I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 172 The Twin Sal Trees
"Hoo~ho~ho~~"

In the dimly lit 'Yomihirasaka', the three people and two dogs stopped to catch their breath.

They are merely 'souls', yet human habits are deeply ingrained: even without needing to breathe, they will subconsciously perform the actions they had in life.

Although there is no one in the 'Yomi Hirasaka' that can match them, even simple 'demolition' consumes a lot of spiritual power: even 'soul bodies' are essentially composed of chakra.

"That's it for today."

By observing 'Ghost Messenger White', it was discovered that they were both at the 'Chunin' level.

However, Jun Kishida's chakra reserves were significantly higher than those of Wataru Tanimura and Hoshino Tanimura, and his chakra was slowly recovering.

However, Wataru Tanimura, Hoshino Tanimura, and their two ninja dogs had a very low chakra recovery rate, for a simple reason: they had all lost their physical bodies.

"Yes, my lord."

Panting, Tanimura Wataru felt a wave of weakness wash over him, as if he could barely maintain his 'physical form'.

Of the three people and two dogs, he died the earliest and suffered the most severe loss of power.

really,

The activities of the soul,
It also consumes chakra.

Without the nourishment of the 'physical body', the body's recovery ability becomes much weaker.

The 'White Ghost' who was collecting 'experimental data' seemed to be deep in thought; even a ninja could not allow their soul to exist for a long time.

The fact that the Six Paths Elder locked up the Pure Land, causing most ninjas to remain in the moment of 'death,' may well have been partly due to the reduction in energy consumption.

After losing the nourishment of the body, the soul's chakra will gradually be depleted until the day it completely dissipates.

Not everyone is like the Six Paths Old Man, who can exist for thousands of years with just his soul and can also transmit power from a distance.

Even a human puppet like Sasori has a core that provides chakra; otherwise, it would just be a large, immobile toy.

"This size is fine."

Looking around, thanks to the efforts of Jun Kishida, Wataru Tanimura, Hoshino Tanimura, and the two ninja dogs, a sizable area had been cleared: although it was still a gray mess, it looked much better than before, at least the echoes of souls were no longer reverberating everywhere.

"So--"

He opened his right hand, and a colorful 'seed' appeared in 'Ghost Messenger White's' palm.

It looks just like the seed of the 'Divine Tree', but the real seed of the Divine Tree was planted long ago in what was formerly 'Toshima' in Tokyo, now the 'Divine Tree' district.

This is a fake product created by Yu using the Kurama clan's 'Illusionary True Life' technique.

Even counterfeit goods still possess a certain mystical quality:

"Go ahead,"

As 'Ghost Messenger White' raised his hand and tossed it...
The colorful seeds flew into the distance, towards the center of the cleared area.

The seeds fell into the earth and immediately began to take root and sprout, as if the flow of time had been sped up a hundred times.

First, tender buds sprout and leaves unfold, then the slender body grows and thickens continuously. In just a few seconds, it transforms from a weak sapling the size of a chopstick into a small tree as thick as a wrist.

Without any sign of stopping, the sapling continued to grow upwards, its leaves spreading out like a canopy—five meters, ten meters, twenty meters, fifty meters!

Soon, a huge tree appeared in this 'Yellow Springs', its leaves moving without wind and emitting a faint, eerie light.

It became the only ray of light in the boundless, dark, and gloomy 'Yellow Springs'.

At the same time, as 'Ghost Messenger White' had a thought, numerous lines rapidly sketched out traces of a high platform, walls, courtyard, eaves, and brackets under the tree.

The next second, vermilion pillars and white bricks and black tiles filled the space, transforming it into magnificent, beautiful, solemn, and dignified Tang-style buildings that were orderly yet not rigid, and gorgeous yet not delicate. As the melodious sound came from the bell tower, this scene made Kishida Jun unable to help but murmur:
"The bell of Gion Shrine rings out, telling of the impermanence of worldly affairs; the flowers of the twin Sala trees have lost their color, and the most beautiful things have turned to decline like the vicissitudes of life."

The college student next door, Tanimura Wataru,
High school student Hoshino Tanimura turned to look at them.

While they were still stuck in the "Holy crap!" moment, middle school students were already reciting classic lines from "The Tale of the Heike."
I feel like my IQ is being suppressed.
It was truly not unjust for me to lose to him before.

"Ha, the place I have created will never fall into ruin."

After doing all this, Gui Shi Bai turned to look at the three of them.

"How are you feeling, Tanimura Watari?"

"My lord, the demonic power within me is recovering."

Bathed in the light of the large tree before him, the lingering feeling of weakness vanished rapidly, making Tanimura Wataru feel as if he had returned to the state of being a person of flesh and blood.

Yu used his authority to allow this fake divine tree to obtain a certain amount of chakra from the real divine tree.

This chakra was used to replenish the energy consumed by Wataru Tanimura, Hoshino Tanimura, and the two dogs.

"Um,"

"You will stay here for the time being,"

He pointed to the enormous sacred tree in front of him, and the Tang-style buildings surrounding it.

"If you are responsible for going out to clear out Yomotsu Hirasaka and feel your spiritual energy is depleted, return here: this Twin Sal Tree will replenish your energy."

"Yes!" X2
"As for you—"

Let's return to the 'real' world.

Upon hearing 'Ghost Messenger White's' words, Kishida Jun bowed and accepted the order.

"Yes, my lord."

brush,

With a flash, Kishida Jun, who had deliberately stopped the 'Yellow Springs Reincarnation Technique', disappeared into thin air.

Bunkyo District,
"Yomi Hirazan,"

I opened my eyes and glanced at the clock on the table next to me. I found that only half an hour had passed.

"Yes, the flow of time is different."

Although there was no time reference point in 'Yomihirasaka', Jun Kishida estimated the approximate time he stayed in that 'world' by multitasking and silently counting the seconds.

Six hours!

"Around 1:12?"

"Also, there is the Gion Shrine and the twin Sala trees."

Finally, the 'White Ghost' planted the twin Sal trees to replenish the spiritual power consumed by Tanimura and Hoshino; he also created the Gion Shrine out of thin air as their place of residence.

We're all members under the command of 'Ghost Messenger White', and since we've all met at 'Yomihirasaka', it's not unreasonable for us to call each other brothers.

In other words, even if he dies in reality, he can live on in 'Yomihirasaka'!
In that case, the world is so vast, where can't one go?
No no no,
Ideally, he could spend his life with Ryoko in real life.

Thinking of this, Jun Kishida, feeling a sense of boundless freedom, opened the window and couldn't help but laugh.

"If those high-ranking officials knew, they would go completely insane, wouldn't they?"

This is a second life.
I don't know if there's a time limit for the existence of a 'soul'.

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Adachi Ward,
While his clone 'Ghost Messenger White' was diligently developing 'Yellow Springs', Yu was also considering his next move.

"Natural energy, soul energy"

Without a doubt, there is no other extraordinary being in this world besides him, nor is it possible for any extraordinary power to develop. The so-called 'Yellow Springs' is merely Yu's terminology; he points to the 'Sea of ​​Souls' and says it is the Yellow Springs, so it is the Yellow Springs, whether it is or not. But without him, the so-called Yellow Springs is like a black hole in the universe—a natural existence, yet no one can touch it in the slightest.

In the underworld, apart from the echoes left by countless souls over thousands of years, nothing 'extraordinary' will arise out of thin air: unless Yu uses his own power to propel it.

"With only three people and two dogs, the development speed is still too slow."

He stroked his chin, wondering if he should simply "recruit" some more people to speed up the development process?
"There's so much residual information from so many souls in the Underworld; it's too much trouble to clean it up manually. Let's just—"

What to do with too much garbage?
The answer is:
Throw it away!

A dangerous glint flashed in his eyes.
Yu started thinking about how to 'take out the trash'.

"Master, my third 'shikigami' has been successfully trained~~"

A sound that grew louder as it approached interrupted You, who was plotting various 'disasters,' causing him to look up.

"Is this a deer?"

Looking up, I saw a bolt of lightning rush in from outside the door.

In the flash of lightning, there was a Hokkaido deer being ridden by Yura Keikain.

This deer is closely related to the sika deer, but unlike the spotted sika deer, the Hokkaido deer has longer fur and no spots due to its living environment.

"Yes, this is my third shikigami: Lucun."

crackling and popping

During the introduction of the deer by the girl who had just rolled off the cliff, lightning flashed across the antlers of this Hokkaido deer.

"Its ability is to stimulate cells with 'lightning' to keep them in their most active state."

"It can run at a super high speed of 170 meters per second!"

After saying that, the girl put her hands behind her back with a smug look on her face, like no, like a student waiting for the teacher's praise.

"very nice,"

He stood up and patted the girl's head.
Raising 'shikigami,' or summoning beasts, is a practice common to most large clans in the Naruto world. However, the specific qualities they can develop are another matter entirely.

The Island of Summoning Beasts in the Land of the Sea, with its large number of giant creatures, was chosen by a group of researchers as a breeding ground for the 'Ultimate Summoning Beast'. However, the Summoning Beast, which could devour and evolve, turned around and ate all the people, including the sealing ninjas of the Uzumaki clan.

Therefore, Yu acknowledges Yura's talent in being able to cultivate the summoning beasts she needs.

As for Yu himself, he directly supplied chakra and ninjutsu using his 'Otsutsuki' authority.

This cannot be considered a 'traditional' training method.

"Walk,"

"We're going to 'Mount Koya' to test your new shikigami."

"Okay, Master!"

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Setagaya Ward,

A large number of people are coming and going in a classic island building.

The building's back garden is not only planted with a large number of cherry blossoms and willows, but also features a small and exquisite rockery with a winding mountain spring flowing down, its waters gurgling softly.

The setting sun shone on the garden, casting a golden glow on the willow branches, which swayed and danced in the wind.

"Please come in, everyone."

The old man, with a stern face, slightly raised his hand, looking as serious as if someone owed him millions.

It wasn't that he did it on purpose, but rather because the guests who came were all:

An extraordinary being.

Clang, clang, clang,
A warrior wearing sky-blue armor and carrying a long spear strode in!
The armor is made of modern, one-piece stamped high-strength alloy steel plates, easily withstanding bullets of ordinary caliber. Of course, its weight is also terrifying: a normal human body simply could not possibly wear it and move freely.

The spear is also made of high-strength alloy, with a shaft reaching an astonishing six meters in length. It can be used to pry over a tank without deforming in the slightest, provided that there is that much force.

This gun is called: Dragonfly Cutter!

As the armored figure, still stained with amber liquid, stepped into the backyard, he—no, she—removed her helmet, revealing a heroic face.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"The Honke family has arrived as well. Please take a seat."

A young man dressed in traditional samurai attire, with a long and a short katana at his waist, stood up and beckoned the armored girl to sit beside him.

As the armored girl sat down, a group of people were already seated in the backyard: there were samurai in light armor, ninjas in black clothes and trousers, and generals in full armor. They were all extraordinary families in the island nation who had recently prospered again by obtaining extraordinary potions through their 'meritorious service'.

"Master Yagyu, are there any other guests?"

The young samurai turned to look at the person at the head of the table, who was also the owner of the mansion:

Yagyu Onoda!
"The Honda family is the last one."

Yagyu Onoda put down his teacup and glanced at everyone.

The samurai who spoke just now is named 'Takagi Miwa'. He has absolutely no relation to 'Takagi-kun'. He is a descendant of 'Miyamoto Musashi's' disciple.

He carried two katanas, one long and one short, at his waist, and used the famous 'Niten Ichi-ryu' swordsmanship.

The samurai in light armor is the modern-day 'Hanzo' of the Hattori family: In the island nation, in order to maintain an air of mystery, many leaders of various forces will use a name to create the illusion that they have existed for decades or even centuries and are invincible.

As for the ninja dressed in black, whose face was obscured, he was the head of the Koga family.

The Iga ninjas, who had been their enemies for hundreds of years, no longer had a single successor and had completely become ordinary people.

The armored girl who just took her seat is named 'Honda II', a descendant of Honda Tadakatsu. The reason she has the name 'II' is to show the expectations that the person who named her had for her.

Furthermore, even when gathering privately here, the person who is still fully armored, wearing a helmet with deer antlers and a demon mask—Tokugawa Mitsunari—is clearly from the name of the once-famous Tokugawa family of the shogunate in Japan.

After the Meiji Restoration, the Tokugawa family of the shogunate voluntarily surrendered and stepped down. Not only were they not purged, but the entire family was also rewarded.

After lying dormant for over 150 years, it has once again stepped into the limelight in this extraordinary era.

However, given the sensitivity of the family, they cannot reveal their true identities here.

Miyamoto Musashi's apprentice, Hattori Hanzo, the head of the Koga family, the second generation of Honda, members of the Tokugawa family, and Yagyu Onoda as the master—

In addition, they were all carrying cold weapons, and each of them looked like they had been through many battles.

If you didn't know better, you'd think you'd traveled through time and back to the Warring States period.

"The head of the Yagyu family,"

"Now that everyone is here, what is the purpose of your visit? Please be clear."

Wearing a mask, the aged-voiced 'Tokugawa Mitsunari' went straight to the point: Even though the Tokugawa family has declined, they have been the shogunate for hundreds of years, and their connections and resources are incomparable to others: it can even be said that their family is much better off than the Japanese imperial family.

After all, the Tokugawa family, which kept a low profile, didn't have the 'Five-Star Emperor' MacArthur overshadowing them.

"I invited you all here because—"

Yagyu Onoda looked around without saying a word.

"I would like to share with you the 'Samurai Breathing Technique'."

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(End of this chapter)