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A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, within the chaotic Different Space .
Ketsuna looked down at the six demons in front of him, a satisfied expression on his face.
In addition to the Chimi, Phoenix, and White Tiger he had first subdued, three new members had been added!
The first new member was—'Azure Dragon'!
She had deer antlers on her head, long whiskers on both sides of her mouth, and a mane on her neck that danced in the wind; her pair of azure eyes shimmered with lightning, her strong limbs supported her massive body, and her sharp claws, though not exerting force, were still deeply embedded in the stone platform beneath her…
Ketsuna still remembered when he subdued her, it was about eight hundred years ago, that summer.
If it hadn't been for the help of the Phoenix and White Tiger at that time, Ketsuna might not have been able to subdue the Azure Dragon, after all, who would have thought her body would be so special, capable of directly ignoring his black rod's interference and control, even if her body was pierced by the black rod, it still couldn't restrict her actions and abilities!
Thinking of this, Ketsuna also felt a bit fortunate; it was a good thing his counter-measures weren't limited to just the black rod, otherwise, even if he had defeated her, he still wouldn't have been able to subdue her…
His gaze moved away from the Azure Dragon and fell upon the second new member.
'Xuanming' was the new name Ketsuna bestowed upon him three hundred years ago; as for his previous name, 'Turtle Snake,' it was not only unpleasant to hear but also completely lacked imposing presence.
His true form was a giant turtle-snake, a hundred meters in size, with a thick, black turtle shell covered in ferocious, hard bone spurs, and within it was the connection point between the turtle head and the snake head…
He was not, in essence, a single creature, but rather a mutual parasitism of the Black Tortoise and the Nether Snake, a perfect symbiosis, helping each other.
Now, they were inseparable parts of each other!
The Black Tortoise specialized in defense, and the Nether Snake specialized in offense; their cooperation was even more telepathic, and aside from speed not being his advantage, he was flawless in all other aspects.
For Ketsuna, he was naturally very satisfied with his subordinate Xuanming, and it was not in vain that he spent five hundred years to find him and completely subdue him…
As for the third member—at this moment, she looked like a cute girl with twin pigtails, and there was a conspicuous light purple crescent moon mark on her forehead.
Judging by her physique, she appeared to be around seven or eight years old in human terms; her orange eyes were as calm as a deep pool of water, and her face was expressionless, as if she had facial paralysis.
To be precise, she was uninterested in everything external…
Only when Ketsuna's gaze fell upon her did she show a slight reaction, because her very existence was created by his hand.
Theoretically speaking, Ketsuna could be considered half of her creator…
'Youying' was the name Ketsuna gave her, which also represented his recognition of Youying's ability and strength!
Among Ketsuna's six subordinates, when discussing overall strength alone, Youying was undoubtedly the strongest among them; this was beyond doubt, even the powerful Azure Dragon and Xuanming readily acknowledged Youying's position within the team, though Youying didn't care about it.
The Chimi's strength was definitely the weakest, but its intelligence-gathering ability was indispensable to Ketsuna; over the past century, the 'seeds' it had spread had diffused as widely as possible, collecting a large amount of intelligence from those human hosts, which gave Ketsuna a deeper understanding and knowledge of the human forces in the Ninja World…
As for Phoenix and White Tiger, they were considered the third tier of strength in the team; although far stronger than Chimi, they were still somewhat weaker compared to Azure Dragon and Xuanming, but they were still in their growth period, and their future potential was worth looking forward to, plus their extraordinary abilities meant that ordinary Kage-level experts would not be their opponents!
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"…I've pretty much explained everything, all you need to do is wait patiently…"
Ketsuna spoke, entrusting his plans for the future to them one by one; 'them' here did not include Youying, after all, she was a very special existence for Ketsuna… and even for the Ninja World.
"Yes, Master!"
The five demons, excluding Youying, all responded.
Seeing this, Ketsuna directly opened the portal to the chaotic Different Space and sent the Chimi and the other five demons out; after reaching the Ninja World, they would slowly lie dormant and wait according to the future arrangements Ketsuna had given them, and when the opportune moment arrived, Ketsuna would summon them again…
When only Ketsuna and Youying remained in the chaotic Different Space , he slowly walked towards Youying and sighed, saying, "You must be feeling very uncomfortable right now…"
Youying's face remained expressionless after hearing him, then she asked in a childlike female voice, "What is uncomfortable? I don't understand, I only know that my power is rapidly draining, and I wish I could sleep like before…"
"You should know that you cannot sleep right now."
Ketsuna was silent for a moment, then spoke solemnly.
Youying's brow furrowed slightly, seemingly puzzled, but she still obeyed Ketsuna's will, thereby restraining her desire to sleep through sheer willpower.
However, the weakness caused by the constant loss of power within her body made Youying's head feel heavy and muddled; despite her instinctive resistance, she would eventually fall into a coma and deep sleep one day.
Ketsuna knew that Youying's condition was very poor at this time, so he extended his right hand to her and gently said, "Now is not the time for your true emergence; you should rest within my body."
Youying tilted her head slightly, glanced at Ketsuna, then obediently extended her fair, small hand and touched his.
The next moment, Youying's body transformed into a purple energy, flowing into Ketsuna's body along his arm, then she began to enter a semi-dormant state…
At this point, Ketsuna was essentially Youying's Jinchuriki, and although Youying was semi-dormant within his body, Ketsuna could utilize a portion of her abilities.
After completing all of this, Ketsuna let out a heavy breath, then looked out through the chaotic Different Space ; in the central region of the Ninja World, a thick, giant tree nearly a thousand meters tall stood erect, and on its crown, a fruit brimming with immense natural energy emitted an alluring glow.
The Divine Tree had borne fruit!
Then, it was time for Ketsuna to truly disappear and go into hiding, after all, in the not-too-distant future, Kaguya would consume this Divine Tree fruit and gain the infinite power to dominate the Ninja World!
Ketsuna dared not show any weaknesses at this time…
In any case, the task of dealing with Kaguya, the 'Goddess of the Rabbit,' would be left to her two 'filial sons'; for Ketsuna, it was simply a matter of waiting…
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