My clan was exterminated when I was three years old, and you want me to beat Uchiha Itachi? Chapter 118

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared within your rising Yoton defense.

Danzo, wielding a Fuuton-enchanted blade, had been resurrected by Izanagi and attempted to ambush you from behind. However, he was unaware that your physique was no longer that of a simple Uchiha; you were acutely aware of every rustle and stir around you, let alone a large person suddenly appearing.

You slammed your hand directly onto Danzo’s face. The recently resurrected and still slightly bewildered Danzo was instantly consumed by lava, turning into a charred skeleton.

On the other side, the Satetsu defense you had condensed with Jiton was gradually becoming overwhelmed under the continuous assault of the Fourth Kazekage.

You glanced up at the sky, and immediately, three fire dragons of different colors shot out from behind you, intertwining until they became indistinguishable, forming a brilliant beam of light that struck directly into the surging wave of gold dust that had poured through the breach.

Then, they exploded, the burning flames no less intense than Jiraiya’s Katon amplified by toad oil.

In an instant, both your iron sand and the Fourth Kazekage’s gold dust were melted into liquid.

The two mixed, and Jiton could no longer take effect. The sky full of gold dust and iron sand instantly transformed into a sea of lava falling to the ground.

Amidst the Fourth Kazekage’s roars, you casually killed Danzo twice more.

But at this moment, a mysteriously powerful yet familiar aura was rapidly rising.

“Natural energy, it’s Senjutsu!”

You quickly turned your head to look at Jiraiya, whom you had trapped in the lava.

Lying in the sea of lava, on Gamabunta’s body, Jiraiya wiped away two lines of blood tears and stood up with extreme calmness. At this moment, his aura had reached its peak!

“Reverse Four Symbols Sealing!”

You turned your head away. Danzo had actually torn open his shirt, revealing his upper body inscribed with the Four Symbols Sealing Technique runes, resolutely activating the ultimate sealing jutsu that sacrificed his life!

To feign death once with a Sharingan in exchange for the Sannin Jiraiya’s head, thereby gaining the highest prestige in Konoha, this was truly a bargain!

You shook your head.

“Are you getting serious? Forget it, I have things to do, so I won’t play with you anymore!”

Then, you directly informed Boss Black Cat via the mental link to activate the Reverse Summoning Jutsu and escape…

On the scene, only Jiraiya remained, having sacrificed Gamabunta to block the Yoton and entered Sage Mode.

The Fourth Kazekage, whose gold dust had all merged with scrap metal, losing both face and fortune.

And Danzo, who had lost an armful of Sharingan “watches” and exposed all his trump cards.

And nearly half of Konoha, submerged in lava and molten iron.

The Third Hokage was dead.

He had died even before Tsunade shattered the Four Violet Flames Formation and dealt with Orochimaru, whose hands were crippled.

His death was identical to Naruto’s: body intact, but without a soul.

Fortunately, if Orochimaru put aside past grievances, he could retrieve both the old Third and his own hands from the Shinigami’s belly and then perform another Edo Tensei.

But Naruto was truly dead; his soul had been completely annihilated…

On the other side of Konoha, in an unplanned battlefield, Might Guy helped up Kakashi, who was severely wounded and had lost his Mangekyo Sharingan. Limping, he returned to the village, looking at the scattered puppet remains and ubiquitous black iron sand.

On the other side, Boss Black Cat teleported you to a small town near the border between the Land of Fire and the desert.

You hadn’t expected Boss Black Cat to travel such a long distance a day in advance.

This was good; the farther you ran, the safer you would be!

Upon entering the desert, your sense of security grew stronger as your power increased.

However, the bloodlines within you also became more active. The fusion of the Uzumaki and Uchiha bloodlines accelerated, and you felt your life energy and dojutsu power growing at an incredibly abnormal rate.

Under this rapid growth, you found yourself somewhat unable to control the sudden influx of various conflicting powers within your body!

Although Shukaku was bound by the Four Symbols Sealing, it was stirring restlessly within you, thanks to the Jiton you had forcibly called upon earlier using your Sharingan.

You temporarily returned the Jiton and completely bound Shukaku with three Adamantine Sealing Chains.

On the other side, half of the Yang Kurama seemed to have been inadvertently damaged by the prototype divine tool when you killed Naruto. Although it wasn’t causing trouble, the output power of its Yang Release was unstable.

It fluctuated between strong and weak, making the process of fusing your Uzumaki bloodline extremely uncomfortable, turning your insides upside down.

You had no choice but to limit its output power, temporarily storing the excess Yang Release chakra in your other eye using the Transfer Sealing Technique, which finally brought some relief.

Once your aura stabilized, you quickly rushed back to Iwagakure.

Onoki, upon learning of this, quickly decided to hide you in the back mountains and focus on channeling this immense power.

During your time away, your newly established intelligence agency finally found Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of the village.

Out of kindness, Onoki put aside past grievances and specifically invited Roshi to teach you how to control Tailed Beast Chakra. However, their personalities clashed immediately.

Roshi, as the strongest biological weapon in the village, had no self-awareness whatsoever, his mind filled with ideals of peace. He couldn’t connect with either you, who aimed to become the strongest in the world, or Onoki, who desired to unify the ninja world.

This gathering before your seclusion ended unpleasantly…

[Seventh Year]

Due to Konoha’s fall, over half of its jōnin members were lost, creating a massive generational gap among new ninjas. Only Jiraiya and Tsunade remained to manage the situation.

However, Danzo continuously used public opinion to glorify himself, along with Konoha’s two troublesome Hokage advisors, and the new Konoha residents who were brought in to compensate for population loss.

Now, Konoha seemingly remained strong with three Kage-level powerhouses, but secretly, there was an emerging trend of it splitting into two factions!

Furthermore, Konoha and Sunagakure also had an unresolved messy account between them.

In terms of hatred, the Konoha Crush Plan was partly orchestrated by the Fourth Kazekage.

In terms of losses, both villages had lost their jinchūriki, and both were due to your actions alone.

Additionally, after losing Gaara, although Sunagakure had Rasa as its pillar, its talent pool had reached a complete breaking point, making it impossible to send Kage-level powerhouses out of the village.

Otherwise, it was highly likely that the Wind Daimyo, who already distrusted them, would unite with surrounding small ninja villages to overthrow them!

Therefore, pressured by survival, Konoha and Sunagakure were forced to form another extremely awkward alliance.

Onoki, however, keenly seized this opportunity, continuously taking in rogue ninjas from these two villages, rapidly expanding his forces.

He also took the chance to make exorbitant demands from the Earth Daimyo, completely gaining control of the Land of Earth’s vast ninja army and multiple strategic towns, initially achieving military and political integration. He then began extending his influence to merchant caravans and markets.

With the immense productivity of ninjas, he rapidly squeezed out domestic and even foreign markets, especially those left vacant in the Lands of Wind and Fire due to ninja losses!

Perhaps soon, the Land of Earth would achieve complete unification internally, and then it would become the strongest nation in the ninja world!

Furthermore, Kumogakure took advantage of the chaos. Soon after the war, the Fourth Raikage personally led a delegation to Konoha, offering additional assistance to the devastated Konoha and extracting a large sum of resources.

Although Kirigakure in the Land of Water made no major moves, news spread that it would form a wartime alliance with Kumogakure…

All at once, the balance of power among the Five Great Shinobi Nations was quietly shifting.

A massive upheaval, poised to sweep across the entire ninja world, was on the verge of erupting!