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Chapter 218: Leader? Boss?
Chapter 218: Leader? Boss?
The Sharingan is an eye that reflects one's heart and inner self.
The Mangekyo Sharingan, an evolved form of the Sharingan, also influences the genjutsu created by its wielder.
For Uchiha Indra, the satisfaction of having his vengeance fulfilled brought his thoughts to his family, his clan, and his village.
He desired power to protect them all.
Thus, his Mangekyo Sharingan techniques included the mighty Susanoo, a defensive barrier capable of shielding the entire village, and the offensive Butsudauntonjin, an armed deity that guarded and struck down his foes.
When Uchiha Izumi witnessed Uchiha Itachi collapse, she wasn't overly joyous.
Instead, she was perplexed.
She couldn't comprehend how Itachi had become the person he was now; why the existence of the Uchiha clan had come to an end; and why her innocent family and clansmen had met with such tragic fates.
If given the chance, she wished it were all an illusion, that she could turn back time and change everything.
Thus, one of Izumi's Mangekyo Sharingan techniques allowed her to alter reality and travel back in time—a powerful genjutsu called Time Retrograde.
The other technique she possessed, similar to Itachi's, was Tsukuyomi, a genjutsu that created illusions, making one perceive eternity in the blink of an eye.
Susanoo and Butsudaontonjin.
Tsukuyomi and Time Retrograde.
These were the Mangekyo Sharingan techniques of Indra and Izumi, respectively.
In contrast to Indra's bold and unreserved use of his Mangekyo Sharingan, Izumi's meticulous nature led her to resolve the battle with just one technique.
Of course, this was also due to the leaked information about Hidan and the gap in strength between him and Kakuzu.
At this moment, Hidan was decapitated, but he was still very much alive.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! You vicious woman! It's one thing to play dirty, but to chop off my head? Don't you know how painful that is? Fine, you chopped it off, but do you have to be so inconsiderate and leave me lying on this dirty ground? There's even a bug crawling on my face!"
"Quick! Help me squash it!"
Hidan's head glared at Izumi as his mouth continued to rant incessantly.
Izumi was shocked.
"Although the intelligence mentioned this, seeing it with my own eyes is still astonishing."
At that moment, Hidan's head remained lively, and his headless body had gotten up and was now stumbling around aimlessly.
Hidan's head shouted instructions to his body:
"Over here! Over here, idiot! You're turning the wrong way!"
"Huh? I think I just insulted myself."
"I can't help it! I have to let it out! Idiot!"
"A little to the left... Forward... Hey! Why are you so stupid? I can't teach you anything!"
Watching this bizarre scene, Izumi muttered to herself:
"Is this guy even human?"
Hidan heard her comment and turned his eyes toward her, annoyed. "How dare you insult me? Of course, I'm human. This is a blessing bestowed upon me by the great god.
"Impressed yet? Join our religion, and you might get this chance too!" Hidan tempted her.
Izumi shook her head.
She knew that any forbidden jutsu came at a tremendous cost.
She wasn't foolish enough to fall for Hidan's words.
Izumi walked forward, whipped out a rope, and restrained Hidan's headless body, which had been running amok. She then picked up his head and tied it to her waist.
"Wait! This is too humiliating! At least put my head back on my body."
"If not, then hold my head up higher. It's disrespectful to talk while looking down," Hidan complained.
"Waaah!"
The usually quiet Izumi had never encountered such a noisy opponent.
Moreover, the talking head still seemed bizarre no matter how she looked at it.
She couldn't take it anymore, so she grabbed a blank scroll and stuffed it into Hidan's mouth.
Finally, there was silence.
Izumi breathed a sigh of relief.
Izumi Uchiha frowned slightly and, without further delay, set off with Hidan's captured body in tow, his head tied to her waist as she swiftly made her way towards Sasuke Uchiha.
At that moment, on the battlefield where Sasuke Uchiha and Kakuzu fought.
The massive Susanoo had dissipated, and Sasuke looked somewhat fatigued.
Even so, facing Kakuzu, who now only had one Fire Release mask monster left, he still had a significant advantage.
It was just that Kakuzu was currently holding the Five-Tails Jinchuriki by the vital point, making him hesitate to act recklessly.
After obtaining the Mangekyo Sharingan, Sasuke Uchiha had become a part of Hagoromo Otsutsuki's core circle and was privy to his plans.
It was impossible for him to object.
Without Lord Hagoromo, he wouldn't be who he was today.
Moreover, the ninja world, led by the five great shinobi villages, was filled with ill-intent towards them, seeing them as unexpected troublemakers.
With Uchiha's personality, he would never back down.
On the contrary, standing against the world was a source of pride for the Uchiha clan.
Just as they had once believed that Lord Hagoromo would lead them to successful revenge.
The Uchiha clan now similarly believed that Lord Hagoromo would guide them onto the path of righteousness and allow them to enjoy the fruits of final victory.
So...
Sasuke Uchiha looked at the unconscious Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
If he were to kill his opponent, the Five-Tails inside him would dissipate, and it would take at least several years for it to be resurrected.
He frowned but didn't act recklessly.
Seeing this, Kakuzu also did nothing.
When he had first brought the Five-Tails Jinchuriki close, he had two plans in mind.
One was to pluck out the opponent's heart and regain his second life, and the other was to cause the tail beast within the Jinchuriki to riot, using the opportunity to make his escape.
But before he could make a decision, he noticed Sasuke Uchiha pause, seemingly hesitant to make a move.
The experienced Kakuzu immediately guessed the reason and thus maintained the stalemate.
He was waiting.
Waiting for Hidan to return.
Although Hidan's overall strength didn't seem remarkable, his Jutsu: Death Reaping Blood Curse was more than enough to kill anyone.
It was common for ninja to be injured and bleed during battles, and no one would pay attention to their own blood flowing out.
While the Mangekyo Sharingan was powerful, if one were injured, their fate would be sealed.
Having partnered with Hidan and personally witnessed many formidable enemies fall to his jutsu, Kakuzu was quite confident. He even planned to have Hidan return and help him take down Sasuke Uchiha.
Soon, footsteps could be heard in the distance.
Sasuke Uchiha and Kakuzu immediately looked in that direction.
The former revealed a smile.
Kakuzu, without a Sharingan, was a few beats slower.
After a few breaths, when he saw Izumi Uchiha's figure and the head of Hidan at her waist, glaring and sticking his tongue out at him, Kakuzu's expression turned grim, and he said:
"Useless!"
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"
Hidan's head, which had finally managed to spit out the scroll from its mouth, now aimed at Kakuzu and said disappointedly:
"Kakuzu, shame on me for trusting you so much! I was counting on you to help me reattach my head. How could you become so useless! You look like you're about to kick the bucket."
Kakuzu ignored the completely useless Hidan.
With two Uchiha clan members present, he decisively abandoned the idea of taking the heart and instead decided to incite the tail beast to riot.
Just as he was about to act, Sasuke Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha also moved forward to stop him.
Suddenly, a light projection appeared from the Akatsuki rings worn by Kakuzu and Hidan's headless corpse.
"Leader?"
"Boss?"
Kakuzu and Hidan were astonished.
(End of Chapter)
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