On Shortcake Street at night, Jiraiya was extremely distressed. He finally found Tsunade, but she was unwilling to become the Fifth Hokage. How could he go back to the village to report?
Helpless, to get rid of his distress, Jiraiya had to go out and find a place with many young ladies to drink and planned to have an all-night drinking spree.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata each rented a room in the inn and slept in their own rooms.
After finishing her toiletries, Hinata planned to go to sleep. Putting on a bath towel, she came out of the bathroom and bumped into Naruto.
Hinata was startled, and Naruto was putting on an act, looking very surprised.
Although Naruto had already left the mark of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu[b]Flying Thunder God Jutsu[/b] on Hinata, he was really good at pretending, with an innocent look.
"Naruto-kun, what are you doing here so late?" Hinata tightened the towel around her body, looking shy.
"Hardworking ninjas don't need to sleep. We're going to train all night," Naruto said with a grinning expression.
Hinata was stunned for a moment, but she quickly understood what Naruto meant.
After Hinata changed her clothes, Naruto took her hand and used the Flying Thunder God Technique[b]Flying Thunder God Technique[/b] to teleport back to Konoha Village and arrived in front of the Uzumaki clan's mansion.
Having experienced the Flying Thunder God Technique[b]Flying Thunder God Technique[/b] many times, Hinata couldn't help saying, "This ninjutsu is very convenient."
"Right?" Naruto whispered in Hinata's ear, "It'll be just as convenient to come to see you in the future."
Hinata opened her small mouth and let out a puff of air, looking both nervous and expectant.
Karin opened the door and said angrily, "Are you two cold? Why are you hugging so tightly?"
"Ha ha ha," Naruto was grinning and joking, trying to brush Karin off.
Under Karin's fierce gaze, Naruto led Hinata by the hand into the Uzumaki clan's mansion.
Naruto greeted Zabuza Momochi and Haku, and then went to the basement to visit Tanzo Shimura.
Tanzo Shimura had steel needles inserted into more than three hundred major acupoints all over his body. He was chained with iron ropes, and half of his body was restricted by a Sealing Technique[b]Sealing Technique[/b].
Tanzo Shimura slowly opened his eyes and was immediately shocked. He saw that Naruto was covered in blood, and even half of his right arm was severed.
Tanzo Shimura sized up Naruto. Judging from the amount of blood loss and the severity of the injury, he could tell that Naruto had suffered a fatal wound.
Tanzo Shimura thought to himself: How could Naruto be so badly injured? Could it be that the people from Root found me and beat Naruto like this?
"Ugh..." Naruto couldn't hold out anymore due to his severe injury and fell directly to the ground, continuously spitting out blood from his mouth.
Tanzo Shimura stared fixedly at Naruto.
"Orochimaru has organized a second plan to invade Konoha Village," Naruto, seriously injured, said shakily. "Orochimaru killed many Jonin, including Kakashi, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma..."
"Orochimaru almost wiped out the Anbu and Root members..."
"Konoha Village is gone. There are hardly any Genin left alive..."
Tanzo Shimura couldn't believe it.
"Lord Tanzo, I was wrong. I shouldn't have imprisoned you here. Without you, Konoha is really finished," Naruto, seriously injured, began to cry bitterly, with tears and snot gushing out.
"Let me out." Tanzo Shimura wouldn't believe Naruto's words unless Naruto was willing to let him out.
Seriously injured, Naruto crawled in front of Tanzo Shimura. He really removed the effect of the Sealing Technique[b]Sealing Technique[/b] and bit off the steel needles on Tanzo's body with his mouth.
Feeling the Chakra in his body, Tanzo Shimura let out a deep shout: "Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b]!"
Suddenly, short wooden stakes emerged from around Tanzo Shimura, directly breaking through the iron chains and destroying all the chains tied to Tanzo.
"I'm free again." Tanzo Shimura grabbed Naruto's throat with his remaining left arm and lifted Naruto up.
The blood flowing from Naruto stained Tanzo Shimura's left arm red.
Naruto said with difficulty, "It doesn't matter if I die, but Konoha can't be destroyed. Please, Lord Tanzo, go and save Konoha. Orochimaru... is about to attack..."
"Keep your life for now to see if what you said is true." Tanzo Shimura picked up the seriously injured and dying Naruto and walked out of the basement.
After walking out of the basement and reaching the outside of the mansion, he saw Konoha Village engulfed in flames.
Konoha Village was truly destroyed. Houses had collapsed. Corpses littered the ground. Fires raged everywhere. The city walls had fallen. The whole Konoha Village had become a wasteland.
Tanzo Shimura threw the dying Naruto aside and looked at the scene in front of him, feeling a bit sad.
"No! This isn't what I wanted!" Tanzo Shimura staggered a few steps.
The dying Naruto gasped, "Lord Tanzo, I was wrong. Without you, Konoha would really be destroyed. Thanks to you secretly protecting Konoha before. Now, Konoha really needs you."
"What's the use of calling me now?" Tanzo Shimura roared, "Konoha is already destroyed, and you come to me now!"
The dying Naruto showed a desolate look in his eyes.
At this time, Orochimaru led the Sound Ninjas[b]Sound Ninjas[/b] and rushed over, surrounding Tanzo Shimura.
Orochimaru sneered sinisterly and proudly, "Tanzo, I've killed everyone in Konoha. Now, only you are left."
"Humph." Tanzo snorted, "You won't succeed."
Then Orochimaru and Tanzo fought fiercely. Tanzo's current means were very limited, and he could only use Wind Release[b]Wind Release[/b] and Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b].
However, even so, Orochimaru was even weaker and was directly defeated by Tanzo's Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b].
A short wooden stake suddenly shot up from the ground and pierced through Orochimaru's heart, hanging Orochimaru's body high in the air.
Tanzo let out a triumphant laugh. He originally thought it would be a tough battle, but unexpectedly, it was so easy.
"I've successfully protected Konoha again!" Tanzo Shimura let out a long howl towards the sky, "Sarutobi! Did you see that! I've killed Orochimaru! I've protected Konoha! I've accomplished something even you couldn't do!"
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Suddenly, Tanzo Shimura suddenly opened his only remaining left eye.
He was still in the familiar basement. Half of his body still had the Sealing Technique[b]Sealing Technique[/b], the chains on his body were not removed, and there were still a large number of steel needles stuck in his acupuncture points.
Tanzo Shimura gasped and slowly raised his head, looking at Naruto in front of him with a fierce look in his eyes.
"Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b]! Such a realistic Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b]!" Tanzo Shimura had never experienced such a realistic Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b] before and couldn't believe that it was released by Naruto.
At this moment, Naruto was standing in front of Tanzo. Naruto covered his right eye with his palm. As he slowly lowered his palm, the Sharingan in his right eye was revealed.
Tanzo Shimura was shocked. The Sharingan in Naruto's right eye was all too familiar. It was clearly the eye of Shisui Uchiha. He'd recognize it even if it were turned to ashes.
Now Tanzo Shimura finally understood why Naruto could cast such a superb Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b]. With Shisui's eye, it was indeed possible.
"Looks like you had a sweet dream, Tanzo Shimura," Naruto said with a grin as his right pupil glowed red. "Do you like this dream? It's a script I specially arranged for you."
"What's your purpose?" Tanzo Shimura thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out Naruto's intention.
"What purpose could I have? I just want you to know that Konoha Village will not fall whether you're here or not," Naruto said proudly. "Without you, Konoha will become even better."
"But you're so self - centered, always thinking that you've been secretly protecting Konoha and that without you, Konoha can't be saved."
"So I'll spare your life and let you watch with your own eyes how wonderful Konoha will be without you."
"Let you know how redundant you are," Naruto thought to himself. "This is what they call destroying someone both physically and mentally!"
"I'll let you live until that day. If you still have a shred of shame left, I hope you'll end your own life by then."
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