I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 85 Wood Release Exposed, Nagato and Obito's Reactions

"Walk!"

After killing Hidan, Yagyu immediately took out a storage scroll, put away his body, and then gave orders to Hyuga Neji and the others.

After he finished speaking, Liu Sheng was the first to leap out.

Hyuga Neji quickly carried the weakened Lee on his back, and followed closely behind with Tenten and Team 8.

Shino Aburame caught up and succinctly pointed out the key point: "Yagyu, their uniforms are exactly the same. Are they members of some organization?"

"Um."

Yagyu nodded and said, "My friend Kurenai and I encountered their comrades. The members of this organization are all S-rank rogue ninja from various countries. The ones we met were Itachi Uchiha from Konoha and Kisame Hoshigaki, the 'Hidden Mist Monster' from Kirigakure."

"Then why did you destroy his brain?"

Upon hearing this, Shino Aburame asked, puzzled, "Wouldn't it be better to preserve his brain and bring it back to the village to gather information?"

"I did it on purpose. I will report to the Hokage when I get back."

Liu Sheng's unspoken message was, "Don't ask any more questions."

Aburame Shino nodded slightly, showing no anger.

He knew Yagyu's character very well.

Since Yagyu refuses to talk about it, it means that the organization is beyond his level to contact.

As for why Yagyu deliberately destroyed Kakuzu and Hidan's brains, it's actually quite simple, there are two reasons.

Firstly, Kakuzu and Hidan knew far less than Yagyu, the transmigrator.

When the time comes, Yagyu will naturally reveal it to Tsunade.

The information that Kakuzu and Hidan have in their brains is not only useless now, but may also be misleading.

If Konoha had known beforehand that Akatsuki possessed the Rinnegan, Jiraiya would have definitely thought of Nagato, and might have assumed that his disciple was not dead, or that someone had stolen Nagato's Rinnegan. He would then have risked infiltrating Amegakure, triggering all sorts of butterfly effects.

Yagyu's current strength is insufficient to save Jiraiya from Pain's clutches.

Even without ever having fought him, Yagyu could deduce Nagato's current strength based on information from the original work.

Although Nagato was a gatekeeper of the Super Kage level, he was also a being who surpassed the Five Kage, which was already a different level of existence.

Moreover, Yagyu is absolutely certain that Nagato's current strength far surpasses that of Shippuden.

Because Nagato's physical condition was deteriorating year by year.

In the original story, the Six Paths of Pain attacked Konoha in the 64th year of Konoha's history, while it is only the 60th year of Konoha's history now.

Moreover, Naruto was able to defeat Pain in the original story not only because Nagato was not in his current condition, but also because Nagato used a large amount of chakra to perform Super Shinra Tensei before fighting Naruto in order to make important figures like Tsunade feel pain.

The difference in strength and endurance between Pain who never used Super Shinra Tensei and Pain who did is like night and day.

Not only can Shinra Tensei and Bansho Ten'in be used casually, but Chibaku Tensei can also be used several times, not to mention Nagato from Konoha 60 years ago.

Secondly, Yagyu wanted to use Kakuzu and Hidan's brain-destroying corpse to plot something.

If successful, Yagyu can lay the groundwork for further strengthening his abilities.

Shortly after Liu Sheng and the others left, a figure emerged slowly from the ground as if riding an elevator, appearing next to the crater created by Xiao Li's Inner Lotus.

The figure was wearing a black trench coat embroidered with red clouds, with a pitcher plant on his head and a black and white face. He was none other than the "Black Tortoise" Zetsu from the Akatsuki organization.

"Wow, so much blood! The battle must be fierce."

As soon as it emerged from the ground, White Zetsu smiled playfully: "There are no signs of fire-style burning, so it seems Hidan wasn't burned to ashes."

Black Zetsu ignored White Zetsu, glanced at the battlefield, and then turned his body to the other side.

"This is... Wood Release?!"

Gazing at the small forest ahead, Black Zetsu immediately recognized the nature of the trees. Shocked, he muttered in a low voice, "No wonder they were in trouble; they encountered a Wood Release ninja!"

"Really?"

White Zetsu asked with some skepticism, "Could it be a Wood Release technique like Tobi's or ours?"

"Not a Wood Release experimental subject, but a real Wood Release ninja."

Black Zetsu said with a heavy heart, "I have only seen this level of Yang Release chakra in the reincarnations of Ashura in the past. If I am not mistaken, this generation's Ashura reincarnation should have also awakened the Wood Release bloodline limit."

"Didn't the Senju clan cease to exist? How could Ashura's chakra be reincarnated into a descendant of the Senju clan?"

"The Senju clan did not disappear, but rather merged into Konoha, which makes it even harder to determine who awakened Wood Release."

"Is this Wood Release ninja from Konoha?"

"I don't know, but it's also possible that they are descendants of the Senju and Uzumaki clans who have been wandering around. After all, the Uzumaki and Senju clans are both descendants of Ashura. The previous host of Ashura's chakra was Hashirama Senju, so it's not impossible that he passed on the Wood Release: Bloodline Limit to this generation's Ashura reincarnation."

"So what should we do next?"

"Go back and report to Madara and Nagato first, then send out a White Zetsu clone to investigate."

"Should we search the surrounding area first and see if we can find Kakuzu and Hidan's bodies?"

"Let's search around and see if Kakuzu brought the scroll containing Akatsuki's funds with him this time. Otherwise, the funds might not be enough to wait for the Three-Tails to be resurrected."

"it is good."

Black and White came quickly and left quickly.

After searching unsuccessfully, they immediately returned to report to Obito Uchiha and Nagato.

On the other side, Yagyu was surprised.

To prevent the enemy from finding the nobles of the Bird Kingdom by their scent, the Third and Eighth Squads did not meet up with them, but instead escorted them at a distance of one kilometer.

Hinata and Neji used their Byakugan to locate the Bird Country noble caravan, while Yagyu summoned a virtual panel to examine the orb of light that had fallen from Kakuzu.

After Kakuzu died, twelve orbs of light appeared: four blue orbs and eight white orbs.

What surprised Yagyu was precisely those four blue orbs of light.

The information displayed by the four blue orbs was...

[Space Backpack: Fire Attribute (Blue)]

[Space Backpack: Water Attribute (Blue)]

[Space Backpack: Earth Attribute (Blue)]

[Space Backpack: Wind Attribute (Blue)]

Yes, the four blue orbs of light all belong to the chakra attribute.

One of them is the fire attribute that Yagyu doesn't have. If he can fuse it, then Yagyu will be like Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Orochimaru, all of whom have rare all-attribute physiques in the ninja world.

However, what surprised Yagyu was the other three blue orbs of light.

Yagyu has all of these attributes!

Could it be that he can reveal what he already possesses?

Yagyu had never dropped the same item before, and he thought that as long as he had it, the enemy wouldn't drop it.

Now it seems that this is not the case.

What kind of changes would occur if you combined the attributes you already possessed?

Is it a change in nature, or something else?

If we improve the nature of the change, can we continuously generate these attributes, and after improving the nature of these attributes to the extreme, can we fuse them to form a new escaping technique, that is, a bloodline limit?

In an instant, a multitude of ideas flashed through Liu Sheng's mind, and he felt that they were highly feasible.

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng's mood instantly became cheerful.

I thought I had figured out the system, but I never expected it to hide such a surprise.

You've got the wrong number!

If Yagyu had known as a child that shadow clones could drop items and that this mechanism existed, he would have sent his shadow clones to school long ago.

If the shadow clones have less chakra than their classmates, the drop rate will be greatly increased. They might have already obtained a large amount of chakra attributes, instead of only getting items from Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and Sakura in the past six years.

It's all because he's too strong!

But it's never too late to know!

Yagyu, who was originally averse to escort missions, suddenly no longer disliked this kind of time-wasting task.

From now on, when he goes out, he can carry out missions while sending his wood clones to capture some wandering ninjas and ninjas from other countries, and tie them up until they develop chakra attributes!

So, Liu Sheng silently merged the four blue orbs of light and the eight white orbs of light.

Those eight white orbs of light were all the Five Elements Release Techniques and Composite Ninjutsu that Kakuzu had mastered.

Even the most powerful complex ninjutsu is still just a white ball of light in the system's ranking system.

Only certain special techniques can achieve a blue-level rating, such as the Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique.

More than an hour later, Yagyu's shadow clones finally escorted the caravan of the Bird Country nobles to its destination.

After receiving the final payment from the butler and completing the task scroll with writing a positive review, the shadow clone immediately returned to Yagyu's side.

The third and eighth shifts, which had been away for half a month, began their return journey.

Their speed was many times faster than when they came.

If they don't rest along the way and just eat soldier rations when they get tired, they can return to Konoha from the Land of Birds in a maximum of one day.

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"Wood Release? Are you sure?"

Meanwhile, Black and White Zetsu reported the intelligence they had gathered to Obito Uchiha, who had rushed over upon receiving the news and was standing with Pain.

Upon hearing that the person who killed Kakuzu and Hidan was a Wood Release ninja, Obito Uchiha's expression under his mask, and Nagato, who was secretly controlling Pain, both changed slightly, showing disbelief.

The appearance of Wood Release, a legendary bloodline limit, at such a critical moment is not good news for them.

Obito Uchiha asked ambiguously, "Is it the real Wood Release?"

"Um."

Black Zetsu nodded in agreement and said, "The chakra contained in that Wood Release is on the same level as the Wood Release used by Hashirama Senju when he fought Madara-sama."

"who is he?"

Obito Uchiha asked in a deep voice, "Are you a descendant of Hashirama?"

"have no idea."

Black Zetsu shook his head and said, "When we got there, the battle was already over. There was only some blood on the ground. We didn't find Kakuzu, Hidan, or their enemies."

"Only Hashirama possessed Wood Release, and only those with the bloodline of the Senju clan can unleash its true power."

Obito Uchiha stated with absolute certainty, "It's unlikely he's a wandering descendant of the Senju clan. This Wood Release ninja is very likely a Konoha ninja, or even Konoha's trump card!"

"If that Wood Release ninja was indeed a Konoha ninja, it means that the bodies of Kakuzu and Hidan have already fallen into Konoha's hands."

At this moment, Pain said expressionlessly, "Although Kakuzu and Hidan are unaware of the existence of the Gedo Mazo, they know about my Rinnegan and the information about Amegakure."

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha's expression changed once again beneath his mask.

A few seconds later, he said in a serious tone, "Leave it to me. I won't let you be exposed."

Are you confident?

Pain gave Obito Uchiha a deep look.

"It's nothing."

Obito Uchiha said calmly and confidently, "The only people in Konoha who can read memories from the brains of the living and the dead are the Yamanaka clan's mind-reading techniques. If that Wood Release ninja is really from Konoha, then Kakuzu and Hidan's corpses will definitely be sent to the interrogation department, and I can take action then."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Pain nodded and said, "It should still be a few years before the Three-Tails is resurrected. I don't want to start the plan or move Akatsuki's headquarters ahead of schedule."

"Don't worry."

After leaving those words, Obito Uchiha raised his hand and wiped his body from top to bottom, and wherever he passed, his body disappeared.

A short while later, Obito Uchiha's figure vanished into another dimension.

At the same time, Hei Bai Jue also used the Mayfly Technique to sink into the ground and disappear.

In no time, Obito Uchiha and Zetsu Black and White left Amegakure and appeared in a sunny place.

"Black Zetsu, send some White Zetsu clones to infiltrate Konoha. While they gather information on that Wood Release ninja, keep a close eye on the interrogation department."

Obito Uchiha gave the order: "However, to avoid the possibility that the Wood Release ninja might actually be a descendant of the Senju who has been wandering abroad, you should also send out some White Zetsu clones to scatter throughout the various countries of the ninja world."

Since the opponent used Wood Release once, they will definitely use it a second time.

"I see."

Black Zetsu nodded; he valued this Wood Release ninja even more than Obito Uchiha and Nagato.

After all, only he knew that the Wood Release ninja must be the reincarnation of Ashura.

Once the other person's identity is confirmed, the location of the reincarnation of Indra in this life can be determined.

If the other party is a Konoha ninja, then it is 100% certain that Indra's reincarnation is Uchiha Sasuke.

If the other party is a descendant of the Senju clan who has been wandering abroad, it means that the Uchiha clan also has descendants who have been wandering abroad. The probability that the wandering Uchiha is the reincarnation of Indra is even greater than that of Uchiha Sasuke.

Indra and Asura must have some connection!

This is a destiny passed down for millennia, and also a law.

Each reincarnation of Ashura and Indra is the most outstanding and powerful being of the Senju and Uchiha clans.

If the Wood Release ninjas are indeed wandering descendants of the Senju or Uzumaki clans, then it's quite possible that Itachi Uchiha is the reincarnation of Indra.

After all, among the Uchiha clan members who are known to still be alive, only Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Sasuke Uchiha remain.

Obito Uchiha can basically be ruled out, otherwise, with half of Hashirama's cells, his eye power would have already surged to an uncontrollable level.

The Uchiha, whose eye power has reached its peak, can use Susanoo with one eye, or even without an eye, but Obito Uchiha obviously cannot.

If Itachi Uchiha is not the reincarnation of Indra, it means that there must still be a fourth Uchiha in the ninja world, which is not good news!

So, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu sank back underground, preparing to send out a large number of White Zetsu clones to gather intelligence in various countries of the ninja world.

(End of this chapter)