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

The bombardment of the lightning bombs did have some effect after all. The deafening roar and shockwaves made it noticeably harder for Yekura to recover quickly, causing her movements to become somewhat sluggish.

When she realized Naraku was attacking, Yekura tried to dodge, but her abdomen was still grazed by the tip of the Thunder Sword.

The terrifying sharpness tore open Ye Cang's clothes at the abdomen, revealing a charred sword mark.

Pressing harder and harder.

After the first sword strike, Naraku displayed exquisite swordsmanship, continuously unleashing dazzling sword light upon Yogura.

Yecang could only dodge the fierce attacks in a disheveled manner.

Sword marks appeared on her body.

Despite her best efforts to dodge, Yecang still suffered more wounds from the sharp sword light.

"Drink!"

The pain stimulated his nerves, and Yekura, who was being suppressed, fought back with all his might.

Several scorching fireballs condensed and crashed into Naraku from both sides.

The sword light flashed.

Naraku did not dodge, but instead swiftly slashed left and right with his lightning sword, quickly extinguishing the incoming fireballs.

However, during this brief delay, Yekura still found an opportunity to quickly distance herself from Naraku.

But Yekura's joy didn't last long, because just as he extinguished the Scorching Release fireball, Naraku didn't pause at all. He clenched his right fist again and unleashed a terrifying lightning bullet.

"hateful!!"

As the lightning bolt struck, Yecang, realizing she had no time to dodge, was furious and continued to retreat backward while simultaneously pushing out both palms, fully activating her chakra to condense a large Scorching Release fireball with a diameter of seven or eight meters in her palms.

Boom! ! !

The lightning bolt quickly struck the large scorching fireball, and the next second, a terrifying bombardment occurred again.

The earth trembled, and the ground collapsed.

Amidst the raging dust storm, a figure was sent flying backwards – it was Ye Cang.

The large fireball she conjured was clearly not enough to completely block the bombardment of the lightning.

As Ye Cang was thrown back into the dust, it was clear that he not only had serious blast injuries on both arms, but also suffered a strong impact, causing blood to spill from the corner of his mouth.

It rolled and landed on the ground.

Ignoring the pain, Ye Cang quickly jumped up after dissipating the impact on his body.

"Scorching Release: Dragon Flame Tornado!!"

With his chakra refined to the extreme, Yekura stared intently at Naraku on the other side of the massive crater, clasped his hands together, and a huge vortex of flames rapidly condensed in front of him.

boom! ! !

As soon as the vortex of fire formed, a raging tornado of fire erupted from within, sweeping straight toward Naraku.

Like a scorching escape materializing into flames, the fiery tornado distorted the air and cracked the earth wherever it passed.

"They've used their ultimate move!"

With the speed of "Lightning Body", Naraku could have easily dodged it, but in order to have a better deterrent effect, he directly condensed a lightning bullet in his right fist again.

Moreover, this time, he also injected a certain proportion of true energy, causing the condensed lightning bolt to change from its original silver color to gold, emitting a terrifying aura far exceeding that of before.

Boom! ! !

As the fiery tornado drew near, Naraku calmly unleashed a lightning bolt with a single punch while pulling his right arm.

A deafening roar resounded.

The raging fire tornado was dispersed by an even more powerful force, and then a shock cannon mixed with lightning shot straight toward Yecang on the opposite side.

Pupil constriction.

Yecang only had time to cross his arms in front of him to block before he was struck as if by a high-speed train and was blasted away by the lightning impact cannon.

Snap～～～

Trees were snapped in half by the impact.

Blood splattered and scattered in mid-air.

"Lord Yakura!!!"

The Sand Ninja saw Pakura being blasted away into the distance, and they hurriedly chased after her with horrified expressions.

When they finally found Yekura, covered in blood and unconscious from a distance, the Sand Ninja dared not linger and quickly rescued her before fleeing.

The outcome of the battle is already clear.

Even Yekura was no match for Naraku.

The Sand Ninja were naturally afraid of being hunted down by the Star Ninja Village.

"Are we just going to let them escape like that?"

On the battlefield, when the Sand Ninja left, Nono immediately came to Naraku's side.

She gazed in the direction the Sand Ninja had gone, then turned to Naraku and asked him a question.

"A little intimidation is enough. After all, even I would be overwhelmed if I had to face attacks from two major ninja villages at once." Naraku smiled slightly as he dispelled the lightning.

With his strength, taking down Yekura and the others would be no difficult task for him now.

However, he wasn't alone, so he naturally had to consider things more carefully.

Although they have now broken off relations with Sunagakure, he believes that under the pressure of war from Kumogakure and the deterrent effect of this military action, Sunagakure will think twice before pursuing the matter.

Well, if the other party doesn't know what's good for them, he wouldn't mind showing them how terrifying a lone wolf can be.

Chapter 63 Profound Gold Sword Qi

Having confirmed that the Sand Ninja had left with Pakura, Naraku and Nonou returned to the Star Shadow Tower.

"It seems there's a problem within Sunagakure. To be precise, the struggle for their new Kazekage has begun, and it looks like Pakura is at a disadvantage."

After sitting down on the sofa, Nono and Naraku started chatting.

“Well, given the current situation in Sunagakure, only Chiyo, Ebizo, Rasa, and Pakura are qualified to compete for the position of Kazekage. Among them, Chiyo and Ebizo voluntarily withdrew during the previous Kazekage competition, so this Kazekage competition will most likely be a contest between Rasa and Pakura.” Naraku immediately understood what Nonou meant, nodded slightly, and expressed his opinion.

A snake can't do without a head.

Although Sunagakure did not know that the Third Kazekage had been killed by Sasori, it was perfectly normal for them to choose a new Kazekage, even if it was to stabilize morale, given that the Third Kazekage had not been found.

Yekura, who came here this time, was originally the deputy commander of the front-line battlefield, but now he has been transferred away from the battlefield. Even if it is to guard against Iwagakure, such an operation seems very abnormal.

Nonou's remarks came from this.

The village was already at a disadvantage in the war between Sunagakure and Kumogakure. Removing the deputy commander, even if Chiyo and Ebizo were to replace him, would easily affect morale.

Normally, this would not be done.

Furthermore, the front lines are the easiest place to accumulate prestige and merit.

If one wants to compete for the position of Kazekage, leaving the battlefield wouldn't be entirely hopeless, but it would certainly put one at a disadvantage.

“Rasa and Yekura’s strength should be about the same. Now that Yekura has been transferred away from the battlefield, it’s probably because Chiyo and Ebizo value Rasa more as the new Kazekage,” Nonou speculated.

People of Rasa's and Yoko's strength would certainly be the subject of intelligence gathering within the Root organization.

Therefore, Nono had a basic understanding of the two's abilities.

Naraku fully agreed with Nonou's speculation.

In fact, this is one of the reasons why he did not choose to keep Yekura.

According to the original storyline, Yekura clearly lost in the struggle for Kazekage, and was later betrayed and killed by Rasa.

In other words, as long as this development continues, he has every opportunity to bring Yekura under his control.

After all, the hatred that Yekura showed towards Sunagakure after being resurrected through Edo Tensei shows just how much she resented being betrayed.

In this situation, if he does a little maneuvering and helps the other party take revenge, he believes the other party will be very willing to follow him.

After talking with Nonou about the Sand Village for a while, Naraku sent a shadow clone to the prison to continue taming Hiru and the others.

"Using ordinary ninjutsu to fight against a bloodline limit like Scorch Release is somewhat lacking. It's time to start training other supernatural abilities."

Only in his office remained, Naraku lost in thought.

Regarding the other supernatural abilities of the "Five Elements Techniques," he originally planned to wait until he had broken through to the minor level of "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" before starting to cultivate them, but now he has other ideas.

There were two reasons that prompted him to change his mind.

The first is this battle with Yekura.

While he won the battle with an overwhelming advantage, it is undeniable that his ordinary Lightning Release evolved Lightning Thunder Fist was at an inherent disadvantage when clashing with a Bloodline Limit like Scorching Release.

He was able to win only because of his own abilities, not because his Lightning Strike Fist defeated Yekura's Scorching Release.

For example, in the final blow, if he hadn't poured some of his true energy into the "Thunderclap," he would never have won so easily.

The second reason is that the difficulty of cultivating supernatural powers exceeded his expectations.

From beginner to advanced, the "shrinking the earth to an inch" technique remains elusive for a long time, which is enough to show that there are huge hurdles at every level of supernatural power.