Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 181 Ryūchi Cave's First Exploration of Iwagakure Village

After arriving in Obito's Land of the Dead, Princess Tashin immediately went into hiding, secretly watching the beehive gather natural energy.

"Yes, this is the thing that is gathering natural energy. Destroying it will fulfill the White Snake Immortal's order."

"Man-Snake, go and attack the Hive, and destroy it completely."

Under the command of Princess Tanshin, Manda and the others dispersed and attacked the beehives in different directions.

Just as Iwagakure was developing rapidly, it was suddenly attacked by a large number of snakes that attacked the hive built by the giant bee sage clan.

Although the hives are protected by Iwa ninja, there are some snakes led by Tashin Shinhime that they cannot withstand.

Take Mandalas for example.

"Watch out! Enemy!"

The Rock Ninja guarding the hive immediately went on high alert. The hive had stored a lot of honey recently, and it was hard to guarantee that some guys wouldn't take the risk.

A large purple snake, as large as a mountain, sped toward the hive, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

"That's... Orochimaru's summoning beast?! Oh no, it's Konoha! Everyone be careful!"

As they spoke, the Iwa ninja immediately hurled a large number of kunai and senbon at Manda.

However, the kunai and senbon struck Manda, making a clanging sound, but they did not effectively stop Manda.

The Iwa ninja were somewhat desperate when they saw Manda; this was just one of a vast hive, and the defenses were severely inadequate.

Only their captain was a Jonin; the rest were Chunin and Genin.

Iwagakure values ​​the beehives highly, but the problem is that there are too many beehives, and it's impossible to have high-level combat forces protecting them all.

The Iwa ninja guarding the hive were mainly there to keep watch, but they never expected to run into Manda.

"Wow, that was fast! Everyone, take your bee bread pellets!"

The leader of the Iwa ninja gritted his teeth and said that he had no other choice in this situation and was preparing to fight to the death.

At the same time, he signaled one of the Iwa ninja to retreat and report the situation to the Tsuchikage, while they stayed behind to buy time.

Orochimaru's summoning beast appeared in the Land of Earth and destroyed the beehive in Iwagakure. This is no small matter; it could easily cause conflict between villages.

Manda looked down at the Iwa ninja from its high position, then its body twisted rapidly, its massive form moving as nimbly as a cannonball, and it pounced fiercely at the Iwa ninja.

"Immortal Technique: Earthflow Wall!"

Led by the leader of the Iwa ninja, all the Iwa ninja guarding the hive joined forces to create an Earth Flow Wall, a massive and sturdy earthen wall that appeared on Manda's inevitable path.

Manda crashed into the earthen wall created by the combined efforts of the Iwa ninja, but was stopped by the impact.

"The construction of this earthen wall possesses natural energy, which reminds me of that guy Xin Ya. It really infuriates me!"

Manda, seeing the natural energy emanating from these Iwa ninjas, became even more ferocious.

Although it is the most prestigious ninja cave in the ninja world, it does not use natural energy, and its status in the Ryuchi Serpent is actually somewhat inferior to Shinja.

"Celestial Art: Thrusting Earth Spear!"

"Celestial Technique: Earth Splitting Palm!"

"Celestial Art: Swamp of the Underworld!"

Manda twisted its body and quickly dodged these ninjutsu. Although it could withstand them, these ninjutsu contained natural energy, and they hurt a lot when they hit its body.

With its massive size, Manda's every nimble movement was comparable to a B-rank Earth Release ninjutsu.

The earth seemed to be dancing with the myriad snakes, trembling incessantly. Many Iwa ninja were affected by the tremors and could not use their ninjutsu.

Although the Iwa ninjas had the help of the Bee Food Pills, the gap in raw strength was too great.

Even if a Jonin from Iwagakure takes Bee Food Pills, he can't stop Manda for too long.

After Manda swallowed the Iwa ninja leader, the remaining Iwa ninja could only desperately be hunted down one by one by Manda.

"Is this the reason for the convergence of natural energy?"

The serpent greedily examined the beehive, ignoring the fleeing bees around it. With a gentle nudge of its head, it destroyed the beehive, revealing the honey stored inside.

Without hesitation, the ten thousand serpents devoured it in large gulps.

Then it raised its head and let out an excited hiss.

It can now use natural energy; the honey in the hive has been transformed into gentle natural energy that it can freely harness.

"More, more, I want more!"

The snakes stretched out their bodies, and the natural energy transformed from honey was nourishing their bodies, making them even stronger.

The serpents immediately swam towards the location of another beehive.

Such opportunities are rare; once Iwagakure realizes what's happening, it will be difficult to obtain them again.

Manda had fought alongside Orochimaru against the Iwa ninja forces and knew exactly how powerful a major ninja village was; he could easily overwhelm it with sheer numbers.

……

Upon receiving the news, the leaders of Iwagakure immediately convened a meeting.

"The beehives within the Land of Earth have been attacked by a large number of pythons, and Orochimaru's summoning technique—Manda—has appeared!"

"This is a conspiracy by Konoha! Konoha is afraid that Iwagakure is developing too fast, so they're using this method to suppress us!"

"The most urgent task right now is to find a way to protect the beehives; the production of bee pellets must not be affected."

While listening to the discussion among the Iwa ninja leaders, Onoki did not rush to speak, but instead turned his gaze to Kamisui Ryu Aobe.

Shangshui Liuqing immediately stepped forward and said seriously:

"As everyone knows, Orochimaru's summoning beast Manda comes from Ryuchi Cave."

"The honey produced by the giant honeybee fairy clan involves natural energy, which has always been monopolized by the three holy lands."

"Therefore, it is not surprising that the Hive was attacked by Ryuchi Cave, one of the three holy sites."

The Iwa ninja leaders nodded slightly upon hearing Kamisui Ryu Aobe's explanation.

The matter had already been explained by Kamisui Ryusei-bee, but they hadn't expected that the three holy lands would actually dare to attack Iwagakure.

After a moment's thought, Onoki spoke seriously: "Iwagakure will not violate the contract with the Bee Clan. Attacking the Bee Clan is attacking Iwagakure."

"Huang Tu, immediately assemble an elite squad to exterminate the spirit beasts in the Dragon Cave within the Land of Earth, and at the same time strengthen the defense level of the Hive."

"Also, once the honey in the hive is one-third full, it is immediately delivered to the village."

"In remote areas where defenses are severely lacking, deadly poison is thrown into the honeycomb to create traps. Deadly honey traps are also randomly created in other places."

"At the same time, issue a strong diplomatic statement to Konoha, demanding that they immediately cease these actions. Also, spread the word throughout the ninja world that Konoha intends to attack Iwagakure and launch the Fourth Shinobi World War to unify the ninja world!"

……

The Hokage's office.

Minato looked at Iwagakure's diplomatic rhetoric and felt a headache coming on.

The appearance of Manda within the Land of Earth and its attack on the hive of Iwagakure is not easy to explain.

Orochimaru has stated that this matter has nothing to do with him; Manda is his summoning beast and a member of Ryuchi Cave.

This time, Manda attacked the hive of Iwagakure on orders from the White Snake Sage of Ryuchi Cave.

Just as Minato was having a headache, Jiraiya jumped through the window into the office.

Looking at Minato who was working hard, Jiraiya was filled with mixed emotions.

Minato is exceptionally talented, and as his teacher, there's nothing more I can teach him.

"Jiraiya-sensei, is there something you need?"

Minato looked at Jiraiya, who seemed hesitant to speak, and asked him directly.

Jiraiya looked at Minato, scratched his head sheepishly, and said:

"I just went to Mount Myōboku. Fukasaku and Shima told me that Iwagakure's actions have interfered with and affected the natural energy cycle of the ninja world."

"They want us to try and see if we can persuade Konoha to give up using natural energy."

Teacher, what nonsense are you talking about?

Minato has this kind of expression.

The appearance of Manda in the Land of Earth was already a sensitive issue.

Now we want Konoha to issue a diplomatic statement declaring that Iwagakure has threatened the safety of the natural energy cycle of the ninja world and must give up using natural energy.

Even a dog wouldn't believe such shameless words!

Anyone who believes that is a fool.

Why don't you mention that Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) threatens the safety of the ninja world?

This would only confirm the rumors spread by Iwagakure to the ninja world—that Konoha wanted to start the Fourth Shinobi World War and unify the ninja world.

If Konoha raises alarm throughout the entire ninja world, that would be a very troublesome matter.

The most important thing for Konoha right now is to recuperate, fully digest the gains from the Third Shinobi World War, and become even stronger.

Instead of getting involved in meaningless fights.

"Teacher, that's impossible. Konoha is already at a disadvantage in this matter; if they issue another diplomatic statement like this, it will be impossible to explain."

Minato said with a hint of helplessness.

"Even if Konoha issues such a diplomatic statement, Iwagakure will not give up using natural energy, just as Konoha will not give up using the Bio-engineered Armor."

(End of this chapter)