Chapter 140: Inn, Do You Recognize This Move?
Jiraiya went out early again.
He said it was rare to be in Wudi City, so he had to investigate news about the White Lotus Sect.
Naruto assigned today's cultivation tasks to En Yui, and after leaving a Shadow Clone, he also went out.
Kagura Minds Eye activated.
He soon found his target.
Uchiha Obito.
Right now, he was on a certain street.
Naruto landed on a wall with a few leaps and smiled, "Welcome to the Akatsuki Organization for visiting and inspecting the White Lotus Sect's Wudi City, and for a friendly mutual exchange."
Obito was stunned for a moment. What on earth?
He sized up this unfamiliar young man. Since he could find him and accurately name the Akatsuki Organization, it showed he was extraordinary.
"Are you a member of the Tianming Organization?"
"Yes."
Naruto said with a smile, "My name is Merlin. I am both a member of the Tianming Organization and a protector of the White Lotus Sect."
Merlin?
A strange name.
But why refuse information delivered to the door?
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
Obito's left eye met Naruto's, and the hypnosis inherent to the Sharingan quickly enveloped him.
"Are all members of the Akatsuki Organization this enthusiastic?"
Naruto's expression didn't change at all, as if the attack just now didn't exist.
Obito's pupils constricted.
He actually ignored the Sharingan's genjutsu.
This person has some skill.
"The more enthusiastic part is still to come."
Obito leaped up and threw a punch with amazing speed.
Naruto frowned slightly. It seemed he had to fight before they could communicate normally.
Right, the strong only communicate with the strong.
Only if he was strong enough would Obito feel he was qualified to sit down and chat with him.
In fact, Obito thought exactly that.
Although he had suffered a loss at Gen Shisei's hands, he didn't think it was because the other was strong, but because he had been too careless.
In other words, he didn't think the Tianming Organization was powerful; he just thought the organization was disgusting, lacked martial ethics, and like rats hiding in the sewers, loved to sneak attack.
The air vibrated.
Obito's punch was swift and steady.
Although he looked down on Tianming, he wasn't arrogant.
After all, there was a lesson to be learned from the past.
Naruto stood his ground without dodging, raising his hand for an identical punch.
"Courting death!"
Obito mocked without hesitation.
When the two fists met, the force transmitted made him slightly surprised.
But that was it.
Wood Release: Cutting Technique!
Sprouts emerged where the two fists touched, instantly turning into long, thick wooden branches that pierced right through Naruto.
"Wood Release, huh."
Naruto, with a dozen wooden branches protruding from his back, was still smiling. He said, "Uchiha Obito, when you use the Wood Release of the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, do you feel a hint of shame and anger?"
Obito's gaze suddenly darkened.
He knows!
Just like that Gen Shisei, he knows my true identity!
"Who exactly are you?"
Obito took a step back.
Naruto turned into a wooden log.
"Substitution Jutsu?"
Obito scanned the surroundings alertly.
But Naruto didn't launch a sneak attack; instead, he appeared openly in front of him.
"I said before, I am Merlin."
"Hmph, who has a strange name like Merlin?"
Obito didn't believe it at all.
His Sharingan began to spin, showing three black patterns.
Naruto narrowed his eyes.
Mangekyo Sharingan, this is a bit troublesome.
Meanwhile, Kurama inside him was already roaring in anger.
"This aura! Even if I die, I'll remember it! Damn Uchiha! Damn Mangekyo Sharingan!"
Kurama's face was ferocious, and its nine tails swung wildly in a frenzy.
It had already remembered that Obito was the guy who controlled it last time.
As the most powerful Tailed Beast, that was the darkest and most humiliating moment of its life.
At least against Senju Hashirama, it really couldn't win.
"Naruto, kill him! Kill him for me!"
"Now is not the time."
Naruto replied to it in passing.
Obito sprang forward, accompanied by intense killing intent, and threw another punch.
Naruto took out shuriken with both hands and threw them.
As he expected, the shuriken passed directly through Obito's body.
He avoided Obito's punch without hesitation, retreating and sliding several meters.
Obito frowned slightly; this guy wasn't surprised at all.
Was it because he knew his ability, or because he was naturally calm?
He formed hand seals.
Instantly, several huge trees covered in thorns filled the street.
Hmph, I'll see how this guy can run now.
Obito sneered. Naruto moved frantically through the gaps in the large trees, almost unable to avoid them.
He took a step forward, his speed a bit faster than before, and chains appeared in his hands.
Naruto threw a Kunai again.
"Useless."
Obito didn't even look, pulling the chains as his body passed through Naruto.
But the chains didn't; they bound him directly.
"It's over."
Obito raised his chin slightly, pronouncing Naruto's death sentence. "You can't break free from these chains."
After speaking, he threw another punch.
But the moment he attacked, Naruto vanished.
Obito was momentarily dazed by this unexpected scene.
"Do you recognize this move, Obito?"
Naruto's voice came from beside his ear.
He instinctively looked up and saw a Rasengan.
Obito's heart shook violently.
Impossible!
The next moment.
His clothes shattered.
The Rasengan slammed heavily into his back.
With a boom.
Obito had a close encounter with the ground.
"Damn it!"
He reacted quickly, directly distorting space, and his body appeared on the other side.
But Naruto didn't continue the attack at all.
"Who exactly are you?!"
Obito asked again.
This time his tone was much stronger than before.
He really wanted to know Merlin's true identity.
The continuous burning pain from his back made him recall things from over ten years ago.
His battle with Minato.
This moment was just like that one.
How could they be so similar?
He almost thought Minato had been reborn.
But that was impossible.
Minato had used the Reaper Death Seal, his soul entangled with the Shinigami; rebirth was impossible.
"I said, my name is Merlin."
Naruto's expression was calm as he shook his head and said, "I don't like to repeat myself a third time."
"Do you think I'll believe that?"
Obito said through gritted teeth, "Why can't we have an open and fair talk?"
He didn't know the other's identity, yet the other knew his.
This feeling made him feel unprecedentedly frustrated.
It was clearly the routine he used to play, but now he was being played by someone else.
Truly, those who play others will be played by others.
He tried to calm down, took a deep breath, and asked, "Are you a Konoha Ninja? Only KonohaNinjas can access and learn the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Rasengan."
Obito was once Minato's student, so he naturally understood these two techniques.
Not to mention he had suffered from them himself.
He didn't expect to suffer again after so many years.
Obito didn't think it was due to his lack of strength.
Rather, it was a lack of information.
It caused him to lose due to carelessness.
Obito didn't attack again.
Firstly, because of the lack of information.
Secondly, because Naruto possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, he was already in an invincible position.
Even with Kamui, it would be hard to keep him there.
Since that was the case, fighting was meaningless. He wanted to talk to Naruto and probe his identity.
"Congratulations... you're wrong."
Naruto paused and smiled, "I am not a KonohaNinja."
It was true he was a Konoha Ninja, but Merlin wasn't.
The main body is the main body, the persona is the persona. No problem.
Maintain the character persona without it collapsing.
Obito snorted; he didn't believe it.
This guy was full of lies.
"Then tell me, where did you learn the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Rasengan?"
"Why don't you tell me first, since you're not from the Senju Clan, how did you learn Wood Release?" Naruto countered.
"..."
Obito didn't speak, but his mind was quickly analyzing.
This Merlin knew his true identity, but didn't know his Wood Release was obtained by transplanting Senju Hashirama's cells.
In that case, he shouldn't have anything to do with Uchiha Madara or Zetsu.
But besides those two, who else knew he was Obito?
"Everything has an order. I asked first, so you should answer my question before asking yours."
Obito wasn't the same Obito from back then, after all.
Over the years, he had grown significantly.
"But I've always believed in the mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole follows behind."
Naruto shook his head and said, "Since you have no sincerity, there's no need for me to answer your questions."
Obito's brow furrowed tightly.
Who exactly has no sincerity?
Why doesn't this person follow the routine?
Troublesome.
Hard to fight, hard to talk to.
Caught in a dilemma.
For the first time in over ten years, Obito felt this kind of helplessness.
The last time was when he saw Rin Nohara die with his own eyes.
He finally began to take Tianming seriously.
"If you don't want to say anything, why did you come looking for me?"
Obito's brain worked quickly and he immediately found a suspicious point.
"This is the White Lotus Sect's territory."
Naruto pointed at Wudi City and said, "Since a guest has come from afar, I naturally have to come out and welcome them. I assume you are very satisfied with the welcoming ceremony just now."
"..."
Satisfied!
How could he not be satisfied?
So satisfied he wanted to tear the guy in front of him into ten thousand pieces.
Obito was impotently furious.
"Although the guest is unwelcome, as the host, I must give you a parting gift."
Naruto knew that after this fight, Obito would be even less willing to leave Wudi City, so he planned to provoke him.
"What gift?"
Obito looked up and asked.
He was indeed too curious. Otherwise, given his personality, he would have already started thinking of other ways to threaten Merlin.
Like targeting other people in the White Lotus Sect.
"Divination."
Naruto took out tarot cards and said, "Fate will tell you everything."
Obito was slightly taken aback.
He remembered the intelligence White Zetsubrought; the White Lotus Sect Leader was called a Diviner.
This protector can also divine?
But Obito didn't believe in divination.
If it were really useful, wouldn't they be omniscient and omnipotent... He suddenly shuddered.
Before Gen Shisei died, he had said something similar to him.
Tianming is everywhere and knows everything.
"Come, draw a card."
Naruto held the tarot cards out to him.
Actually, he didn't know how to divine, but that didn't stop him from acting cool.
Obito was silent for a moment, then drew one.
"Hmm, The World."
Naruto thought to himself, isn't this a coincidence? "This card means you have reached the door of success and only need to wait patiently to enter. It suggests your dream will be realized in the beautiful world you create, and you will find happiness and joy."
Obito instinctively clenched his fist.
This clearly referred to his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
The Infinite Tsukuyomi was exactly about creating a world with Rin.
And that world would undoubtedly be beautiful, happy, and joyful.
How did Merlin know?!
Did Gen Shisei tell him?
Obito had once spoken freely with him about the Eye of the Moon Plan.
"But is it real?"
Naruto's tone shifted as he said, "What you see is only the surface."
"Impossible!"
Obito said without thinking.
The Eye of the Moon Plan was flawless.
"This isn't my opinion, but fate."
Naruto put away the tarot cards and said calmly, "Fate does not lie. I have already seen your destiny."
"Nonsense!"
Obito was already angry. He said coldly, "It seems we can't talk anymore."
"I have no reason to lie to you."
Naruto looked indifferent and said, "Everything has clues. Think about it carefully."
He vanished from the spot, leaving Obitobewildered in the wind.
At the Inn.
Naruto was leisurely drinking tea.
Acting cool and then running away, how exciting.
He knew that these ambiguous words alone wouldn't change Obito.
But they could leave a thorn in his heart.
Perhaps one day he would suddenly discover Black Zetsu's ill intentions.
Most importantly, Obito's mind was in turmoil today, and he wouldn't focus on the White Lotus Sect for the time being.
Because he knew Naruto's strength, taking down the White Lotus Sect would surely come at a heavy price.
Compared to the Akatsuki Organization's plan, this was unbearable, not to mention he was worried Naruto would leak information to the Five Great Villages.
"Teacher, I can do it!"
En Yui suddenly ran in from outside, panting and looking excited.
"What can you do?"
"Transformation Jutsu."
En Yui held up her index and middle fingers and shouted.
With a bang, the smoke cleared, and she had transformed into Naruto's likeness.
There was almost no difference.
Naruto was actually a bit surprised.
This girl is a genius.
It really is a bit of a waste for her to be a princess.
"Not bad, keep working hard."
"Yay!" En Yui ran back outside to train.
When evening came, Jiraiya returned to the Inn.
"There's a new mission."
"What is it this time?" Naruto was no longer surprised by the missions he came up with.
"Go to the Land of Sea. There are traces of Orochimaru."
"..."
Naruto's mouth twitched.
After all these years, you still can't forget Orochimaru.
If you had this persistence in pursuing Tsunade, you would have succeeded long ago.
Besides, you've actually seen him and even drank wine with him, you just didn't recognize him.
After all, Orochimaru is already a goddess.
Good grief.
The simp and the goddess.
A strange love triangle has been added.
Naruto didn't dare think about it any further... The border of the Land of Demons.
Sasori appeared here.
"This material should be the sealing stone of the Priestess lineage."
He looked at the endless mountain range in the distance and fell into thought.
Where should he look for it?
A moment later, without turning his head, he said, "Come out, Deidara."
Behind him, Deidara appeared.
"Why betray the Akatsuki Organization?"
"There's no why. I didn't like it, so I left."
"How can that be?" Deidara was furious. "What kind of reason is that?!"
"You really want to know?" Sasori looked calmly at his former teammate.
"Naturally."
"It's actually very simple, because I got what I wanted."
Sasori said heartlessly, "Don't contact me again. I'm afraid he might misunderstand."
Thanks to the four big bosses for their tips... ps: 8,000 words in four chapters combined into two, average subscriptions increased by another 100, adding one chapter, currently owing 2 chapters. Updating at midnight is too gloomy, I plan to adjust the update time to around 8 am or 8 pm starting tomorrow.