Shaving Pakura Again

Oh... oh...

The mass of flesh suddenly stopped growing. It let out a strange roar and kept writhing.

Qian Yun carefully sensed it and discovered three souls inside.

One belonged to the Evil God believer from earlier, while the other two were monsters filled with black aura.

Qian Yun immediately formed hand seals.

Wind Release, Black Sandstorm 3.0.

The tiny whirlwind swelled a hundredfold the moment it neared the giant mass of flesh, and fierce winds instantly swept through the area.

No one could open their eyes. They could only lie flat on the ground.

The souls inside the mass of flesh had been tangled together, but they suddenly realized their soul power was being rapidly stripped away. They shrieked in terror.

Monk Zhongjue and the group of cart drivers were terrified. They felt there had to be countless wronged souls inside that mass of flesh.

[Ding: Defeated Evil God believer Pu. Obtained Power of Cursed Resentment!]

[Ding: Defeated Evil God Left Wood. Obtained Power of Cursed Resentment, Spirit, Soul, Physique, Cell Parasitism, Cell Replacement...]

[Ding: Defeated Evil God Right Wood...]

The two monsters had roughly the same traits, and four of them were actually black.

Two concerned cells, and two concerned souls—both parasitism and replacement.

He had never seen black traits before. He felt nothing at all after merging them, so he could not yet guess what they meant.

When the whirlwind dispersed, Qian Yun felt his soul suddenly ascend.

Some black mist had appeared within his soul. It was probably formed from the gathering of countless resentments.

Monk Zhongjue seemed able to sense resentment, and he asked in horror, "Little brother from Konoha, do you feel unwell?"

Qian Yun turned his head stiffly. "Buddhists sacrifice themselves for others. Because of your karma, I'm about to become an evil spirit! You have to take responsibility for this! I'll use a secret technique right now to transfer all the resentment in my body to you. You can become an evil spirit in my place! Come!"

As Qian Yun spoke, he reached out to grab Monk Zhongjue. The monk was so frightened that he kept backing away, shaking his head like a rattle drum.

"This humble monk's spiritual power is weak. I shall return to the Temple of Fire and seek aid at once!"

Monk Zhongjue left. There seemed to be quite a difference between thirty-year-old Zhongjue and fifty-year-old Zhongjue.

Qian Yun got back onto the ox cart and closed his eyes, silently chanting scriptures.

Black mist drifted around him, and the cart drivers in the distance fled in panic.

They had heard every word of that conversation. Now was the moment Qian Yun would turn into an evil spirit.

Who knew what Monk Zhongjue said after returning to the Temple of Fire? The entire temple was thrown into an uproar, yet no one immediately set out.

Qian Yun was already finished here and preparing to leave when he sensed a Hidden Stone squad racing past.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen were chasing them, and behind them was Pakura, seriously wounded once again.

At the same time, a Hidden Cloud ninja company arrived from the sea to intercept them.

Qian Yun had just hidden himself when he saw Granny Chiyo leading a Hidden Sand squad rushing over from the direction of Hidden Rain Village.

Konoha Village seemed uninterested in the tailed beasts. Several Root ninja were hiding thirty li away without moving.

The Hidden Stone squad was stopped by the Hidden Cloud ninja. When the two sides met, they said nothing and immediately began slaughtering each other.

Granny Chiyo hid herself, and so did the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Qian Yun discovered that his sensory abilities had improved greatly. He could perceive everyone's every move without deliberately sensing them.

Pakura seemed a little delirious. She clutched her bleeding abdomen as she traveled, passing right beside the Seven Ninja Swordsmen without noticing them.

The Hidden Stone squad was wiped out, and Granny Chiyo immediately led her people forward.

The Hidden Cloud ninja had just gone through a fierce battle and were exhausted. Surrounded and attacked by Granny Chiyo's group, how could they hold out?

But before Granny Chiyo could leave, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen came to play the oriole.

This time, Granny Chiyo lost part of an arm. No wonder she later wore a prosthetic.

Granny Chiyo and Ebizō retreated desperately, abandoning the barely breathing Pakura.

The three Root ninja finally made their move, but there was one problem: they had set an ambush, only to be counter-killed.

Qian Yun sighed and immediately used the Hidden Mist Technique 2.0.

Thirty percent of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's life force was drained away, and they fell unconscious on the spot.

Qian Yun gave them the Brain Manipulation Sand Deluxe Edition, erased their final memories of being hit, then quickly read the memories of all seven before tossing them into the grass and disguising the scene a little.

He recorded the curse inscriptions within the seven great swords. Qian Yun felt that he could try making ninja tools himself as well.

Most importantly, he secretly extracted a bit of Samehada's cells. This thing really did devour chakra at an absurd speed.

As for the Hidden Stone sealing jar, the sealing technique inside was nothing special. Like the Phantom Sea Seal, it had been pieced together.

Qian Yun found Pakura and brought her into a small cave.

Her small intestine had been severed, and her internal organs had been riddled with holes by kunai.

No wonder Granny Chiyo had not saved her. Even if she had, Pakura could only have waited for death.

Who knew whether Pakura's ancestral graves were smoking green? Qian Yun had just learned the Cell Replacement Technique, and Pakura was already on the brink of death.

Was this testing him, Qian Yun?

It took a full two days before he finally pulled Pakura back from death's door.

Qian Yun was furious, so he shaved every last hair off her body, leaving her head bald as well.

Not only that, he used the Cell Replacement Technique to give her a full-body cosmetic adjustment.

Her eyes became larger, her nose more refined, pert, and cute. The rest of her body also became more shapely, with just the right amount of flesh and slenderness.

The fifth day.

Pakura slowly woke up, but Qian Yun had already left.

Looking at the medical kit and the jar beside her, as well as the carefully prepared food and water—even the meal in the pot was still steaming—Pakura smiled knowingly before silently shedding tears.

In this era of war, the two of them could never be together.

Two days later.

Autumn in the Land of Fire had begun to snow. Qian Yun traveled through the wind and snow, finally reaching the Valley of the End with the help of his terrible sense of direction.

Clang! Clang!

Before he could cross the Valley of the End, he heard fighting coming from the forest.

Qian Yun had intended to slip past quietly, but a Hidden Stone sensory ninja discovered him.

"It's him! He's Qian Yun, Konoha's Evil Doctor!"

That shout was not quiet at all, immediately drawing the attention of many ninja.

Qian Yun's mouth twitched. Was this really necessary? Were the four great ninja villages joining forces to attack Konoha?

But why were there fewer than three hundred people total? Was this a joke?

Boom!

The Hidden Stone ninja attacked first, as though they had a deep grudge against Qian Yun.

Whoosh!

Qian Yun used Wind Body Flicker to flee. The Konoha ninja seemed exhausted, and they too were withdrawing from the battlefield.

Yet the ninja of the four great villages did not pursue the Konoha jonin. Instead, they all surrounded Qian Yun and attacked him.

In barely half a minute, Qian Yun had been collectively surrounded by the allied forces. Nearly three hundred people encircled him like they were watching a monkey show.

Their gazes held mockery, greed, and ridicule.

Fuck!

Did I dig up your ancestral graves or something?

Water Release, Hidden Mist Technique 2.0.

Qian Yun unleashed his ultimate move, directly shrouding every enemy.

Yet none of the allied ninja from the four nations rushed to act. They all wanted to see how Qian Yun would perform his monkey act in the mist.

An hour later, Qian Yun crossed the Valley of the End.

"Stop!"

The moment Qian Yun entered the forest behind the stone statues, someone jumped out to confront him.

Looking closely, it was that bare-chested brute who had tried to molest Biwa Miko back then.

His name seemed to be... Jingbian Shou?

"What village are you from? Do you think you can infiltrate just by wearing a Konoha forehead protector?"

The man spoke fiercely despite his inner weakness. Qian Yun said expressionlessly, "I can hear you. There's no need to shout so loudly!"

Jingbian Shou froze. That cold tone, and that way of talking back... why did it sound so familiar?

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Jingbian Shou's shout drew many Konoha ninja over. Qian Yun suddenly grinned at the red-haired girl behind the crowd.

"Sister Kushina, I'm back!"

Sob...

Kushina froze for a moment. Then her eyes filled with tears, and she rushed over in three quick strides, throwing her arms around Qian Yun and bursting into loud sobs.

Over the past two months, she had repeatedly asked her ANBU friends to inquire about Qian Yun, wanting only to know whether he was dead or alive.

For more than two months, there had been no news at all. That ANBU ninja had even grown tired of her questions.