Chapter 499: Akatsuki’s Counterattack Part-1
"Dad, that was so fun!"
Izuna and the group return to the surface. Kanna and Tatsuya jump into Izuna''s embrace as Izuna cuddles them.
"Izuna-sama, the dinner is ready!"
Viktor arrives in front of the group and respectfully bows his head.
"The, let''s eat some fishes." Izuna pats his kid''s head and follows Viktor.
They arrive in a giant hall with a veryrge dining table. There are multiple dishesid on the table. The dishes vary from vegetables, curries, meat dishes, breads, desserts, and seafood.
Seafood being the specialty of the Donut Ind, a giant fish is skewered at the center of the table as a presentation.
Kanna''s mouth salivates at the sight of a fish. She recognizes the giant fish as one of the fishes she encountered during their exploration.
Yuri heard Kanna''s intention to eat the fish. So, she ryed a message to her n members who captured the fish for her.
Izuna is unperturbed by the rows of delicacies in front of him. For him, despite the magnificence of this food, he still enjoys his mother''s home cooking the most. As for his wife
Izuna recalls an incident where Mei attempted to cook a dish for him. Midway through her cooking session, Ayaka joined her, and well as one can predict the result. It all ended in disaster.
He had to douse the fire and purify the poisonous miasma in the kitchen. So, yeah, Mei isn''t that great of a cook. The most she can do is prepare sandwiches.
So, in his house, he is the one who is responsible for cooking.
''Well, I haven''t trained my cooking skills with shadow clones for nothing.''
Izuna takes a bite of the fish dish and nods his head.
"It''s quite good!" Hepliments the effort put by the chef into the dish. Although his own cooking skills have surpassed the level of this dish by a long shot.
"Mmm it''s so delicious." Kanna and Tatsuya enjoy the food in bliss.
A smile appears on Izuna''s face after watching the content expression of his kids.
"Then, Dad will cook something even more delicious than this when we return home!" Izuna wipes the sauce from Kanna''s and Tatsuya''s faces with a tissue.
"Really?" Kanna''s and Tatsuya''s eyes glow at the mention of delicious food. They never ate their mother''s cooking since their mother was always busy with her work. Their grandma prepares all of their meals. Although their grandma''s cooking is delicious. They still crave more variety in their food.
"Mmm Dad will cook yummy food for you every day." Izuna ces some vegetables on both of their tes.
"But before that you both have to finish your veggies."
"Promise?!" Kanna extends her pinkie.
"Pinkie Promise!" Izuna curls his pinkie finger with Kanna''s.
After eating their fill, the kids savor the desserts and y around in the kid section with other kids. Izuna also joins them and watches them y with other kids with the rest of the parents.
Both Kanna and Tatsuya stand out from the rest of the kids due to their cheerful expressions and beautiful faces.
''Those kids are so cute!''
Even other kidspare their kids with both. Izuna proudly puffs out his chest.
''After all, I am their handsome dad!''
The two kids y to their heart''s content and finally return to Izuna''s side with sleepy eyes. Izuna hoist them in his arms and return to his room in the hotel to sleep.
He gently ces them on the bed and covers their body with a nket. Izuna leaves a shadow clone behind to take care of the kids as he reaches out to the balcony.
Fwoosh
A few secondster, Seiry silently appears on the balcony. Izuna nces at Seiry''s sad eyes and sighs.
"I want revenge on those animals for pushing her to such an extent." Seiry grits his teeth.
"We will!" Izuna nods and nces at the moon in the sky.
"However, we can''t fight them head-on without enough preparation."
"I know!" Seiry clenches his fists.
"That''s why I n to return to the n to not only buy us time but also make preparations in secret."
"Then what will you report?" Izuna asks him.
"Your father will immediately figure out your lies."
"I know!" Seiry nods and also nces at the various stars in the sky.
"That''s why I want you to nt a curse on my body!" Seiry turns to Izuna.
"Your Fuinjutsu skills are as impressive as hers since you inherited a part of her power. So, I want you to nt a powerful Shinjutsu in my mindscape that alters my memory and a controlmand to trigger my hidden memories."
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Such a powerful technique will affect your spiritual energy and weaken your mental resistance.
"I am!" Seiry resolutely nods his head.
"Just nt a fabricated memory that says thebined forces of the Abyss and Otsutsuki n ambushed me. The souls of those three fellows should serve as enough proof. I suffered some mental damage in the battle against them. And used the powerful, forbidden technique of the Astral Demon n at the cost of inflicting self-harm. With your curse, I will only remember my curse and will temporarily forget everything."
Seiry suggests a n.
"How does that sound?"
"Hmm it''s a bit risky. And you must avoid the top ten Daiykai at all costs, especially your grandfather, who is ranked sixth on the list. He will see through your charade with a single nce.
"I know!" Seiry nods at him.
"Why don''t you wait for a few more days before I nt the curse? You can also meet ''her''."
"Just a nce from far enough for me." Seiry shakes his head.
"And besides, she won''t even recognize me. So, I don''t n to waste any more time."
"Very well!"
Shiing
A kaleidoscopic pattern appears in Izuna''s right eye. Multiple runes flicker within his eye as he mumbles an incoherent chant.
"Authority of Tatarigami: Malevolent Curse of Arae,"
Aher green curse seal forms in Izuna''s right hand.
"Are you ready?" He turns to Seiry.
"Bring it on!"
Izuna ces his hand on top of Seiry''s head and channels the curse energy within his body.
Shiing
A kaleidoscopic pattern appears in both of Seiry''s eyes as his body resists the curse. However, Seiry grits his teeth and restrains his body. A green glow appears in Seiry''s eyes and he loses consciousness due to the invasion of his mind.
"The symptoms are simr to the forbidden technique of the astral demon n. Now, all I have to do is rough him a little and then throw him in the void between worlds."
A crooked smile appears on Izuna''s face as he inflicts torture on Seiry''s body with a sadistic expression.
"Hehe it''s nothing personal. I am just following your wishes." He mumbles as he clenches his fists and smacks a panda eye on Seiry''s face.
"Hmm one is not enough!" After half an hour, Izuna was satisfied by his handiwork. He picks up Seiry''s body like a gunny sack and slung it on his shoulders.
Fwoosh
A pitch-ck space fissure appears in front of him, and Izuna steps into the fissure and disappears.
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The next day in the morning,
The allied shinobi forces quickly deploy their units ording to Shikaku''s defensive formation. The perimeter of the battlefield shrank a lot after the previous two days.
Hmm
A sandstorm appears on the battlefield and covers the vision of the Allied shinobi force.
Hmm
Onoki levitates in the sky and nces at the approaching storm. Rasa also floats beside him on a sand tform and nces in the direction of the sandstorm.
A few flying figures are barely visible within the sandstorm.
"This technique"
Rasa frowns as he recognizes the chakra within the sandstorm.
"This is the signature technique of the First Kazekage- < Heaven Sand Burial > and those flying puppet-like figures within the sand storm must be the puppet legion of the Second Kazekage!"
The expression of the rest of the shinobis turns ugly.
"Everyone, prepare for the enemy attack!"
Themanders of various toons issue a series of orders.
"We get new intel from the headquarter! There are multiple powerful chakra signatures hidden within that sandstorm." The members of the Sensor team send a warning.
"So, it''s finally here- Akatsuki''s counterattack!" Onoki narrows his eyes.