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Chapter 38: Three Magatama
Ryoma was a genius ninja from the Aburame Clan.
In the past, he had been an elite member of the Root organisation, and his infiltration skills stood out even among the shadows of past generations.
It was said that his strength back then was close to that of Orochimaru.
Ambitious and determined to elevate the status of the Aburame Clan, Ryoma traveled extensively in search of rare insects. Eventually, he discovered a new type of parasitic insect.
Much like Aburame Shino, the insects he cultivated were nano-sized and poisonous—capable of being released into the air without any physical contact.
However, during the development of a new secret technique, Ryoma suffered a physical breakdown.
He began secretly killing his teammates and using their blood to feed his poisonous insects. The truth was discovered quickly, and Ryoma was imprisoned.
"It's him..." Raimei instantly became alert.
He hurriedly performed a hand seal, his chest rising.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
His target—beneath his own feet!
Boom!
Raging flames erupted, rolling backward with force.
Raimei burst through the fire, his body scorched.
"Hmph," Ryoma scoffed. This Uchiha is ruthless.
The swarm of poisonous insects Ryoma had released was incinerated instantly.
Knowing they were invisible to the naked eye, Raimei had aimed directly at himself—choosing to burn them all.
Though badly burned, he had at least escaped Ryoma's nano-level parasitic attack.
Had those insects entered his body, Raimei would've lost control of his entire nervous system in seconds—dying without even knowing how.
"Will you come with me willingly, or do I have to take your corpse?"
Ryoma's nano-poison insects had been depleted. Without fresh blood to hatch new ones, he resorted to his standard parasites.
With a wave of his hand, a dense swarm of insects flew toward Raimei.
Still reeling from his burns, Raimei could only leap back with difficulty.
Without any ninja tools at hand, his only option was to fight with fire.
"Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Jutsu!"
Fireballs erupted from Raimei's mouth, striking the swarm directly.
A portion of the parasites was burned instantly.
Others hit the ground, igniting small blazes.
Startled by the noise and intensity, Ryoma dodged, swerving past the fire and lunging at Raimei.
Raimei barely avoided the punch, rolling twice on the ground.
Ryoma followed, kicking at him—but the moment his foot connected:
"Poof!"
Raimei vanished in a puff of smoke.
"Huh?"
A Shadow Clone? When did he summon that?
As the clone dissipated, the injuries it suffered were instantly transferred back to the real Raimei.
He had gambled everything on that move.
The moment he launched the fireball earlier, he had transferred nearly all his chakra into a Shadow Clone.
This was incredibly risky, especially with such low chakra reserves.
When Shadow Clones disperse, all the pain and memories return to the user.
Many pass out instantly from the backlash.
Raimei staggered and nearly collapsed.
But he gritted his teeth and endured.
His family had finally emerged from the shadow of war—he couldn't afford to fall here.
"Ngh!"
Blood dripped from his nose as he groaned in pain.
He could hear footsteps—Ryoma was catching up fast.
Secret Technique: Parasite Swarm!
The buzzing of wings roared behind him.
Raimei widened his eyes in fury.
"Ahhhh!"
With sudden strength, he leapt forward, barely dodging the parasites.
Panting hard, his Sharingan spun wildly—evolving from two tomoe to three tomoe.
Ryoma, seeing the change, clicked his tongue.
"So you awakened the Three Tomoe... What luck."
Though annoyed at being stalled for so long, Ryoma couldn't help but smirk.
He sent his remaining parasites at Raimei once more.
Raimei's vision blurred—he was too exhausted to dodge.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a massive blast of smoke erupted, and a towering skeletal Susanoo enveloped Raimei.
"Yo. Glad I made it in time," Kaien said, giving Raimei a thumbs-up.
"Captain..."
Raimei's heart eased—then he blacked out from exhaustion.
"Is that... Susanoo?"
The sheer pressure from Kaien's chakra was immense—even though it was only a skeletal form.
Ryoma's parasites let out eerie cries in its presence.
Realizing he was outmatched, Ryoma turned to flee.
Kaien's eyes narrowed.
Susanoo's giant arm swung forward with force, releasing a powerful gust!
"Buzz!"
Ryoma burst into a swarm of insects and reappeared nearby—his numbers greatly diminished.
This technique had cost him most of his chakra.
Kaien dismissed the Susanoo and moved in close.
Performing a quick set of hand seals—
"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
BOOM!
A massive wall of flames exploded outward, turning the earth into a blazing inferno.
Ryoma tried to transform into an insect again, but this time, it wasn't enough.
The fire devoured all his parasites.
With no more insects to absorb the damage, Ryoma's body was caught directly in the blast.
His skin charred in an instant.
He didn't even have time to scream.
A blackened husk fell to the ground.
Thud... Thud... Thud...
Footsteps echoed through the forest—more Uchiha had arrived.
But by then, the battlefield was in ruins.
Trees were aflame, and the clearing looked like a crater.
"Ah, crap. I might've overdone it," Kaien scratched his head awkwardly.
But against someone like Ryoma, Fire Style was the most effective counter.
To ensure complete extermination of the parasites, Kaien had used a large amount of chakra.
As a result, most of the surrounding basketball court had been reduced to open ground.
"Put out the fire! Hurry!"
"Water Style: Waterflow Jutsu!"
"Water Style...!"
Though the Uchiha Clan excelled in fire jutsu, that didn't mean they were helpless with water.
Thanks to their Sharingan, they could copy a wide range of techniques.
Kaien helped prop up Raimei as the medics rushed in.
At the time of the attack, Kaien had been in the middle of a chakra experiment and sensed the barrier's alarm right away.
He had been nearby but chose not to intervene immediately—to see how Raimei would handle it.
And Raimei exceeded expectations.
He'd launched a fireball at himself, hid within the flames, and passed his chakra into a clone to escape.
Even while critically injured, he created an opening for a counterattack.
It was a dangerous gamble.
Shadow Clones are forbidden for a reason.
The chakra drain, combined with the recoil of memories and pain, can incapacitate a ninja completely.
Only someone like Naruto—Asura's reincarnation—could handle multiple clones effortlessly.
But Raimei held on through sheer willpower.
And in that moment of life and death, his Sharingan awakened to the three tomoe.
The Uchiha medical team had already done a preliminary scan.
Aside from the burns, Raimei would recover.
A remarkable feat.
Kaien glanced down at Ryoma's charred corpse.
That man had been locked up for a reason.
Now, with what had just happened, there was finally a good excuse to deal with Danzo and Root once and for all.
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