Red Nara

- Okay, people, let's not be in a hurry - besides the fact that it's just plain creepy to mess with Shinigami, despite the cool artifact mask as protection, which seems to remove the need for a victim, there's also the factor of Mito-chan and complete ignorance of the principles of Shiki Fujin's work, - I raised my hands soothingly.

- As far as I remember, if you include another guardian in this type of defense, the first guardian can't be tracked if he enters the protected area," the doppelganger said thoughtfully, tugging at the end of his braid over his shoulder, "Besides, it might be more useful to learn Edo Tensei to pull the soul out of the body.

- Maybe that jutsu works with souls, too, and it might be possible to reverse the effect of the soul summoning to expel the soul," I muttered.

- Or find Nagato and rip his Rinnegan from him," the dead chunin said suddenly.

I looked at him like he was an idiot, along with the kage bunshin, and twisted my finger at my temple.

- And attract the attention of a not yet dead Madara, Kurozetsu, and the rain-swept Jiraiya, who was training a trio of future Akatsuki? It would be easier to cut his own throat and not suffer in vain.

- Not right now, but after Tobi shows up, it'll be a lot less risky," the corpse shrugged.

- I don't think he'll be unobserved by the Shirozetsu, either," I shook my head and started pacing the basement with my hands behind my back, "and even if this plan is feasible, it has to be done before Nagato awakens the Rinnegan's forces.

- In addition to determining when to strike, we'd have to deal with Yahiko and Konan," the bunshin kage said reasonably, "and it's not like they won't have support by then.

- Shadow clones," Iwa-nin said simply, smiling broadly. - We left a couple of them in Suna to follow Pakura, didn't we?

- I dismissed the suggestion.

- Kurozetsu can be tracked in the same way," the doppelganger turned to me. "Being in the shadows, such clones spend almost no chakra on their existence, and if you strengthen them with seals, their lifespan can increase even more.

- And then they can be sent on a free voyage far beyond the borders of the Fire Country," the chunin said, "which, in turn, will save us from the need to complete the creation of a long-term double and mess with dangerous experiments.

- But what I need is a free shinobi who can communicate with different people, who can gain combat experience without risking his own skin, and who can be an agent of influence in other countries," I objected reasonably, "shadows are only capable of working as assassins and spies, but not as fighters.

- So let them look for Kurozetsu and eliminate him, - the clone snorted.

- Yeah, if we forget that this strange creature isn't really alive, Kurozetsu may well have the ability to track divided in-yang energies," I grumbled, "Besides, even if we were to adopt such a method, how could we solve the problem of the unthinkable strain on my mind when a whole year of memories comes back to me?

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