Ch.87 Right and Wrong!

Through the shadow clone left at the apartment, Uchiha Shinji first had Coalball reverse summon itself back to the apartment, and then Coalball performed reverse summoning again, bringing Shinji's real body from the Land of Grass back to the apartment as well.

After returning to the apartment, Shinji dispelled the shadow clone he had left behind and then instructed Coalball, "Assist my shadow clone in settling the woman down. If anything unexpected happens on the way, try reverse summoning me over!"

"Got it!" Coalball nodded eagerly.

By now, Coalball was already very familiar with reverse summoning.

Inside the small pouch that Coalball carried, there was a vial of Shinji's blood. As long as the blood didn't dry up completely, Coalball could reverse summon Shinji at any time.

After giving Coalball a few more instructions, Shinji dispelled the summoning jutsu and sent Coalball back to the Land of Grass.

Next, he glanced at the clock on the wall. Seeing that it was still early, he activated Jikibi, preparing to enter its projection space and share the good news with Karin.

However, as soon as he began sensing, he detected a third presence, in addition to Haku and Karin.

"Did Deidara get the White Zetsu cells?"

Shinji's heart leaped with joy.

His Jikibi was only able to track the spiritual signatures of Haku, Karin, and Deidara, so the third presence could only be Deidara entering the range of his sensing.

Though eager to get the White Zetsu cells, Shinji suppressed his excitement and first connected with Karin.

Soon, Karin's spiritual projection appeared at the round table.

Seeing Shinji, Karin immediately tensed up. "Leader, I'm so sorry, I... I haven't yet mastered the nature transformation of water and earth chakra, so I can't use Wood Release."

Seeing Karin's cautious and nervous expression, Shinji felt a pang of sorrow.

After Hidden Whirling Tide Village was destroyed, how much hardship had this mother and daughter duo suffered as they wandered far from home?

Karin, not knowing what expression Shinji wore under his mask, assumed he was displeased with her progress and quickly promised, "I will work twice as hard, Leader!"

Shinji waved his hand. "That's not why I called you here this time."

Karin obediently sat down and looked at Shinji.

"I found your mother," Shinji said after a pause, his voice calm. "She's already been rescued from Hidden Grass."

Karin, who had just sat down, immediately jumped to her feet. "Really? That's wonderful!"

Shinji didn't hide anything, explaining directly, "When I found her, her condition wasn't great."

Karin's face grew anxious. "Is she okay, Leader?"

"Her chakra was severely overdrawn, her red hair has turned white, and she's on the verge of a mental collapse," Shinji said, his tone growing heavier. "Hidden Grass never intended for her to survive. You understand what that means, right?"

"Leader, what did my mother and I do wrong? Why are they treating us this way?" Karin clenched her fists, tears streaming down her face.

Shinji didn't answer.

Her words brought back the brutal memory of the world he had seen consumed by the Overlord.

What had that man's world done wrong?

It was simply the law of the jungle at play.

There was no answer Shinji could give Karin.

After a long pause, Shinji finally said, "I caused an 'accident' in Hidden Grass. They probably think your mother died in the incident, so they won't be searching for her anytime soon."

Karin wiped her tears and cautiously asked, "Leader, can I see my mother?"

Shinji nodded. "I'll arrange it."

With that assurance, Karin finally relaxed. She then asked, "Leader, what should I do next?"

Shinji stared at Karin. "That depends on your own choice."

"My choice?"

In a casual tone, Shinji said, "Hidden Grass won't give up on their plan easily. They'll continue using your mother to coerce you into working for them. If you run or show any weakness, they'll realize your mother's death wasn't an accident and will come after both of you."

Karin immediately understood her situation.

If she wanted her mother to have a peaceful life, she would have to pretend she knew nothing. Only then would Hidden Grass leave her mother alone.

Shinji continued, "Your mother has sheltered you, hoping that Hidden Grass would accept you. Now it's your turn to shelter her. As for what's right and wrong, one day, when you're strong enough, you can find those responsible and make them give you an answer face-to-face."

Karin wiped away her tears. "I understand!"

Shinji thought for a moment, deciding not to hide anything further, and said, "I've acquired a special type of cell that contains the chakra of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama. If you can handle these cells, your strength will improve dramatically."

Without hesitation, Karin nodded. "I'm willing to undergo the transplant!"

Shinji interrupted her, "I want you to undergo the transplant because I hope to enhance your Sage Body and use your highly pure Yang Release chakra to restore the Mangekyō Sharingan I gave you. That's my true goal. Of course, you'll also benefit from this process and experience a significant boost in power."

According to Shinji's analysis, the Yang Release chakra within Karin and her mother was extremely pure, capable of healing even fatal injuries with just a bite. However, their chakra reserves were average.

Other Uzumaki clan members, like Nagato, were the opposite—while their chakra's quality wasn't as high, their reserves were vast.

The First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, had both—high quality and vast quantity!

Once Karin successfully assimilated the White Zetsu cells, Shinji couldn't even predict how powerful her Sage Body would become.

After carefully considering Shinji's words, Karin nodded again. "I'm willing to accept the transplant!"

"Transplanting special cells carries risks," Shinji warned. "But given your unique Sage Body and the Mangekyō Sharingan in your eyes, those risks are significantly reduced."

The high-quality Yin Release chakra from the Mangekyō Sharingan could balance the high-quality Yang Release chakra in the White Zetsu cells, and with Karin's strong life force as a member of the Uzumaki clan, Shinji was confident that the procedure wouldn't pose much of a threat to her.

To Shinji's surprise, Karin responded even more quickly this time. "Leader, when can we start the transplant?"

There was no doubt now. Karin was no longer the timid girl she had once been.

Her mother's tragic fate had sparked a fierce desire within her to grow stronger, to one day confront the leaders of Hidden Grass and demand justice!

She wanted to ask them why they treated her and her mother so cruelly. What had they done wrong?