Chapter 225: Chapter – 222 10 days…
Uchiha Ryota's prison cell.
Looking at his brother's dead body that was dragged out of the cell, Ryota's face distorted and rage-filled his face.
The sclera of his eyes was bloodshot red and three tomoe rapidly spinning in the scarlet copy-wheel.
Ryota did not cry, because there was no point in it, but he swore in his heart, 'Nii-san, I will definitely avenge your death!'
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One week later.
These days Kuroto would casually go to the prison dungeon from time to time to check up on Ryota's progress in cracking the seal and irritate him sometimes, of course, he did not stop the torture as that can make Ryota suspicious.
Overall, Kuroto was able to conclude that Ryota was indeed breaking the seal to escape.
It's just that he was being too careful and his progress was too slow for Kuroto's taste.
With the speed at which Ryota was cracking the seal, it will take at least two to three months for him to successfully break free.
Kuroto obviously can't afford to wait for so long, because there is no telling how the situation will change during this period, so he can't let Ryota stall so much time.
After mulling over a little, Kuroto had an idea.
Currently, he was inside Ryota's prison cell, and after delivering the daily dose of torture he said to the wooden puppet, "I have to go on a mission and I wouldn't be coming for the next ten days, so in the meantime, you have to keep watch over him and you don't need to give him any nutrition, just water is enough."
All while Kuroto spoke this, Ryota didn't seem to be paying any attention; his eyes were currently unfocused as if he was in a tranced state, there was no reaction on his face and he did not even bat his eyelids.
But Kuroto can confirm that this is just Ryota's façade because he has already noticed that as soon as his words were finished, the frequency of Ryota's heartbeat increased slightly.
Kuroto pretended to not notice this change and muttered, "I have already got bored of this torture game; so I have decided that after I return from completing the mission, I will put him out of his misery, that way we wouldn't have to bother about him anymore and I will dispose of him."
There was again a slight increase in the frequency of Ryota's heartbeat but it soon returned to normal.
Kuroto ignored the change and left the prison cell calmly.
As soon as the gate of the prison cell was closed, Ryota's opened his eyes and his murderous energy started leaking unconsciously, "Ten days huh…?"
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Back to his study room, Kuroto sat on a chair and reviewed his plan, repeatedly confirmed that there were no loopholes and after he was sure about this, he nodded and soon started the preparations.
For the final 'Despair Test' ten days later, the entire dungeon prison will be a test site, so he must arrange all the props now.
Regardless of whether the final test results in a success or failure, this dungeon prison will be abandoned after the test, therefore, Kuroto has to make sure to clean up all the traces that might point towards him through the grapevine.
After completing what he had to do, Kuroto left the Dungeon Prison and came to his secret laboratory in the Death Forest.
Coming to Cell Cultivation Lab, Kuroto stopped before the large nutrition tanks.
Two clones were floating in these nutrition tanks, but they are not the clones he planned to use for the fusion in Chimera Technique, rather they were simple clones he cultivated using DNA extracted from his own cells.
Checking all the data displayed, Kuroto analyzed the parameters of the two clones and calculated all the next steps to be taken.
With the technical means he currently has access to, the cultivation of a simple low-quality clone takes at least half a month.
The two clones floating in the nutrition tank were already bred a week ago, so counting the time, they should be successfully completed in about a week for the last stimulation test, that is if nothing unaccepted happens.
With everything proceeding according to the predetermined plan, Kuroto did not waste time anymore and sneaked back to the village.
During this week the hunting operation against Amatsukami has come to a sudden halt.
This is because no matter how much manpower or material resources are used, there has been no successful result. The so-called bounty-nin organization named Amatsukami seems to have never existed at all. This has made more and more people feel that something is wrong.
All signs point that Amatsukami has not had any substantial interaction with any underground organization other than their hostile relationship with Akatsuki.
And considering that the members of Amatsukami have not made any appearance since the Uchiha Ryota went missing, a strange reputation about Amatsukami has started to permeate.
Amatsukami seems to suddenly appear out of nowhere in the shinobi world and then suddenly disappear, making people feel unpredictable.
And precisely because of the repeated failures, people have started to take the rumors about Uchiha Shisui being Homusubi seriously.
Everyone can't help but make secret speculations, among the Uchiha shinobi, Uchiha Shisui is the only one who is officially known to have the Mangekyou Sharingan, so the possibility that the rumors are correct is very high.
And if it is true, does that mean Amatsukami is hidden in Konoha!?
All these things have prompted Sandaime not to be able to sit by any longer and he must take corresponding steps.
Soon, Hyuga Kuroto received a personal summons under Hokage's orders.
Coming to the Hokage office, Kuroto frowned slightly as he looked at the people present in the room.
At this time, not only Sandaime-sama but even the three elder advisors, the Patriarch of Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hiashi, as well as the toad Sannin Jiraiya were present in the Hokage Office.
What surprised Kuroto, even more, was the presence of a small elder toad who stood on the table next to Jiraiya, the toad was green in color with white hair, white beard, and white eyebrows, wearing a brown cloak.
This toad was obviously not simple and Kuroto recognized him as Fukasaku, one of the 'Two Great Toad Sage' from Mount Myoboku.
'Even someone like him was called to be present during the interrogation?' – thought Kuroto in surprise.
Calming down himself, he kneeled before Sandaime-sama and spoke, "Eagle of Team-11 reporting, Hokage-sama!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the tobacco pipe which has become more and more inseparable these days and said, "There are some questions, you have to answer them truthfully!"
Kuroto who was already removed his Eagle Anbu Mask nodded, "Yes, Hokage-sama, I will answer every question to the best of my ability!"
Sandaime said, "Report everything about the events on the night when the Kumogakure delegation was attacked. How did you and Uchiha Shisui encounter the enemy, the entire battle process, including every other detail?"
Kuroto and Shisui have already discussed everything repeatedly, so Kuroto did not need to think too much and recounted the fabricated details.
After listening to all the explanations, everyone in the Hokage office was thinking and trying to find loopholes in Kuroto's words.
Hyuga Hiashi was staring at Kuroto with a little worry in his eyes.
So far, only Kuroto, Shisui, Hiashi, and some members of the Hyuga Clan are actually aware of what transpired in the Hyuga territory that led to Watanabe's death, therefore, Hiashi was worried that the suspicion on Uchiha Shisui might also drag Kuroto into this mess!
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Chapter 226: Chapter – 223 Sunagakure’s Troubles
While everyone was silent, Jiraiya spoke to Kuroto, "Renarrate the details of your and Uchiha Shisui's battle situation when you two were ambushed by Amatsukami shinobi."
As per the instructions, Kuroto described the fabricated details of the battle from the time of being ambushed by the three Amatsukami shinobi without any hesitation.
After he heard the details Jiraiya nodded and didn't speak anything more.
The details have been made up by him and Shisui after quite a lot of consideration, and both of them have made sure to not leave any loopholes that can be exploited by others.
Therefore, Kuroto and Shisui's explanation would almost be the same.
As for why not perfectly same?
It's obvious, there is nothing perfect or absolute in the world, therefore, if both of their details match perfectly then it would be easier for others to find flaws.
For this reason, both of them kept some level of difference which can be logically explained by the difference in perspective.
Also, Kuroto made sure to push all the inexplicable parts of the explanation on Amatsukami's head, their members are just too strong with weird and unusual abilities. Since Sandaime himself couldn't catch Suijin and Musubi so he won't be able to accuse others.
By the time, Kuroto was finished with recounting all the events, Sandaime asked tentatively, "Was there any abnormal sign from Uchiha Shisui on that night?"
Kuroto did not answer Sandaime's question directly, but said naturally, "Hokage-sama, the rumors permeating in the village have also come to my attention, although I have no right to be the judge of the matter, I do believe that these rumors are pure nonsense, not even worth consideration!"
Shimura Danzo snorted coldly at Kuroto's blatant words, "Presumptuous, what is the reason for making such an assertion?"
Kuroto was unperturbed and said indifferently, "First and foremost, I don't believe Uchiha Shisui can betray the village, and even if we assume, he did so; and joined Amatsukami, then why would he attack the shinobi of the Uchiha Clan?"
"This is probably a pre-directed script that the Uchiha Shinobi are acting upon, they are just causing this chaos to take advantage as we let down our guards!" – Danzo said as if it was natural.
"If this is all a self-directed performance by the Uchiha Clan, then it means that Amatsukami is in colluding with the Uchiha Clan, or Amatsukami is established by the Uchiha Clan, isn't that right?" – with a mocking smile, Kuroto continued, "And if that's the case, why did Amatsukami took the risk of transporting Watanabe's body to the Black-market branch just for some bounty? Does the Uchiha Clan lack money that they would stoop to such a level?"
Danzo opened his mouth to retort Kuroto's words but couldn't think anything to counter it and just snorted.
What Kuroto pointed out is actually a question that has been puzzling everyone present here.
Judging from the actions Amatsukami has taken, they really seem to be a bounty-nin organization, and if that's the case, then the suspicions on the Uchiha Clan are naturally invalid because everyone knows that the Uchiha Clan does not lack money as they have an inheritance of over a millennium in their hands!
Even Shimura Danzo can't help but think that the Uchiha Clan will really not do such absurd things.
At this time, Sandaime waved his hands and signaled Kuroto, "Alright, you can step back."
Kuroto nodded and quietly left the Hokage Office.
After Kuroto left, Sandaime asked everyone, "What do you think of his words?"
Hyuga Hiashi was the first to stand up for Kuroto and Shisui, "I believe both Kuroto-Kun and Shisui-Kun are reliable and it is unwise to suspect them based on some rumors."
Toad Sage Fukasaku said, "I have sensed that this child name Hyuga Kuroto did not have any mood swings, nor was there any change in his heartbeat during the entire conversation, which means he wasn't lying."
Danzo said, "Hyuga Kuroto may have said the truth, but there is no telling that he isn't under Uchiha Shisui's control. Hiruzen, you should be aware of what is Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan Dojutsu, can anyone even guarantee that what Hyuga Kuroto believes is even his belief, or is it something planted by Uchiha Shisui?"
Danzo's words silenced Sandaime and the two elders.
Although Fukasaku did not understand what Danzo was referring to, he still shook his head and said, "His chakra was very peaceful, or rather extraordinarily peaceful… in other words, there are no disruptions in his chakra so I don't think he is being controlled by some kind of Genjutsu."
Hiashi also voiced out, "Yes, if Kuroto-Kun was being controlled by some kind of Genjutsu, there would have been a response from the Caged Bird curse seal, but all the feedback is normal."
Sandaime breathed a sigh of relief, "If that's the case then it's good!" of course, he did not want to give out information about Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami either.
Sandaime did not want to intensify the conflict with the Uchiha Clan. The sudden emergence of Amatsukami and Akatsuki that has a lot of missing-nin of Konoha is more threatening, and there are chances that the Uchiha Clan might really collude with these organizations if they are pushed too much.
And from what intelligence Konoha has collected about Akatsuki, the total level of combat power that Akatsuki hides is not something Konoha can deal against on its own. Therefore, it would be better to deal with the suspicions of Shisui with cautiousness as he is one of the few top-level forces currently in the village.
Thinking a little Sandaime turned towards Utatane Koharu and asked, "What is the news from Sunagakure?"
Konoha and Sunagakure and allies, so when investigating information about Amatsukami, Konoha also sent requests to Sunagakure to form a cooperative search and investigation teams.
Upon Sandaime's question, Koharu took out a document file and passed it to Sandaime while speaking, "The situation on Sunagakure's side is very bad!"
Hiruzen raised an eye at Elder Koharu's words and his expression turned into a frown as he started reading the file.
After Sasori fought with Sandaime Hokage and escaped, Konoha notified the situation about him to Sunagakure.
Many people in Sunagakure have suspected that the disappearance of Sandaime Kazekage is related to Sasori but because he is the grandson of Elder Chiyo, so without any evidence, they remained quiet and did not voice out their opinions.
But now that the news of Sasori joining Akatsuki has been confirmed and the fact that he killed Sandiame Kazekage has been brought to light, so the lack of evidence can no longer be used. Moreover, Amatsukami has confirmed that Sasori is indeed the one responsible for the death of Sandaime Kazekage.
For this reason, Sunagakure also organized a hunting force to hunt down Sasori and avenge their Kazekage.
And by coincidence or not, at around the same time the Sunagakure hunting force was organized, Sasori also received intel from one of his spies that Orochimaru was hiding in the Land of Wind.
Sasori and Kakuzu team along with Hiruko and Shinno team rushed towards the Land of Wind to deal with the traitor Orochimaru.
But what they met up with was way beyond their expectations. The Sunagakure hunting force unexpectedly encountered Akatsuki, as a result, a fierce battle broke out between the two parties. Eventually, the Akatsuki members were forced to retreat while the Sunagakure forces suffered heavy losses and couldn't keep up the pursuit.
As he completed reading the file, Sandaime's face turned gloomy.
After Konoha, Suna was also embarrassed by a bounty-nin organization, one by one, the majesty of the five great shinobi villages is being trampled on by these mercenary organizations…
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