Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 213 Self-taught

"You are a very strange human being."

Taru lowered his head and looked quietly at Aoba with his heterochromatic eyes. "But I'll remember you, Yamashiro Aoba."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Aoba's smile faded, and he said seriously, "I have a suggestion: stay away from places where humans live. If possible, go find Shukaku; at least the two of you can look out for each other. A single tailed beast is too easy to be targeted, and then it will be forcibly sealed into a new Jinchūriki."

After a moment of silence, the massive creature nodded slightly.

"I'll consider it."

After saying that, it gave Qingye a deep look, then turned around and leaped into the air. Its massive body disappeared into the dense forest like a ghost, vanishing without a trace in an instant.

Watching Asuka's departing figure, Aoba's lips curled into a smile.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Aoba turned and walked towards the distant port.

Having killed the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage is now definitely in a berserk state.

It's estimated that the people of Kumogakure are now searching for him all over the world.

I should keep a low profile.

At a time like this, if you're still swaggering around on land, you're just asking for trouble.

Therefore, traveling by water is the safest option.

"If I remember correctly, the Summoning Beast Island should be located in the sea area bordering the Land of the Sea and the Land of Tea..."

As Aoba walked, she searched her mind for information about her past life.

Subsequently, Aoba activated his money ability and quickly and easily boarded a merchant ship bound for the Land of the Sea.

There were no dramatic ship hijackings or sudden maritime disasters, nor any inexplicable ninja attacks. They arrived at the port of the Land of the Sea very safely.

It turns out that, given enough money, most of the troubles in this world can be avoided in advance.

That's the power of money.

However, this rare tranquility was soon broken by a noisy voice.

"My Lord, look at those seagulls over there! Aren't they paying homage to you?"

A thin little boy with silver hair and purple eyes leaned on the railing, pointing excitedly at the seabirds circling in the sky.

Aoba glanced at him expressionlessly.

That's called foraging.

"Great evil god! When will we perform the next sacred sacrifice? My blood is boiling!"

"Shut up, or I'll throw you into the sea to feed the sharks."

Qingye said coldly without turning her head.

"Yes! Lord Evil God! Your will is my path!"

The little devil wasn't scared at all; instead, he was so excited that he trembled all over.

"..."

Aoba's lips twitched involuntarily.

Originally, Aoba planned to leave the brat in the Azure Swamp and let the Spirit Lizard Clan watch over him, and then go back to study his immortality slowly after he finished dealing with matters in the Sea Kingdom.

Who would have thought that this little devil would learn to preach without any instruction?

He even began to preach his "evil god" doctrine to the old, weak, sick and disabled members of the Blood Pond Clan, and even recklessly went to provoke Hozuki Mangetsu, whose chakra was sealed.

Although Hozuki Mangetsu had lost his chakra, as a genius of Kirigakure, he still possessed basic taijutsu. Annoyed to no end, Mangetsu taught the brat a lesson several times.

But this brat was like a persistent leech, getting more excited the more he was beaten, and relentlessly continuing to provoke him.

Finally, one day, Hozuki Mangetsu was pushed to the limit and attacked too hard, stabbing the little devil with a kunai.

This completely terrified the Blood Pool Clan members who were on guard at the time.

After all, this was someone Lord Qingye personally brought back. If they were to die right under their noses, no one could bear the consequences.

However, just when everyone was at a loss, a terrifying scene unfolded.

The imp who had been stabbed was not only unharmed, but excitedly pulled out his kunai, covered in blood, and continued to frolic and preach his evil god doctrine.

This left not only the Blood Pond Clan dumbfounded, but even the well-informed Hozuki Mangetsu was nearly speechless with astonishment.

I thought there were already enough freaks in Kirigakure, but I didn't expect there to be even more ruthless ones here!

To prevent this brat from causing even more trouble in the swamp, Aoba had no choice but to bring him back and personally discipline him.

After several days of testing, Aoba tried to stop the little devil's heart, and even removed the heart, but the little devil was still unaffected.

He also confirmed that this brat had acquired Hidan's immortality in the future.

Besides the change in his physical constitution, this kid also possesses extraordinary talent in terms of mental abilities.

To put it simply, it means high resistance to illusions.

Aoba once tried to use his red eyes to cast illusions and forcibly change his mind, erasing the fanatical belief in the "evil god" in his mind.

But it failed.

This brat's mental world seemed to be imprinted with a layer of inherent logic; all concepts about "evil gods" were firmly welded to the depths of his soul by some unknown force.

The only thing that made Aoba feel fortunate was that, seemingly because Aoba had appeared in spirit form during the ritual of the Evil God Cult, the little brat subconsciously regarded Aoba as the human form of the "Evil God."

So, although this kid isn't quite right in the head, he absolutely obeys Aoba's every word.

"Hey, kid."

Aoba sat up and looked down at him. "Since you're going to follow me, you need a name. From today onwards, you'll be called Hidan."

"Hidan? Hidan..."

The brat paused for a moment, then his eyes flashed with an extremely fanatical light, and he began to go berserk again, "Thank you, Lord Jashin, for bestowing upon me this name! From this day forward, I am Hidan! The most loyal servant of the great Jashin!"

Seeing Hidan's manic state, Aoba rubbed his temples helplessly.

Okay, let's leave it at that for now.

Meanwhile, in Konoha Village, in the Hokage's office.

The atmosphere in the Hokage's office was somewhat heavy.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, sat behind his desk, his brow furrowed as he looked at a top-secret intelligence scroll in his hand.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat at the desk opposite him, puffing on his pipe and exhaling a thick cloud of smoke.

"The commotion in Kumogakure lately has been enormous."

Minato put down the scroll, his tone tinged with worry, "The Fourth Raikage personally led a team, mobilizing almost all of Kumogakure's intelligence network and ANBU, searching the whole world for one person."

"The last time the ninja world saw such a scene was when the Third Kazekage went missing."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on his cigarette, asked with a worried expression, "What did the intelligence say?"

"The intelligence reports that an elite squad from Kumogakure has been attacked."

"The attacker was a young man wearing glasses, who was proficient in extremely high levels of Water Release and Earth Release techniques, and... he was suspected of possessing a special eye technique called 'Red Eyes'."

Upon hearing "Red Eye Technique," the Third Hokage paused slightly.

"Red eyes? Could they be from the Blood Pool clan?"

The Third Hokage frowned in thought, "But isn't the Blood Pond Clan in the Land of Lightning? How could they have gone to the Land of Hot Water to attack Kumogakure?"

"The Blood Pool Clan?"

"Yes, you can ask Fugaku Uchiha for more detailed information. The Uchiha were once the guardians of the Blood Pond Clan."

Minato was also surprised to hear this, not expecting it to be related to the Uchiha clan.

"There are already very few clans in the ninja world with bloodline limits that possess eye techniques. I never expected that besides the Uchiha and Hyuga clans of Konoha, there are other clans with eye techniques and bloodline limits."

"yes."

The Third Hokage sighed, "But the ninja world is vast and full of wonders."

"However, this is also what I find puzzling."

Minato said in a deep voice, "The reaction from Kumogakure is far too extreme. The annihilation of just one elite squad shouldn't have enraged the Fourth Raikage to the point of risking diplomatic conflict by launching a large-scale cross-border manhunt. I suspect there's more to this than meets the eye."

The Third Hokage nodded. "The Third Shinobi World War has just ended, and the five great nations have suffered severe losses. Many small ninja villages and mysterious organizations hiding in the shadows are starting to stir, wanting to take advantage of the situation."

"According to the latest intelligence, it seems that the Grass Village has recently had a significant conflict with some ninja clans in the Mist Village, and it is far from being truly peaceful."

"I will remind the team on the mission to pay extra attention to safety."

Minato said seriously.

"Yes, the safety of the village is in your hands now."

The Third Hokage tapped his pipe, then changed the subject, a gentle smile appearing on his face, "By the way, how's Kushina doing lately?"

Mentioning his wife, Minato's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, and his eyes were full of tenderness: "Everything is fine. Kushina is in good health, and the seal is very stable. Thank you for your concern, Third Hokage."

"That's good, that's good."

The three generations nodded with satisfaction.

The two chatted for a few more minutes about village affairs before the third generation got up to take their leave.

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