--- "Ruthless!" Kenshi's Lightning Release clone commented, then controlled his chakra in Chiba Emi's body to naturally dissipate, leaving C
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"Ruthless!"
Kenshi's Lightning Release clone commented, then controlled his chakra in Chiba Emi's body to naturally dissipate, leaving Chiba Emi's brain cells intact.
Without the influence of Kenshi's chakra,
Yamanaka Kaji saw the truth of half a year ago in the dead Chiba Emi's brain.
"What did you find?" The Third Hokage asked anxiously.
"I saw it." Yamanaka Kaji's expression shifted slightly. He felt strangely stimulated. He had finally seen the guy who had put the horns on the Third Hokage.
"Who is it?" The Third Hokage asked coldly.
That bastard had not only put the horns on him, but he had also killed Emi. He would definitely not let that bastard go.
As for Emi's death, the Third Hokage didn't think he had anything to do with it. He was just acting for the safety of Konoha. It was all the enemy's fault.
Yamanaka Kaji shook his head. "I don't recognize him. He's a man in his mid-twenties. His clothes aren't the style of ninjas from other hidden villages. His appearance… is unremarkable."
"He probably wasn't his real appearance. He probably used a jutsu like the Transformation Technique to change his appearance."
Yamanaka Kaji said.
"Did you hear any important information in their conversation?" The Third Hokage continued to ask.
"I haven't heard anything useful so far." Yamanaka Kaji replied.
In Chiba Emi's brain memories, the man who communicated with her was ordinary-looking. Every night, he would come over and engage in intimate exchanges within a minute.
He also didn't talk much, and every time he spoke, he spoke from the perspective of the Third Hokage.
This was also the reason why Yamanaka Kaji couldn't tell anything unusual when he saw the images and actions of the Third Hokage in the memories.
The other party might have anticipated that Chiba Emi's brain cell memories would be seen after her death, so he didn't leave any loopholes in their verbal exchanges.
Even the person's appearance was the result of the Transformation Technique, which was of no reference value.
"Did you see how Emi's memories were tampered with?"
The Third Hokage immediately asked. It didn't matter if he couldn't find out who the enemy was, but he had to find out how the enemy tampered with Emi's memories.
Only by knowing how the enemy did it could they make corresponding preparations and countermeasures.
Otherwise, the core problem of memory tampering wouldn't be solved, and the enemy's threat would remain.
Kenshi and Chiba Emi hadn't communicated for long half a year ago. In total, it had only been eight nights.
During those eight nights, they were connected for 99% of the time. Even when they were asleep, they were still connected.
Yamanaka Kaji hadn't seen the enemy tamper with Chiba Emi at all.
Or rather, the enemy's methods were too subtle. Judging from the information he saw and heard in the memories, he couldn't tell what methods or abilities the enemy used to tamper with Chiba Emi's memories.
Yamanaka Kaji had been looking at Chiba Emi's brain memories for a month, but he hadn't found any information related to the enemy's actions on Chiba Emi.
"There's nothing unusual… no, I can't tell what methods the enemy used from the memories." Yamanaka Kaji finally retracted his hand and shook his head.
This was troublesome!
Hearing this, the Third Hokage's expression turned heavy. Yamanaka Kaji's talent for the Memory Investigation Technique was extraordinary. Others could only choose to look at the memories of a certain day and couldn't bear it. But he could look at a month's worth of memories in a short period of time.
If even he couldn't find the enemy's methods in Emi's brain memories, then it could basically be said that they couldn't get any useful information from Emi's brain.
"I understand."
The Third Hokage looked at Chiba Emi on the table. He was silent for a while, then said to Yamanaka Kaji, "Report Emi's death as being caused by the enemy activating a seal left in her body."
"Understood." Yamanaka Kaji said.
Since he couldn't find the enemy's method of tampering with memories, the Third Hokage had no choice but to secretly strengthen his surveillance of the village and pay attention to anyone who acted abnormally.
In the blink of an eye.
Another half year passed.
August of Konoha 38.
The Land of Wind.
Night.
Whoosh… Sand was flying everywhere, obscuring the white full moon.
In a cave, two male Sand ninjas were leaning against the cave wall, occasionally looking at the young man sitting cross-legged with his back to them at the entrance of the cave.
The young man had his hands clasped together, with a space of one finger between them.
The young man sat with his eyes closed, his expression focused, as if he was practicing some important jutsu. He had been doing this for a long time.
The two Sand ninjas behind him looked at each other. The ninja on the left stood up and slowly walked towards the young man.
He came to a meter behind the young man and glanced at the space between his clasped hands. He didn't see anything.
"Captain Kazeyuki, let me take over the night watch. You go and rest." The man said softly, as if he didn't want to disturb the young man's practice.
"No need." Kenshi's Wind Release clone said, his body not moving at all. His eyes were still closed.
The man froze for a moment when he heard Kenshi's Wind Release clone speak. Then, he quickly recovered and said with a smile, "Then, it's a lot of trouble for the captain."
He returned to the cave wall and sat down. The two Sand ninjas looked at each other secretly and shook their heads slightly.
Then, the two of them didn't do anything else.
Soon.
The night passed.
The wind and sand outside had stopped, and a thick layer of sand had accumulated at the entrance of the cave.
The two Sand ninjas had already woken up, but Kenshi's Wind Release clone still maintained his posture of sitting cross-legged with his hands clasped together, not moving at all. He was even more focused.
In the eyes of the two Sand ninjas, their genius captain was like a rock, with no sign of life.
"Captain…" The two of them called softly.
This time, Kenshi's Wind Release clone didn't respond. He seemed to be asleep.
The two of them looked at each other. One of them slowly walked forward and soon came to a meter away from Kenshi's Wind Release clone.
Kenshi's Wind Release clone still didn't seem to be waking up.
The two of them looked at each other again. The one who was close to Kenshi's Wind Release clone called out "Captain Kazeyuki" again.
Seeing that Kenshi's Wind Release clone still didn't respond, the man finally showed a fierce expression. He stretched out his right hand, and a long needle fell from his sleeve into his hand.
The needle was purple-black, clearly coated with poison.
The man raised the needle in his hand and quickly stabbed it towards the back of Kenshi's Wind Release clone's neck.
"Haha, go to hell!"
The man subconsciously let out a joyful laugh. Seeing the needle in his hand go into the back of the neck of the so-called genius ninja, Kazeyuki, in the village, without any obstruction, he thought that Kenshi's Wind Release clone was definitely dead.
But soon, he felt something was wrong.
There was no resistance when the needle went in. Even if the needle was sharp, it should have felt some resistance when it went into the back of the neck.
And… looking at the needle in his hand, which was still inserted into the back of Kenshi's Wind Release clone's neck, Kenshi's Wind Release clone didn't react at all. He still maintained his posture of sitting cross-legged with his hands clasped together, not moving.
Whoosh, whoosh… Instantly, the man stabbed dozens of times again, but it was useless. Kenshi's Wind Release clone still didn't react at all.
"Impossible!"
The other man from behind also came over. He directly swung his short sword towards the back of Kenshi's Wind Release clone's neck, but it passed through as if it were air.
The two men's faces instantly changed. They realized something was wrong.
Bang, bang!
The two of them subconsciously stepped back. Then, looking at Kenshi's Wind Release clone, who still didn't react, the two of them said solemnly, "Who are you? You're not Kazeyuki."
The Kazeyuki they knew didn't have this kind of strange ability.
Kenshi's Wind Release clone didn't respond. The two of them looked at each other, then simultaneously formed hand seals.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."
"Fire Release: Flame Dance Technique."
A gust of wind and flames erupted from their mouths, then mixed together. The wind fanned the flames, turning into even hotter flames and wind that attacked Kenshi's Wind Release clone.
"We got him!"
Just as the attack was about to touch Kenshi's Wind Release clone, Kenshi's Wind Release clone suddenly opened his eyes. A look of excitement appeared on his lips.
Clang!
The two Sand ninjas seemed to hear the sound of a slash. Then, they felt their vision suddenly rise and rotate.
When their peripheral vision swept past the flames, which were cut like tofu, and the two headless corpses, they realized that they were already dead.
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