Devil Fruit Seal in Naruto

Inori walked beside Uchiha Raizen, her voice clear and pleasant, carrying the sweet scent unique to young girls—it was refreshing and pure.

But suddenly—without any warning—

The sweet smile on Inori's pretty face froze. Her body went completely still, as if time itself had stopped.

At the same time—

A sharp dagger silently pressed against Uchiha Raizen's lower back.

A cold, killing intent-filled voice whispered into his ear:

"Die, you Uchiha brat!"

The dagger pierced mercilessly.

Crunch. 

Flesh was split apart, the blade's tip piercing straight through Uchiha Raizen's chest.

"Tatsuma-san, take it easy! Don't let him die too easily—I haven't had the chance to properly torture him yet!"

A blond figure jumped down from the tree, removing the animal mask from his face. If it wasn't Yamanaka Ren, then who else? 

The one who ambushed Uchiha Raizen was naturally Tatsuma, an elite member of the Root organization.

Tatsuma replied coldly, "Put away that unnecessary desire for revenge. Members of Root are not supposed to have emotions. Our only purpose is to carry out Lord Danzo's orders."

Yamanaka Ren's face stiffened.

If it weren't for taking revenge on Uchiha Raizen, why would I join Root, an organization that operates only in the shadows? Wouldn't it be better to stay in the Intelligence Division?

I'm willing to be a dog under Lord Danzo's command, all for this very moment!

Rage filled Yamanaka Ren's heart.

He wanted to see Uchiha Raizen suffer in pain and disgrace. He wanted to see him kneel and beg for mercy, slapping his own face while regretting stealing the woman who should have been his.

Hahaha, that's true revenge!

Yamanaka Ren's body trembled slightly from excitement.

But seeing that Tatsuma's blade had pierced through both the front and back of Uchiha Raizen's chest—his heart was probably shattered—he could only show a disappointed and regretful expression.

At least, the poison hadn't killed him yet.

He still had a chance to see the goddess in his heart confess to him.

Yamanaka Ren took a deep breath. This was his moment for revenge and comeback. 

It was the time to prove that he was stronger than Uchiha Raizen. He couldn't act like a desperate fanboy anymore.

He forced himself to stay calm and walked up to Inori, who was frozen and unable to move, wearing a proud and cold expression.

Looking at the girl in front of him—so beautiful she seemed like a fairy—she was still perfect and flawless. No, she looked even more charming and alluring than before.

How could such a wonderful girl exist in this world?

Yamanaka Ren, who had planned to act cool, shivered helplessly when he saw Inori's delicate face.

Countless wicked thoughts flooded his mind—things he had dreamed about many times.

Forget it. Now that Uchiha Raizen was dead, Inori belonged to him. No need to pretend anymore!

His face gradually twisted into a ferocious expression, his eyes filled with extreme greed. He stretched out his sinful hands, wanting to touch the goddess's cheek—a touch he had only dreamed of before.

"Inori, you're mine. Belong to me. No one can take you away. Don't even think about falling into another man's arms. Don't even think about it!!"

"I will lock you up forever, making you my one and only treasure!"

The desire he had buried deep inside for so long was about to come true. Yamanaka Ren completely lost his mind.

He recklessly rushed forward, trying to knock the girl down to the ground.

But unfortunately, he missed.

Inori's slender body suddenly disappeared.

Yamanaka Ren crashed hard into a thick tree trunk. He had used too much force and even cut his mouth on impact.

An extremely cold and disgusted voice suddenly sounded from his left front:

"I never thought you'd become Danzo's subordinate and fall this low. You even dared to attack Raizen and me. You really are hopeless!"

Yamanaka Ren's mouth dripped blood as he looked up in confusion. What appeared before his eyes was another Inori.

Next to Inori, there was clearly another Uchiha Raizen!

"No, this can't be!" Yamanaka Ren shouted in shock. "I clearly used the special ninja tool with Shadow Imitation Technique to freeze you. How are you still moving? Uchiha Raizen, why are you still alive?!"

He couldn't accept this reality.

Uchiha Raizen stood with his arms crossed, looking at him like he was a clown.

Inori spoke coldly, "I told you last time in the intelligence division, my power and strength are above yours, including my sensory skills. Do you really think you can fool me with the Yamanaka clan's stealth techniques?"

Yamanaka Ren was completely stunned.

No matter how slow he was, he should understand now.

From the very beginning, his and Tatsuma-senpai's ambush was sensed in advance.

He had been proud of his stealth skills and even mocked Uchiha Raizen for not returning to Konoha with Asuma.

It turned out the real clown was himself!

Meanwhile, Tatsuma looked shocked at the Uchiha Raizen he thought he had "stabbed to death" as he disappeared into smoke.

"A shadow clone? Both of them were shadow clones!"

He couldn't believe it. How could a Genin Uchiha ninja know such a high-level jutsu?

Was the Root's information wrong? 

Was Uchiha Raizen's strength not really that of a Genin?

Since the Nine-Tails' attack, the Uchiha clan had been pushed to the village's corner, watched 24/7, and all clan members' information was controlled by the Anbu.

Uchiha Raizen was no exception.

Before leaving Konoha, Tatsuma specifically checked the information about Uchiha Raizen. 

He confirmed that Raizen had graduated from the Ninja Academy four years ago but never took the Chunin exam. 

He wasn't skilled in ninjutsu, taijutsu, or genjutsu. 

The only notable thing was his Sharingan, which had developed to two tomoe.

Tatsuma originally thought this assassination mission would be very easy, but now he realized he was completely wrong.

"Although the intelligence was wrong, Lord Danzo's mission must be completed."

As expected from an elite ninja trained by the Root organization since childhood, Tatsuma regained his calm quickly after a brief shock.

Without saying another word, he charged at Uchiha Raizen. He was far stronger and more capable than Yamanaka Ren.

Uchiha Raizen's expression was indifferent. He did not react.

Suddenly, a large red scythe fell from the sky.

"Hey, hey, masked guy, you dare attack Lord Raizen? Don't want to live anymore, huh?"

Hidan, with his gray slicked-back hair and wearing the Sunagakure headband to cover the curse mark on his neck, jumped out shouting loudly:

"You're perfect as a sacrifice for Jashin-sama!"

"Reinforcements?" Tatsuma's face changed beneath his mask. He blocked the huge scythe with the short blade in his hand.

Clang! 

The weapons collided.

Tatsuma stepped back but still couldn't completely avoid it. A shallow cut appeared on his arm.

He ignored the small wound and kept staring at the suddenly appearing Hidan and the calm Uchiha Raizen.

The situation was becoming more unexpected.

Hidan licked the blood on his scythe, then drew a circular triangle pattern on the ground with his foot.

"Haha, the judgment is about to begin. Let's give a gift to Jashin-sama."

Hidan's whole body turned black and white. He took out a thin iron spear and pointed it at his chest.

Tatsuma frowned deeply, prepared for battle, but he couldn't understand what Hidan was doing.

Pointing his weapon at himself—was he trying to commit suicide? 

Such a strange man.

Hidan laughed wildly, "Die! Die with me! Long live Jashin-sama!"

Pfft!

A spear pierced through his heart.

Tatsuma's pupils suddenly shrank. The sharp pain from his heart and the quickly fading life force warned him—he was about to die!

Why was this happening? What on earth was going on?

Even as he collapsed weakly to the ground, Tatsuma still had no answer.

"Ah, this feels great, so great, hahaha!"

Hidan kept laughing, not noticing that Uchiha Raizen had already formed a hand sign with one hand.

"You kept saying 'Jashib' just now. Did you forget that you should be worshiping the Barabara religion? Now I will punish you in the name of Barabara."

The Five-Direction Dragon Binding Curse was activated.

Hidan's laughter immediately turned into cries of pain as he clutched his head, rolling on the ground.

"It hurts! It really hurts! I was wrong, I won't do it again. Lord Raizen, please spare me this once!"

Uchiha Raizen ignored him.

For a murderous scoundrel like Hidan, he had to be shown strength. This time, he would let him suffer for half an hour.

Without paying more attention to Hidan,

Inori had already subdued Yamanaka Ren and was using mind-reading techniques to search through his brain memories.

She mainly wanted to find out why Danzo had sent someone to assassinate Lord Raizen.

Unexpectedly, they found another important piece of news.

"Raizen-kun!" Inori spoke anxiously, her face pale, "We were deceived by Danzo. Sister Hikari is in danger!"

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