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

Chapter 441 Hinata Kumokawa: Is that all? (Seeking monthly votes)
Inside Yongji Cave, at the deepest part of the enormous palace sculpted from a natural cave, there is a perpetual mist and a chilling silence.

The White Snake Immortal, who looked like an old woman, lay on her side on the throne with her eyes slightly closed, a slender pipe in her mouth, wisps of smoke rising and merging into the darkness above.

She seemed to be taking a nap, but tremors continued to come from outside the palace. The serpents hissed in pain and fear, followed by the muffled crash of a huge object falling to the ground.

The tremors and hisses did not last long; after a moment, everything returned to deathly silence.

Tap...tap...

In this suffocating silence, only the sound of two footsteps approaching from afar was amplified in the excessively quiet environment.

The footsteps grew closer, heading towards the palace where she was.

The White Snake Immortal finally slowly opened his amber snake eyes. There was no emotion in his eyes, only a cold indifference that had been accumulated over thousands of years, as if he was not surprised.

However, the smoke from the pipe no longer rises straight.

At the palace entrance, two figures walked in side by side, their steps light and slow, as if they were entering not the Ryuchi Cave that terrified countless ninjas, but their own backyard.

Walking on the left is Uchiha Obito, with a huge but lifeless white python trailing behind him. It is none other than Ichikishima-hime, a disciple of the White Snake Sage.

At the python's seventh inch, there was a shockingly large dent, as if it had been crushed by a tremendous force. The surrounding scales had peeled off, and the bloodstains had long since congealed.

Walking on the right was a man wearing layered red armor, with long black hair flowing like a waterfall, curiously looking around.

He was also dragging something with one hand, a giant white python that was also lifeless and twisted in pain. It was another of the three great snake princesses, the Tsuratsuhime.

Two snake princesses, capable of stirring up bloodshed in the ninja world, were now dragged along the ground without mercy by the newcomer, like two dead worms, leaving dark red marks on the ground.

Obito Uchiha stopped a few dozen steps away from the White Snake Sage.

"interesting."

The White Snake Sage didn't even glance at Obito and the corpses beneath his two trusted men. Instead, he looked at the man beside Obito and smiled, "The one who came really is you."

There was little surprise in his tone; it sounded more like a confirmation he had already anticipated.

If Tsunade could see this man here, she would probably do anything to kill Orochimaru and Danzo.

Because the man standing next to Obito was none other than her great-grandfather, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.

"Ahem, this..."

Hashirama Senju raised his hand and scratched the half-pale bone mask on his cheek, saying with a troubled and apologetic tone, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble, White Snake Sage."

"It's alright." The White Snake Immortal's tone still carried a smile. "I had already seen the threads of fate converging in this direction."

"It was Orochimaru, that cunning and greedy guy, who sent you here, wasn't it?"

She looked at Obito Uchiha and smiled, "He must be really worried about me, an old man like me."

Hashirama Senju's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but Obito Uchiha interrupted him, saying, "Alright, enough chit-chat, we need to hurry back."

Having said that, he formed a hand seal, and a strange, scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan pattern suddenly appeared deep within Hashirama Senju's eyes, quickly covering his original eye color.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan? I really miss it. I just don't know what power this mask has. Its binding force on me is even stronger than that of the Mangekyou Sharingan."

"Sigh, the Impure World Reincarnation technique is really not a good ninjutsu. Tobirama should have destroyed it directly, just like I said, instead of sealing it away..."

Hashirama Senju sighed incessantly, then uncontrollably raised his hands and said, "I'm going to attack now, White Snake Sage, please be careful."

As he spoke, a rising shadow enveloped him and Obito.

Suddenly, the white snake immortal, who originally looked like an old human woman, swelled and deformed rapidly, revealing her true form.

"Hiss."

It was a giant white snake of immeasurable length, its head raised upright, looking down at the two people below who were no bigger than ants, its mouth flicking out a scarlet forked tongue.

The kindness and serenity of the old woman's form had vanished, leaving only the oppressive and chilling aura of a apex predator and snake, inspiring fear and utter terror.

She already possessed an aura similar to the might of a dragon, and that immense, indescribable pressure almost materialized, causing cold sweat to bead on Obito Uchiha's forehead.

When Orochimaru told him to bring Hashirama Senju along, he didn't take it seriously, thinking he was capable of dealing with the so-called White Snake Sage.

However, it now seems that even if he uses the power of Susanoo, he is no match for him. Fortunately, he brought Hashirama Senju with him.

Hashirama Senju simply clapped his hands lightly in front of his chest and whispered, "Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

boom! !

A boundless and violent chakra, brimming with infinite vitality yet containing the power to suppress everything, erupted from his center.

Countless thick trees sprouted from the ground beneath his feet, and these trees instantly intertwined and transformed into a giant wooden dragon!

"Roar!"

The wooden dragon is incredibly lifelike, roaring with its mouth open. Its head is ferocious, and it bites at the White Snake Immortal with terrifying power.

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At this moment, the area around the Four Red Sun Formation on the border of the Land of Soup was deathly silent.

It wasn't silence, but deafness of hearing; it was the bewilderment after hope was extinguished; it was the trembling of the soul after witnessing that blow.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi, Yotsuchi, Darui, Yamato... all the Allied Shinobi, all those who witnessed that almost divine punishment blow, all lost their color in their faces.

Was that attack launched from the moon?
This is something that is simply beyond human capability!
How could anyone survive such an attack?

"asshole!"

The Fourth Raikage's eyes widened in fury, his body erupting with unprecedentedly violent lightning, his hair standing on end, as he charged towards Sasori and Kakuzu without regard for anything else.

However, the Third Raikage, also shrouded in Lightning Release chakra armor, instantly blocked his path like an insurmountable mountain.

"Hahaha! Your only hope has been wiped out, are you feeling desperate and angry?"

Seeing the expressions of grief and despair on the faces of the allied forces, the lightning clone felt immense pleasure and let out a triumphant and cruel laugh.

But its laughter was interrupted by a woman's voice.

"The only hope has been wiped out?" someone repeated its words in a strange tone.

The Lightning Release clone suddenly turned its head and saw that around Hyuga Aoi's Byakugan, ferocious blue veins bulged as it stared at the smoke-filled barrier.

The initial shock, anger, and fear on her face vanished like ice melting away, replaced by a smile.

Within the barrier, smoke and dust settled and slowly dispersed.

A figure emerged from the swirling dust and mist.

At the center of the charred crater that had withstood the attack from beyond the heavens, Hyuga Kumokawa was enveloped in a deep blue chakra cloak.

He tilted his head slightly back, raising one hand upwards. In front of his palm was a round shield as black as ink and as smooth as a mirror, covered with fine cracks, with tiny fragments peeling off and dissipating.

"...Are you kidding me?" Sasori and Kakuzu's expressions immediately turned very ugly.

Such a devastating attack, even with a barrier containing the damage, still landed squarely on his head, and yet Hinata Kumokawa is still alive?!
"call……"

Under the gazes of the crowd, some in horror, some in ecstasy, and some in disbelief, Hinata Kumokawa gently exhaled, his breath transforming into a white streak in the scorching, distorted air.

He lowered his arm, and the cracked, clearly collapsing round shield gradually softened and flowed, reforming into two perfectly round, deep black spheres.

He joined the other seven spheres that were already floating behind him, and the nine black spheres floated silently like planets orbiting a star.

—Chakra Rosary.

Although it does not possess the power of Truth-Seeking Balls to ignore all ninjutsu, it can still be transformed into any shape, and its attack and defense capabilities after being infused with chakra are quite considerable.

This was the first time Hinata Kumokawa had revealed this ability in front of everyone.

All the allied ninjas around felt like they were on a rollercoaster.

From the helplessness before Hinata Kumokawa appeared, to the hope after Hinata Kumokawa appeared, to the despair of witnessing the divine punishment, and finally the ecstasy of seeing that he was still alive...

The spiritual energy generated by the extreme joy and sorrow flowed continuously into Hinata Kumokawa's body.

[Item: Hogyoku (positive 40% → 44%; negative 25% → 30%)...]

"A very good strike." Hinata Kumokawa calmly commented, grabbing his tattered shirt and casually tearing it off.

His explosive upper body was exposed to the air, his muscles clearly defined like sculptures, while also revealing the crisscrossing scars on it.

But soon, the chakra cloak around his body transformed into a simple blue robe with magatama patterns on the collar, covering the wounds that were healing rapidly.

"so……"

Hinata Kumokawa turned his head, his deep eyes, which seemed to contain the starry sky, looked at Sasori and Kakuzu's main body, whose faces were ashen, and said, "Is that all?"

Sasori didn't waste any words, not even glancing at Kakuzu, but simply hissed, "Go!"

Misjudgment.

Their assessment of Hyuga Kumokawa's strength was entirely based on the power he displayed during the Konoha invasion.

But at that time, he only displayed the attack power to destroy the planet Earth Explosion, and had no defensive capabilities at all. That was probably not the limit of this guy.

To be able to so casually accept that devastating blow from the moon...

This guy's strength level has completely exceeded their ability to deal with, or even understand.

Sasori even suspected that even if Nagato personally took action and used the power of the Rinnegan, he would probably find it difficult to gain an advantage in a direct confrontation, and the outcome was even uncertain.

Therefore, almost at the same instant Sasori issued the command, Kakuzu and his three clones also fled in four completely different directions without hesitation.

Earth Escape: Diving into the Earth.

Water escape·wave ride attack.

Lightning Release: Lightning Swiftness.

Kakuzu's main body and his three clones used their respective methods to escape at full speed, clearly intending to split up and increase their chances of survival.

As the chakra maintaining the Four Red Yang Formation was withdrawn, the crimson barrier gradually dissipated.

Rumble, rumble!

At the same time, the ground within a radius of several hundred meters around the giant crater where Hinata Kumokawa was located suddenly exploded!
Countless puppets of various shapes and sizes emerged from the scorched ground and the surrounding ruins.

Their sheer number created a terrifying tide of puppets, wielding sharp blades and contraptions, recklessly surging towards the centrally standing Hyuga Kumokawa.

These are thousands of puppets that Scorpion used as a last resort.

Their sole purpose is to buy themselves precious time to escape during the most critical moments through sheer numbers and self-destructive impact.

Instead of running away, should we fight Hinata Kumokawa to the death?
Don't be ridiculous, that's suicide!

They're not stupid enough to think they can stand in front of such a monster!

Faced with the horde of puppets that swarmed in like locusts, Hyuga Kumokawa remained standing, raising his hands and suddenly waving them in front of him.

hum!
The nine chakra beads floating behind him moved, suddenly emitting a deep blue light that surrounded him.

Each rosary bead instantly split into dozens of blue orbs of light, and hundreds of these blue orbs, like stars orbiting the moon, floated densely around his body.

"Go." Hinata Kumokawa uttered a single, indifferent word.

shhhhhh!
In the next instant, the hundreds of blue orbs of light simultaneously unleashed countless beams of chakra that were faster than the visual!

It wasn't a random scattering, but a precise shot aimed at every puppet that lunged at it from all sides!
Boom boom boom! !

The continuous explosions instantly resounded through the sky!

The beams of light kept hitting the puppets, causing them to explode one after another in mid-air, turning into flying parts and sparks.

The wave of thousands of puppets couldn't even last three seconds before being completely destroyed and swept away!
The remaining pale blue beams of light traced arcs through the air.

As if drawn by an invisible hand, they split into five streams and sped off toward the main body of Sasori and Kakuzu, along with their three clones, which were scattered in different directions!

"what?"

The scorpion, which was flying in the air, felt a fatal stinging pain on its back. It instinctively turned around and the last thing it saw was several intertwined pale blue beams of light rapidly magnifying.

His body, along with the Third Kazekage puppet behind him that had hastily spun around and used iron sand for defense, was struck by several beams of light in mid-air and exploded into a dazzling fireball.

boom!
There was no flesh and blood, only puppet parts scattered everywhere. The scorpion's head rolled on the ground, and the broken wires at its neck crackled and flickered with tiny sparks.

"It's a pity..." The light in his eyes gradually faded, but his tone remained calm. "It's a bit of a waste to destroy a puppet made from his own body here."

At the same time, four other beams of light caught up with Kakuzu's main body and three clones, and were about to pierce them as well.

"Earth Release: Gangli Style Technique!"

"Water Style: Water Mirror Technique!"

"Magnetic Escape·Sand Iron Wall!"

Suddenly, the four former Kage, resurrected through Edo Tensei, appeared behind Kakuzu's main body and three clones, uncontrollably using ninjutsu to block the pursuing beams of light.

Boom boom boom! !

As a violent explosion rang out, four plumes of smoke shot into the sky, obscuring the view.

Hyuga Kumokawa raised his hand again, intending to manipulate the chakra beads to directly eliminate the evil spirits, but his movement suddenly stopped.

He seemed to sense something and looked up at the moon hanging high in the night sky.

At the same time, many surviving Allied Ninjas also subconsciously followed Hyuga Kumokawa's gaze and looked up at the sky.

The moon seems to be getting brighter and brighter?

No, that's not right.

It's not the moon itself that's emitting light!
Instead, something is gathering again on the moon, and the light is becoming dazzling at a visible speed.

As before, it was an attack from the moon.

boom!
The Fourth Raikage shattered the puppet in front of him, and his expression changed upon seeing this.

That attack wasn't a one-time thing; it could actually be launched again?!

Previously, in order to kill Hyuga Kumokawa, Sasori and Kakuzu used the "Four Red Yang Formation" to confine the power of this attack within the barrier.

Now that the "Four Red Sun Formation" is gone, if this attack is allowed to land, it would probably be enough to wipe out the entire Allied Shinobi Forces here!
"Everyone!" the Fourth Raikage roared, "Find cover immediately and prepare for defense..."

But before he could finish speaking, a voice interrupted him.

"That's not something you can stop."

Hinata Kumokawa's feet left the ground, and he floated up under everyone's gaze, his long robe fluttering slightly in the night breeze.

"I'll leave the previous four Shadows to you to handle." He lowered his head, glanced at the allied forces below who were barely concealing their panic, and said, "I'll go and deal with the trouble on the moon."

"You must immediately head to the underground palace ahead to stop Nagato. Under no circumstances should you allow him to obtain what's inside."

Before anyone could respond, Hyuga Kumokawa, under their watchful eyes, flew straight toward the high-hanging moon, amidst the increasingly intense chakra fluctuations in the night sky.

As everyone looked up, the figure grew faster and smaller, almost blending into the starlight and darkness, becoming impossible to spot with the naked eye.

As his figure almost completely disappeared from everyone's sight, he raised his right hand, palm up, and the nine chakra beads around him flew to his palm.

At the same time, a second beam of chakra, reaching to the heavens and the earth, once again tore through the thick clouds and darkness, crashing down from the moon onto the earth.

"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion." Hinata Kumokawa's voice dissipated into the night sky with the wind.

呲! !

The golden light extended out like a sword in an instant, directly meeting the beam of light that crashed down.

Looking up from the perspective of the Allied Ninjas, they witnessed an unforgettable scene.

Tsk! !
The green beam of light struck the golden light like a high-pressure water jet hitting a sword blade.

It was actually cut open.

(End of this chapter)