My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 51 My Secret Pact with the Immortal

"Perhaps fate is stirring..." The slug sage's voice boomed from the earth, causing every drop of liquid in the swamp and every leaf in the vast forest to tremble.

"A dozen days ago, Tsunade brought the Exploding Blade: Flying Drop. The extremely sturdy piece of silk in it was a corner of that man's clothes. Even after a thousand years, I can still recognize it at a glance."

"That man is the Sage of Six Paths."

The Sage of Six Paths... once gave his fortune to the toad, the white snake, and the slug of the three holy lands? Hyuga Yuto was moved.

He didn't speak, but remained kneeling and listening.

"The toad died of old age, so that guy is getting older and older. The last time I saw him, his skin was drooping to the ground."

"The white snake sheds its skin and hibernates in the Dragon Cave year-round. Its appearance is almost unchanged. It is the laziest and most leisurely creature."

"Slugs live forever... Hahaha..."

The immortal, who seemed to live forever, suddenly burst into laughter, showing no sign of stopping.

Hinata Yuto's intuition told him that the emotion contained in that laughter was definitely not "joy".

The slug fairy only stopped when all the trees within a radius of tens of kilometers had fallen.

"In short, everything is proceeding according to the prophecy of the Sage of Six Paths. He was the founder of the Ninja School and the first person to understand the true meaning of chakra. His power is unprecedented, and his eyes can see very, very far."

"I enjoy immortality, but I must also accept this fate. Even after another thousand years, the slug will not die; it will still live underground in Shikkutsu Forest."

"However, a tiny bird tried to break the cage with its beak."

"It's a trivial matter, so small as to be insignificant, like a new bud sprouting from the tree in front of Konoha... But even if it's small, it's different in my eyes."

The gentle voice abruptly stopped, and the vast, boundless Damp Bone Forest was so quiet that not even a pin drop could be heard.

Despite having his thoughts exposed, Hinata Yuto didn't lose his composure as expected. He felt extremely calm, and deep down, he even felt a strange sense of relief.

He raised his head, removed his headband, revealing a hideous, bright green caged bird:

"Slug Sage, may I ask, how did you...?"

"Land of Waves, although you held a thin needle in your mouth to prevent yourself from talking in your sleep, the fluctuating chakra already tells a lot... I knew when that slug returned to my body... Don't worry, there are very few people in this world who can analyze emotions from chakra, and at that time, I was the only one by your side."

"The Land of Waves," Hyuga Yuto shrugged.

"So, what's your opinion on my thoughts?"

"See it in the Shikkotsu Forest," the Slug Sage replied.

Hinata Yuto almost burst out laughing at the worst possible time; he nearly thought the slug, which had lived for far too long, was telling him lame jokes to amuse him.

However, it is clear that the immortal's answer was not a lame joke.

The boy who had separated from his family knew what a slug meant.

What you want to do is none of my business, nor will I care, and I will not reveal it to anyone.

This answer is very much in line with the identity of a slug.

She is a being who has lived for thousands of years, existing even before the Ninja Clan existed. In her eyes, what the world looks like really doesn't matter much.

In her eyes, Konoha's internal affairs were perhaps just children's games. In a few hundred years, the world would change, and everything here would be different. Perhaps even the ninja village system of government would no longer exist, but she, the Slug Sage, would still live in Shikkotsu Forest.

After all... "slugs live forever."

This is her fate.

However, that's not enough. We've already gone this far, it would be a shame not to take advantage of the situation... Hyuga Yuto thought to himself, not intending to stop while he was ahead.

—If you truly believe in the principle of fair competition and don't try to get close to your superiors, you'll probably never get a promotion in your entire life.

Like all his predecessors who traveled through time, Hyuga Yuto was a despicable outsider.

Moreover, judging from the slug fairy's words, she wasn't entirely satisfied with the fate of "slug immortality."

"I won't tell anyone what you do," which is actually a form of tacit approval.

Although he didn't know the specific reason, Hyuga Yuto vaguely sensed that the Slug Sage had a hidden expectation for what he was going to do.

The young man who had separated from his family pondered for a moment and said carefully:

"Slug Sage, this world is in chaos lately. Even Konoha, the most peaceful and stable place, is stockpiling ninja tools and ration pills."

"As a ninja, I will stand on the battlefield and fight the enemy, both for the public good and for personal reasons. Given my current status, I will probably take on a position and act with my fellow villagers. However, I also want to have my own private space."

Hinata Yuto smiled wickedly. He and the Slug Sage both knew what this "private space" was for.

"I recently set up a few underground bases so I can easily do some scientific experiments..."

"However, since we are on the battlefield, I can't use the sealing scroll to move certain things. Those are military supplies and are under control. So... can I summon slugs to help me transport them? If necessary, I can even place them in the Wet Bone Forest."

As the one who signed the summoning blood pact, Hyuga Yuto certainly had the right to do so. The real meaning behind his request was, "When I use the slug to commit traitorous acts, can you help me cover it up?"

Before long, the rumbling from underground came again:

"Before this, if Tsunade asked, Katsuyu would tell her what you did with the summoning jutsu. But starting today, that won't be the case. Your authority will be the highest among summoning jutsu users, and Katsuyu will prioritize your orders. Of course, Tsunade, Konoha... no one will know about this change."

Hyuga Yuto breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, the slug sage understood the hidden meaning in his words, and they even had a certain degree of tacit understanding.

The young man who had separated from his family suddenly remembered a proverb from his past life: "An old man is cunning, an old horse is slippery, and an old rabbit is hard for an eagle to catch!"

The Slug Immortal has lived in the Wet Bone Forest for a thousand years. In such a long time, even a piece of wood would become a spirit.

The wisdom and cunning of such an old monster are indeed difficult to fathom.

"Well then, Slug-sama, Yuto will take his leave." Hyuga Yuto understood the importance of knowing when to stop, so he put on his headband and prepared to leave Shikkotsu Forest.

However, to his surprise, the slug sage's gentle voice rang in his ears once more:

"Yuto... what's the weather like outside right now?"

The boy who had separated from the family hesitated for a moment, but still answered:

"Replying to the immortal, the sun is shining brightly; it's a beautiful sunny day."

"A sunny day..."

Hyuga Yuto was puzzled, but still left respectfully.

The once boundless Wet Bone Forest is now just a sea of ​​trees, a swamp, and slugs that inhabit the ground.

It's unclear how much time passed—perhaps an hour, a day, or a month—before the gentle voice slowly echoed through the Damp Bone Forest:

"Sunny day... I remember the last time I basked in the sun was... a thousand years ago."

(End of this chapter)