In the morning, the first ray of sunlight broke through the dark clouds and shone upon the earth. Lin Yu stretched his hands out from a warm spot and greeted the three haggard figures beside him.
"Ohayo, did you have fun last night?"
"..."
No one replied. Hoshigaki Kisame leaned against a wooden stump, looking utterly dejected, as if he had aged ten years overnight.
In contrast, Shisui, who was sitting with Itachi, seemed to be in decent shape despite having two dark circles under his eyes. It seemed Itachi had done something incredibly detestable to Hoshigaki Kisame in the Tsukuyomi space.
However, what exactly he had done remained unknown.
Lin Yu had no interest in exploring such matters. After all, they were the ones acting strangely, and it had nothing to do with him.
*Swish...*
Spatial ripples appeared on a nearby branch, and Obito's figure emerged. He glanced briefly at everyone present and said softly, "Black Zetsu has news."
As soon as he finished speaking, a White Zetsu clone burrowed out of the ground and said respectfully to Lin Yu, "There is good news and bad news. Which do you wish to hear first?"
"I hope the bad news turns into good news, or else you can go report to Orochimaru yourself."
The White Zetsu clone was immediately stumped, and said with a苦瓜臉 (bitter face), "The good news is that we've found traces of Sennō. The target appeared in a village attacked by unknown ninjas and is currently treating the villagers."
"But what's laughable is that according to our investigation, the one who launched the attack was Sennō himself."
As for the bad news, it was of course that Sennō hadn't gone to the Hidden Cloud Village. It seemed he preferred to cause disasters himself.
Lin Yu was not disappointed. This was within his considerations. Besides, the Hidden Cloud Village had just been invaded, and they wouldn't possibly let an unknown figure like Sennō enter the village. This was unreasonable in itself.
Lin Yu asked, "Where is the location?"
The White Zetsu clone replied, "It's a village in a small country. I will lead you lords there."
Itachi pondered for a moment and said, "I won't go. I still need to return to Konoha to take care of Sasuke."
Hoshigaki Kisame immediately sneered, "Still taking care of a child? I say you might as well defect from the village!"
Itachi's eyes narrowed, and his Sharingan immediately locked onto Kisame. Kisame shivered and could only turn his face away. He did not want to experience last night's ordeal again!
"Then I'll accompany Teacher Lin Yu."
Shisui felt that this was an opportunity to find a base for his organization, and he had to contribute.
"But Itachi, you're still injured. Will it be alright if you go back alone..."
Lin Yu said, "Then let Kisame go with Itachi. Let him tour the scenery of Konoha."
"You want me to go back with him! I refuse!"
Hoshigaki Kisame pointed at his own bruised body and said, "I am also injured, and I need to rest. I request to return to the organization for healing!"
"Request denied!"
Obito said faintly, "Kisame and Itachi will go to Konoha and gather intelligence along the way."
Everyone knew that gathering intelligence was just an excuse. They were all Konoha ninjas present, so what intelligence could they possibly gather?
"You, you're all in league!"
Wasn't it obvious? A uniform display of Konoha forehead protectors!
This time, even Obito didn't bother with Hoshigaki Kisame. This little shark's eyesight wasn't good!
"Wait for me for a moment, I'll be right back."
Lin Yu glanced at the "hand warmer" in his hand, feeling it was a bit cumbersome. A golden magic circle projected in his eyes, and he and Samui instantly vanished.
However, it was only for a moment before spatial fluctuations were heard beside Obito, and Lin Yu reappeared. The "hand warmer" in his hand was gone.
Everyone was used to Lin Yu's spatial kekkei genkai, but Obito's expression was not good. Teacher Lin Yu always used him as a teleportation point, making him nervous about doing even small things these past few days, fearing that Teacher Lin Yu would suddenly appear beside him.
"Let's go!"
In the Land of Rain, at Amegakure, Mei Terumī stared dumbfounded at the blonde beauty who had descended from the sky. Then, her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she muttered, "Someone is even more voluptuous than me? This is impossible!"
Mei Terumī held up her fair fingers and gestured, realizing that both her hands couldn't cover it. This person was probably a cow!
...
In an unknown village in a gully, a raging fire was burning houses. Cries of anguish echoed throughout the village, and shadows flickered, harvesting lives.
The invasion had been going on for some time, but the invading ninjas seemed to deliberately avoid large-scale slaughter, resulting in a large number of survivors in the village, though almost all were injured.
Not only that, but the attackers also seemed to be waiting for rescue ninjas. Many shadows were setting traps around the village, waiting for prey to arrive.
On a nearby mountainside, a man wearing a dark brown woolen hat was gazing at the invaded village in the distance. He had a small bag slung over his shoulder, containing many medical tools. He appeared to be a physician, but his face was currently filled with excitement.
"Cry, rage, grieve, mourn! This sound is truly intoxicating!"
Sennō's expression was wild. He had done such things more than once, aiming to complete his regeneration technique and flesh activation. Moreover, he was not far from completing his research.
He needed the dead, he needed the injured, and he needed ninjas even more. Therefore, Sennō had set his sights on such remote small villages. This way, he would not attract powerful ninjas, nor would anyone pay attention to the villagers of such remote settlements.
However, the foundation of his Land of the Sky was still insufficient and needed to be accumulated. Otherwise, Sennō would have already set his sights on the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
His plan to revive the Zero-Tails, which he had stolen from Konoha years ago in the form of the Zero-Tails Chakra, was also in progress. Once his flesh activation and regeneration were complete, he would be able to withstand the Zero-Tails' dark chakra, and then he would be invincible in the ninja world.
The Land of the Sky would also be revived under his leadership!
"It's almost time."
Sennō tidied his collar and walked towards the village he had destroyed. Gaining fame among civilians was also one of his goals, as it would allow him to infiltrate various countries more easily to steal information or capture valuable ninjas.
"It's Sennō, it's Physician Sennō! He's here to save us!"
"That's great! Lord Sennō, please hurry and check on my son, he's severely injured."
"Lord Sennō, my daughter is bleeding a lot, please save her!"
...
Listening to the pleas from the villagers, Sennō's lips curved unconsciously. However, he quickly restrained himself and put on a solemn, saintly expression.
Listening to the pleas of the people whose homes he had personally destroyed, Sennō's sense of pleasure was amplified countless times. He thought with a touch of pride: If not for the fact that the forbidden technique was not yet complete, I would really like to let you taste despair!
Dark chakra requires people to produce negative emotions. The more negative emotions produced, the greater the dark chakra.
"Everyone, calm down. I will treat everyone. Please rest assured." Sennō, with a look of compassion for all living beings, quickly rushed into a collapsing house, carried out the injured, and then took out the medical tools he carried for treatment.
It had to be said that Sennō's medical skills were outstanding. Whether it was emergency wound treatment or stopping bleeding, he performed perfectly.
This immediately won him the favor of all the surviving villagers. No one noticed that after Sennō appeared, the shadows that had been lingering around the village had disappeared, and instead, some wails could be heard from the nearby forest, which were the sounds of rescue ninjas arriving.
However, these villagers could not hear them at all, and even if they did, it would be useless. They were struggling to save themselves.