Naruto: The Ninja World's Life Buyer

Chapter 82 Hunting the Uchiha

Chapter 82 Hunting the Uchiha

Late at night, at a warehouse on West Street.

Chiba is currently testing a new nutrient solution.

In the test tube, the liquid natural energy had been diluted a hundredfold and mixed with some mild herbal extracts.

The color turned a pale gold and no longer emitted any dangerous fluctuations.

"Mr. Sosuke, this is the first version of the improved nutrient solution."

Chiba handed the dropper to Sousuke.

"Theoretically, the white snake originated from Ryuchi Cave and has a natural affinity for natural energy. But this is, after all, metabolic waste filtered through Yugao's lungs, so we don't know if it will eat it."

Sosuke removed his blindfold. The white snake in his left eye poked its head out, its red tongue flicking wildly and hissing incessantly.

"It seems to like it very much."

Sosuke tilted his head back, and a drop of pale golden liquid fell from his eye.

"hiss"

The white snake swallowed it whole.

Immediately afterwards, Sosuke felt a ball of fire explode in his eye socket.

No, it's not fire. It's electricity, it's magma, it's some kind of living energy.

Pain! Excruciating pain!

This is completely different from the cold feeling of the purple nutrient solution.

The white snake writhed wildly in its eye sockets, its scales opening.

"Ugh————"

Sosuke covered his left eye, cold sweat pouring down his face.

"Its activity is skyrocketing!"

Chiba nervously recorded the data.

"Mr. Sosuke, can your optic nerve handle this?"

"good."

Sousuke gritted his teeth.

About five minutes later, the burning sensation slowly subsided.

Sosuke lowered his hand and opened his left eye.

The intrusive feeling of Orochimaru's chakra had vanished. It had been completely washed away by the domineering natural energy.

"really."

Sosuke's lips curled up in a smile.

"As long as he doesn't eat Orochimaru's feed, his back door can't be opened."

"Now, this eye truly belongs to me."

Just then, there was a rapid knocking on the door.

"Boss! Something's happened!"

It was Kaori's voice.

Sosuke opened the door immediately.

"What's wrong?"

Someone's dead. Right in the alley behind our warehouse.

Sosuke's eyes sharpened, and he and Kaori quickly walked out.

A corpse lay in the alley behind the warehouse.

No, to be precise, it was a wreckage.

He was a man wearing a dark blue police uniform.

Uchiha family.

But he is no longer recognizable.

His eyes had been gouged out, leaving his eye sockets empty, and even his optic nerves had been torn off.

But that wasn't the most horrifying part. His chest cavity was cut open, and his liver, kidneys—his internal organs—were gone.

That's horrific. This kind of death doesn't look like a battle; it's practically slaughter.

"It's Uchiha Ryuka."

Kaori recognized the deceased.

"He's a Chunin responsible for patrolling this area. I just saw him pass by the shop entrance less than half an hour ago, and now—"

In other words, he was killed and dismembered in just half an hour.

Sosuke crouched down. Beneath the eyepatch over his left eye, his snake-like pupil observed.

He detected residual traces of energy.

In his vision, a faint glow lingered on the corpse. That was the chakra left behind by the murderer.

"This kind of chakra—" Sousuke frowned.

It is a kind of chakra with an electric current-like quality.

"Thunder Escape?" Zongsuke's heart moved.

The Land of Lightning hasn't even officially declared war, yet spies from the Hidden Cloud Village have already infiltrated?

Furthermore, it's understandable to gouge out the eyes, as it's no secret that the Sharingan is coveted, but why would they remove the internal organs?

"Boss, should we call the police and prepare backup?" Kaori asked.

"Of course we should report it. And we should do it quickly."

The deceased was an Uchiha, and his death was so gruesome that the police force must investigate as soon as possible.

"Go and inform Captain Zongji."

Kaori nodded and vanished in an instant.

Sosuke stood beside the corpse, staring at the bloodstains on the ground.

Within the snake's microscopic vision, there was a drop of blood that was different. It wasn't the victim's blood. It was the murderer's blood.

During the attack, the victim did not remain unrestrained; he injured the assailant.

Sosuke took out a test tube and collected that drop of blood.

Chiba.

Sosuke called out in a low voice.

"Take it for testing."

Sosuke handed the test tube to Chiba.

"Yes."

Chiba took the test tube.

Sosuke stood up and looked at the pitch-black surroundings.

Snake eyes aren't true white eyes, after all; their observation range is limited. But he could sense that the killer was still observing from the shadows nearby.

Are they targeting him?

"Trying to cause trouble on my turf—"

Sousuke touched the ninja tool pouch at his waist.

Since the security force is a major client, it's only right that we help them solve their problems.

More importantly————

The killer had already dismembered the Uchiha Chunin, but didn't leave immediately, which means—

"This person must have their eyes on this place, and they might make another move soon."

Soon, Uchiha Sōji arrived with two full squads of security personnel.

Seeing the tragic state of his clansmen, Zongsi's eyes instantly turned red. The three tomoe swirled in his eyes.

"Blazing Fire————"

Zongsi gritted his teeth.

"Who did this?!"

"I don't know." Sosuke shook his head. "When we found out, it was already like this."

Zongsi took a deep breath, suppressing his anger.

"Seal off the area! Find the killer!"

"Dare to hunt down the Uchiha in Konoha—you're asking for death!"

That night, the western district of Konoha was destined to be sleepless.

Amid the chaos, Sosuke returned to the laboratory.

Chiba is examining the drop of blood under a microscope.

"Any results yet?"

"Got it."

Chiba raised his head, his expression strange.

"There is a strange type of cell structure in this drop of blood."

"What kind of cell?"

"Cells that do not belong to humans."

"Furthermore, the chakra activity in the blood is extremely high, with strong lightning-attribute nature transformations."

"This means that the killer either used special drugs or — transformed himself into a monster."

Sosuke squinted.

Lightning Release, non-human cells, hunting down the Uchiha.

These pieces of information seem to point to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru is proficient in all chakra nature transformations, so it's not surprising that he can use lightning release.

But strangely, Orochimaru, who should have been focused on researching Hashirama cells at this time, suddenly became interested in the Sharingan.

For the next three days, the western district was under martial law. Police patrolled day and night, and any suspicious individuals were taken away for questioning.

[Ganwei Chu] on Hong Shan Street.

This place became a base for the Uchiha to exchange information and vent their anger.

"Haven't they caught them yet?"

"That guy seems to have vanished into thin air. Even the sensory team can't detect his chakra."

"Damn it! Ryuka's eyes have been gouged out; this is an utter disgrace to the Uchiha clan!"

Sosuke listened from behind the counter.

The killer is very cunning and possesses extremely strong counter-surveillance capabilities.

Moreover, although no more murders occurred during these three days, Sosuke's snake eyes could always sense a faint feeling of being watched.

The man didn't leave. He was still lingering nearby.

He was looking for his next prey.

Late at night. West Street warehouse.

Sosuke is spinning a marble.

"Chiba, is there any new progress in the analysis of that drop of blood?"

"have."

Chiba took out a diagram.

"I compared that to the cell's division rate. This cell has an extremely strong phagocytic ability."

"It is engulfing the surrounding normal red blood cells."

"This means that the killer's body is in an extremely unstable state."

"He removed the Uchiha's internal organs most likely to devour them in order to suppress the Sharingan's rejection reaction."

"Is your body unstable? —"

Sosuke thought of a name.

Humble and timid.

That madman who attempted to fuse five bloodline limits using the "Oni-Garaku Technique".

If we calculate the timeline, at this point, Hiruko was still in Konoha and had not yet defected.

Could this murderer be Hiruko's experimental subject? Or perhaps he himself?

If it were him, it would be extremely dangerous. He's someone who was on par with the Legendary Sannin.

Just then, the steel wire mesh perimeter outside the warehouse vibrated slightly.

Sosuke looked up abruptly. Through the thermal imaging field of his left eye, he saw it through the thick brick wall.

A heat source.

No, that wasn't an ordinary heat source. It was a distorted humanoid heat source pieced together from different colored blocks.

It was perched on the roof of the warehouse.

Inside its body, the flow of chakra was extremely chaotic, like a pressure cooker that could explode at any moment.

"They're here."

Sousuke grabbed the ninja bag.

"Dai! Kaori! Prepare for battle!"

"Chiba, hide in the basement!"

The instant the command was issued.

Boom! The roof of the warehouse was violently ripped off.

A blue figure, accompanied by lightning, crashed heavily into the warehouse.

"Is this the place?

A frantic voice rang out.

"Hyuga branch family member — Byakugan —"