Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 176 Nagato the Uzumaki
Before the Umino troops even reached the battlefield in the Land of Rain, bad news arrived: Hanzo of the Salamander was acting like he was on drugs, relentlessly attacking the Konoha ninja army, causing the Konoha ninja army to suffer repeated defeats.

As soon as the Unno troops entered the Land of Rain, they encountered many scattered Konoha soldiers.

"Asuka, take your men and arrest all the Konoha ninja in the village."

"As ordered!"

Hyuga Asuka kept her Byakugan active the whole time and even saw Konoha's defeated soldiers robbing civilians from the Land of Rain.

This is a serious violation of the Konoha Ninja Code, and if discovered, the offender will be imprisoned in Konoha Prison.

The Konoha deserters in this village were just ordinary chunin and genin. Hyuga Asuka's taijutsu squad easily brought them all under control.

"It can't be such a coincidence, can it? This red-haired kid is actually Nagato Uzumaki."

Sasuke Umino was shocked. Besides Nagato Uzumaki, he also discovered two extremely subtle chakra fluctuations hidden in two large trees, which were very similar to the chakra fluctuations of the two Konoha deserters.

If I'm not mistaken, it should be the White Zetsu who supervises Nagato Uzumaki.

"Could it be that Nagato's parents were killed by Konoha deserters controlled by White Zetsu in a staged accidental killing, and that all of this was a script arranged by Madara Uchiha?"

It wasn't that Umino Sasuke was overthinking things, but the scene before him was simply too suspicious to ignore.

He had originally intended to bring the Nagato family under his wing, but now it seemed that Madara Uchiha might be nearby. For his own safety, it would be best to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

Even if Madara Uchiha wasn't nearby, Black Zetsu definitely was. This was the crucial moment when Konoha's defeated soldiers accidentally killed Nagato Uzumaki's parents, allowing Nagato to activate the Rinnegan installed on him. Black Zetsu couldn't possibly have been absent.

Black Zetsu has lived for over a thousand years, so his strength is definitely not weak; an ordinary Kage-level character would certainly not be a match for him.

Once the Umino troops thwart his plans, who knows what he might do? It's best not to get involved.

After capturing the Konoha deserters, the Umino unit left the village without stopping. The village had just returned to peace when, a few days later, several more Konoha deserters arrived and disrupted the peace.

Although Sasuke Umino has left, he still occasionally sends out shadow clones to keep an eye on the situation.

Fortunately, he has now mastered the Shadow Clone Technique in conjunction with the Flying Thunder God Technique; otherwise, given the Shadow Clone Technique's limited endurance, he might have missed this great show.

As expected, it was all Madara Uchiha's conspiracy. Nagato's parents were mistakenly killed by the Konoha deserters. Just as the director had written, Nagato unleashed the power of the Rinnegan and killed all the Konoha deserters.

Nagato then left the village and began his wanderings, with many White Zetsu following him.

White Zetsu are extremely rare research subjects in the ninja world, and now that he has the opportunity to encounter one alone, Sasuke Umino naturally will not let it pass.

After tracking him all the way, seeing that the time was right, Umino Sasuke transformed into a Konoha deserter and frantically ran through the forest. Finally, he passed a giant tree.

Sudden--

"Spiral pills!"

Umino Sasuke suddenly sprang up and unleashed a powerful Rasengan at the large tree on his left.

A loud bang.

The giant tree exploded, and then a White Zetsu corpse fell from it.

Sasuke Umino quickly collected the White Zetsu's body, cleaned up all traces, and left the place at breakneck speed.

He had only walked less than ten miles when he used Shadow Clone Technique in conjunction with Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport himself to the laboratory in the Land of Waves.

The current laboratory in the Land of Waves is far superior to the underground laboratory on the front lines in the Land of Rivers.

If Orochimaru saw this laboratory, he would probably be envious.

These experimental devices were acquired by Gato from various countries in the ninja world, in exchange for antique shipwrecks; many of them were rare items that money couldn't always buy. Despite the excellent equipment, Sasuke Umino, unlike Orochimaru, wasn't making much progress in his research on White Zetsu, and had even wasted one of the White Zetsu's arms.

After being infused with chakra, the severed White Zetsu arm seemed to be activated, and a small tree quickly grew in the petri dish.

If the amount of chakra injected hadn't been so small, a giant tree would probably have exploded on the spot and shattered the laboratory.

Even without chakra, the sapling continued to grow slowly after it sprouted.

Moreover, during his routine practice of the Breath of Wind technique, he unexpectedly sensed some unknown mysterious factor lingering on the tree.

"Could this be natural energy?"

Umino Sasuke was surprised.

So he plucked a leaf, then used a transformation spell to become that leaf, connecting it to the tree and sensing the presence of this energy.

Soon, he felt a warm current flowing through him, soothing his heart and soul, like an unborn baby in the womb, making him feel completely immersed in it.

……

As time passed, the shadow clones within the Umino unit finally gave out and dissipated automatically, while Umino Sasuke, who had transformed into a leaf, remained unconscious.

Moreover, at this moment, Umino Sasuke had not only transformed into a leaf, but had also been subtly assimilated and merged into the small tree and the severed White Zetsu arm under the tree roots, seemingly becoming one with it.

At this moment, Samehada sensed that Umino Sasuke's chakra fluctuations were getting weaker and weaker, and finally realized that something was wrong, so he quickly transferred his chakra over.

A surge of chakra disrupted the delicate balance within the tree. Sasuke Umino, as if trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, realized something was amiss and awoke as if from a dream.

A puff of white smoke rose.

Sasuke Umino's entire body was finally detached from the tree.

"hiss……"

Umino Sasuke felt a chill run down his spine, filled with lingering fear.

According to ninja legends, many ninjas practice the Transformation Technique. When they reach a high level, it becomes extremely dangerous. If they become too immersed in it, they will transform into an object and never be able to return. I didn't believe it before, but it seems the rumors are true.

This time, he went even further, transforming into a leaf that grows from a White Zetsu, increasing the danger level by several orders of magnitude.

If it weren't for Samehada saving him, he would probably be doomed this time.

The sorrow and the blessing of the blessings, the blessings of the blessings.

He almost lost his life, but he gained a lot from this experience.

"What a pity, he didn't awaken the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai."

Sasuke Umino felt a little regretful.

However, this misfortune turned into a blessing in disguise. Although he did not awaken the Wood Release bloodline limit, he did awaken the Earth Release chakra and also obtained the White Zetsu's Spore Technique.

I thought that by using lightning to temper my body, the next thing I would develop would be lightning-attribute chakra, but unexpectedly, I developed earth-attribute chakra first.

While the development of Earth Release chakra is certainly exciting, it pales in comparison to White Zetsu's Spore Technique.

As one of the top escape techniques in the ninja world, mastering this Spore Technique finally gave Umino Sasuke a real ability to protect himself.

(End of this chapter)