Chapter 970 Secret Technique

Everyone will face the risk of injury or even death. And everyone volunteered to participate in that action. "Naruto also spoke, his eyes firm and sincere. Others nodded in agreement. Shikamaru straightened up, feeling touched, "Thank you, everyone. I really appreciate your willingness to trust me. But I still want to apologize for my improper command." At this time, the fragrant barbecue was served. Choji's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to reach out to grab the meat and eat it. Ino slapped his hand away and said angrily, "It's so rude, let Shikamaru sit down first." Choji scratched his head embarrassedly. After Shikamaru sat down, everyone began to feast. After eating and drinking, Shikamaru looked at everyone seriously and said, "After this incident, I understand the preciousness of our friendship. No matter what difficulties we encounter in the future, as long as we unite, we will definitely overcome them. Next time we team up to perform a mission, I will definitely be more cautious and will not let everyone take risks easily. "Everyone listened, and they all showed smiles full of hope and trust, and the atmosphere became warm and full of power.

At this time, news came from the Hokage's office that an urgent mission had been issued. Everyone was excited and rushed over. Tsunade saw them coming and said seriously: "There are some abnormal phenomena in the forest outside the village. The animals are behaving strangely, and there are mysterious chakra fluctuations around. It is suspected that there are external enemies secretly doing something. You go and investigate it clearly."

Everyone took the task and set off quickly. After arriving at the forest, they found that there was a depressing atmosphere here. Naruto's perception was fully open, but he found nothing. Suddenly, the ground sank and everyone fell into a huge trap. A group of masked ninjas rushed out from the surroundings. The battle broke out instantly. Shikamaru commanded calmly, Ino used ninjutsu to interfere with the enemy, and Choji transformed and attacked. Naruto turned on the Nine-Tails mode and rushed to the core of the enemy. After a fierce battle, everyone worked together to tear off the mask of the masked ninja leader, and it turned out to be a Konoha ninja who had defected. It turned out that he colluded with external forces out of hatred to destroy Konoha. In the end, everyone subdued him, successfully resolved the crisis, and returned to Konoha Village with a full sense of accomplishment, which also indicated that Konoha's task system was back on track.

After returning to Konoha Village, the villagers lined the streets to welcome the heroes back. Naruto's face was filled with a proud smile, and he felt the village's true acceptance of him. That night, the village held a grand celebration. The bonfire was burning, and people were singing and dancing.

Naruto walked to the village monument alone and looked at the place where his parents' names were engraved. At this time, Teacher Iruka came over and gently patted his shoulder. "Naruto, you did it. If your parents knew, they would definitely be very pleased." Naruto's eyes were full of tears. "Teacher Iruka, now I have a deeper understanding of the significance of my parents protecting the village."

At this moment, gorgeous fireworks suddenly bloomed in the sky, and the brilliant colors illuminated the entire Konoha Village. Under the fireworks, Naruto clenched his fists and secretly vowed to continue to work hard to protect the village, just like his parents did. And other partners also came to him, and everyone looked at the beautiful night view quietly together, full of infinite longing for the future. At this moment, Konoha Village seemed to be immersed in eternal happiness. However, the calm did not last long. The next morning, Naruto just got up and prepared for a new day of training, and heard a noise outside. When he went out, it turned out that many villagers gathered together, their faces full of horror. Naruto stepped forward to inquire, and learned that strange runes had inexplicably appeared in many places in the village, and these runes exuded a weird atmosphere.

Naruto immediately notified his friends to come and check it out. Shikamaru speculated that this might be a sealing technique or some kind of danger signal. They followed the rune traces all the way and came to the edge of the village's forbidden area. The gate of the forbidden area, which was usually heavily guarded, was now open, and a powerful and evil force was faintly revealed from inside.

Just as they were hesitating whether to go in, a shadow flashed by, and then they were swept into darkness. When their vision returned to clear, they were in an unfamiliar space, surrounded by various traps. In the distance stood a man in black robes, sneering, "Little devils of Konoha, today is your death." A new crisis fell on the young generation of ninjas in Konoha Village without any warning, and they could only be on high alert. Shikamaru was the first to calm down, whispering to his companions, "Don't panic, observe the surrounding environment first." Naruto nodded and stared at the man in black robes vigilantly. The man in black robes made seals with his hands, and the surrounding traps were activated instantly, and darts and flames shot towards them. Ino used the Heart Turning Technique to interfere with the control of the man in black robes, and Choji used his physical advantage to block in front to resist the attack. Naruto took the opportunity to rush towards the man in black robes, but was bounced back by an invisible barrier.

At this moment, Sasuke flashed in from nowhere. It turned out that he had been paying attention to the movements of Konoha. Without saying a word, Sasuke and Naruto jointly released a powerful ninjutsu to attack the barrier. Shikamaru carefully observed the flaws in the black-robed man's movements and finally found that every time he activated the mechanism, the chakra flow under his feet would stagnate for a moment.

So, Shikamaru commanded Ino and Choji to feint to attract the attention of the black-robed man. At that moment, Sasuke and Naruto worked together again and broke through the barrier this time. The black-robed man was horrified and wanted to escape. But how could the crowd let him go? They besieged him together and finally subdued the black-robed man. After resolving the crisis of the village, Naruto and others were respected by the villagers. Tsunade was relieved, and those documents seemed to be no longer such a headache. After all, Konoha Village had such outstanding young ninjas to protect it. A few days later, Tsunade received news that the five major ninja villages were about to hold a joint meeting. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss matters such as jointly responding to potential threats and exchanging ninjutsu experiences. Tsunade decided to take Naruto with her. When they arrived at the meeting place, the shadows of the other four villages had already been waiting there. At the beginning of the meeting, all parties explained the abnormal events that had occurred in their villages recently, and found that many villages had suffered mysterious attacks similar to the rune incident in Konoha Village. The meeting was heatedly discussed, and Naruto put forward some unique insights from time to time, which attracted other shadows to look at the new generation of Konoha Village with new eyes. However, there was always an undercurrent during the meeting. After the meeting, Naruto accidentally heard two ninjas whispering that someone did not want the five villages to unite and was planning a bigger conspiracy. Naruto hurriedly informed Tsunade, who realized the seriousness of the matter. On the way back, they were ambushed. The attackers were numerous and powerful, but Naruto and others did not flinch. Tsunade personally went into battle and showed super strength. After a hard battle, they repelled the enemy. After returning to Konoha Village, Tsunade decided to strengthen Konoha's defense and secretly arranged personnel to investigate the mastermind behind it. Naruto trained even harder, knowing that only by becoming stronger can he protect Konoha and this hard-won peace.