Naruto: The Cursed Seal Master Who Killed His Way Out of Root

After transmigrating into the Naruto world, he becomes an experimental subject in Root, code-named Owl. Yazuki Hayato thinks his life will end in darkness and cold, until, during an experiment that nearly kills him, he awakens a unique talent: the Word-Spirit Curse Seal. Words become contracts, and souls become seals. He can grant power to anything, and strip anyone of everything they have. “Power, talent, bloodline... As long as you pay the price, I can give them to you.” From then on, a third force, standing between light and darkness, quietly rises. Danzo sees him as both the perfect tool and the most dangerous liability, and tries to keep him firmly under control. The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi is deeply troubled by his existence. The Akatsuki sees him as the greatest variable in its quest to capture the Tailed Beasts. Facing one crisis after another, Yazuki Hayato calmly expands his influence. He grants ordinary ninja the Kekkei Genkai they have long dreamed of, and gives Uchiha clan members hungry for revenge a new source of power. His curse seal is both a blessing and the deepest of shackles. When the clouds of war once again loom over the ninja world, people finally discover in horror that behind both the Five Great Nations and the Akatsuki stands the shadow of the same man.