There's an event this week. If, at the end of the week, we rank T50 and above on PS rankings, I'll release 5 bonus chapters. It's up to you now, xD.
This is different from a normal bonus, by the way.
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"Where are we going?"
Yahiko asked expectantly.
Although Konan and Nagato were not as excited as he was, they were also very happy to be able to go out on a mission.
They were children, after all.
They might be mature for their age, but a child's nature was not so easily suppressed.
Especially since they had learned ninjutsu for so long. They had long wanted to show it to others.
"The Land of Snow."
Natsuki chuckled and said.
"I've never heard of it."
Yahiko scratched his head and guessed, "It sounds like a country where it snows every day."
Konan's eyes lit up slightly when she heard that.
She had never seen snow, so she was curious about it.
"You guessed right. The Land of Snow is covered in snow. It's a world of ice and snow."
Natsuki reminded them, "You should prepare a few extra sets of clothes."
The three nodded.
"We'll leave tomorrow."
Natsuki changed the topic and asked, "Konan, how did you awaken Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood?"
"Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood? Is that the na of the ability I just used?"
Konan paused slightly and asked in return.
Natsuki explained, "I call this new series of blood secret techniques Blood Demon Arts."
"Didn't Natsuki-sensei give a lot of explosive tags before? You told to study how to use them when I had ti."
Konan continued, "A few days ago, while I was studying them, I suddenly felt a sense of compatibility. Then I comprehended Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood."
"That's quite the coincidence."
Natsuki could not help laughing.
He had given Konan explosive tags because he wanted to see whether she could independently develop the paper control techniques she used in the original work.
But unexpectedly, it had linked up with Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood instead.
However, the two did share certain similarities, such as explosions and flas.
Natsuki suddenly looked at Yahiko.
His Blood Demon Art was related to ice and snow.
Perhaps this trip to the Land of Snow would help him comprehend it.
"I tried too, but my blood can't explode."
Yahiko noticed his gaze and spoke.
"Although you both used my blood, your corresponding Blood Demon Arts are different. They are related to your own characteristics."
Hearing this, Natsuki said, "There's no need to rush. Try different things, and you'll eventually find the feeling. Maybe this trip to the Land of Snow will help you comprehend it."
"Mm."
Yahiko breathed a sigh of relief.
Not comprehending his Blood Demon Art made him a little disappointed, but it was still fine.
What he mainly worried about was disappointing Natsuki.
"Konan, Exploding Blood isn't your only ability."
Natsuki pinched her cheek and said, "You still need to keep working hard."
Konan nodded shyly.
"Although comprehending abilities is important, you can't neglect your usual training."
Natsuki withdrew his hand and said, "It has been almost half a year since the last inspection. Today is a good ti to check."
"I'll go first!"
Yahiko quickly said.
Natsuki nodded and stepped aside with Konan and Nagato.
Yahiko imdiately demonstrated Soru, Geppo, Tekkai, and Shigan.
Seeing this, Natsuki could not help feeling surprised.
He learned them this quickly?
He clearly had not been that fast before.
A flash of inspiration crossed Natsuki's mind, and he understood the reason.
Yahiko was no longer purely human. He was half-human, half-demon.
His physical strength had increased significantly compared to before.
And as taijutsu, the Six Powers depended heavily on physical strength.
Once the body t the requirent, learning them beca much faster.
"Konan."
Thinking this, Natsuki patted Konan's shoulder.
Konan stepped forward and also demonstrated Soru, Geppo, Tekkai, and Shigan.
Natsuki thought to himself that it was just as expected.
Both of them had learned the Six Powers much faster.
Aside from both of them becoming demons, there was no other reasonable explanation.
"Very good."
Natsuki t Konan's gaze and said with a smile.
Konan imdiately felt relieved.
She happily left the field.
Finally, it was Nagato's turn.
He surprised Natsuki even more.
Aside from Soru, Geppo, Tekkai, and Shigan, he had also learned Armant Haki.
For the first ti, Natsuki felt what it ant to be an unmatched genius.
No wonder Nagato in the original work had mastered all five nature releases after learning from Jiraiya for three years.
The reason Hanzō kidnapped Konan was most likely because Agakure could not take Akatsuki head-on.
This indirectly showed that Nagato's strength at the ti was definitely elite Jonin-level.
Natsuki thought of the Retsu Unohana Template.
Minazuki's Shikai and Bankai conditions required two of his students to possess Jonin-level strength.
But one had to inherit flight and healing, while the other had to inherit swordsmanship.
Now Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato had all learned Geppo, which satisfied the condition of inheriting flight.
Next ca healing and swordsmanship.
All three of them could learn swordsmanship.
But inheriting healing was undoubtedly the most troubleso part.
Konan and Yahiko had never used dical ninjutsu in the original work, so only Nagato could inherit it.
Nagato possessed six chakra natures, all except Yin Release.
Moreover, he had the Rinnegan.
The Rinnegan had many uses involving Yang Release, such as the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
"Nagato, you can enter the next stage of training now."
Natsuki thought for a mont and said, "I'll teach you swordsmanship first."
As for healing, there was no hurry.
After all, Nagato did not yet have Jonin-level strength. He could learn dical ninjutsu after gaining the ability to protect himself.
"Thank you, Natsuki-sensei."
Nagato suppressed his excitent and quickly said.
Yahiko could not help feeling envious.
But it was still fine.
He and Konan were only missing Armant Haki before they could enter the next stage of training.
As long as they learned Armant Haki, they could learn swordsmanship like Nagato.
And they had also gained a special ability from Natsuki, becoming demons.
"Before learning swordsmanship, you need a sword."
Natsuki extended his hand and used Projection Magecraft.
How close a projected blade was to the original depended on how much chakra he used.
The Sword of the Thunder God that he often projected was actually not very close to the original.
Because the Sword of the Thunder God contained a Lightning Release chakra crystal, projecting that consud a lot of chakra.
Under normal circumstances, projecting one-tenth of it was enough.
That was also why he had not projected the Sorcery Clima-Tact before.
With the Water Release chakra crystal and Lightning Release chakra crystal, even his chakra might not be enough.
It would not be too late to project it after unlocking Infinite Mana from the Artoria Template.
"This sword is called the Kusanagi Sword."
Natsuki gave Nagato this Kusanagi Sword, which was almost identical to the original.
Its appearance was closer to a straight katana, like the Kusanagi Sword Sasuke used in the original work.
"Thank you, Natsuki-sensei."
Nagato accepted the Kusanagi Sword.
Although he did not understand swords, he could still feel that this sword was extraordinary.
The entire blade faintly glowed and looked extrely sharp.
"Since we have ti, I'll teach you so basic swordsmanship first."
Natsuki took out Minazuki.
He planned to start with Zoro's One Sword Style swordsmanship.
After Nagato learned it, he would teach him Water Breathing.
Water Breathing involved Water Release, so it would be more difficult to learn.
Ti arrived at the next day.
After breakfast, Natsuki brought Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato toward the Land of Snow.
The Land of Snow was in the northernmost part of the shinobi world.
Starting from the Land of Rain, one could reach the Land of Demons by crossing the Land of Birds and the Land of Bears.
From the Land of Demons, they had to keep heading north to reach the Land of Snow.
Because they had to pass through the Land of Demons, Natsuki planned to visit Kakuzu on the way.
"Wow! So many birds!"
After leaving the Land of Rain, Yahiko entered a state of excitent.
This was his first ti leaving the Land of Rain since he was born, and everything he saw felt fresh to him.
Konan and Nagato were the sa, except they were more restrained than Yahiko.
Night fell.
The group arrived in the Land of Bears.
After the novelty wore off, Yahiko and the others returned to normal.
After dinner, Natsuki told them many precautions for going out on missions.
Although they were not shinobi from the Five Great Villages, experience was shared.
"That's about it. I'll stop here."
Natsuki paused and said, "Next, we'll take turns keeping watch and sleeping. The four of us will split into two groups."
"Natsuki-sensei, I'll be in a group with you."
Konan took the initiative to say.
"Alright."
Natsuki glanced at her and said, "Yahiko and Nagato, you two sleep first. When the ti cos, Konan and I will wake you."
"Yes, Natsuki-sensei."
Yahiko and Nagato stood up and entered the tent.
"Co sit here."
Natsuki beckoned to Konan.
Konan shifted position and sat beside him.
She raised her head and looked at Natsuki.
"Keeping watch ans watching the surroundings, not ."
Natsuki tapped her forehead and said.
Konan froze, then turned her head and looked into the distance.
Natsuki could not help smiling.
The current Konan was quite different from the one in the original work.
After all, Yahiko had not died, Nagato had not fallen into darkness, and Akatsuki had developed better.
At midnight, it was Yahiko and Nagato's turn to keep watch.
Natsuki and Konan returned to the tent and took out their sleeping bags.
Perhaps because keeping watch had tired her out, Konan crawled into her sleeping bag and soon fell asleep.
Another new day arrived.
The group continued on their way.
At night, they crossed the Land of Bears and arrived in the Land of Demons.
They did not need to sleep outdoors tonight.
Because they had arrived at the Daybreak Company's branch.
Natsuki asked Kakuzu about the current situation.
In short, everything was going very smoothly.
The next day.
Natsuki and the others said goodbye to Kakuzu and headed for the Land of Snow.
When they approached a certain distance, the temperature suddenly changed, and snow began to fall.
"It will get colder from here. All of you should change into thicker clothes."
Natsuki said.
Although shinobi could use chakra to resist the cold, it would consu additional chakra.
Especially during missions, they had to save what they could.
In the original work, Kakashi, Naruto, and the others also changed into thick clothes when they went to the Land of Snow for a mission.
Natsuki looked at Konan.
She had put on a thick white coat that looked like a dress, along with a white scarf. Her entire body was wrapped up tightly.
It made her already petite figure seem even more adorable.
Konan raised her head and t his gaze.
A faint smile imdiately appeared on her small face.
"Let's go."
Natsuki smiled and said.
The four quickly entered the Land of Snow.
A silver-white world appeared before their eyes.
Snow filled the sky and drifted down around them.
"The snow is so deep!"
Yahiko looked at the footprints he had made and could not help sighing.
"It feels similar to our Land of Rain."
Nagato looked around and said, "One snows, and one rains."
"But the Land of Snow is luckier than our Land of Rain."
Yahiko grabbed a handful of snow and said, "At least there's no war here."
Nagato imdiately fell sowhat silent.
Natsuki shook his head.
This was the downside of children maturing too early. They liked to overthink things from a young age.
For example, Uchiha Itachi.
Of course, Fugaku also bore a large part of the responsibility.
What father would take his four-year-old son to a battlefield?
"Our Akatsuki's goal is to end the war in the Land of Rain."
Konan suddenly said with a serious expression, "With Natsuki-sensei here, we will definitely be able to do it."
"That's right!"
Yahiko's spirits lifted, and he agreed, "The future of the Land of Rain won't be worse than the Land of Snow!"
Nagato did not speak, but he nodded as well.
Natsuki felt a slight pressure.
Rebuilding the Land of Rain was not difficult. The difficult part was dealing with Madara and Black Zetsu.
Fortunately, he still had enough ti to plan.
The group continued forward.
The Land of Snow did not have a corresponding shinobi village. The Snow Shinobi clan was only one of the shinobi clans in the Land of Snow.
This situation was similar to the Land of Rice Fields. Before Orochimaru arrived, the Land of Rice Fields also had no shinobi village, but it had many shinobi clans.
The reason there was no shinobi village was simple. They were not strong enough.
There were not enough shinobi, nor was there a powerhouse qualified to serve as the leader of a village.
If they rashly established a shinobi village under such circumstances, they would beco a target. The most likely result would be the destruction of the village and their clan.
The reason the Snow Shinobi clan worked for Kazahana Dotō was also because they hoped to gain the Land of Snow's support and gain the ability to establish a shinobi village.
As for the current daimyō of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Sōsetsu, he did not want to favor any single shinobi clan.
After all, supporting the Snow Shinobi clan ant suppressing the other shinobi clans.
Ti reached noon.
"Ahead is the target of this mission, the Snow Shinobi clan."
Natsuki stopped and said, "They are skilled at controlling ice and snow to fight."
"Then what is our mission?"
Yahiko asked curiously.
"Defeat them."
Natsuki answered.
"Huh?"
Yahiko subconsciously widened his eyes and asked, "Just the four of us?"
"What? You don't believe in my strength?"
Natsuki asked in return.
"No!"
Yahiko quickly shook his head.
"Why are we defeating them?"
Nagato asked in confusion.
"This mission cos from the daimyō of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Sōsetsu."
Natsuki spoke half-truthfully, "He discovered that his younger brother, Kazahana Dotō, has joined forces with the Snow Shinobi clan and is preparing to usurp the throne."
"I see."
Yahiko showed a look of understanding.
For a mont, his ntal burden disappeared.
After all, in his view, the Snow Shinobi clan had beco villains who were destroying the peace of the Land of Snow.
"After this mission is completed, the Daybreak Company can open a branch in the Land of Snow."
Natsuki chuckled and said, "So you need to work hard."
"Leave it to us!"
Yahiko said with full enthusiasm.
Konan and Nagato also nodded seriously.
Natsuki brought them toward the Snow Shinobi clan's residence.
Because they did not conceal themselves at all, they were quickly discovered by the Snow Shinobi clan's shinobi.
"Who are you?"
Four Snow Shinobi appeared in front of them.
"Attack."
Natsuki ignored them and spoke.
Konoha Whirlwind!
Nagato was the first to react.
He suddenly kicked out.
With a muffled sound, the Snow Shinobi closest to him reacted and raised his right leg, blocking the kick.
Nagato was not surprised and imdiately punched out.
The Snow Shinobi also threw a punch.
But just as the fists were about to collide, Nagato relaxed his fist and extended his index finger.
Seeing this, the Snow Shinobi could not help laughing.
An index finger against a fist. There was no need to say who would win.
Shigan!
Chakra like a bullet pierced through the Snow Shinobi's fist.
The smile on his face froze, and he let out a scream.
Armant Haki!
Nagato punched the Snow Shinobi again.
The Armant Haki wrapped around his fist was released instantly.
A powerful shockwave knocked the Snow Shinobi unconscious and sent him flying backward, his head plunging into the snow.
Yahiko and Konan were not slow either.
In an instant, they launched attacks at the Snow Shinobi closest to them.
Yahiko used Body Flicker and arrived in front of a Snow Shinobi.
Before the Snow Shinobi could react, Yahiko launched a spinning kick.
Konoha Great Whirlwind!
The Snow Shinobi subconsciously raised both arms.
But when the trendous force ca, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
He had not expected Yahiko, who looked so thin, to possess such strength.
This was thanks to the enhancent from Natsuki's blood.
Seeing that he had gained the upper hand in the first exchange, Yahiko grew even more excited.
After all, the Snow Shinobi in front of him was a Chunin.
Shigan!
Yahiko pressed his advantage.
This Snow Shinobi, like the one before him, had not expected a single finger to possess such power.
He reached out to grab Yahiko, only for his palm to be pierced through.
As blood splattered, the pain made him freeze for two seconds.
Yahiko seized the opportunity, leaped up, and struck his neck with Konoha Strong Whirlwind, knocking him unconscious.
Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood!
Konan stood in place and raised her hand.
Blood flowed out like water.
Seeing this, the Snow Shinobi could not help frowning.
This was the first ti he had seen soone control blood to attack.
To be safe, he imdiately took a step back and raised both hands.
Ice and snow flew up from the ground, transforming into kunai that flew toward Konan.
There were many kunai, covering the space around her.
With a thought from Konan, the blood exploded among the kunai.
In an instant, scorching heat spread.
The mont the burning blood touched the kunai, it lted them into water.
"What?"
The Snow Shinobi could not help crying out in shock.
He quickly ford hand seals and mobilized more ice and snow.
Konan opened her hand.
Blood surged from her palm.
Flas circled the blood, and wherever they passed, ice and snow lted.
When the blood reached the Snow Shinobi, it suddenly exploded.
The flas landed on him, making him scream.
Konan rushed forward and directly knocked him unconscious, then withdrew the flas to prevent his death.
She rembered Natsuki's words clearly, defeat them, not kill them.
As for the remaining Snow Shinobi, he felt as though he had only been in a daze for a mont, and his three teammates had already been defeated.
He subconsciously shouted, "Enemy attack!"
Natsuki did not stop him.
Because that was his goal.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of Snow Shinobi rushed out of the residence.
Natsuki swept his gaze over them and nodded slightly.
The number of shinobi was quite good, nearly forty people.
Once they joined Akatsuki, Akatsuki would have even more manpower.
(To be continued.)
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