Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 365 The Art of Dragon Life Reincarnation

"I didn't hear you clearly. Should I repeat myself?" Aokiji said leisurely, "I believe I spoke quite clearly just now, so there shouldn't be any problem with not being able to hear you."

Yamamoto's face was ashen: "What compensation for emotional distress?"

"Don't you understand the self-explanatory meaning of 'compensation for emotional distress'?"

Aokiji pointed to Karin's mother's arm, which was covered in teeth marks: "The teeth marks on her body were probably left by people from your village."

Yamamoto did not deny it, and said in a deep voice, "So what if it is?"

"She's a woman, after all. There's a difference between men and women, and she's also a mother. Don't you know your behavior will cause her emotional trauma?"

This bastard is deliberately trying to cause trouble, isn't he...?

Yamamoto cursed under his breath and offered an explanation: "We provided shelter for her and her daughter, and she used her abilities to help the village. This was agreed upon from the beginning. You can ask this woman if you don't believe me."

Seizing on the loophole in their words, Aokiji's gaze sharpened as he coldly questioned, "If that's the case, then how dare you ask me for payment for taking care of them?"

A chilling, eerie cold enveloped his entire body, and Yamamoto shivered literally.

Yamamoto's eyes widened in astonishment, his pupils reflecting a terrifying chill that swirled around Aokiji as naturally as breathing. In this state, Aokiji was unleashing tailed beast-level chakra.

Damn monster!

Yamamoto gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly.

"You dare to try and fool me? You've got some nerve."

Aokiji curled his lip and said coldly, "And don't think I don't know that you establish your authority by constantly suppressing and belittling them, and then continue to exploit them."

Cold sweat beaded on Yamamoto's forehead. Overwhelmed by Aokiji's powerful presence, he gritted his teeth and asked, "What do you want?"

The enemy, at most, just wanted to take this opportunity to intimidate Konoha and establish its strength.

Anyway, this isn't the first time a small country has acted as a subservient grandson to a large country, so one more time won't make a difference.

As for what one wants to get from him, it's nothing more than money.

However, he underestimated Aokiji's ambition.

Aokiji withdrew his cold aura, flicked his fingernails, and said leisurely, "I've heard that your Kusagakure has a technique called Dragon Life Reincarnation. I'm quite interested in this. If you let me see it, I'll forgive what you've done."

The art of dragon rebirth?

What is that?

The Kusagakure ninjas present looked at each other in bewilderment. How come they didn't know their village possessed such a ninjutsu?

Yamamoto's expression remained calm, but his heart was already in turmoil.

impossible!

How does this guy know this ninjutsu?

This ninjutsu is one of the two great treasures of Kusagakure.

Not to mention outsiders, even few people in the village know about it.

Those who know this ninjutsu, including him, are only a handful of people. How did Aokiji, an outsider, know it?

The art of reincarnating a dragon's destiny?

Yamamoto denied it three times: "I don't know, I haven't heard of it, don't talk nonsense."

Aokiji saw that the other party was stubborn and wouldn't admit defeat until he was faced with a fatal mistake, so he didn't bother to waste words with him. He turned his eyes red and the lines in his eyes spun rapidly and connected to form new patterns.

Spirit fire

A huge pillar of blue fire erupted from the ground.

The enormous pillar of fire, which appeared out of nowhere, startled everyone. Strangely, despite the blazing flames, no one could feel the high temperature of the fire; instead, they felt the low temperature of ice.

However, something even more astonishing happened.

The pillar of fire spun rapidly, forming a half-humanoid, enormous blue creature that exuded a chilling aura.

In an instant, a gigantic claw pounced directly at Yamamoto, as swift as the wind and as fierce as a wave, its speed completely out of proportion to its size.

Even Yamamoto, one of the strongest shinobi in Kusagakure, couldn't react in time and was roughly grabbed in the palm of his hand.

"hateful……"

Yamamoto growled, trying desperately to be ferocious, but unfortunately no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain in front of this ruthless claw.

"Yamamoto-sama..."

Upon seeing Yamamoto captured, some Kusagakure ninja rushed forward without hesitation.

Soulfire opened its eyes wide, and a sudden burst of blue flames erupted around it, forcefully repelling the ninjas who rushed towards it.

"Aaaaaah—!"

The air was filled with screams, which aroused Aokiji's sadistic tendencies, causing him to laugh gleefully: "Hehehe..."

"Mom, I'm scared..."

The surrounding temperature dropped rapidly. Karin trembled as she witnessed Aokiji's brutality, clutching her mother's skirt tightly.

"Don't worry, Mom's here..."

Karin's mother placed her hand on Karin's shoulder and spoke softly to comfort her.

In reality, she's not much better off than her daughter.

She can still remain calm now, which is barely sustained by her identity as a mother.

Xiangling's mother looked at the white-haired boy.

He looks like a harmless little child, but he is actually more terrifying than any wild animal.

Hearing that the boy was going to take the mother and daughter away to take care of them should have been a happy thing, but after seeing his cruel side, Karin's mother was worried and unsure whether to be happy or sad.

Looking at the blue flames all around him, Yamamoto's mouth dropped open, his face filled with surprise and fear.

actually……

They defeated the village's elite in an instant.

What kind of monster is this thing in front of me?

Aokiji used his soul fire to pull Yamamoto in front of him, a smirk playing on his lips, and said calmly, "I said, do you want to think this through before answering my question?"

Yamamoto trembled all over.

His tone sounded like he was just saying it casually, but he would never take a sentence so seriously.

The pressure applied would be enough to crush him.

It's not that I'm making a fuss, but the person in front of me is a madman who is absolutely capable of doing such a thing.

His cold, wicked eyes spoke volumes.

Suddenly, he noticed the snowflake-like patterns on Aokiji's eyes.

This is……

Kaleidoscope Sharingan!

"What's wrong? Are you deaf? Aren't you going to answer me?"

Amidst this blatant mockery, Yamamoto suddenly realized something.

So that's how it is. This damned madman had his eye on their village's treasure—the Dragon Life Reversal Technique—from the very beginning. He took the mother and daughter from the vortex world away just to use it as an excuse.

"Damn it, let go of Lord Yamamoto..."

Seeing Yamamoto being held like a chick by his opponent, even with such a disparity in strength, some Kusagakure ninjas were unwilling to give up and were eager to fight Aokiji to the death.

"You'd better not make any rash moves~" Aokiji's eyes swept over the surrounding Kusagakure ninja, a frivolous smile appearing on his face: "To step on an ant without killing it, that kind of force is very difficult to control~"

Aokiji enhanced his eye power and summoned the complete Soul Flame.

They descended upon the world like ghosts and gods, their terrifying presence chilling all who beheld them, awakening in them the ancient fear they had felt before nature and the divine.

"Wow, it's so big..."

Even in its current kneeling position, the Soulfire is still over ten meters tall, making the Grass Village ninja seem as insignificant as ants in comparison.

"Pat-pat..."

The weapons in their hands fell to the ground with a clattering sound.

The crowd slumped, arms hanging limply, their spirits broken, and gave up the fight; some even knelt down.

What's the point of fighting?

The guy in front of them was on a completely different level than these ordinary mortals.

"I see……"

Yamamoto closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate.

Aokiji's upturned lips seemed to say, "If only it had been like this earlier, why did it have to be like this..."

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After the plague god was sent away, it seemed as if a huge dark cloud was hanging over the heads of the people of Kusagakure, creating a powerful psychological pressure.

"Lord Yamamoto... is this really alright?"

When his subordinate asked this question, Yamamoto looked at the man as if he were an idiot:

"Or what? Are we going to stop them, or should we?"

The person who asked the question silently shut their mouth.

The giant monster summoned by the plague god can kill or injure a large number of people with a single ordinary punch.

Moreover, seeing how effortlessly he handled this move, everyone suspected that if he wanted to, he could easily slaughter their entire village.

"This is outrageous! These powerful nations are far too domineering. Are we destined to suffer this humiliation forever?"

A ninja from the Hidden Grass Village let out a wail, a sound that struck a chord with everyone present.

Yamamoto clenched his fist and immediately convened a high-level meeting to discuss the matter.

At the meeting, the two factions of leaders would often have heated arguments over their differing opinions.

That's because Kusagakure has always been divided into two factions: one is the pro-war faction "Kusa no Mi" who wants to revive Kusagakure, and the other is the anti-war faction "Kusa no Hana".

But this time, the leaders of the opposition "Kusa no Hana" chose to remain silent.

Because the Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique that Aokiji stole was taken from their side.

"Back then, Kusagakure was so glorious, but now it has fallen so low that it can be bullied like this by someone right at its doorstep."

One of the "Grass Fruit" executives became increasingly agitated as he spoke, even slamming his fist on the table to vent his emotions.

Someone echoed in a deep voice, "It seems we have no choice but to rely on that thing again."

"Could it be...?"

"Yes, that's it."

"But opening the Chest of Bliss is not an easy task."

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads.

The Box of Paradise is said to be a ninja tool used by the Sage of Six Paths. It was this tool that the ancestors of Kusagakure almost unified the world.

But for some unknown reason, the once-glorious Kusagakure was suddenly destroyed. After that, two new factions emerged in Kusagakure: one advocated continuing to use the Box of Bliss, and the other opposed using the Box of Bliss.

The seeds and flowers of grass were born from this, and the debate continues to this day.

The disagreement was one aspect, but the other was mainly because the Box of Elysium was extremely difficult to open, requiring a tailed beast as a guide to open it.

However, the Tailed Beasts are controlled by the major powers, and their Grass Village has no way of getting their hands on them, let alone opening the Box of Elysium.

"Why don't we send someone to Konoha to verify this?" suggested a high-ranking official from the Grass Flower organization. "Could it be that Aokiji acted on her own initiative?"

"What's there to verify? Aokiji is from Konoha."

They scoffed at the idea of grass.

"As far as I know, Konoha under the Third Hokage shouldn't be this domineering."

Besides still harboring illusions about Konoha, Kusanagi also felt that even if she were to steal ninjutsu, it should be done secretly.

If all else fails, then the evidence should be destroyed.

He shared this idea with everyone present.

Kusano sneered, "That wasn't robbery, that's called compensation for emotional distress."

I'm so upset I could cry.

He could have just taken it by force, but he made up excuses instead.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. They weren't afraid of a thug with power; they were afraid of a thug with education.

After much discussion, the two groups reached an agreement.

Konoha needs to send someone to verify this, and at the same time, they need to find a way to open the Box of Elysium.