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

Suddenly, a strange white figure passed through the wall of the underground space.

"Lord Madara, I'm back!"

The white figure detached from the wall and landed on the ground, then casually greeted the white-haired old man sitting in the center of the underground space.

He slowly opened his eyes, which had been closed to relax.

With his white hair and wrinkled face, Madara Uchiha's gaze fell on the returning White Zetsu. He said in a low voice, "Did you bring back any interesting news this time?"

Although he had lived in seclusion for many years, his ninja instincts still led him to frequently send White Zetsu out to gather intelligence on the ninja world.

This even became a source of amusement for him to pass the time.

"Haha, Lord Madara, I've actually discovered some really interesting news this time." White Zetsu skipped over to Uchiha Madara.

Madara Uchiha became slightly interested: "Oh? Tell me about it."

"Here's what happened. Didn't a rogue ninja named Naraku suddenly appear in Konoha? He recently showed up and even became the leader of Hoshigakure in the Land of Bears. The key point is that he also clashed with Iwagakure."

"You don't know, but in order to deal with Naraku, Iwagakure not only mobilized three thousand Iwagakure ninja, but also arranged for the Five-Tails Jinchuriki to assist them. As a result, in the battle, the people of Iwagakure were actually defeated by Naraku, and even the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was captured by him."

Bai Jue immediately began to describe it vividly.

From its description, it is easy to see that it was hiding in the shadows and watching the whole process when Naraku clashed with the army of Iwagakure.

But that's not surprising.

The White Zetsu's "Mayfly Technique" not only allows him to merge with the earth and vegetation for high-speed movement, but also eliminates all traces of his presence, making him difficult to detect.

Given the commotion caused by Naraku and Iwagakure, it's quite normal for White Zetsu to investigate.

At the same time, with the help of the "Mayfly Technique", not to mention the Iwa ninja, even Naraku would have a hard time detecting him unless he was within the range of his divine sense.

"Interesting. It seems that this boring world has finally produced a slightly more interesting character."

As Madara Uchiha listened to White Zetsu's description, his interest grew even stronger.

An army composed of three thousand Iwa ninja, plus the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, is not something an ordinary person can handle.

As he spoke, he said to White Zetsu, "Make a note of this person named Naraku. When Nagato grows up in the future, you can try to guide him to subdue this person. This will also speed up the collection of the tailed beasts."

"Huh? Nagato, but this Naraku is very powerful, and he seems to have mastered space-time ninjutsu. Will Nagato be unable to defeat him?" White Zetsu paused for a moment, then chuckled awkwardly.

It witnessed Naraku crushing the Iwa ninja with its own eyes.

Especially the final battle with the Five-Tails, it was like an adult bullying a child; its strength was so great that even the Five-Tails was terrified.

Madara Uchiha calmly said, "Nagato inherited my eyes. Are you underestimating Nagato, or are you underestimating my eyes?"

Admittedly, based on White Zetsu's description, Naraku's strength was extraordinary, which piqued his interest considerably.

But interest is ultimately just interest, not something to be valued.

After awakening the Rinnegan, although he was too old to fully utilize its power, this did not prevent him from feeling its seemingly boundless power.

Nagato is a descendant of the Uzumaki clan. Although he cannot compare to Nagato, the true master of the Rinnegan, he is still capable of unleashing some of the Rinnegan's power if he grows up smoothly.

Based solely on this part of his power, Madara Uchiha believed that no one in the entire ninja world, except for himself and Hashirama, could threaten Nagato.

"Uh, you're right. I'll go and guide Nagato then." Seeing that Madara Uchiha seemed to disapprove of Naraku, White Zetsu didn't dare to argue and immediately obeyed the order.

"A whirlwind? Look! There's a whirlwind above Star Shadow Tower!"

"Huh, is the leader cultivating again?"

"Cultivation? What does that mean?"

"You don't know, do you? Well, you've only been in the village for a short time. Let me tell you, this kind of scene has appeared before. It was the noise produced when the chief was cultivating."

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Star Ninja Village.

A whirlwind suddenly formed above Xingying Tower, which quickly attracted the attention of the villagers.

The villagers who had recently joined the village were startled by this strange phenomenon.

Fortunately, the other elders in the village quickly explained to the newcomers that the whirlwind appearing above the Star Shadow Tower originated from the village leader's cultivation.

The ninth floor of Xingying Tower.

Just as the villagers outside thought, Naraku was indeed training.

Moreover, just like the strange phenomenon of the whirlwind, it already foreshadowed the changes that were happening to Naraku at this moment.

It is unknown how long this lasted.

While continuously absorbing the chakra of the tailed beasts, Naraku rapidly raised his cultivation to the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining, and even broke free of his shackles in one go, forcefully stepping into the fifth level of Qi Refining.

The whirlwind originated from the transformation after the breakthrough, causing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to converge wildly towards Naraku.

Chapter 82 Sarutobi, born evil!

Naraku was naturally delighted by his breakthrough in cultivation.

In fact, he hadn't expected the tailed beasts to be so powerful.

No hesitation.

The moment he broke through, Naraku immediately stopped absorbing the tailed beast's chakra and began to focus on his own transformation.

As his cultivation level increased, this time, the spiritual energy vortex lasted for a full day before finally ending.

As the whirlwind above the Star Shadow Tower dissipated, Naraku, having successfully completed his transformation, slowly opened his eyes.

"My spiritual sense has improved considerably."

Subconsciously, Naraku expanded his divine sense in all directions and immediately discovered that his divine sense had reached a distance of a hundred feet.

A distance of a hundred zhang is nothing compared to his current sensory ninjutsu, which can detect ranges of several kilometers.

However, compared to sensory ninjutsu, the precision of divine sense far surpasses that of sensory ninjutsu.

Just like the previous battles with the Yellow Earth and the Han.

The reason why the two of them didn't even have a chance to fight back was not only because "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" had a speed comparable to teleportation, but also because Naraku's divine sense could easily perceive their every move.

In terms of insight, even before his breakthrough, the three-tomoe Sharingan was not as sharp as his divine sense.

Needless to say, now.

After breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, in addition to the increased perception range of his divine sense to a hundred feet, its sensitivity also improved.

After sensing the progress in his spiritual consciousness, Naraku then examined other changes in detail.

The result, of course, did not disappoint him.

Similar to previous breakthroughs, this breakthrough resulted in a significant improvement in various aspects, including true qi, the five senses, and physical strength.

After examining himself, Naraku, delighted with his breakthrough in cultivation, couldn't help but turn his gaze to Han beside him once more.

His divine sense probed into the seal within the other person's body.

Upon re-entering the sealed space, Naraku immediately saw King Mu, whose size had shrunk considerably.

Moreover, at this time, King Mu was lying on the ground in a weak state.

"We can't rush this. These tailed beasts can't escape anyway. We can absorb them when we have enough strength to fight Hagoromo Otsutsuki."

Seeing King Mu's miserable state, Naraku calmed himself down to suppress his inner turmoil.

Although Hagoromo Otsutsuki has not appeared after absorbing all of this, this obviously does not mean we should let our guard down.

He has already absorbed a portion of the Five-Tailed Fox's essence, and even used it to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Naraku felt he had almost reached his limit.

If he continues to absorb without restraint, and if he really attracts Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the joyous occasion of his breakthrough in cultivation may turn into a bad thing.

With self-soothing, Naraku's inner turmoil seemed to gradually subside, and he slowly closed his eyes and sat down cross-legged.

"I can't calm down at all!"

The moment his buttocks touched the floor, Naraku suddenly opened his eyes and stood up.

No, he needs to vent, otherwise he can't calm down at all.

Have it.

The inherently evil Hiruzen Sarutobi and his ilk dared to send Uchiha people to deal with him. Even though the Uchiha who came had been killed and he had gained a bunch of Sharingan eyes, how could he let these evil people go so easily?

brush!

Leaving behind a shadow clone to explain to Nonou, Naraku instantly used "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" to leave the Star Shadow Tower, heading straight towards the Land of Fire.

Konoha.

"What? Iwagakure has withdrawn its troops?"

Inside the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared in surprise at the ANBU ninja who came to report to him.

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

"Moreover, according to the information from our spies planted in Iwagakure, Iwagakure not only withdrew its troops from Kuma Country, but also lost thousands of ninjas. Even the son of the Tsuchikage, Kyoto, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han, are nowhere to be found."

The ANBU ninja respectfully reported the news they had received.