He was in Konoha, and his domineering aura was overflowing.

Logically and emotionally, he had to take the gamble. So what if he was Konoha's White Fang? So what if he was a genius? So what if he was a bunch of Uchiha ninjas and second-generation ninjas?

He's an expert at hitting and running away!

He slowly approached, stealthily crept up, and got closer.

Kakuzu held his breath and concentrated, and the muscles in his whole body tensed.

Just then.

"Ahem, are you Kakuzu, the one from Takigakure who is skilled in Earth Grudge Fear and has five lives?"

A cheerful voice drifted overhead, its laughter brimming with youthful energy—a youthful spirit that would infect even the most seasoned old folks.

However, Kakuzu stood there, half-dazed and half-confused.

Holy crap!

What is this thing?!

Strike first, strike hard!

"Composite Ninja Technique: Flame Peak Ranpo!"

In an instant, a massive, scorching sea of ​​fire erupted, crashing down like a torrential downpour. The raging flames spat out tongues of fire that mercilessly devoured everything remaining around them.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

The Uchiha ninja's expression turned serious, his battle spirit was fully engaged, and he continuously unleashed ninjutsu to counter the attacks.

The high priest and the others cursed angrily and hurriedly slipped away.

Damn it, this kind of large-scale attack actually managed to bring them all to justice. It's true that no one in this world is loyal!

Kakuzu looked serious as he observed the situation. He didn't believe that a single combined ninjutsu technique could defeat this powerful team.

Sure enough, a sharp blade flashed by, instantly cleaving open a gash in the sea of ​​fire, revealing Sakumo Hatake's upright figure standing amidst the flames, exuding an imposing aura.

On the other hand, Wu Zixian... he was still standing in the same spot, without moving.

"The reaction was too slow, and the move was made too late."

The wind swept through the fifty strings and knew what Kakuzu wanted to do. With his current strength, the consumption of chakra and mental energy from continuously using the Reverse Regeneration Triple Technique was trivial. It would be better to recover by sleeping.

As for the few who were not strong enough, those who could block the attack on their own dealt with it themselves, and those who could not block it directly used their powerful chakra to form the purest chakra shield.

The effect is similar to a small barrier, but in terms of defense, this small barrier, which concentrates chakra in one place, provides far better protection for an individual as long as the chakra supply is continuous!

Maintaining his composure, Isogen chuckled from behind, "Kakuzu is skilled in the Five Elements Release Techniques and possesses the secret technique Earth Grudge Fear. His attack method involves using chakra to form black lines to control and injure enemies. At the same time, due to Earth Grudge Fear, he has five hearts within his body, each corresponding to one of the five elemental attributes."

"We can truly kill him by destroying all five of his hearts."

"Stop talking, kid!"

Kakuzu was still in a daze when he turned around and heard Isogen reveal all his secrets, including his five most important lives.

He was completely confused.

Who knows? They come out to do tasks to earn money, but instead of making any money, their background is exposed.

The most crucial point is that this time it happened in front of so many people!

Kakuzu's eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at the Konoha group and their hastily assembled, cheap teammates.

The high priest and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

"We're teammates!"

Kakuzu turned a deaf ear. Although he was very strong, ninja battles were battles of information. When two strong people of the same level fought, the more information they knew about the other side, the greater their chance of winning and surviving.

Now that his true nature has been exposed, even with his extraordinary strength, he cannot stop the dark forces from all sides.

The ninja world is dark!

Therefore, the best solution is to keep everyone here!

However, as soon as he took action, Hatake Sakumo, who was prepared, stepped forward with his sword and blocked his movement.

With his sharp swordsmanship and extraordinary speed, Sakumo Hatake couldn't defeat Kakuzu in a short time due to these two advantages, but as time went on, he was bound to win!

Most importantly, he wasn't fighting alone!

Uchiha Takeshima was a genuine Uchiha Jonin with three tomoe, and the rest of the members were all elite fighters.

Back then, Kinkaku and Ginkaku of Kumogakure, with the Six Paths Ninja Tools and twenty or thirty elite ninjas, were able to defeat the Raikage and Hokage. Although they had the power of the Six Paths Ninja Tools, it also shows that as long as the strength is close or there is a combat power that can be directly entangled, even Kage-level masters have a high probability of dying!

The game was in full swing over there, and the fifty strings weren't idle either.

"Hmm, I see... Is there something wrong with this new product? Oh, right, that's it, that's correct."

After manually adjusting the Grand Priest's chakra and natural energy, Igarashi patted his exposed tendons with satisfaction.

The high priest was thrilled to learn that he was contributing to the development of humanity, and Isoju rewarded him with his favorite treat: a big slap.

"Don't move! This is a perfect moment to contribute to humanity. Years later, when you look back, you'll definitely be proud of yourself!"

Seeing the Fifty Strings earnestly trying to persuade him, the High Priest let out a sob.

Good heavens!

That wicked brat actually cut my tongue off!

Isogen obtained materials from the ancient traditions of the ninja world, and the Grand Priest made outstanding contributions to the development of the ninja world's extraordinary power. Everyone has a bright future!

"Amitabha, benefactor, would you like to consider the talents of the immortals from my Fire Temple?" The monk from the Fire Temple clasped his hands together, speaking slowly, his heart pounding wildly.

He was not afraid of death, nor was he afraid of torture, but a powerful doctor dissected a stronger person than himself right in front of him, and the high priest was still full of energy throughout the whole process, yet he was still in a state worse than death.

He admitted that he had followed his heart.

There are many people in the world who are not afraid of death if they are prepared for it.

But the thing in front of him would make anyone tremble with fear!

Upon hearing this, Isogen looked surprised, then patted his bald head with satisfaction.

"You have a good eye. You'll get a share of the money later."

……

After a noisy struggle, the final battle came to an end inside the city lord's mansion.

After having four hearts blown out and being unable to escape, Kakuzu decisively gave a French military salute.

As for the rest, kill those who have no value, squeeze out all the value from those who have little value and kill them, and leave those who have some value alive after a beating, to await further instructions.

The reconnaissance team consisting of Hyuga Hizashi, Inuzuka Satoru, and Aburame Hikari pulled out the unlucky lord who was locked in the secret room.

Just a second before Wuzhixian was about to demonstrate his excellent traditional craftsmanship in making scarecrows.

"My lord, spare my life! I know the location of those bastards' vault!"

Fifty Strings sheathed his sword and shifted to a palm strike. Amidst the city lord's trembling emotions, he smiled at everyone and said, "What did I say before? The city lord of Rose City is indeed a remarkable man."

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Chapter 112 Native Gods of the Ninja World

The city lord of Rose City was just a cowardly nobleman who harbored resentment towards his relatives. Under the threat of death, he spilled out everything he knew.

Fifty strings also kept their promise.

We will send him to a pure land to live a peaceful life without pain.

A little money is nothing; how could it tarnish his powerful will to dominate!

Most importantly, this thing can't even provide him with yin or yang attributes, it only gives him a little bit of gold and silver, which is simply outrageous!

It's worth mentioning that this guy is quite wealthy. As a nobleman who safely escaped from the Land of Rain to the Land of Fire, he has hidden a lot of gold, silver and jewels in Rose City.

On the contrary, the high priest, the priestess, and the onmyoji brought him more joy this time.

"My lord, this is our shikigami." The surviving Onmyoji performed the technique for Ishigaki with trepidation.

Shikigami that resemble summoned beasts or spirits.

In short, it can be divided into physical entities and non-physical entities.

Where is this altar?

Isogen wasn't interested in these shikigami. Most of the shikigami of the ninja world's Onmyoji were just summoning beasts with different names, or spirits formed by the combination of chakra and spiritual energy.

The former is useless, while the latter is somewhat useful, similar to the art of spiritification.

However, it is far inferior to this S-rank ninjutsu in both grade and effect.

The Onmyoji wore a bitter expression: "Actually, we Onmyoji used to have quite a few powerful shikigami, but..."

He looked at Wu Shixian, a hint of resentment creeping into his eyes.

Onmyoji are still too vulnerable when facing ninjas who specialize in assassination.

The struggles of the past years have been completely destroyed by the many traditions of Onmyoji.

Many ancient texts have been preserved, but without anyone to teach them, even with so many texts, they are just fairies who can only read but not do anything.

"As for this altar," the Onmyoji looked at the mysterious altar in the very center, surrounded by broken stones, hesitated for a second, and said from the bottom of his heart, "This altar was originally a great weapon we prepared, which could be sacrificed to the people in the city to summon evil gods when necessary."

Kushina and the others, who were also curiously observing, snapped back to reality upon hearing this news, their eyes widening in disbelief and anger.

"Are you all crazy?! They're all innocent people!"

The Yin-Yang Master shrank his neck and said ingratiatingly, "Heroes, we have no choice. We are just following orders from above."

"Lies!" Kushina sneered. "You Onmyoji are proper officials, are you really not allowed to have any leeway?"

Minato Namikaze said in a deep voice, "We saw a long line of people at the city gate."

He was very angry now. The guilt he felt about his life caused by the bombardment had completely disappeared, leaving only resentment towards himself for not being faster.

The Onmyoji wanted to offer a few more explanations, but Isogen casually flicked his sleeve, performing a free heart impurity removal surgery on him.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to work."

The Onmyoji shuddered, staring longingly at the beating heart in Gyūgen's hand, and hardened his heart.

Get to work!

As for the so-called offerings, Isogen chose the remains of the high priest and others who died suddenly for unknown reasons.

As powerful beings in life, they possess energy far exceeding that of ordinary people even after death. Moreover, Isogen has preserved their life force, specifically for this moment.

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Meanwhile, atop a high mountain outside Rose City, Black Zetsu popped his head out from behind a tree and gazed at the city lord's mansion.

For unknown reasons, the original city lord's mansion is now a flat plain with vast scenery, making it an ideal place for sightseeing.

"The power of technology, I never expected him to have this skill." Hei Jue Absolute Technology was only mentioned briefly.

Even something as simple as technological weaponry is related to one of the abilities of the Rinnegan.

He was quite interested in what Ishigaki did next.

Over the course of a thousand years, besides frequently reminiscing about the maternal love he had never experienced before, he gained an increasingly profound understanding of the ninja world.

"Summoning an evil god? That makes sense, since the ninja world doesn't have much of a suitable environment for native gods to thrive."

Although he was born after his two 'brothers' and never personally experienced the most barbaric years of the ninja world, he inherited many things from that era.

The records and powers of the native gods of the ninja world are particularly clear.

After all, chakra did not exist in the ninja world before this, and extraordinary power was mainly derived from natural energy.

Among those beings were many who surpassed the Kage level, but in the end, none could withstand the immense power of the Otsutsuki God. They were either destroyed, hibernated, or severely injured, and then gradually disappeared over the long years.

Only the three holy lands had the last laugh, passing down their traditions peacefully to this day, and combining chakra to form their unique Sage Mode.

The evil god that Black might summon is also quite interested.