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

"Well, this Star Village is really amazing. This woman is clearly not from the Uchiha clan, yet she managed to obtain the Sharingan and use it so naturally."

"This is indeed strange. Logically speaking, even if an outsider has the Sharingan transplanted, they should not be able to withstand this power. This Star Village, no, I should say that human named Naraku is definitely not simple."

"Gyuki, what you said is as good as saying nothing. Everyone knows that Naraku is not simple. Otherwise, how could he have rescued the old man when surrounded by the Iwagakure army?"

"Stop rambling. I just want to remind you that if you ever run into Naraku, be careful."

While the other Cloud Village ninjas retreated, only one person did not retreat: Killer Bee.

This was not only because of his outstanding strength, but also because when Xia Rixing used the [Star] to unleash the giant chakra peacock, the Eight-Tails within him began to communicate with him internally.

"Oh no, is Big Brother going to lose?!"

After finishing his conversation with the Gyuki, Killer Bee looked at the battlefield and forgot all about rapping, exclaiming in surprise.

Although the Third Raikage's son is a younger version of the Third Raikage, his strength has already reached the second stage of elite Jonin.

However, compared to Xia Rixing, who received help from [Star], there is clearly still a certain gap.

【Star】is a mid-grade human-level magic weapon.

Even among mid-grade human-level magic treasures, it is considered top-tier.

As a combat-type magic weapon, [Star] is far more powerful than [Three-Tomoe Sharingan], which is only a low-grade human-level magic weapon.

This difference in rank is at least the difference between the three-tomoe Sharingan and the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Originally, Xia Rixing was only at the first stage of elite Jonin, but with the help of the [Star] chakra enhancement, she was able to unleash the strength of the second stage of elite Jonin, or even close to the third stage.

Moreover, Xia Rixing also occupies the advantage of the sky.

The continuous barrage of feathered projectiles, while unable to inflict significant damage on the third generation's son in a short time, successfully suppressed him through relentless attacks.

brush!

Just as Killer Bee exclaimed in surprise, a blue lightning bolt streaked across the distance.

"That's enough. Your Star Ninja Village has won this match."

A blue lightning bolt appeared near the area where the feather bullets were attacking, and immediately revealed the figure of the Third Raikage after it stopped.

He glared at his son, who was struggling to defend himself against the attack, and then shouted at Xia Rixing in the air.

The bullets stopped.

Xia Rixing noticed the arrival of the Third Raikage immediately.

Upon hearing what the other party said, she immediately stopped attacking, then withdrew her chakra and fell back to the ground from the sky.

As the battle ceased, Xia Rixing's three-tomoe Sharingan also disappeared.

This scene was witnessed by the Third Raikage.

He gave Xia Rixing a deep look.

Since that man took control of Hoshigakure, it seems to have become mysterious.

"Dad!"

When the battle ceased, the son of the third generation, now relieved, rushed to his father's side and lowered his head in shame.

Shame on you.

I have truly disgraced the Hidden Cloud Village this time, and even more so, I have disgraced my father.

"You've seen it now, haven't you? The ninja world is much bigger than you imagined. Don't think you're something just because you've made a name for yourself. There are many people in the ninja world who are more powerful than you." The Third Raikage glanced at his son and couldn't help but snort.

"Yes, I will work even harder in my cultivation from now on," the third-generation son quickly assured him.

Seeing that his son's attitude was relatively good, the Third Raikage was somewhat satisfied.

He then nodded slightly to Xia Rixing who was walking towards him, and without lingering, he immediately left again.

Since he had entrusted the alliance negotiations to his son, the Third Raikage would no longer attempt to seize power.

Otherwise, his son would really lose all face.

As it turns out, force is the best way to communicate.

Especially in the Hidden Cloud Village, which reveres martial prowess.

After Xia Rixing won the victory on behalf of Xingren Village, the subsequent talks began to proceed smoothly.

Even though the Hoshigakure village couldn't seize the initiative due to the significant difference in size between the two sides, it still brought them to a level of equality.

"The Hidden Star Village, Naraku... this village has truly risen to prominence. Even if it doesn't become the sixth greatest ninja village, it's almost certain that it will develop into a village on the scale of the Hidden Rain Village in the future." Inside the Raikage's building, looking out the window towards the Land of Bears in the distance, the Third Raikage sighed.

The negotiations on the alliance have been successfully completed.

This alliance between Hoshigakure and Kumogakure not only secured the rightful benefits for Hoshigakure, but also made the Third Raikage realize the rising trend of Hoshigakure.

It's just like the Rain Village back then.

With the emergence of Hanzo, Amegakure quickly rose to become the second-best ninja village after the Five Great Ninja Villages.

"I never expected that Hoshigakure would form an alliance with Kumogakure. I must report this to the village as soon as possible."

"The villain who assassinated the Hokage, no! We must not allow Hoshigakure and Kumogakure to form an alliance, otherwise it will create more obstacles for us to avenge the Hokage in the future."

"The Star Village has actually formed an alliance with the Cloud Village. The two villages are so far apart. What's the point of such an alliance? Oh well, let's get this news back to the village as soon as possible!"

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On the very day the Star Village delegation arrived at Cloud Village, some people in Cloud Village began to stir secretly.

These people were spies planted in Kumogakure from other ninja villages.

When these spies relayed the news of the alliance between Hoshigakure and Kumogakure back to their respective villages through various means, some villages were surprised, some were indifferent, but others immediately prepared for an ambush.

The targets of the ambush were naturally Natsumi and her companions who had left Kumogakure and were returning to Hoshigakure.

Unfortunately, these ninja villages that wanted to ambush their target were destined to be disappointed.

Because the experienced Yu had anticipated this situation.

During the alliance negotiations, Yu remained invisible.

But just as Nonou would arrange for Ame to join the envoy group.

Rain is adept at handling various situations.

Therefore, on the way back, not long after leaving Kumogakure, Yu had Natsumi use the power of the Star to transform into a giant peacock once again, carrying everyone directly through the sky.

A week later, Xia Rixing and the others returned to Xingren Village safely.

"Damn Naraku!!"

Inside the border camp, upon learning that the men he had sent to ambush the people from Hoshinin Village had failed to find them, Onoki cursed in frustration.

His reaction is completely understandable.

In the previous operation to kill the Third Raikage, Iwagakure suffered heavy casualties, with nearly a thousand dead and countless others injured.

With such casualties, it would have been worthwhile if the Third Raikage had actually been killed in the end. However, Naraku rescued the Third Raikage, which made the casualties of Iwagakure completely meaningless.

Not to mention Onoki, even the rest of the Iwagakure villagers hated Naraku to the core.

If he could, Ōnoki would really like to send troops to the Land of Bears again to settle scores with Naraku.

Unfortunately, because of the Third Raikage's escape, Iwagakure became the one in a passive position.

Just as Onoki was currently stationed at the border camp, he was on guard against a counterattack from Kumogakure and dared not easily move the main force away.

Similarly, to prevent Konoha and Sunagakure from taking advantage of the situation, he dared not easily withdraw his troops from either side.

With threats from three sides, Iwagakure's military strength had already reached its limit, so where would they find the extra power to deal with Naraku?

Not to mention that Naraku is no pushover either.

Sending ordinary troops to deal with Naraku would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths.

Thinking about his current situation, Onoki's cursing gradually subsided, and he began to have a headache.

Chapter 96 Shrinking Earth to an Inch: A Small Success

Click!

Stone dust was scattered on the ground.

Inside the training grounds of Hoshinin Village, Naraku sat cross-legged on the ground.

He was surrounded by stone dust.

These stone powders all come from various minerals.

To be precise, these ores are substances that contain abundant earth elemental power.

Having absorbed the last batch of earth-elemental matter, Naraku now seemed to have merged with the earth beneath him, continuously refining the earth-elemental power within his body.

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, ripples appeared on Naraku's body.

The ripples do not travel in all directions, but rather go straight down, reaching the earth below.

boom! !

The ripples grew larger and larger, eventually spreading across almost the entire training ground, until the ground trembled slightly.