Naruto: Passerby and Returnee

Chapter 113 Annihilation

Naruto, whose throat was being choked, did not struggle as one would when one's life is threatened. He merely reached out and grabbed Urashiki's wrist before turning into white smoke and disappearing.

Damn! It's a shadow clone!

Suddenly, a dense barrage of kunai flew out of the forest. Enraged, Urashiki waved his hand again, the immense repulsive force not only scattering the kunai but also blasting away Amaterasu. However, just as the repulsive force subsided, a figure appeared beside one of the kunai that had been thrown out. As he shot the kunai back, he also spat out several wind bullets.

The teleportation point is a kunai? It's hard to believe, but as long as we exploit this weakness and keep the kunai away, we'll be fine!

Urashiki chose to avoid direct confrontation, because he no longer dared to gamble on whether he could absorb Naruto's ninjutsu. Against non-flying mortals, aerial combat was definitely safer. He'd simply blast them away with ranged attacks!

An arrow of condensed black flame flew towards him the moment he ascended. Urashiki's thoughts were perfectly read, because Kaguya had thought the same thing and ended up getting punched in the head. Faced with this double-accelerated black arrow, Urashiki had only two choices: take it or deflect it.

When absorbing chakra, he couldn't use techniques like Momoshiki because he only had one Rinnegan. The user of the unpredictable space-time ninjutsu was only a dozen meters away; if that person attacked, he wouldn't even know how he died. Therefore, Urashiki chose to deflect it, deliberately increasing the power to send Naruto flying as well.

The repulsive force was so large that it slammed Naruto and Sasuke to the ground. But Urashiki's smile didn't last long, because Naruto on the ground "poof"ed away again, turning into smoke—a merciless mockery of the Otsutsuki's overconfidence. Shadow clones are truly humanity's greatest invention! Even the eyes of so-called gods cannot see through the truth!

A black ball appeared silently before Urashiki. Naruto couldn't conjure a second enhanced Truth-Seeking Ball in such a short time, but he could still create one! Moreover, the enhanced Truth-Seeking Ball couldn't be used for direct teleportation; it could only be thrown, while the ordinary version was perfect for a sneak attack! The Otsutsuki clan certainly possessed unparalleled chakra manipulation skills, but their weakness was also obvious: they couldn't resist Sage Chakra!

"boom!"

A second explosion rocked the skies above the outskirts of Konoha. The unusual white light caused panic among some nearby residents, and many patrol members and ANBU rushed in that direction. Their duty was to protect the village and investigate potential dangers; given the commotion, they felt obligated to investigate.

"Konoha patrol routine inspection! Please cooperate!" The captain shouted sternly after only seeing a few figures, but the distinctive white hair revealed after the dust settled made him pause for a moment.

"Yo~ Good morning. Sorry, the commotion here seems to have been a bit loud, and I've disturbed you." Jiraiya smiled brightly.

Several members of the patrol team landed as well, and one of the young men who recognized the legendary ninja shouted excitedly.

"Is that Jiraiya-sama?!"

After Jiraiya gave a quick autograph and sent the patrol away, another group of guys who were not so easily fooled appeared.

"Lord Jiraiya, may I ask how you managed to cause such a commotion?" The three Root members spoke respectfully, but their actions were characterized by their fixed gazes on the four people, as if trying to catch some subtle movements beyond their words.

Before Jiraiya could answer, Naruto said in an extremely excited tone, "It's a new technique I've researched!"

He really looked like an innocent child who had finally gotten a toy and couldn't wait to share it with others.

Jiraiya pulled Naruto behind him and scolded, "We agreed you can't use it carelessly." Then, he turned to the Root members and said apologetically, "Sorry, sorry, this kid was a bit reckless and scared you, didn't he? It's alright, I will never let him use it carelessly until the technique is perfected."

The second wave of people were finally fooled, but the third wave was the real highlight.

"You lot..." Tsunade appeared, her anger blazing, "Don't you know this is a sensitive time?!"

When faced with this visitor, Jiraiya stopped being tactful and Naruto stopped being naive. Instead, they obediently knelt down and admitted their mistake, leaving the two on the side in awe.

"Actually, we encountered a dangerous enemy." Jiraiya couldn't pinpoint the enemy's location or provide any evidence, since the thing had vanished into thin air. He could only give a general account of the situation.

In their brief exchange, the only information they gleaned was that their opponent seemed to possess the legendary Sage Eyes, which appeared to be Byakugan in their normal state. They also possessed immense physical strength and incredible speed, rendering ordinary ninjutsu largely ineffective. That was all they knew, as they lacked the memories of the reversed timeline and hadn't engaged in combat for long. The key was simply that Naruto's area-of-effect attacks were incredibly powerful! The combination of Truth-Seeking Balls and Flying Thunder God Technique was virtually unstoppable, making it impossible to defend against!

"So, you've developed a new technique with even more concentrated destructive power than the Tailed Beast Ball?" Tsunade looked at the obedient Naruto and suddenly wanted to laugh. Just after revealing to the advisory group that Naruto knew the Tailed Beast Ball, their attitude became quite subtle; they even lowered their voices. If they knew the new technique could control the blast radius, she wondered if they'd be trembling as they walked.

Naruto considered for a moment and replied, "We can't determine the difference in destructive power between the two yet, and the one we just saw was a byproduct of researching a new technique."

What he actually wanted to achieve was a space-time ninjutsu with greater control over the area of ​​destruction. If he were facing that unknown enemy, Truth-Seeking Balls would be useless, but if he could directly cleave the space within the area, he could ignore the opponent's defenses.

Could this withstand the light that melted a planet?

"This is just a byproduct!?" Boruto, who had been thrown half a mile away by his own father, heard such an outrageous statement as soon as he returned, and finally truly understood just how different the fathers in the two worlds were.

If my father had had such methods back then, he wouldn't have had such a difficult time fighting Momoshiki!

However, he didn't know that his swift defeat of Urashiki was entirely based on intelligence gathered after countless bloody battles. If Naruto hadn't been so thoroughly familiar with the Otsutsuki clan, how could he have eliminated this uninvited guest before the patrol arrived?

The current Hokage, busy with countless affairs, left after listening to the briefing, ordering Jiraiya to submit a detailed report. When the four finally stood together after resolving all the troubles, an awkward silence spread. In the recent battle, Naruto had used Truth-Seeking Balls, and Sasuke had used his Sharingan; they were now staring at each other. Even Boruto sensed the tense atmosphere and exchanged a bewildered glance with Jiraiya.

I have a feeling they shouldn't be here.