12: Chapter 12 Luring the Enemy into a Trap: A Deadly BaitA passive defense will only leave you in a perpetually dangerous position of being spied on.
Naruto Uzumaki understood this principle better than anyone else.
Instead of waiting for the venomous snake lurking underground to bite when it can no longer resist, it's better to take the initiative and tailor-make an irresistible trap for him.
He needs a suitable stage.
A stage that can precisely filter the audience, leaving only the one they want.
The Seventh Training Ground is secluded enough, with dense forests, to be one of the favorite surveillance points for the Dark Division and "Root".
Naruto came here alone, using the excuse of conducting personal training in shuriken throwing.
That cold, emotionless gaze followed me like a shadow.
very good.
He walked to the center of the training field, took a deep breath, and then slowly closed his eyes.
"System, activate [Anti-reconnaissance Barrier LV1]."
[Confirmed consumption of 2000 Shadow Points?]
"confirm."
An invisible wave spread silently from him, completely enveloping an area with a radius of fifty meters.
This barrier is peculiar; it doesn't completely block all detection, but rather it can filter it.
Naruto blocked two senses.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's perception.
Kakashi Hatake's perception.
Naruto deliberately retained the sensory abilities of "Root".
Inside the Hokage's office, the previously clear image on the crystal ball was suddenly covered by a thick white mist, making everything invisible.Hiruzen Sarutobi was slightly taken aback.
Meanwhile, Kakashi, who was pretending to read a book on a treetop in the distance, also realized that his perception of Naruto's chakra was being blocked by a gentle but impenetrable force.
Inside Root's secret stronghold, the crystal ball in front of the ninja in charge of monitoring still displayed a crystal-clear image.
The stands have been cleared.
Inside the barrier, Naruto opened his eyes.The boyish innocence and recklessness that once characterized his youth had vanished from those azure eyes, leaving only a bottomless calm.He no longer concealed his true feelings.
He took out all the kunai and shuriken from his ninja tool bag, more than a hundred of them, and scattered them casually on the ground at his feet.
Then, he reached out his hand.
[Unlimited Technique] Activated.
Buzz.
A barely perceptible tremor came through the air.
Hundreds of metal ninja tools scattered on the ground defied the laws of gravity, slowly floating up one by one and hovering in mid-air.
They surrounded Naruto, forming a huge ring of sharp blades, each kunai tip reflecting a chilling light.
The Root ninja responsible for surveillance caught his breath for a moment.
He had never seen such a bizarre technique.It wasn't Magnet Release, nor was it Puppet Strings; it was a pure, effortless manipulation.
This isn't over yet.
Naruto raised his other hand and extended one index finger toward the circle of floating ninja tools.
[Spell Return Battle - Spell Sequence - Azure]
Instead of unleashing an attraction powerful enough to destroy everything, he compressed the power of "Azure" to its extreme, turning it into an extremely small singularity with constant gravity.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The ear-piercing sounds of something cutting through the air blended together.
The hundreds of floating kunai and shuriken seemed to be summoned by some absolute command, converging at the singularity in front of Naruto's fingertip at the same time!
Their speed was so fast that they were difficult to see with the naked eye, leaving trails of silver afterimages in the air.
The sounds of metal colliding, squeezing, and deforming rang out in rapid succession.
Ultimately, all the ninja tools were forcibly compressed into an irregular metal sphere, less than half a meter in diameter, spinning at high speed.
Countless sharp blades cut and rubbed against each other under the influence of gravity, sparking dazzling sparks.
This rotating metal sphere exudes a terrifying aura of destruction.Its kinetic energy and destructive power far exceed the scope of ordinary ninjutsu, making it comparable to A-rank ninjutsu!
Precise targeting.
The perfect bait.
Naruto slowly lowered his hand, and the rapidly spinning metal sphere, having lost its gravitational core, disintegrated with a crash.Hundreds of twisted and deformed ninja tool fragments clattered to the ground.
He dispelled the [counter-surveillance barrier].
Almost simultaneously, his body swayed violently, his small face turned deathly pale, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and he gasped for breath.
He staggered back two steps, grabbing a tree to steady himself, looking utterly exhausted, as if his chakra and mental energy had been completely drained.
Then, as if he suddenly realized something, he abruptly raised his head and looked at the canopy of a large tree not far away.
He "happened" to discover a ninja lurking there.
The "weak" expression on Naruto's face was instantly replaced by immense "panic".
Like a child caught doing something wrong, he scrambled around and fled into the depths of the forest without looking back, his back view a picture of utter disarray.
On the treetop, the "root" scout recorded everything.
He carefully put away the crystal that recorded the horrific scene, a flicker of barely suppressed shock and fervor in his eyes.
Instead of giving chase, he immediately transformed into a blur and sped off into the depths of the earth.
Beneath the leaf, in the cold, dark base of the "roots".
Danzo Shimura stared blankly at the report in his hand and the image crystal that had been presented to him.He channeled a wisp of chakra into the crystal.
The next second, the scene in the training field was clearly presented to him.
Hundreds of ninja tools floated in mid-air.
A rapidly spinning metal sphere exuding an aura of destruction.
That power, which completely disregards the laws of physics and manipulates matter out of thin air, finally shattered the tranquility in Danzo's single eye.
His breathing suddenly became rapid the moment he saw the metal sphere take shape.
This is not ninjutsu.
This is a moreThe highest level, the "divine power" he had always dreamed of, which was enough to surpass all bloodline limits!
The spy's report and the video footage were placed on his table: the target was extremely powerful, but consumed a great deal of energy, was mentally immature, and completely unable to control his power precisely.Emotional fluctuations were the main cause of his power going out of control.
Perfect weapon materials.
A vessel possessing divine power, yet unaware of how to use it.
[Ding!You have received 8000 of the ultimate [Greed] from Shimura Danzo!]
[Ding!You have received 5000 [Frenzy] from Danzo Shimura!]
A massive influx of shadow points signaled that the fish had taken a firm grip on the hook.
Danzo's last shred of vigilance was completely overwhelmed by his irresistible greed.He couldn't wait any longer.
Continuing to observe will only allow this power to be completely controlled by that old man, the Third Hokage.
He must capture this perfect container immediately, bring it back to base, and conduct the most thorough "analysis" and "modification".
He wanted to transform this "divine power" into another eye that he had installed on his right arm!
"Aburame Ryoma," Danzo uttered a name.
A figure appeared silently before him, shrouded entirely in a black robe, with only a few black parasitic insects crawling around his collar."Present."
"Take your squad and bring back the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki." Danzo's command was cold and absolute.
"Remember, it must be alive and intact.Don't disturb anyone in the village."
Ryoma Aburame, a member of a displaced branch of the Aburame clan, was one of Danzo's earliest followers and a founding member of the "Root."
His squad is one of Root's elite units, specializing in handling the most challenging capture missions.
The group includes a Yamanaka clan defector who can forcibly invade the minds of others, and a Hyuga clan member who has abandoned the honor of his main clan and developed his Byakugan into a pure killing tool.
This is a top-tier hunting squad specifically designed to suppress perception, block meridians, and undermine willpower.
"Yes." Aburame Ryoma's figure disappeared into the shadows.
Inside Naruto's apartment.
He had just finished showering, changed into clean pajamas, and was sitting at the table, tearing open the lid of a bowl of tonkotsu-flavored cup noodles and pouring hot water into it.
On his system panel, several energy sources carrying intense negative emotions were moving rapidly across the map, clearly pointing towards his location.
[3000 units of malicious intent detected from Ryoma Aburame!]
[2500 units of murderous intent detected from the mountain wind!]
[Malice detected from Hyuga Tokugawa x2800!]
He neither ran away nor set any traps.
He sat there quietly, poking at the crumbling dough with his fork, as if waiting for some latecomers.
Three minutes later, the noodles were ready.
At that moment, an invisible wave instantly enveloped the entire apartment building.
A special barrier technique isolated all chakra fluctuations and sounds in this area.
This place has become an isolated island completely cut off from Konoha Village.
Bang!
The apartment door was kicked open with tremendous force, sending splinters flying everywhere.
Aburame Ryoma took the lead, followed closely by three members of "Root," who charged in in battle formation, instantly sealing off all exits.
They were prepared to face any fierce resistance.
Then, they were all stunned.
There were no traps, no shadow clones, and no rampaging Nine-Tails chakra in the apartment.
There was only one blond boy sitting at the table.
He held a steaming bowl of instant noodles in his hands, looked up at the four people who burst through the door, and a genuine smile bloomed on his face.
He held up the instant noodles in his hand and extended a friendly invitation to them.
"Would you like something?A late-night snack."
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