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Shin intercepted Shisui Uchiha shortly after leaving Konoha.
“Shin Uzumaki!” Shisui glared at Shin with hatred, his killing intent palpable, his Mangekyō Sharingan fixed firmly on Shin.
“Such animosity. How… touching.” Shin chuckled, unconcerned by Shisui’s hostility. Shisui was about to die permanently—no chance of being reanimated this time.
“Why are you targeting Konoha?” Shisui demanded before attacking.
“Targeting Konoha? If that’s what you think, then so be it.” Shin didn’t bother denying it; it was pointless.
“<Susanoo!>”
Shisui didn’t waste words. Fueled by hatred, he couldn’t suppress his rage. His green Susanoo, wielding its spiral sword, charged towards Shin.
“That’s not a real Susanoo. Today, let me show you what a ‘real’ Susanoo looks like.”
A pitch-black Perfect Body Susanoo materialized instantly. Its dark, malevolent form resembled a dark samurai emerged from the underworld.
Shisui’s attack struck Shin’s Susanoo but caused no damage whatsoever.
The spiral sword, capable of piercing mountains, couldn’t even scratch Shin’s Susanoo.
“Compared to a Perfect Susanoo, yours is just a child’s toy—a broken one, at that.” Shin looked at Shisui’s incomplete Susanoo, its lack of legs making it seem pathetic.
A chakra katana materialized in the Susanoo’s hand. Under Shin’s control, it swung towards Shisui.
BOOM!
The earth trembled. The forest where they stood was instantly cleaved in two by Shin’s Susanoo, the scar extending for several kilometers.
Shisui’s Susanoo was naturally bisected. Shisui himself, within the Susanoo, was utterly obliterated.
However, being in an Edo Tensei state, even complete physical destruction couldn’t kill him. His body began to regenerate.
Edo Tensei granted a form of immortality; no matter how destroyed, the body would reform.
Of course, Truth-Seeking Orbs and Yin-Yang Release were exceptions. Truth-Seeking Orbs could completely erase reanimated beings, and Yin-Yang Release black rods could permanently seal their movements.
Because the destruction was so thorough, Shisui’s regeneration was slow. It took several minutes for him to fully reform.
“Do you understand the gap between our strengths now?” Shin asked the reformed Shisui.
Shisui remained silent. He understood the difference all too well. Fortunately, he was reanimated; otherwise, he’d be beyond dead.
He couldn’t even withstand a single blow. How could he possibly seek revenge?
Though Shisui hadn’t expected much, the harsh reality was difficult to accept.
“<Susanoo!>”
Shisui activated Susanoo again and attacked Shin. Edo Tensei made him fearless of death; Shisui felt he could fight on.
“Not bad. You truly have courage.” Shin watched Shisui with appreciation.
After facing that devastating slash, anyone else would likely have lost the will to fight. Shisui’s courage in attacking again was commendable.
However, Shisui’s bravery was undoubtedly fueled by his reanimated state and immunity to death.
Shin would soon show him that even Edo Tensei wasn’t a reliable crutch for courage.
With a casual gesture, a Truth-Seeking Orb appeared in Shin’s hand. He tossed it towards Shisui.
Truth-Seeking Orbs contained the power of all things in creation. Anyone without Six Paths power who touched them would vanish into nothingness. Edo Tensei bodies hit by Truth-Seeking Orbs couldn’t regenerate.
The Truth-Seeking Orb collided with Shisui’s Susanoo, instantly piercing through it. The black sphere couldn’t be blocked.
Besides Six Paths power and Senjutsu, no other force could withstand the power of Truth-Seeking Orbs.
Passing through the Susanoo’s defense, the orb reached Shisui and instantly transformed into a massive black shroud, enveloping him completely.
Shisui Uchiha was erased from existence. Truth-Seeking Orbs possessed the power of all Yin-Yang and Five Elements, inflicting damage not only physically but also spiritually.
This was why Edo Tensei couldn’t recover; the soul itself was obliterated, making regeneration impossible.
“Done and dusted. Time to head back.” Shin deactivated his Susanoo, preparing to return to the Land of Whirlpools.
He hadn’t informed the girls he was leaving this time. He wondered if they’d give him trouble.
‘Well, I’ll deal with it when I get back.’
Using Yomotsu Hirasaka, Shin returned to the Land of Whirlpools, arriving back home.
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“Where did you run off to?”
As soon as Shin returned, Kushina confronted him, hands on her hips, asking irritably.
“Felt stuffy at home, so I went out for a stroll.” Shin shrugged, sitting down calmly.
“Liar. You’re lying!”
Kushina instantly saw through his lie. It definitely wasn’t as simple as “going for a stroll.”
“You can tell?” Shin looked at Kushina, surprised.
“Hah! So you were lying! I’m going to bite you to death!” Kushina pounced on Shin, biting down without mercy.
After a long while, Kushina finally released him. Seeing Shin’s pained expression, Kushina wore a triumphant smile.
“No scent of another woman on him. Guess he wasn’t cheating,” Tsunade sniffed pointedly as she walked past Shin.
“Tsunade, you’re going too far—Accusing me of cheating!”
Shin pinched Tsunade’s cheek, annoyed.
“You dare pinch my face? Do you want to die?” Tsunade’s eyes widened, a flash of displeasure crossing her face. Shin had gotten bold.
“Yeah, I pinched your face. Got a problem with it? If you do, let’s go discuss it in the bedroom.”
Shin continued pinching Tsunade’s cheek, completely unafraid of her anger.
Tsunade was likely fuming but speechless. She glared at Shin resentfully. How dare he say such things! What will Kushina and the others think?
Besides Kushina, Mikoto, Konan, and Mei Terumī, the two little girls, Hinata and Karin, were also present.
‘He has no sense of propriety!’ Tsunade rolled her eyes irritably at Shin.
“So timid! Aren’t you usually tough? Shouldn’t you be confronting him head-on?” Kushina, seeing Tsunade’s embarrassment, felt a surge of satisfaction. She taunted Tsunade relentlessly.
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