Chapter 52: All of Konoha's Forbidden Techniques Fall into Naruto's Hands
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you will obey me unconditionally!"
After Naruto entered Hiruzen Sarutobi's office, although Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat guarded against Naruto's sudden visit, he still fell under the strongest illusionary Dōjutsu of Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, "Kotoamatsukami."
"Hand over the scroll of seals and all of Orochimaru's research data to me. Hurry!"
Naruto didn't waste any time. After confirming that Hiruzen Sarutobi was under the influence of Kotoamatsukami, he immediately issued the order.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, now completely under Naruto's command, moved quickly. After disabling several decoys in the Hokage Office, he retrieved the scroll of seals from a highly secret and heavily protected hidden room.
As for the members of the Hokage Guard who sensed something was wrong, they were all killed by the Nine-Headed Dragon Flash, enhanced by the Dōjutsu of Naruto's left eye, "Ten no Tokotachi," without even a chance to resist.
"Most of Orochimaru's research data is with Danzo Shimura. I'll go get it for you right now!"
"No need!"
Naruto wiped away the bloody tear flowing from his left eye and waved his hand to stop Hiruzen Sarutobi's intention to request the research data from Danzo Shimura. Naruto planned to take it himself while personally killing Danzo.
"What terrifying consumption!" Naruto rubbed his left eye as he rushed toward the Root base. "The consumption of the Ten no Tokotachi Dōjutsu is truly ridiculous—so ridiculous that even the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan can't satisfy it!"
Naruto had long known that the "Ten no Tokotachi" Dōjutsu was extraordinary, but he had indeed underestimated its horrific consumption.
By Naruto's estimation, using the left eye's "Ten no Tokotachi" with the limited ocular power of a Mangekyo Sharingan would likely lead to total blindness in the left eye after about five uses.
However, using the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which can restore ocular power on its own and has significantly enhanced power, he could only use it three times in a single battle. Any more, and while the left eye wouldn't go blind, its ocular power would be completely depleted, entering a long recovery period.
As for the recovery time for the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan's left eye, Naruto estimated it to be about a week. From this, it was clear that the consumption of this left-eye Dōjutsu could be considered the highest among all Sharingantechniques!
Yet, such high consumption bought the near-invincible power of "Ten no Tokotachi." It could not only tear through and lock space but also briefly interfere with time, allowing Naruto to control time and space to a certain extent.
"But it's enough!" As he neared the Root base, a murderous glint appeared in Naruto's eyes. "One use to kill Danzo, one to kill the Masked Man, and one to kill the Akatsuki Organization's henchmen! As for the rest, I think a Perfect Susanoo will be more than enough!"
"Itachi! You actually dared to..."
Naruto didn't waste words. The moment he saw Danzo Shimura, his ninja sword left its sheath. Coupled with the Ten no Tokotachi Dōjutsu, he instantly froze space and temporarily severed the time around Danzo Shimura, forcing Danzo to despairingly experience the torment of death in a "slowed" flow of time.
Although seconds felt like years to Danzo Shimurawithin that severed time, in Naruto's eyes, it was but an instant.
Naruto sheathed his sword and glanced at the Root Ninja flooding into the base. He felt no mercy; they were just a group of poor souls controlled by techniques and brainwashed since childhood. Killing them all might actually be a form of liberation for them.
"A Perfect Susanoo isn't suitable for such a cramped space. I might as well try the Dōjutsu of my right eye!"
Naruto stood quietly beside Danzo Shimura's corpse. As numerous Root Ninja surrounded him and launched their attacks, a cluster of pitch-black flames suddenly erupted from his right Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!
The Flames of Amaterasu instantly swept through the entire Root base!
"There are still a few smart ones!"
Naruto didn't expect to clear the room instantly with Amaterasu. However, the remaining Root Ninja were temporarily stunned by the scene. They began to dodge the black flames with agile movements, looking for an opportunity.
But Naruto had no interest in cleaning up the remaining small fry. Instead, he began searching through the Root base, hoping to find Orochimaru's research data quickly.
After all, that Masked Man was the most troublesome one!
"Is there only research data on Hashirama cells?"
Naruto looked at the stack of documents in his hand with a slight trace of regret. However, having obtained the information he wanted most, he had no desire to keep searching.
"Die!"
A Root Ninja saw an opening and thrust a pair of purple hands toward Naruto at extreme speed.
"A member of the Aburame clan?"
Naruto was still looking down at the documents, but it was as if he had eyes all around his body. A crimson ribcage instantly formed, enveloping him. In the next moment, a giant skeletal right arm condensed and swatted the Aburame Root Ninjaaway like a fly.
"The power of these insects is truly surprising!"
Although the second stage of Susanoo blocked the attack from the Aburame Ninja, purple nano-sized insects had attached themselves to the Susanooand were quickly corroding a large patch of purple spots onto it.
"But they're still not enough to handle Susanoo..." Naruto thought silently, his lips pursed.
After deactivating the Susanoo, the purple nano-insects had no more Chakra to absorb. Their multiplication rate plummeted. Furthermore, since their master had fallen into a deep coma, they lost their direction and dissipated after persisting for a short while.
"It's time to settle the final score!"
Naruto went all out. At this moment, he was like a crimson giant over 50 meters tall, bursting through the Root base and rising from the ground. As the wings on its back unfurled, the Perfect Susanoosoared into the sky like a giant bird, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.
Sitting cross-legged in the diamond-shaped cockpit of the Perfect Susanoo, Naruto finished reading Orochimaru's research on Hashirama cells. He then took the massive scroll of seals from his back, spread it across his lap, and began recording Konoha's years of forbidden technique research.
The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan granted its wielder greater power while also strengthening all the abilities of the base Sharingan. Among them, the copying ability was enhanced to an unparalleled degree.
This copying ability could record not only various Ninjutsu and Taijutsu but also the contents of documents.
Thus, Naruto's recording speed was very fast. He didn't need to understand it right now; he only needed to record every single word from the scroll of seals and study it carefully after he returned.
The massive Perfect Susanoo was fast. Its flight speed was completely unaffected by its enormous size. Before long, it carried Naruto to the Uchiha clan grounds.
"Itachi, is this a parting gift you've left for Konoha?" The Masked Man's tone was light and carried a hint of mockery, completely unaware of what was about to happen to him.
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