Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Mei Terumi was also taken aback at this moment.

Her location was closer to the camp that had been submerged by the flood, so she could barely see Yagura Karatachi, who was near Mei Terumi in the enormous water prison. "Who is she fighting? Such a large-scale operation, is it that [Flame Demon]?"

"No, it's not the [Flame Demon], there's... the chakra aura of two Mizukage-samas in the water prison!?"

Her sensory ninja opened his eyes wide in confusion and subconsciously spoke out the information he had detected.

Mei Terumi was also taken aback when she heard this. "It's a shadow clone..." She stopped speaking before she could finish. She was too hasty and made a stupid mistake. In the water prison formed by the Great Explosion Water Wave Technique, the shadow clone could not withstand the damage from the rapid water flow and heavy water pressure.

That is,

If the sensory ninja wasn't lying, then there really were two Fourth Mizukage in the water prison.

Are you kidding me?!

After a two-second silence, the woman spoke again, her voice sharp: "Someone, go find Hozuki Mangetsu, Momochi Zabuza, and Kisame Hoshigaki. Tell them to get here as fast as possible. Something's wrong with this!"

As Mei Terumi gazed at the enormous water prison, her intuition told her of endless unease and anxiety.

[Chapter 116. Capturing the Prosperous Future of the Uchiha Clan (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)]

"hateful!"

In the water dungeon,

The White Zetsu, disguised as Yagura Karatachi, failed to activate the [Mayfly Technique]. Every drop of water in the water prison contained Yagura Karatachi's chakra, or rather, every drop of water in the water prison was transformed from Yagura Karatachi's chakra, severing his connection with the earth and plants.

Being in this strange environment, with neither the sky above nor the ground below, made White Zetsu realize that escaping without alerting anyone seemed to be impossible!

Yagura is rapidly approaching.

The fourth Mizukage in the water was agile, swimming as fast as a fish.

"You can't escape!"

You can't speak underwater.

However, the intense killing intent in Yagura's purple eyes conveyed his intended message. Having been manipulated by Obito Uchiha for so long, it was self-evident how strong his anger and killing intent were; he wished he could tear Obito Uchiha to pieces.

But he just can't do it.

Even if they could find the hidden Obito Uchiha, Yagura Karatachi wasn't confident of defeating him. To be honest, he'd rather die than be controlled by someone else again. Fortunately, the guy who was disguising himself and causing trouble in the Kirigakure army this time wasn't the one-eyed Uchiha.

This gave him confidence to fight him; if he was lucky, he could capture the man alive and extract some information from him.

【Water Release: Water Fang Bullet】

While pondering the possibility of capturing him alive, Yagura Karatachi showed no mercy when he made his move. Under these unique circumstances, the power of the B-rank Water Release technique that Yagura Karatachi released was already comparable to the A-rank Great Waterfall Technique, and even surpassed it in terms of penetrability.

After making the move,

Yagura, the man from the other side, stared intently at the imposter, eager to see what this imposter was capable of.

"boom!!!"

Before Yagura's incredulous eyes, the towering wooden figure raised its hand and extinguished his Water Fang Bullet Technique, easily breaking free of the water prison's restraints. Under the cloudless sky, a sudden downpour began, covering the entire nameless island.

Yagura, a member of the Yagura clan, flew through the air.

Looking at the wooden figures that were as tall as mountains, a sense of powerlessness that was hard to describe welled up in my heart. What kind of monsters were these? That one-eyed Uchiha was already ridiculously powerful. Besides that one-eyed Uchiha, were there other people who had mastered the Wood Release technique, which was said to be lost?

How is he supposed to fight like that?

If we could draw upon the power of the Three-Tails, perhaps we could try to put up a fight.

The difference in size was too great, so great that even Yagura didn't know how to fight this wooden doll! Among the secret techniques and ninjutsu he possessed were methods specifically developed to deal with tailed beasts, but those were only for tailed beasts. Against a wooden doll with an equally enormous physique, it was hard to say how effective they would be.

"Thankfully, I'm not alone this time," the Fourth Mizukage murmured.

The next moment,

A deep crimson glow illuminated the sky.

Donning the armor of the Tengu, Susanoo swung the Susanoo Sword, severing the wooden golem's neck. The golem's head flew into the sky, the smooth, mirror-like cut silently proclaiming just how sharp that sword strike had been.

This was a sword strike that Zongxian had been preparing for a long time.

It was a sword strike that was planned but not anticipated.

It would be strange if they still couldn't achieve anything!

Of course, this was also due to White Zetsu's carelessness. He only thought about breaking free from the water prison of Yagura and escaping from here. He didn't have much fighting spirit, and to be honest, the strength of the wooden puppet was just so-so. Even though he had sensed that Uchiha Sogen was nearby, he never expected that Uchiha Sogen would take out the great treasure, Susanoo, in the first place.

To be reasonable,

This kind of fighting style is completely unreasonable, okay?

Even Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, back in the day, would always warm up by practicing taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu before their battles. Then one would use Susanoo to stun the Nine-Tails, and the other would use a wooden dummy to circle a wooden dragon. The two of them would then begin their efforts to give this planet a makeover.

Where can you find something that zooms in right away?

Stunned by Zongxian's unexpected attack, White Zetsu once again missed his chance to escape, and he and the wooden doll's head flew into the sky.

Then--

Susanoo was released, and Sogen, riding a dark eagle, soared into the sky, chasing after the White Zetsu in the air.

[Wood Release: Wood Splintering Technique]

Waiting to die was not White Zetsu's choice. Sharp wooden spikes grew from his arms. Without even throwing, his arms became cannons and the wooden spikes became cannonballs. A dense rain of bullets flew out, the target of which was naturally Uchiha Munen, who was rapidly approaching on a black eagle.

"boring."

Zongxian stood on the back of the dark eagle and took down the flaming fan hanging on his back.

Fan it hard

A gust of wind howled out, scattering the long wooden spikes that had been raining down like a sudden storm.

The Flame Fan is carved from a branch of the Divine Tree. It is hard yet flexible. It can absorb chakra and convert it into wind. Using this wind, it can absorb the enemy's ninjutsu and return it as a storm. This is the [Uchiha Reflection] that can only be performed with the help of the Flame Fan.

Similarly,

When Zongxian actively pours chakra into the Flame Fan, it naturally stirs up a mighty storm. The Flame Fan doesn't care about the source of the chakra; it absorbs the chakra and transforms it into the nature of wind. This is the Flame Fan's ability.

Seeing that the cutting technique was ineffective, White Zetsu had no choice but to change his methods. However, no matter what he used, whether it was Wood Release, Wind Release, Lightning Release, Water Release, Fire Release, or even Earth Release, in the short span of ten seconds, he could not defeat Uchiha Munen by using any of his attacks. At most, he could only slightly slow down the speed at which the man approached.

This can't go on.

The inertia from being thrown into the sky had already disappeared, but it would still take a little while to return to the ground. This meant that he still couldn't use the Mayfly Technique to escape, which was an absolute dead end.

Having realized this,

White Zetsu's behavior became strange. A look of great fear appeared on his face, which was exactly the same as Yagura's. However, his right hand resolutely took out an astonishing number of explosive tags from his ninja tool bag. These explosive tags were not thrown at Sogen.

Instead, he attached the detonating tags to his own body.

No matter how rich their emotions are, or even more human-like than humans, they cannot change their essence. They are no longer human; they are another kind of humanoid life form. In their hearts, the orders of those in power are above all else, including death.

Black Zetsu is the superior of all White Zetsu.

It may seem that Obito Uchiha could command White Zetsu at will, but in reality, it was only under Black Zetsu's orders that White Zetsu obeyed Obito's commands within specific conditions.

To prevent White Zetsu from falling into the hands of outsiders, Black Zetsu gave all White Zetsu orders that if they found themselves in a desperate situation with no chance of escape, they must find a way to self-destruct and must not leave any cells for the enemy.

Since the transplantation of Hashirama Senju cells under Madara Uchiha's leadership, the value of White Zetsu has skyrocketed. They can not only repair severed limbs, but also nourish and repair the Mangekyou Sharingan. Especially after Obito Uchiha suffered a loss at the hands of Mugen Uchiha, Black Zetsu emphasized this order to all White Zetsu.

The White Zetsu, disguised as Yagura, naturally received the order.

"Want to destroy yourself?"

Zongxian sneered, "It's wonderful to want it! You can die, but you'll have to leave your body behind!" The deep crimson Susanoo reappeared, this time not in full armor, but just a ring of ribs and a skeletal arm lacking flesh.

Susanoo's arm spanned the distance between Sogen and White Zetsu.

Before White Zetsu could even cover his body with explosive tags, Susanoo grabbed him in its palm. The curse marks attached to Susanoo's thick, pillar-like finger bones coiled around White Zetsu like snakes the moment they made contact. The dense, black curse marks covered White Zetsu's entire body, and White Zetsu's body immediately stiffened, rendering him unable to move.

This is--

[The Seal of Self-Karmic Binding],

It was a sealing technique that Sogen obtained while searching Danzo's brain. This sealing technique was originally a family sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan. After the Uzumaki clan was destroyed, Konoha inherited the Uzumaki's legacy. Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and other high-ranking officials of Konoha at the time naturally benefited from it, and this [Seal of Self-Karmic Binding] was one of them.

However, this extraordinary sealing technique cannot truly seal away White Zetsu.

Almost all White Zetsu, regardless of their strength, naturally possess extremely strong resistance to cursed seals. The effect of the Karmic Binding Seal lasted for an extremely long time before it began to fade, and the black cursed seal on his body disappeared at an extremely fast speed.

Having regained control of his body, White Zetsu instinctively tried to detonate the explosive tags on his body and in his hands.

just,

Why didn't it explode?

Confused thoughts surfaced in White Zetsu's mind until he felt the world spinning before him and saw his headless corpse being tightly gripped by Susanoo's hand. He suddenly realized that... his head had been cut off!

"If you want to die, that's fine with me, but don't even think about damaging my spoils."

Zongxian extended his left hand, and the white Zetsu's head landed steadily in his palm. At this moment, the white Zetsu's disguise technique had been dispelled. The pale head was quite heavy, and no blood flowed from the broken neck. The sensation returning to his palm was indescribably eerie.

but,

This little discomfort is nothing.

Susanoo's arm nimbly placed the headless body of White Zetsu on the back of the dark eagle. Zongxian held the Flame Fan in his right hand and fanned it fiercely. The howling wind blew all the explosive tags on White Zetsu's corpse away, causing them to explode in the air without harming the corpse in the slightest.

This move

This fully demonstrates Zongxian's mastery of the Flame Fan.

After putting away the Flame Fan, Zongxian carefully sealed the White Zetsu's corpse inside the scroll.

This is invaluable research material. The future prosperity of the Uchiha clan may depend on the corpse of White Zetsu. The blindness curse of the Mangekyou Sharingan has limited the future of the Uchiha clan, and the corpse of White Zetsu is precisely the key to breaking this limitation.

"An overabundance of Mangekyou Sharingan? I'm kind of looking forward to it!"

[Chapter 117. Another defeat!]

Mei Terumi rubbed her eyes hard, closed them, counted to three in her mind, and then opened them. The huge wooden figure, resembling an Arhat in a temple, still came into view. This was not an illusion, nor had she been subjected to any illusion magic. The wooden figure was real.

"Wood Release?"

"Wasn't it said that the lineage had been severed?"

Mei Terumi let out a low moan.