Naruto: I have Ten Skill Bars - Chapter 443 442: Konoha’s Evacuation Order

Outside Konoha, Orochimaru, Obito, and Madara, who had been rushing toward the village, suddenly stopped when they arrived.

All three were stunned by the scene before them.

Originally, even with the village under lockdown, Konoha had still remained prosperous.

Now…

It was nothing but ruins.

Collapsed buildings. Destroyed homes. Almost no structure remained intact.

Konoha shinobi lay scattered across the ground, many of them fallen in pools of blood.

A thick smell of blood hung in the air.

Even Madara was momentarily stunned.

“What kind of enemy could destroy Konoha like this in such a short time?”

“Kirigakure?”

Orochimaru shook his head.

“No.”

“Kirigakure doesn’t have many shinobi capable of this level of destruction.”

“And I didn’t sense Shigure’s chakra either. That means he didn’t make a move.”

So it had nothing to do with Kirigakure.

Then whose work was this?

Konoha was the strongest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Aside from Kirigakure, none of the other villages could truly threaten it.

After all, three Hokage were currently in the village.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

And the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade.

Three Hokage defending the village at the same time.

Among them was even Hashirama—the God of Shinobi who had pacified the Warring States era.

Under those circumstances, someone still dared to attack Konoha.

Not only that—they had inflicted such catastrophic damage in such a short time.

Even if Madara himself invaded Konoha with an army, achieving this level of destruction so quickly would not be easy.

Just as Madara was pondering this, Orochimaru suddenly frowned.

“Be careful.”

The three immediately concealed themselves.

A moment later, two figures suddenly rushed past them.

They were Ōtsutsuki clan members.

The two charged forward and, in the next instant, dragged several Konoha shinobi out of the rubble where they had been hiding.

In just a few moves, they killed them effortlessly.

Madara watched their movements closely.

Their speed… their chakra…

He was surprised.

Were these the ones who had invaded Konoha?

When Orochimaru saw their eyes, he froze.

“The Byakugan?”

Were these people from the Hyūga Clan?

No… that couldn’t be right.

They clearly weren’t Hyūga.

Yet they possessed the Byakugan.

That meant they had to be connected to the Hyūga somehow.

Suddenly, Orochimaru’s pupils shrank.

Not good.

With the Byakugan’s near-360-degree vision, hiding was pointless.

Realizing this, Orochimaru immediately glanced at Obito.

In the next second, Obito grabbed both Madara and Orochimaru.

Kamui activated.

The three of them instantly vanished into the Kamui dimension.

Outside, the two Ōtsutsuki looked around.

“What about those three just now?”

“It seemed like they escaped using some kind of secret technique.”

The other man shrugged.

“Lucky for them.”

“If they escaped, forget about it.”

“Let’s go kill the other Konoha shinobi.”

The two figures quickly disappeared again.

Inside the Kamui space, Orochimaru and the others were filled with confusion.

Orochimaru frowned.

“Why do these people possess the Byakugan of the Hyūga Clan?”

“Are there other Byakugan bloodlines in the shinobi world?”

Obito spoke, but Madara immediately shook his head.

“Impossible.”

“If there had been, Hashirama and I would have destroyed them long ago.”

Obito frowned.

“Then what’s going on?”

“Could it be Shigure from Kirigakure?”

“Maybe he resurrected members of the ancient Hyūga Clan and sent them to attack Konoha.”

This time, Orochimaru shook his head.

“No.”

“Those people are not Hyūga.”

“Although they possess the Byakugan, their skin and physical traits are completely different.”

“They don’t even look like normal humans.”

Even if Shigure had revived them through Ninjutsu, they should still appear human.

Obito nodded slowly.

That was true.

But if that was the case…

Where did these people come from?

Before today, there had been no information whatsoever about them.

Yet they suddenly appeared and attacked Konoha.

“These people are very strong.”

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.

But Madara smiled.

“No.”

“It’s not simply strength.”

“It’s something else.”

“Their power… doesn’t seem to come from chakra alone.”

The three exchanged glances.

The biggest question now was where these people came from—and whether they would affect their own plans.

But one thing was clear.

Konoha had already been heavily damaged.

And the combat power of these mysterious enemies was strong enough to threaten even them.

Orochimaru asked calmly,

“So what should we do?”

“Help Konoha… or watch from the sidelines?”

Obito turned to look at Madara.

He wanted to act—but the final decision belonged to Madara.

Madara smiled faintly.

“Of course we can’t just stand by.”

“But we’re not here to save Konoha.”

“We’re not here to help them either.”

His eyes gleamed coldly.

“What we need… is the power of the Nine-Tails.”

“The Nine-Tails’ power is what truly matters.”

Obito nodded.

If he could obtain the Nine-Tails, it might even help him awaken another Sharingan.

Meanwhile, in Konoha.

Hashirama Senju looked at Minato Namikaze beside him.

“Go. Leave now.”

“I’ll hold him here.”

Pfft!

An enemy suddenly appeared behind Hashirama and thrust a black chakra rod straight into his body.

The moment the rod pierced him, Hashirama’s chakra flow was violently disrupted.

His body could no longer regenerate properly.

Even his movements became heavily restricted.

Minato narrowly avoided another incoming attack while glancing toward Hashirama.

“You’re in a terrible situation, First Hokage-sama.”

“We should retreat together—”

Hashirama smiled.

“I’ve already been dead for a long, long time.”

“Being resurrected and able to live this long again… I’m already satisfied.”

He looked toward the battlefield, his expression resolute.

“I founded Konoha.”

“And I will never allow anyone to destroy it.”

“Take your son and Tsunade and leave.”

Hashirama turned his gaze back toward the enemies before him.

Their strength was extremely strange.

They could even absorb chakra.

Ordinary attacks were practically useless against them.

Minato clenched his teeth.

“First Hokage-sama… please hold on here.”

The next moment—

Minato disappeared.

Elsewhere in the village, Tsunade and Naruto were also surrounded.

Around them were countless strange puppet-like constructs.

Tsunade frowned as she destroyed another one.

“These things seem endless.”

Naruto glanced around at the battlefield.

“What’s controlling them?”

Konoha shinobi continued to fall one after another.

Civilians suffered even greater casualties.

Tsunade sighed deeply.

If this stalemate continued, more and more people would die.

In that case…

It would be better to make a decisive choice.

Tsunade suddenly turned toward the surrounding shinobi.

“All Konoha shinobi, listen carefully!”

“Begin evacuating Konoha Village immediately!”

“Bring as many civilians with you as possible!”

After giving the order, Tsunade looked toward Neji Hyūga with a heavy expression.

“I’m sorry.”

“These enemies are too strange.”

“If this continues, more people in Konoha will die.”

“We don’t even know their weaknesses.”

Neji stared at her in shock.

“Tsunade-sama…”

“The Hyūga Clan is about to be exterminated…”

Even hearing this, Tsunade remained silent.

These enemies—more precisely, these puppets—did not fear death at all.

Even when destroyed, their bodies would quickly reform and recover.

They were practically impossible to kill.

The longer the battle dragged on, the worse it would become for Konoha.

At that moment—

Minato suddenly appeared beside them.

“Tsunade-sama!”

“Are you alright?”

Tsunade nodded.

“I’m fine.”

Then she looked at Minato seriously.

“Minato… I’m leaving Naruto to you.”

“Take him and leave immediately.”

“We still don’t understand the enemy’s abilities.”

“If he stays here, he’ll only be in greater danger.”

(End of Chapter)

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