From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 352: Bane’s harvest, Konoha declares all-out war on the Sand Village!

It didn't take long. Sarutobi Hiruzen supported his tired body and guarded Bane for about ten minutes.

Suddenly, a messy wind blew up around them, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart tightened and he became alert. Although he was still alive, he had not forgotten that he had really performed the Shiki Fuujin jutsu.

It is not impossible for the god of death to make a comeback.

Soon, the black hole that connected to the Pure Land appeared again, appearing a little distorted.

Then, Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that Bane's soul was being forcibly expelled from the black hole, and it was obvious that the soul was not happy and was struggling and unwilling to come out of that pure land.

However, Ling Zun seemed unable to successfully resist the exclusion of the Pure Land. After struggling for a while, his soul body bounced out of the black hole.

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could say anything, Bane's spirit burst out with great power. He grabbed the gap of the black hole with both hands, stretched it open, squeezed half of his body in, and roared inside: "Alphonse, ah, no, God of Death, you wait for me, sooner or later I will find you again, just wait!!!"

This brief burst of spiritual power did not last long. After a moment, the black hole suddenly closed and Bane's soul was ejected again.

It stayed in the air for a short moment, then returned to its physical body.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was standing by, was stunned by the scene and didn't know what to say for a moment.

The next second, Bane moved, raised his arm and opened his palm. A moment later, a finger with sharp nails and a very ferocious look appeared in his palm.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen had just performed the Shiki Fuujin and had a close encounter with the Grim Reaper, he recognized at a glance that the finger belonged to the Grim Reaper!

My goodness, the Spiritual Master chased the God of Death to the Pure Land, then broke off one of the God of Death’s fingers and came back?
What kind of hatred is this?
Is the evil spirit so strong?

At the beginning, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not feel very real about the spiritual master of Ryuchi Cave. He did not have much feeling about his return from the pure land after a thousand years. The only thing that made him take seriously was what Jiraiya said, that the other party's aura alone was enough to make him unable to resist.

It was not until today, when he witnessed Ling Zun's cruelty with his own eyes, that he finally had some opinions of his own about this big guy.

A ruthless man, an absolutely ruthless man. And he seems to be obsessed with the Pure Land and the god of death. It seems that what he thinks about and the goals he wants to achieve are completely different from those mortals who are still struggling in the secular world.

"One finger is enough as a trigger." Bane looked down at the index finger of the Grim Reaper in his hand, muttered, then squeezed it hard and sucked the finger back into his body.

After finishing this matter, he looked around and found that only Sarutobi Hiruzen was there.

"Hmm? Has the grudge between you and your master been resolved? Has Orochimaru been killed?" Bane asked casually.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a very humble tone: "No, he ran away."

"So that's how it is. That guy is always good at running away. Hahaha." Bane seemed to be in a good mood and said with a smile.

He was indeed in a good mood now, compared to things like Shukaku and the Book of Sealing, for him personally, this finger of the Grim Reaper was the most valuable gain, and the trip to Konoha was not in vain, it was already worth the money.

Seeing that Ben seemed to be in a good mood, Sarutobi Hiruzen also took advantage of the situation and asked: "Spirit Master, I just performed the forbidden technique of the Demonic Sealing Technique. Logically, I have to sacrifice my soul to the God of Death as the price, but because of your intervention just now, I am still alive."

"You want to ask whether the God of Death will come to you again and take back your soul sacrifice, right?" Bane asked with a smile.

"That's right. If the God of Death comes again in the future, I must also make preparations in advance and arrange my own funeral." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

He was not afraid of death, otherwise he would not have used the Demonic Seal, but who would want to die if they could live? But if things could not be done, he would have to make preparations early and take the time to arrange his funeral, so that the power in the village could be smoothly transferred.

"Don't worry, that Grim Reaper won't come looking for you again." Bane said with certainty.

Although the Grim Reaper has no self-awareness and acts entirely on instinct, it does not mean that he is really an idiot. He finally came to the human world and could taste the sacrifice, but he was caught by Bane halfway and had one of his fingers broken off. It can be said that it was not worth it.

This guy Sarutobi Hiruzen must have been blacklisted by the God of Death. Who knows, the God of Death might have used him as Bane's 'bait'. What the hell is going on?
If it gets blocked again, what gets broken might not be a finger.

At this point, Bane suddenly had an idea, and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen with great interest: "Try again, use the Demonic Sealing Art once, and see if you can still trick that guy over."

"Ah?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned for a moment, his expression a little confused.

Did I lie to the god of death?

"What are you afraid of? I'm here to protect your life." Bane said confidently.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was also feeling guilty at this moment. He was able to save his life just now because of this spiritual master. In addition, judging from the previous situation, it was indeed the spiritual master who suppressed the god of death very hard, so there shouldn't be any accidents.

Although this technique comes at the cost of one's own life, it is somewhat risky.

But isn’t this also a great opportunity to establish friendship with Ling Zun?

I've risked my life, right, Ling Zun should at least do me a favor?
Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Rei-zun."

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly formed a seal with his hands again, then put his hands together, chakra surged through his body, and said: "Shiki Fengjin!!!"

With a bang, the chakra burst out, and wisps of soul energy spread out. Bane's eyes flashed with excitement, as if he was waiting for something. Unfortunately, after a moment, the death god on the opposite side seemed to have discovered something, and very unluckyly dispersed the soul energy that Sarutobi Hiruzen had released, and then there was no movement.

Sarutobi Hiruzen tried for two or three minutes but failed to successfully summon the god of death, so he looked at Bane with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Bane also scratched his head and said, "It seems that your Shikigami is useless. If you use this technique again in the future, the god of death will not respond to you. What a pity."

After a short pause, Bane said to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "But think about it from another angle. You actively summoned that guy, but he didn't come, let alone ask you to take back the sacrifice. So don't worry, your soul is fine. At least you won't die because of this."

"After hearing what you said, I don't know whether I should be happy or troubled." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.

What makes me happy is that I got to play the Shiki Fuujin for free, which was really cool.

What bothers me is that I will no longer have a forbidden technique that can result in mutual destruction. Thinking about it makes me feel a little complicated.

"Being alive is of course a good thing. By the way, besides you, do you know anyone else who can perform the Demonic Fuinjutsu? Is this technique difficult to learn? If you know anyone, please introduce him to me," said Bane.

The old guy Sarutobi Hiruzen is no good, the God of Death has already put him on the blacklist, but the same may not be true for the others, right?
"Orochimaru can do it too." Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was also a bit sinister, said immediately.

"Orochimaru?" Bane thought for a moment, nodded, and said fiercely, "You have a point. I'll go find him and see if I can trick the God of Death out again. He ran so fast, I'll twist his legs off this time."

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little emotional, but he didn't respond, mainly because he was not qualified. After all, they were fighting between gods, so why should he, a mortal, butt in?

After Ben complained a few words to himself, he regained his good mood and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said, "You have helped me a lot this time. Although it was unintentional, I still have to give you some benefits. Stretch out your hand."

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Thank you very much, Rei-zun."

"You're not polite at all." Seeing how decisive he was, Ben laughed and teased.

"If it were an individual capacity, I might be a little polite, but as the Hokage of Konoha, I won't hesitate to fight for my own interests." Sarutobi Hiruzen also laughed and admitted it openly.

"Really? It seems like you are a good leader." Bane raised his eyebrows and praised.

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little emotional after hearing this, and shook his head, saying, "Not really."

Ben didn't discuss this topic with him. He stretched out his hand and touched Sarutobi Hiruzen's palm with his fingertips and said, "This is my source of nature, which is the essence of natural energy. Compared with the violent natural energy that is everywhere in the outside world, it is much calmer. Although it also contains certain dangers, it is still helpful for practicing immortal methods. If you can use this relatively stable source of nature to get used to it, perhaps you can also become the 'immortal' in the mouths of you ninjas."

After a brief pause, Bane continued, "At the same time, you can use it to summon me once."

After Bann finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen was also somewhat excited, and immediately thanked him again: "Thank you, Rei-sama."

"Although I don't know whether you will continue to hold the Chunin Exam, I am no longer interested. I have to go back and study this finger of the Grim Reaper carefully, so I won't stay in your Konoha any longer." Bane waved his hand and said casually.

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could say anything else, he lightly tapped his feet and his figure disappeared from the Hokage Rock.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at this scene and sighed with emotion. Then he quickly took out a blank scroll from his waist and carefully sealed the trace of natural source left to him by Bane.

After doing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately went to the village where the chaos had begun to gradually subside.

That night, Konoha returned to peace. Although the damage was severe and many ordinary villagers and tourists from other places were killed, overall, Konoha did not suffer any irreparable losses or heavy damage.

In the Hokage Building, the leaders and ministers of the jonin squad and various departments were gathered in Sarutobi Hiruzen's office.

"So, the one-tailed Jinchuriki of the Sand Village is confirmed dead? Their tailed beast was taken away by the Spirit Master?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Kakashi.

"The Jinchūriki may not be dead. He was taken away by the ninjas of the Sand Village. But considering that the tailed beast was forcibly taken out, it is unlikely that he survived. As for the One-Tailed Shukaku, it was indeed taken away by the Spirit Master. I saw it with my own eyes. Not only that, the Spirit Master seemed to be very interested in the Nine-Tailed Fox in Naruto's body. He left a message saying that he would come to take the Nine-Tailed Fox when he needed it." Kakashi said.

"That's really a troublesome thing. When is the need? Do we have any way to stop it?" Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his forehead.

It's very annoying. Ling Zun's actions are too unpredictable. It is very likely that he may be your good friend in the last second and turn against you in the next second.

After temporarily suppressing the Nine-Tails issue, Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a fierce expression: "Since the Sand Village has declared war on us without any warning, we don't need to be polite. They have also lost the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki this time, which is a good opportunity. Pass on my Hokage's order. From now on, we in Konoha will declare a full-scale war on the Sand Village!!!"

In the original story, the Sand Village immediately surrendered after the Konoha collapse plan failed.

Because Rasa died and was framed by Orochimaru, the Sand Village put all the blame on Orochimaru, saying that Orochimaru pretended to be the Kazekage and caused so many troubles. Our Sand Village had never intended to be an enemy of Konoha.

Orochimaru was originally a traitor to Konoha. He killed the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village and brought the ninjas of the Sand Village to cause trouble for Konoha. Actually, if you think about it, Konoha was a little bit in the wrong.

It was a bit embarrassing, and since the Sand Village knelt down quickly and surrendered quickly, and after signing a series of alliances, Konoha ended the matter.

But now it’s different. Rasa came here in person to cause trouble, and he was not killed by Orochimaru. Even the Sand Village lost the tailed beast. How could Sarutobi Hiruzen let go of such a good opportunity?

Although he is not a warlike Hokage, he will not be afraid of fighting even if others hit him in the face!

(End of this chapter)