Chapter 995

The Wood Release power that Jue had mastered was another matter entirely—even Senju Hashirama couldn't accomplish it.

She had obtained Shukaku's claw, so Jue's objective was already achieved. Gaara held no value to her whatsoever, but killing him here would certainly affect her mother's plans.

"Before Gaara regains consciousness, you'd better come up with a good excuse."

"And those two—Kankuro and Temari. Including Gaara, the three of them are all children of the Fourth Kazekage. If used properly, they'd make excellent pawns."

Jue grinned wickedly. Standing beside the two who were unconscious and completely unable to resist, she had already figured out how to exploit them next, rather than simply silencing them by killing.

Actually, counting Minato Namikaze who was currently a guest in her own lair, if it weren't for the fact that Konoha's tailed beast was the Nine-Tails and needed to be filled in last, Jue could have even announced that she had completed two-ninths of her plan.

However, as long as the next events unfolded exactly like the script she had arranged beforehand, she would very soon truly achieve this goal.

"Abandon the exam and return to Amegakure. There's no longer any need for you to remain here."

The "Byakugan" doesn't possess the ability to control the mind—only the genjutsu "Sharingan," which can manipulate an enemy's thoughts, can do that.

But for Kaguya, even though her eyes still appeared to be Byakugan on the surface, in reality, after the "fusion," her "Byakugan" had already undergone a complete transformation.

Not only her former abilities—even implanting thoughts of loyalty to herself into an enemy's mind was but a matter of an instant.

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