"I am not a person who likes to passively wait for enemies to come kick down my door. To be honest, I already have the idea of counterattacking the Otsutsuki Clan. After preparing for a period of time, I will leave this world and step into the stars to campaign against the Otsutsuki."
Ryun directly stated his thoughts.
"I want to select a few from among you to stand by my side and travel together."
"Boss. Take me with you. My art cannot be without a chance to be displayed. My goal is also the sea of stars. I cannot bear to gradually rot away in peaceful days. I want to explode. Art is an explosion."
Deidara acted very excited. He even ignored the gazes of everyone present and actively stepped forward to hug Ryun's leg.
"You, are still too green. I cannot take you." Ryun spoke bluntly.
"Impossible. I am clearly stronger than Hidan. Why won't you take me." Deidara's face was full of stubbornness and defiance.
"Hidan, although his strength is weaker than yours, his ability is strong. His Jashin curse can work on Six Paths level experts. If you encounter a Six Paths level expert, you would most likely be instantly killed."
Ryun's words were not pleasant to hear, but they were the truth.
The Jashin that Hidan believed in was most likely a true god. That kind of curse, as long as it is not interrupted, even a Six Paths level expert might accidentally be killed by a sneak attack, just like Uchiha Madara back then.
Of course, to kill a Six Paths level expert by sneak attack, Hidan would first have to hide inside the Kamui dimension and could not easily show his head, because once he showed his head he would be instantly killed.
Also, Hidan's curse ability has no effect on a super Six Paths level expert like Ryun, because the Divine Realm can ignore any curse.
Hearing the boss's explanation, Hidan could not help but raise his head high. Everyone could clearly see the nose hair in his nostrils.
"I don't care. I must go anyway. My life is my own. Even if I get instantly killed, I accept it." Deidara directly started throwing a tantrum.
Ryun had a headache. In the end, he could only speak helplessly. "Go find Teacher Orochimaru to learn some life preserving abilities. Once you have self preservation ability, I will consider whether to take you or not."
"I will definitely study hard. Thank you, boss." Deidara quickly stood up and promised, a smile finally appearing on his face.
"Tch."
Hidan could not help but curl his lips upon seeing this.
"Boss, I also want to go." Kisame Hoshigaki quickly spoke up.
"Uncle, and me." Guy decisively raised his hand.
"Uncle Ryun, I also want to go."
Naruto and Sasuke spoke out at the same time at this moment. They also wanted to go beyond the sky to see the world, and even more wanted to follow Ryun to protect the world beneath their feet.
As the younger generation spoke up, people like Jiraiya and Minato also started volunteering to speak up.
"Currently, only four people can be of help. They are Teacher Orochimaru, Hidan, Minato, and, Sasuke."
Ryun directly stated the four candidates that met his expectations.
"What. I also want to go. Uncle Ryun, I." Naruto, upon hearing that Sasuke could go while he was excluded, instantly became unhappy.
However, before he could finish speaking, Ryun raised his hand to interrupt him.
"This campaign journey is extremely dangerous. Even I do not have absolute certainty of victory. You all do not have to rush to gamble with your lives."
"Everyone has their own responsibilities and uses. Those who stay behind, manage this world well for me."
"The world is vast. Relying solely on the Land of Heaven and the Village of Heaven, there might still be possibilities of insufficient supervision or even dereliction of duty. I bestow upon you all the authority to patrol and hunt on behalf of heaven. Your ambitions and talents can be fully brought into play."
Once Ryun said this, the restless crowd all quieted down.
"My abilities are limited. I won't go join the excitement. I'd better peacefully be my Minister of Finance." Kakuzu timely expressed his intentions.
"As the Second Heaven Shadow, I cannot follow Ryun kun to campaign beyond this world. I can only do my best to guard the homeland for you." Nagato knew where his responsibility lay and did not insist.
Ryun nodded upon hearing this. These people's stances matched his intentions.
"Of course, my son has just been born. There is still a long time before my expedition against the Otsutsuki. If you truly have the dream of campaigning among the stars, you can all work hard during this time to enhance your own strength."
"According to the intelligence I have learned, because the distance between the Ninja World and the Otsutsuki Clan is very far, this means new Otsutsuki enemies will need a very long time before they can descend upon our planet. I estimate the approximate time is within 10 to 15 years."
Ryun calculated based on the time when Momoshiki Otsutsuki descended upon Earth. He planned to deal with this guy first before going to find the Otsutsuki Clan.
Actually, what he did not know was that Momoshiki Otsutsuki was already on the way, and the estimated arrival time would be several years earlier than originally.
Hearing there was still such a long time, those younger generation whose names were not called stopped worrying. After all, ten years time, they felt they had the ability to make Ryun look at them with new eyes.
Next, Ryun did not bring up the campaign matter again. The chatting atmosphere within the garden was relatively relaxed and harmonious. Everyone chatted, bragged, and got along quite harmoniously, until Hidan, this hard headed fellow, questioned Guy's taijutsu ability. The two thus launched into a fierce taijutsu sparring session in the garden.
At the beginning, Hidan, who did not use weapons, naturally could not avoid receiving a beating from Guy. After all, purely in terms of hand to hand combat, very few among those present would be his match.
To prevent him from losing too badly, Ryun ultimately still agreed to let both sides use weapons. Hidan picked up his Death Scythe, while Guy took out a pair of iron nunchaku.
Everyone watched their fight with great interest. However, the final result still ended with Hidan's crushing defeat. Guy beat him until his face was bruised and swollen, to the point that in the end he was too embarrassed to strike any harder.
"See. In front of a taijutsu master, even if you exhaust all your strength, you cannot hurt the other person, let alone draw blood to cast a technique. So I say, kid, you still need to work hard and train taijutsu bitterly." Ryun took the opportunity to instruct.
"I know." Hidan responded with a dejected expression. Being beaten up was nothing to him. The key was that his confidence had been struck.
He did not expect that he was truly weak. After struggling for so long, he could not even draw a single drop of blood. Ryun had just said that if he got Guy's blood it would count as his win. He did not have the ability and could not blame others.
"Taijutsu, and even kenjutsu and blade techniques, are excellent means to deal with the Otsutsuki Clan. I suggest everyone can focus on enhancing abilities in these areas."
Ryun gave the suggestion. Afterwards, he even arranged for the younger generation Sasuke to have a taijutsu sparring match with Guy. Guy, who had just finished beating up Hidan, immediately launched into a series of punches and kicks as instruction on Sasuke with the Rinnegan.
Sasuke without external boosts, his taijutsu level was not much higher than Hidan's. Even though he really wanted to prove himself in front of Ryun, fighting purely with taijutsu against Guy still only resulted in him being brutally beaten.
Looking at Sasuke who was also bruised and swollen, the depression in Hidan's heart was instantly swept away. The weak one turned out not to be only him. In that case, there was nothing to feel ashamed about.
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