"'Kaoru's voice was not loud, but the aura emanating from his words made everyone present tremble. Although they were already the bodies of the deceased, Kaoru's presence at this moment felt as if he could make them die again at any moment…'"
"'...'"
"'At this very moment.'"
"'In the Land of Sea, separated by an ocean from the Land of Lightning on the ninja continent.'"
"'Above an unknown ninja village, a dark and deep passage suddenly opened. With crimson skin, jagged horns, and a face like a legendary demon, it emerged from within.'"
"'Who is that guy?!'"
"'How dare he attack our Sea Village!!!'"
At this moment, the ninjas below the ninja village suddenly discovered the uninvited guest who had appeared out of nowhere above them. They all unleashed ninjutsu, stacking them up to launch a fierce offensive towards him.
"'Hmph… low-level creatures…'" Seeing the ninjutsu unleashed by the group of ninjas at his feet, a cruel smile spread across the "demon's" ferocious face.
"'It seems you've acquired knowledge and power that doesn't belong to you. Is that woman Kaguya's doing?'"
"'But… I'm in need of chakra pills. I'll use you guys to replenish!'" As soon as his words fell, facing the countless ninjutsu bombarding him, he casually extended his right hand, revealing the purple Rinnegan in his palm.
Instantly, all the ninjas in the village were horrified to discover that the ninjutsu they had unleashed together was being absorbed by the "demon" above like a great whale drinking water, all into the purple Rinnegan in its palm.
The "demon" then smiled cruelly, gently extended its left hand towards the group of ninjas below, and opened its palm, revealing another Rinnegan.
"'Ninjutsu Amplification!!!'"
Boom!!!
A power more than double that of the ninjutsu previously unleashed by everyone surged from the "demon's" left palm. Instantly, with fierce power, it annihilated all the ninjas below like a doomsday disaster!
Gradually, after killing all the ninjas in the village, the free-floating chakra in the air was drawn and condensed by the purple Rinnegan in the "demon's" right palm, forming scattered chakra pills.
After swallowing the chakra pills, which were created by slaughtering an entire ninja village, its ferocious, demonic eyes turned towards the direction of the Land of Lightning across the sea.
"'This chakra… it feels like the aura of the God Tree, but also just a part of the God Tree…'"
"'But it seems the God Tree is indeed in this world. I really came to the right place. I'll absorb the God Tree's chakra first, and then go after that brat… No, I'll just destroy this world directly…'"
"'Hahaha!!!'"
Cruel and tyrannical laughter echoed in every corner of the Land of Sea. The "demon's" figure transformed into an afterimage and streaked into the distance. And the direction it was heading… was towards Turtle Island, where Killer Bee and Naruto were located!!!
...
On the battlefield, the four Kage still looked at Kaoru, enveloped in the giant of light, with shocked expressions, itching to act.
"'As expected of you… Kaoru Uchiha…'"
Suddenly, Mū, the Second Tsuchikage, whose voice had been silent before Kaoru, spoke with a hoarse, deep, yet young voice that reached everyone's ears.
"'Is that voice… Kabuto Yakushi?'" Kaoru's expression flickered slightly. He looked at the dark red, deep eyes of the reanimated Second Tsuchikage and immediately knew that Kabuto Yakushi was controlling the Second Tsuchikage to speak to him. "'So it's you, the guy hiding in the dark corners…'"
"'I have to say, your progress is immense… you actually dare to speak to me now…'" Kaoru said with a calm smile, his deep Mangekyō Sharingan eyes seeming to pierce through the reanimated body of the Second Tsuchikage, directly seeing Kabuto Yakushi hiding in an unknown dark corner.
"'You're still as terrifying as ever…'" Kabuto exclaimed. Even across thousands of miles, Kabuto still felt as if Kaoru's gaze could clearly see him, as if he had no secrets before Kaoru's Mangekyō Sharingan.
This reminded him of his days under Orochimaru. Every time he saw Kaoru, he felt an indescribable sense of awe. The pressure Kaoru had long imposed on his heart had made his mentality more twisted than in the original story.
"'Before, Lord Orochimaru bowed to you, which also terrified me. But now it's different… I'm no longer who I was…'" Seemingly recalling his current strength, Kabuto finally managed to suppress the tremor in his heart.
His hoarse voice said somewhat dryly, "'The small and humble me of the past is gone. I now possess power that surpasses Lord Orochimaru. I have transformed from a snake into a dragon!!!'"
"'This is my destiny, the path forward set by Lord Orochimaru. If I can defeat him, I will truly become stronger than Lord Orochimaru!!!'" By the end, Kabuto seemed to be talking to himself.
"'It seems you've lost yourself. No wonder you fell for Itachi's Izanami in the original story. But you're still talking about Orochimaru, that hasn't changed…'"
Kaoru listened to Kabuto's monologue with a sigh, remaining silent. In this chaotic ninja world, there were too many people like Kabuto who had lost their normal worldview.
The years of constant warfare in the ninja world had created countless ninjas with damaged psyches like Kabuto. Perhaps, after he cleared all obstacles and took control of the entire ninja world, he could change all of this…
"'Don't worry, I won't let you hide for too long. After dealing with these Kage, I'll personally drag you out…'" Kaoru said calmly. Regardless of Kabuto's past, since he had now chosen to become his enemy, Kaoru would never let him go.
"'Drag me out? Do you have the time for that…'" It seemed that after merging with Orochimaru's cells, Kabuto had also acquired a bit of Orochimaru's serpentine nature. His low, hoarse voice hissed as he laughed.
"'Let me tell you the truth, Madara Uchiha has now learned the whereabouts of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Jinchūriki and has already set off to capture them…'"
"'Let me tell you the truth, Madara Uchiha has now learned the whereabouts of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails Jinchūriki and has already set off to capture them…'" Kabuto said slowly.
"'Oh, it must be intel that Kisame risked his life to reveal…'" Hearing Kabuto's words, the smile on Kaoru's face didn't disappear; instead, he spoke playfully.
"'How did you know?'" Kabuto was startled and quickly asked.
"'You don't need to know…'" Kaoru replied. Hearing Kabuto's tone, it was indeed as he suspected: Kisame had gone to Turtle Island to gather information. But that was fine. Kaoru didn't care about the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
Even if Naruto's Tailed Beasts were taken, with the Sage of Six Paths awakening his power within him, he could still survive. Kaoru actually hoped that Madara Uchiha would collect all the Tailed Beasts, thereby luring out Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. After all, Madara Uchiha wasn't his real enemy.
Of course, even though he said that, Kaoru still needed to check on the situation after he finished here.
"'Since you already know about this, why are you still so calm?'" Kabuto looked at Kaoru and asked doubtfully.
"'How ridiculous. You still have the mood to care about my affairs? Take care of yourself first…'" Saying this, the smile on Kaoru's face gradually faded. His entire demeanor changed instantly, and a violent gust of wind erupted from him, kicking up a sky full of dust. "'I don't want to play with these pawns you've summoned anymore…'"
"'Tch… Finally getting serious, huh…'" Seeing the majestic power erupting from Kaoru, even Kabuto, whose will possessed Mū, the Second Tsuchikage, couldn't hide his shock.
"'To even compare the Kage to pawns. In that case, let me witness the power you used to kill Hashirama Senju, who was reanimated!!!'"
"'Hell Stab: One Finger Thrust!!!'"
Facing Kaoru's power, which seemed indistinguishable from the legendary Sage of Six Paths, the Third Raikage beside him was the first to strike. His entire body was covered in a Lightning Release Chakra Armor that blazed with lightning.
He extended one finger of his right hand, concentrated all the Lightning Release chakra at his fingertip, and then attacked Kaoru with the power to pierce through everything!
"'Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!!!'"
Mū, controlled by Kabuto Yakushi, split into two, using the Split Jutsu to divide his body and chakra. Two physical entities simultaneously unleashed the Particle Style kekkei tōta towards Kaoru. Instantly, three massive cubic energy constructs appeared on the yellow sand plain, engulfing Kaoru!
"'Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags!!!'"
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