Naruto: From Novice to Grave

Chapter 319 - Battle Five: Teammates Aren't Human

There are three types of White Zetsu.

One version is from the era of Kaguya Otsutsuki, created by humans who were sacrificed to the sacred tree a thousand years ago; this version is the original.

The second type is a high-quality replica created by Madara Uchiha after he awakened his Rinnegan in his later years and summoned the Ten-Tails' body, the Gedo Mazo. It was made by combining Hashirama's cells with the Gedo Mazo.

The last type is the Gedo Mazo, which is a clone created by replicating and cultivating spores from a special White Zetsu. It is a degraded version, purely a tool, and doesn't concern itself with what it feels like to have an enlarged penis.

There used to be a large number of genuine White Zetsu, up to hundreds of thousands, but they were never fully formed. When the Sage of Six Paths and his brother were beating up their mother, they wiped them all out.

Kaguya had many strongholds in other parts of the ninja world. When the Sage of Six Paths traveled the ninja world in the guise of a monk, he mainly dealt with these remaining troubles.

But he may not have cleaned it properly.

At least the White Zetsu possessed by Black Zetsu is suspected to be an ancient relic, possibly the sample source for Madara to create high-quality replicas of White Zetsu.

Due to time constraints, the vast majority of White Zetsu created by Nagato were only semi-finished products, lacking the ability to act independently and unable to become soldiers like the 100,000 White Zetsu in Sasuke's world.

However, due to the special nature of its parent body, it can be combined with human ninjas and used as a special bio-armor, with quite good results.

Even several of the film crew members were very interested in this.

Onoki held the dead White Zetsu prosthetic body in his hand, savoring the strange, fleshy yet not fleshy sensation, and said, "This is a good thing; it's a great help to ninjas."

The Raikage knew his men had already obtained quite a few live victims, but he remained defiant: "Hmph, they're not very useful. They're all external objects. A ninja's true strength comes from diligently training their own body."

Mei Terumi disagreed: "It's already terrifying that it allows a genin to perform at the level of a chunin or even higher, and it also has a strong ability to survive."

Luo Sha remained silent. Research was necessary, but he would do it quietly at home.

Given that Konoha has adopted a brand-new training system and its strength is evident to all, everyone is anxious, except for Rasa, who is probably the most relaxed.

The moment the thought of throwing wood arises, one suddenly feels the vastness of the world!

Minato: "High lower limit, low upper limit. It's useful for genin or ordinary chunin, but for special jonin and above, it can only serve as a portable medical kit and chakra supply source, which is quite convenient."

Makoto Higashino: "Compared to ninjas, this thing is a blessing for everyone. It can be developed into a biomedical pod."

With just a little research and modification, it could transform the entire global medical industry, freeing humanity from the suffering of severe injuries and physical disabilities. Wouldn't that be incredibly significant for creating a better world?

Minato smiled and nodded in agreement. He had also thought of this. What he said just now was just a habitual way of speaking from the perspective of a ninja.

Mei Terumi: "Mr. Makoto Higashino, you truly are a person who cares about the world."

Higashino Makoto: "Huh? You only noticed my obvious strengths today, Mizukage-sama?"

Aside from Minato, the other four people's eyelids twitched. They had a slightly different understanding of Higashino Makoto: he was incredibly strong but also quite easy to talk to, though a bit shameless.

After a day of pursuit, searching, and clearing, the allied ninja forces eliminated all dangers in the surrounding area and then advanced in unison, completely surrounding the area where the Akatsuki base was located.

Nagato's White Zetsu cybernetic army was defeated, with only a small portion of its members fleeing back in panic.

The area is now surrounded by the five great ninja villages, forming an impenetrable barrier. Those who escaped are praying that their gods will intervene and eliminate all enemies.

Strangely, Nagato didn't appear during this process, and it's unclear what he was busy with.

Not only him, but even members of the Akatsuki organization did not join the previous war, as if they were waiting for something and were not in a hurry at all.

As night fell, the Konoha support force led by Tsunade successfully joined up with the Allied Forces.

Inside the temporary command post.

Jiraiya was surprised to see the goddess appear: "Tsunade, what brings you here? Are you alright? That illness—"

Tsunade: "Illness? What illness? What nonsense are you spouting now?"

Jiraiya immediately realized that Tsunade's hemophobia had been cured.

"When did this happen? Why don't I know about it?"

Tsunade: "Who are you? How do you know about me? Don't you usually only pay attention to young women?"

Jiraiya: "————"

It hurts, it hurts so much. After so many years, he found that his status in Tsunade's heart was still the same as before, just a lewd little wolf on the roadside.

This guy who writes erotic novels prides himself on being a womanizer and a seasoned pro at dating, but in reality, all he does is drink and flirt. His methods for attracting goddesses are low-level and childish; he's a complete novice.

The conversation between the two was incomprehensible to people from outside Konoha.

Onoki: "Everyone, I think now is the perfect time to wipe out the Akatsuki organization in one fell swoop."

Minato: "Let's rest for the night. The Allied forces have worked hard all afternoon and are not suited to continue fighting. Besides, we have more people, and fighting at night is disadvantageous for us and could easily lead to chaos."

Raikage: "It doesn't matter. They're already surrounded and can't escape anyway. This time, we must completely wipe out this bastard organization and not let a single one of them get away."

He stared at Onoki meaningfully. The most likely person to play tricks here was this old guy; he hadn't given up on his rebellious disciple.

Luo Sha and Terumi Mei remained silent.

Although they are all five great ninja villages, there are differences in their strength, which can be summarized as the upper three villages and the lower two villages.

The three leaders of the Upper Three Villages are all different types: one is old, one is muscular, and one is powerful. So, whatever they say goes.

As for the rogue ninjas Sasori and Kisame from their own village, Rasa and Mei Terumi didn't care whether they lived or died.

It would be best if he died, so as to avoid causing trouble for the village.

Higashino Makoto: "The Naruto is right. I'd also like to add that tomorrow the main combat forces should just surround the target base from the outside; there's no need to get too close."

The Akatsuki leader and the Ten-Tails are beyond the capabilities of ordinary ninjas; there's no need for unnecessary casualties.

Jiraiya: "That's right. If the troops are too densely packed, they will be too easily affected by large-scale ninjutsu. Too many people are not a good thing."

He also wanted to win back his good friend Orochimaru, but he didn't want Orochimaru to kill too many people from the five great ninja villages, making it impossible for him to clear his name.

The senior figures had no objections to Higashino's proposal.

The decision has been made; the success or failure of this operation will be decided in tomorrow's battle.

The next day, on the morning of the 15th, the allied forces set off simultaneously under orders from headquarters, further approaching the Akatsuki base.

Before they even reached the encirclement set up by the command post, the White Zealot Legion, which had escaped back yesterday, launched another attack on the allied forces, led by the remaining forces at the base.

It's unclear whether Nagato, this god, gave his followers assurances or used some other method to control them, making them even more ferocious than yesterday.

But this is meaningless. With yesterday's battle experience, the Allied forces have developed a comprehensive countermeasure tactic.

The remaining White Zetsu cybernetic legion was more like engaging in a meaningless last stand.

However, just as the two sides were fighting, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred.

On the battlefield of the Third Combat Squad, Haiyu, who had just finished off the enemy with his teammates, was shoved aside. Even so, his shoulder was slashed open by a ninja sword, and blood was flowing freely.

The person who saved him was his teammate from the same squadron, the Konoha ninja Touyasha.

The person who made the move was an acquaintance of his from the Fog Team.

Haiyu clutched her wound, asking incredulously, "Are you crazy? Why did you try to kill me? Wait, no, Babuzo, you were so badly injured yesterday, how did you recover so quickly and end up here?"

Fei Liu stood in front of her injured teammate: "Hai Yu, this guy's expression is strange, it's like he's under an illusion."

The Hidden Mist ninja named Babuzo remained silent, only displaying a strange smile, and launched another attack.

At that moment, Squadron Leader Rock Zerg appeared behind Babuzo in an instant and knocked down the strange subordinate with a powerful punch.

His intention was to knock the other person unconscious and break the illusion through violence.

But Babuzo's neck was surprisingly flexible, and his head was spun around several times as if it had no bones.

After it fell to the ground, it fell silent and then transformed into a white humanoid creature, but there was no living person inside its body.

Haiyu: "What? Isn't he Babuzo?"

Fei Liu: "It's obvious it's the white monster in disguise, but there's absolutely no trace of transformation magic. Captain, didn't you notice either?"

"No." Rock Jelly looked up at its surroundings and said, "This is troublesome."

Similar situations have occurred in various units. Although not frequent, they have caused widespread panic among the coalition forces, making it impossible for them to trust those around them anymore.

No one knows if a familiar teammate might suddenly stick a kunai into their waist.