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

"Someone, go find the Hokage immediately!"

"Damn it, who did this?"

"."

This night was destined to be a major event recorded in the history of Konoha.

The Book of Seals was stolen, the Dark Division Chief was killed—this was just the beginning.

When the Anbu members went to find their Hokage, they naturally only found a corpse.

Even more shockingly, as the commotion grew, it was soon discovered that Hokage advisors Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu had also been assassinated in their homes.

Panic and chaos were the themes of Konoha that night.

"Leaving aside the Scroll of Seals, just the deaths of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two will plunge Konoha into chaos. And once other ninja villages learn of this situation, Konoha will inevitably face continuous warfare."

Using the "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch" technique, Naraku easily left Konoha.

On the way back to the Land of Bears, Naraku analyzed the gains from tonight's operation.

The thought that Konoha was likely to face war soon brought him a sense of relief.

He could have easily concealed himself during the operation.

For example, using transformation techniques to disguise oneself, or destroying corpses to prevent the people of Konoha from reading memories through the corpses.

But he didn't do that; instead, he openly and honestly revealed himself.

The reason is simple: deterrence.

Hunters only instill fear in wild animals when they reveal their guns.

He naturally had to occasionally reveal his gun to tame the beasts that were eager to attack him.

As for whether revealing his identity would provoke retaliation from Konoha.

If it were peacetime, Konoha would definitely do it, but now it's wartime.

Since the First Shinobi World War, the Land of Fire, with its fertile soil, has been a primary target of invasion by various nations.

Naraku's killing of Hiruzen Sarutobi and his two companions is tantamount to turning Konoha into a village like Sunagakure after losing the Third Kazekage, which will inevitably trigger actions from other ninja villages.

After all, these ninja villages had long been eager to attack Konoha; all that was needed was a trigger.

The fuse has now been lit by Naraku.

Once Konoha is dragged into the quagmire of war, it will naturally have little energy left to think about revenge.

As for the future.

He's not made of clay; he'd kill anyone who dares to come from Konoha.

After a bloodbath, they also obtained the Book of Seals.

Naraku's agitation at being unable to continue absorbing the tailed beasts was finally relieved.

"By the way, since we're already out, let's take care of that Death Scorpion while we're at it."

On the way back, Naraku suddenly remembered something.

This issue highlights the lack of high-level and top-tier combat power in the Star Ninja Village.

Excluding Naraku himself, Sasori can be considered one of the top combatants in Hoshigakure.

As for Nono, although she has been promoted to an elite Jonin, she is only at the first stage of elite Jonin and can only be considered as a high-level combatant.

The Ninja Academy is already training mid-to-lower-level combatants.

However, in terms of high-level and top-level combat capabilities, it would obviously take a very long time to cultivate them.

Therefore, Naraku had long ago sent Ame and Natsuhoshi, who were often out traveling, to gather information in this regard.

Don't tell me yet.

The two of them did indeed bring him some information.

That is a kind of spirit beast race called the Death Scorpion.

It is said that this group of Death Scorpions was active during the Warring States period and performed quite well.

However, it seems that the contractor of this race was killed later, causing the Death Scorpion race to quickly fall into silence again.

If Yu and Xia Rixing hadn't raided a group of spirit beasts during one of their raids, targeting the descendants of the original contractors, they might not have been able to obtain this information.

Naraku also became very interested after learning about Death Scorpion.

Just like the toads of Mount Myōboku, powerful summoning beasts do indeed possess strength comparable to elite Jonin.

If the race of these spirit beasts is also very powerful, then they are essentially a special army.

According to information passed down in the family of the Death Scorpion Contractor's descendant, the Death Scorpion clan is hiding within the Land of Wind.

Naraku immediately changed direction, and after crossing the Land of Rivers and entering the Land of Wind, he headed directly to the location of the Death Scorpion Clan that he had learned about.

"It should be right here!"

The next afternoon.

In a remote desert somewhere in the Land of Wind.

Naraku, standing on the sand dune, put his right hand on his hip and looked with great interest at the purple poisonous mist that seemed to roll and drift like clouds before him.

The poisonous fog covered a vast area; looking to either side, there was no end in sight.

Moreover, after Naraku created two shadow clones and circled the poisonous mist, they found no entrance.

In other words, if the intelligence is accurate, the Death Scorpion swarm should be located inside this poisonous fog.

To enter, one must brave the poisonous fog and go in head-on.

The divine sense penetrated into the poisonous fog.

"These are the Death Scorpions? There are so many of them, and they all contain some chakra."

The dense purple toxic fog severely impaired visibility, making it impossible to see anything within a few meters.

When Naraku activated his divine sense to perceive the environment, he could easily detect the poisonous fog environment within a hundred feet.

Scorpions could be seen everywhere in the poisonous fog.

Moreover, unlike ordinary scorpions, these scorpions all exhibit a faint purple hue resembling venomous mist.

Sensing the situation inside the poisonous fog, Naraku did not hesitate and stepped into it.

True Qi protects the body on its own.

When Naraku entered the poisonous fog, the surrounding fog was already dispersed by his true energy before it could even get close to him.

Even the fine poisonous mist that Naraku inhaled with each breath could not have the slightest effect on him, who was immune to all poisons.

Traveling through the poisonous fog.

As they ventured deeper, they encountered more and more scorpions.

Furthermore, the size of these scorpions has begun to change, with some as small as normal scorpions, while others are as large as millstones, which looks quite frightening.

After a while.

"oasis?!"

Naraku, who had been maintaining his divine sense while traversing the poisonous fog, raised an eyebrow.

About a hundred feet ahead, the divine sense not only broke through the poisonous fog, but also discovered a new world.

Following the path perceived by his divine sense, Naraku quickly emerged from the poisonous fog.

What comes into view is a lush, verdant oasis.

Naraku was somewhat surprised.

He never expected that the interior would be so peaceful amidst the dangerous toxic fog outside.

This form is as if the poisonous fog outside is a barrier erected to protect the oasis, somewhat similar to the meaning of a protective enclosure.

Chapter 86 The Death Scorpion Clan

Hisss…

A series of chilling, dense sounds erupted.

The lush green environment is certainly beautiful, but it is also teeming with scorpions of all sizes.

Like now.

As Naraku passed through the poisonous fog and entered the oasis, scorpions crawled out from the nearby green grass and trees, their tails raised high, and gathered around Naraku.

Strangely, these scorpions merely surrounded Naraku without actually getting close, as if they were only there to keep Naraku in place.

Naraku glanced at the scorpions gathering around him, then looked into the distance.

Dongdongdong～～～

The ground is shaking.

In Naraku's view, a golden scorpion as large as a small mountain quickly crawled out from the depths of the oasis.