Chapter 1102 Death Valley

Everyone returned to Konoha Village, and the village was decorated with lights to celebrate their triumphant return. In the lively atmosphere, Sasuke seemed to be a little worried. He came to the river outside the village alone, looking at the flowing river and fell into deep thought. Naruto noticed that Sasuke was different and followed him quietly.

"Sasuke, what are you thinking about?" Naruto patted Sasuke's shoulder.

Sasuke turned his head, looked at Naruto and said: "The enemy this time is not simple, there must be a bigger conspiracy behind it. We can't take it lightly."

Naruto nodded and said firmly: "That's right, no matter what difficulties we face, we will face them together."

At this time, Shikamaru also came over. He scratched his head and said, "I have asked the intelligence team to investigate the origins of those mysterious ninjas. I believe there will be news soon."

The three smiled at each other. They knew that the road ahead was still long and there would be more challenges waiting for them, but as long as they were united, there would be no difficulties that could not be overcome. And Konoha Village would continue to prosper under their protection. However, the peace did not last long. That night, a mysterious letter was delivered to the Hokage's office. The letter warned Konoha Village that a more powerful dark force was about to come, and they had the power to subvert the entire ninja world. The Hokage urgently summoned Sasuke, Naruto and others. "It seems that our previous premonition was correct, and a greater crisis is coming." Sasuke looked solemn. "No matter what it is, we will never let Konoha be harmed!" Naruto clenched his fists, his eyes full of fighting spirit. Shikamaru pushed his glasses and analyzed calmly: "At present, we know nothing about this dark force, and we can only wait for the news from the intelligence team. Before that, everyone must strengthen training." Everyone nodded. In the following days, Konoha Village was filled with a tense atmosphere, and the ninjas were preparing for the upcoming challenges. Sasuke, Naruto and others practiced hard day and night. They firmly believed that as long as they united as one, they would be able to protect Konoha and crush the conspiracy of the dark forces. While everyone was training hard, the intelligence team brought back shocking news. This dark force was actually composed of a group of ancient ninjas who had been sealed for many years. They were dissatisfied with the world and tried to reshape the world with forbidden ninjutsu. Moreover, they seemed to have planted spies inside Konoha Village and knew about everyone's training.

The Hokage made a prompt decision to change his strategy. He asked Sasuke, Naruto and others to split up into smaller groups and train secretly in different parts of the village, while strengthening the village's security.

One day, Sasuke was suddenly attacked mysteriously while training outside the village. The attacker was strong and familiar with Sasuke's moves. After a fierce battle, Sasuke repelled the enemy but was slightly injured. He realized that the enemy had already started to act. Returning to the village, Sasuke told everyone about this. Everyone understood that the confrontation with the dark forces had quietly begun, and they must meet the coming storm with a stronger attitude. When everyone was discussing countermeasures, suddenly the alarm sounded in the village. It turned out that the enemy took advantage of Sasuke's attack to distract everyone's attention and launched a full-scale attack on the village. For a time, the flames of Konoha Village soared into the sky, and shouts of killing came one after another. Sasuke, Naruto and others immediately rushed out and joined the battle. In the chaos, they found that there were several familiar faces among the enemies, who were the ninjas of Konoha Village. It turned out that these were the spies lurking inside. At this moment, they cooperated with the ancient ninjas inside and outside, putting Konoha Village in crisis. The battle was extremely fierce. Sasuke relied on the power of the Sharingan to continuously perform ninjutsu against the enemy. Naruto turned on the Nine-Tails mode, and the powerful chakra repelled a group of enemies. However, the forbidden ninjutsu of the ancient ninjas was very strange, and everyone gradually became powerless. At this time, the intelligence team brought new news. It turned out that the enemy leader was still hiding in the dark, preparing to launch the final forbidden ninjutsu. Everyone understood that he must be found and stopped as soon as possible, otherwise Konoha Village would be destroyed. Just when everyone was anxious, Sasuke suddenly had an idea. He used the power of the Sharingan to find a hidden chakra clue among the enemies. He speculated that this might be a trace pointing to the enemy leader. Sasuke immediately called Naruto and others to follow. They followed the clues all the way and went deep into the ruins of the village. When they came to an abandoned warehouse, the strange chakra breath became extremely strong. Everyone walked into the warehouse carefully, and saw a man in a black robe standing in the center, with runes flashing around him, obviously preparing for forbidden ninjutsu. The enemy leader noticed their arrival and slowly raised his head, revealing a distorted face. He sneered and accelerated the use of ninjutsu. Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other and attacked at the same time. Sasuke's fire escape intertwined with Naruto's Rasengan and rushed towards the black-robed man. The black-robed man was not in a hurry. He formed seals with his hands and a black barrier blocked the attack. Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, Shikamaru attacked from the side and controlled the black-robed man's actions with shadow imitation. Taking this opportunity, everyone tried their best and finally defeated the enemy leader before the forbidden ninjutsu was launched. The crisis of Konoha Village was temporarily resolved. However, just when everyone thought that the task was accomplished, the black-robed man suddenly turned into a ball of black smoke and dissipated, and then the entire warehouse began to shake violently. The ground cracked, and countless ancient ninjas emerged from the ground. It turned out that this was just a trick of the enemy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. The real main force only appeared at this time. Sasuke and others quickly stood back to back and waited for the battle. The enemy surged like a tide, and a fierce battle broke out again. Naruto continuously released Rasengan to knock away the approaching enemies; Sasuke opened his Mangekyō Sharingan and cast Amaterasu, with black flames engulfing the enemies; Shikamaru cleverly used the shadow imitation technique to control the enemy's actions. But there were too many enemies, and they gradually became unable to cope. Just when the situation was critical, the Hokage led other ninjas to arrive in time for support. Everyone worked together to fight a desperate battle with the enemy. After a hard fight, the enemy was finally repelled. This battle also made everyone understand that the threat of the dark forces is far from over, and they must become stronger to protect Konoha Village and the entire ninja world. After the battle, the Hokage called everyone to a meeting. He said solemnly: "Although the enemy has retreated this time, they will definitely come back. We must find their lair and completely eradicate the hidden dangers." At this time, Shikamaru stood up and said: "By analyzing the enemy's movement trajectory, I speculated that their lair may be in the Death Valley outside the village."