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

Chapter 343 Namo Amitabha Buddha

"do not want!"

Seeing the burly man push the old woman down, the boy who had been restrained changed his expression and roared.

But, it's too late.

Click...click click!
The burly man's act of pushing the woman down seemed to provoke the man, and an even colder aura surged out, as if the strange noise of dislocated bones suddenly erupted from his body.

Just as the burly men gritted their teeth and pounced forward, a sudden change occurred!

The man's curled-up body was rapidly swallowed, twisted, and expanded by a thick shadow that appeared out of nowhere!

His head was raised at an extremely unnatural angle, his facial features disappeared, and in his place was a pale, smooth bone surface that firmly covered his entire face.

The Void was born!
"Roar!!"

The newly born "Void" let out a sharp, piercing howl, filled with pain and resentment.

It seemed to retain a trace of its former consciousness, its scarlet eyes looking at the old woman who had fallen to the ground, its movements momentarily frozen.

But then, driven by an even stronger instinct, it swung its arm, which had mutated into claws, indiscriminately sweeping it towards the nearest living creature with a piercing whistling sound.

puff!

Several burly men who rushed at them were caught off guard and were sliced ​​in half by the sharp claws, letting out shrill screams.

"retreat!"

Almost at the same moment that "Hollow" completed its transformation, the ninjas who rushed over and formed an encirclement shouted sharply.

They were well-trained and instantly threw kunai with explosive tags to block the Hollow's first wave of attacks, while simultaneously forming hand seals.

"Trap it! Don't let it get close to the Daimyo's residence and threaten His Highness!" the leading samurai shouted, and his men immediately dispersed to restrict the void's movement.

"Earth Escape - Earth Collapse!"

A ninja crouching on the ground was the first to complete the hand seals, slamming his hands down onto the ground.

As the chakra surged, the already soft and muddy ground beneath Hollow's feet suddenly collapsed, forming a deep pit!
The "illusory" body immediately lost its balance and, accompanied by mud and gravel, crashed into the pit with a loud thud, temporarily restricting its movement.

"Water Release: Water Binding Rope!"

Another ninja seized the opportunity, quickly forming hand seals and conjuring a torrent of water from his hands.

The water flowed rapidly, intertwining and twisting into several strong ropes, which he then flung towards the "empty" limbs in the pit!

The water rope firmly bound the "Void's" constantly struggling claws and lower limbs. Although it could not completely subdue its frenzy, it greatly restricted its movements.

Clearly, they were very experienced and knew very well that the "virtual" body was mostly incapable of being directly touched or harmed by ordinary physical attacks.

However, its mask and limbs are parts with "physical" characteristics, and therefore can be affected and bound by ninjutsu and attacks.

"Now!" the leading samurai shouted, seeing the situation.

Without hesitation, the three elite samurai beside him leaped into the deep pit, their samurai swords gleaming coldly in the dim light, the tips pointing directly at the pale mask on the ghost's face!
You can kill him by destroying the mask!
However, just as the samurai were about to strike down from mid-air...

"Hooray!"

The "void" in the deep pit seemed to sense a deadly threat and suddenly raised its head, letting out a deafening roar!

In front of its skeletal face, a point of red and black light began to rapidly gather and expand!

"Not good! Retreat quickly!" The ninja at the edge of the pit exclaimed in alarm, his expression changing drastically.

However, it was too late.

呲!
A blinding crimson beam of light shot out from in front of the "Void" mask, instantly engulfing the three samurai who jumped down!
There were no screams, no struggles. The moment they came into contact with the Cero, they were as if they were evaporated by the high temperature, turning into a few wisps of black smoke, leaving not even a trace!

The terrifying power chilled everyone around to the bone! The next moment, the 'hollow' arm yanked hard, instantly pulling the ninja who was using water-style ninjutsu down.

puff!

The water-style ninja was torn in two by the Hollow's claws, and the blood splattered on the pale bone mask made it even more terrifying.

Earth Release: Rock Pillar Technique!

The ninja who initially used Earth Release reacted extremely quickly, his expression furious, and his hands rapidly formed hand seals once again.

Chakra was injected into the ground, and a thick stone pillar at the bottom of the pit suddenly rose upwards.

The "Cero" that was building up its second Cero was pushed up from the crater.

"kill!"

No further instructions were needed; a look of determination and rage flashed in the eyes of the surviving samurai.

Taking advantage of the precious gap created by the stone pillar, they rushed forward en masse, their blades flashing like bolts of lightning!
puff!puff!puff!

Several sharp samurai swords pierced through various parts of the Hollow's body simultaneously, but most of them did not cause any damage. Instead, they were pierced by the Hollow's claws.

but……

Click!

A crisp cracking sound was exceptionally clear!
One of the knives pierced through the pale bone surface of "Xu's" face!

"Woo..."

"Xu" let out a short, distorted wail, and the cracks on the mask spread rapidly, covering the entire bone surface like a spider web.

Immediately afterwards, its entire spiritual body began to twist, and finally with a soft "bang," it completely turned into countless points of light and dissipated into the night.

All that remained were the potholed ground, the pervasive dust, and the lingering chill in the air.

A newly born "Void" was successfully destroyed.

This wasn't the first time they'd dealt with a 'hollow'; such things happened almost every day. At least this was just an ordinary 'hollow' that had only recently been born due to illness.

If it were a 'void' that had absorbed many souls, the casualties would be far greater than this.

Even the weakest 'Hollow' paid the price with the deaths of several town slaves, three samurai, and one ninja.

All the ninjas and samurai present watched in silence where the "hollow" had disappeared, their faces showing no joy of victory, only solemnity and exhaustion.

They began to skillfully handle the traces at the scene, as if they were already used to it.

Moments later, the numb crowd dispersed, leaving behind only chaos and deathly silence.

No one cared why the man had become a "void," and no one cared about the withered old woman who had been accidentally injured and died silently in the first wave of detonation tags.

In the empty ruins, only the boy who was initially pinned to the ground with his hands tied behind his back by the town slaves remained standing there, blankly.

His fist was clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white, but in the end he still let it loosen helplessly.

He closed his eyes, his eyes slightly reddening. When he opened them again, all that remained in his eyes was a deep sorrow and helplessness. He raised his hands and solemnly clasped them together in front of his chest.

"Namo Amitabha Buddha..." he murmured a Buddhist chant.

Just then, an aged voice came from behind the boy.

"Your Highness Toshitoshi."

(End of this chapter)