Naruto: The Progenitor of Demons Starting from Kirigakure

The fire was burning, and most of the wooden houses were gradually collapsing. Amidst the scorching smell of burning, smoke and miasma swirled, and in the misty black smoke, countless fireflies danced in the sky, along with the scattered souls.

"Where will this hatred and resentment go..."

Looking at the flying souls, bewildered and dazed, their faces still bearing the traces of fear from their previous lives.

Jieluo has the answer.

The Pure Land is the final resting place for all souls in the ninja world. Souls that go there will guide Yura to find that place.

So, what will happen?

"Where is my resting place...?"

Sitting atop the towering torii gate, surrounded by raging flames, with blood pooling and flowing on the rocky path, and one after another, the slain corpses lying haphazardly on the ground, accompanied by soft breathing and fearful sobs, the flames of fear locked onto the surviving children and girls in my heart.

In hidden corners, some hid under beds, some hid in water tanks, some huddled in their parents' arms, and some...

Jieluo was playing a little game with them.

A hide-and-seek game.

Jieluo is a ghost.

"Aaaaaahh ...

Lowering her eyes, Jieluo looked at the little devil, raised her finger, and flicked it lightly.

Condensing the sword into a single line, in the world of cultivation, is called "sword energy turning into silk," a mark of a high-level swordsman, a profound realm, and the methods of an immortal.

Suddenly, the little devil collapsed to the ground and fell into a peaceful sleep.

A touch of crimson between the eyebrows, and the brain tissue inside the brain blossoms, blooming in a trumpet shape.

"Too bad you don't have the Sharingan..."

With a whooshing sound as he moved swiftly through the air, Shen Yue landed beneath the torii gate, kneeling on one knee with both hands raised above his head, revealing the scroll in his hands.

"Lord Jieluo, we've found it."

"It's so slow," Jieluo said. "I've already killed all the ninjas. You weren't secretly memorizing the contents of the scroll, were you?"

Sweat beaded on his forehead, Shen Yue bowed his head and said, "I wouldn't dare, Lord Jie Luo."

"Don't be so scared, I'm not a ghost." Jieluo flicked her finger, and a strand of hair shot out, which she then rolled up and returned to her hand. By the light of the fire, she opened the scroll to check its contents.

One scroll contained the secret sword techniques passed down by the Kusanagi clan. After a quick glance, Yura's eyes paused, and her gaze fell on a single sentence.

"Huh?"

The mind and body are separate, but the will is in harmony with the heavens.

After examining it carefully for a moment, Jieluo discovered that this was a profound technique that emphasized the unity of nature and mind, belonging to the Shinryu style of swordsmanship. To put it bluntly, it was the Sage Mode, but it was in the initial stage of creation and was an extremely dangerous forbidden technique.

It can be divided into two separate roads, both of which are extremely dangerous.

One method involves separating consciousness from the body, eliminating distracting thoughts, emotions, and feelings to achieve a state of mindlessness, thereby enabling the body to produce conditioned reflexes and achieving a breakthrough in speed and reaction capabilities.

However, the problems are twofold: first, it will place a huge physical burden on the body; second, the calmer and more stable the emotions, the more inhuman the person becomes, and if this continues for a long time, it is easy to lose emotions and become a sword demon dominated by the sword, which will make one want to cut down everything.

Once you've reached this point, the next step is to feel the energy of nature and unite your heart with nature. This is also the most dangerous step. The Kusanagi clan doesn't have any useful toad oil or toad sticks to help attract or disperse the energy of nature. All the recorded practitioners in the clan have fallen at this step, without exception. They absorbed too much energy of nature, lost their delicate balance, and their bodies became unbalanced, deformed, and mutated into monsters, turning into evil spirits that kill anyone they see.

It does resemble Jugo's symptoms somewhat.

The entire message conveys only one point: we can overcome the power of our hearts by relying on the mere energy of nature; all we need to do is believe in the power of belief.

"I don't believe you for a second." He muttered under his breath, thinking that swordsmen were all lunatics and idiots. Then he glanced at the other secret techniques.

Since becoming ninjas, the Kusanagi clan has developed many ninjutsu and taijutsu techniques, mainly based on wind release. Among them, those that can be called secret techniques are only A-rank ninjutsu in Yura's eyes. They are very strong in the eyes of ordinary people, but that's about it.

This left Jie Luo somewhat disappointed.

For conventional five-attribute attack ninjutsu, Jieluo doesn't need them. All Jieluo needs is hair. The only ninjutsu that Jieluo values, besides secret techniques, are auxiliary ninjutsu, such as Earth Release: Earth Spear, Earth Release: Flight Technique, or enhancement-type ninjutsu.

Jieluo was more interested in some dazzling sword techniques, but he still had a long way to go before he could master them and turn them into hair manipulation skills.

Moreover, it's not just swordsmanship; Jieluo aims to master all martial arts, integrating various skills into one, pursuing the ultimate in martial arts, and transforming them into a myriad of forms.

At that moment, Jieluo put away the secret scroll, untied the spirit communication scroll, bit her finger to leave a bloody mark, left her name, and then casually tossed it to Shenyue.

Shen Yue was taken aback, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

Is there any left for me?

"Shenyue..." Jieluo said.

"Ha!" Shen Yue replied, bowing her head.

"I'm giving you a mission, and the reward is your life," Jieluo said.

"Ha." Shen Yue did not refuse.

"Infiltrate Konoha Village..." Yura said, "You can do it, right?"

The early stages of village establishment are the best time to infiltrate. Everything is in its infancy, internal affairs are not yet properly handled, and there are loopholes everywhere. After a while, the five major villages will be in the stage of sending spies to spy on each other.

"Ha!" Shen Yue accepted the order.

Jie Luo stood up, took one last look down at Shen Yue, lifted her foot, and left through the air.

Seeing Jieluo leave, Shen Yue gripped the Kusanagi sword tightly, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty. He was completely outmatched. Looking at the fire-filled clan compound and sensing the chakra of the surviving children, a fierce glint flashed in Shen Yue's eyes. He slowly drew the Kusanagi sword, its blade gleaming coldly...

Ambition is a terrible thing.

After spending about three hours settling matters with the Kusanagi clan, Yura arrived at the agreed-upon location.

This time, it's Shuichi from the Uji clan.

Walking through the deserted clan territory, Shuichi led Yura straight to the location where the clan kept the secret scrolls.

He casually walked to a bookshelf, took down a scroll, and flipped through it.

Most of them are Water Release secret techniques, and their Water Release secret techniques are remarkable, especially a forbidden Water Release technique that splits one's own spirit and soul to create a water-shaped life form to fight. Unlike Shadow Clones, which shatter at the slightest touch, it is an excellent combat partner, and can be said to be of one mind with the user. I have seen this technique before, in the conference room, by the Uji Jonin who brought the water-shaped ninja dog.

Similar to immortal techniques, inorganic rebirth can give life to lifeless inorganic objects.

Compared to shadow clones, the weakness is that once they are completely destroyed, the price to pay is much higher.

Overall, it's not a worthwhile exchange.

Looking at the scroll, Yura seemed to be deep in thought. Both of these techniques from the Uji and Kusanagi clans involved the concept of the mind, but they were expressed in different ways. The Kusanagi clan separated the mind from the body, thereby enabling the body to establish conditioned reflexes. In other words, it allowed the body to have its own life.

Or rather, the body has its own thoughts, which are not in harmony with the brain.

In this way, one person can play two roles, and the difficulty of the Sage Mode, which requires both movement and stillness, is solved without needing to be broken.

Similarly, if this Uji Jonin knew Sage Mode, he could have his water-form half-body assist him in completing Sage Mode, just like the two toad sages on Jiraiya's shoulders, remaining still and continuously absorbing natural energy.

These are all good problem-solving approaches.

Jielu put down the scroll and took out another scroll to casually look at.

"Speaking of which, once the Uji clan is wiped out, how will you manage in the village? From then on, the Hero Clan will be the only one in power, and the village leadership will be passed down through generations in this family," Jieluo said. "Gen is no pushover."

Xiuyi's face stiffened.

"I have a reason to do it," Shuichi said.

Jieluo nodded slightly. Everyone in the ninja world has a story, but...

"boring."

"Boring? Huan will be an excellent leader. I won't approve of someone who's soft-hearted," Shuichi said. "At least she has some principles. This boring clan deserves to be destroyed."

"I have a suggestion, would you like to hear it?" Jieluo said.

"Please speak, Lord Yura."

"Become my subordinate," Jieluo said. "Infiltrate Kumogakure..."

He pointed to the numerous scrolls filling the room and said, "The wealth of this clan will become your capital."

"I have no choice but to agree, Lord Yura," Shuichi said.

"Very good." Jieluo turned around and said, "Let's go."

Here, the most important spirit scroll of the Uji clan, the one used for worship at the hour of the ox, was not left.