From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 221 Escape!
In a rage, Nagato had long forgotten the purpose of his visit, and had also long forgotten that his current body was just a wooden clone and was not qualified to compete with the man in front of him.

The surging chakra burst out from his body like flames. The huge force under his feet shattered the tiles on the office floor, splashing large pieces of dust. Under the influence of this huge reaction force, his body shot out towards Sawara Kiri at a speed that was almost invisible to the naked eye.

At this moment, even he himself did not realize that the wooden clone formed by injecting into Bai Zetsu's body made him burst out with abilities that were difficult to match even with his original body.

The only thing reflected in those light purple eyes of reincarnation was the scene of Konan being embraced by Sawara Kiri, without any intention of resisting.

It was as if something important was taken away at this moment.

"and many more!"

Only Black Zetsu, who was completely unaffected, still remained rational at this time. He almost subconsciously shouted in his direction, trying to intercept him.

However, after seeing Nagato completely lose his mind, he immediately and decisively gave up this wooden clone. His entire body quickly merged into the ground like a real shadow, trying to escape from this huge trap that had already revealed its true face.

But, how could it be that simple?
"boom--!"

Shinra Tensei was pushed up from Nagato's hand with all his strength, and the vigorous repulsive force spread out in the air into a convex sphere visible to the naked eye, stirring up the air and all matter around him, moving sideways in the direction of Sawara Kiri as much as possible, whether it was the ground under his feet, the metal filing cabinet, the ceiling, the sofa... Everything around him was twisted and shattered in an instant, forming a wall that pressed towards Sawara Kiri.

Even Xiaonan seemed to have noticed something and couldn't help but raise her head to look at him, but then avoided his gaze as if denying reality.

However, facing this attack that completely surpassed the concept of a ninja, Sawara Kiri simply raised his hand.

"Om!!"

The repulsive force and the compression between space caused the countless substances to produce a sharp and piercing buzzing sound in the short distance between Sawara Kiri and Nagato. The wall that was pushing forward suddenly fell into a stagnant quagmire, and all stayed within a range of three meters in front of Sawara Kiri.

Not only the material, but even the Shinra Tensei itself, which he had exerted with all his strength, solidified in front of Sawara Kiri.

Even the force that was enough to shatter the entire office or even the entire floor disappeared in an instant, and not even a ripple was created.

The narrow world between the two of them seemed to be abruptly split at this moment.

This scene was reflected in the pair of lavender eyes of samsara, and Nagato couldn't help but widen his eyes, and even his brain couldn't help but go blank for a moment.

But before he could regain consciousness.

Sawara Kiri suddenly let go of the arms around Konan.

Take a step forward.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!!"

It was just an ordinary step, but to Nagato's ears, it sounded like the heavy beating of a drum.

The 'wall' in front of him, formed by all his strength, was pushed back towards him inch by inch under the footsteps of Sawara Kiri, which moved the entire space along with it.

This absolute difference in power even made Nagato feel a strong sense of absurdity.

Reflected in those wide-open eyes of the Rinnegan was the hair on Sawara Kiri's forehead being blown by the air at high speed, as well as the long-lost excitement on his face.

Until the distance between the two was shortened to within one meter by Sawara Kiri.

Nagato looked almost terrified.

"Let you see it."

There was a hint of suppressed excitement in Sawara Kiri's voice, and he raised his hand and made a gun shape towards Nagato's brow.

The scarlet dot-like structure shows extremely high-intensity concentration.

Even his stilled Shinra Tensei seemed to be completely distorted within this tiny range, presenting whirlpool-like spatial ripples.

“——This is called repulsion.”

"Curriculum Reversal: Red"

At this moment, Nagato witnessed the truth of the so-called "reversal of the technique" with his own eyes, using his Rinnegan eyes that could see through all chakra flows.

The piercing explosion that occurred suddenly took away all his sense of hearing in an instant.

The 'wall' that stood between him and Sawara Kiri was large enough to cover the entire office, but it was engulfed the moment the spell was formed, and he was torn apart by the stilled Shinra Tensei.

It turned into a line that was like a battering ram, with an overall beam-like shape.

"boom--!!!"

The deafening sound suddenly woke up Xiaonan who was hypnotizing herself, causing her eyes to widen subconsciously, and all the muscles in her body were tensed at this moment.

The entire office in front of him, along with this floor, was pierced through by this seemingly simple blow. The floor tiles under his feet were torn into a trench dozens of meters long. Nagato's figure was pushed to the forefront of this long beam of light, constantly smashing the walls behind him until he rushed into the depths of the dark night.

Xiaonan's heart was shaking constantly, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope that this was just an illusion. His body couldn't stop shaking, and his lips were trembling faintly, as if he wanted to say something.

To be honest, she thought she had already accepted this cruel ninja world.

Since he had decided to take action against the people of Konoha in the Hidden Rain Village, it didn't seem like a big deal even if he ended up being captured.

The winner takes it all, and the loser takes it all; this is the most basic logic in the ninja world.

However, when she saw Nagato, who came to rescue her, being blown away again, she suddenly realized that she was just like everyone else, just an ordinary person who was swept up in the trend of the ninja world and had to accept this rule.

"do not want!"

Xiaonan finally managed to squeeze out a sound through her stammering lips.

Sawara Kiri turned around and looked at her.

Xiaonan stretched his neck and looked over, staring straight into those deep blue eyes, tightly pursing his lips.

Even if this was just another illusion, she accepted it.

Almost at the moment she shouted this.

"Sahara's Book of Friends: Konan"

"Bond level increased↑"

"Konan Bond Level: One → Two"

really.

If the way to improve Yayoi's bond is to give her love, and Tsunade's way to improve her bond is to protect the most important thing in her mind, then the main way to improve the bond between him and Konan is 'degradation'.

In other words, she was made to accept the status quo of being captured step by step, and gradually give up resistance.

Even though I have experimented with "Mirror Image and Water Moon" many times before, it still seems not as real as reality?
For Sawara Kiri, this was indeed a somewhat fresh experience.

This series of thoughts flashed through Sawara Kiri's mind like lightning, but he actually did not continue to chase in the direction of Nagato.

Seeing him stop, Xiaonan couldn't help but feel a moment of hope in his heart.

However, Sawara Kiri's steps only paused slightly, and he immediately rushed towards the floor-to-ceiling window, smashing the glass headfirst and heading straight for the shadows farther away on the village street.

When Xiaonan saw his action, even her heart stopped beating for a moment. She instinctively ran in the direction where Sawara Kiri rushed out, and stood at the height of the tenth floor to look into the distance.

At this moment, Sawara Kiri's figure seemed to be wrapped in the center of the strong wind, and slammed into the concrete road in the distance with lightning speed.

Large pieces of shattered cement flew into the sky, and even the earth seemed to shake for a moment.

However, looking in his direction, Xiaonan couldn't help but feel relieved.

She didn't see it.

At the end of the gully created by "Ritual Reversal: Red", Nagato's original body had turned into a piece of rotten wood with a hole in the chest.

As early as the moment he appeared, Sawara Kiri had seen through the essence of the opponent's wooden clone with his "six eyes" and had no intention of making a second move. Moreover, the one he really wanted to catch with Konan as bait was never Nagato, the useless "mastermind".

However, the real mastermind behind the scenes will naturally suffer.

Black Zetsu, who was sneaking underground in a shadow state, felt as if he was being stared at by some natural enemy beast the moment he noticed the chakra reaction of Sawara Kiri appearing around him.

Almost subconsciously, he turned his body to the other side in a shadow state.

"puff!"

The slender arm was like a long spear, piercing through all obstacles on the surface. Sawara Kiri just smashed tofu and with one hand he grabbed the body of Black Zetsu who had gone deep into the shadows.

Black Zetsu was in the middle of the Mayfly Technique. The moment he felt the touch coming from his shoulder, the first thought that came to his mind was not even fear, but confusion.

'impossible!!'

As the third son of the true god 'Kaguya Otsutsuki', Black Zetsu possesses a bloodline that transcends all ninjas in the world and comes from his essence.

Even though his 'bloodline network' was incomplete and could not be compared with his two elder brothers, it was definitely not something that these mortals could reach.

Even Uchiha Madara, who was once one of the two strongest people in the history of the thousand-year-old ninja world, could not see through his true colors and was played around by him, deceiving him all the way - the self-confidence accumulated bit by bit from thousands of years of experience is not something that ordinary people can imagine.

The Mayfly Technique, which is his trump card, is of utmost importance.

But at this moment, he was discovered and captured by a mortal.

"You're having a lot of fun!"

"It's just that my technique isn't that easy to crack."

Sawara Kiri's tone was clearly teasing, but the meaning behind the voice was so cold that it seemed to freeze through Black Zetsu's bones.

He suddenly realized something.

The man in front of him had been eyeing him a long time ago.

Almost in an instant, Black Zetsu's mind flashed back to the moment when he stepped into the barrier, the fluorescent chakra on the surface of his body, and the part of White Zetsu's body that he separated.

Could it be that from the very beginning, I was unable to crack this trick?
However, as he was being held back, he no longer had time to think.

Sawara Kiri's five fingers were like hooks, tightly clasping Black Zetsu's shoulders. If you get close enough where the two of them are touching, you can see that the surface of his palms is now covered with an invisible spatial membrane - that is a more advanced application of the "Unlimited Technique".

He suddenly pulled upwards, and Black Zetsu's body, which originally appeared in a shadowy shape, was immediately torn into a shape that was completely unhuman, like a piece of plasticine that had been stretched out. The dark body completely abandoned the white part, and suddenly swelled into a large piece like a canvas blown by the wind.

Under the ultra-slow-motion perspective of the "Six Eyes", one can clearly see several convex individuals bulging outward from the inside of his body, apparently intending to split into multiple bodies and escape.

but.

How can it be that simple?
Sawara Kiri took a step forward, his body leaning forward, and his free right hand suddenly clenched into a fist.

Even under the dim moonlight, one could clearly see that the surface of his wrist was suddenly covered with a layer of metallic black luster, which was faintly reflective.

"Armament Haki"

"Information localization has been completed"

"Can deal true damage to objects it touches"

Suddenly, a violent storm broke out.

Just like white waves rushing forward under the moonlight, penetrating the limits of sound propagation, the fist tip, as the tip of the thrust, suddenly slammed into his blurry torso at a speed faster than Black Zetsu's splitting.

Just at the moment of touching the opponent, Black Zetsu, who was still in a spreading state in the previous second, found that his body, which had no concept of "touch", actually felt an extremely strong and sharp pain transmitted from his abdomen at this moment, as if this blow could penetrate his torso and hit his corrupt soul directly.

"Boom--!"

It is as heavy as a huge bell, with a dull humming sound.

What on earth is this guy?!

Black Zetsu's body rolled in the air, but was held tightly by Sawara Kiri's other hand.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that even if he knew the feeling of defecation, there might be no good thing about it.

The concept of 'death', which was so real that it seemed as if it could devour him in the next second, flooded into Black Zetsu's mind for the first time, causing him to unleash unprecedented terrifying potential at this moment.

In just a moment, he was aware of a tiny chakra light that resonated with Sawara Kiri from deep within his body the moment he was struck.

However, just as he said, it cannot be easily expelled.

In that case
Looking at Sawara Kiri who was so close with a fanatical look on his face, Black Zetsu made a prompt decision and took the initiative to split the part of his torso that was tightly held by Sawara Kiri.

With a "pop" sound, the shoulder he was holding in his hand broke out of thin air.

A moment of surprise flashed across Sawara Kiri's face, but there was no sign of him stopping. Driven by the "Unlimited Technique", his feet moved at a speed even faster than before, as if he had directly jumped through space, and he appeared almost face-to-face with Black Zetsu.

Suddenly, another black fist hit his torso.

The severe pain came again, but it couldn't suppress the pain on Hei Zetsu's face at all.

Just at the moment when Sawara Kiri touched him, Black Zetsu's abdomen immediately became like a quagmire and instantly wrapped around Sawara Kiri's arm.

Then it suddenly expanded like a pitch-black balloon, completely wrapping up Sawara Kiri's body into a spherical shape.

Only one head was split.

In the moment before falling, he shouted hoarsely:

"seal up--!!!"

Precisely because the essence of his life is a special bloodline network, his body itself also possesses the characteristics of all ninjutsu.

The pitch-black torso burst out with unprecedented power amidst this fierce roar, and actually froze Sawara Kiri's body in place.

If it weren't for the barrier of the "Unlimited Technique" maintaining an extremely close-range defense, it wouldn't be difficult to devour him like Uchiha Obito in the original story.

But how could Black Zetsu not know this?
Almost at the moment after shouting this sentence, he no longer had any hope of recovering his body. From the base of his head that fell to the ground, where the neck should have been, several thin branches immediately emerged like tentacles and quickly formed the shape of two legs.

Immediately afterwards, his head with two short legs quickly dived into the ground and disappeared into the distance with a "puff" sound.

Until a moment later.

The Konoha Anbu who heard the noise came over and discovered the black ball on the street.

"Snapped!"

It made a crisp sound like a balloon bursting.

Sawara Kiri emerged from the black liquid, frowned and shook his hands.

He looked down at the black torso that bound him. His "Six Eyes" easily saw through the surface and saw the chakra tracking fluorescence that was originally fixed in Black Zetsu's body. His eyes paused slightly.

"It's quite decisive."

Just as he was muttering to himself, he saw several small snakes crawling over from a distance, and quickly formed the image of Orochimaru in front of him.

"What happened?" Orochimaru asked in confusion, looking at the black tentacles still wriggling on the ground.

Sahara Kiri shook his head: "Just right, Lord Orochimaru."

"Here are some more research materials. I need you to take a look."

"Ok?"

(End of this chapter)