Chapter 88: The Final Battle and the Seal of the Ryūmyaku
Led by Sāra, the group walked towards the palace.
Kurenai glanced at Hanekawa, organizing her thoughts as she walked.
She didn't have the concept of time travel in her mind, but there were many suspicious things about Tsunade and the others.
Tsunade didn't know about being Hokage, Minato had become younger, and the little boy looked too much like a young Hanekawa.
Was something wrong with time?
After thinking for a moment, Kurenai decided to find the Hanekawa who came with her after they defeated Anrokuzan.
He must know the reason.
If she couldn't find him, then perhaps... the most impossible answer was the right one.
When they arrived at the palace, the sound of heavy footsteps rang out again.
Minato and the others immediately prepared for battle.
A moment later, puppets emerged one after another.
"Step back!"
Sāra said with a straight face, "I am the Queen of Rōran!"
However, the puppets continued to move forward.
"Anrokuzan!"
Sāra's face turned pale. "I know you're here!"
"It seems you've become a little smarter."
The puppets moved aside, and Anrokuzan walked forward.
"What do you... mean?"
Sāra still had a glimmer of hope in her heart as she asked.
"Did you really think I was loyal to you and your mother?"
Anrokuzan held out his hands, and purple chakra surged out. He said in a loud voice, "I only want power!"
Sāra took a step back in fear.
In her memory, Anrokuzan was an upright and kind person who had knowledge that was beyond his time.
How could he have completely changed into a different person?
"Before you die, I'll tell you one more secret."
Anrokuzan's mouth curled up into a sneer. "Your mother didn't die of illness; I killed her because she tried to stop me from using the Ryūmyaku."
"What?!"
Sāra's face showed an expression of disbelief.
"How naive."
Anrokuzan enjoyed her expression, and his smile became even more intense.
"You're Mukade?"
Kurenai, who had been observing for a long time, finally spoke.
"It's been a long time, Leaf ninjas."
Anrokuzan swept his gaze around and said, "What? I don't see your other teammate? I was hoping to repay him properly."
"Do you want to be beaten and have to run away again?"
Kurenai scoffed.
"Do you think it's still three days ago? I arrived six years earlier than you!"
Anrokuzan laughed loudly, his eyes filled with obsession. "I have now mastered the power of the Ryūmyaku. Don't even talk about defeating you. I can unify the ninja world in the blink of an eye!"
Because he was overly confident, he no longer hid his true intentions and laid everything on the table.
"Six years?"
Kurenai's body stiffened, and she subconsciously looked at Hanekawa.
Mukade's early arrival proved that there was a problem with time.
Therefore, Tsunade and the others were likely from the past.
Tsk!
This jerk, he lied to me.
"Kurenai, I'll explain it to you later."
Hanekawa scratched his head.
"Call me 'sister'."
Kurenai raised an eyebrow.
She hadn't given up on being a leader. Since it couldn't happen in the future, she would make it happen in the past.
But what is the situation with my future self?
She couldn't help but feel worried.
"Enough small talk."
Anrokuzan waved his hand. "After I kill you, I will go and rule the ninja world."
Tsunade took a step forward and threw a punch.
The six puppets in front of her were instantly shattered.
"That's it?"
Tsunade looked at Anrokuzan and said bluntly, "You're not even a thousandth as good as my great-grandfather. Ruling the ninja world? What a stupid thing to say."
While she was talking, Minato and Kurenai moved at the same time.
A whooshing sound rang out.
Minato threw a large handful of kunai, spreading them around the puppets.
His body instantly became like the wind, traveling through the air.
Each time he appeared, he would take out a puppet with a Rasengan.
Kurenai was not so flamboyant.
She made hand signs and used the signature Water Style jutsu of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.
Water Style: Water Severing Wave!
In the original story, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Senju Tobirama used this jutsu to cut the roots of the Shinju tree.
Kurenai opened her mouth and spat out a thin stream of water.
Under her control, the stream of water was like the sharpest blade, slicing through the bodies of the puppets.
In an instant, one-third of the puppets were sliced in half at the waist.
"As expected of the ninjas from the Leaf Village."
Anrokuzan praised while clapping his hands.
The puppets he had brought were all gone in less than half a minute.
But in the face of such terrifying fighting power, he didn't panic at all and even laughed.
Everyone realized the problem.
Anrokuzan was so calm, so he must have a trick up his sleeve.
That was undoubtedly the Ryūmyaku.
"Let me show you what the ultimate puppet looks like!"
Anrokuzan spread his arms.
His clothes suddenly bulged outwards, and soon, they were pierced by sharp metal legs.
In the blink of an eye, Anrokuzan was no longer human, but had turned into a puppet spider.
That strange purple chakra enveloped him, creating a suffocating aura.
"A Tailed Beast?"
Minato's expression couldn't help but stiffen.
He even felt that the current Anrokuzan was no worse than a jinchuriki.
"Hanekawa, take Sāra and leave."
Tsunade said with a serious tone.
Anrokuzan's aura had become too powerful, and she was not confident that she could protect Hanekawa and Sāra.
"Yes."
Hanekawa took Sāra and retreated.
He didn't hesitate because he knew how to defeat Anrokuzan.
The key was Sāra.
Only she knew the core location of the Ryūmyaku.
"Be careful!"
Minato casually threw a large handful of kunai.
Anrokuzan ignored them and sped up, charging in front of them.
The kunai landed on his body and were instantly deflected.
Monstrous Strength!
Tsunade's eyes narrowed, and she clenched her fist, hitting Anrokuzan.
With a bang!
A deep crater appeared on Anrokuzan's huge body.
He was forced to slide backward by the immense force.
Tsunade was stunned for a moment.
How does this feel so flimsy?
At that moment, the body that was damaged by her monstrous strength was instantly restored.
"I am immortal!"
Anrokuzan roared, and the purple chakra on his body became so dense it was like the sun.
He flickered and moved forward again, his sharp spider legs stabbing at the group.
Water Style: Water Wall!
Kurenai placed her hand on the ground, and a wall of water rose up.
But in the next second, the wall of water was pierced through.
Minato directly used the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The three of them disappeared at the same time and reappeared behind Anrokuzan.
"Together."
Tsunade reminded them and lifted her foot.
Tsūtenkyaku (Painful Sky Leg)!
The chakra gathered at her foot, instantly bursting out with powerful destructive force.
Anrokuzan's back, which was hit by her, was directly torn into pieces.
Minato leaped into the air and held out his hand.
Rasengan!
The chakra was compressed and spun, and in the blink of an eye, it condensed into a light blue ball in his hand.
He aimed at the crack caused by Tsunade and slammed it down.
The high-speed spinning Rasengan exerted a terrifying power, and with the help of the Tsūtenkyaku, it actually created a hole right through Anrokuzan. Kurenai made hand signs.
Water Style: Water Severing Wave!
A stream of water, like a great slashing sword, cut him open along the wound that Tsunade and Minato had created.
"Did we succeed?"
Minato subconsciously asked.
"No."
Tsunade's face was a little grim.
Kurenai's expression was also serious.
The three of them had just launched a combined attack that very few ninjas could have withstood.
"It's just a fatal wound!"
Anrokuzan got back up.
His two halves instantly recovered under the shroud of purple chakra.
Not only that, his aura became even stronger.
"You don't understand the power of the Ryūmyaku at all!"
The purple chakra on Anrokuzan's body lit up again and then turned into a cannonball that slammed towards them.
The three of them quickly dodged.
With a bang!
The ground cracked, and a giant pit appeared.
Minato couldn't help but gasp.
Although it was not as powerful as a Tailed Beast Bomb, its power was far beyond that of a normal jutsu.
If they were hit, they would surely die.
However, Anrokuzan also had a terrifying recovery ability. The more they fought, the stronger he became.
"We have to seal the Ryūmyaku."
Minato said in a low voice.
At the same time, a voice rang out.
"Minato-senpai!"
Hanekawa shouted, "In fifteen minutes, use the Flying Thunder God Technique to find me."
"It's not that easy!"
Anrokuzan had not forgotten about Sāra.
After all, she was the only one who knew the location of the Ryūmyaku's core.
"I got it!"
Minato responded while flashing in front of Anrokuzan, blocking him.
Tsunade and Kurenai also followed suit.
"Revive, my puppets!"
Anrokuzan couldn't break free for a moment. He roared, and purple chakra flew outward.
The puppets on the ground, enveloped in the purple chakra, instantly returned to their original state and all charged at Hanekawa and Sāra.
"Sāra, run forward!"
Hanekawa turned around, and his katana swung out a dazzling blade.
A deep cut appeared on the abdomen of the puppet closest to him.
But it was not a human. Even though it was injured, it had to move forward.
Monstrous Strength!
Hanekawa stood firm and punched.
The puppet's body paused, and it turned into a pile of scrap metal with the punch at its center.
He glanced at the palace and could no longer see Tsunade and the others.
Lightning Style Chakra Mode!
A shimmering lightning bolt instantly appeared on Hanekawa's body.
His attack, defense, and speed were all increased by 50%.
He turned his wrist, and his katana, covered in lightning, slashed out like a bolt of lightning.
With a bang!
The puppet was no longer left with a deep cut like before but was directly sliced open.
Hanekawa didn't have time to relax when he saw the nearby puppets raise their arms.
Purple chakra cannonballs flew towards him.
Water Style: Water Wall!
Hanekawa had the C-rank keyword 'Water Style Chunin'. Since no one was looking, he no longer held back.
A wall of water rose from the ground, blocking him.
He didn't look at the result and ran towards Sāra.
Hanekawa had asked before, and it would take about ten minutes to get from the palace to the core of the Ryūmyaku.
To be safe, he told Minato fifteen minutes.
Although it was five extra minutes, it was still too short, and he had to hurry.
A booming sound came from behind him.
Hanekawa turned around and saw two special puppets.
They even had wings on their backs.
Hanekawa casually took out four kunai from his bag.
He threw them hard, and they hit the puppets, but were instantly deflected.
"Explode!"
Hanekawa gave a low shout.
The explosive tags tied to the four kunai exploded.
A rolling heat wave spread out.
The immense power caused the surrounding buildings to collapse, trapping the puppets under the rubble.
But in a few seconds, dust flew up, and the remaining puppets chased after him again.
Hanekawa had already seen Sāra ahead.
He put away his katana and made hand signs.
Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!
This was a jutsu he had secretly learned that only required six hand signs for the Water Style.
No, how could you call it secretly learning?
It was clearly Kurenai who gave him the Water Style jutsu scroll!
A water dragon flew out and drowned the puppets.
But the purple chakra lit up, and countless sharp arrows pierced through the water dragon, rushing towards him.
Body Flicker Technique!
Hanekawa's body turned into an afterimage.
The sharp arrow-like purple chakra all hit the wall behind him, turning the building into dust.
The puppets charged at him again.
Hanekawa suddenly had an idea.
He stood firm and took out his katana.
A brilliant lightning bolt covered the blade.
He leaped into the air and, in midair, sliced at the puppets.
Lightning Flash!
An incredibly ferocious lightning bolt hit the puppets.
Hanekawa landed, sheathed his katana, and made hand signs.
Water Style: Violent Water Wave!
He leaned his body back and spat out a large amount of water.
The water hit the lightning, instantly creating a violent reaction.
The puppets that were still struggling instantly froze.
Although they were not human, they had various parts inside them.
When the parts were damaged, their movements naturally became problematic.
The power of science, kid!
"Come in!"
Sāra's voice rang out.
Body Flicker Technique!
Hanekawa's body sped up, and in an instant, he was in front of her.
"The core of the Ryūmyaku is just ahead."
Sāra breathed a sigh of relief. "When puppets enter here, their chakra will be affected by the Ryūmyaku and they won't be able to move."
Hanekawa nodded slightly.
They walked down and soon left the tunnel.
Hanekawa couldn't help but show an expression of amazement.
This was a large hall underground.
The massive chakra had turned into a dragon, coiling around the area.
In the original story, the Ryūmyaku that Naruto and the others saw was already sealed, so it looked very ordinary.
But now that it was unsealed, it was truly magnificent.
"It's so big. Can you guys seal it?"
Sāra's face showed worry.
"It's not that big, actually."
Hanekawa shook his head.
This dragon was at most the size of a Tailed Beast, and not as big as the Nine-Tails or the Shinju tree.
Sāra couldn't help but gasp.
Is the outside world that terrifying?
"Let's wait for Minato-senpai."
Hanekawa sat directly on the ground, taking a breath.
Using so many jutsus in a short time was a huge burden for him.
A few minutes later, the space fluctuated.
Minato's body appeared.
He looked at the Ryūmyaku in front of him, and the weight on his heart was lifted.
"You did great!"
Minato couldn't help but praise him.
"How are things on your side?"
Hanekawa looked at him and asked.
"Not so good. Anrokuzan is getting stronger the more we fight, and the pressure on us is getting bigger."
Minato paused, and a smile appeared on his face. "But now, it's time for this to end."
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