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1 Naruto: Stealing Attributes

[Patting his head~]

The autumn wind whistled, blowing the once lush green leaves into a sea of yellow. Every so often, people on the road pulled their jackets tighter as they hurried along.

A young man leaned thoughtfully against a sturdy tree branch, lost in deep contemplation. He had crossed into the Naruto world twelve years ago. Beyond the initial thrill, he spent time every day considering how to survive in the days to come.

The reason for his anxiety was simple: he was...

78 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

"My dream ended the day Yahiko took his life by my hand," Nagato declared, his voice growing stronger with each word. "Now, all I can do is carry on Yahiko's dream—using my own methods to make the world understand pain, so people will come to understand one another, and ultimately, find peace."

Turning to Black Zetsu, Nagato spoke calmly, "So, forgive me, but I can't fulfill Madara's vision of the Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Black Zetsu sighed in exasperation. "Is that so? Such a pity....

77 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

"Have there been any updates on Madara, Zetsu?" Nagato asked.

It had been a month since they discovered Obito's disappearance, yet he remained utterly untraceable, as if he had vanished from the face of the earth. By now, Nagato had all but confirmed that Madara was missing. Having Zetsu continue the search was little more than a faint hope.

Zetsu shook his head and said, "No… it appears Madara has indeed met with misfortune."

Nagato fell silent for a long time. Finally, h...

76 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

"That's right," Fugaku nodded. "Your strength is impressive, and your cunning is no less. There's no reason you couldn't become Hokage."

"My achievements aren't enough. If I were to take the Hokage seat, it'd be hard to gain everyone's support." Akira shook his head and continued, "Besides, there's still Jiraiya and Tsunade. Even if the Third Hokage retires, they'd still be viable candidates."

"Hmph!" Fugaku scoffed. "Jiraiya has his connection to Nagatoб he'll never be Hokage wi...

75 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

Location: Konoha, Underground of the Uchiha Clan Shrine

"Why did that old man Hiruzen take office again? Shouldn't we be holding an election for the Fifth Hokage?"

"Exactly! This old guard was in charge of protecting the Jinchuriki, yet the childbirth time still got leaked! And he has the nerve to keep being Hokage?"

"Hiruzen is clearly clinging to power. Really, it should be the Clan Head Fugaku or Orochimaru contending for the title of Fifth Hokage."

"When t...

74 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

"Hiruzen, that old geezer, actually returned as Hokage!" Nagato scoffed upon hearing the news.

After three days of recovery, Nagato had fully healed.

"Is Konoha really that desperate?" Konan questioned, puzzled. "The Fourth Hokage is dead, but surely they could find someone else to lead? Why would they need to reappoint the Third Hokage, who's already well past his prime?"

Nagato shook his head. "No, Konoha has plenty of capable candidates. There's Jiraiya-sensei, Orochimaru...

73 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

In the Tsuchikage's office, Iwagakure.

Onoki squinted at the intel report his team had submitted, his aged face creased with tension. A flicker of fear appeared in his eyes as memories surfaced—memories he would never forget.

He could still recall the time he accompanied his mentor, the Second Tsuchikage, to negotiate in Konoha. That was when he first encountered Madara Uchiha. The man's power was overwhelming, paralyzing Onoki with a mere glance, freezing him to the spot with f...

72 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

The next morning, Konoha was shrouded in a somber silence.

After word spread of the chaos caused by the Nine-Tails and the tragic loss of the Fourth Hokage and his wife, the people of Konoha could scarcely believe it was true. They found it hard to accept that the Fourth Hokage—who had been like a warm, shining sun guiding them all—was gone.

Among the shinobi, disbelief ran even deeper. In their eyes, Minato Namikaze, the man known as the Yellow Flash, was almost untouchable i...

71 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

"Haha…"

Akira laughed heartily, watching Obito's lifeless face, frozen in disbelief. After a while, Akira exhaled deeply, finally feeling a sense of satisfaction.

"At last… things are finally taking a different turn."

This was the biggest change he had influenced so far—one of the masterminds in the shadows was now dead by his hand.

"With Obito gone, a hidden threat has been neutralized!" Akira was in a great mood as he reached down to take both of Obito's eyes.<...

70 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

After the white light entered Obito's body, he froze in place, standing like a statue.

Within the starry void of his mental realm, Obito faced off against Akira. Strangely, even here in the mental realm, Obito kept his mask on, hiding his true face. It was clear that the identity of "Madara" had etched itself deeply into Obito's psyche.

Obito's expression was grim. The surprise attack from Akira just now had caused significant damage to his spirit. If not for inheriting Madara's Y...

69 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

"Is he with Nagato? Or should we wait until he's alone to strike?" Akira made his decision.

Yes, Akira had resolved to launch a sneak attack when Obito was isolated, aiming to finish him off in one decisive blow. According to Minato, Obito had already sustained severe injuries and was weakened. After such an intense battle, he would certainly let his guard down, creating the perfect opening Akira had been waiting for.

Meanwhile, in the Land of Rain, a heavily injured Obito emerged...

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As they spoke, Jiraiya approached the wall of Amaterasu flames and performed the Fire Sealing Method, sealing a large portion of the fire to create a passageway. After that, he passed through the opening and left.

The matter concerning the jinchūriki was sensitive information within the village, not something to be widely known. At least until the jinchūriki matured, it wasn't wise for too many people to be aware of their identity. Thus, Jiraiya didn't plan to let any other Konoha jō...

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In this tense gathering, only one person held the standing and authority to address this topic. With him present, it was inappropriate for anyone else to speak up.

"Seal it away. After all, it's still part of the Nine-Tails and carries its power," Akira stated firmly.

Hiruzen nodded, pleased with this answer. "But who will be chosen as the Jinchūriki? Becoming a Jinchūriki requires someone with exceptional strength and resolve. Who in the village has that potential?"

Jirai...

66 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

Not far away, Akira overheard their conversation, feeling somewhat surprised. He had thought that with Minato's inevitable passing, Kushina would also choose to leave this world. But unexpectedly, she had listened to Minato's words and decided to continue living.

"Well, at least after all that has happened, there's some difference in the outcome," Akira thought to himself.

"But what will Minato do next? If he doesn't use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, how does he plan to split the...

65 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

"Nine-Tails, don't get ahead of yourself. As long as I'm here, you won't have free rein!" Kushina's gaze turned steely as the sound of clanking metal filled the air.

Chains materialized behind her, extending and weaving through the air. The Nine-Tails' smug laughter abruptly halted as the chains closed in. Recognizing the danger, it bolted across the battlefield, but Kushina's cold voice echoed,

"Too late!"

In the next instant, the Nine-Tails felt a tightness wrap around its...

64 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

Just when Nagato thought it was the end for him, Uchiha Obito appeared at his side out of nowhere.

Obito reached for Nagato, intending to pull him into the Kamui space.

"Perfect timing!" Namikaze Minato's eyes flashed coldly at the sight.

He knew that to absorb someone, Obito had to be fully tangible—an opening he could exploit.

In the next instant, Minato, holding his Flying Thunder God kunai infused with wind chakra, vanished.

Splat!

Blood sprayed in fr...

63 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

Nagato, badly injured, was rushing toward Obito's location on the massive bird, while the remaining Six Paths of Pain stayed behind to fend off Hiruzen and Jiraiya. He knew that if he stayed, there was a high chance that Hiruzen and Jiraiya would take the opportunity to finish him off in his weakened state.

"Eight Gates… even a mere genin is capable of this level of power…" Nagato muttered, clutching his chest as he struggled to breathe.

On the battlefield below, Hiruzen and J...

62 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

As the Nine-Tails struggled to rise, Akira's eyes flashed with intensity, and the power in his left eye surged once more. In an instant, a spiraling ripple appeared at the base of the Nine-Tails' right hind leg. With a roar that shook the heavens, the Nine-Tails' leg twisted violently, snapping off and collapsing onto the ground.

The sight of the Nine-Tails was pitiful—it lay there with both its front and hind right legs severed at the base. Blood gushed from the wounds like a crimson...

61 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

In plain sight, a series of swirling ripples began to distort the space around the Nine-Tails' head. It was as if a vortex had suddenly appeared on the surface of a calm lake. The fox's head twisted, nearly snapping under the pressure of the invisible whirlpool.

"Roar!" The Nine-Tails let out a blood-curdling scream, its enormous body recoiling in fear. At the very last second, it managed to break free from Fugaku's Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu! It pulled its head out of Kamui's range ju...

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A black sphere, no larger than a thumb, rose high into the sky from Nagato's clasped hands.

Crack...crack...crack…

As the black sphere ascended, a relentless cracking sound echoed across the battlefield. Massive tree roots tore through the earth, wrapped around enormous chunks of stone, and lifted them skyward. All around, debris floated up, as if gravity itself was unraveling, and it was impossible to gauge the true extent of this jutsu's reach.

Many Konoha shino...

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Fugaku turned to Minato, a serious expression on his face.

"Minato, there's something important I must warn you about."

Minato met his gaze solemnly. "Please go ahead, Fugaku."

With a grim expression, Fugaku explained, "The enemy, who calls himself Uchiha Madara, might be capable of using a forbidden technique called Izanagi—one of our clan's secret arts. This technique can turn a situation to the user's advantage, even avoiding death itself, by rewriting reality to favor ...

58 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

"You alright?" Akira asked, looking intently at the breathless Fugaku.

Fugaku was battered, his eyes bleeding slightly, and his clothes were charred and torn.

"I can keep fighting, it's nothing serious," Fugaku replied in a deep voice.

Suddenly, the sound of something slicing through the air filled the silence. A figure, surrounded by a glowing green aura, sped toward them and landed nearby.

Might Duy glanced at Hiruzen and spoke with resolve,

"I'm sorry, Lord Ho...

57 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

"Susano'o!"

Fugaku's eyes narrowed as the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan surged.
A massive, dark-yellow chakra burst from his body, forming a towering, skeletal figure that surrounded him in a protective shell. The ten-meter-tall Susano'o, though impressive, still appeared small beside the mountain-like presence of the Nine Tails.

With a thunderous roar, the Nine Tails swung one of its massive claws, crashing down on Fugaku's Susano'o with overwhelming force, sending the prot...

56 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

As Akira reached the gates of the Uchiha clan compound, he met up with Fugaku and several other clan members. Together, they sprinted toward the place where the Nine-Tails had appeared.

Fugaku's face was grim, this was the worst-case scenario for the Uchiha clan. He had warned the village council, fully expecting them to keep the Jinchūriki under the strictest protection. But things hadn't turned out as he had hoped.

Just as the group neared the Nine-Tails' location, only about a...

55 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

After observing the scene, Akira immediately dismissed the idea of taking down his enemies in spirit form. The Preta Path of the Rinnegan could easily counter spirits, and with Nagato in peak condition, rushing in recklessly might spell disaster. Entering spirit form didn't make him invincible, nor could it ignore obstacles like the Flying Thunder God Technique. Barriers could intercept or trap his spirit form, and the Rinnegan had powers to directly affect souls.

Launching a surprise a...

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After hearing Akira's update, Minato looked serious.

"Fugaku, I owe you for reminding me. I've been a bit too lax in watching over Kushina lately."

"It's only right. If Akira hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought of it either," Fugaku replied with a smile.

"Thank him for me," Minato said gratefully.

As he watched Fugaku leave, Minato thought to himself,

"I really should tighten up Kushina's security. I'll reach out to the Third Hokage and ask for help from ...