Chapter 65 – The Founder of the Craftsmen's Ninja Village 匠忍者村始祖

With the defeat of the Peacock and the other two members of the Four Celestial Symbols Men, Takaki, the leader of the Four Celestial Symbols Men, put on the weapons and equipment left by his teammates. His chakra fluctuations became even more violent. He sneered at Naruto, crossed his hands, and the mark of the secret technique of the Craftsmen's Ninja Village flashed behind him. "You can't understand the ultimate of this power at all... My power is invincible!"

Naruto gritted his teeth and quickly made hand seals. "Let's try! Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Groups of shadow clones rushed towards Takaki, but without exception, they were all slashed apart by him waving his double swords and light swords, and they couldn't even get close to him. Takaki took the opportunity to counterattack, forcing Naruto to step back step by step.

"Tsk, this guy is too strong..." Naruto gasped for breath, but he never gave up. His eyes were fixed on Gaara who was imprisoned by iron sheets. "I will definitely rescue you!"

At the same time, Gaara was suppressed under the iron sheet that looked like a bowl cover and was having his chakra absorbed. He felt Shukaku's restless power in his body and sensed his opponent was holding a ceremony.

"The founder of the Craftsmen's Ninja Village, Kiyome... will be resurrected..." Takaki shouted confidently. He pressed his hands on the ground, and the curse seal in the center of the iron sheet emitted a faint blue light. "In just a moment, the whole world will submit to our power!"

"Absolutely not." Gaara murmured in a low voice, closed his eyes, and began to focus on suppressing the power of Shukaku in his body. His eyes suddenly opened, and sand continuously gushed out from the imprisonment, gradually cracking the iron sheet.

At the same time, a tall illusory figure gradually emerged from the curse seal. It was a body covered with ancient runes all over. Takaki, crazed, used his body as a medium to let that figure attach and come back to life.

Takaki laughed maniacally. "Kiyome has descended! The founder will end everything of yours here!"

Meanwhile, Gaara broke free from the imprisonment and suppressed Shukaku with his own willpower, and lifted the half-Tailed Beast transformation. Gaara gritted his teeth and controlled the sand to rush straight towards Kiyome. Each of his attacks was precise and swift, but Kiyome's power was extremely strong, easily shattering the attacks of the sand.

Gaara was gradually driven into a desperate situation, and his chakra was almost exhausted. Shukaku inside him roared wildly. "Let me out! Only my power can save you!"

"Shut up..." Gaara said in a low voice, forcefully suppressing Shukaku's restlessness.

Just then, a streak of firelight cut through the sky from a distance and rushed straight towards Kiyome's figure. "Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

Lin Yuan leaped down from the tree and fully unleashed the Fire Release ninjutsu. The flames directly hit Kiyome, successfully interfering with his movements and buying Gaara a momentary opportunity.

Seeing this, Naruto seized the chance and attacked at once, charging straight at Kiyome. "I won't let you succeed this time!"

"Tsk, it's really troublesome." Kiyome was entangled by Naruto's shadow clones. Before long, Naruto's real body was knocked flying near Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan gasped for breath and stood beside Naruto. "No matter how accurately I use the Fire Release, I can only interfere for a second or two. Do you have any ideas?"

"I... He... Hmm..." Naruto thought for a moment and said, "We can only rely on Gaara!"

During the short breathing time, Gaara seized the opportunity to accumulate strength. He gathered all his chakra in his hands and murmured, "Desert Layered Imperial Funeral."

The sand torrent stormed towards Kiyome.

"This... It's impossible!" Kiyome shouted in horror, but it was too late to stop it.

Kiyome was completely torn apart, and Gaara's attack hit him precisely.

Naruto ran towards Gaara and said excitedly, "I knew you could do it! Gaara, you're really amazing!"

Leaning against a tree, Lin Yuan gasped and said, "It's finally over. This time, we managed to escape danger."

Shikamaru and the other teammates arrived and couldn't help sighing with relief. "It went pretty well this time, but there were so many troublesome opponents."

Temari walked up to Gaara. Looking at his numerous wounds, there was a hint of concern in her eyes.

Gaara smiled faintly and didn't say much. He glanced at the sand in his hand and realized that this victory owed not just to his own strength, but also to the help of his Konoha teammates.

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随着孔雀与其他两位四天象人被击败,四天象人之首,宝龟披上了队友遗留的武器装备,查克拉波动变得更加狂暴.他狞笑着看着鸣人,双手交叠,身后闪现出匠忍者村秘术的印记:"你们根本无法理解这力量的极致...我的力量是无敌的!"

鸣人咬紧牙关,双手快速结印:"那就试试吧!影分身之术!"

成群的影分身扑向宝龟,但无一例外被他挥舞着双剑和光剑劈散,甚至未能靠近分毫.宝龟借机反击,将鸣人逼得步步后退.

"啧,这家伙太强了..." 鸣人喘着粗气,却始终没有放弃.他的双眼盯着被铁片禁锢的我爱罗, "我一定会救你出来的!"

与此同时,我爱罗被压制在像碗盖一样的铁片中,正在被吸取查克拉.他感受到体内守鹤躁动不安的力量,也感受到对手正在进行一场仪式.

"匠忍者村的始祖,清明... 将复苏..." 宝龟自信满满地喊道,他双手按在地面,铁片中央的咒印散发出幽蓝的光芒, "只需片刻,整个世界都将臣服于我们的力量之下!"

"绝不可能." 我爱罗低声呢喃,闭上眼睛,开始专注压制体内的守鹤之力.他双眼猛然睁开,沙子从禁锢中不断涌出,逐渐将铁片崩裂开来.

与此同时,一个高大的虚影逐渐从咒印中浮现而出,那是一位全身覆盖着古老符文的躯体,宝龟神色癫狂地将自己的身体当成媒介,让那具躯体依附着复活.

宝龟狂笑道:"清明降临!始祖将在这里终结你们的一切!"

同时,我爱罗脱困并以自身的意志力压制了守鹤,解除了半尾兽化.我爱罗咬牙,操控着沙子直冲清明.他的每一击都精准而迅猛,但清明的力量极为强大,轻易将沙子的攻击粉碎.

我爱罗渐渐被逼入绝境,他的查克拉开始消耗殆尽.体内的守鹤疯狂嘶吼:"让我出来!只有我的力量才能拯救你!"

"闭嘴..." 我爱罗低声说道,强压住守鹤的躁动.

就在这时,一道火光从远处划破天际,直冲清明的身影而去."火遁·龙火之术!"

林远从树上跃下,全力施展火遁忍术,火焰直击清明,成功干扰了他的动作,给我爱罗争取了一瞬间的机会.

鸣人看到这一幕,立刻抓住机会发动攻击,直冲清明而去:"这次绝对不会让你得逞!"

"啧,果然麻烦." 清明被鸣人的影分身纠缠.没多久,鸣人的真身被打飞到林远附近.

林远喘着粗气,站在鸣人旁边:"我的火遁打得再准,也只能干扰一两秒,你有没有什么办法啊?"

"我... 他... 嗯..." 鸣人思考了片刻说道, "只能靠我爱罗了!"

在短暂的喘息时间中,我爱罗抓住机会积蓄力量.他将所有的查克拉集中到手中,低声念道:"砂瀑大葬."

沙子的洪流如狂风暴雨般袭向清明.

"这... 不可能!" 清明惊恐地大喊,但已经来不及阻止.

清明被彻底撕裂,我爱罗的攻击精准命中了他.

鸣人跑向我爱罗,激动地说道:"我就知道你可以的!果然我爱罗你超厉害的!"

林远靠在一棵树旁,喘着气说:"终于结束了,这次有惊无险."

鹿丸带着其他队友赶来,不禁松了一口气:"这次还算顺利,不过麻烦的家伙可真多."

手鞠走到我爱罗身旁,看着他满身的伤痕,眼神中带着些许关切.

我爱罗微微一笑,没有多说话.他低头看着手中的沙子,心中却清楚,这次的胜利不仅仅是自己的力量,还有木叶伙伴们的协助.