Catherine stood at the entrance of the cave. She focused her senses on her surroundings and tried to communicate with Chaos through the team space. Yesterday, Chaos told her that there was a Reincarnator in this world who called himself 'Heaven's Will', who was very evil and had a very high reputation in the Hidden Leaf Village faction. He was already able to participate in the decision-making of the Hidden Leaf Village's high-level to a certain extent.
She hadn't expected that the beast-like Tao Bai Bai hadn't killed Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi to gain drops. Theoretically, killing these two would definitely yield good rewards, at least a b-class special point.
Especially Uchiha Itachi, this important plot character has a significant impact on the world line, involving the early Uchiha Clan massacre line, Sasuke Uchiha's growth line, and important nodes such as the Impure World Reincarnation in the later Fourth Shinobi World War.
Catherine also hadn't expected Tao Bai Bai's true combat power to be so terrifying. Although Uchiha Shisui might have been overconfident, to instantly defeat Uchiha Shisui, who hadn't activated his Mangekyo Sharingan or Susanoo, that speed and explosive power were among the most outstanding even among the 'Strong' tier Reincarnators she had seen.
That was super speed that even if the Sharingan could capture it, an ordinary ninja's body couldn't react to it.
At this moment, Catherine looked at Pingzhong Hua on the other side, who was carefully tending to the heavily injured and unconscious Uchiha Itachi, and she also understood that Tao Bai Bai's main mission must be different from her own.
This woman was probably linked to his main mission. Considering that such special missions usually correspond to either activation trials for special sequences or abilities, or... the 'card' trials rumored in the space.
There had long been rumors in the space that Tao Bai Bai had once participated in hunting down the remnants of the '9527' team. Now it seemed that the 'card' in the hands of the '9527' remnants was most likely seized by Tao Bai Bai.
She understood these things, but she didn't dare to show any abnormality, fearing that Tao Bai Bai would kill her casually. Therefore, she was exceptionally cooperative, even taking out many of the team's healing medicines to keep these two plot characters alive.
Uchiha Shisui instantly understood the current situation. His and Itachi's disappearance would definitely make the Uchiha Clan's situation extremely dangerous. After all, the Hidden Leaf Village's higher-ups already knew that many in the clan wanted to start a rebellion.
Without his mediation, and with the instigation of ill-intentioned individuals, a brutal civil war had already successfully brewed.
Not only that, the instability of the Hidden Leaf Village would lead to the end of this brief period of peace. A Hidden Leaf Village embroiled in internal conflict would become a common target for the other four Hidden Villages. The other four nations would all think about carving up the fertile lands of the Land of Fire...
All sorts of terrifying scenarios appeared in Zhi Shui's mind. His mouth twitched a few times, feeling genuine pain.
What made him even more self-reproachful was that all of this was due to his arrogance.
If... he had used Susanoo the moment they met, would he have successfully suppressed this guy?
He began to regret. He had almost never experienced failure. His overly extraordinary talent meant he had hardly ever encountered significant adversity.
That's why Uchiha Shisui could maintain that almost naive kindness.
He couldn't see the Hidden Leaf Village's persecution of the Uchiha because he was strong, and no one would do anything to him.
He also couldn't see the plight of other clan members and couldn't understand why those Uchiha had gradually reached such a desperate point.
"Do you regret it, Uchiha Shisui?"
Bai Cangshu looked at this young powerhouse with interest. From his appearance, bone toughness, and other aspects, he could roughly deduce that Uchiha Shisui was under twenty years old at this time (there are many bugs in the timeline in Naruto, so Zhi Shui's age has been slightly adjusted here to avoid the situation where an eight or nine-year-old Zhi Shui gained a huge reputation in the Third Great Ninja War).
In terms of absolute power alone, relying on Susanoo and the Mangekyo Sharingan's ocular power, even without using [Heavenly Hand Power], Zhi Shui could definitely enter the Kage-level ranks.
However, there was a significant flaw in his Mental state. No, perhaps it wasn't Uchiha Shisui who had a problem, but this world that had a problem.
The Naruto World is different from the Pirate World. Those with good intentions often end up becoming fanatical due to their 'heart' and 'obsession', assimilated by the dark world, and gradually becoming extreme.
Bai Cangshu expended a great deal of Mental energy to suppress the surging Killing Intent Ripple, so his Mental state was also slightly scattered.
Uchiha Shisui didn't speak, but Bai Cangshu had already received the answer he wanted.
"So, do you agree to my trade?"
"If you don't agree, I will kill Uchiha Itachi right now. Perhaps I won't gain too much, but his life and those eyes would be good gains for me."
Bai Cangshu's tone was calm. He wasn't bluffing the other party. If Uchiha Shisui didn't agree, he would indeed choose to kill both of them here and secure this part of the profit first.
Subsequent plans might be significantly affected, but for Reincarnators, if they merely want some immediate benefits, there are too many options available.
What makes a Reincarnator give up immediate gains must be a greater benefit. Bai Cangshu was willing to let go of Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, naturally wanting to gain more, but if he couldn't, these two were still good gains.
"Itachi, is he still alive...?"
Uchiha Shisui spoke. He knew he had compromised, but Zhi Shui couldn't deceive himself. He had placed a great deal of hope on Itachi, whom he considered his younger brother.
In his opinion, Itachi was the one the Uchiha and the Hidden Leaf Village were waiting for.
The one who could truly lead the Uchiha Clan to integrate into the Hidden Leaf Village and create peace was always Itachi, not him.
Itachi had talent even superior to his own, along with excellent vision and thinking. He was naturally skilled at contemplating many things, and his personality was calm... Itachi had to live.
At this moment, Uchiha Shisui discovered the selfishness hidden beneath his great kindness.
Please... you... collect 6... books... bar...!
Bai Cangshu picked up the unconscious Uchiha Itachi. His body's bones were almost completely shattered, and his internal organs were severely injured. If not for the Reincarnator's medicine, he would have basically declared an end to his ninja career in this world, and whether he could survive depended entirely on whether he was lucky enough to wait for someone like Tsunade.
Zhi Shui touched Itachi's body. He heard the faint, almost disappearing breath. He... had no choice.
"I still don't know your identity and purpose."
Bai Cangshu saw Uchiha Shisui giving in and knew his goal had been achieved.
As the saying goes, a gentleman can be deceived by principle. Uchiha Shisui was undoubtedly a good person. He possessed power but was unwilling to kill. Bai Cangshu used his thoughts, using Uchiha Itachi and the impending war, to bind this powerful Uchiha.
"You can call me... Tao Bai Bai."
"As for my purpose, it's naturally... world peace, heh."
Bai Cangshu's tone was strange, exactly like an ambitious person, but Uchiha Shisui had no room to bargain at this time and could only say in the end,
"If you intend to harm the Hidden Leaf Village, then even if you kill me and Itachi, you won't get what you want..."
"Tsk tsk."
Bai Cangshu interrupted Uchiha Shisui's harsh words. He said indifferently,
"Don't worry, a place like the Hidden Leaf Village isn't what I want for now. First, you, Uchiha, just do what you're best at."
"Tailed Beasts, I haven't tasted Tailed Beasts yet. Tell me, if I eat that thing, will I get Tailed Beast Chakra like the Gold and Silver Brothers of Cloud Village?"
Catherine took out the precious Holy ARM, preparing to heal Uchiha Shisui, her head lowered, concealing the shock in her eyes.
Eat Tailed Beasts?!
Is that Tao Bai Bai's goal?
The next moment, she realized that Tao Bai Bai had Gourmet Cell!