Sage Transformation

After leaving the island with Jugo, Shizuki immediately came up to meet him.

"Lord Houka, is the person in your hands the culprit behind the shipwreck incident?"

Houka shook his head slightly, then directly tossed Jugo to Shizuki. "Not him. Those people are already dead."

As he spoke, Houka turned back to look at the island behind him.

Although he had had his Shadow Clone erase the traces he had left there, with Orochimaru's methods, there was still a strong chance he would discover some clues.

If Orochimaru followed those faint traces all the way to Takigakure, then Houka's dream of quietly being a handsome man while absorbing Sage Chakra would be ruined.

So the best method was to destroy all evidence!

This island was neither particularly large nor particularly small. Sinking it would still be difficult.

"Get farther away!"

Houka spoke gravely to Shizuki.

Although Shizuki did not know what Houka intended to do, he immediately hoisted Jugo over his shoulder and quickly retreated.

Houka then directly plunged into the seawater and swam toward the bottom of the island.

Although this was near the coast, there was still nearly fifty meters between the surface and the seabed. By the time he had dived to around forty meters, the light around him had already become extremely dim.

Houka touched the stone pillar supporting the island above, then formed Hand Seals and released one of the Yang Seals in the Sealing World. In an instant, a surge of Sage Chakra poured into his body.

Houka immediately formed Hand Seals. 'Earth Release: Earth-Splitting Palm!'

Houka pressed one palm against the stone pillar, and the terrifying power of Sage Chakra instantly erupted.

Earth Release: Earth-Splitting Palm was originally a ninjutsu that struck the ground to split the earth apart. Now that it was