Chapter 19: White Zetsu's Disguise
Outside the bookstore.
Uehara Naraka looked down at the Ninja World Map he had just bought and couldn't help complaining, "Boss, this map you drew is quite abstract..."
"Ahahahaha..."
The bookstore owner scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly, "Well, it can't be helped! The most detailed maps can only be drawn by the major hidden villages. This kind of map won't really hinder your travels!"
All lifelines in the ninja world were actually controlled by ninjas. Unless a hidden village was willing to dispatch ninjas to gather topographical intelligence, who else would be willing to pay a high price to create a more precise map?
Uehara Naraka glanced at him speechlessly, tapped the location of the Land of Water on the map—its position in the sea was just a single circle—and finally couldn't resist saying, "But isn't the area of this Land of Water a bit too large?"
"Young man, are you going to the Land of Water?"
The bookstore owner's expression instantly became tense. He leaned down and whispered in Uehara's ear, "Absolutely do not go there! I heard many merchants went and never returned! Anyone who goes to the Land of Water will definitely be killed by the ninjas there!"
"...Alright, I got it."
Uehara Naraka put away the simplistic map with a complicated expression.
Kirigakure (Village Hidden by Mist) in the Land of Water was still ruled by the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura. He was a puppet Mizukage manipulated from behind the scenes, still enforcing the Bloody Mist Policy and keeping the Land of Water isolated from the outside world for a long time, theoretically refusing entry to any outsiders.
Kirigakure, hidden in the Bloody Mist, not only didn't prohibit ninjas from the same village killing each other but even indirectly encouraged such behavior.
The person manipulating Yagura from behind seemed afraid Kirigakure wouldn't be destroyed, using the Bloody Mist Policy to gradually deplete Kirigakure's vitality, tormenting all its ninjas.
If they were so ruthless towards their own people, how would they treat outsiders?
Uehara Naraka looked through the abstract map in his hand, planning his route to the Land of Water, choosing the fastest and safest path.
Currently, the fastest route was to head east from the Land of Rain into the Land of Fire, from the Land of Fire into the Land of Waves, and take a sea ship from the Land of Waves to the Land of Water.
This route also had advantages.
Although he might encounter Konoha ninjas along the way, he didn't need to worry too much about danger. Apart from the Third Hokage and Might Guy, there didn't seem to be anyone else to fear...
Except for Kakashi Hatake.
If there was a way to infiltrate Konoha using another identity, he could also complete many miscellaneous side quests within the village.
Among the side quests issued by the system, the most numerous were related to Konoha's many ninjas. This wasn't strange; that place was the home of the ninja world's protagonists!
What Uehara Naraka considered most was that this route led directly to the Land of Waves.
If the Land of Waves was currently occupied by Gato, that smuggling tycoon would definitely know how to get to the Land of Water, and he certainly had some connection with Kirigakure.
Uehara could completely control Gato and use him to enter the Land of Water, or he could see if he could get information about Kisame Hoshigaki from Gato.
Akatsuki's missions were really troublesome. Just recruiting Kisame Hoshigaki into the organization required so much brainpower.
The system didn't offer any damn help, only constantly issuing quests. If only he had a White Zetsu by his side; White Zetsu were best at gathering intelligence...
This thought flashed through Uehara Naraka's mind and was gone.
If there really were a White Zetsu beside him, it would mean the mysterious masked man and Black Zetsu definitely intended him harm. Uehara would definitely twist that White Zetsu's head off on the spot.
Just then, someone suddenly reached out and tapped Uehara's shoulder.
When Uehara Naraka turned his head, he saw a rather sweet-looking young girl, though her smile was somewhat exaggerated.
Seeing Uehara turn around, the girl blinked her eyes curiously and asked right away, "Hello... Do you know what it feels like to poop?"
"..."
What kind of demonic question is this!
Coincidentally, Uehara Naraka had just been thinking about White Zetsu. Now, hearing the girl's strange question, he instantly recalled Uchiha Obito encountering those weird-brained White Zetsus in the sealed underground base!
Uehara Naraka's expression instantly turned cold. He grabbed the girl's neck with one hand, pinned her against the wall, and said in a low voice, "Hey, you're a White Zetsu, aren't you?"
"..."
Hearing Uehara's words, the girl's face stiffened slightly. Her eyes darted around, and she shushed him, "What are you talking about? I don't understand..."
Uehara Naraka didn't believe her one bit.
Because the system in his brain 'dinged', notifying him that a side quest was completed.
Side Quest: See through White Zetsu's Disguise (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward Skill: Inherent Glamour.
Inherent Glamour: Allows disguise as any living creature. The disguise breaks upon taking damage or using a skill. Cost: 100 Chakra. Cooldown: 2 seconds.
Uehara Naraka's brow immediately relaxed.
After seeing through White Zetsu's disguise, he actually obtained a skill similar to White Zetsu's miraculous transformation technique, perhaps even more miraculous.
The skill Inherent Glamour came from the survivor of the Oovi-Kat tribe, the innate skill of Neeko, the Curious Chameleon. It could allow him to change into the appearance of any living creature in the ninja world.
Like turning into a small cat.
The White Zetsu currently using transformation to look like a girl didn't know this. It was still feigning fright, trying to bluff its way through, "Let me go! I don't know what you're talking about! I just wanted to say hello..."
"So many people around, yet you just had to pick me!"
Uehara Naraka gripped her neck tightly, snapped it, unable to hold back his emotions, and cursed, "Damn it, still trying to act in front of me!"
He had already received his system reward, okay!
The town residents saw Uehara Naraka kill someone in the street and stared wide-eyed in panic. One of them, perhaps bolder than the rest, questioned loudly, "Hey, kid, why did you kill her?"
"Because she insulted my intelligence."
Uehara Naraka retorted without turning his head, merely watching as the girl's corpse transformed into a grotesque white humanoid monster.
Exactly the appearance of White Zetsu.
Ding...
The system in Uehara's brain sounded off.
Side Quest: Kill one Ninja World White Zetsu (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward: Mayfly Technique.
Mayfly Technique: Allows merging with the earth and plants, enabling high-speed movement through them. Completely suppresses one's presence while active. Consumes 3 Chakra per second while the technique is active.
"Waaaaaah!"
These town villagers, seeing such an ugly monster for the first time, and witnessing such a bloody scene, screamed and scrambled to flee in all directions!
Uehara Naraka ignored them, simply took out a sealing scroll, and sealed the corpse within it. It could be used either to discredit Zetsu and the masked man in front of Konan and Pain, or kept as a sacrifice for future Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation).
After Uehara casually left the small town, a space-time vortex quietly appeared on a rooftop. The mysterious masked man pressed his mask with a headache, "That bunch of White Zetsu, truly useless trash that never changes! If this doesn't work, I'll have to find someone else suitable to be a spy..."
(End of Chapter)
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