My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 221 The Deadly Rescue Plan

A colossal creature with three tails wreaked havoc in Konoha Village, its chakra storms blowing away and destroying large areas of buildings. Although its power was far less than that of the Nine-Tails, the Three-Tails was still a genuine war monster!

"This is bad..."

This thought flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.

It wasn't that he felt helpless against the Three-Tails, but rather that the "first the Mizukage, then the Tailed Beast" attack was too terrifying, and the enemy's determination to rescue Obito was so firm that it was difficult for Konoha to predict what other conspiracies awaited them.

The operation plan to use Obito as bait to lure the enemy who was lurking in the dark and eradicate the threat was almost a failure.

The master and disciple exchanged glances, realizing that the other shared the same thoughts. Without turning around, Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted:

"Shisui, kill Obito!"

To avoid any unforeseen complications, the Third Hokage did not allow Kakashi to carry out the attack.

Although Shisui knew Obito, their bond was not deep; they were merely close relatives. Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's order, he did not hesitate, drew his short sword from his back, and swiftly slashed at Obito's head.

The blade was sharp and swift, moving as fast as lightning.

However, the blade ultimately failed to strike Obito's head.

The leaf-shaped shell suddenly emerged from the ground, firmly protecting Obito. Although its defensive power was not high, it was more than enough to block metal weapons without added chakra.

—Zetsu finally found Konoha's weakness and appeared at the critical moment!

Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi were held back by the Three-Tails. Although rescuing Obito was still extremely difficult, it was not entirely hopeless.

Nourishes—

The short knife cut into the leaf's outer shell, stopping after cutting twenty centimeters, unable to go any further.

"They actually dared to come..." A cold glint flashed in Shisui's eyes. As a genius, his reaction in this critical moment was many times faster than that of an ordinary ninja.

He abandoned his sword, unleashed his Body Flicker Technique, and burrowed into the leaf's outer shell, almost face-to-face with Obito and Zetsu.

In close-quarters combat within confined spaces, Zhishui is also a master!

The inside of the outer shell was pitch black, but in the vision of the three-tomoe Sharingan, it was still as bright as day.

No, that's not right... It's too bright!

In an instant, the young Uchiha realized the problem—the Sharingan's vision was indeed quite high, and it could see clearly at night, but no matter how powerful it was, it could not achieve the same level of clarity as day and night.

The reason it was so bright was because that hateful black and white guy had unleashed a stack of explosive tags!

The instant the leaf's outer shell enveloped Obito, Zetsu pulled out a thick stack of explosive tags and flung them all out without even looking. Shisui's speed was too fast; after completing the "slash-rush" action, the chakra fuses of the explosive tags had just burned out, releasing a dazzling white light before the explosion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi acted decisively, ordering Obito's execution as soon as he realized the situation might spiral out of Konoha's control; Shisui Uchiha also performed admirably, working with the efficiency of a machine.

However, Black Zetsu's plan was more extreme. He knew that Konoha had many powerful fighters, and to rescue Obito, he had to do something Konoha didn't expect.

—Including but not limited to using explosive tags near Obito, even at the risk of "Obito being blown up by himself", to maximize the probability of a successful rescue!

In any case, Black Zetsu is practically immortal and can escape at any time. At worst, he can wait another thousand years. Putting Obito's life on the gambling table is painful, but it's much better than having no hope at all.

boom!

Shisui shielded himself with his arms and curled up into a ball to minimize the impact of the explosion, but even so, he was still blasted more than ten meters away and suffered burns in many places.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his mind reeling.

"Kamui!" Just then, Kakashi used the Mangekyou Sharingan in his left eye. After hearing the Third Hokage's order, he had been silently accumulating chakra in preparation for any eventuality, but he hadn't expected this moment to come so soon.

However, this powerful space-time ninjutsu landed in vain.

Apart from a pool of blood, there was no trace of Obito or Zetsu.

Shisui and Kakashi both froze.

This series of intense exchanges took less than a second. From Hiruzen Sarutobi ordering the execution of Obito to Kakashi's Kamui failing, the situation reversed in the blink of an eye, and Konoha lost its most useful card.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru never expected that their enemy accomplices, who came to rescue him, would dare to recklessly throw out explosive tags, risking killing Obito.

"Chase them! They can't get far." Only then did Tsunade land on the execution ground. Her blonde hair was styled into twin ponytails, casually draped behind her. She wore armor, looking like an enraged Valkyrie.

"With a hundred explosive tags, even with his comrades protecting him, Obito will definitely not have an easy time... Seal off the village, and leave the Three-Tails to the Third Hokage and Orochimaru."

Roar--

As Tsunade spoke, the Three-Tails roared again not far away, its voice carrying a faint hint of malice. Clearly, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru had seized the initiative, and defeating or even sealing the Tailed Beast was only a matter of time.

Shisui and Kakashi struggled to their feet, nodded, and followed Tsunade's orders.

……

"Obito, are you alright?"

Somewhere in Konoha, Zetsu put down Obito, who was covered in blood, his face grim.

Obito murmured a few words, and Zetsu leaned closer, but he couldn't hear him at all.

"Am I about to die...?"

Jue's eyes held a complex expression; he knew that his only companion was on her deathbed.

A hole was punched in his skull, his right chest was blown off, his nose was gone, and over 90% of his skin was burned...

Even though Zetsu had risked his life to protect him, Obito Uchiha, who had been imprisoned for four days and had his spine broken, could not withstand the impact of the explosive tags.

The price of escaping the execution ground is terrible.

But... for my mother's sake, I must save him.

Thinking this to himself, Black Zetsu spoke:

"Hang in there, think of Rin Nohara."

Obito, who was on the verge of death, suddenly opened his eyes, and a glimmer of light appeared in them.

It's working, but how do we get him out of Konoha? Zetsu scratched his head in frustration.

The only way to save him is to fuse Hashirama's cells back into his body. When Obito was in Kannabi, half of his body had already been transplanted, so he no longer had any rejection reaction to Hashirama's cells and there was definitely no problem.

"His physical condition is too poor; he can only hold on for ten minutes at most. The surgery must be done now; there's no time to bring him back... Never mind, we'll do it!"

Zetsu gritted his teeth and carried Obito to a relatively secluded spot within Konoha.

He extended a branch and inserted it into the ground, carefully using his White Zetsu clone to transport a large number of Hashirama cells. Then, without wasting any time, he began to repair Obito's body on the spot.

Because of Hyuga Yuto, Konoha no longer has a well-organized "Byakugan Investigation Team," and its search capabilities have declined significantly compared to before, which has given Zetsu some confidence.

Meanwhile, the search party, wearing Konoha headbands, began traversing the gradually darkening streets.

Both sides are racing against time.

(End of this chapter)