Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

"Oh?"

For the first time, Chairman Netero's expression changed; his previously kind gaze towards Hanashi Toro now held a sharp edge. He hadn't fought in many, many years, so long that he couldn't even remember who his last enemy was, especially since it involved facing the Hundred Style Kannon.

This kid in front of me might... seem to... really see the future?

Netero's resolve began to waver slightly.

"The enemy comes from the Dark Continent..."

The words "Dark Continent" completely unsettled Netero.

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his seemingly frail body, like a thick, dark cloud that instantly enveloped the entire room. The surrounding furniture seemed to be shaken violently by an invisible hand, the tables and chairs trembling and groaning. The room, which had been filled with the fragrance of sandalwood and exuded a tranquil Zen atmosphere, was now completely swallowed up by a sinister and terrifying aura. Every breath seemed to solidify into a cold, tangible substance, making it hard to breathe.

Faced with such a powerful and terrifying pressure, anyone else would have been trembling on the ground, but Hua Shidou Lang ignored it as if he hadn't seen it and continued to say to himself, "That was an opponent you couldn't defeat even if you used all your strength. He was incredibly strong, and you even had an arm and a leg cut off by him. In the end, you had no choice but to commit suicide to take him down with you."

"Suicide? It actually forced me to use Zero?!"

President Netero thought to himself.

The Hundred Styles of Kannon - Zero Style is the strongest and final strike among the Hundred Styles of Kannon. It is an extremely powerful strike that unleashes all of one's will in one breath, with extraordinary destructive power.

Given Netero's current age and physical condition, he can only use such a powerful move once more. After that, he will consume all of his life energy and become a withered old man waiting to die.

In a sense, it can be considered a mutual destruction.

"Not Zero..." Under the gaze of the Rinnegan, Hua Shi Tou Lang seemed to see through Netero's heart, and slowly said, "In order to deal with that enemy... the human elite... or rather, V5 implanted something in your heart."

"The poor man's rose".

Compared to the poor rose, the V5 Alliance message is of extraordinary significance, as it represents a decision made by the highest levels of humanity.

Netero pondered to himself, what if an enemy from the Dark Continent really did appear...

Even if he went up there, it would be pointless.

Based on his current knowledge of the 'monsters' existing in the Dark Continent, even using the Poor Man's Rose shouldn't be enough to defeat them.

Netero deduced a lot of information from just a few words from Huashi Doulang, after all, hot-blooded battles are not the mainstream in this world.

unless...

The enemy's strength had not reached the level of being unreasonable that he had in mind.

While powerful, they are not invincible to humans; rather, they still fall within the realm of living beings.

This sounds more like...something that's been manipulated...

That is

Netero's expression changed, as if he had thought of something, and the terrifying aura around him instantly dissipated.

At this moment, Netero was completely different from his usual self, staring intently at Hua Shidoulang: "What else did you see?"

"I can't see the whole future; I can only see very fragmented pieces of information..."

Hua Shidou said sincerely.

Netero nodded, saying that being able to see the entire future could be considered omniscient and omnipotent in a sense.

Being able to glimpse even a small part of the future is already incredibly remarkable, even if it's just some scattered information.

"Gas Lifeform E... Gold and Silver Ingots... Nurturing Beast Pap... Twin-Tailed Serpent Hell Bell... Zoba'e Disease... East Freecss and Beyond Netero..."

"After your death...lead the team to...the Dark Continent."

With each name Hua Shidoulang uttered, Netero's expression grew more serious, until he finished uttering the last word.

By this time, Netero was almost completely convinced that the other party was indeed someone who could see the future.

Especially the name Beyond Netero, which is taboo and absolutely not something that ordinary people could know, not even among the high-ranking members of the Hunter Association. Moreover, the other party specifically emphasized the word "after death"... it seems he must have seen that bet... or knows some information about it.

After speaking, Hua Shidoulang sipped his tea and quietly watched Netero, waiting for him to process the information.

The tea tastes really good; I'll bring some back for Xiao Nan and the others to try sometime.

"Speak."

Chairman Netero's usually deep voice had become somewhat hoarse. He looked at Hua Shidoulang again, his eyes now incredibly serious and earnest: "You came all this way to find me and tell me all this... what do you want?"

"I have great respect for you and wanted to prevent your death..."

I want to hear the truth.

Chairman Netero interrupted without even thinking.

Perhaps there are people in this world who would do thankless tasks, but that person is definitely not the one in front of me.

"I want to learn from you, to learn everything you have, and to surpass you."

Chairman Netero waved his hand to interrupt again, staring intently at Hua Shidoulang as if trying to see through him.

I want to hear a more truthful answer.

He believed what Hua Shidoulang said; this might be one of the purposes, but it certainly wasn't the real purpose.

We're all old foxes, there's no need to play these ghost stories here.

Tell us what you need, and we can all benefit from it.

About thirty seconds later, Hua Shidoulang spoke again.

"I want to avoid my own death."

Upon hearing this answer, Netero's furrowed brows relaxed, and he smiled.

This explains everything: if the other person also sees their own future death, then everything makes sense.

He came to me specifically to find a way or opportunity to reverse his death.

As beings capable of seeing the future, wouldn't what they most want to know be their own future fate?

Being afraid of death is not shameful; it's a psychological state that every normal person has. Perhaps only someone like Netero, who has lived for an unknown amount of time, can truly understand death.

Of course, even if you see through everything, you still don't want to die if you can avoid it.

"Let's go."

Netero slowly stood up, and Okinawa Sekitorou said, "Come with me to the training room, let me see your strength."

"From today onwards, you are my last disciple. If you are not strong enough and embarrass yourself, I will not forgive you."

Hua Shidou immediately replied, "Yes, Teacher Netero."

What Netero didn't know was that Hua Shidoulang's second answer was the real purpose, but he himself didn't believe it.

After all, the two sides are not on equal footing in terms of information.

"By the way, your hunter exam ends here. I'll have someone give you your license later."

Netero's tone returned to what it was when they first met, and he said with a playful old man's smile, "As the president of the association, I do have this much power."

"Yes."

Hua Shi Toro didn't actually participate in this Hunter Exam for the license.

Chairman Netero was the real purpose of his trip.