After Danzo was taken away, Ino finally pieced together the fragments of her memory from before and after she lost consciousness.
She had been lured here by a Root member disguised as an Anbu, and then knocked out from behind.
A wave of fear hit her and she hugged Naruto, burying her face in his chest.
Naruto reached out and patted her back. "I'm sorry, Ino. Danzo targeted you because of me."
Ino suddenly realized she was hugging Naruto, and dozens of pairs of eyes were watching from behind. She immediately let go and stepped back, her face turning bright red.
Tsunade stood to the side with a faint smile on her face.
If she wasn't mistaken, the Young Miss of the Hyuga Clan and Karin both had feelings for Naruto, and now Ino was hugging him too.
Jiraiya had an expression of envy. "Wow! This brat has such great luck with women. When will I ever get such treatment?"
Just then, several figures quickly jumped down from the trees.
Kakashi scanned the mountain, which was riddled with holes from explosions, and the corpses scattered all over the ground, his pupils shrinking.
Immediately following him were Shikaku, Inoichi, Choza, and a group of other Jonin.
Inoichi saw his daughter standing next to Naruto, her face bright red. And the blond brat standing opposite her was looking at Ino with an expression that said, "I will take responsibility."
Inoichi gritted his teeth.
Had his precious daughter been snatched away by this blond brat?
But there were too many people around, so he couldn't make a scene. He could only walk over with a dark face and grab Ino's arm, pulling her away from the crowd.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Ino stumbled as she was pulled and looked back at Naruto with reluctance in her eyes.
After Ino left, Naruto turned to Iruka, who was still sitting on the ground. "Iruka-sensei, I'm sorry. I didn't expect you to be implicated because of me."
Iruka rubbed the bruise on the back of his neck that hadn't completely faded and shook his head.
Kakashi walked over to Tsunade and asked in a low voice, "Hokage-sama, what exactly happened here? We heard the sound of explosions and immediately organized a team to rush over."
"Ahem..."
Tsunade raised her voice and concisely explained to everyone present that Danzo had kidnapped Iruka and Ino to lure Naruto out.
She then added that investigations also revealed Danzo had originally intended to kidnap Hinata, Karin, and Sakura as well, but had failed to do so for various reasons.
Naruto had seen through Danzo's entire plan in advance and single-handedly taken down Danzo and all of his subordinates.
After hearing this, everyone was silent for a long time. It was already absurd enough that Danzo, as a Konoha Elder, had openly kidnapped people from the village, but what made it even harder for them to wrap their heads around was that Naruto had single-handedly taken out Danzo and all the elite Root members around him.
Not to mention that several of those Root members were at the Jonin level, Danzo himself was a Kage-level powerhouse.
Could it be that Naruto's strength had already reached Kage level?
For a moment, the Jonin present had mixed thoughts, and their gazes toward Naruto held a new sense of appraisal.
Tsunade looked around and formally announced her decision, "Danzo has openly kidnapped Konoha ninjas, and the evidence is conclusive. I now, in the name of the Fifth Hokage, formally strip Danzo of his position as Elder and hand him over to the Interrogation Department for a thorough investigation."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Ibiki stepped out from the crowd and bowed slightly to Tsunade, his face devoid of any extra expression.
Tsunade waved her hand to signal that everyone present could leave, leaving the Anbu responsible for cleaning up the battlefield and restoring the damaged mountain.
The Jonin turned and left, while the Anbu began to methodically collect the corpses of the Root members and use Earth Release to fill in the large crater.
"Iruka-sensei, you should go back and rest first."
"Alright, Naruto."
Iruka nodded and followed the group of Jonin away.
Once everyone had dispersed, Jiraiya and Tsunade walked up to Naruto.
Tsunade crossed her arms. "Rest assured, Naruto, I will not go easy on Danzo for what he has done. Once I have cleared up all the evidence, what he has done will be enough to keep him in prison for the rest of his life."
"Granny Tsunade, Danzo cannot be left alive."
Naruto beckoned the two of them and led them to the tree that had grown due to the uncontrolled Hashirama cells.
"This was formed by the Hashirama cells inside Danzo's body going out of control after losing the suppression of the Sharingan. He has transplanted the First Hokage's cells into his body."
Tsunade placed her hand on the rough bark, and closed her eyes to sense it for a moment. She was familiar with this aura. This was the Wood Release Chakra of her grandfather, Hashirama.
When she opened her eyes, the veins on her forehead were throbbing. She punched the trunk, making the whole tree shake.
"That bastard! Not only did he desecrate my grandfather's remains, but he also transplanted my grandfather's cells into his own body! What does he take my grandfather for? Transplant Materials?"
Tsunade turned to look at Naruto, the anger in her eyes ready to erupt. "I will investigate everything Danzo has done in his life, one by one, and then execute him publicly in front of everyone in Konoha. If I don't kill him, I'm failing my grandfather."
Naruto nodded.
Jiraiya seized the opportunity and leaned in with a curious face, asking, "Naruto, what was that glowing form you had just now?"
"I've never seen anything like that in the Ninja World. You turned into a beam of light and flew away, even my sensing ability barely kept up."
"Kekkei Tota, Light Release." Naruto did not hide it.
Jiraiya's mouth hung open upon hearing this. "Huh? Kekkei Tota?"
He snapped out of it, seemingly having realized something, and his voice shot up several octaves. "You've already fused three types of elemental Chakra?"
Tsunade was also stunned.
Kekkei Tota, an ability born from fusing three types of elemental Chakra. In the entire Ninja World, the only known Kekkei Tota was the Dust Release of the Tsuchikage, Ōnoki. And now, they were hearing of a second Kekkei Tota, and it came from Naruto.
Jiraiya gulped, his eyes shining. "Um... Naruto, what abilities does Light Release have?"
Naruto thought for a moment and summarized it in the simplest way possible, "Light Release allows for flight and high-speed movement, and it can also be used to launch attacks in the form of light."
"That's all?"
Light Release!
This was the second Kekkei Tota the Ninja World had never seen before. It sounded a bit redundant with the Flying Thunder God Technique, didn't it?
Jiraiya rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
Naruto thought about it and felt that just talking about it wasn't really interesting.
"Pervy Sage, why don't you experience it yourself?"
"Sure." Jiraiya's eyes lit up.
Naruto walked behind Jiraiya and reached out to grab his collar. Then his whole body lit up with white light. The next moment, he carried Jiraiya and shot up a hundred meters into the sky.
"Ahhh!"
Jiraiya's scream trailed from mid-air all the way above the clouds.
Tsunade stood where she was, watching the golden light darting back and forth in the night sky and listening to Jiraiya's miserable screams. She covered her forehead with her hand, unable to bear watching.
In the distance, Kakashi and a few Jonin who hadn't gone far yet looked back at the sky, their pupils constricting in unison.
This golden light was exactly the same as the light that had flashed across the sky over Konoha just a moment ago.
Neither Jiraiya nor Tsunade had ever displayed such an ability. The only explanation was that this was something Naruto had created.
Everyone's minds began to race.
What kind of Ninjutsu was this?
Kekkei Genkai?
Or some kind of secret technique they had never seen before?
...
After flying two laps, Naruto brought Jiraiya back to the ground.
When Jiraiya's feet touched the ground, he was still immersed in the thrill of flying. His eyes shone as he grabbed Naruto's shoulders and shook him.
"What a cool ability!"
"Flight, high speed movement, and you can even attack with light."
"Naruto, you brat, just how much more stuff are you hiding?"
Jiraiya calculated rapidly in his heart. Light Release, combined with the power of Nine-Tails, plus the Flying Thunder God Technique, all stacked together—he didn't even dare to imagine how strong Naruto was now.
Tsunade gave Jiraiya a look of disgust. "Embarrassing. Let's go back."
She turned and walked towards the Hokage Building.
Jiraiya exchanged a look with Naruto and then followed.
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