4: Chapter 4 The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.Naruto Uzumaki instantly merged himself into the deeper shadows, his breathing becoming barely audible.
The shadowy figure's movements were incredibly professional.Every rise and fall, every pause, carried a precision honed through countless trials.Naruto felt the figure's profile and build looked familiar, and soon, a name surfaced in his mind.
Moonlight and Gale.
That special Jonin who always coughs and looks sickly.
But this isn't right.Moonlight Gale shouldn't have this aura—dead still, lifeless, a mere puppet carrying out orders.
[Ding!Target detected ahead.Moonlight Gale, currently under the deep control of the "Root" organization's cursed seal.]
The cold text that popped up on the system panel confirmed Naruto's guess.
Danzo.
Danzo Shimura, the underground king of Konoha, a war maniac who craved the Hokage position more than anyone else, also set his sights on the Scroll of Seals.
Naruto's mind went blank.
Mizuki lured him to steal the scroll, but Danzo sent someone to get there first.Was this a coincidence?Or was Mizuki, this insignificant nobody, actually a pawn Danzo used to create chaos, a perfect "accidental cover"?
interesting.
That's so interesting.
Regardless of the truth, the optimal solution is to make both sides believe that the other has succeeded, so that you can reap the benefits.
He decided to play along.
The controlled Moonlight Gale didn't expend much effort; instead of using tools to pick the lock, he took out an antique-looking key from his pocket.He simply inserted the key into a very concealed keyhole on the bottom edge of the window.
Click.
The window slid open silently.
The Hokage's office defenses were rendered useless in the face of Root's infiltration.
The figure of Hayate glided into the room, heading straight for the wall behind the Hokage's desk.He formed several complex and unfamiliar hand seals, and dense runes appeared on the wall, opening a hidden compartment.
The Book of Seals lay quietly inside.
However, just as Gale's fingers were about to touch the cloth covering the scroll, a blinding white light suddenly burst forth from the entire hidden compartment!
Buzz—
A sharp, ear-piercing buzzing sound echoed throughout the entire Naruto Building!
The last warning barrier left by the Third Hokage has been triggered.
"Enemy attack!"
"In the Hokage's office!"
Roars and hurried footsteps came from all directions.Several figures appeared instantly at the office door; they were the waiting secret agents.
The controlled Gale reacted extremely quickly.He immediately abandoned the scroll, his body turning into a blur as he crashed out of the window to meet the oncoming Dark Guard.
The crisp sound of kunai clashing and the booming of ninjutsu explosions instantly ignited the quiet night.The entire Hokage Building went on high alert.
Mizuki hid in a large tree hundreds of meters away, watching the commotion in the direction of the Hokage Building, completely dumbfounded.
He saw towering flames and shadowy figures flashing by.
The plan.has been exposed?
Who is it?Who alerted the Dark Guard?Could it be that the fox demon boy has been captured?
A surge of anger at being fooled and anxiety at the failure of his plan pounded violently in his heart.
[Ding!You've received 350 "Anxious" messages from SMTH!]
[Ding!You have received 400 "Anger" from SMTH!]
The fluctuating numbers on the system panel allowed Naruto, who was hiding in the shadows, to confirm Mizuki's location and status.
That fool is still thinking about his plans.
Naruto ignored him and turned his attention back to the chaos in front of him.
This is exactly the stage he needs.
With the blessing of [Aura Concealment LV1 (Pseudo)], his presence was reduced to a minimum.He was like a shadow swaying in the night wind, easily bypassing the shadowy figures who were hurrying by and whose attention was entirely focused on the fleeing person.
Nobody noticed him.
He walked through the corridor, deftly flipped through the window that had just been shattered by the moonlight and wind, and returned to his office.
The room was a complete mess.
The Book of Seals still lay quietly in the open secret compartment, but around it, a transparent barrier with visible runes flowing through it had been fully activated.
The third generation's backup plan.
Naruto walked over and reached out to touch it.
Sizzle!
A strong electric current surged up his fingertips, making half of his body go numb.
Forcing your way in won't work.
Shadow Points: 8090
"System, redeem [Basic Rune Analysis]."
[Confirmed consumption of 2000 Shadow Points?This ability allows you to gain a basic understanding of the composition of sealing techniques and barriers, and to identify weak points in their energy flow.]
"confirm."
A vast amount of knowledge about the basic structure of runes flooded his mind.The defensive barrier in front of him instantly changed its appearance in his vision; it was no longer a simple light screen, but a complex network composed of countless energy nodes and flow lines.
He quickly found the darkest point, which was the weakest link in the entire energy cycle of the barrier.
He extended his finger, gathered a faint but extremely pure chakra, and precisely tapped it.
*Smack*
A barely perceptible soft sound.
The entire barrier flickered violently a few times, then turned into specks of light and dissipated into the air.
Naruto unceremoniously scooped up the huge scroll and carried it on his back.
He did not leave immediately.
He quickly unrolled the scroll and found the first page.
Multiple Shadow Clone Technique
Below is a densely packed array of hand seals and chakra circulation diagrams.For ordinary ninjas, this is a forbidden technique that requires a great deal of time to study and practice.
But for Naruto, who possesses [Precise Chakra Manipulation LV1] and an almost limitless amount of chakra within him.
He only read it once.
The chakra within the body then began to circulate automatically according to the routes shown on the diagram.
Bang!
Accompanied by a burst of white mist, hundreds of vortexes identical to his swirl.The office was instantly filled with people, each clone's expression and movements were lifelike, exactly like the original.
I see.The difficulty of this technique lies not in creating physical entities, but in distributing the chakra evenly.The more chakra is divided, the greater the drain on the original body; an ordinary ninja would die of mental exhaustion after dividing just a few.
But for him, this was a divine skill tailor-made for him.
He waved his hand, and all the clones in the room turned into smoke and disappeared.
I've got it.
He continued flipping through the pages.
[Mind Transfer Technique], [Spirit Transformation Technique], [Corpse Demon Sealing Technique].
One by one, forbidden techniques renowned throughout the ninja world appeared before him.Most of them were secret techniques related to the spirit and soul, which suited him perfectly.
[Ding!High-value mental spell detected.Shadow Points can be consumed for in-depth analysis and optimization to complete the host's ability system.]
very good.
He quickly jotted down the location and principles of several key techniques, intending to study them more slowly later.
He could sense that Mizuki was still anxiously waiting at the agreed location.
It's time to go and meet this "good teacher".
Before leaving, Naruto stood before the broken barrier and did something insignificant.He activated the system, simulating an extremely faint fluctuation of chakra.
[Simulates the remnants of the cursed seal chakra unique to the "Root" organization, consuming 10 Shadow Points.]
He carefully left a faint, almost imperceptible, cold and sinister aura in the corner of the hidden compartment.
A perfect frame-up.
After doing all this, Naruto, carrying the enormous Book of Seals, disappeared completely into the night and headed straight for the forest outside the village where he had made a promise to Mizuki.
at the same time.
Deep beneath the leaves of Konoha lies the dark and damp "Root" base.
Danzo Shimura sat in his chair, his face, wrapped in bandages, showing no emotion.
A Root ninja knelt on one knee, reporting his recent defeat.
".Mission failed.Moonlight Gale has been recovered, but the alarm was triggered and the target was not captured."
"waste."
Danzo uttered two words.
The ninja shuddered and continued to report: "In addition, another trace of unidentified chakra was found at the scene.It was very faint, but it was not a remnant of a technique from the Hokage lineage."
A change finally appeared in Danzo's single eye.
For the first time, he slowly shifted his attention from the "Nine-Tails" that was merely a vessel to the name "Naruto Uzumaki" itself.
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