Should I continue being a villain in the ninja world after transmigrating?

Chapter 119 Mission, Departure

"The Three-Tails?" Kakashi murmured.

This word triggered his most painful and cruel memories.

Kakashi's Sharingan, hidden by his headband, seemed to sting again. After a moment of silence, he spoke, "Orochimaru is eyeing the Tailed Beasts?"

Tsunade said, "That's not surprising. Orochimaru, that guy, wants to gather all the good things into his snake den."

Such a vivid description left Kakashi speechless for a moment.

Without waiting for Kakashi's reply, Tsunade continued, "Not only that, but considering Itachi's attack on Naruto upon returning to Konoha, along with Jiraiya's intelligence, we can deduce that Akatsuki's target is also the Tailed Beasts. Therefore, if we send out ninjas, we cannot rule out the possibility of encountering Akatsuki."

"Kakashi," Tsunade asked, "Do you think Naruto and Sakura are suitable for this mission?"

The mission involves the Tailed Beasts and Orochimaru, which inevitably involves Sasuke.

More importantly, Naruto's status as the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki is of great significance to Konoha.

The elders, led by Danzo, proposed more than once to keep Naruto in the village for protection, but Tsunade always stopped them.

But now, the situation regarding Sasuke, Orochimaru, and even Zeref is becoming increasingly complicated, leaving Tsunade somewhat uncertain.

Kakashi fully understood Tsunade's concerns, and his reason told him that Naruto staying in Konoha or following Jiraiya was the safest option.

But considering Naruto's current state and feelings, he could only assure Tsunade, "I will protect Naruto and Sakura with my life."

Tsunade was not surprised by Kakashi's answer. They both knew that blindly protecting Naruto would only stifle his infinite potential.

After a moment of contemplation, Tsunade handed Kakashi a mission scroll that had been prepared beforehand.

"Kakashi's team will temporarily regroup and, together with Guy's team, go to investigate information related to the Three-Tails. Jiraiya will go with you!"

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "With Jiraiya-sama here, I feel much more at ease."

"Instead of idling around all day, we might as well take advantage of his time in Konoha and make him do more missions. Besides, Naruto's training isn't over yet."

......

On the day of departure, at the exit of Konoha Village, Guy excitedly grabbed Kakashi and shouted, "My destined rival, let's have another showdown on this mission!"

Naruto was equally excited: "I heard that Orochimaru was spotted on this mission. Maybe we can get information about Sasuke. Let's go, Kakashi-sensei!"

Kakashi, besieged by two loud voices at the same time, put on a deadpan expression, pushed Guy aside rather perfunctorily, and said to Jiraiya beside him, "Then let's set off, Jiraiya-sama."

The group then set off towards the location where the three-tailed creature was said to be found.

Unlike Naruto, who was inexplicably excited, Sakura, who also learned of the possibility that Sasuke might still be alive, was not as optimistic as Naruto.

Kakashi deliberately lagged behind, positioning himself parallel to Sakura. He looked at her and asked, "Sakura, you don't seem as excited as Naruto. Don't you agree with my guess?"

Hearing Kakashi's words, Sakura was taken aback and said with a wry smile, "No, quite the opposite. After hearing your conjecture, Kakashi-sensei, I also thought back for a long time. Actually, I also felt that Sasuke at that time had a slightly different feeling."

Kakashi glanced at Sakura and asked, "But you still seem worried."

Sakura's lips trembled slightly as she murmured, "Kakashi-sensei, you understand, right? Even if that Sasuke is fake, the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan is real. And if that Sasuke is fake, the fact that he could imitate Sasuke and fool all of us proves..."

"This proves that he must be very familiar with Sasuke, and the source of the Mangekyou Sharingan's power must be Sasuke. If Sasuke was forced to provide his eye power, then his current situation must be very bad," Kakashi added.

"If Sasuke willingly offered his eye power, it means he was fully aware of the matter, and perhaps he truly hates Konoha."

Sakura remained silent. Kakashi glanced at his usually intelligent female disciple and finally said, "Whatever the truth, we will know."

......

The small team from the Sound Village also set off, but unlike the original plan, there was one more person in the team.

"Lord August, why did you come along on this mission?" Eric couldn't help but ask.

At that moment, Eric was flapping his wings and asked August, who was also flying in the air casting magic.

Meanwhile, Sasuke and Kimimaro were using the traditional ninja way of traveling through the forest.

Today, as they were setting off, August suddenly appeared in the group and said only that he would be carrying out the mission with them.

August glanced at Eric and said, "I just don't want Father's mission to go wrong, and I hope you won't ever need my help."

"Don't worry, Lord August." Eli's tail swayed gently. "Even if I'm alone, I will definitely bring the Three-Tails to Lord Zeref."

Augustus remained silent. One of the reasons he volunteered to accompany him was Eric's inherent arrogance. His father's mission could not be compromised.

......

The moment the group stepped out of the Sound Village, Black Zetsu, who had been keeping a close watch on news from the village, received the message.

Moreover, according to his intelligence, Orochimaru has been investigating the location of the Three-Tails recently. Connecting everything, Black Zetsu had to face a terrible piece of news: they also wanted to take down the Tailed Beasts!

Orochimaru is nothing to fear. The question is, does Zeref want to target the tailed beasts?

And this answer was confirmed when we saw August in the team.

What Black Zetsu found even more unbelievable was that he actually saw Sasuke, and two of them at that!

Fortunately, the demonic features of Eli were obvious, allowing Black Zetsu to immediately identify which one was the real Sasuke.

We've fallen for their trap!

This was Black Zetsu's first reaction.

He certainly didn't realize that this was just a complicated scheme devised by Zeref to punish Itachi Uchiha.

Black Zetsu, who has long studied the conspiracy theories of the ninja world, immediately thought that Zeref and Orochimaru had used such despicable tricks to steal away the only two Uchiha in the ninja world!

How utterly despicable! Black Zetsu was heartbroken to have watched Itachi Uchiha leave Akatsuki and come to Otogakure.

His Rinnegan is Plan B!

After spending a while calming himself down, Black Zetsu began to think about the more important issues at hand.

Whether it's Orochimaru or Zeref who wants the Three-Tails, Black Zetsu will not let them succeed!

It seems that for now, the Akatsuki's plan to capture the Tailed Beasts has to be brought forward! Black Zetsu thought to himself.

The most important thing right now is to seize the Three-Tails first!