Konoha: From Aburame to God.

Chapter 121 Orochimaru: Pure Land? The Promised Land!

After discovering that Ōnoki had escaped, everyone in Konoha fell into a brief silence.

The main reason is Ohnoki’s domineering declaration that the Konoha ninjas can’t even think of moving forward!
He also used Dust Release to fight against the Konoha troops with his life at stake, looking like he was sacrificing his life for the cause.

They didn't expect that Oonoki would run away as soon as he said so, without any hesitation.

Sure enough, the old man who refuses to die is a thief!

"We won!"

Orochimaru's hoarse voice reached the ears of every Konoha ninja on the battlefield.

Every Konoha ninja had a sincere smile on his face.

"Great, we finally won! I miss my parents and I want to go back to the village."

"The war is finally almost over. It was all worth it. We are protecting Konoha again."

“Peace is coming. I really hope it will last forever.”

Following Orochimaru's declaration of victory, cheers were heard from the ninjas of Konoha.

Konoha won this war, which basically laid the foundation for victory in the Third Ninja World War.

In other words, the Third Ninja World War is about to end, and even if it doesn't end, Konoha will not face another major war.

Orochimaru didn't care much about Ōnoki's escape.

Ōnoki is one of the strongest men in the ninja world. If Konoha wants to keep Ōnoki, the price it pays will be high.

And even if Ōnoki was left behind, it would not be a good thing if the enraged Iwagakure attacked again regardless of the consequences.

Orochimaru doesn't want to waste time on war, he can't wait to perfect the Soul Reaper.

"Clean up the battlefield and prepare to rest."

Orochimaru stared greedily at the corpses nearby.

"This war has been fruitful, and will allow me to take a step closer to eternal life."

Tsunade walked up to the Wood Release experiment subject, reached out and gently touched the reinforced armor, sensing the situation inside.

Tsunade's expression became more and more ugly as she sensed the disorderly growth of flesh inside the reinforced armor. This reminded her of those clansmen who also died from Hashirama's cells.

"I absolutely do not approve of this behavior of sacrificing other people's lives at will in the name of the Will of Fire!"

Tsunade decided that after returning to the village, she must prevent the birth of new Wood Release experimental subjects.

Zhiyi separated from Kogas' body, and with a puff of white smoke, Kogas returned to Susanoo's nest.

"Zhiyi, did you train this too? It's really surprising."

Orochimaru looked at the ferocious Kogaze in amazement.

Orochimaru also thought about training a large summoning beast, but the Mandrake was very disobedient, so he decided to train a second-generation Mandrake.

Unfortunately, I haven't found the time because I've been studying the dead soul bugs and soul reapers.

"It is indeed not easy to train Kog'Gath."

Zhiyi also sighed and said that the ultimate psychic beast, corpse bone vein, and Yin-Yang escape are all very precious.

"Zhiyi, let's exchange some experiences on strengthening armor."

Faced with Orochimaru's invitation, Zhiyi agreed without hesitation.

"Zhiyi, your soul parasites and strong armor give me a lot of inspiration."

Orochimaru sighed, and at the same time summoned a large number of dead soul insects.

"This is the dead soul worm that I cultivated based on the soul-parasitic worm. It can collect soul energy better."

A large number of dead soul insects flew to the battlefield and began to collect soul energy.

"Lord Orochimaru, it's best not to absorb too much soul energy in a short period of time. It contains the will of other people. Too much soul energy may cause you to lose yourself."

“Indeed, I am aware of this problem.”

Orochimaru nodded in approval, from which it could be seen that Shiyi was doing research on soul energy.

As expected, we should communicate more. "So I developed a powerful armor - the Reaper. It can help me remove the will of others from the soul energy, purify it, and help me absorb the soul energy better."

"Soul energy, Lord Orochimaru, do you know about the Pure Land?"

“Pure Land?!”

Orochimaru looked surprised.

"I have some understanding. There is a forbidden technique in Konoha called Impure World Reincarnation, which involves the Pure Land."

"Why, Zhiyi is interested in the Pure Land?"

"Lord Orochimaru, you know that I want to move from an individual to a group, which requires a favorable environment."

"I read in the ancient books of the Uzumaki clan that the Pure Land is a different dimension created by the Six Paths Sage. It is filled with infinite pure soul energy, and souls can live forever in it."

"Infinite soul energy, eternal soul..."

Orochimaru muttered to himself. He originally thought that the Pure Land had no entity or was just an illusory concept.

But if the Pure Land is an alternate dimension, he might be able to give it a try.

That would be Orochimaru's promised land.

……

Ohnoki's face looked very unhappy. He kept reviewing the war over and over again on the way. Even though the taste was very bitter, he gritted his teeth and chewed it over and over again.

Ōnoki worked hard to manage the Iwagakure Village for twenty years, especially when he discovered the signs of the Third Ninja World War.

He withstood many pressures such as insufficient village resources and accusations from the daimyo, and vigorously developed the number of ninjas in the village.

But in the end he failed, and even he, the Third Tsuchikage, could only flee in embarrassment.

Konoha's development is really too fast, especially the powerful armor.

Ohnoki felt a little overwhelmed when he thought about the scene of Konoha ninjas wearing powerful armor fighting one against three or even one against five.

In addition, the fact that the human god, Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, reappears on the battlefield is also an issue that cannot be ignored.

Of course, whether it is forced armor or wood escape, these at most put pressure on Ohnoki
What broke Ōnoki's defense the most was the arrival of Konoha's reinforcements.

If the Sand Ninjas are willing to fight with Konoha, even if Konoha has powerful armor and wood escape, Ohnoki is confident that he can win.

But all this was destroyed by the Sand Ninjas. Don’t they realize the threat to Konoha?

No, this cannot go on. The Iwagakure Village must find a way to develop.

Ōnoki flew in the air and caught up with the retreating Iwagakure troops.

Huang Tu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ohnoki coming.

"Father, are you okay?"

"Ah."

Ohnoki nodded, and his expression looked much better as he looked at the safe retreat of the Iwagakure troops.

Bad news: The Iwagakure were defeated and suffered heavy losses.

Good news: the remaining Iwagakure are still a capable force.

But Ōnoki was no longer prepared to fight. He was absolutely unwilling to risk the last of the vitality of the Hidden Rock Village.

"I'm afraid Konoha will be the final winner of this war."

"The Rock and Sand Ninjas were defeated, and the Mist Ninjas were entangled by the Uchiha and have been unable to break through the defense line."

"In the end, only the Kumo Ninja are left. The Kumo Ninja alone cannot pose any threat to Konoha, and the Kumo Ninja will not face the powerful Konoha alone."

Huangtu nodded silently, somewhat worried about the future of the village.

"You don't have to worry too much. If Konoha wins the war, it will certainly alert the four major ninja villages. Konoha is not yet able to destroy the entire ninja world."

"What we need to do now is to vigorously develop the village and catch up with Konoha. This is the most important thing!"

"Secondly, we must communicate and unite with the Sand Ninja, the Cloud Ninja, and the Mist Ninja to suppress Konoha together!"

(End of this chapter)