[This is so frustrating!]
[Why did I follow Tsunade out here? I can't sleep while hugging her, and I can't tease her either.]
[After all, someone as handsome as me can easily make women lose control of their impulses!]
By the campfire, Kamizuki Hikari casually poked at the flames with a stick, maintaining the fire. To his left sat Maito Gai, Kamizuki Izumo, and Hagane Kotetsu.
To his right was the big-breasted woman, Senju Tsunade.
While the other four were sleeping soundly by the fire, Hikari sat there helplessly, staring at the flames with a bitter expression.
After Kurenai led her team away, Tsunade overruled all objections and assigned Hikari to keep watch for the first half of the night, while the four of them went straight to sleep.
[Speaking of which, this woman's chest... it's huge. Could it be fake?]
[Should I reach out and feel it?]
As Tsunade lay there sleeping, she instinctively crossed her arms over her chest, as if sensing someone's deep malicious intent.
[Huh? Just when I was thinking how boring this was, someone's arrived.]
[Time to have some fun and see what level of pawns Danzo has sent over this time]
With these thoughts, Hikari glanced at his four companions, confirming their steady breathing and lack of abnormalities before forming hand seals.
[Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique!]
Without any smoke, a clone of Hikari appeared in the distance, while the real Hikari closed his eyes.
[Mind Body Switch Technique!]
[Using mind transfer to control my own clone—who else but me could pull this off?]
At that moment, Hikari failed to notice Tsunade's delicate hand clenching into a fist when he used the Wood Clone Technique, as if she was struggling to hold back something.
But Kamizuki Hikari no longer cared.
With his sensory abilities, any unfamiliar chakra or life signs appearing within ten kilometers were as clear to him as daylight.
...
"According to orders, we take action tonight. Everyone, put on the Iwagakure forehead protectors and avoid using signature jutsu to prevent early detection!"
Nine black-clad shinobi were discussing their mission, completely unaware that a figure had appeared on a branch above them.
Kamizuki Hikari stood there, quietly watching as the nine men changed into Iwagakure attire before finally speaking.
"Ahem, you guys are having quite the fun tonight, huh?"
"I was half-expecting you to use the Transformation Jutsu, turn into women, and switch into bikinis! But this... this is just disappointing!"
Hearing the complaint in Hikari's voice, the leader of the group had only one thought in his mind.
'What the hell?!'
Where did this bastard come from?
"Earth Ox, where's your sensory jutsu?!"
"Captain, my sensory jutsu didn't detect him at all. He feels no different from the surrounding trees!"
Upon hearing this, the black-clad leader's eyes widened slightly.
For someone to approach so easily without them noticing, this situation was self-explanatory.
They were in deep trouble.
"Who are you?" the leader cautiously inquired while signaling covertly behind his back.
"I'm your father! Wait, no—I don't want a useless son like you!" Hikari leaped lightly from the tree, appearing in front of the stunned leader.
"No need to resist. The moment you laid eyes on me, you already fell into my genjutsu."
The black-clad leader instinctively turned around, only to find that his comrades had vanished, replaced by a vast, grassy field.
"I have a lot of questions for you. So now, I'll need to remove your cursed seal. I hope you'll cooperate. Understood?"
The leader tried to say something, but Kamizuki Hikari simply pinched his face, grabbed his tongue, and observed.
"Tongue Eradication Seal!"
"That damn Orochimaru must have spent quite some time developing this for Danzo!"
Hikari hadn't studied this curse seal extensively, but that didn't stop him from removing it.
In the shinobi world, chakra is classified into seven types: Wind, Fire, Lightning, Earth, Water, Yin, and Yang.
Mastering all seven to their peak allows one to form their own Truth-Seeking Orbs, essentially reaching the level known as the Six Paths Mode.
Sealing techniques and curse marks primarily utilize Yin chakra. Neutralizing the chakra within them renders the seals useless.
The simplest yet most dominant method.
One that most people couldn't achieve.
With a swipe of his finger across the leader's tongue, the black markings vanished instantly.
"I'm free! I'm finally free!"
Hikari wiped his saliva-covered fingers on the leader's clothes, frowning in disgust.
"Alright, spill it. What's Danzo's mission for you here?"
The leader cautiously scanned his surroundings, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.
His eight subordinates had vanished without a trace, making it highly likely they were caught in a genjutsu.
Only two groups in Konoha could cast illusions affecting the environment itself: the Yuhi clan and the Uchiha.
'Slap!'
A palm smacked the leader's head. "Answer, or die!"
Hikari wasn't in the mood to waste time. Since this guy had come on Danzo's orders, he was likely prepared to die for him.
"My name is Tsuchiiwa. I am a subordinate of Danzo-sama. Our mission was to assassinate the Hokage while posing as Iwagakure shinobi. If successful, Danzo-sama would question Iwagakure and then take over as Hokage, uniting the shinobi world."
Unite the shinobi world?
That old fossil Danzo?
Sounds like he's got dementia. Does he think anyone can just unify the shinobi world?
If it were Senju Hashirama or Uchiha Madara saying this, Hikari wouldn't hesitate to persuade Tsunade to surrender.
But Danzo?
He couldn't even beat Jiraiya, yet he wanted to unify the shinobi world? What a joke.
"What's your Konoha military ID number?"
The leader hesitated briefly before answering, "I was trained by Danzo-sama. I never went through the village's official registration."
"So, you're just another disposable pawn sent to sow discord between Tsunade and Iwagakure."
Hikari sighed, placing a hand lightly on the leader's head.
"Remember, in your next life, don't follow Danzo. That guy isn't worth it."
"No, wait! Please don't kill me!"
'Snap!'
With a soft sound, red liquid flowed from the leader's seven orifices, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Since I'm at it, might as well go all the way. Your deaths will at least have some meaning."
With a gentle stomp, the bodies sank into the ground, leaving no trace behind. The earth returned to its natural state, with only a few footprints hinting at what had transpired.
'What a messed-up world.'
As the wind rustled through the trees, Kamizuki Hikari's figure faded from sight, leaving no trace of his presence behind.
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