章節 62: Ambush on Rasa

Although Obito is pitiful, that doesn't stop Summerwood from hating him.

At a young age, Obito was brainwashed by Madara, ultimately abandoning his once-cherished friends his kind-hearted, loving, and optimistic self.

Rin died, and he wanted the entire ninja world to be buried with her.

Needing the power of the Rinnegan, he obstructed Jouzai and Daibutsu from rescuing Yahiko, pushing Nagato into darkness.

To weaken Konoha and capture the Nine-Tails, he released the Nine-Tails during Kushina's childbirth when her seal was the weakest.

He showed no concern for his teacher and his wife, and the innocent civilians of Konoha suffered greatly.

He used his Sharingan to control the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, which needed funds and a workforce to implement an authoritarian rule in Kirigakure.

While accumulating wealth, he eliminated anyone who threatened his plans or the Mizukage's position, exterminating numerous bloodline clans in the Land of Water.

The countless deaths in the Fourth Great Ninja War only added to his atrocities, shattering countless families.

Obito's crimes are unforgivable.

Even though Obito was Madara's pawn, and another pawn would have taken his place if he hadn't existed, this doesn't absolve him of his crimes.

Kakashi's mercy in the Kamui dimension irks Summerwood greatly, making him feel that Kakashi is ungrateful and forgetful of his teacher and his wife's deaths.

How many Mangekyou Sharingans did Madara accumulate over the years, and how many did he leave for Obito?

Killing Obito more times and destroying his Sharingan would be a delight.

Causing Obito trouble brings immense satisfaction to Summerwood. Once capable, he intends to crush this vile insect completely.

...

Summerwood continued walking under the scorching sun, finding it challenging to navigate the desert due to the lack of landmarks.

Frequently, he had to use a compass to check if he had veered off course.

However, he embarrassingly discovered that he had wandered into a strong magnetic field, rendering his compass useless.

Scratching his head, Summerwood walked further and used a stick and the sun's shadow to determine his direction.

Suddenly, a surge of chakra from afar caused the ground to tremble slightly.

Summerwood's expression changed as he swiftly moved toward the source of the chakra.

Climbing over a dune, the scene ahead made Summerwood exclaim in awe.

The desert's vastness is best exemplified by sand.

While many natural phenomena are awe-inspiring, tornadoes are among the top.

A sand tornado is a sight in the desert, with swirling yellow sand filling the sky and the heavens darkening as if ink had been spilled.

A massive sand tornado spun in the distance, and it was artificial.

A person hovered in the air, arms outstretched, with a violently rotating funnel-shaped sand pillar in the clear sky.

Sand from the ground was continuously sucked into the tornado and then thrown out again.

The sand tornado moved according to the movements of his hands.

Upon closer inspection, glittering particles occasionally flew out of the tornado, landing in the distance.

Summerwood activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, zooming in to see that the particles were gold sand.

The gold sand had already formed a small mound.

"Wow, making money is so easy," Summerwood sighed, realizing the person was none other than the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.

Also known as the Desert Gold Prospector.

Summerwood watched for a while from a distance until Rasa noticed him.

After all, a person standing there was quite conspicuous in the swirling yellow sand.

"Who are you?" Rasa withdrew his hands, causing the rotating sand tornado to collapse like a waterfall, raising dust.

Rasa immediately took out a sealing scroll and stored the gold sand inside.

Not because he feared Summerwood would rob him, but if a fight broke out, the gold sand would be scattered, and he would have to spend more effort collecting it.

Rasa was very confident in his abilities. Even though he had expended a lot of chakra, the desert was his domain. He could quickly suppress Shukaku here.

This is why he didn't bring anyone else to prospect gold; they would only stand around and watch.

Summerwood took off his straw hat and then put on his Konoha headband.

"I'm a ninja from Konoha!" Summerwood shouted. A dune separated them, so he had to raise his voice.

Rasa felt a bit speechless. The headband was only taken out now; it was a half-hearted attempt.

But he still stepped on a cloud of sand, flying over to Summerwood.

Summerwood watched with envy and jealousy, another person who could fly.

Rasa quickly flew over to Summerwood, dispersing the sand cloud and landing.

"Who exactly are you?"

Summerwood took off his headband and looked at it. He took the right one.

"I'm from Konoha, didn't I already tell you?"

Rasa frowned, not speaking.

Summerwood pretended to have a sudden realization.

"Oh, I'm from the Uchiha clan. If you don't believe me, look, I have the Sharingan."

Summerwood's eyes immediately transformed into three-tomoe Sharingan, and the moment Rasa instinctively looked over, the three-tomoe Sharingan spun into a pinwheel shape.

"Tsukuyomi!"

Summerwood finally used Itachi's skill.

Using the system's one-time jutsu didn't consume any energy, but since it was a Mangekyou ability, Summerwood could enhance it with his chakra.

"What!?"

Rasa's consciousness plunged into darkness almost instantly.

...

In Konoha's underground.

"How is the experimental data?"

As always, Danzo covered his right eye, but his right arm and shoulder were no longer bandaged.

The exposed arm looked normal, and he no longer needed a cane.

"Reporting, sir, after testing, your arm's vitality without using Wood Release has increased sixfold, far surpassing the left hand."

Danzo clenched his right fist forcefully.

"Ha!"

The right arm suddenly turned pale from its normal skin tone, then extended, transforming into a massive tree branch that shattered the large rock in front of him with a boom.

Danzo pulled back his arm, returning it to its normal appearance.

Danzo covered his arm, having expended significant chakra.

A figure with split aloe leaves emerged from the wall nearby, none other than Zetsu.

"Why is the consumption so high?" Danzo seemed accustomed to Zetsu's sudden appearances.

"Hashirama's cells have moved from mere grafting to starting to fuse with your body. It will take some time to use Wood Release proficiently."

"You'd better be telling the truth," Danzo snorted coldly.

"Don't worry, we found you to cooperate because it benefits both of us."

"We provide funds, and you provide us with information," Zetsu said in a light and playful voice.

Danzo's eyes narrowed. "The information about Uchiha Summerwood leaving the village was given to you long ago. Why haven't you captured him yet?"

Zetsu replied, "There were some issues, and someone else intervened."

"That's your problem. I gave you the information. Capturing Summerwood benefits us both."

"Uchiha Summerwood is not easy to capture. I'll return when there's more news."

"The Uchiha clan is not what it used to be."

"Perhaps you could discuss with the Third Hokage how to suppress their development," Zetsu said, sinking back into the wall as if he had never been there.

Danzo signaled to his Root members.

One raised two fingers, and an invisible wave swept through the area.

"Sir, he's gone."

Danzo's face turned dark. This coming and going as he pleased made him feel exposed and uncomfortable.

The dissolution of Root had cost Danzo his base and experimental equipment and severed his funding.

Previously, Konoha had allocated special funds to Root. Occasionally, Root would take on covert missions from clans, securing financial support.

But after the Third Hokage disbanded Root, many clans feared incurring his wrath and ceased cooperation.

Root personnel remained, but funds did not.

As Danzo fretted over this, Zetsu appeared, injecting funds into Root.

He also helped develop Hashirama's cells, further enhancing Danzo's right arm. While it no longer housed Sharingan, integrating Hashirama's cells had significantly boosted his power.

Unexpectedly, Danzo found himself collaborating with the Akatsuki, now factionalized.

Danzo exhaled slowly, looked at his usual right hand, and walked out.