The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 112 How can an artistic performance be without an audience?

Chapter 112 How can an artistic performance be without an audience?

An deliberately chose to strike at night, since there was fighting in Konoha during the day, and if Kakashi showed any unusual behavior, he would be discovered immediately, making it too difficult to succeed.

At night, things are different. In the dead of night, with Kakashi's skills, even ordinary ninjas can't stop him.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while on the perimeter, he successfully spotted Kakashi wandering over.

"Hahaha————" An laughed loudly, grabbed Kakashi, and led him into the forest behind them.

This place is too close to Konoha Village; it's not a good location for the absorption ritual.

A moment later, An arrived at the designated meeting point, where Hiruko had already set up the magic array and the necessary rituals.

Although Bai was young, he didn't let himself be idle for a moment and quickly helped out from the side.

Orochimaru, on the other hand, had already disappeared.

He didn't want to waste his time there, so he left first.

"Hey, Hiruko, here's your Kakashi, enjoy him!"

With a cheerful grin, he tossed Kakashi into Hiruko's hands and stepped aside to watch the spectacle.

Hiruko tied Kakashi to the cross, placed him in the corresponding magic circle position, and then began to form hand seals.

As he moved, black lines spread out from his body, winding along the veins of the magic circle and wrapping around the cross where Kakashi was.

At that moment, a puff of white smoke rose into the air, and a ninja cat emerged from it.

"Lord An, Lord Yashiro asked me to tell you that Jiraiya has caught up with us. Should we stop him?"

"Jiraiya?" An glanced at Hiruko, who had already begun absorbing the energy, and shook her head. "Of course, Jiraiya should see this beautiful scenery with his own eyes!"

"Don't stop him, let him come over."

The ninja cat obeyed and left, but An shouted loudly to Hiru, "Hey, Hiru, slow down your movements and give the audience some time to appreciate it. Don't be in such a hurry."

"Art should look like art!"

"How can an artistic performance be without an audience?"

"Hmph!" Hiruko snorted coldly, displeased. "I won't do such unnecessary things!"

"Take your perverse sense of humor out on others; don't expect me to play along."

"Tsk!" An curled her lip, then urged, "It's Jiraiya who's here! He's a super genius too!"

"Don't you want to show off your research findings in front of such a super genius?"

"Let the people of Konoha see for themselves how much they've grown from an ordinary ninja they didn't take seriously back then."

"You'll make them regret it!"

Upon hearing this, Hiruko was immediately tempted.

The "Oni-Garuru" that had been protruding from his body had already tightly bound Kakashi, but now it stopped and did not retract into his body; instead, it remained still.

A moment later, Jiraiya finally appeared.

"Haha—the game begins!"

An laughed heartily and went to greet them, keeping Jiraiya and the others far away outside the magic circle.

You can look at it, but you can't interfere with the absorption process.

"Uchiha An!" Jiraiya stared in surprise at the suddenly appearing enemy, his heart pounding with fear.

He glanced around behind An and saw Kakashi tied to a cross, as well as Hiruko, who looked somewhat familiar.

But he didn't recognize him. Instead, he looked around and exclaimed, "Looks like Orochimaru is the one causing all this trouble? Where is he?"

"Hehehe—" An chuckled twice, then shouted, "Hiruko, did you see that? Lord Jiraiya doesn't even remember you! In his eyes, there are only geniuses like Lord Orochimaru!"

"Hmph!" Hiruko was most sensitive to these things, and upon hearing this, veins bulged on his forehead, and he was extremely angry.

Jiraiya, however, added fuel to the fire. His gaze fixed on Hiruko, and he recognized him, exclaiming in surprise, "Hiruko!"

"You are Beryluk!"

"How did you end up joining the Akatsuki?"

Hiruko's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He grabbed with both hands, pulling "Oni-Garra" inward and dragging Kakashi into his body, all the while shouting, "Why can't I join Akatsuki?"

"Am I not worthy?"

"Jiraiya, you genius ninjas will always look down on ordinary people like us!"

"But you have to understand, ordinary people also want to become stronger!"

"So what if there's no bloodline inheritance?"

"So what if I don't have a famous teacher to guide me?"

"If we want something, we'll go and take it ourselves!"

"Take a look!"

"This is a ninjutsu I created myself, the Demon Sprout Technique," a ninjutsu that can turn ordinary people into geniuses!

"Stop!" Jiraiya rushed forward to stop him, but An would not let him have his way.

An's kaleidoscope spun for a moment, and Susanoo rose from the ground, slamming its staff down heavily towards Jiraiya.

"Haha—Jiraiya, you just need to watch Hiruko's performance and don't even think about interfering!"

"Damn it!" Jiraiya jumped back to dodge Blood Susanoo's attack.

The scepter slammed into the ground, creating a huge crater with a deafening roar, sending sand and gravel flying everywhere, and the wind howling like knives.

"Come out, Gamabunta!"

Jiraiya formed a hand seal and slammed it on the ground. With a "bang," a giant toad appeared beneath his feet.

"Hah!" The giant toad shouted as soon as it appeared, brandishing its short sword and charging towards Blood Susanoo.

"I'll hold them off here, you guys go save Kakashi!" Jiraiya waved his hand and shouted to his companions behind him.

"Yes." The group readily agreed and split up, running in both directions to bypass Blood Susanoo and head straight for Hiruko.

But then, a figure flashed before their eyes, and the three members of the Uchiha Eighth Hokage appeared in front of them, lined up in a row, blocking their way.

"Edo Tensei Uchiha!"

Everyone was startled and quickly stopped in their tracks.

In the previous battle against Konoha, the Edo Tensei Uchiha clan shone brightly, contributing significantly to the destruction of Konoha. They were also extremely difficult to deal with, making them deeply hated by all the ninjas of Konoha.

"Damn it!"

"How dare they toy with the souls of the dead like this!"

"Hahaha—" Uchiha An laughed loudly, gritting his teeth as he cursed, "So what if I toy with the souls of the dead?"

"They're willing to be manipulated by me!"

"It's better to be played with by me after death than to be played with by you people of Konoha while you're alive!"

Seeing the three Uchiha members with their eyes blazing with fury, everyone in Konoha fell silent.

Other clans have to keep their reanimated bodies under tight control, fearing they might get out of control, but the Uchiha clan doesn't have to worry about this problem at all.

Their impure bodies are willingly serving those who communicate with spirits; what can outsiders say?

The only option left is to start a fight!

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