Naruto: Zanka No Tachi

Chapter 18: NZNT: Chapter 18

”Yusuke-senpai refused,” Shisui said.

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage slowly stood up from his chair, walked over to Shisui, who was kneeling, and sighed, ”It seems that although he is quite strong, he doesn’t have the caliber to shoulder the burden of the village’s peace!”

Shisui urged, ”Third Hokage-sama, I think Yusuke-senpai just hasn’t thought it through yet. If I just...”

The Third Hokage patted Shisui on the shoulder, ”No need. I have a new mission for you now.”

”Please tell me, Third Hokage-sama,” Shisui said.

”What do you think of Uchiha Yusuke’s strength? Do you think you can defeat him?” The Third Hokage asked.

Shisui thought for a moment and replied, ”Yusuke-senpai is very strong. I don’t know about other aspects, but in terms of the speed of the Body Flicker Technique, Yusuke-senpai is almost as good as me.”

Pausing for a moment, Shisui continued, ”But I believe that in terms of the application of the Body Flicker Technique, Yusuke-senpai is definitely not as good as me. Moreover, I have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. I believe that Yusuke-senpai shouldn’t be my opponent.”

Although Uchiha Shisui was kind and gentle to others and appeared very humble, as a true genius, Shisui was very proud deep down.

The Third Hokage nodded in satisfaction, ”Shisui, you are indeed a trustworthy subordinate. My new mission for you is to challenge Uchiha Yusuke and defeat him. Become the first genius of the Uchiha clan, no, the first expert of the Uchiha clan!”

”This, Third Hokage-sama, isn’t this a little...” Shisui hesitated slightly.

Shisui wasn’t someone who liked to pick fights, and he didn’t care much about these titles.

The Third Hokage sighed, ”Actually, this mission isn’t for you to target Uchiha Yusuke. It’s to establish your prestige within the Uchiha clan and become their spokesperson.”

”Once you have enough influence within the Uchiha clan, you can better serve as a bridge between the village and your clan. It’s a win-win situation. Moreover, I believe that you are the only one who can shoulder this responsibility!”

Hearing this, Shisui slightly raised his head, meeting the Third Hokage’s gaze filled with trust and expectation. He couldn’t help but feel excited, as if the village’s peace and the future of the Uchiha clan were all dependent on him. He loudly pledged, ”Shisui understands. I will definitely complete this mission you have entrusted to me!”

Seeing Shisui’s pledge, the Third Hokage nodded in satisfaction, ”Of course, this mission isn’t for you to start immediately. You can prepare well first. In the coming days, I’ll arrange for people to build up your reputation. When you defeat him, all the glory will be yours. Moreover, the Fourth Hokage election is about to officially begin. I don’t want to cause any trouble at this time.”

”I understand,” Shisui replied.

”Alright, there’s nothing else. You can go now,” the Third Hokage said.

”Yes,” Shisui stood up and prepared to leave. As he reached the door, he heard the Third Hokage’s instructions.

”You can go to Danzō’s place and see what suggestions he has. He should have some understanding of Uchiha Yusuke’s strength.”

”It’s you again. You disappeared for a while, and now you’re bothering Orochimaru-sensei again!” Anko complained, seeing Yusuke appear.

”Is Orochimaru-sama not here?” Yusuke ignored Anko’s bad temper and sensed the surroundings. He didn’t detect Orochimaru’s presence.

”Hmph, Orochimaru-sensei is busy campaigning for the Fourth Hokage. He doesn’t have time for you,” Anko said, crossing her arms. Then, a look of anger appeared on her face, ”Everyone says that the Yellow Flash will definitely become the Fourth Hokage. He’s not as good as Orochimaru-sensei.”

”Really, doesn’t anyone see how good Orochimaru-sensei is?”

Looking at Anko, whose face was puffed up with anger, Yusuke shook his head with a smile and joked, ”Since you’re not so happy with Minato-sama becoming the Fourth Hokage, why don’t you try to list one of Minato-sama’s flaws within a minute?”

Hearing Yusuke’s words, Anko immediately started thinking hard. But she couldn’t find any flaws in the Yellow Flash. In the end, she scratched her hair furiously, ”Ahhhh! Anyway, he’s not as good as Orochimaru-sensei!”

Looking at Anko, who was slightly crazed, Yusuke found it very amusing.

”Yusuke-kun, it seems like you’re in a good mood lately. You’re actually chatting with Anko here.” A chilling voice rang out. It was Orochimaru, who had returned to his base.

”Orochimaru-sama, you’re joking. I just arrived. I saw Anko here, so I just chatted with her a bit,” Yusuke said.

Orochimaru opened the entrance to the secret chamber in his base and led Yusuke inside. Anko was told to stay outside.

Looking at Yusuke’s back as he followed Orochimaru into the secret chamber, Anko stuck out her tongue and made a face.

But at this moment, Yusuke suddenly turned and smiled slightly. Anko’s face froze in the air.

”It’s rare for you to come here specifically to wait for me. It seems like you have something important to ask me,” Orochimaru said, his snake eyes fixed on Yusuke after the door to the secret chamber closed.

”Yes, I have some ideas about the cursed seal you’re researching,” Yusuke said slowly.

”Oh?” Orochimaru looked curious and motioned for Yusuke to continue.

”I want to develop a new type of cursed seal based on the cursed seal you’ve developed before. This cursed seal needs to be able to store a large amount of Yin Release chakra and allow the host to use it at any time,” Yusuke said.

Actually, Yusuke was a little anxious at this time. He had found the key to awakening his Sharingan and enhancing the power of his Zanpakuto, Ryujin Jakka — Yin Release.

But to get this key quickly and be able to use it, he needed Orochimaru’s help, who was an expert in forbidden jutsu development.

Moreover, the Fourth Hokage would soon take office, and Orochimaru would soon defect after losing the election, completing his transition from a Konoha person to a civilian. It would be very difficult to find him to help develop this cursed seal later.

”Didn’t you look down on cursed seal jutsu before? Why have you changed your mind now?” Orochimaru chuckled ominously.

”Your ’Heaven’s Cursed Seal’ had too many flaws. Moreover, I can see that you’ve hidden something in it, Orochimaru-sama,” Yusuke said calmly.

The Heaven’s Cursed Seal was a cursed seal that Orochimaru used as a vessel for the ”Reanimation Jutsu.” It contained Orochimaru’s hidden trick.

Moreover, the original Heaven’s Cursed Seal or Earth’s Cursed Seal was developed based on the natural energy Orochimaru extracted from Jugo. It was a degraded version of ”Sage Mode,” and Yusuke didn’t think much of it.

”As expected of Yusuke-kun. You’ve even discovered this. So, what’s your purpose in researching this cursed seal that can seal Yin Release?” Orochimaru asked.

”I’ve found a way to awaken my Sharingan. I need to store a large amount of Yin Release chakra and then make a breakthrough.” Yusuke paused, looked into Orochimaru’s eyes, and threw out a hidden bait, ”Moreover, if my idea is successful, it will allow the host to store a large amount of Yin Release chakra, indirectly improving the host’s soul or mental strength, which can greatly improve the host’s resistance to genjutsu.”

The ”Reanimation Jutsu” was a peerless forbidden jutsu, but it had a fatal weakness: each reanimation significantly weakened the user’s mental strength, which also significantly weakened the user’s resistance to genjutsu.

Although Orochimaru hadn’t finished developing the ”Reanimation Jutsu,” he should have already discovered this serious flaw. Yusuke believed that with this temptation, Orochimaru wouldn’t be able to refuse his proposal.

Orochimaru looked at Yusuke with inquisitive eyes, thinking to himself, ”Does he know about the weakness of the ’Reanimation Jutsu’ I’m developing, or is this just a coincidence?”

After a moment of silence, Orochimaru said slowly, ”I agree. But you’ll have to spend more time in my research lab during this period.”

Yusuke nodded, ”No problem. I also hope to complete this jutsu as soon as possible. I’ll bring an assistant with me tomorrow to help with our work.”

”An assistant?” Orochimaru looked interested.

”Yes, his talent will surely surprise you!”

After making an agreement with Orochimaru, Yusuke prepared to return to the clan and arrange the training schedule for Itachi and Izumi for the next few days. Kabuto would be joining him at Orochimaru’s research lab to participate in the development of the cursed seal, so he wouldn’t be training with Itachi and Izumi for the time being.

As he walked down the street, Yusuke was thinking about how to arrange things when he suddenly saw a figure in front of him, wearing a ninja vest and a blue headband.

”There he is! I’ll ask him to help!” Yusuke’s lips curled up slightly, and he quickly walked towards the target in front of him.

Shikaku Nara had just finished drinking tea and chatting with his friends. He was leisurely strolling through the streets of Konoha. Suddenly, he felt a weight on his left shoulder, and a hand landed on it.

”Shikaku, you look very relaxed lately,” Yusuke said with a smile.

Shikaku turned his head and saw that it was Yusuke. He opened his mouth, which was always holding a senbon, and said, ”Yo, it’s Yusuke. It’s rare to run into you while you’re out shopping. Aren’t you always busy training or developing jutsu?”

”Yes, but recently, I’ve taken on a few disciples, and I have a very important jutsu to develop. I don’t have time to arrange training for my disciples, so I wanted to ask you to help out for a while and guide my disciples in their ninjutsu training,” Yusuke said with a smile.

Although Shikaku was currently just a Chunin, he was very skilled in chakra control and jutsu use.

In the ”Naruto Databook,” Shikaku’s Ninjutsu stat was 9, showing that he was very good at ninjutsu.

Hearing Yusuke’s words, Shikaku waved his hands repeatedly, ”No, no, no. I don’t have time for that. You’re going to have to spare me.”

Shikaku had absolutely no interest in guiding others in training. He would rather spend that time strolling around the streets.

Yusuke smiled unconcernedly, ”It’s okay. If you don’t want to, I won’t force you.”

”But, Orochimaru-sama asked me if I had heard any recent rumors about him. I was still thinking about how to answer him. Today, I heard you talking about Orochimaru-sama with a few people at the teahouse. Now I can give Orochimaru-sama an answer.”

Looking at Yusuke, who was smiling, Shikaku felt a cold glint hidden in his narrowed eyes.

Shikaku sighed wryly, ”Yusuke, we’re old comrades. Don’t do this.”

Patting Shikaku on the shoulder, Yusuke said with a smile, ”Tomorrow at noon, Izumi and my disciple, Uchiha Itachi, will be waiting for you at the southernmost training ground in the Uchiha clan territory. Don’t be late. I’ll arrange for others to teach them taijutsu in the morning. You just focus on guiding them in ninjutsu in the afternoon.”

Watching Yusuke walk slowly away, a bitter smile appeared on Shikaku’s face.

”Talk too much, talk too much.”

After securing Shikaku, Yusuke continued to head towards the place where Might Guy usually trained. For the person to guide Izumi and Itachi in taijutsu training, Yusuke decided to go with Guy. He was sure that Guy, who was dedicated to taijutsu, wouldn’t let him down.

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