Avenge of the Uzumaki Twins: Naruto and Menma Chapter 171 CHAPTER 171

nma's expression did not change.

Kakashi knelt before him, blood loss heavy, chakra nearly depleted.

"nma…" Kakashi began faintly.

He never finished.

"Whoosh."

nma's right hand shot forward.

There was no hesitation.

His fingers pierced directly into Kakashi's left eye socket.

"Pfft."

The motion was precise.

Efficient.

Brutal.

The pain detonated through Kakashi's nervous system before he could even form a seal.

"Ah!"

The cry tore from his throat involuntarily.

Blood stread down his cheek as nma's fingers closed firmly around the Sharingan. With a single rciless twist, he removed it.

The eye ca free in a slick rush of crimson.

Kakashi's body trembled violently. Already critically wounded, the additional trauma pushed him to the brink of collapse.

nma stepped back, examining the eye in his palm.

At close range, the chakra resonance was unmistakable.

Even inactive, it radiated density beyond that of an ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan.

The tomoe pattern slowly rotated before settling.

nma's gaze sharpened.

He withdrew a small preservation vial standard storage fluid used for dōjutsu transplantation and placed the eye within it carefully.

This Sharingan was more than a battlefield trophy.

It had evolved beyond its original state.

Though Kakashi had rarely revealed its full capacity, nma understood the implications. The eye carried dormant potential power that did not belong to Kakashi originally.

And in the future

Such research material would be invaluable.

As for whether removing it would draw attention from its true origin?

nma's eyes narrowed faintly.

If forces in the shadows were already moving, this action would change nothing.

Power was never obtained without risk.

He looked down at Kakashi again.

"You were never my enemy, Kakashi," nma said calmly. "Nor did I resent you."

His voice remained steady.

"But we stand on different sides of this world."

A kunai flipped into his hand.

"If there is soone to bla, bla Konoha. Bla the system that created this outco."

He thrust forward toward Kakashi's throat.

Cold steel descended.

Kakashi did not resist.

His remaining eye softened.

In his final mont, it was not the Fourth Hokage he saw.

Not Rin.

Not his father.

It was the teammate who had once stood beside him beneath a shattered sky.

Obito.

His eyelid lowered slowly.

Then "nma! Stop it!!!"

The roar split the valley.

A golden blur surged forward across the river's surface.

In Naruto's palm

A fully ford Rasengan churned violently.

The air pressure alone scattered dust and mist.

When he saw Kakashi's mutilated eye socket

Sothing inside Naruto snapped.

nma might be his blood.

But Kakashi had been there in the emptiness of his childhood.

Training.

Guidance.

Protection.

This was not abstract loyalty.

This was personal.

Naruto drove forward, fury no longer restrained.

nma saw him.

And his expression grew even colder.

He did not withdraw the kunai.

Even if he took the Rasengan head-on

Kakashi would die first.

But at that instant

From the left flank

"Partial Expansion Technique!"

A deep voice thundered.

A massive arm expanded mid-charge, swelling to colossal size as it slamd downward.

"Boom!"

The ground fractured.

The dual assault

Naruto from the front, the expanded limb from the side forced nma to disengage.

He pivoted sharply and leapt backward.

"Crash!"

Both attacks struck the earth where he had stood, pulverizing stone and sending debris skyward.

When the dust settled

Two figures stood over Kakashi's fallen body.

Naruto.

And Akimichi Choza.

Chōza's imposing fra remained partially expanded, chakra surging steadily. As a core mber of the forr Ino–Shika–Chō formation and an elite jōnin of Konoha, his combat ability was unquestionable. When utilizing clan techniques properly, his battlefield suppression capacity rivaled the strongest frontline commanders.

nma assessed him imdiately.

Troubleso.

On the far ridge

Hyuga Neji and Abura Shino appeared.

It was their coordinated interference that had allowed Naruto to montarily break past Sasuke's interception.

Without assistance

Naruto would not have escaped.

Even with improved fundantals, Naruto without Nine-Tails amplification could not decisively overco Sasuke in his current state especially if Sasuke activated Curse Mark Stage Two.

Naruto dropped to one knee beside Kakashi.

"Brother Kakashi! Can you hear ?!"

His voice shook.

Kakashi's breathing was shallow.

"A… ahem… I'm fine, Naruto…" he whispered weakly.

The attempt at reassurance triggered another cough.

Blood stained his mask.

His condition was critical.

If untreated imdiately

He would not survive long.

Fortunately, Chōza had not arrived alone.

Several masked figures flickered into formation around them.

ANBU.

Not Root.

These bore the insignia and chakra signature of those directly under the Fifth Hokage's command.

One dical-ninjutsu specialist knelt instantly beside Kakashi.

Green chakra illuminated both hands.

Mystical Palm Technique activated.

The wound at his abdon began stabilizing first; the eye socket was addressed second to prevent further hemorrhaging.

Naruto stood slowly.

His Rasengan had dissipated but his chakra continued to surge erratically.

Across the fractured valley

nma observed the reinforcents.

The battlefield had shifted.

This was no longer a contained engagent.

And the cost had already been paid.

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