Life Return, Sword Slays Black Zetsu (Third Update, Bonus Chapter—Support Requested)

Half-Moon Island, on the beach.

Takenaka Kaguya could not help but laugh bitterly at the sudden mention of marriage. "Aunt, aren't you being a little too hasty?

"I'm only thirteen. You're already urging me to get married?"

"Hehe, child, what's wrong with that? Your aunt is merely planning ahead. You may still be young now, but in just a few years, you'll be of marrying age.

"Besides, you're such a training fanatic. All you do every day is improve your Shili and train. If this keeps up, when will I ever get to see you get married?" Yuko Kaguya said with a chuckle, not feeling that she had said anything wrong.

"Fine, I'll try. Please stop talking about it. The sun's pretty strong right now, so don't stay here baking in it with me. Be careful not to get tanned."

Takenaka Kaguya truly could not handle it. He had been an orphan in his previous life, so no one had ever pressured him to marry. He had not expected that he would still be an orphan in this life, yet someone was urging him to get married—and he was still a child. Could anyone believe that?

"You..." Yuko Kaguya smiled and stopped teasing him. After packing up the lunchbox, she carried it back with her.

Suddenly, Takenaka Kaguya frowned. Under the coverage of his top-tier Observation Haki, he could monitor the entirety of Half-Moon Island at any time.

And just moments ago, he had discovered that someone had infiltrated Half-Moon Island.

"Oh? I didn't expect it to be this guy. What a brilliant stealth technique. If I didn't possess top-tier Observation Haki, I truly might not have noticed him.

"Has he set his sights on me this early? Or did he deliberately come to confirm whether I would become an obstacle to his rescue plan because I met Madara Uchiha?

"But at this point, he shouldn't have fooled Madara Uchiha yet!" Takenaka Kaguya thought. After merely glancing over, he did not go over to expose the intruder.

That was right. The person who had secretly landed on Half-Moon Island was none other than Black Zetsu, who was single-mindedly devoted to rescuing his mother.

It had to be said that Black Zetsu was quite formidable. He had actually managed to toy with an expert like Madara Uchiha and even used him to devise the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.

In the end, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, if Naruto and Sasuke had not received the Sage of Six Paths' help, Black Zetsu might really have succeeded.

However, from an omniscient perspective, no matter how convincingly Black Zetsu spoke, Takenaka Kaguya could never be deceived by him.

After thinking it over, Takenaka Kaguya was still puzzled. He did not understand why Black Zetsu had noticed him at this point, or what he was preparing to do.

Whoosh!

Suppressing the urge to slash Black Zetsu to death with a single strike, Takenaka Kaguya pretended not to have noticed him and continued training in the Six Powers.

After all, if Takenaka Kaguya wanted to obtain Life Return, the strongest move among the Six Powers, he had to train Rokushiki to its peak.

Moreover, compared to Soru, Kami-e, Geppo, Rankyaku, Shigan, and Tekkai, Life Return was clearly on an entirely higher level.

It was an ability that allowed one to control parts of one's body, such as hair and internal organs. By channeling one's consciousness into a specific area, one could control that area.

This ability was considered a combat technique developed beyond the limits of the human body.

Not only that, Life Return allowed its user to control every part of the body, including but not limited to hair and internal organs. One only needed to inject consciousness into the corresponding location to manipulate it.

Furthermore, once this skill was mastered, it could not only be used to control body parts, but also be applied in combat to enhance different combat attributes.

What attracted Takenaka Kaguya the most was how, in One Piece, Luffy could rapidly return to normal after eating enormous amounts of food.

This was also one of the fastest methods the system had given him to improve his Shili.

As long as he learned Life Return and paired it with his own Kekkei Genkai, Shikotsumyaku, as well as Sage Mode, his combat endurance would greatly improve.

All along, Takenaka Kaguya had been worried that he would develop the same Kekkei Genkai Disease as Kimimaro in the original story.

This was a hereditary disease of the Kaguya Clan. Basically, any Kaguya Clan member whose strength reached Chunin level and frequently used Shikotsumyaku in battle would inevitably contract this hereditary illness.

After analyzing it, Takenaka Kaguya felt that this so-called hereditary disease was likely related to Kaguya Clan members withdrawing their bones back into their bodies after using Shikotsumyaku in battle.

After all, when the bones were exposed, they came into contact with bacteria in the air. Furthermore, after killing people, those clan members did not clean them at all before directly retracting the bones into their bodies, drastically increasing the risk of infection.

Therefore, in his past battles, although Takenaka Kaguya also used Shikotsumyaku, he mostly relied on the Black Bone Blade that he had used for years.

As for bones from other parts of his body, once they were exposed to the air, after the battle he would either discard them directly or wrap them in Haki.

Although he had not developed the so-called hereditary disease even now, it was better to be safe than sorry.

Therefore, he had to master Life Return. If he were unlucky enough to fall ill in the future, he could use Life Return to control the diseased area and then cut it off directly.

First came Geppo, then Shigan, followed by Rankyaku and Tekkai. With every use, he became increasingly proficient. Paired with the famed blade Shusui in his hand, each move flowed into the next so rapidly that it was impossible to keep up.

At that moment, a head resembling a pitcher plant silently emerged from the ground some distance away, taking in all of Takenaka Kaguya's training.

"Tsk, tsk, truly impressive. As expected of a genius youth whom even Madara Uchiha values so highly. This taijutsu alone would make it difficult for ordinary Ninja to withstand.

"Moreover, his taijutsu is strange, and his swordsmanship differs from that of the other clans in the Shinobi World. It is sharper and far more lethal.

"If he grows a little older, he may truly have a chance of matching Madara Uchiha's combat power." Black Zetsu thought to himself.

Suddenly, an overwhelming wave of sword energy came flying toward him. Black Zetsu jumped in fright and hurriedly burrowed into the ground.

However, Black Zetsu had still underestimated the sword energy that Takenaka Kaguya had casually unleashed. Even after descending more than three meters underground, his shoulder was still sliced by Takenaka Kaguya's sword energy.

Hiss!

Black Zetsu sucked in a sharp breath, his face full of shock.

"Damn it, did this guy discover me? Or am I just unlucky and got too close?" Black Zetsu cursed inwardly as he hurriedly healed his wound.

Above ground, Takenaka Kaguya continued swinging Shusui. Yet his Observation Haki had remained locked onto Black Zetsu the entire time. Seeing him recover so quickly, Takenaka Kaguya could not help but think in surprise, What astonishing regenerative ability. He really has some skills. Compared to this guy, even Hashirama Senju, with his Sage Body, might not measure up, right?