From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 85: The Seven Hidden Mist

Uchiha Muneki stood alone on the calm sea.

His right hand was gripping Ishikawa Takeo's neck with his five fingers.

Not long ago, Ishikawa Takeo was arrogant and overbearing, but now he looked like a dead fish, limp and lifeless.

"I...I remember now. The Mizukage mentioned it." Ishikawa Takeo was overwhelmed by a strong sense of suffocation. Due to extreme blood deficiency, the veins on his face bulged, and his eyes almost rolled back. He managed to squeeze out the words through clenched teeth: "Is this the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan?"

Perhaps because he was nearing death, he wandered around the River of Three Crossings in the underworld, and his past memories flashed through his mind like a slideshow.

Yes, he finally remembered. He had heard the Third Mizukage mention that the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan had an even more powerful force beyond the three tomoe, which was the Mangekyou Sharingan awakened by the legendary Uchiha Madara.

"Congratulations, you got it."

Uchiha Munetsu looked down at him, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "Be glad, you're the first person to witness it."

"Don't be so arrogant." A resolute look suddenly flashed across Ishikawa Takeo's face. Blood gushed from his mouth as he grinned, his eyes unwavering. He said, word by word, "We are Kirigakure! Even if we die, we must create value before we die!"

With a do-or-die determination, as one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, he had to deliver the information back!
With lightning speed, Takeo Ishikawa unfurled the scroll.

The ninjutsu, sealed within beforehand, transformed into a swordfish, leaping its long body and diving into the turbulent sea. In the blink of an eye, it vanished without a trace underwater like a cannonball, leaving trails of waves in its wake.

"Uchiha Muneki, just you wait! You will face the relentless pursuit of the entire Hidden Mist Village, a fight to the death!" Ishikawa Takeo grinned maliciously, showing no fear whatsoever.

Click!

With a forceful squeeze of his five fingers, Uchiha Muneki easily crushed his throat.

Ishikawa Takeo's eyes lost their light, he breathed his last, and was then carelessly discarded into the sea like a piece of trash.

"Lord Zongyue, I don't quite understand why you would use 'Susanoo' to deal with such a small fry?" White Zetsu surfaced from beneath the water, looking at him with a puzzled expression. "Although you have the cells of the First Hokage, which can counteract the side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan, wouldn't using it instead expose your location?"

"When did I say I was going to hide my whereabouts?" Uchiha Muneki retorted.

"Hmm, it seems like I didn't mention that~" White Zetsu asked himself, looking dazed. "But, Lord Sogetsu, do you really not need me to intercept that intelligence? The information in it might reveal that you have awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan."

"White Zetsu, are you referring to this intelligence?"

At that moment, Uchiha Muneki smiled knowingly, and somehow he found himself holding an identical scroll in his hand.

Seeing this, Bai Jue suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. You had already switched his scroll. No wonder you didn't stop me. Hehehe, as expected of Lord Zongyue, your illusion magic is indeed amazing."

"It's time to go, White Zetsu."

Uchiha Muneki stood on the sea, shading his forehead with his hand, gazing into the distance: "I remember, that ship just now was heading in this direction, wasn't it?"

It's all Ishikawa Takeo's fault. If that guy hadn't smashed that merchant ship, he wouldn't have needed to find his way.

"Lord Zongyue, this is your spoils of war!" White Zetsu, looking like a loyal dog, specially picked up the Exploding Blade Spray that had fallen into the sea and said obsequiously, "This is one of the seven ninja swords that Kirigakure regards as an important inheritance, Exploding Blade Spray. You just forgot about it."

"No need, just throw it away."

Uchiha Munetsu glanced at it and said lazily.

"Huh? This is the Exploding Blade Spray, Lord Zongyue!" Bai Jue blinked, seemingly a little reluctant: "This sword's destructive power is quite formidable."

"If you want it, it's yours."

Uchiha Muneki waved his hand dismissively and said, "I don't need this kind of trash."

If it were Samehada or Hiramekarei, he might be interested and collect it. But Bakuto Higanbana is pure trash.

This thing is good for chopping people, but its wide and heavy blade is not only cumbersome but also inefficient.

Its sole purpose is to summon explosive tags. Then, it uses its broad blade to block the explosive damage. The most powerful attack of the Exploding Blade Droplets is actually the destruction of the blade and the death of the user.

However, since this thing wasn't destroyed until the end of the entire anime, its power is currently unknown.

In conclusion, this is completely pointless and unnecessary; it would have been better to just throw out the explosive tags directly.

I wonder what twisted idea the maker had that led them to create such a useless ninja sword.

"Thank you, Lord Zongyue!"

White Zetsu, on the other hand, didn't care at all; the side effects of the exploding blade spray were basically negligible to it.

So, this guy looked overjoyed, as if he had received a beloved toy, and hugged it tightly, saying happily, "Hehehe, when the other White Zetsu see this, they will definitely be so envious of me."

"By the way, Lord Zongyue, I have another question."

White Zetsu, holding the Exploding Blade Flying Spray, looked at him curiously: "Wasn't your mission to secretly infiltrate Kirigakure and investigate the truth behind the war launched by the two great ninja villages? Making such a commotion, won't it just arouse their vigilance?"

"You misheard, White Zetsu."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Muneki stopped and looked into the distance, where the land was faintly visible through the thick fog.

He pushed up his glasses with his index finger, his eyes flickered, a smile appeared on his lips, and his tone was gentle and warm: "The Hokage's order is for me to cause a great disturbance!"

As if sensing his will, a faint subtitle appeared.

Side Quest: Let's cause a ruckus!

A qualified audience member will direct the trends of the times. Now, it's your turn. Go and cause a ruckus according to your own script, and let the war proceed as you wish.

[Reward: Brain of an Adult Mind Dragon *1, Blood of an Adult Mind Dragon 500ml]

Several figures suddenly appeared on the turbulent sea.

“Ishikawa Takeo’s last breath is right here.” One of them squatted down, his nostrils flaring, his voice sharp as if shattering glass, his piercing gaze fixed on the distance: “The person who killed him was probably a Jonin, with an extremely high concentration of residual chakra. He left about ten minutes ago.”

"Where's the explosive blade spray?" the man with the ponytail asked.

"Hehehe, no need to ask, it must have been stolen."

A man with withered, yellowish hair and a body as thin as a bamboo pole sneered.

Another obese man frowned and said disdainfully, "Tsk, if I had known, I shouldn't have let him join us in the first place. He was such a waste, and he was taken care of so easily."

"After all, Ishikawa was just there to make up the numbers."

The man, his body wrapped in bandages, said in a sinister tone, "No matter what, we must find the Exploding Blade Spray; we can't let it fall into the hands of others."

"I smell the scent of my prey!"

The seemingly youngest member, with his blue hair standing on end in a topknot, grinned sinisterly: "We must show that guy what the Seven Ninja of the Mist are all about!"

(End of this chapter)