Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 99 Now it's your turn to tear them apart.

"..."

'Shadow' and Kakuzu walked in, and upon seeing the scene before them, they fell into a long silence.

"Hmph, those guys from Kusagakure!"

Even Kakuzu, who was already numb, couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

Ninjas are undoubtedly bloodthirsty, and their hands are certainly stained with blood. This is undeniable, and Kakuzu would not argue against it.

But even killing someone is just a matter of beheading them.

Even with his hands stained with blood, he had never treated a person like that.

The actions of Kusagakure are truly disgusting, ugly, and repulsive.

Just as Nagato was about to step forward.

A figure suddenly blocked his way.

It is Karin, who is only four years old this year.

"You, you guys..."

Her legs were trembling violently, her teeth were chattering, her face was deathly pale, and her red eyes, which were covered by glasses, were filled with tears of fear.

But she still spread her arms wide, using her thin, paper-like body to shield her mother.

"No, you're not allowed to... touch Mommy!" Her voice trembled and was choked with sobs.

Seeing this, Nagato froze on the spot, not knowing what to do for a moment.

In the end, Kakuzu extended black lines like tentacles and effortlessly lifted Karin, who was blocking his way.

"Kid, calm down." His voice was muffled through the mask. "If we wanted to kill you and your mother, we would have done it already."

The shadow walked towards the woman, but when it saw the woman's appearance clearly, the face in the shadows frowned slightly.

At this moment, he was even more aware that the original illustrations had been embellished.

How could bite marks be so neat as if they were imprinted? The real scene was far more shocking than what was depicted in the comic.

Her body collapsed, as if the flesh and blood that sustained her life had been drained away, and her large, tattered clothes hung on her body, like a piece of rugged mountain rock.

The bones of his shoulders and arms protrude from his skin in a sharp, fragile manner, their jagged edges clearly visible, and his entire body is covered with layers of new and old teeth marks.

From relatively "fresh" dark purple scars with dark red bruises and lacerations, to old, darkened, sunken wounds that resemble lunar craters.

The marks were dense and numerous, like ugly branding marks, so deep that the bone was visible, and almost no intact skin was spared.

"How is it?" Nagato asked.

"..." 'Shadow' shook her head silently.

too exaggerated.

It's important to know that even Nagato, who was also a member of the Uzumaki clan and possessed extremely strong vitality, only died after being subjected to the continuous exploitation of the Rinnegan, the Gedo Mazo, and the Rinne Rebirth Technique.

But these guys actually sucked the Uzumaki clan members to death one bite at a time, making it impossible to imagine what Uzumaki Karin's mother had gone through in Kusagakure.

Even though he considered himself to have a very low bottom line, he had to admit that the guys from Kusagakure were still more beastly.

"Wha, what?"

Karin, who had been struggling in Kakuzu's grasp, froze, staring blankly at the 'Kage' who shook his head, seemingly unable to understand what he meant.

Nagato frowned and said in a deep voice, "Is there absolutely no chance of saving him?"

As a member of the same Uzumaki clan who had also had his life force extracted, how could he not know the answer to this question?

But he still held a sliver of hope for this mysterious fellow in front of him.

"This body is indeed dead. Its life force has been completely drained, leaving not a trace. I don't even know how it managed to hold on until now."

At this point, 'Shadow' slightly turned her head to look at the speechless Karin, knowing that this woman had survived until now only because of her daughter Karin. Life force isn't like a health bar in a game; there's no such thing as dying only when it's drained.

Like Nagato being drained of his life force by the Gedo Mazo, he was already half-dead.

It's probably because she knows that after she dies, Karin will take her place and become a blood bag for the ninjas of Kusagakure, that she has been holding on until now.

However, even the strongest will cannot make up for a completely depleted body.

"Ah... Ugh!"

Karin was about to cry out when Kakuzu suddenly covered her mouth.

"You just said that 'this body' is dead, right?" As an immortal, Kakuzu keenly sensed the unusual nature of the 'Shadow's' words.

"Yes."

'Shadow' nodded and smiled, 'In my opinion, death is not terrible. Death is never the end of life, but just a long sleep.'

Upon hearing this, Nagato, who had been silent, raised his head, only to find himself being stared at by the 'Shadow'.

"Should I?" Nagato asked hesitantly.

He thought the 'shadow' referred to the heretical art of reincarnation and rebirth.

But that's a truly forbidden technique. If he were to use it in his current state, White Zetsu Tobi would probably be crippled.

"No, I only have one request."

The 'Shadow' couldn't help but chuckle, raising his hand to point towards the Hidden Grass Village behind him: "How about leaving those guys to me?"

He was well aware of the rage in Nagato's heart at that moment. If it weren't for the uncertainty about the fate of his clansmen, Nagato would have already gone to make Kusagakure feel the pain.

"..." Nagato gave him a deep look, and finally nodded, saying, "Then I'll leave it to you."

Seemingly realizing that the three were saving her mother, Karin, who had been struggling, finally quieted down.

'Shadow' walked up to the woman, his gaze sweeping over her face.

Without a doubt, she is a great mother.

Similarly, when they die, they must be filled with deep hatred and obsession.

"It's a pity that Orochimaru hasn't mastered the Soul Devouring Technique yet."

He sighed, thinking he would treat it as an experiment, and silently recited in his mind: "Extract the soul of the designated target, implant, one-time soul devouring technique."

He paused for a moment, then added, "According to my design for Orochimaru, he will have a black body and a white mask, and there will also be a Hollow hole in his chest..."

[Spend 2000 points, will you realize this?]

"It seems they haven't had time to enter the Pure Land yet, otherwise it wouldn't be this price."

'Shadow,' or rather, Hinata Kumokawa, muttered with a hint of reluctance, 'Manifestation, Manifestation.'

hum! !

The moment the thought arose, he suddenly felt a connection between himself and the woman in front of him.

This feeling is different from the souls that died in the dungeon or were collected after being killed by Hidan. Those souls were simply imprisoned by him within the enclosed space of the dungeon.

But the woman in front of him was different.

This is a master-servant relationship originating from the soul level. No matter where it is placed in the ninja world, it will not be forcibly taken away by the Pure Land of the Six Paths.

At the same time, in Nagato's slightly dilated pupils, a black soul rose from the woman's body.

"Go."

Looking at the 'illusion' before him, the 'shadow' chuckled softly: 'Tear it apart, devour it, resent it.'

"Now, it's your turn to devour them!"

(End of this chapter)