Tanzo Shimura's face was filled with horror. He never thought that one day, someone would gouge out his eyeball.
Once, Tanzo gouged out Shisui Uchiha's eyeball. Now it was Naruto's turn to gouge out this eyeball from him.
Tanzo finally understood at this moment that all this was a conspiracy by Naruto Uzumaki.
From the start, Naruto had lured Shukaku here.
Naruto sent a message claiming that the Third Hokage had passed on the position of Hokage to Tanzo, thus deceiving Tanzo into trusting him.
Naruto constantly urged Tanzo to fight Shukaku.
Connecting all these pieces of information, everything made sense. Naruto Uzumaki had masterminded all these conspiracies.
"Groan—" Tanzo Shimura stared at Naruto with an incredulous look. The once - well - known hothead in Konoha Village actually had such a deep scheme.
At this moment, Naruto looked at the Sharingan in his palm. He knew that this was Shisui's eye, a truly great treasure.
If he transplanted this eye into his own body, he would possess the most powerful Genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami.
Naruto was overjoyed at this moment. He thought to himself: Now that I've obtained Kotoamatsukami, on whom should I use it? I'll turn that person into my servant...
At this moment, many figures appeared in Naruto's mind: Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, Sakura, Sasuke, Itachi Uchiha and so on.
Naruto shook his head. It was really difficult to choose. Kotoamatsukami could only be used once, and he could only choose one lucky person.
While Naruto was daydreaming, Tanzo on the other side was gasping for breath.
"All that I've built over the years has been ruined by you..." Tanzo Shimura was extremely unwilling.
"You're the Jinchuriki of the Nine - Tailed Fox, just a weapon of Konoha. As a weapon, what on earth is your purpose in doing all this?"
"Uh..." Naruto gave him a look like he was a fool and then said, "You're the assistant of the Third Hokage and a high - level official of Konoha. What on earth is your purpose in doing all this?"
"Naruto Uzumaki, what exactly do you know?"
"I've even gouged out your eyeball. That's enough to show that I know everything about you."
"I'm doing this to protect Konoha! To eliminate all the crises that threaten Konoha!" Tanzo Shimura almost roared out.
"Well... I'm also doing this to protect Konoha," Naruto said, scratching his face with one finger. "I'm eliminating the crises that threaten Konoha."
"What do you know?" Tanzo Shimura continued to roar. "Your actions will only bring greater crises to Konoha! Without me, who else can protect Konoha secretly!"
"You're no longer needed." Naruto showed a sunny smile and said, "From now on, every person in Konoha Village will protect Konoha."
"Konoha Village will shelter everyone, and in return, everyone will also protect Konoha."
"Look at how you've governed Konoha over the years. The powerful ninjas in the village have either died in battle, committed suicide, left the village, or defected, and you even allowed Orochimaru to conduct experiments on them."
"How many talented people have been loyal to you, including Nonou Yakushi, Kabuto, Shisui... Which one of them wasn't killed by you..."
"This is your just deserts!"
"Konoha Village, once full of talented people, has become a place with a shortage of talents under your leadership. Even those two lousy villages, Sunagakure and the Sound Ninjas, dared to join forces to invade Konoha."
"Sunagakure, a poverty - stricken village, and the Sound Ninjas, a newly - established village, both dared to violate Konoha. This is your so - called 'great accomplishment'!"
"If we don't eliminate you, this cancer, you even think you're wise and brave, making far - reaching decisions."
Naruto rambled on non - stop, making Tanzo Shimura start to doubt his own life.
"Naruto Uzumaki! You're the biggest threat to Konoha!" Tanzo Shimura was determined to go down with Naruto.
"Inner! Four Symbols Seal!" As soon as Tanzo Shimura shouted, he suddenly found that the Chakra in his body wasn't flowing smoothly.
Just then, Hinata - chan acted decisively. With the assistance of the Byakugan, she continuously severed Tanzo Shimura's meridians with the Gentle Fist.
"Aaaaah!" Tanzo Shimura shouted and glanced at Hinata. He didn't take this little girl seriously at all.
Because Hinata's Gentle Fist wasn't well - developed yet, she just didn't have enough time to sever enough meridians before the Sealing Technique took effect.
"Don't even think about stopping me. I'll definitely seal the Nine - Tailed Fox today!" Tanzo Shimura seemed to have lost his mind.
Zabuza Momochi felt something was off and quickly fled.
Haku also used the Ice Release: Ice Path Ninjutsu to escape at a faster speed.
Only Naruto and Hinata remained. They were still within the range of Tanzo Shimura's Sealing Technique.
"Tanzo Shimura, we meet again." Just then, a familiar voice rang out. The person who showed up was wearing glasses.
Seeing this familiar face, Tanzo Shimura showed a shocked expression and said, "Kabuto? Why is it you... Weren't you already dead?"
"Kabuto!" Naruto shouted, "Hurry up and do something!"
"Humph." Kabuto showed a smile and thought to himself: Lord Orochimaru opened the door to Konoha for me, and you, Naruto, helped me find my enemy...
Kabuto quickly approached Tanzo Shimura. First, he concentrated his Chakra in his palms, turning his hands into Scalpels.
Kabuto moved quickly, feeling all over Tanzo Shimura's body with his hands.
Wherever Kabuto touched Tanzo Shimura, either the muscles were cut open or the meridians were severed.
At this time, Tanzo Shimura clearly felt that it had become extremely difficult to circulate his Chakra.
Kabuto Yakushi and Hinata worked together. One used the Scalpel, and the other used the Byakugan and the Gentle Fist, jointly severing all of Tanzo Shimura's meridians.
Naruto was extremely nervous. Tanzo Shimura's Sealing Technique was no joke. He quickly said, "Hinata - chan, if we fail, I'll marry you even in hell."
Oh!
"Naruto - kun, we definitely won't fail." Hinata was sweating profusely. Her two little hands kept moving quickly and didn't dare to stop for a moment.
Just then, Naruto suddenly froze. He looked into the distance with both eyes. Naruto knew that the battle between Orochimaru and the Third Hokage was coming to an end.
"The Shadow Clone I left over there has vanished, but the Third Hokage still refuses to tell me the whereabouts of that box."
Naruto silently cursed in his heart, "Third Hokage, you are so old - fashioned and conservative. You dared not tell me until you died where that box containing the Flying Thunder God Technique was..."
The time reverted to the Chunin Exams. At that time, Naruto was fighting with Neji, and Naruto created a large number of Shadow Clones.
Among them, Naruto secretly dispatched one of his Shadow Clones to hide on the roof of the Palace and then concealed himself there.
Later, Orochimaru held the Third Hokage hostage and jumped onto the roof of the Palace. He also set up the Four - Corner Sealing Barrier, also trapping Naruto's Shadow Clone inside the barrier.
Orochimaru and the Third Hokage engaged in a fierce battle. They exchanged blows and neither side gained the upper hand.
After that, Orochimaru used the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu for the first time, summoning The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. Immediately, with their overwhelming strength, Orochimaru gained the upper hand.
Being cornered, the Third Hokage used the Sealing Technique - Dead Demon Consuming Seal! He directly sealed the souls of The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and managed to turn the tables.
At the end of the battle, the Third Hokage even tried to seal Orochimaru together. He managed to seize Orochimaru and used the hand of the Shinigami to pull out Orochimaru's soul.
Orochimaru wouldn't just sit back and do nothing. He directly controlled the Sword of Kusanagi to pierce through the Third Hokage's chest.
Orochimaru's soul was held by the Third Hokage, while the Third Hokage's chest was pierced by Orochimaru. The two sides were at a stalemate.
Just at that moment, Naruto's Shadow Clone appeared.
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