Chapter 71 The oppressive feeling of fate
Accepting Kakuzu gave Shiba Kiyokawa more confidence in resisting the impending doom.
Kakuzu is not only a reliable fighter, he is also an excellent ninjutsu instructor.
It's hard to find a ninjutsu master who is proficient in all five attributes these days.
In his opinion, the Akatsuki organization in the original work was still too conservative in its use of Kakuzu. This chosen worker in the ninja world should have been able to squeeze out more surplus value.
In addition, in the subsequent exchanges, Kakuzu brought him another unexpected gain.
"You said you spotted a strange man near our base on your way here?"
"Yes, I can't describe it specifically, but that person is very strange. I can't feel the existence of a heart in his body."
At this time, Kakuzu had a desperate mentality and no longer cared about exposing his intelligence. He frankly told others that he could sense other people's hearts.
Anyway, he had no idea how well Shiba Kiyokawa knew him. He even suspected that the other party knew that he could take the heart.
As expected, after hearing his words, Shiba Qinghe had no doubts at all about his ability to sense other people's hearts.
There's something wrong with you! How much do you know about me? Kakuzu gave Shiba Kiyokawa a deep look.
But soon, his attention was diverted.
He was somewhat caught off guard by the magnitude of Shiba Kiyokawa's reaction.
"A person without a heart..." Shiba Qinghe hesitated for a moment, as if thinking, and then suddenly stood up and asked excitedly: "Where is the person you mentioned? Take me to find him! Now!"
Who has no heart?
Unless that's not a human at all!
Kakuzu was still confused at this point and had no idea of the seriousness of the problem. He just thought it was an ordinary puzzle.
But when he actually led Shiba Kiyokawa back to the place where he had met the heartless weirdo, he realized that things might not be simple.
"How could this be? I clearly met him here not long ago, why is there no trace at all?"
Even with the skills of a professional ninja with more than fifty years of experience, Kakuzu could not find any footprints or traces of anyone having been at the scene.
The perception was divergent, and nothing was found either.
At this point, Shiba Kiyokawa could finally confirm it.
"That's probably White Zetsu."
In such a short time, a normal person would not have enough time to clean up every trace.
But if it was White Zetsu, it wouldn't be surprising, because there would be no trace left from the beginning.
White Zetsu's "Mayfly Technique" is a very buggy ability in the original work. It can sneak into the roots of plants anytime and anywhere and merge with the earth. It can also isolate all breath during the period of activation and no one can detect it.
Not long ago, White Zetsu probably didn't expect that Kakuzu could sense the hearts of strangers, so he accidentally exposed himself within Kakuzu's perception range for a moment.
White Zetsu probably didn't care at the time, and Kakuzu didn't care either.
It was not until he returned to the scene at this moment that Kakuzu realized the strangeness of the incident.
"Who exactly is this White Zetsu you're talking about? Can he move without leaving any traces?"
Shiba Qinghe nodded, his expression solemn, and said: "Yes, be careful with this kind of thing, and tell me the first time you find it next time."
He didn't say anything else, fearing that Bai Zetsu might still be nearby and hear their conversation.
Shiba Kiyokawa had almost no hope that Kakuzu would be able to find White Zetsu.
However, he never expected that Kakuzu was actually aroused by him this time.
"There will be a chance. I didn't pay attention at the time, and that guy... he probably didn't even notice me."
Shiba Kiyokawa's previous trickery had unexpectedly worked wonders. Kakuzu was already wary and curious about him, and when he suddenly saw that he was so interested in this mysterious man called White Zetsu, Kakuzu naturally became very interested and took full action!
Two days later, to Shiba Kiyokawa's surprise, Kakuzu actually miraculously bit White Zetsu's tail again!
Shiba Qinghe also set off without saying a word, and also called Konan and Yayu along.
Nagato was not called because he was most likely the one under surveillance, and calling him would only alert the enemy.
He, Konan, and Yayu followed Kakuzu and quickly entered a remote mountain forest in the Rain Country, far away from human habitation.
Although they didn't find White Zetsu, the four of them did discover the movements of a group of suspicious ninjas.
The outfits of these ninjas were camouflaged, and they looked like ordinary woodcutters who went up the mountain to chop wood, and they didn't wear forehead protectors.
But the agility and pace they inadvertently displayed all revealed their identity as ninjas!
"How could there be people in such a remote place?" Xiaonan asked in a low voice.
Kakuzu observed for a while, and with his rich experience in wandering, he immediately made a judgment, "These people should be the Anbu of the Great Ninja Village."
Shiba Kiyokawa immediately had a guess -
Roots!
At this moment, Kakuzu suddenly lowered his voice to warn, "Be careful, that heartless weirdo is coming!"
The next moment, a seemingly normal Rain Ninja appeared in the woods, jumping on branches. After landing, he revealed an ordinary male face.
Crow Feather widened his eyes and whispered, "This man is a subordinate of Salamander Hanzo. I've seen him before!"
Shiba Kiyokawa took a deep breath and replied in a low voice, "I'm afraid it's not the case now."
It's White Zetsu's disguise technique!
There was such a plot in the original work's Fourth Ninja World War: After absorbing the ninja's chakra, White Zetsu perfectly disguised himself as that person, and then sneaked into the Ninja Alliance and started fighting.
I didn’t expect that such a plot would appear in the Rain Country now!
Salamander Hanzo, Black and White Zetsu, and Shimura Danzo's Root, these three forces are finally mixed together!
Witnessing this scene with his own eyes, Shiba Kiyokawa had never felt so clearly the oppression brought by fate!
The outcome of the system's observations is coming true step by step right before my eyes.
Just like the gears of fate, they bite together little by little, trying to crush all the ants that try to struggle in the gaps!
This scene made Shiba Qinghe once again clearly confirm one thing - that is, he had no way out at all!
Behind him, there is only a thousand-foot cliff!
The next moment, Shiba Qinghe calmed down, and just as he was about to do something, a burst of white smoke suddenly emerged beside him.
Xiaoyu actually appeared beside him and whispered in his ear.
"Master, there are other friends from the Cat Country lurking nearby. They haven't discovered us yet. I came here to remind you, meow~"
Shiba Qinghe was suddenly shocked when he heard this.
There are other people lurking?
Are there so many Voldemorts?
"Who is it?" he asked in a low voice.
Xiaoyu was very smart. She glanced at Kakuzu, an outsider, and did not say anything. Instead, she covered her left eye with a cat paw.
Shiba Kiyokawa suddenly understood!
The one-eyed ninja cat——is Uchiha Shisui's partner!
(End of this chapter)
