Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 173 Mei Terumi Discovers the Blind Spot

Ding.

The two thunder blades clashed together.

Raiga Kurosuki's original idea was that he would lose the match no matter what.

That's right.

The extremely arrogant Raiga Kurozumi inexplicably learned about human relationships and social etiquette.

However, his idea didn't last long. The moment he clashed with Ringo Ameyuri, he realized that he didn't need to hold back.

Ringo Ameyuri is quite capable.

Despite being more familiar with the Thunder Blade, Kurozuki Raiga couldn't gain the slightest advantage.

Originally, Ringo Ameyuri was skilled in Lightning Release and Ninja Swordsmanship. The Lightning Sword was merely an added advantage, and she didn't need to familiarize herself with it again.

In the original work, Ringo Ameyuri's fame is only reflected in two points: one is that she is a "genius ninja of lightning release", and the other is that "once she sets her sights on a mission, there is no possibility of escape".

Even without participating in the Fourth Shinobi World War, he already had a certain reputation.

What's even more remarkable is the time factor.

Raiga Kurosuki was defeated by Naruto after he learned the Rasengan, which occurred three years later when the Fourth Shinobi World War began.

In other words, Ringo Ameyuri will only have three years to make a name for herself before she has to die quickly, otherwise she won't be able to be resurrected through Edo Tensei.

Everyone says that Minato Namikaze died young and died at the speed of light, but Ringo Ameyuri's death was truly a speed of light.

This is also the second gift that Bai Mo prepared for Terumi Mei.

Sending lightning blades alone is useless; those who use them will be killed soon.

They said he could live for another three years, but that was "at most three years."

Who knows if Ringo Ameyuri is the queen of rolls? She frantically did tasks and farmed reputation for a year, and then disappeared as soon as she became famous.

As Mei Terumi watched the two engage in a fierce, back-and-forth battle, amidst flashes of lightning and thunder, Bai Mo suddenly spoke up: "Do you know she's sick?"

"Huh? Are you sick?"

Mei Terumi paused for a moment, "She does have a few quirks, but all the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have had some, so hers isn't really anything special, is it?"

"I'm not saying he's mentally ill."

"..."

If it's not a mental illness, then it must be a physical illness?

"Is Yuri alright?"

Mei Terumi immediately looked worried.

"Under normal circumstances, he had at most three years to live. No one knows exactly when he died of illness. Anyway, he was originally supposed to be resurrected by Edo Tensei during the Fourth Shinobi World War three years later."

"..."

Mei Terumi looked worried.

Bai Mo's words were tantamount to a verdict, and there was no need to doubt them.

He came from the future. Other things may change due to various factors, but Ringo Ameyuri's birth, aging, sickness and death are obviously not within these areas that can be changed.

Mei Terumi felt very frustrated.

Kirigakure was already short of people, and after finally drawing an SR character, Bai Mo even gave me a set of equipment. I thought I could use him as the main DPS, but when I looked at it, wow, he was a limited-time character.

Is there a cure?

Mei Terumi sighed and asked.

"Probably. We'll have her come back with us later to do some tests. We need to find out what the problem is before we can determine if it's treatable and how."

"Don't worry, Orochimaru also has someone with a terminal illness who won't be around for long... Oh, that one is actually from your Hidden Mist Village."

"By the way, is there some kind of radiation source near your Hidden Mist Village? Or is it cursed? Why do so many geniuses die young?"

At this point, even Bai Mo himself was somewhat uncertain.

At first, when only Kimimaro was diagnosed with a terminal illness and died young, everyone wondered if it was because of the Shikotsumyaku (Shikotsumyaku) technique.

They're still thinking about taking the bones out to use and then putting them back, since they've been contaminated.

The result doesn't seem to be like that.

Ringo Yuri also died of a terminal illness.

Suigetsu's older brother, Hozuki Mangetsu, didn't seem to die in battle either. After he passed away, Chojuro inherited the twin swords, Teppanyaki Salted Fish.

"I don't think so, right? If you're saying I'm really contaminated or cursed, then I'm fine, aren't I?"

Mei Terumi sounded a little flustered as she said this.

"Another possibility is that in the early days, the Land of Water actually harbored some evil ninjas who did some unspeakable things to fish."

Furthermore, since there seems to be no reproductive isolation in the ninja world, a group of people with sharp teeth and fangs appeared in Kirigakure.

This also indirectly leads to an additional layer of potential collapse in the recessive genes of some people in the Land of Water. The more talented a person is, the easier it is to activate deep genes, and therefore the more prone they are to collapse?

Bai Mo offered another conjecture.

"What does this have to do with teeth? You don't seem to have some kind of prejudice against us Hidden Mist Village ninjas, do you?"

Mei Terumi was somewhat confused by Bai Mo's words. "Is there anything wrong with fangs? Why does it have to be with fish? According to you, does that mean Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki with a beard, also has feelings for the Nine-Tails?"

"what?"

Nohara Rin looked over, confused.

Why is there something to do with Minato-sensei?

"Well... it's hard to say."

Bai Mo looked troubled.

"what?"

Terumi Mei looked stunned.

What's so hard to say?

Could there be some secrets involved?

Hikaru Uchiha was also dumbfounded.

How come Konoha is so monstrous?

Does she intend to join both the anti-LGBTQ+ protests and the anti-Ferry protests?

"When the Seventh Hokage was struck by his daughter's Byakugan, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) also felt the pain."

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kurama, having reconciled with its Jinchūriki, offered to let Kurama take control of its body, thus temporarily gaining control.

Bai Mo gave two examples.

These two examples are quite serious.

But considering what Bai Mo said before, it was quite inappropriate.

If you can feel pain, can you feel other things?

If one can exchange consciousness and control the body to fight, then can one control the body to fight in other ways?

It's absolutely terrifying.

Even Rin looked flustered: "Um, don't overthink it. I'll ask Kushina-nee about this when I have time!"

"Forget it, let's not dwell on this for now."

Mei Terumi waved her hand, then suddenly frowned. "Wait a minute, you captured the Three-Tails, and as compensation, you retrieved my ninja sword and gave it to Ringo. And now you're taking Ringo to Amegakure for treatment..."

"So, in this whole back and forth, you didn't give me anything, you just took Mitsui and Ringo for nothing!"

"..."

"Oh, it's not that there's nothing there. There's also Raiga Kurosuki who doesn't have a ninja sword, and a red-eyed guy."

Mei Terumi added and corrected this.

Just as Mei Terumi finished speaking, the battle next to her ended.

As expected, Ringo Ameyuri won and took another Raito from Kurosuki Raiga.

"If you are nothing without a ninja sword, then you don't deserve to have one. Since you haven't left, go back to the Hidden Mist Village Ninja Academy and become a teacher who teaches how to use a sword."

Bai Mo stepped forward and spoke to Hei Chu Lei Ya.

"Don't think you can change the subject by saying some cool lines."

Mei Terumi's voice came softly from behind Shiramo.