Konoha: From the moment I was adopted by Tsunade

Chapter 222 The Proud Yukito Nii

The autumn mornings are quite cool.

After one night, Natsume finally stopped his physical training.

He didn't sleep at all.

Fortunately, with the immortal body present, one night wasn't a big problem.

"Wear this outfit in the Land of Demons."

Natsume opened the scroll and took out the prepared Konoha Village Jonin vest.

Without any disguise, Kaguya Otsutsuki would stand out too much.

It's obvious there's something wrong with it.

In the past, it would have taken a lot of persuasion to convince Kaguya Otsutsuki to change her clothes.

But right now, she happens to be in a good mood.

So without saying anything, I just put it on.

Natsume nodded in satisfaction and kissed her on the forehead.

He got up and opened the door.

Breakfast has already been prepared by someone.

However, Natsume knew that Kaguya Otsutsuki didn't eat food cooked by others, so he borrowed the kitchen and made her a bowl of noodles.

Breakfast is over.

On the table, Natsume spoke, "We'll be entering the Land of Demons soon."

Kaguya Otsutsuki stared at him, completely ignoring what he was saying.

Only Hinata Hyuga felt uneasy upon hearing this.

She wasn't worried about encountering danger, but rather about not performing well.

In that case, she would find it difficult to live up to the Demon-Slaying Bow and empty fists that Natsume had given her.

"This time, not only Konoha Village accepted the commission, but other ninja villages also did, so there is a possibility of conflict."

Natsume looked at Kaguya Otsutsuki, and after a moment of eye contact, said, "Especially you, don't make a move without my permission."

To be honest, that's a pretty dangerous statement.

If their relationship hadn't progressed further, he wouldn't have dared to make the final villain listen to him.

Kaguya Otsutsuki remained expressionless upon hearing this, showing no further reaction.

Natsume breathed a sigh of relief when he knew she had agreed.

He shuddered at the thought of the scene if she were allowed to make her move.

"As for Hinata, you don't need to worry about any missions, just make sure you stay safe."

Natsume smiled and asked, "Understand? Don't be a show-off."

Hinata Hyuga blushed slightly upon hearing this and nodded.

She understood the unspoken meaning in Natsume's words.

This also proves that her idea has been detected.

Half an hour later, the train stopped.

They arrived at the train station closest to the Land of Demons.

Further ahead, there were no more railway tracks.

However, Natsume plans to take advantage of this mission to discuss cooperation with Shion.

At least get the railway built over there.

Compared to the Snow Country, the climate in the Land of Demons is not as cold, and there is no snow everywhere.

Natsume took out a map, glanced at it, and said, "Let's go that way."

Their destination was naturally the priestess's palace in the land of demons.

This unique country, just like a thousand years ago, maintains the tradition of the shrine maiden being the daimyo.

The three of them were relatively fast.

Hinata Hyuga is a genin, but her strength surpasses that of a typical chunin, so she is not slow either.

Natsume and Kaguya Otsutsuki need no further explanation.

If it weren't for wanting to experience life, he would have used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel long ago.

After walking for half an hour, Kaguya Otsutsuki suddenly stopped.

Hinata Hyuga looked puzzled, but she was, after all, a ninja of the Hyuga clan.

White eye activated.

The confusion on her face turned into astonishment.

There are eight ninjas in the north.

One of the ninjas possessed an extremely terrifying amount of chakra.

Hinata Hyuga has only seen similar traits in Natsume and Naruto Uzumaki.

Is he a Jinchūriki?

"They must be ninjas from Kumogakure."

Natsume's perception is not as good as Kaguya Otsutsuki's, but it is among the best in the entire ninja world.

He could see even more clearly than Hinata Hyuga's Byakugan.

The leader was a young woman.

She has long, light brown hair, tied into a single braid that reaches her waist.

She was tall and slender, much taller than the average woman, and resembled Mei Terumi.

Two wooden figures.

He is also the Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails from Kumogakure.

Two-tailed cat is called Matatabi, and it is a large blue cat.

Yugito Nii is a perfect Jinchūriki, but she has a rather arrogant personality.

In the original work, it was precisely this arrogance that led to her death.

Instead of running away when she was being captured by Kakuzu and Hidan, she lured them into a trap, intending to kill them both.

Although they had the upper hand in the early stages, their reckless actions without any prior intelligence led to predictable consequences.

He died after having his tailed beast extracted.

Furthermore, his body was taken by Obito Uchiha and used to create one of the new Six Paths of Pain.

It can be said that it was exploited to the extreme.

"It's the aura of the divine tree."

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's eyes flickered slightly as she asked, "But it's very weak. Is this the tailed beast you mentioned?"

"Um."

Natsume had previously told her about Hagoromo Otsutsuki's splitting of the Divine Tree into ten.

Hinata Hyuga subconsciously glanced at Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Tailed beasts? Very weak?

She could understand what Natsume was saying, since he had suppressed the One-Tailed Shukaku.

But is this suddenly appearing member of the Hyuga clan really that powerful?

Moreover, among the tailed beasts, the One-Tailed Beast is the weakest.

Yes, many ninjas believe that the strength of a tailed beast depends on the number of its tails.

Although they were all invincible monsters to them.

Based on their performance in the original work, the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails are definitely the strongest.

The rest are actually not that different.

Shukaku, the one-tailed beast, is not the weakest.

Especially in the desert, it rivals the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.

But if we add the Jinchūriki, it's hard to say.

After all, Shukaku and Gaara have a particularly bad relationship.

It's highly likely that he can't defeat the perfect Jinchūriki.

As the three people stopped, the two Yukito also discovered their presence.

"They are ninjas from Konoha Village."

The middle-aged man withdrew his sensory ninjutsu and reported, "There are three people in total. If the information is correct, one of them is the Hokage, Natsume."

"Natsume just defeated the One-Tailed Beast and the Kazekage, and he's riding high. There's no need for us to make contact with them."

A young Jonin spoke up, "All we need to do is complete the request from the Land of Demons."

"snort!"

The two Yugitos wore expressions of disdain and disgust. "You only defeated the One-Tailed Beast, why are you so afraid? Besides, have you forgotten the humiliation Konoha inflicted on us years ago?"

"Of course not."

The other seven people quickly answered.

"Now that you've already noticed, leaving without saying goodbye makes it seem like we, the Hidden Cloud Village, are arrogant and disrespectful."

The two wooden figures narrowed their eyes, but secretly they were eager to try.

Gaara and Shukaku are not perfect Jinchūriki.

Her relationship with the Two-Tails Matatabi even surpasses that with Killer Bee and the Eight-Tails.

This is mentioned in the original work.

In other words, she believes that Natsume is not as exaggerated as the rumors suggest.

The claim of a god of the ninja world is a complete fabrication.

Of course, they definitely have the ability.

The two Yugitos quickened their pace and, in no time, blocked Natsume and the others' path.

The remaining eight people from Kumogakure village had formed a subtle encirclement.

The two wooden figures sized up the three of them and couldn't help but sneer.

"So the Hokage was just a brat after all!"

She had already heard that Natsume was very young.

But when she actually met him, she found that he was even younger than she had imagined.

He was just like a naive genin.

This further convinced her of her idea.

Natsume raised an eyebrow.

Seeing is believing.

She was indeed incredibly arrogant.

No wonder he has such a good relationship with Matatabi.

They're all cats, after all.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki did not make a move because Natsume had given prior instructions.

Strictly speaking, she completely ignored the two Yugitos.

Hinata wanted to defend Natsume, but given her personality, she opened her mouth but ultimately didn't say anything.

"Kid?"

Natsume said calmly, "The Hidden Cloud Village is still as rude as ever."

"Kumakuya only respects the strong."

The two Yugito raised an eyebrow and said with a sneer, "In my opinion, you are not qualified."

"Lord Yukito".

The young Jonin behind him was slightly startled and quickly stepped forward, whispering, "Don't forget Lord Raikage's instructions."

The two Yukitos curled their lips.

Seeing that Natsume still looked calm and collected, he couldn't help but think, "Turns out he's a coward."

They were given opportunities, but none of them worked.

Before she left, the Fourth Raikage, A, instructed her not to initiate any conflict with Konoha Village.

The two Yugito understand that if it's a passive counterattack, then there's no problem.

Unfortunately, Natsume was too composed.

"coward!"

The two Yukito snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Natsume watched her retreating figure, his eyes narrowing slightly.

I need to think of a way to repay them.

However, he has no intention of starting a conflict with Kumogakure for the time being.

Given the temperament of the Fourth Raikage, A, war is inevitable.

But Natsume is worried that if the game ends in a straight run, he won't be able to gain too many Fate Points.

Therefore, he planned to have some fun with the two Yugito.

Especially with such an arrogant personality, it must be quite interesting.

"Natsume-nii-san."

Hinata Hyuga looked at him with some concern.

As for why Natsume didn't take action, she understood it was because she didn't want to start a war with Kumogakure.

In a sense, that's correct.

"I'm fine."

Natsume reached out and ruffled her hair, saying, "Let's talk about it after the Oni Kingdom mission is over."

Kaguya Otsutsuki glanced at him but said nothing.

She knew that Natsume had always been very thoughtful.

The fact that they haven't taken action clearly indicates they have a plan.

After all, with her around, Erwei is just a little kitten.

If she had shown even the slightest hint of her presence, Matatabi would have turned and run away immediately, without daring to linger for even a moment.

The three continued on their journey.

After walking leisurely for an hour, they arrived at the capital of the land of demons and found the shrine maiden's palace in a valley.

Why in a valley?

Naturally, this was to protect Aster.

Although the shrine maiden of the Land of Demons is the same person as the daimyo, she does not actually handle any political affairs.

Yeah, it's really good for slacking off.

"You must be the Hokage, sir?"

A young man dressed as a guard came forward. "I am Zu Sui, and I am in charge of the security of this palace."

He glanced at the three people in front of him, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Because there are too few people.

Although Natsume is quite capable, he is still just one person.

However, his face remained expressionless.

"Um."

Natsume nodded and casually asked, "What exactly is our mission?"

Shiho secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They were much easier to talk to than the two women mentioned earlier.

He has absolutely no airs of a Hokage.

"Back then, the demon was sealed in the temples of the Land of Demons and the Land of Swamps. If the followers of the Yellow Springs Cult want to revive it, they must go to these two places."

Azusa said in a deep voice, "As instructed by the priestess, Konoha and Kumogakure will each guard one of the shrines. What does the Hokage think?"

"no problem."

Natsume, having anticipated this, smiled and said, "Since I've agreed to the request, I'll naturally follow the priestess's arrangements."

"Thank you for your understanding, Hokage-sama."

Ashiho immediately took out a map, pointed to a black dot, and said, "This is the location of the Sealed Temple of the Swamp Country."

Without a doubt, this is the temple that Konoha Village uses to protect the Land of Swamp.

After thinking for a moment, Natsume agreed.

In the original work, Yomi first went to the Sealed Temple of the Land of Demons.

He used dark medical ninjutsu to sew the soul of a demon into his own body, thus gaining near-limitless power.

It wouldn't be bad to let the Hidden Cloud Village suffer some bad luck.

After assigning the task, Azusa bowed slightly and said, "Lord Hokage, Princess Shrine Maiden, we wish to see you alone."

"You two wait for me here."

After giving a brief instruction, Natsume followed Ashiho into the palace.

The people from Kumogakure have disappeared; they must have already headed to the Sealed Temple.

"The priestess is inside."

Shiho stopped and stood at the door, seemingly not intending to go in.

Natsume nodded and entered the palace.

"You're Natsume?"

Ziyuan asked with some curiosity.

A pair of eyes kept scrutinizing him.

But apart from his excessively handsome appearance, there was nothing particularly special about him.

"Exactly."

Natsume smiled and asked, "I wonder what business the priestess has with me?"

Ziyuan fell silent upon hearing this.

She actually just wanted to see who Natsume was, the person the shrine maiden Kikuri had mentioned.

After a moment's thought, she asked, "If the demon were to come back to life, could you defeat it?"

"able."

Natsume answered in a flat tone.

"..."

Ziyuan opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but then stopped herself.

Natsume answered too quickly, making her feel that the demons were like cats and dogs, not worth mentioning.

Is the person the shrine maiden Kikuri was talking about really the ridiculously young Hokage in front of her?

Shion leaped from her seat and walked up to Natsume.

Intricate patterns suddenly appeared in his eyes.

This is a sign that the prophecy has been fulfilled.

A moment later, Shion caught her breath and looked at Natsume with considerable surprise.

Because she couldn't see his future.

This was the first time for her.

"What's wrong?"

Knowing her abilities, Natsume, seeing her like this, couldn't help but ask, "Did you witness my death?"

"no."

Ziyuan shook her head and said truthfully, "I could not foresee your death."

Unable to?

Natsume touched his chin.

Could it be because of Kaguya Otsutsuki?

"Although I don't know the reason, this is undoubtedly a good thing."

A smile appeared on Ziyuan's face.

The more unique it is, the more magical Natsume is, and the more likely he is to deal with the demons.

In that way, she wouldn't have to pay with her life like her mother, Maitreya.

Natsume glanced at the bell necklace she was wearing.

He remembered that this was left by her mother, Miroku, to seal away Shion's power.

In other words, this girl in front of you is quite remarkable.

Yes, you can join his Destiny organization.

After their conversation ended, Natsume turned and left.

They declined Ashiho's suggestion to rest and set off again for the Swamp Country.

4,000 words. PS: Chapter 216 (Kurenai's Lap Pillow), which was released yesterday, was delayed by more than ten hours because it was under review. If you haven't read it yet, you can check it out earlier.

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