17A scene Kakashi will never forget in his life.AI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 17: A Scene Kakashi Will Never Forget in His Life
Along the walls and floor of the rooftop, saplings began to sprout one after another.
Then, they rapidly grew to maturity.
In just a few seconds, Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees transformed the battlefield into a forest.
"Wood Release?!"
Kakashi fell into an even greater state of shock.
Danzo's sudden appearance filled him with a massive sense of unease.
Originally, he had only come here because Sasukehad casually mentioned that Naruto might get into a "minor scuffle" with a few Otogakure ninjas.
At this moment, however, Kakashi felt as though he had been swept into a massive conspiracy and calculation.
"Could Naruto's sudden berserk state be related to Danzo?"
There was another question that left him even more clueless.
Why was Danzo able to use Wood Release?!
One must know that Wood Release had a natural restraining attribute against Tailed Beasts, especially the Nine-Tailed.
Could it be that this battle was some kind of experiment by Danzo?
A continuous stream of trees surged forth, lashing out toward Naruto's position.
Whenever these trees touched the Tailed Beast Shroud, they absorbed a portion of the berserk Nine-Tailed Chakra.
Subsequently, even more trees would grow out, cycling continuously like a perpetual motion machine.
Kakashi realized that no matter what kind of conspiracy lay behind this, he couldn't just leave Naruto be right now.
The only thing he could do was cooperate with Danzo.
At the very least, he had to get Naruto out of his berserk state first.
Pushed forward constantly by Danzo's Wind Release, the distance between him and Narutogrew shorter and shorter.
As a Copy Ninja, Kakashi didn't have many good solutions when facing an opponent who relied on pure brute force like this.
He pinned all his hopes on Danzo's Wood Releaseand rapidly formed hand Seals.
He performed a sequence of exactly 44 Seals before unleashing the Ninjutsu that Zabuza Momochi had taught him back in the Land of Waves.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
The water condensed into the form of a dragon and pounced toward Naruto.
Facing such a Water Release, Naruto didn't even bother making a move to dodge.
He leaped high into the air and delivered a direct, savage kick.
BOOM—!
The massive water dragon's head was struck as if by a cannonball.
The two Chakras canceled each other out; Narutostaggered slightly, while the water dragon exploded with a bang, disintegrating into a sky full of mist.
Then, upon contact with the Tailed Beast Shroud, it was evaporated into a cloud of white steam.
Amidst this widespread steam, Kakashi rapidly spun his Sharingan, attempting to capture Naruto's figure once more.
The next second.
"Ugh...!"
Kakashi only felt an earth-shattering force transmit from his abdomen.
Then, like a kite with a broken string, he was sent flying back by the kick.
The old injuries from his return from the Land of Waves hadn't even healed yet before new ones were added.
[Ding!]
[Detected host beating up his weakened homeroom teacher, evil points +80!]
Satisfying.
Naruto's movements didn't stop as he continued toward his next target—Danzo Shimura.
The two Otogakure ninjas and Neji from earlier had brought him 20, 20, and 40 evil points respectively.
Now, having kicked Kakashi, he had earned another 80 points.
Wasn't this much faster than racking his brains to tease little girls?
By now, he had figured out some of the System's patterns.
The amount of evil points rewarded was not only related to the action itself but also to the strength of the target.
He believed that an old dog like Danzo would surely bring him even more surprises.
Seeing Kakashi get kicked away in a single exchange,
Danzo could only frantically drive the Nativity of a World of Trees, attempting to bind Naruto.
But it was all to no avail.
As the distance continued to close, the battle returned to Naruto's comfort zone.
At this time, Danzo still had reservations.
He could only use his right hand, which was transplanted with Hashirama cells, to activate Wood Release.
Even though the bandage Seal had been undone, he still kept his right arm—covered in Sharingan—firmly hidden beneath his sleeve while secretly forming Seals.
This was his greatest secret.
Aside from a few people like Hiruzen Sarutobi, no one knew, and he didn't want more people to see it.
Therefore, even though Naruto was coming at him aggressively, he could only use his left hand to fight back.
Naruto quickly realized that this was his best opportunity.
An old dog like Danzo would surely covet him in the future.
But right now, the man was so preoccupied with caution that he couldn't even exert a tenth of his true strength.
If he could continuously wear him down here, it would be best to destroy a few of his Sharingan.
When he grew up and the day for their final showdown came, it would save a lot of trouble.
It was just a pity—
The Three-Tails Transformation state was already the limit of his ability to maintain sanity.
Otherwise, he would definitely continue the Tailed Beast Transformation and gift Danzo a Tailed Beast Ball directly.
"Tch..."
The reason Naruto had been able to face Kakashiso easily earlier, besides Kakashi not being at his peak, was the major advantage of his fighting style being a hard counter.
After the Three-Tails Transformation, his current combat power—if supplemented with Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu and Flying Thunder God—already exceeded that of an average Elite Jonin.
Unfortunately, he had to continue playing the part of being in a berserk state, so he could only engage in close-quarters combat.
But that was enough.
Although Danzo's strength was close to Kage-level, he was, after all, over seventy years old.
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, who were from the same generation, were both old fogies who needed canes to walk.
In the intervals of their physical exchange, Danzorepeatedly released Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, trying to force Naruto back, but the latter dodged them all.
"This kid... why does it feel like he's exceptionally familiar with my combat patterns?"
Though Danzo found it somewhat inexplicable, he quickly regained his composure.
He knew that such a war of attrition was beneficial to him.
To subdue a berserk Jinchuriki, besides sealing techniques, there was another way.
That was to continuously drain his Chakra; once the leaking Tailed Beast Chakra was exhausted, the berserk state would naturally end.
"The power of the Nine-Tailed is indeed formidable!"
It was actually enough to allow a Genin to reach a level where he could contend with him.
Thinking of this, Danzo became increasingly dissatisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision to abandon the development of Tailed Beastresources.
At the same time, he felt more and more that the Uzumaki Naruto before him was a massive treasure trove.
After several more rounds.
Naruto still hadn't gained any advantage.
On the contrary, Danzo suddenly caught a flaw in Naruto's movements.
Without the slightest hesitation, the right hand hidden under his sleeve rapidly formed Seals.
Wood Release: Smashing Spear Technique!
A thick, giant log burst forth from his right shoulder, heading straight for Naruto's chest.
Danzo breathed a sigh of relief.
He originally thought he could use this move to regain distance from Naruto and return to his familiar combat rhythm.
To his surprise, Naruto didn't even try to dodge.
Naruto met the log with his chest, letting himself be impaled by the giant wood.
The Tailed Beast Shroud on his body began to dim as the Nine-Tailed Chakra was frantically absorbed by the Wood Release.
But at the same time, the distance between him and Danzo was closing even further.
A savage grin appeared on Naruto's face.
With the enhancement of the Nine-Tailed's power, he couldn't feel pain at all, and his life recovery was boosted to the extreme.
Although he didn't like this life-trading fighting style either,
He had to admit that this tactic was indeed effective.
Dragging it out any longer wouldn't yield any results, and now was the best opportunity.
"Not good!"
Danzo sensed disaster, but there was nowhere left to run.
In the next second, Kakashi, who had just stood up, saw a scene he would never forget in his life—
Danzo's head was kicked apart like a watermelon by his own Disciple!