The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Soon after, Ishihara Sho arrived at the gate of the Ninja Academy.

Unfortunately, he was no longer a student at the Ninja Academy, and with the graduating class taking their final exams, it wasn't wise for him to rush in. He could only wait outside until his target appeared before making any further plans.

So, with plenty of time to spare, Ishihara Akira went into a nearby shop, sipping his drink and trying to figure out what might go wrong with the execution of his plan.

Fortunately, the graduation exam went quickly, and it was over before noon. The students who passed the exam left the campus happily, while those who failed—like Naruto Uzumaki—ran alone and dejectedly to the swings used by the younger students, sat on them, and began to wallow in self-pity.

"Now!" Seeing this, Ishihara Sho didn't hesitate. He immediately grabbed the chameleon attached to his body, threw it to the ground, and then focused his mind on the chameleon's body, controlling it to swim quickly towards Uzumaki Naruto. Before Orochimaru's pawn Mizuki could trick Naruto in the original story, he arrived at Naruto's side first, then jumped and landed on Uzumaki Naruto's calf. He then quickly climbed up, changed his body color, and disappeared into his pocket.

Then Mizuki arrived and, just like in the original story, tricked Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals in exchange for a genin qualification!

Naruto, brimming with excitement, patted his chest and promised he would definitely bring the item out. He then happily left the ninja academy and ran towards the Teji family's ramen shop...

Before taking any action, it's more important to take care of your stomach first.

Then, after finishing his statistical work, Iruka came out of the teaching building, looked around, and seeing that Naruto Uzumaki was not there, he took the data and headed towards the Hokage Building.

"Huh?" Suddenly, Iruka stopped in his tracks.

"What just happened? Was it just my imagination?" Iruka asked, looking around but finding nothing unusual.

"It seems I was overthinking it."

Iruka then used the Body Flicker Technique, moving with increasing speed towards the Hokage Building.

……

Then, in the middle of the night, the original plot unfolded as scheduled in Konoha Village.

At the Third Hokage's request, and with the cooperation of the Anbu, Naruto Uzumaki successfully stole the Hidden Leaf Village's treasure, the Scroll of Seals, triggering a village-wide alert. All ninjas were mobilized to search for Naruto's whereabouts throughout the village.

And the most incredible thing is that a group of Jonin couldn't find a single child.

Even if that child is a ninja trainee, a mischievous brat known for his naughtiness, his knowledge of the village's terrain might not be any worse than that of an ordinary Jonin!

But he was still a genin. With the Hyuga Byakugan, the Yamanaka clan's senses, the Inuzuka clan's scent, and the Aburame clan's insects, none of them could find his whereabouts in a short time.

But we just can't find it.

It has to be said, it's quite a magical thing.

Then Naruto ran into the forest. Feeling safe, he stopped running, put down the scroll that was almost two-thirds the height of him on his back, untied the rope, and began to read the ninjutsu recorded inside.

Naturally, sensing Naruto's movement, Ishihara Sho's clone—the chameleon—also emerged from his pocket, climbed onto his shoulder, and looked at the contents of the scroll alongside Naruto.

The first thing that catches the eye is the so-called Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

Next is the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Rasengan.

The Eight Trigrams Seal.

If Ishihara Sho hadn't been certain that the scroll before him was the so-called Book of Seals, he would have suspected that the Third Hokage had thrown out Minato Namikaze's ninjutsu training notes, which he had stolen, and let Naruto Uzumaki read them.

Fortunately, the content that followed was different—

The corpse demons are sealed away.

Reincarnation in the Pure Land.

Spiritualization Technique.

The art of darkness.

Sensory Ninjutsu - Second Generation Development Version.

Water breaks the waves.

However, among these ninjutsu, apart from the Spirit Transformation Technique, the Dark Travel Technique, and the second-generation development version of the Sensory Ninjutsu, the other ninjutsu, even the Impure World Reincarnation, are not what Ishihara Sho needs.

The reason is simple: he has no chakra, so even if he memorized these ninjutsu, he couldn't practice them.

Moreover, the records of these ninjutsu techniques are also quite problematic.

Incoherent and illogical statements are the least of his worries; some are simply general outlines without any actual cultivation methods. Everything is like a reflection in water or a flower in a mirror—it looks beautiful, but he can't obtain any of it.

Besides the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

"As expected, everything was planned." Ishihara Sho, whose consciousness was partially hidden inside the chameleon's body, sighed.

Chapter 65 Improvement

"It seems that if I want to obtain the Spirit Transformation Technique, the Dark Travel Technique, and the second-generation development version of the Sensory Ninjutsu, I can only start with Orochimaru and Shizune." Knowing that his plans had failed, Ishihara Akira was too lazy to look at the contents of the Book of Seals anymore and began to ponder his next steps.

The Spirit Transformation Technique was prepared for the journey to the world of Bleach.

Although the two sides seem to be mismatched, the ability of the Spirit Transformation Technique to shed its shell without external influence is a very useful cheat code!

Not only can one transform into a Grim Reaper in the world of Bleach, but even if one goes to a cultivation world in the future, such as a world where one can cultivate into a ghost immortal like Yang Shen, this skill of separating body and spirit will be an indispensable cultivation method.

Then there is the Dark Walk technique. The important thing is not the technique itself, but the way it blocks the recipient's vision!

If this is developed well, he might even have a chance to replicate Shaka's Tenbu Horin from Saint Seiya, which involves the five senses being sealed!

This is a perfect match for his background in Buddhism.

"Well, if all else fails, we could try to get Kurenai Yuhi to take me to see Yakumo Kurama and see if we can copy her five senses manipulation-type illusion bloodline," Ishihara Sho pondered.

There's not much to say about the sensory ninjutsu that comes after that; it's simply because its range is so great—starting at tens of kilometers. It's inhuman.

If this were brought back to reality and then overlaid on the buildings surrounding the temple, wouldn't it pull people into the dream even faster?

……

Soon after, Iruka, who knew Naruto best, arrived at the scene and learned of Mizuki's existence during his conversation with Naruto. However, before he could expose Mizuki's true identity, Mizuki jumped out and started provoking and attacking Naruto.

Iruka came to the rescue, but was injured. Naruto, amidst Iruka's cries, left the battlefield with tears in his eyes, carrying the Book of Seals.

Then comes the original storyline: the use of the transformation technique, the revelation of the fox spirit's identity, Iruka's serious injury, Naruto's rampage, and Mizuki being brutally beaten by Naruto's numerous shadow clones.

Ishihara Sho saw it all.

Then Iruka gave his headband to Naruto, telling him that he had graduated. Kakashi, who was always late, jumped out and took Iruka and Naruto back to the village, where they returned the Scroll of Seals to the Third Hokage.

……

"Phew, it's finally over." In the ward of Konoha Hospital, Ishihara Sho freed himself from Iruka's body and stood on the relatively open ground, stretching his limbs as he looked at the unconscious Iruka on the bed and sighed.

Yes, in addition to the chameleon clone left on Naruto, Ishihara Sho also used the Tenma ability to hide himself on Iruka's body!

The purpose is to be able to contact his chameleon clone at any time.

After all, his current mental range is only about 150 meters, and a straight line distance of only 300 meters. If Naruto were allowed to move around on his own, he might not be able to sense the existence of the chameleon clone while staying in the village, or even remotely control him to peek at the contents of the Book of Seals.

Fortunately, everything went relatively smoothly, and all the steps were within his expectations.

Although they failed to steal the desired ninjutsu, they did eliminate some irrelevant targets, allowing them to focus their attention on more important matters.

For example, we can start planning how to prepare red beans.

"Oh, and Sakura too. Before she takes on the mission to the Land of Waves and officially leaves the village, we need to take care of the AT field on her."

Otherwise, if we really need to use her to get close to Naruto and Sasuke in the future, we won't be able to attach our own abilities to her like we did with Iruka.

So after confirming the situation, Ishihara Sho didn't linger in the ward. He first enveloped himself in an illusionary field to make himself disappear from everyone's sight, then swaggered out of Iruka's ward, left Konoha Hospital, and headed towards Haruya Sakura's house, which Yamanaka Ino had taken him to once before.

The journey was very quiet, and the architecture of Konoha Village, full of Japanese Edo-period style, really gave Ishihara Akira the feeling of being in some kind of horror movie.

For example, Tales of the Unusual.

Ishihara Akira quickened his pace and hurried to Haruno Sakura's house. He used his pseudo-psychic powers, a mutation of his mental abilities, to pry open the door and slip inside.

Ignoring the surroundings, he went straight to Haruno Sakura's bedroom, ran to her bedside, lay down on the floor, and then unleashed his mental power to bombard Haruno Sakura.

"DUANG!"

Instantly, the familiar AT position appeared, blocking Ishihara Sho's mental attack.

Then, Ishihara Sho didn't hold back either. Just like he had done with the barrier against Yuhi Kurenai, he altered Haruno Sakura's external consciousness, dispelling their defenses and resistance against him.

However, it is obvious that even among popular characters, the popularity gap between Sakura, an important character, and Kurenai, a popular character, is quite terrifying. At least, Ishihara Akira was unable to deal with Sakura Haruno's AT field in the same amount of time!

They didn't even manage to get half of her thoughts on the AT side!

This shows just how incredibly popular Sakura Haruno is.

"Speaking of which, aren't most of the viewers quite averse to her? Especially those who are like fangirls, obsessed with Sasuke, and repeatedly ignoring Naruto's kindness, even behaving like some green tea bitches, so how come she's so popular? Is it just because she's one of the three main characters?" Ishihara Akira muttered, full of confusion.

Despite his grumbling, he didn't relax his efforts and continued to intensify his work, reshaping her external AT position's understanding of herself.

It wasn't until it was fully light that Ishihara Sho finally managed to break through the AT field barrier around Haruno Sakura's body, allowing his mental energy to successfully invade Haruno Sakura's consciousness.

However, he didn't linger, immediately focusing his attention and rolling under Sakura Haruno's bed...

Whether it was due to the stimulation of her own mental energy or because it was time for her to go to school to hear the class assignment news, at the very moment that Ishihara Akira withdrew her mental energy, Haruno Sakura also woke up from her dream, sat up, rubbed her eyes, and got out of bed.

Then, Ishihara Sho crawled out from under the bed, got up, and quickly walked out of Haruno Sakura's room, his footsteps quietly running towards the door.

……

"As expected, my authority in the Naruto world has been enhanced again." Ishihara Sho, who returned to his apartment smoothly, felt his more harmonious state and could vaguely sense the presence of natural energy, and couldn't help but sigh.

"So, can I use it?"

For example, using privileges to create illusions around oneself.

"Forget it, compared to that, let's see if we can get a 'physical body' first."

With that in mind, Ishihara Sho no longer hesitated. He immediately closed his eyes, sensed the Naruto world's authority within his body, and activated it, allowing the Naruto world to grant him a unique physical body...

Chapter 66 Evening Chat

Well, in the end, he succeeded and he didn't succeed either.

His success lay in using the power of authority to gain the ability to autonomously refine chakra, but his failure stemmed not from acquiring a unique physical body—

At least his current authority doesn't seem to have the ability to create all things in the universe and directly create a physical body for him. Therefore, he is still in his original demonic state, a pure Yin Release creature, but he still achieved his ultimate goal of wanting a physical body - to obtain the ability to refine chakra.

Although the method was somewhat strange—it involved the intervention of the power of authority, directly decomposing the natural energy that he could barely sense, and then infusing it into his body in a mysterious way, combining it with his spiritual power to create his own unique chakra.