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

Chapter 452 Kakashi: Wait, what have I summoned?
In the heart of the Land of Hot Water, on the outer edge of the underground palace fissure.

The Fourth Raikage, Kyoto, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi Hatake, and others led the main force of the Allied Shinobi Forces, who had rushed to the scene, and finally arrived at the area where the underground palace was located.

However, the scene before them was far more devastating than they had even in the worst possible light.

The enormous, bottomless chasm that stretched across the earth seemed to have been forcibly torn open by some force, emanating a faint, chilling aura; that was the entrance to the underground palace.

Around the rift was a defensive line originally guarded by elite Allied forces, with the aim of sealing off the underground palace and preventing anyone from entering, especially the Akatsuki organization.

At this moment, the defensive line had completely collapsed, and what came into the view of the Fourth Raikage and the others was a terrifying scene that resembled a battlefield.

Boom!

"Stop them!"

"Don't let them get near the crevice!"

"Medical ninja! Over here... Ah!"

The piercing screams and furious roars mingled together, turning the once tranquil morning into a living hell, and the land around the rift was completely stained red with blood.

Everywhere you looked, corpses lay strewn across the fields, and blood flowed like rivers.

Corpses were scattered along the charred and pitted defensive line, broken kunai, shattered shuriken, and splintered ninja swords were everywhere, many still deeply embedded in their owners' bodies.

The burning trees and the deep craters left by the explosive tags emitted billowing black smoke, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood, burnt flesh, and fishy stench.

In the sky, Xiao Nan, with her huge paper wings on her back, is surrounded by countless pieces of paper that have transformed into sharp spears.

Swish swish!
With a wave of her hand, she created a dense rain of death that poured down upon the fleeing Allied ninja below.

The paper, infused with chakra, became as sharp as a knife, easily piercing through defenses and stabbing through throats, hearts, and eye sockets... leaving behind clusters of tragically beautiful blood.

Screams rose and fell, and many ninjas were pinned to the ground by the paper rain before they could even react.

On the other side, Hanzo's face and body were still covered in purple sores, and his movements were stiff with pain.

Although Hayate Gekko's "Herpes and Miasma" is a continuous effect, thanks to the powerful healing ability of the "Karma," Hanzo still possesses considerable combat strength with the help of the Salamander.

"Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation".

He formed a hand seal with his left hand, and countless thin lines wrapped with explosive tags suddenly rose from the ground, trapping the surrounding Allied ninjas. The next second, flames shot into the sky, and limbs flew off.

The salamander spewed purple poisonous mist from its mouth from time to time, covering an area. Large numbers of allied ninjas turned purple, scratched their throats, and collapsed in pain.

Known as a "poisonous weapon," Hanzo is a more efficient killing machine than anyone else on this battlefield teeming with enemies.

"Earth Escape - Earthquake!"

"Thunder Escape·Pseudo Darkness!"

"Wind Escape·Press!"

"Fire Escape·Tou Ke Ku!"

"Water Escape·Water Curtain!"

The most efficient killing came from Kakuzu.

His main body, along with his four clones, were scattered in different corners of the battlefield, like five highly efficient killing machines, unleashing different powerful ninjutsu to carry out indiscriminate saturation attacks.

Earthquakes, lightning, hurricanes, fires, torrents...

The attacks of the Five Elements Ninjutsu alternated and covered almost no blind spots, easily tearing apart the scattered resistance that the Allied Ninjas were trying to organize.

Although the Allied ninjas stationed here were elite, they were completely slaughtered in the face of the attack by these core members of the Akatsuki organization, and their resistance was pale and powerless.

Blood stained the ground, pooling into trickles that flowed into the bottomless crevice, as if offering a sacrifice to an ancient being.

No, it's not "as if".

They were offering "food" to the underground palace beneath the fissure.

Why did the five great nations only send people to guard this place to prevent others from entering, instead of directly letting those four Jinchūriki try to open the third level of the underground palace?
They certainly tried, but the chakra of four Jinchuriki wasn't enough to open the third level of the underground palace. After all, they couldn't actually feed the Tailed Beasts to the underground palace.

Therefore, if we want to open the underground palace, we need soul and flesh to replace chakra, or in other words, we need spiritual energy and physical energy.

The reason the second level was opened so easily was because many people heard that Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure had obtained powerful ninja tools from the first level, and greed drove them to go to the underground palace.

Countless covetous individuals have had their flesh and blood drained, their bones reduced to ash, leaving only the marks on that bronze door. Yet, countless more defiant individuals continue to flock to it.

Since the second level of the underground palace was opened by the five great ninja villages and a scroll containing secrets was obtained, they realized the value of the underground palace and joined forces to set up a tight defense, strictly prohibiting anyone from approaching.

They also searched for and brought the most heinous criminals to this place, throwing them into the crevice to "feed" the underground palace.

However, the mental and physical energy of ordinary people is far too weak compared to that of ninjas.

In such a short time, it would be far too short for them to gather enough spiritual and physical energy, and the five great powers would not really wantonly slaughter innocent people.

However, the Akatsuki organization can.

Snap... Snap...

Nagato stepped onto the pool of blood that had flowed like a river, ignoring the ongoing battle around him and the fear of the Allied Shinobi Forces, and simply walked step by step to the rift.

Dozens of fearless ninjas, seeing that the Fourth Raikage and others had arrived, were emboldened and roared as they rushed towards Nagato from all directions, trying to stop him from getting close to the rift.

Nagato didn't even shift his gaze; he simply raised his right hand and said, "Shinra Tensei."

boom!
The repulsive force suddenly erupted from him, spreading out in a fan shape and crushing forward.

Dozens of allied ninjas, along with their defensive ninjutsu such as Earth Release: Earth Wall, were hit head-on, their bones broken, tendons snapped, and they vomited blood, screaming as they flew backward and fell into the crevice.

Wherever the repulsive force passed, a deep trench was plowed into the ground, and the corpses that were originally scattered all over the earth, layer upon layer, were all pushed into the crack.

With a single strike, not only were the obstacles in front of them cleared away, but hundreds of fresh corpses were also sent into the underground palace.

The cold and ominous aura deep within the rift seemed to grow even stronger and more active.

"kill!!"

Just then, accompanied by angry roars, the main force of the Allied Forces surged into the core battlefield like a torrent, engaging in fierce combat with the remaining Akatsuki ninjas.

Kakashi Hatake, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kouta, and Jiraiya flashed across the battlefield as they rushed toward Nagato, who stood at the edge of the rift.

The Fourth Raikage was even more direct.

"Thunderous Horizon Dance!" A roar like thunder exploded in the air.

Suddenly, the ground where the Fourth Raikage had been standing exploded, and in the blink of an eye, he leaped into the air, his entire body crackling with lightning, his hair and beard standing on end, as he blasted upwards towards Nagato in the distance.

However, before he could even get close to Nagato...

"Roar!"

With a hoarse roar, the Salamander Ibuki suddenly leaped out from the side, its thick tail lashing out like a whip at the Fourth Raikage in mid-air.

With no way to dodge, the Fourth Raikage roared and concentrated all his strength into his right fist, clashing head-on with the giant tail that was slamming down.

boom!
Lightning exploded, venom and flesh flew everywhere, and the salamander let out a painful howl. The part of its tail that had clashed with the Fourth Raikage exploded, leaving a bloody mess. But the Fourth Raikage was also slammed down from the air, crashing into the ground and creating a large crater. Smoke and dust filled the air, but he simply shook his head and stood up unharmed.

At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and Yotsuchi were also blocked by Kakuzu's main body, his wind-style clones, and Konan in the air.

Only Kakashi, relying on his speed, seized the fleeting opening and streaked across the battlefield with an elusive purple lightning bolt.

呲!
Kakashi's short sword, crackling with sharp purple lightning, hissed sharply as it pierced Nagato's back.

But Nagato didn't even turn around; he simply waved his right hand casually behind him.

Bang! !

Another powerful repulsive force erupted, acting on Kakashi Hatake.

"Well!"

Kakashi grunted and was thrown backward uncontrollably, carving a long furrow in the ground before barely managing to regain his footing, his chest heaving with a surge of blood and qi.

Just as he was about to charge forward again, Kakuzu's Lightning Release clones and Fire Release clones blocked his way from the left and right.

After casually repelling Kakashi, Nagato glanced one last time at the Fourth Raikage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the others who were struggling to break through the blockade, as if looking at a group of ants struggling in vain.

“Stop them,” he said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nagato faced the rift and jumped down without hesitation.

"Nagato!"

"Damn it! Don't even think about escaping!"

The roars of the Fourth Raikage and others rang out, but they were all tied up by the rest of the Akatsuki, watching Nagato disappear into the rift with their faces grim.

Bang!
Hiruzen Sarutobi forced back Kakuzu's attack with a single blow and looked at the guy in front of him who had lived for who knows how long.

"Kakuzu, as a former bounty hunter, you should be able to see the situation better than anyone else!"

He said in a deep voice, "What the Akatsuki has done is to make enemies of the entire ninja world and to bring about their own destruction. Isn't your life motto money above all else?"

"What's the point of having so much money if you're dead? Why risk your life to stand in our way?!"

He paused for a moment, then said sincerely, "As long as you are willing to leave Akatsuki now and abandon the darkness for the light, I guarantee it in the name of the Third Hokage."

"The five great powers will never hold you accountable for your past actions, and you can still enjoy the wealth and freedom you desire. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Tu and the others' expressions shifted, realizing it was indeed feasible.

"As expected of the Third Hokage of Konoha, his words are full of tempting promises."

Kakuzu said coldly, "But unfortunately, you seem to have misunderstood something."

"What I truly believe in is not the supremacy of money, but rather..."

"Value comes first".

Swish swish!
The fire-style clones, water-style clones, lightning-style clones, and wind-style clones that were originally scattered throughout the battlefield suppressing others turned into black shadows and instantly appeared behind Kakuzu's main body.

"Everything can be judged by its value, including you and me, and money is just the most common measure of value, but not the only one."

Kakuzu spread his arms wide, his deep voice echoing across the battlefield: "Things without value deserve to be ruthlessly discarded, just like I once did for Takigakure."

“I have lived a long time, never letting anyone owe me a debt, nor owing anyone a debt, but someone saved my life.”

“I believe my life is of great value, and I really can’t think of anything that can repay this debt, so…”

He took a deep breath and said coldly, "I've decided to give him his life."

*Pfft!*
As soon as the words were spoken, a chilling voice suddenly rang out.

Suddenly, Kakuzu's body, covered in black stitches, burst open, and countless hideous black lines of earth-wraith surged out of his body like a black tide bursting its banks!

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others instinctively moved away, but the tentacles did not attack them. Instead, they suddenly wrapped around the four clones behind them.

Then, to the horrified gazes of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and the others, they pulled them toward Kakuzu's main body and into his body!

"not good!"

"Stop him now!"

Although they didn't know what Kakuzu was up to, the bizarre and terrifying scene before them gave Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others a strong sense of foreboding, and they all rushed toward Kakuzu without prior agreement.

However, just as they made their move...

Boom! !
A deafening roar suddenly erupted from the port not far behind them, causing the ground beneath their feet to tremble violently.

Suddenly, the sea exploded in the direction of the port, sending huge splashes of water and ships docked in the port soaring into the sky. A massive black shadow slowly rose from the sea.

Standing between the harbor and the coast, its lower body still submerged in the seawater, its upper body was already incredibly tall, casting a shadow that covered the allied ninjas.

"what is that?"

The allied ninjas looked up in horror at the enormous creature.

It was a gigantic puppet, its main structure made of metal and black rods. Although its face was magnified countless times, its features were exactly the same as a scorpion's.

The Sasori who was killed by Hinata Kumokawa was just a puppet made by Sasori using his own body; the real "core" was inside this puppet.

To create this colossal puppet, Sasori consumed a vast amount of resources that the Akatsuki had collected over the years, even using the body and chakra of the Gedo Mazo.

If Hinata Kumokawa were here, he would be amazed to see this.

In the TV original storyline, after Orochimaru left Akatsuki, he used the Gedo Mazo to create mechanical Naruto and mecha Nine-Tails. Gundam puppets also appeared in Kankuro's Infinite Tsukuyomi.

He had always thought the plot was ridiculous, but he never expected that Sasori would actually use the technology provided by Isshiki Otsutsuki and the Akatsuki's current abnormal industrial capabilities to handcraft this thing.

Even Hyuga Unkawa hadn't expected this thing to appear, let alone the Allied Shinobi Forces. They stared blankly at the giant puppet.

Just then, it adjusted its posture, raised its arm, opened its palm, and a blinding light shone from its palm, where terrifying chakra frantically gathered and compressed...

"This is what you call a puppet?" The Fourth Raikage's expression changed drastically, and he roared, "Defense! Quickly..."

However, the giant golem's attack came too quickly.

呲! !

The next moment, a chakra cannon shot out from the giant puppet's palm, the beam tearing through the sky, its target the main force of the Allied Shinobi Forces below.

Kakashi's pupils narrowed, and the "Jealousy" blade flashed past him. Where the blade passed, a slit was cut open, and the slit quickly opened to both sides, from which a figure stepped out...

The chakra cannon was already close at hand, its blazing white light illuminating everyone's faces, and the aura of death was palpable.

However, upon seeing the figure's flowing robes and the words "Fourth Hokage" on the robes, Kakashi's solemn expression froze.

and many more.

What have I summoned?
[Oh dear, the big one is coming! The third level opens up the Dragon Vein storyline, finally we can settle all the foreshadowing!]

(End of this chapter)