Two days later, at dawn, Purple Gold Mountain
Hongshi looked at Ranmaru, who was fast asleep on Sōretsu's lap. "(づ￣3￣)づ Kawaii! Let me lick him while he's asleep! Let me lick him!"
Having said that, he opened his demonic claws to grab Ranmaru, but at that moment, Sōretsu, who had been keeping his eyes closed, opened them. The world seemed to darken, leaving only his eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty red light. "You beast! Kaijin!"
Sōretsu drew his curved sword, crimson liquid chakra flowing from its blade, and slashed towards Hongshi's neck. " Nuclear Ninja Style, Ninth Form, First Chakra: Decapitation."
Thanks to the efforts of several elders who themselves formed the " Seven Ninja Warlords Under the Shadow," the Nuclear Ninja Village has gathered many ninjas with great potential from all over the country, and has also invented its own school of secret techniques.
A red light flashed across the Hongshi's neck, and the surrounding trees were severed by invisible energy. However, because the wounds were smooth, all the trees remained intact, as if nothing had happened.
Hongshi, rubbing his smoking neck, said, "(_), are you serious? I'm Shadow Clone!"
The blood-dripping blade pressed against Hongshi's brow. " Ranmaru is mine, don't come any closer."
After saying that, he pinched Ranmaru's cheek twice.
Hongshi: "Σ() I stole Grandma Li's body, and you still have the nerve to call me a beast."
The commotion between the two woke Ranmaru up. "Have we... arrived yet? Eek, Sōretsu- neechan, why are you pointing a knife at Hongshi-kun?"
Sōretsu sheathed his katana. " Hongshi wants to lick your face."
Ranmaru glanced at the Hongshi's reflective face and shrank back into Sōretsu's arms, exclaiming, "How scary!"
Sōretsu patted Ranmaru's head. "It's okay, I'll protect you."
After saying that, he gave Hongshi a wicked grin: "Hehe (°°)".
Hongshi: "You're worse than an animal!"
The three of them argued and bickered all the way, and finally arrived at the territory of Purple Gold Mountain at noon.
Ranmaru also activated his Red Eye, sat on the earth stone turtle, and observed the surrounding dynamics.
Suddenly, she saw something. "Sister Sōretsu, Hongshi, someone's coming up ahead, they seem to be fleeing for their lives."
"Running for your life? Elder, something seems amiss."
The matter of Kaneshovel Kazuo made Sōretsu feel that something big was going to happen in the Land of Rivers. Moreover, when he was formulating the battle plan, he also thought that Purple Gold Mountain might be the first place where something would happen, which is why he arranged for Hongshi to go there with him.
Hongshi, however, didn't seem to mind and placed Ranmaru on her shoulder. "Don't worry, I'll protect Ranmaru. Sōretsu, you go!"
"Help! There's a monster!"
A dozen or so people wearing purple cloaks rushed out of the forest. The cloaks had an embroidered hammer pattern on them, so they must be members of the Purple Hammer Clan.
In Ranmaru's Red Eye vision, he saw two unusual people. They looked to be in their thirties or forties, but they were only wearing a short jacket, had their hair tied in a topknot, and were unusually fat and tall. They were chasing after the fleeing group.
"Get out of my way!"
Sōretsu stood firmly in place, and an invisible force transformed into an arm, grabbing the Purple Hammer Clan member who was charging at the forefront.
"Damn it! The captain's been caught!"
"Forget about the captain, those two guys are catching up!"
The remaining tribesmen wanted to save their captain, but in their view, escaping was more important at the moment.
With his eyes closed, Sōretsu spoke slowly, his tone as cold as a winter wind. "Hey, are you from Purple Gold Mountain?"
Captain Purple Gold struggled in mid-air, his eyes filled with terror. "Quick! Let me go! There's a monster! You all run too!"
"Monster?"
"Sister Sōretsu, those two guys are coming."
Before the man arrived, his voice preceded his arrival. Sōretsu tossed the Purple Gold Captain behind him, not caring whether he was dead or alive.
" Raijin, look, there are three people up ahead!"
" Fūjin, shall we go ask them if they have any food?"
The newcomers were none other than the two brothers, the Fūjin Raijin, who were serious criminals from Konoha.
Hongshi saw the newcomer and exclaimed, "Huh? What are those two idiots, the Fūjin Raijin, doing here?"
Having prepared for battle, Sōretsu asked, "Elder, do you know these two people?"
At this moment, the Fūjin Raijin God had reached Sōretsu. The Fūjin God asked, "Miss, do you have anything to eat? We're so hungry."
Raijin saw the Hongshi behind him and exclaimed, " Fūjin! Look! That guy is so strong and handsome!"
The Fūjin also turned his gaze to Hongshi: "How... how could there possibly be anyone more handsome than us in the Shinobi World!"
Sōretsu: "Σ() People with distorted thinking must be eradicated!"
Upon hearing this, Hongshi exclaimed, "What! Why are you speaking such blunt truths? Looks like you've struck gold today!"
Sōretsu looked at the two of them and saw a Cursed Seal mark between their eyebrows. "Elder, look, they have been Cursed Seal."
Fūjin looked at Sōretsu: "Miss, do you have anything to eat? We're so hungry."
"No."
"What! No food? Then we'll have to eat you all!"
"That child looks delicious!"
Ranmaru, his Red Eye, saw the Chakra on the two of them begin to turn black, while in reality, he could only see the Cursed Seal between their eyebrows spreading rapidly.
Sōretsu assumed a fighting stance, but kept his eyes closed. "Just as I thought, those guys were probably hiding from these two."
However, unlike ordinary Cursed Seal, the two people's bodies entered the second Cursed Seal Stage Two within a few seconds, and their bodies underwent changes.
The two grew stronger, brown fur began to grow on their bodies, and two tusks emerged from their mouths, giving them the appearance of wild boars.
"Roar!"
The Fūjin Raijin thunder god, whose minds were simple to begin with, were directly corrupted by the killing intent. Their eyes turned bloodthirsty red, and they stared at the Sōretsu in front of them as if they were staring at food. With a roar, they charged forward.
"A combination of Cursed Seal transformation and beast transformation... Is it really Orochimaru?"
Even as the Fūjin Raijin drew closer, Sōretsu remained calmly analyzing the situation, because once she made her move, the Fūjin Raijin would be doomed.
"Roar!"
" Nuclear Ninja Style - Ninja Technique 2: Leg Severance!"
"Howl!"
A flash of light appeared, but Sōretsu Retsu's sword remained in the same position. However, the Fūjin Raijin God lost their balance, screamed, and fell to the ground.
The four legs of the Fūjin Raijin had been severed at some point, and they collapsed to the ground. However, despite their pain, neither of them flinched. Instead, they became even more excited, and their Natural Energy gathered even faster. In a very short time, their legs completely healed.
Sōretsu received the sensory feedback of " Kaijin," and dodged the attacks of the Fūjin Raijin: "So it turns out that there is an inner Sealing Jutsu covering the Cursed Seal. No wonder it was frantically absorbing Natural Energy in an uncontrollable state."
"Boom, boom!"
The Fūjin god and thunder Raijin charged with such force that they broke many trees. After adjusting their direction, they crashed directly into the Hongshi.
" Hongshi-kun, they're coming at us! It's terrifying!"
"Oh, my Ranmaru, don't be afraid. These two guys will be your bodyguards from now on."
"Roar roar roar!"
Even though the Fūjin Raijin were blocked by a large number of trees, their sprinting speed increased, and their bodies continued to change. The characteristics of wild boars became more obvious. The bristles on their bodies stood up like steel needles, their hands turned into sharp claws, and there were also traces of lightning flowing.
Hongshi, however, remained completely unfazed. "Since you have the right aesthetic sense, you'll become my underlings from now on."
The Fūjin Raijin had almost touched Hongshi's body, yet they heard...
"Every grain of rice is covered in mud; how many flights of stairs must a bag of rice be carried up? Shinra Tensei!"
The Lord God: "This isn't how you use it every time you use Shinra Tensei!"
The claws of the Fūjin Raijin
An invisible repulsive force blocked the Fūjin Raijin, preventing them from advancing any further. Instead, their bodies began to twist due to the immense force.
"Click click click"
The Fūjin Raijin were sent flying backwards at high speed, countless bones breaking, until they crashed into a distant mountain and sank deep into it before finally stopping.
This was the first time Sōretsu had seen Hongshi in action. " The Rinnegan's power... is it this strong?"
Ranmaru: " Hongshi-kun! You're amazing, but those two guys seem to be dead."
Hongshi scratched his head awkwardly. "Sorry, I only used one ten-thousandth of the Rinnegan's power. I didn't expect it to be so powerful. Who can I complain to? I'll bring them out right now, Banshō Ten'in."
"Boom!"
The broken bodies of the Fūjin Raijin were pulled out of the mountain by gravity, and at the same time the entire mountain roared and was torn in two by gravity.
To Hongshi's surprise, the two did not die. Because of their Superhuman Strength and extraordinary physique, coupled with the boost from Sage Transformation, they barely survived the bombardment of Shinra Tensei.
The two floated to Hongshi's front, Hongshi placed his hands on their heads, using the Preta Path: Sealing Technique: Absorption Seal to seal their Cursed Seal and Sage Transformation. At the same time, he used his Human Path: Mind Layer Dive to probe the source of the Cursed Seal.
The scenes in their minds were replayed before Hongshi's eyes.
"I see."
Sōretsu asked, "Who is the Grand Elder?"
Hongshi chuckled, took out two Super Military Rations Pill, and gave them to the two of them. "They're not strangers, they're Teacher Mizuki."