Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Genma Shiranui and the others followed suit.

The people from Yanyin Village were all shocked when they saw the wooden dragon.

"It's Wood Release... and this level of Wood Release is almost on par with the First Hokage who quelled the chaos described in the ancient texts..."

Huang Tu, being the son of the Earth Shadow, knew more about the secrets and understood the meaning behind the 'Wood Dragon Technique'.

That was a powerful Wood Release ninjutsu that even the Kage of an entire village would have to fight with all his might to deal with.

Unfortunately, they knew too little about Hashirama Senju's strength. They thought that the Wood Dragon Technique was the strongest Wood Release ninjutsu, and they had no idea that there were two higher-level Wood Release techniques, the Wood Human Technique and the True Thousand Hands.

A full half minute passed before the rock ninjas came to their senses, looked at Huang Tu with questioning eyes.

"At least on this mission, Konoha and we are on the same side; they have no reason to harm us. Besides, if they really want to deal with us, keeping their distance will allow them to unleash the full power of Wood Release. Let's go, follow them!"

Huang Tu cautioned, "However, we must remain vigilant and absolutely must not separate."

After saying that, Huang Tu took the lead and jumped out of the window, leaping onto the top of the wooden dragon's head.

The other three Yan Ren followed closely behind.

"Is everyone here? Let's go."

Yagami Yoruichi glanced into the distance; the Undead Legion had already breached the city walls and reached the outside of the castle.

Hundreds of samurai and soldiers are desperately trying to hold off the undead legion, attempting to buy the priestess time to evacuate.

It must be said that these people were extremely loyal to the priestess, willing to sacrifice their lives just to gain a few more seconds.

"Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!" Yagami Yoruichi activated Wood Release once again, and one after another, large trees burst from the ground, their branches seemingly coming to life, entwining around the stone statue soldiers.

At the same time, vines grew from the wooden dragon, wrapping up the priestess's soldiers and servants one by one and dragging them onto the dragon's back.

"The Land of Swamps is to the west, right? Hold on tight," Yagami Yoruichi reminded her, maneuvering the wooden dragon westward.

Yoruichi Yagami didn't understand the principle behind the Immortal Legion.

However, he also knew that he didn't have a very good way to deal with these indestructible and unbreakable rocks.

Even if they are smashed to dust, they can be pieced back together and continue fighting.

That's absolutely outrageous.

No wonder that demon was confident of destroying the world.

Although this undead legion is not very strong, their invincibility is disgusting.

Yoruichi Yagami could only use Wood Release to temporarily trap them and escape as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the wooden dragon was very fast and quickly widened the distance.

"There's no need to bring those ordinary people along, is there?" Yagami Yoruichi looked at Shion.

Ziyuan seemed to have been stimulated by something, and remained in a daze without responding.

However, Azusa immediately said, "There is a town about a hundred miles ahead, one o'clock in the direction of the shrine maiden. We can leave them there. The Netherworld Legion will only be chasing the shrine maiden and will not attack the town until they obtain her."

"Understood." Yagami Yoruichi nodded and adjusted the direction of the wooden dragon.

After passing through a town and dropping off several hundred ordinary soldiers and servants, Yagami Yoruichi looked at Ashiho and asked, "What's the next step?"

Ashiho pointed west and said, "The direction of the Swamp Country is over there, but only the priestess knows the exact location."

“It’s still a long way off.” Ziyuan’s voice sounded strange, devoid of any emotion, as if she had lost all feeling: “I’ll tell you the way when we get closer.”

Yagami Yoruichi glanced at Shion a few times, feeling that something seemed off about her.

I don't remember the details of this movie very clearly, but I don't recall Shion ever showing any strange behavior.

However, Yoruichi Yagami didn't think much of it.

It's normal for a Protoss Chosen to have some special characteristics.

Right now, Yagami Yoruichi just wants to bring Shion to Mouryou's side as soon as possible to see if anything will happen after the two meet.

If the power of the two can truly be merged into one, observing this process might provide inspiration, allowing one to completely fuse the power of 'Angel of Justice - Kyle' and 'Fallen Angel - Morgana'.

In Yagami Yoruichi's perception, she didn't even need to fully fuse with it; fusing only a part of it would be enough to cross the threshold of the 'Six Paths Level'.

This opportunity was extremely rare for Yoruichi Yagami.

It may even be unique.

"That..."

A deep, honest voice rang out. Huang Tu, who had been holding back for a while, finally couldn't contain his curiosity and moved closer to Yagami Yoruichi, asking, "Excuse me, are you a ninja from the Senju clan?"

Wood Release is a typical symbol of the Senju clan.

Or to be more precise, in the last hundred years of history, only Hashirama Senju has publicly demonstrated Wood Release.

Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and White Zetsu also knew Wood Release, but they almost never showed it publicly. All the enemies they encountered were dead, and it was completely unknown to anyone.

Orochimaru's experimental subject for the Wood Release experiment, 'Tenzo,' was also hidden in Konoha's Anbu, and very few people knew about him.

Therefore, when the second publicly known 'Wood Release ninja' appears, the first person anyone would think of is the Senju clan.

However, Huang Tu also had doubts in his heart, as the Senju clan had clearly disappeared from the ninja world.

How did it suddenly appear?

"I am not Senju." Yagami Yoru glanced at Huang Tu, knowing that he wanted to find out about him, and casually said, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Knowing too much can kill you."

Yoruichi Yagami's tone was calm, without the slightest hint of threat.

But when Huang Tu heard Yagami Yoruichi's words, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by an incredibly terrifying being, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes.

"I'm sorry, I was presumptuous," Huang Tu quickly apologized.

He wasn't confident he could handle just this one wooden dragon technique.

Even with Akatsuchi and two other Iwa ninja joining forces, it would be extremely difficult to deal with a single wooden dragon.

Not to mention, judging from the relaxed look on Yagami Yoruichi's face as she controlled the wooden dragon, carrying so many people for hundreds of kilometers, it was clear that a wooden dragon was nothing to her.

The meaning behind this sent a chill down Huang Tu's spine.

"When did Konoha produce such a young and powerful ninja? I heard there were traces of Wood Release in the incident at Kumogakure nine years ago, could it be him?"

Huang Tu couldn't help but let his mind wander, and at the same time, he became secretly on guard.

If it is really as he guessed, then if Yagami Yoruichi wants to keep the secret of Wood Release, she will massacre them.

Huang Tu knew he would have a hard time resisting, so he could only try his best to buy some time so that his companions could send the information back to the village.

Just as Huang Tu was living in fear, worried that Yagami Yoruichi would 'silence' him.

The Wood Dragon has crossed the border and entered the Swamp Country.

The map of the ninja world is not very large to begin with. The territory of this small country is about the size of a province in Yagami Yoruichi's previous life.

At the speed of the wooden dragon, it can fly a great distance in just a few hours.

Upon entering the Land of Swamps, before Yagami Yoruichi could even ask, Shion immediately pointed in the direction: "Over there. I can sense the presence of the demon; it's in that direction."

Guided by Shion, the direction was changed several times along the way. More than two hours later, the Wood Dragon arrived at the outside of a valley.

“The demon is inside, and the seal is located here. I can sense it…” Ziyuan’s voice trembled slightly, as if she was afraid of something: “It wants to break the seal and reclaim its physical body…”

"You guys shouldn't go in," Yagami Yoruichi said to the group of people.

Before they could react, several vines grew from the wooden dragon and flung them away.

After driving away the yellow-earth people, Yagami Yoruichi controlled the wooden dragon to continue forward and arrived at a cave.

"You guys shouldn't go in either." Yagami Yoruichi said to Mitarashi Anko and the others, then created a clone that stayed in place while his main body led Shion into the cave.

Ashiho wanted to follow, but Genma Shiranui grabbed her arm: "You're just an ordinary person, don't get involved. Just leave it to them."

Chapter 247 The Fusion of the Priestess and the Wraith! The Path to Celestial Spirit Ascension!

Upon entering the cave, Yagami Yoruichi stopped in her tracks.

"What's wrong?" Ziyuan was taken aback.

“This can be removed now.” Yagami Yoruichi reached out and took the bell off Shion’s body.

As the bell was removed, a violent surge of energy suddenly erupted from Shion's body.

Red lines appeared on the surface of the aster, accompanied by a blinding light.

"Wow, that's pretty strong, it's at the Kage level."

Yoruichi Yagami was slightly surprised.

A child who is only twelve years old has such enormous energy in his body.

However, the nature of this energy is completely different from that of chakra.

It's more like some kind of mutated natural energy.

"It is indeed the native cultivation system of this planet."

Yagami Yoruichi carefully sensed the changes in Shion's body.

Meanwhile, outside the cave.

An 'undying army' surrounded the entrance to the cave.

"Genma, Claw!" Mitarashi Anko took out a kunai, ready to attack together with her teammates.

But she was stopped by Yagami Yoruichi's clone: ​​"Don't rush."

"Hinata, Karin, Yakumo, these immortal legions are now in your hands." Yagami Yoruichi looked at the three students and said, "Consider this a test for you. I will not intervene until you are in mortal danger."

When she first accepted this mission, Yoruichi Yagami never expected that the priestess Shion was a 'Celestial Spirit Favored One'.

The original intention was to use the Immortal Legion to let Hinata and her two sisters experience 'real combat'.

This special enemy is the perfect match, as it poses a sufficient threat without involving murder and causing no psychological burden on them.

In addition, with Yagami Yoruichi as a backup, safety is also guaranteed.

However, after sensing the 'celestial spirit' power within Shion, the plan was slightly adjusted.

In order to study the power of the priestesses and spirits, Yagami Yoruichi avoided the Undead Legion she encountered for the first time.

This encounter with the 'Undead Legion' couldn't be more fitting.

"Yes, Lord Yoruichi." Karin Uzumaki responded, her chakra exploding as she quickly formed hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

A city wall more than ten meters high rose up, surrounding the entrance to the underground cave.

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!" Karin Uzumaki stood on the city wall, her chakra spreading to the area below, turning a large area of ​​ground into a swamp and burying a large group of stone statues in it.

"Thousand Bird Arrow!" Hinata Hyuga drew his bow and nocked an arrow, imbuing it with lightning chakra, and shot it toward the stone statue army below.

With the blessing of 'Thousand Birds Stream', the arrows easily pierced through the stone statues, firmly pinning them to the ground.

Through their previous observations and conversations, they all knew that these stone statues were indestructible.

A direct attack is less effective than restricting the enemy's movements.

Kurama Yakumo also began to make his move. After a preliminary attempt and confirming that illusions involving the manipulation of the five senses were ineffective against the statues, he used illusion magic to materialize a large number of chains, vines, and cages to trap the statues.

Seeing the three women's performances, Yagami Yoruichi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of a smile.

"They are indeed the best choices, and their ninjutsu coordination is also very good. After a few more rounds of practical training, I estimate they will surprise everyone in the Chunin Exams a few months from now."

A glimmer of expectation rose in Yagami Yoruichi's heart.

……

Inside the cave.

Ziyuan looked down in surprise at the light emanating from her body.

At the same time, the 'memories' of the previous generation of priestesses surfaced in her mind, quickly making Shion understand how to use this power.

In an instant, Ziyuan seemed to have grown a lot, and the fear in her heart disappeared.

"Thank you, Ninja Master." Shion bowed to Yagami Yoruichi and said, "I understand everything now. I will seal away the demon now."

"If my senses are not mistaken..."

Yagami Yoichi glanced towards the depths of the cave and said, "Your power and the power of the demon can be fused, right?"