Chapter 314: Four A-Rank [Secret Ninja Scrolls] in a Row!

Chapter 314: Four A-Rank [Secret Ninja Scrolls] in a Row!

Killing Old Man Madara didn't mean this Land of Iron operation was completely over.

Nara Keisuke had been watching closely.

Although Old Man Madara had died under the [Dust Release], White Zetsu Tobi had used his special ability to escape beforehand.

Perhaps in Old Man Madara's view, all of his plans were in a "top secret" state, impossible for outsiders to know.

But in the eyes of the prescient Nara Keisuke, he knew the origins of White Zetsu, Black Zetsu, and even the true "Ōtsutsuki Black Zetsu."

After Old Man Madara's death, the one who truly inherited his plan and his will was not his prepared true successor, Nagato, nor his backup successor, Kenji [Obito], but Zetsu.

To be precise, Black Zetsu.

To be even more precise, Black Zetsu had guided Uchiha Madara's actions, interfered with his will, and after his death, took over the plan himself, continuing the so-called "Infinite Tsukuyomi Project" under the name of "Uchiha Madara."

What Uchiha Madara never knew, even in death, was that the "Infinite Tsukuyomi" he dreamed of, which would bring true peace to the shinobi world, was actually a "Save Mom Operation"...

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Black Zetsu, Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito, Nagato…

You plot against me, I plot against you. The shinobi world's nesting doll drama was a real treat.

Although Uchiha Madara was dead, as long as White Zetsu was still around—and more importantly, as long as Black Zetsu was still around—the hidden crisis was not truly resolved.

However…

Nara Keisuke deactivated his [Shadow Invisibility Technique], his figure appearing in the Mountain Graveyard. He stared intently at the spot where Old Man Madara died, silently spreading his sensory abilities into the earth.

White Zetsu's abilities were top secret to ordinary shinobi, but completely transparent to Nara Keisuke.

He was certain that the other party was "burrowing" right now, either fleeing far away or diving deep, but definitely hiding underground.

This made the situation tricky.

Thanks to his innate special constitution, White Zetsu Tobi could move freely through the earth, even better than an Iwagakure ninja who specialized in Earth Release.

But Nara Keisuke's skills were mainly for use above ground.

Asking him to burrow into the dirt to fight White Zetsu Tobi...

He might as well wait for the other party to crawl out on his own!

'Uchiha Madara's backup plans are nothing more than the Gedo Mazō, the Tailed Beasts, Pain, and Kenji [Obito].'

'As long as I grab these pieces of bait, I don't have to worry about White Zetsu and Black Zetsu not showing their faces!'

After failing to sense him, Nara Keisuke gave up on probing the ground for White Zetsu Tobi and turned his attention to another spot in the Mountain Graveyard.

Specifically, the Flying Thunder God marker.

Nara Keisuke had been fighting Old Man Madara for so long, but Uchiha Obito hadn't moved at all.

Perhaps the people over there thought Old Man Madara and White Zetsu Tobi could handle the intruder.

But this situation undoubtedly set the stage for Nara Keisuke.

Nara Keisuke, knowing full well what a weirdo the "darkened" Kenji [Obito] would become, would certainly not just leave this problem-child in the Land of Iron.

But, there was no need to rush to Uchiha Obito's side and capture him right now.

He would leave Uchiha Obito "idle" for a while, and see if he could use this bait named "Kenji" to hook the big fish, White Zetsu Tobi.

Shadow Doppelganger Technique!

With a thought, several black figures drilled out of Nara Keisuke's shadow.

"Go and organize the data and collection in the Mountain Graveyard. Old Man Madara has a lot of good stuff."

Nara Keisuke looked at his [Shadow Doppelgangers] and gave his orders methodically.

"Also, you two, you know what to do."

At his command, the [Shadow Doppelgangers] split up. Most of them ran off to clean up the battlefield and count the spoils, but two of them silently vanished into thin air.

It was the [Shadow Invisibility Technique]!

Nara Keisuke didn't need to deal with Uchiha Obito personally right now, but that didn't stop him from sending a few doppelgangers over, just in case.

The two [Shadow Doppelgangers] were the first insurance policy.

The [Flying Thunder God Technique] mark hidden on Uchiha Obito was the second.

His strategy was to despise the enemy strategically, but respect them tactically.

Nara Keisuke's main body sat cross-legged on the ground. While resting, he also opened the A-Rank mission rewards he had just received.

One A-Rank mission, four A-Rank scrolls.

Even Old Man Kakuzu couldn't be farmed this much!

"If the first headshot had counted as a mission kill, it would have been five [Secret Ninja Scrolls], but alas, it didn't count…"

Nara Keisuke looked at the four A-Rank scrolls on the panel and casually opened one.

"Let's see what's in Old Man Madara's [Secret Ninja Scroll]!"

A notification quietly popped up on the panel.

[Opening…]

[Content of this A-Rank Secret Ninja Scroll: Technique]

[A-Rank Technique: Yin Release: Thunder Dispatch]

[Description: A super-high-level Yin Release secret technique! Wield lightning through manpower!]

[Effect: Create lightning from nothingness using one's own Yin Release chakra. Guide the lightning with one's will to spread it to the surroundings, achieving the effect of capturing and paralyzing the enemy.]

[Evaluation: A lightning shotgun!]

"Whoa! Creating lightning with Yin Release? And it's a no-seal ninjutsu!"

The contents of the first A-Rank scroll made Nara Keisuke's eyes light up. He quickly browsed the technique's effects.

"It's the same type of jutsu as [Entangling Flame Cat Fire]... Perhaps my [Storm Release], and even that other new Kekkei Genkai, are all sorted!"

Nara Keisuke struck while the iron was hot and opened the second scroll.

[Opening…]

[Content of this A-Rank Secret Ninja Scroll: Technique]

[A-Rank Technique: Mayfly Technique]

[Description: Submerge and advance, rooted in the earth! The secret underwater navigation jutsu!]

[Effect: Merge one's body with the earth and vegetation. By using the underground network of organic matter like plant roots and groundwater, one can achieve high-speed movement. All traces of one's presence are severed during the jutsu's activation.]

[Evaluation: Entrusting the heavens and earth to a mayfly, a drop in the ocean.]

"White Zetsu's [Mayfly Technique]? How did this pop out of Old Man Madara's [Secret Ninja Scroll]?"

Nara Keisuke stroked his chin, reviewing the techniques he had.

"It's similar to the B-Rank jutsu [Art of False Plantation] I got before, but with an added high-speed movement effect... Not bad! I won't use it, but that doesn't mean a 'Wood Clone' won't."

Nara Keisuke proceeded to open the third scroll.

Unexpectedly, the third scroll contained a miscellaneous item.

[A-Rank Miscellaneous Item: Black Receiver]

[Description: A fusion of Yin and Yang! A product of Yin-Yang Release!]

[Effect: Inserting the black receiver into an opponent's body can seal their chakra points, disrupting their chakra. The disruptive effect is even greater on chakra-based life forms.]

[Evaluation: A hard, black rod whose main attack is stabbing.]

"...Tsk!"

Nara Keisuke was silent for a moment, then opened the final [Secret Ninja Scroll]—

[A-Rank Technique: Susanoo (Initial Form)]