Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

As for the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, he was impaled on the wall by Susanoo's arrow, losing consciousness.

The situation has been completely brought under control.

Seeing this, Shen Er manipulated Wu to land on the deck.

Approaching Shennong and his party as victors, they said, "Hand over the secret techniques of the physical body, the Eight Gates Formation, and control of the Zero Tail to me, and I will spare your life."

"I'll hand it over, I'll hand over everything!" Shennong humbled himself completely.

Compared to his predecessor, he only gained a basic grasp of dark chakra by borrowing the power of the Zero-Tails. His various combat techniques were still in the training stage and could not be used in actual combat.

Having witnessed the opponent's terrifying strength firsthand, Shennong didn't even have the thought of fighting back to the death; staying alive was more important than anything else.

With that thought in mind, Shennong carefully took out a sealing scroll and handed it to Shen'er.

Shen Er glanced at it briefly, and after confirming that what was inside was what he wanted, he nodded in satisfaction: "Compared to your previous leader of the Kongren, you are quite good at judging the situation."

The previous leader?

Shennong instantly realized that the other party knew about Zero-Tails' information and had clearly come prepared. It turned out that the former Shennong had betrayed the Sky Ninja, and the last bit of guilt in his heart vanished instantly.

The previous generation did it too!

Then, Shen Er ordered, "Kill him."

What is he saying?

call out

In the instant Shennong was filled with astonishment, Uchiha Yan had already made his move, severing his neck with a sharp katana.

The headless corpse fell to the ground, its severed body gushing blood, which splashed onto the three guards beside it.

Shen'er's oppression continued. He said coldly, "Only two of you three can live and take over this aerial fortress for me. Now, you will each choose the lowest-ranking person to be executed."

The ninjas of the small ninja village naturally wouldn't have a belief in the Will of Fire.

When faced with life and death, everyone thinks of surviving by stepping over the corpses of their comrades.

As for avenging the leader? It's not worth sacrificing your life for a dead man.

The three guards exchanged glances for a moment, and two of them took a step back in unison, shielding the remaining guard in front of them.

"good."

Shen Er nodded, then his tone suddenly changed: "Kill them both."

Uchiha Yan was slightly taken aback, but then understood and drew his sword to strike.

In the blink of an eye, two more headless corpses fell, and the gushing blood splashed all over the remaining Kong Ren, whose mind was on the verge of collapse.

Shen Er first said to Uchiha Yan, "Go down first and take away all the secret techniques in Hozuki Castle."

"Tsk." Uchiha Yan Cheng Shang Wu, then swooped back to the ground.

Shen Er then looked at the survivor, Kong Ren, and asked, "What is your name?"

"My name is Quinn."

“Quinn, from now on you are the leader of the Sky Ninja.” Shen patted him on the shoulder, soothing his tense mind. “Next, I need you to take over this aerial fortress for me, and all the research personnel in the fortress will also be under your management.”

Not all the Sky Ninja were dead; many non-combatants still lived inside the fortress.

As she spoke, she raised her hand and once again separated black lines, which transformed into parasitic seeds and injected into his body: "If you have any thoughts of betrayal, I will sense it immediately, and your heart will explode instantly, understand?"

"Yes, I understand."

Quinn nodded vigorously, overwhelmed with joy at surviving the ordeal; his legs went weak and he could barely stand.

He was originally just the leader's bodyguard, ranking at the bottom of the Sky Ninja hierarchy, with no chance of becoming the leader himself. Unexpectedly, the invaders came and killed all the Sky Ninja, leaving him the only survivor, and he was inexplicably promoted to leader.

Even though he's a lone commander, a leader is still a leader!

There are quite a few female relatives of his companions in the fortress living area... and he got them all.

Quinn licked his blood-stained lips and looked at Shen with eyes full of gratitude.

This was exactly the outcome Shen had planned: abandoned by his comrades, yet finding a way to survive in his own hands. Quinn's last shred of loyalty to the Sky Ninja vanished, and his hatred for his comrades transformed entirely into loyalty to himself.

Of course, this loyalty is based on the Earthly Grudge Seal.

Everything is taken care of.

Uchiha Yan also happened to be carrying the sealing scroll containing the [Fire Release: Heavenly Prison Secret Technique], as well as his Storm Clone, as he boarded the aerial fortress.

Then, led by Quinn, the two went to the control room.

Quinn asked cautiously, "Sir, where are we going?"

"The Land of Fields".

Shen Er commanded, simultaneously controlling the wood clone to dispel the Great Forest Technique. The vines binding the fortress all retreated into the ground, and the wood clone, having exhausted its chakra, dissipated.

The air fortress, freed from its constraints, replenished its power and slowly took off.

Finally, I had time to carefully review what I had gained from this trip.

Fire Release techniques, physical techniques, flying ninja tools, and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

Chapter 155: Looting and Seizing the Last Chance for the Ninja World

The Fire Release: Heavenly Prison Technique is essentially a sealing technique, capable of sealing chakra, but its training difficulty is more similar to the Fire Release system. It is suitable for ninjas who lack talent in sealing techniques but possess fire-style chakra.

For ninjas who are proficient in sealing techniques, there are many more effective techniques that can replace it.

In an era before the Uzumaki clan, this would be considered a powerful sealing technique. It was only in the future that it was able to handle large-scale requests from the five great ninja villages to imprison prisoners.

In Shen'er's opinion, the Great Fire Prison might have limited effect against individual ninjas, but it is excellent for clearing maps and mowing down enemies.

【Hidden Blazing Prison】is extremely compatible with him. The instantly cast Blazing Prison covers everyone within a five-meter radius, sealing their chakra and subjecting them to flames along with the caster.

This attack doesn't distinguish between friend and foe; it's purely a matter of who has the higher health bar. And in the current ninja world, there's probably no ninja with a higher health bar than Shinji. Even if he were to withstand the burning and die, the price would only be his heart.

Overall, it deserves a top-tier rating.

Next is the secret art of the body.

The sealed scrolls handed over by Shennong contained a total of four physical secret techniques.

The Eight Gates Formation;

[Body Activation]: It can activate the body's own cells, thereby improving various physical parameters;

[Physical Regeneration]: Even if the body is torn to pieces, it can be reassembled and revived;

[Physical Regeneration]: A forbidden technique based on physical activation and regeneration, combined with the dark chakra of the Zero-Tails. It reverses the cells in the body, achieving rejuvenation, and can directly and completely open all eight gates of the Eight Gates, allowing the user to remain immortal for a long time.

It is highly compatible with Shen'er's fighting style.

Physical activation compensates for his lack of basic physical attributes; physical regeneration combined with the Earth's Grief grants him unparalleled resilience. Even if his body is torn to pieces, he can regenerate at an extremely fast speed, leaving only his brain as his last weakness.

As for his eventual physical transformation, it was of little significance to him.

Shen'er's ultimate goal was to absorb the nine tailed beasts using the Demon Sprout Technique, but the physical transformation required injecting the power of the Zero-Tails into his body, which could potentially disrupt the balance of the Ten-Tails' chakra and lead to ultimate failure.

He wouldn't ruin the final good deed just for the sake of coveting Zero Tail's power.

Overall, the effects of the physical secret techniques can be described as incredibly powerful.

Flying ninja tools go without saying.

Quinn retrieved two portable flight devices from the storage room and secured them to his wrists and ankles. The devices, similar in construction to Iron Man's jet propulsion system, eliminated exposed wings, resulting in reduced flight speed but significantly improved stealth and maneuverability.

By injecting chakra into the conversion device, a powerful airflow is created, allowing for movement.

With this technology, the sky will no longer be a stage exclusively for Onoki.

Shen Er knew very well that once the time was right, he could use this flying ninja tool to launch an "information kill." When Onoki took to the air, believing he had an invincible advantage, that would be the moment Shen Er used the portable flying ninja tool to deliver his death.

Eliminate the Sky's home advantage.

How much self-defense ability does Onoki have left?

Finally, there is the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

Soseki was not controlled by Uchiha Yan's Mangekyou Sharingan. Instead, he was directly locked in the Sky Fortress's power room, where his chakra was continuously extracted to maintain the Sky Fortress's operation along with Zero-Tails.

Fortunately, Shen'er's true form wasn't here, so Sun Wukong wouldn't know what he had done to his tailed beast brothers.

...

The Sky Fortress quickly moved to the skies above the Land of Fields.

The Lightning Release and Storm Release clones once again rode on Satoru, descending from the sky and returning to the ground.

Before leaving, Shen gave instructions to Uchiha Yan: "Keep the Satoru and the flying ninja tools hidden and do not expose them. In critical moments, these are the forces that can be used as surprise attacks."

"understood."

at this time.

Uchiha Yan finally asked the question she had been holding back for a long time: "Are you perhaps Hashirama Senju?"

The Wood Release technique used to bind the Sky Fortress had not escaped her notice.

As a member of the Uchiha clan, she was very familiar with Wood Release. Apart from Hashirama Senju, no one in the ninja world had ever heard of anyone who could use Wood Release, but during the battle just now, her opponent did indeed use Wood Release.

The presence of the outpost near the Forest of Death further fueled her doubts.

She had anticipated her reaction and calmly said, "If I were Hashirama Senju, I wouldn't have asked you to come along."

"Oh, that's true."

Come to think of it, if Diavolo were truly Hashirama Senju, he wouldn't need to go through all this trouble. Given that man's fighting style, he would probably just conjure a gigantic forest from the seabed, covering the entire island and obtaining everything he desired.

"So who exactly are you...?"

"I will tell you when the time is right."

Shen Er already has two tailed beasts in his hands, so how far away can the remaining seven be?

...

The Ghost Lantern Castle has been out of contact for three whole days.

The two conservative elders who remained in Kusagakure sensed something was amiss and, feeling uneasy, immediately dispatched an ANBU squad to investigate.