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JST Chapter 146: Fire, Puppets, and a Middle-Aged Genin's Youthful Chaos
🕑 Added 2025-01-01 15:36:38 +0000 UTCKisame looked at Jinzaburo in silence, what he said was really right.
The Kaguya clan was already an open card of treason in Kirigakure. Even if they reported to the Third Mizukage, what could they do about it?
In this situation, based on Kisame's understanding of Kirigakure, he and Zabuza, who exposed their intention to attack the genius of the Kaguya clan, are more likely to be purged.
After all, in this village, shinobi who failed their mission and also exposed information had no way to survive.
On the other hand, what Kazuki mentioned about Hatake Sakumo resonated deeply with Kisame.
At least Konoha was a village where it was discussed which was more important: the companion or the mission.
In Kirigakure, such a debate never existed.
To be fair, Kisame believes that as a Kiri-nin, he doesn't owe this village anything, on the contrary the village always constantly disappoints him, which depresses him even more.
On the other hand when Mei heard Zabuza's declaration of canine loyalty towards the Mizukage, she frowned and said with contempt: "Stop saying stupid things, Zabuza!"
"Kisame was the first to want to kill you. Next it was going to be me, and then Jinzaburo."
"To be honest, you and Kisame are the ones who should be worried the most. If the Third Mizukage wants to eliminate me and Jinzaburo, he'll have to use sneaky methods and send you to assassinate us. But if it's just you two, mere members of Kiri's ANBU…"
Mei smiled coldly. "They would kill them, throw their corpses into the sea to feed the fish, and no one would say a word in their defense."
Zabuza's face turned cold. How could he not know this truth? It's just that he doesn't want to face it.
Kisame narrowed his eyes in thought, and finally spoke: "Mei, you're right. But…"
"The four of us are members of Kirigakure who were unable to complete their mission. If the Third Mizukage wants to hold you responsible, your clan cannot protect you..."
"Let's put aside the matter of Uchiha Kazuki for now. If we want to survive, we need someone to take the blame for us."
After a long silence, Zabuza muttered: "I want to live. What about you?"
The four of them looked at each other, then smiled cruelly, before beginning to conspire in low voices.
Kirigakure was like that: a place where today existed, but not necessarily tomorrow.
If they wanted to secure a future, someone would have to become the scapegoat on the way back.
Perhaps, blaming Fuguki for being Danzo's spy was a viable idea.
...
In the center of the Forest of Death.
Uchiha Obito, Might Duy, the Iwa-nin, Sasori and the Kumo-nin were in a chaotic battle.
When Kazuki arrived at the place, he heard the Iwa jonin shout: "Comrades, let's kill that Uchiha brat first! At his age, he already has the three-tomoe Sharingan!"
"That boy could become the next Uchiha Madara! We can't allow that, let's finish him off now!"
At the Iwa-nin's excessive praise, Obito gave a wicked smile. "Uchiha Madara? He's just an old thing, nothing more than a forgotten legend!" Obito's Sharingan glowed an even brighter red. Holding a kunai in his hand, he told everyone present aloud about his proud talent. "He is just a remnant of the old times. Kazuki and I will definitely surpass him in the future!"
Kazuki, who was watching Obito's arrogant attitude with amusement, let out a soft laugh. "My, how generous of you to include me in your words. I'm really grateful." Kazuki commented in his mindspace.
"I agree with what this kid said, you will be stronger than Uchiha Madara, Kazuki." Tobirama commented.
"This boy named Uchiha Obito is also very talented. Although his personality seems to have changed recently, I still see the seeds of extremes in him, and you need to pay some attention to him..."
"He is a typical Uchiha genius. When faced with sufficient emotional stimuli, he will develop impressive ocular power, although this will make him more susceptible to succumbing to the inherent evil of the Uchiha."
Kazuki turned an unexpected glance towards Tobirama.
As expected of the evil old Senju, he can judge people so accurately, right?
Meanwhile, in a distant place, Madara was secretly watching this live broadcast.
Madara was obviously a little dissatisfied with being criticized by Obito.
He is just a chess piece, and dares to criticize the chess player here?
The remnants of the old times, right?
Madara was very sensitive to this sentence.
Moreover, Obito also touched the second minefield of Madara - Kazuki.
He really thinks he's very talented, right? That he's also worthy of being compared to Kazuki...
In terms of talent, Madara has raised Kazuki to the level of him and Hashirama.
"Uchiha Obito, I've never really been that interested in you..." Madara said to himself. "Since you said I'm a remnant, let me show you the wisdom from the old times..."
Madara was also a little curious about Kazuki's current situation.
Although Kazuki's awakening of Shikotsumyaku had been a disconcerting event, it was not entirely unexpected for Madara. After all, no one understood the art of manipulating bodies and awakening the kekkei genkai of others better than he did.
Until now, he still has a big Hashirama in his heart...
However, Madara was still a little frightened by Kazuki's boldness.
He had only dared to try to absorb Hashirama's power after seeing the Uchiha stone tablet...
Kazuki must have seen the stone stele too and that's probably why he had that idea, but it seems he was even more extreme and daring than him.
Kazuki was not only seeking the power of the Senju and the Uchiha; he is also testing the Shikotsumyaku of the Kaguya clan. His brother seems to want to gather in his body the powers of all the descendants of the Sage of the Six Paths...
Madara narrowed his eyes as he remembered something.
"Could it be that the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains is not the chakra injected into Kazuki's body by Mito..." Madara's eyes flashed. "But Kazuki took the initiative to find a way to obtain it?"
"Yes, he still has that bastard's chakra in his body. That guy had ill intentions towards the Uchiha clan's Sharingan back then and did a lot of research privately. Is Kazuki influenced by him..."
Madara slapped the table. "Asshole!"
"With so many bloodlines fused in Kazuki's body, will there be conflicts? What if it collapses!"
"Senju Tobirama, you really hurt people..."
Madara shook his head worriedly. Can Kazuki awaken the Rinnegan like him?
He didn't think it was possible. As the reincarnation of Indra and a close friend of Senju Hashirama, he knew that he and Hashirama were a special pair.
Without them, any combination of Senju and Uchiha could be useful, but the chances of awakening the Rinnegan were zero.
“When I meet Kazuki, I will have to examine his body carefully.”
Madara's eyes flashed with anger.
“Leaving the Rinnegan in Nagato’s hands no longer seems like a good option. I can’t trust anyone else to touch Kazuki’s soul. Besides, in my current state, I need those eyes to convince him…”
“So, the priority now is to find a way to get the Rinnegan back from that brat Nagato...”
Madara fell into a deep silence, deep in thought.
Meanwhile, Obito, unaware that he had already been marked by the Shura of the Shinobi World, continued to show his power.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
With impressive speed, Obito performed a sequence of seals and released a burning fire dragon that headed straight towards the Iwagakure shinobi.
At the same time, the tomoe spun intensely. Obito cast an icy glare at Sasori who was trying to attack him by surprise and said coldly: “A coward who only hides behind puppets! Immerse yourself in the power of my eyes!”
Without realizing it, Sasori met Obito's gaze and was briefly paralyzed by a genjutsu.
Seeing Obito's attack, the Iwa-nin acted quickly. A tall earthen wall rose to block the roaring flames. However, the intense heat could still be felt through the wall.
The Iwa-nin looked at each other with solemn expressions.
However when they looked at Might Duy alongside Obito, their expressions twisted.
That muscular middle-aged man who screamed youth was more difficult to deal with than Uchiha Obito.
He is extremely powerful, extremely fast and always says crazy and stupid things to play with people's mentality: This is youth!
Every time someone tried to surround Obito, Duy broke the formation with powerful movements, turning the battle into chaos where shinobi from Suna, Kumo, Iwa and Konoha faced each other in a disorderly fight.
"Everyone, you are not Genin, right?" Duy stood with his hands behind his back, his thick eyebrows raised and said very seriously. "Pretending to be a Genin to participate in the Chunin Exam is not youthful behavior, which is unfair to our team!"
Obito also shouted on the side: “How funny! They can’t defeat Konoha, and they send jonin instead?”
An Iwa-nin frowned, pointed at Duy who looked like a middle-aged uncle, and replied: "Thick eyebrows, you are qualified to say that you are a Genin!"
Duy nodded solemnly. “Esteemed rival of Iwagakure, I swear on my youth that I am a genin.”
Another Iwa-nin sneered. “You are this age, where is your youth...?”
