Sasuke: "…"
His face was a little dark.
Very dark.
Pitch-black.
That familiar voice!
That familiar formula!
That familiar poisonous tongue!
Confirmed.
This was definitely his venom-tongued second brother!
After the two brothers chatted for a while, Jiraiya, who had settled the three little ones, returned. He pointed at Urashiki, who was still pretending to be dead, and asked,
"Kai, this birdman… uh, this Ōtsutsuki thing—how are we handling him? Also…"
At this point, his gaze subtly swept over future Sasuke and Boruto behind him.
"And these two construction travelers… how should we handle them?"
After saying that, he narrowed his eyes and looked toward Kai. There was less casual pondering in his mind now, replaced by a solemn attitude of seriously listening and following instructions.
Seeing this, future Sasuke's face revealed shock once again!
Although he had not interacted with Jiraiya much, he still knew—or rather, had learned from others—what kind of personality this Sannin, who was like both teacher and father, possessed.
He was a truly all-rounded shinobi.
At the same time, he was one of Konoha's most outstanding intelligence ninja. He was someone who could travel through all Five Great Nations and every small nation in the shinobi world and still retreat safely!
He was also someone who, without any prior intelligence, had nearly destroyed Pain!
It could almost be said that before the final great war, Jiraiya was one of the ceiling-level existences Sasuke had heard of.
In this time-space, in this era—
Under normal circumstances, Jiraiya should have been a true ceiling-level shinobi!
Even if his second brother, Uchiha Kai, had become an absolute powerhouse, Jiraiya should not be acting like this!
Anyone who did not know better might think he was some family's underling or follower!
On this point, future Sasuke was not wrong.
However!
Under the influence of Kotoamatsukami Spores, Jiraiya recognized Kai from the bottom of his heart!
Perhaps because the effect had not lasted long enough yet, his thoughts still retained some self-awareness.
But in the end, the result would still subtly take Kai as the priority.
Kai did not look at his future little brother's reaction. He only silently turned his head.
His gaze circled Urashiki's body twice, then glanced at the limp pink little turtle tucked in his pocket…
Finally, it landed on the trait he had obtained not long ago—
Alchemist.
A bold and morally bankrupt thought suddenly rose in his mind…
Gradually, the wild laughter he had shown while holding his forehead began turning meaningful.
"We can set aside how to handle them for now, but him—"
Kai first pointed at Sasuke and Boruto, then raised his head to look at Urashiki, who was tied up on the ground and pretending to be dead. The smile at the corner of his mouth became increasingly obvious.
"But him—Ōtsutsuki Urashiki—perhaps… has some other uses."
After saying that, he swayed leisurely as he walked over to Urashiki, who was collapsed on the ground.
Then he crouched down.
After that, he stretched out his right hand and poked Urashiki here and there.
"Hey, hey, hey! This is a pure-blooded, respectable, high-and-mighty member of the Ōtsutsuki clan!"
"His whole body is treasure."
"Handle him? Of course treasure has to be handled properly, handled seriously! Every last drop of his value has to be squeezed dry."
Thump!
Thump, thump!
The moment Urashiki heard those words, his entire body shuddered in fright.
He could no longer keep pretending to be unconscious and hurriedly opened his eyes.
His narrow, pale-blue eyes—already knocked back to their original state—finally revealed real emotions.
Anger.
And terror!
"You, you, you! What are you trying to do?! You damn lowly—ugh, Lord Kai!"
At first, he glared with rage and scolded.
But the moment he finished speaking, he heard a burst of mournful complaint.
"What am I trying to do? You destroyed so much of Konoha's land and damaged so many trees! Do you know how old those trees were? They were all century-old trees!"
"They were older than my father!"
"Under normal circumstances, forget my old man—even if my second little brother Sasuke died, these trees might not have died! Do you understand? These were giant trees that could be passed down for three generations!"
"But now! Because of your appearance, my trees are gone. Tell me, what are we going to do about this?"
Although he sounded like he was complaining tearfully, there was not the slightest sadness or grief in Kai's eyes!
Only excitement!
Or rather, a certain abnormal excitement!
Thump.
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's heart gave another violent jolt. He hurriedly raised his head and looked upward!
After seeing the strange power on Kai's fingertip and the excited light in his eyes, his entire body trembled, and his sphincter tightened!
Not good!
Very not good!
This kind of excited gaze was something he had usually only seen on breeding pigs in heat!
Immediately, he quickly pulled the corners of his mouth into a fawning smile and spoke gently.
"Cough, cough, well… Lord Kai, I admit my voice was a little loud earlier… Let's talk properly. We can talk this through."
"It's just trees, right? I'll compensate you! I can compensate you! I…"
"Compensate?"
Kai interrupted him, the smile on his face becoming brighter.
"That works. It won't be too troublesome either…"
After saying that, his mind moved. Without hesitation, he directly activated the Black trait he had just obtained!
Special Trait: Alchemist—activate!
"I wonder… does his body count as a kind of chakra too?"
He muttered this, then locked his gaze directly onto the trembling Urashiki!
Target:
The bound Ōtsutsuki Urashiki!
Mode:
Juicing…
Ahem.
Energy extraction!
To some extent, perhaps this should be called refining the human body into great medicine?
Kai let his thoughts wander wildly for a moment. Then his mind gradually settled.
Buzz!
Very quickly, a fluctuating black chakra carrying a mysterious aura surged out from his palm!
It moved toward Urashiki.
The instant it touched Urashiki—
It spread and multiplied madly, like countless greedy black snakes, wrapping around Urashiki with forbidden technique-like force!
"Ugh—AAAAAH!!!! I was wrong! I was wrong! Lord Kai, I was wrong! I shouldn't have damaged this land! I shouldn't have damaged these trees! I'll compensate you! I'm willing to pay a hundred times, a thousand times… no! Ten thousand times!"
"I'm willing to compensate ten thousand times over! Please, please let me go…"
"AAAAH! Uchiha! I will never share the same sky with you!"
"Just wait! My clan will definitely descend upon this place again! When that time comes, every insect here will be crushed into powder!"
"I… AAAAAH! It hurts!"
Across the outskirts of the Forest of Death, piercing screams gradually began to ring out one after another!
From full of strength at the beginning, to weak and breathless later, then to furious and flustered, and finally to a voice as faint as a mosquito's…
Urashiki could clearly feel that he was like a punctured water bag!
The chakra, vitality, essence, blood energy stored inside him—
Even the origin power of the Ōtsutsuki bloodline that he was so proud of!
All of it was being forcibly stripped out by an invisible yet incomparably domineering force.
Very quickly, his body shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye!
His skin began losing its luster.
His hair also became dry, gray, and white.
Even wrinkle after wrinkle appeared across his face!
In front of him, a black pill slowly appeared, spinning round and round!
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