To master Yin-Yang Release, one had to master the power of Creation of All Things.
As far as Zou Hyuga remembered, aside from receiving it from the Sage of Six Paths, the only way to obtain that power was to combine Hashirama cells with the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Indra and Asura might also have played a part.
His thoughts gradually wandered. Just as Zou Hyuga continued pondering, the ring on his hand began to heat up.
A message then entered his mind: an order for the Akatsuki to assemble. Zou Hyuga could not help frowning.
Why would the Akatsuki need to assemble? Were they going to attack Konoha or Sunagakure?
With no time to dwell on it, Zou Hyuga stopped his experiment, left the Akatsuki base, and headed for the Land of Rain's Borderlands.
On his way to the Borderlands, Zou Hyuga received another message.
Unlike the vague message before, this one was much clearer. It contained only a few brief words: "Hiruko has lost control. Come quickly."
Hiruko had lost control? Those few words gave Zou Hyuga much to consider.
Was Hiruko's loss of control an aftereffect of his previous fusion, or had he performed another Chimera Ritual? The Demon Bud ritual carried enormous risks, and Zou Hyuga had little interest in it.
Still, he had to admit that if the ritual succeeded, Hiruko's strength would soar.
The Land of Rain was small, and Zou Hyuga soon reached the Borderlands. To be precise, he had already entered the Land of Earth.
Before meeting up with the other members, Zou Hyuga caught sight of a devastated valley.
A major battle seemed to have taken place here not long ago.
Standing in the valley, Zou Hyuga saw plenty of puppet fragments, along with snake scales. It seemed Sasori and Orochimaru had