Yakushi Nonō

Yakushi Nonō (Updated 2/3)

"Cough cough~" He coughed up blood, having taken a direct hit from Samehada. Although he used the advanced Medical Ninjutsu, Yin Healing Wound Destruction, to heal his fatal wound, this technique required a large amount of Chakra, and Tenzen no longer had the strength to escape.

As a Konoha Ninja and an outstanding spy trained by Root, she was an unnamed ninja who hid in the shadows from the very beginning, even her name "Tenzen" was a forgery. However, she risked her life to infiltrate the Cloud Ninja and successfully stole various important secrets, all of which can be described as great achievements.

Her identity destined her to be unable to openly and honestly receive the world's admiration, but what truly chilled her heart was that she had gone through so much trouble to deliver intelligence to Konoha, yet Konoha hadn't informed her beforehand of their operation to ambush the Cloud Ninja's sensory unit. Didn't Konoha fear that the ninjas involved in the operation would treat her, an undercover agent, as an enemy and eliminate her?

Was it because Konoha didn't trust her, or Konoha wanted to get rid of her? Either answer is undoubtedly heartbreaking. But perhaps there is a third cruel answer: Konoha neither trusts her nor wants to get rid of her!

It's truly laughable to think about it. No matter how carefully she tried to avoid the Cloud Ninja, she never imagined that the one who truly wanted to kill her was not the Cloud Ninja, but the Konoha, which she had always been loyal to!

As for the Mist Ninja, although they already knew that Tenzen was Konoha Ninja, no one else here knew, so killing him would be the best thing that could happen.

Suikazan Fuguki raised Samehada high, its barbed blade writhing eerily like a hungry shark, its bared teeth emitting a chilling growl, "It's over, Konoha 'Wandering Miko. Even so, in the end, no one ever saw your true face, and no one ever knew your name."

However, at this moment, an unexpected intervener appeared.

"Put down the knife, Suikazan Fuguki."

Upon hearing the news, Shunren rushed to the camp and entered.

Tenzen, who was in dire straits, widened his eyes slightly upon hearing this somewhat familiar voice.

Suikazan Fuguki didn't lower his sword in response to Shunren's words, but merely glanced at him indifferently, "Uchiha Shunren, what are you doing here?"

"I told you to put down the knife, didn't you hear me?" Shunren waved his hand, and Samehada identical to the other man's appeared in his grasp. His gaze then fell on Tenzen, lingering on the man's strikingly fair skin and half his face. He muttered to himself, "I didn't expect to meet you here, Tenzen. No, your real name should be..."

To replace Shizune who had left, Konoha arranged for a "boy" named Tenzen to join Team 8. The transfer request was handled by Inoichi Yamanaka, but Konoha kept delaying it, which made Shunren suspicious at the time. Now, it is undoubtedly the work of Konoha High Command.

Using the support mission that Team 8 carried out last time, they had Tenzen disguise himself as a Cloud Ninja spy and betray the village. However, in reality, the Cloud Ninja did send a spy ninja codenamed "Geki" to infiltrate Konoha, but he was captured by Root. After being tortured in various inhumane ways, he obtained the coded key for the Cloud Ninja's communication, and then Root members disguised themselves as double agents!

This ninja, possessing exceptional intelligence-gathering abilities and a talent for disguise, is none other than the "Wandering Miko," whose real name is Yakushi Nonō!

Throughout the entire Shinobi World, only Danzo knew the name Yakushi Nonō; even the Third was unaware of it. Of course, Shunren, who had seen the "spoilers," was an exception; he knew her true appearance perfectly well. If he remembered correctly, Yakushi Nonō's true appearance was that of a rather intellectual-looking woman with blonde hair, blue eyes, and wearing round black glasses.

This characteristic of hair color and eye color,

This reminded Shunren of Inoichi Yamanaka. Could it be that she possessed the bloodline of the Yamanaka Clan? No wonder she had such outstanding perception and stealth abilities. Thinking of this, Shunren tentatively cast a mental network of his Mind Transmission Technique on Nonō. If she also knew this technique, she would naturally have the key to enter this mental network.

"..." Nonō's eyes flickered slightly, but she remained outwardly calm.

The spiritual network constructed by Shunren now has two users; the answer is obvious!

Because the other party might be related to the Yamanaka Clan, and for other reasons, Shunren decided to save Nonō.

Suikazan Fuguki frowned as well. He was also a ninja skilled in sensory perception. Although he couldn't interfere with Shunren's mental network, he still subtly sensed the secret connection between Shunren and Nonō. Thinking that Shunren might already know that she was a Konoha spy, he immediately prepared to act first and report later without saying a word!

The Samehada slammed viciously down on Nonō's head.

Shunren's eyes turned cold, and he immediately raised his knife to stop him.

However, Suikazan Fuguki had anticipated that Shunren would definitely stop him, and a subtle smile appeared on his lips. Just as Samehada was about to slash at Nonō, the Samehada suddenly turned and struck Shunren with great force!

"Greatsword Technique: Qi-Absorbing Slash!"

Caught off guard, Shunren was also caught off guard and fell into the opponent's trap. In addition, since it was his first time using the unconventional weapon Samehada, his proficiency was quite clumsy, and he was unable to prepare a counterattack for a moment.

"Pfft~"

The sharp barbs tore a chunk of flesh from Shunren's shoulder. Despite the excruciating pain, Shunren summoned his left hand and shouted, "Yin Release: Projection!"

"White Fang Style: One Sword Style: Halberd!"

In an instant, the most skilled Kanshou was projected, unleashing a jet-black blade of light that forcibly forced the opponent back.

"Hehe~ I'm really sorry, my hand slipped. Who knew you were coming to rescue a suspected Cloud Ninja?" Suikazan Fuguki had gotten a good deal and avenged himself for being attacked by Shunren's Dōjutsu. His face was full of smiles, and he insisted that Nonō was an enemy.

Blood dripped down Shunren's right shoulder, and Shunren slowly raised his head. At this moment, his eyes had suddenly transformed into Sharingan!

At the cost of blood, Shunren just now successfully copied the opponent's correct use of Samehada's Greatsword Technique using his Sharingan.