Chapter 183: The God of Shinobi!

Chapter 183: Chapter 183: The God of Shinobi!

Konoha Village.

After dinner, Shūichi returned to his study to continue refining the Bijuu Mark.

He intended not only to incorporate the enhancements from Yang Release but also to integrate the Strength of a Hundred Technique.

The night passed uneventfully.

The next morning, Shūichi sent a clone to assist Kushina Uzumaki in her training, while he himself teleported to the Hokage Rock, surveying all of Konoha from above.

Then he activated the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, followed by entering Sage Mode.

Instantly, Shūichi's perception expanded to cover the entirety of Konoha.

Natural Sensory Perception + Malice Detection!

"As expected, there are White Zetsus here... and they're full of malice toward me. So, they've noticed I'm keeping tabs on the Akatsuki!"

Shūichi smiled, then his gaze sharpened. "Spore Technique!"

"So, they intend to prevent me from interfering with the Akatsuki?"

Just then, a voice appeared beside him. It was Sarutobi Shinnosuke, staring at Shūichi in astonishment. "This power, Shūichi—is it the Nine-Tails?"

Shūichi nodded. "Captain, there are enemies infiltrating Konoha!"

"What?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke's expression beneath his mask changed drastically. "Where? I haven't sensed anything!"

"Could it be... like last time?"

Shūichi nodded. "They're using an extremely covert technique that can mimic chakra."

"In fact, even I can't detect it in my normal state once it's embedded within another person."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke said grimly, "Understood. Shūichi, you take command!"

Shūichi accepted without hesitation. "Captain, take the Anbu and alert Clan Leader Fugaku to bring the police force and prepare sealing tags."

"Coordinate with Konoha Hospital, the Interrogation Division, and the Intelligence Division..."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded, sending two shadow clones to relay the orders.

Moments later, the clones dispelled, returning their memories to him. Sarutobi Shinnosuke reported, "Shūichi, preparations are complete!"

Bam, Bam, Bam...

A series of shadow clones appeared, darting off in all directions.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke quickly used the Body Flicker Technique to follow one of the clones.

Meanwhile, Shūichi teleported directly to Konoha Hospital, arriving beside Shizune.

"Shūichi?"

Shizune was surprised.

"Come with me."

Shūichi took Shizune's hand and teleported multiple times, finally bringing Yakushi Nono, Asuka, and Shizune to a training ground outside the hospital, where an Anbu squad led by Chihiro was already waiting.

Placing a chakra-enhanced hand on the trio, Shūichi infused them with Sage Chakra.

Instantly, several White Zetsus emerged from the three, each of them hosting four.

"What are these things?"

Asuka, Shizune, and Chihiro felt a chill run down their spines.

Meanwhile, the White Zetsus were staring at Shūichi in utter shock. "How... how did you know?"

"I know far more than you do."

With a light chuckle, Shūichi summoned Fire Nether Chains to bind each White Zetsu.

Asuka swiftly activated her Adamantine Sealing Chains, securing the four White Zetsus from within her body and forcibly extracting them.

Chihiro and the other Anbu members moved in, sealing each White Zetsu with sealing tags.

Simultaneously, Shūichi's shadow clones appeared throughout Konoha, capturing White Zetsus disguised as Konoha shinobi or ordinary civilians. As with Asuka, they extracted hidden White Zetsus from within and bound them with seals.

When all the White Zetsus were gathered, there were as many as sixteen of them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado arrived soon after.

"Are they from the same origin as the one who killed Rin Nohara?" Koharu asked.

Only a few people knew that Rin Nohara was still alive.

"Yes."

Shūichi nodded and explained briefly, "They are replicas made from the First Hokage's cells."

"They have extremely powerful intelligence capabilities. For now, it appears they can mimic others' chakra, hide within people, and are incredibly hard to detect; ordinary chakra perception can't sense them."

"To detect them, one must either possess the First Hokage's cells, use Nine-Tails Chakra Mode with malice detection, or activate Sage Mode."

"And to force them out from within a host, you need Sage Chakra."

Everyone was stunned.

Homura Mitokado observed Shūichi in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. "So, Shūichi, you now have malice detection, like Lady Mito?"

Shūichi nodded, then turned to Hiruzen Sarutobi. "Third Hokage, these creatures would be ideal for experiments on the First Hokage's cells and for research in medical ninjutsu."

Hiruzen nodded in agreement. "I'll leave all of this to you and Tsunade."

"Are there any more enemies like these still lurking in Konoha?"

Shūichi chuckled. "No more of these, but there are quite a few spies harboring malice towards me."

Hiruzen blinked, then said, "Mark out the spies for Anbu to handle, Shūichi."

Exposing spies without immediate capture often yields better results.

Shūichi nodded, leaving a shadow clone behind. He then led Shizune and the others to transport the White Zetsus to the lab facility.

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Meanwhile.

On the Hokage Rock, White Zetsu Tobi emerged from the ground. "This is bad, really bad!"

"They've captured all of us at once. That Shūichi really is a menace—he's already figured out how to counter us!"

"This is a serious problem!"

"Looks like it won't be so easy to spy on Konoha from now on!"

In Konoha Village, within his study, Shūichi felt a rush of energy as he received the memories from his crow clone: "It's finally started!"

Konan had just been ordered captured by Hanzō.

Shūichi stepped outside into the courtyard, raised his hand, and spread a technique across the area, summoning his flock of crows back from the Land of Rain.

Then, he created a shadow clone, who vanished instantly with the Flying Thunder God technique.

One shadow clone would be enough to handle Danzo.

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Land of Rain.

As Shūichi's shadow clone arrived, having transformed into a hawk, he witnessed Yahiko's death at the hands of Nagato's kunai.

"So, this is just like when it was Rin and Obito back then..."

Scanning the area, Shūichi quickly spotted a cloaked figure watching from nearby.

Almost simultaneously, the cloaked figure looked up, noticing the hawk circling high above.

"Shūichi's summoned creature?"

"If we intervene now, we might delay him just long enough for Tobi to finish, and then we could merge, maybe even trap him in an alternate dimension," White Zetsu suggested.

"Shūichi isn't so easily handled," Black Zetsu replied, less optimistic. "But it doesn't look like he intends to interfere, so maybe he isn't here for the Rinnegan."

White Zetsu paused. "You think he's after Danzo instead?"

"Interesting!"

"From what we gathered, there's definitely a deep grudge between Shūichi and Danzo. Could he actually be here to take advantage and eliminate Danzo?"

At that moment, the Gedo Statue appeared.

Both their attentions shifted immediately to Nagato.

Above them, Shūichi also focused on the Gedo Statue, watching as chakra dragons emerged and effortlessly consumed the souls of Root ninjas and Rain shinobi alike.

That efficiency made his own fire nether chains locks look like a beginner's tool.

"Danzo, your attempt to escape is rather pathetic..."

Mocking Danzo under his breath, Shūichi flew off.

Meanwhile, below, after driving off Hanzō and Danzo, the now-lame Nagato dismissed the Gedo Statue and, along with Konan, retreated with Yahiko's body.

However, on their way back to base, they discovered that the rest of the Akatsuki members had also been killed.

Once they returned to their base, they fell silent as they faced Yahiko's body.

Just when things seemed to be improving, they had suddenly plummeted into despair.

"It seems peace and mutual understanding are impossible; peaceful methods are nothing more than a beautiful dream," Nagato muttered, looking up with a hardened expression.

A grief-stricken Konan whispered, "Nagato, you..."

With a stony face, Nagato declared, "I will fulfill Yahiko's vision!"

"When others make us suffer, the only way to avoid conflict is to make the perpetrators shed the same tears, to understand our pain. Only then can peace be achieved!"

"I'll use these eyes to make those who start wars feel the same pain!"

"I will become the God of Shinobi!"

Watching the change in Nagato, Konan trembled. This wasn't what she wanted to see, but with Yahiko gone, all the beauty of their past had been destroyed.

With tears falling, Konan nodded. "I support you!"

"But... what do we do now?"

"Your legs..."

Nagato was about to respond when he looked to the side.

A distortion in space and time appeared, and the cloaked figure emerged.

"It's you!"

Konan was startled, quickly moving to Nagato's side, fully on guard.

Black Zetsu ignored her, addressing Nagato. "It seems you've finally seen this world for what it truly is."

"However, while you possess the Rinnegan, achieving your goals alone would still be difficult."

"You need our support!"

"We can heal your legs; we can help you unlock the full potential of these Six Paths eyes."

"We can help you create a world without war!"

"And that, too, is our mission!"

Konan immediately shouted, "Nagato, don't trust them! We can manage this ourselves—"

"Konan!"

Nagato interrupted her.

He was well aware that this figure, unwilling to reveal their true face, was not to be trusted, but he could also make full use of them.

From this day forward, he would abandon all he once cherished, using any means necessary to reach his goal.

Once he mastered the full power of the Rinnegan, becoming the God of Shinobi, even Madara Uchiha would become a pawn for fulfilling Yahiko's dream.

Facing the cloaked figure, Nagato said, "You claim to be Madara Uchiha's emissary; in that case, show me the real Madara Uchiha!"

Black Zetsu replied immediately, "As you wish."

"Then, please don't resist."

With that, he stepped forward, using Kamui to pull Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko's body into the Kamui dimension.

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At the same time,

Danzo, who was trying to escape back to Konoha, was intercepted by Shūichi, who descended from the sky.

(End of Chapter)

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