Chapter 96: White Zetsu, Taking a Disciple! (Seeking Subscriptions, Monthly Tickets, Recommendation Tickets)
The place where Uchiha Shisui trained.
Sarutobi Asuma's figure appeared.
Uchiha Shisui, who was practicing his sword technique, immediately reacted. Seeing that it was Sarutobi Asuma, he was first stunned, then relaxed. "Lord Asuma!"
At this moment, Sarutobi Asuma's senses spread through Natural Energy, delving deep underground.
"As expected, there are White Zetsu underground!"
A sharp glint flashed in Sarutobi Asuma's eyes, but a gentle smile appeared on his face. "I was just passing by and saw you training."
"You've seen something you shouldn't have."
Uchiha Shisui said quickly.
Sarutobi Asuma smiled and asked, "You awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan at your age. That's not common among the Uchiha clan, is it?"
Uchiha Shisui humbly replied, "Although not many, the timing of awakening doesn't represent future achievements or talent."
Sarutobi Asuma nodded. "That's true."
"Obito and I are classmates. Although he hasn't awakened his Sharingan, his strength is not bad."
Uchiha Obito was the dead last, and his weakness was only in theory.
In reality, his strength was quite good.
Of course, Uchiha Obito's biggest problem now was his mindset and personality.
Uchiha Shisui said sincerely, "Brother Obito is someone I should learn from!"
Sarutobi Asuma almost couldn't hold back his laughter and said, "When three people walk together, one of them must be my teacher."
"Shisui, are you interested in becoming my disciple?"
The transition was so sudden that Uchiha Shisui couldn't react, thinking he had misheard.
Let alone Uchiha Shisui.
Even the White Zetsu eavesdropping underground was stunned by Sarutobi Asuma's words.
With Sarutobi Asuma's strength, accepting Uchiha Shisui as a disciple was certainly not a problem.
However, Sarutobi Asuma carried a very strong political imprint.
The son of the Third Hokage!
Especially now that his strength was so outstanding, every move he made could carry political implications.
"Is this guy crazy?"
White Zetsu thought subconsciously, but then he pondered, "Or perhaps he feels that the Uchiha clan has no hope in the Fourth Hokage succession, so he's using this to appease them?"
It was Uchiha Shisui who reacted, and he quickly said, "It is Shisui's honor to be able to become Senior Asuma's disciple, but..."
He hesitated.
Although he was only nine years old, his thinking was already very mature.
If he became Sarutobi Asuma's disciple, and Sarutobi Asuma accepted him, it would never be a simple private relationship.
Their respective identities would give this relationship other colors.
"Don't worry, Lord Third Hokage will not object, and Clan Head Fugaku will not object!"
Sarutobi Asuma said with a smile.
Uchiha Shisui thought for a moment, put aside his doubts, and solemnly bowed to Sarutobi Asuma, calling him teacher.
Sarutobi Asuma smiled and accepted the bow, but his expression immediately turned solemn. "Now I will teach you the first lesson!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several Adamantine Sealing Chains whizzed out from his back and drilled into the ground.
"Not good!"
White Zetsu's face changed drastically. "He found me!"
He turned to flee, but quickly discovered.
There was a barrier!
"Damn it, it's a sealing jutsu from the Uzumaki Clan's barrier!"
White Zetsu wailed as if his parents were dead. "It's over, I can't even send back information!"
Recognizing the reality, he stopped struggling and allowed the Adamantine Sealing Chains to pierce and bind him, pulling him out of the ground.
"This is..."
Uchiha Shisui's pupils contracted, and he even activated his Sharingan. "A spy from Kirigakure hidden underground?"
"As expected of Konoha's Purple Flash, you found me even though I was hidden so deep underground!"
White Zetsu spoke, admitting his identity. "However, you can't hope to get any information about Kirigakure. This is just one of my clones."
Sarutobi Asuma sneered, but went along with it. "Whether information is leaked or not, the decision is not up to you!"
With that, the Adamantine Sealing Chains broke apart, then drilled into the White Zetsu's body, completely sealing him dead.
"Shisui, go to headquarters and report this intelligence to Lord Jiraiya. Urge him to be extremely careful!"
Sarutobi Asuma said to Uchiha Shisui.
"Yes, Teacher!"
Uchiha Shisui immediately accepted the order, turned, and left.
Sarutobi Asuma grabbed the White Zetsu and returned to the camp, then immediately ordered high alert and dispatched sensory ninja to search.
He didn't know if there were other White Zetsu hidden nearby.
And these guys' stealth capabilities were extremely strong; he needed to create the impression that he was unaware of the White Zetsu's origin.
After making arrangements, Sarutobi Asuma fell into deep thought once more.
Could Uchiha Obito survive that ordeal?
"Kakashi is definitely stronger than in the original story, and although he's a bit stubborn in some aspects due to what happened with Teacher Sakumo, he's far less so than in the original story."
"I should trust them!"
Sarutobi Asuma thought, then sighed.
What else could he do if he didn't trust them?
He couldn't possibly create a Shadow Clone to act as Uchiha Obito's bodyguard, right?
Furthermore, unless he went to the Land of Grass himself, it might not even be effective.
Besides.
The best solution was to kill Uchiha Madara and seal Black Zetsu.
"Uchiha Madara is probably hiding in that place right now..."
Sarutobi Asuma looked towards the north.
He couldn't remember the specific place name, but that was where the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and countless White Zetsu were, and it was near the sea.
"If I wanted to find it, I definitely could, but am I a match for Uchiha Madara right now?"
Sarutobi Asuma wasn't sure.
Uchiha Madara was currently in a state of being kept alive by machines, and if they were removed, he would die.
But those machines were connected to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
He could rely on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to eke out an existence, and it wasn't impossible for him to unleash powerful attacks through it, even if only for a short time.
There was also Black Zetsu.
This guy's strength wasn't much, but he was very good at escaping.
"Moreover, if I found him, I'd likely alert him, and if he escaped..."
"Besides, Black Zetsu is actually the key."
Sarutobi Asuma had many concerns.
However, he also harbored a greedy desire to get his hands on the God Tree for research.
The commotion that he had orchestrated quickly subsided.
Sarutobi Asuma sent a Shadow Clone back to Konoha, and then his attention returned to his own training.
The target: Magnet Release!
He had already used the One-Tail's Chakra because he had obtained what he wanted.
He had also been trying to fuse Magnet Release during this time, but due to the war, he hadn't been able to focus on his training, which was why he hadn't succeeded yet.
With a Shadow Clone patrolling to deter the Mist Ninja and another Shadow Clone handling his affairs, Sarutobi Asuma began his secluded training on the front lines.
Two days later.
The Shadow Clone that returned to Konoha also brought back some news.
Uchiha Obito was still "dead"!
And at the same time, Namikaze Minato had achieved an astonishing feat, eliminating fifty Stone Ninja Jonin in an instant!
"Sigh..."
With a long sigh, Sarutobi Asuma then rallied his spirits and took the scroll from the Shadow Clone.
The reason he sent a Shadow Clone back to Konoha this time was, firstly, to await news from Uchiha Obito and the others, and secondly, to obtain Ninjutsu.
Earth Style Ninjutsu!
He could go up to the heavens, but he lacked the ability to go underground.
If he could burrow underground, he wouldn't have to waste so much Chakra using Adamantine Sealing Chains to capture White Zetsu.
After putting away the Ninjutsu scroll, Sarutobi Asuma continued his training while waiting for reinforcements.
With the Stone Ninja's logistics cut off, and Orochimaru tying them down in the Land of Rain, not to mention the heavy loss of dozens of Jonin killed by Namikaze Minato, it was difficult for the Stone Ninja to continue the fight even if they wanted to.
Proposed by Konoha, the Stone Ninja would find it hard to continue the fight even if they desired.
The war would drag on, but the pressure from the Stone Ninja would be reduced by seventy to eighty percent.
The war was nearing its end, and Sarutobi Asuma was filled with anticipation.
He had grown weary of this war that prevented him from stretching his legs, wishing for it to end immediately so he could return to Konoha to train, study, and research.
Having already laid the foundation for the Six Paths, he needed time to fully unleash the power of his Six Paths-level Chakra Nature Transformation.
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