novelhk Chapter 179 Transaction, Recruitment
Chapter 179 Transaction, Recruitment
Chapter 170 Transaction, Recruitment
At the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth, the Golden Wheel Mountain Range stretches endlessly.
Mount Sumeru is one of the more special peaks among them.
The agreed-upon meeting place between "Root" and Hiruko is located at the intersection of the borders of Kusa, Taki, and Tsuchi, where the terrain is relatively flat.
As agreed, Root sent two members to conduct an on-site transaction with Hiruko for the Sharingan and summoning beast.
In the movie, Hiruko selected one bloodline limit ninja from each of the five great ninja villages, and before completing the fusion and absorption, he couldn't wait to declare war on the five great nations.
This operation is quite mindless.
However, Xingyuan Qianshuo did not believe that Beiruhu would come to trade without any precautions.
He used Kagura's Mind's Eye to extend his senses over a long distance and indeed discovered four ninjas gathered near the agreed location. One of them had chakra strength barely reaching the level of an elite Jonin—most likely Hiruko herself.
However, he did not immediately go to make the arrest.
He decided to act in the "root" way first: set up an ambush at the trading point and wait for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
If he can successfully capture Danzo using his abilities and those of Root, he will bring him back to Konoha for processing; if not, he will act as Aizen and recruit him into the Void organization.
Agreed on the time and place.
Ryoma Aburame and Kou, carrying a two-tomoe Sharingan, went to make the transaction.
"It was sensed?"
Danzo, who was searching for ambush sites, had a sudden feeling.
He could sense that Hiruko and the other three were gathered somewhere five kilometers away, meaning that one of them could sense a distance of five kilometers, which is extremely powerful among ordinary ninjas.
Although he had been discovered by the other party, he remained calm and continued to lie in ambush with four other subordinates two hundred meters away from the transaction point, even setting up a temporary barrier to block their senses.
Soon, a huge, strangely shaped creature came galloping from afar.
Each step produced a heavy, booming sound that echoed through the mountains.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the monster was at least twenty meters tall, its body a strange blend of features from various animals such as cows, birds, and snakes, yet possessing a peculiar sense of harmony.
Atop the monster's head stood a man dressed in a white robe.
Xingyuan Qianshuo sensed that this person was the elite Jonin among the four ninjas from before.
The other person had long white hair tied in a ponytail and was handsome.
It vaguely resembles Hiruko from the original work—but it's his youthful appearance when he fled Konoha, not the short, ugly figure with white bandages covering his face as depicted in the movie.
Hiruko leaped off the monster, walked fearlessly to within ten meters of Ryuma and Kou, holding a scroll in hand, and casually asked, "Where are my Sharingan?"
Aburame Ryoma didn't say much, and took out a glass container.
A scarlet eye floated inside—it was a two-tomoe Sharingan.
Hiruko nodded slightly, raised the scroll in her hand, and said, "This is a summoning contract scroll. You only need to leave your name and handprint with your blood to summon this powerful combined summoning beast."
"As I said before, although I have control over this summoning beast, it is still a powerful fighting force as long as you don't use it against me."
"I can provide these summoned beasts long-term, as long as the resources are sufficient. But if we want to cooperate in the long term, it's best not to play any tricks and ensure the success of this transaction first."
"We need to test it first," said A, who was wearing a painted face mask, in a deep voice.
"Okay." Hiruko didn't care and simply tossed the scroll over.
He had only a few subordinates, no ninja village support, and scarce resources. To realize his plans as soon as possible, limited cooperation with Shimura Danzo was a shortcut.
A took the scroll, unrolled it, bit his finger, wrote his name on it, and pressed his fingerprint on it.
He immediately formed the hand seals for a summoning spell and instantly felt a blood pact established between himself and the monster before him.
He stopped what he was doing, did not expend chakra to summon, and simply nodded slightly to Aburame Ryoma.
Ryoma understood and casually tossed the container containing the Sharingan to Hiruko.
Danzo's instructions to them were: unless he led the team out, proceed with the normal transaction.
Hiruko examined the Sharingan in the container, and after confirming that it was genuine, he nodded in satisfaction.
He looked up and said, "It seems Danzo does have some sincerity. I look forward to our next collaboration."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned into a puff of white smoke with a "bang" and disappeared.
"This is... a reverse spirit communication technique?"
Xingyuan Qianshuo pondered to himself.
He sensed that Biluhu had returned to his three companions, about four kilometers away.
He wasn't too concerned about whether "Gen" could successfully capture Biruhu.
Since he knew that the other party could sense him, and that Hiruko came alone while leaving three companions to hide in the distance, he must have a backup plan.
The application of reverse psychic abilities is not unusual, but the timing was so precise that it means he likely had a long-distance, real-time connection with his three companions.
After a moment's thought, he led four subordinates out of the barrier and came to Longma and Jia's side.
"I'm sorry, sir, Hiruko escaped." Ryoma and Kou knelt on one knee.
"It's alright, failure was to be expected," Danzo said in a deep voice. "First, send this monster into another dimension, then return to the village."
"Yes, sir."
Longma, Jia, Yi, and Ding each stood at one of the four corners of the monster and simultaneously formed hand seals.
After a peculiar fluctuation of chakra, the 20-meter-tall monster vanished instantly and was sent into a specific alternate dimension.
Danzo led the Root members away and returned to Konoha.
Suddenly, Xingyuan Qianshuo's true form appeared nearby, with the Flying Thunder God mark left by Danzo on a rock to one side.
With a slight thought, he transformed into the appearance of "Aizen".
Sensing Hiruko's location, he took out his Zanpakuto, Minazuki, from his inventory and whispered, "Break free, Minazuki!"
The blade instantly turned into mist, transforming into a giant one-eyed fish.
He leaped onto the manta ray's head. The manta ray lightly sprang to life, spread its wings, and flew towards the direction where Biruho was.
Four kilometers away, in a valley.
Bei Liu Hu was rebuffed and returned through spiritual communication.
"Sir, did you succeed?" A male ninja, around twenty years old with a long, narrow face, asked, bowing.
"Hmm." Hiruko nodded slightly. "Shinichi, continue to sense Danzo's whereabouts."
"Yes, sir."
They chose this distance because Shinichi was skilled in sensory ninjutsu, with a range of about five kilometers. They had already detected Danzo's ambush, but still proceeded with the transaction as planned.
"My lord, they have headed south," Shinichi replied after sensing their presence.
"Alright." Hiruko nodded in satisfaction. "Let's go too."
The four turned and headed west, preparing to enter the territory of Iwagakure Village.
They hadn't gone far when Shinichi suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! A very strong chakra has appeared, and it's heading this way!"
"Which direction?" Hiruko stopped in his tracks.
"It's near the previous trading point."
"Could this be Danzo's backup plan?" Hiruko wondered to himself.
As he hesitated between fleeing and fighting, he saw a large bird flying in from the southern sky.
"My lord, that chakra is in the air." Shinichi also turned and looked south.
"Prepare for battle," Hiruko said in a deep voice.
Xingyuan Qianshuo, in the form of "Aizen", stood on the one-eyed fish and flew to a distance of about fifty meters from Biruko in mid-air.
"A flying ray?"
Hiruko looked up at the strange creature, a strange feeling welling up inside him that was even more bizarre than the combined summoning beast he had created.
He had dealt with countless animals, but he had never seen anything like this before.
With a slight thought, Xingyuan Qianshuo caused the one-eyed fish beneath his feet to turn into mist and retract into its sheath.
He himself remained standing still in the air, without any support, with black spatial chakra gathering under his feet, which was the "Airwalking" skill he had developed using spatial power.
Beiliuhu's eyes narrowed.
They were shocked by the disappearance of the one-eyed fish, and even more puzzled by its ability to stand in mid-air.
The former might be a special kind of transformation technique, but the latter reminded him of Onoki from Iwagakure.
"Hiruko," Hoshino Senju said in a deep voice, "I represent the Kong organization to recruit you."
"An 'empty' organization? Never heard of it."
"Ku" gathers talented people in the ninja world who excel in scientific research, with the goal of changing the ninja world through scientific research.
"You want my Oni-Garra Technique?" Hiruko asked sharply.
"To be precise, it's about sharing. The organization will also provide more technology and resources for you to learn and research."
"Hmph, let's see if you have the ability."
Hiruko quickly formed hand seals.
"Demon Sprout Technique!"
A grayish-brown, distorted substance surged from his body, instantly enveloping his three subordinates before quickly retreating back into his body—in fact, it devoured the three of them.
"Oh? It can fuse with a human body now? Interesting."
Xingyuan Qianshuo observed with great interest.
He sensed that Hiruko's chakra had increased dramatically, nearly doubling, reaching Orochimaru's current level, making him a strong elite Jonin.
"Wind Release: Storm Technique!"
Beiluhu swiftly formed a hand seal, took a deep breath, and exhaled sharply.
Countless wind blades swept out, fiercely attacking the enemy in the air.
Xingyuan Qianshuo suddenly drew his sword.
Wind Release chakra surged on his Zanpakuto, unleashing even faster and sharper wind blades. These not only blocked Hiruko's wind release attack but also covered the area where he stood.
The rocks were cut and shattered, and the sparse trees were reduced to fragments.
Hiruko, who was in the middle of the storm, was slashed all over by the wind blades, and blood gushed out. In the blink of an eye, he became a blood-soaked man.
Xingyuan Qianshuo did not use his full strength, but the intense pain from his wounds caused Himeko to kneel down.
Hiruko gritted his teeth, mustered his strength, and formed a hand seal with his blood-stained hands again before slamming both palms into the ground.
"Spiritual communication!"
From within the white smoke, two bizarrely shaped, enormous spirit beasts appeared simultaneously.
A beast, upon appearing, opened its mouth and spewed a torrent of water at Xingyuan Qianshuo.
The other was a bird with huge wings, and on its back knelt the blood-soaked Beiruhu.
The bird flashed its wings and suddenly took off, attempting to escape.
Xingyuan Qianshuo's figure instantly stepped into the air and rushed forward, swinging his Zanpakuto once again.
A high-speed, swift water blade extended along the longsword, drawing a huge, bright white arc, and fiercely slashed towards the bird.
The left wing snapped off instantly, and blood gushed out like a waterfall.
The bird screamed and fell, then with a "bang" it turned into white smoke and disappeared.
The water blades continued their relentless attack, instantly slashing towards another summoned beast on the ground.
Similarly, blood flowed profusely, turning into white smoke.
Xingyuan Qianshuo landed and stood ten meters in front of Beilu Hu, calmly asking, "So, can I join the 'Sky' organization now?"
"snort."
Despite his severe injuries, Beiruhu still stubbornly snorted coldly.
He had a plan to make himself invincible, and naturally didn't want to die here. But the core of that plan was the Ghost Sprout Technique. If he handed it over, he would no longer be unique; if he didn't, everything would likely end today.
After a moment's thought, he finally said in a deep voice, "Okay, I'll join."
Xingyuan Qianshuo glanced at the system interface; the data information of Hiruko had already been entered into the "Organization" panel.
Talented people are hard to come by, and we can't do everything ourselves in the future; we'll always need capable people. He wasn't bothered by Beiliuhu's ambition, nor was he worried about his future betrayal, since he had complete control over the other party's skills and information.
"Very good." Hoshino Senju nodded. "My name is Aizen, Aizen Sousuke. Don't move, I'll heal you now."
He silently chanted in his heart, "Break free, Flesh Droplet!"
The one-eyed ray appeared and swallowed him whole before Hiruko could react.
After chewing for a moment, he spat it out.
"The treatment is effective, but it's a bit nauseating," Xingyuan Qianshuo thought to himself.
The wounds of the man before him had healed, but his body was covered in mucus.
He glanced at the system notification:
[You have healed Hiruko's severe external injuries, and have received the following reward: Lou Yuanjing (Mastery), Chakra +410]
"Not Oni-Garaku, nor one of the four bloodline limits?" Hoshino Senju felt a little disappointed.
However, the Oni-Garra Technique can be purchased with reputation points; as for the four bloodline limits chosen by Hiruko in the original work, they are merely icing on the cake for him and have little significance.
He closed the interface and pondered for a moment.
A chakra thread shot out from his index finger, flowing with gray Yin-attribute chakra. In the blink of an eye, a crescent-shaped curse mark was left on Hiruko's left shoulder.
This curse mark was developed by Xingyuan Qianshuo by combining all his experience with sealing, Yin Release, and soul-type skills. It was based on the Yin Release mark after the "Phantom Eye" was cast, weakening the illusion control ability and strengthening the auxiliary function.
It has two main functions: first, location tracking – it can sense the location of the other party from a very long distance; second, communication – it can transmit consciousness information from a very long distance, and can also pull the other party into illusion to communicate without resistance, similar to the Kara organization's "Illusion Communication".
This Yin-style mark is connected to the other person's soul and cannot be removed from the body alone.
"What is this—?" Hiruko, ignoring the slime on his body, looked at the cursed seal with displeasure.
"It's a communication seal. I can use it to send you messages," Xingyuan Qianshuo explained calmly, pausing slightly before adding, "Of course, you can also study how to break it. If you can do that, I'll be very pleased."
"That's fine. You can continue your research. I'll contact you when I have assignments."
After saying that, Xingyuan Qianshuo didn't linger and instantly disappeared.
"Space-time ninjutsu?"
Beiliuhu's eyes narrowed.
He had previously used the Reverse Summoning Technique to escape from the trading point, but Aizen's space-time ninjutsu was clearly more advanced.
His emotions were churning. He stood silently for a long time before letting out a long sigh.
Immediately, he formed a hand seal.
A surge of dark gray substance coursed through his body, and his three subordinates were slowly expelled, collapsing to the ground, unconscious.
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Hiruko looked down at the three of them, his eyes cold and sharp, filled with killing intent.
This was the first time he had used the Ghost Sprout Fusion technique on the three of them, and he was unsure of their subsequent reactions.
After a moment's thought, he ultimately decided to leave them behind for the time being.
If I kill them, I will truly be all alone.