Planting a Mine

"A puppet? No, it's not as simple as just a puppet."

Ignoring Ying's struggles and protests, Obito hoisted Ying up, his scarlet Mangekyo wide as he scrutinized Ying inside and out for quite a while.

Obito exclaimed in wonder, "Incredible, truly incredible. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I truly wouldn't believe that such a puppet technique, which defies common sense, could exist in this world... Aside from the body being made of wood, it is indistinguishable from a living person in every other aspect."

Obito asked White Zetsu, "Where did you find this?"

"I found it in the forest near Konoha, close to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Obito was stunned. How could this be related to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

By all logic, a puppet and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... should have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

The sun set over the fields, and night fell.

A strange sensory force swept rapidly across the entire village of Konoha, without the slightest attempt at concealment.

"Who is it? To release such a sensory pulse recklessly in the village, are they tired of living..."

The ninjas who sensed it were stunned.

As everyone knows, there is a path to death called knowing too much.

This is especially true for ninjas.

As a profession that relies heavily on secrecy, the number of ninjas in the ninja world who have died because they knew too much is countless.

With a large number of ninjas gathered in Konoha, there are naturally many unspeakable secrets, and the ones with the most secrets are the high-ranking officials of Konoha...

Even the slightest leak could cause serious damage to Konoha's interests or image.

Therefore, Konoha strictly forbids ninjas from recklessly releasing sensory pulses within the village, especially the Hyuga Clan; if you see something you shouldn't, you might as well be dead.

"In the sky!!!"

A whistling sound came from the heavens.

Konoha ninjas looked up at the sky, only to see a tiny white dot streaking across the deep night sky at high speed.

"What is that? Is it an enemy?"

"It's too fast, I couldn't see it clearly. Did anyone see it clearly?"

"The Hyuga, only the Byakugan of the Hyuga can see it clearly. Where are the people of the Hyuga Clan?"

Hyuga Clan.

Hiashi activated his Byakugan, looking toward the figure that was about to disappear into the horizon.

Then he was shocked, unable to believe what his eyes were seeing.

"How could it be him?!!"

This is impossible. He is clearly only a seven-year-old child; how could he suddenly fly into the sky?

Who gave him a cheat? When did he start cheating?

It was all an unsolved mystery.

Beside him, Tokuma saw the look of disbelief on the clan head's face and asked curiously, "What did the clan head discover?"

Hiashi asked in confusion, "You didn't see it?"

It's not like you don't have a Byakugan.

Tokuma lowered his head, embarrassed, and said, "The distance is too great; it's beyond my observation range."

The observation range of the Byakugan... changes with the purity of the Byakugan and the strength of the user.

Clearly, Tokuma, a special jonin and a member of the branch family, could not match the observation range of the head of the Hyuga main family, an elite jonin.

Hiashi pondered for a moment and said, "If you didn't see it, don't ask. Remember, I didn't see it either."

The water here is too deep, and Hiashi does not intend to get involved.

Tokuma understood what Hiashi meant, froze for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "If the Hokage comes to ask..."

A flash of coldness crossed Hiashi's eyes.

"I didn't see anything!"

He is not stupid enough to take the initiative to warn Konoha that there is a problem with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. The death of Hizashi four years ago... he hasn't forgotten a single bit of it.

"By the way, Tokuma, gather the clansmen and ask if anyone saw the thing in the sky clearly. If there is anyone, don't make a scene; bring them to me..."

Planting mines for Konoha... Hiashi is rigorous and serious.

Hokage Building.

"No one saw the thing in the sky clearly... In that case, Zo, you go to the Hyuga Clan and ask."

The Anbu member obeyed the order and left.

The Third Hokage stood by the window, pipe in his mouth, looking toward the direction of the Uchiha clan compound with a sigh in his heart.

It was an eventful autumn...

"Will this have any impact on Danzo?"

Konoha advisor Utatane Koharu walked over, looking into the distance with a worried gaze...

Advisor Mitokado Homura was also there, and he suggested, "Should we send more men?"

The Third Hokage hesitated, puffing on his pipe in frustration, unable to make a decision for a long time.

Just then, an Anbu member rushed in with an urgent report.

"Lord Hokage, it's bad! The Jinchuriki has gone missing!"

"What?!"

The advisors and the Hokage all changed color; could it be the Uchiha...

Flying through the sky so brazenly was not Naruto Uzumaki's original intention.

However, if he wanted to quickly find and rescue the Raiden Shogun, he had to complete his search of Konoha as soon as possible.

If he was too late, she might be moved elsewhere.

Flying was the fastest method.

In an instant, Naruto crossed Konoha at high speed, combining his own sensory abilities with those of the Nine-Tails to sweep wantonly across the village below.

The result was nothing; it was as if the Raiden Shogun had completely vanished.

As he flew to a corner on the edge of Konoha.

The Nine-Tails suddenly said, "Found her! Stop! She's right below!"

Naruto slammed on the brakes, his golden Rinnegan looking down at the silent houses and buildings below.

"Uchiha?"

"What is your relationship with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"Does the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki know you?"

"Who is your master?"

"What is your objective?"

Obito looked at the puppet in his hand, asking questions incessantly.

The consciousness controlling the puppet was the Shogun, and faced with Obito's repeated questioning, her answer was always the same.

"Unable to answer."

The voice was devoid of any emotion, perfectly matching the public's impression of a puppet.

But Obito would not be fooled; he had seen the consciousness of the Shadow before, and it was as flexible as any living person.

"It's a pity I can't hypnotize her..."

Obito felt quite regretful, but he had no other way for the time being.

He would put her away first and make plans after returning.

Thinking this, Obito prepared to store the puppet into the Kamui Dimension.

Boom!

A terrifying repulsive force descended from the sky, shattering the sealing barrier surrounding the Uchiha compound.

The next second!

--Banshō Ten'in!

Gravity erupted, and the puppet in Obito's hand flew uncontrollably into the sky, landing in the hands of a muscular old man with white hair and a beard.

"Rinnegan?!"

Looking up, the moment he saw the old man's eyes, Obito was completely shocked.

There was no mistake; the pressure those eyes exerted on him could only be achieved by the Rinnegan.

But how was this possible!

Was it not said that only Madara and the Sage of Six Paths from a thousand years ago possessed the Rinnegan?

But who was this person before him?

The old man was naturally Naruto, who had used the Transformation Technique to change into an old man and asked the Nine-Tails to alter his Chakra fluctuations.

Unless a Byakugan was present, even a Mangekyo could not see through it.

Naruto landed, tucked the Raiden Shogun into his pocket, and cautioned, "Stay put, and don't run around anymore."

"I did not run around."

The one who answered was Shadow, who had dismissed the general the moment Naruto Uzumaki arrived.

Facing Naruto Uzumaki's admonitions, Shadow said with a hint of grievance, "I was kidnapped."

"Who took you?"

Shadow pointed toward White Zetsu, who was standing to the side, ready to eat melon and watch the show.

Seeing this, White Zetsu froze, and his body immediately began to sink rapidly.

"Fast reaction, but still not fast enough!"