Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 192 Other Gods

Boom!
Boom!
A heavy, short thud echoed through the sealed room, sounding like a giant pounding a drum with all his might, and the boiling, white plasma rippled with the strange noise.

Stimulated by the heavy sound, Danzo felt his heartbeat aligning with the rhythm of the drumbeat.

His heart had to beat at least ten times before that dull drumbeat could be heard. This abnormal heart rate was incredibly oppressive. The burnt smell in the air kept entering his nostrils, as if his chest was submerged in water. Even maintaining a normal breathing rhythm became extremely difficult.

Before he could even catch his breath, the figure of the girl submerged in the thunderous mud gradually became clearer, the ripples widened, and she slowly rose to the surface.

Only then did Danzo see her full appearance.

The girl was tall, but not slender; in fact, she was rather plump.

She wore a pure black dress without any other colors, which made her skin appear as white and translucent as jade. As her body surfaced, wisps of blue-purple lightning snakes climbed and exploded along the undulating arcs, sparks flying amidst thunder and flashes.

The electric sparks were extremely intense, so intense in the dimly lit secret room that Danzo could barely open his eyes.

After just two flashes, his vision began to blur, his eyes stung and filled with tears. He could only cover his left eye with the back of his hand, and the kaleidoscope hidden under the bandage quietly opened.

But the light before us grew even brighter.

Pure purple filled his vision, stretching as far as the eye could see; before him lay only an endless purple ocean.

Gum!

His Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily. The anger that had been hidden at the door and intercepted had unknowingly dissipated, replaced by a shock that shot straight to the top of his head!

Three times, five times, ten times...

Danzo's Mangekyou Sharingan trembled as he observed the purple ocean, discovering that the chakra there was at least twenty times greater than his own!
He had never seen such a strong chakra fluctuation except from the tailed beasts!
How much has she grown in these five years? Could it be that she has already touched the threshold of becoming the God of Ninjas?

Just as Danzo was filled with doubt and wild guesses, a pale red barrier slowly rose, covering the dense purple sea. The light that had been flashing between his fingers dimmed and did not light up for a long time. Only then did Danzo lower his left hand that was covering his face.

A white kimono draped over her snow-white shoulders, her floor-length matte silver hair automatically coiled behind her head, and the mysterious pattern that slowly rotated between her brows was now just a touch of purple. She had concealed her otherworldly gray aura and was already quietly standing in front of him.

Five years have passed, and her facial features have not changed much. She has simply lost some of her childishness and gained a bit more gentleness. However, her originally cold and sharp temperament has become exceptionally soft, and her pink lips and smiling face are like a gentle breeze.

"Master Danzo, what brings you here?"

Looking at the warm and gentle Gray Glass in front of him, who was like a little sun, Danzo felt a chill run down his spine. She was even more dangerous than the murderous little girl.

"You've really changed a lot!" Danzo's words were almost laced with apprehension.

Although he has been adapting to his arms and learning to control Wood Release over the years, he would occasionally call over his two top lieutenants, Ryuma and Kairi, to learn about the situation of Root.

The changes in Hui Li were definitely not that drastic. Ever since he discovered the abnormality in the roots two years ago, she seemed to have become a completely different person.

She smiled more often, her temperament became gentle and mild, and a red barrier always surrounded her body. Even the Sharingan could not detect her chakra fluctuations. It was only during her training this time that the domineering chakra reaction within her body was detected.

And what's even more troublesome is...

No god!
Danzo's right eye narrowed, and the four-cornered windmill in his pupil spun rapidly. His eerie kaleidoscope power was instantly activated, transforming into a windmill that pierced directly into the barrier. Its tentacles curved like a reptile, penetrating deep into Danzo's brain.

With a loud bang, as if glass had shattered, the pupil power that was supposed to be under his control instantly melted away and disappeared from his perception. No matter how he gave commands, it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, without any response.

The other god is ineffective!

Kotoamatsukami, the strongest eye technique in the Mangekyou Sharingan, has completely lost its effect on her!

Seeing Danzo's face suddenly darken, Gray's smile grew even gentler.

Manipulating the Kotoamatsukami eye power intercepted in his mind, he quickly injected it into the Sharingan hidden in his palm. The three tomoe rotated and connected with each other, forming the four-cornered windmill shape of Kotoamatsukami, and quickly stored this eye power.

There are indeed many tough nuts to crack in the Root and Anbu, and some are Danzo's die-hard loyalists. If it weren't for the free eye power that Danzo often provided for her clones to study, she wouldn't have been able to bring these people under her command.

In recent years, Danzo seems to have found a beloved toy, and has been hiding in his underground base at the root of the world, never daring to come out.

The opponent had a strong ability to survive, and she was also afraid that killing Danzo directly would destroy Kotoamatsukami. In addition, her strength and influence were developing rapidly, so she ignored this Root leader who only existed in name.

After five years of unremitting efforts by Aburame Ryoma, and his research on Kotoamatsukami using Yang Release clones.

The roots had actually changed hands long ago.

Her position relative to Danzo was undoubtedly reversed.

"Thanks to your help over the years, I am deeply grateful," Hui Li said sincerely, her expression utterly earnest.

Danzo spared no effort in helping her, and he deserves the most credit for her current strength!

To express her gratitude to her mentor, she specially prepared a lavish funeral, intending to bury him in a grand and prestigious manner.

I am truly kind and generous.

The thought of that meticulously planned execution feast already stirred her emotions, even before it had officially begun.

Danzo felt a chill run down his spine from Hairi's smile.

His muscles tensed involuntarily, an extreme sense of danger constantly stimulating his nerves. The keen senses honed in life-or-death battles issued a piercing alarm, and the fear deep within his heart was awakened. For a moment, he even forgot the purpose of his visit.

Seeing Danzo's face grow paler and paler, and that he remained silent for a long time, Hui Li seemed to realize something. The hideous flesh and blood curse marks within her body crisscrossed each other, suppressing a certain aura of hers even lower.

Only then did they see the other person's stiff muscles slowly relax, and their pale, bloodless complexion improve considerably.

Three years ago, her immortal body successfully entered the second stage.

As her chakra and vitality became more vigorous, whether it was due to the connection between the Sage Body and the Corpse Bone Pulse, or related to the Byakugan that was about to burst forth, her body temperature rose higher and higher, reaching 70 degrees Celsius.

This is still the normal temperature.

Once she starts strenuous exercise, her blood immediately heats up and gradually boils.

It's boiling in the physical sense!

Moreover, it's not just blood; during high-speed exercise, the scorching steam she generates when she breathes reaches an astonishing two or three hundred degrees Celsius, enough to cook a fierce tiger with bulging eyes and a white forehead.

The most amazing thing is that even with such a high internal temperature, she didn't experience any discomfort. On the contrary, the more her body boiled, the more comfortable she felt. Her strength and speed both increased at that temperature, and she even awakened a strange power. It wasn't chakra, nor was it any kind of energy that could be seen with the naked eye. If you had to describe it, it was more like some kind of aura or characteristic.

All creatures affected by this trait will feel an inexplicable fear of her.

That kind of fear is like a rabbit encountering a tiger; its muscles stiffen and it can't move normally. The brain also loses its ability to think in extreme fear, and anxiety, irritability, anger, and all the hormones that control emotions are secreted wildly.

If someone is physically weak, their consciousness will become blurred, and their body will lose the ability to act independently, leaving them standing still like a lamb to the slaughter.

At first, she didn't realize this aura until she noticed that people around her subconsciously started to move away. And once she spoke or got too close, everyone seemed to lose the right to refuse and could only stand stiffly in place.

The more vulnerable girls in the school, the older people, and the stray cats and dogs on the street would immediately collapse and faint. Even elite Jonin like Guy and Kakashi, who are in their prime, would naturally tense up when they sensed this aura, like wild cats with their fur standing on end.

Realizing all this, she sealed herself with a flesh and blood curse seal, barely suppressing the aura to a barely acceptable level.

She later discovered that as long as she maintained a peaceful, kind, and gentle state of mind, the influence of her aura on others would be weakened, but if she became angry, released malice, or harbored murderous intent, its power would become extremely strong.

She had been enjoying the Lightning Release Chakra Mode too much and forgot to rein it in for a moment. In addition, she had gotten too close while thinking about holding a funeral for Danzo, which caused him to be so terrified.

"What does the teacher want to see me about?"

Seeing that Danzo's mood had calmed down considerably, Hui Li decided not to waste any more time with him. Kai had forgotten to attend her graduation ceremony, and to make up for it, he said he would cook her a super feast today.

When it comes to things like having a big meal, it's better to leave it to the real person, just like training in Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

"N-nothing...it's just..."

Seeing Hui Li's slightly impatient expression, Danzo's heart pounded. He felt numbness and weakness in his hands and feet, and the fear he had just experienced still lingered in his mind.

But he was, after all, the leader of the Root, not some greenhorn. He used his extraordinary willpower to forcibly suppress his life instincts, at least on the surface, he maintained that composure:

"I just wanted to ask, have you noticed anything unusual about the roots lately?"

“I usually stay here to cultivate, and I only go out when there are combat missions. You should ask Ryoma about these things.” Hui Li almost couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Danzo really had no one left to rely on, and now he even had to ask her.

Danzo was annoyed by Hairi's nonchalant attitude, but the fleeting glimpse of the ocean of chakra and the inexplicable fear he had felt earlier made him dare not speak his anger. He simply said coldly:
"Go investigate..."

“I’m sorry, I won’t have much time to come to Root starting tomorrow,” Gray said, showing no mercy. “You may not know, but I’ve already graduated from the Ninja Academy.”

After saying that, she didn't even glance at Danzo's gloomy face, and walked straight out of the room. Foxfire, who was waiting outside the door, bowed slightly and followed behind her, slowly being swallowed by the shadows.

In the dimly lit, secluded chamber, blazing white plasma surged within the Thunder Pool, its light reflecting off Danzo's somber profile like a layer of ice.

……

"Keep a close eye on Danzo."

"Yes!"

In the base's narrow corridor, countless Root ninjas stood guard on both sides of the road, heads bowed, waiting for Hui Li and his companion to pass by.

"Why didn't you just kill him here if you provoked him so much?" Foxfire asked, following behind Gray Glass.

Logically speaking, that was the best opportunity to kill Danzo. He and the Nara brothers had prepared in advance, just waiting for Hairi's order to rush in and help him kill Danzo. However, Hairi only provoked the other party and then let him go easily.

Hearing Foxfire's question, Gray Glass didn't reply. The boots beneath his feet and the bricks below were covered by Earth Release: Hardening Technique.

In order to be able to go out and walk normally over the years, her earth-escape techniques have become increasingly refined, even to the point that they are ingrained in her bones, and when released, they are entirely driven by muscle instinct.

"Ryoma said that there are still Danzo's assassins in the Anbu. These people are so well hidden that even he doesn't know them. These are all hidden mines that Danzo planted for Sarutobi-sensei, and they may explode at any time."

I've provoked him so much that in a couple of days he won't be able to resist gathering these people to assassinate me. Then I can wipe them all out and eliminate any future threats.

"I see."

Foxfire suddenly realized that while admiring Gray's thoughtful consideration, he felt even more strongly that pledging allegiance to Lady Gray was the right choice, and his disgust and hatred for Danzo intensified.

Gray Glass glanced at Foxfire's emotions and calmly walked towards the ground.

The Yang Release clones have already broken through the power of Kotoamatsukami. The strongest genjutsu in the ninja world no longer holds any secrets for her, and thus she has also discovered the shortcomings of Kotoamatsukami.

For example, the ultimate goal of this ninjutsu is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

The only way to use it is to launch surprise attacks with the eye technique. If used to face an enemy head-on, the eye technique will instantly become ineffective once the user realizes that they are being controlled by Kotoamatsukami.

Therefore, although she replicated Kotoamatsukami, she did not use this ninjutsu to control the Root members to be loyal to her. Instead, she implanted their disgust and resentment towards Danzo into their subconscious.

Because Danzo was so ruthless in his dealings with people, this hatred was already deeply hidden in everyone's hearts. However, years of cruel training had made them lose their will to resist.

Now, activated by the power of their pupil technique, their shattered personalities and past memories have been completely awakened.

When Hairi began to change Root to make it less dark and oppressive, and treated Root ninjas with extremely high treatment, the stark contrast between the two caused their dislike for Danzo to escalate into resentment.

This hatred reached its peak when Danzo severely punished the ninjas in the training department and ordered the execution of those children.

In order to break Danzo's rule, driven by hatred and Ryuma's influence, they spontaneously gathered around Hairi, kneeling and begging her to kill Danzo and save Root from their suffering. Those stubborn ninjas were thrown into the Experimentation Department by Hairi...

Boom!Boom!
Hui Li ascended the steps one by one, her footsteps heavy as a bell.

More and more Root ninjas surrounded her, their numerous figures reflected on the walls by the candlelight, resembling a black jungle.

"Danzo also has a genjutsu called Kotoamatsukami, which forcibly distorts your will, making you abandon everything and pledge allegiance to him. So from now on, you will pair up, and if you are affected, your partner should give you a timely reminder."

"Yes!"

"Thank you for the reminder, Lady Grey Glass!"

"A twisted will, possessing such evil power—Danzo truly deserves to die!!!"

Hearing the hateful discussions in the crowd, Hui Li smiled gently and brightly, and walked straight towards the radiant underground exit ahead.

Subduing the enemy without fighting!
This is the true Kotoamatsukami!

(End of this chapter)