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The pharmacist has two professional skills, one white and one green.

Therefore, they were no match for Asuma in direct combat, which is why they chose to launch a sneak attack, leaving Asuma with low health before engaging in battle.

"If your poisoning skill could be upgraded to level five, I might not be able to stand up anymore."

Asma felt extremely fortunate.

The skills in the Reincarnation Game are too powerful; a level 1 white skill is already comparable to the power of a C-rank ninjutsu.

Even more terrifying is that upgrading skills will continuously increase their power.

If Kabuto Yakushi upgrades his poison skill to level 5, he will gain a passive status effect called Deadly Toxin, which can render him incapacitated by just the kunai he was attacked with.

"Infiltrators, what a despicable and amazing profession."

Asuma took a deep breath, slammed his forefoot into the ground, and shot off like an arrow.

Quick fight.

Everyone was a member of the Konoha team, and they were all very clear about each other's strengths and weaknesses.

If they can close the distance, a melee-class boxer can even kill Kabuto Yakushi in one hit.

Flaming Chain Punch.

Countless fiery red fists coalesced in front of Asuma, and together with him moving at high speed, they pounced towards Kabuto Yakushi.

Shadow Step.

Kabuto didn't dodge; he precisely timed the moment before the fiery fist struck, activating his skill.

His entire body seemed to be shrouded in shadow, and he actually passed straight through the flames and appeared behind Asuma.

"Lord Scorpion is determined to obtain the Ghost Banner, and is willing to sacrifice two high-quality puppets for it, giving me the research funds to purchase skill scrolls."

Kabuto wielded a short dagger coated with purplish-black toxin and stabbed it into Asuma's back of the heart.

At the same time, he kept implying that the mastermind behind this operation was the rogue ninja, Sasori of the Red Sand.

After all, the [Konoha Crush Plan] is about to begin, and as a good subordinate, I probably shouldn't cause trouble for Lord Orochimaru.

According to the original plan,

He needed to infiltrate Konoha until the collapse plan began before betraying Konoha.

However, the allure of the Ghost Banner was too great for Lord Orochimaru, so much so that he was willing to activate his own deeply hidden pawn in advance in order to obtain it.

Chapter 24 High-Level Quarrel

Kabuto Yakushi is like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness.

Asuma was like a blazing fire, instantly evaporating even the rain that fell on him.

But clearly, the flame, severely injured, was losing its life force.

boo.

Asma tilted his head back and poured a bottle of recovery potion into his mouth.

The injuries to my waist and abdomen were healing slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye, with cells metabolizing at an extremely fast rate, emitting wisps of white smoke.

"The captain is really generous. Although a bottle of recovery potion is not expensive, you need to pay extra certification reward points to use it in real life."

Although Kabuto Yakushi still had a smile on his lips, his expression turned serious.

We can't let Asuma recover.

Crescent Moon Slash.

The figure vanished suddenly, followed by a bright silver crescent moon that pierced the rain, its blade tearing at the enemy engulfed in flames.

Even the surrounding rain curtain was blasted apart by the moonlight.

This is Kabuto's strongest technique, a blue skill obtained through extremely good luck while hunting ghost soldiers.

Since I started learning, I haven't shown it to anyone.

Ash accumulation during burning.

Asma exhaled ash, a spark flew, and the area covered by the smoke instantly burst into flames.

He wanted to withstand the oncoming Crescent Moon Slash.

but,

The B-rank ninjutsu Ash Accumulation Burning was easily torn apart as if it were thin paper, without affecting the incoming crescent moon in the slightest.

boom!

The Crescent Moon Slash and the Flaming Twin Blades collided, producing a dull thud.

The energy of the flames and the moonlight created a violent shockwave.

The pharmacist was sent flying backwards, crashing into the roadside railings before getting up, covered in scorch marks.

Asuma was also struck by Moonlight Slash, which severed his prized chakra finger blade, and left a long, narrow wound on half of his body.

Both sides suffer.

However, Kabuto's injuries healed as quickly as if he had taken a recovery potion.

Yin heals and destroys.

A medical ninjutsu that is extremely difficult to master, at the cost of consuming a large amount of chakra.

"Captain, stop struggling."

Kabuto coughed up blood and laughed, "In ninja battles, intelligence gathering is the most important element. I know you inside and out, but you don't even know my strength. How could you possibly defeat me?"

We've fallen into a trap!

Asma sat on the ground, leaning against a lamppost, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

I hesitated for a moment just now.

Why would Kabuto Yakushi, who relies on stealth and surprise attacks, suddenly use a head-on technique like Crescent Moon Slash?

They intended to use Ash Burial as cover, but they still underestimated the power of Crescent Moon Slash.

It's a blue skill!

He had originally thought that even if it meant trading blows, he would still have the advantage as someone from Konoha, and would be able to get the Konoha ninjas to come.

Just as Kabuto Yakushi said, he never expected that the other party was actually a medical ninja!

Medical ninjas with combat abilities are rare enough, but those who can master such a difficult rapid healing ninjutsu are even rarer...

The unknown Yakushi Kabuto before them was undoubtedly a genius.

Asuma smiled wryly, "Yakushi Kabuto, a homeless man adopted by an orphanage, who grew up in the village since childhood, how come such a genius wasn't discovered by the village?"

"Then I should thank Lord Danzo. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to come into contact with Lord Sasori."

"Is it Danzo Shimura?"

Anger flashed in Asuma's eyes. Through a few words and clues, he had already roughly guessed a certain possibility.

Kabuto Yakushi was very likely a member of Root.

Danzo Shimura actually concealed such an important matter, even daring to hide the ninja files that the Hokage had requested.

Kabuto looked down at Asuma with an unchanged smile and said, "Kill me, or hand over the Ghost Banner."

Asuma was about to speak when he heard Yakushi Kabuto add something.

"If you die, given the current attitude of the village's higher-ups, the Konoha squad will probably disband in an instant."

These words struck a nerve with Asma.

The clearer one is about the immense potential of the reincarnation game, the more indignant one feels about the current attitude of the timber industry's top management.

But Asuma couldn't just stand by and watch Konoha miss the opportunity for change.

Sure enough, he came prepared.

Asma couldn't even bring himself to take them down with him; he could only pull out the Ghost Banner and hurl it into the distance.

This was done to distract Yakushi Kabuto.

"The captain still doesn't trust me. I said I wouldn't kill you, and I definitely won't go back on my word."

Kabuto Yakushi swiftly dodged and picked up the Ghost Banner from the ground.

He then smiled at Asuma and fled without looking back.

"call……"

Asuma sat there panting, then stood up after a while and staggered out of the illusion barrier set up by Kabuto Yakushi.

Soon, the dark side appeared.

"Kabuto Yakushi has defected and stolen purple equipment worth 1 billion. Report to the Hokage immediately and dispatch a pursuit team."

"Someone has defected?!"

The Anbu initially intended to inquire about Asuma's injuries and the specifics of the situation, but upon hearing that someone had defected, they quickly reported to the Hokage.

In peacetime, defection is a very serious matter.

The offices in the Hokage Building,

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was serious; he hadn't expected something like this to happen.

His face was full of anger as he looked at Shimura Danzo beside him and asked, "Why did you hide Yakushi Kabuto's Root identity?"

Danzo's gaze flickered slightly before he said firmly, "Root members are also ninjas of the village, and they are absolutely loyal to the village. There is no need to hide it. However, there is no necessary connection between the Samsara Game and Root's identity, so I think there is no need to report it."

"Because of your concealment, the village has suffered huge losses!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a headache coming on. Although he was hesitant about the Samsara Game, something worth a billion yen had been stolen.

It's not just about economic losses, but also about the reputation of being the strongest ninja village.

"The one who caused the loss is not me, but your good son!"