Konoha Notes

Chapter 367 Value

Seeing the white things suddenly growing on Fu's body, Asuma's chakra blade gleamed with a sharp light, but he hesitated to swing it, worried that he might hurt Fu.

"Fire Gate!" Asma whispered.

"Understood!" Hyuga Himon had already activated his Byakugan, his veins bulging, and he was using all his strength to see through the flow of chakra within Fu's body and the connection points of those white foreign objects.

"Chakra is being rapidly extracted... Huh?!"

Before his surprised and doubtful voice had even faded, another strange event occurred.

The white humanoids clinging to Fu and greedily sucking up the scarlet chakra seemed to reach a certain critical point, and their movements stopped in unison.

Several pale bodies fell onto the rocky ground, merging into the earth the instant they touched the soil.

An eerie silence fell over the cave, and the scarlet tailed beast cloak covering Fu's body vanished rapidly like the receding tide. She gasped for breath, her body went limp, and she collapsed forward.

"Fu!" Shibuki rushed forward and helped her up.

Asuma remained vigilant. He gestured for Himon to keep his Byakugan active while he himself slowly stepped forward, holding his chakra blade horizontally in front of him.

Nothing was left on the ground.
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Meanwhile, in the central square of Takigakure Village, an area shrouded in fear and the stench of blood.

The remaining dozen or so Takigakure ninja surrounded the Takigakure members.

Miyajo En remained seated leisurely in his rattan chair, twirling a kunai between his fingers, as if the fear and anger of the hundreds of Takigakure villagers before him were merely insignificant noise.

At this moment, a stark contrast of black and white rose up at his feet.

“Mission accomplished,” Black Zetsu said.

"I'm leaving," Bai Jue added cheerfully.

"Oh?" He raised an eyebrow. "I remember the initial requirement was to take away as many complete Jinchūriki as possible, right?"

"Sample collection has reached the expected level," Black Zetsu said calmly. "Taking them away intact under the current conditions would be too risky."

"risk?"

"A troublesome fellow is approaching," White Zetsu chimed in, his voice unusually less playful. "If it weren't for that, bringing the entire Jinchūriki back would certainly be the best option. But for now, that's enough."

"A troublesome fellow?" Miyajo En stood up from the rattan chair, his smile fading slightly. "For you to give such a assessment, he must be no ordinary Konoha reinforcement."

"Yeah~ If we stay any longer, it'll be really difficult to leave later," White Zetsu said lightly. "So, that's settled then."

"I need to take the samples back with me first."

Jue's body began to sink.

Miyajo En's smile finally crumbled.

“Hey, hey,” the ease in his voice vanished completely, “Leave me to deal with this alone? This isn’t what we agreed on.”

“Correct.” Bai Jue readily admitted, “After all, the safety and timely return of the samples take precedence over your personal safety.”

"I came here specifically to remind you," Black Zetsu said, leaving behind the words, "If you survive, the organization will come looking for you again, Miyajo En."

The moment the words left his mouth, Jue's figure completely disappeared into the ground.

Miyajo En stood still, the kunai between his fingers stopped spinning.

My businesses are overseas. My only concern is also overseas.

There are some things he can't refuse. For example, accepting Akatsuki's invitation, or becoming a key player in the attack on Takigakure and the search for the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

After all, a face that hasn't yet appeared on the high-risk wanted lists of the major ninja villages is indeed more suitable for carrying out this kind of infiltration mission than those S-rank rogue ninjas who have already been targeted.

I just didn't expect the final stage to come so suddenly.

“Fine.” Miyajo En muttered to himself, a smile returning to his face. “Then let’s proceed with the backup plan.”

He turned to face the controlled Takigakure ninja, his eyes turning blood red, his pupils forming a single character.

Just as Miyajo En was about to take further action, several sharp lines of water shot out from the surrounding lake.

Miyajo En almost instinctively leaned backward.

The water grazed his cheek, severing a few strands of his golden hair, and disappeared deep into the wooden house behind him, leaving honeycomb-like holes.

coming!

Without hesitation, he rushed toward the nearest group of Takigakure villagers, his figure flashing through the crowd in a few movements.

The blade of the kunai flashed like a butterfly, precisely leaving shallow wounds on the arms and shoulders of more than a dozen villagers.

Blood splattered.

The villagers who had been slashed suddenly turned around with empty eyes and stiff bodies, walking towards the other terrified survivors like puppets.

Instead of exploding immediately, they opened their arms in a gesture of embracing. "Back off! All of you, back off!" the Takigakure ninja shouted hoarsely.

Chaos erupted in the crowd. The controlled suicide bombers slowly approached, each step spreading despair.

The outer circle consisted of a dozen or so ninjas who were already under control, while the inner circle consisted of newly controlled villagers, forming a two-layered encirclement.

Miya Shiro retreated to the back of the crowd, a smile returning to her lips.

He had his plan in mind. Konoha was currently trying to win over various ninja villages, so they would pay some attention to the deaths and injuries of the people of Takigakure.

It's enough to keep them occupied for a while.

However, just as all the controlled ninjas were about to pounce into the crowd...

The ground shook.

Countless thick tree roots burst forth from the soil, binding and entangling the tree at an astonishing speed.

Whether it was the terrified ordinary villagers, the Takigakure ninjas who were still resisting, or even those with empty eyes who were controlled by the Blood Dragon Eye, they were all instantly bound tightly by the suddenly erupting wooden tentacles and fixed in place!
"What!? This is... Wood Release?!"

Miyajo En's smile froze completely. He could no longer maintain his composure and stumbled forward, swinging his kunai to cut off several thin vines that were trying to wrap around his ankles, dodging repeatedly.

Just as he was about to detonate it, he discovered that everyone controlled by the Blood Dragon Eye had lost contact.

He abruptly turned his head to look at the controlled individuals who were bound by tree roots.

They were all hanging their heads, their bodies limp and hanging on the vines. Not only was their pupil control released, but their own chakra fluctuations were also extremely weak, as if their strength had been drained in an instant.

"Chakra... even my control chakra was absorbed by these tree roots?"

Miya Shiro En instantly understood.

Almost as soon as he figured out who it was, a figure rose from beneath the lake at the edge of the square.

Water splashed everywhere.

Black hair clung to her forehead, and water droplets slid down her cheeks, dripping onto her blue, tight-fitting combat suit.

Xiu Si stepped ashore.

Miya Shiro looked at the young man and smiled again: "I see."

He raised his hands: "I surrender."

This statement stunned everyone present.

This includes the Takigakure villagers who have just been freed from control and are still in a daze, Asuma's squad who are rushing out of their hiding place, and Fu, who has just regained consciousness and is being supported by Shibuki.

"What...did you say?" a Takigakure ninja asked incredulously.

“I said, I surrender.” Miyajo En repeated, his tone even more sincere. “Killing me would only eliminate a criminal who attacked Takigakure Village for you. But my value as a living person is far greater than that.”

"I know a lot about organizing."

"Know their purpose, know their next course of action."

"This information cannot be obtained by killing me. There is a curse mark in my mind. If you kill me now..."

“The cursed seal will destroy my brain, and you won’t get any information from me. But if you let me live and cooperate with your interrogation—I have a way to reveal enough information without saying the trigger word.”

Shuji did not speak.

He simply raised one finger.

Several branches sprouted from the ground, like nimble snakes, and coiled around Miyajo En's wrists, ankles, and waist. The branches tightened, binding him firmly, but they did not extract his chakra as they had done to others.

Miyajo En's smile widened. He didn't resist; in fact, he adjusted his position to make the bondage more comfortable.

Negotiations have begun. As long as the other party is willing to listen, and as long as they value the intelligence, I have a chance to maneuver...

The black-haired man approached. He stopped two steps in front of Miyajo En, his gaze falling on the man's hands.

“Value?” Shuuji said softly, “Someone who hasn’t even received a ring that symbolizes a full member.”

He shook his head.

"The little you know..."

Miyajou's eyes turned red again, and the power of the Blood Dragon Eye erupted instinctively.

Several sharp wooden branches suddenly pierced through the ground, penetrating his chest, abdomen, and throat from below.

The tip of the branch pierced through from behind, pinning Yuuya En's body in mid-air.

"I'm afraid it's not even as much as I have."

(End of this chapter)