Chapter 19: Critical Moment! Boruto's Clutch Save! The Rasengan That Carries Everyone's Hopes!
[Fourth Kazekage Rasa: "These two teammates are absolutely insane!!!"]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Naruto..."]
[Uzumaki Naruto (Youth): "Katasuke..."]
[Katasuke: "Lord Seventh... my condition in the video seems a bit off!"]
[Nara Shikamaru (Youth): "Naruto, this Katasuke is likely being controlled..."]
[Uchiha Shisui: "Look closely, there are indeed signs of Genjutsu manipulation on him... The caster is extremely proficient in Genjutsu!"]
[Onoki: "I get it. It was probably Danzo who did it!"]
[Shimura Danzo: "???"]
Konoha Root. Danzo stared at the screen in the sky, looking completely bewildered.
Hold on, that's happening in the Boruto era; how could this possibly be linked to him?
[Uchiha Shisui: "I didn't want to say this... but given the special circumstances, Lord Hokage, my eye was stolen by Danzo!"]
[Uchiha Tekka: "What?!!"]
[Uchiha Fugaku: "Lord Hokage, please give our Uchiha clan an explanation!"]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Danzo, you bastard!!!"]
Hokage Office.
Hiruzen looked at the messages in the chat group, his face filled with rage.
One must know,
Uchiha Shisui possessed the Will of Fire deep within him, yet Danzo actually laid such a cruel hand on him and gouged out his eye?
[Senju Tobirama: "Monkey, what exactly is going on?!"]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Teacher, I tried my best... I really didn't expect Danzo to do such a thing!"]
[Mizukage Mei Terumi: "Now this is a huge scandal for the Leaf Village..."]
[Fourth Raikage A: "Interesting. Give me more! This old man loves the drama!"]
[Onoki: "So, let me get this straight. Danzo stole Shisui's eye, then controlled this Katasuke to frame Naruto and the others, all in an attempt to become the Eighth Hokage?"]
[Fourth Kazekage Rasa: "Holy crap, Onoki, now that you analyze it like that... it actually sounds exactly like something Danzo would do!"]
[Namikaze Minato: "Lord Third, before the Nine-Tails attack, I felt something was wrong with Elder Danzo. The one who leaked the Nine-Tails' location was nine out of ten likely him!"]
[Shimura Danzo: "No, I didn't!!"]
[Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Danzo, you scumbag! Only the upper echelons of Konoha knew the location... You still dare to deny it? I am really..."]
[Mizukage Mei Terumi: "Wait... The Mist Village turning into the Bloody Mist, could that also be Danzo's doing?"]
[Fourth Raikage A: "We're just here for the gossip, how is this getting more and more outrageous..."]
[Kakuzu: "I've lost a lot of money recently... Could Danzo have stolen it?"]
[Yahiko: "It's possible. During the first generation of the Akatsuki, we were ambushed by this guy Danzo! Maybe he knows where the Akatsuki keeps its savings..."]
[Shimura Danzo: "No, are you guys serious???"]
[Third Raikage A: "This gossip is getting weirder and weirder. I feel like Danzo is just a scapegoat..."]
The visuals continued.
Momoshiki raised his palm, feeling his body return to its previous state. The corners of his mouth curled up:
"I see... These things are similar to my clan's pills. Although crude, I still have to thank you!"
Saying this, Momoshiki raised his hand and unleashed a barrage of ninjutsu downward.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
In an instant,
The ground became riddled with holes.
Katasuke and his assistant, who had launched the ninjutsu, were blasted into a distant mountain crevice by the shockwave.
At this moment,
The distant mountain peaks began to crumble.
Momoshiki smirked, letting out a laugh of disdain.
A massive quicksand pit appeared below, spreading outwards...
Naruto and Sasuke rushed rapidly toward the sky.
But in the next second, everyone became immobilized.
"Is this Shikamaru's Shadow Paralysis Jutsu?" Naruto's pupils dilated in shock.
A shadow binding technique covering a radius of one kilometer appeared on the ground, pinning down all the Kage just like that!
This was the very jutsu Momoshiki had absorbed earlier; no one expected him to use it in a place like this.
Snap.
A large number of black rods were thrown downward by Momoshiki.
In a flash, Naruto's pressure points were struck by these black rods.
Momoshiki looked at his own palm,
His eyes filled with excitement.
He was on the verge of losing just a moment ago, but now he was fully revived to full health, and he had beaten the enemies down to low HP!
"In that case... you all die!"
Momoshiki extended his hand, beginning to condense a phoenix in his palm.
...
On a tree root.
Boruto watched the scene in the distance, gritting his teeth tightly.
Damn it, what should I do now?
Boruto's lips trembled. At this moment, Sasuke's words echoed in his mind.
...
When Sasuke asked him about his Ninja Way,
Boruto couldn't understand it yet.
He had never thought about this question, and even felt it was old-fashioned.
"Is that so? Perhaps it is indeed old-fashioned. But it will be the thing that drives you in this battle, and in the countless battles you will face in the future."
Sasuke spoke slowly.
Hearing this answer, Boruto looked a bit puzzled: "I still don't understand..."
"You will know when the time comes. Anyway, you have to go in, Boruto! Trust what I say, you can do it!"
The scene from his memory faded away.
...
Staring at the flash of crimson light in the distance, Boruto's eyes gradually became firm.
"Now... it's my turn!"
"This is no time to be afraid. I have to trust Master Sasuke..."
[Momochi Zabuza: "Can Boruto really defeat this Otsutsuki all by himself?"]
[Baki: "It's very difficult... The most important thing for Boruto is to interrupt Momoshiki first and release the control over everyone!"]
[Gekko Hayate: "That will also be hard... cough cough... after all, Momoshiki can absorb ninjutsu!"]
The visuals continued.
The music ignited at this moment!
Sasuke made eye contact with Boruto high above, giving him an affirmative look.
At this moment, everyone followed Sasuke's gaze to the sky.
Momoshiki looked a bit confused.
The next second, Boruto extended his hands, forming a small Rasengan.
This Rasengan looked insignificant,
Like a mere bean...
"I have to gamble on this now!"
"When did he learn that..." Naruto's pupils constricted.
Boruto held the Rasengan with both hands, then threw it rapidly.
"Go!!!"
The Rasengan turned into a hurricane, breaking through the air and rushing toward the enemy below.
Although it looked insignificant,
However...
This Rasengan represented the future of the ninja world!!
The crowd watching the video suddenly became tense.
...
Konoha Streets.
Kakashi watched the screen in the sky, sweating nervously.
"You must hit him!!"
...
Land of Hot Water.
Inside a bathhouse.
Jiraiya also frowned tightly.
"That tiny Rasengan... It must hit!!"
...
A desolate wilderness.
Itachi looked at the screen in the sky, his expression equally serious.
If this Rasengan misses, then the future ninja world is doomed!
...
"You must hit!!"
"Go, Boruto!!"
"This Rasengan carries the hope of the ninja world!!"
Shouts and cheers from the crowd were incessant; everyone's hearts were boiling with hot blood.
Undoubtedly... this strike thrown by Boruto would change the entire ninja world!
Will it be life... or death?
(To be Continued)