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

Chapter 368 Special Existence

At the same time, Xiao Nan's huge paper wings suddenly flapped, and countless pieces of paper flew out, carrying her figure like an arrow shot from a bow towards the ten fingers of the stone statue!
"Don't even think about it!" Jiraiya, standing on Gamabunta's head, reacted quickly, lightly tapping his broadsword "Sloth" vertically.

An invisible realm of time slowing is about to unfold once more, attempting to freeze this space.

But Nagato wouldn't let him have his way. Almost at the same time as Jiraiya's movement, Nagato's Rinnegan flashed with a cold light, and he pointed his right hand at Jiraiya, coldly saying, "Universal Pull!"

hum!
An irresistible and terrifying suction force instantly acted on Jiraiya.

Jiraiya froze, his spell interrupted, and he was forcibly pulled off Gamabunta's head, flying backwards towards Nagato.

Bunta's enormous, scarlet tongue shot out like lightning, narrowly wrapping around Jiraiya's waist and forcefully stopping his momentum towards Nagato.

But this gap is already enough.

Hanzo appeared directly on one of the stone statue's fingers through the portal and grabbed one of the scrolls!
This is precisely the ability he borrowed from the "Wedge" of the Otsutsuki Isshiki.

"Roar!"

Yugito, now fully transformed into a tailed beast, let out a sharp roar, and his giant claws, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound as they tore through the air, swung fiercely towards Konan's figure in the air.

Faced with this attack, Xiao Nan's body, along with her paper wings, exploded into countless white paper pieces in an instant!

The paper scraps flying everywhere, aided by the airflow brought by the claws, floated upwards, cleverly avoiding the wooden figure's claw strikes!
The energy quickly gathered at the tip of the other finger of the stone statue, reforming into Xiao Nan's figure. She reached out and grabbed the scroll on her fingertip!
Seeing that the two had succeeded, Nagato raised his other hand with lightning speed, aiming at the third scroll, and was about to use "Universal Pull" again.

"Fire Release·Big Flame Bullet!"

Jiraiya, who was stuck in mid-air with Gamabunta's tongue, formed hand seals and spewed out a raging inferno, not to attack Nagato, but to shoot directly at Konan in the air.

As for Nagato...

Bang! !

Huang Tu gripped the handle of the giant axe called "Ama-no-Kumara" tightly with both hands, and a tremendous force from the earth surged into his body.

His powerful Earth Release chakra surged and boiled with unprecedented ferocity, making him seem to become one with the earth.

"Crush them, Ama-no-Murakumo!"

Huang Tu roared, his bulging muscles bulged, and with a sudden burst of power from his waist and abdomen, he swung the giant axe, which was infused with a vast amount of chakra, from left to right!
boom! !

A powerful, visible impact suddenly erupted with the swing of the axe blade.

With an unparalleled momentum to crush everything, it crashed into Nagato with a thunderous roar!

Nagato's expression changed slightly, and without hesitation, he raised his hand and pushed forward: "Shinra Tensei!"

Boom!

The strongest repulsive force collided with the earth's immense impact, and the terrifying shockwave of the explosion once again blew everything around it away.

However, the impact of the Ama no Kusanagi was too fierce, and Shinra Tensei was unable to completely neutralize it. Nagato groaned and was violently thrown away by the remaining impact.

But using this immense force, Nagato spun rapidly in the air and shot towards the door on the second floor.

"Go!" Nagato shouted in mid-air, "Don't linger!"

Upon hearing this, Hanzo appeared behind Konan without hesitation, showing no mercy, and kicked her in the lower back, sending her directly into the portal.

The two figures were instantly swallowed by darkness and disappeared!
Boom! Boom!

The next second, Yugito's giant claw and Jiraiya's flames swept past the spot where they had disappeared, just a second apart, a truly minuscule difference!
"Damn it!" The two Yukito roared angrily and unwillingly.

Even Jiraiya was caught off guard because he didn't expect Hanzo to have mastered space-time ninjutsu.

Meanwhile, on the first level of the underground palace.

In stark contrast to the fierce struggle on the second floor, this place was shrouded in an eerie silence.

The figure of the "healer" floated silently in mid-air, eyes closed.

At this moment, the entire first level of the underground palace was enveloped within her domain.

None of the Akatsuki members and people from the five great ninja villages who were originally stationed there made a move to fight.

They were all sitting cross-legged on the ground, their eyelids drooping, their bodies swaying slightly, and their faces showing a weariness that they were trying hard to resist but could not resist.

Clearly, they were all forcing themselves to stay awake, and the whole scene was eerily quiet.

This eerie calm was abruptly shattered the next moment.

call out!call out!
Three figures rushed out from the entrance to the second floor; they were Nagato, Hanzo, and Konan.

After the three appeared, they didn't linger at all, and didn't even glance at the others, such as Kakuzu, Shennong, and others, who were trying to stay awake in the corner.

Their figures transformed into three streaks of light, rushing straight towards the exit of the underground palace.

Kakuzu, Shennong, and Wuwei, who were originally sitting on the ground resisting sleep with their strong willpower, all had their expressions change drastically when they saw the three of them in this state.

what happened?
Did they succeed?
The thought flashed through their minds in an instant, and the three of them, no longer caring about anything else, leaped up from the ground almost simultaneously.

Kakuzu reacted extremely quickly, grabbing the collar of Hiruko, who was unconscious due to serious injury or some other reason, and lifting him up like a piece of cargo.

Shennong and Wuwei did not hesitate either. The three of them simultaneously used the Instantaneous Movement Technique, turning into blurry afterimages, and chased after Changmen and the others, fearing that if they were a step too slow, they would be completely left behind.

As for the puppets left behind by Scorpion, their connection and control with the caster had already been severed after the appearance of the "Healer" and his domain.

Now they lie scattered on the ground like real dead objects, helplessly abandoned here.

In an instant, the first floor of the underground palace became much emptier, leaving only the people from the five great ninja villages looking at each other, their faces mostly showing astonishment and lingering weariness.

Just then, light flickered at the entrance to the second floor, and Kakashi, Huang Tu, and some survivors supporting each other walked out with somewhat hurried steps.

They quickly scanned the first floor and saw that the Akatsuki members had already left. They were initially relieved, but then a greater sense of unease settled in their hearts.

They weren't stupid; they naturally guessed that the Akatsuki had only temporarily left the underground palace area.

Because the "Healer" was here, the Akatsuki organization could not take action to seize it. They must have retreated to the outside of the underground palace and set a trap outside, waiting for them to walk out and walk into the trap.

However, this did indeed buy valuable time for the five great ninja villages.

At least, Jiraiya had relatively ample time to enter Sage Mode, and Kisame, with Jiraiya's assistance, was able to complete the transfer of the Three-Tails and become the new Jinchūriki. "What's going on?" Rasa, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground and barely maintaining consciousness, opened his eyes and asked Kakashi and the others.

But Kakashi did not answer his question immediately. His gaze swept across the entire room and landed on the corner where Obito Uchiha had been, which was now empty. His brows furrowed.

"Where's Obito?" Kakashi asked in a deep voice, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

“I intended to keep him here,” Rasa replied, “but just as the Healer expanded the domain, he took the opportunity to break free and escape using space-time ninjutsu.”

Rasa was, of course, still Orochimaru in disguise.

Orochimaru naturally did not leave with Obito.

He painstakingly disguised himself as the Fourth Kazekage and has been lying in wait ever since, so how could he possibly return empty-handed?

Staying in the camp of the five great nations and taking a share of the second layer of the secret treasure openly and honestly under the identity of "Luo Sha" is certainly a more secure choice.

"..."

Kakashi, of course, had no idea of ​​the venomous snake hidden beneath the skin of the "Kazekage" before him. Upon hearing the news that Obito had already escaped, his heart sank completely.

He had thought that the appearance of "Rin" and the desire to "stop the war" represented by her strange ability would touch Obito and perhaps even make him see the light.

However, it is clear that it did not.

This means that Obito still shows no remorse.

It even signifies that he has abandoned everything from the past, including his memories of Rin and his bond with Kakashi.

He will become more extreme and ruthless, using any means necessary to achieve his goals.

why?
What exactly made Obito disregard even Rin's wishes?

"Obito..."

Kakashi couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his throbbing temples, feeling a deep sense of weakness and headache.

He raised his head, his gaze complex as he looked at the "Healer" suspended in the air, at her closed eyes and her face, which was calm to the point of being almost ethereal.

Lin......

What should I do? How can I get him back on the right track...?

No one could answer this weighty question for him.

Unlike the other Espada members, 'Healer' lives by absorbing malice and desire, rather than by absorbing souls, as a price for not killing.

In order to suppress those malicious and murderous desires, before becoming an "Arrancar," she did not have the strong sense of self that the other Espada had, and acted entirely according to her instincts.

Such a 'healer' is a special existence even among the Ten Espada.

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While life-or-death struggles and intrigues were unfolding within the local palace, a completely different scene was taking place in the capital of the Land of Fire.

As the sun sets, it paints the sky a warm orange-red. The hustle and bustle of the capital city does not cease with the passing of the day; instead, it exudes a languid air before the end of its splendor.

At the gate of the noble academy established by the Land of Fire, it was time for school to end, and boys and girls of different clothes and backgrounds filed out one after another.

Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Karin, and Ryosuke Chiba walked out of the academy's imposing gates side by side.

Many noblemen dressed in fine clothes cast curious, mocking, or disdainful glances at him.

But the four were already used to it and didn't pay any attention, waving goodbye to their other Konoha companions.

"call!"

As Sasuke walked, he let out a breath and sighed, "What did they talk about in economics class today? The trade balance between countries... it's really giving me a headache..."

"Why can't we just let strength speak for itself, and let the stronger person decide?" he said in a low voice.

"Governing a country is different from a ninja carrying out a mission."

Naruto, walking beside him, spoke up: "However, the root of many conflicts among the Five Great Nations is indeed directly related to resource allocation and economic interests..."

Naruto stopped there, but Sasuke beside him had a flicker in his eyes.

Karin followed quietly a little behind, adjusted her glasses, and wore her usual smile, as if she was enjoying the relaxed atmosphere among her friends after school.

Chiba Ryosuke appeared carefree, turning his head left and right like a rattle-drum, curiously observing the dazzling array of shops and bustling crowds lining the streets of the capital, filled with a sense of novelty towards everything around him.

They have been receiving their education at the academy in the capital of the Fire Kingdom for some time now.

This place is completely different from the Ninja Academy in Konoha. There are no shooting ranges where the sound of kunai clashing echoes all day long, and no dusty training grounds...

Instead, there are well-equipped gymnasiums, huge libraries filled with all kinds of books, and classrooms that teach a wide variety of courses such as history, economics, and etiquette.

This novel environment was very attractive to the children from Konoha, including the naturally lively and active Chiba Ryosuke, and they quickly fell in love with it.

The only minor incident was that the classmates from noble or official families always maintained a vague sense of distance from them, the "ninja trainees," and their attitude was not exactly friendly.

However, under the supervision of other adults and parents, no fool dared to do anything outrageous or provocative towards the children from Konoha.

"Oh right! Sasuke, Naruto..."

Seemingly remembering something, Chiba Ryosuke abruptly turned his head to look at Naruto and Sasuke, his face filled with undisguised curiosity, and asked, "I heard..."

"You two have been helping His Highness deal with those monsters called 'Void' lately? Is that true?"

It wasn't a mission that required strict secrecy, and Naruto and Sasuke nodded readily.

"Wow! I'm so envious of you guys!" Chiba Ryosuke exclaimed dramatically. "You haven't even officially graduated from the Ninja Academy yet, and you already have this kind of strength."

"My mother was already very happy that I was chosen to study in the capital. I can't imagine how happy she would be if I could also help His Highness."

Seeing Chiba Ryosuke talking to himself, Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.

Dealing with those 'empty' things is not as simple and easy as Chiba Ryosuke imagined.

　I updated a little more, so it's a little late QAQ
　　
　
(End of this chapter)