White Dove: A Human Cheat Code Acquired!

Clang, clang!

A figure flashed forward and knocked the kunai away with a Ninja Blade.

She was a young kunoichi wearing a Konoha Forehead Protector.

Beneath her short brown hair was a delicate, flawless, fair-skinned face, along with a pair of blood-red eyes bearing three black tomoe.

It was Izumi!

The moment she received the signal, she had rushed over with Tekka to provide support.

But she was much faster.

After all, White Dove had never kept his development of the Ninja Army Six Styles from her, so she was arguably the Uchiha who had mastered them most thoroughly.

Even White Dove, their creator, couldn't compare.

There was no helping it. When it came to wild ideas and creativity, White Dove was truly unmatched. But as for a ninja's natural talent, he really couldn't measure up to some of those "monsters."

So it wasn't at all unusual for Izumi to surpass him in the Ninja Army Six Styles, even though he had developed them.

Besides, he came up with the ideas, and Izumi could develop and refine the Ninja Army Six Styles. With so many projects on his hands, he wouldn't have had the time to devote himself entirely to them anyway.

And because she understood Izumi's strength, Uchiha Yezue hadn't stopped her from accompanying White Dove on missions. She had complete faith in her daughter's ability to protect herself.

With her Three-Tomoe Sharingan and terrifying talent for Taijutsu, Izumi might have been young, but she was already a Konoha powerhouse at the T1 level.

Izumi had just taken turns using Shave and Moonwalk to leave Tekka behind and arrive first, blocking those kunai for him.

"How dare you..."

Killing intent filled Izumi's blood-red eyes as she fixed them on Karui, who had thrown the kunai.

Even if Izumi hadn't arrived, those few kunai couldn't possibly have threatened her own "Dove-dove." But in her heart, Uchiha White Dove was her moonlight, her childhood sweetheart. Ever since the Night of the Nine-Tails, she had sworn to follow him for the rest of her life.

Now Karui had attacked Uchiha White Dove, and that had set her off.

Flash Step!

Izumi vanished from the spot.

"Watch out!"

Samui sensed danger and immediately rushed to help.

Clang!

She raised the short blade in her hand, blocking Izumi's Ninja Blade as Izumi appeared behind Karui.

The flaming blade sent the tall, strong Samui flying.

Judging by their builds and ages alone, one was a slender twelve-year-old girl who had just graduated, while the other was a cool, beautiful woman in her twenties. The latter should have been stronger.

Yet Izumi sent her flying with a single slash, showing just how powerful the blow was.

Because Izumi had awakened her Three-Tomoe Sharingan so early, White Dove had given her even more resources than he'd given himself, to keep her body from failing under the strain. Combined with the explosive power of Nintaijutsu, that was how she'd achieved such an astonishing result.

She had sent Samui, one of Killer B's Jonin disciples, flying with a single slash!

Karui might have had a short temper and a foul disposition, but she still followed orders. She immediately pulled back.

As for Izumi... when she saw Tekka arrive, she promptly went after Karui and Omoi, who was carrying Killer B.

With Tekka there, someone would stay behind to protect the weakened captain, so she could chase them without worry.

Shave!!

Izumi became a blur as she surged forward, intending to stop Killer B. He clearly looked like an important target.

Flash Step was faster and more agile, but it consumed far more energy, making it unsuitable for pursuit.

Just as no one used the Body Flicker Technique to travel long distances.

"Damn Uchiha!"

Samui, who had just gotten back to her feet, glanced at Tekka guarding White Dove, then at the direction Izumi had taken. In the end, she chose to protect her own teacher.

When Tekka saw that she wasn't coming to attack White Dove, he breathed a sigh of relief and didn't try to chase her.

After all, protecting White Dove in his current condition was more important than pursuing the enemy.

At last, White Dove could continue imprinting the Kotoamatsukami's mental commands on his target without interruption.

If he weren't aiming for perfection and precision, he could have done it in an instant.

But White Dove had set his standards too high, so he needed to work with greater precision. Otherwise, he would have finished casting Kotoamatsukami with a single glance and wouldn't have needed all these additional steps.

And this was the special treatment Kotoamatsukami received when wielded with Uchiha blood. In anyone else's hands, the Mangekyo could only be used in a crude, heavy-handed way—or might not work at all.

The story had made this very clear.

Danzo had transplanted so many Sharingan, yet he could only use them as "extra lives." That showed just how much of a disadvantage it was to transplant a Sharingan without Uchiha blood.

So, in White Dove's hands, Shisui's Mangekyo naturally allowed for far more refined tricks.

Thud!

White Dove could no longer hold himself up and sank down beside Orochimaru.

"Sir!"

Tekka, who was keeping watch, looked over anxiously and started to approach. White Dove waved him back.

"I'm fine. I've just used up too much ocular power and chakra!"

He spoke with a slight pant.

His chakra had been completely drained, and he'd used up most of his ocular power. He could barely make out anything even ten or so meters away.

Fortunately, he had a pair of Mangekyo. If he'd only had one, he might have gone blind on the spot.

After all, a full cast of Kotoamatsukami naturally took an astonishing toll.

"Hahaha!"

White Dove looked at Orochimaru, standing motionless beside him, and suddenly chuckled.

He'd gotten his most important "cheat code"!

With Orochimaru around, White Dove wouldn't have to put his wild ideas into practice himself anymore... If anything went wrong, he wouldn't be the one to suffer.

And if they succeeded, there'd be plenty of benefits.

Would Orochimaru help him?

Come on. Orochimaru lived for strange, unknown ninjutsu. How could he possibly refuse to try these ideas?

He'd just need to give him some resources... just as Danzo had done when he worked with him.

And if Danzo could do it, White Dove certainly could—and he'd do it on an even grander scale.

Besides, he knew what Orochimaru truly wanted.

Immortality!

Anyone else would have been unable to help Orochimaru.

But White Dove was a transmigrator who knew every secret of the Shinobi World. It would be almost effortless to keep Orochimaru in line.

And if that didn't work, wasn't the Ōtsutsuki Clan a ready-made example?

From now on, Orochimaru really would be in the palm of White Dove's hand.

Even without Kotoamatsukami, White Dove could have won him over with all those ideas and secrets, let alone with Kotoamatsukami as a guarantee.

That was how to get the most out of Kotoamatsukami.

If he changed Orochimaru's memories and personality, it would surely affect his abilities, and he would eventually notice the contradictions.

But White Dove hadn't changed anything. He had only given Orochimaru a bond with White Dove, a figure who was his moonlight. So Orochimaru wouldn't notice anything unusual.

Now, all White Dove had to do was wait for Orochimaru to wake up, and he'd have a "nuclear-powered workhorse."

No!

He should say an ally.

As for Uchiha Izumi, who was giving chase, he wasn't too worried about her either.

Killer B had been hit by one of his Mangekyo genjutsu. It wasn't Kotoamatsukami, but it would still leave his mind in a terrible state. Even if he came to, he wouldn't be able to stop Izumi.

On the other side!

The pursuit had become a fierce battle.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Izumi sheathed her Ninja Blade, formed Hand Seals, and unleashed Fire Style.

Whoosh!

A fireball as large as a house flew toward Omoi, who was retreating with Killer B on his back.

"Cloud Style: Front Slash!"

Karui, who had been dodging Izumi's attacks, suddenly drew her blade and slashed. A cutting gust struck the enormous fireball.

Boom!!

A massive explosion thundered into the sky.

"Where is she?"

Karui warily scanned her surroundings.

She no longer dared to underestimate this Uchiha girl, even though she was younger.

"Watch out!"

Samui's warning came from behind them.

"Uchiha Style: Flame Leap!"

Izumi's voice rang out at the same moment as her blade.

A flaming edge suddenly slashed toward Karui.

Even when someone knew what was coming, it didn't mean their body could react in time.

Karui swung her long blade in haste, meeting a blow Izumi had put her full strength behind.

Whoosh!

The flames on the blade erupted, sending Karui and her sword flying.

Whoosh!

Izumi pressed the attack while she had the chance. In her current state, Karui wouldn't be able to defend herself again.

"Karui!"

Omoi, still carrying his teacher, panicked.

He and Karui weren't merely fellow students; they'd grown up together and shared an incredibly close bond.

If he hadn't been carrying Killer B, he would have rushed to help without a second thought... but his teacher was on his back, so all he could do was speed up with tears in his eyes.

"Stop!"

Samui hurled several kunai from a distance, trying to save her.

But Izumi seemed to have anticipated it. She threw several kunai of her own, knocking Samui's kunai out of the air.

Clang, clang, clang!

The kunai clattered to the ground.

Shing!

Izumi suddenly drew her Ninja Blade. Its gleaming edge mercilessly slashed toward Karui, whose body was still flying through the air, her face twisted in terror and her eyes hidden behind the bright blade.

"Stop!!"

Omoi's helpless, despairing shout rang out.