Chapter 147: You Have Been Surrounded by Me Alone
Naruto had originally thought that infiltrating the Yomi Cult would be quite troublesome.
But he didn't expect that they happened to be recruiting.
Of course, it wasn't as open and aboveboard as Konoha or other places.
Instead, it was a very professional one-on-one process.
In a small town not far from the valley where the Yomi Cult was located, Naruto used the Transformation Jutsu to turn himself into a poor beggar.
Because he had observed this Yomi HR for several days and found that he particularly liked the poor or orphans.
He didn't know if it was caused by the recruiter's own experiences.
But it made things convenient for Naruto.
Beside him, Sasori was also dressed in a similar fashion.
As for the bulky hiruko, he had put it away.
After all, that thing didn't look like a poor person's possession no matter how you looked at it.
As the saying goes, those who play with figurines or puppets are all from families with mines.
Although Sasori didn't have a mine, he had a 'Gold Miner'—the Third Kazekage.
Whenever he lacked money, he could dispatch it to the desert.
When the time was up and the dispatch ended, it would be a large sum of income.
It was just like playing a game.
Naruto remembered that many gacha games had similar dispatch activities.
"You two."
A smiling young man stood before them and said, "I see that you both have extraordinary skeletal structures. Why beg here? Why not join my Yomi Cult? Why worry about not achieving great things?"
Naruto looked up and asked blankly, "What is the Yomi Cult? Is it edible?"
Sasori didn't speak, maintaining a dazed look.
He was a puppet and had no facial expression changes, so he could only play a poker face.
The young man felt even more satisfied in his heart.
Two idiots.
He said, "The Yomi Cult can give you wealth and honor, let you eat meat every day, and have fat sheep for every meal."
Naruto immediately showed an excited expression, grabbed the young man's hem, and asked, "Is what you're saying true?"
"Naturally, it's not false."
The young man calmly pulled back.
Naruto stepped forward again and wiped his hands on the man's white clothes.
Immediately, the young man's face turned as black as his clothes.
But to Naruto's surprise, he still didn't get angry.
As expected, there was a problem.
Naruto looked at Sasori and said foolishly, "Second brother, let's join the Yomi Cult. Maybe we can even marry a wife in the future."
"..."
For a moment, Sasori wondered if he should have joined the Tianming Organization.
Does this guy have even a shred of a powerhouse's dignity left?!
But he didn't speak, maintaining his persona.
"Second brother, he has already agreed."
Naruto turned back and said, "Today, we brothers will join the Yomi Cult."
"Very good."
The young man showed a kind smile again, "Follow me."
Although he had sacrificed a piece of clothing, at least he had fooled two more people.
Naruto and Sasori soon arrived at the valley where the Yomi Cult was located.
"Please enter."
The young man stood before a cave and made an inviting gesture.
Naruto walked in quickly.
His face was filled with expectation and longing for a new life.
For this acting, Sasori had to give him an S-rank card.
The smile on the young man's face immediately disappeared, and he waved his hand.
Two people emerged from the passage and directly struck the back of Naruto's and Sasori's heads with clubs.
Naruto fell down.
Sasori dazed for a moment and subconsciously turned his head.
His acting wasn't up to par; he hadn't reacted in time.
"This kid's body is quite good."
In the dark passage, a man with a scarred face holding a piece of wood similar to a baseball bat laughed.
He didn't find it surprising.
Because some people indeed had good physical fitness.
He struck down fiercely with the club again with a grimace.
Sasori remembered his current identity and fell to the ground along with the blow.
The scarred man immediately picked up the two people with both arms, walked for a while, and threw them into a cell.
Sasori opened his eyes.
Through the iron bars, he saw that the outside was filled with iron cages.
So this was the Yomi Cult's prison.
He looked at Naruto lying on the ground, somewhat speechless.
Why are you still acting?
"Is this the 'joining the Yomi Cult' you mentioned?"
"Well, at least we've managed to get in."
Naruto stood up, and Kagura Minds Eye expanded.
This row was all ordinary people, and further in were the Yomi Cult members.
But there weren't many people.
Besides Yomi and his four subordinates who appeared in the original work, there were no more than ten people.
Moreover, they all seemed to be conducting some kind of medical experiments.
Naruto was slightly startled, remembering Yomi's Dark Medical Ninjutsu.
Anything that involved the word 'Dark' was bound to be problematic.
Like Dark Lin Chiling or Jay Chou.
Ahem.
Medical Ninjutsu was originally used to save people, but Dark Medical Ninjutsu could kill people in addition to saving them.
By modifying and augmenting oneself, one could obtain power far exceeding their normal state.
The Yomi Four in the original work had strength exceeding ordinary Jonin under the influence of Dark Medical Ninjutsu, but once they lost the enhancement, they were the type that could be knocked down with one punch.
In that case, Yomi's Dark Medical Ninjutsu hasn't reached mastery yet, so he hasn't rashly summoned Moryo?
Naruto stroked his chin in thought.
Seeing this, Sasori didn't disturb him.
After another half hour, someone opened the cell opposite Naruto and laughed, "Your luck has come. The leader wants to see you."
The two young men immediately wailed like ghosts and howled like wolves, shouting, "I don't want to!"
"Hey, can you let us go first?"
Naruto knocked on the iron door and said, "I have a great admiration for the leader."
"Oh, a newcomer?"
The young man couldn't help laughing, opened the cell door, and said, "I'll fulfill your wish."
He wasn't afraid of Naruto and Sasori having any schemes.
If they were really that powerful, they couldn't have been caught.
They walked forward.
Soon, the space opened up, and the narrow tunnel turned into a hall.
The hall led in all directions.
The two of them were sent to a place similar to a laboratory.
The door opened.
A young man wearing a white coat came before them and formed hand seals.
An invisible mental wave spread out.
Genjutsu control?
Naruto realized it and pretended to be dazed.
Sasori almost didn't notice.
Mainly because this wave was too weak.
And he was a puppet, without a brain in the true sense.
"Lie down."
The young man issued the command.
Naruto and Sasori lay on the hospital beds.
A moment later, Yomi arrived. He looked at the two of them, pulled open his clothes, and revealed a large number of medical instruments.
"Prepare for the experiment."
He waved his hand and walked to Sasori, who was closest.
Someone immediately took off his shirt.
Yomi took out a scroll, and after unsealing it, a tentacle that looked like a snake but wasn't a snake emerged.
Suddenly, an icy energy completely different from Chakra filled the laboratory.
Naruto guessed in his heart that this should be a part of Moryo.
And the experiment Yomi was doing was precisely using Dark Medical Ninjutsu to seal all of Moryo into his body.
Apparently, he hadn't reached perfection yet.
The tentacle wrapped around Sasori's upper body.
Yomi took out a scalpel and slashed it across Sasori's chest.
With a 'clang' sound.
The scalpel broke.
"???"
Yomi was dumbfounded.
What on earth?
But he quickly reacted, took a step back, and questioned, "What kind of thing are you?"
The reason he didn't ask 'who are you' was that without Chakra, a human couldn't possibly have such solid skin and defensive power.
"Sasori, you hold on first. I'll go find someone to help."
Naruto disappeared directly from the laboratory and appeared in front of Sasuke.
It wasn't a room, nor was it Ryūchi Cave.
But a certain plain.
Sasuke was holding the sword of the thunder god, his body was soaking wet, and there was a large puddle of water at his feet.
"You... wet the bed?"
Naruto blinked and said.
"???"
Sasuke almost slipped, and the sword of the thunder god almost stabbed down.
The puddle of water on the ground quickly transformed into a white-haired youth.
Seeing this, Naruto thought it was a slime.
"Suigetsu Hozuki?"
"You know me?"
Suigetsu Hozuki looked at the unfamiliar Narutoand couldn't help but be puzzled.
How could I not know you?
Back then, I took you down with one shot.
Naruto recalled Gen Shisei's match with him, smiled, and said, "The genius of the Hidden Mist Village, I've heard your name."
"What, am I that famous?"
Suigetsu Hozuki showed a proud smile.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
Was Naruto serious?
Because he felt Suigetsu Hozuki wasn't all that.
Or rather, he might be a genius compared to others, but in front of him and Naruto, 'genius' was an insult.
"What are you two doing?" Naruto asked.
"Sparring," Suigetsu Hozuki said.
"Recruiting a lackey," Sasuke said.
"..."
Suigetsu Hozuki was speechless. Give me some face, will you, big brother?
What the hell do you mean 'recruiting a lackey'!
If I couldn't beat you, I would have cut you down long ago.
"That works."
Naruto nodded with satisfaction.
It seemed Sasuke hadn't forgotten his mission and had already begun collecting talents.
Suigetsu Hozuki's strength wasn't weak; he could be considered another Zabuza.
And he himself was the next user of the executioners blade.
But the problem was that Zabuza wasn't dead now.
This guy probably wouldn't get the executioners blade.
Besides his kenjutsu, his Water Release was also exceptionally excellent.
Especially the Hozuki clan's secret Hydrification Jutsu, which could grant immunity to physical attacks.
But the weakness was Lightning Release.
In other words, when he met Sasuke, he only had the part of getting beaten.
"Let's catch up later. Sasuke, I need your help with something."
Naruto stepped forward, put a crow mask on him, grabbed his shoulder, and activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. The two of them distorted together within the space.
"Eh?"
When they returned, it wasn't the laboratory.
Naruto looked at Sasori suspended in the air and was slightly startled.
He was controlling at least twenty puppets, pressing down on Yomi and his subordinates.
It was clearly one against many.
Now it had become 'you have been surrounded by me alone'.
It reminded Naruto of the Summoner in Dungeon & Fighter.
"So strong!"
Sasuke subconsciously activated his Sharingan and couldn't help but exclaim.
Although he had only seen one Puppeteer, Kankuro, compared to the Sasori before him, Kankuro was simply a little brother, not worth mentioning.
An opponent like this is worth my move.
Sasuke excitedly drew his sword.
"Wait, he's a teammate."
Naruto knew he had a misunderstanding and quickly stopped him, saying, "The ones opposite him are our enemies."
"???"
Sasuke immediately lost his enthusiasm.
Damn it, he's almost killed them all by himself, and you still called me here?
Are you bored?
Be a human!
"Help me hypnotize that guy."
Naruto pointed at Yomi and said, "The others can be handled by you."
"..."
Sasuke glared at him.
He even wanted to hypnotize Naruto and then fight him.
"Sasori, stop."
Naruto shouted loudly.
Sasori immediately put away his puppets.
Sasuke rushed in with his Mangekyo Sharinganglaring.
"He is?"
Sasori felt the same aura as Uchiha Itachi and couldn't help but ask.
"A member of the Tianming Organization."
"Oh."
Sasori observed the fighting Sasuke.
He had always thought that the Tianming Organization only had one powerhouse, The Fool.
Mainly because the previous Yasuo and Gen Shiseiboth died by self-detonation, and their battle records were also average.
He didn't expect to see another Uchiha clansman who was not inferior to Uchiha Itachi today.
He could be sure it wasn't Uchiha Itachi.
After all, Sasuke was shorter.
Only 7,000 words were updated in two chapters today. My colleague asked me to get a private room to eat and watch the EDG game. I'll write more if I have time when I get back.