Chapter 537: Chapter – 530 Black Zetsu’s Psychological Shadow
Roar!
Accompanied by a loud Roar, a flaming Crimson Red Susano'o suddenly appeared on the edge of the battlefield.
The flaming Red Sword that had appeared along with the crimson Red Susano'o illuminated the night sky all around, making the Gourd-Shaped Sword Wielding Susano'o appear like a true God of war.
"That… that's…" The sudden change in the situation caused all the Konoha Shinobi in the immediate vicinity of the battlefield to exclaim in shock and confusion.
Similar to the previous emerald blue Susano'o that was used by 'Madara/Tobi' before, this Crimson Red Susano'o that appeared out of nowhere and all of sudden has also never been seen before, at least not by the people currently alive, and since it hasn't been seen before, therefore, there is no intelligence of this Susano'o in the village, so everyone is confused…
"Another Susano'o….?"
"What's going on here… why are there so many Susano'o appearing today one after another?"
"This time is it the enemy or an ally?"
The surviving Konoha Shinobi are all uncertain whether the new Susano'o that suddenly appeared on the battlefield is used by an enemy or an ally.
They have already experienced the horror of a Susano'o at the hands of Madara/Tobi by being unilaterally slaughtered, and now that they see another Susano'o, although small compared to the one used by Madara/Tobi before, they still can't help but feel instinctive fear.
Soon, everyone discovered that inside the body of the Crimson-red Susano'o holding the Gourd Shaped Sword, stood a mysterious shinobi wearing a midnight Black gold-rimmed cloak, and a fire-patterned mask…
"It's another member of Amatsukami!"
"From the design of his cloak and mask, he should be Homusubi, right?"
As soon as they noticed the mysterious ninja, and recognized his identity as a member of Amatsukami, the nervous Konoha Shinobi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Konoha Shinobi are not sure whether Amatsukami Organization is an enemy or an ally of the village, and it is very difficult for them to trust the members of Amatsukami given the history of this mercenary organization, from Fujin's act of protecting Konoha tonight from so many members of the Akatsuki Organization, everyone at least understands that for tonight, Amatsukami Organization is not Konoha's enemy, as such they are willing to put down their guard against the members of Amatsukami and trust them to some extent.
Kurenai in the distance who was released by Kuroto (Shadow Clone) seemed to have lost all her strength at this moment and sat down on the ground with a relieved look on her face, "Great… a companion of Fujin has finally taken action… now with other members of Amatsukami around, Fujin shouldn't be in much danger…"
A few moments ago, when Fujin was in distress, Kurenai almost had her heart come out of her throat in nervousness and would have definitely rushed towards Fujin regardless of life and death if it weren't for Kuroto (Shadow Clone) to keep a hold of her.
And now that she has seen Homusubi taking action, Kurenai finally sighed and understood why Kuroto did not allow her to go, it was probably because Kuroto could see the arrival of Homusubi thanks to his Byakugan.
Kakashi who was lying injured on the battlefield carefully observed the surroundings in search of the figure of the masked man who claims to be Uchiha Madara.
But no matter how much he searched, Kakashi couldn't find any trace of the masked man, so he can't help but mutter in shock and surprise, "The masked man who claims to be Uchiha Madara was dealt with Homusubi so easily?"
Kakashi is the only Konoha Shinobi who was alive on the battlefield when the masked man was sucking Fujin inside the Kamui dimension, and although severely injured, Kakashi was conscious enough to notice Homusubi's sneak attack on 'Tobi/Madara'… So, Kakashi saw that while the masked man's guard was down and he was in a non-intangible state, a red Charka Sword suddenly appeared out of nowhere, stabbed through the masked man who claims to be Uchiha Madara and absorbed him inside the inside that Gourd thing in an instant.
And the biggest surprise to Kakashi is that while all this happened, the masked man wasn't able to put any resistance, and was easily absorbed inside that Gourd Shaped thing despite having Kamui at his disposal!
This is really unbelievable to Kakashi!
You know, hundreds of Konoha Shinobi including two of the three legendary Sannin had tried to deal with the masked man not long ago, and they were all useless, none of their attacks or tactics worked against the masked man making Konoha extremely helpless… but Homusubi appeared out of nowhere, and so easily dealt with the masked man in a manner of seconds, so Kakashi was a bit dazed and felt like he was in some sort of Genjutsu or something.
But, Kakashi knows that he is not in a Genjutsu because his Chakra Flow is not disrupted, the masked man has really been absorbed by that Gourd Shaped Sword in the hands of Homusubi's Susano'o… so Kakashi also breathed a sigh of relief, "Perhaps this is for the best…"
Although Kakashi wanted to verify the identity of the masked man, Konoha's safety comes first, and now that the masked man has been dealt with, so although relieved, Kakashi's mood is still quite complicated, and in this complicated mood, Kakashi also lost consciousness due to severe injury and excessive bleeding.
On the other hand, after a brief shock and surprise, the other Konoha Shinobi also found that the masked man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara was missing from the battlefield, and soon understood that perhaps it was Homusubi who dealt with the masked man.
Realizing this truth, everyone can't help but have a complicated mood… and finally, one of the Konoha Shinobi can't help but murmur, "The Uchiha of the Akatsuki Organization was defeated by an Uchiha of Amatsukami Organization… but isn't Uchiha part of Konoha?"
Listening to the murmur of that particular Shinobi, the other Konoha Shinobi were quite embarrassed, as the situation before them is indeed a great irony for Konoha.
Uchiha Clan is one of the two founding Clans of Konoha Village, but now the situation has arisen to such a point where Uchiha Clansmen are fighting against each other for foreign organizations, and not for the Konoha Village.
At this time, Kurenai suddenly found that the figure of Fujin has disappeared along with the masked man, confused she asked Kuroto who was standing beside her, "Where is Fujin?"
Kuroto (Shadow Clone) was speechless and didn't know how to answer… even the Shadow Clone didn't think that Fujin would be absorbed by the Sword of Totsuka and, so in response to Kurenai's question, he could only look in the direction of Homusubi with an unbelievable expression.
Not to mention Kuroto (Shadow Clone), even, Itachi who was wearing the Homusubi disguise was surprised by the sudden turn of events.
The previous set of tactics was discussed by Fujin and through the medium of a Genjutsu. After Itachi informed Fujin that he has successfully obtained the Sword of Totsuka and Yata Mirror, the two planned out the layout to trap and seal the masked man.
Of course, to trap and seal the masked man, there must be suitable bait so that the masked man would get hinged and make himself tangible. Fujin knew very well that apart from himself, there was no bait on the entire Konoha Battlefield that would make Obito drop his guard… and knowing this full well, Fujin acted as the bait to lure Obito out of the Kamui Dimension.
Fujin was convinced that as long as he is injured and helpless, Obito would never let go of the opportunity and try to get rid of him, or capture him… This is not only because Obito needs all the intelligence of Amatsukami he can in order to deal with the threat of the mysterious Amatsukami Organization that is probably the last hindrance in his Project Tsuki no Me, but also because of the individual strength of Fujin, which is too high for him to ignore him.
In terms of close combat skills alone, Fujin can fully suppress and defeat Hiruko who possesses five Kekkei Genkai including Swift Release, Sharingan, Steel Release, Dark Release, and Storm Release.
In terms of Ninjutsu, Fujin can use Magnet Release, Typhoon release as well as other Nature Release Jutsu (Since Scorch Release has not been actively used by Fujin, therefore, nobody is aware that he has also mastered Scorch Release Kekkei Genkai).
Magnet Release alone gives Fujin close-range and long-range versatility and can help him both attack and defend as per the situational change.
Not to mention the horror Shikotsumyaku of Fujin which is incredibly powerful against which even the perfect defence of Susano'o can't compete, and Obito has personally experienced the horror of those grey bones that can even break through his Complete Body Susano'o.
With all these skills at his disposal, although, not perfectly immune, Fujin is still fast, strong, and versatile enough to threaten Obito, therefore, Obito can never allow such a strong enemy to stay alive, and would definitely not let this opportunity go to waste when Fujin is in an extremely weak state.
In fact, if Fujin and Obito were to swap positions, and Fujin were to face such a strong enemy as him, even Fujin would also not let go of such an opportunity and definitely get rid of the enemy.
After all, there is no telling if such an opportunity would be available in the future or not, so it is better to get rid of the enemy so as to avoid future troubles.
The result was exactly as Fujin had expected, even Obito with his cautious and vigilant personality couldn't hold back and deactivated his Kamui intangibility in order to transfer Fujin inside the Kamui dimension.
And the moment he did so, Homusubi used that opportunity to make the preplanned sneak attack.
Everything went smoothly, the sneak attack succeeded, and Obito was sealed into the Sword of Totsuka… but a small accident also happened.
Neither Fujin nor Homusubi expected that when Obito used Kamui on Fujin, the chakra of the two would be in a linked state.
And in this linked state, when Obito was sucked inside the Gourd of Sword of Totsuka, Fujin too was inexplicably involved and was also sucked inside Sword of Totsuka.
As a result, Homusubi is in a dilemma right now.
It hasn't been long since Homusubi obtained the Sword of Totsuka, and he is not proficient enough in using this Spiritual Artifact. Therefore, he is not certain if he can release Fujin while keeping the masked Uchiha sealed inside.
What to do now is a real problem, and since, there are no other members of Amatsukami around for him to consult to… so, he is not sure whether to release Fujin or not, after all, the masked Uchiha was successfully caught once does not mean he can be caught the second time…
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At the edge of Konoha Village.
Looking at Obito was stabbed by a Red Chakra Sword and disappeared without a trace, Black Zetsu who was hidden in the shadows frowned, "This is troublesome… I didn't expect them to be able to find the Sword of Totsuka!"
The ignorant White Zetsu asked, "An attack of such a level shouldn't kill Obito, right?"
Black Zetsu said solemnly, "It wouldn't kill him, but the situation is more troublesome... Homusubi possesses the spiritual Artifact Sword of Totsuka… The Sword of Totsuka is a variant of the Kusanagi Sword with an enchanted blade capable of sealing the target it pierces. Those who are stabbed by the Sword of Totsuka are drawn into the Gourd and are trapped in a Genjutsu-like 'World of Drunken Dreams' for all eternity."
White Zetsu also realized the seriousness of the situation, and asked in surprise, "Does that mean Obito is sealed inside and will never be able to escape?"
"Most likely… Amatsukami has planned well, and used the perfect method to get rid of Obito… Sigh… I really didn't expect someone to be able to find this artefact in this era…" muttered Black Zetsu, and after a pause, he thought, 'Especially after I spent so much effort to get rid of all the records of Sword of Totsuka from the history of the Uchiha Clan… Damn it, even Madara was not able to find the Sword of Totsuka because I erased all the records… so how can Homusubi find it…!?'
White Zetsu asked in a depressed tone, "Then what should we do now?"
Black Zetsu said coldly, "Take control of Homusubi's consciousness, and then it would be possible to release Obito out of the Sword of Totsuka! But we can't approach that guy carelessly, Sword of Totsuka is dangerous…"
What Black Zetsu did not say was that he really did not want to get close to anyone who possesses Sword of Totsuka, because his previous experience when facing the user of Sword of Totsuka has not been very good as he was almost sealed by that Uchiha girl a few centuries ago.
A few centuries ago, Black Zetsu tried to use the reincarnation of Indra of that generation and guided him step by step so that he awakens the Mangekyou Sharingan, Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and then the Rinnegan… but the younger sister of that generation of Indra realized Black Zetsu's presence and his planning and tried to seal him inside the Sword of Totsuka using her own life force as a fuel…
Although she failed ultimately and died as a result, Black Zetsu had to pay a considerable price as well… and also lost the reincarnation of that generation of Indra in the process of escaping… At the same time, Black Zetsu also developed a psychological shadow against the Sword of Totsuka and realized that this artefact can threaten him.
That's why Black Zetsu did his best to get rid of all the clues and information related to the Sword of Totsuka from the records and the history of the Uchiha Clan so that no other Uchiha ever gets his hands on the Sword of Totsuka…
But it seems that luck is not on his side, and someone really managed to get his hands on Sword of Totsuka…
At the same time, Black Zetsu has also started to wonder if Homusubi of Amatsukami is a descendant of the Uchiha girl back then and has been hiding since then outside the clan…
'If Homusubi is really her descendant… then she definitely knows of my existence, as such, I really can't get close to Homusubi!' was the thought in Black Zetsu's mind.
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Chapter 538: Chapter – 531 Orochimaru Acts
Zetsu of the Akatsuki Organization isn't the only one skying on the battlefield from the shadows.
In another corner of Konohagakure, Orochimaru stared at the Crimson Red Susano'o that suddenly appeared on the battlefield with a shocked expression, and this shocked expression soon turned gloomy as he saw that Crimson Gourd held by the Susano'o.
"Humph… so they really were after it!" – Orochimaru snorted softly.
The situation has gotten to this point, the proof is right in front of him, if he still couldn't react to it and understand everything, then he wouldn't be Orochimaru, one of the most cunning characters in this Shinobi World.
Orochimaru thoroughly understood that his previous encounter with Fujin at the reins of Shrine wasn't just a coincidence, and also had nothing to do with Yuhi Kurenai was abducted him himself, Fujin was definitely there searching for the Sword of Totsuka… And now that Homusubi has obtained the Sword of Totsuka, it proves that the Sword of Totsuka must have been sealed in that Shrine!
"Damn it…!" – Orochimaru was really alloyed upon thinking that the Spiritual Weapon he was searching for so long and was finally about to obtain was taken away by Amatsukami who got one step ahead of him… And he is more annoyed upon seeing the power of the Sword Totsuka… it is much stronger than he had initially expected, therefore, Orochimaru is really regretful now.
It's truly a pity that Orochimaru isn't aware of the fact that having Mangekyou Sharingan is extremely necessary to be able to obtain and use Sword of Totsuka, as without Mangekyou Sharingan even if he did manage to obtain Sword of Totsuka using some method, he wouldn't be able to control it, so it would just be a waste of time and effort.
With a sullen expression, Orochimaru withdrew his gaze from the direction of Homusubi and looked around the rest of the village revealing a trace of melancholy on his face.
Orochimaru has been planning to destroy Konohagakure for so many years, but now that the village he has wanted to destroy is really in front of him, Orochimaru has suddenly felt empty in his heart, and a sense of loss has filled.
Orochimaru isn't sure how he should feel about this situation, therefore, he is quite confused…
But, Orochimaru is Orochimaru after all, he soon converged all these inexplicable emotions, condensed Chakra under his feet, and soon disappeared from this corner of the village.
Whoosh
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At the Refugee
Not long ago, when Tendo on the ground used a large-scale Shinra Tensei to destroy a large section of Bone Forest created by Fujin, the shock waves also travelled down to the refugee and caused large-scale damage.
Although the shock waves this time were not as serious as the first time, the damage is still several times more serious compared to the last time, multiple walls and pillars in the refugee shelter have collapsed, causing the number of casualties to be higher compared to the last time.
And because all the electric lights have been destroyed in the passage, along with the collapsed wall that has blocked all the light from the outside, the refugee is currently in a totally dark state, there is no light, and therefore, nothing is visible.
"Is everyone okay…?" At this moment, Shizune's voice came from the darkness…
"I am fine…" Sasuke
"I am okay…" Naruto
""We are also fine."" Hinata and Neji
"I am also fine…" Izumi
"There are no injuries except for severe Chakra Exhaustion…" Yui
"Cough-cough…" coughed Mitarashi Anko because of being choked by the smoke and dust, she tried to grope around for some support in order to stand up, but seemed to be unable to do so… currently her physical state isn't good, as she seems to be seriously injured and bleeding around her waist, therefore, she is having trouble standing up, and can't help but curse in annoyance, "Damn it!"
Listening to Anko's painful voice, Shizune quickly asked, "Anko… are you injured?"
"I do seem to be injured, and there is also bleeding around my waist…" answered Anko as she moved her hand as if searching for something.
At this time, Anko's hand finally touched the flashlight that had fallen on the ground, she immediately shook the flashlight, and soon a beam of light appeared in the passage…
As soon as the flashlight was lit, everyone gathered close to Anko, and Shizune, who seems to be in the best state among the four seniors Kunoichi, immediately healed Anko's wound using Iryo Ninjutsu.
While Anko's wound was being healed, the others tried to search the surroundings.
Although the shock waves a few moments ago caused various collapses in the underground refugee, fortunately, there was no major problem in this passage, which is also the reason why almost everyone, in this passage, except for Mitarashi Anko, was safe and no children were injured.
After a while of silence, Yui looked above, and said with a worried tone, "What exactly is happening outside…?"
As soon as, Yui's words fell, the expression of the other three Kunoichi became extremely serious…
As experienced Kunoichi, they too understand that collateral damage caused by ordinary battles is unlikely to extend to the refugee shelter which is several meters underground.
And now that the refugee shelter is subjected to such serious impacts, and shock waves every now and then, this can only prove that the ongoing battles on the surface are unimaginably fierce and are beyond the scope of what they have ever witnessed.
It's a pity that Yui is unable to activate her Byakugan because of the serious Chakra exhaustion that occurred during the battle against Asura Pain, so, she is unable to observe the situation outside, and therefore, is unable to understand the exact situation.
And while the four senior Kunoichi's expression was extremely solemn, and the four young kids were kinda nervous because of this serious atmosphere, suddenly the sound of leisurely footsteps sounded in the passage.
As soon as the sound of footsteps was heard, everyone became vigilant, the eyes of four senior Kunoichi looked at each other, and soon a plan was formulated.
Shizune and Izumi who seem to be in the best condition among the four positioned themselves to ambush, Yui took the four kids a little far from the scene of the battle so as not to hinder the other three, while Anko stood in the same position as previous to act as the bait in order to loosen up the guard of the incoming enemy.
After everyone was ready, Anko, who held the flashlight shifted the beam of light in the direction of the sound of incoming footsteps, and asked with a vigilant expression, "Who is there?"
The light of the flashlight fell on the incoming person and the gloomy figure appeared in front of everyone, the figure looked at Anko in front of him, and a sly grin appeared on his lips, "Oh… isn't this Anko… It's been so long?"
"Oro… Orochimaru!?" Anko was startled upon realizing the identity of the person in front of her, immediately, a terrifying killing intent burst out of her, "How dare you sneak inside Konoha? I am going to kill you!"
After saying so, regardless of her injury, Anko quickly weaved hand signs and instantly rushed towards Orochimaru, 'Ninpou: Multiple Shadow Snake Hands!'
Orochimaru was still quite carefree, but he still completed the hand signs of the same Jutsu as Anko, at the same moment, 'Ninpou: Multiple Shadow Snake Hands!'
Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha Sha
Instantly, multiple Snakes flew out of the sleeves of Anko and Orochimaru and bit fought against each other.
Taking advantage of the short gap, Anko immediately used the body flicker Jutsu and appeared behind Orochimaru with a Kunai and stabbed through his heart.
'It couldn't have been so easy, right?' thought Anko with an uncertain expression.
And sure enough, suddenly, Orochimaru's head tilted 180 degrees, and looked at Anko with a smile, "Obviously you said that you were going to kill me, but at the moment when you had the chance of stabbing through my heart, you still avoided the most vital part of my heart and shifted the Kunai a little… Anko-chan… you still care about your Sensei… don't you?"
Seeing that Orochimaru whose heart was stabbed by her was still in the mood of joking and playing around, Anko was angrier, "Shut the hell up…!" and used the Kunai in her other hand to chop off Orochimaru's neck off his torso.
Orochimaru did not care about Anko's roar, nor did he care about the other Kunai that would soon chop off his head off his torso, at this moment, he was considering something…
After a moment, of consideration, Orochimaru nodded to himself, and then instantly, a snake at the speed of lightning shot out of the cuff of Orochimaru's Kimono and wrapped around Anko, restricting all her movements, the very next moment, Orochimaru's neck stretched out and elongated… It went around Anko's back and bit on bit her neck.
Anko's goosebumps stood up as soon as Orochimaru bit her neck, and all her senses were screaming, "Let me go…!"
She struggled but was unable to, and suddenly started to feel weak…
After injecting his Chakra inside Anko, Orochimaru retracted his neck and said with a smile, "Anko-chan… this is the punishment for your willfulness… Next time you meet Sensei, you must greet him with respect, understand?"
Anko held her neck, and while resisting the pain in her body that was quickly making her lose consciousness, she asked with a vigilant expression, "What exactly did you do just now?"
But before she could get her answer, Kurenai's eyes went dark and she passed out…
At the same time, the flashlight in Anko's hand also fell to the ground, as a result, an oblique beam of light shone on Orochimaru's body from top to bottom… The light shining on Orochimaru's body made his gloomy figure seem more horrifying… so horrifying, that Shizune and Izumi who were supposed to carry out a sneak attack on Orochimaru didn't even have the courage to take a single step forward…
Orochimaru didn't care even care about the two Kunoichi and looked in a certain direction…
Under Orochimaru's scrutinizing gaze, Yui felt hairy, but resisting the fear in her heart, she still put on the Gentle Fist posture and asked vigilantly, "Orochimaru… what do you want to do?"
As one of the Legendary Sannin who almost became Yondaime Hokage, Orochimaru's reputation is extremely loud in Konoha and most of the Konoha Shinobi have a natural fear of him… even people as strong as Kakashi are not different in this aspect… so, it is normal for the three Kunoichi to be extremely flustered in the face of Orochimaru.
Orochimaru didn't reply to Yui, he looked at her for a moment, then his gaze shifted to Uchiha Sasuke behind her…
This time, his purpose of sneaking inside the Konoha Refugee is naturally to kidnap Uchiha Sasuke before either Konoha or Uchiha Clan could react…
From the battle between Kimimaro and Uchiha Sasuke a few months ago, Orochimaru has discovered that Uchiha Sasuke's talent, although not as good as Uchiha Shisui or Uchiha Itachi, is still very high….
After all, Uchiha Sasuke activated his Sharingan at a younger age compared to Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui… Therefore, Orochimaru believes that the upper limit of Uchiha Sasuke is also very high… activating Mangekyou Sharingan is definitely a possibility… As such, Uchiha Sasuke is the perfect candidate to act as his vessel in the future…
Being subjugated to the vicious gaze of Orochimaru, Sasuke felt terrified… he felt as if he was being stared at by the most vicious being, and in fear, his Sharingan activated subconsciously…
Orochimaru stretched out his tongue and licked his lips in excitement, "Tsk, tsk… What a beautiful pair of eyes…"
These actions of Orochimaru immediately made everyone understand that Orochimaru's target is definitely Uchiha Sasuke…
Understanding this, Uchiha Izumi while resisting the deep fear in her heart, also appeared next to Yui, and while guarding, she said to Orochimaru in a stern tone, "If you dare to do anything to Sasuke-kun, then, you will incur the wrath of our Patriarch, Shisui-san, and Itachi-kun… facing the three of them, you will definitely suffer, even if you are one of the legendary Sannin!"
Izumi didn't know that her words really made Orochimaru sober from his previous excitement, and also tensed his nerves… 'Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi… huh?'
Boom!
And while Orochimaru was thinking of something, suddenly a burst of an explosion sounded on the other side of the passage, and a hole opened up.
Immediately afterwards, a figure wearing a Takigakure Forehead protector with a horizontal scratch on it, and Akatsuki's traditional Black turtle neck cloak with a red cloud pattern on it walked inside the passage from the hole…
The figure looked at several people in the narrow passage, and then his gaze finally landed on the figure of Uzumaki Naruto, next to Uchiha Sasuke.
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