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Chapter 91: The Surgery Was Successful

Jiraiya rushed back to the village in a hurry. After meeting his teacher, the Third Hokage, and handing over everything in his hand, he took the initiative to invite Shikane out.

Location, Akimichi's barbecue restaurant.

Sitting in his seat, Shikane looked at the full plate of barbecue in front of him, feeling a little emotional. Except for Tsunade who had left the village for a long time, whether it was Jiraiya or Orochimaru inviting their juniors to dinner, it seemed that they were all in barbecue restaurants.

As for the so-called Ichiraku Ramen shop, it seems to have been forgotten. Only when they had a party by themselves, they would go to eat together.

"I'm going to start!" Anko put her hands together, and then happily started to use her chopsticks. Shisui on the side also smiled, and put the barbecue he grilled into Anko's bowl piece by piece.

Seeing this scene, Jiraiya touched his head and laughed heartily.

"Thank you." Jiraiya sat beside Shikane, waved his big hand, and tightly hooped Shikane beside him.

"I already know about the three of Yahiko from the teacher."

"Are you going to see them, senior?" Shikane saw the complex emotions in Jiraiya's face. It seemed that he was happy and distressed to get the news of the three of Yahiko.

"Yes, the old man asked me to take charge of the affairs of the Land of Rain. To be honest, I haven't been to the Land of Rain for a long time."

Jiraiya was a little emotional. As the place where the three ninjas became famous, the Land of Rain left him with too many deep and bad impressions. Hanzo made them suffer a lot and fail back then.

Although it ended with Hanzo bestowing the title of Sannin on them, neither Jiraiya nor Orochimaru and Tsunade were too interested in the title of Sannin.

For example, Jiraiya likes to call himself Toad Immortal when introducing himself to others.

Now that he has to return to the Land of Rain, and may have to wrestle with that Hanzo again, Jiraiya is full of emotions for a while and doesn't know how to vent them.

"Are you worried about that demigod Hanzo from Yuren Village?" Shikane keenly sensed Jiraiya's emotions.

"Hahaha, it's just part of it. I'm just a little bit emotional when I think about seeing three disciples I haven't seen for a long time." Jiraiya laughed.

He naturally valued Hanzo very much, but now he wouldn't have any fear, even though he didn't have Orochimaru and Tsunade, two partners fighting side by side, when he went to the Land of Rain this time.

He has already stepped into the peak period of his strength, even if there is a conflict with Hanzo, the outcome is still uncertain. Just pay attention to his poison.

"You taught the three of Yahiko very well." Shisui opposite smiled and said. He has a good impression of the approachable Yahiko. He had only seen that kind of affinity in Minato Namikaze.

In addition, he admires the other party's philosophy very much. The only pity is that the other party's thoughts are too naive, just like him once.

"Really?" Jiraiya was a little happy, he already knew what the three of Yahiko were doing now, and pursuing peace was also his ideal.

To this end, he has been looking for the Child of Prophecy mentioned by the Great Toad Immortal.

Nagato, who possesses Rinnegan, and Minato Namikaze, who is even more likely, are both his concerns and beliefs.

"They have grown up too!"

"How long do you think their innocence can last?" Shikane's sudden words made Jiraiya's smiling face stiffen immediately, and Shisui and Anko opposite also quietly glanced at each other.

"Why do you say that, Shikane? Do you think their pursuit of peace is naive and childish?" Jiraiya's face quickly returned to normal, he didn't intend to argue with Shikane, but just looked at Shikane, he suddenly thought of his partner Orochimaru.

When he saw those three children back then, Orochimaru once told him coldly that killing those three children was the greatest kindness and relief to them.

Jiraiya, who has always had a good impression of Shikane, thought that Shikane had been instilled with too many undue ideas by Orochimaru these years, and now he plans to bring back some of them.

"No, the pursuit of peace is not naive and childish." Shikane shook her head, her answer made Jiraiya's face soften, but Shikane's next words made his face stiff again.

"But their behavior is too naive, but it is understandable. They are only twelve or thirteen years old, and they have not received systematic education and knowledge. They are completely driven by a passion and a general concept of peace."

"Isn't that good?" Jiraiya asked hoarsely.

"You have participated in World War II, are experiencing World War III, and have performed many missions. Can't you really see the hidden dangers in this?"

Jiraiya, who was a little bit broken by Shikane's strange eyes, rubbed his face immediately: "Is it a matter of orthodoxy? The teacher asked me to be in charge of the affairs of the Land of Rain, just to let me stand for them."

"It's because only you are the most likely to save the three of them." Shikane said bluntly: "Of course, it's also because as a teacher, you may be able to make this organization stand more firmly in Konoha's camp. From this point of view, the Third Hokage still values you very much. At least, he did not hand over this matter to Elder Danzo."

"Do you have any opinions on that gloomy old guy?" Jiraiya suddenly became energetic.

"It's just that I heard a lot of reminders and deeds from Master Orochimaru. If this elder passed by, he wouldn't care if the three of Yahiko were your disciples.

Maybe, he thinks Hanzo is more worthy of fighting for, so he will use the lives of your three disciples in exchange for Hanzo's support for Konoha?

After all, what the Akatsuki organization has done is something that no shadow can tolerate and accept. In fact, it is beyond my expectation that the Akatsuki organization can become famous in the Land of Rain and has not been wiped out by Hanzo. "

Shikane's words made Jiraiya nod slowly.

Although his brain is not as smart as Orochimaru's, but after experiencing so much and commanding so many wars, he can naturally see many things clearly.

It's just that in the past, his mind was focused on finding and cultivating the Son of Prophecy, and he didn't want to get involved in those exhausting affairs.

Just look at the current appearance of the Third Hokage to know how much those things have worn away people's will.

"Since you are not optimistic about the Akatsuki organization established by Yahiko and the others, why did you take the initiative to cooperate with them?" Jiraiya asked curiously.

"Of course it's because they are more worthy of wooing and investing. That little Nan's paper escape secret technique will be a major economic pillar of the Technical Development Department in the future."

Beside Jiraiya, Shikane expressed her heart without any concealment.

"You and Orochimaru are really practical." Jiraiya muttered, then looked at Shikane and asked, "Then in your opinion, Yuren Village and Akatsuki will inevitably go to war?"

"It depends on whether Akatsuki Organization will restrain itself." Shikane replied.

There is no stable source of income, but food is supplied to the civilians of the Land of Rain.

In times of war, try to stop any bloody battle.

In fact, it was beyond Shikane's expectation that the Akatsuki organization could continue to grow to this day without collapsing. But thinking about this war-torn world, it seems normal again.

After all, there are many people who have gone astray in their thinking since childhood.

There is a ready-made example beside him who was finally brought back to the right track by his subtle influence.

You must know that it is not easy to bring an extreme Uchiha who has a deep-rooted thinking, believes in one thing, and agrees with a concept, and almost goes all the way to the dark, back to the normal way of thinking.

"In fact, the solution is very simple."

Seeing the distressed look on Jiraiya's face, Shikane said.

"How to do it?" Jiraiya's eyes turned to Shikane, and the arm around him tightened again.

"Kill Hanzo and let Yahiko or Nagato become the leader of Yuren Village." Shikane offered advice: "This way there will be no so-called orthodox problem."

"Your thoughts are dangerous!" Jiraiya had a headache, he felt that Shikane had been brought up by Orochimaru.

"This is the best way. If you can persuade Hanzo to abdicate and give the position of leader of Yuren Village to Yahiko, that would be the best." Shikane said.

"You might as well let me take the position of Hokage." Jiraiya let go of the hand that was holding Shikane. He didn't think he could "persuade" Hanzo.

"Then there's no other way." Shikane spread her hands. "You just need to protect Xiaonan when the time comes. Her ninjutsu is temporarily very important to the Technical Development Department."

"Is there really no other way for Yahiko and the others to coexist peacefully with Yuren Village?" Jiraiya leaned closer to Shikane's head, he always felt that Nara kid must have other ways.

"Then let Akatsuki become an important part of Yuren Village and even the Land of Rain that cannot be separated as soon as possible." Shikane replied.

"How to do it?"

"Protect Xiaonan, teach her well, let her mass-produce healing charms as soon as possible, and try to sell them to other ninja villages. When she can earn a lot of profits for Yuren Village and the Land of Rain, and the surrounding forces are enough to ensure her safety, at least maintaining a balance is no problem.

At least other ninja villages that need healing charms will not allow Yuren Village to attack Akatsuki under mutual suspicion and confrontation. "Shikane showed her cards.

"When you go to Yuren Village, remember to transport a batch of materials for making healing charms. After the production and sales are completed, remember to let them settle the bill according to the contract."

Jiraiya fell into deep thought, he felt that Shikane was plotting against him and Yahiko and the others, but he had to admit that what he said made some sense.

...

In the laboratory of the Technical Development Department, Shikane's first operation for Kakuzu has just come to an end.

"This is a newly cultivated Earth Grudge Fear tentacle. Because it was cultivated from you, there will be no rejection."

Seeing that the black tentacle, which was moving and seemed to have its own life, was successfully connected to Kakuzu's body, Shikane breathed a sigh of relief and took two steps back.

"Wait! What are they doing?" Kakuzu, who was bound to the test bench by the restraining spell, glared, feeling the severe pain from his body, and hissed in pain.

"Don't be nervous, they are eliminating those unqualified ones and turning them into nutrients for strengthening." Shikane looked at the rows of data about Kakuzu's body on the instrument, and adjusted Kakuzu's body with medical ninjutsu according to the data.

However, Kakuzu could no longer hear Shikane's voice, all his five senses were lost at the same time, only his consciousness remained awake and active.

But this kind of sobriety and activity is also a kind of torture for Kakuzu, because the waves of severe pain on his body are like waves set off by a tsunami, washing away his line of consciousness wave after wave.

He could feel his Chakra being lost in large quantities and consumed in large quantities, and he could also perceive that his body was undergoing some kind of earth-shaking change, but this change was not under his control.

Lying on the test bench now, apart from being a material to be slaughtered, he couldn't even struggle and resist.

I don't know how long it took, just when his consciousness was blurred and the Chakra in his body was almost exhausted, an extra Chakra was gently injected into his body along the test bench.

This evolution is almost like Ling Chi.

Kakuzu's consciousness went from being awake to blurred, then waking up, blurred again, and had cycled many times. Finally, when he opened his eyes and felt the body that regained control, Kakuzu had a sense of relief after a catastrophe.

"Congratulations, Mr. Kakuzu, the operation was very successful."

A familiar voice rang in Kakuzu's ears. Although the owner of this voice was very annoying in his impression, at this moment, this voice was like heaven to Kakuzu.

"What am I?" Kakuzu sat up from the test bench with some difficulty, and the curse mark that bound him was removed. He regained control of his body, as if his soul had entered a new body, gradually becoming familiar and merging.

Several black tentacles pierced out from under the skin of his right hand, swinging flexibly in front of his eyes according to his wishes.

He carefully looked at his body, and sensitively noticed that his body had shrunk by at least one-fifth, and his height now seemed to be lower than that of Shikane in front of him.

Looking at Shikane who seemed defenseless in front of him, a fierce look flashed in Kakuzu's eyes.

"Don't be impulsive, your body is not perfect yet." Shikane looked up at Kakuzu who was ready to move, and shook the file in her hand: "There is good news and bad news, I will tell you all.

The good news is that you can use Bloodline Ninjutsu now.

The bad news is that you won't be able to replace parts freely in the future. "

"What do you mean?" Kakuzu was struck by lightning.

"Didn't I make it clear?" Shikane said strangely: "Because of the upgrade of Earth Grudge Fear, the hearts of ordinary ninjas can no longer adapt to it.

If you want to replace your heart in the future, your heart must also be treated accordingly. Otherwise, no matter how many hearts you replace, they will only become nutrients for Earth Grudge Fear. "

"You mean, if you want to replace your heart in the future, you can only come to you?" Kakuzu was able to accept this result. After all, according to Shikane's words, at least he will still have a certain degree of freedom in the future.

"Your understanding is correct. I can handle all kinds of hearts for you, but accordingly, you also have to pay the due price. Are you willing to work, Mr. Kakuzu?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 92: The Deal with Kakuzu [Part 1]

"You want to control me?"

Kakuzu, who has lived for decades, from the first generation of Konoha to the third generation, and is too old to be a ninja, was very sensitive to the inappropriateness of it.

You need you to replace your heart? Then wouldn't I have to bow my head to you in order to survive?

"You not only insulted my skills, but also insulted my character." Shikane narrowed her eyes and said, "This is a technical problem, not a problem that I want to control you."

"Is there any difference between the two?" Kakuzu asked back. He doesn't trust anyone now, and he's not interested in anything except money!

"The difference is that the heart cannot be replaced freely, which is a technical problem." Shikane corrected: "And the technical problem can be improved and upgraded in the future.

When the problem that your heart cannot be replaced freely is solved, this defect will naturally be filled. "

"Will you be so kind?" Kakuzu's face was full of distrust.

"I pursue technology and indulge in research, and you pursue strength and indulge in money. Isn't it good for us to get what we need? If I want you to do something, I will pay." Shikane replied bluntly.

"Paying is fine." Kakuzu felt inexplicably relieved, looking at Shikane's young face, he finally didn't hate it so much. "I'll give you a higher priority."

"Since Mr. Kakuto likes this kind of clean and neat trading relationship, that's much better." Shikane clapped her hands, and handed him a stack of papers very happily.

"What is this?" Kakuzu took the large stack of papers handed over by Shikane in a daze, and flipped through them casually.

After just reading a few pages, Kakuzu's complexion changed rapidly. The further he read, the more obvious the change in his complexion became. In just a few breaths, his breathing sounded like a bellows.

"Your surgery fee and transformation fee." Shikane's tone was light, and she seemed very satisfied with the change in Kakuzu's face.

"This has nothing to do with me!" Kakuzu stood up, trying to forget the dizzying numbers on the paper.

"It's not a good behavior to be in debt." Shikane looked at Kakuzu who stood up calmly, "What's more, your current transformation is still a semi-finished product.

Without follow-up services, it will be difficult for you to even maintain the job of a bounty ninja. "

Kakuzu wanted to teach Shikane a lesson, but the dangerous aura behind him that locked him still made him dispel this idea.

"I'll pay it back." Kakuzu said softly. As for what he was thinking in his heart, no one could be sure.

"You can also use the reward for helping you to do things to deduct it, and you don't need to actually pay, how about it?" Shikane looked at Kakuzu's expressionless face, and guessed that the other party might have his own little Jiujiu. But he really doesn't care about that.

Kakuzu nodded.

"Then the deal is done." Shikane smiled with satisfaction, "The Earth Grudge Fear in your body has calmed down now, can it be controlled by your consciousness?

Then come and try your new power. "

Hearing Shikane's words, Kakuzu easily guided and used the somewhat unfamiliar power in his body.

He felt his body suddenly become much harder, as if he had once cast an earth escape ninjutsu to strengthen his own protection.

It's just that it feels easier now, and there is no need to seal.

"This is?" Kakuzu looked at his hand, feeling the power in his body.

"Bloodline limit." Shikane said, and added: "Steel escape!"

Even though he had already confirmed it in his heart, when Shikane said it, Kakuzu still had some unreal trance.

"The so-called blood succession limit is that two kinds of chakra attributes are used on an individual at the same time, and at this time, the two kinds of chakra attributes will be transformed into a new kind of nature change.

This is the conclusion of the ninja world on the blood succession limit. "

Shikane's voice woke Kakuzu up from his trance.

Compound ninjutsu refers to the combination of two nature-changing ninjutsu released together at different times or by clones.

There is a very obvious difference from the blood succession limit.

"Did this guy really succeed?"

Kakuzu looked at Shikane in a trance. He always thought that his mastery of Earth Grudge Fear had reached its peak, and even the person who created this technique could not surpass him in his understanding of Earth Grudge Fear.

But the Shikane in front of him really exceeded his imagination. Without knowing the complete formula of Earth Grudge Fear, he only relied on the Earth Grudge Fear tentacles in his body to carry out an upgrade that even he felt absurd.

And it worked!

Could it be that Earth Grudge Fear really has potential that he hasn't tapped yet?

As soon as this thought popped into Kakuzu's mind, he immediately rationally snuffed it out.

no!

Even though he had just regained his ability to move, Kakuzu could feel the changes in Earth's Grudge Fear. After all, this technique has been completely integrated with him, and any subtle changes are difficult to hide from him under his careful perception.

It's not that its potential hasn't been tapped yet.

It's its potential that has been artificially broadened!

What's even more frightening is that, according to what I heard just now, the current state is still imperfect, and there is more room for evolution!

"Currently, Earth Grudge Fear can only bear two blood inheritance limits. Steel release has already occupied one, and you can choose the remaining one. Of course, you have to pay!"

After Shikane finished speaking, before Kakuzu could make a choice, he continued: "Of course, everything is still very simple now, and there are not many blood inheritance limits that can be used easily.

At present, after you adapt to the steel escape, you can immediately transplant it, only Melt Escape, Wood Escape, and Blaze Release. "

"Wood escape?" Kakuzu suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, and he actually heard a blood inheritance limit that made him tremble.

"You want Wood Style?" Shikane looked at Kakuzu, not surprised by his surprise, after all, Wood Style's reputation has been mythical in the entire ninja world for too long.

"Can you transplant Wood Style for me?" Kakuzu suddenly felt that it seemed acceptable for him to be caught by this kid in front of him for experiments.

If there is Wood Style, who wants those five hearts with different attributes!

"Don't even think about it, it's impossible to have the same level of Wood Style as the first Hokage." Shikane instantly saw through Kakuzu's thoughts and attacked him: "Even if you transplant the Wood Style heart, you can only use some simple ones." Mu release ninjutsu. The first Hokage's Mu release is an exception."

Even if the Technical Development Department has materials such as the first generation of cells, according to the current idea of using Yin release to stabilize it, where can Shikane find a pair of eternal kaleidoscope to study?

Kakuzu was still a little unwilling.

"After it's perfected, Mr. Kakuzu, you can accept the third blood inheritance heart, and then choose Murelease." Shikane persuaded.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 93: The Deal with Kakuzu [Part 2]

[Bengyu Second Generation Chakra Core

Quality: Purple

Features: A chakra-type heart core made on the basis of biological cloning technology and curse seal technology, which can replace the ninja's heart through medical ninjutsu surgery.

Description: This is a sophisticated result that integrates a variety of superior technologies. It has the ability to supply Chakra to the user.

Note ①: According to the needs of the adapter, the Chakra Core can have a single Chakra attribute, and provide the user with Chakra of the corresponding attribute nature while undertaking the needs of the body's activity.

Note ②: The second-generation Chakra Core can fuse two Chakra attributes into one, thereby generating a new Chakra nature change.

In the absence of more blood inheritance samples and materials for supply research, the second-generation Chakra Core is difficult to manufacture and has a high failure rate.

Any omissions and errors in any link will lead to the failure of the manufactured Chakra Heart.

Note ③: Even if a Chakra Heart is successfully manufactured, it is difficult for you to find a perfect match for it. People who undergo surgery need to undergo multiple human transformations.

Ninjas who have not undergone adaptability transformation and undergo Chakra Heart surgery have a great risk of life-threatening complications.

Achievements: Wood Release [weak], Yan Release, Steel Release, Rong Release.

Conclusion: Sufficient knowledge of the human body, proficient medical ninjutsu, and in-depth understanding of the nature changes of ninjutsu and Chakra attributes are just the threshold for successfully manufacturing it.

Recognition: 900/1000, physical fitness +20, Chakra +1000]

Kakuzu's acceptance and approval immediately fed back to Shikane's experience. Although the recognition obtained cannot bring much inspiration to Shikane in terms of technological improvement of the Chakra Heart, Shikane can also accept it.

At least let him confirm that Kakuzu, who is proficient in the forbidden technique of Earth Grudge Fear, can indeed highly adapt to the Chakra Heart. The same is true for the second-generation Chakra Bloodline Heart, which requires higher transplantation.

...

In the forest, Kakuzu, who had just regained his freedom, was re-familiarizing himself with his body through sparring. And the sparring partner is Uchiha Shisui.

Clang clang clang clang!

Kunai pierced Kakuzu's body one after another, making a crisp impact sound like hitting a steel plate.

Even under the collision, the kunai that Shisui was holding tightly was crushed by Kakuzu in his palm. Obviously, Steel Release not only increased Kakuzu's defense, but also his strength.

In the fierce battle, Kakuzu quickly adapted to his body and new fighting style.

"This is a scroll recording the Earth Grudge Fear."

After the battle was stopped, Kakuzu satisfactorily psychicized the scroll recording the Earth Grudge Fear, and handed it to Shikane as part of the reward.

Generally speaking, ninjas will regard the secret arts and ninjutsu they have mastered as the biggest secret and try their best to keep it secret.

After all, the information of most ninjas is their second life! Once someone knows and targets them, unless they are strong enough to be unable to deal with them even if they know, most people will suffer from the leak of information.

Therefore, the forbidden technique Earth Grudge Fear is like money, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is Kakuzu's lifeblood.

It was an impossible task to ask him to hand over the forbidden technique he relied on for survival. But right now, Kakuzu handed it over very quickly.

Although this may make Shikane understand and target him better. But thinking that his current body seems to have no secrets from him, and the Earth Grudge Fear has been upgraded in Shikane's hands, it seems that whether he handed over the Earth Grudge Fear scroll or not is not so important anymore.

Handing it over can also save Shikane some time to better upgrade Earth Grudge Fear and enhance his strength.

He really wanted to get Wood Style, even if this Wood Style blood succession was a defective product in Shikane's mouth.

"In addition, I will try my best to pay off the debt." Kakuzu said to Shikane: "If you have any tasks, I can help you complete them during the upgrade of Earth Grudge Fear. The reward will be deducted from the debt."

"There is indeed a task."

Kakuzu was silent for a while, looking at Shikane who readily agreed and responded immediately. Obviously, the other party had already figured out how to use him.

However, Kakuzu, who regarded the two as a complicated transaction, was not angry, just as if he had taken on a task at the bounty office.

"I need you to go to the Land of Rain and join a ninja organization called Akatsuki." Shikane was not worried that Kakuzu would refuse, and during the confrontation, she put forward the task requirements without stopping.

"Spy? Or wipe them out?" Kakuzu nodded, asking for more specific mission requirements. He has also taken on this kind of mission, sneaking into a certain ninja organization, obtaining information, and then taking the head of their leader in exchange for a bounty.

"No, no, no, it's to protect someone and manage money!" Shikane shook her head and gave Kakuzu an unexpected answer.

"I understand the task of protecting important people, but managing money?" Kakuzu felt his heart start to stir again.

Shikane gently cut her skin with a kunai, then put a healing talisman on the wound to activate it, and demonstrated its function and effect in front of Kakuzu.

"As you can see, this is another invention of the Technical Development Department - the Healing Talisman. It can replace some medical ninjas on the battlefield and perform first aid for injuries."

While explaining, Shikane continued: "There is a ninja in Akatsuki who is proficient in paper escape, and she can produce a large number of similar healing charms quickly.

We have reached a cooperation with Akatsuki. We provide technology, they produce products, and then the money from sales is reasonably shared.

As far as I know, there is no talent in their organization who is good at managing money, and you have to take on the responsibility of managing and dividing money. "

"This must make a lot of money, right?" Kakuzu is always very keen on money, and he almost immediately realized how much profit this would bring to Shikane!

Which ninja has not been injured? Don't need a healing talisman?

It is conceivable that the healing talisman will inevitably become the standard equipment of ninjas, just like the detonating talisman, when the price and cost are almost the same.

How much money is that?

Or endless!

For a while, the corners of Kakuzu's lips couldn't be suppressed, and at the same time, he also had a sense of bewilderment. Could it be that his previous way of making money by hunting down rebellious ninjas and taking on missions to earn rewards was wrong, and this is the correct way to make money?

"When will I leave?" Kakuzu shook his head, extinguished the absurd thought in his head, obviously, this way of making money is a special case, and it has nothing to do with him at all. He still likes the satisfaction of making money and counting money with his own hands.

"After the second heart transplant is completed, you can go to the Land of Rain. I will issue you an identity certificate, and confirm the salary for hiring you for a long time."

Listening to Shikane's words, Kakuzu's dislike for him inexplicably decreased a little, this kid even paid him a salary!

"Then melt and escape. Earth and water just allow me to have four different Chakra attributes." Kakuzu made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 94: The Mask

Land of Wind battlefield.

Sand Hidden Village camp.

In the meeting tent, Chiyo, Rasa, Pakura and other Jōnin gathered inside. On the table in their center were four different pale masks.

"Is this the Hollow Mask?" Chiyo's right hand extended five Chakra threads from its five fingers, and the other end of the thread was connected to a mask on the table.

Under the control of the Chakra thread, the mask was controlled to float in mid-air.

"It's really strange, it's devouring and interfering with the operation of Chakra, and at the same time it's eroding the spirit of the contact person! And the medium for all this is the ninja's Chakra!"

After carefully feeling it, Chiyo was a little surprised.

As a puppet master of Sand Hidden Village, the consumption and energy she spent controlling such a mask was even greater than that of controlling multiple puppets in battle.

Especially the power that invaded her spiritual world along the Chakra thread gave her a familiar sense of déjà vu.

what is it then?

Chiyo frowned and thought seriously, suddenly, when her eyes fell on an old man who came with her in the corner of the tent, who looked old and old, she suddenly understood where this familiarity came from.

Jinchuriki!

According to the information mentioned by Rasa, the amplification and mental erosion attached to this mask are similar to those of a jinchuriki who is out of control in all aspects.

Especially the kind of evil power that comes with it, which makes people feel uncomfortable. It seems to be mixed with Yin Dun, soul, and natural power.

"Only four were snatched? Where did those Lighting barbarians get these masks?" Chiyo released the Chakra thread and put the mask controlled by the thread back on the table.

She doesn't believe that these masks originally belonged to Lighting barbarians. As someone who was active in World War II and had children and grandchildren, she knew more about some secrets and information in the ninja world than others.

After all, if you live long and are in a high position, you will always know something that others don't know.

Are they trophies that Lighting snatched from the Uzumaki clan back then?

The Uzumaki clan seems to have a ritual of sacrificing masks like this.

But shouldn't that be an ordinary sacrifice?

Chiyo subconsciously thought of a possibility. When the Uzumaki clan was wiped out, it was Lighting who acted as the main force and gained the most loot. It's hard to say what they got from the Uzumaki clan.

After all, in terms of long existence, the Uzumaki clan is one of the few who can rival the Hyuga, Uchiha, and Senju. It is not surprising that such a family inheritance has some special ninja tools and treasures.

"It's Konoha!"

Rasa's answer made Chiyo raise her head. The word Konoha made her feel disgusted from the bottom of her heart. If she had no choice, she didn't want to have any alliance with Konoha in any sense.

Of course, the death of White Fang was somewhat comforting to her.

"The information was dug out from the mouth of a captured Jonin. Lighting once sent an envoy to Konoha. In order to obtain the healing rune technology created by Konoha Technical Development Department.

In addition, the mission also brought back a special mask. " Rasa told Chiyo everything he knew.

"One?" Chiyo nodded first, then looked at Rasa in astonishment, and then at the four masks on the table.

"It's all true." Rasa naturally saw Chiyo's doubts, but he also asked someone to test these four masks, and they were indeed consistent in all aspects.

"Those Lighting barbarians have mastered the technology of making masks?" Chiyo even temporarily put the issue of healing symbols behind her, and asked seriously.

The impact of masks on the battlefield is second only to the appearance of tailed beasts, and even in some cases, masks are easier to use than tailed beasts.

If it weren't for the fact that the war situation had deteriorated to the extreme, she wouldn't have to bring the last ninja force that the village could mobilize to support her.

One of the culprits that caused all this is the mask! It unbalanced the originally relatively balanced battlefield forces.

"I'm afraid it's more troublesome than that!" Rasa's face was a little complicated, even mixed with a trace of fear: "They are splitting!"

Chiyo's eyes sharpened instantly.

"Soul! They feed on the souls of ninjas! All the ninjas who are killed, eroded and influenced by them will establish some kind of close connection with them.

And when enough souls are devoured, the mask will split. From one to two! " Rasa couldn't help shivering when he mentioned this.

He had seen with his own eyes the scene where a person wearing a mask was alienated, and after the mask was taken off, his face was full of fear, and then his body turned into flying paper ashes and disappeared.

The battlefield of the Ninja World War has become the best hotbed for masks to accumulate power!

Chiyo, and the Jonin in the tent, all looked at the four pale masks with different expressions on the table in silence.

Rasa didn't know what this situation represented, but his instinct made him stay away from the mask.

"What about Konoha? What does Konoha say? I remember Orochimaru on the front line, he is the founder of the Technical Development Department, right?" Chiyo glanced at Rasa.

"I sent someone to ask, but Orochimaru's response only said that the mask involves the soul and nature. It is related to the mask sacrificed by the Uzumaki clan." Rasa shook his head, he believed that Orochimaru must know more, but those "more" , the other party will definitely not say it easily.

"In addition, Orochimaru revealed a very important piece of information!" Rasa, who was watched by all eyes in the tent, said in a serious and serious tone: "The power of the mask can grow!"

Can grow?

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, but their expressions changed drastically in an instant.

Because the power of the mask itself is already surprising, if it can also evolve and grow, then the final power, is it really comparable to the tailed beast?

"What are the conditions?" Chiyo keenly grasped the key point. With Sand Ninja Village in such a bad situation, she doesn't mind using some means to strengthen her own strength.

Even if she knew that the always gloomy Orochimaru would not kindly reveal this information to Sand Ninja Village, there must be some reason she couldn't think of, she would not give up.

Because the current Sand Ninja Village has really reached the moment of its last fight. If you succeed, you can continue to exist, if you fail, then Sand Ninja Village may still survive, but it is impossible to become one of the five ninja villages.

Even if there is a glass of poisoned wine in front of her, Sand Ninja Village has to bite the bullet and drink it.

After all, she even brought Ichio Jinchuriki this time, so she was ready to go all out.

"Soul!"

Rasa gave everyone an unsurprising answer.

"A large number of souls, or the souls of the strong! The stronger the ninja's strength, the more souls swallowed and accumulated by the mask, the faster the mask can evolve and grow."

What Rasa didn't say was that in fact, the flesh and blood of the blood ninja was also part of the mask's recipe. It's just that they don't really devour the flesh and blood of the blood ninja, but absorb its blood and devour its abilities.

"In other words, their evolution has already begun!"

Chiyo looked outside the tent, and she vaguely smelled the faint smell of blood and the depressing atmosphere of despair in the air.

"Is there any information on the number of masks in the hands of Lighting barbarians?" Chiyo looked at Rasa.

"Three sides!" Rasa said a number without hesitation, "But this is only the previous number. We don't know if they have other masks hidden."

Chiyo's ugly face improved slightly.

Three.

Four on my side.

In terms of quantity, we can use the mask to create four powerful alienated bodies.

"But the three masks on the opposite side are more powerful than the masks we control. Especially No. 1, every time it appears, it will bring the failure of Sand Ninja."

Rasa glanced at Chiyo cautiously, and said bravely.

"One is indeed difficult to deal with, and it now poses a threat no less than that of a tailed beast." Pakura added.

That monster that wantonly slaughtered on the battlefield was the nightmare of all Sand Ninjas who had seen its horror. At least when mentioning its name, at least half of the Jonin in the tent would show ugly expressions on their faces.

"Tell me about the information. The next time it appears, maybe I will be the one to confront it." Chiyo took all the expressions into her eyes and sighed in her heart.

If possible, she really wanted to take her grandson to enjoy his old age. But her scorpion hadn't been back to the village for a long time, and there was no news. Just like the missing Third Kazekage, there is still no news.

She was also restrained by many affairs, and she couldn't even send someone to find her own scorpion.

"As far as we know, the power of masks and masks is different from that of tailed beasts. Masks will increase their power based on the ninja power they devour.

Generally speaking, the first ninja to wear it, the mask will simply amplify his strength and ability. But the more souls devoured and the more wearers, the mask will eventually evolve the power similar to the ninja's blood succession limit!

The three masks held by Lighting are one, two, and four. Among them, one represents the ultimate defense, survivability, and destructive power.

It is said that its first wearer was Monim, a steel escape ninja from Lighting Village, so its defense is the strongest among all masks!

Its skin is called steel skin, which can resist all throwing ninja tools, and even most wind escapes.

Even if its defense is broken and it is injured, its strong vitality will quickly heal its wounds.

It has unimaginable brute force, and can cause range damage like ninjutsu just by relying on its strength. Once it rushes into the team, even Jonin may die.

The most terrifying thing is that it can now improve its own power through devouring. The last time it not only had strong defense power, high-speed regeneration and healing power, and infinite destructive power, but also possessed speed and concealment. The power of self.

It is an undead monster wandering on the battlefield. Unless its mask is taken off, or wait for its wearer's body to run out of fuel and collapse. Otherwise, the battlefield where it is active is a meat grinder. "

Rasa said slowly.

"What about the sealing technique?" Chiyo frowned and asked, "Isn't the sealing technique the best solution to such a difficult enemy?"

Chiyo, who could tell from Rasa's words that it was difficult, was a little angry. Just like the tailed beast, all ninja villages with tailed beasts know that the best way to deal with the tailed beast is not to try hard to kill it, but to seal it as much as possible.

"The sealing team has suffered serious casualties. If they can't restrict the opponent, they can't go up to prepare for the seal. We must retain the power of the sealing team to deal with other big troubles." Rasa replied.

Chiyo was silent for a while.

She also thought of what Rasa called other big troubles!

tailed beast!

Whether it is the jinchuriki of Lighting Manzi or the jinchuriki of Sand Ninja Village, the existence of the sealing team is always needed. In case the jinchuriki goes berserk, the sealing team has to go up and try to seal the tailed beast.

And now that the war between Lighting and Sand Ninja has reached this point, if there is no external intervention, the two sides will release tailed beasts for the final battle, which is very likely, or it is bound to happen.

Thinking of her own Jinchuriki, Chiyo couldn't help but glared at the old man in the corner who was closing his eyes and resting his mind, as if he didn't know anything about the outside world.

The village has reached such a critical moment, but Fenfu is still unwilling to release the power of the tailed beast to fight for the village.

What's more special is that Fenfu doesn't have the so-called rage of Jinchuriki and dissatisfaction and hatred towards the village. Even if the village imprisoned him, he took it calmly.

As a jinchuriki, Fenfu is simply a different kind.

Obviously he is also very powerful, and obviously he can control the tailed beast well so that it does not break through the imperfect seal, but he insists on treating the tailed beast as if it does not exist.

But this time it's the final juncture, if Fenfu is still stubborn, then he can only forcibly release Ichio.

"Your choice is right, I'm talking too much." Chiyo shook her head.

"What about Iwayin? We have dragged the Lighting troops for them. When will they fulfill their promise to us?"

Facing Chiyo's question, Rasa was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth and replied: "Iwayin has fought Lighting many times. Ohnoki wants to solve the big trouble of Lighting once and for all."

"Once and for all?" Chiyo frowned slightly. As the living fossil of the five great ninja villages, Onogi is undoubtedly an existence that must be valued.

Chiyo, who has fought against Iwagakure many times, knows very well that since Onogi, that stubborn and domineering old man said so, he must have a plan.

"Yes, according to Iwagakure, this time Onogi mobilized almost all ninjas, intending to surround Lighting and keep Lighting's troops to wipe them out together with us."

Rasa was also shocked and excited when he heard this plan. In fact, he was able to lead Sand Ninja to persevere tenaciously under the fierce offensive of the Third Raikage and the Lighting troops for so long. Iwagakure contributed a lot.

Rasa is not unaware of what Ohnoki is thinking about Ohnoki's delay. It's nothing more than wanting Sand Ninja to consume more of Lighting's power, it's best for Sand Ninja and Lighting to lose both sides, and then Iwa Ninja will come out to end the game.

At that time, Iwa Shinobi will be able to grab the most benefits, and the Sand Ninja Village, which has suffered heavy losses, will not be able to compete with them, Iwa Shinobi.

In the follow-up, Iwa Hidden fights Konoha, and Sand Hidden Village, as Konoha's ally, is unable to provide support.

But no matter what, if Onogi can really do what he said, then at least the current bad situation in Sand Ninja Village can be solved.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 95: Ohnoki

Boom!

The sound of the explosion, accompanied by the soaring smoke and dust, and the sandstorm rolled up by the wind, swayed between the two monsters on the battlefield.

"With so few ninjas invested, is there no one left in Shayin Village?" The Third Raikage looked at Rasa who was panting, and said loudly.

Magnetic Escape Sand Gold!

However, Rasa ignored the third generation of Raikage's words of attacking the heart. The sand and gold gushing out from under the yellow sand like a spring, forming a pouring river, trapped the third generation of Raikage firmly in the center of the sand and gold sea.

The battle between him and the Third Raikage is like this. Once he is approached, he will fall into a disadvantage. Once he is pulled away and the Third Raikage is trapped in his sand gold, the Third Raikage can only be in the sand gold. Struggling to support in the sea.

When the two are fighting, generally no one will participate in the battle between the two.

After fighting a few times, Rasa and the Third Raikage will tacitly keep their battlefields away from the main force.

The Third Raikage once ignored Rasa's invitation to fight, and single-handedly rushed into the elite troops of Sand Ninja to kill wantonly.

But Rasa, on the other hand, used magnetic escape to clean up the Lighting troops.

After several battles, when Raikage discovered that this exchange tactic was not worth the loss, he could only go to Rasa and stay away from the battlefield with him.

Nowadays, the two have formed a tacit understanding, once the war starts, they will definitely stare at each other.

The Third Raikage knew very well that Rasa's strength was not as good as his, but Feng Dun and Magnetic Dun had a serious restraint on him.

Wearing the Lightning Armor, even if Rasa used all his strength, he couldn't cause effective damage to him.

But in the same way, under the scouring and suppression of the sand gold, his speed could not be accelerated.

After many battles, Rasa can almost write a manual on how to target and restrict the third generation of Raikage.

If his strength is not as good as the opponent's, what Rasa can do is to restrict the third generation of Raikage. As for the various abuses and taunts that flowed from his mouth, after suffering a loss and almost losing his life, Rasa turned a deaf ear to them.

"It seems that Sand Ninja Village really has no follow-up reinforcements." The third generation of Raikage pulled his body out from the scouring of the flowing sand gold, and at the same time had the spare energy to scan the battlefield of both sides.

This time, Sand Ninja Village's resistance was even weaker than last time, and even several vertical teams had vacancies. The famous puppet troop of Sand Ninja Village was directly dispersed, and sporadically appeared in other ninja troops as a supplement.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the collapse of Sand Ninja Village is only a matter of time.

In fact, Sand Ninja Village was able to block Lighting's troops for nearly two years, which was somewhat beyond the expectation of the Third Raikage.

Originally, he thought that a ninja village without shadows, even if it was also one of the five great ninja villages, could only support Lighting's offensive for about a year at most.

But now Sand Ninja Village can't hold on anymore.

Even if the plan to destroy Shayin Village was not achieved, once Shayin Village became a defeated country, Lighting Village would be able to grab a lot of benefits from the Land of Wind and Shayin Village.

Let's not talk about anything else, at least Sand Ninja can grab a large part of the number of missions that Ninja can take on. For the allocation of funds behind the country, the number of tasks that ninjas can accept is also a standard to measure the economy and strength of a ninja village.

Sand Ninja Village has retreated to the vicinity of the camp where it is stationed, and the formation has also been cut and surrounded by Yun Ninja into pieces.

The Lighting who had the upper hand saw that they could achieve a real victory and completely defeat the last ninja force of Sand Ninja Village. Everything was developing in a good direction, but inexplicably, the Third Raikage suddenly felt a fatal crisis in his heart. feel.

The Sand Gold Sea suddenly became violent, rolling up his figure, trying to bind him firmly in place, a dangerous and bright white light shot towards the third generation of Raikage from the distant sky.

The lightning on the Third Raikage erupted again, and the condensed electric light made a noisy noise like the chirping of thousands of birds.

At that critical moment, the Third Raikage's body turned sideways at an angle. The white light that rushed towards his chest directly passed his left arm.

silently.

The Third Raikage's arm seemed to be directly erased in the air, and the Thunder God's Armor with amazing defense did not play any protective role.

The sand and gold dust raised by the third generation of Raikage's explosion quickly fell to the ground, and his eyes instantly locked on a rickety old man floating in mid-air.

Dust escape!

Onogi, the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, known as the Two Scales.

Seeing Tsuchikage appear, the alarm bells in the heart of the third generation of Raikage almost rang instantly.

The fact that Onogi can appear here means that the Lighting troops used to defend and monitor Iwagakure's movements are already in danger.

As for Ohnoki coming alone to support Sand Ninja and Rasa, the third generation of Raikage almost ruled it out in his mind for the first time.

As an old opponent, he knows Ohnoki very well! The other party is a cautious and stubborn person who will do anything to achieve his goals.

He will not easily put himself in danger, nor will he kindly fight for Sand Ninja. There is only one possibility for him to appear here, and that is to end the war and reap the benefits.

Rasa took the opportunity to retreat quickly, the third generation of Raikage glanced at Rasa's figure returning to the Sand Ninja camp in mid-air, and did not stop him. His attention is now all on Ohnoki who is floating over.

The third generation of Raikage, who had already foreseen that something was wrong, wished that Rasa would leave immediately, even with the defeated Sand Ninja.

Otherwise, if Rasa and Onogi teamed up, it would be difficult for him to retreat from the battlefield unscathed.

Magnetic Escape Sand Gold Waterfall.

A large amount of sand and gold flowed across the battlefield between Lighting and Sand Ninja, rescuing the sand ninjas surrounded by Lighting one by one.

As the commander-in-chief of the Lighting troops, Dodai immediately controlled the team when he saw this scene.

The appearance of Rasa made Dodai and Yun Ren realize that there was a problem with Raikage.

"Master Dodai, the perception unit has discovered a large number of ninjas' Chakra appearing, the number, the number is at least 10,000 or more!"

A Lighting hurriedly reported to Dodai at the back of Lighting in a panic.

Ten thousand ninjas?

As Lighting's think tank, Dodai immediately realized that the worst situation had occurred.

The Sand Ninja troop was almost crippled by Yun Ninja, and even Sand Ninja Village couldn't mobilize many ninjas.

As for Konoha? Based on his understanding of Konoha's Hokage, it is impossible for Konoha to come out in full force and join the battlefield.

There is only one organization in the entire ninja world that can have 10,000 ninjas and can still appear here, and there is only one.

Land of Earth, Iwagakure!

Onogi is here!

Dodai almost instantly analyzed the new enemy in his mind, and also understood why Rasa was able to leave, but his third generation of Raikage did not show up.

(End of this chapter)