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Are there still people fighting in this forest?
Naruto's expression hardened, and he instantly put his personal troubles aside.
Whatever happened just now, the fact that a fight is taking place now could mean that someone else is in danger!
As a ninja of Konoha, he couldn't stand idly by!
"Tsk! One problem after another!"
He complained, but his actions showed no hesitation.
With a flash, he transformed into a golden streak of light, silently stealthily making his way towards the direction from which the sounds of fighting were coming.
He wanted to see what was still happening in this eerie forest!
But what exactly is the purpose of the Uchiha clan appearing here?
Chapter 373 The Girl Who Recognized Her Son
Naruto's figure darted swiftly through the trees, like a silent golden lightning bolt.
The sounds of fighting and the fluctuations of chakra clashing in the distance grew clearer, and the air began to fill with the smell of burning and a faint stench of blood.
He landed silently in the dense canopy of a giant tree and looked down through the gaps in the branches and leaves.
In a clearing in the woods, a fierce battle was taking place, or rather, an encirclement and annihilation operation.
Five or six ninjas dressed in Uchiha clan insignia were working together to attack a girl.
Their attacks were fierce and deadly, with fire-style techniques, shuriken techniques, and taijutsu attacks predicted by the Sharingan raining down like a storm.
It poured down mercilessly towards the girl in the center.
The girl who was surrounded was agile and moved with astonishing speed.
She had long, jet-black hair that cascaded down like a waterfall, and her face was delicate yet cold as ice. She looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, similar in age to Naruto.
What made Naruto's pupils shrink the most was—
The Sharingan that was swirling in the girl's eyes was definitely not an ordinary tomoe Sharingan!
That is the more complex, more eerie, containing unique patterns and powerful eye power—the Mangekyou Sharingan!
It was precisely because of these eyes that she was able to narrowly avoid fatal attacks time and time again amidst that dense encirclement.
"kaleidoscope?"
Naruto was deeply shocked.
As far as he knew, very few people in the history of the Uchiha clan had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and each of them possessed the power to change the course of a battle.
Of all the people he knows, besides his father Madara, there's only Sasuke!
This unfamiliar girl in front of me actually possesses such power?
But what puzzled him even more was that the people who attacked her were also dressed in Uchiha clothing and possessed Sharingan!
And they're all Uchiha?
what is happening?
Just as he was wondering, the attackers below...
A middle-aged Uchiha ninja who appeared to be the leader shouted sternly, "Nameless! Stop resisting! Surrender and come back with us!"
The girl, referred to as "Nameless," gritted her teeth, and the kaleidoscope patterns in her eyes spun even faster.
His voice was icy cold, yet laced with barely suppressed rage: "Go back? Go back to that cold cage? Don't even think about it!"
"I've changed my hiding place so many times, from north to south, why won't you let me go?!"
"Let you go?"
The leader of the Uchiha clan snorted coldly, his attack continuing unabated: "Don't be naive! You are one of the Uchiha clan's most powerful weapons!"
"From the moment you were created, your destiny was already set!"
"Weapons don't need their own thoughts, nor do they need names! Just obediently fulfill your duties!"
"Weapons...weapons again!"
The nameless girl's eyes blazed with fury: "I am not a weapon! I have a name! My name is Uchiha Hikaru! I am not anyone's property!"
"Stubborn!"
The leading Uchiha seemed to have lost patience; his gesture changed, and the attacks from the surrounding Uchiha ninjas suddenly intensified.
Several powerful fireballs blocked the light's escape route from different directions!
Seeing that the flames were about to engulf the girl, Naruto could no longer bear to watch.
It's outrageous enough that they kill each other, but to talk about "weapons" and "created" is just ridiculous! This completely crosses his line!
"Hey! You guys are ganging up on a girl, and you keep calling her a weapon?"
"They've already said they don't want to, why are you forcing them? Are all Uchiha people this unreasonable now?"
The moment the sound rang out, Naruto's figure suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield like a ghost!
Instead of attacking, he landed steadily in front of Uchiha Hikari, using his broad back to shield her from all the incoming fireballs!
Rumble——!
A blazing fireball slammed violently into Naruto's back as he suddenly appeared, unleashing a tremendous roar and flames!
However, when the smoke cleared, Naruto stood there unharmed, not even the hem of his clothes was scorched.
A faint, almost invisible golden chakra glow permeated his body.
This sudden turn of events left both sides stunned.
Hikaru Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan flickered slightly.
Looking at the unfamiliar figure with dazzling blond hair, a hint of confusion and surprise flashed in his eyes.
The Uchiha ninjas, on the other hand, were on high alert and retreated instantly, eyeing Naruto warily.
Their expressions became even more serious when they saw the symbol on Naruto's headband.
"who are you?!"
The leader of the Uchiha clan questioned Naruto sharply, his Sharingan fixed on him: "Look at your mark... Uzumaki clan? That's quite rare, not red hair but blonde!"
"But it's no use saying anything! Blonde brat, I advise you to mind your own business! This is an internal matter of our Uchiha clan!"
Another Uchiha subordinate shouted, "That's right! Uzumaki clan! If you don't want trouble, get out of here! Otherwise, we'll take care of you too!"
Naruto frowned upon hearing this.
The hostility and murderous intent in the other party's tone were undisguised, and it seemed that they only had vigilance towards the appearance of the "Uzumaki Clan" and no awareness of kinship.
What's even stranger is that they didn't recognize themselves as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki at all.
He tried to ease the tension, saying in a deep voice, "I don't know what grudges you have against each other."
"But we are all members of Konoha Village. What conflicts can't we sit down and talk about? Why do we have to fight to the death and push things to the extreme?"
"Konoha Village?"
The leader of the Uchiha clan showed obvious confusion and sarcasm: "What is that? I've never heard of it before!"
Another Uchiha subordinate sneered, "And judging from your tone, you seem to be trying to curry favor with our Uchiha clan? Hmph! Who gave you the audacity to try and associate with us Uchiha?"
These words completely baffled Naruto.
Never heard of Konoha Village?
Do you think the Uzumaki clan is trying to climb the social ladder by associating with the Uchiha clan?
What is this all about? !
It's been almost a hundred years since the Uchiha and Senju clans jointly founded Konoha!
The Uzumaki clan is the maternal clan of the First Hokage's wife and has close ties with the Senju and Konoha clans. When did it become a matter of "climbing the social ladder"?
These people...aren't they Uchiha from Konoha?
Just as Naruto's mind was in complete chaos, trying to make sense of this bizarre situation—
Hikaru Uchiha, standing behind him, stared blankly at his blond hair, which shone exceptionally brightly in the sunlight.
And that broad back, though unfamiliar, inexplicably reassuring.
A name buried deep in my heart involuntarily slipped out, accompanied by a trembling sound of disbelief:
"Bo...Boruto...?"
"Boruto?!"
The name exploded in Naruto's ears like a thunderclap!
He turned around abruptly to look at the girl behind him, his face filled with shock and disbelief!
"You...you know Boruto?! Did you just call out to Boruto? How could you..."
Boruto is his son's name!
How could this unfamiliar Uchiha girl with the Mangekyou Sharingan know his unborn son?!
However, before he could recover from this immense shock, and before Uchiha Hikaru could answer—
"Attack! Kill them! That brat from the Uzumaki clan is a bit strange, don't hold back!"
The Uchiha leader on the other side clearly had no intention of giving them any time to communicate!
Although he couldn't understand what "Boruto" meant, seeing that the situation was changing, he immediately issued a kill order!
"Fire Escape·The Great Fire Extinguishes!"
"Fire Release·Dragon Fire Technique!"
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower!!"
Several Uchiha Jonin simultaneously formed hand seals, sparing no chakra!
A terrifying composite ninjutsu, far surpassing anything before, instantly took shape! The scorching sea of fire carried an aura of destruction that could incinerate everything.