A dense fog instantly covered the surrounding forest. The trees that ca into contact with the white fog began to dissolve.
i's heart skipped a beat. The technique Kazuki was displaying was her Boil Release...
How the hell had Kazuki learned this technique? Was what he said true? That the Sharingan could copy Kekkei Genkai? It didn't make any sense!
i took a deep breath and also released her acid mist, trying, albeit with difficulty, to counter Kazuki's mist with her own.
anwhile, off to the side, Zabuza and Kisa were unable to prevent their skin from rapidly corroding and dissolving.
In the midst of this life-or-death situation, Kisa, lying on the ground, ford hand seals. Channeling his vast chakra, he unleashed his Water Release to the fullest.
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
A huge amount of water shot out of his mouth, diluting the acidic mist floating in the air.
Kazuki smiled slightly. As Kisa used his Water Release to clear the acid mist from his and Zabuza's bodies, Kazuki concentrated a dazzling lightning light in his hands, mixing it with the flow of water.
So, Kisa and Zabuza, who had just survived the acid mist, were instantly swallowed by the electric current and lay on the ground trembling like two dead fish.
i shuddered at this scene. Kazuki had released that Lightning Release without even performing hand seals...
This strange Uchiha examiner was causing i an even greater feeling of oppression than when she faced the Third Mizukage.
Kazuki slowly turned his head, his Sharingan locking onto i. With a soft voice, he said: "Do you still want to resist?"
i looked at Kazuki's Sharingan and her heart sank.
In Kirigakure, shinobi were raised under the strict rules of the Blood Mist. Surrendering to an enemy was the greatest of sins. An unforgivable cri!
Although she hated the idea, i honestly put her hands on her head and slowly crouched down, indicating that she had no intentions of forming seals or resisting.
Kazuki looked at i's strange posture and smiled.
This wasn't sothing he had ordered, but i seed to have done it instinctively. Maybe... she had so strange hobbies?
Kazuki walked slowly towards her and gently patted her cheek.
Imdiately, a curse seal began to spread throughout i's body, immobilizing her and blocking her chakra.
i felt the warmth of Kazuki's hand and the stiffness of her own body, while a feeling of tension washed over her.
Kazuki hadn't killed her. Instead, he accepted her surrender and simply immobilized her.
As an experienced kunoichi, i knew perfectly well what the fate of a captured kunoichi could be. Her mind was in chaos.
But Kazuki did not give him another glance. Instead he whispered to Jinzaburo in his hand: "So, what about you?"
Jinzaburo was still proving with his actions that he did not want to give up, struggling weakly and resolutely in Kazuki's grasp.
It had to be admitted that although the acid mist had corroded the surface of Jinzaburo's skin, his regenerative ability allowed him to maintain at least a human form.
Jinzaburo's eyes flashed with ferocity as he spoke firmly: "Do you think I'm going to give up?"
His voice was filled with defiance. "Kill ! I don't want to see that hypocritical smile on your face anymore."
Kazuki looked at him in surprise.
No wonder, even after receiving such a brutal beating, he did not show any major emotional fluctuations...
He was a tough guy, after all.
Having experienced Kazuki's overwhelming power, Jinzaburo no longer felt any desire to resist. All he longed for was a quick end.
Kazuki sighed and shook his head slowly. "This is the second ti you've criticized my smile... and I'm not happy about it at all."
Kazuki's words seed to fill Jinzaburo with relief.
For him, that ant the end was near.
He did not fear death.
He grew up in the Kaguya clan, where the only purpose in life was to find satisfaction in battle. Only through slaughter and victory could he feel alive. From the mont he lost this fight, his path in life had fallen apart.
Even soone as arrogant as him knew that even if he survived today, he would never have a chance to take revenge on Kazuki, such a terrifying enemy.
In his worldview, if he couldn't defeat his opponent, it was best to die at his hands. That way, his existence would end once and for all.
Kisa, Zabuza and i looked at Jinzaburo silently.
Kazuki spoke calmly: "Even now, you are still trying to provoke into ending your life. Is this the outco you seek?"
He paused, as if in thought, before continuing: "There was a ti when many of my clan mbers had that sa attitude. But they are better now."
"I'm not the only Uchiha capable of smiling kindly. When you find things in life other than battle, your heart naturally fills with peace, and the smile cos effortlessly."
"Seeing you, I feel like I'm seeing those mbers of my clan again. I want to help you, so that you can show a gentle smile…"
Jinzaburo frowned. For him, there was nothing that could make him smile with satisfaction.
Kazuki's words sounded like an alien language to him, completely unable to resonate in his heart.
In a situation like this, did he still want to help an enemy change his life?
Inside Jinzaburo, sothing began to stir. Suddenly, his desire to die didn't seem so strong.
In his opinion, although Kazuki was very powerful, he lacked the heart of a true warrior.
So if he tried hard enough to train, maybe one day he could get his revenge. The difference was not in strength, but in ntal state.
Jinzaburo smiled with difficulty, more like a twisted grimace: "Is this smile okay?"
"No, it's not…" Kazuki denied with a slight shake of his head.
For soone with such an extre personality like Jinzaburo, a few words were not enough to make his emotions fluctuate.
Even a beating only managed to slightly alter his emotions. So far, the rewards Kazuki got from his reaction did not include the Shikotsumyaku, but only a slight improvent in his physical condition.
He was a terribly empty person inside, so devoid of emotions that he only found aning in his existence by killing or being killed in combat.
Kazuki knew that in order to provoke a true emotional reaction from him, he would have to use much less gentle thods.
With a calm expression, Kazuki placed his hand on Jinzaburo's spine. A green flash of chakra enveloped his fingers as he stimulated his nerves, amplifying the perception of pain by dozens of tis… and then, he broke the first vertebra.
"Aaaaahhhh!" Jinzaburo's heart-rending scream echoed throughout the forest.
Kazuki smiled gently. "Look at my smile, imitate it..."
"You bastard, you bastard!" Jinzaburo bellowed angrily, consud by grief.
But before he could utter any more insults, Kazuki snapped his second vertebra. Amplified agony consud him once again.
"The human body has 206 bones. You still have 204 chances…" Kazuki said with a smile, as he cracked the third vertebra. "Try it, smile. I know you can do it."
The fourth, the fifth, up to the eighty-seventh…
At first Jinzaburo cursed, then he began to plead, and finally he muttered incoherently. But Kazuki did not stop.
Kazuki always repeated the sa thing: "No, that's not the right smile."
Upon reaching the 99th ti, Kazuki stopped. He patted Jinzaburo's nearly paralyzed body, and a warm flow of chakra healed his wounds, temporarily easing his pain.
Jinzaburo exhaled deeply, his eyes unfocused, and felt a relief so pure it was almost heavenly. After an endless hell of suffering, it had finally all ceased.
At this mont, a kind of peace beyond his understanding enveloped Jinzaburo's heart.
As long as there was no pain, life had aning. His thoughts of killing, which had previously dominated his mind, had been completely washed away by the intense suffering.
At last he understood Kazuki's words: living, simply living in peace, was enough.
"Okay, have you rested enough?"
Jinzaburo's body trembled upon hearing the voice, awakening from his reverie suddenly. "No, no!"
Kazuki smiled slightly. "Then, smile."
Jinzaburo stood frozen. He wanted to shout a string of insults at Kazuki, but his body wouldn't let him. His lips remained sealed.
"Rember, rember the peace you just felt…" Kazuki said softly. "You just need to smile, and everything will be over."
Jinzaburo entered a state of deep terror. As he looked at Kazuki's Sharingan, his mind began to fill with images of his monotonous and repetitive life.
Delving deeper into his mories, the only thing he truly longed for was the mont when Kazuki had allowed him to breathe, a mont of absolute relief.
At that mont, there was no chaos inside him, no violence or extre emotions, just tranquility.
Guided by Kazuki's eye technique, Jinzaburo was caught in that peaceful mory. Slowly, his lips curved into a warm smile.
Kazuki created a mirror of water and placed it in front of Jinzaburo. "Alright, that's the smile…"
As he erged from the genjutsu, Jinzaburo looked at his reflection and was stunned. That expression of serenity and satisfaction, was it really him?
[From the target Kaguya Jinzaburo, you get the Kekkei Genkai: Shikotsumyaku!]
"The Five Great Shinobi Villages will sign a peace treaty. The future of the shinobi world will be peaceful…" Kazuki muttered in a calm voice.
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