Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 240 Mighty's Sacrifice: The Great Immortal of the Dragon Vein?

After obtaining Mei Terumi's permission.

Nara Shikamei and Yuhi Shinku went to the prison where Sarutobi Shinnosuke was located early the next morning.

On the road.

Kurenai Yuhi put her hands in her pockets, touching the poison capsule specially made by Tsunade, and asked hesitantly, "Shikame, do we really have to do this?"

Although they had received permission from the Third Hokage in secret before coming.

but----

That's the Third Hokage's own son, after all!

Even a tiger, though fierce, won't eat its own cubs!

Is it really possible for the Third Hokage to let go of all his grudges, just as he said?

Moreover, personally sending a fellow villager to his death—while Yuhi Shinku could rationally understand it, she was deeply opposed to it.

He really didn't want to do that unless absolutely necessary.

"Indeed, there is still room for negotiation between us and Amegakure."

"But as you've seen from the negotiations, the situation is far from optimistic for us."

"Those things like the Book of Seals—"

"No matter which of the above secret techniques the other party desires, the Third Hokage will never agree!"

After confirming that no one was around, Nara Shikamei explained his reasoning in a low voice: "Therefore, the further the negotiations go, the harder it will be for us to see Shinnosuke. So, it's better to send the poison over before Amegakure's guard is at its highest—"

Yuhi Makoto finally understood his thoughts, and asked疑惑地问道：“Then what’s next? What should we do?”

"I will take this opportunity to arrange a time with Shinnosuke."

Nara Shikame took a deep breath: "If the time comes and they haven't been released, it means our negotiations with Amegakure have failed! At that point, they'll both have to sacrifice themselves for the village!"

Kurenai Yuhi had nothing more to say.

In his view, Lu Ming's series of actions were the optimal solution given the current situation.

but.

Although Nara Shikamei's plan was meticulous, Yuhi Shinku also thought of a very crucial problem.

As the saying goes, even ants try to survive.

And what about a ninja like Sarutobi Shinnosuke?

If the other party doesn't have the awareness to sacrifice themselves—

He hesitated for a moment, then looked at his companion: thinking to himself that Lu Ming was so smart, yet he hadn't mentioned any preparations in this regard, so naturally he didn't need to worry so much.

Shinnosuke-sama, the eldest son of the Hokage —

He must be an excellent ninja who firmly inherited the Will of Fire!

Led by a young ninja with orange hair, the two made their way to the prison.

Unexpectedly.

The fact that Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Might Guy were imprisoned in the same cell undoubtedly made their mission a little easier!

"Shinnosuke-sama!"

Nara Shikamei feigned excitement, quickly approaching from a distance, gripping the iron bars with both hands, and making eye contact with the two prisoners: "Are you alright?"

Yahiko frowned upon seeing this.

He quickly went over to stop them, saying, "Hey! Don't get so close!"

At that opportune moment, Kurenai Yuhi feigned anger and demanded sharply, "In such terrible circumstances, is this how you treat Shinnosuke-sama?"

His body barely touched Yahiko for a fleeting moment.

In that brief moment of concealment, Nara Shikamei slipped two tiny capsules from his sleeve, then stepped under his shoe and pushed them further into the ground.

Yahiko gave the man a strange look and asked, "Otherwise what? Are we supposed to feed him well and let him recover so he can escape?"

Yuhi Shinku snorted but didn't say anything more.

Hearing the noise, Sarutobi Shinnosuke in the cell looked up, and when he saw the two people's faces, a glimmer of hope instantly ignited in his pupils.

"Deer's Cry? Crimson?"

He tried to remain calm, but the surprise in his voice was impossible to suppress: "Why are you all here?"

"Shinnosuke-sama, the Third Hokage entrusted the two of us to negotiate with Amegakure."

"The village has not abandoned you!"

Nara Shikamei comforted him, "So please rest assured, both Shinku and I will do our utmost to rescue you!"

"negotiation----"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke immediately realized what was happening.

He clenched his fists, filled with remorse, and said, "It's all my fault, I've dragged the village and my father down with me—"

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikamei gently comforted him, saying, "Please don't say such discouraging things."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke glanced at Yahiko next to him again.

He recognized the ninja as one of the brats who had injured him that night under Kakuzu's cover.

He considered losing to such a brat a great humiliation.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke took a deep breath and tried to straighten his chest.

Not wanting to lose face, he said in a deep voice, "Lu Ming! I believe you are a rational person. In the upcoming negotiations, please do not make any unreasonable concessions to the enemy because of my life or death!"

"I'm willing to die, but I absolutely cannot let Amegakure's plot succeed!"

He glanced at Yahiko, trying to discern any anger on the other's face, but to no avail. Finally, he could only growl, "Tell the Hokage, I'm not a coward!"

Nara Shikamei was a little embarrassed for a moment.

He was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to agree or not, so he hinted, "Shinnosuke-sama, I will return here within a week at the latest and bring you back to Konoha!"

He then turned his gaze to Matt Day on the other side and said earnestly, "Mr. Day, if there's anything you'd like to say, please let me know, and I can pass it on for you."

"What do you want to say?"

Matt Day paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "In that case, please tell my son, Kai, that I'm really sorry that his father can't be there to watch him grow up."

"But a man's youth never ends because of someone's departure!"

"Please tell Kai that even if Dad can't go back, he will become a star in heaven and always protect him—"

Matt Day's expression betrayed no fear of death, only a deep sense of reluctance: "Every star in the sky will bless his youth, so that it may forever bloom in its full glory!"

Say something.

His words, spoken so dishearteningly right after Nara Shikamei made his promise to "rescue people," were quite a mood killer.

But Matt Day's tone was exceptionally sincere.

So much so that the others didn't feel any resentment at the time.

Even Kurenai Yuhi, who is also an elderly father.

I didn't feel much when I heard Shinnosuke spouting about the Will of Fire, but at this moment, Might Guy's simple words almost brought me to tears.

Nara Shikamei sighed inwardly.

But he remained outwardly calm and replied, "I understand, Mr. Dai. I will definitely convey these words."

They didn't have much time to talk.

Nara Shikamei silently memorized the last words the two had spoken.

As they parted, he gave Sarutobi Shinnosuke a meaningful look before turning and leaving.

Only after the group had completely disappeared did the prison fall silent once more.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke quietly moved to the side of the cell. He hopefully turned over the soil at the bottom of the bars, but found only two small capsules.

This is----

The ninja's body trembled instantly.

"Shinnosuke-sama?"

Matt Day asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong? Has your wound flared up again?"

"No!"

Upon hearing the sound, Sarutobi Shinnosuke hurriedly clutched the two capsules tightly in his hands.

He turned his head, meeting Matt Day's concerned gaze, and solemnly said, "Day, now is the time for you to make a sacrifice for the village!"

The border of the River Country.

Just as the negotiations between Amegakure and Konoha reached a stalemate.

Ayane Amamiya is here with Yokura, carefully examining the soil structure of the desert.

At this moment, she had not yet entered Sage Mode. She simply spread her chakra, which spread out over a range of nearly ten miles and also penetrated dozens of meters underground, making her a human-shaped Nine-Tails.

"The desertification is very severe—"

As Ayane Amamiya felt the feedback from the chakra, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Even though this place borders the Land of Rivers and the Land of Streams, the sand layer is still over twenty meters thick! That's astonishing!"

And so on.

I wonder just how vast the desert deep within the Land of Wind truly is.

It is normal for countries to have different climates due to geographical differences.

But that's way too far off!

Could it be something Kaguya and Shiki did when they planted the tree?

Or perhaps, when the Sage of Six Paths and his brother sealed their mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, they used too much force, causing aftereffects to the continent beneath their feet?

A guess popped into Ayane Amamiya's mind.

When in doubt, just speculate about sacred trees and aliens.

At that moment, Yekura waved his arms in the distance and shouted loudly, "Ready? Let's begin!"

The girl then clasped her hands together.

Earth Release: Light and Heavy Rock Technique!

Whoosh whoosh~

Amidst the sounds of countless grains of sand rubbing against each other, layers upon layers of loose sand and gravel, numbering in the tens of miles around, rose from the ground, suspended in the air, blotting out the sun, until the earth gradually revealed its reddish bedrock layer.

Looking from afar.

It was as if this desert, spanning ten miles, was being lifted up by an unseen giant!

Yekura blinked upon seeing this.

She muttered under her breath, "What a pervert," then quickly shouted to the equally stunned people behind her, "Quick, quick, get moving!"

The group of men, women, and children finally came to their senses.

Carrying buckets, shovels, and tree seeds, they rushed forward under the guidance of Ye Cangying's clone!

Following the instructions of the two ninja masters, everyone planted seedlings of plants such as sea buckthorn and sand willow in the pre-planned locations.

I've been busy for most of the morning.

All the seedlings have been planted.

Ayane Amamiya then released her chakra and manipulated the yellow sand in the sky to slowly fall.

"Is the next step to dredge the river and divert water?"

Ye Cang rubbed his hands together and volunteered, "Let me do it! I can handle things like dredging waterways!"

Ayane Amamiya shook her head: "No, directly drawing water would be too wasteful; we simply can't afford to supply it."

She looked up, glanced at the sky, and then smiled, "But the weather is quite nice today, which will save me some energy."

Ye Cang was taken aback.

Then, Ayane Amamiya was seen forming hand seals, a rare occurrence for her.

Having grown accustomed to the other person clapping their hands and responding to whatever they called, this new dynamic actually felt somewhat novel to Yekura.

As the hand seals in the girl's hands changed, thick clouds gradually gathered in the sky.

At first, it was just a few thin wisps of grayish-white, but it gradually thickened and darkened in color, eventually turning into lead-gray clouds that pressed heavily down on the vast area where the desert meets the rocky soil.

The wind began to stir, stirring up fine dust from the ground, but it no longer felt hot.

A moist, fresh scent, like the earth just before it awakens, filled the air.

Yecang now understood what she was going to do.

Not only her, but even the people who had been busy earlier looked up at the sky, gazing at the clouds with amazement.

"It's coming."

"Ayane Amamiya said softly, pressing her hands down," she said.

Drizzling rain —

Raindrops fell on the yellow sand beneath my feet, splashing up a light cloud of dust.

Then the rain intensified, eventually forming a misty curtain that gently but persistently enveloped the entire area where the saplings had just been planted.

Ayane Amamiya nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this.

This is one of the wonderful uses that comes with learning immortal arts.

In the original anime/manga.

After learning the Ryuchi Cave Immortal Technique, Kabuto Yakushi was able to activate the Immortal Technique: Inorganic Rebirth, which gave life to the inanimate objects around him.

It is evident that magical arts can influence the surrounding environment entirely through natural energy.

Achieving the same effect in ninjutsu is extremely difficult.

For example, the S-rank Lightning Release: Kirin requires heavy rain, while Sage Art can actively influence it.

Ayane Amamiya's Sage Techniques were not taught by any of the three holy lands; rather, she developed them on her own by imitating the natural energy environment around the dragon vein.

therefore.

She has not yet mastered, or rather explored, her own unique secret technique in Sage Mode.

However, this did not stop her from copying Kabuto's actions, using Sage Chakra to forcibly interfere with reality, guiding rain clouds to appear, and achieving the current artificial rainfall.

Yekura reached out and caught the falling raindrops.

The icy sensation made her open her eyes slightly.

Yekura clicked her tongue, and finally said with a sigh, "Sometimes I really feel that what you've done has gone beyond the capabilities of a ninja."

Ayane Amamiya raised an eyebrow: "Not a ninja? Then what is she?"

Yecang chuckled and pointed to the crowd in the distance: "Hmm—although I'd love to describe you as a monster, they seem to have a different opinion."

"It actually rained!"

"Controlling clouds and rain—could that ninja be a sage!?"

The whispers carried by the wind faintly reached her ears.

Sending clouds and rain —

So you think I'm some kind of deity?

Ayane Amamiya chuckled after hearing this, but then felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.

In the definition of a ninja.

If one masters immortal techniques, wouldn't one be able to call oneself an immortal like Jiraiya and the lords of the three holy lands?

For example, in Jiraiya's titles, besides the well-known Legendary Sannin, there's a long list of titles like Toad and Spirit Sage.

Of course, if I followed this naming method, I might have to call myself something like "Dragon Vein Immortal"?

It sounds pretty good, even quite impressive.

After all, a dragon is—

Ayane Amamiya shook her head, quickly shaking off her strange thoughts.

"In that case, we should be able to get through the initial critical period."

The girl steered the conversation back to the main topic, conserving her Sage Chakra as she planned, "What we need to do now is continue to observe the effects, and secondly, I need to simplify the technique I just used."

After all, he knows magic, but others don't!

and so.

Ideally, we should emulate the famous "Mist Concealment Technique" and develop an artificial rainmaking technique.

"So, it seems we won't be able to return to the Land of Rivers anytime soon." Yekura coughed upon hearing this, her tone sly, as if a secret joy was hidden within.

"That's right."

Ayane Amamiya nodded in agreement, saying, "Let's go. I'll teach you Dust Release now. Also—"

She stretched: "Let's find a place to take a shower first!"