It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

The heads severed by Susanoo showed signs of merging together after a short time, but the forests that sprouted from the ground wrapped around the giant's body, absorbing all of his unique chakra and turning him into a pile of ordinary stones.

"Oh my, this power seems to come from the Ten-Tails of the Divine Tree, right? I didn't expect you could even use such a terrifying power!" Urashiki, wrapped in a red sphere as if he had run down from a celestial projection, praised Shiyuki, who stood on the earth.

Zhi Xue drew a long spear and pointed it at the location where Urashiki was.

"Why are you saying that? I know what you're after, but if you want to succeed, you'll have to get past me first!"

"Hey, don't be so short-tempered. This stone giant is just a greeting gift. The bigger one is yet to come." Urashiki, sitting in the red sphere, snapped his fingers. The celestial body hanging in the sky emitted a dazzling white light, and a unique chakra aura emanated from the earth. Hundreds of lava giants rose from the ground, roaring as they looked toward where Shiyuki was.

Seeing this scene, Zhixue frowned.

He didn't remember Urashiki having such great abilities. Although this stone giant wasn't very durable, its vitality was incredibly strong. Without Wood Release, it would be difficult to deal with this thing. The fact that a hundred or so of them came at once was somewhat abnormal.

"Want to surrender? As long as you surrender to me and don't block my way, I won't do anything to you. A wise person knows when to yield. Although I personally prefer to outsmart others and don't like to use too many trump cards, if you insist on being a stumbling block, I won't feel at ease on my way back from fishing."

Seeing that Urashiki seemed to have victory in his grasp, Shiyuki also released his Complete Susanoo. However, just when he thought Shiyuki had given up, a huge chakra reaction gave him a bad feeling.

"One move, Nine-Tails!"

The golden, fully-formed Susanoo suddenly appeared in the center of the many lava giants. A layer of turquoise Tengu armor covered Kurama's body, and the two wooden dragons and plate armor wrapped around its shoulders and waist added a touch of ferocity.

Wood Release: Nine-Tails Combined Ultimate Technique.

Looking at that massive body, nearly 160 meters tall, Urashiki actually felt a slight sense of intimidation.

"Roar!" The moment Zhixue unleashed the Armored Susanoo, the surrounding lava giants looked like a group of immature children in comparison. Although they were still roaring as if venting their dominance, they all seemed to lack confidence.

Urashiki did not give any orders at this time, but the lava giants that rose up around him were already rushing towards Shiyuki.

“I’ve never fought with such full power before, this is really exciting…” Inside the Nine-Tails’ head, Zhi Xue looked at the lava giant that seemed to have filled the entire earth with time, and a warlike gene contained in the bones of the Uchiha clan seemed to be stirred up.

Two longswords were drawn from its wings and merged together. The Nine-Tails poured its chakra into the blades like a torrent, causing them to emit a dazzling golden light.

"Hey, you'd better be careful when you use this. If you cut yourself, that would be terrible." Nine-Tails' voice rang in Zhixue's ears.

"Don't worry, trust my control over the power." Zhi Xue looked at the giant who was about to pounce on her, and as soon as she swung the sword she was holding, it seemed as if a silent lament erupted from the central area.

The surging sword energy was like raindrops falling into water, continuously slicing down everything within the radiating area, including giants, mountains, and unidentified buildings.

The sharp sword energy, like an invincible force, swept across hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers, destroying everything in its path.

A fierce hurricane swept past Urashiki's red ball, and the sky seemed to churn with turmoil as the sword energy cleaved through it. Urashiki sighed as he watched the entire alternate dimension tremble.

"Not bad power, but that's probably not enough. Right now, apart from that flame, you probably don't have anything that can pose a threat to me. So you're not a fully-fledged female demon after all?"

Urashiki was still thinking about his next plan when it seemed that a yellow light pierced through the red ball's protection and seeped in.

"Flying Thunder God... (Triggers counter-attack effect)"

Urashiki's expression changed drastically upon sensing the change behind him.

With a chilling red glow emanating from her eyes, Shiyu parried the flames following the Lava Giant's explosion, appeared behind Urashiki, and slashed down with the Kusanagi Sword burning with deep red flames.

"Let it vanish with the butterflies..."

……

Chapter 187, The Wound

"How's the situation on site?"

"The investigation is still ongoing. How could such a large-scale discovery within the Land of Fire be caused by a meteorite?"

"It doesn't seem likely. Although the deep mountains and forests there are sparsely populated, if such a large-scale change in terrain were to occur, it's impossible that residents dozens of miles away wouldn't have noticed it."

The members of Konoha's reconnaissance squad looked at several photos they had brought from the southern part of the Land of Fire. The forest looked as if it had been flattened out, standing out starkly against the surrounding forests that stretched for hundreds of miles.

"The fighting is still ongoing at the front, so let's put this matter aside for now," Danzo said to several ANBU members as he opened the door to the ANBU headquarters.

"Lord Danzo..."

Several members of the ANBU (Anbu) abandoned their investigation into the matter. The Konoha elders held absolute leadership in the absence of the Hokage, and they only needed to follow orders.

After the ANBU left, Danzo narrowed his eyes as he looked at the photo on the table.

Meteorite? He couldn't believe such a coincidence, such large-scale battle traces. There was probably a large-scale ninja battle at the scene, right? Hah, it must have been the Cloud Village and Sunagakure Villages, still harboring their treacherous intentions, accidentally stumbling upon it while trying to launch a sneak attack from the south, right?

"War... After this chaotic world, I will surely be one of those who can speak for others." Danzo summoned a few members of Root and ordered them to strengthen the guard on the southern border before leaving.

In a few days, I need to go to Amegakure to cooperate with Hanzo the Salamander; that's the really important thing.

……

In autumn, Konoha was in the midst of war. The occasional reports of victories and the deaths of ninjas brought a unique and peculiar color to this slightly chilly season.

War is cruel, and for Sasuke, who has only experienced the Fourth Shinobi World War, Konoha now carries an indescribable atmosphere.

"Is this what war between nations looks like? It feels like peace for many years to come is an unimaginable dream in this day and age."

Looking through the gap in the curtains at the light drizzle falling outside the window, Sasuke sighed with a touch of melancholy.

While Sasuke was still admiring the rain scene of the Uchiha clan, Xiaozhixue crawled in front of Sasuke and wrapped herself in front of the curtains.

"what are you doing?"

"Of course I want to see the outside world! I'd be suffocated if I stayed home all the time. Listening to the sound of raindrops is a pleasure, isn't it?" Xiao Zhixue climbed onto the windowsill, opened the window, and comfortably enjoyed the cool breeze blowing in from outside.

"Hehe, is that so?" Sasuke smiled as he looked at the little girl who was half-hidden behind the curtain.

Sister Zhixue was so cute when she was little. I wish her son, Peanut, looked just like her.

Just as Sasuke was keeping a watchful eye on the changes around him and quietly watching the rain with Xiaozhixue, a red light suddenly appeared behind him. Sensing the familiar chakra, Sasuke quickly turned around to look.

"Cough cough...this thing..." Zhi Xue, with several black rods crackling with electricity stuck in her body, was helped onto a chair by Sasuke. Due to the Water Transformation Technique, parts of Zhi Xue's body looked as if they had melted, which was somewhat eerie.

As Xiaozhixue sensed Sasuke leaving, she quickly ran over.

"That guy seems to know a lot about me, damn it... I almost got caught."

As she pulled the black rod out of her body, Zhi Xue said through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing Zhixue's words, Sasuke's heart skipped a beat.

"Is Urashiki really that strong after all?"

Seeing Sasuke's worried expression, Zhixue threw the black rod on the table, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued, "But don't worry, I successfully ambushed him with the Cursed Flame. He's badly injured and will probably need some time to recover."

Zhi Xue rolled up her sleeves and wiped away the blood.

Urashiki's strength was beyond his expectations. He was immune to ninjutsu attacks, his black rods and body could change size, his physical abilities were ridiculously strong, he had the ability to isolate space and the Rinnegan with unknown functions, and most importantly, he actually knew to use lightning release to attach to the black rods to counter her water transformation technique.

Sasuke felt a pang of heartache seeing the blood dripping onto the table.

It seemed that in his memory, Sister Zhixue had almost never been injured, so today's scene was truly rare.

"Ahem, I'm going to the kitchen to cook something."

Seeing Zhixue return with injuries, Xiaozhixue ran into the living room and grabbed a few bottles of medicine for treating external injuries. Sasuke also left the room because Zhixue needed to treat her wounds.

"Big brother, here..."

"So the little girl already knows how to care about us? Not bad, but what does big brother mean?" Zhi Xue put the medicine bottle aside and said to the little girl.

Because the cells of the cyborgs have been fused, Shiseido's own cells have extremely strong activity and division. Except for fatal injuries or poisoning, no medicine is needed. All that's needed is to pull out the inserted rod, change her clothes in a while, and take a hot shower.

"Shouldn't you call me big brother?" The original owner glanced at Zhi Xue's flat chest and scratched his head in confusion.

Looking at where the original owner was looking, Zhixue seemed to understand something, and then a tic-tac-toe symbol appeared above her head.

Okay, okay, so she actually got mocked by me today, huh?

"You have to call me 'older sister,' understand? Call me 'older sister,'" Zhixue said very seriously, correcting the little girl's form of address.

"But isn't a brother still a brother?"

Erzhuzi, who heard the noise from inside the kitchen: ... (Why do I suddenly feel like laughing?)

The future self was actually mocked by the past self.

Stop Snow: ...

She swore that she only looked flat; actually, when she took her clothes off, she was a little... well, her small mounds felt incredibly soft to the touch.

"Forget it, I won't stoop to the level of a little girl. You'll regret this when you grow up, hmph..."

Zhi Xue pulled out the black rod again and took off her black coat. When the original owner saw Zhi Xue's doll-like, innocent and cute face, he was shocked. Then, an indescribable sense of fear shot from his toes to the top of his head.

"Masaka, you...you're a priestess from a story, here to steal Shisui-nii away? Waaaaah...I don't want to die so soon..."

Seeing the original owner of this body lost in thought, Zhi Xue coughed awkwardly and then pulled her onto her lap.

Feeling the milky aroma mixed with a bloody smell and the soft touch on her back, the original owner blushed.

"Is...is this going to eat us?"

Seeing the little girl's frightened yet somewhat shy expression, Zhixue was speechless.

Sigh, what an adorable, silly little girl. It's a pity that even without Urashiki, her life would have ended at 14, making her already less-than-ideal childhood even worse. But as compensation, I'll take good care of you these few days in the past...

Chapter 188, Life

Stepping out of the bathroom, Zhi Xue, her face flushed, breathed a sigh of relief. She lifted the towel wrapped around her body and nodded as she looked at her now perfectly healed, fair skin in the mirror.

"The recovery speed is really fast, but it's probably not enough to deal with the Otsutsuki." After wiping the dew off her body, Shiyuki walked out of the bathroom, and the air she passed through seemed to still carry a lingering fragrance.

Watching Zhixue walk into her room to change clothes with such familiarity, the original owner suddenly felt an indescribable sadness.

Why do I have this strange feeling that I'm an outsider?

Fortunately, Zhixue had a very small social circle when she was young. She would usually just play games with the ninja cats in her clan. She only gradually started to leave home when Sasuke was born. Otherwise, she might have had to be very careful at home.

As evening approached and darkness gradually fell, Zhi Xue, dressed in a black and white maid's knee-length dress, sat on the sofa, still trying to further fuse Sasuke's chakra, while the little girl lay on Zhi Xue's white legs, playing with the large bow on the back of her dress.

While transferring chakra to Sasuke, Zhixue also asked Sasuke for some of his chakra in an attempt to awaken the Rinnegan.

Ding! The host has gathered all the conditions to activate the Rinnegan and can draw out the Six Paths Chakra. However, he lacks a large amount of chakra and needs to slowly break through the limit of his eye power. Alternatively, he can ask the Sage of Six Paths for Yin power.

"Tongzi, how much chakra do you mean?"

Ding, approximately 9 tails are needed.

Hearing what the system said, Zhixue relaxed.

"It's just the Nine-Tails' chakra? Isn't that simple?"