I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

“Indeed, we need to build up our strength, and so does Amegakure. Although Naraku is insignificant, his methods for developing the Land of Stars have given me some great inspiration.” Nagato’s lips curled up, and he chuckled softly.

Chapter 213 Eighth Level of Qi Training

Time flies.

Several months have passed quietly.

Star City.

Through continuous construction and development, this city has become even more prosperous and magnificent.

Looking around, whether at the city gate or on the streets, one can see a bustling scene of people coming and going everywhere.

"It's been three days, and this whirlwind is still hovering over the Star Tower."

"That's right. If it were a notice issued by the police department, I would have thought at first that someone had attacked Star Tower."

"Haha. That's a funny statement. Who would dare to cause trouble in Star City now?"

"That's right. Not to mention the shock of the heads of the Konoha Ino-Shika-Cho trio back then, even the current power of the Land of Stars would probably make the Five Great Nations tread carefully."

"That's true. It's said that the Star Kingdom's expeditionary force recently annexed another country. At this rate, from the Star Kingdom westward to the coast, unification will likely be completed very soon!"

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Inside the city, in the streets, restaurants, eateries, and entertainment venues, groups of two or three people were gathered, discussing matters concerning the Star Kingdom.

Some of the discussions revolved around the expeditionary force, while others focused on the strange phenomena observed at the Star Tower.

The former is not mentioned, but the latter...

Just as discussed, even from a great distance, one can clearly see the howling whirlwind swirling above the towering Star Tower.

This whirlwind has lasted for three days.

At first, the people in the new Star City were nervous, but now they are completely used to it.

Many people even unconsciously reveal awe and admiration when they look at the whirlwind above the Star Tower.

the reason is simple.

Just like previous public announcements, this time the police department's announcement regarding the whirlwind still indicated that the whirlwind originated from some powerful secret technique practiced by the master of the Star Kingdom.

Military force is the strongest deterrent.

As the absolute pillar of the entire country.

Even a sneeze from Naraku is enough to shake the entire Land of Stars. Now, if he were to cultivate a powerful secret technique that could produce extraordinary phenomena, the impact would be unimaginable.

Within the whirlwind that stirs up the wind and clouds lies a vortex of spiritual energy that is imperceptible to ordinary people.

It's like a funnel.

As the people of Star City discussed the matter, the vortex of spiritual energy was continuously pouring into the ninth floor of Star Tower, eventually reaching Naraku's body.

With the five points facing upwards, sit cross-legged with eyes closed.

As he circulated the nameless cultivation technique, the spiritual energy poured into his body was rapidly refined by Naraku, providing nourishment for his body's next transformation.

It is unknown how long this will last.

The whirlwind above the Star Tower gradually subsided.

Without mentioning the outside world's reaction to the discovery of this situation.

When the transformation of his body was completely complete, Naraku slowly opened his eyes.

A divine light, almost tangible, flowed from his eyes.

After a while, the divine light gradually faded away.

"It really is a mid-grade spiritual root, which allowed me to break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining so quickly."

Getting up, Naraku lazily stretched his body, and as a series of crisp bone cracking sounds emanated from within him, a slight smile appeared on his face.

He activated his divine sense, and everything within a radius of four hundred feet was reflected in his mind with perfect clarity.

He circulated his true energy, and a powerful surge of energy seemed poised to burst forth, as if it would overturn the entire Star Tower.

With a swing of his arm, an unparalleled force caused the void to ripple, as if it were about to collapse.

Sensing his current state, Naraku's smile deepened.

This breakthrough undoubtedly represents another significant improvement in his abilities.

"The saying 'every bush and tree looks like an enemy' also applies," Naraku silently added to himself.

Over this period of time, he not only made breakthroughs in his cultivation level, but also acquired the supernatural ability of "seeing enemies in every bush and tree".

It is thanks to the transformation of the spiritual root.

This allowed Naraku to not only achieve breakthroughs in his cultivation at a faster pace, but also to experience a leap in the speed of cultivating his supernatural abilities.

It's like being paranoid, seeing enemies everywhere.

The advancement of the spiritual root, coupled with the stimulation of plants by the Heavenly One Divine Water, resulted in a more concentrated wood element power.

Together, these two factors allowed the "seeing enemies in every bush and tree" technique to be mastered quickly.

“Cultivation still requires a balance of intensity and relaxation. I’ll take a few days to relax!” Naraku smiled slightly at the smooth progress of his cultivation, and then immediately activated ‘Shrinking the Earth to an Inch’ and left.

Back in the mansion, Naraku leisurely soaked in the bath filled with the divine water of the heavens for a short while before the Hinata sisters, Rinka and Yuika, who had received his message, arrived.

What followed was naturally a lot of fun and games.

It wasn't until Nono returned from work that Naraku finally managed to pull himself away from the unconscious convulsions of the twin sisters, who were filled with cream puffs, and went to the living room.

"How's your cultivation going?"

Upon entering the living room, seeing Naraku sitting on the sofa, Nono asked with a smile.

She naturally learned of the strange phenomenon above the Star Tower immediately after it dissipated.

Similarly, she was already familiar with this kind of cultivation.

“Of course!” Naraku nodded with a smile.

He then got up, took a bottle of wine and two glasses from the wine cabinet, and poured a glass for himself and Nono.

"That's good!"

Upon learning that Naraku's training was going well, Nonou was all smiles.

Approaching, she took the wine glass from Naraku and gracefully sat down on the opposite sofa to savor it.

"Do you know what really happened in the Land of Fire during the few days you were training?" Nono said with great interest, crossing her two round legs and holding a wine glass.

Naraku looked at the other person in surprise: "What is it? Could it be that one of Konoha's defenses has been breached?"

"No, it's not that. The Land of Fire was attacked by unknown individuals!"

Nonou shook her head, then said with amusement, "And what's interesting is that in the last few days, Iwagakure has suddenly intensified its offensive against Konoha."

Don't you think these two things, taken together, are very similar to our cooperation with Kumogakure back then?

Naraku raised an eyebrow, a look of interest appearing on his face.

"It's quite interesting, but regardless of whether this is an operation by Iwagakure or not, it's not easy to plunder like I did back then. Hasn't Konoha sent anyone to subdue them?"

Nonou said, "Of course there was a campaign, but the raiders seem to be quite capable, as they managed to take care of all the people Konoha sent."

"Oh? Then it seems you do have some skill, but I wonder how long you can last," Naraku said casually.

His ability to plunder extensively in the Land of Earth was not only due to his own strength, but also largely due to his mobility with the "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" technique.

Although the people currently plundering the Land of Fire have demonstrated remarkable skills, he doesn't believe that just anyone can imitate him.

Even though Konoha's main focus is currently on the battlefield, it cannot tolerate anyone wantonly plundering its own property.

It is foreseeable that Konoha will inevitably deploy an even stronger punitive force next.

"By the way, how are Xia Rixing and Xie doing?"

Naraku treated the events that occurred in the Land of Fire as mere amusement.

As long as Konoha and the Land of Fire don't collapse, it doesn't matter.

Chapter 214 Imitation Plunder

"It went very smoothly. Not long ago, we annexed another small country." Nono also treated the events in the Land of Fire as mere amusement.

Only when Naraku brought up serious matters did she become serious.

The Land of Snow and the Land of Darkness have already been digested.

But the Star Kingdom's expansion did not end there.

After completing the assimilation of the Land of Snow and the Land of Darkness, Naraku once again ordered Natsumi and Sasori to continue leading the expedition to annex several smaller countries further west.

"How are the troops? Are they keeping up?" Naraku asked.

Nonou confidently said, "Don't worry, most of the prisoners captured by the Snow Country and the Dark Country have already surrendered to us, which makes our current military strength very sufficient to support the upcoming annexation."

Furthermore, the Ninja Academy will soon be graduating with its next class, which will further expand our forces.