I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 189 and 191: Barrier in the Volcano

Lord Kakuyuki? !

What is this monster saying?

The Hero Tori, hidden beneath the Kamen Rider helmet, was utterly bewildered; he had no idea what the monster was talking about.

This monster, which emerged from the depths of the Aokigahara Forest, was covered in white fur, had antlers like those of a deer on either side of its head, and a fist-sized eye split open in the center of its body.

"Lord Kakuyuki, the mask you're wearing today is different from before. I don't really understand human culture."

Seeing the bird-dwelling hero remain silent in thought, the white-haired monster turned its round eyes to the black tentacles twisting in the air, a hint of suspicion flashing across its face.

"You arrived a little later than expected, and according to the communication from the Gunma Prefecture base, you didn't deliver the batch of yokai as promised. Was something delayed?"

I couldn't understand a word this monster was saying, but it seemed to think it was that guy, Kakushi-sama?

But he wasn't that kind of person at all. He had already aroused the monster's suspicion by not saying a word, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he would definitely be exposed.

After being exposed, will this monster attack me?

Tori Hero swallowed hard, slowly retracting dozens of black tentacles into his Kamen Rider suit. His left hand tensed, the black tentacles ready to spring out at any moment.

"Lord Kakuyuki, you seem a bit strange today. Is it because you changed your mask?"

Sensing that the monster seemed to have become suspicious, Tori no Hideo gritted his teeth and prepared to strike first.

Suddenly, Torii felt his body stiffen and his back go cold, as if something chilling had entered his body.

Then, he was horrified to find that he had lost control of his body, and even his little finger was unresponsive.

His mouth opened and closed involuntarily, emitting a strange Osaka accent:

"I was attacked by superhumans in Saitama Prefecture, and all ten monsters were killed by them."

The consciousness of the hero Tosu was filled with terror. Could he have been possessed by a ghost that lingered in the forest of Aokigahara?

"Is that so? That's terrible!"

"I never expected to be intercepted and killed by superhumans."

The Torii Hero's body twisted strangely a few times, and the Kamen Rider suit began to swell up, as if some foreign object was wriggling under the suit, with black tentacles emerging from the gaps in the collar, cuffs, and other parts.

"The superhumans are too strong! Even I am no match for them. Three of my clones were killed before I managed to escape."

Hearing Kakuyuki-sama's familiar Osaka accent and his signature black whiskers, the white-haired monster had no doubts.

"I see. No wonder Lord Kakuyuki was delayed. Lord Kakuyuki is fortunate to have escaped unscathed. The King will surely understand."

The white-haired monster leaped lightly, like a nimble ape leaping across a ravine, and arrived beside the bird-dwelling hero.

"Although Aokigahara is a remote place, it's not impossible that humans might discover us. Lord Kakuyuki, I will now take you into the sacred land."

The white-haired monster lowered his head and spoke respectfully.

Seeing that the Bird-Staying Hero did not object, the white-haired monster took out a strange bell and started shaking it.

"clang!"

The clear sound of bells echoed through the forests of Aokigahara.

Soon, the ground began to tremble slightly, the treetops swayed and rustled, and fallen leaves drifted down, as if an earth dragon were turning over.

wrong!

There really is something underground moving this way.

A huge, smooth, hairless, black head, as large as a locomotive, emerged from the ground, like a blind snake magnified countless times, revealing a gaping, dark abyss-like maw on the ground.

"Come, Lord Kakuyuki. Although this is your first time and you may not be used to it, only by letting it carry us underground can we pass through the barrier that the King has set up on Mount Fuji and reach the Holy Land."

Led by the white-haired monster, they jumped into the giant maw of the abyss.

"No, no! This is like walking into a trap. I'm not a gangster at all."

Although Tosui Hero was internally screaming for his life, his body involuntarily leaped down.

The black giant swallowed the white-haired monster and the bird-dwelling hero, then sank underground, causing the ground to churn and return to normal.

Shortly after they disappeared, a handsome face suddenly appeared on the trunk of a jagged tree beside the stream.

Then the face, along with its body, broke free from the tree trunk and fell to the ground.

The figure was entirely grayish-blue, with wood-like textures on its face, and at first glance, it looked like a demon or monster from a legend, such as a wood spirit or mountain spirit.

"The flowers you plant with care may not bloom, while the willows you plant without intention may thrive. Bestowing the Earthly Grudge Technique upon the hero of Bird Nest was originally just a casual move, but I never expected it to come in handy so quickly! Is this a case of good deeds being rewarded?"

Naruto Uchiha stared at the barely perceptible marks on the ground, lost in thought.

After entering the Aokigahara Forest, he lost track of the yokai's scent, but he refused to give up easily and instead summoned multiple wood clones to search the forest.

However, in such a vast forest, it's like finding a needle in a haystack.

One of the wooden clones followed the Bird Nest Hero from afar.

Naruto Uchiha didn't want anything to happen to Tosu Hero along the way, so that his good intentions would be wasted.

"We've found the clues to the monster. In that case, let's get rid of all the wooden clones scattered around Aokigahara. Leaving only this one wooden clone is enough."

Naruto Uchiha clasped his hands together, dispelling the other wood clones.

That white-haired monster, because of the Kamen Rider mask and Kakuyuki's Earth Grudge Technique, mistakenly took Tori Hero as Kakuyuki, who had already been killed by Uchiha Naruto.

Since that's the case, Naruto Uchiha simply went with the flow and took this opportunity to infiltrate the base of the monsters on Mount Fuji.

Naruto Uchiha's main body is still elsewhere in Aokigahara and cannot arrive for the time being.

Naruto Uchiha then used the mentor-disciple support system to pinpoint the location of the Torii Hero, and then used the Spirit Transformation Technique to seize control of his body.

Tosu no Hero was able to resist and became Uchiha Naruto's puppet.

"Using the Bird Hero, who has taken over the body using the Spirit Transformation Technique, to test the waters, and then using this wooden clone to secretly follow, is a double insurance. It's foolproof. Let's go."

The legs of Uchiha Naruki's clone transformed into tree roots and sank into the ground, causing him to disappear.

After following the black giant monster underground for a while, Uchiha Naruto quickly discovered that they were heading towards Mount Fuji.

A faint crimson light membrane appeared before Uchiha Naruto's eyes.

"A barrier?"

(End of this chapter)