Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 169 Return to the Village
The clouds and fog dissipated, and the ink-black clouds reflected a sliver of light.

A petite figure entwined in crimson lightning armor stood on the lake, holding Samehada in her hand. A thin beam of light pierced through the clouds and struck the lake, making the water shimmer as if it were covered with a layer of gold.

The departure of the four Kage-level powerhouses signifies her victory in this battle.

The crimson lightning that emanated from its body dissipated with the wind, and the chakra spiral extending into the void slowly ceased. Samehada retracted the barbs on its body, lay wearily on the water's surface, its tongue lolling out, like a dog trapped in the desert.

A little chakra was squeezed out from his fingertips.

"Woo~"

Just moments ago, Samehada was listless, but now it came alive. Its huge tongue swirled and licked the delicious purple power, while its barbs danced wildly.

Hui Li shook her head, feeling somewhat helpless towards this guy who was pretending to be pitiful to get snacks.

Eat if you want!
Without Samehada's help, let alone driving away Obito Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki alone could easily defeat her.

It was absolutely the biggest contributor to this victory!
Boom boom!

The lake level has dropped.

Muddy water flowed down the cliff, washing out a passageway in the reddish-brown Leigushan Mountain.

The mottled bloodstains on the ground had disappeared, and scattered human parts tumbled downstream, while more were stranded on the rugged waterways, their pale white color appearing eerily pale under the sunlight.

Aburame, Ryoma, and the other three waded through the mud and water, quickly arriving at Hairi's side.

Seeing that Hui Li had survived many dangerous battles unscathed and even had his chakra fully replenished, the four of them were speechless for a moment.

In less than two hours.

He single-handedly destroyed the defenses of Mine No. 1, easily killing the elite Jonin of the Cloud Village.

He then fought alongside Orochimaru against the blue-skinned monster, wielding a sword with one hand and knocking the monster to its knees. If he hadn't been kept by Orochimaru as an experimental subject, the man would have been reduced to caviar.

He had just fought a mysterious ninja who was skilled in space-time ninjutsu, could resurrect, and was invincible. He killed the enemy several times, forcing the enemy to flee in panic.

If this terrifying record were made public, it would be enough to make her famous all over the world and earn her a resounding reputation.

What's even more terrifying is that the other party is just a child under seven years old.

The four of them surrounded Hui Li tightly, not saying a word, their eyes looking at her as if she were an alien.

"What are you standing there for? Go blow up the mine!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Hui Li's command, Pan Xiong and the other two lowered their heads and quickly dispersed, not daring to look any longer.

Butterfly closed her eyes to investigate the remaining thunderstones at the scene, Arashi was in charge of cleaning up the battlefield, and Panxiong used Earth Release to completely destroy the mine that had already collapsed under the heavy rain.

The unusually respectful attitude left Hui Li somewhat speechless, both amused and exasperated.

She knew, of course, that her situation might be a bit exaggerated, but she definitely didn't cheat, or rather, she only cheated a very minor amount.

This strength is the result of her hard work in cultivating and fighting.

He trained in the Hidden Mist Village, the Hidden Leaf Village, the Hidden Cloud Village, and the Root Village, gathering the best resources from each village before barely acquiring the combat power of an elite Jonin.

And it has already reached the limits of this body, and there may not be much progress for several years.

Unexpectedly, she encountered Kisame Hoshigaki and obtained the Greatsword Samehada, which could compensate for her weaknesses to the greatest extent. In addition, Kisame Hoshigaki provided her with ample energy, which enabled her to accomplish the feat of single-handedly defeating Obito Uchiha.

This is not her true strength at all.

"Night Crossing, that hand..."

"I feel there's still something wrong with this arm. I'll study it over the next few days, and I'll personally hand it over to Master Danzo when we get to Konoha."

"...That's fine."

Seeing Hairi's perfunctory attitude, Aburame Ryoma simply nodded and didn't mention the arm again.

Having awakened his past memories, he no longer values ​​the tasks assigned by Danzo as much. Now, he only wants to restore the completely corrupt Danzo to his original state.

If that's not possible, then we can only...

Thinking of the promise he made with Itachi Uchiha in the Tsukuyomi space, his heart was like the dark clouds above the mountaintop, churning and silent, yet revealing a hint of golden light.

"Ryoma, do you have any bandages?"

"Have."

He took out a large roll of white bandages from the sealing scroll and handed it to Hui Li. He watched as Hui Li squatted down and used the bandages to bind Samehada, which was covered in barbs, into a two-meter-long giant sword.

Ryoma Aburame couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

The power of Kotoamatsukami has had a profound impact on her. If she really has to fight Danzo, how will she get through this ordeal?
She's already this difficult to deal with now. If she matures in a few years and he's tied to Itachi Uchiha, she probably wouldn't be enough for Hui Li to fight alone.

Boom!

A deafening roar came from the distant mine shaft, and mud and sand fell off the stone walls, making the water below even more turbid.

The brown bear, with its face and body covered in brownish-yellow, quickly walked over and sealed several intact human heads into a scroll. Lan followed closely behind the bear.

"Captain, Mine No. 1 has been destroyed."

"Battlefield cleanup complete."

"Ah."

With a heavy heart, Ryoma Aburame nodded solemnly, his mind racing as he pondered how to prevent Hairi from being completely brainwashed by Danzo.

The seal of the tongue-twisting curse prevented him from revealing Danzo's Mangekyou Sharingan to Hairi. He had to come up with a way to rescue Konoha's number one genius from the corrupt Danzo before the latter completely fell into depravity.

Otherwise, he and Itachi would definitely have been killed by this outrageous monster.

Wow! Wow!
Leaping across the water, Butterfly picked up a few lone pieces of thunderstone, stuffed them into the sealing scroll, then shook her head and walked to Aburame Ryoma's side:

"It seems that all the thunderstone from Mine No. 1 was washed away by the flood; only a dozen or so have been found."

Upon hearing Butterfly's words, Ryoma Aburame's eyes flickered, and finally everyone's gaze fell upon Gray, who had arrived at Mine No. 1 first.

Sizzle!

She tore off a large piece of bandage and wrapped it around the barbs on Samehada, then pursed her lips and pretended not to notice.

"It may have been washed down the cliff by the water."

"That's very hard to find."

Die licked her lips and tried to explain, while Lan, with a serious expression, played the straight man for Die.

"let it go."

Averting his gaze, Aburame Ryoma asked no more questions.

No one present was a fool; everyone knew perfectly well where Lei Shi had gone.

The No. 1 mine was under the management of Hui Li. Long before they arrived, she had already slaughtered everyone there. In addition, given the compatibility between Lei Shi and the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it was quite clear who had the mysteriously disappeared Lei Shi.

If Hui Li hadn't stopped the masked man, everyone present would probably be dead by now. A few Lei Shi were just a matter of turning a blind eye.

Mentioning Lei Shi was just a way to make Hui Li feel indebted to them.

"Is anyone injured?"

After finishing wrapping the sharkskin, Hui Li returned the favor by carrying the remaining bandages.

The group exchanged bewildered glances, stunned by Hui Li's fighting prowess. For a moment, they had forgotten that she was also a medical ninja.

"Panxiong is badly injured."

Butterfly pointed to the Pan Bear, whose body was mostly yellowish-brown.

The Mud Healing Technique can only temporarily replace the body with earth, preventing the injured area from affecting combat, rather than truly healing the wound.

Hui Li held the two-meter-long Samehada horizontally behind her back, her palms igniting with a bright green light. Iwakuma, with a cold expression, silently dispelled the ninjutsu, revealing the charred wounds below, burned by lightning.

"We don't have any anesthetic on hand, so bear with it!" "Okay."

Pan Xiong remained unmoved, maintaining his cold and tough demeanor.

half an hour.

"hiss!!!!"

The expected intense pain did not come; instead, a terrifying tingling and itching sensation constantly emanated from her nerves and skin. Hui Li pressed down on the trembling Pan Xiong with one hand, and the light from her palm, imbued with the power of palm magic, rapidly healed the bear's hideous wounds.

The three onlookers frowned, silently took out bandages, and began treating each other's wounds.

It's just a minor injury; there's no need to waste Gray's chakra.

Once the grimacing bear's wounds had healed, everyone descended the mountain together, and Aburame Ryoma launched a red signal flare into the sky.

boom!
A series of muffled thunderous sounds echoed from all over the Leigu Mountains. The ground shook violently, and countless rocks and mud mixed with the rivers flowing down the mountains buried the slopes at the foot of the mountains.

Eleven special Jonin, scattered across various mines, leaped down the mountain to meet up with Hairi and the others, and handed four scrolls filled with thunderstones to Aburame Ryoma.

This absurd mission did not result in many casualties.

These emotionless roots carried out the tasks assigned to Aburame Ryoma very thoroughly.

No matter how fierce the battle was on the mountain peak, they remained firmly stationed in the various mines, waiting for Ryoma to give the order to blast.

Fortunately, they didn't get caught up in the battle between the five Kage-level fighters on the mountaintop and become cannon fodder.

Only one guy named 'Bakurin' was unlucky. He accidentally ran into Uchiha Itachi and died by self-destruction. His body was scattered all over the ground, and his teammates only found some fragments of his mask when they cleaned up the battlefield.

Yu Nu Long Ma looked up at the wet Lei Gu Mountain. The task of setting the mountain on fire would probably be difficult to complete. This time, the mission to Lei Gu Mountain could only go so far.

"Back to the village!"

……

Two days later, in the primeval forest on the border of Konoha.

Whoosh whoosh!
A dozen or so figures leaped through the woods, and a muffled thunderous roar came from a distance behind them. This time, however, no trees collapsed.

Because they returned the way they came, the path that Gray Glass had cleared when she came could still be used.

It is said that in some areas where elephant herds live, the trees knocked down by the herds during their migrations create a natural path, which is called an 'elephant trail' by the locals.

If Gray Glass frequently travels between Thunder and Fire, it's quite possible that she could actually carve out a highway with her own body, which might even stimulate trade between the two countries.

Boom!

The earth trembled.

With lightning crackling around its body and Samehada on its back, Gray Glass raced through the forest. Samehada was so huge that even when it contracted its full strength, it was still a full two meters long.

She was less than 1.4 meters tall, and even when she was leaning her back at an angle, her head would fall to the ground. After she complained about it a few times, I had no choice but to carry her horizontally on my back, which made her look like a high-speed moving division sign when she was traveling.

"My true self, you have no idea how much I've gained this time," the illusory chakra core danced joyfully as 'Yang Release: Gray Glass' communicated with its true self, who was far away in Konoha Village.

"If what you call a gain is less than the life force I expended to open the Gate of View, then let's not talk about it."

"Waiting to receive the memories."

As he channeled all the memories of the past few days through the chakra spiral, 'Yang Release: Gray Glass' revealed a confident smile and quickened his pace.

She could already imagine the look of utter astonishment on the original body's face.

Let's not even talk about the real thing.

Even after reviewing her gains, she was still incredibly shocked.

There are nearly four hundred pieces of thunderstone and three pieces of dark thunderstone.

The Dark Thunder Crystal wasn't just the small piece in Ye Yueyi's hand; there were two other Dark Thunder Crystals hidden somewhere, which surfaced when the flood washed them out and were picked up by Die and put together with the ordinary Thunder Stones.

When Ryoma Aburame was organizing the Thunderstone, she asked for it back under the pretext of research.

She had no intention of returning it.

In a few days, she will give two ordinary thunderstones to Aburame Ryoma as Ink Thunderstones. She has already thought of an excuse: she will say that the black crystals are thunderstones containing impurities, which she has now cleaned up.

I believe Ryoma Aburame won't hold it against her.

In addition to items such as Thunderstone, she also obtained the Black Thunder Secret Technique from Ye Yueyi, whose ability to attack the soul and spirit can further enhance her offensive capabilities.

There are some records of the methods for fusing the two properties, and the Bloodline Limit of fusing the subsequent seven attributes has become somewhat clear, no longer a complete mystery.

The previous gains were already substantial, but compared to the gains to come, they were merely ordinary.

The number one sword is undoubtedly Samehada, which can absorb the enemy's chakra and transfer it to the user, making it the most suitable for her.

With this ninja tool, she was no longer afraid of fighting in group battles or ninjas with excessive chakra, which meant she had one foot in the door of Kage level.

Battery life has received an epic boost.

The second one is Shin Uchiha's arm, which was transplanted with Hashirama cells and Sharingan, allowing him to ignore rejection reactions. This arm combines the power of the Sharingan and Hashirama cells, but after research, she found that it was completely useless.

It lacks cell fusion and is not of immortal nature.

The so-called Hashirama arm is actually just Hashirama cells transplanted into a normal human body. The two are not fused at all; it's just like installing a Wood Release attachment on the arm.

This is far removed from Hui Li's goal of obtaining the immortal body.

After studying it for a long time, she found that the most valuable things in the arm were the Hashirama cells and the Sharingan, and since she couldn't find anything else of value, she simply returned it to Ryoma Aburame.

Finally, there was that strange sphere.

"Is this the Six Paths Treasure that Obito Uchiha coveted?"

After a long while, news finally came from the main body.

Even though she couldn't hear the sound, she could sense the excitement mixed with exhaustion, and she didn't know what principle the information transmission of the shadow clone was based on.

"Most likely, but I don't know how to use it?" Hui Li said as she ran, clutching the grayish-white sphere in her hand.

She studied it for two days but couldn't figure it out.

This thing was neither gold nor jade, and its specific material was indistinguishable. It could be held with one hand, but it was very heavy. She shook it in her hand and found that it was heavier than steel of the same weight.

The outer shell was warm and smooth, with an unnaturally smooth surface. No matter how much force was applied, crushed, or chakra was poured into it, the sphere remained unmoved. Considering her grip strength was enough to crush steel into mud, the sphere's hardness was evident.

"When you come back, I'll try using the ash bones."

"Let's not do it!"

Upon hearing this, 'Yang Release: Gray Glass' immediately refused:
“I finally managed to snatch this thing, and it may contain a great secret. It would be a shame for it to be destroyed by the Ash Bones. Besides, the problem of the Ash Bones extracting life force cannot be solved, so you'd better not use it lightly.”

"Don't worry, I have found a way to stop the ash bones."

Boom!

Countless giant trees were knocked down, raising a cloud of dust.

'Yang Release: Gray Glass' came to an abrupt halt, the message from her main body leaving her somewhat incredulous.

"The ashes have been dealt with?"

"Hmm~ It's a bit complicated to explain."

While you were on your mission, I wasn't idle either; my gains weren't much less than yours. I won't transfer my memories to you yet; you wouldn't be able to handle the mental exhaustion. I'll tell you slowly when I get back.”

"I hate the Riddler!"

'Yang Release: Gray Glass' abruptly hung up the 'Chakra Phone', then sprinted away carrying Samehada, traveling much faster than before.

Less than a week after leaving Konoha, the original body had already solved the problem of Ash Bones!

She is now extremely eager to return home!
(End of this chapter)