Konoha Notes.

Chapter 534 The Curtain of the Riot

Chapter 534 The Curtain of the Riot

The shadow of the meteorite fell.

When a rock block with a diameter of over two hundred meters crashes down from above the clouds, even the light becomes dulled, and the air is compressed into visible shockwaves.

The buildings in the complex groaned as they trembled.

The ordinary people at the Daming liaison office were still inside the building, watching this scene through their windows.

The ninjas all ran out of the building, but that was all they did.

They tilted their heads back, their pupils reflecting ever-growing shadows.

Aside from muttering a few curses, no one gave any orders or attempted to retaliate.

Whether they were Chunin or Jonin, in the face of this purest powerlessness, everyone felt their limits so clearly, so clearly that they didn't even have the strength to be angry.

A blond man wearing a green Jonin vest and a Hannya mask suddenly appeared on the roof of the Joint Affairs Bureau.

He rushed toward the meteorite, using the kunai in his hand as a starting point, and the cursed seal spread out in the air into a huge net.

The moment the meteorite touched the net, all sound in the world vanished.

The stone body began to disappear from the point of contact, and the enormous shadow that blocked out the sun silently slid into the unseen door.

The world fell silent.

Then, a roar came from more than ten kilometers away.

The earth jolted horizontally, and the glass of all the buildings in the complex shattered into pieces in the same second, with silvery-white waterfalls cascading down from the windows.

Those who were standing were overturned, while those who were lying on the ground felt their internal organs being displaced.

The shockwave swept across the forest, carrying mud and gravel, uprooting entire swathes of trees.

Everything within the radius of the impact point was wiped off the ground.

Flames burst from the cracks, and thick smoke billowed upwards, eventually forming a gray column several kilometers high against the sky.

Ashes fell like snow, covering the entire field of vision.

Uchiha Itachi stood below the secret service building, looking at the rising smoke and dust.

He was the one who helped build this building for the secretariat.

In his eyes, the integrated area was built from scratch.

Although people are always arguing and scheming here, everything is clearly getting better, and the world is stabilizing.

Further away, screams echoed from the stadium area.

The sound was intermittent, mixed in with the roar of collapsing buildings.

The people there were mostly ordinary people, merchants, and tourists who came to watch the performance.

Laughter was destroyed.

Happiness has been destroyed.

Itachi closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, the scene was still one of utter devastation.

However, this is not the end.

Above the clouds, the outline of a second meteorite was revealed, larger than the first one, with a diameter of over three hundred meters.

Golden chakra transformed into a dazzling tailed beast cloak, and the Nine-Tails' chakra also materialized.

Chief Hatake shouted, "Everyone who is still able to move, head towards Konoha headquarters!"

He approached his assistant: "Itachi, I'm leaving the organization's affairs to you. I'm going to find Obito and ask him what's going on."

Since that day when Obito Uchiha gave his warning, he would occasionally pretend to invade Konoha. Because Obito had informed him in advance, Shisui would often pretend to chase after him, but they never actually fought each other.

But this happening at this time was unexpected for them.

Even though Konoha was prepared for the meteorite falling from the sky, and Shuji had already set off with his men, and the five great ninja villages were also prepared, there should be a warning sign when a meteorite enters the atmosphere.

It's clearly not that time yet —

Did Orochimaru's attack start ahead of schedule? — Obito, it seems you really have no idea about the core information.

Itachi stood there, blood streaming from his eyes, dripping down his cheeks and onto his collar.

"There's no need to go find Obito, Kakashi-senpai."

In those eyes, three tomoe symbols converged and merged, combining with new patterns deep within the blood-red pupils.

"Itachi—" Kakashi hadn't finished speaking.

The second meteorite was engulfed. The impact echoed from afar, and the earth lurched once more.

Amidst the smoke and ashes, Kakashi stared into Itachi's eyes and noticed that the newly formed Mangekyou Sharingan was bleeding.

Anger was suppressed beneath a calm expression; only the blood in his veins betrayed the true extent of it.

Then, a third one appeared above the clouds.

It has a diameter of over 400 meters. Before it had even completely left the clouds, the air on the ground had already begun to escape outwards, creating a reverse wind that whipped up sand and gravel and blew it toward everyone.

The tailed beast cloak on Minato Namikaze's body began to flicker. No matter how fast the Edo Tensei could restore chakra, transferring two meteorites of this magnitude in succession was still a huge burden.

The third meteorite is still falling.

Itachi raised his face, his left eye fixed on the approaching boulder, and three tomoe quickly condensed beside him.

More blood dripped from the corner of his eye.

"Itachi, that's enough." Kakashi also activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, intending to use Kamui to send Itachi away first. Young people are the future, and they can't be wasted here.

At this moment, four figures arrived.

Killer Bee, Utakata, Kan, and Yugito simultaneously achieved complete tailed beast transformation.

The four enormous creatures—Niugui, Xiquan, Muwang, and Youlu—leaped up as they charged forward.

The giant tentacles of the bull demon were the first to touch the bottom of the meteorite, and the muscular chakra tissue was pressed outwards at the contact surface.

The rhinoceros hound's acid sprayed onto the rock surface, corroding it and producing large plumes of white smoke.

King Mu was enveloped in steam as he braced his body against the rock wall from the side.

The flames of the journey burned at the bottom of the rock, and the blue heat caused the surface of the rock to begin to crack.

The four enormous creatures appeared so tiny beneath the sunken boulders.

They dared not use Tailed Beast Balls to directly clash with this thing at this distance, as that would cause even greater damage to the area.

This wasn't a choice, at least not while the Fourth Hokage still had the ability to teleport.

Having gained a brief respite, Minato stood beside the Tailed Beasts, his kunai once again aimed at the meteorite.

At that moment, the three tomoe beside Itachi flew straight into the distance.

He knelt on one knee: "Kakashi-senpai, my left eye's ability is the Heavenly Throne, which can absorb some damage."

"His right eye's ability, Futsu-no-Mitama, will return the damage to the caster. You can find him by following the direction of the magatama."

He propped himself up on his knees, blood dripping into the dust.

"Follow the direction of the magatama to find him. As long as the caster is disturbed, this spell will not be used a fourth time."

After saying that, Itachi stood up and rushed towards the direction of the magatama, and Kakashi followed in the same direction.

Itachi had already given chase. Kakashi followed without hesitation.

Shisui's figure cut in from the side and met up with the two as they ran.

"Where's Obito?" Kakashi asked.

"He received orders at the last minute to take advantage of the chaos and seize the Tailed Beast Chakra Scrolls from the village." Shisui's voice was muffled by the wind. "The village is organizing its defenses; Obito can buy some time."

"Now----"

Shisui asked the two where they had gone.

Kakashi said, "Let's go find the caster."

The three rushed into the woods, just as an explosion was heard ahead.

They passed through the smoke and dust and landed on the empty ground that had been blasted flat.

In the center of the open space, the shattered half of the body quickly reformed.

Madara Uchiha, a long-haired man wearing red armor, watched the three of them with great interest.

"It's not a particularly boring technique; it's a pupil technique, isn't it?"

He looked at the Mangekyou Sharingan in Kakashi's eye socket, then at Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, and finally his gaze fell on Itachi.

"Is it yours?"

"They actually have two pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan. The Uchiha clan of this era hasn't fallen so low yet."

"The beasts have stopped hiding, but since they are their own kind, it's not good to completely ignore them."

As he spoke, Madara Uchiha created two wood clones, one heading towards Shisui and the other towards Itachi.

He completely ignored Kakashi's presence, looking in the direction of the Joint Affairs Bureau, preparing to set off.

Kakashi activated Kamui and locked onto his figure. As space distorted, the impact of the third meteorite hitting the ground arrived at that moment.

Amidst the dust and sand whipped up by the gale, Ban turned his head, his red eyes fixed on the Kaleidoscope, which was gathering its power.

"This eye is still somewhat useful."

He vanished from his spot, and the next moment, Madara was already standing in front of Kakashi. As he reached out his hand, a magatama flew from the side and hurtled towards his body.

The red in Madara's eye sockets shifted back to the purple Rinnegan.

The power from the eye technique was dismantled and absorbed upon touching his body.

Kakashi took the opportunity to create distance, and Kamui's tearing force intensified, causing parts of Madara's body to begin to twist and deform.

Madara Uchiha smiled slightly: "It seems you wish to dance."

Blue chakra swelled up from Madara's body.

His wooden clones performed the same actions in sync. Three half-bodied Susanoo rose from the forest, each with four hands, each holding a sword.

Twelve swords swept out horizontally.

The entire forest was destroyed in an instant.

Itachi stood in front of Kakashi.

His left eye widened, blood gushing from its socket, staining everything in his vision red. The impacts, powerful enough to cleave a person in two, transformed into three tomoe before even touching his body.

They floated beside him.

A green half-body martial god rose around Shisui, its spiral sword spinning rapidly as it pierced one of the wooden clones.

The sword tip pierced through Susanoo's armor, shredding the wooden clone and its internal body into wood chips.

The three tomoe on Itachi's side flew out simultaneously, locking onto Madara's main body.

Shisui endured the stinging pain in his eyes, and Susanoo expanded to its third form. The green giant, standing upright, thrust his spiral sword down again, the blade scraping against the air with a piercing shriek.

Kakashi dashed to the other side, his Mangekyou Sharingan locking onto one of the tomoe thrown by Itachi.

Ban closed his eyes.

"The child's struggles are truly futile."

His Susanoo also expanded to its third form. The blue war god was several sizes larger than Shisui's, and another wood clone simultaneously activated a Susanoo of the same size.

The two giants simultaneously swung their swords, and four swords plunged straight into the spot where Kakashi was.

Meanwhile, the blue Susanoo of the main body blocked Shisui's attack with one sword, while the other sword slashed horizontally at Shisui Susanoo's waist.

The impact was transmitted through his chakra to his eyes, and blood-red tears welled up in his eyes.

Shisui tried to aim at Ban's eyes, while his other eye kept trying to insert itself and guide his thoughts.

"Why do you have to do this again now, Madara Uchiha?"

"The village and the world are on the right track."

"Why bother destroying it!"

Madara Uchiha's eyes showed no emotion.

"Your pupil strength is much weaker than I imagined."

"Isn't there a better state to be in?"

"Are the eyes on oneself less important than those on others?"

The magatama thrown by Itachi exploded at that moment.

The damage returned from Futsu-no-Mitama struck Madara's Susanoo at point-blank range. Part of the blue armor was torn off, and the massive body staggered.

"Is this power related to the attack I launched? —"

"I see."

"I understand your eye technique."

Itachi, who had just awakened his eye and used consecutive eye techniques, felt weak for a moment, but that was all. During the two years that followed, it wasn't just Kakashi and Sasuke who participated in the experiment; he and Shisui also became recipients of White Zetsu cells.

Although we haven't reached the final stage yet, we can barely sustain the consumption for now.

Just as Madara's Susanoo was slightly affected, Kakashi had already jumped above his main body and fired another tomoe straight at the head of Susanoo.

Ban's head was thrown back by the explosion.

He looked at the spot beneath his other wooden clone sword. Another Kakashi figure transformed into shadow clones and dispersed.

"Tobirama's tricks."

Madara sensed that the Jinchuriki in the Joint Affairs Bureau had already retracted their Tailed Beast forms.

His expression finally changed slightly.

"Are they trying to escape?"

The blue chakra expanded once more. This time, Susanoo was no longer confined to its third form. Layers of armor stacked upon each other, the legs fully formed, and the wings on its back unfolded.

Complete Susanoo. Four long swords materialized in the giant palm, and just as the blades were about to strike, two figures arrived on the battlefield.

Tobirama Senju and Might Guy.

"Tobirama—" Madara Uchiha paused slightly, "And this is Sage Mode?"

The azure beast of Konoha had changed its eye color; the outer ring was yellow, and the inner ring was pure black. Black markings spread from the corners of its eyes.

Madara sensed Guy's chakra: "But, it's really a weak power."

"Is this the only thing you've gained in these past few years, Tobirama?"

"What purpose can such a thing serve?"

Tobirama looked up at the blue war god: "You didn't even die properly, always causing trouble for those who come after you. Don't you get annoyed, Madara?"

The Second Hokage remained unmoved by Madara Uchiha's power.

"As for Kai, is he weak or what—"

Kai looked at the situation and faced Uchiha Madara.

"As a junior, I should show respect to the elders who founded the village."

"but----"

"Now—in this scene, one can't bring oneself to have that thought at all."

Blue steam burst forth from Kai's body, his sweat vaporizing into billowing mist under the high temperature.

"I originally wanted to show you this move first, my dear friend, Kakashi."

Kai's eyes turned bloodshot, and his voice pierced through the churning fog.

"I am now truly better than ever before."

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An extraordinary youth!

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