"You've even mastered Dust Release?"
Obito's eyes flashed with a strange look, and then, with a feigned inscrutable air, he sarcastically addressed Naruto, "Naruto, I hear you. These are the two you've been searching for."
"One is wanted by the Five Great Nations and disrupted the Five Kage Summit, while the other simply killed the Raikage."
"You are the one who inherited the Will of Fire. I see the First Hokage in you."
"Sasuke is destined for darkness. Therefore, a battle is inevitable. If you don't prepare, I'll force it."
"Asshole Madara, Sasuke is not your toy. Brother Kirito is not your tool for revenge." Roaring, Naruto swung a punch at Obito, but unfortunately, with his Hollow ability, even with Obito's information exposed, Naruto couldn't hit him.
Instead, he passed right through him, tumbling to the ground.
"No, Naruto, I'm wrong about something." Obito shook his head. "Sasuke is my plaything, but Kirito isn't. Strictly speaking, we're partners."
"Partnership?" Everyone in Konoha was stunned, looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Yes, cooperation." Obito recalled Kirito's past with him, as well as the words he'd exchanged when he'd first met Pain. He nodded slightly, the lower half of his mask obscured by shadow.
"Kirito, like me, saw through the true nature of the ninja world early on. As long as this system called ninja exists, hatred will persist."
"That's why I implemented the Moon Eye Project."
Yamato frowned, stepping forward and asking, "So, what is your Moon Eye Project?"
Obito was silent for a moment, then said, "I need to discuss this in a larger setting. So, goodbye."
With that, the space in Obito's right eye distorted. The White Zetsu clone slowly melted into the ground.
"Asshole! Wait a minute!" Naruto tried to stop Obito.
Unfortunately, Obito ignored him, leaving only a kneeling, unwilling Naruto and the worried Konoha.
Meanwhile, in the Five Kage Summit building,
the news of the legendary Uchiha Madara's arrival brought a sudden hush.
A sudden voice echoed: "Everyone, the ninja world is at a critical moment. I once fought against Uchiha Madara in my youth."
"Hokage, I'll leave the Raikage's injuries to you. You must not let Fujiwara Kirito escape. If Uchiha Madara arrives and they join forces, we'll all be doomed. Mizukage and Kazekage, please contain him."
"Kurotsuchi, take the Hokage's daughter and the little girl named Haku and hide to the side. This battle for the ninja world is not for you young people. Everyone else, come closer,"
the Tsuchikage said.
He was the only one who had actually fought Uchiha Madara
and knew his formidable power.
He immediately gave the order to attack.
Upon hearing the name "Madara," the others anticipated the severity of the situation.
Faced with the impending confrontation with the legendary Shura of the Ninja World, their prejudices briefly faded.
They exchanged glances, and with the exception of Kakashi, who, due to Tsunade's lack of approval, did not proceed, everyone else went about their duties.
"Tsunade-sama, what about us?" Kakashi asked hesitantly, glancing at Kirito, who remained serenely seated on the stone bench across from him.
Tsunade, of course, refused. Standing nearby, Chinatsu said something that baffled Kakashi: "Mom, if it's okay, let Kakashi go. Kirito said he wanted to test the strength of the current ninja world. He won't kill him."
Tsunade rolled her eyes at Chinatsu and solemnly addressed Kakashi: "Be careful. We're not at the point of a life-or-death struggle with him."
"I understand," Kakashi said, moving closer to the Tsuchikage.
Tsunade didn't need to remind him; for Naruto's sake, Kakashi wouldn't kill Kirito, preferring instead to capture him.
Of course, he knew that even with the Five Kage present, it would be difficult to subdue Kirito.
"Hokage-sama, I'm leaving Raikage-sama in your care," Darui and C, carrying the injured Raikage, appeared before Tsunade and pleaded respectfully.
"Please, Hokage." The Raikage lowered his proud head for once, knowing that Kumogakure alone could not save his 'brother'. Tsunade
sighed helplessly and, using the Palm Sage Technique, began to heal the Raikage.
Meanwhile, Mizukage Terumi
Mei, who had been patient for a long time, launched the first attack at Kirito.
"Dissolve Release: Monster Dissolving Jutsu!" Terumi Mei unleashed
a flood of extremely sticky and corrosive acid, instantly obscuring the sunlight and casting a massive shadow across the building, shrouding Kirito's area.
She
had long intended to capture Kirito, bind his limbs, and hang him up for a beating. She
had never failed to defeat him before, but this time, with the Five Kage united, she would not miss the opportunity.
Kirito sat on a stone bench, his chin resting on his left hand, legs crossed, making no attempt to dodge.
This startled White Zetsu standing by, and he quickly retreated into the ground.
"Did it work?" Gaara was floating in the air on a ball of sand.
"No, it didn't. This man is not that easy to kill."
Terumi Mei shook her head.
She and Kirito were old rivals.
Almost all of her tricks were useless against the latter.
Besides, while she wanted to capture the man who had overpowered her, she didn't want to kill him.
She just wanted to turn the tables and avenge her past. As
soon as Terumi Mei finished speaking, the large amount of acid that had fallen on the opposite side began to wriggle and condense into a human shape.
The acid dissipated and transformed into Kirito's figure. "You're already old, and you still try sneak attacks. Look, you've wrinkled my Akatsuki robe."
"Asshole, who are you calling old?"
Terumi Mei's face twitched violently, and a hash mark appeared on her forehead! She cried out in her heart, "I'm still young, okay? Ever since I became the Mizukage and wore that ring, my appearance hasn't changed in six or seven years."
"I'm talking about you." Kirito formed symbolic seals with both hands.
Gaara's face darkened. Knowing Kirito's strength, he didn't dare give him a chance to unleash his ninjutsu. With a swift movement of his right hand, sand tentacles extended from beneath Kirito's feet, wrapping around his arms and instantly enveloping him.
However, before he could make his next move, he
was engulfed in a web of sand.
With a thud, a massive branch, several feet thick, rose from the ground, breaking through the sand and acid, rapidly growing.
Dozens, then hundreds of branches of similar thickness burst forth from the ground, enveloping the entire building in the blink of an eye.
From the outside,
the Five Kage Summit Building seemed to be pierced by a massive tree, expanding continuously. It seemed as if the massive tower-like structure would burst.
At the critical moment, Ōnoki clapped his hands. Consuming a vast amount of chakra, he unleashed the Dust Release: Original World Stripping Technique, powerful enough to cover the still-formed forest, reducing the sea of trees and the entire building to dust.
The massive building was ripped away, stripped to a single layer, and a violent explosion erupted.
"What was that?" Suigetsu, who had just escaped the building with Nihashi and Jūgo, heard the noise and turned to look.
He froze in shock.
The injured Jūgo and Sasuke, along with the samurai who had evacuated earlier, were similarly stunned.
Just then, they saw the building enveloped by countless branches as thick as water tanks, and then a violent explosion erupted.
An explosion powerful enough to stun a sentient ninja, and the largest building in the Iron Country was gone.
"Damn it! They even mastered Wood Release!" Ōnoki cursed inwardly.
Fujiwara Kirito crawled up from the gravel and patted the dust off his red cloud robe. His whole body was burning, and there were some bruises on his face.
He glanced back and saw Tsunade with a serious face walking toward him step by step.
Behind her, Chinatsu also followed, holding a small fan in her hand.
"You're really ruthless, Tsunade," Fujiwara Kirito rubbed his ribs and grinned, "My internal organs are probably all shattered. If I hadn't used Dissolve Release to form a protective layer in time, I might have really died at your hands today."
"You knew I was hiding behind you?" Tsunade narrowed her eyes dangerously.
"Of course," Kirito replied calmly, "Only you could suppress me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to play around like that."
"Then you still dared to act recklessly?" Tsunade gritted her teeth, glaring at him.
Fujiwara Kirito shrugged, "I was just testing the strength of the Five Kage. How else would I know how much they've improved?"
"Don't make excuses." Tsunade raised her fist again.
"Wait, wait, I'm really injured now! At least let me heal first." Kirito quickly backed away.
Chinatsu stepped between them with a smile, "Mom, if you hit him again, we might not be able to explain it to Aunt Mito and Aunt Kushina."
Tsunade's fist paused mid-air. She exhaled deeply, then glanced coldly at Kirito and said, "Just this once."
"Yes, yes, I understand. You're the Hokage, you have the final say." Kirito nodded like a child being scolded.
At that moment, the others finally recovered from their shock.
Ōnoki, with the help of Akagi, walked over and looked at Kirito with a complicated expression, "Young man... what exactly are you?"
Kirito turned and looked at him with a relaxed smile, "A former shinobi of Konoha, a former member of Akatsuki, now just a wanderer."
"That's not an answer!" The Raikage gritted his teeth. "You possess Wood Release, Dust Release, Dissolve Release... How can one person have so many Kekkei Genkai?"
Kirito looked at him and said calmly, "Is it so strange? As long as you study hard, accumulate knowledge, and have some luck... it's possible."
"That's nonsense!" The Mizukage finally spoke, her beautiful face full of rage. "You're playing with us, making fools of the Five Kage! Do you think this is a game?"
Kirito shook his head, "No, Mizukage. I just wanted to see if the Five Kage are qualified to stand against the coming storm."
"Storm?" Gaara narrowed his eyes.
"The storm that Obito will bring," Kirito looked up at the sky. "This world... needs to change."
Everyone fell silent.
Even Ōnoki didn't speak.
After a long time, the Kazekage asked, "Are you with Uchiha Obito?"
Kirito turned to him and said softly, "No, I'm with myself. But our goals once aligned... just once."
"Then what is your goal now?" Kakashi stepped forward.
Kirito was silent for a moment, then said, "To protect the people I care about. That's all."
His voice was not loud, but it echoed in everyone's ears.
Tsunade looked at him deeply, and Chinatsu smiled faintly beside her.
The Raikage was still angry, but Terumi Mei's expression softened a bit.
Ōnoki sighed, "You're like Madara, but not Madara."
Kirito chuckled, "That's the best compliment I've heard in years."
Tsunade stepped forward and said, "Let's end this farce here. The Five Kage Summit must continue. There's a bigger threat approaching."
Kirito nodded, then turned and walked toward the exit.
"Where are you going?" asked Tsunade.
"To get some medicine. My ribs are still broken," he said without turning back.
Chinatsu quickly chased after him and held his arm, supporting him as they left together.
The remaining Kage looked at each other and were speechless.
This Five Kage Summit had truly been... beyond imagination.
(End of Chapter 330)