"During battle, if I use this technique on an opponent and turn them into a frog, a rat, or some other creature, their strength will be drastically reduced. The longer it lasts, the worse their situation becomes."
"Additionally, on the battlefield, I can transform enemies into Sunagakure shinobi and cause them to kill one another."
If a Suna shinobi used the Transformation Technique to approach a Konoha shinobi, a Konoha shinobi with strong sensory ability would notice something was wrong, become wary, or directly attack.
But if a Konoha shinobi was transformed into a Suna shinobi, even if the Konoha shinobi nearby possessed strong sensory ability and sensed that something was wrong, they would still directly attack the Konoha shinobi wearing the appearance of a Suna shinobi.
"A very abnormal ninjutsu."
The sound of footsteps rang out.
Then came a knock at the door.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Rasa looked toward the door.
"Come in!"
An intelligence shinobi quickly entered.
"Kazekage-sama."
"What is it?"
The intelligence shinobi said,
"Kazekage-sama, it is news regarding the Hyuga clan. The Hyuga clan has successfully defected from Konoha and arrived in the Land of Water. They have established contact with the daimyo of the Land of Water. Most likely, they are also taking the maritime fleet route, imitating the Uchiha."
"Along the way, we encountered people sent by many shinobi villages."
"Konoha, Iwagakure, Kumogakure…"
"But none gained anything."
"That Hyuga Hiashi actually carved the Caged Bird Seal onto every member of the former main house. Even if someone captured a former main house Hyuga alive, they would not be able to obtain the Byakugan."
"Because of that, most people have already given up."
"Only Konoha's shinobi fought the Hyuga clan, causing casualties on both sides."
Rasa's brows lifted slightly.
Carving the Caged Bird Seal onto members of the main house was something Rasa had told Hyuga Hiashi through the Question Mirror Card. He had not expected Hiashi to actually possess such resolve.
Compared to Hyuga Yamatsubaki, he was more than a little stronger.
"In that case, there is no need for Sunagakure to attack the Hyuga clan either. Have our maritime fleet establish contact with the Hyuga Maritime Fleet, in case we need it in the future."
"Yes, Kazekage-sama."
…
…
Uchiha Obito looked at the several Hyuga branch house shinobi before him, his face dark.
He had originally intended to use this opportunity to recruit the Hyuga clan and make them serve him.
To contribute to the Eye of the Moon Plan.
He would personally act and kill all members of the Hyuga main house.
But he had not expected that halfway through his operation, the Hyuga clan would suddenly defect.
And carve the Caged Bird Seal onto every main house member.
His plan had been completely disrupted.
Even the few Hyuga shinobi standing in front of him now had developed different thoughts.
"Madara-sama, thank you for helping us remove the witnesses back then, and for giving us a chance and helping us."
"However, now that our Hyuga clan has already defected, we no longer need to trouble you, Madara-sama."
"The problem between the main house and branch house has also been solved. We no longer need to worry about the Caged Bird Seal."
"So…"
Uchiha Obito frowned.
"So?"
One Hyuga shinobi gritted his teeth and said, "Madara-sama, we wish to go to the Land of Water and reunite with our clan. You should not mind, right?"
"The strength of just the few of us is too weak. We cannot help you with anything at all, Madara-sama."
"We might even become a burden."
Uchiha Obito's face darkened even further.
He said nothing.
"Wood Release: Cutting Technique!"
Without the slightest warning, dead branches appeared out of thin air, spreading at extreme speed toward the Hyuga shinobi.
Puchi!
Puchi!
Puchi!
Before those Hyuga shinobi could react, the dead branches had already pierced through their bodies.
Blood gushed out violently.
The Hyuga shinobi's eyes widened. Their mouths opened, but in the end, not a single word came out. Their bodies collapsed unwillingly to the ground.
Uchiha Obito gave a cold snort.
Afterward, he went to the place where these Hyuga shinobi had buried Sarutobi Asuma's corpse.
He dug out Sarutobi Asuma's body.
Then he left a note beside it.
"Repayment for Lord Hizashi's life!"
This was somewhat too deliberate.
However, Uchiha Obito believed that with the current situation between the Hyuga clan and Konoha, even if the note appeared deliberately planted, as though someone was intentionally framing them—
Konoha would still not hesitate to determine that the Hyuga clan was the culprit!
"If you cannot be used by me, then no one else will use you either!"
"This is the price for interfering with my Eye of the Moon Plan!"
"Hyuga clan, I will remember you!"
An invisible vortex appeared. Uchiha Obito's figure vanished, taking the corpses of the Hyuga shinobi with him.
However, the disturbance Uchiha Obito had caused before leaving quickly attracted nearby Konoha shinobi.
A Konoha shinobi looked in that direction.
The next moment, his pupils shrank sharply.
"Is that a corpse?"
"Asuma?"
The Konoha shinobi was shocked and immediately shouted loudly.
"Asuma has been found!"
"He's here! Hurry over!"
Over the past few days, Sarutobi Asuma's disappearance had brought even more trouble to the Konoha army, which was already under tremendous pressure from Sunagakure's forces. They had been forced to send out a large amount of manpower to search for him.
After all, this was the Hokage's son.
If something really happened to him, how were they supposed to explain it after returning?
What sort of punishment would they face?
Just thinking of the possible consequences made their scalps go numb.
Especially the captain and members of Asuma's squad.
"Where?"
The middle-aged captain rapidly approached.
Then he saw Asuma's corpse.
He was dead beyond any doubt.
He had been dead for several days already. There was no possibility of saving him. Not even Tsunade's medical ninjutsu could have done it.
The middle-aged captain froze. His body no longer seemed under his control.
One step deep, one step shallow.
Bang!
He fell heavily in front of Asuma's corpse.
The middle-aged captain felt dizzy. His hands and feet turned cold.
"Asuma!"
Only afterward did anger surge up.
"Who?"
"Who did this?"
One squad member found the note Uchiha Obito had left nearby.
"Captain, there's a note here!"
"It says—repayment for Lord Hizashi's life!"
"Hizashi… Hyuga Hizashi. Captain, this was done by the Hyuga clan. They think Hyuga Hizashi was killed by Hokage-sama, so they killed Asuma for revenge."
The middle-aged captain gnashed his teeth.
"Hyuga clan!"
But after the culprit was discovered, the middle-aged captain secretly breathed a little easier.
If there was a culprit, then Sarutobi Hiruzen would vent most of his fury on the murderer. He would still be punished, but the punishment would be somewhat lighter.
"Report to Hokage-sama at once!"
"Hurry!"
"Return directly to Konoha."
The middle-aged captain looked toward one of the squad members who usually did not show him much respect.
"Yes, Captain."
That squad member did not notice anything wrong and turned to run.
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