"There are two more people here. Why do I always encounter the enemy's reinforcements when I fight with Hidan? Every time when my enemy is about to be dealt with, someone will come to stir up trouble."
Kakuzu was very puzzled. It seemed that since he met Konoha's people, people came to stir up trouble every time. And they came every time when he was about to deal with his enemy, wasn't they a bit too punctual?
"You alone? He's one of the members of Akatsuki, and he is someone who survived the battle with the First Hokage. It's too hard." Choji said with worry. After all, he had seen Kakuzu's horror with his own eyes. Even if Kakuzu only had three hearts now, he could not underestimate him.
But soon, Choji could not continue, because everyone was stunned. In addition to Yamato who was with Naruto, even Kakashi looked at Naruto in surprise. After coming back from Mount Myoboku, Naruto not only looked more handsome but also more mature and confident than before. At least when he was in business, the sloppy Naruto had long disappeared.
More importantly, Naruto looked too familiar. He was not wearing Jiraiya's red robe when he arrived in the original work, but a royal robe like Minato.
However, the color was different from Minato's white robe, but the same color as Jiraiya's clothes. The red royal robe, with golden hair, and the more mature face and confident eyes. He was indeed becoming more and more similar to the Fourth Hokage. No wonder the people here were stunned.
"This looks a little familiar." Even Kakuzu felt a little familiar with Naruto.
"The Fourth Hokage, huh? Very similar. It seems that the rumor is true. The Nine-tails' Jinchuriki is actually the son of the Fourth Hokage. Konoha is really interesting. The son of the hero who had a bumpy childhood. What an interesting existence." Kakuzu finally remembered. It seemed that the rumor was right. The Nine-tails' Jinchuriki was indeed the son of the Fourth Hokage.
Although the people present were praising Kakuzu, they were actually mocking him. However, Kakashi and Yamato had nothing to say. After all, the Third Hokage was able to do anything for the sake of so-called peace. Moreover, the Third himself was a person who did not have enough courage to advance. He was almost a coward, despite his excellent abilities.
In addition, the other higher-ups did not want to see Konoha's Eight Colors again. They also did not want Naruto to be too strong and uncontrollable. Therefore, Naruto's life was not very pleasant. If he was not so easily fooled when he was a child, he might have been directly brainwashed.
"No matter what my life was like when I was a child, I will never let you hurt Konoha's people." Naruto did not care at all, because what he wanted to protect was not the Konoha of Danzo, but the Konoha that recognized him and cared for him, with people like Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Iruka.
"Oh? Nine-tails' jinchuuriki, I heard from Deidara that you seem to be quite strong. Looking at you now, you should be cultivating, so let me see what you can do."
To be honest, the current Naruto was not comparable to the original work at all. After experiencing so many setbacks, Naruto matured too quickly, so even if Kakuzu saw the current Naruto, he did not underestimate him.
"You will see it soon." When Naruto came back, he should be able to use the Sage mode, but he did not use it. Because Naruto had already learned to hide his cards, no longer showing off his new skills like before. He learned what to use according to the actual situation.
"Wind Release - Rasenshuriken!" Even if Naruto did not enter Sage mode, he was able to master the Rasenshuriken. That ear-piercing roar and powerful chakra really made Kakuzu scared.
It reminded him of the Tsunami Rasengan that destroyed Hidan's body. That should be a Water nature transformation-infused Rasengan. However, Ryoha's Tsunami Rasengan was more suitable for assassination and sneak attacks. Because it didn't produce any sound, and the destructive power seemed to be condensed into the anger of the sea.
Compared to the Rasenshuriken, it was more terrible. However, even if Rasenshuriken was not comparable to Tsunami Rasengan, Kakuzu did not dare underestimate it. The visual impact of this constantly compressing solidified chakra was too great. Even an idiot would know that he would die the time he was hit by that jutsu.
"Tenzo, will it be too difficult for him?" Looking at Naruto who had just returned from Mount Myoboku, Kakashi was a little worried.
"There is no need to worry. Jiraiya-san checked Naruto's body before he came here. Naruto's body has never been in better condition. It should be because of the magical power of Mount Myoboku that made Naruto's body recover very quickly. So after such high-intensity cultivation, Naruto is now just like a normal person."
Yamato explained, but Yamato was right. Before, Jiraiya was almost killed by Ryoha's Full Body Susanoo coupled with his Divine Arts and Divine Weapon. It was also because of the natural energy of Mount Myoboku that Jiraiya was able to recover quickly inside the magical pond. And Naruto would go to take a bath every day after he finished cultivating.
Therefore, at this time, Naruto was completely different from when he just mastered Rasenshuriken in the original work. At this time, Naruto was in his peak state. On the contrary, after fighting for so long and his two hearts were destroyed, it was obvious that Kakuzu's combat strength was greatly affected and he was not in a good state.
However, a battle between ninjas was always like this. There was no fairness. Even if they were beaten up, it was not a big deal. The winner was the king and the loser was the vanquished. As long as you won and survived, the winner would be the winner. No matter what method you used, people would always remember the winner.
"This technique is so powerful." Ino didn't expect that the weakest among the 12 would be ahead of so many people. Naruto, who even she could deal with in the past, was already so powerful at this time.
"Very fast..." In Mount Myoboku, Naruto didn't only cultivate Sage Mode and the Rasenshuriken. He knew his shortcomings in the battle with Ryoha. Therefore, whether it was taijutsu, ninjutsu, or genjutsu, he had learned them all. Even if he didn't have any talent in genjutsu, he still learned how to break them. There were also lessons about hand seals and so on. Therefore, when he came back, his taijutsu were much more powerful and his speed was very fast.