Jiraiya continued, "With just these two scrolls and my admiration for you, please allow me to follow you."
"To become a hardworking and uncomplaining soldier under your command, I..."
Lucian interrupted, "Alright."
"Lord Lucian, I am sincere! My admiration for you is like a surging river, endless and overflowing, like the River Styx in flood..."
Jiraiya was suddenly anxious, but then his eyes widened.
"Hey, hey, hey? You agreed?"
It was that simple?
Jiraiya was momentarily stunned.
The others also found it hard to understand. Jiraiya was clearly trying to be a spy.
Who would believe his talk of admiration and worship?
Even Orochimaru and Tsunade thought that Jiraiya was a dead man. Not even the Sage of Six Paths could save him.
But Lucian seemed completely unconcerned.
"Lord Lucian, this guy doesn't look like a good person..."
The three little ones were very anxious.
They were afraid that this decision would bring some unforeseen trouble for Lucian.
After all, this white-haired uncle looked like a big-mouthed, unreliable villain.
"Where do I not look like a good person?"
Jiraiya glared. What unlovable children.
Yahiko pouted, "From head to toe, you don't!"
Konan glared, "You big villain!"
Nagato muttered, "...You white-haired monster!"
Well, I'll be damned. Jiraiya wanted to hit them.
Whose bratty kids are these?!
"It's fine!"
Lucian found the scene quite amusing.
They were master and disciples in the original timeline, but now they couldn't stand the sight of each other. It was too interesting.
"A betrayal you can see is not frightening."
"What is truly frightening is a betrayal you cannot see."
Lucian spoke calmly, and his words sent a jolt through everyone's hearts.
"We are willing to dedicate everything to Lord Lucian!"
Kushina, Mikoto, the three little ones, and Orochimaru immediately declared their oaths.
Seeing this, Tsunade felt that if she didn't do something, it would be difficult for her to get by in the future. She immediately knelt on one knee and shouted as well.
Jiraiya didn't need to be told; he shouted louder than anyone.
Lucian nodded in satisfaction, not caring whether his subordinates were sincere or not.
Trust and reliance have the same meaning; they are the actions of the weak. To him, they were meaningless.
"Konan, go and add another cup."
"Yes, Lord Lucian."
Watching Konan turn and leave, the others could only stand and wait, looking at each other.
Especially Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade. They looked at each other and finally fell silent.
Kushina couldn't help but ask, "Lord Lucian, when will we establish the nation?"
Without establishing a nation, things were not official, like now.
There were no messengers, the titles were a mess, the status of the subordinates was uncertain, and there was chaos everywhere.
Also, calling Lucian 'Lord'?
It didn't reflect Lucian's noble status at all.
Lucian said softly, "You have such worries too? We'll talk about it after I have bestowed power upon you."
Power?
Yahiko and Nagato were full of pleasant surprise. Orochimaru's heart was about to leap out of his chest.
Tsunade and Jiraiya exchanged a look, a strange sense of anticipation filling them.
This was power bestowed by Lucian.
It was likely that set of powers that was completely different from chakra, something that no one in the ninja world understood.
After all, the unknown was equivalent to death. No one wanted to face an enemy full of unknowns.
Konan was quick.
Everyone looked over and saw Konan carrying a tray with six cups of sake on it.
It was exactly for the six people who had not yet received power.
"Even I get one? What confidence..."
Jiraiya's heart grew heavier. Lucian was not afraid of anyone knowing his power.
What confidence!
"Puchi!"
To everyone's surprise, Lucian cut his finger, and drops of crimson blood flowed out.
Under the control of his spiritual power, the blood dripped into the six cups of wine respectively.
"One cup each. Bear with it. The process is a bit painful."
Drinking... blood wine?
A power inheritance?
The three little ones didn't think much of it and obediently drank it down.
But Orochimaru and the other two realized a terrifying point: powerhouses like Kushina and Mikoto could be mass-produced by Lucian.
Who could stand against that?
"Hiss!!"
After drinking the blood wine, the six of them all felt the pain of their souls being torn apart, as if they were being cut by a thousand blades.
Seeing this, Kushina smiled, "Go on, cry out. Can't you even bear this little bit of pain? I was smiling the whole time. It was a breeze."
Really? I don't believe you!
Hearing this, the six of them all clenched their teeth and tried their best to remain calm.
But... are you kidding?
To be able to smile through that kind of pain, are you a pervert?
Mikoto also said with a straight face, "Was it really that painful? Why did I feel as comfortable as if I were soaking in a hot spring?"
The six of them: ???
Are we being treated differently?
It really hurts!
The corner of Lucian's eye twitched. These two girls were becoming more and more devious.
"Infuse!"
The six who had just been converted into Quincy needed Lucian to infuse them with spiritual power and spiritual pressure to master their abilities as quickly as possible.
The three little ones' bodies were too small; they also needed to grow up quickly.
Quickly, with Lucian's help, the six completed their transformation and mastered their abilities.
The three little ones had also grown to the appearance of eighteen or nineteen-year-olds.
Since the three of them had initially changed into clothes made of spirit particles, the clothes had also grown with them.
Two handsome young men, and a stunningly beautiful young woman with long, light blue-purple hair.
Tall and beautiful, with a cute expression mixed with a cold demeanor, she was quite to Lucian's liking.
The grown-up Konan was truly amazing.
To everyone, including Kushina and Mikoto.
Lucian had bestowed upon them spiritual power equivalent to an elite Jonin and extremely strong spiritual pressure, so they wouldn't have to spend time training from scratch.
The rest was up to them to practice.
This was an unknown to any ninja.
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