In a secluded training ground in Konoha.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
A figure darted back and forth across the training ground beneath the night sky. He moved so fast that an ordinary villager who happened upon him might have thought he was a ghost.
There was no doubt about it: the figure was Kimimaro, training.
A moment later.
Kimimaro came to an abrupt stop, the wind whistling around him. He leaned against a large tree beside the training ground and began coughing violently.
Then he looked at the hand covering his mouth and saw a patch of bright red blood in his palm.
"Cough, cough, cough."
His expression darkened, and he continued coughing.
In the distance.
Watching this, Shinji furrowed his brow slightly and thought, Is Kimimaro's body already giving out this soon?
He knew, of course, that Kimimaro would develop Bloodline Disease, an illness even Orochimaru was powerless to treat. He just hadn't expected it to happen so soon.
At the thought of how Kimimaro's health would deteriorate after he fell ill, and how he would die after only a few years at most, a sense of urgency surged through him. The Tenseigan Plan can't be delayed any longer. It has to be carried out as soon as possible. Otherwise, once Kimimaro dies, it'll be difficult to find another suitable member of the Kaguya Clan!
With that thought, he stopped concealing himself, flashed forward, and appeared in front of Kimimaro, who was still coughing violently.
Though he was coughing so hard he could barely catch his breath, Kimimaro remained on guard. The moment he sensed someone approaching, he quickly assumed a defensive stance.
When he saw Shinji dressed in the Akatsuki's uniform, Kimimaro's expression turned wary. "It's you?"
Shinji had already used the pair of Byakugan controlled by the Susanoo