Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 222 You're living a good life, kid!

When Princess Ichikishima and Princess Tsuruzu arrived at Iwagakure and found the cave where Manda was located.

Manda has completely digested Tashin-hime, completed an evolution, and become a complete part of Shiichi.

"Manda, you've actually obtained the body of a sage!"

Princess Ichikishima said with some surprise.

The "sage body" that Princess Ichikishima refers to is not the same as the sage body of Hashirama Senju, but rather a general term used by Ryuchi Cave to refer to the bodies of snakes that can absorb natural energy and use sage techniques.

The Thousand Snakes originally had neither the body of an immortal nor the possibility of learning immortal arts. The reason they were able to become the face of Ryuchi Cave was because of their tough physique.

The myriad snakes stretched out their bodies, sensing the natural energy within them, evolving in accordance with the natural energy of the earth as always.

Then, Manda looked at Princess Ichikishima and Princess Takitsu with an unfriendly expression and said:

"Princess Ichikishima, Princess Takitsu, what are you doing here?"

Princess Ichikishima and Princess Tsuruzu were very dissatisfied with Manda's attitude, but since Manda was only half a rank lower than them and now had the body of a sage, they couldn't say anything about it.

"You've stayed in Iwagakure for so long, you should know something. Has something happened to Princess Tashin?"

"Princess Tashin..."

Manda instinctively swayed his body to cover his stomach.

"Princess Tashin attacked a beehive, but it was a trap set by Iwagakure and ambushed by the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and his Iwa ninja. After being hit by Onoki's Dust Release, she was seriously injured and her whereabouts are unknown."

"What happened? Didn't Princess Tashin escape the Iwa ninja's ambush?"

"Princess Tashin is dead. Manda, now tell us about the situation in Iwagakure."

Princess Ichikishima and Princess Tsuratsu looked very unpleasant. They did not want to come to this dangerous Iwagakure village, but they could not disobey the White Snake Sage's orders.

Manda's serpentine pupils narrowed, seemingly shocked by the death of Princess Tashin. But when he looked at Princess Ichikishima and Princess Takitsu, a strange smile appeared on his lips.

"After arriving at Iwagakure, I followed the White Snake Sage's orders to destroy the natural energy nodes, which are the beehives. In the process, I consumed a lot of honey, which contained natural energy. My Sage Body was obtained by consuming honey..."

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After Sunagakure and Iwagakure reached an agreement, both sides began to secretly mobilize their forces, forming a small sandstone ninja force.

This incident went unnoticed because both sides mobilized relatively few troops, but enough to attack Takigakure Village.

The Sand Ninja and Iwa Ninja gathered their forces not far from Takigakure.

The people from Sunagakure are Baki and the monk Fayi.

Monk Fayi was a disciple of Monk Fenfu, and could almost be considered the foremost monk in the Land of Wind after Fenfu's death.

In the original work, the monk Fa Yi was able to deal with both Gaara and Fu, two Jinchūriki, and almost managed to extract the One-Tailed and Seven-Tailed Tailed Beasts.

He is very strong and extremely skilled at dealing with Jinchūriki.

To ensure the capture of the Seven-Tails, Tesla specifically dispatched the monk Fa Yi to participate in the operation to divide up Takigakure. After all, if the operation to divide up Takigakure succeeded but the Seven-Tails was not captured, the Sand Village would be in a very awkward position.

On the Iwa ninja side, there's Kamisui Ryu Aobe. After signing a contract with the Great Bee Sage, Kamisui Ryu Aobe can summon the warriors of the bee clan—Beedrill, who are incredibly powerful.

Furthermore, the reason Kamisui Ryu Seihō came to Takigakure this time is because of the sacred tree, which is suspected to be related to natural energy. If it is confirmed that the sacred tree is indeed related to natural energy, then the next step will be simple: transplant this sacred tree to Iwagakure.

Among the Iwa ninja team led by Kamisui Ryu Aobe, there were civil engineering ninjas specially prepared for transplanting the sacred tree.

"I never imagined that there was such a paradise as Takigakure in the ninja world."

Maki remarked with emotion.

Shangshui Liuqing nodded in deep agreement.

Before they arrived, the Sand Village and Iwa Village had investigated Takigakure. Although Takigakure has never had a high profile in the ninja world, the five great ninja villages, when they got serious, still managed to obtain detailed information about Takigakure.

Due to its unique geographical location, Takigakure Village has never been invaded by other countries.

When they learned about this, Maki and Shangshui Liuqingfeng's first reaction was disbelief.

Even the five great ninja villages are fighting to the death, how could a small village like Takigakure remain safe and sound?

But that's the truth; Takigakure has never been invaded by any other country.

If Takigakure were a remote and desolate village, that would be fine. Maki and Kamisui Ryusei could console themselves that Takigakure was a barren place, and no one bothered to fight over it because it had no value.

In fact, the situation in Takigakure Village is quite the opposite: it has abundant water resources, plentiful supplies, and a pleasant climate.

Moreover, it contains the Sacred Tree, the Hero's Water, and the Seven-Tails, treasures that even the Five Great Ninja Villages must take seriously.

There is even a rumored technique that can achieve immortality, which Takigakure once used to assassinate the First Hokage.

When Maki and Shangshui Liuqingfeng found out, they instantly felt resentful.

What kind of life did the Sand Village and the Kamimiya clan live in the past?

After its defeat, Sunagakure has been on a downward spiral, barely able to maintain normal operations by relying on Rasa's Magnet Release: Gold Mining.

The Shangshui clan fared even worse; they were barely surviving, and their ancestral land was almost taken over by others.

Meanwhile, Takigakure Village lived its peaceful and uneventful life.

You're living a good life, kid! Better than all five of our great ninja villages!

Looking at the enormous waterfall not far away, Maki said:

"Takigakure is hidden by a huge waterfall and is not particularly strong. It has survived in the cruel ninja world not because of its strength, but because of its geographical advantage. We have enough troops to take over Takigakure."

"But the Hero's Water from Takigakure is a problem. Takigakure has been established for so long that it must have a stockpile. If the Takigakure ninjas use it extensively, it will also cause trouble for us."

"Therefore, we will launch a surprise attack and try to end the battle in the shortest possible time."

Shangshui Liuqingfeng nodded in approval as she watched Maji's methodical arrangements.

"The strongest defenses crumble from within. We've found an inside man, and with his guidance, we can make our way in."

"However, our goals are different. Iwagakure is after the Sacred Tree and the Hero's Water, while Sunagakure is after the Seven-Tails. In that case, let's split up."

After thinking it over, Maki realized that Sunagakure alone was capable of capturing the Seven-Tails, so he agreed.

"Then we'll split into two groups."

"However, let the inside man first tell us about Takigakure, especially the location of the Sacred Tree and the Seven-Tails."

(End of this chapter)