Naruto: Starting With Tenseigan C122 (Patreon)

Chapter 122: Turbulent Ninja World

Black Zetsu's mind was a bit messy right now.

He was genuinely terrified by Hyuga Makoto's final move, that "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack · Isshiki"!

"Isn't this the power of Mother's Kekkei Mōra?"

Although Black Zetsu did not inherit the power, the knowledge he inherited was indeed substantial.

After all, to release his mother, without sufficient knowledge as a foundation, he couldn't even find a suitable vessel!

The bad luck was that the more he knew, the more terrified he became.

Hyuga Makoto's move, along with that kind of power, genuinely made him numb!

"That brat definitely doesn't possess Kekkei Mōra. It should be that as the seal unlocked, similar knowledge gradually emerged in him..."

Upon thinking of this information, his heart was both excited and painful!

Painful, naturally, because of his mother's kin.

"He probably has the same power as Mother, otherwise such a technique wouldn't be known to Hyuga Makoto!"

And what excited him was precisely this: since his mother's kin had awakened, Hyuga Makoto's body would not be erased by consciousness.

"This brat can unlock and acquire more and more power."

Although Black Zetsu didn't know how residual powers like Hyuga Makoto's would ultimately turn out—

After all, he wasn't a true Otsutsuki, and didn't clearly know that White Karma could also forge an Otsutsuki, which could be used to feed the Divine Tree.

Yet, in his simple understanding, Hyuga Makoto's ultimate fate was inevitably to be absorbed by his mother's kin!

"Then, it's time to find a way to let him achieve better growth."

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Black Zetsu made up his mind completely, and regarding Hyuga Makoto's growth, he also had a plan in mind.

After all, having the Byakugan, already possessing a foundation in the Gentle Fist, and having mastered the Vacuum Attack · Isshiki, he just needed to make targeted reinforcements—

"Hyuga, when all is said and done, is someone closer to Mother's combat style..."

The more Black Zetsu thought about it, the more excited he became. As for Uchiha Obito, he couldn't be bothered to think much about him.

After all, the versions were completely different; how could a product of the old era compare to Hyuga Makoto?

"What's wrong with you? Why haven't you said anything this whole time?"

It was just that Black Zetsu had been silent all along, which made Obito somewhat confused.

"Could it be that you don't know about that so-called "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack" either?"

"I naturally know..."

Black Zetsu's thoughts were in turmoil, and upon being asked by Obito, he spoke almost instinctively.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted it a bit.

Looking at the gazes directed at him, especially Kakuzu's greenish eyes,

he pondered for a moment before starting to seriously and shamelessly fabricate a story with a somewhat helpless expression.

"This is a legendary ultimate taijutsu of the Hyuga Clan. This move requires unimaginable Chakra and Chakra control.

It combines offense and defense with infinite power, which is also the reason why the Hyuga Clan was able to become an existence no less inferior to the Senju and Uchiha during the Sengoku era.

However, this set of ancient Gentle Fist techniques had overly high demands and was extremely difficult to use. Practically no one could master it, and over time it became lost.

That is why Hyuga Makoto being able to use it made me feel so surprised and incredible..."

"Is that so?"

Regarding Black Zetsu's fabrication, although the members of the Akatsuki Organization felt somewhat incredulous,

the topic was dragged back to the Sengoku era, and the Hyuga did indeed exist back then, making it hard for them not to believe it.

Given the chaos of the Sengoku era, if one didn't have some skills, it really would be hard to survive!

"Hmph, it seems the Hyuga didn't become lost; rather, it was sealed away because no one could meet the requirements."

Uchiha Obito let out a cold snort, but the face beneath his mask became even more painful.

"It seems this Hyuga Makoto is becoming increasingly troublesome and dangerous..."

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Thinking of how Hyuga Makoto faced Kakuzu and the Fourth Raikage's sneak attack with such ease and even erupted with such terrifying power,

no matter how proud Obito was, his fists were clenched hard at this moment!

It was precisely because of this damn guy causing a bunch of trouble and spouting a bunch of messy words

that not only was his identity exposed, causing him to flee in a panic from Hidden Mist, but it also made him the de facto murderer who killed Rin Nohara!

Right now, he was already shoulder to shoulder with Uchiha Itachi, becoming an existence like a clown...

Such torment and pain were unbearable for him!

"Gather more information on him; we must figure out everything about him."

Obito spoke through gritted teeth, hating him more and more the more he thought about it.

"I want to know his weakness. We absolutely cannot let this guy continue to act arrogantly!"

"I'm also quite curious about this power of his..."

Orochimaru hadn't spoken much all along, but this time he supported the idea, and Kakuzu nodded as well.

"We must figure out his affairs; my heart cannot just be written off like this!"

"Rest assured, I will handle it."

Black Zetsu nodded directly. He also needed to understand Hyuga Makoto better so that he could approach him easily!

"By the way, did the Fourth Raikage die at his hands?"

However, just as he was pondering, Obito suddenly asked a question.

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be possible to find a little trouble for him?"

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Black Zetsu froze. He felt his skull starting to ache again.

Obito, this guy, can't you just rest for a bit...

Just as Black Zetsu wore a painful expression, trying to figure out how to deal with Obito,

inside Konoha Village, Hiruzen Sarutobi was flipping through documents.

His mood was still pretty good right now, especially thinking that Tsunade would undoubtedly return, which made his mood even better!

"The Village is truly getting better and better now..."

The Village's big troubles had been solved, the backbone generation returned one after another, and the younger generation was growing up robustly.

Especially with a younger yet even more incredible youth like Hyuga Makoto appearing in the Village,

he truly felt that the Village was thriving day by day!

"As long as Makoto grows smoothly, no matter how harsh the external environment is, Konoha will only get better and better..."

Whenever he thought of Hyuga Makoto, the corners of Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth split open in a grin.

The Hyuga Clan had always been relatively low-profile. Although they previously meddled in Village affairs, at least they weren't like the Uchiha.

Moreover, as Hyuga Makoto resolved the Main House issue, the Hyuga Clan already had a major trend of integrating into Konoha.

Furthermore, this kid not only mastered the Yin Seal and learned the Flying Thunder God, but could even easily deal with the Mangekyo relying on the Byakugan!

"Within the Village, he has friendships and bonds everywhere, and in the Anbu, he has shown a willingness to give his all for his comrades. Such a young man..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was genuinely pondering about Hyuga Makoto's future!

Although in his heart, he was still more inclined to follow his teacher's example and promote commoner Ninja more,

in the absence of more suitable commoner Ninja, clan Ninja would inevitably become his choice.

After all, the importance of Ninja families to the Village had always been self-evident—he himself came from the Sarutobi Clan!

"From all aspects, aside from being too young and lacking experience, Makoto is extremely outstanding in every other way."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered inwardly, though soon his expression dropped somewhat.

"Also, he's too money-grubbing..."

Thinking of Hyuga Makoto's almost uninhibited eating manner in the Anbu, Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his brow in agony.

After a long while, he couldn't help cursing,

"Hyuga Clan, do you not only waste your talents, but also treat your clansmen this badly?"

In his view, Hyuga Makoto being so money-grubbing most likely meant his past life wasn't very good!

Otherwise, how could such a good child turn out like this?

"Hokage-sama, urgent report!"

Just as he was pondering, an Anbu suddenly rushed in, carrying a toad in his arms.

"What's wrong..."

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Hiruzen Sarutobi collected his thoughts, but when he looked up at that toad, his eyes suddenly widened.

Thinking of the miserable state of Hyuga Makoto and Kakashi's mission, he couldn't help asking,

"Did Makoto and the others burn incense before going out this time?"

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That Anbu silently looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, his eyes full of incomprehension.

Fortunately, this toad didn't talk nonsense; it spat out a scroll and said,

"Hey, Jiraiya asked me to give this to you. He said this matter is extremely important and requires the Old Man to carefully consider it. The mission is complete, so I'll take my leave first!"

As soon as the words fell, the toad went "poof" into a puff of smoke and vanished on the spot.

"Could it be they didn't burn incense again, so they ran into a big problem?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth twitched as he looked at the scroll, his heart growing increasingly uneasy.

But no matter what problem they ran into, things had reached this point, and he could only check the situation first.

"Perhaps they just ran into the Akatsuki Organization; it shouldn't be a big problem for them..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi constantly comforted himself. Anyway, Hyuga Makoto and the others had encountered quite a few troubles.

Even Uchiha Obito controlling the Mizukage was something they had experienced before; was there anything even more outrageous?

"This is..."

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However, when he carefully read the scroll sent back by Jiraiya, his vision instantly went black!

Searching for Tsunade resulted in being ambushed by the Akatsuki Organization?

Hyuga Makoto was even ambushed by the Fourth Raikage?

As a result of a fierce battle, Hyuga Makoto almost beat the Fourth Raikage to death?

Now the Fourth Raikage has a severed arm, half of his bones shattered throughout his body, and his internal organs damaged?

Tsunade is currently keeping him alive on life support, and is asking whether to finish him off on the spot or bring him back to Konoha for treatment?

Also, the Akatsuki Organization and spies from other Villages all witnessed this?

Looking at this series of intelligence, Hiruzen Sarutobi truly couldn't sit still anymore!

Just as he stood up, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest.

He immediately clutched his chest with his hand, even his breathing becoming heavy.

"Hokage-sama? Are you alright?"

This scene frightened the Anbu, who immediately wanted to step forward to support him.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, and after recovering for a moment, he gritted his teeth and cursed out loud!

"Jiraiya! I told you guys to go burn incense, why didn't you go?!?"

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This Anbu was lost; he truly didn't understand what this Hokage-sama meant.

And equally lost in the Ninja World was not just him!

"The Fourth Raikage, that reckless brute, allegedly beaten to death?"

Inside Hidden Stone Village, Onoki looked at the intelligence in his hand, a strange expression inevitably appearing on his face.

"These people from Konoha really don't hold back at all when striking!"

"Indeed, it seems Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village are in trouble."

Kitsuchi chuckled on the side, but as he laughed, he saw Onoki's intense gaze fixed on him, and his smile instantly vanished.

"What's wrong, Father—Lord Tsuchikage, isn't this a good thing?"

"A good thing? Good your head!"

Onoki flew right up and landed a punch squarely on his good son's head.

Yet after throwing the punch, he immediately felt his lower back spasm.

This caused him to hold his waist, and then look at Kitsuchi with a depressed expression.

"Why is your brain as hard as a stone? And call me by my title during work hours, you idiot!"

"Oh..."

Kitsuchi rubbed his head, though his face still carried bewilderment.

"Fa... Lord Tsuchikage, that brute of a Fourth Raikage died at Konoha's hands, won't they start fighting? If so, wouldn't we..."

"You think that once they start fighting, we can escape unscathed?"

Onoki looked at his good son with utter helplessness; this kid was good at everything except lacking brains.

"Every outbreak of a World War—no major Ninja nation can stay out of it!

This concerns interests, and even more so, survival.

Because we all harbor hatred towards each other, pulling one hair moves the whole body.

If one side succeeds, who will they look for next? Could it be us?

Then should we join the war? Once we enter the war, should we consider our own interests and plunder?

Will we suffer many casualties? You idiot, do you never think about these issues?"

Onoki spat a mouthful of spittle onto Kitsuchi's face, but looking at his good son's brain which still seemed a bit slow, he only felt Spiritual exhaustion.

His good son was truly not cut out to be Kage; he was really only fit to be a regular Ninja...

"Forget it, talking to you is really useless. Notify the troops to assemble and prepare."

Onoki rubbed his brow in agony, too lazy to continue talking.

Yet looking at the report in his hand, he couldn't help feeling curious inside.

"A powerhouse of the Hyuga Clan allegedly beat the Fourth Raikage to death? When did the Hyuga have such a person?"

Onoki frowned. He had heard that Konoha's Anbu seemed to have someone from the Hyuga Clan who appeared very formidable.

As for more intelligence, he truly didn't have any!

"It seems I must investigate this fellow. After all, he is someone capable of defeating even the Fourth Raikage."

Having similar thoughts were the upper echelons of Hidden Sand Village.

Especially Chiyo, whose gaze flickered slightly.

"The Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan is very dangerous for Puppet masters. If such a person isn't investigated thoroughly, it will be extremely troublesome."

"I agree with Elder Chiyo's proposal."

Ebizo nodded on the side; during work hours, he wouldn't call her "Sister".

"And we also need to assemble our troops, just in case."

"Hmm..."

Rasa nodded lightly, his gaze also flickering slightly.

Hidden Sand Village was too poor; their geographical environment determined that their economic development was difficult, and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind was also famous for being stingy.

A large portion of Hidden Sand Village's finances still required him, the Kazekage, to pan for gold.

If a war really broke out, and Konoha suffered, it wouldn't be a bad thing for them!

That fertile land of the Land of Rivers—they wanted it far too badly, it was just a pity that right next to the Land of Rivers was the Land of Fire.

"However, this time there is also some intelligence regarding the mysterious organization Konoha told us about last time."

Just as Rasa was pondering, Chiyo spoke up once more.

"Lord Kazekage, I feel we need to follow up on this matter. After all, Sasori..."

"I know, I will take this matter seriously."

It would have been fine if Chiyo hadn't mentioned it, but the moment she did, Rasa couldn't keep his composure!

The intelligence provided by Konoha wasn't free; it cost them a hefty price to buy.

As a result, after investigating for a long time, they found nothing, which made them suspect they had been scammed by Konoha.

Now there actually seemed to be some results, but Rasa didn't want to investigate anymore.

Looking at Chiyo's gaze, he hesitated for a moment before speaking helplessly,

"Elder Chiyo, I think we should focus our energy on military affairs."

"But..."

Chiyo was a bit anxious, but Rasa's single sentence left her silent.

"Elder Chiyo, we have no money..."

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"Assembling troops costs money, and investigating that powerful Hyuga expert also costs money."

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"We are truly poor..."

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Just as the Ninja World was in a flurry of commotion, Hyuga Makoto's group finally returned to Konoha..