Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Time rewound to an hour ago.

Sakura, in the midst of training, felt she was being watched, so secretly created a Shadow Clone and followed the watcher, discovering it was Uchiha Itachi, and his target was Kakashi.

This aroused a bit of curiosity in Sakura.

Uchiha Itachi, a prodigious young man, why would he be spying on a middle-aged uncle ninja?

So, she followed—

Then, in this Forest of Death, she found ninjas sneaking in from outside the village.

One with a mask.

One looking like a Venus flytrap.

Neither seemed like any upstanding person, or rather, not completely human.

According to Sakura's senses, these two were, instead of humans, more like plant-like beings with properties similar to plants.

Sakura speculated that these two probably didn't need to eat and could replenish energy directly through photosynthesis.

Thus, she disguised herself as Kakashi to probe the true intentions of these two individuals.

"You're not from Konoha, are you?"

After a moment of silence, Obito said, "Isn't that obvious? We don't have Konoha's forehead protector, but I used to be a ninja from Konoha."

"A rogue ninja? Who are you?" Sakura asked.

"Uchiha Madara!" Obito declared with a spirited tone, indeed carrying a bit of dominance.

"Is that so? Why don't you look like the statue in the Valley of the End?" Sakura asked cheerily, "You wouldn't be an admirer of Uchiha Madara, would you?"

"I am Uchiha Madara," Obito's tone grew stern, "and besides, I'm wearing a mask."

"I know you're wearing a mask, but my spirit can sense the face beneath it, half with peculiar spiral patterns, the other half... no matter how you look at it, doesn't resemble Uchiha Madara at all, instead, it bears a slight resemblance to Naruto." Sakura was slightly doubtful, wondering if this person before her could be a relative of Naruto or something of the sort.

But even if that was the case, they were likely still a rogue ninja.

However, why would a rogue ninja possess the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan? Could Naruto be from the Uchiha clan?

That's definitely impossible.

The Uchiha typically have a prideful nature, while Naruto is a bit naive, so it is unlikely they are from the same clan.

"Uzumaki Naruto?" Obito fell silent for a short while, then asked, "So, who might you be?"

"I am Konoha's jounin, Kakashi," Sakura said, pointing to herself.

"No, you're not."

Obito stared at Sakura, "Even though you look exactly like him and have the same chakra, I am thoroughly familiar with Kakashi's habits, and your tone is a bit too assertive."

"Busted!" Sakura took off the mask, revealing a mouth with thick lips and two prominent buckteeth.

Obito: "Who are you...?"

Although he had never seen Kakashi's face under the mask, it definitely couldn't be this!

Too ugly!

His former rival couldn't possibly look like this!

"Know Kakashi and thoroughly understand his habits, plus you became very angry because I transformed into a different face from Kakashi's..." Sakura ignored Obito's frustration, brainstorming, "Therefore, there is more than a seventy percent probability that this masked man was once a ninja from Konoha; then, it is extremely likely that he was a companion of Kakashi's, and they had a good relationship... Perhaps it's because of a former friend's betrayal that Kakashi became so dispirited."

Black Zetsu realized something and said to Obito, "Madara, watch your emotions and language, he might have guessed your identity."

Obito was startled, then a murderous intent appeared in his eyes, "It seems we can't leave you alive, mysterious individual impersonating Kakashi."

In the crimson single eye, the tomoe kept spinning, turning into a scythe-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Technique!"

With only two hand signs, Obito had completed the ninjutsu, countless fire seeds flew towards "Kakashi", raining down like a meteor shower.

Boom!

Boom, boom!

The numerous explosions blasted open around Sakura, sending debris flying everywhere, forcing her to dodge.

While the power of Fire Release was indeed great, for Sakura, it was the debris flying from the Phoenix Sage Flower seeds exploding on the surface that was the real problem.

Fire Release was powerful but also easy to dodge since the fireballs didn't fly fast, but it was the indirect attacks caused by the explosions on the ground that ninjas had to deal with.

Most ninjas would dodge far away, but with each of the Phoenix Sage Flower seeds being half the size of herself, Sakura's Shadow Clone couldn't avoid them in an instant.

Especially since they were in the Forest of Death, surrounded by trees and in a somewhat cramped space.

"Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!"

Sakura clapped her hands together and forcefully exhaled, the vast chakra instantly stirring the air around her. The roaring wind extinguished the flames of the Phoenix Sage Flower Technique and even scattered the surrounding trees, clearing out an open space nearly three miles wide.

Uchiha Obito's figure slowly emerged from the ground.

The gust just now had almost caught him off guard, preventing him from using his intangibility in time. He had to resort to Earth Release, burying himself underground to evade the ferocious wind.

"This guy's chakra is no less than Uchiha Madara's!" Obito said to Black Zetsu, whose head was also poking out of the ground beside him, "Are you just going to stand by and watch?"

"I am merely a spectator," Zetsu replied indifferently.

He had been observing the current enemy, feeling intrigued by the chakra that didn't belong to his mother.

However, after that last attack, Black Zetsu nearly breathed a sigh of relief—the opponent wasn't an Otsutsuki.

If the enemy had belonged to the Otsutsuki Clan, then [Kakashi] should have been absorbing the essence of Obito's use of Ninjutsu—chakra. Instead, the foe had to dodge and then counter with a Wind Release Ninjutsu Black Zetsu had never seen before.

So, the enemy was not an Otsutsuki.

Yet the enemy's chakra did not belong to his mother, so was it chakra native to the ninja world, or had someone erased his mother's will from the chakra?

Thinking of the second possibility, Black Zetsu felt that he couldn't sit idly by anymore. His plan had to start quickly. UploadedbytheM|V|L(EMPYR)

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He had lived from a thousand years ago until now, observing not only the development of the ninja but also that of ordinary people. From primitive farming to the current use of semi-automatic tools for sowing, the advancement of science made him realize that one day humanity would investigate the true nature of chakra.

No!

Perhaps that research had already begun!

The rogue ninja of Konoha, Orochimaru, conducted experiments on the villagers in his pursuit of immortality, which eventually led to his discovery and defection...

His intentions and the outcomes aside, Orochimaru's original goal was indeed to research immortality.

Although from Black Zetsu's point of view, there might have been some deviations in that direction, he couldn't help but take precautionary measures, given humanity's inherent curiosity about the unknown.

Though countless people might die in the process of exploring the unknown, human progress is built on the discoveries made by those curious souls!

No guts, no glory!

Humans themselves remind each other not to attempt the unknown, yet that hint of curiosity is the driving force behind their continuous development!

In a sense, they have more creativity than the Otsutsuki Clan!

Of course, in Black Zetsu's eyes, once his mother was resurrected, everything created by humans would come to naught, and the entire Earth would become her pasture for gathering chakra and creating more Zetsus!

At that time, the surviving humans on Earth would once again offer their faith to mother!

Only mother can protect the Earth!

"Wait! Why is my thinking so active?" Black Zetsu suddenly realized something was off and warily looked at [Kakashi], was it that guy's influence?

Frightening ability!

Obito fully emerged from the ground and stared at [Kakashi]. Seeing that he hadn't launched another attack, he asked, "You don't quite seem like a ninja."

"What can I say, I'm not one yet," Sakura said as she stood on top of a tree, her hands crossed over her chest, truly mirroring a bit of Kakashi's disposition.

Not yet a ninja?

Obito's expression became slightly stern. Recalling the intelligence previously gathered by Black Zetsu, he asked, "Are you with the Akatsuki organization?"

"Hmm?"

Sakura was slightly startled. Wasn't that organization something she had just casually mentioned?

What had this guy been talking about with Itachi? Could it be that he learned about the Akatsuki from Itachi's mouth?

Well, that could be useful for bluffing.

"Correct, I am the leader of the Akatsuki," Sakura openly admitted, "Our goal is to explore the true essence of chakra, comprehend the nature of the world, and bring about the most glorious red dawn for humanity!"

Obito's expression grew grave. "So there really is such an organization within Konoha... How long have you been hiding in the village?"

"We were secretly established right after Uchiha Madara left Konoha," Sakura bluffed without hesitation. The guy in front of her was slippery and not easy to pin down, possibly even backed by an organization, which their similar uniforms suggested.

So, bluff as much as needed.

Intimidate them into keeping their distance from Konoha!

"It has been around for that long?" Obito began to feel a sense of hesitation.

"Obito, let's retreat for now, Konoha is too dangerous," Zetsu whispered, coming to his side, "Our ultimate goal is only the Tailed Beasts."

"I understand, but this person before us is a big problem!" Obito said with a heavy tone, "We must first gauge his strength."

"What are you whispering about?" Sakura asked, dropping down from the tree. Her entire body's chakra surged, her formidable energy shining as brightly as the sun in the sky.

Yet it did not convey a destructive force but rather a feeling of warmth.

"This power..." Obito's heart wavered for a moment, but he quickly bit his tongue to snap out of it. However, by then, he had already lost the urge to engage.

"Then, may I ask if the Akatsuki is looking for new members?"