"What did you just do?!" Obito, who had just been resurrected with Izanagi and reappeared in front of Kaoru, although unable to see his face behind the mask, must have been wearing an expression of disbelief.
Damn it... After being struck by Itachi's Amaterasu last time, he used Izanagi once more...
"Have you not noticed yet...?" Kaoru spread his hands helplessly: "In fact, I used the same ninjutsu as you."
"The same ninjutsu?!" Obito was stunned at first, then suddenly realized—could it be… Kaoru's just used Izanagi too?!
He suspiciously examined Kaoru's pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, which showed no signs of closing after using Izanagi. Filled with doubt, Obito then looked at Kaoru's body—could he have transplanted his Sharingan somewhere else?
During the night of extermination, Obito and Danzō divided the Uchiha clan's fallen members' Sharingans. Now that Kaoru had become the leader of the original organization of the Akatsuki, it wasn't strange for him to possess multiple Sharingans.
"Don't look at me with that kind of gaze. I haven't transplanted other Sharingans into my body," Kaoru snorted coldly.
"Then how did you perform Izanagi…?" Obito asked eagerly.
"If you want to know, I'll tell you," Kaoru said with a slight smile. He flicked his sleeve, and a creature about ten centimeters long emerged from his sleeve, dropping onto the ground.
This creature looked like a tiny sapling, but it had arms and legs, and appeared quite adorable. In the center of this sapling, there was a single eye—although now, the eye was closed.
"You transplanted your Sharingan onto this little thing, and used it to perform Izanagi?" Obito was stunned, then shook his head fiercely. "Impossible. Izanagi can only be effective if transplanted into your own body. Doing it this way…"
"Nothing is impossible," Kaoru shrugged. "You say it's impossible because you don't understand science…"
This thing was actually a product of Orochimaru's research. At that time, Kaoru brought Danzō's Sharingan to him for research. Orochimaru used the first Hokage's cells and Sharingan to create this tiny sapling. Without transplanting it into his own body, it could still use Sharingan's abilities. During his battle with Sasuke, Orochimaru used this small sapling to cast Izanagi.
Now, Kaoru used it to fully defend against Obito's illusion, and casually killed Obito in the process.
"Don't know if you've brought enough Sharingans today..." Kaoru didn't plan to let Obito die straightforwardly. Instead, with a mocking smile, his crimson Mangekyō Sharingan casually swept over Obito. "If you didn't bring the right Sharingans to use Izanagi… I think you might die here today…"
Under the gaze of Kaoru's Sharingan, Obito felt his heart freeze completely.
Fear, unease, dread... All kinds of complex emotions flooded Obito's mind, and he didn't dare to lift his own Mangekyō Sharingan's Kamui into its illusion state anymore.
No longer daring to rush forward, Obito and Kaoru stood facing each other in a tense standoff.
But what was different was that Obito's whole body was tense, showing a serious and cautious demeanor, while Kaoru stood relaxed, as if flowing with the clouds, appearing calm and free.
Just as Kaoru's thoughts whirled, pondering which method to use to seemingly kill Obito, the scene suddenly changed!
Yin-Yang Release, Spirit Possession!!!
Without anyone noticing, a pitch-black shadow suddenly burst out, moving at an indescribable speed—like ink spreading—attacking Kaoru from behind.
This shadow moved extremely fast, and in an instant, a black arm pierced straight through Kaoru's body!
"Blood-Red Land!!!"
Without time to think, feeling his body invaded in an instant, Kaoru activated his Crimson Reaper's skill, instantly turning into blood water, spilling onto the ground!
"This is......" As the shadow was stunned, the blood water quickly moved away from the original spot, re-forming into Kaoru's shape.
"Rotating Vortex Blade!!!"
Boom! Kaoru's hand appeared with a chakra-laden spinning knife, which was directly thrown out!
In the sudden rush of the dark shadow, Kaoru felt a flash of light before his eyes, and he quickly lost sight of Obito. Then, a deafening roar and blinding flames appeared from the right side!
Boom!!!
After a loud explosion, the ground beneath Kaoru's attack instantly formed a huge whirlpool-shaped crater, causing the entire ground to tremble slightly.
Didn't hit him…? Such speed...
Kaoru looked at the deep crater caused by the vortex blade, then turned his gaze toward Obito's side.
At that moment, there was already a figure standing beside Obito—more like a mass of pitch-black shadow, resembling ink in human form, with only the eyes showing a faint hint of another color.
"Ah, so that's it. I should've thought of it earlier—Obito is here, and Black Zetsu is definitely coming, too..." Kaoru's face was cold, but he calmly mentioned the attacker's name with interest.
Indeed, this person who's trying to seize control of Kaoru's body is none other than Kaguya's "Third Child," the product of Yin-Yang Release and Kaguya's will—Black Zetsu.
Suddenly appearing, trying to use Yin-Yang Release to possess Kaoru's body—this is a close call...
"If it weren't for my Mangekyō Sharingan's hero ability..." Kaoru lightly touched his eyes, "I might really have been taken by you…"
It's worth noting that in the original story, Black Zetsu was capable of ambushing and killing Uchiha Madara with incredible speed. Even Kaoru himself hadn't reacted in time before being attached by Black Zetsu. Fortunately, Kaoru used the Blood Pool technique, which temporarily immune him from any abilities or damage, allowing him to escape Black Zetsu's attack.
As the final backup for resurrecting Kaguya, the primordial ancestor of chakra, Kaguya Hime, sealed by the Sage of Six Paths and his brother, used Yin-Yang Release to create a will entity. In the original story, Black Zetsu dealt a fatal blow to Madara under the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki state, turning him into a sacrifice to revive Kaguya Hime. This technique and power demanded Kaoru's serious attention.
Moreover, Black Zetsu is the behind-the-scenes mastermind throughout the entire Naruto universe. He secretly pushed the conflicts between Indra and Asura across generations, altered the inscriptions on the Uchiha clan's stone tablets, and caused the clan's victory in the game of fate. His deep scheming made Kaoru vigilant from the start.
"Uchiha Kaoru..."
The name Kaoru was softly spoken with an inscrutable tone. Black Zetsu, black as ink, looked somewhat mysterious, standing on the high platform, gazing at Kaoru—who looked like an emperor.
"You truly are an unfathomable existence..." Black Zetsu muttered softly, his tone extremely complicated: "Originally, I had a different script in mind, but I never expected the ninja world to produce someone like you..."
Script? Ninja history?
Everyone present, including Obito, who was secretly pushing the Akatsuki, couldn't understand the meaning behind Black Zetsu's words.
Only Kaoru, standing on the high platform, with flickering light in his eyes, immediately understood what Black Zetsu meant.
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