The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

Sasori, controlling the hidden Hiruko, asked, "The reason I disagreed last time was because it was a tailed beast from Sunagakure. If we went there openly, we would definitely be noticed."

But wild tailed beasts are different. He also wanted to know what kind of strength the tailed beasts, which Sunagakure once feared so much, really had!

Chapter 276 Utterly Unlucky Mist Village

"Near the Land of Water."

Nagato, controlling Pain, spoke calmly before disappearing from sight.

Upon witnessing this, members of the Akatsuki organization began to gradually disappear, and Hiroji naturally chose to leave as well.

The Three-Tails has appeared, which means that Hiroji can lock it up, leaving Akatsuki and Black Zetsu forever in the predicament of being unable to collect the Tailed Beasts.

As for whether Black Zetsu would resort to desperate measures, Hongzhi didn't care at all. Without the Three-Tails' chakra, even if you captured all the remaining tailed beasts, it wouldn't make any difference.

After returning to the Kamui dimension, Hongzhi examined Obito Uchiha and, after confirming some details, went to a remote town.

After using illusion magic to control an unlucky wandering ninja and create a new set of clothes and a brand new mask, Hongzhi immediately put them on.

With his divine power in both eyes, Hiroji would have no problem playing Obito Uchiha, at least in terms of ability.

As for his personality and style of doing things, it can be understood that Obito Uchiha had been imitating Madara Uchiha all along, but now he has finally become his own.

Hongzhi even removed the cursed seal from Obito Uchiha's heart. Although the possibility of bewitching Black Zetsu is a bit small, if he succeeds, wouldn't that mean making a huge profit?

After completing his disguise, Hongzhi headed straight for the Land of Water. Since he knew that the Three-Tails had appeared near the Land of Water, it would be easy for Hongzhi to find out its exact location.

Although the Tailed Beasts are not themselves the embodiment of natural energy, they can absorb natural energy and convert it into Tailed Beast Chakra.

If Hongzhi, who possesses the body of an immortal, were to go near the Land of Water, he would be able to clearly sense which direction the natural energy was flowing towards.

After all, natural energy, like air, flows. When the natural energy in one place decreases, the surrounding natural energy will naturally flow towards that place.

Even if a tailed beast is just alive, it will continuously absorb natural energy and convert it into chakra.

Considering that all nine tailed beasts originated from the ten-tailed beast, their essence can be said to be inherited from the same lineage.

The Ten-Tails can directly transform into a divine tree. That creature originally absorbed natural energy to condense chakra into a fruit. Now, the tailed beast absorbs nature and transforms it into its own chakra. It can't be said that they are completely unrelated; they are simply identical.

While Hongzhi was on his way, the art duo who had just arrived in the Land of Wind also turned around and headed towards the Land of Water.

Having accepted the mission, it's natural to start taking action.

"Brother Scorpion, even you would keep up with the village's news after you leave, right?"

As they walked, Deidara asked curiously. Although he had indeed lived the life he had wanted after being invited by the Akatsuki, after each performance, Deidara felt a sense of emptiness in addition to satisfaction.

"Let's go."

Sasori, trapped inside the puppet, remained silent for a long time before speaking. He did not answer the question, but Deidara already had the answer.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru also noticed the resurrection of the Three-Tails at a base in the Land of Rice Fields, not because he had any special abilities.

Rather, it was a child he had noticed who possessed the ability to sense the presence of the Three-Tails and, with some special assistance, could even temporarily influence the Three-Tails' actions.

"The Akatsuki's goal is to collect the Tailed Beasts, so this Three-Tails might... cough cough cough..."

While Orochimaru was still muttering to himself, he suddenly felt unwell and then coughed up black blood.

"Has this body already started to reject it? It's been much shorter than expected!"

Looking down at his hands, which he could barely move after some effort, Orochimaru spoke in disbelief.

However, the rejection has only just begun. If everything goes smoothly, he will be able to hold out until Uchiha Sasuke has fully grown up.

A moment later, Orochimaru summoned Kabuto Yakushi and instructed him to notify the special bloodline limit holder he had encountered before to take that person to the area where the Three-Tails was active.

Even if we don't get it, we can still cause you some trouble.

Orochimaru looked weakly toward the Land of Water. If it weren't for his health problems, he would definitely have gone there in person, since the Akatsuki organization had been relentlessly pursuing him.

However, considering the current situation, Orochimaru felt it was unnecessary to take the risk. After all, the Akatsuki members were still very troublesome, and if they were targeted, it would be difficult to leave once his body developed problems.

Since that's the case, why not just let the idle piece try? If it succeeds, it'll be a huge win; if it fails, it won't be a big problem.

That person was indeed a very good vessel in the past, but now he has something better. Compared to the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, the legendary Crystal Release is not very attractive to him.

Although both the Akatsuki and Orochimaru's forces had discovered the Three-Tails' trail, Kirigakure was still the fastest in terms of speed.

Kirigakure was located within the Land of Water. Due to various previous issues, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki fled, while the Three-Tails Jinchuriki was killed. This resulted in Kirigakure being cut in half before it even left the Village of Blood Mist.

Similar to Konoha's experience, Kirigakure only began to recover after the Fifth Mizukage took over.

However, the influence of the Blood Mist Village was too great. Almost all the bloodline limit families that were once so proud of were gone, leaving only a handful. Recently, one of them even ran away...

As for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, who once struck fear into the hearts of those below the Kage level, their situation was even more appalling. All those with strength and talent had left with their swords, leaving only Chojuro, who could barely wield a sword.

Moreover, this guy's strength is utterly pathetic compared to any of the former members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

After such a long period of collecting, Kirigakure has barely managed to collect four ninja swords. As for the other three...

With a single blow to Kisame Hoshigaki, an S-rank rogue ninja who also partnered with Itachi Uchiha, Kirigakure had no way to deal with him for the time being.

The other one is in Zabuza's hands. The former demon, when paired with the Executioner's Blade, is almost at the Kage level, and Kirigakure has no way to deal with it for the time being.

After all, the Mizukage is a Kage-level ninja who cannot be dispatched casually. As for the last one, it is with Raiga Kurosuki, which is the ninja sword that Kirigakure is most confident in collecting.

After much effort, they finally obtained information about Raiga Kurosuki, only to discover that he had been defeated in a single move by a mysterious figure wielding white lightning…

Upon receiving this news, the entire Hidden Mist Village was stunned, especially after learning that the mysterious person was the same guy who had almost forced the Fourth Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village to retire. They immediately gave up on the idea of ​​retrieving the Raito.

Looking at it now, it seems that Zabuza, who is close to Kage level, is the easiest to defeat.

Chapter 277 is quite interesting.

After Mei Terumi took office as the Fifth Mizukage, her first task was to strengthen the village of Kirigakure.

This period allowed Kirigakure to gradually regain some vitality, but she was still the strongest member of the team.

The remaining three ninja swords are all troublesome, so we have to focus our efforts elsewhere.

For example, each ninja village attaches great importance to and possesses the power to change the entire battle situation in a short period of time.

Mei Terumi's efforts have yielded good results. Although an agreement hasn't been reached with the Six-Tails Jinchuriki yet, the situation is quite promising. At least they won't have to start fighting immediately after meeting.

As for the Three-Tails, it was an unexpected surprise. The team overheard the rumor when they wanted to discuss it with the Six-Tails Jinchuriki once again.

It is said that one night, by the lake, a strangely shaped but unusually large turtle was seen slowly surfacing.

Upon receiving this news, Mei Terumi immediately sent ninjas to investigate, and the final result was that the Three-Tails had indeed appeared here.

Compared to the fact that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki has not yet agreed to a hostage, the existence of the Three-Tails is good news for Kirigakure. As long as they can wait for the Three-Tails, they can make up for the embarrassing situation that Kirigakure currently has no Jinchuriki.

So Mei Terumi led the elite troops of Kirigakure to set up camp here, with the obvious goal of taking away the Three-Tails.

However, the Three-Tails is still a troublesome problem. Even with the elites of Kirigakure coming here, it is still very difficult to capture it directly. The first thing to solve is how to get the Three-Tails to surface.

The ninjas of Kirigakure do not yet have the ability to fight the Three-Tails underwater.

Time dragged on, and Mei Terumi grew increasingly impatient, especially after some ninjas discovered unidentified members attempting to approach the area.

If the Three-Tails were taken away by another ninja village, it would be a devastating blow to Kirigakure.

After all, this ebb and flow is the last thing the ninja villages want to see, even though Konoha, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure have all experienced some incidents recently.

But for Kirigakure, knowing exactly what's right is an opportunity, an opportunity to avoid falling behind.

However, faced with the Three-Tails' attitude of remaining motionless at the bottom of the water, Kirigakure really had no good solutions, and her bloodline limit was of no use in this situation.

Neither Boil Release nor Lava Release could force it out; even if she exhausted her chakra, she couldn't affect the entire lake.

"Lord Mizukage, an unfamiliar ninja is slowly approaching."

Just as Mei Terumi was pondering a solution, Chojuro, carrying a dual-eye disc, walked in and brought not-so-good news.

"Which ninja village are you from?"

Mei Terumi frowned and asked. She had expected this. The guy who had tried to get close to her with ulterior motives was simply too weak.

They were clearly there to gather intelligence; the ones who have arrived here now are the combat personnel.

"Judging from their clothes and attire, they seem to be from the Uchiha clan..."

Chojuro spoke calmly. The identity of the newcomer was rather strange. Putting aside everything else, his uniform was quite similar to that of a member of the Uchiha clan.

"What did you say!"

Mei Terumi, who had originally set her sights on the four great ninja villages, turned extremely pale. To Kirigakure, the Uchiha clan was like a nightmare.

Putting aside everything else, the fact that the previous Mizukage was directly controlled by the Uchiha clan and launched the Blood Mist Village is a permanent wound for Kirigakure.

Only three members of the Uchiha clan are still alive. One of them is the mysterious man who once brought Kirigakure to its knees. The other two are Itachi Uchiha, who was with Kisame Hoshigaki. The last one is Sasuke Uchiha, who defected from Konoha.

Itachi Uchiha couldn't possibly be here; he and Kisame Hoshigaki haven't appeared for a long time, and it's even less likely that Sasuke Uchiha would be here.

So all that's left is that mysterious person who controls the Fourth Mizukage. What exactly is that guy here for?

Could it be for the Three-Tails as well?!

As Mei Terumi was thinking this, she suddenly heard the sounds of fighting outside. Before she could even think, she felt the tent shake.

Subconsciously running out of the tent, Mei Terumi saw a scene that shocked her: the once empty lakeside was now covered with dense trees.

Her elite ninjas, however, were enveloped by trees, and within just a few breaths, the man's chakra was completely drained, and he died.

"Wood Release?!"

Mei Terumi was incredibly shocked to witness this scene. She had never had a direct experience of how terrifying the First Hokage of Konoha, Hashirama Senju, was when the village elders talked about it.

But after witnessing firsthand how an elite Jonin's chakra was absorbed without any resistance, Mei Terumi seemed to understand something.

However, Mei Terumi was not a ninja who would sit idly by and wait for death. She immediately formed hand seals and used the bloodline limit Boil Release.

Mei Terumi's Boil Release is a corrosive gas, which is a good choice when facing Wood Release.

However, if the Lava Release technique is used, those Hidden Mist Village ninjas who are not completely dead will likely be killed by mistake.

While Boil Release cannot completely prevent accidental injury, at least it won't directly kill anyone.

The trees gradually corroded, and the few Kirigakure ninjas who survived were disfigured, but they were still much luckier than those who died directly.

"That's interesting."

The trees here had just been corroded when a calm voice came from afar, making Mei Terumi wary.