"Alright. Now that you've mastered the Sage Ancestor Mode, our destiny ends here."
"You may leave now, but remember, if anyone comes to Ryūchi Cave, they must pass on the immortal Senjutsu of our Ryūchi Cave lineage to me." After Shiyu successfully completed her training, the White Snake Sage issued the order to leave.
"Thank you both, immortals. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be as powerful as I am today." Shiyu then nodded and used Teleportation to leave the Sage Cave.
"A terrifying genius has truly emerged in the Shinobi World."
"Now we can't call him a genius anymore, right? Calling him an unparalleled powerhouse would be more appropriate. The exceptionally talented Orochimaru probably wouldn't even be worthy of carrying his shoes, would he?" The White Snake Sage and the Black Snake Sage discussed as they concealed themselves.
After Shiyu left the Sage Cave, he immediately familiarized himself with the Sage Ancestor Mode and tried to swing his fist. However, the terrifying and overwhelming power almost destroyed the Ryūchi Cave in an instant.
"My god, this power is too strong! The boost that Sage Ancestor Mode has given me is simply immeasurable."
"Everything is ready. Next, we need to find out the real cause of my parents' death. I'm really curious, who is that black figure that Susanoo?" Shiyu then went to Ryūchi Cave to give instructions to the Three Divine Maidens, and then disappeared into Ryūchi Cave.
When he reappeared, Shiyu had already returned to the Shinobi Village.
"This target is far too dangerous. No one but me should be able to handle it. Even my father, who had awakened the Eternal Mangekyo, died at that person's hands. Calling on others doesn't seem appropriate."
Shiyu decides to investigate the true cause of his parents' death alone. After returning to the Shinobi Village, Shiyu does not make a big fuss, but uses his Teleportation to quickly move to the outside of the village.
"From here on, all we need to do is head west; it seems we'll be passing through the deserts of the Land of Wind. It's certainly not a short journey."
Shiyu then headed southwest, and as time passed, Shiyu passed through the Land of Rice and arrived at the Land of Grass.
Because the war ended a few years ago, both large and small countries are working hard to recuperate, and a peaceful atmosphere has emerged between nations.
As the saying goes, in wars between great powers, small countries become battlefields, and some remote villages on the borders of these small countries suffer the most.
Many people went hungry, and these remote villages suffered greatly. Countless thieves targeted them, stealing food and trafficking people—committing all sorts of atrocities.
Shiyu, wearing a cloak, had arrived at a village in the Land of Grass. Before him, an unnamed village was engulfed in flames, and countless villagers lay dead on the ground. Some had died from inhaling too much smoke, some had been burned to death because they couldn't escape in time, and some had been killed outright.
"It seems someone attacked this village, Byakugan!" Shigure activated her Byakugan and easily located the children who were trapped inside the houses because they couldn't escape in time.
Shiyu used a clone, which used Water Release to extinguish all the open flames, while Shigure himself used Teleportation to rescue all the trapped children and villagers.
"Thank you! Ninja Master!"
"Thank you so much for saving our child!"
Shiyu's actions attracted the attention of the villagers, who all asked, "Excuse me, are you a ninja master?"
Shiyu then said, "Yes, how can I help you?"
"Please help me! My child, Futaba, has been kidnapped by a gang of thieves. She's not even four years old yet."
"My child was kidnapped by that gang of thieves when he was only five years old.
"Master Ninja, please! We can give you all the food we've hidden!" An auntie immediately knelt on the ground and sincerely begged. With the auntie's approval, the others also knelt on the ground.
"Was it a band of thieves who attacked you? What were they after? Was it for your food?" Shiyu asked, somewhat curiously.
"Yes, they want to steal our food, but because there was no rain this year, we didn't harvest much at all. It's already difficult enough to just feed our families. If they take our food, they're taking our lives."
"As a result, the young people in the village resisted and were eventually killed. In a fit of rage, the thieves burned down all our remaining food supplies. Even our houses were affected."
"My child, Futaba, was also kidnapped by them. They told us that if we wanted our child back, we had to exchange food for her."
"Please, ninja master, help us!" some of the other villagers nearby pleaded immediately, and the children looked extremely pitiful.
The woman spoke Shiyu tears streamed down her face, Shiyu looked at the children around her, then at the raging fire, and said, "Don't worry, I will save your children."
"I'm a ninja, I need payment. Only then will the mission be considered complete," Shiyu said calmly. "Forget it, you probably don't have anything to give me anyway. How about giving me a bag of rice when you have a good harvest?"
"The future? Of course, no problem!" The villagers all nodded.
"OK, mission accomplished! Tell me the location of the thieves' group," Shiyu asked.
"They occupy the key passage between the northern canyon of the Land of Grass and the Land of Rivers, located in the mountains to the southwest," said a villager who often chops wood.
"I see. It seems I need to clear the Land of Rivers valley before I can cross it. Well then, I'll head over now." Shigure Kiyoshi was about to set off Shiyu the villagers stopped him.
"Doesn't the ninja master need some help?"
"Help? No need. You can wait for your children here. I'm a ninja." Shiyu confidently headed southwest.
At this Shiyu, no one in the entire Shinobi World can rival Shigure, let alone a group of thieves.
Using Shiyu, Teleportation easily arrived in the deep mountains to the southwest. However, Shiyu couldn't help but complain, "I didn't expect this mountain range to be so vast. Finding a band of thieves doesn't seem easy."
"I originally wanted to keep a low profile, but now it seems I have no choice but to fly. I used my Byakugan Shiyu fly into the air and activated Byakugan, which made it easy to pinpoint the location of the thieves."
"Not bad. There are about ten children, but this band of thieves also has twenty people, so it's a small organization. However, their strength is... much weaker."
Since Shiyu was already flying in the air, she naturally flew directly to the center where the thieves' group was located.
The Shiyu appeared, it attracted the attention of all the thieves.
Who goes there!?