Chapter 393

393. Chapter 385: The Wig Finally Becomes a Wig

The Hero Water of Takigakure is a heavenly treasure that has the effect of enhancing the user's chakra. It was carefully collected by successive leaders to stabilize their rule and prepare for wartime needs.

But in fact, this thing is just the mucus secreted by Chomei when it pupates into a helmet beetle, containing a trace of Tailed Beast power that is easily absorbed by the human body.

Therefore, after humans consume it, their internal chakra will increase significantly, and their personality will also become combative and irritable.

"You mean to let Mako take the Hero Water?"

Kakuzu looked at Uchiha Gin, who took out a gourd containing an unknown liquid from the scroll he had just traded, and his brows knitted tightly.

"The side effects of this thing are not small. Are you sure?"

As a subordinate once highly valued by the leader of the Land of Waterfalls, how could Kakuzu not know the terrifying side effects of Hero Water?

After ordinary people consume it, their chakra will increase several times in a short period, but after a long time, their body will rapidly decay. In light cases, they will fall into a coma, and in severe cases, their meridians will be severed, becoming a useless person.

"That's because they took too much. Who wouldn't be confused after drinking directly?"

Uchiha Gin shook the viscous Hero Water in his hand and explained.

"Hero Water is originally a non-toxic and harmless tonic. Those so-called side effects are just because their physical fitness is too poor, and they drank too much, unable to bear the supplement."

Mako's current situation belongs to physical deficiency, and she urgently needs high-quality supplements to nourish her body. This Hero Water is naturally the best choice.

But even with the formidable physique of the Senju clan, it cannot meet the conditions for direct drinking without side effects.

"Then according to your meaning?"

"Dilute this thing with any Mixue Bingcheng drink at a ratio of 1:100, three times a day, and it can effectively alleviate her condition."

"Huh?"

Kakuzu and Seeing Shenhuo were stunned upon hearing this prescription, looked at each other, and their eyes were full of suspicion.

"Is it really true?" o(*^▽^*)┛

Mako's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she raised her hand to ask excitedly.

"Guaranteed, but remember, if there is no Mixue Bingcheng as a medicinal primer, the effect might be greatly reduced~"

Uchiha Gin spoke as if it were true, making Kakuzu frown. The little abacus in his heart was clattering.

Three cups of Mixue Bingcheng a day!

Even the Lord Daimyo wouldn't dare to consume like this, right?

"Then thank you, Emperor Rider. Our Mako is finally saved~"

Seeing Shenhuo, eager to save his wife, didn't have so many other thoughts. He walked up happily, wanting to take the special medicine from Uchiha Gin's hand.

"Uh?"

As a result, before his hand touched the gourd containing the Hero Water, Seeing Shenhuo felt a blur before his eyes, and the gourd disappeared into Uchiha Gin's palm out of thin air.

"Didn't you hear clearly just now, kid? This thing isn't free~"

Looking at the confused Seeing Shenhuo, Uchiha Gin crossed his legs and shook his finger gently.

Although Uchiha Gin usually claims to be a person of love, he has never said in front of anyone that he is a charity ambassador.

You must remember, free affection is cheaper than grass~

"How much money?"

The businessman Prison Kakuzu still had a clear head.

"That depends on the value of your daughter in your heart~"

"Sob sob sob..."

Kakuzu, whose whole body was cold, wept in his heart. He carefully held the regained storage scroll with both hands and walked numbly to Mako, who was moved, and placed the life-saving medicine into her palm.

"Thank you, Father~"

Looking at Kakuzu, who had become penniless from the previous moment, and feeling the deep fatherly love, Mako bit her lip, her eyes filled with hot tears.

"Phew~ It's okay. As long as I can keep you and the child safe, I can accept any price."

Kakuzu, whose pockets were cleaner than his face, looked at Mako, who was crying with joy. His heart softened, and he chose to keep the sadness to himself, turning to put on a light and breezy expression, waving his hand very freely.

"Father, I will pay back the money I borrowed from you as soon as possible~"

Seeing Shenhuo leaned over, his words sounding firm, but his eyes carried deep lack of confidence.

The money Seeing Shenhuo had seen in his life added up to less than the tip of the iceberg Kakuzu had just taken out. If he really had to pay it back, he would have to work day and night for hundreds of years to pay it off.

"Hmph~ I'm happy to spend money on my daughter."

"Then that's really thank..."

It's good not to have to pay it back~

"But you, as the father of the child, should take responsibility. Sign this for me."

Just as Seeing Shenhuo was secretly rejoicing, the expressionless Kakuzu took out an IOU with wet ink, on which a string of zeros that couldn't be seen to the end made people dizzy.

"Ah!"

"Hmm?"

"I'll sign! I'll sign!"

Glared at by Kakuzu, Seeing Shenhuo surrendered instantly, signing his name on this indenture that couldn't be paid off for several lifetimes with a bitter face.

"Hehe~"

Mako looked at the two most important men in her life, the smile on her face becoming increasingly gentle.

"Today is a good day~"

Happily finishing counting the gold coins exploded by Prison Kakuzu, Uchiha Gin sighed that the end of the year was approaching, and he had finally earned a considerable amount of money, so he could spend the New Year with peace of mind~

Witnessing the whole process of communication between Uchiha Gin and Kakuzu and others, Senju Tobirama's expression was very complex.

"How could that bounty hunter have so much money?"

His gaze fell on the suitcase piled up like a mountain, and he doubted whether his ninja career could be considered successful.

According to Senju Tobirama's intelligence, Kakuzu had only been a bounty hunter for a short dozen years after changing jobs from a rogue ninja, yet he had accumulated such terrifying wealth through legal means.

And he had been a ninja for so many years, only to end up with nothing, not only failing to earn retirement money but also causing a famine in the village that hadn't been discovered yet.

"Is the bounty hunter profession that easy to earn money?"

Thinking that Kakuzu just caught the dividend of the era and also wanting to pick up money with a sack, Senju Tobirama decided to put on a mask and enter the industry after returning, earning a big sum.

However, what Senju Tobirama didn't know was that Kakuzu's money was accumulated through means like tightening his belt and refurbishing junk, not just relying on black market bounties.

"Mako, you try the effect first~"

Carefully dissolving a drop of Hero Water into the newly bought milk tea, Seeing Shenhuo looked at his wife with anticipation after shaking it.

"Gulp~ Gulp~"

Following Mako's storm-like inhalation, the nervous Kakuzu and Seeing Shenhuo held their breath, waiting for the medicine to take effect.

"Phew~ Oishii!"

Smacking her lips and holding the empty cup, Mako had an expression of wanting more, her pale complexion gaining a few healthy ruddy colors at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"I feel great, my body is warm, and my stomach isn't growling anymore~"

Feeling her current energetic state, the surprised Mako hammered the ground of the spectator area with a fist.

"Boom~"

Hearing a loud noise, everyone stretched their necks curiously. Upon seeing Mako's fair fist smash a large crater into the hard ground, they all widened their eyes in disbelief.

"My strength has also recovered. This milk tea is really effective!"

"The medicine is what's effective, right?"

"It's all the same, both are indispensable~"

Mako patted the dust off the back of her hand, half-squinting her eyes happily.

"Who exactly is this woman?"

Seeing the power of Mako's punch, Senju Tobirama was calm on the surface, but his heart was already surging.

If he wasn't mistaken, the other party had just used the skill that their Senju clan was most proficient in: Strength of a Hundred.

That head of black, soft hair definitely wouldn't be their cousin Uzumaki clan, but recalling the existing Senju clansmen, Senju Tobirama didn't find any similar clansmen.

"Teacher, we know them both."

Just as Senju Tobirama was puzzled, Uchiha Kagami, who was gentle and moist, whispered beside him.

"You know them?"

Looking suspiciously at his most trusted disciple, Senju Tobirama, who didn't believe that the honest and simple curly-haired Uchiha Kagami would lie, signaled him to continue.

"Teacher, do you remember the time years ago when Clan Leader Sarutobi took us to a small town to execute a B-rank mission?"

When Uchiha Kagami mentioned this, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo on the side both revealed expressions of lingering fear.

"The time the mission failed?"

Senju Tobirama still had some impression of Sarutobi Sasuke, an elite Jonin, failing in a B-rank mission.

"That's right. That couple was the mission target back then. They defected from the Land of Grass to our side."

The three, including Uchiha Kagami, who had heard Seeing Shenhuo tell the story, still couldn't forget Mako's terrifying appearance at that time.

Especially Danzo, who couldn't help but subconsciously shrink his butt when looking at Mako.

"From the Land of Grass... forget it."

Senju Tobirama frowned upon hearing this, then temporarily gave up the idea of exploring Mako's background, deciding to investigate slowly afterward.

"Look! Another knight is about to decide the winner!"

Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Chiyo, who had been paying attention to the battlefield situation, suddenly announced the battle situation on the stage.

Hearing the real-time broadcast, everyone in the spectator area put down what they were doing, stretched their necks, and looked at the island where the competition was taking place.

In a corner of the island, at some point, an extra crystal-clear mountain peak had appeared. At the top of the ice mountain, which emitted bone-chilling cold, stood a figure.

The blue turtle knight, holding a long spear, was manipulating the snowflake-shaped technique at the tip of the spear, firing sharp ice spears toward the red little potato jumping up and down in the sky.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

The endless ice spears made Onoki unable to cope. Unable to spare a hand to counterattack, he could only play guerrilla warfare with Gui, who had amazing defense, relying on the flight effect of the Weighted Rock Technique.

"Snap!"

With a moment of distraction, an ice spear grazed Onoki's ribs. Although it didn't hit directly, the cold air of the Ice Release alone froze one of his kidneys solid.

"It's too passive to go on like this."

Covering his kidney with his hand, the scorching Lava Release power began to take effect. The kidney that had just been frozen was instantly thawed. Fortunately, Onoki operated it well, so he didn't turn it into charcoal-grilled kidney.

"Phew~ Phew~ Phew~"

The sudden alternation of cold and heat made Onoki break out in a cold sweat. With his brows knitted, he considered how to fight the turtle knight below, who was integrated in attack and defense.

Although Onoki was a knight with more tails, the Lava Release brought by the Four-Tails didn't fear Ice Release, not to mention he held the trump card of Particle Release.

But he ultimately lost in being inexperienced. Facing Gui, who had been famous for many years, his lack of combat experience meant that his defeat was only a matter of time.

"Little potato, if you can't come up with any new tricks, then retire!"

With an endless supply of chakra provided by the Three-Tails, Gui was having a great time releasing Ice Release. Turning into a turret, he looked at the panting Onoki with a teasing face.

"Hmph!"

Onoki, floating in the air, snorted coldly without answering. After frowning and thinking for a while, a flash of determination crossed his eyes.

He clapped his hands together and charged toward Gui in a diving posture, while scorching lava surged behind him, instantly wrapping his short body.

【Lava Release Chakra Mode】

"Wait until I finish off this little potato, then I'll go support Senior Brother."

Looking at Onoki covered in lava, Gui spoke arrogant words, but there was more solemnity in his eyes. His hand gripping the long spear tightened slightly, striking a throwing posture, and his arm began to accumulate power.

"Don't even think about it!"

If he lost, the teacher would be attacked from both sides. Thinking of this, Onoki didn't hesitate, raised his fist, and frantically compressed the Four-Tails' Lava Release power. The lava at his fist became increasingly scorching.

"Needle at the Bottom of the Sea!"

Feeling the scorching heat coming toward his face, Gui's eyes condensed, and several thick ice shields blocked Onoki's path.

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

However, accompanied by the sound of shattering one after another, Onoki pierced through the obstacles along the way with unstoppable momentum, his fist, the size of a sandbag, about to land on Gui's face.

"Hmph~"

At this time, Gui, who had been accumulating power for a long time, finally waited for the best opportunity. He flicked the long spear in his hand.

"Boom~"

The rapidly flying long spear actually made a harsh sonic boom. In the blink of an eye, the sharp tip of the spear collided with Onoki's fist, which was covered in lava.

"Hum hum..."

Following that, it fell into a wrestling phase. Onoki could feel the bone-chilling cold coming from his fist, but the pain was soon ignored by his determination.

"Ah! Not enough, I want more!"

Hearing him shout, the driver frantically squeezed the Four-Tails' Lava Release power.

The Four-Tails in Onoki's sea of consciousness shook the loose chains on its body, a disdainful smile tugging at its gruesome mouth.

"Little potato, aren't you afraid of bursting? Since you want it, I'll give it all to you!"

"Boom!!!"

The lava on his body erupted again. With the "passionate" sponsorship of the Four-Tails, Onoki's Lava Release power was enhanced to the maximum.

"This kid has good resilience. He'll probably live a long time."

Seeing Onoki exploding, Gui raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. The endurance the other party showed was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"But let's survive this time first~"

Seeing from afar that the long spear he had thrown began to tremble, Gui knew his attack was about to be broken, but there was no panic on his face.

Retreating a few steps, the blue turtle knight struck a sprinting posture, using force under his feet, and crystal-clear ice flowers bloomed under his feet.

Gui leaped into the air, hugging his legs with both hands and bending his knees, turning into a round sphere, and then began to rotate at high speed, meeting Onoki in the air at an extremely fast speed.

"That is?"

Onoki, who had never seen this strange scene, had a flash of astonishment in his eyes. However, before he could think more, Gui, rolling rapidly in the air, had already killed his way in front of him.

"Is Zura cosplaying as a rolling wheel?"

Looking curiously at the two in the battle, Uchiha Gin stroked his chin. Gui's move was indeed somewhat familiar.

【Shadow Touch!】

Relying on the centrifugal force generated by the rapid rolling, Gui released his arms hugging his legs just before approaching Onoki.

His whole body struck a forward-kicking posture, and a kick containing immense force landed on the tail of the long spear he had thrown.

"Clack!"

The balance of power was instantly broken. Onoki, enduring the severe pain from his fist, gritted his teeth and gathered the Lava Release power to one point. A dazzling golden fire lit up, and an explosion followed.

"Boom!"

The scorching giant wave generated by the collision of cold and heat surged in the air, covering the entire sky of the island in the blink of an eye.

The knights in the middle of the battle stopped their movements in unison, using their respective perception methods to investigate who the final winner was.

"Clatter~"

A short red figure was seen falling from a high place, slamming heavily onto the hard ground. Fortunately, the transformation hadn't been deactivated; otherwise, he would have broken his waist.

"Did Onoki lose?"

Mu, who was in a standoff with Hozuki Mangetsu, didn't dare to be easily distracted. Looking at his disciple who had slammed onto the ground, a flash of worry crossed his eyes.

Onoki's defeat meant he was about to enter a one-on-two situation.

"Clack!"

Following that, another figure fell from the water vapor in the air. After landing safely, the blue knight staggered and almost couldn't stand firm.

"Phew~ Phew~"

Gui, panting, looked down at his slightly trembling calves, a flash of luck in his eyes.

Winning was too thrilling. If that little potato had been allowed to develop for a few more years, the person falling on the ground might have been him.

But now, he was the winner.

"A genius who can survive is a genius."

Gui staggered to Onoki, who was not far away. Seeing that the other party had no movement other than his chest still rising and falling slightly, a smile of victory appeared on his face, and he reached out to pull off his belt.

"Particle Release..."

Just as Gui was preparing to harvest the fruits of victory, the hoarse voice that suddenly rang in his ears made his hair stand on end, and the alarm bells in his heart rang loudly. He hurriedly got up and retreated, preparing to distance himself.

"... Atomic Dismantling Technique."

However, it was too late. A dazzling beam of light suddenly lit up, aiming straight at the blue turtle knight's face.

"Boom!"

There was no reversal. This strike hit Gui's head directly. The dismantling power of Particle Release was astonishing.

He could clearly perceive that Particle Release had taken away his most important thing. Gui's mind began to replay the first half of his life like a revolving lantern. Accompanied by the dissipation of the light, he, with smoke rising from the top of his head, fell straight backward.

"Gui!"

This time, it was Hozuki Mangetsu who was anxious, but Mu's aura had been locking onto him, so he could only watch his junior brother fall while smoking.

"Hehe..."

Onoki, who had exhausted all his strength to release the final strike, saw the red armor on his body begin to dissipate, revealing his slightly proud large face, a satisfied smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, which was bleeding.

He ultimately hadn't failed his teacher's expectations.

"Little mustache, don't look. No one can survive under Particle Release."

After Gui fell, Hozuki Mangetsu kept stretching his neck to look over there, unwilling to give up. Seeing this, Mu naturally wouldn't let go of the opportunity to stimulate his old rival.

"Damn it! Zura, I will avenge you!"

How could Hozuki Mangetsu not know the power of Mu's Particle Release? He had taken a direct hit from the other party's Particle Release back then. If it weren't for the Hydrification Technique to save his life, he would have been lying on the board long ago.

Gui didn't have such good luck. The Yuki clan didn't have any secret techniques to save their lives.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Just as Hozuki Mangetsu was mourning for his junior brother, a shrill scream rang out, so loud that it echoed throughout the battlefield for a long time without dissipating.

Not only was the sound loud, but the desolation and sadness conveyed in the cry almost made the listeners shed tears.

"Let me see, who is screaming so miserably?"

Uchiha Gin, who was watching, was also infected by the desolation of this scream. He couldn't help but wipe the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes, widened his eyes, and followed the source of the sound.

"No... impossible! Absolutely impossible! After eating a shot of my Particle Release, how could you still be alive!"

Onoki, lying on the ground and intoxicated with himself, looked at the blue knight who had fallen to the ground and was struggling to climb up, his voice trembling in surprise.

You must know, the Particle Release he had just released with all his strength wasn't the weakened version Kakuzu used to give everyone benefits, but the real Atomic Dismantling Technique, the kind that would definitely be decomposed into slag upon contact.

"Sob sob sob..."

The blue knight who stood up bent over, holding his head with both hands as if looking for something on the ground, his shrill roar never ceasing.

It's over, Teacher, I'm sorry for you~

Onoki closed his eyes in despair. He didn't expect that he couldn't even manage a one-for-one. What face did he have to face the elders of his hometown? Let him be sent to the Pure Land by the enemy!

"Gone... gone..."

The demonic mutterings rang in his ears. Onoki, who hadn't waited for the finishing blow, opened his eyes suspiciously, only to find the resurrected blue knight holding his head and acting like a madman. So he gathered his courage and spoke.

"Kill me or cut me, do as you please, don't act like a ghost there!"

"It's all your fault!"

The blue knight heard Onoki's voice, his body paused, then slowly turned his head.

"Huh? So bright..."

Onoki, blinded by some kind of light, subconsciously moved his eyes away, but the fear in his heart inexplicably lessened a lot. Turning his head again, he looked at the blue knight, who looked like he was mourning, and opened his mouth cautiously.

"That... I really didn't mean to shoot there~"

"Little potato! I want you to die!"

Only then did everyone discover that Gui, who had escaped death, hadn't paid any price; on the contrary, he had paid a heavy price comparable to life.

"Tsk, it's over. The Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Mist Village will never have a chance to reconcile in this life~"

Looking at Gui's shiny, reflective scalp, Uchiha Gin sighed in his heart, expressing concern for the future relationship between the two villages.

"Gui! You didn't die~"

The happiest person about Gui's resurrection was Hozuki Mangetsu. With a face full of joy, he shouted in an extremely loud voice.

"Hey! It's just that I don't have hair. After I win, I'll custom-make the best quality wig for you!" (End of chapter)