Chapter 977 Approaching

After a fierce battle, Konoha Village was able to hold on, but suffered heavy losses. Naruto knew that he could not just passively defend, but must take the initiative to find out the culprit. He called his companions together to discuss countermeasures. Shikamaru analyzed: "Every time this dark force attacks, it seems to be premeditated. There must be a traitor who is leaking the information." Naruto frowned, determined to find out the traitor.

They secretly investigated every corner of the village, leaving no clues. Finally, they found some suspicious communication scrolls in a hidden basement. Following this clue, they found that it was an ordinary villager who was threatened by the dark forces with the lives of his family.

Naruto did not blame him, but promised to rescue his family. Then, Naruto and his companions made a rescue plan. They reversed the false information through the communication scrolls intercepted before, misleading the dark forces into thinking that their conspiracy had not been exposed.

According to the plan, Naruto led the team to sneak into the base of the dark forces. However, as soon as they approached, the alarm trap was triggered. All of a sudden, various attacks came. Naruto activated the Nine-Tails mode and resisted most of the attacks to buy time for his teammates.

Sakura was responsible for treating the wounded and finding the hostages' location; Sasuke, with the power of the curse seal and the newly acquired secret medicine, quickly eliminated waves of enemies. Just as the battle was getting intense, Sakura sent a signal and found the hostages.

Naruto created a large number of shadow clones to attract firepower, and rushed to the hostages in person. After successfully rescuing them, everyone began to evacuate. But the leader of the dark forces appeared, and he was very powerful. At the critical moment, Sasuke used his new ability to temporarily suppress the leader, and Naruto took the opportunity to lead everyone to escape. After returning to the village, the villagers were grateful, and Konoha was also greatly encouraged by this action, and more determined to fight against the dark forces. Naruto led an elite team to sneak into the stronghold of the dark forces. Using fairy arts to quietly eliminate the guards and find the imprisoned hostages. Finally, Naruto stood in front of the leader of the dark forces and fought him with all his strength. After a thrilling contest, Naruto defeated the leader with his newly realized fairy arts. The dark forces were leaderless and collapsed. Konoha Village ushered in peace, and Naruto became a well-deserved hero in everyone's mind.

After Konoha returned to peace, Sasuke did not completely let go of the things in his heart. Sasuke went out to train alone and met Kabuto Yakushi again in the forest. Kabuto Yakushi said mysteriously: "Sasuke-kun, although Konoha is temporarily peaceful, a new crisis is growing in the dark." Sasuke clenched the sword in his hand and looked at him vigilantly. Kabuto Yakushi continued: "There was an ancient and evil power that was sealed, and now someone is trying to unlock it. I know you have been pursuing powerful power. Maybe we can cooperate." Sasuke sneered: "I will no longer cooperate with people related to Orochimaru." After saying that, he was about to leave. But Kabuto Yakushi threw out a message: "This power is inextricably linked to the past of the Uchiha clan." Sasuke paused and struggled in his heart. On the one hand, he did not trust Kabuto, and on the other hand, he had longed for the truth about his family. In the end, Sasuke decided to follow Kabuto to investigate for the time being, but he secretly made up his mind that if he found any conspiracy of Kabuto, he would not show mercy. In this way, Sasuke stepped into this unknown and dangerous place. As they went deeper, a depressing atmosphere filled the air. Sasuke remained alert at all times, while Kabuto Yakushi led the way, occasionally revealing a strange smile.

Suddenly, many strange creatures appeared all around. They were ghostly and extremely fast. Sasuke quickly drew his sword to block them, and the blade made a hissing sound as it cut through the air. Kabuto Yakushi also joined the battle, but Sasuke always felt that he was holding back.

During the fierce battle, Sasuke discovered that these creatures seemed to be controlled by some kind of formation. He concentrated his energy, used the Sharingan to see the center of the formation, and destroyed it in one fell swoop. Those creatures disappeared instantly.

At this time, Kabuto Yakushi stopped and said, "Sasuke-kun, the power is ahead, but you must pay a price to get it." Sasuke ignored him and went straight forward. When he approached the target, a light flashed and a familiar voice came from it. It turned out to be a trace of consciousness left by Uchiha Itachi, warning Sasuke to stay away from this evil power. Sasuke suddenly realized that this was a trap. He turned around and glared at Kabuto Yakushi, ready to fight him to the death. A journey full of unknown dangers. Sasuke followed Kabuto in the dark and damp secret passage, surrounded by a foul smell. Kabuto looked back at Sasuke from time to time, with a barely perceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

When they reached a huge stone door, Kabuto stopped and formed a seal with his hands, and the stone door slowly opened. A strong dark aura emanated from inside. Sasuke's Sharingan unconsciously turned.

"Therein lies the secret of that power," Kabuto said softly.

Just as Sasuke was about to step in, he suddenly felt a strong illusion coming. He snorted coldly and easily broke it with his Sharingan. He looked at Kabuto angrily: "Sure enough, you have bad intentions."

But Kabuto laughed: "Sasuke-kun, this is just a test. Only if you are strong enough can you face the real secret." Sasuke continued to move forward half-believingly.

At the deepest part of the secret room, they saw a huge mural, which was engraved with the ancient runes of the Uchiha clan. Sasuke studied it carefully, and he felt that behind these runes were hidden the great secrets of the family blood feud. At this moment, many puppets rushed out from all sides to attack them, and Sasuke and Kabuto had to fight side by side. During the battle, Sasuke felt that the matter was more and more mysterious. Sasuke waved the sword in his hand and chopped the approaching puppets one by one, his eyes becoming colder and colder. Kabuto flexibly shuttled between the puppets, throwing a few kunai from time to time. With the tacit cooperation of the two, the number of puppets gradually decreased.

"It seems that these puppets are the mechanism to guard this place." Dou said while panting.

Sasuke did not respond, his eyes still fixed on the mural. He approached the mural, reached out and touched the runes, and suddenly the runes flashed, and an image emerged. The image showed the scene of the Uchiha clan being betrayed, and there seemed to be a more powerful mysterious force behind the betrayer.

Sasuke's eyes were bloodshot and he roared, "Who is it?"

At this moment, Kabuto suddenly showed a ferocious expression and rushed towards Sasuke. It turned out that Kabuto had already been controlled by the evil force. Sasuke was prepared, dodged sideways, and kicked Kabuto away.

"You think you can sneak attack me?" Sasuke said coldly.

However, the evil power continued to flow into Kabuto's body, making him extremely powerful. Sasuke opened his Mangekyō Sharingan and prepared for this difficult battle. He knew that only by defeating the enemy in front of him could he continue to explore the truth about his family.