Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 43 Shisui should kowtow to me.

If the fighting continued, Kaede Tsukasa felt his situation would become very dangerous. He began to sense the nearby zombies, preparing to use the Void Realm Technique to teleport long distances and then defect.

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. We don't have to do it, but when it comes to actually doing it, we can't be completely unprepared.

There was no way around it; the Root ninjas were simply too well-equipped. The few who actually made a move were already putting him under pressure, and there was another Root ninja who hadn't made a move at all, but had already formed hand seals and was ready to cast a spell at any moment.

Kaede recognized it as the Mind Transfer Technique; the other party was ready to take over his mind at any time, but had never used it.

This was enough for Kaedeji to glean some useful information.

"Lord Danzo, this test was far too dangerous. I almost risked everything to escape to the Hokage Building and report this." Kaede Tsukasa sighed helplessly, raising his hand to summon back Sandstorm Araki.

"Going to the Hokage Building won't help. There are plenty of people in the village willing to serve me. If I wanted to, you wouldn't have any chance."

Danzo would never have imagined that Kaedeji would have thoughts of defection, nor would he have known that Kaedeji's loyalty to Konoha was extremely unreliable.

"No, you misunderstood. What I mean is, I want to get far away and then detonate everything here, blow it all to smithereens... The art of self-destruction may only be a matter of a moment, but if used well, it does have a unique charm."

Kaede Tsukasa pressed one hand to the ground, and from the surrounding cemetery, faint sounds kept coming, which seemed unusually eerie and sinister under the cover of night. This was a change that was far more unsettling than the open battle.

A slight ripple appeared in Terai's eyes: "You, how did you manage to collect so many corpses without anyone noticing... When did this happen? Did you foresee tonight's events and prepare for it long ago?"

He didn't accuse Kaede Tsukasa of being too audacious. Although manipulating so many buried bodies at once was a blatant act of desecration against the village's will, their joint attack on Kaede Tsukasa was a serious violation of the Will of Fire, and was actually more serious in nature.

"Captain Terai, I don't possess any prophetic abilities. This is merely a means of self-preservation out of desperation. Who would have thought you would join Lord Danzo in attacking me?"

Kaede stood up, and the noise from all the tombstones around him instantly disappeared. He said, "Speaking of which, I was quite surprised when I realized you were here too."

He also indirectly admitted that he could "sensory ninjutsu"—although what he sensed was the negligible amount of virus on Terai's body.

Terai turned to Danzo and said, "Lord Danzo, you can continue. He doesn't have enough money to buy a sufficient number of explosive tags, and he may not actually implant all the limited explosive tags into so many corpses. It's impossible to perform such a major operation without making a commotion."

"No need," Danzo said.

Kaede Tsukasa looked relieved: "Then it seems I've gotten my chance from you."

"Hmph, your secret technique is indeed very promising. To be able to unleash the power of this Sand Village ninja to this extent is beyond my expectations."

Danzo, having failed to capture Kaedeji in time, no longer wanted to waste any more time. Since Kaedeji had demonstrated sufficient strength and potential, especially his ability to escape and maneuver, he decided to change his approach from capture to recruitment.

Yes, if Danzo could control Kaedeji by force, he wouldn't consider trying to persuade him with words.

He was recruiting tools to expand his faction's overall strength, not disciples, so he wouldn't waste time on troublesome matters. "Starting tomorrow, you will get the corpses you want, both in quantity and quality, I will satisfy you. No matter who asks you about tonight's events, just say you were conducting normal ninjutsu experiments. Root will also cover for you. You are a war orphan; you wouldn't have made it this far without a brain. You definitely know what to do."

"Of course, that's no problem. But, Lord Danzo, my intuition tells me that if I don't do something to repay your kindness soon, I will surely pay a much heavier price in the future."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Danzo snorted coldly and then said, "When I need your help, I will order you to carry out a mission. In this village, only under my command can you truly unleash your talents. If you follow the same routine as other ninjas, you will never have the chance to come into contact with the remains of the great ninjas in your life."

Danzo left with his men, leaving behind only a mess.

Kaede stood still, waiting for the villagers to come and investigate the situation.

"It was really dangerous. Danzo was definitely planning to control me from the beginning. It wasn't about recruiting me at all. If I hadn't prepared in advance, I would have been in a very passive position."

In fact, Kaede Tsukasa had really considered what would happen if he were captured by Danzo and had the "Tongue Curse Seal" planted on his tongue, forcing him to serve Danzo.

He will gain higher privileges to access various forbidden experiments and more easily obtain a powerful body that is highly compatible with him. As long as he can replace his current body and use a completely new one, he will naturally be able to break free from the sealing technique.

However, it would be difficult to do these things under Danzo's nose. He couldn't possibly place his hopes on Orochimaru helping him; that would be too far-fetched. Orochimaru was even more dangerous than Danzo.

After much deliberation, Kaede Tsukasa still tried to preserve his freedom, but he had managed to force Danzo to back down this time by using a suicidal corpse explosion technique and a Void Realm technique. He couldn't let this happen every time in the future.

"In the end, I still need more corpses to speed up my cultivation... This is a tough period right now, but once it's over, things will really be much easier."

Even if Danzo wants to do something later, it's hard to say who will attack whom.

"At least I won't become a second Uchiha Shisui... No, I should say I prevented Uchiha Shisui from becoming a second me."

In the future, Uchiha Shisui must repay his immense kindness.

Soon after, the first to arrive were the Anbu ninjas, followed by the Uchiha Guards, and then the Konoha patrols arrived as well, intending to seal off the area and take away the only suspect, Kaede Tsukasa.

However, Root ninjas quickly stepped forward and forcefully stopped everyone, claiming that this was Danzo's order, that the corpse disposal department belonged to the intelligence interrogation department, and that it was carrying out tasks for Root and the medical department, and that non-directly subordinate departments were not allowed to interfere.

"What a joke! There was clearly a battle here just now. What kind of experiment could cause such a commotion? We can't just believe whatever Root says. The Konoha Police Force is not convinced!"

"Then go and report to Lord Danzo and see what he has to say."

The Root ninja coldly said, "Squad Leader Uchiha, you've overstepped your bounds."

(End of this chapter)