Poisoning

"Hiss..."

The instant Mei Terumi finished speaking, a terrifying thought suddenly flashed through Uchiha Yue Mei Terumi reply. Even someone as strong-willed as Uchiha Yue couldn't help but gasp. Then, to avoid arousing Mei Terumi, Uchiha Yue pretended that he had aggravated his wound while cleaning it, causing him to gasp.

As for Uchiha Yue's acting skills, they are undoubtedly at the level of an award-winning actor.

So, after Uchiha Yue gasped, Mei Terumi, seeing Uchiha Yue's Kakuzu twitching in pain, couldn't help but sneer, "Uchiha Yue, I heard you disappeared from Konoha for a whole year. Looks like your training results aren't all that great! How about that, did that last stab feel good? Want me to do it again?"

"Mei Terumi, don't push yourself."

Hearing Mei Terumi's words, Uchiha Yue's expression gradually faded. He said in an extremely calm tone, "Why do you think I didn't tie you up? It's because you didn't even scratch my surface! The power I just displayed was merely the tip of the iceberg of my training. You should have sensed that earlier, right? I didn't use much chakra when I fought you. And yet I was able to capture you. Do you think my training hasn't been effective?"

As Uchiha Yue Mei Terumi into deep thought, she picked up the Asura Mask from the ground again, waved it in front of Mei Terumi, and continued, "Besides, you Kirigakure ninjas shouldn't forget this, right? Mei Terumi, a year ago, I had the strength to annihilate two elite units of your Kirigakure, eight members of the Shadow Guard, and severely injure the Fourth Mizukage. With your current strength, can you hurt me?"

"Could you possibly harm the Asura who single-handedly challenged your Kirigakure back then?"

"Asura? You're actually Asura?"

When Uchiha Yue arrived, Mei Terumi's eyes widened in shock, clearly astonished by his Uchiha Yue identity. After a brief moment of surprise, she stared at the Asura in Uchiha Yue's hand, completely stunned. Mei Terumi knew Uchiha Yue's true nature well Uchiha Yue; she knew he wasn't the type to boast, possessing his own pride and disdaining to impersonate Uchiha Yue.

Even so, Mei Terumi's shock only grew.

Firstly, she was shocked by the strength that Uchiha Yue currently possessed, which was no longer on the same level as hers.

Secondly, Mei Terumi was shocked by Uchiha Yue's Asura identity and worried about whether Uchiha Yue would let her go.

It's important to understand that Uchiha Yue, as the Asura, has always concealed his identity, keeping it a secret from others. However, in front of Mei Terumi, Uchiha Yue actually admitted his Asura identity, inevitably causing Mei Terumi to have some doubts. After all, Mei Terumi and Uchiha Yue are ninjas from opposing villages, so Mei Terumi cannot keep Uchiha Yue's secret of being the Asura. The best way for Uchiha Yue to keep it a secret is to kill Mei Terumi at this moment, which naturally makes Mei Terumi fear for her life, wondering if she will die at Uchiha Yue's hands.

However, Mei Terumi probably never expected was that when Mei Terumi was lost in thought, Uchiha Yue had no intention of killing Mei Terumi at all. This was because Uchiha Yue felt that his Asura identity wasn't something to be kept secret. Even if his Asura Uchiha Yue were exposed now, Uchiha Yue would Asura care; in fact, Uchiha Yue might find it more interesting if it were revealed.

As for what Uchiha Yue was thinking about, it was why Kirigakure had sent Mei Terumi and her ninjas to assassinate the Third Kazekage!

"If Mei Terumi's words are true, then the other mysterious ninja team that appeared in the Land of Wind was probably sent by Uchiha Madara!"

"So, Uchiha Madara had long harbored the idea of assassinating the Third Kazekage, but he just never had the chance to do so."

"Now that Uchiha Madara dares to send Mei Terumi and the others to assassinate the Third Kazekage, it's clear that Uchiha Madara is confident in killing the Third Kazekage."

"Where does Uchiha Madara's confidence come from?"

"Could it be... could it be Sasori of the Red Sands?"

Thinking of this, a sudden flash of understanding appeared in Uchiha Yue's eyes, and then Uchiha Yue continued to ponder in his mind:

"Yes, it's very likely Sasori of the Red Sands!"

"It's possible that Sasori of the Red Sands, Hyuga Hiashi Uchiha Madara had already secretly made contact with each other."

"However, the one who is most deeply hidden is Uchiha Madara, and the other is Sasori of the Red Sands. Only Hyuga Hiashi is an idiot!"

"Sasori of the Red Sands first used Hyuga Hiashi to lure out the Third Kazekage, and then, in conjunction with the power of Uchiha Madara, they planned to eliminate the Third Kazekage without fail."

"However, Sasori of the Red Sands never imagined Uchiha Madara's true identity, so in the end, he was just one of those who were manipulated."

"However, did Uchiha Madara really kill the Third Kazekage to control Sunagakure?"

"Or is Uchiha Madara's real goal to quickly instigate the Third Shinobi World War?"

Having reached this point in the secret passage, Uchiha Yue recalled the original story and had already formed a bold guess in his mind.

Uchiha Yue speculated that Uchiha Madara likely sensed his impending death and wanted to find a successor as soon as possible. And this search couldn't happen during normal times; it would naturally take place during times of war. Only during times of war could Uchiha Madara find his successor or perfectly control him.

Moreover, Uchiha Yue felt that he was probably just one of the candidates to succeed Uchiha Madara.

Because of Uchiha Yue's battle in the Land of Water, Uchiha Madara felt that he was out of control, so he eventually considered abandoning Uchiha Yue and finding another successor. Of course, these were just Uchiha Yue's own speculations and had not yet been truly confirmed. If Uchiha Yue wanted to confirm his thoughts, the best way would be to obtain some more information from Mei Terumi.

But...

Just as Uchiha Yue turned his gaze to Mei Terumi, intending to ask her Mei Terumi some information to confirm his suspicions...

Suddenly, an extreme feeling of dizziness invaded Uchiha Yue's mind, making Uchiha Yue feel like he couldn't control his body for a moment.

Immediately afterwards...

Uchiha Yue could no longer control his body; everything went black as he was overcome by the dizziness.

Moreover, at the moment he fainted, Uchiha Yue gritted his teeth and thought bitterly to himself:

"Damn it, the poison has taken effect again!"