As Aizen in Naruto and Joined a Chat Group Chapter 554: The Crazy Town

Katsura Kotonoha had hated the smell of tobacco and alcohol ever since she was a child.

But to get to the bottom of the town’s secret, she had no choice but to put up with it for now. Besides, the smell gave her a slight sense of relief.

If these people were already being controlled by threads, they probably wouldn’t be smoking and drinking like this, would they?

She looked around the bar. What she saw was a crowd lost in pleasure and reckless indulgence. No matter how she looked at them, they didn’t seem like puppets being controlled.

Maybe Mr. Anzen’s deduction was wrong?

Katsura Kotonoha really wanted to believe that. Unfortunately, based on past experience, that godlike group owner had never been wrong.

She let out a quiet breath.

Then Katsura Kotonoha walked toward the corner on the right side of the bar. Janet was sitting there, drinking against several young men and women. The atmosphere looked quite friendly.

"Hey, Ye?" Janet’s sharp eyes spotted her friend. She stood up and said, "Well, this is a rare sight. You actually came to a place like this?"

"Yeah." Katsura Kotonoha sighed. "If I’d arrived any later, you might have turned into a rag doll."

"What?" Janet froze, clearly confused.

Katsura Kotonoha didn’t explain. She simply grabbed Janet’s right arm. Powerful spiritual energy surged into Janet’s body, and thin black threads began extending from the back of her hand.

Gulp.

Janet stared blankly at her right hand, her face filled with utter horror. She knew exactly what this was. The shopkeeper who had turned to ash seemed to appear before her eyes once again.

"So this is how you control and infect people. No wonder it happens so quietly." Katsura Kotonoha now understood what had happened to the town, and she let out another deep sigh.

These black threads could be compared to a source of infection. Once someone was infected and became the host, they still kept their own will and ability to act.

But the infected person was no longer truly human. Without realizing it, they had already become a puppet. And that puppet constantly affected the people around it, turning them into carriers of the black-thread infection one after another.

This infection caused no bleeding and made no sound.

That was why no one knew about it, and no one could tell what was really happening. Even those who had been infected continued living their lives as usual. They would simply repeat certain actions without realizing it during specific periods of time.

If her group owner had not pointed it out to her, Katsura Kotonoha would never have believed something like this could happen. Unfortunately, the townspeople really were no longer human.

They were all puppets on strings.

Katsura Kotonoha quickly pulled the threads from the back of Janet’s hand and dragged her backward.

At that moment, the noisy bar suddenly fell silent. Every customer turned their head in perfect unison and directed their gaze toward Katsura Kotonoha and Janet.

"Damn it, what the hell is going on?" Janet, who had still been slightly drunk, sobered up completely when she saw this. She even watched the familiar bartender’s head turn a full one hundred and eighty degrees to look at her.

"Nothing much." Katsura Kotonoha sighed. "It just looks like it doesn’t want to play with us anymore."

She tightened her grip on the long sword in her hand and drew it from its sheath.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

At that very moment, thin black threads shot out from the bodies of the customers and servers.

Clang.

Silver light flashed, and every thread was cut apart. At the same time, the heads and bodies of everyone in the bar were severed, leaving broken remains scattered everywhere.

Just like the shopkeeper earlier, none of the people in the bar shed even a drop of blood despite being hacked into pieces. Even after being chopped into fragments, their mangled bodies continued writhing on the floor.

"Why?" Janet stared at the scene before her in shock, her expression blank. "They all..."

"As you can see, there isn’t a single living person left in this town." Katsura Kotonoha returned her sword to its sheath and looked into the distance. "But we still need to deal with the one responsible."

Doujin Artist: The one responsible? Kotonoha, have you already found the target?

Machete Girl: Yes. I sensed an unusual surge of spiritual energy when it took control of these people.

Katsura Kotonoha made no attempt to hide her actions as she explained everything in the group chat. At the same time, she sprinted toward the source of the spiritual energy.

The quiet, peaceful town had now turned into a town of ghosts.

The townspeople who had already died came pouring into the streets under the culprit’s control. Large bundles of threads spilled from their heads, torsos, and limbs as they surrounded Katsura Kotonoha from all directions.

Skirt-Flipping Maniac: You sensed a surge of spiritual energy? Looks like this thing isn’t weak.

Saten Ruiko knew that much.

Although Katsura Kotonoha had also gained the power of a Soul Reaper, sensing things had always been her weak point. If she could detect it, then the culprit had to possess considerable strength.

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Do you need help?

Li Mochou was a little worried about whether Kotonoha could handle it, and she also happened to have plenty of free time. With Blackwood Cliff as their base, almost the entire Prefecture of Peace had already become part of their rebel territory.

All she needed to do next was steadily liberate the other regions, and she would have accomplished everything she had set out to do in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

She did not even need to take part in the process herself. The partnership between Ren Yingying and Qu Feiyan had shown an ability that even Li Mochou found astonishing.

And besides,

Although Ren Yingying still looked deeply resentful whenever she faced Li Mochou, Li Mochou could see a spark in her eyes. Even though she did not approve of Li Mochou, she showed great enthusiasm and interest in Li Mochou’s plan to remake the world.

Just as Li Mochou had said before, the girl was not beyond saving. After seeing the true nature of the world and the suffering of the poor, she also wanted to change things.

Machete Girl: Not for now. I’ll test the waters first. If I really can’t handle it, I won’t hold back from asking for help.

Katsura Kotonoha was not the type to act tough, so she did not completely reject Li Mochou’s offer. At the same time, she had a strong adventurous streak, which was why she decided to test the waters herself first.

She raced down the long street and crossed a river. Then a cave several yards high appeared before her.

She was certain that the spiritual energy she had sensed had come from inside the cave.

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