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

Chapter 302, First Move: Take Me to See Your Leader
boom! !

The heat that burns everything and the force that crushes everything collide with each other!

Amidst the deafening roar, the heat wave that distorted the air was forcefully cleaved in two by this sheer force, splitting into two streams!

The impact of the axe blade did not diminish, like an invisible giant blade, and slashed hard at the giant ape's thick arms that it instinctively crossed in front of it to block!
Bang! !

The giant ape's massive body was pushed backward by this irresistible force, its feet carving two huge furrows in the ground.

Finally, it crashed heavily into the rock wall behind it, causing an earthquake and a roar of pain and rage.

Its arm, which it had been holding in front of, took the blow head-on. The tough defense made of lava and bone was forcibly broken through, and a huge gap appeared in the arm.

"This... such powerful strength..."

Huang Tu, who had just won a blow, was overjoyed and was about to strike again when he felt as if all his strength had been completely drained after that one axe blow.

A wave of intense exhaustion washed over him, causing his once steady body to sway violently. He staggered and fell to his knees, barely managing to support himself with the handle of the axe, his face as pale as paper.

The power of the Ama no Kusanagi is still too much of a burden for him, as he has not yet mastered it.

Behind him, Onoki glanced at the giant ape struggling to emerge from the rock wall's crater.

Despite his reluctance, his seasoned experience led him to make the most rational choice.

"Don't get entangled with it!" Onoki roared. "The Espada members are likely on their way. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late! Everyone retreat!"

Before he finished speaking, Onoki quickly formed hand seals and slapped the earth with his palm.

Earth Release: Light and Heavy Rock Technique!
Huang Tu felt his heavy body become much lighter. Without hesitation, the father and son flew away rapidly in the opposite direction from the giant ape!

Seeing this, the other surviving Iwagakure ninja, enduring the pain and fear brought on by their injuries, immediately followed, hastily but quickly retreating from this land of death.

Before leaving, Onoki coldly swept his gaze over the spot where Hanzo had been standing.

The place was deserted, leaving only a mess.

"Hanzo! I'll remember this grudge!" Onoki thought bitterly.

Snap! Bang!

Shortly after the Iwagakure members withdrew.

The giant ape pulled itself out of the rock wall, shook its dizzy head, and locked its scarlet eyes on the fleeing "prey" in the distance.

"Roar!" He let out an even more ferocious roar, and on all fours, he was about to give chase.

However, at this moment.

Hiss!

The space above its head was forcibly torn open with a dark rift, from which a cold, deathly aura emanated.

A figure slowly stepped out from the crack and hovered in mid-air.

The number "7" was clearly etched at the corner of his eye, and his double pupils looked unusually eerie as he looked down at the raging giant ape below.

As if sensing some kind of threat, the giant ape suddenly stopped its forward charge, its feet carving deep furrows in the ground.

It raised its head, its crimson eyes beneath its bony surface filled with vigilance and ferocity, staring intently at the figure in the air.

My name is 'Caged Bird'.

The Seventh Espada, Caged Bird, spoke in a flat, rigid tone, devoid of any emotion: "By order of that lord, I have come to bring you back to the Void Realm."

"Please cooperate and come with me."

He nodded slightly, the gesture carrying a rigid sense of politeness, but his response was...

"Roar!!"

Only the roar of the giant ape, filled with wildness and destructive desire!
Seeing this, the 'caged bird' seemed to have anticipated this outcome, but was simply following the principle of "courtesy first, then force".

He said no more; since words could not communicate, he could only resort to force.

He slowly raised his right hand, facing the giant ape below, his five fingers slightly spread, and then pressed down.

boom! !

An invisible force of gravity, as if the entire sky had collapsed, suddenly cascaded down onto the giant ape below!

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The scorching sun baked the vast Gobi Desert, the heat waves distorted the distant scenery, and the air was filled with the scent of desolation.

"Hu...hu...hu..."

A heavy, suppressed, and painful gasp broke the silence of this desolate land.

Hanzo, dragging his left leg which had completely disappeared below the calf, limped forward with difficulty. Each step he took was accompanied by excruciating pain that sent shivers down his nerve endings, leaving his forehead covered in a fine layer of cold sweat and his face as pale as paper.

Although he managed to stop the bleeding from his broken leg, thin streams of blood still seeped out, dripping onto the ground and leaving a long, discontinuous, and shocking trail of blood behind him.

He must leave the Land of Earth as soon as possible and find a safe place to heal his wounds; otherwise, excessive blood loss and the pursuing troops will pose a fatal threat to him.

However, just as he was enduring the excruciating pain and trying to concentrate on finding his way,

despair!
His steps suddenly stopped.

An indescribable chill, seemingly originating from the instinct of life, instantly shot up his spine, making every hair on his body stand on end!

Hanzo suddenly raised his head, his sharp gaze fixed on what lay ahead.

About a hundred meters in front of him, a figure stood quietly, seemingly out of nowhere.

The man was dressed as a monk, with an ordinary and unremarkable face, as if he were just an ascetic who happened to be passing by.

He had no powerful chakra fluctuations, and he didn't even have any presence, just like a stone that could be found anywhere in the Gobi Desert.

However, Hanzo's intuition was frantically warning him, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

It's not because of pain or fear, but rather the most primitive instinctive reaction of a lower life form when faced with a higher being.

"This person... is strange! Very strange!"

Hanzo's face tightened, and his right hand reached for the hilt of the kusarigama at his waist, as the last of his chakra began to quietly gather.

Just as he was fully on guard, his mind racing to figure out the other party's intentions.

There wasn't even time to blink, there was no warning, no chakra fluctuation.

The monk who had been standing a hundred meters away suddenly appeared beside Hanzo.

They were so close that they could almost feel the faint breeze from the other's monk's robe, and one of their hands even grasped Hanzo's right wrist as he was about to draw his sword.

Hanzo's heart almost stopped beating, all his muscles stiffened, and his pupils contracted violently!

How can it be?

He turned his head somewhat stiffly, glancing at the monk beside him out of the corner of his eye.

The monk, or rather, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, paid no attention to Hanzo's gaze.

He lowered his head slightly, his calm gaze carefully examining Hanzo's palm.

Looking at the diamond-shaped mark, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

"I knew it." His tone was indifferent as he said in a low voice, "It is a 'wedge,' but it seems to be just a 'wedge' that stores power within a vessel?"

"Strange, besides that woman and me, have other members of our race died on this planet?"

The essence of a 'wedge' is a compressed 'backup file of the Otsutsuki clan'.

This compressed file will slowly "thaw" over time, or you can speed up the "thawing" process through combat.

When all the data is completely "thawed", the body of the "vessel" will be "overwritten" and "replaced" by the data of the Otsutsuki clan, thus realizing the reincarnation and resurrection of the clan.

However, there is another situation.

If the selected "vessel" cannot contain the complete data of the Otsutsuki clan, the "wedge" can be used as a pure "power container".

It can still store and release some of the power of the Otsutsuki, but it will not cause the personality of the "vessel" to be covered up. It is more like a powerful external force.

This kind of 'wedge' is often a means used by the Otsutsuki clan to bestow power upon lowly outsiders. In Otsutsuki Isshiki's perception, Hanzo's 'wedge' is of this type.

"Who are you exactly?"

Hanzo forcibly suppressed the turmoil of surprise and doubt in his heart, as well as the almost instinctive fear. His voice sounded a little hoarse, but he still tried his best to remain calm.

The words “wedge,” “tribe,” and “planet” that the other party used were completely beyond his comprehension.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki finally slowly raised his head, coldly staring at Hanzo's face as if looking at a slightly special ant.

He did not answer Hanzo's question, but instead said in an unquestionable tone, "Take me to see your leader."

Otsutsuki Isshiki has already determined that there must be another Otsutsuki behind the incomplete 'Kwak' in Hanzo's hand.

And he was going to meet this "fellow clansman," or perhaps...

Eliminate this potential variable.

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