Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

"I believe there will always be a way to solve this." After saying this, Fugaku quickly left.

Watching Fugaku's figure disappear from sight, Chiho said without any politeness:

"The Third Hokage was old and useless after he turned fifty or sixty, and became indecisive. I never expected that the clan leader, who is only in his early thirties, would be so indecisive and hesitant in his actions. A person like that should just stay home and take care of his children. How can he lead the Uchiha clan well!"

As she spoke, she tilted her head slightly, looking at Shisui and Issei with a kind expression, and asked, "Well? What do you guys think?!"

Shisui and Issei immediately felt an immense pressure.

Yicheng: "That's true."

Shisui hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."

"You two do have some knowledge." Chiho's expression relaxed, and she smiled before quickly leaving.

After Chiho left, Shisui couldn't help but ask, "Issei, judging from Chiho-senpai's expression, she seems to want to become the clan leader as well?"

"It seems so."

Ichisei nodded.

“Don’t you also want to be the clan leader? What should we do?” Zhishui continued.

After entering the Dark Side, Shisui saw many things clearly, and the events of tonight made him realize one thing.

That is, he doesn't want such a thing to happen to the Uchiha clan one day. He doesn't have any way to change the higher-ups right now, but the clan leader should indeed be replaced.

Fugaku is very strong, but he is not suitable to be the clan leader.

“It’s alright, it’s the same whether she’s the clan leader or I am,” Yicheng continued. “I’ll head back now.”

With that, Issei quickly left to inform the main body.

The initial steps to break the Caged Bird Seal have been completed; all that remains is the actual execution, and Hyuga Hizashi is the perfect guinea pig for this task.

I imagine the original author would be very interested.

"She treats it the same way you treat it?" Zhi Shui pondered the question.

It seems that Issei admires Chiho a lot; the two have similar styles of doing things, both being very passionate.

Trusting Issei's keen eye for people, Shisui felt it was necessary to observe Chiho more closely. If she could do a good job as clan leader, with his and Issei's support, Chiho's chances of becoming clan leader would be much greater.

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[182. Taking leave for birthday]

As the title says, it's my birthday today, and I'd like to take a day off.

I'll catch up on the missed updates in a couple of days.

I've made up for all the missed updates from last month, so I'll definitely catch up.

The three-watch beast in its growth stage.

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[Chapter 181: A Two-Pronged Approach]

That night.

The moon is bright and the stars are few; snowflakes fall in the cold wind, leaving only black and white in the world.

Bai Yu, dressed in a silver-white wizard's robe, walked across the vast and desolate land. Snowflakes that fell about ten centimeters in front of him were repelled by an invisible force.

At the edge of the horizon, a sharp point faintly emerges; that is Mizuki Castle, a border city of the Land of Waterfalls, separated from the Land of Earth by only a river.

"Is it here?"

Bai Yu gazed at Water Mist City. His mythical creature bloodline granted him superhuman vision and dynamic eyesight, and with the added bonus of the "Five Senses Enhancement" spell, the outline of Water Mist City appeared in his vision.

Based on the connection of bloodlines, Bai Yu rushed here without stopping. Zi Yuan's bloodline connection with him was getting closer and closer, indicating that she was clearly in this city.

I didn't expect that the person who kidnapped Ziyuan would stay here all this time. They're quite bold.

I don't know if they're waiting for someone to meet them, or if they're just waiting to die.

Gradually, Bai Yu blended into the night and silently entered the Water Mist City.

As a major trading city between the Land of Waterfall and the Land of Earth, Mizuki Castle remains brightly lit and bustling with people even as night deepens.

Bai Yu felt an increasingly strong bloodline connection and finally arrived at the entrance of a luxurious hot spring hotel.

"Is this the place?" Bai Yu frowned slightly. By enhancing his perception with his "sixth sense," he discovered that some of the rooms on the upper floors of the hotel were protected by barriers that were interfering with his senses.

With that in mind, Bai Yu walked around the hot spring hotel, set up a temporary defensive magic array, and then quietly sneaked up to the second floor.

Using his senses, Bai Yu arrived outside a private room.

The private room has a small barrier around it, which is designed to isolate sensory perception. Shion should be inside this room.

Bai Yu swiftly formed hand seals, creating another barrier outside the small barrier set up by the enemy. This way, no matter how much noise was inside, it wouldn't be heard outside.

Although he wasn't afraid of being ganged up on with his strength, he still wanted to play it safe, since Shion's safety was the most important thing.

After doing all this, Bai Yu slowly took a breath.

"Hi~"

A warm current quickly rose from his lower abdomen, followed by chakra surging throughout his body. Every muscle in his body was writhing and exerting force. A faint crimson aura gathered on his right fist, which then expanded rapidly at a visible speed, as if it were being inflated.

With Bai Yu's current body control abilities, he can precisely control the power of "Crimson Dragon Calamity" and "Colossus Technique" simultaneously.

boom!

With a loud bang, the barrier and wooden door outside the room were instantly destroyed.

Bai Yu's figure transformed into a crimson afterimage as he rushed into the room.

"Shiyuan! I..."

The scene inside the room made Bai Yu's next words get stuck in her throat.

Shion and Orochimaru were sitting at a table laden with food, eating. Shion had half a tempura in her mouth, while Orochimaru tilted his head slightly as he watched her eat.

The sudden burst of Bai Yu's footsteps startled both of them. Orochimaru instinctively appeared beside Shion and reached out to protect her behind him.

"Dad?!" Ziyuan looked at Baiyu, who suddenly appeared like a god descending to earth, his hair standing on end in anger, with a mixture of surprise and joy.

"Shion, Orochimaru-sensei, what's going on here..." The crimson aura around Bai Yu vanished rapidly like a deflated balloon. He looked at Shion and Orochimaru, as well as a table full of fragrant food, somewhat bewildered.

Upon seeing Bai Yu, Orochimaru's solemn expression relaxed slightly. However, the powerful aura emanating from Bai Yu made him feel extremely uncomfortable, and his body remained somewhat tense.

"Dad!" Ziyuan put down her chopsticks, jumped up, and leaped into Baiyu's arms. "Why did you take so long? I was kidnapped by bad guys! Luckily, Orochimaru saved me!"

Bai Yu patted Zi Yuan on the back, gently comforting her. Then, sensing something was wrong, he asked with a puzzled look, "Why didn't any of the demonized defensive items I left on you trigger?!"

Ziyuan paused in her coquettish gesture.

Seeing this, Bai Yu put Zi Yuan down, knelt in front of her, and checked her physical condition. He found that she was not only unharmed, but also looked a little fatter than when they met a few months ago.

"I'm so bored staying at home. Mom is busy every day and doesn't spend time with me. I can't even go out when I want to. Dad, you haven't come to see me for months. I wanted to take this opportunity to go out and have some fun... I'm sorry, I was wrong." Ziyuan looked at Baiyu pitifully, with an expression that looked like she was about to cry.

Bai Yu's expression froze, and he couldn't bring himself to say any words of reproach or reprimand. Although Zi Yuan's birth was an accident, in addition to receiving a luck boost from Miroku, Bai Yu also gained a daughter with exceptional talent for free.

It seems that not having time to spend with her now is indeed his own fault. However, the Uzumaki clan and Kirigakure were at war recently, and Bai Yu was busy collecting bloodline limits and conducting experiments, so he couldn't find the time to travel to the Land of Demons. In the end, these experiments are beneficial to him, but they can also save his descendants from many detours in the future.

However, what children want may be different from what adults think.

"It's true that Dad was wrong about this, but you can't do it again next time. Think about how worried your mother and I were when you were kidnapped. You were lucky to run into Orochimaru-sensei this time. What if you had run into other bad guys? Even the demonic defensive items I gave you couldn't stop all attacks. What you did was really dangerous, you know?"

Bai Yu said.

"I promise it won't happen again." Ziyuan lowered her head.

"Let's eat first, I'm hungry too." Bai Yu smiled and carried Zi Yuan back to her seat, then sat down next to Orochimaru and said, "Orochimaru-sensei, can you tell me about how you saved Zi Yuan? I want to know who dared to lay a hand on her?"

Orochimaru snapped out of his daze and looked at the broken door and the debris scattered around it.

Bai Yu noticed his gaze and smiled slightly:

"Don't worry, I added another layer of barrier outside the main barrier, so ordinary people can't get in."

Although Orochimaru seems to have taken good care of Shion and may have indeed saved her, the fact that he didn't inform him about her identity despite knowing it suggests that he may have other motives, something Bai Yu needs to figure out.

Of course, in any case, Orochimaru did help Shion, and that's enough. After all, a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions.

Given their past relationship, Bai Yu wouldn't make things difficult for Orochimaru.

Orochimaru's heart skipped a beat, and he then briefly recounted what had happened. Of course, he wouldn't mention a word about his intention to conduct research using Shion's bloodline, since Bai Yu himself could guess that it would be difficult to handle if he were too direct.

"Orochimaru-sensei said he passed on information to me, but why haven't I received it? It's been four days already."

Bai Yu frowned slightly.

Just then, Bai Yu's expression changed, and he took out a spirit communication scroll from his pocket.

Bang!

As the smoke dissipated, a small, earthen-yellow snake appeared on the scroll, and from its mouth emerged an even smaller scroll.

Bai Yu opened the scroll and his expression turned somewhat strange. The scroll contained exactly what Orochimaru had said, and it also told him about how he had saved Shion.

"It seems that the communication snakes in Shikkotsu Forest have become this bad?" Bai Yu looked at Orochimaru with a half-smile. He didn't expect Orochimaru to pull this trick on him. If Bai Yu hadn't been able to find Shion, this letter probably would never have reached him.

However, Orochimaru lingered here, probably not wanting to make things too ugly, so he could wait for Shiraha's arrival.

Orochimaru understood what Shiraha meant and didn't say anything more.

"Anyway, I have to thank you on behalf of Ziyuan." Bai Yu picked up the empty wine glass next to him.

"Dad, let me do it." Ziyuan quickly picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for Baiyu and Orochimaru.

"I toast to you." Bai Yu raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Orochimaru and Shiraha clinked glasses.

After a few drinks, Bai Yu changed the subject: "Besides Iwagakure, did no one else participate in this matter?"

"As far as I know, no," Orochimaru said in a deep voice, without mentioning the cooperation with Shennong.

"And what about here? You're just eating, why are you setting up a warning barrier?" Bai Yu continued to ask.

“There are many people from the Land of Earth doing business here, including ninjas from Iwagakure who act as guards. I’m afraid of being discovered by the people from Iwagakure. Moreover…” Orochimaru paused, “This hot spring hotel is owned by Hiruko. If he finds out about Shion’s special abilities, he might have some other ideas.”