Naruto: They are all reborn

Chapter 22 Ninjas have limits
The tranquility of the lake was broken, and the turbulent water continued to rotate, forming an inward-concave vortex.

In the very center of the whirlpool, a giant dragon formed by water raised its head. Its eyes, which should have been lifeless, reflected the moonlight, like the finishing touch of a painting.

Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet.

"Even with the advantage of terrain, this brat can actually use such a powerful ninjutsu. He is really amazing."

The ninja sword behind Nakazhi was finally unsheathed, lightning and thunder filled the blade, and the powerful force made people want to kneel down and worship from the bottom of their hearts.

It was impossible to tell whether it was lightning or the light of a sword. The naked eye could only catch a flash of light, and the dragon's head was cut open with incredible smoothness.

However, if you draw your sword to cut the water, the water will still flow.

The water dragon's body did not stop moving forward even though its head was cut in half. The turbulent water continued to hit Zhong Zhi, but his feet were like deep roots rooted in the ground, and his strong body did not retreat at all under the impact of the water.

The next moment, Shi Xu suddenly appeared beside him, holding a piece of jade-white bone and stabbing at him.

Zhongzhi didn't hesitate at all. He drew his sword and chopped it down. It collided with the bones, making a deafening roar and shaking away the surrounding water.

"You really will follow the direction of the water flow to approach me."

Zhongzhi sneered and pulled his sword back a short distance, using this short distance to increase his speed, converting the speed into explosive power, and then repelling Shixu.

Shi Xu saw his movements, so he did not forcefully wrestle with him. Instead, he used the force to retreat and landed steadily on the ground.

After getting rid of the interference of the water flow, Zhongzhi finally saw his current appearance clearly.

There were complex black lines wrapped around Shi Xu's body, starting from the palm of his right hand and finally converging at his forehead, as if condensing into an eye.

"what is this?"

Shi Xu smiled and said, "I don't know either."

He smiled. Where did his confidence come from? The black lines?

Zhongzhi's eyes became serious and he quickly raised his knife and swung it forward.

But Shi Xu did not retreat but advanced, holding the bone and launching a tough attack on Zhongzhi without fear.

Lightning flashed everywhere, and every exchange was accompanied by lightning and sparks, forming a stunning spectacle that was jaw-dropping. The two men's moves became faster and more brutal, bombarding each other like a torrential rain.

Zhongzhi became increasingly frightened and began to curse, "How can you keep up with my speed?!"

The other party is a student of the Ninja School, and a freshman at that!
A few minutes ago, he had to be careful not to kill him and show mercy. But now, he can confront him head-on with full firepower.

what is this? !

Lord Raikage once said: Everything will betray you, except the muscles trained with hard work and the sweat shed.

But now, my Lord Raikage! It turns out that even muscles and sweat can betray me!
"Crack!"

A clear and mournful cry was heard, and the blade of the ninja sword in Zhongzhi's hand began to break, and then a crack extended.

His mental state had already become unstable due to the impact just now. Now with the sudden change, he was even more confused and his movements were full of flaws.

Shi Xu seized the opportunity and launched a final attack.

Pfft!

Nakazhi could see Tokisou's movements clearly, but his body was unable to move. He could only watch as the bone broke the ninja sword and then pierced his chest.

"why?"

Zhongzhi threw away the ninja sword, held the bone that pierced his body with both hands, and stared at Shixu with his eyes full of unwillingness.

"Why!"

Along with this roar, scarlet and rich blood gushed out, flowing onto the ground in large amounts with a loud noise.

"Is this all your last words?"

Shi Xu continued to exert force, pushing the bones in his hand into his body inch by inch, taking his life bit by bit.

"I...don't...accept."

Zhongzhi spat out these three words with blood in his mouth. Shi Xu found that the resistance on his hand disappeared. Without any hesitation, he inserted the entire bone into his body and stabbed it out from the other end.

He seemed to want to say something, but soon he lowered his head with a dazed look in his eyes.

too fast.

Everything happened so fast.

From the moment Shixu killed the two attackers, to the moment he was knocked into the lake by the suddenly appearing Zhongzhi, when he reappeared, he was already able to suppress Zhongzhi.

Not only was Nakazhi confused, but even Tokichi himself didn't know what was going on.

After absorbing Zhongzhi's chakra, the prismatic mark on the palm of his hand seemed to have eaten its fill, spitting out black lines all the way up his arm. As it continued to expand, it was like a power bank discharging electricity, filling the body with strength and allowing him to use bones to fight.

When he took out a piece of forearm bone from his palm, he found that the density of these bones was extremely high and even harder than the kunai in his hand.

The lines not only gave him powerful strength, but also changed his physical structure.

Shi Xu stood by the lake, looking at his reflection in the water, and couldn't help but ask: "What is this?"

"wedge."

Unexpectedly, a female voice as clear and cold as the moon sounded in his ears.

"who is it?!"

Shi Xu immediately became alert and looked around, but did not find any signs of anyone.

The lines on his body gradually faded, and the powerful force that filled every corner of his body also receded like the tide. The feeling of weakness after losing strength made Shi Xu feel a little uneasy.

Just then, there was a noisy sound not far away. It should be the ninjas from Konoha rushing over.

Shi Xu was thinking about the female voice just now, his eyes were wandering, and suddenly he saw the piece of bone stuck in Zhongzhi's chest.

Oops!

He pinched his hands and used the instant body movement technique to come to Zhongzhi's body, took out the bones, and hid them in his clothes, all in one go.

"Tokiu!"

Tsunade's voice came down from the sky along with the others, grabbing his shoulders, her beautiful eyes full of worry.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Shi Xu raised his right hand, which was the most seriously injured, and put on a wronged expression: "Tsunade-sensei, it hurts~"

"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt..."

Tsunade pinched his right hand and pretended to blow on it, but actually used chakra to check it.

But the deeper the inspection, the more confused Tsunade became.

Shi Xu's clothes were covered with battle scars, but his body showed no signs of injury, not even a scratch on his skin.

On the other side, the Konoha Anbu had completed the on-site investigation and had just walked over when they saw this scene.

"Lady Tsunade, no trace of anyone else was found at the scene."

In other words, these three corpses on the ground were all caused by the child in your arms who was crying and crying in pain.

Tsunade understood and asked, "Teacher, tell me what happened?"

Tokisou didn't answer immediately, but instead looked up silently into her eyes. "Teacher, a ninja's abilities truly have their limits. In my short life, I've learned that the more calculating a person is, the more likely they are to stumble in unexpected situations."

Tsunade was stunned for a moment: "What? What are you talking about?"

Shi Xu turned his head to look at the three corpses on the ground, and with his other hand he touched the bones hidden in his clothes and the abundant chakra in his body.

I don't seem to be a ninja anymore.

In the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water, there lived a ninja clan called the "Bamboo Cutter".

They possess a bloodline limit called "Corpse Bone Vein", which can make their bones denser than steel, and can freely control the bones in their bodies to fight.

If that were all, Shio would still be considered a ninja.

What really confused him was the chakra in his body that could not be dispersed and was extremely pure.

A ninja's chakra is refined through physical strength. If it is not needed, the chakra will not be refined. The refined chakra will gradually dissipate. Therefore, Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade will use Yin Seal to store the dissipated chakra.

But Shixu used the wedge in his right hand to absorb the ninjutsu and convert it into chakra, storing it in his body. This chakra would not dissipate, and it provided powerful power for his actions at all times.

Although he hasn't done more experiments yet, Shi Xu has a hunch that most of the ninjutsu in the ninja world may be useless to him.

The existence of the wedge is a complete dimensionality reduction attack on the ninja.

While thinking about the changes in the wedge and his body, Shi Xu recounted what had happened here.

Of course, he didn't mention the part where he faced off against Zhongzhi. He only said that he took advantage of his opponent's contempt and used the technique of mental beheading in the water array wall to win.

"I see."

Tsunade nodded and stood up to communicate with the Anbu for a while.

"As early as a month ago, Grandma Mito and I teamed up to eliminate a group of Kumogakure spies, but these two who slipped through the net escaped because they were too weak. As for this stronger Kumogakure ninja... he must have sneaked in with the Kumogakure envoys."

Shi Xu's mind moved slightly, and he asked, "Can the village use this matter to put pressure on Kumogakure?"

Tsunade shook her head: "It's unlikely. There's no way these people could have enough evidence to prove their worth. Besides... Konoha and Kumogakure just signed a ceasefire agreement."

"So... I have to bear this loss?"

"I will ask the teacher to compensate you." Tsunade replied.

But Shi Xu suddenly asked: "What if my teacher is not Tsunade, but just an ordinary Konoha ninja?"

The night wind blew across the earth. Tsunade lowered her head and remained silent while the Anbu members concentrated on dealing with the corpses.

In the following days, Konoha was peaceful. The villagers excitedly discussed the changes after the war, completely unaware that a battle had taken place a few nights ago.

They are like fish in a fish tank.

Shi Xu had such a thought.

One night, he was suddenly called by Mito to chat in the courtyard.

"Grandma Mito, what do you want from me so late at night?"

In the huge courtyard, Mito sat on a rock, looking at Shadow Rock in the distance, wondering what he was thinking.

It was not until she heard Shi Xu's voice that she waved, "Shi Xu, come closer."

"Ah."

Shi Xu responded and sat down next to her.

"I already know what happened that night. It was an excellent battle." Mito touched his hair, with a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

"You are very powerful and capable. I wonder... if you have ever learned anything about the tailed beasts."

Tailed beast.

Throughout the war-torn history of the ninja world, there is a terrifying existence that is deeply etched in people's minds, along with disasters. That is the tailed beast. There are nine of them, and they are named 1-9 according to the number of tails they have.

Although the tailed beasts are very powerful and make people afraid, they have now become tools of war.

"That's all I know."

After saying that, Shi Xu swallowed to relieve his dry throat.

Mito's smile was gentle and kind, and his eyes were clear and bright. He didn't look like an old man whose life was about to end.

"It seems that you are really studious. Knowledge about tailed beasts will not appear in the textbooks of ninja schools. However... there are a few points I need to add."

Shi Xu straightened his back respectfully, like a good child in kindergarten who heard his teacher call his name: "Please speak."

Mito continued, "The tailed beasts are living beings condensed from pure chakra. Even if they die, they will be reborn after a period of time."

Pure chakra?

Shi Xu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously raised his right hand to take a look.

Tailed beasts = chakra, and wedges can absorb chakra, so tailed beasts = food.

Cough!

Shi Xu quickly dismissed the thought in his mind and continued to listen attentively.

"The Tailed Beasts are very powerful. Ninjas in the past had tried to capture them, but all failed. It wasn't until the founding of Konoha that Hashirama captured all of the Tailed Beasts except the One-Tail."

and many more!

Hearing the shocking news, Tokisou's eyes suddenly widened. "You mean... the Shodaime-sama captured all eight tailed beasts, accomplishing something countless ninjas in the past have failed to do?"

Mito nodded, a hint of pride showing on her face. At this moment, she looked like a child who had not yet grown old.

"Hashirama is known as the God of Ninjas. He possesses a bloodline limit called 'Wood Release'. With the exception of Uchiha Madara, no one in the entire ninja world can rival him."

"Since the First Hokage possesses such powerful strength, why did so many tailed beasts fall into the hands of other villages?" Tokio was puzzled.

As far as he knew, in the recent war, there were other villages that relied on the power of the tailed beasts to show off their might.

Mentioning this topic, Mito's voice became somewhat dejected: "Because those tailed beasts were originally given to them by Hashirama."

"The founding of Konoha was largely due to the alliance between the Senju and Uchiha, while the other ninja villages were founded because they felt the pressure and crisis brought by Konoha. However, this also brought to an end the Warring States Period, which had lasted for nearly a thousand years and was filled with endless fighting."

"Hashirama, who lived all the way through the Warring States Period, knew very well that the peace at that time was entirely based on his immense power. But no matter how powerful Hashirama was, he was only a ninja, a human being. As a human being, you will experience birth, aging, sickness, and death."

Tokichi recalled the content about the First Ninja World War in the history textbook. The textbook was very vague about the cause of the war, but now he got the answer.

"Once the Shodaime-sama dies, war will break out."

"You are indeed smart."

Mito nodded with great satisfaction and continued, "So Hashirama found the tailed beast, and he wanted to place his hopes of peace after his death on the tailed beast."

Got it, the tailed beasts function like a nuclear deterrent.

Toki suddenly felt a little bewildered: "Instead of distributing the tailed beasts, why not keep all nine tailed beasts in Konoha's hands? In this way... it should bring greater deterrence to the entire ninja world."

Uzumaki Mito sighed, "Tobirama also asked this question, and Hashirama gave the answer."

"He said, 'Have you ever thought about what Konoha would become if it possessed such a powerful, yet not entirely controllable, force?'"

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