RNP Chapter 267 The Qualifications of a Protagonist
Chapter 267 The Qualifications of a Protagonist
几分钟前。
Although his mind was filled with all sorts of things he wanted to complain about, such as the blond brat's outrageous strength, why his old acquaintance who was suppressing him would attack the stinky fox's jinchūriki, and the incomprehensible Nine-Tails chakra that existed in three individuals at the same time, Shukaku had no time to think about it at the moment.
While frantically channeling its chakra to repair the damage to its body, it took heavy steps, desperately fleeing in a direction far from the battlefield.
Forget all grudges and entanglements! Give it a little more time, until its chakra recovers to a certain level, and it can use ninjutsu to escape thousands of miles away! This time, it must escape back to its vast desert! True freedom is just around the corner!
This is the only obsession that sustains Shukaku's actions at this moment.
However, just as it was desperately trying to escape, the space in front of it suddenly distorted unnaturally. Then, without warning, a figure appeared out of thin air directly in front of it, its body floating lightly as it slowly descended.
It was a strangely dressed person with an orange, spiral-patterned one-eyed mask on his face. He slowly retracted a sharp wooden splinter into his palm.
"Get out of my way! Don't block my path!"
Shukaku only wanted to escape at that moment, so it had no time to pay attention to this sudden obstacle. Without thinking, it raised its huge claw and slammed it down on the masked man!
However, the expected sensation of smashing the opponent into a pulp did not come. Its giant claws, as if slashing through a phantom, effortlessly and completely "pierced" the masked man's body!
"Varied……?!"
Shukaku was stunned again, his brain unable to process this unbelievable scene.
In that frozen moment, a strange, scarlet light suddenly shone from behind the only hole in the mask! The red light instantly filled Shukaku's entire vision, carrying a chilling power that pierced straight to the depths of his soul.
The next moment, Shukaku's pupils were forcibly twisted and deformed, transforming into the ominous three-tomoe Sharingan, symbolizing absolute dominance.
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Within Konoha Village, the flames of war have completely spread.
Accompanied by the sharp sounds of alarms and ninja tools clashing, the long-ambushed Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja forces surged into the village like a tide, engaging in fierce combat with the patrolling Konoha ninja who were hastily preparing for battle.
Multicolored ninjutsu clashed, exploding in the air into blinding flashes of fire and thick smoke. The booming explosions echoed continuously above Konoha. For this surprise attack, Sunagakure and Otogakure had committed almost all of their Jonin strength, making their offensive exceptionally fierce.
Outside the village, an even greater threat was approaching—a gigantic three-headed serpent, summoned into existence, was writhing its massive body as it slammed into Konoha's protective wall!
"We absolutely cannot let you in!"
Upon seeing this, a Konoha ninja patrolling the edge of the area leaped up without hesitation and threw several kunai wrapped with explosive tags at the head of the giant snake.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions erupted on the snake's head, but when the smoke cleared, only a charred mark remained on the hard scales, offering no resistance whatsoever.
Enraged by this provocation, the giant snake suddenly opened its blood-red maw with its middle head, bringing a foul-smelling wind pressure, and viciously bit down at the ninja who had nowhere to hold on in mid-air!
His companions on the distant observation tower witnessed this scene, their eyes wide with rage, but they were too far away to help and could only shout angrily.
"Rasengan!"
A golden figure flashed past like lightning! Accompanied by a low shout and a tremendous roar, a highly compressed chakra sphere was slammed into the giant snake's open jaws!
"boom--!!"
The violent spinning force instantly tore through the hard snake scales and destroyed its internal structure. The giant snake let out a painful hiss as its massive head was slammed to one side and crashed heavily to the ground, where it lay motionless.
"You...you are..."
Although the savior was enveloped in dazzling golden chakra, his distinctive blond hair and face made him instantly recognizable to the still-shaken ninja—after all, the various unpleasant rumors about this boy had spread far and wide in the village.
However, Naruto's shadow clone only glanced at him briefly, and after confirming that he was unharmed, it didn't linger. With a flash of golden light, its figure disappeared from its original spot, rushing to the next battlefield that needed rescue.
When Naruto's shadow clones arrived at the village, they were like streaks of golden light. As soon as they entered the village, they immediately began to put up a fierce resistance, blocking the invading Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja from all sides.
A Sound Ninja squad targeted a group of villagers who were fleeing in panic. The leader of the Sound Ninja grinned maliciously, grabbed a Konoha Chunin responsible for guarding the village by the neck with one hand, and slammed him against the wall.
The people in charge of evacuation and refugee management were mostly junior and lower-ranking ninjas with limited strength. What shocked them even more was that the war had only just begun, yet these enemies were already attacking civilians without any regard for their own safety!
This is not surprising, after all, Orochimaru founded Otogakure, and he had no interest in instilling any "ninja code" or "rules of war" in his subordinates.
The civilians, surrounded by the Sound Ninja, watched this scene in horror. Some trembled, and some even sobbed softly because of the fear of facing death.
"Die, you piece of trash from Konoha!" The leader of the Sound Ninja raised his kunai and thrust it straight at the throat of the Konoha ninja!
"Bang--!"
A giant golden chakra fist appeared out of thin air and slammed into the side of the Sound Ninja's face!
The immense force erupted instantly, and the Sound Ninja didn't even have time to scream before he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, his body embedding heavily in the wall of a roadside house, seemingly dead.
"Who?!"
The remaining Sound Ninja were terrified by this sudden turn of events. They immediately stood back to back on alert, and some even instinctively reached out to grab nearby civilians as hostages!
However, they were too slow.
A flash of golden light appeared before their eyes, and the golden figure had already appeared among them. Then—
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Several golden chakra arms burst from the ground, accurately grabbing the necks of each Sound Ninja, and then mercilessly slamming them downwards!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After several dull thuds, all the Sound Ninja were slammed into the ground and lost consciousness completely.
"Are you alright?"
Naruto turned around and looked at the still-shaken Konoha ninjas and trembling civilians. His gaze swept quickly over them, making sure there were no seriously injured people who needed treatment.
After confirming that the situation had temporarily stabilized, he was enveloped in a faint golden light and prepared to immediately head to the next location from which a distress signal had been received.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
Suddenly, a man from the village mustered up his courage and stepped forward. Naruto felt he looked familiar; he seemed to be a shopkeeper he had seen on the street before.
"Why...why did you save us..." The man's voice trembled slightly with fear and excitement as he asked a question that left Naruto completely bewildered.
"Why?" Naruto turned and looked at him, his tone slightly puzzled. "Do you need a reason to save someone?"
Before the words were even finished, the golden figure had already vanished from the spot, leaving only the villagers looking at each other in disbelief and the Konoha ninja who had just survived the ordeal, slumped on the ground.