In the dark prison, a pair of bloodshot eyes appeared, staring coldly at the spiral mask man in front of him. He remained silent.
"Heh, don't forget, I'm your lifesaver. The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, sold your life to the Hidden Mist Village."
"Don't mention that dog Rasa in front of me!"
Yakura instantly pounced on the iron gate. Her once beautiful face was filled with ferocity. It was all thanks to that dog Rasa that she had ended up in this state.
She, a hero of the Hidden Sand Village, was sold by their own Kazekage to the Hidden Mist as a bargaining chip between the two great nations.
Yakura had rendered so many meritorious services to the Hidden Sand Village, yet that dog Rasa sold her off so easily. She swore to chop off Rasa's dog head to vent her anger!
"Your mental state is good, a suitable experimental subject."
That's right, Obito was here to take Yakura to Orochimaru for experimentation. The Lava Release Kekkei Genkai was extremely rare and could probably be studied for many things.
Upon hearing that she was being treated as an experimental subject, Yakura felt no fear, only anger and unwillingness. "You're no better than Rasa! You all deserve to die!"
"At least you're still alive. If your Kekkei Genkai wasn't somewhat useful, you'd be a corpse by now."
Obito's tone was cold. He harbored no sympathy for ninjas of enemy nations, even if she was good-looking. But sorry, his aesthetic was peculiar, and Yakura held no attraction for him.
Yakura smiled sadly and collapsed to the ground. She had no choice. Her chakra was sealed, and she was bound by chains.
She had thought of committing suicide, but the moment she remembered how Rasa had wronged her, her heart filled with unwillingness. She wanted revenge!
She wanted to kill that dog Rasa!
"Don't worry, we're just collecting some of your blood and cell tissue. We're not an evil organization."
Yakura continued to stare coldly at Obito. She wouldn't believe such words meant to deceive children. Wasn't he just afraid she'd kill herself?
She had seen the fate of prisoners in the Hidden Sand Village. Their suffering was worse than death.
If Obito knew what Yakura was thinking, he would have scoffed. Afraid of your suicide? What do you think my Sharingan is for?
Obito's heart was not as cold as in the original story. After all, his Kakashi hadn't died. It was the cruelty of war that had awakened his true nature. He had to protect certain people, which meant he had to change and could no longer be naive like before!
...
On the sea not far from the Land of Water, Lin Yu and the other two were sailing on a sailboat, "speeding" towards the Land of Water. Whenever the sailboat slowed down, Lin Yu would use Wind Release to accelerate.
This left the beautiful woman and the little girl on board with no mood to enjoy the ocean scenery. They held onto each other tightly the whole time, afraid of falling into the sea if they lost their balance.
"Lin Yu, are you in such a hurry because there's something important you need to do in the Land of Water?"
Mikoto held Kurenai in her arms, brushing a strand of hair away from her ear that had been blown by the wind. She also noticed something unusual about Lin Yu. This didn't look like someone admiring the scenery.
"Ah, sort of."
Lin Yu had originally intended to travel slowly to the Land of Water, enjoying the journey and perhaps having a heart-to-heart talk with Mikoto along the way. But unexpectedly, a familiar fluctuation appeared in the direction of the Land of Water. It was his Undying Nether Flame.
And he had already identified the person responsible: it could only be Obito!
Who else would be bored enough to wander around the Land of Water? Other than Obito, that old loafer, there was no one else.
Nagato was guarding the base in the Land of Rain, Konan was worrying about the Akatsuki's finances, and ninjas from the Leaf Village would definitely not come to the Land of Water.
The reason Lin Yu was so agitated was his fear that Obito might accidentally kill a genius he had his eye on. Although Kimimaro and Hozuki Suigetsu had been taken away by Orochimaru, there was still Hozuki Mangetsu, who was even more of a genius than Hozuki Suigetsu, and his cause of death was unknown.
What if he was killed by Obito! His Eternal Organization desperately needed personnel. Even if these three couldn't become core members, they would be enough to assist.
The boat docked, and Lin Yu stepped onto the land with a strange sense of anticipation. He remembered the last time he came was for a sparring session with Uchiha Madara, and Nagato had killed the Third Mizukage. He wondered who would die this time...
"Who are you people?"
Lin Yu and his companions had not made any effort to conceal their tracks, and were quickly discovered by the guarding mist ninjas.
"The Land of Water is temporarily sealed. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. Please leave immediately."
"Why waste words with this kid? He might be a spy from another country. Arrest him and imprison him first!"
A mist ninja with a white cloth wrapped around his head, his green eyes leering at Mikoto and Kurenai, couldn't believe his luck. He'd encountered such stunning beauties while on guard duty. Were they sisters or mother and daughter?
No matter, tonight was destined to be sleepless!
"Little beauty, don't be afraid. I'll only lock up that red-haired kid next to you. You..."
*Thwack!*
A head wrapped in white cloth fell to the ground. The white cloth covered the eyes. So that's what he used the white cloth for!
Lin Yu was a little annoyed. Why was everyone calling him "red-haired"? Wouldn't it be better to call him "red-haired"? Maybe if he was in a good mood, he wouldn't kill you all. It would be giving you some face!
"You! How dare you kill someone! Surround him, he's a spy from another country!"
*Thwack, thwack, thwack!*
Before the mist ninja squad could surround them, Lin Yu directly twisted the necks of three more people. He grabbed the neck of the remaining one and said coldly, "Take me to see your Mizukage."
"Never mind, at your level, you probably don't know where the Mizukage is. I'll find him myself!"
*Crack!*
Unknown Mist Ninja: Damn it, you didn't even give me a chance to speak, how did you know I didn't know where the Mizukage was!
Mikoto walked to Lin Yu's side, holding Kurenai's hand, and said worriedly, "Is it not good to start killing people as soon as we arrive?"
The little girl Kurenai, on the other hand, seemed to be seeing Lin Yu for the first time, her large eyes filled with fear and excitement.
"There's no need to waste words on these cannon fodder ninjas. I remember those with names and surnames. I won't kill the wrong ones!"
"Cannon fodder?"
Mikoto and Kurenai exchanged glances, both a little confused. But as long as Lin Yu knew what he was doing, they would just be playing along.
Mikoto and Kurenai followed behind Lin Yu. Compared to the unchanging scenery of the sea, stirring up trouble in the Land of Water seemed quite interesting!
...
Meanwhile, in front of a large clan in the Hidden Mist Village, a ninja with golden vertical pupils was appraising the clan crest with interest.
"The Kaguya clan? Perhaps there's something that will interest me."
"Hehehe..."
Orochimaru, wearing wooden clogs, entered the Kaguya clan grounds. He had come to the Land of Water with Obito to find suitable experimental subjects.
Of course, anyone he, Orochimaru, took a liking to was destined to be extraordinary.