20demayo Chapter 17 Kaleidoscope
Chapter 17 Kaleidoscope
"Uchiha Gen?! What do you want?!" Jiraiya roared after grabbing Sasuke and pulling him away, but then he sensed something was wrong. Sasuke's expression was too blank. Was he framing him? Or was he being controlled?
Deep within his consciousness, as the wounds deepened, Ye Yuan's soul became increasingly transparent...
However, Ye Yuan's brows gradually relaxed in the face of this situation, and he could even guess the direction and method of Ye Yuan's next attack.
With a slight smile on his face, he made no move to defend himself, allowing "Ye Yuan" to deliver the fatal blow...
"The wounds are mainly concentrated on my arms and thighs. I deliberately created these openings. If I'm not mistaken, you shouldn't be able to kill me, at least not before the time limit expires."
After Uchiha Gen stopped defending, time seemed to freeze. "Ye Yuan's" thrust towards his forehead stopped abruptly, as if he were a statue. The surrounding black space began to crack and collapse, turning into emptiness.
An electronic screen appeared in front of Uchiha Gen: Aren't you afraid of death?
"I'm already dead... and if you could take my place on your own, why bother with these threats? Either the price is too high, or you can't do it." At the same time, Uchiha Gen looked at his body. He hadn't become transparent. Was it a dream within a dream? No, it should be that he had recovered.
The words on the electronic screen were displayed repeatedly, then deleted, until finally four words appeared: Compromise and Compensation. (Subtext: Threats and intimidation didn't work, so they gave up.)
In reality, everyone centered around Sasuke, protecting him and restricting Ye Yuan's movement. Ye Yuan instantly dodged a Lightning Blade attack by sidestepping, then threw two kunai, forcing Kakashi to retreat.
However, taking advantage of the brief moment of airtime during the side jump, Jiraiya seized the opportunity and used Ninja Art: Lion's Mane Technique!
His white hair suddenly grew back! The old power was gone and the new power had not yet been generated. Before he could dodge, Ye Yuan's whole body was instantly wrapped and controlled by the hair, and he knelt on the ground. However, under these circumstances, Ye Yuan's face still showed no fear. His eyes kept turning to collect information, which looked a bit strange, like a puppet.
Jiraiya frowned. He had indeed grabbed the original body, but why did he have an uneasy feeling? Just as Jiraiya finished drawing the seal and was about to press his hand down on "Ye Yuan's" head, "Ye Yuan's" body bent at an angle that violated normal physiological structure and broke free from the hair.
Jiraiya was startled, but upon closer inspection, he discovered that "Ye Yuan" had run behind him and was heading straight for Sasuke. He frowned and stopped holding back, his blue chakra spinning in his hand to form a sphere as he unleashed his full power and charged towards "Ye Yuan"!
However, to everyone's surprise, "Ye Yuan" abandoned his defense and completely ignored Jiraiya's Rasengan attack from behind, using his Body Flicker to move directly towards Sasuke!
"Has he gone mad?!" That was the thought on everyone's mind at that moment, and Sasuke was especially terrified.
However, just before "Ye Yuan" was about to reach Sasuke, Uchiha Gen, who had just returned from the consciousness space, instantly regained his clarity.
Holy crap, holy crap!
What's going on?! Oh no, I can't stop now, I haven't fully regained control of my body.
With a sudden movement of his left hand, he retracted the chakra threads, bringing back a kunai to hold in his hand. With a determined heart, he pierced through Sasuke's right hand that was reaching for him, pinning it to the tree.
At the same moment, Jiraiya's Rasengan struck Ye Yuan on the back, slamming him against a tree with tremendous force, creating a deep crater. Although he felt no pain, the continuous blows caused Ye Yuan to feel something in his mouth. "Cough cough..." He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood!
(Skin damage 28%)
"..."
At this moment, Ye Yuan could only marvel at how well this human skin could disguise itself.
Having finally emerged from the consciousness space, Ye Yuan was immediately fed a Rasengan upon stepping outside. Having suffered a trauma to his soul, Ye Yuan felt somewhat dizzy and tried to force himself to stay awake, but the scenery in front of him became increasingly blurry and swaying. Just a little longer, just a little longer... Damn, I can't take it anymore.
The next moment, *thud*! He knelt completely before Sasuke.
Sasuke "..."
Naruto, standing nearby, carefully poked her with a branch, but there was no reaction. Hmm, she's definitely unconscious.
Jiraiya was completely bewildered as he withdrew his hand. Uchiha Gen had actually stopped? But he had only managed to deflect him from vital points. Whether he survived was now up to fate.
……
After an unknown amount of time, when Uchiha Gen opened his eyes again and tried to stand up, he found that his hands and feet were already bound. At this moment, his whole body was wrapped in ropes, as if he were a dumpling, resembling a caterpillar.
On the bright side, at least his mouth wasn't sealed shut. On the dark side, there were several explosive tags stuck to the rope, and his chakra was sealed.
Suddenly, he heard the door open. Looking up, he saw Sasuke walking in. Their eyes met, and Uchiha Gen's eyes instantly turned into beady pupils: "Aba aba~"
With his identity reversed, he couldn't pretend to be dead anymore after being caught red-handed. At this moment, Uchiha Gen really wanted to hide back in his consciousness space. He silently looked away and observed his surroundings. This was a hotel? As long as it wasn't some torture chamber or laboratory.
Seeing that Uchiha Gen had woken up, Sasuke's emotions fluctuated for a moment, but instead of asking those questions, he asked, "Do you want something to eat?"
Uchiha Gen shook his head. He was currently tied up like a dumpling. If he wanted to eat, he would have to be fed, but he wouldn't be able to taste anything anyway, so he might as well not lose face.
"Itachi-san, what do you plan to do?" Kisame asked. According to the information he had gathered in Konoha, Sasuke had been rescued. Jiraiya, Kakashi, Sasuke, and that Nine-Tails brat were all here.
Hmm... Unintentionally, Gen Uchiha saved Kakashi from the pain of being stabbed for three days.
"Proceed as planned." Itachi said calmly, Kakashi's presence making no difference to him. Sasuke's growth is still too slow; is it hatred or simply a lack of motivation...?
Uchiha Gen sat on one side, and Naruto and the others sat on the other side. Since there was nothing that needed help with, Sakura went home to let them know she was safe.
Seeing that Uchiha Gen was having difficulty moving, they changed the binding method, only binding his hands with the rope. The previous method of binding him like a dumpling was done by Naruto.
Gen Uchiha's eye twitched at this; he would get his revenge sooner or later.
Looking at the system interface, the annotations had become much more detailed. The skin damage was slowly recovering, currently at 20%, and would shrink back to over 50% damage if damaged further. This would expose a portion of the reanimated body. Over 80% would be automatically recycled by the system.
The mission remains the same: to obtain a pair of Sharingan eyes, but the words "mission failure and obliteration" are no longer present.
The rule for obtaining the skin has changed to exchanging 1000 million taels.
The system eventually gave in.
Jiraiya had previously wanted Tsunade to treat Gen Uchiha, but now it seems unnecessary, as his constitution is comparable to Naruto's.
"Who are you now?" Jiraiya asked.
"Uchiha Gen".
"What happened before?"
"..."
"Why do you want to take Sasuke away?"
"..."
"Did Orochimaru give you these orders?"
"..."
What do you like to eat?
"Barbecued meat."
"..."
The communication was fruitless, and every time the key points were asked, Jiraiya would only respond with silence.
"...Then let's talk about it when you've thought it through. I hope you can think it through. The torture club is no fun place." Jiraiya scratched his head in frustration, forcibly dragged Naruto away, and left. This clan was a big problem.
Kakashi stood outside the door, intending to give Sasuke some space to be alone and to protect him.
They looked at each other in silence.
Gen Uchiha sensed the seal on his body and was surprised to find that his skin was gradually eroding the seal as it repaired itself. At this rate, his chakra would be fully restored in less than 5 minutes. Hmm... his treatment had improved considerably.
Sasuke noticed that Uchiha Gen wasn't looking at him at all, hesitated for a moment, then gave up asking and walked out as well.
Kakashi was somewhat surprised to see Sasuke come out. "Didn't you want to ask him those questions?"
"He won't tell, just as he said, I'm too weak. Kakashi-sensei, do you have a faster way to make me stronger?" Sasuke said, his hands unconsciously clenching into fists, his eyes concealing his emotions.
"Sasuke!" Kakashi's expression turned serious upon seeing this. "I understand your desire to become stronger, but! Nothing can be achieved overnight!"
Seeing that Sasuke still had the same expression and didn't react, Kakashi suddenly sighed. "I will teach you everything you want to learn, provided that you can master everything I teach you without harming yourself."
Sasuke relaxed his clenched fist and nodded. "Thank you, Kakashi-sensei..."
Inside the room, hearing these conversations, Uchiha Gen did not react at all, simply waiting for the last bit of the seal to be devoured.
Suddenly, a huge commotion erupted from the other side of the hotel. Sasuke glanced instinctively in the direction of the explosion, then suddenly remembered something and turned back to look. He found that Uchiha Gen was gone, and only a pile of broken ropes remained on the ground.
"..."
Gen Uchiha was preparing to infiltrate Konoha, but he didn't want to hide outside in this guise. The three tomoe swirling in his eyes suddenly connected.