Chapter 167: The Oldest Village in the Land of Fire
Although Ameyuri Ringo was powerful, she appeared somewhat disheveled in the face of such fierce attacks.
In the end, she still fell to Zhong's hands.
Her eyes were filled with disbelief and shock: "How could you be so strong?"
Zhong didn't answer her question, just silently tightened his grip on the short sword.
Several years later.
Land of Fire.
Konoha Village.
White Night's team received an assigned mission.
"This mission is very important." Inside the Hokage Residence, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi looked solemnly at Byakuya, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura before him, "The place you are going to is Tonika Village, a sacred land located near the border of our Land of Fire."
"Sacred land?" Naruto asked curiously, "What kind of place is that?"
"Tonika Village is one of the oldest Villages in our Land of Fire," Hiruzen Sarutobi explained, "It holds many ancient legends and mysterious ruins, an important cultural heritage of our Land of Fire."
"Then... has something happened there?" Sakura keenly sensed something unusual in Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.
"Yes." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, "Recently, a Village annihilation incident occurred in Tonika Village, and the entire Village was almost completely destroyed."
"Village annihilation incident?!" Byakuya and the others were shocked upon hearing this.
"Yes, this is a very serious crime," Hiruzen Sarutobi continued. "Your mission this time is to go to Tonika Village, investigate the truth of this incident, find the real culprit, and administer the appropriate punishment."
"Understood!" Byakuya nodded solemnly. "We will definitely complete the mission!"
"Very good." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the young people in front of him, his heart filled with anticipation and trust. "You are among Konoha Village's most outstanding Ninja, and I believe you will definitely be able to complete this mission."
"Go!"
Upon hearing this, Byakuya and the others bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then turned and left the Hokage Residence, speeding towards the outskirts of the Village.
In the ruins of Tonika Village, smoke and dust permeated, and the landscape was ravaged.
When Byakuya and the others arrived, they saw a scene of utter destruction, and their hearts sank.
"What exactly happened here?" Sasuke asked with a frown. "It looks like it was completely destroyed by a powerful force."
"We must find survivors as soon as possible," Sakura said anxiously. "Perhaps they can provide some clues."
Just then, a figure quietly appeared at the edge of Tonika Village.
That person was Kabuto.
"Damn Kabuto!" Naruto recognized him at a glance. "He must be the mastermind behind this incident!"
With that, Naruto charged at Kabuto, intending to capture him.
Seeing this, Kabuto sneered and turned to flee.
Naruto pursued relentlessly, using all his abilities, but in the end, Kabuto still escaped.
"Damn it! He got away again!" Naruto said resentfully.
At this moment, Byakuya and the others discovered some surviving villagers.
They had fled with their children to a nearby small Village.
"Thank you, thank you for saving us," a middle-aged man named Dirk said gratefully to Byakuya and the others. "I am an elder of Tonika Village, and if you hadn't arrived in time, we would probably not have escaped."
"Mr. Dirk, can you tell us what happened?" Byakuya asked.
"It was a powerful and evil organization," Dirk said with a somber expression. "They suddenly attacked our Village, destroyed everything, and killed our fellow villagers."
"Do you know why they did that?" Sasuke pressed.
Dirk shook his head: "I don't know, they didn't say anything, just frantically destroyed and killed."
"Oh, and there's something strange," Dirk suddenly said. "There's a young child in our Village named Mina. Ever since the Village was destroyed, she often hums a mysterious melody, and none of us know where it comes from."
"Mysterious melody?" Naruto asked curiously. "Can you take us to see her?"
Dirk nodded and led Byakuya and the others to where Mina was.
A young girl sat there, humming a beautiful and mysterious melody. The melody seemed to contain some kind of power, inspiring awe.
"Mina has been like this ever since the Village was destroyed," Dirk said. "We don't know why."
Byakuya and the others couldn't help but ponder.
"Perhaps this melody is related to this incident," Sasuke said gravely. "We must investigate it thoroughly."
"Mm." Byakuya nodded. "Mr. Dirk, can you arrange a place for us to stay temporarily? We need to investigate here for a while."
Dirk nodded immediately: "Of course, you can stay at my friend Cissel's house; she will take good care of you."
And so, Byakuya and the others stayed at Cissel's house and began to investigate the incident.
Naruto and Sakura were responsible for protecting Dirk and the children, ensuring their safety.
Naruto got along very well with the children, often playing with them and making them laugh heartily.
However, at this moment, Naruto's body suddenly showed abnormalities.
A faint light began to emanate from him, as if a mysterious power was awakening.
"Naruto, what's wrong?" Sakura asked worriedly, noticing Naruto's abnormality.
"I... I don't know either," Naruto said with some confusion. "I feel a strange power surging within my body."
"Could it be..." Sakura suddenly thought of something. "Could it be the Nine-Tailed's power?!"
The Nine-Tailed is a powerful Tailed Beast sealed within Naruto's body, and its power has always been considered taboo. If the Nine-Tailed's power were to go out of control, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Sakura immediately informed Byakuya and Sasuke of the situation.
Byakuya, hearing this, said with a solemn expression: "We must find out the cause as soon as possible, or the consequences will be dire."
Sasuke also nodded in agreement: "It seems this incident is more complex than we imagined."
As everyone was discussing, Naruto's body suddenly began to tremble violently, and then a powerful Chakra fluctuation burst forth from within him.
"Naruto!" Sakura cried out in alarm, wanting to help, but she was thrown back by this powerful force.
Under everyone's gaze, Naruto's body gradually changed; his eyes turned blood-red, and a strong killing intent emanated from him.
"W-what's going on?" Dirk looked at the scene before him in horror; he couldn't believe this was the Naruto who had played with his children.
"This is the Nine-Tailed's power!" Sasuke said with a grave expression. "But it seems to be controlled by some force, becoming unusually violent."
Just then, a clone of Naruto suddenly appeared before everyone.
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