Chapter 596: Hanabi: Leave Some for Me
"I'm sorry, Hanabi. I underestimated your Hyuga Clan. The Uchiha only produced one Uchiha Itachi, but I never imagined that the tiny Hyuga Clan could produce two... inheritors of the Will of Fire at the same time."
After hearing Hanabi explain the truth, Kushina sighed with emotion.
Such a small Hyuga Clan had actually produced two extraordinary talents. They really were hiding dragons and crouching tigers.
"Waaah... Hokage-sama, please stop saying that! Neji-nii has already been captured, so we have to hurry and stop Nee-sama!"
Hanabi cried as she begged.
"Don't worry. I'll send someone to notify Hinata immediately that Neji has already been arrested. You don't have to worry either, Hanabi. Hinata isn't Itachi. With her strength alone, she can't wipe out the entire Hyuga Clan."
Kushina comforted Hanabi.
"No, Hokage-sama, you've got it wrong! Nee-sama really can do it! She has a pair of strange eyes now. She said they're called the Tenseigan."
"She told me she suggested that Father establish an Enforcement Hall, and she personally became both the clan's executioner, the clan's undertaker, and the destroyer of Byakugan eyes, all so she could personally eliminate the Hyuga Clan and absorb the power of their Byakugan."
"All these years, Nee-sama has almost reached the next stage. Before Neji-nii kidnapped her, she was only one final step away."
"After she escaped, she returned to the clan and immediately executed a branch family member who lived together with Neji-nii. Then she broke through and started slaughtering everyone on her way here.'
"She even told me to run... to keep running... She said I should come find her only after obtaining the same eyes she has."
"But if she kills everyone in the Hyuga Clan, how am I supposed to obtain the same eyes? Waaaah... Hokage-sama, please go stop her!"
Hanabi cried so miserably that anyone who heard her would feel heartbroken.
But the more they listened, the stranger it sounded.
Was she really worried about the safety of the clan members?
Or was she worried that Hinata would kill everyone, leaving no one for her to absorb so she could evolve her own Tenseigan?
Kushina was speechless.
She had underestimated the Hyuga Clan after all.
Two geniuses weren't enough.
There was another monster hiding among them.
"Fine. Then come with me. We'll stop Hinata together. As for the rest of you... I'll deal with you later."
Without another word, Kushina waved her hand.
A golden Nine-Tails Chakra Cloak appeared around her. The golden chakra formed into a giant hand that grabbed Hanabi, and Kushina leaped outside.
When Naruto heard that Hinata was planning to wipe out her own clan, he became anxious as well.
He couldn't just sit here waiting.
He had to stop her too.
He absolutely could not stand by and watch his companion commit such a terrible mistake!
This showed that Naruto was gradually becoming immersed in the game, to the point where he could no longer clearly distinguish between the game and reality.
At first, he had always treated the Limited Tsukuyomi world as nothing more than a genjutsu world and stayed calm.
But now, that was slowly changing.
The main reason was that Naruto's Talk-no-Jutsu addiction had flared up again.
In the real ninja world, every time he tried to Talk-no-Jutsu someone, he was interrupted before he could finish. He never had the chance to use it, and it had been driving him crazy.
But in the Limited Tsukuyomi world...
Surely no one would interrupt him anymore, right?
To keep up with Kushina in Nine-Tails Mode, Naruto had no choice but to activate his own Nine-Tails Mode as well, transforming into a girl with fox ears and a fox tail.
"Holy crap! No wonder Naruto likes little animals! Turns out he's a hardcore furry himself!"
Guy and Kakashi hugged each other as they watched Naruto fly away through the sky, both letting out amazed exclamations.
After witnessing Naruto's "heroic appearance" in his transformed state, Guy and Kakashi looked at each other.
Both instantly revealed expressions of disgust and let go of each other.
'I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light.'
Furry Naruto was like a ray of sunlight shining into the dark world of Bond Ninja.
At that moment, Guy and Kakashi suddenly realized just how filthy Bond Ninjas were, and how wonderful little animals were.
They had been wrong.
Terribly wrong.
Both of them turned their eyes toward the female dog that Kiba had lent to Naruto.
"You two better not get any funny ideas! That dog belongs to Naruto. Kiba only lent her to him!"
Seeing the looks in their eyes, Ino immediately got goosebumps. She quickly stepped back several paces to keep her distance.
"Kiba? Ino, don't take us for fools. Kiba hates dogs more than anyone. The reason he lent Naruto his dog was because he wanted to see Naruto do something to her."
"But don't worry. We would never abuse a dog."
"Everyone knows that I, Kakashi, am a ninja who has contracted Ninja Dogs."
"I love dogs more than anyone."
As he spoke, Kakashi stepped forward to pick up the dog.
But before he could...
A powerful gust of wind swept past him.
Relying on the speed of a taijutsu specialist, Might Guy moved later but arrived first, snatching the dog away.
"Kakashi, you just said it yourself. Your summoning beasts are Ninja Dogs, so just use your own. This one belongs to me!"
Guy hugged the dog and declared righteously.
"But don't you have your Ninja Turtle too? Isn't that the same thing?"
"My Ninja Turtle is male! After receiving Hokage-sama's guidance, I've reflected deeply on my mistakes and turned over a new leaf. I'm no longer a Bond Ninja!"
"Then so have I! My Ninja Dogs are all males too. I've also decided not to be a Bond Ninja anymore!"
"..."
"Heh heh heh... Kakashi, Guy... it seems I've arrived at a rather unfortunate time."
A classic voice that sounded as though it always carried a mouthful of phlegm suddenly echoed through the room.
A figure appeared at the doorway.
"Orochimaru! What are you doing here?!"
The moment Kakashi saw the newcomer, he became alert.
He drew a kunai and stepped in front of Ino, Neji, and the others protectively.
"Me? Of course I came to— Kakashi, what kind of look is that?!"
Orochimaru had just been about to explain why he had returned.
But he suddenly noticed Kakashi's gaze changing from vigilance and caution... into something lewd and passionate.
"Orochimaru, I never expected you to have such beauty."
"Indeed. As expected of one of the Legendary Sannin. You truly possess unmatched grace."
Kakashi and Guy took turns speaking.
For the first time in his life, Orochimaru truly understood the meaning of the word disgust.
It was true that after using Living Corpse Reincarnation, he now possessed a female body.
But his appearance was still male!
And besides...
Those kinds of compliments would have made sense if they had been directed at Tsunade.
Why was he the one receiving them?
"I returned to Konoha to carry out the Konoha Revival Plan—to restore this filthy, decaying Konoha back to the village it once was!"
Unable to face two people even more perverted than himself, Orochimaru hurriedly changed the subject and revealed his true purpose.
"What? The Konoha Revival Plan?"
"Wait... Neji, what are you doing?!"
Everyone immediately turned toward him.
At some point, Neji had picked up the female dog that Guy had just set down!
'Hokage-sama hates Bond Ninjas more than anything. I still have a chance. I have to prove that I'm not a Bond Ninja. This is my only opportunity!'
So Neji followed Naruto's example.
Using the exact same method as Naruto...
He proved his innocence.
(End of this chapter)