Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 18: We must obtain Kaedeji's technique!

Konoha's White Fang is undoubtedly a very reliable leader, and most importantly, he values ​​his comrades, which is good news for Kaede Tsukasa.

If it were Orochimaru or someone else, they could very well take advantage of their comrades being in danger and bypass them to attack the enemy directly.

Kaede Tsukasa retreated back to the camp in a rather disheveled state. Despite his seemingly impressive performance, the entire process lasted only a few dozen seconds. Don't expect two zombies with less than half their former strength to actually turn the tide of battle. Being able to withstand one of Chiyo's Chikamatsu Ten was already an exceptional performance.

But others don't see it that way. Just look at the Konoha ninjas lying all around Kaede Tsukasa. Only Kaede Tsukasa used an amazing technique in that extremely urgent moment to prevent the deaths of more comrades.

Medical ninjas are always respected and admired. If a medical ninja also possesses unique ninjutsu skills and has achieved military exploits, they will be even more sought after.

Beside the campfire in the southeast corner of the Konoha camp, Kaede Tsukasa looked exhausted. He was about to pick up some charcoal to make the fire burn brighter, but he quickly realized that he didn't need to do so, because other ninjas had already done what he wanted to do.

Status is revealed in the details.

"Thank you. So, Lord Sakumo defeated the enemy leader in one battle and even severed one of her hands?"

“That’s right, that’s it! Lord Hatake Sakumo’s moves look ordinary, but every time he strikes, he can shatter any obstacle in his path, whether it’s a puppet or a person! The enemy leader was really pathetic as he fled with his severed arm, it’s a pity you didn’t see it.”

The others chattered amongst themselves, surrounding Kaedeji in the center, their faces showing admiration, though occasionally a hint of fear lingered in their gazes towards him.

It wasn't that they were afraid of Kaedeji's strength; Kaedeji wasn't at the level where he could use absolute power to make everyone else dance around.

It was a natural sense of panic that arose when faced with a medical ninja who played with corpses.

The abilities that Kaede Tsukasa displayed during the day were simply too outrageous, exceeding everyone's comprehension.

"It's like using a dead person as a puppet, and being able to use the ninjutsu that the dead person used in life... No matter how you look at it, this is a forbidden technique."

Inuzuka scratched his cheek and muttered, "Right, Kuromaru? You must remember that smell too, right? This guy kept saying it was a kind of medical ninjutsu, which only made it more terrifying. I need to rethink my understanding of medical ninjas in white."

Blackie barked loudly beside him.

"Terrifying, but effective."

Morino Isuke, his face wrapped in bandages, walked over and said, "Because of this technique, we killed a few extra enemies and also saved some comrades from the enemy leader's surprise attack. So, the difference between the two is significant."

He offered to give Kaedeji a full medical check-up, but was refused.

“Lord Morino, you may have forgotten, but I am also a medical ninja,” Kaedeji said.

A hint of regret flashed in Morino Isuke's eyes. Actually, he wanted to take the opportunity to touch the scroll at Kaede Tsukasa's waist. All the corpses of the Dead Soul Technique, whether or not they were destroyed, were eventually collected into the scroll by Kaede Tsukasa.

"Very cautious," Morino Isuke commented. He should have focused his real attention on this unusual Soul Reaper Technique sooner; perhaps Aburame Ryoma would be interested.

No, it's not just Aburame Ryoma; the legendary Lord Shimura Danzo might also be interested. I've heard that Lord Danzo is a man who has gathered all darkness. If he can offer this new Soul Reaper Technique, he might be able to get an audience with Lord Danzo.

Morino Isuke felt even more regretful, but the opportunity had already been lost. A cautious guy like Kaede Tsukasa was unlikely to give him the chance to spy on him further.

Kaede sat among the crowd, talking like a normal person, without displaying the cold and aloof demeanor that many Konoha ninjas had speculated about.

Such behavior of gathering in crowds is extremely rare for Kaede Tsukasa. If he had done this in the past, he would have been infected with a lot of germs from so many people and died from his physical collapse.

"From now on, I'm somewhat famous. Although I'm still a long way from being a 'genius' that people sing about, I've at least taken the opportunity to show off my specific talents, which will be helpful for my future actions... It's really great that I was able to do this much on the battlefield against Sunagakure."

For Kaedeji, no opponent was more suitable than Sunagakure. This involved his plan to change his body. He had envisioned many theoretically feasible solutions, but the one that would most likely lead to a perfect body undoubtedly required starting with Sunagakure. This was the crucial second step.

The first step, of course, is to reveal the ability of corpse escape in the right place and make a name for oneself, so as not to be labeled as a crooked sect, lest one be purged or forcibly recruited by some ill-intentioned people.

Kaede Tsukasa didn't want to have any "tongue-root curse" planted on his tongue.

"During this period, Sunagakure should have started research on the forbidden technique of human puppetry. Although it would have to be stopped after a few years, it still provided crucial assistance to Sasori, the master of human puppetry."

The spark that ignited World War II was Hanzo of Amegakure declaring war on three major powers.

The catalyst for the Third Shinobi World War was Sasori's assassination attempt on the Third Kazekage. Having lost his parents at a young age, Sasori deeply felt the fragility and transience of flesh and blood, and recklessly embarked on the path of becoming a human puppet, even at the cost of defection.

“My Corpse Release technique should have caught the attention of the higher-ups in Sunagakure by now. It’s dangerous, but it’s also my chance…” The flames that kept leaping were reflected in Kaede Tsukasa’s eyes.

An ANBU ninja appeared before Kaedeji: "Genin Kaedeji, according to Lord Sakumo's orders, you have been promoted to Chunin due to your outstanding performance on the battlefield. Please proceed to the central camp immediately."

……

Chiyo looked down at her severed arm, saying nothing.

“Sister, it’s just an arm. With the village’s technology, we can definitely fit you into a prosthesis that’s even better than your original arm,” Ebizo comforted her.

Chiyo frowned and slammed the handkerchief into the medicinal liquid in front of her. The filthy blood on it slowly spread in the porcelain basin.

"I'm not concerned about my arm. I led the development of the human puppet, so of course I know that I can create a puppet arm for myself. I've even designed what kind of mechanisms to install in the new arm and what type of ninjutsu to use with it."

Chiyo suddenly swept the liquid over in front of her with her sleeve: "I just regret not taking advantage of the opportunity when that arm was cut off to poison Hatake Sakumo! If I had injected the poison into my blood beforehand, and just let a few drops of blood fall on that guy, everything would have been different, and I would have had a chance to take revenge."

She was frustrated and hated herself for not being ruthless enough. She clearly had a chance; failure could have been another kind of victory, but she didn't seize it.

Ebizo remained silent, unsure how to deal with his increasingly sinister sister, and instead produced a report.

"Let's see what interests you. Kaede Tsukasa, 16 years old, war orphan, genin, medical ninja."

The paper that Ebizo unfolded had many question marks on it: "He has no bloodline limit, no famous teacher, but he can make full use of corpses, and there have even been instances where he used corpses as self-destruct devices... It is said that this technique is called the Death Soul Technique."

"Death Soul Technique? What kind of Death Soul Technique is this? He's just a low-level ninja; maybe he spent many years perfecting the Death Soul Technique?"

Chiyo suddenly fell silent, frowning as she pondered deeply. Of course, she knew what the true Soul Reaper Technique looked like, but how could this be possible? How did Kaede Tsukasa manage to do it? She hadn't seen him remotely control those corpses using chakra threads.

Illusion? No, that's not right. How could you use illusion on a dead person and make the corpse move? There's no way such an outrageous illusion could exist.

Ebizo said, "We've also found out who the puppeteer he summoned was. Based on the limited physical characteristics, he should be someone from our village. He was defeated and killed in a battle a month ago. Our people didn't destroy the body in time during their retreat, and the people of Konoha took it away as spoils of war."

Puppet masters in Sunagakure are a high-level profession. Without exceptional talent, one cannot even qualify to enter the field and must simply be a traditional ninja.

This means that there are only so many puppeteers in the entire ninja world, and those who reach the level of Jonin are even rarer. A careful investigation will reveal the clues.

"Pass down the order to designate this Kaedeji as an A-rank mission target. He must be alive, or we can obtain his Death Soul Technique!"

Chiyo declared sternly, "I must obtain his technique; it is of utmost importance to the village!"

(End of this chapter)