Chapter 138: The Late - Arriving Mei Terumī
Yue Yan considered himself to be a man of good quality. He thought this sentence shouldn't be regarded as a swear word, but rather a statement. After all, he will definitely confront Kaguya in the future. It's just a confrontation, not the vulgar meaning of "going against". Those with dirty minds should go and face the wall.
As soon as this thought popped into Yue Yan's mind, he couldn't help but want to slap himself twice. How could he be so silly at this moment! Right now, it was more important to catch Obito Uchiha.
With this in mind, Yue Yan increased the Thunder Beast Mode's Discharge. He enlarged his claws and planned to dig Obito Uchiha out of the ground, even if it meant enduring the explosions of Explosive Tags.
However, as soon as his claws lifted a layer of the ground, Yue Yan saw the Explosive Tags buried below.
"Shit!"
This time, it wasn't just a statement. Yue Yan was really swearing. He had dug a few times, but there was no soil at all below. It was all damn Explosive Tags. A rough count showed that there were at least several hundred thousand of them.
Even though Yue Yan had amazing regenerative abilities, he was still only a mortal. There was no way he could withstand so many Explosive Tags exploding right in his face.
Helpless, Yue Yan had to use Protect, creating a shield around his body. Before the explosion reached its peak, he rushed out.
The explosion of one Explosive Tag takes less than a second. Let's say each tag takes 0.5 seconds to explode. Although the Explosive Tags set by Black Zetsu weren't as concentrated or numerous as those set by Sister Nan later on, they still exploded for almost a minute. It was clear that Black Zetsu had gone all out to save Obito Uchiha.
Yue Yan rushed out of the explosion. After deactivating his Thunder Beast Mode, he looked at his slightly charred clothes and wiped the ash off his face in annoyance.
There was no way he could catch up now. Not to mention Black Zetsu's ability to move freely through the ground. During this time, Obito Uchiha's Kamui would have cooled down. As long as Obito Uchiha wasn't dumb and wanted to get revenge, he wouldn't come back for more punishment.
Well... Was Obito Uchiha dumb? Before he was corrupted, he definitely was. So, it was really hard to say now.
With a glimmer of hope in his heart, Yue Yan opened his Perception, making sure he'd detect Obito Uchiha as soon as the latter showed up. However, after waiting for about a minute and not seeing Obito Uchiha, Yue Yan gave up.
He then turned around and headed towards Xiaolan and the others.
As soon as Yue Yan arrived, he found that the battle had just ended not long ago. Noticing the injuries of Shisui and Itachi, Yue Yan began to treat them.
Battles between ninjas were usually quick. Even Yue Yan, who was the slowest, including the time he spent waiting for Obito Uchiha to return, only took about seven minutes.
It was only then that Mei Terumī finally arrived late with a group of people. When she noticed that the battle was already over, she couldn't help but curse under her breath for being late.
Seeing more people approaching, Zabuza, who had been sitting and resting, stood up, gripping his executioner's sword tightly.
"Humph, You just won't leave me alone."
Noticing that Zabuza was about to attack, Mei Terumī, who was leading the group, took off her Anbu mask.
"Wait, we're not here to fight."
"It's you?"
When Yue Yan and the others saw Mei Terumī, they were quite surprised.
Mei Terumī thought for a while. Since she couldn't use personal favors, she might as well have a good chat.
"Zabuza, I want to have a private chat with you."
Although Mei Terumī also noticed Yue Yan and the others, she couldn't just disclose the internal affairs of the Mist Ninjas in front of outsiders.
However, Zabuza, who didn't know this, couldn't help frowning when he heard this and didn't make any move.
Seeing this, Mei Terumī, who knew what he was worried about, couldn't help sighing.
"You might not believe it, but we came here after getting the news that you were being hunted down and planned to help you."
"What?" Zabuza looked at Mei Terumī like she was an idiot. "Do you think I'm a fool? I'd never believe such nonsense."
"I assassinated the Mizukage some time ago." Zabuza pointed at himself and then at Mei Terumī and her group. "You're the village's ninjas. Instead of fighting when you meet a missing-nin like me, you want to have a chat. Don't you think it's hilarious?"
Hearing this, Mei Terumī took a deep breath and looked at Zabuza once more.
"Okay, to show my sincerity, the following conversation will be just between you and me, and you can choose the place."
Hearing what Mei Terumī said, Zabuza also began to believe that she really had something to talk to him about. He glanced at Haku, who was beside Yue Yan, taking care of Shisui and Itachi. Finally, Zabuza nodded and agreed.
Seeing this, Mei Terumī finally let out a sigh of relief and turned to look at Ao beside her.
"Ao, I'm going to have a talk with Zabuza. Don't start any conflicts."
Watching Mei Terumī turn around and go to a small grove beside with Zabuza after saying that, Ao's mouth couldn't help twitching.
Come on, lady. Can we really avoid conflicts? Can't you see the messy battlefield around? With just a few small fry like us, we're probably no match for them.
Although Ao was complaining wildly in his heart, he didn't say much and silently stood guard.
After some time, just when Ao thought both sides would remain safe until Mei Terumī came back, Yue Yan walked over.
Ao knew Yue Yan. He was quite in awe of this young man who had gained the terrifying reputation of the Golden Thunder Beast in the ninja world. After all, in Yue Yan's first battle that made him famous, he killed hundreds of Kaguya Clan ninjas of their Mist Ninjas.
Yue Yan was a bit speechless as every time he took a step forward, the Mist Ninjas would take a step back. He thought to himself, 'Am I really that terrifying?'
Shaking his head and not thinking about it anymore, Yue Yan looked at the person Mei Terumī had instructed earlier.
"Just now I heard Mei Terumī say your name is Ao, right? Take off your mask and let me take a look."
Hearing this, Ao didn't make any move and remained on guard along with the other Mist Ninjas.
Seeing this, Yue Yan clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"I don't want to repeat myself."
Seeing golden Lightning Bolt flashing around Yue Yan, who seemed about to take action right away, Ao broke into a cold sweat on his forehead. Knowing well the strength gap between himself and Yue Yan, he had no choice but to take off the mask on his face.
Yue Yan nodded in satisfaction and then began to look Ao over carefully.
If there was no coincidence in names, the man in front of him should be the one from the original story.
Yue Yan's gaze moved to the eye covered by Ao's eyepatch. There should be a Byakugan that Ao had accidentally obtained.
After all, Teacher Hizashi Hyuga had taken good care of him back then. When Neji was born, he had been on a mission and hadn't had time to give a gift. Well, this Byakugan would make up for it.
"That's a Byakugan, right?"
Hearing this, Ao instinctively covered that eye and took a step back with a guarded look on his face.
Yue Yan didn't mind this.
"Do you know me? If you do, you should know that my former [Team - Leading Jonin] was from the [Hyuga clan]. Although it's not my obligation to retrieve the Byakugan that have fallen into the hands of others, since I didn't have time to give a gift when my teacher's child was born, this Byakugan will be the compensation."
Hey, just because you didn't have time to give a gift doesn't mean you can just take my stuff! Isn't this just like a bandit's act?
Although he was complaining in his heart like this, Ao wouldn't easily hand over the Byakugan. After all, the Byakugan had considerable strategic value on the [battlefield]. It had been so hard to obtain one. If he just handed it over, it would definitely be a loss for the [Mist Ninja Village].
"Sorry, sir, I don't know what you're talking about."
"Are you pretending to be stupid with me?"
Yue Yan let out a soft laugh. However, the next second, with Lightning Bolt surging all over his body, he had already appeared in front of Ao. Before Ao could react, his fingers with chakra attached had dug out that Byakugan.