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

It wasn't a conspiracy between infiltrators, but a one-sided, efficient, and ruthless purge!

A relatively experienced bounty hunter suppressed his fear, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, his cheeks puffing out.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

boom!

A blazing fireball erupted from his mouth, hurtling towards the approaching shadow. The fireball's light briefly illuminated a small area around him.

In that instant, the bounty hunter witnessed a scene that terrified him.

Before his eyes, a humanoid puppet, entirely black and dressed in tattered robes, lunged at him in an extremely bizarre and twisted manner!

Not only him, but also others, were in front of black puppets, which, like ghosts, extended weapons from all parts of their bodies, slitting throats, cutting in half at the waist, and piercing through chests, ruthless and merciless!

What they have in common is the two red-glowing "eyes" in their eye sockets.

Bang!

The next moment, the fireball spat out by the bounty ninja was actually swatted away by the black puppet that pounced on him, right before his horrified eyes.

Are you kidding me?

puff!

The cold puppet arm pierced his body, penetrating his heart. The light in his eyes quickly dimmed, and his body slumped to the ground.

The other screams quickly faded away, giving way to a deeper, deathly silence. In front of the second level of the underground palace, only corpses lay scattered on the ground, the thick stench of blood nauseating.

call!

The next moment, several torches stuck in the rock wall were lit, and the flickering flames dispelled the darkness, illuminating seven figures that had appeared silently at some unknown time.

Nagato, Konan, Muwei, Kakuzu, Hanzo, Hiruko, Shennong...

The Akatsuki members are all present now, except for Sasori.

Without a doubt, the one who made the move just now was Scorpion.

However, he never showed his face; he simply remotely controlled his beloved "work of art" to annihilate all those self-righteous "birds of prey" who had been hiding in the shadows.

"No wonder they can't come up with a single move; they're all low-level nobodies."

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Hiruko curled his lip, his tone filled with undisguised contempt: "Do we need to send out all of us to deal with this kind of trash?"

"Our goal is not just to open this underground palace."

Hanzo's voice was deep as he looked at the massive gate: "Once we have the secrets and treasures here, we can send word to the five great nations."

"At that time, we will lure them here and capture them all."

The other members ignored Hiruko's complaints; their eyes were all focused on the giant door.

The barely perceptible gap between the two doors, illuminated by the firelight, seemed to exude an even colder and more ominous aura.

"It really is a man-eating door..."

Looking at the remaining bloodstains on the door, Wuwei frowned and said, "Is this the source of those troublesome ninja tools that Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure used to repel us?"

The Fourth Raikage's arm armor, Huang Tu's giant axe, and Hyuga Kumokawa's wings left a deep impression on them.

It was precisely because of these ninja tools, which far exceeded expectations, that their previous operations were thwarted and they suffered heavy losses.

At first, they thought it was something similar to the Six Paths Ninja Tools, so they didn't pay much attention to the underground palace. Who would have thought that the power of those ninja tools after their transformation would be so terrifying.

Thinking of this, the Akatsuki members all glanced at the ancient-looking katana at Nagato's waist.

That was a ninja tool that the 'Kage' obtained from the Hannya clan when he and Nagato came to the underground palace together.

However, Nagato was unaware of the power of these underground ninja tools at the time, and naturally paid no attention to the katana he had captured.

It wasn't until he witnessed firsthand the crushing defeat of Hyuga Kumokawa's wings and the rest of the Akatsuki organization, and lost one of his Rinnegan, that he realized he could no longer control the power of the Rinnegan as freely as before.

Nagato finally realized the true value of this ninja tool, and thus began to study its power more deeply in order to make up for some of his shortcomings.

And he did indeed figure out some of the special features of this ninja tool.

However, unlike the others, Nagato did not focus his attention entirely on the giant gate, but slowly raised his head to look at the towering stone statue.

The flickering firelight barely illuminated the soul-chilling silhouette.

The first thing that catches the eye is ten enormous tails that arch and twist upwards, as if they are about to crash down at any moment.

Supported by its massive tail is a rough, rocky torso with exceptionally clear lines of twisted, bulging muscles. Despite being just a stone statue, it exudes a terrifying and tyrannical aura.

What's most unsettling is that single eye.

Despite being made of stone, its single, scarlet eye seemed to still retain some kind of will, coldly looking down at the intruders who were as small as ants below.

"Is this the Ten-Tails? Is this what the Gedo Mazo looked like before all its chakra was drained? The Divine Tree that Isshiki spoke of?"

Looking at the colossus, Nagato's eyes flickered, and he quickly shook his head.

"No, that's not right."

"According to Yishi, the heretical demon statues I summoned are the mature shells of the divine tree."

"And the stone statue in front of us should just be the juvenile form of the Ten-Tails."

He told Nagato all the information about the Otsutsuki clan, the God Tree, the Ten-Tails, and the Rinnegan, just as Isshiki did not hide anything from the Kara members in the original story.

Nagato thus learned what the so-called Tailed Beast Weapons were.

That's more than just a simple biological weapon.

That was still a "tool" used to drain all life from the entire planet.

Just as the 'Kage' said back then, Obito Uchiha lied to him, and lied to the Akatsuki organization...

Thinking of this, a very faint ripple flashed in Nagato's eyes, and he subconsciously placed his hand on the hilt of the katana at his waist.

"Wuwei, Shennong".

After a moment of silence, Nagato looked at the massive door and slowly said, "Open it for me."

Whether it's Wuwei's "Enlightenment" or Shennong's "Zero Tail," their chakra reserves are comparable to those of tailed beasts.

The two of them together should be able to open the door to the second floor.

He wanted to see what kind of power and secrets this so-called Otsutsuki clan was hiding.

Upon hearing this, Wuwei and Shennong walked to the door and were about to place their hands on it...

hum!

It was as if someone had pressed the slow-forward button on a remote control.

All the noise, breathing, footsteps, heartbeats, all sounds kept slowing down, slowing down, slowing down until they stopped.

The air was as still as death, with fine dust particles frozen in the air, and a terrifying howl echoed in the wind.

The next moment, all that was left was to see a dark shadow appear behind Nagato, and Nagato's Rinnegan turned to the side...

In a split second, the shadowy figure passed by Nagato.

puff!

Chapter 356 Orochimaru: Konoha should just collapse already!

*Pfft... Clang!*

A sharp, piercing sound, a mixture of tearing fabric and metallic scraping, suddenly shattered the deathly silence, ringing out with remarkable clarity!

The humanoid black puppet standing behind Nagato just in time blocked the attack coming from the blind spot.

Five long rips were torn in the robe on its back, revealing the puppet's torso below, which was almost completely severed.

The intricately meshed gears, the gleaming mechanisms, and the poisoned devices were starkly exposed.

"Tsk." A suppressed click of the tongue, filled with pain and annoyance, rang out. The attacker was clearly very annoyed by the puppet's hardness.

Having failed to land a blow, the attacker's figure once again blurred like a ghost, skimming along the ground, his gleaming claws aimed straight for Nagato's neck!

However, Nagato had already raised his right hand, palm facing forward, and a cold glint flashed in his Rinnegan.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

An invisible yet immense repulsive force erupted from Nagato's center, visibly compressing the air in front of him and creating a violent impact!

boom! !

The dark figure was struck hard by this tremendous force and flew backward like a kite with a broken string!

The flickering firelight finally illuminated the attacker's true face.

She was a woman on all fours, like a cheetah, her mouth wide open, revealing sharp teeth, her body enveloped in a swaying blue chakra cloak...

"You two are Yukito?" Nagato's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Hmph!" Before he could finish speaking, Shennong beside him snorted coldly and suddenly sprang up, his burly figure shooting out like a cannonball.

呲!

The wooden figure forcibly twisted its body in mid-air, its sharp claws digging deeply into the rocky ground with a "swoosh".

With a tooth-grinding, ear-piercing scraping sound, it plowed four shocking streaks of sparks into the ground before barely managing to stop.

Shennong had already arrived in front of her.

Beneath his black robe with red clouds, muscles bulged and bulged. In his right palm, jet-black Zero-Tails chakra condensed, and with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, it slammed down on Yugito, who had just regained his footing.

"Active punch!"

Bang! !

A dull, loud bang exploded!

Shennong's determined strike missed the wooden figure and was instead blocked by a broadsword wrapped in thick bandages that suddenly appeared.

The bandage burst open with a snap, and amidst the flying shreds, a deep blue blade was revealed, along with the menacing barbs that were constantly writhing and opening up!

"What?" Shennong felt the immense power contained in his fist vanish like a mud ox sinking into the sea, and the Zero-Tail Chakra he had condensed was rapidly devoured by that strange blade.

Before he could change his move, the figure wielding the knife suddenly swung it around, and a tremendous force sent Shennong flying backward!

boom!

Shennong tumbled awkwardly in the air, adjusted his posture, and stomped heavily on the ground. He staggered a few steps before finally standing firm in front of Changmen and the others. He frowned and looked into the distance with a gloomy expression.

Beside the two Yugitos stood a burly figure with a shark-like face and indigo skin, holding Samehada in one hand—it was Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Hiss... Ugh..." Samehada's blade trembled violently, the barbs opening and closing, emitting a strange sound like gagging, as if it had eaten something unbearable filth.

"Tsk tsk, your chakra really stinks."

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, revealing his mouthful of sharp teeth, and looked up at Shennong in the distance, mockingly saying, "Samehada has been starving for so many days, and even after eating your chakra, it's disgusted and wants to vomit."

"In comparison, the chakra of the two Yugito ladies is much more delicious."

As they spoke, figures emerged one after another from the shadows behind Yukito and Kisame.

Jiraiya, Kakashi Hatake, Hirotsuchi, Akatsuchi, as well as Yagura Karatachi, "Rasa," and others appeared one by one.

Jiraiya held a heavy, broad-bladed stone sword, which was "sloth," one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

The brief pause just now was clearly Jiraiya's doing, using the power of this ninja tool to create that perfect opportunity for the two Yugitos to launch a sneak attack.

pity……

"I'm sorry." The two Yugitos stood up, dusted themselves off, and apologized to Jiraiya, but their eyes were fixed on Nagato, ignoring Jiraiya.

Jiraiya didn't care about this. His gaze swept over the Akatsuki members, led by Nagato, with a complicated expression, and finally settled on those faces that were both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Nagato, Konan, Hiruko..." Jiraiya called out their names in a low voice.

Although it was already suspected that the true controllers of the Akatsuki organization were Nagato and Konan, and that Yahiko had long since died.

However, witnessing this scene with his own eyes still filled Jiraiya with an indescribable sadness and heaviness.

Nagato and Konan, needless to say, were disciples he had devoted his heart and soul to teaching, and even "prophetic children" on whom he had placed his hopes.

Hiruko was a childhood friend of Tsunade and Orochimaru, but due to his limited talent, he was unable to become Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple like them, and the gap between them grew wider and wider.

His inner resentment ultimately led him astray, secretly conducting human experiments to develop the forbidden technique "Ghost Sprout Technique".

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were the ones ordered to hunt down the defector Hiruko, but he ultimately escaped.