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Boom!
In front of the Waterfall, Kushina was once again sent flying by Dark Kushina. She had lost count of how many times she had been defeated by her dark self.
Since that incident in the tent, Kushina felt increasingly powerless when facing her dark side.
"Huff, huff~!"
After spending the entire morning challenging her dark self, Kushina was utterly exhausted. She had been unsuccessful recently; her dark self was extremely difficult to defeat.
However, the fact that she still retained control of her body was one of the few things keeping her going.
Ever since that day, Kushina would wash herself three or four times daily, but she could never forget the scenes from her dreams, which often replayed the events of that night.
Upon returning to the tent, Kushina's expression suddenly changed, and she said angrily, "What are you doing here?"
"Why are you so hostile? You agreed to it voluntarily that day, even reaffirming it multiple times. I also had to pay a significant price," Yoichi responded, not surprised by Kushina's reaction.
If the Red-Hot Habanero had submitted after just one night, he would have suspected a trap.
Hearing Yoichi's words, Kushina's anger surged, but she couldn't vent it. Dark Kushina was indeed a part of her, but she had changed her mind midway, yet this bastard had still pinned her down several times.
"Besides, I'm here to bring you some good news. The Akatsuki member who killed Minato has been captured. Do you want to guess who it is?"
Hearing this news, the anger on Kushina's face was momentarily replaced by another emotion. She caught the scroll that Yoichi threw at her and opened it.
"Uchiha Obito!? How, how could it be him?"
After reading the information, Kushina was shocked and in disbelief. The man who had supposedly died and whose name was engraved on the Memorial Stone turned out to be a member of the Akatsuki and the one who killed her husband.
And that person was also Minato's student...
Yoichi continued, "Obito is still in prison. He still has some value. If you return to the village, you'll be able to see him."
The scroll even explained why Obito had joined the Akatsuki, revealing his motives. However, Kushina couldn't understand why he would believe in something so illusory.
"...I don't want to see him. According to Konoha's rules, handle it however you see fit."
Previously, Kushina had wanted power to avenge Minato. But now that she knew the identity of the enemy, her desire for revenge dissipated in an instant.
She still glared at Yoichi with hatred and said, "Now that you've told me, you can leave!"
"Are you joking, Kushina-san? I didn't come here just for that."
Yoichi shook his head. After speaking, he prepared to leave.
"You… you're so shameless!"
Kushina was furious and spread her arms to block Yoichi's path. "You've already… already done that, and now you're shamelessly going back on your word. I, I..."
Kushina struggled to say something harsh but stuttered, unable to find the words.
"I'm not going back on anything. If you had carefully read the information, you'd know that Minato's body was turned into the Deva Path by Nagato. To resurrect him, we need to use the Edo Tensei, which requires his original flesh. I've already tasked Jiraiya with retrieving it."
Yoichi clicked his tongue and added, "I haven't abandoned the plan to resurrect Minato. It's you, Kushina, who is giving up. Besides, our agreement didn't limit the number of times. In theory, until Minato is resurrected, I can continue making demands of you!"
"You scoundrel! I misjudged you!" Kushina glared at Yoichi with pure hatred, but he nonchalantly replied, "So, your body is more important than bringing the dead back to life? If that's the case, we can just leave it at that."
"No!" Kushina shouted, still blocking Yoichi's path. After a moment, her voice trembled with reluctance as she whispered, "I… I understand."
If she gave up now, her previous efforts would be in vain. She had come this far and was just one step away from reviving Minato. She couldn't abandon it now.
"Then let's continue, Kushina. If Jiraiya moves quickly, you'll see Minato again soon."
Yoichi smirked as he moved forward, wrapping his arm around Kushina's waist. Her body trembled, but she didn't resist.
Soon, the tent was filled with sounds of pleasure.
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"Sanrinsanmyō."
Yoichi used his eye technique to rejuvenate his slightly sore waist. With the help of the technique, he quickly regained his energy.
However, Kushina was too exhausted to clean herself, so Yoichi covered her with a blanket.
"Well, there's still plenty of time. I need to get back tonight."
But now, Yoichi was no longer the same as before. After discovering the correct use of Sanrinsanmyō, he no longer needed to make excuses to avoid Rin.
He left the videotape he had been playing during their activity beside Kushina, along with a note explaining that the tape was for her to destroy as agreed.
"Anyway, I recorded for several hours. I'll make a new one when I get back."
Yoichi took the camera with him and left another batch of supplies for Kushina before teleporting away from Turtle Island using the Flying Thunder God technique.
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"I have some bad news. Madara has been captured by Konoha, and they know about the Akatsuki in Iwagakure. They've already sent someone to demand Onoki hand you over to Konoha."
White Zetsu and Black Zetsu emerged from the ground, delivering the bad news to Nagato and Konan.
In addition to Nagato's Deva Path, Fugaku and the recently joined Sasori of the Red Sand were also present.
"Madara has been captured? That guy could be captured?"
The Deva Path spoke, expressing the disbelief shared by Konan and Fugaku. Fugaku was even more certain that Obito wasn't Madara because he had seen Madara in person.
"Given the circumstances, I'll tell you the truth. He wasn't Madara, but only an executor created by Madara's will."
Black Zetsu provided this excuse, as Obito's identity had become a liability. This explanation seemed more reasonable.
"Madara selected a descendant from the Uchiha clan and replaced his will with his own. That's why he was so weak—weak enough to be captured by Konoha's Raikage."
"Now that your intelligence has been leaked, the surveillance around Iwagakure has increased."
So that's the truth...
Nagato, Konan, and Fugaku silently pondered Black Zetsu's words. But the identity of Madara was no longer their concern; dealing with Konoha was.
"Hey, hey, I just joined, and now the organization is already falling apart?" Sasori interjected. Besides wanting to create stronger human puppets in the Akatsuki, one of his reasons for joining was to take revenge on Konoha.
But now, seeing how Akatsuki seemed intimidated by Konoha, he started to doubt the organization's future.
Ignoring Sasori's words, Black Zetsu focused on Nagato's Rinnegan. "What now? Should we leave the Land of Earth?"
Nagato hesitated, "If we leave..."
"It's better not to leave," Fugaku suddenly spoke up. "If we flee to a smaller country, Konoha's ninja will search for us even more relentlessly. In those small countries, we won't have Onoki's backing. If Konoha's ninja find us… not even the Rinnegan can withstand them."
Last time, they had barely escaped, and if he and Obito hadn't intervened, Nagato's Six Paths of Pain would have been destroyed.
"At least Iwagakure won't submit to Konoha. The grudge between Iwa and Konoha runs deep, and with Konoha's growing strength, if we can ally with Kumogakure, we might form a strong coalition."
Hearing Fugaku's words, everyone, including Black Zetsu, turned to look at him.
Fugaku's identity had long been exposed—he was the infamous Fugaku of Konoha, now a rogue ninja. But no one expected him to be so decisive and capable when dealing with his former village.
"Since that's the case, Fugaku, you should come with me to see Onoki," the Deva Path said. "Your identity and intel will help persuade him."
"...I understand."
Fugaku hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
"Hehehe, since you've made your decision, I'll lend a hand. Madara left more than just that one backup plan."
Black Zetsu spoke and then sent White Zetsu underground.
They quickly returned to the base where Madara had once stayed, the same place where Obito had stored Madara's body.
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm going to resurrect Madara, but using a different method. Do you remember the masked guard from the Uchiha Company?"
White Zetsu thought for a moment and said, "The one who could regenerate after being shattered?"
"That was Edo Tensei. The flesh I had you preserve will now be useful."
Black Zetsu explained. It had always observed Madara and understood Madara's techniques better than Madara himself.
Black Zetsu knew the hand seals for Edo Tensei and intended to use them to resurrect Madara. Nagato was no longer reliable, so Madara would need to take over the Rinnegan.
Although Nagato had developed much of the Rinnegan's power and had established ties with Iwagakure, Black Zetsu still felt it wasn't enough.
"Prepare several special clones. We need to increase our strength. I'll experiment with the other clones first before resurrecting Madara."
Black Zetsu instructed White Zetsu. On its own, Black Zetsu could only perform some secret techniques; it needed White Zetsu to use Wood Release and other jutsu.
The ninja world was changing too rapidly. The Four-Tails and Five-Tails were yet to be revived, and they were still searching for the Three-Tails. But Akatsuki was already on the brink of collapse.
If Madara wasn't brought back soon, Black Zetsu feared they might never have the chance again.
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"Yoichi-kun, this virus is quite impressive. But we've only made twenty doses of the Jūkyoku Virus in the first batch. How do you plan to distribute them?"
Orochimaru, holding the newly created Jūkyoku Virus, entered the Hokage Assistant's office and asked Yoichi.
There were ten doses with Wood Release and ten with Shikotsumyaku.
"As expected of you, Orochimaru. Such a high success rate," Yoichi smiled in satisfaction. "Tsunade also selected three medical ninjas, but so far they've only produced three doses, far less efficient than you. By the way, do you want to keep a few doses for yourself? For Nawaki or your other disciples?"
"No need. I've got five doses."
"Orochimaru, didn't you say the first batch had only twenty doses?"
Yoichi eyed Orochimaru suspiciously. Did he really keep a quarter of the batch?
Orochimaru coughed lightly and said, "I meant I plan to reserve five doses from the second batch. So don't worry about Nawaki and Anko, Yoichi-kun."
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
With that, Orochimaru left Yoichi's office.
(End of Chapter)