I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 176 Fishing

A ray of morning sunlight streamed in, revealing traces of disarray in the tidy room.

For example, the marks on the surrounding walls were clearly from ninja swords, kunai, and shuriken. The smell of blood in the room was being quickly blown away after the window was opened.

"Lord Sesshomaru...it's all ready."

Disguised as a young girl, Tsunade clutched her injured arm, her face pale, her expression still faintly revealing the panic of the previous night. At this moment, she seemed to be frightened by something, her eyes constantly darting away.

Meanwhile, Sesshomaru, dressed neatly, sat upright in the room, coldly gazing at the girl before him, his expression one of utter indifference and distrust.

However, upon seeing the wound on the girl's shoulder, it became clear that one of Tsunade's arms was injured. The pain from the wound caused her to break out in a cold sweat, but the fear in her eyes prevented her from making a sound.

Upon seeing this scene, Sesshomaru (Uchiha Yoru) thought to himself, "What a wonderful Tsunade! She truly lives up to her reputation as a ninja who has been famous for many years. She has perfectly portrayed an ordinary person."

During last night's attack and fight, he coldly ignored his opponent, who was clearly lucky, but still managed to injure his shoulder, just like any other normal person, without any attempt to dodge.

Last night, Tsunade disguised herself very well. If it were anyone else, the doubts would have been dispelled. Unfortunately for her, she encountered Uchiha Yoru.

Meanwhile, Tsunade, who was also pretending to be a panicked girl, was secretly sneering. "You little brat, not only are you ruthless, but you're also so meticulous. You actually tried to test me at the same time."

Both of them were acting. Now, the young Tsunade was confident that her experience last night would at least dispel the other party's suspicion that she was a ninja.

"Drag these two people to the door and let the hotel staff clean them up. At the same time, keep everything as usual and don't reveal anything."

Beneath the cold voice lay a hint of weakness, a sight that made Tsunade sneer inwardly. "You brat, still testing me at a time like this."

He knew perfectly well how potent the medicine was, given that she had personally administered it. Furthermore, as a medical ninja, he was acutely aware of the brat's injuries sustained in last night's battle.

This kid still has the strength to fight, but he deliberately pretends to be so weak.

It was obvious that they wanted to lure her into a trap.

"Lord Sesshomaru, are you alright?"

The young Tsunade feigned concern and fear, and there was not a single flaw in her demeanor. If Sesshomaru (Uchiha Yoru) had not known her identity, he probably would have fallen into her trap.

Faced with the girl's concern, he simply glanced at her with a cold look, which immediately startled Tsunade, causing her to shrink back and take two steps back.

The young Tsunade frantically supported the two corpses leaning against the corner of the wall. Because of her injured arm, she could only struggle, her face flushed, as she endured the pain in her arm.

puff~

After finishing all this, the panting girl Tsunade was breathing heavily, her face even paler, and she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

A fine layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead. The girl looked pained but dared not show it. She could only curl up in the corner like a wounded and frightened little wildcat.

"come over."

Sesshomaru, who was secretly observing all of this, sneered inwardly. Since they wanted to play games, let's see who has the better skills. He coldly opened his mouth and said.

Upon hearing this, the girl's eyes immediately filled with panic. She wanted to run away, but her eyes also showed hesitation, as if she was concerned after seeing the injured Sesshomaru.

It must be said that the girl expressed her concern, fear, and panic to the fullest extent.

Dragging along two adult corpses, coupled with a night of terror and the injury to her arm, left the girl somewhat weak.

As she moved stealthily, her legs trembled weakly, and her eyes held a timid look, revealing her to be an ordinary yet kind-hearted girl.

She didn't take the opportunity to escape just now, does this brat still suspect her?

"Don't move."

Just as the young Tsunade was on guard, Sesshomaru (Uchiha Yoru) calmly and slowly took out a roll of medical bandage from his weapon pouch.

"Advanced medical bandages, sterilize, accelerate cell repair, take off your clothes."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but her expression revealed nothing of her thoughts. Instead, she appeared timid as she slowly removed the clothes from her arms, revealing the wounds on her smooth arms.

The touch of the cold fingers caused the girl's sensitive skin to instantly turn red and break out in goosebumps.

Skilled fingers wrapped bandages around the girl's shoulder. Just watching this art of bandaging, Tsunade thought to herself that this kid was extremely skilled at bandaging, and it seemed that he had bandaged many others, including himself.

"I added some crushed military rations to your wound to speed up the healing process. Since the bone wasn't damaged, your injury should be healed in about half a month at most."

With skillful hands, the bandage was wrapped around the shoulder in a short time, ensuring that the arm joint could move without any restriction.

A cold voice echoed in her ears, and a kind smile appeared on the girl's timid face. "Thank you, sir."

Everything seemed calm and unchanged, but Sesshomaru, sitting half-leaning against the wall, was clearly weak and numb all over, which was really giving him a headache.

It was like my body had gone numb from sleeping so much, and it was complete numbness throughout my body. This drug is really potent; it seems he still has a long way to go in terms of developing an immune system toxins.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and a familiar voice answered.

"Sir, your meal has arrived."

Upon seeing this, the young Tsunade immediately gave a knowing smile and turned to walk towards the door.

Behind the girl, Sesshomaru (Uchiha Yoru) revealed a cold glint in his eyes. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he subtly licked the blood that had been left under his fingernails while wiping the corner of his mouth with a towel.

The sensation from the bud on his tongue, this vibrant blood, confirmed once again that the other party was definitely Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin.

As the door slammed shut again, food was seen piled up on the table inside, and the servant who brought the food had his head down as he entered.

In this chaotic town, dead bodies were commonplace, so they were used to such frequent occurrences. In fact, to avoid trouble, they were very cautious, and the servant hadn't raised his head since entering the house.

After the food was finally laid out, the servant bowed respectfully and slowly withdrew, closing the door behind him.

When the strangers came in, Sesshomaru pretended to be nonchalant. As the figures left, he could clearly hear someone collecting corpses at the door. Only after all the noise stopped did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Weak and listless, he leaned against a screen and calmly looked at the girl. "You feed me."

There was no commanding tone in his voice; it was as if it were simply the proper thing to do.

Tsunade subtly noticed the slight trembling in his fingers, and a smile immediately spread across her face. She knew all too well what that feeling was like.

With her whole body numb and her fingers tingling, she couldn't even hold chopsticks properly. She knew very well that the Uchiha were proud and would never show such an ugly side in front of outsiders.

But you can't just eat with your mouth without using your hands.

"grown ups."

Tsunade, a young woman in her prime, slowly stepped forward. Her arm was also injured, but fortunately her right hand was fine. With her slender, jade-like hand, she held chopsticks and fed the other person bite by bite.

The posture seemed somewhat ambiguous, but both of them were calculating in their hearts.

Tsunade was secretly pleased with herself, thinking to herself, "Kid, the potion I've given you is strong enough to keep you entertained for a few days."

Beneath Sesshomaru's (Uchiha Yoru's) indifferent expression, a fierce thought raged within him: "You bastard Tsunade, I haven't even come looking for trouble with you yet, and you've already schemed against me."

Alright! This time he's really taking it seriously. After dealing with those two ninjas last night, he already had a general idea in mind.

The devil is always one step ahead of the saint, Tsunade! You provoked me first.

In this way, the two seemed to have established a trust, but in fact, they each had their own calculations.

He remained calmly in the hotel for several days without going out, and the numbness in his body only fueled his inner rage.

……

On the fifth day, Kakuzu, travel-worn and weary, returned to the door once more.

His emerald green eyes seemed to radiate malice, but that was Kakuzu.

They sat down facing each other, and Jiao glanced at his employer without leaving a trace. With his rich experience, he instantly discovered the problem.

Are you injured?

Kakuzu's words were laced with rage. In his eyes, this was his employer. If his employer suddenly died, who would pay him the rest of his money? Damn it, how dare anyone touch my cash box? It was as if they had touched his sore spot.

Faced with Kakuzu's unusual concern, Sesshomaru's eye twitched; this kind of concern was indeed quite peculiar.

"A master of poisons; it took me three days to recover."

This seemed to touch a sore spot, considering he was known as a high-level medical ninja, yet he himself fell victim to it.

Sesshomaru's expression was rather unpleasant, but he still took out a glass test tube from his pocket and tossed it directly to Kakuzu.

"This is a toxin I extracted from blood. It's not fatal, but it can suppress chakra accumulation and paralyze the whole body."

Sesshomaru must play his role well. Right now, he is a rogue ninja, or even a traitor, without any backing. Therefore, although he has almost completely cleared the poison, Kakuzu is still his employee.

Since the horn is protecting him, then he would naturally tell him about the poison for his own sake.

More importantly, there's Kakuzu's reputation in the black market over the years.

"This is an antidote I concocted. Although it can't completely neutralize the poison, it can still suppress half of its effects."

Then came another green test tube. Looking at the poison and antidote in his hand, Kakuzu frowned. "You were poisoned without even realizing it."

As he said this, Jiao glanced at the little girl beside him without leaving a trace, as if to ask if it was one of their own who had poisoned her.

For the past three days, the young Tsunade has been going out to buy medicinal herbs every day, while also taking care of Sesshomaru. In just three days, her face has already shown signs of fatigue.

Under Kakuzu's gaze, she immediately lowered her head in fright. Although her expression was not visible, her slightly trembling eyelashes revealed that she was shaking with fear.

"It wasn't her."

Sesshomaru coldly rejected Kakuzu's suspicions, saying, "She's there for me even when I'm at my weakest."

In short, the girl stayed by his side during his weakest period.

Upon witnessing this scene, Kakuzu frowned and shook his head, saying, "When you arrange for me to go out on a mission, I hope that you, my employer, can take care of your own safety. Even if you can't, please pay me my fee before you go to your death."

Hearing Kakuzu's words, Sesshomaru's eyes twitched, and finally he couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "From now on, I need you to spread the word that my ancestral sword, Sesshomaru, is willing to be compared with the legendary weapon of the God of Shinobi. If anyone in the shadows is willing, I am willing to offer a reward of ten million."

Ten million is definitely a huge sum of money, and this is just for a competition, a competition in the name of a family's famous sword, which is similar to the spirit of a samurai.

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu's eyes widened in disbelief. He regretted not having collected more famous swords, thinking he could have sold them for a good price to this wealthy man.

"Alright, I will release the information as you instructed, but I also hope that you, my employer, will control your own mind. It's obvious that someone took out the First Hokage's weapon to create chaos, and Konoha has already taken notice."

The Kakuzu of today is not the same as the Hokuto of Akatsuki in later generations. After all, the Akatsuki organization's goal was to fight against the entire ninja world, which is why the later Kakuzu was so unscrupulous.

It was the Akatsuki organization that gave him this confidence. After all, the existence of the Rinnegan is terrifying, and although Kakuzu is powerful, he wouldn't go looking for death.

Being targeted by Konoha? He'll face endless pursuit, and the Anbu and Root will force him to flee throughout the ninja world, becoming a pariah, and he might even face encirclement and suppression by some.

Kakuzu has not yet joined Akatsuki, and the exact time when he will join is uncertain.

(There are too many plot holes in Naruto. According to the information I found, Kakuzu was in the Akatsuki organization for eight years, but Kakuzu died in Shippuden.)

Kakunobu has been able to survive in the ninja world for so many years not only because of his great strength, but also because of his cautious personality. In particular, he has managed to keep a very small amount of information from leaking out during his many years of activity.

"Don't worry, what I want is to restore the family's glory, not to invite trouble."

Sesshomaru spoke calmly. Although the character he was playing was powerful, he had not yet reached the point of ignoring the major ninja villages in the ninja world. Caution was essential for his survival.

After discussing it, Sesshomaru decided that he needed to lure out the person hiding in the shadows first. As for the issue of stealing the First Hokage's weapon, he didn't have the strength to do it alone, so he would naturally need Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Of course, the specific circumstances will depend on the actual situation.

Thanks to brother Ning Chenfeng for the 100 coins reward.

(End of this chapter)