Chapter 441: A Ninjutsu Developed Specifically Against the Uchiha Clan
"When I was little, my dad told me a fable. That story is what inspired me."
Ino slowly began explaining.
"The story goes that a very long time ago, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio received a mission. The client was a wealthy merchant with no descendants."
"The merchant posed a challenge: whoever performed the best would inherit all of his wealth."
"He gave each member of Ino-Shika-Cho one million ryō and told them to buy something. Whoever could fill his luxurious estate the best would win."
"The food-loving Akimichi used the money to buy enormous amounts of delicious food, filling several rooms before happily starting to eat. "
"But the other rooms and the large courtyard remained empty."
"The lazy Nara bought a bundle of candles, hoping to light up the estate."
"But because he was too lazy, he only bought one bundle. The estate was too large, and even after realizing the candles weren't enough, he couldn't be bothered to go back and buy more, so only a small section ended up illuminated."
"Only the intelligent, diligent, and beauty-loving Yamanaka bought a huge amount of flowers and filled the courtyard with them. Their fragrance spread throughout the entire estate."
"In the end, the Yamanaka clan won."
"I see. So what you mean is to fill the vast Kamui space with something similar to flower fragrance…"
After hearing the story, Kakashi stroked his chin and nodded slightly.
Indeed, if they used sewage, the Five Great Nations might have to work together just to barely gather enough waste to fill the space without affecting agricultural production.
But if they used something scent-based, things would become much simpler.
What a good fable…
"Wait, Ino, the story you told is different from the one my dad told me! You remembered it wrong!"
Just as Kakashi was inwardly praising the fable, Choji suddenly shouted, interrupting his train of thought.
"The ending clearly went like this: unlike the Yamanaka clan, who loved flashy but impractical flowers. The practical Akimichi clan, blessed by the Sage of Six Paths, ate until completely full and then went into the garden and dropped an absolutely massive dump. The unbearable stench completely overwhelmed the Yamanaka clan's floral fragrance. The Akimichi clan were the true victors in the end!"
Choji proudly recited his version of the story.
"What? Choji, the version you made up is way too disgusting!"
Ino took a step back with a face full of disgust, fanning the air in front of her nose as if Choji himself had done the same thing as the character in the story.
"What do you mean I made it up? It's obviously your Yamanaka clan that changed the story! The Akimichi clan, who chose food, were the real winners!"
Choji argued unhappily.
"..."
Sweat rolled down Kakashi's forehead as he stood to the side.
This Ino-Shika-Cho formation really was doomed.
"Um, you two should stop arguing. Both of your stories are right. They both gave me excellent inspiration."
"Oh, and please promise me you'll never tell this story to anyone else."
Kakashi hurriedly tried to calm them down.
At the same time, he asked them not to spread the story because he worried that if it got out, not only would this generation's Ino-Shika-Cho disband, but other existing Ino-Shika-Cho teams might start fighting too.
Kakashi couldn't help sighing. He had truly exhausted himself trying to maintain harmony within Ino-Shika-Cho.
It was too difficult.
Fortunately, his efforts weren't without reward. He had already thought of a solution.
The key was smell.
For example, transferring a large quantity of sleeping gas into the Kamui dimension.
If Obito woke up over there and tried to escape or turn intangible, he would be attacked by the sleeping gas inside the Kamui space.
But Obito had countless Hashirama cells implanted into his body.
Ordinary sleeping drugs might not work on him.
So what should they do?
Kakashi's gaze unconsciously shifted toward Yamato.
Did that mean they needed to repeatedly experiment on Yamato?
"Kakashi-senpai, why are you looking at me like that?"
Yamato suddenly shivered. The moment he met Kakashi's eyes, goosebumps rose across his skin.
That look… there was no mistaking it.
Danger!
"Um, Kakashi-senpai, I suddenly have something to do…"
"What possible business could you have right now? The fact that you came here to help me already proves you're free at the moment."
Kakashi immediately interrupted Yamato's weak excuse.
"Uh, it's inspiration. Their story just now inspired me and made me want… want to… want to take a massive dump. Right, that's it. I can't hold it anymore. Goodbye, Kakashi-senpai!"
Yamato racked his brain before finally coming up with a reason. The moment he finished speaking, he immediately fled without giving Kakashi any chance to stop him.
"Sigh."
Kakashi let out a long sigh.
If Yamato refused to help, then who else had a physique similar to Obito's?
Naruto?
Naruto would work, but he was currently with Sasuke and couldn't return.
Mentioning Naruto and Sasuke reminded Kakashi that Team 7 still had one other member.
Sakura.
After training under Tsunade for so long, Sakura's resistance to toxins should also be quite impressive.
However…
Kakashi hesitated briefly before dismissing Sakura as an option.
Sakura was a girl.
If he used sleeping drugs on Sakura, or even stronger drugs, then regardless of whether anything actually happened, he'd never be able to explain himself clearly afterward.
Not to mention, if something really did go wrong, Kakashi's reputation would be completely ruined forever.
"Looks like I can only go ask Orochimaru."
Kakashi glanced toward Konoha's research department and sighed once again.
Using the Flying Thunder Formation express route, Kakashi arrived in Amegakure, found Orochimaru, and explained his idea.
"This is a Water Release ninjutsu specially developed by Second Hokage-sama for dealing with the Uchiha clan. It's a targeted ninjutsu modeled after Kirigakure's Hidden Mist Technique and the Mizukage's Skilled Mist Technique."
Orochimaru took out a small bottle equipped with a spray nozzle and handed it to Kakashi.
"A Water Release ninjutsu specifically targeting the Uchiha clan?"
Kakashi accepted the bottle with a bewildered expression.
Wasn't this supposed to be a ninjutsu?
Why was he being handed a bottle?
And what exactly was inside it?
"That's right. You only need to shatter the bottle and release the highly compressed liquid inside within the Kamui dimension, or use your Mangekyō ability to transfer the spray inside at the moment it's activated. That will successfully counter the masked man and prevent him from using his Sharingan."
"However, because the effect is particularly strong, you must be extremely careful when using it. Don't accidentally affect yourself as well."
Orochimaru explained while kindly reminding Kakashi.
"Yes, I understand. Since I also possess a Sharingan, I'd also be affected by this specialized anti-Uchiha drug, correct?"
Kakashi touched his eye and nodded seriously.
"Uh… yes, that's basically the idea."
"Thank you very much."
Kakashi took the bottle and prepared to leave, but suddenly stopped midway.
"By the way… would it be convenient to explain the principle behind this anti-Uchiha method?"
"The principle is to use the concentrated pepper spray inside and expand it into a Pepper Mist Technique, making it impossible for the Uchiha clan to open their eyes."
"..."
Wait, it was really that simple and brutal?
Kakashi lowered his head and looked at the bottle. The bright red substance inside was actually pepper spray?
(End of this chapter)