Naruto Paradise: An Evil Uchiha's Rise-Chapter 60: Kurenai’s Lap Pillow Denial (It’s Not Like She Wants To)

The orange flames flickered inside the cave, illuminating the faces of the four ninja.

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Yuhi Kurenai forcefully broke a tree branch, stealing glances at a certain disciple leaning against the wall, resting, while also watching the heavy rain outside.

Ever since becoming this kid's teacher, she'd somehow found herself enjoying missions outside the village more and more.

But today's rain had put a damper on things.

Not only was travel impossible, but they couldn't even camp, forcing them to huddle in this small cave.

Their long-awaited mission outside the village had begun inauspiciously with the rain.

"Um... Teacher... I... I need to go out for a bit."

Hinata pressed her legs together shyly, whispering softly into Kurenai's ear.

Besides needing to relieve herself, she also wanted to wash the sweat off her body, and...

There was a waterfall nearby, perfect for practicing her Gentle Fist. She wanted to learn the Sixty-Four Palms as soon as possible. She'd almost gotten it during practice at home earlier today.

"Okay, I'll have Kage-san go with you."

Kurenai glanced at the heavy, dark sky outside and the downpour that seemed likely to last all night.

Then, she teased the shy girl a little.

"N-No, thank you, Teacher..."

Hinata's face flushed crimson as she refused her teacher's offer.

Whether she was practicing or bathing, she didn't plan on wearing any clothes, so how could she let... let someone go with her?

Even Kage... no, not even Kage-san!

And...

"Kage-san looks very tired. I, I can go alone."

Hinata also stole a glance at Uchiha Kage.

He was usually bickering and joking with Kurenai-sensei, but today he was unexpectedly quiet.

"Alright, just be careful of your surroundings."

Kurenai didn't tease the shy girl any further.

"Yes."

"Remember to keep your Byakugan active."

Just as Hinata was about to leave the cave, Uchiha Kage suddenly opened his eyes and reminded her.

"Yes!"

Hinata nodded firmly, then stepped lightly into the rain outside.

For a moment, the girl felt the raindrops on her lips taste sweet.

Kurenai watched as a single sentence from Kage-san filled Hinata with joy.

"What a sinful man."

Kurenai continued snapping the tree branch in her hand, as if she were trying to break something evil, staring intently at the boy in front of her.

"Teacher, could I have a lap pillow?"

After using his Byakugan for most of the day, Uchiha Kage was indeed a little tired.

And once night fell, he started missing Kaguya and Uchiha Mikoto's lap pillows.

Being enveloped by a warm, older sister's thighs was really comfortable.

"What, what are you saying? How could your teacher..."

Kurenai glanced at Shino, who was sitting with his eyes closed as if in meditation.

Then she quickly refused her disciple's unusual request.

"Shino is still keeping watch with his bugs, and you..."

No, she would never give this disciple who always talked back to her a lap pillow.

Not even in her dreams...

The her in her dreams couldn't resist at all, so that didn't count.

"Oh, so you are paying attention to me?"

Shino opened his eyes and checked on his bugs that had flown back in from the rain.

"Teacher, the rain is too heavy. My bugs can't detect anything in the surrounding environment."

"Okay, we'll rest here for the night."

Kurenai saw the intensity of the rain and figured it probably wouldn't stop anytime soon.

"But, we still need to be extra careful."

"Teacher..."

"Hmm?"

Uchiha Kage was about to volunteer to keep watch at night when he suddenly saw a black shadow flash by outside with his Byakugan.

He'd had his Byakugan activated the entire journey and hadn't detected anything unusual. Now, under the cover of night and heavy rain, was this guy finally unable to resist?

Uchiha Kage frowned. He sensed a familiar chakra fluctuation.

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And this familiar feeling undoubtedly came from a powerful enemy he'd encountered before.

"I'm going out for a bit."

Carrying the Samehada Great Sword on his back, Uchiha Kage scanned his surroundings again. After confirming that there was no one else nearby, he left the cave.

"This guy really does care about Hinata, huh?"

Kurenai assumed that Uchiha Kage had rushed out of the cave to ensure Hinata's safety, so she didn't ask any further questions.

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"Are you alone?"

Uchiha Kage, carrying Samehada, quickly arrived at a misty forest.

Whoosh, whoosh. Figures darted swiftly back and forth in the surrounding bushes.

Seeing this, Uchiha Kage calmly took Samehada from his back and planted it on the wet grass.

"Is one person not enough? Little kid, you really overestimate yourself."

From the puddles on the ground and the surrounding tree trunks, Kisame's figures emerged one after another.

And even in Uchiha Kage's eyes, all of these Kisames were solid entities.

Shadow Clones?

No, Water Clones...

Uchiha Kage saw the process of Kisame's body forming from water.

Because the number of Kisames that appeared before him was simply too great.

"A clone tactic?"

Even in rainy weather, being able to create so many Water Clones at once was enough to prove Kisame's strength.

Uchiha Kage's gaze sharpened.

That was the downside of the Byakugan; it couldn't see through any clone with a physical form.

"You don't seem surprised by my appearance. It seems you already know about Itachi-san's business in Konoha Village?"

Thud!

Uchiha Kage used Samehada to smash a Kisame's Water Clone that had emerged from the grass, right next to him.

"What an unlovable little kid. I haven't even said 'start,' and you're already attacking."

The Kisame, who had been smashed into a puddle, emerged from another patch of grass.

Uchiha Kage could only continue playing whack-a-mole with Samehada, but the opponent's Water Clones instantly filled the entire forest.

"Are you scared, little kid?"

Thousands of Kisame's Water Clones simultaneously approached the surrounded Uchiha boy.

"..."

Uchiha Kage didn't say any unnecessary words, just kept smashing the Water Clones in front of him with Samehada.

However, he was merely wasting his stamina.

For every Water Clone he destroyed, more would appear.

They were utterly limitless, bringing only despair piled upon despair.

"Too scared to speak? Then let me show you one last time, the sharks' feast!"

Seeing the young figure still struggling in vain within his Water Clone encirclement, Kisame joined his hands together and, with a savage grin, began the final hand seals.

Water Release: Thousand Feeding Sharks!

Through the effect of chakra, all of Kisame's Water Clones transformed into countless ferocious sharks with gaping, bloodthirsty maws.

"Shark Bite Kill!"

"It's a shame, Itachi-san."

"It seems your clansman won't be leaving with his body intact."

Seeing the Uchiha boy completely devoured by the shark swarm, Kisame wore a triumphant expression.

A little kid was just a little kid, after all. With just a little prodding, he rushed headlong into the trap Kisame had set for him.

Boom!

But before Kisame could revel in his victory for too long, the Uchiha Kage that had been torn apart by the sharks turned into a puff of white smoke.

"Shadow Clone!?"

He actually sent a Shadow Clone carrying Samehada to meet me?

This little kid...

He's really full of surprises.

Kisame's already small, round eyes widened even further.

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Ninjutsu: Hidden Mist Technique!

At the same time, Uchiha Kage, who had been standing quietly on the very tip of a large tree, watching this deadly spectacle unfold, also used his own ninjutsu.

"If I were surrounded by that many water currents and chakra-formed sharks, I might actually get hurt."

But unfortunately, there are no 'ifs'.

Uchiha Kage pointed one finger to the sky and placed the other on his chest.

He used the abundant water vapor in the forest to create a dense fog, and then he, too, disappeared into the mist.

"Hidden Mist Technique? He even knows our Kirigakure's signature ninjutsu?"

The Thousand Feeding Sharks, having lost their prey, returned to their water forms on the grass.

And Kisame, who had been tricked, quickly focused his attention on his surroundings.

Using Kirigakure's technique against me, a Kirigakure rogue ninja?

I have no idea what this little kid is thinking...

"But, since you've delivered Samehada into my hands, I don't care what tricks you have up your sleeve."

After picking up the Samehada Great Sword that Uchiha Kage's Shadow Clone had dropped on the ground, Kisame felt much more at ease.

Only with this ninja sword in his hand was he complete.

"Hmm!?"

A thunderous explosion suddenly erupted in the surrounding air. Kisame only had time to see a flash of blue light before his body felt like it had been struck by an iron bull charged with electricity.

Numbness and sharpness, two completely different sensations, appeared on his chest.

And before he could even see what the blue flash was, another blue flash appeared behind him.

Puff!

With no time to react, Kisame, struck repeatedly, tumbled through the air and crashed heavily onto the ground.

"Is that... Kumogakure's Lightning Release Armor and Ninja Body Techniques?"

Lying on the ground, looking at his crushed internal organs and ribs, and the residual lightning-attribute chakra with electric sparks on his body, Kisame finally recognized the opponent's attack methods.

But this was too unbelievable!

Why does this guy not only know Kirigakure's signature ninjutsu, but also Kumogakure's secret techniques!?

With his body completely hidden in the dense fog, and the incredible speed and power of the Lightning Release assault, Kisame realized he had absolutely no chance of fighting back.

Even though he was now desperately gripping Samehada's hilt, absorbing chakra to heal his injuries, it was only slightly delaying his death sentence.

"It seems a single Lariat can't cut off your head."

Uchiha Kage's somewhat regretful voice came from within the fog.

"Who... who are you?"

Someone who knows so many other ninja villages' secret techniques can't possibly be just a little kid!

Kisame, barely recovering from his injuries, struggled to stand up, leaning on Samehada, which was already protesting.

"Dead men don't need to know too much."

He had only intended to experiment with a combination of Kirigakure and Kumogakure ninjutsu, but the results were surprisingly good.

Uchiha Kage didn't intend to waste any more time.

"Dead man? I'm not the type to sit around and wait for death."

Kisame also formed hand seals at his chest and then made his figure disappear into the fog as well.

He could also use the Hidden Mist Technique?!

"Trying to use the Hidden Mist Technique to evade my Hidden Mist Technique? How laughable."

Byakugan, activate!

With the aid of the Byakugan, Uchiha Kage quickly locked onto Kisame's figure again.

Bang!

A lightning-covered arm once again slammed into Kisame's body, sending out another large spray of blood and flesh.

And this time, the Samehada in Kisame's hand was no longer willing to help him recover from his injuries.

With a zip, Samehada flicked Kisame's hand away with its tail and slithered into the grass and then climbed up a tree trunk, returning to Uchiha Kage's hand.

It rubbed against his cheek like a bullied child returning to its father's embrace.

"It's over."

Uchiha Kage leaped down from the treetop and landed in front of Kisame, who was still coughing up blood and twitching.

"It's...it's a shame...I still couldn't...reach...that world..."

Kisame struggled weakly on the ground, but it was clear he didn't have much time left.

His chest cavity had been smashed by Uchiha Kage.

He was only alive now thanks to his monstrous physique.

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That world...

The Infinite Tsukuyomi?

Uchiha Kage quietly waited for the other man to die.

Although he seemed like a pitiful fellow, he didn't deserve any sympathy.

However, compared to Uchiha Itachi, Kisame was indeed a lot better.

"Still not dead?"

Seeing Kisame, who had lost so much blood that his eyeballs had stopped moving, Uchiha Kage still couldn't obtain the other's ascending soul.

Wait, could it be...

Realizing something, Uchiha Kage quickly threw away the Samehada Great Sword.

But it was a little too late.

Whoosh!

From the Samehada's gaping maw emerged the real Kisame, who had been hiding inside since the beginning, when the Thousand Feeding Sharks were used.

"Sorry, little kid, this is my true assassination technique!"

Kisame, transforming his head into a shark's head, aimed for Uchiha Kage's neck and snapped his jaws shut.

Crunch!

The serrated teeth made a chilling closing sound.

However...

"How is this possible? What's wrong with your body?"

It was a flawlessly timed sneak attack, and with his sudden biting attack, no one should have been able to dodge it!

But Kisame was surprised to find that his teeth had bitten completely into air.

"It's surprising, isn't it? From the moment you got Samehada, you gave up on the chance of winning head-on and hid inside Samehada, waiting for me to show a weakness."

And because he was hidden inside Samehada, with chakra similar to Samehada's, he couldn't be detected or sensed by the Byakugan.

In this ninja world, Kisame truly was the most ninja-like ninja.

Even Uchiha Kage couldn't help but admire this guy a little.

"So how did you do it... your, your eyes are!?"

He clearly bit the other's neck, but in reality, he only bit into a mass of air.

Kisame couldn't understand what kind of ninjutsu this was.

Until he saw the pair of stunning eyes that suddenly turned crimson on the other's face.

Mangekyo Sharingan?

This little kid has the Mangekyo Sharingan at such a young age?

"Was I exposed?"

To prevent another sneak attack from Kisame, Uchiha Kage hadn't deactivated his intangibility, which caused his Mangekyo Sharingan to be completely seen by the other party.

But thankfully, the White Zetsu disguised as Kisame had already been killed by him.

He hadn't detected any other White Zetsu figures nearby, so he didn't need to worry.

He just needed to eliminate this Kisame, who had already lost most of his will to fight, and the information that he possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan would temporarily not fall into the hands of the Akatsuki organization.

"You... who are you?"

Kisame was in a state of shock.

Was it possible? Every Uchiha he met had the Mangekyo Sharingan?

No, that's not right, the pressure this young man gave him...

It seemed even stronger than the masked man he'd encountered, who called himself Uchiha Madara.

An even more talented genius than Itachi-san? Or... an old monster revived with an unbelievable ninjutsu?

"I don't know myself, but the person who found me said they saw light, and so, named me Kage."

The rain and mist gradually dissipated around them.

The night rain had finally stopped, and the dark clouds were blown away by the wind, revealing the half-moon that had been sleeping for a long time.

The young man under the moon, stepping on his long shadow, looked down at the ninja on the ground.

"You said before that you longed for that world, and that world... is it like this?"

The crimson Mangekyo began to spin like a windmill.