Chapter 266: Capturing Yugito Nii!
Western side of the Ninja World continent, Forbidden Zone, beneath a Sage Tree.
Sarutobi Asuma appeared with Yugito Nii.
Yugito Nii had her Two-Tails extracted, but Sarutobi Asuma had previously used a method to bind her soul.
Now, by resealing the separated Yang Two-Tails back into her body, Yugito Nii was immediately brought back to life.
After a moment, Yugito Nii's eyelids twitched, and then she slowly opened her eyes.
"This... is this the Pure Land?"
Yugito Nii's gaze was somewhat bewildered.
Her memory was still at the moment the Two-Tails was extracted.
"You lost!"
Suddenly, a somewhat familiar, gentle voice sounded.
Yugito Nii immediately became alert, "Sarutobi Asuma?"
She flipped over and then saw Sarutobi Asuma with his back to her.
"You saved me?"
Yugito Nii looked around.
Besides the towering great tree in front of her, the surroundings were completely barren.
"Where is this place?"
Yugito Nii couldn't help but ask.
She had never seen a place like this.
It exuded deathly stillness.
Although the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth also had many desolate areas, they were not this dead, as if devoid of any life.
"This is the Forbidden Life Zone on the western side of the continent!"
Sarutobi Asuma slowly turned around and said with a smile.
"What?"
Yugito Nii's expression changed drastically. "Why... why did you bring me here?"
She had heard of the Forbidden Life Zone. Not to mention people, once you went deep inside, you wouldn't even find a single blade of grass.
"That's not right!"
Yugito Nii pointed at the towering tree in front of her. "I heard the Forbidden Life Zone has nothing. How can there be a big tree here?"
"Is it an illusion?"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled. "Of course, it's not an illusion."
"As for this tree, I planted it."
"Well, you'll know about this later."
"Now, you should believe what I said before, right?"
Yugito Nii frowned and remained silent. After a moment, she said, "You've been following me?"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded.
Yugito Nii couldn't understand and asked, "Your strength should be enough to deal with those Akatsuki Organization members, right?"
"That's for sure."
Sarutobi Asuma nodded. "But even if I dealt with them, someone else would come to snatch the Tailed Beast."
"But I can't just take the Tailed Beast away, because doing so would cause Konoha and Kumogakure to go to war. Although for me, I could destroy your Kumogakure with a flick of my hand."
Yugito Nii's brow immediately furrowed. "Your Excellency, although you are powerful, to say you can easily destroy our Kumogakure is quite arrogant, wouldn't you say?"
If Sarutobi Asuma wasn't her savior, she would have already attacked.
Sarutobi Asuma said with a smile, "I am merely stating facts."
"Many years ago, your Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B, were no match for me. They weren't then, and they are even less so now."
As he spoke, he pointed.
Yugito Nii felt something and turned to look, her pupils instantly shrinking.
The ground shook, and then huge trees rose from the ground, spreading like a green tide towards the barren land devoid of life.
"This... is Wood Release!"
Yugito Nii's large eyes widened even further.
Who hadn't heard of Wood Release?
Who didn't know the reputation of the God of Shinobi from years ago?
This guy, he actually mastered Wood Release?
Previous intel only mentioned a ninja in Konoha who wielded Wood Release, but their strength wasn't this great.
Sarutobi Asuma's thoughts shifted, and the large trees withered, scattering all over the ground.
Yugito Nii watched, even more shocked.
Such a technique was beyond imagination.
Moreover, she could feel the Two-Tails' fear within her.
This was unprecedented.
"No wonder this guy could silently split the Two-Tails..."
Yugito Nii grit her teeth, then turned to look at Sarutobi Asuma, "What do you want?"
The person in front of her clearly had a motive for saving her.
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled, "I lost the bet, so naturally, I have to collect my winnings."
"From now on, you're mine!"
Yugito Nii frowned, "You want me to join Konoha?"
"I am me, Konoha is Konoha!"
Sarutobi Asuma shook his head, "Besides, you're already dead, so you can't appear for now."
"We're dealing with someone who is collecting Tailed Beasts, preparing to eliminate all ninjas."
"You'll learn more about this later, so for now, keep your identity hidden."
With that, Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki appeared.
He had sent Hidan back to the research facility earlier for study.
"From now on, you will follow him,"
Sarutobi Asuma pointed at Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki.
Yugito Nii looked at Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki and frowned slightly.
This guy looked a bit like Gold and Silver.
"You're saying the Akatsuki Organization wants to eliminate all ninjas?"
"Why not unite with other ninja villages to take action?"
Yugito Nii asked.
"I never said it was the Akatsuki Organization, and besides, you don't feel the pain until it hits you,"
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled lightly.
What Yahiko and Nagato said wasn't entirely unreasonable.
"I'm leaving, you behave yourself!"
With that, Sarutobi Asuma vanished.
Yugito Nii, however, was somewhat angered; this guy's tone was too irritating.
"Let's go, the Akatsuki Organization has found the Three-Tails, we'll go watch the show,"
Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki said, and then disappeared from the spot with Yugito Nii.
At the same time.
Konoha, Hokage's Office.
Namikaze Minato looked at Yūhi Kurenai, Yamato, and Sarutobi Shinya, saying, "The Akatsuki Organization and Kirigakure both want to capture the Three-Tails. Your mission is to prevent the Akatsuki Organization from obtaining it."
"Understood!"
Yūhi Kurenai and the others nodded.
Then, the three respectively gathered their squad members and left the village, heading south towards the Land of Fire.
Research Facility.
Tsunade and the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, were jointly dissecting the immortal Hidan.
Seeing Sarutobi Asuma enter, Tsunade said, "This guy's body has been permeated by the power of the Cursed Seal, penetrating every single cell."
"According to your words, this is Six Paths level, or even higher."
Sarutobi Asuma nodded slightly upon hearing this.
Senju Tobirama added, "The Evil God's power is also very peculiar, allowing his cells to exist independently."
"Or rather, his soul is bound to his body."
Sarutobi Asuma's eyebrows shot up, lost in thought, "So that's how it is. Meaning, his body was separated, and his soul was also divided."
Senju Tobirama nodded, "You could say that."
Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but ask, "Then, where does the power of the Cursed Seal come from?"
"To be dismembered and still not die, there must be a power maintaining his life, which means his cells."
Hidan, that guy, was still arrogantly cursing even with his head detached. In certain aspects, his physical body was comparable to Six Paths Madara.
And it all originated from the Evil God, from the Cursed Seal.
However, Senju Tobirama and Tsunade both shook their heads.
Senju Tobirama said, "Perhaps we'll need to use a clone to practice his secret technique to understand it."
Tsunade immediately objected, "That's too dangerous!"
"This secret technique must involve the soul."
"Although Asuma has the Spirit Clone secret technique, what if the Evil God invades the main body's soul..."
Sarutobi Asuma thought for a moment and said, "It probably won't be that troublesome."
"Moreover, this forbidden technique, in principle, should be similar to the Reaper Death Seal."
Sarutobi Asuma analyzed.
The Ninja World still held many secrets.
Did the Evil God and the Shinigami only appear after the Ōtsutsuki Clan arrived on Earth, or were they always present?
After all, before Chakra appeared, the Ninja World still possessed extraordinary power.
For example, the Three Great Sage Regions.
And the Miko lineage should also be indigenous powers.
Furthermore, they all involved the application of natural power.
The Evil God and the Shinigami, on the other hand, seemed to operate on a principle of equivalent exchange.
"I'll try!"
Sarutobi Asuma stepped forward.
At this moment, Hidan's mind and consciousness were already entranced by Ōtsutsuki Kamishiki's Genjutsu, so he wasn't shouting loudly and was quietly being dissected.
Sarutobi Asuma flicked his finger, and a drop of blood landed directly on Hidan's lips.
And within the dream, Hidan was also guided to begin the ritual.
Immediately, the patterns of the Cursed Seal appeared on Hidan's dissected body.
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