But as long as an opponent got close, even a ninja who was not particularly strong could kill Kurama Yakumo, who had almost no ability to resist at close range.
This was no exaggeration, but a fact!
"Are you looking for me?" Just as Otsutsuki Toneri was lost in thought, a clear voice reached his ears.
Otsutsuki Toneri turned his head, the Rinnegan in his palm opening slightly as he studied the girl.
She looked less than ten years old, with long, smooth, dark brown hair and a cute hair ornament clipped to her bangs.
Her delicate face was excessively pale, but her gemlike brown eyes were quite cold.
Kurama Yakumo!
(To be honest, the Kurama Clan's bloodline ability breaks the balance. It completely destroys the balance of Naruto's genjutsu system... This is basically ninjutsu disguised as genjutsu... And it's damn powerful, too. As always, asking for all your support!)
Chapter 36: What Can You Give Me? First update
"Yes, I'm Otsutsuki Toneri. It's a pleasure to meet you, Kurama Yakumo." Otsutsuki Toneri gave her a gentle smile and spoke warmly.
Kurama Yakumo was a girl who had dreamed of becoming a ninja since childhood, but because her parents worried about her health,
they refused to let her train every day, cutting off her dream of becoming a ninja.
It was precisely because of this that the resentment deep within Kurama Yakumo gradually formed another, monstrous personality!
At this point, however, it should not have been long since her father had ordered her to withdraw from school. The darkness in her eyes was only beginning to emerge and was not yet very deep.
"What do you want with me?" Kurama Yakumo ignored Otsutsuki Toneri's goodwill and spoke extremely coldly.
At that moment, her heart held resentment toward her parents and toward her own body. She wanted to become a ninja.
But she understood her own body very well. Even so, she still wanted to become a ninja!
She had the strongest genjutsu Kekkei Genkai. She refused to settle for being an ordinary person!
Why!
She merely had a weak constitution. It wasn't as though she couldn't train at all. Why should her parents deny her the right to train!
It shouldn't be like this! Weren't her parents supposed to understand her?
They were afraid something might happen to her health? How could there be so many possibilities!
She... only wanted to pursue her dream...
"I heard you've withdrawn from school, Yakumo. Is that right?" A meaningful look appeared in Otsutsuki Toneri's eyes, and his smile deepened, his tone still gentle.
He understood Kurama Yakumo's state very well. The resentment in this girl's heart was so deep that it would later turn directly into a monster hidden within her!
Everyone harbored a demon called desire in their heart, but Kurama Yakumo was the most unusual.
The demon in her heart had even condensed into a mental entity!
This also indirectly showed just how powerful this girl's mental strength was!
"So what if I have? Did you come to laugh at me?" At his words, Kurama Yakumo's delicate little face instantly darkened, and the gloom in her eyes deepened.
Her thinking had already begun to grow obsessive, and she assumed Otsutsuki Toneri had come to mock her.
This only intensified her resentment!
"I've heard of you, Kurama Yakumo, the only genius in decades to fully awaken the Kurama Clan Kekkei Genkai." Otsutsuki Toneri paid no attention to her expression and continued speaking gently.
"But your body is weak by nature, leaving you unable to train for long periods. No, perhaps you can't even manage short periods?"
"Under those circumstances, you simply can't train for long. If you force yourself to keep going, you could even cause unimaginable damage to your body and leave yourself with lasting health problems."
Otsutsuki Toneri's words kept reaching her ears, while Kurama Yakumo's expression grew uglier and her face grew paler.
She understood that everything Otsutsuki Toneri said was true, but she could not accept it. She truly could not!
Why?
Since heaven had granted her superior talent and awakened her Kekkei Genkai, why had it taken away her healthy constitution?
Why did it toy with her like this?
She hated it!
"Your parents must have told you too, haven't they? To stop clinging to your dream of becoming a ninja? Your body simply can't support the demands of that profession..."
Noticing Kurama Yakumo's state, Otsutsuki Toneri's smile deepened further. He continued speaking softly, provoking the girl over and over.
But...
"Shut up!"
A sharp, even piercing shout rang out. Kurama Yakumo's utterly gloomy eyes stared fixedly at the ground, her frail frame panting somewhat rapidly from her agitation.
"I... will never give up! I'm going to become a ninja, whatever the cost! All of you, go ahead and laugh. I... I..."
Kurama Yakumo collapsed weakly to the ground and covered her face, a soft, slightly choked murmur escaping her.
The stubborn, even extreme resolve in her words could not help but draw a sigh.
"I'm not laughing at you~ I can help you. Help you become a ninja!" Satisfaction flickered in Otsutsuki Toneri's eyes at the sight, and he walked up to the girl whose mental state was already close to collapse.
His gentle voice made Kurama Yakumo abruptly stiffen, and then she instantly raised her head.
"What did you say? Are you serious? Can you really help me?" Kurama Yakumo clutched Otsutsuki Toneri's sleeve and asked in disbelief, her voice intensely excited.
Her parents had long since taken her to see many medical ninja, but her body and constitution had been that way since birth. It was not an illness in the first place.
Unless her constitution was fundamentally changed, her body would always remain like this. Perhaps slowly nurturing her health would leave her a little better than she was now.
But she would still be a long way from becoming a ninja.
So hearing Otsutsuki Toneri's words now truly filled her with excitement and anticipation. She had already run out of options.
No matter who it was, as long as there was hope, she was willing to give anything!
"Of course. But what can you give me, Yakumo? There's no such thing as a free lunch. Someone as clever as you understands what I mean, don't you?"
Otsutsuki Toneri's smile slowly took on a malicious edge, and his formerly gentle tone became like a demon's whisper as it reached Kurama Yakumo's ears.
Hadn't he kept provoking Kurama Yakumo with the truth and stirring up her resentment precisely for this moment?
(Asking for all your support~)
Chapter 37: She Is Ōtsutsuki Yakumo! Second update
"Yes, anything! Please, help me! I'm begging you!" At his words, Kurama Yakumo wept with joy, tears continually glimmering in her large eyes as she begged Otsutsuki Toneri over and over.
Her desire to become a ninja was stronger than anyone else's! It had even developed into something pathological!
She cared about nothing else. Whatever she had to pay, whoever she had to bargain with, she did not care.
In the original TV series, when her final request for her parents to let her train and become a ninja was refused, the other self within her heart, a demon of resentment and hatred, even broke free of its cage and killed her parents!
Kurama Yakumo was just that stubborn and twisted a person!
"Yes, don't worry. Yakumo, follow me~ As long as you follow me, your name will stand at the pinnacle of this world!" Otsutsuki Toneri gently wiped the tears from the corners of Kurama Yakumo's eyes, his voice still soft as a demon's whisper.
It reached straight into the depths of Kurama Yakumo's heart!
"I'm willing to follow you! My lord, please help me. I... I don't want to be an ordinary person. I don't want to become useless..."
At his words, Kurama Yakumo answered immediately without the slightest hesitation, her tone intensely excited.
To her, being able to become a ninja mattered more than anything at that moment!
No person and nothing could stand in the way of her becoming a ninja!
"Very good. Get up first, Yakumo." Otsutsuki Toneri smiled in satisfaction. Sure enough, once someone had a weakness, they were utterly vulnerable!
Especially Kurama Yakumo at this moment, who was still young. Although people in the ninja world generally matured early,
they could pay any price for whatever they were fixated on.
Besides, apart from her pathological obsession with becoming a ninja, Kurama Yakumo had no other problems.
She was indeed someone worth developing.
Kurama Yakumo froze at his words, then slowly stood up, looking at Otsutsuki Toneri with nervous anticipation.
"My lord, you... I..." Seeing that Otsutsuki Toneri merely kept studying her after she stood, Kurama Yakumo grew somewhat anxious, starting to speak before stopping.
Right now, she wanted to know exactly how Otsutsuki Toneri planned to help her. She feared he was only deceiving her.
If that were the case, she felt she would go mad!
"Don't worry. Since I promised you, I will naturally help you. Let's go to your room. This isn't a suitable place." Hearing her, Otsutsuki Toneri chuckled and replied. He had only been considering how much of his bloodline to give Kurama Yakumo.
Yes, he planned to bestow a portion of his own bloodline upon Kurama Yakumo.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan's bloodline was the finest in this world! There was no equal!
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya was this world's mother of chakra, the Progenitor of Chakra!
And Otsutsuki Toneri's bloodline had already undergone an extremely thorough atavism, almost reaching Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's level!
As long as Otsutsuki Toneri bestowed a portion of his bloodline upon Kurama Yakumo to nurture and improve her constitution, her physical frailty would naturally change.
Her future accomplishments would even far surpass those of others!
Her original talent lay entirely in genjutsu, but once she possessed Otsutsuki Toneri's bloodline, her talent for taijutsu and ninjutsu would also become extraordinary!
Most importantly, bestowing his bloodline upon her would subtly transform her into someone loyal to him!
This could count as a little trick, too. After all, Kurama Yakumo's talent and abilities were too outstanding. If she betrayed him, Otsutsuki Toneri would feel a little heartache as well.
For a subordinate like this, remaining forever loyal to him was enough!
"Please follow me, my lord!" At his words, Kurama Yakumo could not help looking excited. Then she slowly steadied her emotions and eagerly led the way.
She could barely contain her urgency.
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