Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 189 Obito, Become My Servant
In theory, space-time type eye techniques are the most precious type among all the eye techniques of the Mangekyou Sharingan. Anyone who can possess a space-time type eye technique is not considered weak even among Kage-level users.

But that's just in theory. Space-time eye techniques that are extremely precious at the Kage and Super Kage levels are nothing more than basic attack skills at the Six Paths level. Once you enter the Six Paths, you'd be embarrassed to go out without a decent space-time ability.

Leaving aside Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha, this is at least true for the Otsutsuki clan.

Obito was able to rampage through the Kage-level ranks with the help of the Great Sun Spirit, and even among the Super Kage-level, he might not be without a fighting chance. But if he reached the Six Paths level and faced those Otsutsuki, it's hard to say how much power the Great Sun Spirit could unleash—it would definitely be stronger than eye techniques like Kamui.

Kamui's ability to become intangible and immune to physical attacks in the real world is somewhat impressive, but even a Six Paths level gatekeeper like Otsutsuki, like Kinji, can easily become intangible with his Byakugan.

Aside from etherealizing himself, Kamui's other effects are actually quite unremarkable.

While Shisui did not awaken a space-time eye technique, it was still extremely useful, at least for Kaede Tsukasa, it was very valuable, far more valuable than Kamui and Daishinrei.

"It seems you've already prepared yourself mentally since you came to me. Zhishui, your apparent hesitation is just a fig leaf to cover up your inability to compromise with your conscience."

Kaede stood up—his action, even if it was a prelude to action, undoubtedly showed Shisui great respect, even though it made Shisui sweat profusely and feel so nervous that he could hardly breathe.

Fighting the Fourth Hokage? The thought of this made Shisui instinctively feel dizzy. He was unwilling to do such a thing unless absolutely necessary, as it would be tantamount to betraying the village.

"Lord Hokage, I have no intention of doing such a treasonous thing; I merely wish to offer you some advice—"

"Advice? Don't make up such a boring excuse. I'm not a child anymore, I'm not naive, and besides, this is politics! Whether you rebel or provoke me, to put it bluntly, even if you complain in private, this simple grumbling is essentially a political event. It's very boring, isn't it?"

Kaede walked step by step to Shisui, who swallowed hard and instinctively stepped back.

Kaede looked directly into Shisui's eyes: "Politics is such a troublesome thing. Ordinary people see making a big deal out of nothing, but for someone of my status, making a mountain out of a molehill is just the most basic operation. I may not care, but everything that happens is indeed a specific person expressing their political orientation through specific behaviors."

Shisui said dryly, "Then, Hokage-sama, could you please reconsider your policies on resurrection and life extension? This behavior is making everyone very strange... I actually respect you very much—"

"It can't be changed. I value the lives of every villager. Is it so unacceptable to take them in exchange for a paltry reward in exchange for protecting them? The profession of ninja is born to take on and complete missions. I pay them so much, and they are completing my mission by following my orders."

"But...but this makes everyone seem very strange, completely different from the people I remember. I'm not against this policy, but I feel that this alienation needs to be reconsidered in the long run..."

"unnecessary."

Kaede Tsukasa shook his head repeatedly. Shisui, at the age of eleven, was at the age when he was full of hot blood. He had been misled by some people and was unwavering in his belief. There was no need to forcibly correct him, nor could he.

Ordinary people can be corrected, but how can Zhishui be corrected? This guy has already opened the kaleidoscope. Being able to open the kaleidoscope means that he has a firm belief in a certain belief, and even shows signs of paranoia. There is no way to communicate with him.

This is like asking Obito in the original timeline to give up on Rin, who had no vision of him. It's simply impossible. For Obito, Rin was no longer a specific person, but a representative of some kind of lofty ideal.

"Then, Shisui, my time is limited. Do whatever you want. A person with the Mangekyou Sharingan cannot have an extremely fragile belief."

Kaede stared intently at Shisui, practically plastering the words "entrapment" on his forehead.

And then Shisui actually believed it.

"I genuinely believe there are some problems with the village right now, so... excuse me, Hokage-sama!"

No god!
Shisui closed and opened his right eye, meeting Kaedeji's gaze, and then looked at Kaedeji with unease.

The right eye's Kotoamatsukami is of low strength, but it can make the recipient act according to the caster's wishes without their knowledge, and can be used once every few days.

Shisui looked at Kaede Tsukasa with anxiety: "Hokage-sama, could you please suspend the policy? I don't mean to terminate it, but I feel that everyone is going too crazy, fighting desperately for profit. They are not the people I know anymore... It might be better to let everyone calm down for a while, such as increasing the points required for resurrection, etc."

"Didn't I just say that's absolutely impossible... Besides, you're still too indecisive. You didn't use the pupil technique of your left eye, even though it's ineffective against me anyway."

Kaede Tsukasa raised his head and calmly uttered the words that made Obito's expression change drastically. Just as Shisui was stunned and lost in thought, Kaede Tsukasa moved.

Pfft!

With lightning speed, a streak of blood shot out as Kaedeji's finger rose high, gouging out Shisui's left eye.

"Lord Hokage, what's wrong...?"

Shisui covered his left eye, enduring the excruciating pain as he quickly retreated, panting heavily, filled with shock and unease.

Blood trickled down his cheek from between his fingers.

Kaede looked at the eyeball in his hand and said calmly, "There's really nothing I can do. My moral standards are too high. I could have just attacked you directly, but I patiently waited for you to make a move against me first."

The current scene is strikingly similar to the scene in the anime timeline where Danzo gouged out Shisui's right eye, except that Kaede Tsukasa is the one who is passively taking action on the surface.

Danzo used Izanagi to forcibly circumvent Shisui's eye technique, and thus struck unexpectedly.

Shisui gritted his teeth, shocked, and said, "Hokage-sama, you should have been affected by my eye technique! Your eyes are clearly on your back..."

"Naive, Shisui, you are really too young. It's true that my Sharingan is on my back, but the eyes are an extension of the brain's function. No matter which pair of eyes is subjected to surgery, it will ultimately affect the brain. I only have one brain, but it is connected to two pairs of eyes."

As for the brain of the Hashirama clone? That thing doesn't have a brain at all, so don't even consider it.

Moreover, he was not unprepared for illusions. He used his Indra's Eye to withstand them, and he also used countless zombies to share the mental burden.

Using both methods together, he could completely withstand Shisui's right eye eye technique, and even with Kotoamatsukami in his left eye, Kaedeji was still absolutely confident in dealing with it. Many years ago, he had regarded Kotoamatsukami, the strongest genjutsu on the surface, as his hypothetical enemy.

"Many people think that my resistance to illusion is weak. This weakness is relative to my ninjutsu and taijutsu. Besides, that's in the past. I have long since made up for my shortcomings."

Kaede Tsukasa took off his divine robe, then ripped off his shirt, revealing his muscular arms. The Senju Hashirama on his back swung about, his head protruding.

Those three-tomoe Sharingan eyes, radiating endless sin, were brewing ocular power comparable to the Mangekyou Sharingan, filled with an ominous aura, causing the hairs on the skin of everyone who saw them to stand on end instinctively.

“My Tsukuyomi and Yachimokuhou are eye techniques I’ll be using for many years to come, but I also need your Kotoamatsukami, so…”

Kaede Tsukasa gouged out his own left eye, stuffed Shisui's bloodshot eye inside, swirled it around a few times, and it was back in place.

"Lord Hokage, how did you know my eye technique was a genjutsu? I've never told anyone!"

"You'll know if you guess. The most precious Kaleidoscope eye techniques are usually space-time type eye techniques. Once you open your eyes, you can skip the space-time techniques that ordinary people would spend countless years learning. Everyone knows that I also have space-time techniques, so space-time eye techniques can't have much effect on me. And you keep saying you want me to change my mind... What else could it be but an illusion?"

Kaede Tsukasa obtained information about Kotoamatsukami from his left eye. Even though he already knew this, he was still amazed when he personally experienced the power of his left eye: "Shisui, if it were someone else using Kotoamatsukami, they would definitely use their left eye first, instead of hesitating like you and wanting to try it with your right eye first. Doing things with the idea of ​​not wanting to go to extremes will only lead you to your own doom."

Shisui wanted to subtly and temporarily change Kaedeji's mind. Once Kaedeji changed his policy and broke free of the right eye Kotoamatsukami, it wouldn't matter. After all, Kaedeji wouldn't be able to detect that he had been under a genjutsu. Shisui could then withdraw, and on the surface, nothing would have happened. Everyone would be fine.

That's too naive and underestimates Kaedeji's abilities. Even if Kaedeji didn't know about Kotoamatsukami beforehand, he couldn't possibly have fallen to the eye technique of his right eye.

"Damn it, I should have used my left eye to finish him off! This is probably the strongest genjutsu in the ninja world, even you—"

"It's not the strongest. If I had to say, Kotoamatsukami's strength is probably the third... no, the fourth strongest illusion. But there's no need to go into details with you. You'll understand in the future."

Kaede Tsukasa said, "I won't kill you. At eleven years old, you still have considerable value and can serve me, the Hokage. I'll help you fulfill your regret immediately. Shall I use my left eye to finish you off? I'll do it right now."

Swish!
Kaedeji formed a hand seal and used the Void Realm Technique to teleport himself, leaving only a zombie that suddenly appeared on the spot staring at Shisui.

Shisui finally collapsed to the ground, unable to hold back any longer. Even though they hadn't actually fought, he felt more exhausted than if he had just gone through a major battle. He was physically and mentally exhausted, which shows how much pressure he was under.

"Lord Obito is probably doomed. The Hokage acted immediately after obtaining my eye; I can only conclude that he's in for trouble..."

Shisui smiled bitterly. He wanted to stop Kaedeji, but the zombie in front of him made him hesitant to make a move.

The third-generation zombie was carrying the Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff), staring blankly at Zhishui, ready to stab him at any moment.

……

Obito waited, but the expected event did not occur.

"Strange, why is the Hokage Building so quiet? Even the lights are working normally." Obito stared at the Hokage Building.

"Perhaps the spell has already been successfully cast? Or perhaps the two sides are engaged in a mental battle. Who knows what kind of illusion magic Shisui has? What if it's similar to a spiritual transformation technique or a mind transfer technique, requiring a clear mental battle to determine the winner?"

"Hmph, if it's this kind of back-and-forth eye technique, then Shisui is doomed to lose. He can only use an absolutely powerful technique, leaving no room for maneuver, in order to have any chance of achieving his goal in one strike."

Obito frowned, suspicious and paranoid—had Shisui really gone too far? Surely not. After all, he was the village's most watched genius since him, with rich combat experience. He wouldn't have messed up in a place where it didn't need to be emphasized, would he?
"Something's coming. Is it Shisui?"

"No, it's Kaedeji Tsukasa..."

Obito cursed inwardly, but outwardly pretended to be nonchalant, sitting quietly in place, watching Kaede Tsukasa land in front of him.

The top leader of Konoha Village and the second-in-command, who has no real power except for his status, have clashed.

"What is it?" Obito asked coldly.

"Heh, didn't you already know? I don't need the barrier team to set up a large monitoring barrier to monitor the whole village. I know most of what you've been doing."

Obito stood up and looked into Kaedeji's eyes. In his opinion, it didn't matter if Kaedeji knew. He hadn't done anything excessive. If he had to say something, he had just pushed Shisui and made him decide to go find Kaedeji.

Even if he hadn't done it, Shisui would have gone sooner or later anyway.

"It seems that Shisui failed. Congratulations, you've gained another pair of Mangekyou Sharingan."

Obito stared at the corner of Kaede's eye, where there was a trace of blood that hadn't been wiped away. This startled him, and he decided to forcefully use the eye technique of his left eye to create a black hole and escape.

"Well!"

Obito covered his left eye, feeling the unprecedentedly intense stinging pain, while the rampaging eye power tormented him, making it extremely difficult for him to unleash the Great Sun Spirit.

"It must be painful, Obito. You can't easily use your eye techniques when your eyes are fused. The longer it goes on, the more complex the fusion of eye powers becomes, and the more difficult it will be for you to use them at will."

Kaede Tsukasa said calmly, "To me, you are no longer of any value... You are unwilling to contribute to me, yet you are single-mindedly determined to set up your own business, which makes things very difficult for me. Killing you would be too wasteful, so I have no choice but to make use of you. In my plan, this was bound to happen sooner or later, although it has come a little earlier, but it doesn't affect anything."

Kaedeji suddenly opened his left eye.

No god!
(End of this chapter)