Chapter 243: World Nuke-Peace
[You have used the Special Item: Gourmet Cells - Blue.]
[Running Physique Check, Will Check...]
[Checks Passed.]
[You have obtained the Special Bio-Cells: Gourmet Cells.]
[You have obtained the Trait: Cell Activation (Rare).]
[You have obtained the Trait: Gourmet Power Evolution (Exquisite).]
[Trait: Cell Activation (Rare): Your cells possess extra activity. Energy absorption from your surroundings is enhanced, metabolism is increased, and you gain extra toxin resistance and low-level regeneration.]
[Trait: Gourmet Power Evolution (Exquisite): Your cells possess a powerful devour-and-evolve ability. Each time you ingest the flesh of a powerful creature, you will gain Gourmet Power evolution. The degree of evolution is related to the ingredient's cell strength.]
Kaito Shirogane completed the Gourmet Cell enhancement right in front of Catherine. He didn't mind her knowing part of his goal.
He then slung Uchiha Itachi and Hana Hiranaka over his shoulders and walked outside, leaving Catherine to continue healing Uchiha Shisui with magic.
The convenience of magic was on full display. This healing power didn't need to consider biology or science. As long as it wasn't beyond its limits, it could heal anything.
"Shisui. All the villages are probably mobilizing for war, moving toward the Land of Fire's borders. This is your best chance to capture a Tailed Beast."
The Uchiha clan's Sharingan was a powerful counter to the Tailed Beasts. A top-tier Uchiha could directly control them, including the Nine-Tails.
And Uchiha Shisui, of course, also had this ability.
Uchiha Shisui's physical injuries were healing rapidly. This woman's ability... if it could work on him, it could work on Itachi.
He knew, from this moment on, if he wanted to save Itachi, he would become a beast, bound by this man's leash.
But...
If Itachi and I both die here, what happens to Konoha and the Uchiha?
Will they go to war immediately? Or will the clan back down?
There were too many questions. Uchiha Shisui had to find the answers himself.
Under the glow of the emerald-green magic, Uchiha Shisui finally stood up. His shattered bones had recovered at an unbelievable speed.
He was still weak and his blood was thin, as if recovering from a severe illness, but he could move. His Chakra finally began to flow again.
He opened his eyes. The crimson three-tomoe made Catherine's body go rigid for a moment. Just yesterday, she had been 800 meters away, and a single glance from Uchiha Shisui had broken her mental defenses and trapped her in a genjutsu.
Shisui saw that Itachi and the tall man were gone. He was silent for a moment, then spoke.
"You aren't ninjas, are you? Can you tell me your true purpose?"
Uchiha Shisui stood up. His aura had grown much colder. After this lesson, his attitude toward things had quietly changed.
Catherine saw his Sharingan spin slightly and once again felt an intense, negative energy invade her mind.
Crap! Mercenary Tao didn't restrict him from attacking me?!
In truth, Kaito Shirogane and Uchiha Shisui had reached no consensus, other than the 7-day deadline to capture a Tailed Beast and deliver it to the Land of Rain.
Catherine's consciousness suddenly blurred. She saw her room in the real world... warm and bright. [Rampage] was there, curled up on the sofa playing a game.
"Catherine, what the hell does Mercenary Tao want? Do you know?"
Catherine was confused, but she didn't detect anything wrong. She replied:
"Mercenary Tao... he probably just wants to prey on rare and strange beasts. He enhanced himself with Gourmet Cells. He can probably get stronger by eating this world's Tailed Beasts, or even the Summoning Animals or Sages."
"As for anything else, I don't know. But... he's most likely protecting that woman..."
Uchiha Shisui listened to the woman's confession and sighed. So these people weren't even on the same team. He could hear the deep-seated fear in her voice.
But he had gotten some useful information. The terrifying man calling himself Mercenary Tao... likely did have some special ability that let him grow stronger by eating powerful creatures.
He actually felt a sense of relief at this news.
First, it explained where the man's terrifying, seal-less power came from. Second, it confirmed he literally wanted to "eat" a Tailed Beast.
In this world, most villages just used the Tailed Beasts as mutual deterrents.
Those powerful monsters could crush most shinobi. In their full form, even some Kage-level ninjas would struggle to suppress them.
Many ambitious people had used the Tailed Beasts to achieve terrible goals, including the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha a few years ago.
But this Mercenary Tao... he actually wanted to eat one!
Uchiha Shisui vanished. He had to get back to Konoha immediately. He had to ensure the Uchiha and Konoha didn't fall into civil war. Then, he had to show himself to the other villages, to deter them, to stop a war from breaking out.
His time was tight. So tight, he didn't even have time to find out where Mercenary Tao had taken Itachi. He left with the Body Flicker Technique.
Standing in the rain and mist, Kaito Shirogane held up Uchiha Itachi. The boy's face was pale and his eyes were weak, but he was undeniably conscious.
"Well, Uchiha Itachi? Do you think Uchiha Shisui can stop Konoha's civil war and the outbreak of a world war?"
Kaito's tone was full of mockery and malice, as if he utterly disdained this kind of Uchiha who yearned for the light.
But in reality, he wasn't mocking Uchiha Shisui. He was mocking this world.
Kaito Shirogane was increasingly feeling that these mission worlds had their own [Keynote]. Call it the "World's Will" or the "Counter Force," it didn't matter.
Each world had its own set of built-in rules. If you acted according to those rules, you got the biggest rewards. If you acted against them, you would suffer extra "hardship."
Take The Boys world. That was a world of chaos and cunning. Everyone was fighting for their own selfish interests. Kaito Shirogane was like a fish in water there. Even though he entered the world late, he had gained the world's favor and Homelander's support far faster than [Heartless], who had entered first.
One Piece was the opposite. Kaito's own mission progress was slow. He was constantly running into enemies beyond his specs. In the end, it was only with Coby and Cindy's "help" that he gained the recognition of the Black King, Luffy, and Garp, and managed to escape.
And his mission completion in the One Piece world was his lowest ever.
The Naruto world... was a world with a keynote of tragedy. The hatred in this world was an unbreakable chain, stretching back a thousand years.
If One Piece emphasized the resilient part of the human heart, then Naruto highlighted the fragile and fickle side.
Every person who started with good intentions... was changed by loss, again and again, until their original heart was dyed another color.
In this world, shinobi were forever trapped in a cycle of revenge and being avenged. They clearly possessed superhuman powers, yet they were still controlled by the daimyo and the nobles, manipulated by these interest groups into endless wars.
Tsk.
Kaito Shirogane mocked them all equally.
His biggest goal in this mission—besides completing [Special Trial: Supreme Benevolence and Goodness]—was to get an S-rank completion or higher, so he could forge the [Thunder Emperor's Heart].
In a world like this, what could create a bigger "event" than creating hatred... and severing it?
Kaito Shirogane's[Transparent World] could clearly see the changes in Uchiha Itachi's heart rate. This powerful boy, not yet 13, was thinking. He was trying to feign composure.
His reaction to Kaito Shirogane, in some ways, was far more rational and calm than Uchiha Shisui's. He was more like a mature shinobi.
Kaito Shirogane lifted Uchiha Itachi's body up and whispered into his ear.
"I know. You're thinking. You're thinking about how to stop me, and..."
"...how to refute my words."
"The Uchiha clan's 'capacity' is small. But is the 'capacity' of Konoha's leadership any bigger?"
"Ha. They're all just a bunch of hypocrites."
"Itachi. This world is in the hands of idiots. People like you and Shisui, who have real power, are forced to fight in endless, meaningless wars at the command of those idiots. Pathetic."
Uchiha Itachi opened his eyes. He felt as if he was being tempted by a demon. But... he couldn't stop himself from thinking. The Uchiha... Konoha... did any of those struggles really have any meaning?
"Don't worry, Uchiha Itachi. I'll take you to see them. Those maggots, hiding in the shadows, pulling your strings, forcing you into war... I'll show you just how pathetic they look when they're panicking. Hahahaha..."
Hana Hiranaka stood in the distance, listening to that mad laughter. She thought he really was crazy.
A madman like this... does he really just want to 'eat' a Tailed Beast?
(End of Chapter)
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