Chapter 215: Chapter 215: About to Meet That Person
Sound Ninja Village, underground base.
Tsunade looked at Kimimaro, who was lying on the operating table.
Although he was in a coma, Kimimaro's breathing remained very steady.
At the same time, all his vital signs were completely normal. However, for some reason, he could not wake up.
What surprised Tsunade wasn't this, but Sasuke's astonishing idea.
He actually thought of using the chakra of a tailed beast to treat the Kekkei Genkai disease, and it seemed to have been half successful.
To be precise, it should have been completely successful, if not for a special situation that occurred during the sealing process, which caused Kimimaro's body to become extremely weak.
For someone in such a weakened state, suddenly consuming a strong restorative could have the opposite effect.
Just like in Kimimaro's case, where the chakra of the tailed beast should have been a life-saving remedy for him.
But because his body was too frail, the remedy became lethal.
Kabuto, who was assisting nearby, nodded slightly.
"Over the past few days, I've conducted a comprehensive examination and couldn't find any reason for his coma!"
"But Lady Tsunade, the data I've collected should all be accurate, so please take a look!"
As he spoke, Kabuto handed over a large pile of data.
Tsunade merely glanced through it briefly and roughly understood how she should proceed.
Although the data appeared normal, what is considered normal for one person might not be the same for another.
What's normal for an ordinary person might be abnormal for a ninja with a Kekkei Genkai.
"Having inherited the Kaguya clan's bloodline, his physique should have been stronger than that of an ordinary person!"
"Whether in terms of strength or other aspects, he should be superior."
"But now, these data points are the same as an ordinary person's. Do you think this is normal?"
Hearing this, Kabuto froze.
He hadn't considered this at all or perhaps, due to habitual thinking, this question never crossed his mind.
After all, even when treating ninjas in the past, their basic physical data often matched that of ordinary people.
The difference lies in the chakra.
"I need to perform a few tests specifically targeting the Kekkei Genkai!"
"If you're also a medical ninja, then assist me. How much you learn depends on you."
Although Kabuto was one of Orochimaru's people, Tsunade didn't mind anyone learning her medical techniques.
In fact, she believed the more people who learned them, the better.
As Tsunade began treating Kimimaro, Sasuke was in a specially designed training ground created by Orochimaru, practicing Wood Release.
"After you destroyed the previous training ground, Sasuke-kun, I immediately had this larger and more durable one built," said Orochimaru from a distance. "I think it should suffice for a while!"
Sasuke, practicing Wood Release, nodded in satisfaction. "It's good enough for now."
Watching Sasuke's Wood Release, Orochimaru's eyes gleamed.
"I never imagined Sasuke-kun could even develop Wood Release on his own. In the future, Sasuke-kun's descendants might possess both the Sharingan and Wood Release two terrifying Kekkei Genkai."
Descendants?
"After the First Hokage, no one has inherited Wood Release, have they?"
This question left Orochimaru momentarily speechless.
Bloodline inheritance is subject to probabilities; it could only be said that the First Hokage's descendants lacked exceptional talent.
None of them inherited the First Hokage's Kekkei Genkai.
What a pity!
But if more children were born, surely one would inherit the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai.
It's just a matter of probability. If it's a probability issue, increasing the number of attempts would naturally yield results.
"You've been practicing the nature transformation of water and earth attributes to attempt developing Wood Release, haven't you, Sasuke-kun?"
Hearing this, Sasuke hesitated on how to answer.
Not really. Though he possessed the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai because of the system, learning water and earth nature transformations was indeed to unlock it through the system.
"Sort of," Sasuke replied after some thought.
However, Orochimaru took this as confirmation.
Sasuke's talent made Orochimaru feel it was almost unreal.
To think he succeeded so easily…
Orochimaru himself had studied Wood Release for an unthinkable amount of time without successfully understanding it through Hashirama's cells.
And Sasuke had… indeed, geniuses cannot be measured by common standards.
"The Akatsuki approached me."
Suddenly, Sasuke's abrupt statement snapped Orochimaru out of his thoughts.
He looked at Sasuke.
"That doesn't surprise me, though I'm amazed they approached you so early!"
Sasuke glanced at Orochimaru, then returned to practicing the Wood Dragon Jutsu while saying, "They invited me to join the Akatsuki."
"And did you agree, Sasuke-kun?"
"I agreed."
This answer surprised Orochimaru. He had expected Sasuke to refuse without hesitation and for a battle to ensue.
Since Sasuke was here, it was evident nothing had gone wrong.
So, the result must have been that Sasuke defeated the Akatsuki members.
Yet Sasuke actually agreed…
Wait!
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes at Sasuke.
Sasuke-kun must have joined the Akatsuki to meet Itachi Uchiha, right?
If that's the case, things just got even more interesting.
The once-brothers now, if both were in the Akatsuki, what kind of scene would unfold when they met?
Orochimaru couldn't help but feel excited imagining their encounter.
"What's your opinion of the Akatsuki, Sasuke-kun?"
"Not much. I joined because I had no other choice."
"I see."
Sasuke frowned. See? You don't even know I have the system what exactly do you understand?
"Are you prepared to meet that man, Sasuke-kun?" Orochimaru asked suddenly.
This question left Sasuke stunned.
Indeed!
He hadn't thought of that yet.
If he joined the Akatsuki, Itachi, who was still a member, would inevitably cross paths with him.
Facing Itachi, Sasuke wasn't sure what kind of reaction he would have.
If Itachi knew Sasuke had agreed to join the Akatsuki, would he try to stop him or… let things unfold naturally?
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Chapter 216: Chapter 216: The Upgrade of Wood Release
However, Itachi's reaction might have been even more intense than Sasuke had imagined.
"I have already invited your brother, Sasuke Uchiha, to join the Akatsuki organization, and he agreed. Itachi, it won't be long before you can meet him again!"
Tobi said to Itachi.
At this moment, in a cold and damp cave,
Itachi, sitting on a stone chair, reading a book while eating, suddenly paused his actions.
He slowly put down the book in his hand,
turned his head to look in Tobi's direction.
"You... said... what...?"
Speaking word by word, Itachi's tone sounded ominous.
But Tobi didn't care much and simply repeated it lightly.
"I invited Sasuke to join the Akatsuki, and he agreed."
The cave suddenly became unusually quiet.
Kisame, who was sitting nearby fiddling with his Samehada, suddenly felt that something was off.
A surge of killing intent~ erupted instantly!
Boom!
The temperature in the entire cave seemed to drop by more than ten degrees in an instant.
Kisame sharply turned his gaze toward Itachi, and what appeared before him were a pair of blood-red eyes.
At the same time, a windmill-like pattern, resembling a Fūma Shuriken, had already appeared in Itachi's eyes the Mangekyou Sharingan was activated!
Kisame silently tightened his grip on his Samehada. "Itachi... what are you doing?"
However, Itachi said nothing, slowly standing up.
"Don't you dare... lay a hand... on my little brother!"
Killing intent radiated from Itachi's eyes. At this moment, his Mangekyou Sharingan exuded an overwhelming sense of intimidation.
Even the burst of ocular power made Tobi feel the pressure.
'As expected of the genius Itachi. Even if his talent is far behind his brother's, this level of talent is already remarkable!'
Tobi exhaled lightly.
"Itachi, I won't do anything to Sasuke. I simply need him to join us. Besides, he's already a rogue ninja now. Wouldn't it be good for him to join the Akatsuki so you can meet him?"
"No!"
Itachi shook his head. "Meeting him doesn't matter. As long as he's alive and well, that's enough!"
At this point, Itachi seemed to realize that his emotions had become a bit out of control,
as if he had expressed feelings that should not have been revealed.
He quickly closed his eyes. "Anyway, I don't agree with him joining the Akatsuki!"
Tobi smiled slightly. "This isn't a matter of whether you agree or not..."
"If he joins the Akatsuki, I will leave!"
Kisame was stunned for a moment. What was going on? Why had Itachi suddenly said something like that?
Leave?
Daring to say such words could very well anger Tobi.
However, Tobi remained silent for a few seconds.
"I haven't officially brought him into the Akatsuki organization yet. Perhaps you two can talk it out yourselves. If you can convince him not to join the Akatsuki, I won't stop it. But if he wants to join, you can't stop him either!"
This solution seemed reasonable.
For now, Itachi didn't want to leave just like that, as his mission was... to infiltrate.
"Fine!"
"When will I get to meet him?"
Tobi turned away. "You will be the one to bring him into the Akatsuki. He should have returned to one of Orochimaru's bases by now."
"The exact location is unclear for now. It seems he's currently with Konoha's Hokage, Tsunade. My analysis is that he made some kind of deal with her, requesting her help to heal someone."
"So... we'll need to wait a little while. Once I locate him, I'll let you know!"
Itachi: "Alright!"
Healing someone?
Who could be so important to Sasuke that he would take the risk of making a deal with Tsunade to save them?
Who could it be?
Oto Village.
Sasuke stared at the wall, lost in thought for a long time. He was pondering how to face Itachi when the time came.
He was no longer the Sasuke he once was.
But Itachi still believed him to be the little brother he loved.
This left Sasuke with quite a headache. If it were a stranger, someone annoying and in the way,
he could just get rid of them. But in this case, that wasn't an option!
Forget it, no point thinking about it.
He'd deal with it when the time came. For now, Sasuke's most pressing issue was to quickly improve his ranking to Jōnin.
Time to continue training his Wood Release!
There was no news yet from Tsunade's side, which was already good news.
It meant Tsunade had started the treatment.
If there was no hope, Tsunade would have already come back to tell him that Kimimaro couldn't be saved.
No news was the best news.
Sasuke let out a light sigh, clapped his hands, and resumed training his Wood Release.
Orochimaru had probably noticed that Sasuke was pondering how to meet Itachi,
so he didn't press the matter any further.
He turned to leave but then paused, turning back. "Sasuke-kun, if you want to master a technique faster, I think combat might expedite the process!"
"If needed, you could have the Sound Four train with you. They may be trash compared to you,
but they're good enough for practice!"
Hearing this, Sasuke paused mid-action as he prepared to cast a jutsu.
What Orochimaru said seemed to make sense. He hadn't tried using real combat to upgrade his jutsu yet!
Thinking carefully, there had indeed been times when his jutsu improved directly after combat.
Fighting really was the fastest way to improve.
However, the Sound Four were too weak. For him...
If he restrained his power and only used Wood Release to counter them, while refraining from activating Sage Mode, then they might still be useful for practice.
"Fine! I'll give it a try. Orochimaru-sama, please summon them for me! Also, bring Haku along!"
Speaking of Haku, before Sasuke left, Haku had been training diligently. He wondered how strong Haku had become now.
"Alright! I'll also send Guren to spar with you!"
"That woman seems to have lost her sense of purpose lately. Perhaps Sasuke-kun can help her find some meaning!"
With that, Orochimaru vanished.
Sasuke frowned. Guren?
Lost her sense of purpose?
It was probably because Orochimaru could no longer reincarnate, leaving Guren without a role to play.
Fine, six people. The more, the merrier. Let's see if this could speed up the upgrade of his Wood Release.
Fortunately, the Wood Release jutsu he had learned so far weren't too numerous.
Just three techniques: Wood Clone, Wood Dragon, and Wood Human. Only three Wood Release jutsu.
But! There was still a problem.
Without the assistance of the World Tree Descent, casting Wood Dragon and Wood Human in his normal state was very difficult for Sasuke!
Or perhaps another perspective could be considered: the World Tree Descent might be a prerequisite for these two jutsu. Alternatively, mastering the World Tree Descent might enhance these two techniques!
This was Sasuke's intuition.
However, learning another jutsu now would mean spending a lot more time... Sasuke wasn't sure if he should try it.
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