The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

[V2] - Chapter 113. You Fake

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After returning to the cave—

Nearly 5,000 White Zetsu soldiers, under Black Zetsu's command, all put on their helmets and flooded into the game, preparing to defend the Kaguya-sama in their hearts!

As for Otsutsuki Kaguya...

After being killed so many times in a row, she was extremely furious.

Especially after she discovered… there was now a line of text above her head too.

Shining golden… [Otsutsuki Kaguya].

And next to it was a strange red bar. Once that thing hit zero, she would be forcibly removed from here and returned to the dark, sunless seal.

This made her even angrier!

So—

What on earth was this thing?

Where were Black Zetsu and White Zetsu now?

With her heart full of rage, Otsutsuki Kaguya logged back in. Seeing that the players in front had seemingly spotted her again and were gathering, she roared, "Despicable humans! All of you shall be annihilated!"

"The boss has appeared! Everyone, go!"

"Go, go!"

"Kill the boss, get gear, climb the rankings!"

However—

To these people now, Otsutsuki Kaguya was just a boss, nothing to be afraid of.

In an instant—

All the players charged forward.

And then—

"Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees!" A cold snort echoed out.

Everyone instinctively looked up—and immediately saw a cool figure standing atop a massive tree.

"It's the God of the Ninja World! He's here to farm the boss too tonight?!"

"Damn! We're doomed!"

"That's one of the top-ranked players on the Ninja World leaderboard!"

"And if he's here, that means the Shura of the Ninja World is here too!"

However—

Even after waiting a while—

Uchiha Madara didn't appear. Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

This isn't the Ninja World, is it?

Where's the Shura of the Ninja World?

"I just got word from Konoha—apparently the Shura of the Ninja World went out to make a delivery. He won't be back anytime soon!"

Someone shouted that, and everyone suddenly understood.

No wonder he wasn't here!

So he went out to earn some living expenses, huh!

At this point—

The battle had begun. Even with the God of the Ninja World present, some people still wanted to get a piece of the action. After all, it was a game. If it were real life, they might've been afraid, but in a game... who cared who the God of the Ninja World was?

Especially one figure, a mysterious player known as the [Bounty Hunter], who also charged in, occasionally even taking a few swipes at the God of the Ninja World.

Talk about guts!

The melee reignited!

Kaguya, now thoroughly enraged, didn't care anymore—whatever powerful skills she had, she used them.

And after nearly a full day and night of constant fighting, her power seemed to have grown.

She was starting to get used to it!

Soon—

The ground was littered with corpses, but… before long, the same people who should've died came rushing back again.

Why was that?

Had humans in this world also achieved immortality?!

Various ninjutsu and bloodline limits flew everywhere.

And the red health bar above Kaguya's head was steadily draining. She knew… once it hit zero, she'd be forcibly removed again. But… she was the progenitor of chakra! How could she let herself be defeated and driven out so disgracefully by this crowd of humans?!

She had to make them fear her!

And also—

Where the hell were Black Zetsu and the others right now?!

Time kept ticking.

Many players, worn down by equipment durability loss, money penalties, and death punishments from constant deaths, began avoiding the fight. But… Hashirama, relying on healing potions and his own stats and gear, continued to tank through it all.

He is truly worthy of the title God of the Ninja World!

As expected—

This boss was going to be killed by him again!

At that moment—

"Charge! Protect Mom!"

"Protect Kaguya-sama!"

Shouts suddenly came from behind. While everyone was still confused, a group of fierce-looking people charged straight in.

They were trying to steal the boss!

But—

Level 1 noobs were bold enough to try stealing the boss?

Just as everyone was puzzled, the White Zetsu army took advantage of the moment and charged forward, instantly rushing into the thick of battle. Of course, many of them were caught in the crossfire and killed, but they still fearlessly pressed on, all the while shouting strange slogans like "Protect Mom" and "Protect Kaguya-sama!"

Kaguya?

Otsutsuki Kaguya?

Was that the boss?

Was she their mother?

What were these guys even doing here?

They looked like freshly created alt accounts!

Kaguya also noticed them—especially their slogans and the [Little White Man XXX] numbers next to the long player names like [Little Black Who Protects Mom's Honor]… Her expression froze for a moment, but she still dodged the attacks and rushed toward them. After hesitating briefly, she looked at one of them and asked, "Black… Zetsu?"

However—

Unexpectedly—

"Don't call me by that name!" Black Zetsu didn't call her [Mom] like she expected, but instead glared at her with a twisted face. "You fake! You're not worthy of calling me Black Zetsu! Only the real Mom can call me that!"

"???"

It really is Black Zetsu?

But then—

Why is he acting like this?

Just as she was filled with confusion and doubt—

Suddenly—

"It looks like you're about to be killed by this bunch of trash!" Black Zetsu glared at her again, face full of malice. He sneered, "In that case, let me personally defend Mom's honor!" As he spoke, he stabbed a blade forward. "Take my blade!"

"?!"

Black Zetsu…

He actually attacked me too?

Otsutsuki Kaguya's expression changed drastically, her eyes seemed to turn red as she stared in disbelief at Black Zetsu. "You're the same as Hagoromo and Hamura now?"

"I didn't expect you to even know them!"

The blade came down.

Just as Otsutsuki Kaguya fell into disappointment and assumed she was about to be expelled again—

However—

[-1]

A small red symbol floated out from her body.

The two of them stared blankly at each other.

The scene fell silent once more.

A moment later—

"Hahahaha~"

A burst of laughter erupted. Everyone stared at Black Zetsu and his group.

"A bunch of newbie noobs trying to steal a boss?"

"That didn't even break her defense!"

"I'm dying of laughter! Hahaha!"

"…"

And Black Zetsu… also finally realized he couldn't kill this fake in front of him. Panic spread across his face. "Damn it! Can't I protect Mom's honor even here?!"

"My… honor?" Otsutsuki Kaguya paused, frowning in confusion. "Why are you saying that?"

"Shut up, you fake!"

"Fake?"

"You really put on a convincing act!"

"I've been waiting for you to carry out my will, Black Zetsu. Where exactly is this place?"

"Oh? You even know that?"

"I am me! Otsutsuki Kaguya! The progenitor of chakra, the goddess who brought chakra to this planet!" Kaguya's face turned cold as she glared at Black Zetsu. "Tell me! Where is this place? Where are Hagoromo and Hamura? And what about the mission I gave you?"

At that moment—

Looking at Kaguya—who more and more resembled his mother and was staring directly at him, Black Zetsu's heart trembled slightly. He looked at her with disbelief and hesitated before asking, "You're really… Mom?"

"Mm."

"That's impossible!" he raised his voice. "Mom was sealed away—how could she have come here?!"

"I sensed a trace of chakra. After catching it, I ended up in this strange place." Kaguya looked around expressionlessly, glancing at the group of humans who seemed to be temporarily held back by the fearless White Zetsu army. She lowered her head in disappointment. "Are they summoned by Hagoromo and Hamura to deal with me?"

"Eh~ that's not the case!" Black Zetsu scratched his head. He was beginning to believe this really was his mother, but suddenly didn't know how to explain it. "This is a game… or rather an illusion. The ninjutsu here is really strange. It came from that Hagoromo guy and evolved from his Ninja Sect. Though I already destroyed Ninja Sect from the shadows. Anyway, it's complicated! As for why they can't be killed… those guys are players! You can't kill players here!"

"Players?" Kaguya frowned again, but after a moment, she didn't press further. She stared directly at Black Zetsu and calmly asked, "Who told you to kill me?"

With those words—

Black Zetsu: ∑(°Д°;≡;°д°)

Shit!

Don't tell me I have to say it was me?

Just as he was about to turn around and point to the White Zetsu behind him, trying to claim he'd been manipulated—

Suddenly—

All the surviving White Zetsu expressionlessly pointed at Black Zetsu. And the ones who had just respawned and rushed back also pointed at him with deadpan faces.

"It was Black Zetsu-sama who gave the order~"

"That's right! That's right!"

"Black Zetsu-sama said to kill Kaguya-sama!"

"…"

You idiots!

Are you trying to replace me with another Black Zetsu or something?!

Cold sweat seemed to bead on Black Zetsu's forehead. But seeing his mother staring at him, he quickly rushed up with a face full of emotion and shouted, "Mom! I missed you so much! I brought all the White Zetsu here just to protect you!"

At that moment—

"It's over! This boss is mine now!" Uchiha Madara's voice suddenly rang out. "Hahaha! Hashirama!"

"?!" Hashirama reacted too, looking at the sudden appearance of Madara. "Madara! What are you doing here?!"

"Hahaha! I specially flew over in my Susanoo! Hashirama!"

"Damn it! Don't steal my boss, Madara!"

"This boss is mine!"

"Madara!"

"Hashirama!"

Amid the confusion of the crowd, the two of them ignored the boss and started fighting each other directly.

So.

Aren't you here to steal the boss?