17Master!AI Model: gemini-2.5-flashChapter 17 Master!
"A master!"
The more Nara Shikaku analyzed, the more shocked he became.
After this series of events, Konoha Village seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
The calculations of the person behind this were terrifyingly strong.
Akimichi Choza's potato chips no longer tasted good; he stared at Nara Shikaku, dumbfounded.
Inoichi Yamanaka, who was beside him, also looked at Nara Shikaku in silence.
"Well, isn't that a bit alarmist? Even you were calculated into it?"
Nara Shikaku nodded heavily: "Even stronger, not weaker."
Hiss!
The two gasped.
If the person behind this was so strong, and they were still in the open, wouldn't they be calculated to death?
"Shikaku, it's up to you."
Inoichi Yamanaka gripped Nara Shikaku's hand and shook it continuously: "You know what Hiruzen and the others are like. Once there's a hint, we'll be in danger."
"I'll do my best."
Meeting the hopeful gazes of his two old friends, Nara Shikaku felt a headache coming on, immense pressure weighing him down.
"Phew!"
After seeing his two old friends off, Nara Shikakulet out a long breath, his eyes bright, his heart surging with excitement.
If he had felt a lot of pressure just now, now he felt every cell in his body trembling with joy.
A worthy opponent; Nara Shikaku had finally met an opponent worth his full effort.
"Let's have a war without smoke."
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"Achoo~"
Naruto sneezed, a little puzzled.
His physical condition had always been good, so why would he suddenly sneeze?
"Who's talking about me?"
Naruto mumbled, then almost laughed at his own words.
Given his identity, there were too many people talking about him every day; if he really tried to count, he couldn't even keep track.
"What's going on with your Rasengan?"
"Hey, brat, hurry up and tell me."
The Nine-Tailed's voice had been roaring in Naruto's ears all night.
It was really curious why Uzumaki Naruto's Rasengan was different from others.
It had seen Minato Namikaze's Rasengan, which couldn't be thrown and couldn't be invisible. What was special about this Naruto?
Who could stop that invisible Rasengan the first time?
The Nine-Tailed became more and more curious about Naruto; this little brat gave it more and more surprises.
It felt that even if he created a Mangekyo later, it wouldn't be too surprised.
"I don't know."
Naruto spread his hands, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth.
He now loved to see the Nine-Tailed in a state where it wanted to know but couldn't do anything about him.
That stomping look was too funny.
Was this still the arrogant Nine-Tailed?
It was completely a resentful fox that couldn't get what it wanted.
Nine-Tailed: "…"
Damn!
This human brat was too annoying.
It had never seen such an annoying human.
At this moment, the Nine-Tailed's resentment towards Naruto directly surpassed Uchiha Madara, firmly taking first place.
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. It's a change in Chakra nature; nothing special."
Naruto was cooking.
He had already done what he needed to do; the rest was up to these people to perform.
Let the kunai fly for a while longer.
He knew that these people wouldn't be able to determine a winner in a short time.
During the battle, they still needed to consider the people from other Villages.
If things went wrong, the Fourth Shinobi World War would break out prematurely.
At that time,
It would be the end of their Land of Fire, Konoha Village.
No one wanted that to happen.
So Naruto was certain they would be very restrained.
On the other hand, even if it wasn't like this, it didn't matter if they went crazy with killing.
He had no fear.
"Give me some to eat."
The Nine-Tailed also understood upon hearing this; indeed, perhaps only such an explanation could explain why Naruto's Rasengan was like this.
Thinking this, the Nine-Tailed felt relieved and began to drool over Naruto's stir-fry.
It had the good fortune to have eaten Naruto's stir-fry once; the taste was incredible.
Naruto smiled.
How did that saying go? The way to a woman's heart, besides the three points and one line, is cooking.
He felt this also applied to the Nine-Tailed.
After all, who could refuse the spiritual spring water in the space?
That was truly a good thing.
"Here, eat."
"Let's eat together!"
Naruto ate outside, and the Nine-Tailed ate in the Sealed Space.
The two chatted happily.
But for others, it wasn't so wonderful.
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The news of what happened in Konoha Villagespread quickly.
Hidden Cloud Village.
The Fourth Raikage, Ay, frowned as he looked at the intelligence report in his hand, and only after a long time did he put it down.
Although this Hiruzen Sarutobi was known as the Professor, he had indeed been declining year by year recently.
If it had been before, he would never have made such a decision.
One could only say that as people got older, their ideas changed.
Plus, that Uchiha was indeed powerful, putting pressure on him.
"Tsk, this is really interesting."
"I won't move; I'll just let you dogs fight each other."
Ay put the intelligence report away, feeling pleased.
The leaders of the other countries and Villages had almost surprisingly consistent thoughts.
That was to enjoy the show without making trouble.
Such opportunities were rare; that old man Hiruzen actually managed to cause such a thing, truly interesting.
%…
"Teacher, you are finally rotten."
Sound Ninja Village,
Orochimaru squinted at the intelligence report in his hand, silent for a long time before getting up and going to his bedroom.
He truly didn't understand Hiruzen. Not only did he not give him the Hokage position back then, but he also wouldn't let him research.
Why?
When he was in Konoha Village, he was actually quite restrained.
And he always felt that a Village, a country, needed this kind of research spirit to progress.
But why didn't they understand?
Orochimaru sighed.
He had long had an idea in his mind, which was the Konoha Crush.
For this plan, he already had a vague idea forming in his mind.
But to complete this idea, a lot of preparation was still needed.
He hadn't expected that before he even made a move, someone would already deliver a heavy blow to Konoha Village from behind.
This blow was truly precise and ruthless.
"I wonder who it is; I'd really like to meet them."
Everyone felt that there must be a master behind this.
Naruto felt that if he knew what these people were thinking, he would definitely complain.
He really hadn't thought that much at the time.
This was all about timing, location, and human relations; even heaven was on his side.
Who would have thought that Hiruzen would be so foolish? Once a bad move was made, it wouldn't be so easy to go back to how things were before.
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"Headache!"
The Hokage Office was filled with smoke.
Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe, his face full of worry.
More than half a month had passed, and they still had no clue.
Logically, this shouldn't be the case; they had already turned Konoha Village upside down, yet they had found nothing.
"Old man, are we going in the wrong direction?"
Danzo's face was grim as he carefully recalled the high-intensity search of these past few days.
With such intensity, even someone hidden in the dark should have revealed a hint.
But they stubbornly found nothing.
They did find a few spies hidden in the dark.
But what good was that?
The two exchanged glances, a bitter smile on their lips…