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

Although to achieve the unity of the five elements in the "Five Elements Technique," one must cultivate all five elemental supernatural abilities to at least a minor level, the power of these abilities is such that even a beginner level is enough to bring about a leap in strength.

"For the second of the Five Elements Divine Powers, let's choose 'Mysterious Gold Sword Qi'!"

Having made up his mind, Naraku quickly chose the second Five Elements Divine Power he would cultivate.

The "Mysterious Gold Sword Qi" is the power of the metal element.

This supernatural power can condense indestructible sword energy, and in terms of attack power alone, it is definitely ranked first among the five elemental supernatural powers.

Naraku chose to cultivate this supernatural power in order to make up for the shortcomings of the Lightning Thunder Fist and thus enhance his offensive power.

In addition, the "Mysterious Gold Sword Qi" can also be used in conjunction with "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch".

Although "shrinking the earth to an inch" is not a defensive technique, it can create excellent opportunities in battle, whether for offense or defense.

If combined with the unparalleled offensive "Mysterious Gold Sword Qi", it would be enough to unleash a deadly threat.

The day after Yekura left was also the third day after Naraku captured the Iwa ninja, including the demon leech.

"News has come from the border. Not long ago, a sentry post located in the border region where the Land of Earth is situated lost contact."

On the ninth floor of the Star Shadow Tower, Naraku, who was sitting cross-legged refining the spiritual energy fed back by his True Qi Shadow Clone, suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the entrance.

Then Nono rushed in.

Upon hearing Nonou's report, Naraku's eyes flashed: "They're finally coming, I wonder how many people Iwagakure sent."

With the current military strength of Xingren Village, the border defense mainly comes from the outposts distributed along the border.

Meanwhile, although most of the personnel in charge of the sentry posts were ordinary soldiers from the Land of Bears, some Star Ninjas were also assigned to facilitate the transmission of messages using Ninja Hawks.

The fact that outposts have lost contact in the border region of the Land of Earth is highly likely the work of Iwagakure.

"No need to worry. Even if it really is Iwagakure that has dispatched a large force, their target is this place. As long as they show up, I will naturally deal with them." Naraku said calmly, looking at Nonou's worried expression.

He was certainly not unprepared.

After Yekura's appearance yesterday, he specifically deployed multiple shadow clones around Hoshigakure.

These shadow clones constantly use sensory ninjutsu to detect any unusual chakra fluctuations approaching Hoshigakure, and will release them so that the village can obtain them immediately.

Therefore, his current strategy is very simple: to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.

Naraku is the pillar of the village, and his every move affects morale.

Seeing his calm and composed demeanor, Nono felt a sense of security and quickly regained her usual composure.

"Just to be safe, we still need to gather the combat personnel and prepare. Should we notify Scorpion?" Nonou asked for instructions.

Naraku thought for a moment and said, "Scorpion is not needed for now. You can arrange the others as you see fit."

Since receiving his guidance, Scorpion has been in seclusion researching new puppet making techniques.

As one of the village's rare top-tier combatants, Naraku values ​​him highly and therefore doesn't want to interfere with the other's progress.

"Okay, I'll go arrange it right away!" After receiving Naraku's instructions, Nonoyu did not hesitate and immediately took action after leaving.

Chapter 64 One Man's Strength

Swish swish swish ~~~

In a forest somewhere in the Land of Bears.

Amidst the dense whooshing sounds, figures either leaped nimbly across tree branches or darted across the ground below.

This was clearly a force of five hundred ninjas.

Moreover, it is not difficult to identify from the headbands they wear that this ninja unit comes from Iwagakure, one of the five great ninja villages.

How much longer until we reach Hoshinobi Village?

In the fast-moving forest, the leader of the Iwa ninja was a burly middle-aged man. After observing the situation ahead, he turned to look at another Iwa ninja following beside him.

"Reporting to Lord Gouyan, at our current speed, we should arrive at Hoshigakure in about half an hour," the Iwa ninja replied respectfully.

"Is there still half an hour left?" The man named Gangyan nodded slightly, then looked into the distance again.

As an elite Jonin of the village, he was appointed as the person in charge of the attack on Hoshigakure.

"I wonder what's going on with Hiruzen and the others. Logically speaking, given the strength of Hoshigakure, they shouldn't be able to stop them. Could it be that Sunagakure really sensed the village's movements in advance and intercepted Hiruzen and the others?"

As he moved forward, Gangyan continued to ponder.

After thinking for a while, Gang Yan shook his head again.

Regardless of the specifics of what happened with the Demon Leech and his group, his primary objective in leading this team was to take over the Star Ninja Village.

Only by capturing the Star Village can the follow-up troops successfully pass through the Land of Bears and directly attack the Land of Wind.

"Now we'll see if Sunagakure has really noticed, or how much support they've given to Hoshigakure." Gouyan's eyes sharpened.

This time, he was leading the village's elite troops.

All five hundred ninjas were at least Chunin level.

With such a lineup, even if Sunagakure were to send reinforcements to Hoshigakure, he believed they would still be able to secure a decisive victory.

After all, the main focus of Sunagakure was on the battlefield against Kumogakure, so the number of troops that could support Hoshigakure would be very limited.

keep going.

Led by Gang Yan, the five hundred Iwa ninja were getting closer and closer to Hoshigakure as they advanced.

"coming!"

Three kilometers away in a certain direction from Xingren Village, a figure sitting cross-legged on a tree branch suddenly opened his eyes.

His gaze seemed to penetrate the dense forest ahead, reaching out to a crowd that was steadily approaching in the distance.

Under the powerful sensory ninjutsu reconnaissance, the approaching crowd from afar all contained unfamiliar chakra.

Without hesitation, the figure immediately turned into a wisp of smoke and vanished.

He was just a shadow clone.

To be precise, it was a shadow clone from Naraku.

The ninth floor of Xingying Tower.

Almost the instant the shadow clones dissipated, Naraku, surrounded by numerous true energy shadow clones and steadily breathing in spiritual energy, immediately opened his eyes.

"You came pretty quickly!"

Receiving the memories from the shadow clone, Naraku stood up and calmly looked in the direction of the crowd that the shadow clone had detected.

With the "Shrinking Earth to an Inch" technique activated, Naraku vanished from the Star Shadow Tower in the next second.

Even now, although he has not yet achieved the minor success in "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch", his daily practice has undoubtedly made remarkable progress.

Naraku can now shrink his body to within 500 steps.

In the blink of an eye, Naraku, who had disappeared inside the Star Shadow Tower, reappeared outside the Star Ninja Village, and then vanished again in a flash.

From the Shadow Clone's reconnaissance to the situation and then to Naraku's operation, it actually only happened in a very short time.

Just as Naraku used "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" to reach the original location of his shadow clones, he could just see figures rushing towards him.

someone!

The group that arrived was the Iwa ninja force led by Gouyan.

When Naraku saw the other party, the Iwa ninja, including Goro, also quickly noticed Naraku.

When they spotted someone ahead, Goro and the other Iwa ninjas did not stop their hurried pace, but they all became alert and began to observe very cautiously.

The objects of observation are not only Naraku, but also the surrounding environment.

This is because they fear that Naraku is just a decoy, and that there are other people lying in ambush or setting traps around him.

However, after a quick inspection, Goro and the Iwa ninja soon discovered that there were no other people or traps around.

"Deal with him!"

Without hesitation, Gouyan decisively ordered his men to kill Naraku.

He did not recognize Naraku's identity.

However, since Naraku has appeared near Hoshigakure, given their intention to attack Hoshigakure, they cannot allow even ordinary villagers to leave unattended.

Brush, brush, brush!!!

Following Goro's order, a squad of four Iwa ninjas, positioned to his side, swiftly sped off towards Naraku ahead.

Walk forward.

Upon seeing the Iwa ninja forces opposite him, Naraku did not stand still and wait, but instead calmly stepped forward.

The pace gradually quickened.

Just as the four Iwa ninja from the Iwa ninja unit rushed out of the formation, Naraku also walked faster and faster until he became a blur.

"So fast!"

"This guy is no ordinary character, make a move quickly!"

"Kill him!"