Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 492 Utilization

"Is that where the enemy's main body is located?"

On a tall spruce tree, Itachi and Yamato are gazing at the distant mountain peaks.

There, a tall tree stood quietly.

It looks no different from the surrounding trees.

However, the observant Itachi still noticed the difference.

The snow on the crown of this large tree looks no different from the trees on the right.

However… the rime on its surface is out of place.

Rime is a white or milky white opaque layer of ice that adheres to the windward side of objects on the ground (such as tree branches).

It is actually a type of frost, a white, opaque, granular deposit formed by ice crystals on objects with temperatures below freezing.

When supercooled water mist (temperature below zero degrees Celsius) collides with an object that is also below freezing temperature, it forms rime. When water vapor in the air comes into contact with an object and immediately sublimates into a solid state, it forms a rime layer or rime deposit.

This big tree also has some, but Itachi can tell that this layer of frost is a disguise created using a special method by ninjas.

"Yamato, give the signal!"

The current Itachi has been trained to be a very skilled ninja, or rather, a very useful tool.

Once the enemy's location was found, Yamato immediately sent a signal without hesitation.

Whoosh whoosh!

Before Yamato could even reach into his ninja tool pouch, a familiar whooshing sound came from beside him.

Dodo dodo!

Of course, a mere shuriken couldn't possibly harm Yamato and Itachi.

Before the shuriken could even get close, they had already dodged them.

"It's... paper?" Looking down, Yamato's face was filled with surprise. A row of white, paper-like shuriken was stuck in the spruce tree where he had just stood.

If Yamato hadn't been particularly sensitive to wood and wooden products, he wouldn't have believed that these shuriken, deeply embedded in the tree trunks, were actually made of paper.

"We won't let you send any signals!"

The person who arrived was none other than Konan, who had stayed by Nagato's side.

She had planted many 'spies' near the base, and as soon as Itachi and Yamato arrived, she discovered their whereabouts.

"It's a flying ninja!"

Seeing Konan's legs dangling in the air, both Itachi and Yamato knew that this enemy would be quite troublesome.

They exchanged a glance, and Itachi stepped in front of Yamato without hesitation.

Yamato, on the other hand, took out the flare gun from his backpack again.

"Hmph~"

With a cold snort, Konan, who has two white wings on her back, pointed at Itachi and Yamato.

From the wings behind her, a large number of papers fell off and automatically folded into shuriken shaped like four-cornered windmills. Like a swarm of bees, they shot towards Itachi and Yamato.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique

When facing paper, the best weapon is of course Fire Release, and Itachi happens to be a master of Fire Release.

Itachi, who had blocked the opponent's attack with a powerful fireball, was wondering why he had blocked the attack so easily.

Yamato, who was behind him, suddenly changed his expression and shouted at Itachi in front of him.

"Watch out, someone's attacking from behind!"

Yamato alerted Itachi ahead, and without hesitation, he quickly formed hand seals.

"Wood Release·Wooden Spindle Wall"

Judging from the sound of the wind behind him, the enemy must be using kunai, but... Itachi is in front of him, so he can't dodge.

Dodo dodo!

The sound of kunai striking wood echoed again from deep in the forest, followed by a soft hissing sound.

"It's an explosive tag!"

Rin Yamato used Wood Release to block the opponent's attack while standing still.

Looking back at Itachi, who was fending off the flying woman's continuous attacks, he couldn't help but sigh.

Neither he nor Itachi could get out of the way at this moment.

If he dodges, Itachi will be attacked by kunai and explosive tags from behind.

If Itachi dodges, he will be attacked by the woman's shuriken.

Boom boom boom!

A series of explosions rang out.

Then a large amount of sawdust flew everywhere.

"..."

Looking behind him, Xiao Nan frowned. Such a commotion, how was it any different from launching a signal flare?

"Ye Cang, let's attack together and take care of these two!"

She hadn't communicated with the other party beforehand, so she didn't know what to say. Since her location might be exposed, she didn't dwell on it anymore.

With a urging from Ye Cang, her body, like pieces of paper, began to float in the air and disappeared without a trace.

Without hesitation, Yekura immediately conjured three orange fireballs behind her and launched them towards Yamato.

"Be careful of Yekura's bloodline limit, don't let those fireballs get close to your body..."

Itachi's eyes swept over Yekura, giving Yamato a brief warning. Before he could say anything more, his body transformed into black crows and scattered in all directions.

"What a bizarre ability!"

Seeing his spot being completely engulfed by a large wad of white paper that suddenly appeared, Itachi felt incredibly lucky.

The opponent's ability was truly bizarre; they had already buried a large number of blank sheets of paper beneath them, hidden in the surrounding environment.

If it weren't for his Sharingan, he wouldn't have discovered this woman's methods.

On the other side, as a cloud of white steam billowed out, Yamato was also caught in a fierce battle.

Not far from where they were fighting, a mysterious figure watched everything unfold.

"Great...that way, there's no one else in that brat's way~"

Watching the two sides clashing, Orochimaru's eyes revealed a satisfied smile before he sank into the ground.

Uchiha Toshiro, the Hokage, had obtained quite a few good things from him, and now it was time for him to repay the debt with interest.

Neither of the two sides engaged in battle sensed Orochimaru's arrival or departure.

"It seems... the real body is in that direction~"

In the silent primeval forest, the sound of an explosion can travel a long distance. Coupled with Toshiro's excellent five senses, he looked up and glanced at a distant mountain peak.

Then he gave Payne a bright smile.

"Now that we've found the main body, there's no need to get entangled with you anymore!"

After saying this, Toshiro waved his flame fan, creating a huge storm, and then disappeared from the spot.

"Chief, aren't we going after them?"

Sasori was puzzled when he saw Toshiro disappear but the leader remained completely still.

"There's no need."

After glancing at the direction where the Hokage disappeared, the Heavenly Dao was not in a hurry. So what if this guy found the location of his main body?

Moreover, there is an even faster way for him to return to his original body.

"Be careful, and then watch out for that Deidara guy."

Since the start of the battle, Deidara has been flying in the sky without making any moves. Sasori needs to check on him, otherwise he might get accidentally injured when Sasori uses that move later.

Bang!

After saying this, the Deva Path, along with the other six Paths of Pain, vanished from their spot.

Scorpion was left alone here.

"Obito, let's go check it out too!"

The sound of the exploding tags was heard not only by Toshiro and his group, but also by Zetsu and Obito, who had been hiding in the shadows and had not yet shown themselves.

After only discerning the location from which the explosion came, he couldn't wait to head towards Nagato's location.

No matter what, the Rinnegan must not be allowed to be damaged, otherwise all my plans over the years will be in vain.

"You seem particularly concerned about what's happening with Nagato."

Upon hearing Zetsu's words, Obito gave Zetsu a strange look.

The guy this spot is used to monitor has been behaving rather normally lately.

He became particularly agitated when Nagato was involved, which was quite unusual for him.

"Because Nagato is the key to the plan."

Zetsu was taken aback when he heard Obito's question.

Looking back, my behavior these past few days has indeed been somewhat different from usual.

However, he quickly made up an excuse to brush it off.

At the same time, he kept screaming in his heart, how could he still be as calm as before?

This matter concerns his plans that have been in place for over a thousand years. If other problems arise, he can still salvage the situation.

But now, if Nagato, or rather the Rinnegan, falls into the hands of Uchiha Toshiro...

Then... everything is truly over.

"is that so?"

With a muttered sound, Obito stopped dwelling on the matter. A ripple spread through the space around him, and he vanished from the spot.

In the dimly lit tree hollow.

"We can't wait any longer!"

Seeing Nagato forming hand seals, Orochimaru, who had just lurked nearby, carefully concealed his aura, not daring to reveal the slightest flaw.

I was originally planning to take another look at Toshiro's side, to see if I could distract him more.

However, to his surprise, the other party actually planned to summon the Six Paths to his side.

This somewhat disrupted his plans.

In his original plan, the Hokage would distract Nagato's Six Paths clones, and the Hokage's guards would entangle with Konan.

He could then launch a surprise attack and seize Nagato's Rinnegan in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, the other party planned to use psychic magic.

Just as Nagato finished forming the hand seals, he suddenly sensed an unusual aura emanating from the ground beneath his feet.

Before he could react, he sensed an aura of chakra mobilization.

"Spiritual Communication"

A huge purple snake with a pair of horn-like bumps on its head appeared in the spot.

At the same time, Orochimaru's body transformed into a blur, rushing towards Nagato.

"We must succeed this time!"

Having made up his mind, Orochimaru spat out an equally sharp Kusanagi sword from his mouth, held it in his hand, and launched an attack from behind Nagato.

The ten thousand daemons he summoned did not hesitate at all; their bodies wriggled and twisted before lunging at Nagato from the front.

Clearly, Orochimaru had already made a deal with this hot-tempered guy before summoning him.

Otherwise, Manda wouldn't be so obedient.

(End of this chapter)