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

Chapter 371: Does it really matter?

Click! Click!
Two clear sounds of chains closing rang out!

The two golden chains tightly bound 'Void's' arms and wrapped around its massive body.

boom!
The man fell from mid-air to the ground with a dull thud and a painful groan.

However, the ecstatic joy of surviving the ordeal instantly replaced his fear, flooding his contorted face.

However, the 'Void' reacted incredibly quickly, unleashing a chilling aura that prevented the golden chains from continuing upwards.

It suddenly opened its massive, bone-covered maw, and crimson energy emanating a terrifying aura rapidly converged at a single point.

But someone is faster than it!
Uchiha Sasuke, who had suddenly burst in, was already close enough to approach the Hollow.

The three tomoe in those Sharingan suddenly began to spin, meeting Hollow's scarlet eyes filled with resentment and greed!

hum!
A powerful and pure spiritual energy surged forth along with the chakra, crashing into the chaotic and violent depths of 'Hollow's' consciousness as their gazes met.

The enormous body of the 'Hollow' suddenly stiffened, and the Hollow Flash that had gathered in its mouth abruptly dissipated.

Kaka!

In that instant of pause, the power of the two golden chains suddenly intensified, rapidly spreading upwards to bind the 'Void's' head, completely sealing off its power!
Seeing this, Sasuke Uchiha's three-tomoe Sharingan slowly stopped spinning and gradually faded away.

"cough!"

He groaned, his face paled slightly, and he staggered back two steps, but was caught by a hand from behind.

“It’s actually a ‘Hollow’…” Naruto’s calm and solemn voice came from behind.

Naruto frowned, glanced at the completely sealed monster, and then looked at Sasuke, asking, "How are you feeling?"

With Naruto's help, Sasuke steadied himself, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "I'm alright."

Although he said that, his expression was not good.

On the one hand, it was because of 'Xu's' resistance at that moment that his spirit was somewhat impacted.

On the other hand...

Sasuke's cold gaze fell on the man who had just gotten up from the ground and was panting heavily, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust.

In that brief exchange, through his Sharingan, he sensed the pain, despair, and resentment that remained in the Hollow's previous life.

It was this guy who accidentally strangled the prostitute to death while committing violence, which led to the birth of this 'Void'.

That moment of empathy left Sasuke with nothing but cold killing intent and disgust towards the instigator in front of him, and he felt absolutely no sympathy for him.

Just then, the man, still shaken, caught his breath and seemed to regain some of his usual arrogance from the fear of death.

He straightened his disheveled, luxurious clothes, and the elation of surviving a disaster on his face was quickly replaced by condescending dissatisfaction.

"Hey! You two!"

He clearly mistook Sasuke and Naruto for ordinary ninjas sent by the Daimyo to deal with the Hollows, and reprimanded them imperiously, "Why are you so slow to react!"

"If it had been any later, I would have lost my life here! Does His Highness pay you so much for your jobs just to support people like you who neglect their duties?"

Sasuke seemed not to hear his barking at all, not even lifting an eyelid.

He merely turned his head slightly, his gaze shifting to Naruto beside him, his tone calm yet chillingly serious: "Should we kill him?"
"No one will find out."

Upon hearing this, the man's arrogance froze instantly. He took a step back, his voice trembling with fear, and said, "What did you say? Do you know who I am?"

"If you dare lay a finger on me, His Highness the Great Ming will never let you get away with it!"

In fact, Sasuke and Naruto recognized the man as soon as they entered the place and saw him.

This man attended the private banquet that the famous man had hosted.

However, it was clear that the other party did not recognize them at all, which made Sasuke's gaze even colder.

Naruto didn't answer Sasuke immediately. He first glanced at the man who was all bark and no bite, then looked away and surveyed the messy room.

Through the hole, he saw men and women outside, still fleeing in panic and confusion, their clothes disheveled, and his gaze turned somber.

“It’s pointless.” He shook his head, his eyes lowered. “He was just the last straw that broke the camel’s back. Even if we kill him, it won’t change anything.”

"It will only bring you and the village unnecessary trouble." Sasuke frowned, not noticing the fleeting coldness in Naruto's eyes when he lowered them, and was about to retort.

But just then, a series of hurried and chaotic footsteps approached from afar.

The patrolling ninjas and samurai responsible for maintaining order in the capital finally arrived at the scene.

The leader, with a belt bearing the mark of the Land of Fire around his waist, was none other than Nango, one of the Lightning Release Four and the Twelve Guardian Ninja.

Nanwu's gaze quickly swept over the messy room, and his expression changed slightly when he saw the woman slumped on the floor and the man in fine clothes.

His experience as a guardian ninja allowed him to quickly guess what had happened, and a hint of understanding and barely perceptible annoyance flashed in his eyes.

However, when he saw that the 'Hollow' exuding a terrifying aura had been completely subdued, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.

"Lord Naruto, Lord Sasuke."

His eyes, which he usually kept squinting, were now wide open. He took a few steps forward and said sincerely, "Thank you both so much for your timely intervention, which prevented a greater disaster."

"Please rest assured, I will definitely report the truth to His Highness the Daimyo and the Hokage and request commendation for you both."

After saying that, Nanwu turned to the bound 'Void', placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, clearly intending to kill the 'Void' completely to prevent future troubles.

"Wait." Naruto suddenly spoke up to stop him, and Nanwu paused, looking at Naruto with some confusion.

"Leave it to me," Naruto said calmly.

Before Nanwu could respond, Naruto's mind stirred.

Suddenly, the golden chains binding 'Void' seemed to come alive, shooting out and piercing straight into 'Void's' body.

hum!
A surge of chilling spiritual energy, flowing along the golden chain like a guided stream, was slowly drawn out and poured into Naruto's body.

Naruto closed his eyes, his brows furrowed, as he absorbed this vast and tainted spiritual energy.

The 'illusory' body became thinner at a visible speed, and its struggles gradually weakened.

Seeing this extraordinary scene, Nan Wu could not hide his shock.

However, he wisely refrained from asking further questions, instead stepping back to signal the others to take control of the situation and protect the well-dressed man.

Sasuke watched all of this with a cold eye, and finally glanced at the richly dressed man who was now hiding behind a group of samurai and watching him warily.

Upon seeing this, a hint of undisguised mockery flashed in Sasuke's eyes.

He didn't linger and turned to walk out of the broken wall.

As he passed Naruto, who had his eyes closed, he paused slightly, but didn't turn around. He simply murmured, "Meaning..."

"Is that kind of thing really important?"

After saying that, he didn't linger and walked into the night, his figure disappearing into the darkness.

Naruto stood still, opened his eyes, and looked at the man with a calm and indifferent gaze, as if he were looking at a corpse.

significance?

That kind of thing is important, of course.

The reason this ninja world is so distorted and chaotic is because too many people are doing too many meaningless things.

Those high-ranking rulers, for reasons unknown, launch wars, driven by selfish desires or empty ambitions, and plunge countless lives into hell.

I don't know why wars are started, why people die because of them, why they stop, or why they keep repeating themselves...

Even this FUNFUN street is nothing more than an insignificant microcosm in this vast and meaningless cycle.

Meaningless killing, meaningless death, meaningless hatred, meaningless continuation...

All of this is the breeding ground for monsters and even more tragedies.

Naruto's gaze fell on the man, his eyes hiding an even deeper chill.

Therefore, even a beast destined to die must have a meaning in its death.

(End of this chapter)