Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

Suddenly, she transformed, with a golden halo above her head, a pair of snow-white wings blooming on her back, and strange patterns resembling a bikini on her naked body, radiating a strange and sacred light.

"Is it a mixture of spiritual power and faith power accumulated by priestesses from generation to generation?" Hiruko gently touched Shion's body, keenly sensing two strange forces surging within her.

One of the forces was somewhat similar to the power he had previously absorbed from the darkness of people's hearts when he studied Zero-Tail, yet it was fundamentally different.

Beiluhu realized that this was the power of faith, a peculiar and powerful force generated by the prayers of intelligent beings.

"Shion!" Miroku, who had been resurrected by Hiruko, looked at his daughter with great concern. Her power was not as great as Shion's, and she could only watch helplessly, her eyes filled with anxiety and helplessness.

Hiruko noticed that Shion's awakening power was also constantly influencing the space.

The space, which was originally teetering on the brink of collapse due to the yin energy, became increasingly active and robust, as if it had been "revitalized" and suddenly come alive from its rigid and inflexible state.

The yin energy seemed to have been imbued with a special effect, making the entire space no longer gloomy and terrifying, but rather appear sacred and solemn.

Shion no longer resembles a witch, but rather a goddess descended to earth, radiating brilliance.

"It's alright, the pain is only temporary, this is just a normal awakening of power."

This power has been dormant for too long, and your body is simply a little unaccustomed to its sudden release.

Hiruko gently patted Shion's back, comforting her tenderly, and then closed the spatial rift to prevent more Yin energy from flooding in and interfering with Shion's awakening.

He had already begun to consider whether to make Ziyuan a "Spirit King," that is, a cornerstone to make this space continuously stable and grow stronger.

Because the space was created by his pupil power, the positive development of the space will automatically give back a portion of his power.

The faith power that automatically gathers on the shrine maiden's body, as well as her special spiritual power, will bring great benefits to this space.

"Yes, I understand, Lord Hiruko." Shion hugged Hiruko tightly, her face flushed, and her body radiated an even stronger glow.

Shion could sense that as the space grew stronger, her relationship with Hiruko became closer, as if there was some kind of mysterious connection between them.

"Do you want to become a god, Shion?" Hiruko whispered in Shion's ear, her voice filled with a hint of temptation and anticipation.

"No, Lord Hiruko, I only want to live a normal life with my mother... Ah!"

"I think," Ziyuan said subconsciously. She had been looking forward to it. Now that the demons had been destroyed, the priestess's heavy mission should be over, and her mother had been resurrected. She should be able to let go of everything and live a carefree life like an ordinary girl.

"No, you want to!" Hiruko's lips curled into a playful smile as he toyed with Shion's snow-white wings.

These wings, though clearly products of energy, seemed to be intimately connected to Shion's nerves. With just a gentle squeeze from Hiruko, Shion cried out in pain, her body trembling slightly.

Maitreya, standing to the side, was extremely anxious, biting his lips until they turned white, but he didn't know what to say.

The feeling of being "playing with" her daughter right in front of her, the benefactor who resurrected her, was subtle and complicated, like a tangled mess. However, Maitreya dared not make any rash moves and could only stand by anxiously.

"Gods... and stuff like that, I really can't do it."

Shion blushed and breathed heavily, her eyes filled with a hint of panic and shyness, "But I want to become a priestess who serves Lord Hiruko for eternity."

"You resurrected Mother and brought about change to the world. You are the true god! This is where your future divine kingdom will be."

For some reason, Shion suddenly became clever and spoke in rapid succession, trying to please Hiruko.

In the end, Shion was not dismembered by Hiruko into a human pillar to suppress the space and become a spirit-like existence. In the moment when Hiruko hesitated, she seemed to have walked through the gates of hell and was lucky enough to escape death.

However, she was still branded by Hiruko, and that brand was like an invisible shackle that tightly bound her to Hiruko, making her Hiruko's apostle.

Chapter 255 The Incomprehensible Scorpion

In the future, she will join hands with her mother to spread the divine name of Biruhu to all worlds, and even build magnificent shrines in the multiverse, carefully training clergy so that they can serve Biruhu devoutly and let the light of faith shine in all directions.

Ziyuan's main duty now is to stay with her mother in the mysterious and unpredictable divine kingdom of Biruhu, carefully managing the vast space for this supreme being.

Because Hiruko's divine power space is as vast and boundless as the stars, Shion's task is far more than just dealing with that special space that is infected by the intertwining of Yin energy and the power of the priestess, and is full of strange changes. There are several other spaces that they also need to worry about.

For example, he commanded the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas who had been resurrected by Hiruko with his supreme divine power to cultivate the land. Although these ninjas were filled with resentment and unwillingness, they could only silently submit under Hiruko's irresistible pressure and dared not disobey in the slightest.

Or perhaps they were carrying heavy machinery, building magnificent temples brick by brick, every drop of sweat embodying their awe and submission to Biluhu.

Princess Kaguya left behind her magnificent temples in different dimensions. Hiruko felt that it was only natural to build several temples for himself in his own divine dimension, so he openly began this massive project.

Hiruko kept Shion by his side because he had another plan in mind—he was considering whether to make Shion the guide of the Main God Space, or rather, the dazzling mascot.

Obito's eyes are undoubtedly a peerless treasure. Thanks to Obito's selfless dedication, Hiruko can now, as long as he has enough eye power, continuously open up new Kamui spaces like a creator god, as if he has an inexhaustible treasure.

Hiruko secretly pondered that in the future, he might be able to use a portion of the Divine Might Space as a medium for transporting others across different worlds, or even as a bustling place for trading and relaxation.

Therefore, it is especially necessary to recruit a few capable subordinates to guard and manage these spaces, and to provide guidance and training to newcomers who will join the spaces in the future.

...Within the Land of Rain, a deathly silence reigned, like a dark and gloomy place shrouded in death.

Everywhere were patrolling mechanical puppets, moving with synchronized yet incredibly stiff steps, making a grating clicking sound, as they roamed the streets like ghosts.

Many people kept their doors tightly shut, not daring to go out even a step. The streets were sparsely populated. Occasionally, a few residents would cautiously peek out to collect government-subsidized supplies from specific departments, and then rush home like frightened birds, as if afraid of being caught by something terrible.

Looking at this desolate scene, Hiruko felt a strange sense of desolation welling up in his heart, feeling that this was not what a normal country should look like.

However, none of this mattered to him. With a light leap, he easily bypassed the guards and defenses of the puppets of the Rain Kingdom and arrived at a special and secluded place.

However, when Hiruko opened the door, he found that the owner of the house did not seem to welcome his arrival.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

Countless terrifying beams of pure white light rushed towards him like a storm. This power was all too familiar to Hiruko; it was the Dust Release technique, capable of breaking matter down into atomic states and causing violent explosions until it was reduced to ashes.

"Oh dear, you've been discovered, but... is it really necessary to be so ruthless?" Hiruko's lips curled into a cold smile, showing no intention of dodging, and continued to stride forward.

boom--!

As if through a clipping mechanism, all the beams of light pierced directly through Hiruko's seemingly solid yet illusory body, without causing him the slightest harm. Instead, after piercing through Hiruko, they blasted the walls and floors they struck into the ground like raging beasts, leaving them in a mess of smoke and dust.

As the smoke gradually dissipated, the sinister-looking silver-haired, red-eyed boy and the doll-like, delicate, red-haired, aloof, and handsome boy faced off coldly. The distance between them was less than two meters, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder. A fierce battle seemed imminent.

"Hey, Sasori, were you really planning to wipe me out of this world with that Dust Release attack? If I had been hit by that dense and powerful Dust Release, I probably wouldn't even have any dust left."

Hiruko tilted his head, looking confused, but a faint smile played on his lips, showing no sign of anger whatsoever.

"It seems that Obito Uchiha has fallen into your hands, which is why you know my whereabouts."

Sasori said coldly, while temporarily shutting down the chakra cannon at his fingertips that was fully charged and gleaming with a dangerous light, "Kamui... it really is an enviable ability that is so convenient."

Hiruko pursed his lips in exasperation, thinking to himself: If it weren't for Kamui's intangibility making him immune to all damage, and his attacks on me being a waste of effort, you would probably continue to bombard me with even greater and more concentrated firepower.

"Speak, what brings you here all of a sudden?" Scorpion said calmly, a hint of wariness in his eyes.

“You really are cold, Sasori.” Hiruko sighed with emotion. “I came here specifically to take you home. There are still many things waiting for you in our divine kingdom.”

"Shut up." Scorpion continued in that cold, flat voice, his tone full of impatience. "I told you, I hate waiting, you idiot with no sense of time."

I really want to kill you, hang you in the desert to dry in the sun, then turn you into a doll and seal you away forever, so you can never be so reckless again.

"Well... there's a reason for that. Anyway, come back with me now, Sasori." Hiruko scratched his cheek with his left index finger, revealing a slightly embarrassed smile.

“No, I don’t want to go back now,” Scorpion refused without hesitation, his eyes resolute.

"Why? You should have already studied the Ten-Tails' body. Is there anything else here that attracts you?" Hiruko frowned, looking puzzled.

"What? It seems that disgusting feeling of being watched for no reason has been real all along. You've been spying on me all along, haven't you?"

Scorpion said with a hint of disgust, a trace of aversion flashing in his eyes, "Since you've been spying on me for so long, you should know what I've been doing lately."

"I want to create eternal art in this world and preserve the most beautiful aspects of all life."

Humanity will shed its ugly shell, accept my transformation, and evolve into a more perfect being—a mechanical life form whose parts can be replaced at any time and which will not decay over time.

A highly advanced mechanical life form capable of establishing a mental synchronization network among its groups using chakra, achieving a high degree of unity, free from internal strife, dedicated to evolution, and embodying eternal beauty.

Scorpion spoke the most outrageous words in the most calm tone, as if he were recounting something utterly ordinary.

"Ah, this..." Hiruko was at a loss for words, a thousand words stuck in his throat.

He wondered to himself: Is this going to transform humans into machine-type beings? Or is it going to join the glorious evolution and become a mechanical pioneer in the ninja world?

"Give up, Scorpion."

Your current technological capabilities are insufficient to create the perfect mechanical life form you envision.

If all of humanity were to be transformed by your immature technology, then humanity would be completely wiped out, which would truly be an irreversible catastrophe.

Hiruko shook his head and earnestly advised, "Besides, not everyone wants to have a mechanical body. Although being transformed into a mechanical life form means you will never suffer from hunger or illness again, it is indeed very attractive to the poor and destitute."

"Therefore, I did not start forcibly arresting people for modification right now. Instead, I provided assistance to the Land of Rain and influenced Nagato to develop the Land of Rain into a country that admires mechanical modification, so that this idea can gradually take root in people's hearts."

Scorpion said coldly, "If the technology is not good enough, then keep improving it. It doesn't matter how much time it takes. I have already surpassed the physiological limitations of ordinary humans. Time is meaningless to me now."

As long as there is a continuous source of energy to drive it, a machine can operate indefinitely like a precision gear that never stops.

If any parts wear out or age during the process, they can be replaced at any time, just like replacing a broken tool.

Therefore, Scorpion firmly believes that he can wait; in his view, time is merely a stepping stone to achieving eternal art.

"The problem of the physical body has been solved. Perhaps you can continue to live with this mechanical body, but you are ultimately not a truly intelligent digital mechanical life form."

Within your cold shell lies the soul of a human being. How will you resolve the decay of that soul?

If the problems of the soul cannot be properly addressed, you might be able to live fifty, a hundred, or even a thousand years longer than the average person.

But one day, the soul will crumble like a candle flickering in the wind, and then this seemingly indestructible mechanical body will surely return to silence once more.

Hiruko narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't know how long a soul could survive sealed in an iron box, but with his current ultimate life form, he could easily live for tens of thousands of years, even if he didn't achieve immortality, like Kars, the Pillar Man who hadn't reached ultimate evolution.

Even more so, if his physical body were immortal, he might have been able to live on forever, witnessing the changing of countless eras.

Anyway, Hiruko felt that his vitality was much stronger than that of Sasori, this pile of broken copper, scrap iron, and waste wood.

He genuinely didn't think highly of what Scorpion was doing. Without the support of a physical body, the soul was like a rootless duckweed, and sooner or later it would run into serious problems in the long river of time.

Unless, Sasori can research something that uses chakra to maintain the vitality of the soul, such as the chakra alchemy of the Otsutsuki clan, which produces pills that can keep the body forever young while also revitalizing the soul.

"That's my business, it's none of your concern." Scorpion frowned unhappily; anyone would be unhappy if someone nitpicked at them.

Moreover, Hiruko was negating his art and his talent. Sasori didn't fire on the spot because that bastard Hiruko was still using Kamui Hollowfication, making him hesitant to act.

"If there's nothing special, please leave. If Nagato sees you, he definitely won't let you off the hook as a special individual," Sasori said expressionlessly, a hint of wariness in his eyes.

"Do you think I'm afraid?" Hiruko replied coldly, a disdainful smile playing on his lips.

"Is that so?" Nagato had already crossed his arms and was leaning quietly against the wall, his eyes revealing a sinister and majestic look.

"Aren't you leaving yet?" Scorpion said calmly, his tone completely unmoved.

"What a joke! Why would I leave? The ninja world is such a tiny place, where can't I go? And who is there for me to fear?"

Hiruko stood with his hands on his hips, looking menacing. "Is it you? Or him? Or perhaps that pile of junk gathered outside?"