**Chapter 51: Corpse Release Consumes Chakra? Unleash it!**
These three Root Ninja must die.
Not only would White Zetsu not spare these three individuals, Tsukasa Kaede himself now had to eliminate them.
"Lord Tsukasa Kaede, what do you mean by this?" Komatsufuji raised his weapon.
"It's exactly as it sounds. You must die."
"Just because of these white things? It seems you're well aware of their origin, and there's intel here that I absolutely cannot know. You're even silencing those who merely saw these individuals."
Komatsufuji felt neither shock nor fear; he simply didn't possess such emotions. He was purely gathering intel.
These white objects, which closely resembled Clones, when observed from those that had fallen dead, showed no blood at their wounds, nor any internal organ tissue. It was as if they were entirely made of white flesh masses.
Tsukasa Kaede made Hand Kaedegns with one hand and slowly said, "I'm sorry, you three. There's no animosity between us; it's purely because your luck is truly terrible... In fact, I don't like people casually leaking intel from my side. What you have seen now has indeed exceeded my limits of tolerance."
The three Root Ninja, of course, wouldn't sit idly by and wait for death. They only obeyed Tsukasa Kaede's orders, but when Tsukasa Kaede truly told them to die, they certainly wouldn't obey.
"You two stay and block him, even if it costs your lives. I'll find an opportunity to break through and report this valuable intel to Lord Danzo," Komatsufuji said coldly, his gaze sweeping over the ground, intending to seize the opportunity to grab some corpse fragments of the dead White Zetsu.
For Tsukasa Kaede to suddenly turn hostile and silence witnesses, these white things must possess significant value.
The other two Root Ninja didn't hesitate for a moment. They immediately blocked in front of Komatsufuji and were about to actively launch an attack.
The tactics were already planned: use a large number of Ninja Tools to obscure Tsukasa Kaede's vision, then seize the opportunity to unleash Ninjutsu to kill the nearby Zombies. They only needed to create a momentary gap.
Komatsufuji would use the weather environment to quickly conceal his presence and escape back to the Hidden Leaf Village.
"Too naive. Do you really think those words I told you before we departed were brought up out of boredom?"
Corpse Release: Zombification Jutsu!
Instantly, the three Root Ninja felt their bodies stiffen, their internal organs underwent drastic changes, their entire body's muscles began to ache and go numb, and every nerve within their bodies seemed to hum.
Control over their bodies was being lost. They clearly felt their life force rapidly draining away, and their once vibrant bodies of flesh and blood became cold and dead silent.
"What did you do? When did this happen?" Komatsufuji felt his own changes, racking his brain but unable to comprehend exactly when they had fallen victim to the Jutsu!
Tsukasa Kaede said, "No need to dwell on these things. If what is happening now hadn't occurred, you probably would never have discovered that you had been hit by my Jutsu in your entire lives."
The three Root Ninja thus succumbed. Under Tsukasa Kaede's desperate and forceful consumption of Chakra, the Zombie Virus already stored within their bodies accelerated its transformation, invading healthy cells at an exponential rate.
This was also Tsukasa Kaede's first time consuming Chakra without regard for the cost, forcefully transforming multiple living humans into complete Zombies. It must be said, by this moment, he could finally truly appreciate the powerful infectivity of the Zombie Virus.
It couldn't be helped. It wasn't that the Zombie Virus he brought wasn't potent; under normal circumstances, a single scratch could transform an Earth human into a Zombie within ten minutes—it was undoubtedly an invincible super virus. But in the Ninja World, where everyone possessed superhuman physiques on average, this level of virus, relying on spontaneous infection, was undoubtedly far too inferior.
Fortunately, this was a world possessing Supernatural power. Using Chakra, this Supernatural energy, to stimulate the potential of the Zombie Virus was already enough to rapidly boost the virus's power.
"Logically speaking, as long as I don't go up against those guys with special Bloodline, I can secretly apply Jutsu to ordinary Ninja beforehand with care, discreetly spreading the virus throughout their bodies in advance. When necessary, I can activate it all, rapidly multiplying the virus, and treat this as an unexpected attack method."
"But unfortunately, this method might not work on everyone. It requires covert action, not to mention the time it consumes. If I encounter someone with special Sensory Ability, I might be discovered."
Most crucially, it consumes too much Chakra.
High-intensity travel, remotely controlling numerous Zombies, then engaging in a major battle with White Zetsu, and finally transforming these three individuals in one go—Tsukasa Kaede had almost completely depleted his stored life force and began to pant.
"Well, well, well, it seems I see you panting heavily. Are you tired? So, transforming these three subordinates into corpses under your control consumes this much Chakra, huh?"
Although White Zetsu found this Secret Technique quite interesting, he had now lost interest. Accumulating these dozens of Zombies was probably Tsukasa Kaede's entire foundation, painstakingly gathered over a very long time, right? Now, a single major battle has cost him more than half, and he has to consume Chakra to deal with three living humans?
White Zetsu naturally assumed that Tsukasa Kaede was already out of options.
"But you, who have exhausted your Chakra, how much room for resistance do you have left against my attacks? Are you relying entirely on these corpses to protect you?"
White Zetsu smiled, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth: "I'm no longer interested in you, nor am I interested in your corpse."
Swish! Four White Zetsu launched a concerted attack on Tsukasa Kaede, while other White Zetsu attacked the surrounding Zombies, creating an opportunity to kill Tsukasa Kaede.
Some White Zetsu simply latched onto the Zombies, absorbing their Chakra, and preparing to use the Ninjutsu the Zombies possessed—this was originally one of White Zetsu's attack methods and was very effective when dealing with normal Ninja.
Tsukasa Kaede's expression remained unchanged as he slapped the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
A total of five coffins emerged from the ground in front of Tsukasa Kaede, blocking White Zetsu's attack routes.
"Coffins? Haven't you always used Summoning Scrolls to summon corpses?" White Zetsu's Main Body stood in the distance, not personally taking action, but spoke with a chuckle.
Tsukasa Kaede said, "Using the lowest quality Summoning Scrolls as a vessel is ultimately just the lowest-grade storage method. For some Zombies that can be put to good use, I still prefer this more ritualistic storage method."
One coffin lid after another flipped open, and five Zombies, led by Araki of the Sand, emerged.
But this was just the beginning.
Tsukasa Kaede once again unfurled a Summoning Scroll. More "Corpse" characters rose up, and thirty Zombies rapidly burst out, lining up neatly beside Tsukasa Kaede, completely surrounding him under White Zetsu's astonished gaze.
"Furthermore, I actually really dislike your act of absorbing Chakra, because the Chakra you snatched is, in essence, mine."
Tsukasa Kaede spread his arms, causing these thirty Zombies to simultaneously begin forming Hand Kaedegns. He had finally reached the point where he absolutely had to use that Forbidden Jutsu again.
Forbidden Jutsu: Living Corpse Reincarnation Jutsu!
(end of chapter)
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