"My lord, the people of the Land of Waves will always remember you." Gato smiled. "It was you who protected their well-being."
If he had known it was this simple, why would he have bothered hiring any ninjas?
If you just let a little money slip through your fingers to feed this big name, wouldn't you have everything?
Zabuza, I really have to thank you. If you hadn't been so slow to act, why would I have gone to such lengths to cooperate with the daimyo?
"Mr. Gato, then look at my new palace…"
The daimyo's eyes were filled with expectation. Daimyos of small countries like his usually didn't have much money; otherwise, he wouldn't have been unable to establish a ninja village.
Now that this big spender was willing to build him a house, he naturally wanted to stand with him.
"Don't worry, I will definitely build a luxurious palace for the daimyo within a month, according to the standards of the daimyo of the Land of Fire, how about that?"
Thinking that he would have to rely on the other party in the future, Gato immediately made a promise.
And so, Tazuna and his gang of "troublemakers" were personally dealt with by the daimyo of the Land of Waves, Inukai Denkō, while the bridge that was about to be completed was demolished by Gato's men.
Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura stood there, not daring to make the slightest move.
The people of Gato and the people of the daimyo also avoided them and did not attack them.
However, this scene became a nightmare that they could never shake off.
So this world was truly dark!
When Kakashi Hatake and Naruto Uzumaki returned to this place, they saw the bridge teetering on the verge of collapse.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
When Sakura Haruno saw Kakashi, she seemed to have found her pillar of support and rushed over to briefly recount what had happened.
"My lord, don't you think you've gone too far?"
Kakashi stared coldly at Inukai Denkō, wishing he could kill him immediately.
But reason told him he couldn't do that.
It was true that the Land of Waves was a small country, but if he did this, the other four great powers would definitely use this as an opportunity to criticize Konoha and the Land of Fire.
This could very likely trigger the Fourth Shinobi World War, leading to widespread devastation.
"This is a matter for the Land of Waves, and it's none of your business, Konoha ninjas, to interfere..."
As Inukai Denkō was speaking, Naruto Uzumaki suddenly appeared in front of him, and a kunai filled with wind-style chakra pierced through his heart, giving him a chilling blow.
"Sorry!" Naruto's eyes transformed into fox-like vertical pupils. "I... went berserk!"
A layer of red Nine-Tails chakra appeared on his body, and the violent aura directly blew dozens of people around him away.
Despite his utter disillusionment with the world, he was ruthless in cleaning up the mess!
Roar!
As the tails on his back emerged one by one, the fox-demon's coat on his body changed from red to black and red.
His power grew stronger, but his consciousness became clearer and clearer.
"I...I protest...I want to condemn you Konoha ninjas to the daimyo of the Land of Fire..."
The daimyo of the Land of Waves, his pupils constricted, struggled to utter his final words.
Immediately, he was pulverized by Naruto Uzumaki.
"A monster!"
"Don't come any closer!"
When Gato saw Naruto Uzumaki turn his gaze to him, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and roared wildly.
However, Naruto Uzumaki ignored him.
Black and red chakra gathered in his mouth, and the Tailed Beast Bomb gradually took shape.
Whoosh!
Boom!
When the Tailed Beast Bomb burst through the air with a piercing shriek and exploded in the crowd.
That deafening sound was like a collision of hope and despair, a meeting of night and dawn.
The most dazzling fireworks display in the history of the Land of Waves burst forth brilliantly on the bridge that was once filled with hope but ultimately turned into despair.
In the water, Tazuna, who still had a breath left, used his last strength to open his eyes.
At that moment, he seemed to see an angel—
The light from the Tailed Beast Bomb explosion fell upon Naruto Uzumaki's six tails, which swayed in the wind.
Like six roads leading to the heavens, they finally broke through Gato's economic blockade, pointing the way for the Land of Waves and ushering in a new hope—
"Hope...is still there..."
Tazuna closed his eyes helplessly at the last moment, whether it was fantasy or illusion.
At least in his eyes, the Land of Waves would be reborn!
...
"Kakashi-sensei, Naruto..."
Sasuke looked at Kakashi with some concern, while Sakura covered her eyes, unable to bear watching what was happening.
"Ah, it was the Nine-Tails' rampage that caused the daimyo of the Land of Waves to die tragically. It has nothing to do with our Team 7."
Kakashi Hatake looked at Naruto Uzumaki, who was standing there in his Six-Tails form, and said calmly.
He could tell that Naruto Uzumaki hadn't gone berserk; the power he controlled in the Nine-Tails was far greater than what the Third Hokage knew.
But did it matter whether it was a rampage or not?
He did what he wanted to do, and Kakashi willingly covered for him.
"Go in peace!"
"In the Infinite Tsukuyomi, I will make the Land of Waves have the largest bridge in the entire ninja world, and there will never be someone like Gato there."
This was the first time Naruto had used the Nine-Tails' power so consciously.
Black Zetsu was happy to see him vent here; the more desperate he was about the world, the more he would yearn for Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Even if someone exposed his plot, Naruto Uzumaki would still activate Infinite Tsukuyomi at any cost.
This was why Black Zetsu didn't stop him.
"Black Zetsu, you're such a bastard." Inside the cage, Kurama cursed at Black Zetsu.
"The bastard isn't me, it's this ninja world," Black Zetsu said nonchalantly. "If the ninja world were a pure land where everyone was happy and joyful, why would I, Black Zetsu, exist?"
"Kyuubi, your hatred is not enough for you to see the ninja world clearly. When you do, you will understand that even the tailed beasts yearn for the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi!"
Black Zetsu's words silenced Kurama.
As the embodiment of hatred, no one understood pain better than him.
He had been controlled by Madara Uchiha!
He had been sealed away by Senju Hashirama!
They had been eaten by the Gold and Silver Brothers!
He had been sealed inside his body by three generations of whirlpools, and even more hatefully, the fourth generation had split himself in two to seal him away.
All of this filled him with intense hatred, yet he did not transcend that hatred, nor did he see the world through God's eyes.
He needed Black Zetsu to guide him.
Then, he would willingly return to the Ten-Tails' body to make his contribution to Infinite Tsukuyomi.
"Although I hate to admit it, I have to say that you have succeeded."
"Even if I tell the truth now, Naruto Uzumaki will never believe me."
"Black Zetsu, all I want to know now is what exactly you want to do to me?"
The Nine-Tails remained silent for a long time before its enormous eyes looked at Black Zetsu.
As early as when Black Zetsu instilled the concept of Infinite Tsukuyomi into Naruto Uzumaki, he had a very bad feeling.
But he still didn't know what Black Zetsu was up to. Whenever the conversation got to the crucial point, Black Zetsu would always avoid him.
"Nine-Tails, are you going to turn against me?"
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