[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-as-aizen-in-naruto-and-joined-a-chat-group":3,"chapter-as-aizen-in-naruto-and-joined-a-chat-group-as-aizen-in-naruto-and-joined-a-chat-group-chapter-187":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","As Aizen in Naruto and Joined a Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1411619,1865,"Chapter 187: Strange Black Fog","as-aizen-in-naruto-and-joined-a-chat-group-chapter-187",187,"\u003Cp>Machete Girl: Guys, can someone tell me what this is? [Image]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skirt-Flipping Maniac: A human corpse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujin Artist: I’m eating, and you’re sending pictures full of gore?! Kotonoha-chan, I don’t like you anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machete Girl: Ah, sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curly-haired Guy: Are you kidding? A man-eating flower like you would be affected by something like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujin Artist: You’re the damn man-eating flower! Shut your stinking mouth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet Lotus Fairy: \"Shut your butt\"... Does that mean shut your farting mouth? I just learned a new phrase from Eriri.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujin Artist: I don’t create knowledge. I just move it around. But seriously, Kotonoha, did you go to a crime scene? Those villagers really are dead, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said she was eating and didn’t want to see anything bloody. But in reality, Eriri was staring at the picture while slurping down her ramen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the day, she definitely didn’t have the stomach for this. But now, she was used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretty Boy from Skull Island: That person died horribly. Their arms and legs were all cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Not just the limbs—even the teeth are gone. What kind of heartless monster does that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machete Girl: Ahem, I did that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujin Artist: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Pfft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curly-haired Guy: Kotonoha-chan, that’s... unexpected. What kind of grudge did you have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machete Girl: No grudge. It tried to attack me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an Actor: \"It\"? So it wasn’t just a corpse, huh? And that blood—it’s already black and clotted, but somehow still moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amegakure Village’s Angel: As expected of Anran-san. I didn’t even notice that until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul Society’s Bad Guy: If the blood’s still flowing, that means the body’s technically still alive. But judging by the wounds and the skin color, this person’s been dead for at least five days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machete Girl: Yeah! That’s exactly what I was wondering, so I brought it up in the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Katsura Kotonoha was standing next to a van.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several onmyoji were gathered around her, some looking scared, others curious, as they stared at the strange corpse that had all four limbs destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in that state, the corpse was still desperately trying to move and attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without its sharp teeth, its movements just looked ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujin Artist: Don’t tell me it’s a zombie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curly-haired Guy: Pfft! What’s next? Are you gonna say Kotonoha has a secret Umbrella Corporation base over there? What’s she working with, the T-virus or G-virus?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujin Artist: More like the idiot virus! Catch that and you’ll turn into a big dumbass like you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an Actor: I don’t know if it’s a zombie, but it’s very possible it came from some kind of mutation or infection. If I’m right, there’s definitely more than just this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Don’t tell me it’s some kind of mind-corrupting thing? Like a Cthulhu invasion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machete Girl: Ruiko-chan, please don’t scare me like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curly-haired Guy: Yeah, look how scared she is! Not everyone’s as fearless as me, you know! Watch what you say!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wig Guy: Gintoki, are you trying to find the entrance to the Other World again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curly-haired Guy: Nah, this time it’s the Gate of Truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doujin Artist: Pfft! Coward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Coward who still brags about being brave. Classic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an Actor: Actually, just from this photo, we can tell something. The mutation from this infection isn’t too extreme, so a Cthulhu-type origin is unlikely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And none of the old stories passed around among the local espers over by Kotonoha’s area sound anything like Cthulhu either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machete Girl: That’s a relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trusted Anran completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Katsura Kotonoha had never said it out loud, deep down she already saw this young group leader as a light in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it hadn’t been for his help, she probably still wouldn’t be able to talk to people normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a long breath, Katsura Kotonoha turned to look at her teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What now? What are we supposed to do?\" Naoto held his head, shaking. \"What even *is* this thing? How is this happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down! Where’s your pride as an onmyoji?\" Kira frowned and scolded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is way beyond what onmyoji can handle!\" Naoto shouted, raising his head. \"You saw it too! Our talismans didn’t do anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well... that’s just because it’s a humanoid puppet,\" Sakazaki Yuki said quietly. \"Its energy inside is so thin, it’s basically empty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you know?!\" Naoto exploded, shouting, \"Without talismans, how are we supposed to use our powers? This mission is—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, a cold flash of steel sliced past his face and hit the corpse behind him right in the head—splitting it clean in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naoto’s eyes went wide as he swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few strands of black hair, freshly cut, floated down from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katsura Kotonoha slid her sword back into its sheath, face calm. \"You all go back. I’ll handle the rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and walked straight toward the deeper part of the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to see what this so-called infection really was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if no one did anything, more people would definitely get hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would go against everything Anran had taught her about what’s right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Kotonoha, wait! I’m coming too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kazuko and Yukki Sakazaki quickly followed behind. Kira patted Naoto on the shoulder and said meaningfully, \"Let’s head back. You’re not cut out to be an onmyoji.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naoto clenched his teeth, watching their backs as they walked farther and farther away. He wanted to run after them, but in the end, he couldn’t find the courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiots, the whole lot of you! You’re all dead meat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally let out his anger by shouting, then got back into the car. But he didn’t notice the dark fog slowly floating above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That black mist seemed to have a mind of its own, constantly shifting its shape. Then, without a sound, it began to spread, filling the entire car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Naoto realized something was wrong, it was already too late. The thick black fog shot into both his body and the driver’s from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces turned pale, their bodies trembled, like some invisible hand was choking them. Their mouths were wide open, but no sound came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, everything inside the car went quiet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark mist slowly floated out of their bodies, gathered itself back together, and drifted off in the direction where Katsura and the others had gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read 30 advanced Chapters on my patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FGustinaKamiya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>",1095,"2026-06-05T23:59:04.159Z",1,"novelbin.me","81e709ffbe044c80acb651d1d876695cfe64d619030584891d3565c460367045","as-aizen-in-naruto-and-joined-a-chat-group-chapter-188","as-aizen-in-naruto-and-joined-a-chat-group-chapter-186",443,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fas-aizen-in-naruto-and-joined-a-chat-group-cover.jpg"]