Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 206 Who the hell is this supposed to humiliate?

Aoba didn't kill them. These people would only sleep for a few hours at most. After waking up, they would only have headaches for a few days and nothing serious.

After all, Minato had just become Hokage, and Konoha needed to recuperate and rebuild. He didn't want to cause Konoha any more trouble with Kumogakure at this critical juncture.

With a flash, Qingye transformed into a blur and sped toward the area where the missing persons had been reported in the intelligence.

About half an hour after Aoba left.

Whoosh whoosh!

A whooshing sound rang out.

Another group of Cloud Village ninjas arrived at the forest in a hurry.

"Here it is!"

The Cloud Village Jonin leading the group immediately noticed Bamoi and the others lying on the ground, and his expression changed drastically.

According to the rules of the Hidden Cloud Village, teams carrying out search and capture missions must send a safety signal to nearby support teams every once in a while.

The Bamoi squad missed the signaling time, so they rushed over to provide support.

"Quick! Check the injuries!"

Several medical ninjas from Kumogakure immediately stepped forward, and after examining the patient, they all showed expressions of surprise.

"Captain, they're not dead."

A medical ninja reported: "There are no external injuries, and the chakra flow is disordered—it's a genjutsu!"

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Cloud Village was filled with shock.

Bamoi is a Jonin in the village, so his strength is beyond question.

There were no signs of a fight at the scene, which means that Bamoi and his companions were instantly defeated by illusion magic without even having a chance to resist.

And the other party didn't even try to kill?

"Dispel their illusion immediately!"

A moment later, stimulated by the medical ninja's chakra, Bamoi finally woke up.

He sat up abruptly, panting heavily, his eyes still filled with deep fear.

"Bamoi, what happened? Who did you run into?"

The ninja leading the group asked in a deep voice.

"Quickly! Report to the village immediately!"

Barmoi grabbed his companion by the collar and roared in a hoarse voice, "The target is extremely dangerous!"

Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village, Raikage Building.

"Bang!!"

Another desk has been vandalized.

"asshole!!!"

The Raikage's hair stood on end in fury, and violent lightning chakra flickered wildly across his body, making him look like a raging lion.

"An entire squad! They didn't even touch a hair on the enemy's head, and they were all taken down by a single illusion?! They've utterly disgraced Cloud Village!"

Standing to the side, Tutai frowned, holding the intelligence scroll that had just been delivered, and calmly analyzed the situation.

"Lord Raikage, please calm down."

Tutai said in a deep voice, "Based on Bamoi's description, they may have—chased the wrong person."

"You chased the wrong person? What do you mean?"

Raikage stared wide-eyed and asked.

"Bamoi said that although the unknown ninja's eyes were red, the pupils were not the straight line characteristic of the Blood Pond clan, but were completely red."

Tsuchida speculated, "Furthermore, although Blood Dragon Eyes is also skilled in genjutsu, even the head of the Blood Pond clan couldn't take down a Jonin and five Chunin in an instant without warning."

"This means the opponent is extremely powerful, and their eye technique might even be above the Blood Dragon Eye level!"

Upon hearing Tsuchikage's analysis, the Fourth Raikage's expression did not soften; instead, it became even more unpleasant.

He was not relieved that the other side had let the Bamoi squad go.

On the contrary, he felt that the dignity of the Land of Lightning had been seriously challenged!

The Third Shinobi World War had just ended, and the Hidden Cloud Village not only did not gain much advantage in this war, but its father, the Third Raikage, was also killed in the war.

This left Ai, who had a fiery temper, seething with anger.

After the war, the surrounding small ninja villages and organizations, seeing that the Hidden Cloud Village was severely weakened, began to stir and constantly tested the Hidden Cloud Village's bottom line.

Now another unknown guy has appeared, easily taking down the Cloud Village's elite squad and swaggering away?

Who the hell is this supposed to humiliate?!

He absolutely cannot swallow this insult!

"Unforgivable—"

Raikage gritted his teeth, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"No matter who he is, no matter if he's from the Blood Pond clan or not! Anyone who dares to attack our Cloud Village ninjas must pay the price!"

The Raikage whirled around and shouted, "Pass on my orders! Send more men to the Land of Hot Springs! Find that red-eyed bastard! I want to crush his skull myself!"

"yes!"

The ninjas in the office responded in unison and vanished instantly.

Tsuchikage looked at the enraged Raikage and sighed helplessly.

According to the memory of that Cloud Village Jonin, Aoba sped along the way.

Before long, he arrived near several villages where missing persons incidents were frequent.

This area is located in the most remote mountainous region of the Land of Hot Water, surrounded by mountains and with poor transportation. Even merchants and travelers rarely pass through it.

Aoba stood on a cliff, looking down at the scattered villages at the foot of the mountain, his brows furrowed slightly.

Smoke curls from chimneys, and the sounds of chickens and dogs fill the air, creating a scene of peaceful tranquility.

"The Cult of Evil————"

Aoba stroked his chin, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

Based on current intelligence analysis, the cult was most likely still in its infancy at this time.

Hidan was probably still a kid at that time.

A newly established cult will not have many followers, nor will it have a wide sphere of influence.

The problem is that these cults excel at hiding.

The number of believers will not be too large, and the organizational structure will not be very mature.

Unlike ninja villages, they don't have fixed strongholds or clear signs. Instead, they infiltrate ordinary villagers like parasites, slowly corrupting them from the inside out.

Finding them in such remote mountainous areas is almost impossible using conventional methods.

These villages alone have at least a thousand people. He can't possibly use mind reading to search them one by one; he'd be exhausted or driven crazy.

We need to change our approach!

"Looks like we'll have to use that."

Aoba stood still, her hands forming a special hand seal.

[Spiritualization Technique]

The next second, a semi-transparent spirit slowly rose from above Qingye's head.

The vision of a spirit is completely different from that of the naked eye.

From this perspective, every living being is surrounded by a faint halo.

That is the color of the soul.

Some people radiate a warm, warm glow, while others have a colder, darker one.

Aoba's spirit, like an invisible breeze, swiftly swept past the first village at the foot of the mountain.

The villagers were busy with their own tasks: some were working in the fields, some were hanging clothes to dry in their yards, and some were chatting idly on the street.

The souls of these ordinary people vary in depth, but overall they are all within the normal range.

However, just as Aoba's spirit passed by a farmhouse at the east end of the village, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

A middle-aged man chopping wood.

A thin layer of black smoke enveloped his body.

It wasn't an ordinary soul color, but a strange black smoke filled with an ominous aura. It was like some kind of filth parasitizing the soul, slowly eroding the man's soul and turning into black smoke that seeped out from his body.

The souls of ordinary people are mostly pale white or slightly yellow, representing peace and vitality.

Even the souls of those malicious wandering ninjas or villains are only a murky grayish-brown color, and would never produce such eerie black smoke.

"interesting."

Qingye's spirit did not linger and continued flying towards the next village.

In the second village, a woman emitting black smoke was also discovered.

Two more were found in the third village.

Every village has one or two such "abnormal individuals" who blend in with ordinary villagers and appear no different from ordinary people on the surface. However, from the perspective of the spirits, the black smoke seeping from their bodies is particularly dazzling.

Aoba's spirit circled in mid-air once, finally fixing its gaze on an old man in one of the villages.

If the villagers we found earlier only emitted faint black smoke, this old man was practically a walking chimney.

This dense black mist was continuously churning out of the old man's body, completely obscuring his original soul color.

From the spirit's perspective, the old man's soul had been riddled with holes by that eerie black substance. The soul aura that should have been a normal color had now turned into a murky dark gray mass, interspersed with wisps of black lines that spread like cracks.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Qingye frowned slightly. Even just seeing that thick cloud of black smoke in the distance, the spirit instinctively felt a sense of disgust.

"Fine, you're the one."

To be on the safe side, Qingye noted down the old man's location, and then his spirit instantly transformed into a stream of light, rapidly returning to his physical body.

[Spiritualization Technique] allows one to possess a target, not only controlling their body but also invading their mind in spirit form to obtain information.

However, Qingye did not possess the old man's body. He wouldn't risk his safety before he knew what this strange soul pollution was.

No one knows what will happen after possession. If one's own spirit is also corrupted, then things could get really messed up.

Opening his eyes, Qingye stretched his neck and immediately used the Body Flicker Technique, disappearing from the spot as a blur.

A few minutes later, Aoba silently sneaked into the village where the old man lived.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Qingye quietly appeared behind the old man and precisely chopped the back of his neck with a hand chop.

"Well----"

Before the old man could even utter a sound, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Aoba grabbed the old man by the collar and dragged him into the inner room like a dead dog, then closed the door behind him.

The idea of ​​respecting the elderly and caring for the young simply doesn't exist.

The evil aura emanating from this old man was clearly visible even in his spiritual form. With his soul so corrupted, he probably wouldn't even be able to enter the Pure Land after death.

After throwing the old man to the ground, Qingye squatted down and placed her right hand on the old man's forehead.

The Art of Mind Reading

The mental energy transformed into sharp tentacles, brutally piercing into the old man's brain.

However, the moment Aoba's spiritual power touched the old man's memories, a sudden change occurred!