36: Chapter 36 The Collapse of Konoha, Naruto's PlanThe sky on the day of the finals was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere, as if a storm was brewing.
The news of Sasuke Uchiha's defection caused an uproar in the arena, like a bucket of cold water being thrown into boiling oil.
The ordinary villagers of Konoha Village could not accept this fact, and their clamor and doubts converged into a chaotic torrent.
[Ding!You have received 13,000 units of extreme [Panic] from the villagers of Konoha!]
[Ding!You have received 11,500 units of ultimate chaos from the audience!]
Kakashi Hatake stood at the entrance to the players' tunnel, exuding an aura of dejection.
The ANBU squad he dispatched brought back the worst news.Sasuke's aura vanished completely after merging with another evil chakra at the border.
Orochimaru personally stepped in to provide assistance.
fail.
A complete and utter failure.
[Ding!You have received 5500 units of ultimate [Self-Reproach] from Kakashi Hatake!]
[Ding!You have received 4800 units of the ultimate [Powerlessness] from Kakashi Hatake!]
Naruto Uzumaki remained oblivious to all of this.He was merely a quiet spectator, a cold-blooded reaper.
Sasuke's departure was an inevitable part of his script.
On the podium, Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face was etched with exhaustion, but after a brief moment of losing his composure, he managed to regain his composure and announced that the match would continue.
Next match: Nara Shikamaru vs.Gaara.
The young man from Sand Village carrying a gourd slowly walked into the arena.With each step he took, the surrounding air grew colder.
Meanwhile, Nara Shikamaru, who was opposite him, looked like he hadn't woken up yet, his face clearly showing the word "trouble".
The battle began without any suspense.
Gaara didn't even move; the flowing sand formed a perfect offensive and defensive system.
But Nara Shikamaru, this seemingly lazy guy, has shown a terrifyingly advanced tactical mind beyond his years.
He used the angles of sunlight and shadows to set traps step by step, calculating the gains and losses of each step.
"The Shadow Imitation Technique was a success."
When Shikamaru's shadow finally connected with Gaara's shadow, the entire audience erupted in gasps.
That arrogant sand monster was actually controlled by a genin using the most basic secret technique.
[Ding!You've received 6700 "shocks" from the audience!]
[Ding!You have received 2100 "Smug" points from Nara Shikamaru!]
However, this control lasted for less than ten seconds.
"roar!"
A roar, inhuman and filled with savagery and madness, erupted from deep within Gaara's throat.
His chakra began to spiral out of control, and an evil and immense power far exceeding that of a genin began to awaken.
The sand was no longer a simple weapon; it began to transform, and a ferocious, gigantic arm made of sand emerged from the gourd, forcefully breaking free from the shackles of the Shadow Imitation Technique.
Guardian Crane.
It's getting out of control.
Nara Shikamaru looked at those light green eyes that were no longer human, but had turned into the vertical pupils of a wild beast, and decisively raised his hand.
"I concede."
He knew very well that the battle that was about to begin could no longer be won through tactics alone.
Just as the examiner was about to announce the results.
An unexpected change occurred.
On the platform, Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, suddenly attacked, pressing a kunai against the Third Hokage's neck.
At the same time, countless feathers fell from the sky.
Illusion.
The spell of slumber spread throughout the venue.
Immediately following was a deafening explosion.
The walls of the arena were blasted open from the outside, and countless ninjas wearing Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja headbands surged in like a tide.
The Konoha Crush Plan has officially begun.
Screams, cries, the clash of weapons, and the explosions of ninjutsu instantly transformed this peaceful arena into a living hell.
[fear].
[confusion].
[despair].
[pain].
The entire Hidden Leaf Village has been transformed into a massive and highly efficient emotional farm.
On Naruto's system panel, the number of Shadow Points began to jump wildly at an unprecedented speed.
[Ding!You have received 50,000 units of ultimate [fear] from the entire audience!]
[Ding!You have received 45,000 units of ultimate [Chaos] from the entire arena!]
[Ding!You have received 38,000 [Despair] from Konoha Village!]
"Naruto!We have to go help the Hokage!" Sakura Haruno shouted anxiously, her heart filled with worry as she looked at the purple barrier soaring into the sky in the direction of the podium.
However, Naruto Uzumaki did not move.
He did not rush headlong into the most dangerous battlefield as anyone had expected.
He simply stood there calmly, feeling the ocean of emotions.
He turned around and looked at the panicked Sakura, as well as Shikamaru and Choji, who had just escaped from the battle.
"Take good care of yourself."
There was not a trace of anxiety in his voice, only a chilling calmness.
"Only by surviving can I take revenge."
After he finished speaking, he formed a strange hand seal.
[Spell: Tent, unfold.]
"Born of darkness, dark in darkness, cleansed of all filth and defilement."
An invisible barrier, unseen by the naked eye, instantly unfolded around him, enveloping him and the others behind him.
The ninjas outside were completely unaware of the existence of this area, as if they had vanished into thin air.
Sakura, Shikamaru, and the others stared in disbelief at everything, unable to comprehend why Naruto possessed such an unheard-of barrier technique.
After doing all this, Naruto didn't stop.
He separated a wisp of the violent chakra belonging to the Nine-Tails within his body, condensed it into a blurry red shadow, and then suddenly projected it outside the barrier.
The ominous aura belonging to the tailed beast immediately attracted the attention of all nearby enemies.
"It's the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"
"Grab him!"
bigThe Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja, lured by this perfect bait, chased after it in the wrong direction.
Naruto used this brief opening to focus all his senses on another target.
Gaara, who fell into a semi-mad state due to the loss of control over his power.
[Heart Path - Spiritual Transmission]
A cold, emotionless thought crossed the noisy battlefield and precisely entered Gaara's chaotic mind.
"Did you see that?"
They are all afraid of you.
"They all want to kill you."
"Your very existence is a mistake."
"Kill them, prove it to them.Use their blood to prove your existence."
These few words represent the sum of all the malice Gaara has felt from countless people throughout his life.
Naruto simply extracted them, amplified them, and then instilled them back into the system in the most direct way.
"roar!"
Gaara's body began to swell violently, sand covered his entire body, and he completely transformed into a gigantic monster that knew only killing and destruction.
Shukaku's power, remotely guided by Naruto, completely spiraled out of control.
The destruction was amplified to the extreme.
The emotional harvesting also reached a new peak.
After Naruto finished all that, he finally turned his attention to the center of this grand feast.
The roof of the rostrum.
Within the Four Purple Flame Formation, the battle between the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Orochimaru had entered a fierce stage.
The First and Second Hokage, resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique, are engaged in a fierce battle with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The aged Hokage had exhausted his strength.
He looked at his once most beloved disciple, whose face was twisted with madness, and made his final decision.
"Corpse Demon Sealing!"
A huge, white phantom exuding an aura of death appeared behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.
That's Death.
Although Naruto was below, his superhuman perception allowed him to clearly "see" every detail of the battle.
He sensed it.
He sensed the extreme tragedy and protectiveness in Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions when he used the forbidden technique—a protection that required him to burn his own life to safeguard the village.
He also sensed Orochimaru's extreme madness and resentment at having his immortality hindered when he saw the Grim Reaper appear and realized that his hands were about to be taken away.
These two diametrically opposed yet equally powerful emotions collided violently in the same confined space, weaving together a magnificent symphony of death.
[bite!]
A crisp and pleasant system notification, unlike any of the previous notification sounds, rang out deep within Naruto's consciousness.
[The highest level of emotional resonance in the ninja world has been detected.Confirmed as a "top-tier emotional feast."]
[Analyzing.]
Naruto stood in the dark barrier that isolated him from the outside world, his face expressionless.
He simply waited quietly for his reward.
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