Naruto: The Progenitor of Demons Starting from Kirigakure

The cave is perpetually dark, with only a few dim candlelight flickering inside.

In the center of the underground cave is a small island in a lake, where an ancient shrine sits. A stone-paved path leads to the shrine gate, stretching out but not leading anywhere else. Four vermilion torii gates stand in four directions, and a sealing barrier covers the entire island.

There is no doubt that this is a specially made prison.

From the entrance to the passageway located at the edge of the cliff, Yura overlooks the Shimakoshi Shrine.

In my perception, two immense forces of malice were intertwined, one being a Jinchūriki and the other a Tailed Beast, with the Jinchūriki's hatred surpassing that of the Tailed Beast.

While it's true that bigger people may have bigger tempers, negative emotions are not necessarily correlated with body size.

Ultimately, the tailed beasts, which are seen as a collection of emotions such as hatred in the minds of ninjas, are quite subtle. In Yura's eyes, the one to the nine tailed beasts can all be considered as harmless pets, and their underlying nature is essentially related to kindness and simplicity.

So, why do we experience such strong negative emotions?

It is inextricably linked to chakra.

Chakra is a combination of spiritual and physical energy. As a massive chakra entity, a tailed beast is essentially a massive spiritual energy entity, so it's normal for it to carry some mixed emotions.

In other words, this Jinchūriki's spiritual energy might be superior to that of a Tailed Beast.

Just as the Uzumaki clan was able to suppress the Nine-Tails with their immense life force and chakra, those with enormous spiritual energy can also suppress tailed beasts, with the Sharingan being a prime example.

Aside from Hashirama Senju, this is the strongest person Yura has ever seen in person.

"It's really..."

"This is wonderful..."

Hatred value +1 +1 +1...

Resentment level +1 +1 +1 +1...

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For Jieluo, it was like being immersed in a sea of ​​chocolate honey.

In my perception, there are two weak spiritual sources, flickering like fragile candle flames, filled with malice, restlessness, resentment, jealousy, and hatred.

They were the two Jonin guards.

However, their mental state is clearly abnormal. Normal people's mental state is not like this. There is a peak in negative emotions, and they fluctuate at any time, even in mental disorders.

These two Jonin maintained their emotional state at its peak for a long time, surpassing one peak after another and steadily climbing. If they could not maintain a dynamic balance, release their emotions, and return to the bottom, and if they did not have enough mental strength to withstand it, then in the long run, they would be driven by their emotions and self-destruct.

In short, it can be summed up in two words: insane.

This is something that tailed beasts cannot do. Although tailed beasts can do similar things, it is only an indirect effect and mental pressure on the jinchūriki.

This is the problem caused by that Jinchūriki, a power powerful enough to drive others mad and destroy them.

It's quite interesting. Unlike the hypnosis of Mochizuki Gen, this is a direct form of mental influence and control, a force that manipulates people's minds.

In general understanding, chakra is the energy source for performing ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. It refers to the product of the mixture of mental and physical energy, a material existence. However, on the other hand, chakra also refers to the spiritual energy, or mental power, used by the Sage of Six Paths to connect people.

Chakra was used by the Sage of Six Paths to connect with spiritual energy; in other words, spiritual energy is not a part of chakra.

Later, when people stopped using chakra to connect with each other and instead used it to connect their own spiritual and physical energy, the chakra that was commonly known in the ninja world officially appeared, and like Kaguya, people used chakra as a weapon.

This explains that chakra is actually a key, a key that connects the release of physical energy and spiritual energy.

According to the mechanism of Sage Art, when chakra is connected to spiritual energy, it becomes chakra; when connected to natural energy, it becomes Sage Art chakra.

Essentially, there are three most primal forces in this world: life energy, spiritual energy, and natural energy, which need to be transformed and utilized through some kind of key.

For a long time, Jieluo had been pondering the nature of his demonic power. After much thought, he came to the conclusion that it was also a key, a key to release spiritual energy. Due to the different operating mechanism, its manifestation was naturally different from that of chakra.

Unlike ninjas who connect with their own spirit, Yura connects with the spiritual energy of others.

Based on this, in reality, for Jieluo, the living are more valuable than the dead.

Jieluo was not a bloodthirsty monster.

As for the reason why his abilities have become what they are now, Jieluo also speculates that, based on his own understanding, at the moment of death, it was like opening a kaleidoscope, awakening his abilities with an extremely strong negative mental power. Like the eye that reflects the soul, he materializes the things he desires most in his heart, such as immortality.

It doesn't matter if you don't know about such things. At that moment, Jie Luo took a step and walked to the edge of the cliff. He took a step into the air and his body fell naturally from the cliff, which was about ten meters high, and landed on the calm water with a thud.

The sound naturally attracted the attention of the guarding ninja.

"Who is it?!"

The two ninjas looked in the direction of the sound, but at first they didn't see anything. However, with a soft chuckle, their gazes locked onto Jieluo, who suddenly appeared on the lake like a phantom.

One of the Jonin suddenly shouted.

"Those who trespass on forbidden territory—die!"

Two dark figures appeared in the shadows in an instant...

The moment an attack is launched, Jieluo can sense its malice; in other words, no matter what kind of attack it is, it cannot escape Jieluo's detection.

Mind reading to some extent.

Jieluo turned her scarlet eyes. Her already excellent eyesight, honed by years of swordsmanship training, was further enhanced by her demonic power. Her terrifying dynamic vision clearly captured the scene, allowing her to see the two figures whose forms appeared as if time had frozen.

A wrinkled little old man and a tall, thin young man.

Ninja Body Secret Technique: Expansion Technique

Like an inflated balloon, the wrinkled old man transformed into a short, round cannonball and charged straight toward Jieluo.

Meanwhile, another tall, thin young man bent down, his hands quickly forming hand seals, his mouth inhaling, his stomach bulging, and a gust of foul wind spewed out from his mouth.

Wind Release: Kamaitachi Decapitation Technique

In an instant, the attack came from both sides in front, and eight black swords hovered quietly and menacingly around Jie Luo.

The next second, the old man was three meters away from Jieluo, and he spun around and kicked out like a whip.

Ninja Body Secret Technique: Extension and Retraction Technique

The swollen little legs stretched out like spears, and one foot slammed into Jieluo's face. Standing still, a mocking look appeared in Jieluo's eyes. Jieluo turned his head slightly, but he didn't dodge the old man's stinky foot.

Instead, it was a howling gale, an extremely condensed and compressed wind blade about a foot long, which whistled past Jieluo's ear in the instant it reached him. Even faster than the old man, Jieluo's hair-bladed scythe got close.

Blood suddenly bloomed in mid-air as a blade slashed across the old man's face. The bulging muscles on his face, like tires, gripped the blade tightly in the face of life and death, but the wound left by the blade was still deep enough to expose the bone. The old man's pupils trembled.

"Huh?" Jieluo let out a soft "huh".

The cut was too shallow...

However, the old man's whip-like leg exploded into a splattered mess in mid-air.

Seeing that he had almost had half his head chopped off and a leg severed, he was instantly drenched in sweat and still couldn't see the opponent's attack. His rich combat experience made the old man decide to retreat temporarily. His round body suddenly relaxed and shrank, and a ball of air exploded around him. While in mid-air, he repelled the blade and was pushed backward by the air.

"As expected..."

As a matter of common sense, the closer the combat distance, the more forceful the swing of Jieluo's hair-like weapon.

"Jonin".

The remaining seven black swords arrived silently, their flashing light dancing in the air.

In an instant, the old man in mid-air froze, and then countless blood lines bloomed on his body. He turned into fragments and fell into the water.

The tall, thin youth's eyes trembled with shock. His hands continued to form hand seals, dancing into a blur, poised to strike. Just as he opened his mouth, a black spear thrust out from underwater, traversing a distance of nearly fifty meters. The spearhead pierced through the tall, thin youth's mouth and exited through the back of his head. The impact carried the youth away from the water, leaving him hanging in mid-air.

The wind blades that were unleashed crashed into the cliff face, leaving a half-foot-deep slash mark on the rock wall.

Such injuries were not fatal for the time being. He made a hoarse sound, his hands trembled and weakly loosened, and the chakra he had cultivated in his body naturally dissipated. His bloodshot and fearful eyes stared intently at Jieluo, who was turning his head to look at him.

Who is this person?!

"You're pretty fast at forming hand seals," Jie Luo said with a slight smile.

"Hehe..."

But he was already close to death.

His vision blurred, and with a casual toss of his long spear, he flew through the air, crashed onto the water's surface, and sank into the depths.

Jieluo stepped forward and walked to the barrier.

Inside the barrier, a girl with short blonde hair sat on the steps in front of the divine gate. Her red and white shrine maiden outfit exuded mystery and holiness as she curiously gazed at Yura.

Although it was a bright smile, there was a subtle, sinister undertone.