Naruto: From Fake to Real, Deceiving the Ninja World.

That is the most primal and instinctive fear of living beings towards death and nothingness!

"No, I don't want to die..."

A hoarse, gurgling sound came from his throat, like a broken bellows, and each indistinct word was accompanied by blood and froth: "I... just want to live, why, what did I do wrong..."

why?

why me?

Why should I die at the hands of a stranger who also just wants to live?

"what!!"

The Konoha ninja lunged forward with a terrified roar, repeatedly stabbing Nuruyi's heart with the kunai in his hand.

Fear, despair, pain, resentment...

Finally, the light in Nuruyi's eyes dimmed, and his body slumped backward.

Pfft!

He fell heavily into the cold mud, splashing up a cloud of murky blood. The rain washed over his gradually cooling body and the wound on his chest.

Nuru looked at the sky being eroded by darkness, her consciousness dying out like a candle in the wind, leaving only resentment.

Resentment towards this pointless war, resentment towards this cruel and cold world!

And so, on the edge of death, on this battlefield soaked in blood, a strange change occurred!

A chilling, biting wind suddenly swept across the battlefield without warning!

With hatred, pain, and resentment that ran deep in their bones, it was as if countless dead souls were roaring and wailing in silence!

On the battlefield, there were corpses that had not been dead long enough to be completely cold, whether they were Konoha ninja or Kumogakure ninja.

Their souls, drawn by some force, slowly rose from all directions from among countless corpses, surging wildly toward Nuruyi's lifeless body!

hum! !

Under the horrified gaze of the Konoha ninja, a chilling aura suddenly surged from the corpse.

A black, twisted figure gradually materialized, its face replaced by a pale, bone mask, the eye sockets of which glowed with a blood-red light.

A void was born.

"Uh... ah..."

It emitted a low, hoarse sound that was completely unlike a human voice, and then suddenly raised its head and roared at the sky.

"Roar!!"

A deafening, venomous roar exploded across the battlefield like a thunderclap, instantly drowning out all the fighting and explosions!

Sensing the chilling and terrifying aura emanating from afar, Jiraiya, sitting in his Konoha tent, abruptly raised his head.

The next moment, his figure disappeared from the tent, and he stood on a high place looking at the battlefield in the distance.

"That is……"

Looking at the tall and eerie black shadow on the battlefield, Jiraiya couldn't help but show a look of surprise and doubt: "What is that?"

Above the battlefield, a rift was torn in space, and a figure emerged from the black cavity, looking down at the 'Great Hollow'.

(The plot can finally unfold)

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Chapter 183 Playing the Strings, Time Domain

The distant horizon began to lighten, and the torrential rain that had lasted all night gradually subsided.

A damp, cold wind swept across the scorched earth littered with corpses, unable to dispel the thick, pungent stench of blood and burnt flesh, as Konoha ninjas and Kumogakure ninjas fought each other.

hum!

A profound aura seemed to descend from the sky onto the battlefield. The earth did not tremble, but the air suddenly became solid, heavy, and suffocating.

All the ninjas, whether from Konoha or Kumogakure, instinctively raised their heads.

The next moment, they saw darkness spreading from the distant horizon at a speed visible to the naked eye.

What didn't look like dark clouds were more like shadows, quickly obscuring and covering the faint light of dawn in the east, as if plunging us back into darkness.

But this scene came quickly and went quickly.

Just a few breaths later, as if a stage curtain had been drawn back, the darkness gradually faded, and the light of dawn shone down on the earth once more, as if the scene just now was merely an illusion.

However, before everyone on the battlefield could recover from their shock, a roar that sounded inhuman suddenly rang out from a corner of the battlefield, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a tall, dark figure wearing a pale, bone-like mask and exuding a chilling aura appeared in the center of the battle between Konoha and Kumogakure.

The towering 'Hollow' roared with its head raised before slowly lowering it, its crimson eyes scanning the horrified Konoha ninja below.

However, this was just the beginning; Nurui's mutation was not an isolated case.

At the same time that this lower-level 'Hollow' was born, some corpses in various parts of the battlefield also began to undergo strange changes.

Those ninjas who died with intense resentment, anger, and hatred in their lives also began to be distorted and changed after the rules of the 'Virtual World' covered the entire ninja world!

puff!puff!puff!

Corpses were torn apart as if emerging from cocoons, and dozens of ordinary 'Hollows' of various shapes but all covered with pale masks and exuding a cold aura crawled out from the corpses!

Both the Konoha ninjas and the Kumogakure ninjas on the battlefield were shocked by this sudden change, and they were stunned by the scene that was beyond their comprehension.

"So, what is that?"

"Nuruyi? What... what has he become?"

"Those who died, all of them came back to life?"

Under that chilling aura, the surrounding ninjas subconsciously took a few steps back, staring in horror at the ominous monsters crawling out of the corpses!

However, the 'Void' pays no heed to their fears.

Beneath their masks, their eyes gleamed with the same crimson light—a greed for the souls of the living and a destructive desire for life.

"Roar!"

Nuruyi, transformed into a 'Hollow,' let out another roar, suddenly opening the massive black maw beneath its mask, and a dark red energy radiating terrifying energy began to condense.

False flash!

boom! !

A thick, dark red beam of light, as thick as a laser cannon, burst forth from the mouth of the 'Great Hollow', sweeping out with a piercing shriek that tore through the air!

The Hollow's head slowly turned, and a dark red beam of light swept across its massive body like the scythe of death!

laugh!laugh!

Wherever the red beam passed, whether it was a Konoha ninja or a Kumogakure ninja, whether they were trying to defend themselves or fleeing in panic, they were all instantly vaporized and annihilated!

There wasn't even time for a shrill scream; all that remained was a trail of smoky trail on the ground!

call……

The crimson beam from the 'Great Hollow's' mouth slowly faded, and a huge, charred circular area appeared on the battlefield around it!

Everything within the area covered by the beam of light—people, weapons, corpses, rocks—was completely wiped out, leaving only a death trail of a fist emitting blue smoke!

"That's Nurui? That deserter?!"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Monster! Monster!"

Seeing this terrifying scene, the faces of the Cloud Village ninjas were filled with disbelief!

With just one strike, he wiped out dozens of ninjas in the vicinity!

Fear spread rapidly across the battlefield like a plague.

However, the fear emanating from their bodies made those 'voids' like sharks smelling blood, their eyes beneath the masks revealing even more greedy desires.

The ordinary 'Hollows' let out sharp screechs and pounced on the terrified ninjas around them!

The massacre has begun!

"what!!"

"No! Don't come over!"

"What the hell is this?!"

Screams rang out once again on the battlefield, but this time, it was no longer a battle between ninjas, but a one-sided massacre and devouring!

Ignoring the factions of Konoha and Kumogakure, 'Hollow' tore apart the bodies of ninjas with its sharp claws, and even pounced on them, opening its mask to devour their souls!

The ninja whose soul was being drained opened his mouth wide and stared wide-eyed. His blurry, visible spirit was sucked out in front of others until all light disappeared from his eyes and he became completely silent.

Now that the rules of the 'Virtual Realm' have spread throughout the entire ninja world, changes have occurred that even Hyuga Kumokawa did not anticipate.

These 'hollows' have changed under the rules of the ninja world. Now they can not only feed on souls, but also absorb the spiritual energy that ninjas dissipate due to intense emotional fluctuations.

Just like the 'Mouryou' in the Land of Demons, the 'Go' in the Box of Paradise, and even the 'Zero-Tails' in the Land of Sky, they all feed on the spiritual energy of ninjas or even ordinary people.

There is a generally accepted name for this strange existence in the ninja world.

——Monster!

"Monster! Die!"

A Cloud Village ninja roared in terror as he swung his sword at the 'Great Hollow's' black body, but stumbled as if he had disappeared into a shadow, feeling only a bone-chilling cold.

The next moment, his chest was pierced by the 'Great Hollow', and his soul was extracted from his body.

A Konoha ninja in the distance attempted to attack with Fire Release, but the flames he exhaled passed straight through the 'Hollow' after touching it, as if they had no substance.

The 'Hollow' creature's crimson eyes locked onto the Konoha ninja, and its mouth began to gather that destructive dark red light once again!

At this critical moment, a shadow loomed over them, and the shadow grew larger and larger.

"Eat Jiraiya-sama's technique to crush street vendors!"

As a loud and comical voice rang in, a toad the size of a mountain descended from the sky.

Boom! !

The enormous body, carrying immense force, slammed precisely into the 'Hollow' that was gathering a Cero, and a deafening roar echoed throughout the battlefield!

The earth trembled violently under this blow, and the enormous impact sent everything around it flying!

The dark red light emanating from the 'Great Hollow' instantly dissipated, crushed beneath the sudden, overwhelming pressure.

After the rising smoke and dust dissipated, everyone on the battlefield looked up and saw a giant red toad with a pipe in its mouth and a short knife at its waist appear.

Upon seeing the figure standing atop the toad's head, the spirits of the Konoha ninja instantly lifted.

"It's Jiraiya-sama!"

"Lord Jiraiya has made his move!"

"Jiraiya... cough! cough cough!"

Before they could rejoice, Gamabunta's enormous single eye swept across the chaotic and bloody battlefield below, and he couldn't help but gasp when he saw those strangely shaped 'Hollows'.

The pipe he held in his mouth sparked when he took a puff, and the white smoke he exhaled made the Konoha ninja cough.

"Hey! Jiraiya!" Gamabunta's voice carried a hint of displeasure and seriousness. "You bastard, what kind of place is this? Why are there so many disgusting things here?"

"I'm sorry, Bunta, the situation is urgent."

Jiraiya stood firmly atop Gamabunta's head, his usual playful expression gone. He frowned as he looked at the Hollows on the battlefield and said in a deep voice, "These monsters are strange!"

"Nonsense, I know something's wrong too!"

Gamabunta felt the power and chill beneath him, and lowered his massive body even further to press down, saying in a muffled voice, "This aura is even more unsettling than that of a tailed beast!"

Just as Gamabunta finished speaking, the chill beneath him suddenly intensified.

hum! !

An even more violent and concentrated wave suddenly erupted from beneath Gamabunta.