I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

"Damn it... So... signing the ceasefire agreement with Kirigakure was a scam?!"

Upon hearing the other party's words, Yekura's pretty face paled slightly, and she gritted her teeth as she looked at the other party and voiced her doubts.

"No, no, no, signing a ceasefire agreement isn't a scam!"

Faced with Pakura's questioning of his Scorching Release technique, the Mist Ninja who had been stalling for time wore a mocking, malicious smile, deliberately explaining to this powerful figure who had caused so many casualties among the Mist Ninja: "However, you yourself are a necessary condition for the ceasefire agreement..."

"Wh...what...explain yourself!"

As Yekura, who was struggling to mobilize her chakra, heard these words, a chill suddenly ran through her heart. An immense sense of fear gripped her heart, causing her to lose her composure and shout angrily at the nearby Mist Ninja.

"You already know the truth, don't you? But you just can't believe it! Let me be even clearer: your life is the very essence of the ceasefire agreement between Sunagakure and Kirigakure, and you've been betrayed by the very ninja village you trusted!!!"

The ninja sneered as he twirled the kunai in his hand, directly stating an exceptionally cruel reality.

"No...it's impossible, I don't believe it!"

Ye Cang's face was filled with panic. Then she spat out a mouthful of blood, which was even slightly black and smelled nauseating, clearly indicating that it was highly poisonous.

"Ha, so what? Ninjas are just tools!"

Seeing Pakura, already swaying precariously from the poison of the kunai, the Mist ninja remained extremely cautious, not approaching. He gazed at the other Mist ninjas who had emerged from both sides of the canyon, and said with a mixture of sighing and disgust, "Perhaps you really should spend a few days in the blood mist of our Mist Village, then you'll understand how hypocritical the word 'comrade' truly is..."

When he said these words, the special Jonin of the Mist Village had a slight sigh on his face. Even though the Mist Village had now ended the Blood Mist Trial, the blood mist of the Mist Village was still spreading and showed no signs of dissipating.

After all, Kirigakure chose to stop the bloody trials of the Ninja Academy before launching the Third Shinobi World War. However, on the brutal battlefield, the number of Kirigakure casualties was still not small. In fact, the number of casualties among the graduates of the Ninja Academy in recent years was very high. As for other Kirigakure ninjas who graduated in previous years, it was not a problem to say that they joined forces to fight the enemy on the battlefield. But to say that they were comrades who trusted each other was a joke. There were many signs that they used the ninjas from their own village as shields.

In any case, as long as it's not an open killing or attack on their own teammates, Kirigakure ignores certain minor incidents involving the Kirigakure Ninja Army. After all, Kirigakure has been implementing the Blood Mist policy for over a decade, and it's impossible to completely reverse that attitude of ignoring so-called teammates in just a few years!

"You...you lied to me...you lied to me, didn't you..."

At this moment, Yekura, still unable to believe that she would be betrayed by her own ninja village, stared at the other party with blank and disbelief in her beautiful eyes and shouted loudly.

"I'm sorry, I'm telling the truth. Now, go die!"

Seeing the incredulous expression on Yekura's face, the Mist Ninja sneered and whispered. He then waved his hand, signaling the Mist Ninjas in the canyons on both sides to launch an attack. Dozens of kunai directly enveloped Yekura's dodging direction. She barely managed to dodge most of the kunai, but was still stabbed by several kunai and fell to the ground.

However, when Yekura, who was in a state of utter despair and filled with boundless hatred for Sunagakure and Kirigakure, was on the verge of death, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her, which allowed her to barely muster the last bit of her willpower!

……

"who?!"

Li Mo's sudden appearance caused some panic among the Mist Ninja. The leader of the Mist Ninja sensed something was wrong. He held a kunai in his hand and signaled the others to prepare for battle while shouting loudly at Li Mo.

Unfortunately, Li Mo believes in fighting rather than talking. Aside from the protagonist, the best time to use verbal persuasion techniques is when you have your enemy under your feet and your sword against their neck. This is more effective than any verbal persuasion. As for weaklings who have not shown any strength, no matter how much grievance or reason they have, it is just a useless lament in front of a strong person.

For example, before the Korean War, China had been plundered countless times by European and American countries, including Japan. Even though many people had died and much land and wealth had been lost, China was still seen as the "sick man of East Asia" in the eyes of European and American countries. However, after the Korean War, China fought a seventeen-party coalition, including the world's superpower America. Only then did the world begin to take China's status seriously, and China's voices were finally taken seriously by the world.

Now, Li Mo didn't waste any breath. With a single move, he sliced ​​the special Jonin-level Mist Ninja in two. As the Mist Ninja fell to the ground, it was then that one could see the valleys on both sides were littered with severed limbs, and blood and mangled bodies were flying everywhere. All those Chunin-level Mist Ninjas combined couldn't even last a second against Li Mo.

Therefore, before his consciousness began to blur again, Yekura discovered that the Mist Ninja who had set up the trap to kill him had been completely wiped out, and that the seemingly heroic young man was lifting him up from the ground!

"Who are you……"

Seeing Li Mo pick her up, Ye Cang, whose mind was already a little blank, blushed. She watched as Li Mo carefully removed the kunai stuck in her body and stopped the bleeding. She couldn't help but use her last strength to ask the question she wanted to ask.

"I'm the one who saved you!"

In response to Li Mo's question about Scorching Release: Pakura, he naturally gave his answer. He did indeed do it to save Scorching Release: Pakura. A Kage-level powerhouse like her, who had little political acumen but outstanding combat power, was someone he had saved after being betrayed by his own village. This made it the easiest way to bring her under his command, especially since Scorching Release: Pakura was also a stunningly beautiful woman.

However, Yekura didn't think much of it. When she heard Li Mo's answer, she felt a sudden sense of relief and fainted. The poison used by the Kirigakure was obviously very potent, even this Kage-level expert couldn't bear it!

(The Baidu images of Shokuun Yotaka are indeed quite beautiful.)

Chapter 67 Subduing Yekura with Scorch Release

"Hmm~!"

With a long, low groan, Scorching Release: Pakura slowly opened her eyes, gazing blankly at her surroundings. Several seconds passed before she regained her senses, muttering to herself, "I'm not dead yet?!"

This was a room, and she was lying in bed, covered with a warm blanket. The slight swaying sensation and the smell of the sea coming from the window confirmed to Yekura that she was now on a ship.

After carefully examining her body, she found it was covered in bandages. Although she was still a little uncomfortable with the wounds, they had mostly healed.

"Could it be that the person saved me before I lost consciousness?"

Upon discovering that her clothes had been changed, Yekura felt a pang of embarrassment. After calming down, she noticed a set of yukata next to her. When she put on the clothes and found that they fit perfectly, a thought couldn't help but arise in her mind.

"Oh, Ms. Yekura, you're awake already?"

Just then, the door was knocked and pushed open. Li Mo walked in and greeted Zhuo Dun Ye Cang with a smile, his words very warm.

"Who are you? You're not from Sunagakure, are you?!"

Upon seeing Li Mo, who had saved her earlier, Ye Cang asked anxiously. She knew she had asked a pointless question. If Li Mo existed in Sunagakure, she would have heard of him long ago, given the strength he had displayed.

The problem is that Scorching Release Pakura is now trying to play the ostrich, not wanting to hear the other party's real answer directly, so that she can realize that she was really thrown out by Sunagakure as a sacrifice for peace. For Scorching Release Pakura, who was born in Sunagakure and grew up to this day, including fighting for the village on the battlefield, this real answer is too cruel, so cruel that it is like a sharp knife piercing Scorching Release Pakura's heart.

Of course, the reason why Pakura doesn't want to face the Blazing Release is simply because she didn't die like in the original Naruto storyline. Otherwise, if she were summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu, she would also hate the Sand Village and the Mist Village!

"You can call me Li Mo, and I'll call you Ye Cang!"

Faced with the Scorching Release Pakura who wanted to evade the question, Li Mo looked at her speechlessly, wondering if saving her and subtly influencing her had made her unwilling to face reality. He readily revealed his name to Scorching Release Pakura and then said directly, "Besides, are you still afraid to face reality? What hope do you still have for the Sand Village that betrayed you?"

Upon hearing Li Mo's direct answer, Ye Cang felt as if she had been struck head-on. Her eyes glazed over after the cruel truth was revealed, and she staggered backward onto the bed, almost falling over.

In an instant, Yekura felt a sense of utter despair rising in her heart. All the goals she had strived for and the meaning of her life had turned to ashes. The village she had once wanted to protect had betrayed her to the enemy. The heartache of being betrayed by her own people was unbearable.

Li Mo wore a slight smile as he sized up the gloomy-eyed Pakura, a ninja with a long and battle-hardened life. Even though she had just experienced the tragedy of being abandoned and betrayed by the Sand Village, she would not normally be so desperate. Pakura, who was resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the later part of the original Naruto story, did not look like she had lost all meaning in life. So it was not because Pakura's spirit was too weak.

The reason why Yekura is so desperate now is because Li Mo secretly influenced her with his mental power when he treated her injuries earlier.

That wasn't exactly an illusion, but coming from Li Mo, it made people's negative emotions take over. Especially for someone like Ye Cang, who had suffered a major setback and was deliberately targeted by Li Mo, it was already a testament to her strong will that she didn't immediately commit suicide.

Right now, the fact that Yekura is just feeling down is actually a very good thing!

……

"Oh, there's something else I need to tell you. You've been unconscious for three days. While I was rescuing you, I also killed all those Mist Ninja. So, Pakura, you've now been declared a rogue ninja by the Sand Village for disrupting the peace talks between the Sand and Mist Villages!"

Seeing that Pakura, who was using the Scorching Release technique, was in a very low mood, Li Mo knew that she might not really be desperate about Sunagakure. So he took out the trump card he had just received.

"Am I now... a rogue ninja of Sunagakure?"

Upon hearing Li Mo's words, Ye Cang, who had been practicing the Scorching Release, swayed violently. She looked up at Li Mo in a daze and asked in disbelief.

"Not bad, a genuine S-rank rogue ninja. The Sand Village has a bounty of 30 million ryo on your head!"

Speaking of this, Li Mo couldn't help but marvel. It was clear that the Sand Village had received the news and preemptively declared Pakura, the Scorching Release user, a rogue ninja. Otherwise, if the news of her betraying her fellow villagers had spread, the Sand Village would have collapsed.

"Ha...haha...why did you save me? Wouldn't it have been better if I had just died?! What comrades, what ninja village, it's all fake! Anyway, now I'm just someone abandoned by the village and without any tools!"

Scorching Leaf Village's pretty face froze. When she received the new bounty from the underground bounty agency from Li Mo and found that it was her own bounty and general information, a sad smile with a hint of despair appeared on her face. Her voice was even more desolate, like a cuckoo crying blood, making people feel sorry for her.

If Yekura, the Blazing Release user, still harbored some doubts about Li Mo's words before receiving the bounty, then the bounty and general information from the underground bounty office in her hands became the final stone that crushed her mind. As one of the few Kage-level powerhouses in Sunagakure, she naturally knew about the existence of the underground bounty office. The bounty information on it was not much different, and the names of the bounty seekers were clearly public, which was a symbol of Sunagakure itself.

This wasn't Li Mo's doing; it just shows that the Sand Village reacted quickly, knowing that now was the time to cut off their tail and survive. Compared to turning a Kage-level powerhouse into a rogue ninja, the consequences of the Sand Village's collapse were far more terrifying. For example, now that Pakura has revealed her experience using the Scorching Release technique, the Sand Village's rhetoric of calling her a rogue ninja would have been countered. Otherwise, the moment the story of Pakura's Scorching Release technique spread, the Sand Village would have been defeated.

However, the Sand Village's trick of turning black into white was very sharp, but it dealt a devastating blow to Pakura's spirit and beliefs. Li Mo even sighed that the Sand Village was a divine assist, achieving the best effect without him having to say much.

"Who says you're useless? In my opinion, you're still a very useful person. Otherwise, why would I have saved you? Would you like to become one of my people?"

Seeing that Yekura's belief in the Scorching Release technique had collapsed, Li Mo knew that the time was right. He stepped forward, extended his hand to her, and smiled as he spoke.

This time, Yekura looked up at Li Mo in a daze. Under the influence of a certain mental magic that Li Mo used, combined with the previous hero saving the beauty, she felt that Li Mo was the only ray of light in her despair!

"You...you won't abandon me again, will you? No, I mean, do you really need me...?"

The usually strong-willed Yekura asked somewhat timidly, her emotions fluctuating wildly, clearly worried that Li Mo would refuse.

"Tsk~!"

Seeing that the strong-willed Blazing Release user, Pakura, had transformed into a timid and hesitant girl under the influence of her Sunagakure ally's mental magic, Li Mo decided to stop explaining. He pulled Pakura into his arms and said earnestly, "Listen carefully! Now, you're mine. You don't need to think about anything else anymore. Just trust me!"

"I, I understand..."

Suddenly embraced by Li Mo, Ye Cang's pretty face burned like fire. Although she was almost twenty years old, she was considered an older woman in the world of Naruto, and had never had any experience in dating.

It should be said that at this time, Pakura had already become a Kage-level ninja. Even if she had broken through to the Kage level by using the "Scorch Release" bloodline limit, she had spent too much time on her ninjutsu training. Naturally, she didn't have the time or energy to have a romance. Moreover, just as she was making progress with her "Scorch Release", the Third Shinobi World War broke out, so she would have even less free time.

In fact, if you only look at the original plot of the Naruto anime, most ninjas get married and have children between the ages of fifteen and twenty. Even female ninjas who have just graduated from the Ninja Academy, if they did not experience the brutal Ninja World War and lived in peacetime, would have the idea of ​​dating as early as the age of twelve (such as Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka). However, when the brutal Ninja World War was underway and the ninja village was in a life-or-death crisis, very few people would be in the mood to have a useless romance.

As for the Scorching Release user, Yekura, she naturally didn't have the time or energy for that. However, the appearance of Li Mo, her savior, was both heroic and handsome, conforming to the aesthetic standards of most women. Coupled with the mental pressure caused by the betrayal of the Sand Village, Yekura, whose psychological defenses were breached for various reasons, did not react to Li Mo's intimate actions. The warm feeling made her pretty face blush as if it were about to bleed.

Seeing that Yekura didn't push him away, Li Mo knew he had succeeded. He gently kissed the beautiful woman's lips in his arms, then carried her to the bed and said to her with a smile:

"Okay, then I'll examine you first, and then see if we can continue with the treatment!"

……

Li Mo diligently examined Yekura, checking things like whether the poison from the Mist Village had been completely removed and whether the scars on her body had been completely eliminated. He then proceeded to provide Yekura with a mental treatment procedure.

After all, the poison from Kirigakure was indeed quite potent. Even though Scorching Release: Pakura had reached the threshold of Kage-level power with her Bloodline Limit, coupled with the influence of the eerie mist in the canyon, the poison that could still affect her was no joke. Li Mo carefully examined her and made sure that it had been completely eradicated. He also helped heal all her wounds, leaving Scorching Release: Pakura without any scars.

Yekura was very happy about this. Even though she was so engrossed in training that she had no fear of going to the battlefield, she was still concerned about whether she would have many unsightly scars on her body. However, she now found that her skin had become smoother and more radiant than before.

In this way, Li Mo's treatment of the Scorching Release: Yekura's mental state resulted in a passionate response from the beautiful ninja. Fortunately, Li Mo already possessed the memories of his own world from the Otherworld Assessment Guide, and his rich experience made it very easy for him to subdue the Scorching Release: Yekura. After all, this was Yekura's first time experiencing this, and she wanted to compete with Li Mo, who had a lot of reference experience and was very powerful. She was quickly defeated and completely branded with Li Mo's mark.

In a sense, Li Mo is taking advantage of the situation, but he has also saved the life of Scorching Release: Pakura. Otherwise, this beautiful ninja from Sunagakure would probably have become a corpse and a specimen for Kirigakure to study bloodline limits. His close relationship with Scorching Release: Pakura has also given her a new emotional support. As long as he doesn't do anything foolish, he will gain a beautiful ninja with great potential.

Anyway, while Li Mo was resting with Ye Cang, who was using the Scorching Release technique, he looked at the beautiful sleeping ninja in his arms and gently kissed her forehead. Then he summarized his current gains:

"Well, now it's about time to cut our losses..."

Chapter 68 Just give up when you’re ready

Just accept it when you see it!

This was Li Mo's decision after taking stock of how much he had gained during the Third Shinobi World War. He realized it was time to stop now, otherwise he wouldn't gain much in the long run and might even attract the attention of the major ninja villages.

After all, the numerous benefits from the Land of Whirlpools, the Hidden Grass Village, the Hidden Waterfall Village, the Hidden Star Village, and the Land of Craftsmen already require Li Mo to spend a considerable amount of time and energy to absorb and digest. Among them, the cultivation of chakra industry, ninja tool development, and sealing technique research are particularly daunting, requiring an astronomical amount of manpower and resources. Especially the actions in the Land of Craftsmen, which must be carried out secretly and carefully.

As the Third Shinobi World War is still ongoing, the major ninja villages are extremely eager for high-quality ninja tools and equipment. If Li Mo is not careful, he might attract the attention of spies from the five major ninja villages, such as the Land of Craftsmen, which exports arms. This could potentially divert the attention of the five major ninja villages to himself and the Land of Rainbows.