I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 528 The Arrogant "Demigod"!

When exactly did these two guys merge together?

Nara Rinkazu looked at the pitcher plant in front of him, which was tightly bound by the Shadow Binding Technique, and frowned slightly.

He considered his memory to be pretty good.

The "Black Zetsu" is so black that it is not easy to identify.

However, Nara Rinka still remembered the appearance of the white Zetsu next to him.

Although White Zetsu is a plant-like life form that the God Tree (Gedo Mazo) slowly transformed by modifying ancient human corpses, it can be considered a kind of "cloned biological weapon" in a sense.

However, according to Nara Rankei, almost every White Zetsu possesses unique physical characteristics, much like normal humans, except that some of their features are not quite human-like...

At this moment, the White Zetsu that Nara Rinkei pulled out of the ground possessed a facial feature that Nara Rinkei could hardly forget—half a distorted, pale, spiral mask.

This is not a physical characteristic possessed only by ordinary White Zetsu.

In Nara Rinka's memory, a White Zetsu that looks like this is a very peculiar individual.

Among the tens of thousands of White Zetsu, this White Zetsu has a special name—Afei.

That is, the son of the Divine Tree who, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, piloted the Yamato, released the Wooden Gundam, and single-handedly intercepted the Allied Shinobi Forces!

Of course, besides this, Nara Rinka also has another layer of memory about this White Zetsu—

Earlier, when Nara Rinka killed the elderly Uchiha Madara in the mountain graveyard of the Land of Iron.

The White Zetsu that stayed by the side of the old man with the age spots and managed to escape was this White Zetsu Tobi!

In other words.

The Zetsu that Nara Rinka has now "fished out" is at least half of the White Zetsu, which is the last hidden weapon left behind by Uchiha Madara before his death!

"Hmm? Thinking about this, aside from this White Zetsu Tobi, could the other half of this Black Zetsu be the Otsutsuki Black Zetsu from my memories?"

Suddenly, Nara Rinkasa became somewhat uncertain.

Compared to the easily recognizable White Zetsu, Abi.

The true identity of this "Black Zetsu" is indeed somewhat ambiguous.

Nara Ranka quickly went through in her mind the scene when Uchiha Madara created the special contingency plan "Zetsu" in the normal timeline.

Madara Uchiha used his Yin-Yang Release technique to infuse his personal will into a White Zetsu—this became Black Zetsu.

However, in the later period, Otsutsuki Black Zetsu secretly replaced the real Black Zetsu and successfully integrated into Uchiha Madara's plan, and then successfully completed the "Heart-Pulling and Mother-Changing Plan" in the final battle.

At that moment, even Madara Uchiha, who had regained the Rinnegan, advanced to the Six Paths level, and successfully released the Infinite Tsukuyomi, failed to discover Black Zetsu's true identity.

Madara Rokudo was completely unaware that his will had already been replaced by another old silver coin!

Even Madara Uchiha couldn't detect it, so Nara Rinka naturally couldn't immediately determine the truth.

Because Nara Rinka fully inherited the legacy of the old man, he also learned the Yin-Yang Release technique of the old man and mastered the ability to use his will to create special chakra creatures similar to Black Zetsu.

The creations of Yin-Yang Release—at least the special creations of Yin-Yang Release mastered by Madara Uchiha—look like this pitch-black, ghostly creature.

and so.

Nara Rinka couldn't confirm whether the pitcher plant's "black half-body" in front of him was the Otsutsuki Black Zetsu from his memory.

But if we can't be sure, then we can't be sure!

Just because the other party dared to attack Nagato right under his nose at this time.

Nara Rinka had already sentenced the other party to death in his heart!

Therefore, Hanzo the Salamander, who had already broken free from the control effect of the Spiral Shadow Bound Bullet, was deliberately ignored by Nara Rinka.

The amount of Yin Release chakra contained in the Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet is relatively small, so it does not have a long-term control effect.

Given the power Hanzo himself unleashed, it's understandable that he was able to break free from the control of the Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet so quickly.

however.

In contrast to the pitcher plant that actively sprouts its head.

What's so important about that so-called Sichuan pepper fish?

Nara Lan Gui, who cares about death!

However, Nara Rinka didn't care about Hanzo's situation; what he had just released was the surging mass of dense purple poisonous mist that was drawing in.

Under normal circumstances, attacks like "poison gas" have no effect on [Shadow Clone], [Shadow Doppelganger], etc.

Because whether it's a "shadow clone" or a "shadow clone," they are essentially physical clones created by ninjas using chakra.

Although these clones possess all the abilities a ninja should have, they are not normal human beings after all.

Poison gas can kill a ninja, so how could it kill a ball of chakra?

However, each case should be judged on its own merits.

Sometimes, "poison gas" can also harm [Shadow Clone].

For example, when such a poison gas attack has definite physical damage!

【Shadow Clone】is still young and doesn't want to die, so naturally it doesn't want to accept the situation where a salamander sprays it to death in one breath.

of course.

Jiraiya, still lying on the side like a corpse, was also the main reason why the Shadow Clone chose to retreat tactically.

【Shadow Clone】If you're too lazy to move, just let the salamander's poisonous mist hit you.

Therefore, it can be expected that he will "die" directly in this brightly colored poisonous fog.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, on the other hand, could not escape the fate of death either!

This guy had already been knocked out on the spot by Hanzo the Salamander's poison gas.

If we were to be enveloped in the poisonous mist from the salamanders...

There's no need to wait for Nara to return to the village; he can have the feast right there at Akatsuki's base.

As Jiraiya's disciples, Yahiko and the other two would certainly be willing to hold a lavish feast for their teacher who died in battle.

cough cough...

all in all.

Faced with the poisonous mist of the salamander, [Shadow Clone] ultimately chose to back down.

While dodging the poisonous mist attack, he also used the [Shadow Gathering Technique] to pull the fallen Jiraiya to his side, preventing the legendary Sannin of Konoha from dying at the hands of Amegakure once again.

Hanzo, who leaped onto the head of the salamander, naturally noticed Nara Rinka, who was deliberately avoiding him.

This discovery undoubtedly brought Hanzo a deep sense of relief.

To be honest.

If Nara Rinkei demonstrates that he is completely unfazed by the poisonous mist attack of the salamander.

Hanzo had no choice but to make a tactical retreat...

Fortunately, this kid is also afraid of poison!

And so.

Hanzo felt he was capable.

As long as the Fourth Hokage is still afraid of poison, then his opponent will definitely have no way to deal with his "close-quarters poison warfare".

As long as we pay close attention to their strange and unpredictable Shadow Bullet Ninjutsu, we can forcefully close the distance between us...

So this battle can still be won!

[Shadow Clone] took Jiraiya and retreated to the side, completely escaping the attack range of the salamander's poisonous mist.

He carried the unconscious Jiraiya in one hand, glanced at the main body, and instantly spotted the pitcher plant bound by the Shadow Binding Technique, feeling a surge of joy.

The fishing tactic worked!

[Shadow Clone] Just now I sensed a rather peculiar chakra moving rapidly beneath the earth.

Upon noticing this situation, the Shadow Clone immediately adopted a "fishing with fish" tactical strategy.

Use salamanders to catch the real big fish hiding in the shadows!

This is why the Shadow Clone suddenly changed its mind.

He originally wanted to give Hanzo the Salamander some face.

He was willing to spare the other party's life as long as they obediently left with the Rain Village ninja.

After sensing the chakra underground, Nara Ranka changed his mind, driven by a desire to fish.

He didn't know who the owner of the chakra underground was.

However, I'd love to use Hanzo the Salamander to test the other party's identity!

As long as Nara Rinka and Sansho Hanzo engage in battle, as long as their fight can draw the attention of everyone present.

Then the sinister chakra hidden underground might take risky actions to take advantage of the chaos!

Anyway, I'm just giving it a try.

Even if you're catching a swan in Nara, you're not afraid of crashing in the Land of Rain.

Let's give it a try!

as predicted.

As expected, the sneaky fellow hiding in the shadows chose to take a risk when the salamander made its grand appearance!

And just as expected with [Shadow Clone].

The person hiding in the shadows was indeed that guy, Jue!

Perhaps, the actions of Hanzo the Salamander and the Amegakure forces are also inextricably linked to Zetsu.

This guy is no ordinary villain; he's an incredibly experienced mastermind behind the scenes!

If the actions of Hanzo and the others were indeed orchestrated by Zetsu, then the [Shadow Clone] would not be surprising at all.

One thing he was certain of was that Zetsu—at least Black Zetsu—was secretly observing the Akatsuki, observing Nagato, and observing his Rinnegan!

In order to cultivate these two Rinnegan.

This was also part of Madara Uchiha's plan—Madara hoped that Nagato would master the Rinnegan and then use the [Rinne Rebirth Technique] to revive him.

They will definitely keep an eye on Nagato's existence.

Now that Madara Uchiha has died earlier than expected, and Obito Uchiha has not completely turned to the dark side, he has become a backup plan.

Black Zetsu could only place all his hopes on Nagato.

It wouldn't be surprising if Black Zetsu devised some evil plan to "nurture" Nagato.

anyway.

Now that the main body has caught a big fish, the [Shadow Clone] side can breathe a sigh of relief and naturally can't be bothered with Hanzo the Salamander anymore.

Once the big fish are caught, who cares about the bait anymore!

"Hanzo, you should leave."

[Shadow Clone] waved to Hanzo of the Salamander, displaying a completely different attitude than before.

But it was precisely this attitude that led Hanzo the Salamander to make yet another misjudgment.

Why did the Fourth Hokage suddenly stop fighting after the Salamander appeared?

It must be because the other side couldn't deal with the salamander's poison mist!

of course.

The enormous size of the salamander would certainly be a challenge for the Fourth Hokage.

Hanzo made this judgment in his mind.

Such a misjudgment manifests outwardly as a strong sense of self-confidence.

"The brat from Konoha."

Hanzo stood atop the head of the salamander, his deep, confident voice barely concealed by the rain.