Land of Fire, Konoha...
The office in the Hokage building was suddenly pushed open, and a young man wearing white clothes, his hands wrapped in bandages, and a cold expression stepped inside.
"Yo! Neji! Here it comes!"
Rock Lee said hello to Neji who entered the office full of energy.
"Ah, sorry, I'm late."
Neji nodded to Rock Lee a little tiredly, and then stood on the other side of him.
Since the death of Ning Xue, the attitude between him and Main Branch has become subtle again.
To put it simply, we despise every Main Branch person equally. Of course, that does not include the Hinata family.
At the same time, Ning Xue's death also completely changed his path.
He no longer sticks to the Gentle Fist moves passed down by Hyuga.
Although those moves were exquisite, they seemed to carry the invisible shackles of Caged Bird, always reminding him of his arranged destiny.
Because of this, he re-examined himself and found the path that suited him best.
He used his exquisite control over Chakra to perform extreme compression and subtle control of the fire and water attributes of Chakra in his body.
This is not a conventional ninjutsu, but uses Gentle Fist as a medium. At the moment of strike, it erupts at the fingertips or palms, producing a high-temperature and high-pressure steam jet. (It's almost like Qi Jing.)
This not only enhances the penetration, but the high temperature and impact of the steam itself can not only disrupt the internal nerves, but even burn the opponent's Chakra meridians.
Combined with the hole-sealing effect of Gentle Fist, this set of Taijutsu, which is still under perfection, is also called True Qi Gentle Fist.
The price is a huge load on the meridians and muscles of the hand, so he needs to wear a special bandage for a long time to protect and suppress it.
"Everyone is here."
Fifth Hokage Tsunade looked at the four people in front of them and frowned slightly.
Shizune stood aside holding the piglet Tonton, with the same serious expression.
"Yes, Lady Tsunade!"
Rock Lee immediately straightened his back and responded loudly.
Might Guy also straightened his back and looked serious.
Tenten also straightened his posture and looked seriously.
Neji just nodded slightly to confirm.
Tsunade put down the scroll and glanced at the four people. He paused for a moment especially on Neji's bandaged hands, but he didn't ask any more questions and went straight to the point.
"Yesterday, urgent information came from Land of Demons.
The soul seal of the legendary monster Mōryō was broken by unknown forces, its power has been leaked, and it has begun to awaken and control Undead Legion on a large scale."
"These undead soldiers feel no pain, are not afraid of death, and are extremely numerous.
Now it is spreading to surrounding countries with Land of Demons as the center, and is currently approaching the northwest border of my country."
Everyone in the office immediately realized the seriousness of the situation after hearing this, and waited with serious expressions for the next step of Tsunade.
"Your mission,"
Tsunade points to an area on the northwest border of Land of Fire on the open map.
"It is to hinder the progress of the Undead Legion and delay their entry into our country."
When she said this, she paused and then added.
"If you find a controller or abnormal Chakra source, report it in time and don't rush into it."
"The danger level of this mission is A, the enemy is of special nature, and the effect of conventional tactics may be limited.
Therefore, I will arrange for Team 10 led by Asuma to coordinate with you.
They have already set off ahead of time and will meet you at the designated area."
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"Okay, that's it, let's disband!"
"Yes!"
At the same time, Land of Hot Water is far away.
"Ah!!!!!"
"Pervy Sage, please slow down! I'm about to throw up my lunch!"
Naruto was held by Jiraiya under his arm like a briefcase, jumping back and forth on the rooftops of the hot spring street.
The strong jolting sensation made his stomach churn and he couldn't help but scream.
"Shut up, Naruto! Now is not the time to complain!"
Although Jiraiya said so, the speed of his feet did not slow down at all, and was even a few points faster.
The flying props below also flew straight towards the door facing Jiraiya like cannonballs.
He first dodged an old lady's footbath, and then easily dodged the landlady's toothbrush.
But in the end, he was accidentally hit on the cheek by the slipper of a beautiful lady with a protruding front and back.
Smelling the aroma coming from his face, Jiraiya was completely intoxicated.
"It's all your fault! You said that it is a writer's life to look for artistic inspiration based on materials! It turned out to be peeping in a women's bathhouse!!"
Naruto tried hard to break free, but was tightly clamped by Jiraiya's arm and could not move.
"Idiot! That's to observe the various situations in the world and collect precious materials of vitality! It's a sacred creative activity!"
Jiraiya argued righteously.
"Stop lying! You are a big pervert!!"
Naruto kicked his legs in anger.
"And why am I even being chased! I didn't see anything!"
"Because you are my disciple! Do you understand when you have difficulties? And this is also a part of cultivation, so don't talk nonsense."
below.
"Stop! That white-haired old pervert!"
"And that kid with yellow hair! He's an accomplice at first glance!"
"Get 'em!!"
Hearing the voice behind him, Jiraiya looked at the burly proprietress with amazing arm strength and couldn't help but shudder.
"Tsk... I have to change the position next time when collecting materials... Okay, Naruto, hurry up, we have to speed up."
"Ah!!! I don't want to be caught!!! Ahhhhhhh slow down... ugh..."
A remote area... the basement.
Orochimaru looked down with a playful expression on what he thought was the most perfect container.
"That's awesome, Sasuke-kun."
Orochimaru's deep and hoarse voice came from behind Sasuke.
"Whether it's Sharingan's insight, Lightning Release's morphological changes, or his gradually maturing fighting consciousness... they all make me happy.
He is indeed the genius of the Uchiha Clan."
As he clapped his hands, he glanced around at the people lying scattered and wailing in pain.
As Orochimaru slowly approached, another subtle sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"But... you are still too kind, Sasuke-kun."
Orochimaru stretched out his long tongue and licked his lips, then continued.
"These people are meant for you to practice with, you can just kill them."
Sasuke panted slightly. Hearing this, he just raised his eyes, revealing his scarlet pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and looked back at the other party indifferently, without causing any disturbance due to the compliment.
He knew very well that what Orochimaru wanted was nothing more than this body with the bloodline of Uchiha.
And I stayed here just to gain the power to kill that man.
This was an unspoken deal.
"I need more powerful power..." Sasuke told his request in a cold voice.
"Haha... no problem" Orochimaru chuckled, seemingly very satisfied with Sasuke's attitude.
"The ways to gain power are endless, but..." Orochimaru changed the subject.
"Before I give you power... you have to help me take some samples..."
"..."
"I understand, I will go."