Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 308 Zero Tail x Wraith

The man passed through the light membrane descending from the magic circle, stepped inside, and walked gracefully up the steps. He squinted at the gate that sealed the demon: "Finally arrived here... demon."

There was no need to pretend anymore. He removed his disguise, his clothes fluttering, revealing his true appearance.

At this moment, Orochimaru arrived. Looking at the young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes who had turned around, he asked with a focused gaze, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be a survivor of the Land of Sky."

Based on the device that flew in the sky just now, Orochimaru could deduce this conclusion, and its identity was probably not low, otherwise it would have been impossible to organize such a large number of aerial ninjas in just half a year.

"good."

As if victory was assured, the man's eyes blazed with intense hatred as he openly admitted:

"My name is Shennong, and I am the avenger of the Land of Sky, which was destroyed by your Konoha in the past."

During the battle to annihilate Konoha, the Zero Tail on Shennong went berserk and fell into the sea along with the mobile fortress. He was doomed, but in despair, he encountered a wisp of the remnant soul of a demon that had drifted there due to the power of the Zero Tail, and thus survived.

During the past six months, he worked hard to recover his Zero Tail power while waiting for the priestess to give birth, at which point his power plummeted to its lowest point, which led to tonight's actions.

Based on what had just happened, Orochimaru frowned and speculated in a deep voice, "So, in order to take revenge on Konoha, they've set their sights on the power of the Demon Country's demons, is that it?"

"Ah, yes."

Shennong was furious, and his anger poured out, spreading everywhere.

"Then I can't remain indifferent."

Orochimaru's expression hardened, and with a flick of his arm, he threw his shuriken, which cut through the attack.

Taking advantage of the moment Shennong dodged the sword in his hand, he circled behind Shennong and punched him in the face.

Shennong braced himself against the punch, his words dripping with sarcasm: "Hey, what's with your soft fist? Are you tickling me?"

Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils widened in astonishment.

Shennong's power far exceeded his expectations.

wrong.

It's not that the opponent is too strong, but that we have been weakened.

"Hmph, so you finally figured it out?"

Shennong let out a sneer.

In this space, humans can hardly exert even 10% of their strength, but he, who possesses a demon like Zero-Tail within him, is not within this range.

Shennong had important matters to attend to and didn't have time to waste. His body sprouted greasy tentacles, which pierced through Orochimaru's body, leaving him suspended in the air.

With a bang, Orochimaru turned into a wisp of white smoke.

Shennong gazed at the white smoke drifting in the air and said coldly, "Shadow clones, is that it? Cunning Konoha ninja."

He arrived at the door that sealed the demons and stared intently at the numerous sealing stickers affixed to it, from which he could sense a powerful sealing force.

It seems to be specifically designed to suppress the power of filth. Shennong has the evil Zero-Tail within him, and just standing here makes him feel extremely uncomfortable.

He tried to tear it, but as soon as he touched it, it released a very powerful holy energy, making a crackling sound and repelling Shennong's hand.

Shennong frowned and looked solemn as he looked at his arm, which was burned by the seal.

Such immense power! Even Zero-Tail's power couldn't be restored.

As expected, the seal that can contain the demon is not so easy to break.

There's no other way...

Shennong formed hand seals, chanted an incantation, and dark chakra surged from his body, attempting to forcibly break the seal.

The forces of light and darkness collided, causing Shennong's face to bulge with veins, bead up with cold sweat, and his jaw muscles to protrude, as if he were under immense pressure.

After a struggle, the power of darkness prevailed.

The talisman on the gate ignited with purple flames from top to top, and then a crack appeared, spreading rapidly upwards with a cracking sound.

"boom."

With a loud crash, the door shattered.

The seal was broken, and a chilling wind and several ribbons of black mist surged out in all directions.

Facing the surging cold and strong wind, Shennong was blown backward, his hair and clothes swaying and rattling.

"They're finally out."

A sinister male voice drifted out on the wind.

The damaged part of the gate revealed a deep darkness, seemingly bottomless, like an abyss.

Shennong squinted and gazed into the abyss, as if the abyss were also gazing into him.

Shennong prostrated himself on the ground, and with utmost piety, said, "Wangliang, give me the power of revenge."

"Making demands comes with corresponding costs."

Like the seductive whispers of a demon bewitching Faust, they drifted from the abyss, lingering in the air for a long time.

Shennong raised his head and replied, "I can pay for anything you want."

"Very well, I like your reckless attitude. Then offer me the Zero Tail within you."

Zero-tailed beings are extremely similar to the wraiths themselves.

Before regaining its physical body, this is the perfect host for the demon.

The deal was struck, and Shennong transformed into a masked creature, speaking in human language: "Come, enter my body."

The demon transformed into a cloud of black mist and entered the body through its mouth.

As the soul of the demon entered its body, Zero-Tail let out a grotesque cry, and its size rapidly expanded into a colossal monster tens of meters tall at a visible speed.

"Haha...this strength is simply amazing."

Zero-Tails let out a wild laugh, and a massive amount of dark chakra materialized and flowed out from within his body.

Under the influence of this force, it seemed as if even the surrounding air was trembling.

"Click-clack..."

The stones on both sides of the passageway peeled away, forming a clay figure of a soldier wearing armor and holding a halberd.

At this moment, the power stabilized, and Zero-Tail's body contracted, shrinking to human form.

Shennong clenched his fist, feeling the unparalleled dark chakra within his body, his voice trembling with excitement:

"With this power, I can rebuild the Land of the Sky and even take revenge on Konoha."

"Don't be too happy yet. There is still a priestess in this world. She is the only one in this world who has the power to seal me."

A ghostly voice came from inside him, telling him not to let his guard down.

"I see."

Shennong's expression turned solemn, and he dared not be presumptuous in the slightest. With a wave of his hand, he immediately issued an order:

"On my command, go and kill that witch."

Although the demon is not in its most perfect state because it doesn't have a physical body, it is in much better condition than the priestess who has just given birth. This is the best time to kill the priestess.

As soon as he finished speaking, the clay puppet soldiers responded to Shennong's call, their eyes flashing red light as they moved.

……

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"What on earth is going on...?"

The sky ninja Orochimaru was already troublesome enough, but now stone soldiers are constantly emerging from the ground.

After scanning the surroundings, he realized that the number of enemies nearby was too great, and these stone soldiers would immediately regenerate after being destroyed. It was clear that Aokiji was still not able to arrive.

If this continues, it could very well put us in a dangerous situation.

Just as Orochimaru decided to retreat, a slightly mocking voice came from behind him: "Oh, so you haven't run away yet."

Orochimaru turned around and saw Shennong. He had just come out of the shrine with a smug expression on his face. Judging from what had happened before, things must have gone very smoothly, otherwise he wouldn't have that expression.

He looked at Orochimaru and grinned, "I was dealing with your shadow clone just now. I hope you can give me some fun this time."

Having just acquired the power of the demon, it wouldn't be bad to practice on this guy before officially facing the priestess.

In addition, he vaguely sensed that this Konoha ninja in front of him harbored a very dark side. If he could unleash it, he might be able to turn him into his subordinate through the power of the demon.

Orochimaru looked down at his remaining companions, a solemn expression on his face.

Given his strength, with Jiraiya as a burden, it would be difficult for him to escape, and they would most likely both perish.

The rational choice would have been to decisively abandon Jiraiya and run away.

Seeing Orochimaru's predicament, Jiraiya, pale-faced and weak, said, "Orochimaru, don't worry about me, just run. Otherwise, we'll all die here."

After saying that, perhaps to alleviate his suppressed emotions, he continued with a laugh and a scolding:

"I will never eat food from strangers again, no matter what. I've only just realized how careless I am with my words."

Orochimaru nodded: "Then good luck to you."

Jiraiya was taken aback: "Hey, do you have to be so cold-blooded? I was just being polite to you."

Orochimaru laughed and said, "Don't you know that snakes are cold-blooded animals?"

Hearing their conversation, Shennong smiled slightly: "A wise choice."

However, the truth was completely opposite to what he said. Orochimaru resolutely stood in front of Jiraiya and chose to fight.

Jiraiya was not surprised to see the back of the figure blocking his way.

Orochimaru, this snake, is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

Shennong frowned slightly, looking puzzled.

Orochimaru seemed to see through Shennong's thoughts and grinned: "Even cold-blooded animals have a sentimental side sometimes."

(End of this chapter)