Obito, who believed he had evolved from a hired hand to a partner, brought Black Zetsu to the Land of Demons to begin his grand enterprise.
Konoha, Uchiha Clan Estate.
In a small underground room, Natsuri was watching the live broadcast of the final match.
Standing behind her was Uchiha Shisui, the second strongest member of the Uchiha Clan.
After Natsuri finished her match, it was Shisui who stopped her in the hallway.
Even if Natsuri was unwilling, Tomoki's mission was to forcibly take her away, even if she refused.
Shisui, without a word, grabbed Natsuri and brought her to this place, forcing her to change her clothes.
As for Natsuri in the resting room, she had long been replaced by Fugaku's main body; only the clothes discarded nearby were indeed what Natsuri had worn during her previous match.
Shisui, who was bored and watching the match live with Natsuri, suddenly received a message.
"Let's go, I'll take you back to watch the match live!"
With that, Shisui pulled Natsuri and disappeared from the room.
Inside the arena.
The final match of the third stage of the Chunin Exams was currently underway.
[Yakushi Kabuto VS Utakata]
Everything that had happened before seemed like an illusion; the Chunin Exams continued in an orderly fashion.
Aside from some spectators who were badly frightened, with the arrival of a new match, everyone's attention was once again focused on the arena.
As for the Tsuchikage who had disappeared from the Presidential Platform, and the small empty area in the arena.
Except for the occasional, still-shaken spectators who would glance over, no one paid attention, and no one cared.
Kabuto ultimately embarked on the path of biotechnology.
Kabuto, who could originally firmly suppress Deidara, found himself increasingly struggling as time went on.
Kabuto finally understood a truth: perhaps his brain was indeed a genius brain, but his body was not.
For this reason, even without following Orochimaru, Kabuto began to modify himself in order to continue improving.
Humans have limits. After realizing this, Kabuto decided not to be human anymore.
Especially after being with Deidara for many years, Kabuto, who understood Deidara's past extraordinarily well.
He knew that when Deidara was nine years old, he dared to operate on his own heart to modify it.
Kabuto, after modifying himself, did not feel like an anomaly at all.
White Zetsu, Three-Tails, Eight-Tails, Hashirama cells, Uchiha bloodline, Hyuga bloodline....
Everything Konoha had, as long as Kabuto wanted it, Tomoki would prepare it for him.
At this moment, Kabuto, apart from looking like a human on the outside, had already become a monster on the inside.
And now, the duel between Kabuto and Utakata was a duel between monsters.
Both Kabuto and Utakata had missions.
Tomoki and Mei Terumī had given both of them the requirement not to lose, only to win.
This made the two individuals, who could have done what they liked, fight exceptionally fiercely in this highly anticipated arena.
At this age, even if Kabuto had not yet modified himself in the original story, he could still fight Kakashi, the 'five-five split' Ninja, to a draw.
At this moment, Kabuto, who was full of technology and ruthlessness, before Utakata fully transformed into a Tailed Beast.
He fought the half-Tailed Beast transformed Utakata to a draw, using only some conventional Ninjutsu and Taijutsu.
Utakata, with no one to teach him, instinctively understood a simple truth: appearance is justice.
The half-Tailed Beast transformed Utakata did not turn into a monster, constantly using tails condensed from Saiken's Chakra.
Through Saiken's innate abilities, he used various Ninjutsu without needing hand signs.
The occasional milky white tail, like Hetian jade, not only did not make the audience think Utakata was a monster but instead made people full of curiosity about this mysterious young man.
Gaara, on a viewing Presidential Platform, also felt that Utakata was like him.
Naruto was like that before, and now Utakata was also like that.
Why aren't these people afraid?
Gaara's small head was filled with big questions, and he watched the match even more intently.
On another viewing Presidential Platform not far away, Naruto waved his arms, shouting encouragement.
Both Utakata and Kabuto had good relationships with Naruto.
This made Naruto shout encouragement for whoever seemed to be at a disadvantage in the match.
The two in the arena, seemingly fighting intensely and clashing head-on, were actually not using much of their full strength.
If they were to truly decide a winner, this arena was still too small, not enough for them to unleash their full power.
Utakata's full Tailed Beast transformation and Kabuto's various forbidden Ninjutsu and Wood Release were not suitable for display in this kind of setting.
That's right, it was Wood Release!
By using White Zetsu cells to degrade Hashirama cells, Kabuto successfully transplanted Hashirama cells into himself and was able to freely use Wood Release.
He became the second Ninja in Konoha, besides Yamato, to master Wood Release.
The exciting battle made everyone feel great, including the Ninjas present.
Many Ninjas were fine at first, but later they also joined the ordinary spectators in cheering again and again.
Unlike the previous fixed match in Iwagakure, Kabuto and Utakata not only fought flashy and exceptionally well.
The key was that there was real skill involved, conquering the Ninjas whose horizons were a dimension higher than ordinary people.
The two fought for the entire match time, ultimately failing to decisively determine a winner, ending in a draw.
Amidst the lingering gazes of many spectators, the Chunin Exams finally came to an end.
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