Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 235 Invasion of Kusagakure

As dusk falls and the sun sets behind the western mountains.

The Third Mizukage watched the gentle sunset slowly disappear below the surface of the sea, without uttering a word.

Once the sun had completely disappeared below the horizon, the entire village was plunged into darkness.

Darkness can always conceal conspiracies. No matter how many unknown things are done at night, people believe that the night is a veil that can cover them up.

In the village plunged into darkness, a hundred ghosts went mad!

The daytime belongs to the villagers, but the nighttime belongs to the monsters.

The monsters sang and danced, as if they had something to celebrate, constantly stirring the hearts of the villagers.

In the darkness, people hid in their houses, afraid to speak. An invisible fear emanated from the villagers, filling the air and being devoured by the monsters.

"After those guys became earth spirits, they spontaneously organized the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons in order to increase their strength. The village is becoming more and more interesting."

"That's true. Celestial demons can use fear as an auxiliary means, as naturally as breathing. But for earth demons, fear is a shortcut to increasing their strength. A large amount of fear gathered on a person can cause that person's strength to increase dramatically."

The Three Generations of Water Shadows Talk to Themselves.

"Actually, holding the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons doesn't have much effect; it doesn't increase the number of villagers who are afraid."

"Boys possess great strength, and so do ninjas. Boys intimidate villagers, and so do ninjas. Boys can profit from villagers, and so can ninjas."

"So to the villagers, there is no difference between ninjas and monsters, it's just a different name."

"Even without the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, the villagers would still feel fear. Or rather, the common people's fear of the ninja profession has always existed."

"If even five- or six-year-old ninjas can accept and carry out the task of clearing out bandits, then thinking about it this way, ninjas really are monsters to ordinary people."

Just as the Third Mizukage was looking out the window at the scene of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, Danzo brought Uzumaki Yūki and Kisame over.

The Third Mizukage slowly approached the three with his hands behind his back, first looking at Danzo.

Danzo was still using the body of the Upper Primal Stone. Although he had concealed it very well, the Third Mizukage could still faintly sense the presence of the immense ocular power emanating from the Upper Primal Stone.

During this time, Danzo wasn't entirely idle. Although the Sharingan was Danzo's favorite, that didn't mean he wouldn't seek out other eye techniques and bloodlines.

Danzo chose the Blood Dragon Eye, and in order to obtain it, he secretly targeted the Blood Pond Clan.

The successive deaths of Blood Pool clan members, with their eyes gouged out, alerted the Blood Pool clan, creating an atmosphere of extreme fear and unease for a period of time.

"You did a great job with the raw gem. You still need to keep up the good work in the Elysium Box operation."

Then, the Third Mizukage looked at Kisame.

Kisame, with Samehada on his back, inhaled silently. Although he wasn't consciously trying to take a deep breath, natural energy and oxygen kept flowing into his lungs, like a whale swallowing the ocean.

"I hope the night parade of a hundred demons outside hasn't bothered you."

"No, the earth spirits are the villagers' 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons,' while we are the earth spirits' 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.'"

Kisame revealed his sharp teeth.

"The fear of the earth spirits is much more effective than the fear of the villagers."

When Kisame returned to the Mizukage Building, the surrounding earth spirits all fled. He could clearly feel the "fear" emanating from the earth spirits flowing through the air, just like water flowing through his senses.

"Very good, it seems that it has fully adapted to the power of the Heavenly Demon."

With the addition of Samehada, a celestial demon, he can be considered the mainstay of Kirigakure's fighting strength.

Finally, the Third Mizukage looked at Uzumaki Yūki.

In the past, Yangjie was subtly ostracized by the people around her in the village because of her unusual behavior, especially her large appetite.

But as an outsider, he had no way to resist and could only silently endure it. He even shaved off his red hair in an attempt to integrate into the village, but he still couldn't fit in.

In an attempt to alleviate this suffering, Uzumaki Yangjie became trapped in his own world, constantly fantasizing that he was the protagonist in a storybook and would surely achieve great feats in the future, but he became more and more deeply mired in it.

Uzumaki Yōjaku's thinking has become egoistic, gradually rejecting everything around him—or rather, interpreting everything around him according to his own internal logic.

So when the Water Tiger Squad of the Hidden Mist Anbu appeared in front of him, after hearing the introduction from the Mist Ninja, Uzumaki Yojaku didn't care whether it was true or not and took the initiative to follow the Water Tiger Squad.

This is because of the Whirlpool Mustard, because this was the beginning of his great achievements, and there's nothing strange about it.

Furthermore, after becoming the patriarch of the Uzumaki clan and learning about his family's profound history, he became even more extreme.

Then, dear Danzo-sensei used his Sharingan to distort Uzumaki Yūki's will, making his already problematic mind even worse.

But fortune may be a harbinger of misfortune, and misfortune may be a harbinger of fortune.

It was precisely this abnormal mental state that allowed Uzumaki Yoji to persevere through the Heavenly Demon Experiment.

The Third Mizukage still remembers Uzumaki Yūki's hysterical screams and how he curled up and went limp.

Pain, the tearing pain of the body caused by the invasion of natural energy, the pain that touches the soul!

The intense pain nearly shattered Yangjie's spirit!

Just when the Third Mizukage thought the experiment on the Heavenly Demon had failed, Uzumaki Yūki managed to pull through thanks to his twisted mind.

His pale face was twisted into a ghastly grimace, with several prominent blue veins and blood vessels bulging out, and he mumbled incoherent words.

Then, the curse marks, like plum blossoms blooming in winter, covered the body of Vortex Yangjie. Natural energy flowed slowly along the curse marks, gently but firmly helping Vortex Yangjie transform.

Extreme, distorted, and reorganized, undergoing a triple spiritual transformation, Uzumaki Yangjie became a celestial monster.

"Ueharashi, Uzumaki Yōjaku, Kisame, I have an important mission for you. This mission concerns the future development of the village, so you must complete it!"

"You are going to invade Kusagakure and bring back the Box of Bliss."

The Third Mizukage had no compassion on his face.

"This mission must be swift. We need to bring the Box of Bliss back before Konoha can react. Otherwise, Konoha will definitely take action to stop you from bringing the Box of Bliss back to the village."

"Fortunately, Takigakure was just invaded by Sunagakure and Iwagakure. Konoha probably didn't expect a second invasion to happen in such a short time. This is our opportunity."

"The Water Tiger Squad will be working with you on this mission. You must complete it."

Upon hearing the Third Mizukage's serious words, Uehara Ishigaki, Uzumaki Yōjaku, and Kisame immediately responded.

(End of this chapter)