My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 225 If it is for the sake of freedom

With a gurgling sound, a bubble appeared deep in the seabed, and the high-pressure, icy seawater poured into Hyuga Yuto's mouth, instantly tearing his lungs apart.

The creation and regeneration process operates naturally, with cells rapidly dividing and regenerating. At the cost of consuming a large amount of life force and chakra, Hyuga Yuto's body was instantly healed.

The experience in the Pure Land was as surreal as a fleeting dream. Hyuga Yuto's head was a little dizzy, but the chill from the depths of the sea jolted him awake, allowing him to continue setting up the summoning jutsu.

The material containing chakra had been inserted into the rock, and the underwater world flag was fluttering, creating a unique atmosphere. However, Hyuga Yuto was too exhausted and dared not delay. He swam to the center of the Super Summoning Jutsu seal, dug out a groove, took out the Blood Pact Scroll, and gently pressed it on.

"They're gone..."

The reverse summoning technique unfolded on the seabed, and Hyuga Yuto felt a lightness in his body as he stepped onto a pristine white stone platform.

"Yuto-kun, you're back." The Slug Sage's booming voice echoed from the depths of the earth. On the eve of regaining his freedom, even this immortal who had lived for over a thousand years carried a hint of urgency in his words:

"Did it go smoothly?"

"I encountered an unexpected person, but overall the mission was successfully completed." Hyuga Yuto stopped the Hundred Healings, his face pale.

"I'll begin now."

"Don't rush, Yuto-kun, take a rest."

"No, the psychic blood pact will quickly lose its effectiveness in the deep-sea environment."

Hyuga Yuto shook his head and formed hand seals:

"This is what 'going all out in one go' means... Ninja Art: Boundless Summoning!"

Using the blood pact scroll as a coordinate, the summoning jutsu deep in the sea was activated suddenly under the pull of chakra. Just as the Slug Sage and Hyuga Yuto had planned, tens of thousands of tons of seawater gushed out from the center of the summoning jutsu in an instant, continuously.

"Slug Sage, can you feel it?" Hyuga Yuto lay on the ground, carefully sensing the tremors coming from the deepest part of his body.

"..."

"What?"

"..."

"Slug Sage, could you say that again? I didn't hear you."

"Run!"

The once gentle female voice turned into an urgent shout, her tone filled with barely concealed anxiety.

Without saying a word, Hyuga Yuto bit his fingertip and slapped it onto his body.

—Ninja Art: Blood Pact Summoning!

This is a secret space-time ninjutsu based on the Shikkotsu Forest. It allows one to teleport long distances as if they were a summoning beast, but the teleportation location must be the location of the blood pact scroll, and the scroll can only have one person's name on it!

Upon hearing "Run!", Hyuga Yuto did not run. Instead, he thought of going back to the seabed to help the Slug Sage escape his predicament.

In fact, even when he was a Konoha ninja, he never deserted his post on the battlefield, let alone when facing the Slug Sage who had helped him so much.

However, not only did Hyuga Yuto fail to teleport, he was also affected by the backlash.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Hyuga Yuto wiped it away expressionlessly, already understanding what had happened.

The Blood Pact scroll was damaged by the high pressure and low temperature at the bottom of the sea, rendering it unusable as a coordinate. However, the connection between the seabed and the Slug Immortal's dwelling place has been opened, making it impossible to close.

No, the seabed and the earth's surface are not simply "connected".

Due to the failure of the Blood Pact Scroll, coupled with the high pressure and low temperature, the Sage of Six Paths' chakra, the aura of the Pure Land... under the influence of a variety of unexpected factors, the planned "just the right size" of the summoning passage was not achieved. Instead, it expanded too many times, completely engulfing the Slug Sage.

—So, it fell to the bottom of the sea through the psychic channel.

Even worse, because the Blood Pact Scroll lost its effectiveness, Hyuga Yuto was unable to summon the slug and transfer a portion of it to the surface to buy time.

"Run, Hyuga Yuto!" The slug's voice became even more indistinct. This was a conversation between a summoning beast and its blood pacter; even across a great distance, the slug could still convey its words to Hyuga Yuto's ears.

"Shikkotsu Forest is almost gone."

"That's it?" Hyuga Yuto was taken aback.

"It failed? I sensed that the diameter of the psychic portal was much larger than planned. Although it differed from expectations, it should be able to leave the underground without any problems, right?"

"I'm halfway there. My whole body is now in the deep sea."

Hinata Yuto's heart sank.

"Ha...you really are clever, Yuto-kun." The slug sage's voice was almost indistinct, but the gentleness and comfort it contained remained undiminished.

"I couldn't surface, and we all overlooked one thing... the salt content of the deep sea is too high, and I've already started to dehydrate."

"Can we split up? Or try to weather this storm first, and I'll come rescue you! With the experience from the first time, it'll only take me five days to get there!"

"It's too late, Yuto-kun. By then, I would have become a giant corpse sinking to the bottom of the sea."

"There's really no way..."

"That's it. In the end, I'm just a slug that's lived for too many years."

"You are the only immortal in Shikkotsu Forest."

"So after I die, the strange landscape of Shikkotsu Forest will change. I don't know what will happen, but one thing I am very clear about... Run, Yuto-kun, don't be buried here with me."

Hyuga Yuto stared blankly at the earth. Seven years ago, the boy who was still a caged bird came here and made a pact with the Slug Sage to watch over and help each other. Since then, they have never left each other's side, and Shikkotsu Forest has become his reliable support.

"Hang in there, slug!"

Hyuga Yuto gritted his teeth; sitting idly by and waiting for his doom was not his style.

"Four days! Give me four days to return to the seabed! I'll bring a blank spirit blood pact to summon you back to the surface. Losing ninety-nine percent of your physical strength doesn't matter; at least you'll be alive!"

The slug fairy's voice became more indistinct and gentler:

"As expected, you're already a very good man, Yuto-kun. It's a pity I..."

"Don't say so much, save your energy." Hyuga Yuto said, then took off running outside.

Just as he said, thanks to his first experience and his seemingly unlimited use of chakra, Hyuga Yuto was incredibly fast, speeding all the way to the beach in no time.

Because he left chakra on that small boat, Hyuga Yuto knew exactly where the Slug Sage was. To increase his speed, he even unleashed the Hundred Healings Technique to release chakra, without even having time to rest.

On the twenty-first hour of the third day, Hyuga Yuto returned here again.

However, he did not jump into the deep sea; he simply stood silently on the small boat.

The pitch-black sea was dotted with huge, smooth pieces of skin and limbs. Sunlight shone on them, creating neat, undulating ripples, like sunflowers chasing the sun.

The slug fairy did not choose to be buried in the dark, deep sea, but died under the scorching sun.

In that brief moment, the young man, no longer a caged bird, thought of many things, including the slug fairy who had been silently supporting him all these years…

However, in the next moment, Hyuga Yuto was suddenly startled and instantly appeared on the distant sea.

The usually cute and well-behaved creature looked at him timidly.

He bent down and carefully picked up the slug, which was about the size of his palm.

"Nice to meet you." Hinata Yuuto smiled.

"My name is Hyuga Yuto."

(End of this chapter)