Mayuri Kurotsuchi Card Game, starting from Naruto

Chapter 302

The Land of Water.

An underground cave in a place with mountains and rivers.

Zetsu, Hiruko, and Uchiha Setsuna, who was wearing a mask, finally met.

"It was really not easy to find you. Where is Uchiha Madara?" Hiruko, who was completely shrouded in a white robe, raised his face, which was wrapped in bandages, and asked Zetsu and Uchiha Setsuna.

"Show some respect to Lord Madara!"

Uchiha Setsuna's blood-red Sharingan instantly formed a windmill shape within its eye socket, its immense power clashing with Hiruko's gaze.

Hiruko let out a muffled groan, but at the same time, Uchiha Setsuna, who had activated the Mangekyou Sharingan genjutsu, also groaned and covered his eyes that were visible outside his mask.

"Kaleidoscope illusion? Although it annoys me, thanks to him, illusions don't work very well on me, even kaleidoscope illusions."

Hiruko also realized what had just happened.

As a former Jonin of Konoha, Hiruko was well aware that he couldn't make eye contact with an Uchiha who had awakened his Sharingan during battle, but he didn't care now. This was because the soul seal Orochimaru had placed on him was a natural barrier against genjutsu.

Any Yin-style power that interferes with or erodes his spiritual world and wrestles with the Soul Seal will be met with a strong counterattack from the Soul Seal.

Even though the soul seal is not active right now.

"Don't forget, we were only able to shield that cursed seal with the help of the Kaleidoscope's eye power." Zetsu suddenly chimed in from the side, "We should work together now!"

You said that if we could help you resolve the cursed seal issue, you would grant us immense power. We promised you, and we have done so…”

"You succeeded?" Hiruko glanced coldly at Zetsu. "What I wanted was permanent elimination, not just temporary blocking! You failed! You broke your promise to Madara!"

"That curse mark is troublesome; it has already assimilated into your spiritual world." Jue's tone was somewhat helpless.

In terms of using Yin Release power, he was considered a master, but the thing on Hiruko's body far exceeded Yin Release power. It contained another fundamental power that he couldn't understand at all and had never encountered in the past thousand years.

It's somewhat similar to the power of nature, but there are clear differences. In terms of quality, it far surpasses so-called chakra.

This is very tricky.

Zetsu and the others are also in a precarious situation now, especially after Madara's death. Setsuna and Zetsu, who inherited Madara's will, both feel powerless.

Originally, Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, was supposed to be on their side, but now Nagato is extremely wary of them and is very close to Konoha.

With the support of Konoha, the Land of Rain and the Hidden Rain Village are undergoing changes and improvements in accordance with the wishes of the three leaders.

At this point, if Jue dares to approach and seduce Nagato and the others, he will likely suffer a double blow from Konoha and the Land of Rain.

The landscape of the ninja world has become somewhat surreal in Zetsu's eyes over the years. Especially Konoha; ever since Orochimaru became Hokage, Konoha, once feared by all the other ninja villages, has surprisingly learned to play along with its allies.

Putting aside everything else, at least Nagato and the other two are wholeheartedly following Konoha's path. After all, Konoha's planned path is clearly gentle and stable, perfectly aligning with their ideals and understanding.

Coupled with the close relationship with Jiraiya and others, Nagato, who was once highly regarded, was now a failure.

Now, Zetsu no longer expects to change Nagato's mindset to the path he desires. He is now thinking of using every means to get the Rinnegan back from Nagato, or using the backup plan left by Madara to have Nagato directly use Rinne Tensei to summon Madara back from the Pure Land and revive him, so that the Ten-Tails plan can be carried out again.

The Mizukage of Kirigakure is still under their control, and launching an offensive against the Land of Rain is the first step in Zetsu's attempt to reclaim the Rinnegan.

But as things stand, they need more, stronger forces that can truly stand by their side.

And this is something that Hiruko can do.

"But believe us, as long as Lord Madara's plan succeeds, the entire ninja world will be under our rule. At that time, Konoha and Orochimaru will be easily defeated by Lord Madara. When Madara retrieves his eyes, he can naturally remove this cursed seal for you," Zetsu said sincerely.

"But the condition is that you can help us retrieve the Rinnegan!" Uchiha Setsuna's somewhat sinister voice followed, "I hope the power you promised is as strong as you say!"

"Hmph, although Orochimaru planted a cursed seal on me, at the same time, a part of his knowledge, while eroding me, was also mastered by me."

"As long as I have enough chakra, I can summon a powerful force for you." Hiruko's voice was full of confidence.

He did indeed gain a lot of knowledge from Orochimaru's soul seal. As a researcher, this was merely an inspiration and help for Hiruko, far more valuable than a few forbidden techniques.

That knowledge, at the very least, allowed him to refine his Ghost Sprout Technique and greatly reduce the danger.

Only he could understand what the truly terrifying power Konoha now possessed was! Through his reverse research on Orochimaru's soul seal over the years, he had uncovered many secrets and mastered that power, even going so far as to get as close as Konoha to the source of that power!

"Well then, you should at least prove something to us, right?" Uchiha Setsuna covered his Sharingan, which had reverted to its original three-tomoe form. "Suppressing that cursed seal for you consumed a lot of Mangekyou Sharingan power, which might affect our other plans."

Hiruko bit his finger and began to slowly form hand seals in front of Zetsu and Uchiha Setsuna. Then he slammed his palms on the ground and activated the Summoning Jutsu.

As the white smoke dissipated, two cold and incredibly powerful forces suddenly appeared inside the cave.

Two Hollows, one on the left and one on the right, each wearing a white bone mask, appeared inside the cave.

"This is... an illusion?"

White Zetsu's gaze gradually became somewhat incredulous. The first appearance of Hollows was during the Third Shinobi World War. White Zetsu's offspring had sensed that violent and chilling power, which was extremely similar to the feeling these two Hollows gave him. Coupled with their striking and highly representative masks, White Zetsu subconsciously blurted out the name.

"Yes, Hollows!" Hiruko's tone was full of pride. "As long as there is enough chakra, I can summon an army of Hollows for you!"

The power of Hollows is undeniable. Let alone the Land of Rain, even other major ninja villages could be conquered!

(End of this chapter)