Chapter 138: Forcing Naruto to Awaken Adamantine Sealing Chains
Glancing at Hiruzen Sarutobi lying at his feet, Yuto's eyes flickered slightly.
No matter what, the words Hiruzen spoke before his death still stirred a trace of wariness deep in Yuto's heart.
From the True Thousand Hands that never appeared in the original work, it was clear that Senju Hashirama had indeed made certain preparations specifically for him.
As for this True Thousand Hands, it was likely something Hashirama had casually left behind back then.
After all, a single True Thousand Hands was far from enough to deal with Yuto.
Bang! Bang!
Along with Hiruzen's death, Enma, the monkey king summoned by him, dissipated into a puff of white smoke, his face filled with unwilling fury.
At the same time, the enormous True Thousand Hands beneath Yuto's feet also transformed into a vast cloud of white smoke, seemingly because Hiruzen had torn apart the scroll.
Yuto's body rapidly fell from high in the air, and with a thought, a chakra chain surged from his body and bound Hiruzen's corpse.
Falling from several hundred meters above the ground at extreme speed, Yuto made no sound at the moment he landed.
All the impact force and various energies generated upon landing were completely absorbed into Yuto's body.
It was as if Yuto's body had lightly drifted down onto the ground.
Retracting the chakra chain, he placed Hiruzen's body on the ground.
"Whether what you said was true or false, I still have to tell you this—you won."
"I was not wary of the backup Hashirama left behind. Rather, I knew that if I were sealed again, I would probably never get a second chance."
Looking at Hiruzen's corpse on the ground, Yuto spoke in a calm tone.
After speaking, Yuto raised his head and looked toward the direction of Konoha. The massive white smoke produced by the dispersal of the True Thousand Hands blocked his view.
As a result, Yuto could not clearly see Konoha ahead, and likewise, Konoha could not see Yuto.
Although the objective of this operation had not been fully achieved, the overall gains were still considerable.
The forces dispatched by Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure were almost completely wiped out, while Konoha suffered even heavier losses—not only was more than half of the village destroyed, but a Kage also died.
After this battle, Kirigakure's strength had fully reached the upper tier among the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Perhaps other villages would suspect Kirigakure due to its minimal losses, combined with Yuto's involvement.
However, suspicion would remain nothing more than suspicion.
Moreover, with Konoha now revealing the True Thousand Hands—a jutsu with extremely strong restraining power against tailed beasts and terrifying might—
Compared to suspecting Kirigakure's interference, the other villages would undoubtedly be far more wary of Konoha.
Who knew whether Konoha still possessed other jutsu as terrifying as the True Thousand Hands? If it truly did, then Konoha's threat level to the other villages would skyrocket.
In addition, information about Yuto itself was taboo across the entire ninja world. Those who knew that Yuto had not died but was merely sealed were exceedingly few.
"This operation will probably expose many flaws. But if there were no flaws at all, that would be the real problem."
A hint of a smile flashed in Yuto's eyes as he murmured to himself.
Unless Orochimaru revealed Yuto's existence after being revived, even if the other villages harbored suspicions, they would likely only act in secret.
And for Orochimaru to revive, he would require someone to specifically assist him and fulfill the conditions of his revival ritual.
"Almost forgot about you, Kabuto Yakushi."
Thinking of this, a look of realization appeared on Yuto's face.
Before the smoke had fully dispersed, Yuto vanished from the spot in a flash.
When he reappeared, Yuto was already beside the three tailed beasts trapped within a cage formed by Wood Release.
Seeing the three tailed beasts seemingly in a dormant state, Yuto could not help but admit that Hiruzen did have some real skill.
However, these three jinchūriki could not be left trapped like this.
Whoosh!
Several chakra chains shot out, surging toward the Eight-Tails Gyūki and the Five-Tails Kokuō.
Immediately afterward, portions of the Eight-Tails' and Five-Tails' chakra were effortlessly drawn out by Yuto and absorbed into his body.
"Now, only the final step remains."
Yuto looked toward the vast white smoke ahead, extended his arm in Konoha's direction, and slightly moved his five fingers.
Five chakra chains shot out from his fingertips, rapidly flying toward Konoha.
At this moment, on Konoha's side.
The looks of astonished delight from witnessing the True Thousand Hands crush the four great ninja villages had long since vanished.
"Hiruzen… actually lost?"
Homura Mitokado spoke in a trembling voice, his face filled with disbelief.
Although they did not know what exactly had occurred in the battle just now, the disappearance of the True Thousand Hands into white smoke made it clear that Hiruzen had most likely been defeated.
That was a technique of the First Hokage, one that could even contend head-on with tailed beasts, yet it still ended in defeat under such circumstances.
A mysterious ninja?
And the Uzumaki clan's unique technique—Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Danzō's expression stiffened slightly. Hadn't the Uzumaki clan already been wiped out? Since when did such a powerful individual appear?
Just then, several sharp whistling sounds suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterward, five Adamantine Sealing Chains burst out from the still-undispersed white smoke and attacked the Konoha ninja.
Large numbers of Konoha ninja hurriedly launched attacks or attempted to block them, but the chakra chains were extremely agile.
Ordinary Earth Release defenses were effortlessly pierced by these Adamantine Sealing Chains.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains of the Uzumaki clan."
Jiraiya's expression was grave and puzzled as he slammed a Rasengan into one of the chakra chains, instantly shattering a single Adamantine Sealing Chain.
Tsunade also rushed out from the side at the same time, smashing another chain apart with a single punch.
Immediately after, many of Konoha's jōnin acted together, consecutively destroying two more of the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
"This is bad—their target is… Naruto!"
Seeing the chakra chains rapidly converging on Naruto, Kakashi's expression changed drastically.
Unfortunately, by the time Kakashi reacted, the Adamantine Sealing Chains had already wrapped around Naruto and were swiftly dragging him toward Yuto's direction.
"No, their target is the Nine-Tails! Stop him!"
Danzō's face changed dramatically as he shouted.
Naruto struggled desperately, yet felt as though his chakra had been completely restrained, leaving him unable to exert any strength at all.
However, as Naruto struggled, he failed to notice that within the Adamantine Sealing Chain binding him, a special chakra was continuously surging into his body.
This was pure chakra unique to the Uzumaki clan, and it was something Yuto had obtained from Uzumaki Kushina.
As this chakra poured in, Naruto felt the chakra within his body—previously suppressed—begin to stir, and he could not help but let out a loud roar.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Amid the stunned expressions of the many Konoha ninja, a terrifying surge of chakra suddenly erupted from Naruto's body, and immediately afterward, several Adamantine Sealing Chains burst forth from within him.
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