At this moment, Jiraiya had already checked Naruto several times.
But what puzzled him greatly was, the Four Symbols Seal was completely intact, without any damage at all.
How the Nine-Tails' power inside Naruto's body leaked out, Jiraiya had no idea.
If Naruto's Four Symbols Seal was like a security door, then the scroll toad, Fukasaku, was like someone holding a spare key.
But the Fourth Hokage was essentially the manufacturer of that security door, and Kushina Uzumaki was the designer.
The security door itself was perfectly fine. Kushina had only opened a small gap in it, allowing a little bit of the Nine-Tails' chakra to come out.
Even the doorknob was in Kushina's hand, and now she had simply closed the door again.
No matter how much Jiraiya inspected it, he couldn't find anything wrong.
When he saw Hiruzen looking over, he could only shake his head at him.
Hiruzen was extremely tired, and the wound on his chest needed treatment.
But now, he had to force himself to stay strong.
No matter what, the fact that Danzo's Root hadn't been broken into was a good thing, at least the face of Konoha was preserved.
Even though the Hokage had been beaten into fleeing like a rat...
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Outside Konoha Village, Zabuza was fleeing with Juzo.
Once they were out of Konoha's territory, they immediately stopped.
Because Juzo's condition couldn't handle a long journey anymore, he needed some treatment.
The two of them found a more secluded place and began to check his injuries.
Medical-nin were extremely rare in Kirigakure. These people all licked blood off the edge of the blade.
Normally, when they got injured, they diagnosed themselves, took their own medicine, and endured it on their own.
A slap from Rengoku's Susanoo wasn't something easy to block.
Luckily, the Executioner's Blade cushioned the blow a bit, Juzo only broke two ribs, and his internal organs were jolted to bleeding.
If he could rest quietly, his life wouldn't be in danger.
"I don't know whether Lord Mizukage is safe or not…", Juzo spoke with concern. After all, last time Yagura had been controlled by a Mangekyo Sharingan. And now he was facing another Mangekyo. Mizukage was in real danger.
Zabuza's weapon had been broken, so he was a bit gloomy as well.
After all, things like Susanoo were just too much of a counter for assassination-type shinobi like them.
He had almost reached Rengoku's neck with his blade, but unexpectedly, it had been completely blocked.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Slow footsteps approached.
The two of them immediately turned around warily, "Who's there?"
Kisame, carrying Samehada on his back, walked out of the thick mist, "Juzo, looks like you've betrayed the organization."
Juzo stood directly in front of Zabuza and spoke coldly, "Kirigakure ended up like this because of Akatsuki. You killed so many comrades, weren't you doing it for Akatsuki too?"
Kisame's eyes wavered a bit, "This situation, I knew about it long ago."
"What I want is a real world without hypocrisy."
"So, those who betray the organization, must die!"
Kisame drew Samehada, stepped forward, and attacked Juzo.
After all, Juzo was injured, best to kill him first.
Under Kisame's swings, Samehada exploded completely, numerous spikes glinting coldly as they slashed toward Juzo.
Juzo pulled out his already broken Executioner's Blade and clashed directly with Kisame.
But the injured Juzo naturally wasn't a match for Kisame.
With just one hit, Juzo was sent flying.
He coughed up another mouthful of blood, then threw the remaining half of the Executioner's Blade to Zabuza.
"You go first! I'll hold them off! Don't lose the Executioner's Blade!"
Zabuza raised his hand and caught the blade that Juzo tossed over. He knew full well, if Juzo stayed behind, it meant death.
But he didn't run, instead, he gripped the Executioner's Blade, "I've always wanted to test out Kisame-senpai's swordsmanship."
Juzo coughed as he lay on the ground, "Damn it… such a loss. If I'd known you were this unreliable, I would've split from you earlier."
Zabuza's voice came out dull from within the mist, "Heh, if we make it back alive, let me use the Executioner's Blade."
Juzo struggled to sit up, "Do whatever you want. Let's talk if we survive."
He knew in his heart, the odds were against both of them.
What Juzo couldn't understand was, Kisame clearly knew the Mizukage had been manipulated, and yet he still stood with Akatsuki.
But now, he also knew, Kisame wasn't someone who could be reasoned with in just a few sentences.
'Looks like today, there is no escape from disaster.'
While they spoke, Zabuza and Kisame were already clashing fiercely.
Neither used ninjutsu. After all, even though they had left Konoha's territory, large chakra reactions would still be easily detected.
Also, Kisame felt there was no need. A few moves would be enough to take down Zabuza.
Zabuza didn't have time to gather chakra either. If he took the time to form hand seals, his head would be chopped off before he finished.
Whether it was stamina or chakra, Kisame was at his peak.
Zabuza was only 21 years old, and the Executioner's Blade in his hand was only half a blade.
Every swing of Kisame's Samehada carried overwhelming power.
And even though Zabuza knew Samehada's ability, he still couldn't dodge the spikes that exploded out of it.
After just two rounds, Zabuza already had a bleeding wound on his chest.
A few slashes later, his arms were numb from the impact.
A fierce glint flashed in Zabuza's eyes. Even if he died, he wouldn't let Kisame get away with it.
They clashed once again, Zabuza's Executioner's Blade was knocked flying by Samehada.
But Zabuza ignored the incoming Samehada. He had already pulled out a kunai from his body and stabbed it toward Kisame.
Even if he died, he'd make a hole in Kisame first.
Kisame grinned, but instead let go of Samehada.
He retreated a step.
Samehada suddenly exploded like a sea urchin, excitedly sticking out its tongue and biting toward Zabuza.
Zabuza felt a chill in his heart, 'Looks like this is the end.'
BOOM!
From afar, a huge mushroom cloud suddenly rose over the Konoha wall, a section of the wall was blown apart.
A massive surge of chakra blasted into the sky.
It was the chakra of the Three-Tails, Isobu!
Samehada, which loved Isobu's chakra the most, paused for a moment and turned its head.
Zabuza stepped off the ground and immediately flipped away.
Samehada fell to the ground but quickly bounced up, happily hopping toward Konoha's direction.
Kisame's expression also changed.
A massive chakra was rapidly approaching them.
Samehada jumped toward the woods.
But suddenly, a chakra-formed hand stretched out from the forest.
It slapped Samehada from the side.
Samehada was smacked onto the ground with a wailing sound.
But it wasn't unhappy at all. Instead, it bounced around the ground cheerfully, quite excited.
Kisame lifted his foot, flipped Samehada back into his hand, and then coldly stared at the approaching Yagura.
This Yagura had a blank expression, but based on the Tailed Beast chakra reaction from his body, it was definitely the real one.
But Kisame, looking at this Mizukage, felt something was off, "You're not Yagura!"
Yagura's face was expressionless, and he didn't respond to Kisame. Instead, he spoke, "I already know why you betrayed Kirigakure."
"Uchiha Rengoku already confirmed with me, Uchiha Madara is a fake. The real Uchiha Madara died long ago."
"The Eye of the Moon Plan is a lie too."
Kisame trembled all over, because the "Eye of the Moon" Plan that Madara told him about shouldn't have been known by anyone else.
'Why does someone from the Uchiha clan know?'
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