Case Solved, In the Dark

Facing this awkward scene, Tazeshi helplessly turned his head away, not wanting to argue with Moli again, nor did he want to directly face the murderous gazes of his companions.

Damn it, I'm clearly the only one who's thinking straight, but I have no reason to defend myself.

He felt a little tired, but he was mostly thinking about how to solve the current trouble. Perhaps the Mangekyō's genjutsu couldn't be broken by ordinary methods.

He consoled himself in his heart. Even he was starting to suspect that he was under a genjutsu...

Wait, so where did the Mangekyō that caused this whole situation go? He couldn't help but ask himself this question.

Moli: "I'm just grateful to have survived just now. Who would care about the Mangekyō?"

Moli looked at his three companions, who also looked confused. It seemed they didn't know where it had fallen, or maybe it was destroyed by the attack just now?

He couldn't help but realize this and angrily roared at Tazeshi, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't suddenly gone crazy, we wouldn't have lost a Mangekyō!"

Tazeshi felt like he was the most innocent one, but arguing with them now would be like casting pearls before swine.

For a time, the two sides were at a stalemate. The chakra of the three was slowly recovering. If this continued, Tazeshi would have to face four elite Jonin alone!

"Wait, there's also a Sharingan. Who was keeping it just now?" Moli asked in a demanding tone.

The three were stunned. That's right, where did that single-tomoe Sharingan go? Speaking of which, it seemed like their five-person team was missing someone named Tazeshi.

The murderous intent in the air instantly thickened.

Tazeshi: ...

"Why are you looking at me? I admit that I was keeping the Sharingan."

"You killed Tazeshi and then stole it, didn't you? You bastard, you'll die before dawn tonight!"

Moli's suspicious gaze immediately fell on Tazeshi's face. Tazeshi knew without guessing that he was starting to suspect him too.

In this situation, let alone him, even I'm starting to suspect that I'm a fake!

After thinking about it, he took out another scroll and threw it to Moli, "The Sharingan is inside. We agreed to take turns keeping it. I didn't mean to keep it for myself!"

Moli raised his hand and caught the scroll, looking at Tazeshi with some suspicion. The corners of the other's mouth twitched slightly, "You can check it now."

Oh? The corners of Moli's mouth curved into a smile, and he placed his hand on the scroll with some amusement. In a puff of white smoke, a scarlet eyeball lay in a glass bottle.

He smiled and nodded at Tazeshi, who, seeing his smile, thought that Moli finally believed what he said, so he also smiled and nodded in response.

Moli quickly put away the scroll, then looked at his three companions, who were ready to attack at any moment. He quickly moved away from them and ran towards Tazeshi.

"I believe what you said. They might really be under a genjutsu!" Moli said as he jumped up and climbed onto Tazeshi's earth pillar platform.

"That's great. I'm glad there's still someone who's thinking straight. I almost thought I was under a genjutsu," Tazeshi seemed relieved, and his whole body relaxed a lot.

"So what do we do now? I don't know if the Sharingan is enough to break the Mangekyō." Moli asked.

"Don't overthink it. The Mangekyō and the single-tomoe Sharingan aren't on the same level. The difference in dōjutsu power is as difficult to cross as a chasm."

Tazeshi naturally guessed what he was thinking. Even if he replaced his eye with this Sharingan, it would definitely not be enough to break the Mangekyō's genjutsu.

"Then...?"

"Don't worry. Didn't you break free from the genjutsu? So we just need to use a similar method to knock them out too."

Tazeshi said with a confident look.

Seeing his confident appearance, Moli couldn't help but believe him a little. He took out a kunai from his pouch and confronted the three companions opposite him.

"What exactly do we need to do? Just the two of us probably can't beat them, right? Besides, we can't kill them."

You have to know that the other side is attacking with the determination to kill Tazeshi, while we're being timid. Adding to the disadvantage in numbers, it looks like we're the ones who will suffer.

"You don't have to worry about that. Did you forget the Cyan Crystal that the organization gave us when we came? It's said to be a first-generation scientific ninja tool that can absorb ninjutsu.

If it weren't for this thing absorbing ninjutsu, I'm afraid I would have died under their combination ninjutsu long ago."

Tazeshi sighed slightly. Just then, Moli's eyes suddenly changed. Those peaceful eyes instantly revealed terrifying killing intent. He used a kunai that he had prepared in advance to ruthlessly cut off Tazeshi's hand holding the Cyan Crystal.

Crack—!!

The sound of the kunai's sharp blade cutting through bone was clearly audible. At some point, Moli's skin surface was covered in a deep red chakra liquid, bubbling like a hideous coat.

He snatched the crystal and continued to slash horizontally with the kunai, wanting to cut Tazeshi's body in half.

Tazeshi was stunned and dazed for only a few breaths. The moment the pain was transmitted to his brain, he felt an even more dangerous aura.

Ignoring the painful roar, he quickly jumped off the earth pillar platform, which was more than ten meters high, narrowly avoiding this deadly blow.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

After throwing away the kunai, Moli quickly formed hand seals. Before Tazeshi's fall reached the ground, a huge fireball quickly approached.

Without the Cyan Crystal, and with a broken arm that prevented him from forming hand seals, he couldn't deal with this fireball no matter what.

In the end, in an unwilling roar, he stared in astonishment at Moli, who jumped into the air, seemingly asking why he was doing this.

But in an instant, he understood. Moli released the Transformation Technique, and a familiar figure came into view.

Bewilderment, confusion, hatred, unwillingness, regret, realization, his eyes changed one after another, and finally, he was helplessly engulfed by the flames and burned to ashes.

"Everything I have lost, I will personally take back with blood and tears!"

Having fully revealed her identity, Sarada stood exposed in the sight of the three surviving individuals, her mocking and provocative gaze fixed upon them, her face radiant with unrestrained delight.

From the moment 'Moli' killed 'Sarada,' they had sensed something was amiss. Coupled with what Tazeshi had said, they suspected they might truly be trapped in a genjutsu.

And now, seeing Sarada step forward without concealment, they immediately confirmed that this girl was indeed not dead, perhaps having survived through some other means.

Moreover, she had actually outmaneuvered the five of them, even killing Tazeshi before their very eyes. It was likely that Moli had also fallen by her hand.

This was truly, too infuriating!!

Clearly just a little brat, she should have been groveling on the ground begging for care. Why did she have to come seeking death?

The three of them immediately snorted coldly, their gazes as stern and fiery as flames, locking onto Sarada's figure. They worked in perfect coordination, each with a strand of thread tied to their bodies.

If any of them fell under a genjutsu, they could immediately inject chakra to help break it.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Whirlwind!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Lightning Release: Earth Run!"

In an instant, three powerful ninjutsu were unleashed. Sarada simply made a face, mockingly producing the Cyan Crystal tied to a thin string.

The three men's expressions immediately soured. As expected, all of their attacks were absorbed by the crystal, as if a plug had suddenly appeared at the bottom of a lake, causing all the water to flow into it of its own accord.

"Want to continue?" Sarada asked with ample patience, casually walking towards them.

"Don't get too cocky!" Rock shouted in anger, but for the moment, he couldn't think of a way to respond.

"Don't panic. That kind of scientific ninja tool is just a first-generation version. Its practical utility isn't that great. I estimate the crystal will shatter after absorbing a few more ninjutsu," Eci consoled.

Hearing this, the three men's eyes lit up. They regained their composure from before. Moreover, this little girl's taijutsu wasn't strong. In that case, wouldn't she be at their mercy?

Sarada frowned deeply. She originally thought she had seized the initiative, but didn't expect that she would still accomplish nothing?

The Sarada before them was merely one of the original Sarada's three shadow clones. She didn't know the Flying Thunder God Technique and couldn't send the Sharingan back to the original. This Sharingan that she had finally managed to retrieve would probably be lost again.

Plus, the original was still nearly half an hour away. During that time, they would probably have already escaped on the Thunder Train, wouldn't they?

The three men rapidly approached Sarada, wielding jet-black kunai blades in their hands, and wrapping lightning or wind-natured chakra around the kunai.

It seemed they weren't blindly arrogant. After all, Sarada had once manifested a Tailed Beast cloak. Having seen much, they had naturally heard of where such a thing came from.

Unexpectedly, the girl before them was indeed a prodigy of the Uchiha, having awakened the Mangekyō and also being the Jinchuriki of one of the Tailed Beasts.

Truly...she was too valuable for research!!