I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

Tap tap tap.

Footsteps echoed from within the split sand dunes, and soon, Naraku emerged from them.

Looking around at the shattered scene, Naraku raised his hand and unleashed a burst of Xuanjin sword energy dozens of feet long.

laugh! !

The Xuanjin sword energy transformed into a giant crescent moon that plunged into the sand dune, shooting straight ahead and rapidly flying to the horizon, leaving a long crack in the desert.

"Small achievement is small achievement; its power is indeed incomparable to that of the beginner stage."

Seeing the sight of the Xuanjin sword energy tearing through the desert, Naraku's eyes revealed a smile.

The breakthrough in 'Mysterious Gold Sword Qi' went very smoothly.

And just like the "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" technique, after successfully breaking through the minor mastery stage, the "Mysterious Gold Sword Qi" immediately demonstrated power far exceeding that of the beginner stage.

Even with just this small test, and despite only having just broken through to the minor stage, the sharpness of the Xuanjin sword energy was already enough to break through the defense of the complete Susanoo.

With another supernatural power achieving minor success, Naraku was naturally overjoyed.

This represents another step forward in achieving the unity of the five elements.

"Which supernatural power should I cultivate next?"

After calming his joy, Naraku began to ponder the training of his next supernatural power.

In order to complete the unification of the five elements as soon as possible, he planned to temporarily stop the "Mysterious Gold Sword Qi" and "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" after breaking through to the minor success level, so that he could focus more energy on the remaining supernatural abilities.

After some deliberation, Naraku ultimately chose "All Plants Are Soldiers" from the remaining options of "All Plants Are Soldiers" and "Blazing Sun Technique".

Chapter 198 The Cycle of Life and Death

The reason Naraku chose "All Plants Are Soldiers" was mainly because he had personally experienced Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, which made him more interested in the similar "All Plants Are Soldiers".

Moreover, the wood element power required for "Every bush and tree is an enemy" can be more easily obtained with the help of "Heavenly Divine Water".

It's like improving the ecological environment of the Star Kingdom.

He could use the "Heavenly Divine Water" to promote the growth of plants, thereby providing more of the wood element power needed for "All Plants Are Soldiers".

Having made his decision, Naraku immediately took action.

A valley in the Land of Fire.

"This is it!"

Appearing in a flash, Naraku, riding the wind and treading the air, looked down at the lush green valley below, and nodded in satisfaction.

Although there is "Heavenly Divine Water" to promote the growth of plants, in order to prevent any potential impact on the ecological environment of the Star Country, Naraku quite decisively set the training ground for "All Plants Are Soldiers" in the Land of Fire.

It descended from the sky and landed on the grass in the middle of the valley.

When Naraku created hundreds of true energy shadow clones, they immediately and in perfect unison dispersed throughout the valley.

One half of them practiced "Every Plant and Tree is an Enemy," while the other half used "Heavenly Divine Water."

A light rain immediately began to fall in the valley.

The rainwater is the sweet dew transformed from the divine water of Heaven.

The already lush plants in the valley grew wildly after being nourished by the divine water.

However, this growth did not last long.

When the other half of the true qi shadow clone activated "All Plants Are Soldiers" and began absorbing the power of the wood element, the wildly growing plants immediately withered.

Fortunately, the divine water from the heavens irrigated the plants again, causing them to regrow.

The cycle of flourishing and decay.

Time seemed to be compressed within the valley, with the seasons changing rapidly.

"Such an unusual phenomenon is likely to attract the attention of outsiders, so it is necessary to set up a barrier outside the valley."

Looking at the strange scene of life and death alternating in the valley, Naraku pondered for a moment and immediately began to make arrangements.

Setting up the barrier was very easy for him.

However, in order to avoid being disturbed while cultivating, the barrier he set up outside the valley was not a common defensive barrier, but a relatively rare illusion barrier.

As its name suggests, the illusion barrier is a barrier incorporating illusions.

Defense is not the main focus; it's more about illusion.

Once the illusion barrier is set up, it is invisible from the outside. In fact, once you get close, you will instinctively stay away due to the influence of the illusion.

After setting up the barrier and leaving behind the Flying Thunder God Technique formula, Naraku left satisfied.

night.

The original land of snow.

Outside, heavy snow was falling, but inside the palace it was warm and cozy.

"My lord, if you are not yet satisfied, I can have the maids outside serve you. Don't worry, they are all very clean."

The snow-white plush blanket had fallen onto the carpet nearby.

On the bed, Natsumi Hoshi, drenched in sweat, finally came to her senses. When she saw Naraku, who was still full of energy, she couldn't help but make a suggestion.

Snapped!

Pulling the other person into his arms, Naraku habitually patted Natsumi's increasingly pert buttocks and casually said, "No need, this is fine!"

There will be plenty of opportunities to play with maids and such in the future.

He came here mainly to visit Xia Rixing, who was in charge of the area, not to play around with women.

"Alright then!" Upon hearing Naraku's refusal, Natsumi Hoshino immediately snuggled happily into Naraku's arms.

Although it was her own suggestion to be served by a maid, Natsumi Hoshi definitely preferred to stay by Naraku's side alone.

"By the way, sir, did you see those chakra armors that I had sent back?" After snuggling together for a while, Xia Rixing suddenly remembered something and looked up at Naraku to ask.

Naraku nodded slightly: "I see. Those armors have been handed over to the research department for study."

Although the ecological environment of the Snow Country is harsh, it is still quite good in some aspects.

For example, heavy industry.

This country has developed quite remarkable chakra technology based on chakra.

The chakra armor mentioned by Xia Rixing is one of them.

Although the chakra armor of this era is still in the early stages of development, its functions are not as complete as those of the original story period.

But just as Xia Rixing discovered the existence of the Chakra Armor, she decisively sent people to transport it to Star City.

The chakra armor is still very valuable.

Based on the level of completion in the original storyline, the Chakra Armor not only possesses excellent defensive capabilities, but it can also effectively enhance chakra even for Jonin.

Therefore, if the Chakra Armor can be further improved and mass-produced, the military capabilities of the Star Kingdom will be significantly enhanced.

We chatted for a while about the chakra armor.

I don't know if I've recovered or if I just miss them terribly after not seeing them for so many days.

When Naraku discovered that Natsumi Hoshi's hand had unknowingly grabbed his weakness, he immediately and unceremoniously pulled away from the conversation again.

Naraku's visit to Natsumi was quite thoughtful.

Apart from the nights, day after day.

During the day, I also accompanied Xia Rixing to enjoy the snow scenery, etc.

They might even put on a musical performance atop a snow-capped mountain when they're in the mood.

After spending several days with Natsumi, Naraku finally returned to the Land of Stars, feeling satisfied with Natsumi's profound knowledge.

Star City.

The Starry Sky Building office.

"Iwagakure launches a surprise attack on Takigakure?"

Naraku looked at the Nono who had come looking for him with surprise.

"Correct!"

Nono nodded and sighed, "Iwagakure's goal is the Seven-Tails. Iwagakure's operation this time was very sudden. When the intelligence team received the news, Onoki, who was leading the team, had already successfully brought the captured Seven-Tails Jinchuriki back to Iwagakure."

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the current Seven-Tails Jinchuriki should be a member of Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village)!

The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade!

The fate of Takigakure is proof of this statement.

While both Nonou and Naraku were surprised by Iwagakure's surprise attack on Takigakure and the capture of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, they weren't entirely unexpected.

Tailed beasts are undeniably powerful weapons of war.

They took the Four-Tails and Five-Tails from Iwagakure, so it's impossible that they wouldn't try to find a way to replace them.

Therefore, Iwagakure was presented with only two choices.