Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 336 The Return of the Dead

A pink-haired girl from the Snow Ninja Clan looked at him with great interest, sizing him up and down: "He's a handsome guy~"

The wind and waves demanded, "Who exactly are you—!"

Since it is in human form, it must be able to speak to some extent.

The white-haired, blue-eyed youth's eyes turned blood red, revealing three-tomoe patterns. He barely moved his head, but a cold, scarlet light seeped from the depths of his drooping eyelids: "Before asking someone's name, you should introduce yourself first..."

A strange sense of unease crept into Feng Hua Nu Tao's heart. He raised his voice, trying to hide his nervousness, and said in a fierce tone, "Are you out of your mind?"

The young man with white hair and blue eyes closed his eyes, and the short name flowed out of his mouth with the sound of his soft breathing.

"Uchiha Aokiji..."

Feng Hua Nu Tao was taken aback for a moment, then after a brief moment of surprise, said, "Don't play tricks on me, that person is long dead..."

In the past, this name was widely known and respected.

He was a contemporary of Aokiji, and even though he lived in a remote country, he was quite familiar with Aokiji's deeds.

Wolf Fang Avalanche noticed Aokiji's scarlet eyes and exclaimed, "Your Highness, please look into his eyes..."

In his shock, Feng Hua Nu Tao hadn't paid much attention until his subordinates reminded him. He suddenly realized what Aokiji's eyes were like and exclaimed in surprise, "That's the Sharingan..."

Aokiji glanced around casually and realized he was inside a barrier. He wasn't in a hurry to leave, and his gaze fell on Fuuka Nutō. Judging from their conversation, this guy was clearly the leader here: "I'll give you a chance, submit to me..."

Feng Hua Nu Tao thought he had misheard, and with a "ha!" he looked at Qing Zhi as if he were crazy: "Are you kidding me?"

Aokiji said calmly, "Is one reason not to kill you enough?"

Enraged, Feng Hua Nu Tao laughed, his face contorted with rage: "You're spouting nonsense... Die!"

At a command, the Snow Ninja increased their chakra supply, and countless chains flew out from their knots, heading towards their target.

Aokiji glanced at the chain and instantly judged its trajectory. With a quick movement, he rushed to the knot and threw a punch.

"Bang."

Feng Hua Nu Tao was stunned for a moment, which startled him.

He let out a loud, mocking laugh: "Idiot, attacking the nodule directly with your fist..."

Boiling Escape, can't you use it?

Is it because the Five-Tails inside the body is gone?

Ignoring the noisy voices, Aokiji lowered his gaze, as if he understood something, and slightly curled his lips.

I see, hmph... what a pleasant surprise...

Aokiji's three-tomoe eyes spun rapidly, forming a six-pointed snowflake pattern, thus activating a kaleidoscope mode.

spirit fire

Aokiji summoned his soul fire and punched down, cracking the knot.

Everyone present was shocked, and Feng Hua Nu Tao was especially terrified. He hurriedly shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Quickly repair the barrier!"

As everyone came to their senses and was about to repair it, the Soul Fire beat them to it, inserting its palms directly into the crack and prying it outwards to the left and right. With a roar, it tore open a gap with its bare hands, and the six-pointed star knot also broke, turning into shards of glass that flew through the air. The Snow Ninja suffered a backlash, vomiting blood and collapsing to the ground.

Faced with Aokiji walking out leisurely, Fuuka Nutō was shocked. Fortunately, he still had fighting spirit and quickly used his strongest ice-style ninjutsu, Twin Dragon Blizzard.

A large amount of chakra gathered in his palm, and he unleashed two black dragons composed of snow and frost, which intertwined and surged forth as they attacked.

With a casual punch, Soulfire shattered the two menacing black dragons and charged straight in.

"N-Nani—!"

Feng Hua Nu Tao's pupils contracted, and before his body could react, it was grabbed by a huge fist like a chick and lifted high into the air.

Aokiji sat leisurely on the shoulder of the Soulfire, one hand resting on his knee, his palm supporting his cheek, a harmless smile on his face. However, to Fuuka Ryutō, this smile was more terrifying than any demon from hell.

"Please, please let me go. I'll do anything you want..."

Aokiji's strength far exceeded what Fuuka Naoto had imagined. He had essentially touched a steel plate—no, wait, he had touched a bomb—and chose to back down directly, abandoning the dignity of a daimyo.

When it comes to life, all of these things can be discarded.

"Hmph, how insignificant..."

With a scornful laugh, the Soulfire unleashed blue flames from its hand, burning towards the immobilized Wind and Waves.

Amidst screams, the wind, flowers, and raging waves transformed into an ice sculpture.

With a forceful squeeze, the ice of Wind and Flowers shattered. As the Soul Fire released its grip, the ice shards fell to the ground. After a while, a soul floated out from among them, looking exactly like Wind and Flowers shattered, with a blank expression.

The Soul Fire ruthlessly snatched the soul, stuffed it into its mouth, and devoured it.

Aokiji was reborn, and his eyesight was refreshed.

In addition, probably because the body is no longer human in structure, the side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan have decreased to some extent.

"How insignificant I am..."

Aokiji shook his head in disappointment.

A soul at this level will find it difficult to make significant progress no matter how much it is consumed by the soul fire.

It seems I'll need to devour the soul of at least a Kage-level ninja.

However, Aokiji was more interested in another soul than a ninja with Kage-level strength.

The demons of the land of demons.

The soul of the demon...

After devouring the soul of Fuuka Yukio, Aokiji slowly surveyed the crowd. That one move should have been enough to serve as a warning to others.

The Snow Ninja, led by Wolf Fang Avalanche, stood rooted to the spot, not daring to breathe.

It wasn't that they didn't want to save Feng Hua Nu Tao, but the enemy's strength was simply on a completely different level. Even someone as strong as Feng Hua Nu Tao wouldn't last a single breath against them; for them to go up there would be no different from courting death.

Moreover, Wolf Fang Avalanche has a pretty clear understanding of his own position. If he were truly the type to risk his life for his monarch, he wouldn't have colluded with Wind Flower Raging Waves for personal gain.

Therefore, there's no need for him to risk his life for the sake of the wind and waves, fighting a battle he could have already won.

What is loyalty to him, and how much does it cost per pound?

Meanwhile, his close confidante, the beautiful woman with pink hair, Tsurugi Fubuki, had cold sweat dripping down her forehead.

That was close!

Luckily, I didn't flirt with him, otherwise I might be the one being swallowed up by that blue giant right now.

The way she looked at Aokiji was filled with fear, admiration, and even infatuation.

She wasn't the type to be infatuated with a boy, but Aokiji was simply too strong, coupled with his undeniably pleasing appearance and his impulsive, ruthless personality, all of which stimulated every nerve in Tsurugi Fubuki's body, making her feel numb all over.

Aokiji opened his eyes, revealing an innocent smile: "Why are you all so tense? I'm not a demon..."

You're scarier than the devil...

The group exchanged bewildered glances, each secretly wanting to complain.

If I were to die at Aokiji's hands, not only would my body be shattered to pieces, but my soul would be completely devoured as well.

The fire of the soul opens its palm and respectfully lifts it to the shoulder.

Aokiji moved from the shoulder to the palm, crossed his arms, and looked down at the crowd: "I'll ask you one more time, will you submit, or choose to be my enemy...?"

Without hesitation, Wolf Fang Avalanche knelt on one knee, expressing his submission.

Feng Hua Xue Tao was instantly killed by Qing Zhi, leaving Lang Ya Xue Beng as the leader. Since he had already surrendered, there was no need for the others to be reserved.

As for the wind, flowers, raging waves, who cares?

Their loyalty to each other is merely for their own benefit.

"A wise choice..."

Aokiji smiled slightly.

A ball of flame swirled around the Soulfire and vanished into thin air.

Without the Soul Flame threatening him, Wolf Fang Avalanche's tense mood eased slightly, and he asked, "Legend has it that you died in a battle, but now you have reappeared in this form. What exactly happened in between?"

Aokiji's eyes gleamed crimson as he glanced at him indifferently: "You seem quite interested in me..."

Wolf Fang Avalanche realized he had misspoke and quickly apologized.

Aokiji withdrew his gaze and asked, "What era is this...?"

Upon hearing this, Wolf Fang Avalanche looked puzzled and was about to reply when Crane Wing Fubuki spoke first, eager to show off and make a good impression on Aokiji.

In addition to specifying the time, she also specified Aokiji's location.

Aokiji frowned upon hearing this, surprised that he had been asleep for so long. As if remembering something, he asked further, "The Uchiha clan... are they still around?"

Tsurugi Fubuki was taken aback, a little unable to follow Aokiji's train of thought, and gave a reply based on her memory.

Aokiji breathed a sigh of relief.

To avoid any accidents, he needed to return to the village as soon as possible.

He will not let any of those who persecuted him back then get away with it...

As he was thinking, Aokiji suddenly became serious, half of his face showed signs of dragonification, ice crystal-like substances appeared on his head, and an ice dragon wing grew from his back.

Those around them were startled by what they saw.

Aokiji gritted his sharpened teeth, clenched his fist with one hand, and forcibly restored his body to human form.

Damn it, he's starting to lose control of this magical power...

He must eliminate the hidden dangers...

(End of this chapter)