"Damn, I forgot about this. Truly, a beautiful woman brings trouble. It was a close call, almost messed up everything because of this woman!"
Naraku watched his rapidly decreasing Water Energy, his heart pounding in his chest.
At this rate, in at most five minutes, his Water Energy would be completely depleted. What awaited him then would likely be death by poison.
Naraku had never doubted Sasori's ability to create poisons.
In the original story, Kankuro had been poisoned by Sasori, and at the time, all the medical ninjas in the Sand Village were helpless against the poison.
If Tsunade's direct disciple, Sakura Haruno, hadn't arrived in time, Kankuro would probably have died there.
At this point in time, Tsunade herself wasn't even in Konohagakure. She was probably at a gambling table, squandering money she'd acquired from who knows where.
In short, expecting Tsunade to save him was nothing more than wishful thinking.
How does it seem like there's no way out…
Unless, System can do something.
"System daddy, save me, I really can't do this time."
[I have heard your call, Naraku-chan, don't worry, mere poison, I, XXX System, don't even put it in my eyes.] [Congratulations to the host for achieving the achievement, being taken with and invited by the Akatsuki.] [Get a reward: Basic one-time item four-in-one.] [Scouting Ward: Place an invisible Scouting Ward to provide you with additional vision. This ward has no placement duration and can be used to monitor an area for a long time.] [Potion of Wisdom: Significantly increase the strength of Ninjutsu and the amount of Chakra within one day.] [Resilience Potion: Significantly increases physical strength and stamina within one day.] [Mercury Potion (Prototype): Drinking this mercury will neutralize the effects of poisoning. Uh... I mean, it's probably, maybe, possibly going to work. Anyway, I've tried my best. If it doesn't work, give it a shot, see what happens.] Naraku Uchiha: … Are you kidding me with this? What even *is* a Mercury Potion? You can't just *drink* that stuff! In League of Legends, the Mercury's Treads are a special effect, not actual mercury you drink, alright? Even though Naraku no longer has any, she still felt a sharp pain in a certain non-existent place. (*Alright, alright. People say, everyone dies eventually, right? Might as well get it over with.*) "I choose to exchange for the Mercury Potion."
[Okay, the exchange has been successfully completed for you.]
In an instant, a small vial appeared in Naraku's hand, containing some kind of silver-gray turbid liquid.
"This looks exactly like mercury to me? Is this stuff even drinkable?"
Naraku's throat involuntarily bobbed. This damn System was really unreliable.
[Drink it, drink it, what if it actually detoxifies you?]
"What do you mean 'what if'..."
Naraku reluctantly unscrewed the cap and downed the unknown liquid inside in one gulp.
The liquid was quite viscous and somewhat salty, leaving a scratchy feeling in his throat.
Naraku swallowed for a long time, finally managing to drink it all.
The instant Naraku finished the potion, his Water Energy, which had been at 807 points, instantly dropped to only 132.
This almost scared Naraku's little heart into stopping.
Fortunately, after that initial drop, the Water Energy stopped decreasing. It seemed the poison really had been neutralized.
That was a close call. If his Water Energy had been any lower, he probably would have been killed by this System.
Naraku looked at his tattered clothes, his whole body filthy. Staying in this space was pointless now; he'd better go home, take a shower, and tidy up.
Thinking of this, Naraku quickly formed hand seals. About three seconds later:
"Teleportation!"
Naraku only felt his vision blur. The red world vanished, replaced by the familiar ceiling of his room.
He was finally back. That trip was truly thrilling. He hadn't expected to run into two quasi-Kage level opponents just by going out.
Fortunately, he'd run fast enough, or he would have been done for.
Naraku was still lying in bed when he heard Naraku's Shadow Clone say in a low voice:
"Now that you're back, I'm going to dispel myself, alright?"
After saying that, Naraku's Shadow Clone dispelled the Shadow Clone Technique and vanished.
"What's going on?"
Naraku stood up, a bit bewildered. Why did she feel like this shadow clone was gloating?
Just as Naraku was about to go to the bathroom for a shower, she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Naraku? What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I'm coming in!"
(Is that Itachi's voice? What's going on?)
Naraku was about to tell Itachi to wait a moment when she suddenly felt her Water Energy go to zero. Then, everything went black, and she almost fell to the ground, feeling the world spin.
Damn… System is screwing me over…
Naraku quickly grabbed the wall beside her to keep from falling.
Boom.
With a loud bang, the door that Naraku had finally replaced was kicked to pieces by Itachi Uchiha himself.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw Naraku with his clothes torn, revealing large patches of jade-like skin.
Naraku's face was ashen, like gold paper, and his slender, snow-white legs were still trembling.
Itachi quickly ran over to support Naraku. What exactly was going on? Was Naraku sick?
He glanced at Naraku's snow-white bed. Hmm... could it be the recently popular Icha Icha Paradise?
Naraku, perhaps?
Hmm hmm hmm?
This was a dark cave, with not very bright candles placed around.
Madara sat quietly on a step, the single eye on his mask staring blankly at the direction of a certain candle.
After a long time, he suddenly spoke:
"Zetsu, you're back? How is it? Is the plan going smoothly?"
As Madara finished speaking, Zetsu emerged from the ground not far from him.
"It's going smoothly. The immortal ninja Kakuzu and Sasori of the Red Sand have both chosen to join the Akatsuki, but... there are some surprises."
Black Zetsu's low voice spoke calmly.
"Surprises?"
[Madara] questioned.
"Yes, an unexpected encounter. Besides Sasori, we ran into a little girl on the border of the Land of Wind. Not only does she possess the Sharingan, but she can also regenerate without hand seals. I suspect she simultaneously inherited the power of both the Senju and Uchiha clans."
Zetsu voiced his speculation.
"Yes, yes, and that little girl was very strong. She was only seven or eight years old, but she could fight Sasori. It's a pity we let her get away later."
White Zetsu added from the side.
"There's such a person? Did you remember what she looked like?"
[Madara] seemed very interested in Naraku.
"Of course."
Just then, a White Zetsu emerged from the ground.
"Transformation Technique!"
Back on the battlefield, he had successfully absorbed a bit of Naraku's chakra, so he was already capable of transforming into Naraku.
As the White Zetsu's voice faded, his form rapidly changed. In a matter of seconds, he had transformed into a little girl with tattered clothes.
This was exactly how Naraku had looked on the battlefield back then!
The White Zetsu turned around, gave a bright smile, and even winked at Madara.
"I'm so beautiful. Oh, I wonder what her bowel movements are like."
"You better shut up, or I'll kill you."
The voice of Madara was cold. The moment he saw Naraku, a long-dormant nerve seemed to twitch within him.
He didn't know that the Heart of Fascination would target the most vulnerable part of your heart.
For example, Sasori's desire for art. The instant he saw Naraku, he wanted to turn Naraku into the most perfect work of art.
And the most sensitive part of Obito was only Rin…
He didn't know why he suddenly thought of the day he overheard Kakashi's conversation at the Konohagakure memorial.
So, that's how it was?
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