Being a rogue ninja is worse than being Hokage.

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"Kabuto-senpai, were you ever resurrected by Orochimaru using the Impure World Reincarnation technique before?"

"Yes, the day after you killed me."

Kabuto Yakushi's voice was completely devoid of emotion.

That is, the day the Sound Ninja trio found Team 7 in the Forest of Death.

Orochimaru had his suspicions back then.

The reason Naruto was able to resurrect Kabuto using the Impure World Reincarnation technique is that Orochimaru's hands were sealed by the Reaper Death Seal during his battle with the Third Hokage.

This caused Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation to be canceled.

Naruto was certain that Kabuto's current appearance confirmed the disappearance of his personality.

Apart from losing his personality, everything else in Kabuto Yakushi's soul was exactly the same as before when he was resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation.

However, this enhanced intelligence gathering method of Edo Tensei does come at a price.

Reincarnated from the impure earth, whose body is severely degraded due to the presence of impurities.

Kabuto's reanimated body had countless conspicuous cracks, and this time, the Kabuto reanimated by Naruto didn't have any hands.

Naruto used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to obtain information, but in doing so, he lost the powerful fighting ability that the Impure World Reincarnation technique possessed.

This is what they mean by "you can't have everything."

However, this is still in the early stages of the experiment, and with further improvements, such problems may be avoided.

But getting to this point has already wasted a lot of Naruto's time.

Having achieved his initial goal, Naruto temporarily halted the experiment.

More than Kabuto's fighting skills, he now needs Kabuto's "unreserved and correct knowledge".

"Kabuto-senpai... have you ever researched the Uzumaki clan with Orochimaru?"

"Have."

Chapter 5 Seeing Through

The sharp, piercing sound of police sirens shattered the silence of the night.

The searchlights illuminated the sky and the ground, solely to locate the source of the crisis.

Martial law was imposed on Ghost Lantern Castle, and all the guards searched every corner of this isolated island prison again and again.

Naruto, who was being searched by the guards, remained calm as he arrived at a different prison area than the one where he had just conducted the Impure World Reincarnation experiment.

Ryuzetsu looked at Naruto as he opened the cell door that had imprisoned him.

"Sakakibara, what happened?"

Ryuzetsu is concerned about the current state of Hozuki Castle.

She had only infiltrated Hozuki Castle when such a high level of security was deployed that very night.

She would naturally start to overthink things.

“Someone has committed murder in another prison area, and the number of dead prisoners has surged to over a hundred.”

Naruto explained the current situation of Hozuki Castle to Ryuzetsu.

He then handed the key to Longshe's prison to Longshe: "We don't know the guy's motive for killing yet, but this is a good opportunity for you."

"This murderer has inadvertently facilitated your operations. When the guards search the entire city, the security forces around Wuwei will actually be reduced."

"Karin was secretly imprisoned by Wuwei, so she must be being monitored by Wuwei somewhere."

Realizing that the commotion in Hozuki Castle was none of his business, Ryusei sorted through the information provided by Naruto, pondered for a moment, and immediately made a decision.

She walked out of the cell that had imprisoned her.

"Sakakibara, thank you for your help."

"It's a small matter, but I can't go with you. If your operation fails, at least I can continue to lie in wait in Ghost Lantern Castle to prepare for the next operation..."

"No need to say more, I understand."

Ryuzetsu interrupted Naruto's explanation.

Naruto hesitated for a moment, glanced at Ryuhee, then reached out and gently patted her shoulder, saying earnestly, "Good luck."

After saying that, Naruto didn't wait for Ryuzetsu's reply, straightened his helmet, and left.

After walking for a while, Naruto suddenly stopped again.

He had already sensed the departure of the Dragon Tongue.

Naruto pondered whether his earlier actions towards Ryusei had been too abrupt and aroused Ryusei's suspicion.

"It seems that our 'intimate' actions just now didn't arouse her suspicion."

At this moment, everyone in Hozuki Castle was in a hurry as if facing a great enemy, but Naruto was leisurely leaning against the well-shaped cell door.

He sensed the location of the dragon tongue, and also sensed Wuwei and those few "real" faction leaders who concealed their true identities with zodiac masks.

The dragon tongue that Naruto released soon revealed its whereabouts.

Even though Ryusei has the strength of the Anbu, his chakra usage is currently being suppressed by "Fire Release: Heavenly Prison".

Furthermore, the temperament shown by Ryuze in the original work is really not like that of an ANBU ninja. In short, whether it is strength or temperament... she is quite weak.

It seems that there is a difference between the ANBU ninjas of small ninja villages and those of large ninja villages.

In Naruto's opinion, Ryuzetsu could probably barely be considered a Special Jonin due to his bloodline limit.

But it wasn't particularly outstanding either.

Furthermore, Naruto first turned Hozuki Castle into a complete mess, making everyone highly vigilant about everything around them.

If they then lured Longshe out of the cell, it would be perfectly normal for Longshe to be discovered.

Naruto also needs the Dragon Tongue "flower" to attract the attention of "real".

Dragon Tongue did indeed attract Wuwei's attention.

Wuwei left Karin's side.

Naruto seized the opportunity, formed hand seals, and then disappeared in front of the cell.

……

Karin was startled by the person who suddenly appeared in front of her. She retreated into the narrow cage, but her foot missed and she fell to the ground with her bottom.

Her glasses also fell off her face.

The blurred vision made Karin lose her last sense of security, and she hurriedly crawled on the ground, groping for her glasses.

Suddenly, a hand appeared in front of her, holding Karin's glasses.

"...Thank you."

Karin subconsciously thanked her.

She took the glasses and put them back on, only then realizing that she was now a "prisoner." Who would be so kind as to help her find her glasses in the cage?

"You—you are—"

Her vision cleared again, and Karin looked at the man dressed as a guard from Hozuki Castle who had somehow appeared in her cage.

"My name is Sakakibara."

"—The one from Konoha!"

"..."

Naruto remained silent.

"Didn't Kusagakure teach you that even if you see through someone's disguise, you should pretend you didn't notice anything before confirming whether that person is friend or foe, and stall for time by being evasive?"

Naruto asked curiously.

He pretended to look at Karin.

He actually glanced rather discreetly at the dark corner outside the cell where Karin was imprisoned, a corner where nothing could be seen.

"No... I didn't teach him."

Karin felt a little embarrassed to be lectured by her "enemy".

"Then remember this from now on."

"I-I know!"

Startled by Naruto's words, Karin's voice became much softer in response.

Then Karin realized that Naruto seemed to have led the conversation in the wrong direction, and she quickly tried to break the silence by asking, "Are you an enemy or a friend?"

Judging from Naruto's tone just now, Karin felt that Naruto was at least not an enemy.

Naruto ignored Karin and continued to dominate their conversation.

Do you know what a tongue tomato is?

"Sister Longshe?!"

"You're quite easy to lead astray."

Naruto gave Karin a very fair assessment.

Karin glanced at Naruto but didn't say anything.

"Are you and Longshe a good friend?"

Naruto asked again.

Karin's lips were tightly closed.

Judging from her reaction, she was clearly prepared to remain silent.

But Naruto has plenty of ways to deal with this girl who is only twelve or thirteen years old.