Naruto: I've already fought against all five Kage, and the system only just arrived.

Until a sharp sonic boom rang out.

Using the Body Flicker Technique, a Root ninja wielding a long ninja sword fiercely slashed at Hagoromo Gengetsu's neck.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue calmly stepped back, the ninja sword just narrowly missing him.

Before the Root ninjas could do anything else.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue's kunai, imbued with wind-attribute chakra, shot out.

Through years of rigorous training, the Root ninja, whose movements had become conditioned reflexes, tilted his head and narrowly avoided the kunai.

However, when Yu Yi Xuan Yue closed in, he was a beat too slow.

Click.

The wrist shattered instantly, causing the Root ninja to groan.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue forcibly snatched his ninja sword, kicked him away, then turned around, raised his arm, and swung the sword.

Everything happened too fast.

To the others, their companion was kicked away by Yu Yi Xuan Yue in the blink of an eye as he charged forward and swung his sword.

Before the other Root ninja, who was preparing to attack, could react, a cold silver light rushed towards them from behind Yu Yi Xuan Yue.

"Uh"

The person instinctively clutched their bleeding neck and collapsed to the ground, powerless.

"First."

Yu Yi Xuan Yue raised her blood-dripping ninja sword and calmly announced.

The remaining Root ninjas, their auras unchanged, attacked again without even glancing at their fallen comrades.

The sharp flashes of blades continued to echo.

Despite their inhumanly brutal training, Root ninjas are far more powerful than ordinary ninjas, but even when restricted, they are still far inferior to Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Soon, with swift and clean flashes of light, two more Root ninjas were cut down by Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Just as he raised his ninja sword, about to expertly pierce another Root ninja who had silently charged at him.

when.

The tip of the knife seemed to have hit something hard and could not go any further.

"Earth Release: Hardening Technique?"

Noticing the newcomer's brown, rock-like appearance, Yu Yi Xuan Yue sheathed her ninja sword, took a step back, and then...

Tear!

The dazzling lightning flashed into the eyes of the Hardening Technique ninja.

Just as the latter's pupils suddenly contracted, Yu Yi Xuan Yue's blade, enveloped in blue lightning, thrust forward once more.

Like cutting tofu with a knife.

This time, the blade pierced through the hardening technique without any hindrance, instantly piercing through the person in front of it.

Scalding hot blood gushed from the mouth of the Root ninja in front of him, splattering inside his mask.

Clearly feeling his life slipping away, he did not wail or beg for mercy. Instead, he remained eerily silent, advancing instead of retreating, letting the blade rub against his body. Yet, his hands gripped tightly the hands of Yu Yi Xuan Yue, who held the ninja sword, preventing it from leaving.

At the same time, a Root ninja who noticed this scene stretched out his hands and quickly cultivated the self-destructing insects that were unafraid of lightning release. They flew out of his sleeves in a dense mass, turning into a huge black cloud that covered Hagoromo Gengetsu.

In the blink of an eye, seeing the army of insects descend, Yu Yi Xuan Yue, whose hands were temporarily bound, frowned slightly. With a flick of his eyes, a cold metallic luster covered his entire body.

It is the Bloodline Limit: Steel Release.

Boom boom boom~~~

The insect army from the Aburame clan decisively self-destructed.

Amidst a deafening roar, a small mushroom cloud slowly rose.

When everything had calmed down, the remaining Root ninjas, who had prepared sealing scrolls to seal away Hagoromo Gengetsu, were about to step forward.

Suddenly, they stopped in their tracks, their breathing unusually calm as they looked towards the site of the explosion.

Inside a huge crater, the Root ninja who had used the Hardening Technique had been blown to pieces and was never seen again.

As for the true epicenter of the explosion.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue, who was not missing any limbs, calmly walked out from inside.

Click~click~

As she moved, Yu Yi Xuan Yue glanced at the steel shield covering her entire body, which was shattering.

He fought the Four Kage so many times, and his Steel Release technique never shattered.

The secret technique of the Aburame clan has become like this after only taking one hit.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue couldn't help but shake her head.

The gap is too big.

Even if the strength he can unleash is limited, he can still take care of the remaining people.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue looked at the four remaining Root ninjas, tapped his toes, and a broken sword left over from the previous battle fell into his palm.

The next second, blinding lightning chakra enveloped the blade once more.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue looked at the remaining people and said calmly:

"Will you commit suicide, or will I do it myself?"

no respond.

Everything proceeded in silence.

till the end.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue glanced at the long, barely noticeable shadow at her feet.

As it faded further, I swung my sword and slashed it.

The last remaining Root ninja from the Nara clan was completely killed.

At this point, both root squads were completely wiped out.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 34: Time Limit Expired

It must be admitted that Danzo was quite skilled at training ninjas.

Even in Hagoromo Gengetsu's eyes, these Root ninjas were in no way inferior to the elite ninja clans of the Warring States period, and even surpassed them in terms of ruthlessness and efficiency.

They were just unlucky to run into themselves.

Any ninja below the Kage level would have a hard time getting the better of these two teams.

"It's clear that Danzo, that old scoundrel, has given orders to take me down, and he's prioritizing it very much."

Otherwise, given the discipline of Root, these ninjas would never completely abandon their mission to monitor the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and would do everything in their power to capture him.

"Make a note of this debt."

With these thoughts in mind, Yu Yi Xuan Yue glanced in the direction of Duan Ce Street, then vanished into the night in a flash.

One minute later, Jiraiya appeared there.

Although the fighting between Hagoromo Gengetsu and the Root ninjas was drowned out by the hustle and bustle of Tanabata Street, it could not escape the notice of a Sannin-level figure.

Tsunade continued drinking, uninterested in paying attention.

Only Jiraiya could arrive.

Looking at the eight corpses on the ground, Jiraiya was not in a good mood.

Although I dislike Danzo and Root's style, Root ninjas are ultimately members of Konoha.

Within the Land of Fire, someone actually killed eight Konoha ninjas, right under their noses—it was an extreme provocation.

Jiraiya's expression immediately turned serious:

"Is it Orochimaru?"

His first thought was of his old friend.

Although Tsunade didn't say it, Jiraiya knew very well that Tsunade and Orochimaru had met in Tanabata before he and Naruto arrived, and that they had talked about something.

It's normal for the other party to still be lingering nearby.

However, after carefully examining the wounds on the eight Root ninjas, Jiraiya rejected this idea.

He was very familiar with Orochimaru's fighting style.

The way these Root ninjas died doesn't seem to be the work of Orochimaru.

"The other person? Someone who could take down eight Root ninjas in a short time without a scratch or leaving any trace, must be an extremely troublesome individual."

Jiraiya thought to himself with a solemn expression.

The mission to persuade Tsunade to return as the Fifth Hokage seemed to be much riskier than he had imagined.

"The little maidservant by Tsunade's side must know something. We can't delay any longer; we must find out the truth as soon as possible," Jiraiya pondered.

However, before that, since we're from the same village, we need to properly dispose of the corpses of these Root ninjas.

After the night of the Root ninja's annihilation, everything returned to calm.

As if nothing had happened, Tsunade continued to live a monotonous life of gambling, drinking, and sleeping.

Naruto, who bet he would master the Rasengan within seven days, studied the ninjutsu from morning till night.

Although Tsunade's orders prevented her from obtaining details of Orochimaru's deal from Shizune.

However, Jiraiya, who still managed to find out about Hagoromo Gengetsu's arrival, spent most of his time searching for and keeping a watchful eye on any hidden enemies in the vicinity of Tanabata Street, aside from occasionally drinking with Tsunade in a tacit manner.

One Orochimaru was already enough to give him trouble.

Here comes another legendary figure, Yu Yi Xuan Yue.