Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 182 The Death of Brubi, the Rampaging Eight-Tails

"What an ugly beast!"

"Despite bearing the most dangerous burdens for his comrades and risking his life to protect them on the battlefield, he is regarded as an uncontrollable beast by his comrades."

"Shut up!"

"Look into your companions' eyes, Brubi. They're afraid of you, afraid you'll lose control, afraid you'll go berserk, afraid you'll tear them all apart."

"roar!!"

Inside the command center, Orochimaru snapped out of his thoughts, looked at the boy before him, and his smile deepened.

"After the last battle with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, I discovered something interesting: Brubi's mental state is very unstable. He is unusually sensitive to the eyes and discussions of his fellow countrymen, to the point of being paranoid."

"So he fears the power of the Eight-Tails. The more he uses the Eight-Tails' power, the more fearful he becomes. He's clearly someone who can control the power of the tailed beast very well, yet he binds and tortures himself because of these pointless glances and comments, pushing himself to the brink of collapse. Heh..."

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Shinichi listened quietly until Orochimaru stopped laughing, then calmly asked, "What does Lord Orochimaru mean?"

Orochimaru turned around, his long, slender fingers pointing to the location of Kumogakure on the map.

"According to my intelligence, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is not currently on the front lines. He secretly returned to Kumogakure a few days ago to receive psychological treatment."

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"So, Lord Orochimaru, what are you planning to do?"

Shinichi didn't ask Orochimaru where he got his information. This snake-like man always managed to get all sorts of information, some of which Konoha knew, and much more that Konoha didn't.

"Completely unleash his inner fear and let the Eight-Tails go berserk." Orochimaru withdrew his finger and turned around, his golden snake eyes revealing interest: "The strength of Kumogakure is incomparable to that of Sunagakure. I'm sure Shinichi-kun has seen this very clearly. Even though the last offensive was thwarted and the Third Raikage was injured, Kumogakure's war machine has not been truly crippled. They will soon be able to regroup and launch the next offensive, and that time will likely be when the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has finished his treatment and returned to the front lines."

"What we need to do is to strike first and completely destroy this trump card of the Hidden Clouds."

"Next, I will try to infiltrate Kumogakure, cause the Eight-Tails to go berserk, and plunge Kumogakure into chaos."

He turned his head to look at Shinichi, a sharp glint flashing in his snake-like eyes.

"And you, Shinichi-kun."

"I need you to lead your Shinichi Battalion and launch a surprise attack the moment the Eight-Tails goes berserk and the Hidden Cloud Village falls into chaos. First, completely destroy the Hidden Cloud Village's logistics and medical departments, ensuring their continued logistical and medical support in this war, and..."

At this point, Orochimaru's eyes showed an even stronger hint of amusement.

"And then there's the Kumogakure Ninja Academy and the Kumogakure Orphanage. Destroying these two places... would be tantamount to completely severing at least 70% of Kumogakure's reserve forces for the next ten to twenty years!"

Upon hearing this, Shinichi frowned and said directly, "I will complete the mission of raiding the Cloud Village's logistics and medical departments, but as for the matter of attacking the Ninja Academy and the orphanage, Lord Orochimaru, I'm sorry, please allow me to refuse."

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow, seemingly unsurprised. After a moment, he chuckled softly, "Shinichi-kun is still kind. However, Shinichi-kun should know very well that most of these students at the Ninja Academy will become ninjas in the future, will take up arms, and will stand on the battlefield to fight against us. Even the orphans at the Kumogakure Orphanage have received military training and education in absolute obedience since childhood."

"If we don't get rid of them now, they will appear on the battlefield as enemies in ten years."

"I'm sorry, Lord Orochimaru, I still refuse to carry out this mission."

Upon hearing this, Shinichi shook his head again, without giving any reason.

He knew, of course, that Orochimaru was right; those children would indeed become enemies, would indeed take up arms, and would indeed stand on the battlefield.

From a purely military perspective, eliminating the threat at its root is indeed the most efficient approach.

But he can't.

Because he knew that if he actually carried out this task, his reputation would be completely ruined.

What did he say in front of the Hokage Building before? What did he call for?

"So that children don't have to learn to hold a sword before they learn to read."

He said those words, but what if he turned around and slaughtered someone else's child?

Just because of the possibility that "they might become ninjas in the future" or "they might take up swords and point them at Konoha"?

On the battlefield, the ninjas of the two countries served their respective masters. No matter how many Cloud Village ninjas Shinichi killed in a direct confrontation, no one could stand on moral high ground to condemn him.

Because that was war, a survival game of life and death, where both sides facing each other with swords drawn should be prepared to die by the blade.

Not to mention, he himself grew up in an orphanage.

Shinichi is destined to become a reformer who changes this cruel system, a leader who ends this era of war, and even the savior of the entire ninja world.

He wanted people to believe that "Shinichi Higashino" represented hope, change, and a better future, and to unite the hearts of the entire ninja world around him.

Instead of becoming an accomplice to this distorted system and addressing potential future threats by slaughtering the next generation.

For a moment, he even wondered if Orochimaru thought his image was too perfect, too virtuous.

So you deliberately used this task to try and add some necessary blemishes to him?

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru stared at him for a few seconds before chuckling and saying, "Alright! Let's do as Shinichi says. The logistics department and the medical department will be handled by Shinichi. As for the other two, let's just forget about them."

Shinichi was silent for a moment, then bowed.

"Thank you, Lord Orochimaru."

Orochimaru did not respond, but simply raised his hand and a small, jet-black snake slithered out from his sleeve, flicking its scarlet tongue, and slowly crawled toward Shinichi.

"Then, let's set the time for five days from now, at midnight, to meet at Thunder Canyon, fifteen miles southeast of Cloud Village. I will be waiting for you there."

"I believe that with Shinichi's abilities, he should be able to bring your people there on time."

The little black snake had now crawled to Shinichi's wrist, coiling itself around him like a black bracelet.

The snake raised its head, its cold, vertical pupils meeting Shinichi's gaze for a moment, then nuzzled him affectionately before obediently bowing down.

Shinichi looked at the black snake for a moment, then raised his head and looked directly at Orochimaru: "Lord Orochimaru, I have another request."

"explain."

"We're short-handed," Shinichi said directly. "I need to hire more people."

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow: "How much?"

"five hundred."

"five hundred?"

"Four hundred is fine too," Shinichi added.

Orochimaru remained silent for a moment, then tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table.

"I'll add another two hundred men for you, expanding the True First Battalion to five hundred. After all, this is an infiltration mission, not a frontal assault. Too many men would be counterproductive."

"Also, this mission is top secret. To prevent information leaks, no one else is allowed to know except for Shinichi, me, and the team members directly involved in the operation. I will even report to Sarutobi-sensei under a different pretext."

Shinichi thought for a moment and nodded: "I understand."

Orochimaru didn't say anything more, he just waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

Shinichi returned to his tent, picked up a map, and began to study it, pondering how he could lead his men to infiltrate the Land of Lightning undetected.

Five days later.

Five hundred people.

Infiltrate Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning.

A surprise attack was launched on the logistics and medical departments.

No matter how you look at it, this is a task that is almost impossible to complete.

But he had to finish it.

This is the best opportunity to crush the potential of the Hidden Cloud Village in war, and it is also the most strategically valuable action he can take in this war.

Once completed, combined with his previous achievements on the southwestern battlefield, his military exploits would leap to make him the undisputed number one since the start of the war!

Shinichi's gaze slowly moved across the map, finally settling on the southeast of the Land of Lightning. He pointed to a spot along the coast, having already sketched out a general route in his mind.

Starting from the northeastern coast of the Land of Fire, bypassing the southeastern peninsula of the Land of Lightning, landing on a deserted beach, and then crossing a large mountain range, one can reach the outskirts of Kumogakure.

The journey wasn't short, but five days would be enough for a ninja's pace.

Next, it's time to select people. The two hundred additional personnel must be elite and reliable.

Finally, the goal is to bring these people back alive as much as possible.

Five days later, late at night.

Hidden Cloud Village.

In the dimly lit house of Brubi, he took the medicine prescribed by the doctor and lay down on the bed.

Today's medicine is different from the previous one, but its effect is significantly stronger.

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Brubi's chaotic thoughts quickly calmed down, her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and her consciousness gradually blurred.

Two figures slowly rose from the shadows in the corner of the room.

Orochimaru looked down at the man on the bed whose breathing was gradually stabilizing, then turned to look at Shinichi beside him, and chuckled softly.

"Shinichi-kun, you truly are a genius. You've mastered the transformation technique I taught you so quickly. This disguise..."

Orochimaru paused, his smile deepening. "Surely you can fool everyone now, right?"

Whether intentionally or not, Orochimaru paused on the word "disguise".

Shinichi's expression remained unchanged, and he calmly replied, "Lord Orochimaru is too kind. With the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki already here, to avoid any accidents, let's finish the task at hand first."

"hehe..."

Orochimaru chuckled softly, said nothing more, and stepped forward.

Burubi on the bed suddenly opened his eyes. He tried to turn over, sit up, and shout, but found that his body was as if nailed to the bed, unable to move at all.

"I'll fill your heart, Brubi."

Orochimaru!?

Orochimaru's voice rang in her ears, and Burubi's pupils contracted sharply.

He struggled with all his might, his muscles bulging and veins popping on his forehead, but his body remained completely still.

Orochimaru reached out and gently covered his mouth.

"It's no use. What you took was a special illusion drug I made."

Brubi's eyes widened even more, anger surging in her pupils.

"Living must be painful, right?" Orochimaru's voice was soft, as if comforting a wounded child: "The looks from your fellow countrymen, the gossip behind your back, the fearful gazes... they torment you day and night."

"Then let me relieve you from the pain and anxiety of being a Jinchūriki."

The moment he finished speaking, Orochimaru's hand glowed with the light of a sealing technique, and he pressed it sharply against the iron armor seal on Burubi's chest.

"Come out and cause a ruckus, Eight-Tails!"

"what!"

Brubi let out a short scream, and then a massive, suffocatingly dark chakra surged wildly from his body.

The chakra erupted like a volcano, instantly bursting through the ceiling and walls of the stone house, blasting the entire building into countless fragments that expanded and twisted in the night sky!

Before the dust and rubble had even settled, a colossal, dark purple beast, as large as a mountain and with eight massive, wildly dancing tails, had already appeared above the Hidden Cloud Village.

The complete eight-tailed cow ghost.

At this moment, its eyes were bloodshot, and it was breathing out scorching air, seemingly having completely lost its mind.

"Lord Burubi!?"

"That! That's the Eight-Tails!?"

"Oh no! The Eight-Tails has gone berserk! Quickly notify Lord A! Notify all Jonin! Activate the Level 1 emergency response plan!!"

Exclamations, screams, and alarms blared simultaneously from every corner of Hidden Cloud Village, while flames, lightning, and figures surged wildly through the streets.

The purple behemoth had already begun to swing its massive tail, sweeping towards the nearest building.

Boom!

Stone fragments flew everywhere, and dust billowed into the sky.

Orochimaru stood at the edge of the ruins, looking at the chaos, and chuckled softly.

"Well then, Shinichi-kun, the rest is up to you."

He didn't look at the lifeless body on the bed; his figure slowly blended into the night and disappeared.

Shinichi stood still, his gaze shifting from the Eight-Tails to Burubi. He then quickly stepped forward, took out a storage scroll from his pocket, and put Burubi's corpse into it.

Although it's unclear why Orochimaru would abandon Brubi's corpse, it would be of great use to Shinichi.

The information in his mind is secondary; the key is that Brubi has studied Lightning Release ninjutsu.

If we could study his corpse, we might gain some insight into the secrets of the Cloud Village's Lightning Release ninjutsu.

This will undoubtedly allow him to further refine his Fire Release ninjutsu and taijutsu, and also lay a solid foundation for his future Lightning Release ninjutsu and taijutsu.

He rolled up the scroll and handed it to the little black snake that was perched on his shoulder.

The little snake opened its mouth, swallowed the entire scroll, and then turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

Almost at the same instant, Shinichi's figure also turned into white smoke and dissipated in the night wind.

Behind them, the roar of the Eight-Tails shook the heavens and the earth.

Kumohidden Village is in chaos.

Meanwhile, outside Cloud Village, atop a high mountain.

Five hundred figures silently disappeared into the night and among the trees, like a frozen dark tide.

Shinichi stood at the very front, with a steep cliff beneath his feet and the brightly lit Hidden Cloud Village in front of him. Countless glittering lights flashed in the depths of his eyes as he took in every detail of the chaos in the distance.

"Gentlemen!"

Shinichi withdrew his gaze, swept it over the five hundred people present, and then made a gesture.

"Let's take action!"

"yes!"

As soon as the words were spoken, five hundred figures vanished from their spot, and the mountaintop fell silent once more, with only the howling wind and the distant roar of the eight tails.