Pirate: If you are immortal, I will first fill up the overlord color.

Chapter 482 The Sacred Tree in the Body

White Fang is gone!
His departure was sudden and unexpected, yet seemed reasonable.

All that was left was the forehead protector that represented his Konoha identity and the clothes that represented his status as a jonin.

The meaning of this is naturally self-evident.

This ninja, who devoted blood and sweat for Konoha, made great military achievements, and once single-handedly laid the foundation for the Second Ninja World War and the victory in the battle with the Sand Village, ended up withdrawing from Konoha.

His whereabouts are unknown, but he has never appeared in public since that day.

The heated public opinion offensive came to an abrupt end.

White Fang's departure left countless people silent, made many people sigh, and made many people feel sad.

What is the meaning of ninja's existence?
After waking up from today's seemingly normal turmoil, people began to ponder this issue.

Which is more important: mission, friendship, or family?

In the Hokage's office.

The smoke was floating towards the window that was opened a crack.

"Bah!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his cigarette, and the lines between his brows looked like rows of neatly arranged fields.

"Sakumo!"

"Ugh!"

He sighed deeply.

Regarding this matter, he did not openly confirm anything, nor did he even put forward any opinions of his own. He just remained an outsider throughout the whole process.

But does this mean it has nothing to do with him?

The answer is naturally no.

As the Hokage, keeping silent is in itself a kind of tacit approval and affirmation.

His not objecting to White Fang's departure represented his agreement with the mainstream opinion in the village.

Do you regret it? Do you feel sorry?
Of course there are.

After all, Konoha lost a powerful fighting force.

At this point in time, the three ninjas have not yet risen to the power of the future. The backbone of Konoha is precisely this group of jonins headed by White Fang.
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at the same time.

Uchiha clan.

"Shh!"

A man wearing training clothes and a vortex mask on his face appeared in front of Xia Le's door.

Then, the figure stepped in without hesitation.

After a while, Xia Le's door closed.

The man wearing the vortex mask withdrew his eyes from looking outside the door, sat cross-legged there, and remained silent for a long time.

"Have you decided?"

Xia Le said softly.

"Ok!"

The masked man nodded.

"Although I have restricted them from going out during this period."

"But there are so many rumors, Kakashi may have heard them."

Xia Le said.

"I'm the one holding him back!"

The masked man sighed.

"It's the best outcome that you can make such a decision!"

Xia Le smiled.

"As for him, you don't have to worry!"

The masked man nodded: "Please!"

After a pause, he spoke again solemnly.

"It is my honor to know a friend like you in this life!"

Xia Le shook his head: "He is also a disciple I have my eyes on."

Then, he straightened his eyes slightly.

"The matter concerning you will soon come to an end."

"But from now on, some people's attention may be focused on me, or rather, on the Uchiha clan."

The masked man was shocked: "Are they crazy? Still want to attack the Uchiha clan?"

“Not just in the village, but outside the village as well.”

Xia Le stopped talking here.

The masked man was stunned, with a puzzled look on his face.

"The truth of the matter will eventually be revealed, it just takes time."

"so!"

After a slight pause, Xia Le's face turned serious.

"After you leave Konoha, you have a very important mission."

The masked man listened carefully.

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In the secluded room, the two people's voices were sometimes high and sometimes low, and their expressions were unusually serious and solemn.

This secret conversation lasted until the evening.

"Squeak!"

The door is opened.

The masked man revealed his figure, and Nagato and the other two not far away turned their heads and looked over here.

But soon, they withdrew their gazes again and continued to practice.

On the other side, Kakashi was supporting himself with his hands on the ground, sweat dripping down and wetting the ground, trying hard to train himself.

"Go and say goodbye to him!"

A sigh came from inside the room.

The masked man shuddered, then took a step forward in silence.

After a moment, he came in front of Kakashi.

The latter also raised his head and looked at him.

Despite wearing a mask, Kakashi was stunned for a moment before he began to tremble all over.

"you?"

The masked man nodded, stretched out his right hand, and pressed it into the other's silver-white hair: "It is difficult for a man to grow up, but your current efforts have made you worthy of being called a man!"

"You will definitely surpass me in the future!"

"try hard!"

Kakashi trembled all over and his eyes turned red instantly.

He lunged forward and hugged the other's legs.

"Will you come back?"

The masked man was silent: "We will meet again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and left quickly.

Kakashi stood there blankly, not saying anything for a long time.

Of course, he had heard the rumors in recent days. At first, he was just curious and was still wondering who it was, but soon he found out that it was his father.

He didn't know what had happened, but he was very clear that something big was about to happen, both for that man and himself.

Until today, that scene just now.

The afterglow of the setting sun falls on the courtyard.

Nagato and the other two were silent, standing behind him unknowingly.

Konan hugged Kakashi in her arms lovingly.

"woo woo woo woo!"

Finally, Kakashi couldn't control his tears anymore and burst into tears.

"After crying, stand up again and practice hard!"

"The teacher said that only a strong force can crush all tragedies."

Nagato also tried to comfort his junior brother, but he was obviously not good at it.

Yahiko smiled brightly: "Kakashi, when you grow up and become stronger, you can leave Konoha and look for him, right?"

"Besides, if you have any questions, can't you just ask the teacher?"

"He can answer all your questions!"

It must be said that Yahiko's words instantly woke Kakashi up.

Yes.

The man is still alive, but for some reason, he had to leave the village. But what is the reason behind this?
The failure of a mission caused your former loved ones to become what they are now?
Why is all this happening?
He took a deep breath and ran towards the cabin.

The door was open and the teacher was sitting cross-legged with his side facing him. The kettle on the tea table was steaming.

The afterglow fell on his face, making Kakashi feel that the expression of the man in front of him was unusually cold and serious.

"Kakashi!"

Xia Le turned his head and spoke lightly.

"why?"

Kakashi shuddered and asked loudly.

"Why did he leave?"

Xia Le frowned slightly, then sighed: "Before you want to get the answer to this question, you still need to learn a lot of things."

"?"

Kakashi was stunned.

"There are so many reasons why Sakumo left!"

"This is the best ending."

"Originally, he wanted to commit suicide at home, and had already made plans to entrust you to me."

Xia Le sighed.

Kakashi's pupils fluctuated violently and his whole body was shaking. He really couldn't believe such words.

"I won't tell you the reason directly!"

"Because it takes you a long time to understand the reasons behind this and to draw your own conclusions."

"But before that!"

After a pause, Xia Le sighed.

"I will educate you and raise you."

"It will give you the strength to face and accept everything in the future!"

"Crack!"

Kakashi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

No answer?

He didn't get any answer from his teacher.

"Some things, if you know them now, will not do you any good."

Seeing the other person's appearance, Xia Le sighed again.

"Go work hard to become stronger!"

"Strong enough to have the power to overcome everything!"

"At that time, no matter what the answer is, it will appear in front of you by itself."

Kakashi gritted his teeth, trembling all over.

After a long time, he suddenly knelt on his knees with his forehead pressed against the ground.

"please!"

Xia Le was silent.

"I will help you gain strength!"

"But how strong you will be in the end depends only on you!"

Kakashi burst into tears: "Thank you, teacher!"

The departure of his father and the humiliation suffered by the Hatake family were clearly a blow to the young child.

"From today on, I will no longer restrict your freedom!"

"You need to be prepared for what's next!"

Xia Le's voice came.

Kakashi raised his head and nodded heavily: "Yes!"

"But I need to tell you this!"

"The pressure you will suffer is just the aftermath of your father's."

"If you can't even handle this."

Having said this, Xia Le stopped talking.

"I see!"

Kakashi gritted his teeth.

"Go and rest!"

Xia Le waved his hand.

Kakashi bowed his head again and turned to leave.

This day was undoubtedly a turning point in his life.

The originally happy family disappeared from then on.

Kakashi has changed.

Become withdrawn, no longer like to talk, and don't like to talk to others.

He practiced harder and harder than others. It has been proven that when a genius is determined to do something, his efficiency will be doubled.

In the following time, Kakashi practiced ninjutsu and taijutsu without slacking off.

He consulted his three senior brothers and sisters every day.

Starting with lightning attribute chakra, Kakashi mastered a number of DB-level lightning ninjutsu at a young age.

Nagato was amazed at his level of effort and learning efficiency.

the other side.

Xia Le is also preparing to start his own research results on natural energy.

He called this new theory of cultivation "Xiu Xian".

The first step in cultivating immortals is to use the powerful and majestic natural energy to completely shatter the projection of the sacred tree inside the body and break the connection with the chakra.

This is undoubtedly a difficult and long process.

But it is the most crucial step.

Xia Le didn't want to be involved with the sacred tree, so destroying the projection of the sacred tree in his body was a must.

Afterwards, he searched for a secluded area in the forest outside of Konoha.

This is a very necessary thing to do considering that there may be huge energy fluctuations during cultivation.

When everything was ready, it was seven days later.

Looking at the huge meteorite in front of him, Xia Le bent his knees slightly, jumped up suddenly, then attached his feet to its surface and climbed up along the side.

When he reached the middle position, his figure flashed and entered through the gap.

Inside was another space, in which he carved out a secret room for cultivation.

Then, Xia Le sat down cross-legged with his eyes closed.

"first!"

"Sage mode, turn on!"

"Buzz!"

The natural energy stored in the body on weekdays suddenly surged out, bursting with powerful strength. In the blink of an eye, his black hair grew and reached his waist, turning white, and mysterious lines appeared around his eyes.

Followed by.

"Eight Gate Dunjia!"

"First door, open it!"

"The third gate, the gate of life!"

"The sixth gate, Jingmen!"

"open!"

With a low roar, the first three of the eight gates in the body were opened in an instant. The majestic chakra fluctuations surged out and turned into green energy, like a circle of green flames burning.

Xia Le's white hair fluttered behind him, and at this moment he was surrounded by a mysterious color.

His eyes had already transformed into a blood-red kaleidoscope.

"In the Eight Gates Ninjutsu state, one can fully mobilize the chakra of the entire body and maximize the efficiency of transmitting this energy!"

"It is precisely because of this that, under this energy limit state, everything related to chakra inside the body will be magnified!"

"See clearly where the source of chakra is in the human body!"

Xia Le's eyes were bright and his spirit shone brightly.

He slowly closed his eyes and used his consciousness to perceive himself, to scan and penetrate his body.

Chakra is surging, and natural energy is also accelerating in this state, and even begins to attract energy from the outside world.

But unlike chakra, natural energy can only be hidden in the skin and the surface of the body. After circulating for a week, it disappears and cannot be stored in the body for a long time like chakra and become a part of the body.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Xia Le maintained the state of the sixth gate for three full days, but he still could not see the miniature sacred tree in his body.

On the fourth day, his eyes widened.

"The seventh door, the door of shock opens!"

"boom!"

Chakra was like an uncontrollable, endless flood, roaring and surging wildly in the body.

Blue steam began to appear around, constantly vibrating.

It was also at this moment that Xia Le stared intently.

Finally, he saw a hazy, tiny, mist-like object in his lower abdomen.

Like a drifting tree of clouds and mist, it is rooted in the Dantian, seems to be between the blood vessels, but also seems to be in another dimension, impossible to fathom.

Xia Le mobilized all his energy to crash into the cloud tree.

But in an instant, this miniature tree seemed to transform into a terrifying giant beast, with ten tails rising into the sky behind it and roaring continuously.

The chakra rushed in, was devoured in the blink of an eye, and then reappeared from somewhere inside the body.

This scene made Xia Le frown.

There is no doubt that this means that the projection of the sacred tree has merged with itself.

The next second, he didn't hesitate at all.

"The eighth gate, the gate of death!"

"open!!!"

He wanted to see the projection of the sacred tree more clearly, make the energy in his body more intense, and magnify all the details.

(End of this chapter)