Chapter 125: Chapter – 122 Almost Perfect Jinchuriki…
Rising up from the ground, the half body of Zetsu came out of the ground and asked the masked-man who stood on the side with a puzzled expression, "Why are you helping that kid even now?"
The main reason why the team lead by Danzo couldn't discover Uchiha Shinichi's tracks was because of the indirect help the masked-man provided him.
Otherwise, it would have been extremely difficult for Shinichi to get rid of the chase simply depending on his own skills.
The masked-man who carefreely stood with his hands crossed at the back of his head, replied calmly without moving his gaze, "Simply because he is a useful chess piece."
Zetsu frowned a little and said in a disapproving tone, "But we have lost control of him!"
"No!" – muttered the masked-man, and continued in a flat tone, "So long as he continues to live, that is already more than enough…, for now!"
The Masked-Man is very clear about the contradiction between the Uchiha and the Village, therefore, as long as Uchiha Shinichi remains alive outside Konoha as a missing-nin, the rift between the Hokage faction and the Uchiha Clan will never be solved.
At this time, Zetsu said while pointing in one direction, "Konoha has sent the Team-11, so it is hard to say whether he can successfully escape out of the Land of Fire!"
The Masked-Man asked in a dissatisfied tone, "Didn't I tell you to let your clone watch him?"
However, completely ignoring, the masked man's dissatisfied tone, Zetsu just shrugged, "His perception has increased too much, my clone can't get any closer."
Ever since Shinichi awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, his perception and other sensory skills have become so apt that even being a non-sensor type, he already exceeds the ability of many sensor class, therefore, it is difficult to monitor him without letting him discover.
"Fine, but make sure to keep watch of him, even if from afar, it's not yet time for him to die!" – After speaking this sentence, the Masked-Man fell into deep thought as he remembered the mysterious black-masked man that he encountered at the Root Base.
Zetsu noticed the Masked-man's change and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
The Masked-Man didn't hide it and simply described the events that took place at the Root Base, "I encountered a mysterious person at the Root Base, his strength was very strong, I had a short bout against him and in that short bout, I couldn't take advantage for even an instant!"
Zetsu was really surprised and asked in confusion, "Konoha still has such a shinobi?"
The Masked-Man shook his head as he said, "There shouldn't be, apart from the few old men and Jiraiya, there shouldn't be anyone else in Konoha with such strength, what's more, for some reason that I am unable to comprehend, that person gave me a familiar feeling, its as if I know him but at the same time I don't!"
"Familiar!?" – After a short pause, Zetsu continued, "So, you are saying that you know him?"
The Masked-Man shook his head in denial, "That's what bugs me, among the people I know, there shouldn't be any such person!"
From that time, the Masked-Man has been trying to recall if he can find anything, but he has still not found any identity that could match that person.
Among the people he knows, except for Yondaime Hokage, no one has the strength to match that mysterious person, not even Kakashi, who has his left eye.
And what makes Masked-Man cautious is the confidence the other party revealed, for a moment the confidence the other party showed did remind him of Konoha's Yellow Flash!
And that could be troublesome.
Zetsu was a little intrigued by this and said with a chuckle, "If there's someone that can even make you feel cautious, I am a little curious as to who that person might be."
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Boom… Boom… Boom…
The sound of explosions and metal clashing metal can still be heard, just listening to the movement Kuroto can more or less judge that the rest of the members of Team-11 are fiercely fighting there.
Uchiha Shinichi standing opposite to Kuroto drew his short sword and waved it casually while saying, "Hyuga Kuroto, in fact, as I said, I don't hate you, but the regret I feel for losing to you back then still makes me unable to forget."
Observing everything going around in the vicinity, Kuroto could only sigh, "We all underestimated you big time!"
The identity of the mysterious third-party is no longer hidden now, and this also confirmed that the scene at the tree cave might actually be a part of their plan to lead Team-11 or the other chasers here into an ambush.
Moreover, from just one look Kuroto can confirm that Shinichi is not injured as they thought, this explains why his traveling speed was still too high.
But the next surprising thing is just how was Shinichi able to come in contact with Cloud Army and let it infiltrate into the Land of Fire?
Was it Obito's work?
After all, this ambush was prepared by their combined effort, so there is no doubt that Shinichi has some sort of cooperative relationship with the Cloud Village.
Otherwise, the Cloud Village would definitely not have the time and opportunity to send so many elites ninjas here.
Kuroto speculated that the spy Cloud Village planted in Konoha somehow came into contact with Shinichi and helped him plan this all out.
This Kumo spy hidden in Konoha not only perfectly understood Shinichi's resentment towards Konoha but also managed to approach the guy, and was able to induce Shinichi to form a cooperative relationship, from just this alone, it can be guessed that the identity and status of this spy are not ordinary.
After all, this spy is probably the reason why the accurate information of the members of Team-11 is printed in the Bingo Book.
Now understanding that; Kuroto would have to find who that person may be.
But Kuroto was also glad on the fact that he didn't yet reveal the information about the Tenseigan and Ryuumyaku to the Village.
And now this thing has benefited him, after all, most of the intel about him in the Bingo Book is incomplete.
And, same is the case with, Shisui and Kakashi.
After all, the spy wouldn't have been aware of Shisui and Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan.
So, this makes most of the information the spy provided sort of useless.
And this is exactly one of the reasons why Kuroto never revealed the secret of his Tenseigan to anyone.
'But finding and disposing of him is something I'll have to take care of!'
After suppressing all these thoughts, Kuroto slowly brought out his Kusanagi sword as he spoke to Shinichi, "I understand, let's change places, I won't be able to give you the battle you want here…"
Shinichi was startled by what Kuroto said, and immediately shook his head with a helpless smile, "No, you don't seem to understand, in fact, I don't need much time to deal with you."
Kuroto didn't pay any attention to Shinichi, and directly left in a direction after dropping just two words, "Follow Me!"
Shinichi misunderstood Kuroto's actions, as he muttered, "Don't you feel embarrassed to run away from a battle?"
And with a chuckle, Shinichi chased after Kuroto.
Whether it was Kuroto or Shinichi, the strength of both the Shinobi has already surpassed the level of a Jonin, therefore, both their speed was extremely fast, so it didn't take long for them to leave the battlefield at the ambush point.
Noticing that they were already quite far away, Shinichi asked impatiently, "Hey…, where are you trying to escape?"
Kuroto who was at the front didn't bother turning back, "I am not trying to escape, I just want to deal with you at a place where no one else is present!"
Shinichi just snorted, "Baka…, you don't understand what it means to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. Your Byakugan is nothing in comparison to my eyes!"
Kuroto simply ignored Shinichi's rambling and finally stopped after moving a little more distance.
As soon as Kuroto stopped Shinichi also stopped, and while tapping his sword over his shoulder, he said with emotion, "Ever since I awakened these Cursed Eyes, I have changed!"
At this time, Shinichi was completely immersed in emotion and self-monologue that Kuroto felt a little dumbfounded.
But Kuroto could understand what Shinichi meant, an Uchiha who just awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, a sudden gain of such incomprehensible power must make him feel a little intoxicated, he was able to easily slaughter away the Root and Anbu ninja, so obviously, his confidence would inflate.
After all, Kuroto also experienced this phase back when he just awakened the Tenseigan, so he is no stranger to it, and it was only because of some of the difficult experiences he went through; did Kuroto learned to never overestimate himself.
Unfortunately for Shinichi, he hasn't experienced such a thing yet, so he doesn't understand this.
And Kuroto would obviously not shy away to use this to his advantage.
'This is obviously an opportunity!'
Kuroto didn't miss this opportunity and directly used Rein Pull to draw Shinichi and rushed towards him along with positioning the Kusanagi Sword.
Mangekyou Sharingan can have all sorts of weird abilities, so if Kuroto has the opportunity to land a surprise attack then it's better to utilize it.
Slash…
Shinichi was shocked as his body suddenly flew towards Hyuga Kuroto and was stabbed through the heart by the sword.
Look at his chest through which the metal sword pierced his heart, Shinichi asked in confusion, "What was that just now?"
Listening to Shinichi's murmur, Kuroto immediately pulled out his sword and retreated backward.
Retreating backward, Kuroto observed that just as Kakashi described, the stab wound on Shinichi's chest quickly healed. If not for the blood on his sword and the cut on his clothes, Kuroto wouldn't really be sure whether he stabbed Shinichi or not.
"It is definitely not a genjutsu effect, because even if somehow I couldn't resist it with the Tenseigan, Ryuumyaku would have definitely woke me up!"
Since Kuroto is already the Ryuumyaku's Jinchuriki, and since the young form of Ryuumyaku is quite docile, therefore, Kuroto can fully use the power of Ryuumyaku, as long he doesn't exceed the upper limit that would cause the invasion of Natural Energy, so he can more or less be regarded a perfect Jinchuriki.
Therefore, most of the Genjutsu attacks are ineffective on him…
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Chapter 126: Chapter – 123 Kuroto vs Shinichi Round: 2
'If it's not a genjutsu then why did my attack turned invalid?' – thought Kuroto while holding the Kusanagi Sword.
The special ability of this Kusanagi Sword is to inhibit healing, moreover, the blade has been specifically treated in a Poison that Kuroto concocted himself. Therefore, Shinichi should already be dead; based on the fact that Kuroto stabbed through his heart.
But Shinichi recovered instantly, moreover no scars?
But Kuroto can be sure that Shinichi hasn't used the forbidden technique 'Izanagi', for one Shinichi didn't have the opportunity to cast it, and second, his chakra is still normal.
Now, this makes Kuroto quite interested in what kind of ability Shinichi has awakened, it is definitely not simple 'Regeneration'.
Based on the smell, Kuroto can judge that the bloodstains that were present in the tree cave were indeed Shinichi's, however, if his Mangekyou Sharingan ability is 'Regeneration' then he shouldn't have suffered such serious wounds.
Therefore, his Mangekyou ability is definitely not simple 'Regeneration!'.
'Is it quick healing? No, it's not quick healing… because if that was the case then why the bloodstains in the tree cave…? Is it the removal of the state of injury? That's not it either… one ability is to temporarily negate all damage, but he must suffer from them at a later period, so his ability is to transfer the injuries into the future?'
"Yeah, that makes sense…" – Analyzing all the information, Kuroto made this guess, after all, Uchiha Kurumi couldn't even get to finish her last words before her death, so he must have the guilt regarding that.
Shinichi on the opposite side recovered quickly and said at this moment, "See? You can't beat me!"
Ignoring Shinichi's words, Kuroto asked tentatively, "It's postponement! The ability of one of your Mangekyou Sharingan is to transfer damage into the future, right?"
Shinichi's expression shrank as soon as he heard Kuroto and finally muttered with a defeated sigh, "As expected of the person who defeated so many Uchiha, your insight and analysis is really sharp, but now that you know about it, I can't leave you alive, it seems that now I have no option but to KILL YOU!"
Whoosh…!
As soon as he finished, Shinichi's figure turned into after image as he rushed straight towards Kuroto like an arrow released from the bow.
'Heh… Shinichi's speed has definitely increased quite a lot!' – thought Kuroto as he calmly greeted Shinichi's sword with his.
Clang… Clang… Clang…
And finally, the clash between them started.
For a moment, the sound of metal and metal slamming sounded in the forest as both Kuroto and Shinichi fought purely in nothing but simple speed, insight, perception, and Kenjutsu.
Shinichi was a Special Jonin before awakening Mangekyou Sharingan, and if not for the Hokage Faction to deliberately reduce the number of Uchiha promoting to Jonin, then he should have definitely been promoted to Jonin.
And Kuroto is someone who has awakened the Mythical Tenseigan Dojutsu, which is comparable to the Rinnegan, so long as Kuroto's prowess keeps increasing, his strength will continue to rise.
In the war period, Kuroto acted as the sensor-Class whenever he had to go on the missions, so insight and perception are some of the strong points that have only improved ever since he awakened the Tenseigan.
Therefore, the simple Kenjutsu battle between the two is a sight to behold.
After dodging away from a wind-enhanced sword slash that cut off several trees far away, Kuroto retreated sideways and dashed towards Shinichi!
'His Kenjutsu skills are really good, definitely better than Uchiha Hiiragi and Shisui's!' – thought Kuroto while analyzing Shinichi's Kenjutsu skills with his Tenseigan, Kuroto was really enjoying such a pure Taijutsu and Kenjutsu battle.
And now Kuroto understands why Shinichi was able to crush the Root and other Anbu shinobi. It wasn't just thanks to the Mangekyou Sharingan, Shinichi has definitely surpassed the level of an elite Jonin without even using extreme Mangekyou Techniques.
While Kuroto was impressed by Shinichi's progress and enjoying the battle, Shinichi didn't have the same state of mind.
Shinichi thought that he would easily be able to kill Hyuga Kuroto, but now he is shocked.
Even with the insight of Mangekyou Sharingan, he was barely able to keep up with the Kenjutsu battle against Kuroto.
This caused a storm in his heart.
Ever since he awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, Shinichi became indifferent towards other Jonin, even the Jonin of the Uchiha Clan were not in his line of sight, Shinichi is sure that he can easily deal with most of the Jonin, and he wasn't wrong, Shinichi is sure that he can easily deal with Hatake Kakashi.
And this is the reason why after slaughtering a large number of Root and Anbu ninjas, Shinichi felt that even if it is the Sandaime Hokage personally, Shinichi can deal with him easily, and dealing with Hyuga Kuroto would only be much easier.
But here he is now, giving his all just to keep up with Hyuga Kuroto. Sometimes even capturing Kuroto's movements is difficult for him, so this naturally freaked him out.
'Just what in the hell is going on…!?'
Clang…
All while these thoughts were going on in each of their minds, the battle didn't stop even for a second, and the forest area around was already a mess, while they continued clashing.
After one big clash, both of them retreated backward.
Both of them panted with a heavy breath while intently observing the opposite side, trying to find flaws in the other party's defense.
With how Kuroto operates, after confirming that no one was around, he should have already used the Tenseigan Chakra Mode to directly kill Uchiha Shinichi using the Truth-Seeking Orb or Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
But two things stopped him from doing so, for one, Shinichi's Mangekyou Sharingan ability is quite weird since he can postpone injury so this makes Kuroto a little cautious to not yet reveal his secret cards.
And second, is that he is actually enjoying this battle, so he wants to take his time and have the most out of it to increase his own strength and see if he can recruit Shinichi, after all, if you have someone of Shinichi's strength working for you, then many things would become much easier.
While Kuroto was mulling over this, Shinichi was getting angry at himself.
Looking at the newly added cuts on his clothes, but no damage on Hyuga Kuroto on the opposite side, Shinichi suddenly roared in anger, "Damn it, don't think that this is all my Mangekyou Sharingan is capable of, I am going to make you kneel before me as you realize which one of us is superior!"
Shinichi is obviously finding it difficult to keep up with Kuroto in a battle of pure insight, taijutsu, and Kenjutsu, even when he used Mangekyou Sharingan, so this makes him really angered at himself!
"Daaamnn it all to hellllllllll!!!!" – Accompanied by Shinichi's roar the dark green skeletal figure of Susanoo was projected out of his body.
Standing in the Susanoo's ribcage, Shinichi looked towards Kuroto coldly and shouted, "Hyuga Kuroto, you were a good opponent, but now die!"
Kuroto didn't say a word, just silently observing Shinichi's Susanoo while dodging the chakra blades that were fired towards him.
At this time, Shinichi's Susanoo wasn't an incomplete ribcage version that Kakashi described but an upper-body skeletal version.
'So, he has already reached Stage-2 of Susanoo!'
As long as Shinichi is inside the Susanoo's defense, most of Kuroto's simple attacks would be useless.
Sheathing back the Kusanagi Sword, Kuroto raised his arms and formed the Seal.
When Shinichi saw that Kuroto trying to cast some Jutsu he coldly stated, "Huyga Kuroto, don't waste your effort, in the face of the mighty Susanoo, nothing you do will be effective!"
The sheer power of Susanoo again reverted Shinichi's mentality to be the superior one.
But Shinichi still waited for Kuroto to complete the seal print because he wants to totally crush Hyuga Kuroto.
Initially thought that having a fair battle with Kuroto would be best as he didn't believe that Hyuga Kuroto would have any means to fight against Susanoo, therefore, Shinichi didn't start the battle with the Susanoo, but now that he found that conventional means wouldn't work, and the fact that Kuroto was able to somewhat guess his Mangekyou ability, so he had no choice but to resort to using Susanoo.
Whoosh…
With the completion of Seal, the cyan-blue chakra flames wrapped around Kuroto's body; like a cloak, and instantly his body started hovering in the mid-air while 3 Truth-Seeking Orb floated around his back.
"You…?"
Shinichi was dumbfounded at the state that Kuroto was in at the moment.
Shinichi was shocked but there was still more to come, as Kuroto muttered, "Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
Announcing its majestic presence, a ten meters long dazzling golden chakra sword emerged in Kuroto's hand.
This time, Kuroto only used one Truth-Seeking Orb to condense Golden Sword, and deliberately suppressed its length, after all, if repeated events of the land divide were to appear in many countries then those dots can be connected to him.
Therefore, Kuroto chose to control his strength to defeat Uchiha Shinichi, as that's his current goal.
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