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

"Shadow!" Jiraiya, enduring the excruciating pain throughout his body, stared at the empty stone statue's fingertips and growled hatefully.

There was no trace of 'shadow' there anymore.

Just then, the light and shadow flickered at the entrance to the second floor, and several figures swiftly rushed in.

It consisted of Konan, the two Yukito, and several other elites from other villages.

Clearly, they were alarmed by the terrifying fluctuations in energy they had just witnessed.

Realizing that his companion might be in danger, worry and urgency instantly overwhelmed his desire to compete, and he managed to bypass the criteria for the "Healer" realm and successfully enter the area.

Those who, like Kakuzu and Shennong, were indifferent to the life and death of their companions, were still kept out.

However, as soon as they entered the second floor, Konan and the two Yugitos were shocked by the terrible scene before them, and their expressions changed drastically.

The scene was scorched earth, and the air was filled with a strong smell of burning and blood.

"Nagato!"

Konan's gaze swept across the room, locking onto Nagato, who was unharmed but with a slightly grave expression, and Hanzo, who was equally unscathed beside him. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But immediately, an even greater sense of vigilance and seriousness welled up in his eyes.

Is this caused by the 'shadow'?

That guy, besides his ability to hide, actually possesses such terrifying power?

The two Yugitos' pupils contracted slightly, their gazes fixed on the shocking scorched earth and the dying Three-Tails, their eyes filled with astonishment.

The Three-Tails, with its strongest defense, was actually severely injured after fully transforming into a tailed beast.

This fact sent a chill down her spine, as she was also a Jinchūriki.

Swish!

Just as everyone was shaken, a figure moved without warning.

It's Hanzo!

Without hesitation, he rushed toward the stone statue, or rather, toward the remaining nine scrolls on the statue's fingertips, his movements so fast that he left only a blur!

however……

Bang!Bang!

A thick cloud of white smoke suddenly exploded in Hanzo's path.

Hanzo subconsciously stopped in his tracks. The smoke quickly dissipated, revealing three figures blocking his path.

On the left is Huang Tu holding a giant axe, which slams heavily onto the ground, creating a shockwave.

On the right, Yugito Nii had completely unleashed the Tailed Beast's chakra, transforming into the Two-Tails with two giant tails that danced wildly, emitting a low roar full of warning, blocking their path.

Directly in front of him, Jiraiya stood atop the head of an enormous toad.

"Hanzo!" Jiraiya stood atop Gamabunta, his gaze piercing as he stared intently at Hanzo below. His voice was icy as he said, "Don't even think about trying anything in the chaos!"

Hanzo abruptly stopped his charge, narrowed his eyes, and scanned the impenetrable wall of "one toad, one cat, and one person" before him, his face ashen.

He tilted his head slightly and glanced at Nagato behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Nagato remained standing still, shaking his head in response to Hanzo's questioning gaze.

"Hmph!" Hanzo snorted coldly, slightly reducing his fierce aura, but he did not retreat, clearly not giving up completely.

In this tense standoff, the enormous three-tailed Isobu began to shrink, transforming back into Yagura Karatachi, who lay supine on the ground, his breath as faint as a candle in the wind.

"Cough..." Yagura lay weakly on his back on the ground, coughing up another mouthful of dark red blood, staining his chin and clothes.

Upon seeing this, Kisame Hoshigaki's expression changed slightly. He rushed forward and used his arm to support Yagura Karatachi's upper body, allowing him to lean against his arm.

"Lord Mizukage, I'll take you back to the village..." Kisame's voice was hoarse and low, and the usual playfulness on his face disappeared without a trace, replaced by an unusual solemnity.

"It's no use, Kisame..."

Yagura shook his head with difficulty, stopping Kisame's movements. His unfocused gaze focused on Kisame's face, and he said weakly, "I know my own body."

"Moreover, the Akatsuki organization has its eye on the Three-Tails inside me, and they won't let you take me back to Kirigakure."

"We now have only one choice."

Yagura's spirit had already been shattered by Obito Uchiha's genjutsu, and was later severely injured by Uzumaki, one of the Espada...

According to the original storyline, Obito manipulated Yagura Karatachi, but Ao saw through it with his Byakugan. After Yagura broke free from the control, he actually died a few days later, consumed by guilt and self-blame.

Today, Yagura Karatachi is able to hold on until now entirely out of a desire for atonement.

Worried that Mei Terumi would be unable to cope with the chaotic situation in the ninja world and hoping to give Kirigakure more time to recover, she endured her mental and physical trauma and made several appearances.

However, having taken another hit from 'Shadow', he was completely exhausted. His face was as pale as paper, and his breathing was rapid and shallow. He was clearly on the verge of death.

"Listen, Kisame."

Yagura gripped Kisame's wrist with all his might, his knuckles turning white from the force: "The Hidden Mist Village cannot lose the Three-Tails, and the Five Great Nations cannot lose another tailed beast..."

As if guessing what Yagura was about to say, Kisame frowned deeply.

"While the 'Healer's' domain is still intact, and the rest of the Akatsuki can't get in..."

With difficulty, Yagura looked at Jiraiya's shadow clone beside him and pleaded, "Mr. Jiraiya, please use the sealing technique to seal Isobu inside Kisame!"

Jiraiya did not refuse, because he knew it was indeed the best choice.

With Yagura severely injured, the Akatsuki organization will definitely seize this opportunity to try and obtain the Three-Tails within him, whether by dragging him down or killing him.

Only by transferring the Three-Tails into someone else's body beforehand and then helping them return to their village can the Five Great Nations ensure that they do not lose another Tailed Beast.

However, only Yagura Karatachi can make the choice.

"..." Kisame's arm, which was supporting Yagura's, stiffened for a moment. He frowned and said, "Mizukage-sama, you want me to become a Jinchūriki?"

He, Kisame Hoshigaki, is an executioner whose hands are stained with the blood of his kin...

How could he possibly become the Jinchūriki who protects the village?

"Cough cough! Kisame..."

A slight smile appeared on Yagura's lips: "I know you hate this village, you hate this hypocritical world, and I have no right to ask anything of you."

“But Kisame…” His voice grew weaker and weaker, but his eyes shone with an astonishing light, as if in a final burst of energy before death, “Don’t you really want to find a true place to belong?”

"Compared to dying in some unknown corner, or continuing to be a tool in someone else's hands, becoming the Three-Tails Jinchuriki might not be a bad choice..."

"..." Kisame fell into a long silence, looking at Yagura Karatachi, who was weak and had hope in his eyes, in his arms, and finally sighed.

"I promise you." He looked up at Jiraiya's shadow clone beside him and said in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Jiraiya, thank you for your help."

"Alright." Jiraiya's shadow clone nodded solemnly, his hands rapidly forming hand seals.

However, at this critical moment.

"Make your move!" Nagato, who had been observing coldly from the sidelines, suddenly shouted.

As soon as the command was given, Hanzo took the initiative, suddenly raising his arm. The space in front of his palm suddenly distorted, and a spatial portal instantly formed.

He flashed and stepped inside.

Chapter 368 Special Existence

At the same time, Xiao Nan's huge paper wings suddenly flapped, and countless pieces of paper flew out, carrying her figure like an arrow shot from a bow towards the ten fingers of the stone statue!

"Don't even think about it!" Jiraiya, standing on Gamabunta's head, reacted quickly, lightly tapping his broadsword "Sloth" vertically.

An invisible realm of time slowing is about to unfold once more, attempting to freeze this space.

But Nagato wouldn't let him have his way. Almost at the same time as Jiraiya's movement, Nagato's Rinnegan flashed with a cold light, and he pointed his right hand at Jiraiya, coldly saying, "Universal Pull!"

hum!

An irresistible and terrifying suction force instantly acted on Jiraiya.

Jiraiya froze, his spell interrupted, and he was forcibly pulled off Gamabunta's head, flying backwards towards Nagato.

Bunta's enormous, scarlet tongue shot out like lightning, narrowly wrapping around Jiraiya's waist and forcefully stopping his momentum towards Nagato.

But this gap is already enough.

Hanzo appeared directly on one of the stone statue's fingers through the portal and grabbed one of the scrolls!

This is precisely the ability he borrowed from the "Wedge" of the Otsutsuki Isshiki.

"Roar!"

Yugito, now fully transformed into a tailed beast, let out a sharp roar, and his giant claws, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound as they tore through the air, swung fiercely towards Konan's figure in the air.

Faced with this attack, Xiao Nan's body, along with her paper wings, exploded into countless white paper pieces in an instant!

The paper scraps flying everywhere, aided by the airflow brought by the claws, floated upwards, cleverly avoiding the wooden figure's claw strikes!

The energy quickly gathered at the tip of the other finger of the stone statue, reforming into Xiao Nan's figure. She reached out and grabbed the scroll on her fingertip!

Seeing that the two had succeeded, Nagato raised his other hand with lightning speed, aiming at the third scroll, and was about to use "Universal Pull" again.

"Fire Release·Big Flame Bullet!"

Jiraiya, who was stuck in mid-air with Gamabunta's tongue, formed hand seals and spewed out a raging inferno, not to attack Nagato, but to shoot directly at Konan in the air.

As for Nagato...

Bang! !

Huang Tu gripped the handle of the giant axe called "Ama-no-Kumara" tightly with both hands, and a tremendous force from the earth surged into his body.

His powerful Earth Release chakra surged and boiled with unprecedented ferocity, making him seem to become one with the earth.

"Crush them, Ama-no-Murakumo!"

Huang Tu roared, his bulging muscles bulged, and with a sudden burst of power from his waist and abdomen, he swung the giant axe, which was infused with a vast amount of chakra, from left to right!

boom! !

A powerful, visible impact suddenly erupted with the swing of the axe blade.

With an unparalleled momentum to crush everything, it crashed into Nagato with a thunderous roar!

Nagato's expression changed slightly, and without hesitation, he raised his hand and pushed forward: "Shinra Tensei!"

Boom!

The strongest repulsive force collided with the earth's immense impact, and the terrifying shockwave of the explosion once again blew everything around it away.

However, the impact of the Ama no Kusanagi was too fierce, and Shinra Tensei was unable to completely neutralize it. Nagato groaned and was violently thrown away by the remaining impact.

But using this immense force, Nagato spun rapidly in the air and shot towards the door on the second floor.

"Go!" Nagato shouted in mid-air, "Don't linger!"

Upon hearing this, Hanzo appeared behind Konan without hesitation, showing no mercy, and kicked her in the lower back, sending her directly into the portal.

The two figures were instantly swallowed by darkness and disappeared!

Boom! Boom!

The next second, Yugito's giant claw and Jiraiya's flames swept past the spot where they had disappeared, just a second apart, a truly minuscule difference!

"Damn it!" The two Yukito roared angrily and unwillingly.

Even Jiraiya was caught off guard because he didn't expect Hanzo to have mastered space-time ninjutsu.

Meanwhile, on the first level of the underground palace.

In stark contrast to the fierce struggle on the second floor, this place was shrouded in an eerie silence.

The figure of the "healer" floated silently in mid-air, eyes closed.

At this moment, the entire first level of the underground palace was enveloped within her domain.

None of the Akatsuki members and people from the five great ninja villages who were originally stationed there made a move to fight.

They were all sitting cross-legged on the ground, their eyelids drooping, their bodies swaying slightly, and their faces showing a weariness that they were trying hard to resist but could not resist.

Clearly, they were all forcing themselves to stay awake, and the whole scene was eerily quiet.

This eerie calm was abruptly shattered the next moment.

call out!call out!