Kaguya's Descendant, How Dare You Dance Before Me?

"Captain, Makoto, why did you go burn incense before setting out?"

On the way to the Land of Fields, Tenzo looked curiously at Kakashi and Hyuga Makoto ahead of him.

Even Uchiha Itachi, who had been preoccupied and silent the whole time, raised his head and glanced over.

"The Hokage-sama sent us."

Kakashi replied casually with his dead-fish eyes, while Hyuga Makoto beside him sighed heavily.

"Yeah. After all, Captain Kakashi's been a little unlucky. Counting this time, he'll have encountered Orochimaru three times."

Kakashi's dead-fish eyes turned even deader. Before he could say anything, Tenzo instinctively nodded.

"That's true. Whenever Captain takes us out lately, we always run into dangerous people like this."

"Right? That's why burning incense is the proper thing to do."

Hyuga Makoto immediately followed up. Even Uchiha Itachi couldn't help speaking.

"I suppose that's true..."

"You three bastards..."

Their antics almost made Kakashi laugh in anger.

Although he admitted that he had been somewhat unlucky in the past, wasn't the reason for his current bad luck Hyuga Makoto?

That was what he thought, but he couldn't help glancing at Hyuga Makoto.

Indeed, Makoto was unlucky now too, but it seemed as though the curse that had plagued him in the past had vanished from his body.

And the most important reason seemed to be Hyuga Makoto himself...

"Enough. Stop talking about this."

Kakashi gently shook his head and spoke in a deep voice.

"Pay attention to our surroundings. We also need to speed up. Jiraiya-sama set out ahead of us, so we mustn't miss him."

"Yes."

Tenzo and Uchiha Itachi immediately responded, while Hyuga Makoto nodded along.

But he was thinking about that "super Pervy Sage," Jiraiya.

He had seen the old geezer Jiraiya when he was young, though only through the Byakugan...

Now that he could finally meet the man in person, he was quite happy. After all, he had paid double the price for this guy's books!

"Since you're going to make me spit it out anyway..."

Besides Jiraiya, the person who interested him even more was Uchiha Obito!

Obito's movements were extremely covert, but unfortunately for him, Hyuga Makoto could "see" him.

"He's probably trying to observe Uchiha Itachi more closely while passing information to Orochimaru and the others..."

Hyuga Makoto made a secret guess, but whatever Obito's purpose was, this was a great opportunity!

Hyuga Makoto yearned too intensely for "progress," and Uchiha Obito was the ladder to that "progress."

"Especially since there's a new mission this time..."

[Acquire a new side mission]

[There's a place for me in the Akatsuki Organization. I'm joining the Akatsuki Organization!]

[Kaguya's Descendant, How Dare You Dance Before Me?]

Looking at the new mission, Hyuga Makoto couldn't help pursing his lips.

The missions were becoming more and more extreme...

But although this one was a little extreme, he didn't complain.

As the saying went, "Shang Yang knows a horse's strength, and Bi Gan sees the human heart." Only he knew whether something was useful...

"At least the rewards are basically never bad."

This time, the system had proactively used the term "Kaguya's descendant." It seemed to be hinting that he could make things a little bigger!

Hyuga Makoto was genuinely considering how far he should take this operation.

"Black Zetsu is here without a doubt. I won't even need to make up a reason to act..."

Moreover, Uchiha Obito and Orochimaru were both here. Perhaps he could make them realize something different?

"The most important one is White Zetsu!"

Hyuga Makoto narrowed his eyes slightly. He had obtained flesh injected with Hashirama Cells by Danzo, but he had maintained his restraint.

Senju Hashirama was simply too absurd. Even after death, his cells were astonishingly powerful.

Hyuga Makoto would rather extract the power within them than use them for some cloning experiment.

"But White Zetsu was produced through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and 'trained' by Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu. It's more stable and more useful, so..."

At that thought, a smile appeared at the corner of Hyuga Makoto's mouth. He had figured out what he was going to do...

"Hmph, that brat from the Hyuga Clan is seriously troublesome."

In the Land of Fields, space rippled.

The next moment, Uchiha Obito and Zetsu emerged from it.

Obito's expression was displeased, while Black Zetsu beside him nodded seriously.

"The Byakugan's surveillance ability is indeed annoying. Fortunately, we also know their objective, don't we?"

Though he said that, Black Zetsu's heart was filled with disdain.

The Byakugan was his mother's power!

What the hell did the Byakugan of the current Hyuga Clan count as?

Other than retaining its formidable surveillance ability, it was utterly useless in every other aspect!

But it was precisely because these so-called Hyuga bloodlines had deteriorated that he didn't need to worry so much about the Byakugan.

Disdain was one thing, but whenever he recalled that brat Hyuga Makoto, he always felt a trace of strangeness...

"Indeed. I never expected that fellow Orochimaru to be discovered."

Obito had no idea what Black Zetsu was thinking. He rubbed his chin and spoke coldly.

"But this is good too. We can use this opportunity to see how Uchiha Itachi's eyes are doing!"

During this period, their gains in Konoha had been pitifully few.

Regarding information about the Mysterious Person, what they had obtained was basically the same as what Orochimaru's side had found.

They still hadn't fully figured out the cause of Shisui's death, and since Uchiha Itachi had remained in Konoha all this time, they had yet to determine his exact condition.

But now that he had taken action, Obito had been given a chance to observe him.

"I think we should still be a little more careful."

Black Zetsu returned to his senses, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"After the Mysterious Person attacked Orochimaru and Scorpion, they still haven't recovered completely. Moreover, Konoha has summoned Jiraiya, so..."

"Jiraiya is indeed troublesome."

Obito nodded. He didn't consider that loser Kakashi a threat.

But Jiraiya was one of the Sannin. With him joining the battle, the situation would become different.

He was also worried that Orochimaru wouldn't be able to apply enough pressure. If that happened, he wouldn't be able to learn Uchiha Itachi's true condition.

Of course, he didn't want Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi to die here either...

After thinking it over carefully, he reached a decision.

"In that case, have Juzo Biwa come reinforce us. If things really go wrong, I'll take action."

"Then I'll go notify him right away."

Black Zetsu nodded. How could he not understand what Obito meant?

Although he was somewhat disdainful in his heart, he still cooperated fully.

"Hey, that's strange."

After Black Zetsu sank into the ground, White Zetsu, who had remained quiet all this time, couldn't hold back any longer.

"Why call only Juzo Biwa? Wouldn't it be easier if Kakuzu and Pain came too?"

"He probably still doesn't want Kakashi and the others to die here."

Black Zetsu shook his head and replied calmly, causing White Zetsu to rub his chin.

"I see. I remember that when he was unconscious, he called Kakashi's name many times."

Black Zetsu glared at White Zetsu. That fellow was always focusing on strange things.

"Instead of thinking about that, you should think more about how to find information on the Mysterious Person. This trip to Konoha yielded absolutely nothing!"

"Huh? Haven't I already followed your orders and secretly mobilized all my clones?"

White Zetsu blinked and asked curiously.

"Come to think of it, why do you care so much about that guy?"

"Don't ask about things you shouldn't."

Black Zetsu sighed. How could he not care?

If his judgment was correct, that man's level of terror would absolutely exceed imagination!

No matter what, he had to obtain enough information so that he could make all the necessary preparations in advance...

"Oh."

White Zetsu nodded as though he understood, then asked with a grin.

"Also, why did you keep staring at that Byakugan freak earlier? Is there something strange about him too?"

"Him..."

At the mention of this question, even Black Zetsu fell silent.

Because he had inexplicably sensed a strange familiarity in Hyuga Makoto...