eerie, scarlet eyes lit up, and blood seemed to flow deep within their pupils.

—The Blood Dragon Eye can not only create human bombs, but also manipulate blood, and its eye power is comparable to that of the Sharingan.

Those eyes met Ebisu's gaze, and an invisible spiritual force instantly pierced his brain, stopping his hand seals and rendering him unable to move even his fingertips.

"Being able to direct evacuations, your position must be quite high?" Miyajo En smirked cruelly. "However, with such weak strength, you're just a special Jonin?"

"Fine, since you're someone of some importance, you should know where the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is, right?"

Click!

As soon as he finished speaking, Miyajo En raised his foot and stomped hard on Ebisu's knee, unleashing tremendous force!

"Ugh!" A shrill scream suddenly burst from Ebisu's throat.

His lower leg was broken at a twisted angle, with the bone even piercing through the flesh and exposed to the air.

Miyajo En leaned forward slightly, his scarlet dragon eyes fixed on Ebisu's face, which was contorted with pain. His voice carried a hint of amusement: "Speak."

"Where is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Ebisu trembled violently, cold sweat and blood streaming down his forehead.

He clenched his teeth so hard they almost broke, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but he didn't utter a sound!
"Heh, that's got guts." Miyajo En didn't seem surprised at all; on the contrary, he found it even more interesting.

click!
Another chilling cracking sound of bone breaking!

Miyajo En's foot rose and fell mercilessly once again, crushing Ebisu's other knee!
"Ah!!" An even more shrill scream rang out, and Ebisu's body convulsed and twitched.

"Speak," Miyajo En's voice remained calm.

But the only response he received was Ebisu's bloodshot eyes, staring intently at Miyajo En.

Kaka!

Miyajo En raised his foot again, this time stepping on Ebisu's only still movable hand, crushing the finger bones instantly!

"Ouch!" The intense pain almost made Ebisu faint, his body convulsing uncontrollably.

"You have one last chance." With that, Miyajo En slowly squatted down.

Those scarlet dragon eyes were almost touching Ebisu's face, closely admiring the undisguised pain, fear, and that sliver of tenacity in the other's eyes.

"Speak up, tell me, and I'll spare your life."

Miyajo En's whisper was full of temptation and pressure. He grinned and said, "I'm actually a businessman. I hate killing people the most, so I'm not some kind of bloodthirsty madman."

"..." Ebisu gasped for breath, his mouth slowly opening.

As if using his last bit of strength, the hoarse voice finally squeezed out of Ebisu's throat.

“You…bastard…” he said, “I’m a teacher…”

"Tsk." Miyajo En slowly reached out and grabbed Ebisu by the neck, sighing, "What a pity, wrong answer."

Click! !
A crisp sound of a neck bone breaking suddenly rang out.

Miyajo En tightened his grip and mercilessly crushed Ebisu's neck.

Ebisu's wide-open eyes froze instantly, then completely lost focus, and his head drooped limply.

Miyajo En slowly straightened up, released his grip, and let Ebisu's body fall limply. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and carefully wiped the bloodstains from his hands.

He turned his head, looked in a certain direction from Konoha, and smiled, "Is it there?"

Although Ebisu was stubborn enough to refuse to utter a single word, he would rather die than reveal it.

However, with the powerful insight of the Blood Dragon Eye, Miyajo En saw it clearly.

When he mentioned the term "Nine-Tails Jinchuriki," Ebisu glanced slightly in that direction.

No matter how strong one's will is, the body's instinctive reactions cannot escape the piercing power of the Blood Dragon Eye.

"Ha, a pointless resistance." Miyajo En chuckled softly, casually tossing the used handkerchief into the pool of blood.

The next moment, his figure blurred, and he vanished in that direction in an instant.

Deathly silence enveloped the place once more, broken only by the crackling of flames and the faint sound of explosions in the distance.

However, the silence did not last long.

The chakra arrows that pierced through Ebisu and the other Konoha ninjas did not dissipate as Miyagi En left.

Instead, they seemed to receive some kind of command and began to slowly merge into the Konoha ninja they had pierced.

The blood vessels under the skin bulged and writhed, displaying an eerie purplish-red color, and the pupils were dilated.

Ebisu, who had been nailed to the wall, raised his head, which had been hanging limply. The Konoha ninjas who had been nailed to the ground around him also stood up unsteadily!

Their movements were extremely stiff and contorted, their joints making a sickening grinding sound, before they started walking and scattered in all directions.

This is why Pain had Miyajo En work with Shennong and the Sky Ninja to create chaos.

Miyajo En had already combined the ninja tool called "Holy Annihilation Arrow" with his "Blood Dragon Eye" ability.

Originally, it required physical contact to inject special chakra and corrode the target before it could be transformed into a human bomb. Now, it can be done using chakra arrows from ninja tools.

These mobile human bombs will seek out more living beings to perish with them, becoming seeds sown deeper into Konoha, creating greater panic and death.

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Meanwhile, inside the Hokage's office in the Hokage Building.

Two figures stood before the huge window, gazing at the scene of fire and thick smoke outside.

Outside the window, high in the sky, those winged vultures circled and swooped down without restraint, casting shadows of death from time to time and triggering a new round of explosions and fires.

Occasionally, aerial ninjas shot down would fall, trailing black smoke, but more often, Konoha ninjas would use their lives to build a tenacious yet chaotic resistance.

Jiraiya's usual carefree demeanor had vanished, replaced by an almost icy solemnity.

Tsunade stood beside him, her face pale from hemophobia, her lips tightly pressed together, and a suppressed anxiety burning in her heroic eyes.

The atmosphere in the office was so oppressive it was almost suffocating.

Swish!Swish!
Two figures, almost simultaneously, appeared in the center of the office, kneeling on one knee, accompanied by a slight whooshing sound, behind Jiraiya and Tsunade.

One of them was charred black all over, his ninja vest was torn in many places, and his exposed skin was covered with shocking burns and blisters, and was even emitting a faint wisp of smoke.

He was breathing heavily, each breath burning with pain, but he still endured the excruciating pain. He was Gangzi Tie, who was in charge of guarding the barrier.

"Lord Jiraiya! Lady Tsunade!" Kotetsu's voice was unusually hoarse as he reported as clearly as possible, at top speed, "Barrier team reporting!"

"The intruder forcibly infiltrated from the D area at the eastern entrance directly above the village. Preliminary judgment indicates that their infiltration method was a vertical descent at extremely high speed, bypassing the barrier's lateral detection."

"The enemy's first wave of attacks was extremely targeted. Within 3 seconds of the barrier reacting, the barrier's sensing and maintenance nodes were simultaneously subjected to a saturation of precise bombardment!"

His voice trembled with pain and anger: "Of the barrier squad, apart from me, only eleven people survived with serious injuries; the rest are all dead!"

The Barrier Team, Konoha's first line of sight and shield, was almost instantly destroyed in a premeditated lightning attack by the enemy.

"Analysis team reporting." As soon as the words fell, the masked ANBU ninja beside him immediately spoke. "According to the current intelligence analysis, the invaders mainly rely on specially made flying ninja tools to gain absolute air superiority, and are equipped with rapid-fire kunai launchers for fire suppression and precise kills."

"At the same time, the bombs can be dropped to carry out area bombing and destruction. Their flight altitude can be flexibly adjusted, which greatly avoids the effective counterattack range of most of our conventional ninjutsu."

"On the ground, it has been discovered that the enemy is using some unknown ability to transform captured or killed civilians and ninjas into mobile human bombs!"

"By infiltrating evacuation crowds or detonating near defensive nodes, the aim is to create maximum chaos, panic, and casualties!"

Clearly, Konoha is being attacked by a highly professional enemy with absolute air superiority.

"The enemy's intentions are clear, their execution is efficient, and their equipment is sophisticated and highly targeted."

Jiraiya frowned and said, "It seems they are not just a bunch of rabble, but a premeditated, organized, and highly skilled professional attack force."

"What about the Hyuga clan? Was that also the work of those invaders?"

“We tried to approach the golden pillars of light surrounding the Hyuga clan’s territory and conduct preliminary contact analysis,” the Anbu continued. “The points of contact were instantly ignited by golden flames.”

"However, according to the injured, what they felt was not a burning pain in their bodies, but a stinging sensation originating from their brains or souls. The degree of stinging seemed to vary from person to person, and the reason was unknown."

"Based on its energy characteristics and manifestation, the analysis team initially judged that the golden pillar of light and flames are very likely related to 'wrath,' one of the 'seven deadly sins.'"

"In addition, before the pillar of light erupted, a violent fluctuation of chakra was detected inside the Hyuga clan's territory. After the pillar of light appeared, a small team infiltrated the Hyuga clan's territory to conduct reconnaissance."

"Several bodies of Hyuga branch family members were found on the path leading to the core area. They were blocked by 'Root' when they tried to enter the core area, and the situation inside is unknown."

根？
Danzo had indeed secretly made a move!
But why is the target the Hyuga clan?
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya and Tsunade's expressions became even more solemn and gloomy.

Aerial attacks and human bombs on the ground are troublesome enough, but now someone is using the power of the "Seven Deadly Sins" on the Hyuga clan, and it's a direct attack on the soul.

What exactly happened within the Hyuga clan?
What about the main family after the deaths of members from the branch family? What about Hiashi?

The situation is now many times more complicated than they imagined.

"Kotetsu." Jiraiya suppressed his confusion, turned to look at Kotetsu, and said in a deep voice, "Go to the medical department for treatment immediately."

"Yes." Steel Iron endured the pain, accepted the order, and disappeared instantly.

"Anti-bomb unit, immediately sync the analysis results to everyone, highlighting the characteristics of the suicide bomber and corresponding countermeasures!"

Jiraiya turned his gaze to the ANBU ninja and continued, "Order all squads to prioritize the evacuation of civilians. If you encounter anyone behaving abnormally, you are authorized to use extraordinary measures!"

"Take my order and send men to the Hyuga clan to investigate. If anyone tries to obstruct them, you are also authorized to use extraordinary measures!"

"Yes." The ANBU ninja also disappeared from the spot.

After they left, only Jiraiya and Tsunade remained in the office, while the sounds of explosions continued in the distance.

Tsunade, who had been too afraid to turn around and look at Kotetsu because of her hemophobia, trembled violently with anger and helplessness, and slammed her fist against the wall.

Bang! !

The sturdy wall instantly cracked like a spiderweb, centered on her fist.

"Bastards!" Tsunade's forehead veins bulged, her long golden hair danced wildly, and her eyes were filled with pain and rage. "How dare they?!"

She hated the enemy's arrogance, but hated her own powerlessness even more!
Because of her hemophobia, she was unable to participate in battles, and she couldn't even use her own medical ninjutsu, so she had to send Shizune to Konoha Hospital to treat the wounded.

But I'm just stuck in this damn office like a piece of trash!
It was precisely because she loathed this feeling of powerlessness that she chose to escape and leave Konoha.

Now, once again...

"Calm down, Tsunade."

Jiraiya said in a deep voice, "Don't forget, you still have Slug. With your chakra and Slug's power, you can still heal a large number of wounded even without visiting the injured!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger and helplessness in her heart, and calmed down.

“Jiraiya,” Tsunade suddenly turned her head to look at Jiraiya, “you must immediately take action to stabilize people’s morale and swat those flies down from the sky!”

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya opened his mouth, as if to say something.

As the person acting as Hokage, his priority at this moment should be to coordinate the overall situation, rather than personally taking risks, especially when the enemy's intelligence is not yet fully understood.

Of course, he didn't really care about any of that. What he was worried about was that once he left, Tsunade, whose condition was extremely unstable, would be left alone here...

However, before he could speak, Tsunade suddenly raised her hand and interrupted him.

"Stop talking nonsense," Tsunade said in a deep voice. "Look at the situation outside. Most people are stunned by this sudden and intense attack!"

"If a person of sufficient stature steps forward to stabilize the situation and lead them in a counterattack, morale will not rise at all, and who knows how many more people will have to sacrifice before they can get back on track!"

At this point, Tsunade said with a hint of self-deprecation, "I can still do that kind of work as a commander and strategist here."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue. After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "Then I'll leave this place to you."

"Yes!" Tsunade nodded.

Swish!
Jiraiya disappeared from the spot, leaving only Tsunade in the office.

She took another deep breath, as if to expel all her fear and unease, and strode out of the office, heading straight to the rooftop platform of the Hokage Building.

The wind was fiercer up high, carrying the smells of gunpowder, blood, and ash, making her long golden hair dance wildly in the wind.

She stood at the edge of the platform, looking down at the village engulfed in flames and chaos, watching the rampaging Sky Ninja, and listening to the desperate cries coming from all directions...

Tsunade suddenly raised her right hand and bit her thumb until it bled.

Blood gushed out instantly, the glaring crimson making her pupils shrink sharply, and her stomach convulsed violently again, but she forcibly suppressed the surging nausea and dizziness.

Her hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals as she pressed her bleeding fingers to the ground. A vast and powerful chakra surged from her body, flowing into the summoning jutsu beneath her feet.

"Psychic art!"

Bang!
A massive burst of white smoke suddenly exploded, and an enormous slug, almost as tall as the Hokage Building, appeared out of thin air.

"Lady Tsunade," the slug named 'Katsuyu' said in a gentle and concerned tone.

"Slug, I'm counting on you!" Tsunade looked at the slug, who was the same height as her. "Prioritize treating all the wounded and stabilizing their conditions!"

"Yes."

The slug responded without hesitation, and its huge body surface began to undulate like waves.

Countless tiny slug fragments split off from its body like a tide, flowing rapidly downwards and crawling in all directions.

"call……"

Tsunade exhaled deeply, and the pent-up frustration and helplessness in her chest seemed to ease slightly as the slug's split offspring surged throughout the village.

Just then, a familiar, aged voice, filled with urgency and weariness, clearly reached her ears.

"Tsunade!"

Upon hearing the voice, Tsunade's body jolted, and she turned around almost instinctively.

Suddenly, a figure leaped up from downstairs and landed on the rooftop platform.

The newcomer had changed into familiar black light armor, his face showed signs of travel and fatigue, and his gray hair was somewhat disheveled. It was none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi!
"Teacher!" Tsunade's face lit up with uncontrollable joy as she called out the title she hadn't used in a long time.

Seeing the look of surprise on Tsunade's face and hearing the long-lost address from her, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately perked up and laughed, "Don't worry, I'll be back..."

"Where are Hyuga Kumokawa and Hatake Kakashi?" Tsunade blurted out the next question almost without thinking.

If the old man has already returned, then Kakashi Hatake and Kumokawa Hyuga...

"..." Hiruzen Sarutobi's face twitched, and his joy froze on his face.

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