Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 151 Malice Detection

Boruto teleported behind them and asked in a cold tone, "I wonder what business your Akatsuki organization has with me?"

The moment Black Zetsu activated his senses, Boruto, with his ability to sense malice, sensed Black Zetsu's malevolent gaze.

Boruto then used his Flying Thunder God Technique to move behind Black Zetsu, confirmed his identity through the Akatsuki uniform he was wearing, and then decisively took action.

"How could this be!..." Black Zetsu was surprised, not expecting Boruto to be so fast. He appeared behind him the instant he launched his attack.

Instead of directly answering Boruto's question, Zetsu immediately used White Zetsu's "Mayfly Technique" to merge his body with the surrounding earth and vegetation, attempting to distance himself from Boruto.

As Zetsu's body began to shrink into the ground, Boruto already held a kunai tightly in his hand. A sharp blade flashed past, and one of Zetsu's arms was severed and thrown away.

Boruto frowned slightly at this, and after the Akatsuki members retreated underground, his presence also completely disappeared.

Nevertheless, Boruto did not let his guard down. He looked around, wary of any possible sneak attacks by Akatsuki members.

Zetsu, who had already retreated underground, had his arm, which Boruto had just severed, grow back, and his face showed an expression of mixed surprise and joy.

What is truly astonishing is how quickly this young man reacted, if not for his "levitation technique" which allows him to exist within underground networks of organic matter such as plant roots and water currents, thus enabling him to move at high speeds to any location.

Furthermore, he was able to completely sever his own aura while activating his ninjutsu, so he probably would have already fallen to Boruto.

On the positive side, if they could win this young man over to join their plan and make him a part of it, then the possibility of their mother being resurrected might greatly increase with his help.

With that in mind, Zetsu decided to risk emerging from the ground behind Boruto, intending to subdue Boruto first and then have a deeper conversation with him.

As soon as Black Zetsu appeared, he quickly used the Mind Fusion Technique on Boruto, intending to temporarily control Boruto's body and will.

Black Zetsu quickly separated from its fused form with White Zetsu and leaped rapidly toward Boruto's location.

The moment Boruto appeared, he immediately turned around and slashed at Black Zetsu's body with a kunai. However, Black Zetsu did not seem to be greatly affected. Even after his upper body was severed, he was still able to attach himself to Boruto's body.

Just as Black Zetsu was about to invade Boruto's will, a violent force suddenly surged within Boruto, repelling him and throwing him out.

When White Zetsu realized that Black Zetsu's scheme had been exposed, he immediately took action and used the Wood Release technique. Suddenly, countless violent trees sprouted from the ground and grew rapidly, completely surrounding Boruto.

Black Zetsu quickly merged with White Zetsu, blending into the ground. They immediately used the Levitation Technique, realizing they could no longer stay there, otherwise they would be stuck there forever, so they chose to leave.

Black Zetsu was not discouraged by this defeat. On the contrary, a surge of joy welled up from the depths of his heart, and the corners of his mouth turned up wildly, unable to hide his excitement.

The moment Black Zetsu made contact with Boruto, although he was immediately repelled by a force, he still sensed Momoshiki's presence.

Those white eyes! That posture! That aura! There's absolutely no mistake! Hei was absolutely certain that he belonged to the same clan as his mother, Princess Kaguya, and believed that he was the most suitable candidate to be the vessel for resurrecting his mother.

Although Black Zetsu had previously chosen Madara Uchiha, who was the reincarnation of Indra, as the vessel to revive Kaguya, after multiple reincarnations, his bloodline was no longer pure. It needed to be combined with the cells of Ashura's reincarnation to barely meet the standard, but even so, the vessel still had flaws.

Now, Black Zetsu has discovered a perfect vessel that may be even more suitable than Madara Uchiha for resurrecting his mother, which excites him immensely.

However, he also sensed that this newly discovered container possessed considerable power, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of his plan.

At this moment, the trees around Boruto had been blown apart by his own ninjutsu, and those trees created by White Zetsu using Wood Release no longer existed.

After observing for a short period of time, Boruto confirmed that the strange Akatsuki member had fled the scene.

As Boruto was about to leave, he suddenly heard Momoshiki's voice in his mind: "Kid, that dark-skinned guy just now, he has some kind of connection with our Otsutsuki clan."

Boruto frowned slightly and asked Momoshiki in his mind, "Momoshiki, so you're saying that you were the ones pulling the strings behind the scenes? And that guy from earlier was also a member of the Otsutsuki clan?"

Upon hearing Boruto address him by that name, Momoshiki felt a surge of anger, veins bulging on his forehead, and he felt that perhaps he shouldn't have been communicating with Boruto in the first place.

Despite his displeasure, Momoshiki still spoke calmly: "That dark-skinned fellow is not worthy of being considered a member of our noble Otsutsuki clan at all. He is a substance produced by the traitor Kaguya Otsutsuki."

"This means that the traitor is also here. As long as we feed her to the Ten-Tails as nourishment, we can make the Divine Tree bear chakra fruit."

Boruto seemed indifferent: "Even if things really went the way you say, what good would it do me?"

Boruto naturally knew that Kaguya Otsutsuki would appear in the near future, and that after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kaguya Otsutsuki would be sealed away by the members of Team 7, where his father Naruto was.

Momoshiki patiently persuaded Boruto: "As long as you eat the fruit of the God Tree, you can become the best of the Otsutsuki clan and then have the power to rule the entire ninja world."

Boruto's lips curled up slightly, showing no interest in Momoshiki's suggestion: "Momoshiki, I don't need you to teach me what to do."

Momoshiki was so angry at this ungrateful guy that he was speechless and fell silent.

Boruto began to look around. There were many broken trees around him, but Boruto still noticed two things.

Then he bent down and picked up the two things, which were the white Zetsu arm he had severed earlier and a dark object.

He planned to take some of them back to Konoha for investigation, while Boruto thought of Orochimaru, who might be interested in the other samples.

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