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Chapter 380 - Chapter 380: Post-War Remnants (Part Eleven)

Naruto continued speaking.

"Kara's headquarters is in an alternate dimension."

"Communication between inner members is through genjutsu-based projections."

"Kara keeps a juvenile Ten-Tails. Isshiki desires to use it to grow another Divine Tree and consume the chakra fruit."

Madara said coldly, "Then it's simple—find their hidden dimension, kill Isshiki, and steal the Ten-Tails!"

Naruto replied, "That's exactly what troubles me. If I knew where it was, I might not have called this meeting and just attacked directly."

Madara's expression shifted slightly. When using Sasuke'sRinnegan, he had opened 'space gates' that even Sasuke currently couldn't manage.

"Space travel requires 'coordinates.' If you know the spatial coordinates, you can find them. Naruto, didn't you fight them before? Don't you know the spatial coordinates?"

Naruto shook his head. "Back then, space-time travel was Sasuke's specialty. I'm completely clueless about spatial coordinates and such—it's a blind spot in my intelligence..."

"..." Sasuke lowered his head.

Itachi said, "It's fine. If we don't have intelligence, we'll gather it. Naruto, tell us about those inner members in detail. Maybe we'll find some clues."

So Naruto began detailing the inner members' backgrounds.

"Deepa is called the belligerent clown—an extremely bloodthirsty maniac who serves as muscle in Kara. Compared to other inner members, his strength and status are at the bottom. When we encounter him, we can just dispose of him casually~"

"Victor once used a pharmaceutical company as cover while dealing in human cell trafficking, amassing great wealth. He truly rose to prominence after the Fourth Great Ninja War, but his actual joining of Kara was much earlier. Therefore, we can basically confirm Victor is currently a Kara member."

"As for Boro, since he died too early back then, we have no intelligence about his origins. But he's skilled in Lava Release and virus-based techniques..."

"Virus..."

Both Madara and Hashirama's expressions shifted.

Naruto asked, "Any leads?"

Hashirama said, "Tobirama, you know more about this area—you explain."

Tobirama spoke slowly, "During the Warring States period, First Mizukage Byakuren had a kekkei genkai called 'Plague Release'—using chakra to cultivate viruses..."

Naruto said, "The First Mizukage—when the Sage of Six Paths interfered with me before, he summoned the souls of the First Kage. That scruffy, one-eyed old man should have been the First Mizukage, but he didn't use any related abilities, right Sasuke..."

Sasuke nodded. "That's correct."

Tobirama lowered his brow. "Plague Release's principle is using chakra to cultivate viruses, not create them. In soul form, viruses cannot be sustained, so Plague Release couldn't be used. Fortunately so—Byakuren... even gave big brother trouble!"

Everyone looked at Hashirama. "Such a thing happened??"

Hashirama said with lingering fear, "Yes, Byakuren cultivated various terrible viruses. I didn't know his background initially and got caught. If not for my resilient cells pulling through... the consequences would have been unthinkable."

Naruto smiled. "If the First could survive it, I definitely can too~"

"Never mind you." Tobirama turned to look at Sasuke. "That Uchiha brat was with you then, right? If Byakuren could use Plague Release then, he'd definitely be done for."

Naruto asked, "Sasuke, can Amenotejikara swap diseases?"

Sasuke said smugly, "Don't know—never tried. But if I get the chance, I'll definitely test it on the Second Hokage!"

Tobirama frowned. "You bastard—truly a naturally evil brat. You'll become unhappy..."

Madara interrupted their pleasant exchange. "Lava Release is a Hidden Mist kekkei genkai. That Boro guy also 'seemingly' has Plague Release—looks like he has deep connections to Hidden Mist."

Obito's gaze darkened. "Perhaps another remnant scum from the Bloody Mist era. Naruto, any more clues?"

Naruto recalled, "Right, Boro organized the cult 'Ōtsutsuki Divine Sect.' After the Fourth Great Ninja War, he gathered many followers by spreading then curing viruses, providing Kara with reserve forces."

Speaking of this, the clever Naruto realized something.

"These two are essentially Kara's link to the ninja world. Maybe our breakthrough to finding Kara's headquarters lies with Victor and Boro. If we can connect with these two, things would be much easier..."

Itachi reminded, "Naruto, things develop dynamically. When wind moves leaves, the shadow's shape changes accordingly. Kara—such a secretive yet massive organization that's lurked in the ninja world for decades undetected—undoubtedly closely monitors external changes."

Naruto said, "We're watching our enemies, and our enemies are simultaneously watching us..."

Itachi hit the nail on the head. "Exactly. And one point might put us at a disadvantage—you publicly declared during the war that you returned from the future. If this didn't escape enemy attention, what do you think Isshiki would arrange? He'd definitely make his subordinates act more secretly, or even stay completely inactive!"

"!" Naruto was stunned. Having lived twice, he was extremely shrewd in handling matters, but... he truly hadn't calculated this step. Since it was an excellent opportunity to reveal everything then, he went with the flow!

He never expected it would create obstacles for subsequent actions against Kara!

"This..." Naruto inevitably felt some self-reproach.

Konan said, "It's fine. Some things must go with the flow. If you calculate too meticulously, you'll be paralyzed instead."

Itachi said, "Senior Konan is right. Some things are inherently double-edged. Moreover, from your description, Kara's internal unity seems incomplete..."

Naruto said, "Ah, Isshiki is relatively lenient with subordinates. He doesn't lead through brute force but based on common interests. Each Kara inner member has their own purpose for joining."

"Amado wants to save his daughter Delta."

"Victor wants to gain eternal life and an immortal body through Kara's technology. He even secretly cultivated fake Divine Tree fruits."

"Boro... also yearns for immortality, but he seems to have unusual obsession with the Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Itachi's gaze deepened. "Perhaps that's enough. Isshiki strictly forbids his subordinates from acting independently, but if we can offer big enough bait, maybe we can make them take desperate risks..."

Naruto said, "You mean... lure the snake from its hole. But what kind of bait could make them risk disobeying orders? Given current circumstances, even Hashirama cells probably couldn't serve as bait!"

Obito said, "Maybe there's something that really could..."

Everyone's eyes brightened. "What?"

Obito said, "Wait a moment..."

Whoosh!

Obito disappeared into a space-time vortex!

When he returned, he was holding a large flower bud!

Everyone was shocked. "This, this is...!"

Obito said expressionlessly, "When I awakened earlier, this thing was already in the dimensional space. I think Kakashi probably did something good."

That was a genuine Divine Tree flower!

Even though withered, it hadn't completely wilted.

Obito's gaze darkened. "Those two are interested in Divine Tree fruits and the Infinite Tsukuyomi, right? If we quietly put this on the black market, do you think they'll pounce on it like flies drawn to honey? That's right—nothing could be more suitable as 'bait'..."

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