Chapter 185: Adzuki

Boom. Boom.

The Five Great Shinobi Villages, with sixty thousand ninja, had initiated a devastating battle within Konoha.

The ordinary villagers of Konoha, trembling in their shelters, their faces filled with terror as if the apocalypse had arrived.

Looking down from mid-air.

From Ichiraku Avenue to the banks of Konoha River, from Hot Spring Street to the Ninja Academy, from the police forces to the Hokage Building... battles were taking place in every corner of Konoha, awash with blood and death.

However, there was one exception.

The Uchiha clan's territory.

After the Allied Shinobi Forces invaded Konoha, this place was still desolate. The streets were empty, emanating an eerie silence.

Compared to the bustling atmosphere of the ongoing battles, it was an odd mismatch.

That was because.

On the Cloud Village side, the Fourth Raikage had issued a strict order forbidding Cloud ninja from approaching Uchiha territory, with military punishment for violations;

On the Sand Village side, just a moment ago, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa led a team into Uchiha territory and almost lost his life. After returning with lingering fear, he also immediately issued an order for Sand ninja to stay away from Uchiha territory;

The situation in the Mist Village was similar.

Yesterday, an elite Mist squad that had infiltrated Konoha for reconnaissance encountered Uchiha Dan. The team captain, Ao, and two others were seriously injured, and the rest fled in panic.

Upon hearing this news, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura made the same decision as the Raikage, and also told his subordinates—

If they encounter Uchiha Dan on the battlefield, they should immediately flee and avoid fighting him.

As for the Rock Village, Tsuchikage Ōnoki, a cunning old fox, knew well that Uchiha Dan was a formidable opponent not to be trifled with.

Before launching the attack, he specifically instructed his people, such as Akatsuchi, to avoid engaging in combat with Uchiha Dan.

In the end.

The Four Great Ninja Villages this time, came with the intention of destroying Konoha and dividing up the Land of Fire, nothing more.

As long as Dan doesn't interfere with their plans, they won't provoke him.

Oh yes, there was also the Rain Village.

Compared to the Four Great Ninja Villages, although the Rain ninja were fewer in number, no one dared to underestimate them, as behind Rain was that man—

Pain.

However, strangely enough, the Rain forces did not participate in this Konoha siege, but returned to Rain Village midway.

It seemed.

When Pain said he was not interested in dividing Konoha, he wasn't lying.

Of course, he also said what he wanted to obtain from Konoha was the Nine-Tails.

So far.

Konoha has not dispatched the Nine-Tails into battle, perhaps this is also the reason why Pain has not shown himself.

In the Uchiha clan's territory, the Meat Processing Plant Building.

On the rooftop.

In Tsunade's eyes, the reflection of burning and ravaged Konoha made her clench her fists once again, the veins on the back of her hands bulging.

Seeing the village her grandfather painstakingly built being destroyed, she couldn't just sit by and do nothing.

"What did I say, hasn't the real show just started?"

Dan, standing next to Tsunade, said with a smile.

Tsunade frowned, suppressing her anger, and snorted coldly:

"What the hell is Danzō doing? As the Fifth Hokage, didn't he swear to defeat the Allied Shinobi Forces and defend the peace of Konoha?"

"Don't rush, Danzō will definitely counterattack, he's never been the type to sit and wait for death." Dan motioned Tsunade to be patient.

Not rush?

At this point, if they don't rush, there won't be a Konoha left.

Dan's words greatly annoyed Tsunade, she couldn't sit still any longer, and was about to leave the Uchiha territory to enter the battlefield and inspect the situation.

Just then.

The sound of a fight came from a distance.

Huh?

Dan looked towards the sound and saw on the street outside the clan territory, a dozen Konoha and Cloud ninja were engaged in a fierce battle.

The Cloud side were all tall, muscular, dark-skinned strong men. Among them, the team leader was indeed Darui, one of the Fourth Raikage's bodyguards.

Clearly, this was an elite combat team from the Cloud.

In comparison, the Konoha ninja fighting them were much weaker, they were almost retreating step by step, being chased down to this street.

In the blink of an eye.

Only one survivor was left on the Konoha side, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl with purple hair.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh.

She suddenly lifted her arm, and snakes flew out from her sleeves, attacking the Cloud ninja, catching them off guard.

"Ah!" Several Cloud ninja were bitten by the snakes and poisoned, their movements became slow.

Seeing this, Darui frowned slightly and calmly said:

"Let me handle this."

As soon as his words fell, his ninja blade was imbued with Lightning Release chakra. He rushed forward with a flurry of spectacular slashes, cutting all the snakes into pieces.

The purple-haired girl's face changed, she didn't dare to stay and fight, and ran away without looking back.

"Huh, that's..."

At the edge of the rooftop, Tsunade, after getting a clear look at the girl's appearance, let out a soft sound of surprise.

The girl had delicate features, dressed in a beige trench coat, paired with a black fishnet undershirt, highlighting her youthful and attractive figure, there was a sense of heroic charm about her.

Tsunade remembered.

This girl fleeing towards Uchiha territory was Orochimaru's former disciple—Mitarashi Anko.

The Three Legendary Sannin of Konoha each had their own disciples.

Jiraiya's disciple was Minato Namikaze, Tsunade's disciple was Shizune, and Orochimaru, well, he had more than one disciple.

Among them.

Apart from Tsunade's brother Nawaki, his formally acknowledged disciple was Mitarashi Anko.

Since childhood, Anko had shown exceptional abilities. Orochimaru took notice of her and nurtured her by his side, even passing on to her snake-based ninjutsu.

Tsunade had heard.

When Orochimaru defected from Konoha, Anko tried to stop him but failed, leading to a breakup between master and disciple.

Later, although Anko passed the Anbu's test and was deemed not to pose a threat to the village, her identity as Orochimaru's disciple still caused her many difficulties in Konoha.

Tsunade and Anko had only a few encounters, and weren't very close.

However, Anko's generous and straightforward personality was very similar to Tsunade's, which she liked.

At this moment.

Seeing Anko being chased with a dire situation, Tsunade's eyes flashed.

Whoosh.

She jumped from the rooftop of the Meat Processing Plant Building.

...

Mitarashi Anko despair

ingly discovered that she had nowhere to run.

Behind her were the Cloud pursuers.

In front of her was the forbidden territory for all Konoha ninja—Uchiha clan territory. Entering that place would likely result in death.

Because that was Uchiha Dan's territory.

Dan, the number one dangerous person in Konoha, had just been dismissed from his position as the Hokage's advisor. It was likely that he wasn't in a good mood.

Breaking into Uchiha territory at this time, would it not be seeking death?

But Anko also knew that she had no other choice.

For a glimmer of hope.

Whoosh.

She gritted her teeth and rushed into the gates of the Uchiha clan's territory, sprinting down the depths of the street.

After running a few hundred meters, Anko suddenly stopped, looked back in surprise, only to find.

Darui and the others didn't chase after her, but stopped outside the gates of the Uchiha clan's territory, each with a solemn expression, and no one dared to cross the gate.

Darui seemed to say something, and although the Cloud ninja were unwilling, they could only turn around and quickly retreat.

Phew.

Anko bent over, her hands on her knees, panting heavily, her chest heaving.

She was saved.

It seemed that she wasn't the only one afraid of Uchiha Dan.

The Cloud shinobi were no different.

However, she had no choice but to face him, so she was willing to risk more than they were.

Suddenly.

Tap tap tap.

Footsteps echoed from behind her.

Adzuki spun around instantly, drawing a kunai and bracing herself for combat.

To her surprise, the newcomer was not the terrifying Uchiha Dan.

It was a beautiful blonde woman with a large bust. The woman stopped a few meters from Adzuki, hands on her hips, and examined her.

"Tsu... Tsunade-sama."

Adzuki put away her kunai, stuttering out the name.

"You're injured."

Tsunade noticed a wound on Adzuki's abdomen that was seeping blood, staining a large portion of her black fishnet undershirt.

Reminded by Tsunade, Adzuki finally came back to her senses, feeling the pain and hastily covering the wound with her hand.

"Come with me."

Tsunade dropped the statement and then turned towards the Meat Processing Plant Building.

Ten minutes later.

With Tsunade's superb medical skills, Adzuki, now lying on the bed, had her abdominal wound healed and was no longer bleeding.

"Thank you, Tsunade-sama."

A look of gratitude crossed Adzuki's face. She sat up, ready to get off the bed.

As a Konoha shinobi, she needed to return to the battlefield and continue fighting.

"You should rest and heal."

Tsunade put a hand on Adzuki's shoulder, telling her, "With your strength, you can't change anything, right? If you return to the battlefield, you'll just be marching to your death."

She couldn't bear to see a young girl of eighteen throw her life away.

Upon hearing this, Adzuki lowered her head, her expression full of sadness.

Indeed.

In this war, what could she possibly do even if she gave her life?

Just as Adzuki was wallowing in sadness.

A shadow suddenly fell over her, blocking out the light in the room.

Huh?

Adzuki slowly lifted her head and saw a tall man standing beside the bed, staring down at her with a blank expression.

Uchiha Dan.

Recognizing him, Adzuki turned pale.

She had thought that the most terrifying person in the world was her former teacher, Orochimaru.

But Orochimaru, reportedly, died at the hands of the man standing in front of her.

Dan was an existence even more chilling than Orochimaru.

The next second.

Adzuki's fear seemed to be confirmed. Dan's gaze hardened, and he reached out towards her on the bed.

"What are you doing?"

Tsunade frowned, reaching out a hand and grabbing Dan's wrist, her voice stern, "Don't touch her."

Dan gave Tsunade a look, signaling her to take a good look at Mitarashi Anko.

Tsunade turned her head and was surprised.

It seemed that Dan's actions had frightened Adzuki, and a dormant power within her quietly awakened.

At this moment, her face and arms were covered in numerous red lines, like burning flames.

At the same time, Adzuki's chakra surged, her eyes gradually losing their rationality, and a dangerous and insane smile appeared on her face.

Whoosh.

She went berserk, leaping from the bed and launching an attack on Dan.

However.

Dan's hand instantly swelled, turning into a giant hand, holding Adzuki as if she were a mere action figure.

Partial Multi-Size Technique.

Crack crack.

As Dan's fingers tightened, Adzuki's expression became pained, her whole body making odd sounds, struggling to breathe.

Next.

The red lines on her body quickly faded, and her eyes regained their clarity.

Thud.

Finally, Dan released his hand, and Adzuki fell back onto the bed, her body limp and completely immobile.

"What... what happened?"

Tsunade, who had witnessed the whole process, was somewhat confused.

Dan provided the answer.

He stepped forward, pulling back Adzuki's coat to reveal the black fishnet undershirt beneath, which outlined her well-developed figure.

However, Dan's focus was not on Adzuki's figure, but on her left shoulder.

There.

Three conspicuous black tomoe were circled together, surrounded by intricate black markings.

"Sharingan?"

Tsunade's pupils constricted, exclaiming in surprise.

At a glance, she felt that the pattern on Adzuki's shoulder was very similar to the Uchiha clan's three tomoe Sharingan.

"It's not the Sharingan, it's a curse mark."

Dan corrected Tsunade and looked at Adzuki, stating calmly, "To be precise, it's the Heaven Curse Mark, right?"

Upon hearing this, Adzuki opened her mouth wide, her face full of disbelief:

"How... how did you know?"

The Heaven Curse Mark was the biggest secret hidden within her.

Because it was given to her by her teacher, Orochimaru.

Orochimaru had studied Sage Mode in Ryuchi Cave but failed to master it. After all, the threshold for learning Sage Jutsu was too high, and even a genius like him was ruthlessly rejected.

However, the arrogant Orochimaru did not give up.

Instead, after years of research, he took a different approach and developed curse marks that were similar to Sage Mode.

The Heaven Curse Mark was one of the most powerful curse marks. Orochimaru had injected it into Adzuki's body through a snake bite.

The curse mark contained a part of Orochimaru's soul.

In the original work.

Orochimaru, who was killed by Sasuke, was resurrected through the Heaven Curse Mark inside Adzuki. You could say he was a king of survival.

Dan became interested in the curse mark on Adzuki.

By utilizing it, he could perhaps glimpse the secrets of Sage Mode and natural energy.

Natural energy was a high-level energy born from the nature of the world, superior to chakra.

If Dan could absorb this energy and use it to refine his body, his ** might become even stronger, even more perfect.

At this moment.

Tsunade, through her sensory skills, also detected the power of Orochimaru hidden within Adzuki and was astonished.

After asking Adzuki, she became even more enraged.

That Orochimaru, he dared to use his disciple as a test subject, injecting the newly developed Heaven Curse Mark into Adzuki, causing her immense suffering.

Fortunately, Adzuki was lucky enough to be the only one who survived after being implanted with the Heaven Curse Mark.

Perhaps.

That was why Orochimaru did not kill Adzuki when he defected from Konoha.

Mentioning Orochimaru, Adzuki's expression darkened once again.

"You just stay here and rest, don't go anywhere, understand?"

Tsunade was serious as she instructed Adzuki.

"Mm-hmm."

Adzuki nodded.

Even if she wanted to leave, she couldn't, because Dan's

grip had left her unable to move.

As the three were talking.

"Roar!"

From the center of the Leaf Village, a terrifying roar echoed through the windows.

The Nine-Tailed Fox had appeared once again.