Chapter 414: Chapter – 408 Defeat of Yagura
"One… only a single person?" – Yagura muttered while listening to the light sound of footsteps coming from a few passages away.
Considering that it is midnight currently, any shinobi from the village should not be coming to meet him at this time.
And before coming here, Yagura had already instructed the leftover few guards in the Mizukage Building to not disturb him, so, according to common sense, and with what little respect they have left for him, nobody would disturb him unless there is an emergency, the possibility of which can't be ruled out.
'Is there something wrong in the village?' this was a momentary thought, and a logical one too, but Yagura denied this possibility. Because if it was really an emergency, then the pace with which this person was coming towards him would have been rushed and panicked, not so quiet and relaxed.
Moreover, Yagura wasn't sensing anything going on in the village, if some kind of chaos was going on in the village, then he would have felt that for sure, after all, vibrations are still detectable.
'An assassin to kill me?' was another guess, this one wasn't wrong either, given how much pressure he has been facing for a few days now, it's quite logical that some of them would also use the means of assassination to get rid of him early.
When he thought of the possibility of an assassin, Yagura had a bit of hesitation on his face, 'Am I really allowed to live after what I have led the village into? Perhaps I would be better off dead, perhaps the village would be better off with me dead.' guilt was already killing him, it would change nothing if he were to die early, it's not as if anyone's going to mourn his death after what he has led the village into.
'But what's if it's an enemy who wants to use the weak period?' was another thought as the image of the masked man, blue-haired Kunoichi of the paper style and ripple patterned eyed Shinobi flashed from his memories.
And along with memories, anger also appeared in his mind, normally, shinobi are not influenced by their emotions, but Yagura couldn't restrain his anger when he thought of those Akatsuki members again trying to do something to the village.
With a gloomy expression, Yagura picked up his double hooked club and prepared for a battle, 'If it is Akatsuki then….' Thought Yagura as he disappeared from this room.
Yagura was controlled by Akatsuki and based on the information he has studied about the Akatsuki, their goal is to collect all the nine Bijuu, they already have Nibi, and since Ichibi is dead, so it's possible that their next target is Sanbi…. But Yagura did not care whether their goal is Sanbi or him, he has to make sure that the village remains safe at all costs, after all, no one in Kirigakure can match up to their strength, the worst comes to worst, he will die, but the village should remain safe.
Whoosh…
With the sound of breaking past the wind, Yagura appeared in front of the intruder, Bijuu Chakra coating his body, killing intent in his move, and with anger surging in his heart his double hooked club with all his strength.
He did not want to be careless, because he recognizes the identity of the person standing before him.
A black cloak with a golden pattern, and a flame mask, Yagura may not have directly met this person before, but he does know the information about this person, everybody does.
It was none other than a member of Amatsukami standing in front of him, to be more specific, it was Homusubi.
Ding…
But instead of killing the enemy with a single blow, a loud metal symphony resounded in the underground passage. The reason was that Homusubi blocked his club with a Kunai, and only took a single step backward to cancel off the momentum of his strike.
Yagura wasn't surprised, Amatsukami is on organization at the same level as Akatsuki, so it is obvious that killing the enemy won't be so easy, as such, he entered Version 2 Bijuu Mode "Do not think this village to be a playground for you people." And lunged a kick at Homusubi's head.
Boom…
But the kick was easily blocked by a red hand made of chakra that extended from a rib cage-type chakra wrapped around Homusubi.
Once a Jinchuriki enters the Bijuu Mode the strength behind each of their moves is increased several times, this increase in strength is much more in the Version 2 mode, so Yagura was sure that even if it won't kill Homusubi, it would at least send him flying, but the fact that Homusubi stopped that strike so easily was nothing short of a surprise.
Even the coral that was supposed to have trapped Homusubi was broken away by that ribcage structure.
"What is this red chakra?" – Yagura muttered to himself while analyzing the opposite party's move, 'It couldn't be Susano'o, became based on the intelligence Homusubi's Susano'o is Golden… but that shape and that evil chakra…'
'Be careful Yagura, that is undoubtedly Susano'o!' was what Sanbi said to him.
'Is that so, in that case, I must use Bijuudama, anything else won't work on him!' – Yagura said and started to condense Bijuudama.
"Amaterasu!"
But before he could fire the Bijuudama on Homusubi, black flames suddenly appeared on his body.
'Katon?' – thought Yagura but soon realized that's not the case here, 'This is no ordinary fire…'
Yagura soon realized that what engulfed him is no ordinary fire, it won't just go away and he could only writhe and scream in agony and pain "Ahhhhhhh…" as all his attempts to get rid of the fire proved to be fruitless.
In just a short few moments Yagura collapsed, still burning from the heat of Amaterasu.
'Damn you… Uchiha!' was his last thought as he lost consciousness.
After Yagura lost consciousness, the Bijuu Cloak on his body disappeared, and the black flames also faded away under Homusubi's command.
"Defeated him already huh? Your strength sure has improved Itachi" – said Tsukihi as she walked out from the shadows, she observed the entire fight that did not even last 30 seconds, in which Itachi made short work of the Mizukage.
Homusubi removed his mask and said, "I am still not strong enough to match you, Shisui-san, and Kuroto-san…"
Tsukihi just smiled and said, "You will reach there eventually." Then continued after a pause, "Anyway, let's see the state of Mizukage."
Itachi nodded and gave way to Tsukihi to walk closer and check upon Karatachi Yagura's state.
Looking at the miserable figure of Yagura, with several burns on both his hands, legs, face and other body parts, Tsukihi had a pitying look in her eyes.
But Tsukihi's pitiful suddenly changed and she covered her nose and asked Itachi a more important question, "Amaterasu deserves to be the strongest Katon Ninjutsu, he won't die, right?" the reason being that the smell of cooked meat was permeating in the air.
Amaterasu is obviously stronger than her Oshihomimi, because of its characteristics of burning for 7 days and 7 nights. It may not be as violent as Oshihomimi, but it still ranks above Oshihomimi. This is also one of the many reasons why Tsukihi made sure to bring Itachi with her. In the canon, Itachi easily defeated Yagura by the use of Amaterasu.
Itachi nodded, "He shouldn't die as long as he receives timely medical attention."
Tsukihi nodded and said while she printed the hand seals, "Alright Itachi, in that case, prepare to use what we have planned, I'll make sure that Sanbi does not interfere."
After that, she activated her Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan in order to Stop Sanbi's interference.
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Chapter 415: Chapter – 409 A Secret Loyal Subordinate
'Kuchiyose no Jutsu!'
Poof…
From the cloud of white smoke, Shisui in his Anbu costume appeared.
"Is it time?" Shisui asked Itachi who has summoned him.
"Hmm, Mizukage-sama has been defeated, so let's start." – Itachi said to Shisui.
Tsukihi and Itachi have already explained everything occurring in Kirigakure to Shisui in the past few days, as such, no further explanation was needed.
"Alright." Shisui nodded without any hesitation and activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, then he lifted up the unconscious Mizukage by the neck, and opened Yagura's eyelid with his other hand, before, starting he asked Tsukihi, "You are keeping the Sanbi in check, right?"
"Hmm. Don't worry, Sanbi will not be interfering." Tsukihi nodded, she had already placed Sanbi in a Genjutsu with her Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, as such the second biggest turtle of the shinobi world was completely unaware of what exactly was happening to its Jinchuriki.
Shisui nodded, and after brewing sufficient ocular power in both of his eyes, he started,
'Mangekyou Sharingan: Kotoamatsukami!'
Ba bump
The moment Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on the Mizukage both Tsukihi and Itachi heard a loud sound of a heartbeat.
However, both knew that this wasn't any heartbeat, but the resonance of the 'Will' caused by the Dojutsu of Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan. At this moment, Yagura's 'Will' was already under Shisui's control and can be modified as per Shisui's desire.
Kotoamatsukami is different from normal Genjutsu, it does not hinder Chakra flow, it directly affects the Brain and modifies the 'Will' and 'Thought Processes' of the subject.
And because it does not disturb the Subject's Chakra Flow, as such it is impossible to detect whether someone is under the effect of a Genjutsu, or more specifically under Kotoamatsukami or not, not by any means, even other Dojutsu or chakra flow sensory ninjutsu can not see or detect Kotoamatsukami.
The only reason Shimura Danzo who was manipulating Mifune was caught red-handed by Ao during the Gokage Summit is that Ao recognized Shisui's Chakra Color in Danzo's bandaged eye, and from there he made some guesses based on his suspicions which proved to be true.
The reason for Ao's suspicion was Mifune's strange behavior and favor towards Hokage and Konoha, it was not that he detected Mifune being under a Genjutsu or anything as such anyone who is being manipulated by Kotoamatsukami will always remain under control, and never be found out, even if the caster dies.
So, as long as Yagura does not behave strangely or uncharacteristically, no one will figure out that Yagura is in a Genjutsu. In fact, even if Yagura does behave out of character, it can be attributed to the shock and horrible experience he has gone through, so figuring out Yagura being under control is almost impossible.
This is why Kotoamatsukami is the ultimate Genjutsu because it is incredibly hard to counter.
At this moment, Shisui asked Tsukihi, "Alright, I have completely invaded his thought process, what is the change Kuroto-san wanted in his thought process? Is it the same one as Godaime Kazekage or different?"
Tsukihi said, "The same as Pakura, Yagura needs to be a secret loyal subordinate of Amatsukami."
If the Kazekage or the Mizukage were to become loyal to Konoha, or anyone in specific, then their behavior and orders will be for the benefit of Konoha or for that person, which will obviously make others suspicious, in which case, even if they are not suspected to be under Genjutsu, they will still be suspected to have taken refuge or bowed down to Konoha, and if that were to happen, then they wouldn't be able to remain the Kage of their villages.
But if they are secretly loyal to Amatsukami, then they would secretly work for the benefit of the organization, which won't be so easy to figure out, because no one other than the members of the organization knows what is the true goal of Amatsukami and what are they working for, as such, no one will be able to figure out that the Mizukage and Kazekage are Amatsukami's secret subordinate.
'Reasonable enough.' Shisui nodded, and while looking in the eyes of Yagura, he said in a deep voice, "Karatachi Yagura, from this moment forth to the end of your being, as a living being, as a dead being and even somewhere in between, you will be eternally loyal to Amatsukami."
Yagura, who was still unconscious, nodded in a mechanical tone, "I am a loyal secret subordinate of Amatsukami, I will remain eternally loyal to the organization while alive, even after my death, and somewhere in between."
After Yagura's mechanical acceptance of his fate from here on, Shisui closed his eyes and gasped for breath.
Even Yagura who was held by him was dropped to the ground.
"Shisui-san!" Itachi exclaimed and helped Shisui.
Shisui regained, himself, and said "I am alright, it's just that my visual prowess has completely diminished. And this is just the backlash from using Kotoamatsukami at its full potential."
Tsukihi observed Shisui's state carefully. At this moment, Shisui's eyes have completely lost light, meaning, that Shisui can not see anything, and he can not use Mangekyou Sharingan.
Itachi asked Shisui, "Shisui san, will you be able to continue your mission?"
Shisui nodded, "I will manage somehow."
Tsukihi nodded, "Alright, in that case, you can go back, after you return from your mission you will go to Hashirama Cell implantation, Kuroto-sama has informed me that all the preparations for that are completed, so if everything goes well, your vision will soon return to normal."
Shisui nodded, "Alright."
Then Itachi released the summon following which Shisui disappeared from her into a poof of smoke and went back to continue his mission.
Now with Shisui gone, only Tsukihi, Itachi, and an unconscious Mizukage were left.
Itachi asked Tsukihi, "Now that Mizukage has been controlled, what comes next?"
Tsukihi thought a little, then said, "Firstly release Genjutsu on all guards and also erase their memories of what happened tonight… clean up all of our tracks, meanwhile I will take care of our new subordinate and make sure he doesn't die at least, or else this will all be pointless."
Itachi nodded and disappeared.
Now with Itachi gone, Tsukihi picked up Yagura like a sack of potato, also picked up Yagura's club, and walked into the nearby room.
'Let's see what can Kirigakure give me…' was a thought in her mind. One of the many reasons why Amatsukami has controlled the Kazekage and Mizukage is to solve the problem of funds required for the functioning of the organization.
So, aside from complete access to their Jutsu library, Tsukihi also hopes to gain some economic benefits from these two great shinobi villages.
After all, a fund of billions of Ryo is not so easy to collect, even with all the missions from the Black Market.
Moreover, as the experiments have progressed, and the technology has improved, Tsukihi has also realized that her initial calculations were not accurate. There are many more things and many more expenses than she initially took into account, maintenance of Ancor Vantian, funds required to raise Gaara, and Karin, as well as many other expenses.
So, it's about time Tsukihi starts using other Shinobi Villages for her benefits, otherwise what good it would be to control two of the five great shinobi villages if they are not used for anything?
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