Naruto: The Progenitor of Demons Starting from Kirigakure

After finding a decent-looking hotel in town, Jieluo decided to stay there for a while.

Before heading to Takigakure to seize the secret technique, take stock of the abilities you possess.

Jieluo has been thinking a lot about this over the past three days and has tried some simple development.

First, there are the techniques he has mastered: the basic Three Body Techniques, namely Shadow Clone, Substitution, and Transformation. Second, there is the Body Flicker Technique, which is a very common ninjutsu-type Body Flicker Technique that a Chunin can master. His auxiliary ninjutsu is limited to this. If he hadn't been incorporated into Takigakure, he wouldn't even know these techniques, let alone water walking and tree climbing.

The only true ninjutsu that can be called is the mere Earth Release technique, Earth Release: Earth Spear. This was a special farewell meal bestowed upon him by the village in recognition of his assassination of the God of Ninja.

Therefore, in just half a month, I only managed to barely master it.

Although this technique is very powerful, combining offense and defense, it's as good as nothing if you can't use it.

During a free test in the village, it was learned that his chakra nature was earth and water. Apart from more basic chakra manipulation abilities, all of Jieluo's combat power was concentrated in his ruthless swordsmanship.

Even after becoming a demon, Yura's chakra level hasn't increased much; it remains mediocre among Chunin, far from reaching the level of one chakra.

However, another power within his body was steadily and rapidly increasing. Unlike chakra, it did not require refining and was constantly improving. As time passed, Jieluo was certain that it would naturally grow to a terrifying level.

Simply put, it is—

恐惧值+1+1+1、怨恨值+1+1+1+1，等等...

There's no way around it; monsters are just that kind of creature.

Jieluo tried to combine it with chakra, like in Sage Mode, but he couldn't do it yet. If he tried to combine it, it would explode inside his body, causing a bloody hole. However, it was just a minor fatal injury, nothing to worry about. That's what immortality is all about.

This results in the fact that, apart from using a small amount of demonic power for some of their own innate abilities, most of their demonic power cannot be utilized.

Jielu guessed that, just like releasing ninjutsu with chakra, Jielu was still missing the key technique for releasing demonic power, that is, demonic magic, and he had no clue how to effectively develop the technique.

There's no shortage of development ideas based on the talent to manipulate hair and will-o'-the-wisps.

Sitting on the hotel bed, Jieluo raised his hand and looked at the ball of blue flame in his palm. This blue color was a natural transformation after the flame was highly concentrated. In terms of destructive power, it was even greater than ordinary fire jutsu. As a talent ability, it did not require hand seals, which was extremely advantageous in actual combat.

In terms of fire, it can advance towards greater destructive power and scale, which is somewhat similar to Pakura's Scorch Release.

Jieluo clenched his fist, extinguishing the flames in his palm. He closed his eyes slightly, and with a thought, five ghostly blue fireballs floated around him. Under Jieluo's control, they circled around him, tumbling and flying at high speed and nimbly. Wherever they went, the air and light were distorted due to the high temperature, and real distorted heat waves surged up. In the dim light, one could vaguely see the silent, howling ghost skeletons churning inside the watermelon-sized fireballs.

If you look closely, you can see a tiny ball of hair at the center of the fireball, with fine filaments extending all the way to the hair of the woman.

The core of this fire-generating ability still relies on Yura's hair.

Red Secret Technique: Five Ghosts Manipulation and Killing Technique

With effortless movement, there was no need for precise chakra control. The five fireballs instantly transformed into five burning, ferocious skulls, and moments later, the five fireballs around Jieluo extinguished out of thin air.

In contrast, Jieluo values ​​the Manipulation Technique more, which is roughly equivalent to the String-String Fruit, possessing flexible, unpredictable, and ever-changing abilities.

It can freely manipulate and change the countless fine threads of hair at will, like magic that can control hair at will.

Therefore, it can give rise to countless combat methods, which are ever-changing and quite terrifying close combat techniques.

In Inuyasha, Yura's manipulation techniques are more delicate than powerful; in One Piece, Doflamingo's manipulation techniques are more powerful than delicate. Combining the two, the representative is the first-level mage in The Burial of Friren, a terrifying scythe-wielding man with blood-smelling hair, the "Pacifista" Zanze.

Its unique hair magic involves layering and reinforcing its hair with various magical imprints, transforming it into a weapon that combines power, skill, destruction, and defense. This hair can easily destroy defensive magic or even the human body.

Like this...

In an instant, Jieluo's short hair grew wildly, floating up behind her and gathering together in the blink of an eye. It split into eight strands, transforming into eight jet-black scythes that lurked around her like venomous snakes, making her resemble a giant humanoid spider demon with eight legs.

The curved, hair-like scythe was entirely black, gleaming with a metallic sheen. The blade alone was over a meter long, and including the thick handle connecting to the head, its range was...

With a sharp whistling sound, the scythe shot out like a venomous snake, transforming into a blurry black shadow. In the blink of an eye, it covered a distance of five or six meters in the room, and with a thought, it stopped abruptly in front of the opposite wall. The tip of the blade lightly touched the wall, and a mosquito was pierced through its belly and nailed to the wall, without damaging the wall in the slightest. It was as if the blade had lifted a heavy object with ease.

However, the hotel space was too small, making it difficult to maneuver. Jie Luo felt that the range was not just five or six meters, but several times longer.

The scythe slowly retracted, hovering alongside the other seven scythes beside Jieluo.

In this way, his hard-earned swordsmanship had a more suitable stage to be displayed.

Black Secret Technique. External Style. Eight Swallow Return

The family that adopted Yura was a samurai family long ago. They foresaw the inevitable decline of the samurai class and transformed into a ninja family. Along with other samurai families such as Hatake, they were famous in the Warring States period for their sharp and ruthless swordsmanship.

Over the centuries, many talented individuals have emerged within the family. Compared to the family's orthodox ancient swordsmanship, the swordsmanship spontaneously researched by outsiders like Jieluo is collectively referred to as "external style."

Yura was not a ninjutsu genius; she was chosen by her clan because she was a swordsmanship genius.

On the day she was pulled from a pile of corpses by her family at the age of three, when her family mercilessly threw a kunai at her, ending her life, she instinctively pulled out a broken blade from the pile of corpses to parry and knock away the kunai, thus being recognized at a glance for her talent in wielding a sword.

Swallow Return is a sword technique created by Sasaki Kojiro, named after the story of him cutting down a flying swallow. This technique is based on an ultra-fast sword-drawing technique, which utilizes the attack range advantage of the nodachi to deliver an unavoidable fatal blow in an instant.

Adopted at the age of three, and subjected to a year of beatings, hunger and taming, four-year-old Jieluo hastily learned how to refine chakra and was thrown into the battlefield. In the face of life and death, he completed this deadly secret technique.

The small katana at Yura's waist was her first weapon and the only treasure that gave her a sense of security. She has protected and cherished it ever since.

Overall, the design emphasizes innovation and free expression.

So...

Black Secret Technique. External Style. Sixteen Swallow Returns

The next second, as his hair grew wildly, the scythes around his body split in two, without decreasing in size, transforming into sixteen scythes that surrounded him.

With a thought, sixteen scythes danced silently in his hands, like sixteen freely controlled arms waving. The scythes trembled slightly, like sixteen nimble swallows soaring up and down. Through long-term practice of swordsmanship, Jie Luo could feel that this was not his limit.

So.

Black Secret Technique. External Style. Thirty-Two Swallow Returns

It split in two again, and thirty-two gleaming scythes floated densely around it, exuding a fierce and bloodthirsty aura that was terrifying to behold.

"Hmm..."

Jie Luo stroked his chin thoughtfully. More swords are not necessarily better. This number of swords attacking at the same time is enough to block any path of the enemy's evasion, forming a phenomenon similar to multiple dimensions. The swords approaching from three sides 'simultaneously' cut through the opposing opponent's head with the secret sword Swallow Return, which is a sure-kill secret sword. What is even more terrifying is that these swords are probably invisible blades to the enemy, an unavoidable deadly blow in a sense.

But we can't be too absolute. Theoretically, it's unavoidable, but in reality, it can definitely be avoided. Otherwise, it would be as ridiculous as the absolute defense in the ninja world.

But this level is enough. Jie Luo's secret sword, Swallow Return, focuses on a mid-to-close range dense attack range advantage.

Other people's ninja swords are 60 centimeters long, but Yura's might be 60 meters.

This number of blades is not the limit of Jieluo's talent, but the limit of the precision of his mental control. Any more than that, and Jieluo will intuitively be unable to control them. Jieluo does not want to do something as foolish as tripping over his own feet.

If the blade extends too far, its destructive power will be weakened due to insufficient force when wielding it; a soft, weak sword cannot cut people.

That's it for this move. I need to continue honing my swordsmanship and increasing the precision and strength of my sword control.

Next, with a thought from Jieluo, the thirty-six scythes suddenly transformed, their blades twisting along their central axis, turning into thirty-six giant spiral spikes as thick as bowls, which spun rapidly with a fierce shriek.

Faced with strong defenses, these drills have a greater ability to break through, and because they do not need to be swung continuously, they have a longer range.

Black Secret Technique. External Style. Thirty-Two Dots of Green

The next moment, the drill stopped rotating, and the left and right halves changed and combined together to form four giant ghost face shields that surrounded and floated around Jieluo. The four ghost faces were like round shields, and the hair on the curved surface of the shields spun rapidly like vortexes. Then they stuck together and covered Jieluo tightly, pinning him to the ground.

Black Secret Technique. External Style. First Spiral Gate

Then, the hair scattered and rapidly reassembled and grew wildly, forming a giant, pitch-black spider that was five meters long and enormous, occupying the entire room.

Dark Technique: Spider-Type Nest Vehicle

The spider tilted its head back, and its head split open along the midline, revealing the figure of Jieluo. Supported by her hair, she floated up as if flying, her light bare feet landing on the ground.

The spider behind her vanished in an instant, turning into a cloud of ashes. A head of beautiful, long, black hair, reaching her waist, fell back behind Jieluo. Jieluo raised her hand, brushed aside the hair beside her ear, and a strand of black hair wrapped around her fingertip as she examined it closely.

Jieluo's hair is fireproof and incredibly tough, capable of cutting objects at her command. Its sharpness surpasses even piano wire, and it can even cleave metal harder than steel. In road tests, kunai couldn't stop it, nor could finely crafted ninja swords. And if coated with Armament Haki...

Well, the ninja world doesn't have Haki, but it does have Chakra.

Jieluo's hair, to some extent, is formed from the condensation of her demonic power. It's not actually metallic wire; it's part of her own body, a type of protein. In other words...

Although they cannot merge, they can transmit chakra.

As chakra was injected, it flowed along the hair, naturally forming strong chakra threads. On the surface, the hair itself didn't appear to change anything...

Jieluo pulled up a strand of hair infused with chakra and brought it close to a strand of hair without chakra. The moment they made contact, the strand of hair without chakra was cut and severed.

"Ah, just as I thought..."

In this way, it's equivalent to enhancement, allowing one to use various complex spells to strengthen their hair, just like Zanze's hair magic, transforming it into a versatile and adaptable combat weapon that combines strength, skill, speed, precision, destructive power, and defense.

For example, Jieluo raised his hands and slowly formed hand seals, one by one.

Earth escape. Earth spear

The chakra, after its nature changed, surged into her hair, but there wasn't much of a change. Yura lifted a strand to examine it.

"It seems to have gotten a little darker..."

If the Earth Spear technique is attached to the hair, theoretically, one's own hair can be seen with the naked eye.

"Tsk..." Jie Luo clicked her tongue lightly, a hint of dissatisfaction in her voice, "Your hair has gotten stiffer..."

So what if it can be seen? Can it be blocked?

Adding a clay spear is far from the limit of his hair.

This technique is called: Dark Secret Technique: Reverse Style: Chakra Earth Spear Mode.

The significance of the "Li Shi" (里式) within a family lies in its most treasured secrets.

Jieluo raised her hand and tossed her hair, her long hair fluttering behind her, then quickly shrank back into short hair in the blink of an eye.

Humming a cheerful tune, she meticulously tidied up her living space.

"Rat poison~ Rat poison~"

"They gave me Nezumi poison~"

"After eating two packets, I felt instantly high!"

The song is so cute, it's kind of adorably quirky.

After tidying up the room, Jieluo left the hotel to find food on the street. He found a barbecue restaurant and calmly ordered a huge amount of food by himself. After the food was served, he ate it like a starving ghost. Soon, a small mountain of plates piled up next to him. Jieluo simply wanted to make up for the nutrition he had lost in the past. Anyway, he would eat as much as he could, so Jieluo was a very greedy guy.

Back at the hotel, I happily flopped onto the soft bed, patted my bulging belly, pulled the covers over my head, and fell into a deep, peaceful sleep. An unprecedented sense of security enveloped my entire body. I felt like I was immortal, and I no longer had to fear that someone might stab me while I was asleep.

Her petite figure, like a mouse, remained tightly curled up, clutching her precious little katana tightly in her arms.

"Mommy... Waaah..."

In unconscious sobbing, long-standing habits are not so easy to change.

The night passed quietly, and as dawn broke, Jie Luo groggily sat up, looked around, seemed to remember something, and then fell straight back down. After a while, she raised her small feet and kicked wildly and restlessly in the air. After making up her mind, she sat up again.

I don't really want to leave the dream world, but people always have to return to reality.

After washing up and going out, having breakfast, and leaving the town, I found a secluded woodland to begin my spiritual practice.

Kakuzu is definitely imprisoned by the village now. The young man is still too young and has not yet fully grasped the true nature of this cruel ninja world. There's no need to rush back; he should focus on increasing his strength first.

She practiced until noon without bringing a lunchbox, but she wasn't hungry. She simply tore open a candy wrapper, popped a candy into her mouth, and the faint sweetness made her feel at ease. She leaned back and lay on the soft grass in the woods, and the gentle sunlight shone through the trees onto Jieluo's small face. She couldn't help but squint her eyes comfortably.

Even monsters should know how to enjoy life.

After a half-hour nap, I continued my practice until evening, walking merrily through the moonlight and my own shadow, before heading back to town. In the distance, the town lights came on.

He rushed straight to a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. He had almost spent all his money on the barbecue yesterday, but Jieluo was not worried. He ate like crazy, piling up a huge pile of plates, and the fat owner's face beamed with joy.

This time, Jieluo learned her lesson. Although she still ate voraciously, countless fine hairs emerged from her stomach, esophagus, and throat, cutting the food layer by layer and turning it into fine, liquid substances to aid Jieluo's eating.

Secret Technique: The Art of Doubling Your Meal

When it was time to pay, Jie Luo raised his hand and slapped on ten explosive tags.

The boss frowned.

"guest?"

Jie Luo stood at a 45-degree angle, his face expressionless and cold as he glared at the boss.

"Explosive tags, check out."

I understand everything I understand.

The boss's face stiffened.

"Guest, this isn't appropriate."

Jieluo tilted her head slightly, revealing the small katana at her waist. With a flick of her thumb, a section of the blade was drawn from its sheath.

"I am a ninja."

The boss looked bitter and hesitated for a moment.

"Okay... alright..."

It has to be that the main body's intimidating power is strong enough. Jieluo pressed the blade back, happily walked back to the inn, jumped up, pounced, lay down on the bed and covered herself with the blanket in one go. She fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow, curled up into a small ball, and had a very high quality of sleep.

The next day, the sun rose, and everything continued as usual. He ate, slept, and practiced meditation as a form of revenge, day after day. With a clear direction in his heart, he was bound to make progress.

Yura had long been accustomed to solitude in her lifetime, but she still had a habit of talking to herself in a whimsical way while talking to her beloved little dachi, a habit she still couldn't break.

"I haven't given you a name yet, Dao Dao, from now on you'll be called Hongxia~ Hehe~"

On the fifth day, another group of bandits attacked the town. There were more of them than before. Jie Luo ignored them and stood aside, savoring his emotions. After they had killed most of them and retreated, he continued his cultivation.

Five days later, at dusk, a special guest arrived in town.

Standing on the city wall, Jieluo looked down at the three people entering the town.

Three ninjas.

"As expected." Jieluo's lips curled into a cold, faint smile.

As a former daimyo and now the town mayor, he unsurprisingly entrusted the ninja village with the task of eliminating the surrounding mountain bandits.

Judging from their attire, they are Konoha ninjas. One has a pineapple-shaped haircut, another has blond hair, and the third is a big fat guy. They are the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, all in their early twenties. They are elite ninjas with strong combat power, having fought their way through the Warring States period.

"Let me try out the knife..."

A surging killing intent was hidden and churning in his scarlet eyes.