"Nee-san, I did this. I was the one who stabbed Torifu."
Koharu patted her on the shoulder. "Don't worry. Torifu is just unconscious. He'll be fine. Leave all the injuries to me, and I'll make sure to heal him."
Naori was a little more at ease after hearing this. Koharu immediately began to treat Torifu. It had been a long time since Torifu was injured, so the curse on the wounds had already disappeared. And Rain's claw wounds were mostly superficial, so they healed quickly. But the poison in Torifu's body was the most difficult to deal with. She could only hope that the antidotes would work.
Aokumo and Ryūfū slowly woke up and immediately flew to Torifu, chattering and asking questions. They relaxed after learning that Torifu was safe. Without Torifu's chakra to sustain them, the summoning soon ended. Fortunately, they knew Torifu's life wasn't in danger, so they left with peace of mind.
A little while later, all the wounds on Torifu's body were healed. The other wounds had recovered well, and only the one on his shoulder had left a scar. Koharu spread her hands helplessly. "Perhaps this is fate." "It's fine. As long as Torifu gets better, it doesn't matter even if he remembers this for the rest of his life."
Just as Koharu was about to comfort her, she heard Kagami's voice. "Naori, I've captured these two guys. What do you want to do?"
Hearing this news, Naori immediately stood up. "Just bring them to me."
Kagami nodded and did as he was told. Naori then used the same method to free Hiruzen and Danzō from their control. The last one, Homura, was also caught and freed from his control by Naori. The three of them were confused about what had happened after they woke up. Naori told them how she had woken up and saved them. At the very end, when she was attacking Torifu, Naori had already had a faint consciousness, but she couldn't control her own body. So, she vaguely remembered what had happened. But for more specific details, she would have to wait for Torifu to wake up.
At this moment, the crystal spikes on Rain's body also gradually disappeared, but he didn't feel any joy. Because Torifu had gambled correctly, Rain was indeed going to die from that last attack. Without his fish tail's regeneration ability, the fatal piercing wounds made his body full of holes. And the crystal poison had already turned his internal organs into crystal. He had thought that by controlling Naori to find Torifu, he would still have a chance, but he didn't expect to lose everything in the end.
He suddenly forced out a piercing laugh. This laugh caused Naori and the others to immediately look at him and become very alert! But there was no special effect in his laugh; it seemed to be just an ordinary laugh.
"Hand over the antidote! You must have one!" Hiruzen immediately wanted to go forward, but Kagami stopped him. "Be careful of his dying struggle."
"Struggle? Me? Hahaha... I no longer have the ability to. It's a shame that I couldn't complete my master's mission, but this is also good. I can finally relax. Hahaha."
Gradually, crystallization began to spread throughout his body. His hands and feet had completely turned into crystal and were unable to move. It then began to erode his brain. "Don't worry... my poison won't kill anyone. After all, I had to bring him back, so how could I kill him? I'm so jealous... you have such a group of friends..."
As soon as he finished speaking, his throat and mouth had completely turned into crystal. His eyes were fixed on Torifu, his gaze filled with envy and longing, but in the end, it turned into one of relief. Under everyone's gaze, Rain turned into a crystal statue and quickly sank into the sea. The moment it entered the sea, the crystal statue gradually turned into bubbles and finally vanished into the ocean.
Everyone let out a long sigh of relief. "Is it over? It feels like we didn't do anything."
"Of course. All of this is Torifu's doing. If he hadn't fought so desperately, we would all be dead."
Naori released her Susanoo, held Torifu, and landed on the surface of the sea. "Can we go home now? Sensei should have a way to get rid of the poison in Torifu's body."
The others nodded. Since Torifu had already fought the final battle, the situation in the Land of Whirlpools must have come to an end. It was time to go home.
"Yes, we should go home. Hashirama-sama will surely have a way."
"No, you can't leave yet." A low voice came from an unknown place.
"Who! Who's speaking!"
Then, a figure shot out of the sea! Everyone thought it was Rain who had revived, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't Rain.
Naori immediately said, "You are the Second Prince's bodyguard. Did the Second Prince send you?"
The bodyguard shook his head. "Since it has come to this, there's no harm in telling you. I'm not the Second Prince's bodyguard, and that person isn't the Second Prince. They're all just fake things."
"My target is the person in your arms. Put him down, and you can go home."
Naori held Torifu tightly. Hiruzen, Kagami, and Danzō stood in front. "What if we don't?"
The bodyguard sneered. "Don't? Then I'll have to take him by force. None of you are my opponents, not even that old Kage-level guy from the Uzumaki Clan." Then, a red light burst from his eyes! Three tomoes were intertwined in his eyes, revealing the Mangekyō Sharingan. A black skeleton then enveloped him! Muscles and flesh continuously grew along the skeleton, turning into a warrior holding two blades.
"Susanoo! Mangekyō Sharingan! You're from the Uchiha Clan!"
Kagami and Naori were extremely shocked! They couldn't believe this bodyguard was from the Uchiha Clan! As the Uchiha Clan Head, Kagami was certain that there was no such person in the clan! But this Sharingan and Susanoo were real. Who exactly was this person? Was he a ninja who had escaped during the rebellion back then? But why would he have such strength!
Seeing this, Kagami and Naori both activated their Susanoos! But the pressure from the bodyguard's Susanoo was not inferior to Kagami's and Naori's. In fact, it slightly surpassed them.
"Stubborn resistance is useless. If Kumotsuru Torifu were to fight me, I might not be his opponent, but you guys are not good enough!" The bodyguard swung his two blades at them! Kagami and Naori naturally didn't want to show any weakness and drew their own blades to block him! The two clashes created a huge impact, sending all three of them flying back.
"Your skills are not bad. You have such control over your Susanoo after activating it for the first time. But that's all there is to it!" He then went in for another attack! He had already knocked Uzumaki Ashina out and thrown him onto the beach. He had been hiding in the water, keeping his distance from Torifu and the others, waiting for an opportunity. He was wary of that powerful person named Rain. There was basically no chance of winning if he fought him. Of course, the same went for a head-on clash with Torifu. So, he had just been sitting on the sidelines, waiting for his chance, and he finally got it!
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Chapter End
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[T/N: https://www.patreon.com/claychampion @ Chapter 600]
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