msmithbooks Chapter 323 Who is the Devil?
Chapter 323 Who is the Devil?
The situation on the southern front was worse than expected. Kirigakure attacked like madmen, disregarding costs and casualties.
The Uchiha and Hyuga were forced to retreat steadily, and the battle lines were moving northward every day.
On the third day after the arrival of the Seventh Platoon, Lin was captured.
The process was so fast that Kakashi didn't have time to react.
They were ambushed by the Misty Shadows in a bamboo forest. The enemy's coordination was flawless, as if they knew their every move in advance.
Kakashi was held up by three Jonin, Hyuga Kagami was held back by two Jonin, and the remaining Anbu bypassed them and took Rin away.
When Kakashi broke through the encirclement, all that remained in the bamboo forest were bloodstains and a few corpses.
"Hyuga Mirror".
Hinata Kagami emerged from the depths of the bamboo forest, his face apologetic: "I'm so sorry, the other party had a technique to block out the Byakugan, I didn't see anything."
For the first time, Kakashi felt an inexplicable surge of anger towards this face and expression.
Even if he knew the other person was telling the truth, he always felt that he was deliberately lying and not putting in any effort.
Especially considering the suspicious deaths of his teammates in the past. But he quickly shook his head; how could he not trust the ninjas of Konoha?
Moreover, the other party is a branch family, and their life is in the hands of the main family.
With that thought in mind, Kakashi stopped pondering and turned to chase after them.
Hyuga Kagami raised his head and looked in the direction where Kakashi had disappeared, the apologetic expression on his face gradually fading away.
"As expected of a genius, his senses are so sharp! Has he been discovered? But speaking of which, when exactly will the main character of this scene appear?!"
He's getting impatient.
Hidden Mist Village.
When Lin woke up, she found herself tied to a stone platform.
The surrounding area was a huge underground space, with sealing incantations carved on the walls, and a damp, salty smell permeated the air.
In front of her stood an old man with a withered face.
This person is the current Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails of Kirigakure.
He said, "You're lucky. Not everyone is qualified to become a Jinchūriki of a Tailed Beast."
Lin opened her mouth as if to say something, but her mouth was stuffed with something and she couldn't make a sound.
Her body was restrained, her clothes were lifted up, exposing her abdomen. The ceremony officially began.
The surrounding sealing techniques lit up, and the Three-Tails' chakra was gradually extracted and injected into Rin's body.
The feeling was like being burned from the inside out, with every inch of muscle and every bone being torn apart.
Lin's body trembled violently, her teeth clenched the cloth strip in her mouth, and her screams were drowned out by the buzzing of the sealing spell.
She thought she was going to die, but she didn't.
Her constitution was indeed special. The Three-Tails' chakra found a balance within her body, without going berserk or being rejected, and the seal stabilized.
She became the jinchūriki of the Three-Tails.
The old man seemed to have completed his mission and slowly closed his eyes.
Just then, a man entered, wearing a straw hat and completely covered up – it was the Third Mizukage. He coughed heavily and said, "Take her away and keep an eye on her."
Two ANBU ninjas came in and carried her out, one on each side.
But Rin Nohara, being a medical ninja, could sense the decaying aura emanating from the Third Mizukage—the aura of someone gravely ill and near death.
It's incredible that he's still alive.
What surprised her even more was that none of the ninjas from Kirigakure noticed.
"My lord, although you have arrested me, I would like to remind you that your health is very poor. If you do not receive treatment soon, you may not live to see tomorrow."
Even if a medical expert were to treat him, he could only live for another ten days or half a month at most, because his internal organs had already decayed.
"Are you cursing me?" The Third Mizukage turned his head, a cold glint in his eyes. How could he die? He felt perfectly fine.
Actually, that was just an illusion, and a little bit of nourishment from the interstitial cells.
If Madara Uchiha hadn't intervened, he would have died of illness long ago. Therefore, Madara Uchiha's death was also his death.
"I didn't..." Nohara Rin finally stopped talking, because there was no point in saying more.
She was eventually taken away.
She thought she would be under strict surveillance, but in reality, the conditions were very relaxed, so relaxed that she felt as if she were not being imprisoned, but rather being invited to visit Kirigakure.
This was so bizarre that she couldn't understand it at all.
On the other side, Konoha Village.
Danzo Shimura, leaning on his cane, sat opposite Hiruzen Sarutobi. Just moments before, he had received a secret message and knew everything.
So he immediately went to the Hokage's office building to discuss it with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Is the news confirmed?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.
"It's confirmed. Nohara Rin has been captured by Kirigakure and has become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki. Hiruzen, this is a gift from heaven, and I think you should set an example."
Danzo turned and left, and for the first time, the two reached a consensus without arguing.
Not long after, Kakashi Hatake received orders.
He was still grieving the loss of Nohara Rin when he unexpectedly learned from the Hokage that she had become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.
"Kakashi, we need you to bring her back, after all, you share a deep bond. But sometimes the mission is exceptionally difficult, and you must make choices!"
In that instant, Kakashi understood the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's coded message. In a daze, he seemed to understand his father's decision back then as well.
So is this how superiors arrange things for subordinates?
The pain was almost suffocating. Kakashi may be mature in thought, but he's still just a boy!
"Don't worry, Third Generation Lord, I will definitely bring her back!"
Kakashi made a promise to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and at the same time, he made a promise to himself.
He wants to prove himself stronger than his father, and he will not give up on Konoha or his teammates.
"Go, child. Remember, where leaves dance in the air, the fire will never die!"
Meanwhile, Shimura Danzo returned to Root and, after receiving a mission from Sarutobi Hiruzen, tossed and turned in bed.
"Heh, Hiruzen, you always say I'm dark, but you're actually more cruel."
A moment later, Shimura Danzo acted as a "good person" for the first time, writing a letter by hand and sending it out urgently.
After several transfers, the letter was delivered to Kirigakure.
The girl was gentle and kind; she treated even the children of Kirigakure with sincerity, offering them candy and food.
She never agreed with turning children into tools. In her view, children are gifts from God, carrying humanity's innocence, beauty, and future.
"Sister, I have a letter for you!"
"Thank you!" Yakushi Nonou opened the letter, her smile gradually fading.
There's no point in trying to save them; eliminate the target!