Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

"Heave-ho, heave-ho..."

A comical figure moved through the woods, his steps light as if on a picnic, making it impossible to tell that he was carrying two people on his shoulders.

"I'm exhausted—I'm carrying two people all by myself, living alone is such a hassle..."

He muttered to himself, and if one had to describe any expression on his strange, featureless face, it would probably be a bizarre state of "being tired but also quite happy".

"Huh? Wait a minute."

He suddenly stopped and tilted his swirling head.

"I won't feel that way, because I'm a White Zetsu! Hahaha!"

He burst into laughter, the sound echoing through the silent woods and startling a few night birds.

After laughing, he continued carrying the two unconscious people on his shoulders and ran in a certain direction.

Under the moonlight, you could clearly see the faces of the two people.

One is Rin Nohara, and the other is Yamato.

White Zetsu Afei.

That's his name.

After running for a while, passing through a dense forest and around several huge rocks, Afei finally arrived at his destination—a huge cave hidden deep in the mountains.

The entrance to the cave was hidden by vines and weeds; anyone unfamiliar with the area would never notice it. Afei easily slipped inside, walked along the winding passage for a long time, and then the view suddenly opened up before him.

This is a huge underground space. Inside the cave, there is some simple furniture—a stone table, a few stone stools, some daily necessities piled in the corner, and a simple bed.

This is one of Madara Uchiha's hiding places before his death.

That once-powerful man once plotted his "Eye of the Moon Project" here, and waited for the right opportunity to arrive.

He is long dead now.

Only White Zetsu Afei remained here.

"Lord Madara—! Good evening—!"

Afei casually put the two people on his shoulder to the ground, then shouted loudly into the empty cave.

"I'm back—! Even though you're dead, I still want to say hello!"

He waited for a while, but of course there was no response.

"Even when you're around, I'm afraid you'll scold me..."

Afei scratched his swirl-shaped head, a hint of melancholy in his voice. "But now that no one's yelling at me, I'm even more scared."

There has still been no response.

Only his voice echoed in the cave.

Ah Fei stood there, staring at the empty stone bench, and remained silent for a few seconds.

Then, he went back to his carefree self.

"Hey—wake up—!"

He crouched down and shook the two bound people on the ground forcefully.

"The sun's already high in the sky—! Even though it's night, wake up quickly—! That's what it means!"

He continued talking to himself as he shook himself.

Rin's eyelids twitched, and Yamato's brows furrowed. Finally, the two of them slowly opened their eyes.

"Wh...what?!"

Lin's eyes widened suddenly, and a look of undisguised terror flashed across her face.

A pure white monster, devoid of any features except for a swirling face, was crouching in front of her, "looking" at her in a way that... was hard to describe!

"Who are you?!"

Lin shouted the words almost instinctively, but the next moment, she forced herself to calm down.

Yamato also woke up.

His reaction was even faster than Rin's—the moment he opened his eyes, his chakra surged wildly, ready to strike at any moment.

however.

Nothing happened.

He was stunned; the chakra within his body was completely empty, not a single drop remained.

"Don't bother!"

Ah Fei's voice rang out from the side.

"Your chakra has been completely drained! But it wasn't me who did it, so don't be afraid of me."

Lin looked up at the dark rock wall above her head, and a wave of panic welled up inside her.

She was not afraid of death. The moment she chose to crash into Kakashi Reicheltsu, she was already prepared to die.

But what she feared was something else entirely.

She was afraid of being captured again, afraid of being used by the enemy again, afraid that her existence would once again become a weapon to harm her comrades.

Last time, her death caused Obito to fall into depravity.

Those decades of darkness, those countless killings, those heinous sins—all began with her death.

"Don't be afraid!"

Afei squatted down in front of Rin and Yamato. "I'm your friend! If it weren't for me, those guys would have done really awful things!"

His voice still had that comical, carefree tone.

"About who I am...?"

He suddenly changed his tone.

The voice became low and deep, carrying a feigned sense of vicissitude.

"I have no identity, and I don't want to live as anyone else."

Lin was stunned for a moment, and so was Yamato.

Ah Fei remained motionless, maintaining this subdued posture.

If he had eyes, he'd probably be looking at the two of them with that "Am I not cool?" look right now.

This line was one he had heard Obito say before.

Ah Fei thought that line was really cool, so he wrote it down.

I'm thinking that I must use it when I have the chance in the future.

"but--!"

He abruptly switched back to his original comical voice, and his deep, resonant demeanor instantly crumbled.

"I do have a status! But before that question—may I ask one?"

"What does the urge to defecate feel like? Can you give an example?"

"Wh...what?!"

Lin's eyes widened instantly, her face filled with disbelief. She was completely at a loss for words and stood there dumbfounded.

"Huh? You don't want to answer?"

A hint of disappointment crept into Afei's voice. "But I've gotten used to it—it's really hard to feel like a living person is talking."

"Alright!" Yamato's voice rang out, his body still weak. "Who are you? What's your purpose?"

As he asked the question, he slowly circulated the chakra within his body that was gradually recovering.

As long as we can hold off this monster, as long as we can give it a little more time to allow its chakra to recover to a certain level, we can subdue it.

"Oh oh oh—!"

Ah Fei suddenly jumped up, "That's a great question—!"

next moment.

His body began to slowly disintegrate.

It's not a metaphor; it's a literal division.

From that white, twisted body, one after another identical white figures split off. Each one, like the original, had pure white skin, a swirling face, and no facial features.

In the blink of an eye, five or six hooligans appeared in the cave.

"Smack."

One of the hooligans snapped his fingers.

The campfire that was originally used for lighting in the cave went out instantly.

The surroundings were plunged into darkness.

Lin and Yamato's hearts tightened at the same time.

Then—a beam of light shone straight down from the top of the cave.

It's like a spotlight on a stage.

Lin and Yamato followed the beam of light and saw a thug standing on a protruding rock at the top of the cave, holding a glowing object... a flashlight.

"Cough cough..."

Another hoodlum stepped forward and stood in the very center of the beam of light.

Its body was slightly hunched, and its gait became unsteady, like that of an old man in his twilight years.

"No, I'm getting old, I can't even walk anymore..."

It spoke in an old, trembling voice.

"My dear junior, what should I do...?"

"Oh, right!"

The "old man Afei" suddenly raised his head, his voice becoming excited.

"I must create something special! So that even after I die, I can still complete my plan!"

Another hoodlum jumped out from the side, holding a ball of invisible air in his hands, as if showing off something precious.

"Hashirama cells... White Zetsu base... plus the world's most handsome face..."

"It's done! Special White Zetsu! From now on, you'll be called Tobi!"

Then, another hoodlum jumped out.

The young man stood in the center of the beam of light, puffing out his chest.

"Ah Fei, the embodiment of my will."

Another young man—the one playing the "old man"—stepped forward and spoke in a deep, entrusting tone.

"From the moment you were born, the entire forest of the Land of Fire has been whispering your name."

"From now on, my life can't be without you."

"Um--!"

The "entrusted Ah Fei" nodded vigorously, his voice full of determination.

"Don't worry, Lord Madara! I'll take good care of you!"

Lin watched this comical scene unfold.

Those white monsters were putting on a one-man show under the beam of light, directing and acting themselves, asking and answering their own questions, acting with such dedication and seriousness that it made you wonder whether to laugh or be afraid.

But when that name came out of their mouths—Lin suddenly had some images flash through her mind.

Those scenes I saw in the Pure Land.

"you……"

Lin stared at Afei, who was still entertaining himself, at his swirling face without any features, and the images in the mirror kept flashing through her mind.

"You are... that thing who was by Obito's side?!"