Devil Fruit Seal in Naruto

Inside the palanquin, Nobunaga's heavy body curled up in the corner. Every time a loud noise came from outside, his fat trembled.

"How… how's the situation? Have the attackers been eliminated?"

He pointed at a geisha.

"You, go take a look."

The beautiful geisha instantly turned pale with fear, but she dared not disobey Nobunaga's order. She lifted the curtain and stuck out half her body to look.

After a while, she returned, her face less pale, but her eyes showed disbelief.

"What exactly happened? Hurry up and tell me!" Nobunaga urged.

The geisha said, "The scene of the ninjas fighting was terrifying. Captain Asuma has already been injured…"

"What? The strongest jonin, Asuma, got hurt so quickly? What's going on? This is bad… Am I going to be killed?"

Nobunaga panicked.

He knew this trip might be targeted by enemies hired to assassinate him, so he specially entrusted one of the Five Great Nations, Konoha, with the mission. 

It was a top-level S-rank mission, paying six million ryo.

But he never expected that the assassins hired by his enemies were even stronger than Konoha's jonin!

"That, Lord Nobunaga, I haven't finished speaking yet," the geisha added. "Captain Asuma was injured, but the enemy was thrown away by Uchiha Raizen."

Because Uchiha Raizen was handsome, the geisha remembered his name very clearly.

"Uchiha Raizen?" Nobunaga was stunned and stared blankly. "The only genin? No way. Could the genin from Konoha be stronger than a jounin?"

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Ignoring the conversation inside the palanquin, Kakuzu, who was knocked away, stood up again with a very ugly expression.

Although his arms and ribs were broken, he practiced the forbidden technique of Earth Grudge Fear. His entire body could turn into black tentacles, so the bones inside were meaningless to him.

He took off his Akatsuki uniform that got in the way, revealing a body covered with stitches. He looked darkly at Uchiha Raizen opposite him.

"Boy, you've made me angry! Seeing your headbands reminds me of the first Konoha ninja I fought — the First Hokage! You reckless kids need to see my true power!"

With that, his back began to swell as four black demon masks appeared, crawling out like monsters.

Each monster gave off a terrifying aura.

Asuma, Kurenai, and Inori were shocked by this strange scene, especially when they heard Kakuzu had actually fought the First Hokage. They found it hard to believe.

"What era is this guy from?" Kurenai whispered in disbelief.

"Raizen, Asuma-san, be careful. He has five hearts!" Inori suddenly shouted a warning.

Earlier, she had sensed multiple consciousnesses inside Kakuzu's body. Now she confirmed that each consciousness represented a heart, and these hearts could turn into monsters that acted on their own.

Considering Kakuzu might have survived from a past era, unease rose in her heart.

The enemy they faced this time was truly terrifying beyond expectation!

Uchiha Raizen remained calm, after all, he had long known about Kakuzu's background.

He wouldn't let Kakuzu crush their morale with just one sentence, so he bluntly fired back:

"Fought the First Hokage? You really dare to talk big. You didn't just throw a shuriken from eight hundred miles away and run, did you?"

When he said this, Kurenai, who had been intimidated by Kakuzu just moments ago, couldn't help but chuckle softly, her tense fear easing as she glanced at Uchiha Raizen.

He looked gentle and kind, caring for Inori with tenderness. 

Yet, no one expected his words to be so sharp, and that his weapon was a thick, long spiked club—completely at odds with his handsome, elegant appearance.

But this contrast between gentleness and violence strangely gave people a sense of comfort.

Kakuzu's face twitched; painful memories started attacking him.

Back then,

The higher-ups of the Takigakure sent him to assassinate the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama—the man known as the God of Shinobi.

But to prove his loyalty to the village, he risked his life and went.

Naturally, the mission didn't end as shamefully as Uchiha Raizen described, but it wasn't a success either.

He never even saw Hashirama himself and was completely defeated by a Wood-Style clone.

He barely escaped with his life after a desperate struggle.

When he returned to Takigakure, the village didn't comfort him at all; instead, they punished him for failing the mission.

Damn it! Why don't you all go assassinate the God of Shinobi yourselves!

Kakuzu, in a fit of rage, slaughtered all the top leaders of Takigakure Village.

He trained in the Earth Grudge Fear technique, took the hearts of the leaders, and became a rogue ninja.

Many years have passed since then.

But whenever he thought about those events, Kakuzu's anger could not be suppressed.

He wanted to kill—kill everyone on the opposite side!

"Sharp-tongued brat, die!"

Kakuzu formed hand signs with both hands.

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

The wind-masked creature opened its mouth and unleashed a high-pressure wind ball that swept forward like a violent storm.

Uchiha Raizen and Asuma quickly moved apart to avoid it.

Kakuzu continued forming hand signs: "Lightning Release: False Darkness!"

Crack!

Sharp lightning, like a spear, shot toward Uchiha Raizen.

At the same time,

The water-masked creature fired a powerful water cannon at Asuma.

"Water Release: Water Curtain!"

Asuma felt shocked inside.

The opponent actually controlled so many chakra natures at once, and all were high-level ninjutsu.

Normally, jonin specialize in one chakra nature. Others can be used but are not very powerful.

A ninja with all five natures—fire, lightning, wind, water, and earth—is extremely rare.

The only one Asuma had ever seen like that was his father, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

His father was a master of over a thousand ninjutsu techniques, known as the "Ninjutsu Professor."

For a moment, Asuma was shocked but didn't have time to think much. He quickly formed hand seals to counter the powerful water cannon shooting at him.

"Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!"

He used the secret fire ninjutsu passed down in the Sarutobi clan, and its power was impressive.

Even though fire has a disadvantage against water, he barely managed to evaporate the enemy's water cannon.

Asuma landed on the ground, breathing heavily, his chakra almost completely drained.

"Raizen over there…"

He hurriedly looked toward Uchiha Raizen.

Raizen calmly faced the sharp lightning ninjutsu attack. Without panicking, he held a spiked club in front of him.

At the same time, patches of blue scales appeared on his skin.

The blue scales seemed invincible. 

Even after being hit by lightning, there was no sign of burning or damage. 

Their surface was still smooth and reflected a dazzling light under the sunlight.

"What? He blocked all my lightning attacks? What kind of strange form is that?" Kakuzu's eyes widened in disbelief.

Raizen was now fully covered in dragon scales, showing a deeper beast transformation than before.

Under the influence of the Azure Dragon curse mark, his height had risen to over two meters, making his body taller and more powerful.

His right arm looked like it was tattooed with dark blue-black lines that extended all the way to his beast-like dragon claw.

The dragon claw gripped the long spiked club tightly. Its slightly sharp teeth opened and closed, releasing a small stream of white breath.

This fierce form, never seen before, gave a strong visual impact and silently emitted an overwhelming pressure, a pressure that seemed to come from a biological level!

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