Chapter 78: Son Zetsu?

Uchiha Kage waved his hand and flew into the sky of this space with Kisame.

Using a bird's-eye view to give him a clearer understanding of the vastness of this dream space.

"In order to achieve this paradise, I also need manpower."

"So you don't plan to kill me?", Kisame was not too surprised by Uchiha Kage's recruitment.

"However, I really want to know, who are you? A ninja from Konoha, or…", With so much intelligence at his disposal, yet so young, Kisame really couldn't understand what identity this young man could have.

"My identity is not important, what's important is whether you choose me or that unreliable one-eyed guy," Although Kisame's strength is not among the top tier, as long as he doesn't encounter a taijutsu-type ninja who completely counters his abilities, he can fight more fiercely as the battle goes on.

'Of course, what's more important is this guy's style of doing things.'

'He is indeed a rare good subordinate.'

This is also the reason why Uchiha Kage chose to give him a chance for the time being.

"This is really… an unexpected situation."

'The pressure is a bit high.'

'If I say I need to think about it here, I'm afraid my head will be cut off by him without hesitation in the next second.'

Looking at the expressionless but confident Uchiha boy in front of him, Kisame quickly understood his current situation.

"However, if I were to join you, the wrath of Uchiha Madara… I can't bear it."

"Uchiha Madara has been dead for a long time, the one-eyed guy controlling the Fourth Mizukage is just an ordinary Uchiha brat, you don't have to mistake him for Uchiha Madara."

"An ordinary Uchiha brat wouldn't have…"

'The Mangekyō Sharingan.'

Kisame silently complained in his heart.

'But is that masked man really not Uchiha Madara?'

"That guy is Hatake Kakashi's contemporary, Uchiha Obito, as long as you are willing to investigate the intelligence from that year, you will understand."

"That copy ninja's…"

'Huh? Did he just say one-eyed guy?'

Recalling Hatake Kakashi's Sharingan.

Kisame immediately realized that what Uchiha Kage just said is likely true.

"This is too interesting."

'Not only because it's interesting to know the identity of the masked man, but also…'

'What kind of person this Uchiha Kage is,' Makes Kisame even more curious.

'This guy seems to know everything, understand everything, including my abilities, even my ninjutsu…'

"Then what do you want someone like me to do?"

"Help me investigate Zetsu's intelligence."

"Zetsu?", Kisame's mind quickly conjured up the image of a strange creature that always pops out of the ground like an aloe.

'That masked man did indeed call him Zetsu.'

'Is that creature more important than the masked man or even the Akatsuki organization?'

"Especially the black one, as for the others, you can handle them as you see fit, during normal times, you can continue to lurk in the Akatsuki organization, and I won't order you to do anything extra."

'Counting it up, Black Zetsu seems to be my… son?'

'No, such an asexual creature, can't be called a son.'

'Better to retrieve it early and take it back for Kaguya to use as a laundry and bedding servant.'

"Alright, but I have one last question."

'The world Uchiha Kage showed me is indeed much better than the illusory Infinite Tsukuyomi.'

'But the question is, is this really not an illusion?'

Kisame is quite worried that everything he sees now is a void illusion created by this Uchiha boy using the Mangekyō Sharingan.

———

"Still a bit short… just a bit more and it can be completed," The rushing waterfall mercilessly washed over the steep stone wall.

It also heavily washed over the tender yet strong body of the girl standing at the very bottom of the waterfall.

'Ha!'

With Byakugan activated, the naked girl continued to perform Gentle Fist in the waterfall.

The chakra swirling around her fingertips stirred the surrounding water, like a transparent ribbon dancing and leaping around her body.

Under the moonlight, the girl's elastic skin, like jade, bounced every drop of water that splashed onto her body, then captured by the highly focused Byakugan, and finally shattered by the delicate fingertips.

"Failed again…"

The water droplets slid off her fingertips into the water.

The panting Hinata suddenly stopped her movements.

'Failed again at this step.'

'I've been working so hard, why…'

'No, I can't give up yet!'

'In order not to be a burden to Kage-kun anymore, I must learn this move!'

The discouraged thoughts that just appeared in her mind were immediately cast aside by Hinata.

For the beliefs in her heart and the goals she wants to protect, Hinata continued to sweat under the waterfall.

"Now is the time!"

'Gentle Fist Technique: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!'

Concentrating her spirit and holding her breath, Hinata's determined eyes regarded all the water droplets splashing around her body as targets, and with extremely fast speed, as if the picture was frozen, she struck these tiny water droplets with Gentle Fist.

"Huh? Why is the teacher here? And… not good! The teacher is fighting someone!", Just as Hinata was about to complete the final step of the Sixty-Four Palms, her Byakugan suddenly caught sight of two female ninjas who had already fought their way from the forest to near her.

Without time to dry her wet body, Hinata quickly jumped out of the waterfall, picked up her clothes from under the rock.

Then hurriedly ran towards the direction where the commotion was coming from.

———

"Can the thrust of Lightning Release even cut through kunai?", Looking at the kunai in her hand that had its tip broken off after several exchanges, Yūhi Kurenai's expression slightly changed.

'The enemy is stronger than expected.'

'In terms of taijutsu, there's no way I can win.'

'If that guy is nearby now, he would definitely mock me for being a weak teacher again, right?'

'Damn it, Kage, where on earth have you gone!'

After throwing out a series of shuriken, she took the opportunity to replace the broken kunai in her hand with a new one, and then Yūhi Kurenai continued to tangle with the female ninja in front of her.

"Using a short sword as a weapon, and proficient in Lightning Release…"

'What's more important is the figure… actually a blonde with large breasts similar to Lady Tsunade.'

Yūhi Kurenai almost recognized the other party's identity.

"You are the elite jōnin from Kumogakure, the aloof Samui."

"Oh? You even know my name, it seems your intelligence ability is not too bad."

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Samui effortlessly deflected the incoming shuriken.

'After that taijutsu, it's about time to get serious and decide the outcome.'

Increasing the electric current on her short sword, Samui slightly arched her body, intending to leave another wound on the body of this Konoha kunoichi.

'Cloud-Style Sword Technique: Flying Blade Lightning Thrust!'

Using lightning to stimulate her body, Samui's advancing figure quickly came to Yūhi Kurenai's side like a phantom.

But the body the short sword pierced was a clone without substance.

"Clone Technique?"

"No, it's an illusion clone!"

"What…"

At this moment, Samui was surprised to find that the clone that had been pierced by her short blade suddenly exploded, and then the smoke from the clone turned into countless vines tightly binding her body.

For a moment, she was completely immobilized.

"It's over."

Yūhi Kurenai's true body appeared behind Samui and had already activated her most adept genjutsu.

'Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death!'

Using an illusion clone as bait to lure the opponent into attacking, then controlling the opponent's movements.

Taking this opportunity to launch her one-hit kill genjutsu.

This is one of Yūhi Kurenai's secret technique combinations that made her a jōnin, and also one of her most proficient tactics.

Looking at the Kumogakure kunoichi completely bound by her genjutsu, Yūhi Kurenai mercilessly thrust her kunai towards the other's neck.

'Hmph, if you want to kill my student, I can only kill you!'

Pfft!

Blood splattered.

But what was pierced was not Samui's neck, but Yūhi Kurenai's abdomen.

"You…"

Yūhi Kurenai looked at the short sword with blue Lightning Release chakra inserted into her body, her face full of disbelief.

"Sorry, I implanted a Lightning Release ninjutsu in my body beforehand to stimulate myself awake, your genjutsu has no effect on me."

Zizi!

As she spoke, Samui's body was still emitting blue electric light.

At the same time, she also showed a somewhat painful expression.

If it were the complete Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Samui would not only not be hurt by her own Lightning Release, but also wouldn't need to implant the technique in advance to perfectly immune to the opponent's genjutsu.

But now, the one more seriously injured is of course Yūhi Kurenai, who had a short sword thrust into her body.

Whoosh!

To avoid worsening her injury, Yūhi Kurenai used her kunai to force the opponent back, successfully creating distance between them.

"…"

'As expected of a Kumogakure jōnin, although I was sneak attacked and injured before, this time I was hit head-on by the opponent.'

Yūhi Kurenai's complexion couldn't help but become increasingly ugly.

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