Chapter 80: The End of the Third Hokage
Hearing Naruto's words, the Third Hokage was taken aback.
He saw that Naruto's eyes held not the slightest fear when facing the hideous ghost. On the contrary, Naruto was very calm—looking at him with indifference.
The Third Hokage was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, he saw it.
The evil spirit approached Naruto. It tried to draw its short sword and cut off Naruto's soul.
But in that moment—
Naruto moved.
Naruto held Senbonzakura in his hand and looked indifferently at the evil spirit that was glaring at him ferociously, trying to seal his soul.
Senbonzakura rose.
The blade flashed.
His hand went up. The blade came down.
He struck.
In an instant—
The Third Hokage watched in horror as the terrifying evil spirit he had summoned with his forbidden technique was cut in half by Naruto.
After the evil spirit was cut by Senbonzakura, it was like a mouse meeting a cat. It was terrified and agitated. It collapsed instantly.
Seeing this scene, the Third Hokage's mouth fell open. His face was full of disbelief.
He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
How was this possible?
He couldn't believe it.
The ghost he had summoned with the Reaper Death Seal was a Shinigami-like existence. Even the Nine-Tails couldn't resist this powerful, terrifying forbidden technique. It could only be sealed obediently.
But at this moment—that ghost had been beheaded by Naruto.
Cut in half.
It was unbelievable.
Was this something a human could do?
But Naruto performed this series of actions as if he had done something very ordinary. Very calm.
As if this ghost deserved to be cut down by him.
As if he had expected that the ghost couldn't do anything to him.
Seeing Naruto's indifferent expression, the Third Hokage fell into deep, undeniable shock.
He had never imagined such a scene could happen.
His confidence in his method to seal Naruto had crumbled—so vulnerable in front of Naruto.
Seeing the astonishment and disbelief in the Third Hokage's eyes, Naruto snorted coldly and said lightly:
"Surprised?"
The Third Hokage stood there, stunned into silence.
It was truly ridiculous.
In front of Naruto, such methods were meaningless.
He should have realized—Senbonzakura, as a Zanpakuto, was itself a blade of the soul.
It could kill souls.
And the Reaper Death Seal's ghost naturally fell into that category as well.
So while the ghost might be terrifying in others' eyes, in front of Naruto, it was completely vulnerable.
Cut down with a single strike.
But the Third Hokage knew none of this.
His trump card—the one he had been confident would seal Naruto—now looked utterly ridiculous.
Naruto looked indifferently at the shocked Third Hokage and said lightly:
"I told you before. Trying to seal me with the Reaper Death Seal was too ridiculous."
Hearing Naruto's words, the Third Hokage couldn't calm down for a long time.
If even the Reaper Death Seal couldn't stop Naruto—what else could he do to deal with him?
At this moment, the Third Hokage was not only shocked—panic was growing in his heart.
He finally realized that over the past thirteen years, what he had raised was not just an avenger.
It was a terrifying monster.
The Ape Demon standing nearby was also shocked.
He also seemed to realize that the technique the Third Hokage had wanted to use had been completely countered by Naruto.
At that moment, he was also in shock.
Originally, the Third Hokage had wanted him to buy time so he could use a powerful trump card to deal with Naruto—but now, that plan seemed absolutely ridiculous.
And the Third Hokage, now looking like a clown, muttered and repeated:
"How is this possible... how is this possible... this is a forbidden technique that can seal even the Nine-Tails..."
That's right—it was a terrifying forbidden technique that could seal even the Nine-Tails. But in Naruto's hands, it was nothing.
Naruto looked at the panicked, shocked Third Hokage and hummed indifferently. He had no intention of explaining anything.
Holding his Zanpakuto, he walked toward the Third Hokage and said lightly:
"Do you have any other methods?"
Seeing Naruto approach, the Third Hokage was startled. He looked up.
At that moment, he finally saw Naruto's eyes clearly.
Earlier, he hadn't been able to see them because of the red chakra covering Naruto's body.
But now that Naruto was close—he finally saw.
Those eyes were a pair of scarlet Sharingan.
Before one shockwave could settle, another rose.
The Third Hokage fell into shock once more. He stared at Naruto's eyes in disbelief, raised a trembling hand, pointed at Naruto's scarlet eyes, and said in astonishment:
"Those eyes!"
"How can this be!"
"How could you have those eyes!"
That's right.
The Third Hokage couldn't believe it.
The Sharingan—that was the supreme pupil technique of the Uchiha clan.
Only the best of the Uchiha clan could awaken it.
But at this moment, he was seeing those eyes on Naruto.
He couldn't believe it.
Naruto had grown up under his direct supervision.
He was of the pure Uzumaki line.
So how could he have the Sharingan?
Had he done something like Danzo?
No—impossible.
The Third Hokage shook his head frantically.
Every pair of Sharingan from the Uchiha family—even after the clan was wiped out—was firmly controlled by him and Danzo. Not a single pair had been allowed to escape.
He was certain Naruto couldn't have obtained them through that method.
So how on earth did Naruto have those terrifying eyes?
The Third Hokage was completely shaken. His face was full of horror.
Seeing the Third Hokage's horrified expression, Naruto shook his head indifferently, looked at him, and said calmly:
"You don't even know the half of it."
"For the past thirteen years, did you really think you could monitor everything about me?"
"Third Hokage—if you have no other methods, then die here. It's time to pay."
Naruto had no intention of explaining anything to him. After speaking, killing intent appeared in his eyes. He snorted coldly.
Senbonzakura rose high.
The Third Hokage watched this scene in astonishment.
At that moment, Konoha's ANBU and Sakura also arrived. They saw Naruto raise his blade to kill the Third Hokage.
Their eyes went wide as they watched the scene in disbelief.
"Naruto, don't!"
"Uzumaki Naruto, stop!"
But they couldn't stop it.
They couldn't stop him either.
Naruto wouldn't listen to them.
Seeing them approach, Naruto snorted coldly. Then suddenly—he swung Senbonzakura down.
The Third Hokage, who had just performed the Reaper Death Seal, had exhausted his stamina and chakra. He couldn't dodge at all.
The next moment—
Puff!
Blood splattered.
A massive bloody wound suddenly appeared on the Third Hokage's body.
Countless blood sprayed out.
Blood shot into the sky.
The Third Hokage's eyes opened wide in astonishment.
Then, his body collapsed.
A hero of his generation—the Third Hokage, famous throughout the ninja world—had been beheaded by Naruto.