Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 239 That's... my body?
The Land of Demons, in the night sky.

On a cloud of sand formed from condensed gold dust, Rasa stood with his arms crossed, his two guards, Maki and Yura, behind him, scanning the darkness below.

A giant owl, sculpted entirely from white clay, followed closely behind, flapping its heavy wings. Deidara, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Mei Terumi stood atop the owl.

"How much longer until we get there?" Deidara grumbled impatiently as he piloted the clay owl. "Five people are really heavy. My art is almost flattened, ugh!"

Ōnoki, floating beside the owl, frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice, "How is the situation with Kirigakure? Are they almost there?"

The owl's claws gripped Darui and Qing firmly, whose faces had darkened.

Upon hearing this, Qing suppressed his urge to vomit, mustered his strength, raised his hand to form a hand seal, and the veins around his right eye socket instantly bulged.

Roll your eyes! Open!

The white eye beneath the blindfold was activated, allowing vision to penetrate layers of mist and rock walls, precisely locking onto the depths of the canyon.

Moonlight spilled onto the rugged rock walls below, resembling the fangs of a giant beast, outlining their jagged and menacing silhouettes. Mist and darkness filled the depths of the canyon, exuding a chilling stillness.

“It’s in the canyon below.” Qing’s voice carried a hint of seriousness as he pointed. “Those stone soldiers came from there…”

Before he could finish speaking, Deidara's eyes lit up, and a look of eager anticipation spread across his face: "Haha, finally found it! Hmm!"

Without hesitation, he controlled the clay owl, which swooped down in the direction Qing pointed with a piercing screech!

"what!"

The sudden acceleration and the intense weightlessness caused Qing and Darui, who were being held by claws below, to let out long, drawn-out screams in mid-air.

"Follow me!" Rasa and Onoki exchanged a glance, then burst into even greater speed, swooping down from the top of the canyon as well.

Following closely behind, the clay owl swooped down like two streaks of light, plunging into the thick darkness and fog deep within the canyon!

The moonlight struggled to penetrate the fog, barely illuminating the bottom of the canyon.

A massive stone building, with an ancient and unique style unlike any other in the ninja world, lies quietly in the deepest part of the canyon, its surface covered with the marks of time.

What's even more chilling is that around the building, countless stiff stone statues, swarming like ants, are constantly pouring out of it.

"That's it!" Qing, enduring the dizziness, pointed towards the entrance of the massive building.

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi puffed out her cheeks slightly and quickly formed hand seals in front of her chest.

Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
Boom!

A torrent of water gushed from her mouth, instantly transforming into a water dragon several meters long!

Almost simultaneously, Darui's hands also quickly formed hand seals, and the violent lightning chakra around his body leaped and hissed like silver snakes.

Lightning Release: Black Spot Difference!
It's sizzling!

A deep, dark bolt of lightning burst forth from his palm!

Lightning's appearance resembled a lithe and explosive black panther, carrying a terrifying power that could tear everything apart and a speed that surpassed visual perception. It arrived first after being hit by lightning and merged into the water dragon!

The originally crystal-clear water dragon suddenly expanded in size the moment it merged with the thunder leopard, its entire body covered in violent, pitch-black lightning!

Composite Ninja Art: Lightning Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

boom!
Lei Shuilong crashed into the dense group of stone statues and soldiers in front of the building entrance below.

The air was ionized, producing a piercing crackling sound, and blinding lightning illuminated the bottom of the canyon as if it were daytime.

The hard rock was no match for this violent force; it was instantly torn apart and shattered, smashing the statue to pieces. The fragments of rock shot out in all directions, and dust billowed into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, the area in front of the building entrance that was originally occupied by stone statues was forcibly cleared, leaving a deep pit filled with charred marks and rubble!
A passage leading to the deep entrance of the building was forcibly carved out!
Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Onoki narrowed their eyes and glanced at Darui and Mei Terumi respectively.

Is this level of mastery of both Lightning Release and Water Release?
It seems that the 'Shadows' of both Cloud Village and Mist Village have successors.

However, Konoha/Iwagakure are not bad either, only Sunagakure...

"Humph."

Noticing their gazes, Luo Sha snorted coldly with a dark expression.

Swish!
They propelled the sand clouds to their speed, transforming them into streaks of light that rushed into the dark entrance of the massive stone building through the forcibly opened passage. The others did the same.

Beyond the entrance lies a long, downward-sloping passageway. Ancient and eerie murals are carved into the stone walls on both sides of the passageway, and there are also a large number of stone soldiers in the passageway!

"In the way!"

Seemingly sensing his Kazekage's displeasure, Maki brought his index and middle fingers together, instantly gathering highly compressed Wind Release chakra at his fingertips.

Wind Escape·Wind Blade!
Swish!Swish!Swish!
Maki waved his hand, and several invisible wind blades, as thin as cicada wings yet exuding a sharp aura, shot out!

The wind blades precisely grazed the necks of the stone statue soldiers, their heads rolling heavily to the ground, their bodies collapsing with a dull thud.

Luo Sha nodded almost imperceptibly, glanced at the others present, and seeing that they had no reaction at all, his face immediately darkened.

Among all ninjas who have mastered the five chakra natures, those who possess the wind chakra nature are relatively rare.

Therefore, considering that Maki can use this level of Wind Release ninjutsu without hand seals, his strength is among the top ranks of the Jonin of the Five Great Nations.

However, it also depends on who you're comparing it to.

Currently, the ninja in the entire ninja world who is most skilled in using Wind Release is Hyuga Kumokawa, a fact that even the Fourth Raikage cannot refute.

Compared to Hyuga Kumokawa's Wind Release, Maki's Wind Release is simply not up to par.

Luo Sha understood this as well, and felt only helplessness and sorrow in his heart.

In fact, his strength is not weak among the Five Kage of this generation, but Sunagakure is really lacking in resources, and he gets a headache every time he thinks about the village's lack of successors.

Fortunately, he is still in his prime. As long as the Five Shadows meeting ends and the five major powers enter a period of easing peace, he will have a long time to cultivate a successor.

Thinking of this, Luo Sha's mind became much calmer.

At this moment, the team passed through the passageway without any obstruction, and the view in front of them suddenly opened up!
A huge space, as large as an underground plaza, appeared before everyone's eyes.

The space has a towering dome, surrounded by rough rock walls, and in the center there seems to be the outline of a huge altar, but it is shrouded in mist and cannot be seen clearly!

However, the moment the nine people stepped into this underground space...

Boom! !

The entire underground space trembled violently, and the rock walls on both sides and above arched violently, with rocks frantically squeezing and closing in on them!
Like a giant, closed hand, it instantly enveloped and sealed off the area where the nine people were, forming a huge rock cage!

Earth Escape·Earth Corridor!
Sight was completely cut off, and the surroundings were plunged into pitch-black darkness, with only the rumbling sound of rocks being crushed echoing wildly in my ears!

"Blind eyes!"

Qing shouted sharply in the darkness, his voice piercing through the thick rock wall. In his vision, two cold-looking figures were clearly reflected beside the altar in the underground space.

—The Underworld!
At this moment, his main body and a shadow clone simultaneously pressed their palms onto the ground.

Clearly, the earthen corridor we just saw was his creation!
What made Qing's expression change was that scorching flames suddenly rose up around Huang Quan's body, spinning and compressing at high speed, condensing into a ring of fire.

Fire Release: Floating Lotus of Death!

The true form of Huang Quan suddenly raised its foot, and the ring of fire around its body poured into the cage that imprisoned the nine people.

At the same time, Huang Quan's shadow clone also formed hand seals, and a violent hurricane suddenly appeared in front of him.

Wind Release: Divine Wind!

Arriving late but fast, the raging hurricane also poured into the rocky cage, fanning the flames!
boom! !

The originally compressed ring of fire suddenly expanded and burst open the moment it came into contact with the raging hurricane, turning into a red fire storm!

The entire rock cage was instantly filled with this violent wind and fire, and the internal temperature soared to a level that could melt steel!
The air was distorted by the high temperature, the inner walls of the rock groaned under the strain, and the firelight shone through the cracks in the rock, turning it a deep red, like a furnace being heated!
Beside the altar, Huang Quan looked at the rock cage that was being devoured by wind and fire and trembling violently, feeling the temperature emanating from it, and a smug and cruel smile appeared on his lips.

"Hmph." His voice carried a hint of disdain. "The Five Kage are nothing special."

The power bestowed upon him by the demon was indeed very strong, almost equivalent to mastering all five chakra elements.

However, his strength was too weak. The smug and cruel smile on Huang Quan's lips hadn't fully bloomed yet.

Boom! !
A deafening, terrifying roar suddenly erupted from the rocky cage engulfed by wind and fire.

The sturdy rock cage was instantly torn apart and burst apart from the inside by a torrent of golden water.

Countless pebbles were thrown by tremendous force, carrying scorching air currents and still-burning flames, shooting and splashing in all directions, making dull impact sounds, and kicking up pebbles and dust!

Gold dust was like a torrent bursting from a broken dam, surging out of the shattered cage and sweeping across most of the underground space!
Magnetism Release: Golden Sand Waves!

Luo Sha spread his hands, manipulating the flowing gold dust, and looked at Huang Quan with icy eyes.

The others followed closely behind, stepping out of the still-burning flames. Although the hems of their clothes were slightly charred by the scorching air, they were unharmed.

"How can it be?!"

The smugness on Huang Quan's face froze, replaced by an expression of disbelief and horror.

His all-out attack of wind and fire, with its terrifying heat capable of melting steel, failed to even burn the corner of the opponent's clothes.
As his mind reeled, Luo Sha had already raised his hand to form a hand seal.

"Magnetic Release: Sand Gold Shigure!"

Luo Sha's cold voice echoed clearly in the space, and the scattered gold dust in the air was shaped by an invisible force, condensing into countless gold dust thousand sticks that shimmered with cold light.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
The sky was filled with countless golden sand needles, accompanied by a piercing shriek, which transformed into a deathly rainstorm that enveloped the heavens and shot towards the still terrified Yellow Springs!

puff!puff!
The incredibly dense and teeth-grinding piercing sounds rang out wildly, and Huang Quan's body was instantly riddled with holes by countless sand gold needles, with blood gushing out from the numerous blood holes!

"Tsk..."

Looking at the mangled, blood-soaked corpse of Yomi, Deidara frowned and said disdainfully, "So weak? Hmm!"

"Ho ho ho..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hoarse, low laugh came from the mouth of the bloodied man who should have been dead!
The laughter echoed in the deathly silence, sounding particularly eerie and jarring.

Then, the body of Huang Quan, pierced by countless gold dust needles, began to heal at a visible speed, riddled with countless bloody holes.

The torn flesh quickly healed, and the broken bones snapped back together with a cracking sound!
In just a few breaths, Huang Quan's riddled body was completely restored.

Apart from the tattered clothes he was wearing, which were covered in blood and gold dust, there wasn't a single scratch on his body.

He twisted his neck, making a sickening grinding sound, then raised his head with a sinister grin, looking at the group of people in the distance.

"I possess the power of demons, you cannot kill me!" he said.

Faced with this bizarre sight of near-immortality, the group's faces showed no emotion whatsoever; instead, they displayed an extremely strange expression.

It was as if he had heard a joke, or perhaps it was with a hint of pity.

"Can't be killed?"

Onoki narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his hands and clasped them together in front of his chest, an invisible force compressing and condensing between his palms.

Immediately afterwards, Rang's hands suddenly opened to the sides, and a transparent cube appeared out of thin air between his palms!
Dust Release: Particle Style!

The tiny transparent cube vanished from Onoki's palm in an instant, growing larger and completely enveloping Yomi, who still had a sinister smile on her face!
Huang Quan didn't even have time to react; the sinister smile on his face hadn't even completely solidified.

hum! !

There was no explosion, no fire, no screams.

Huang Quan's body, from skin to muscles, bones, internal organs, cells... everything that constitutes his existence instantly decomposes and dissipates!
Like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser, in the blink of an eye, Huang Quan's figure had completely vanished without a trace within the transparent cube.

He left not a trace of blood, not a piece of flesh, not a single mark of existence, as if he had never existed in this world.

Only the transparent cube, having fulfilled its purpose, slowly shrank and dissipated, eventually drifting away into the air.

"Humph."

Onoki slowly lowered his hands, glancing at the spot where Yomi had disappeared, as if he had casually swatted a noisy fly.

Dust Release can break down objects into atoms, meaning that even water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

Unless you dodge directly during the pre-attack charging phase, or your body is similar to an energy body of a tailed beast.

Otherwise, unless the healing ability and speed reach the atomic level, it would be impossible for them to survive Onoki's "Bloodline Limit: Dust Release".

The so-called immortality of the Yellow Springs is nothing but a joke in the face of the characteristics of Dust Escape.

After Huang Quan was completely wiped out by the Dust Escape, the chilling aura that permeated the underground space seemed to dissipate considerably as well.

The stone soldiers, who had been surging like a tide, gradually stopped moving. The light in their eyes flickered and then went out, and they stood frozen in place.

Deathly silence once again enveloped this vast underground space.

"Was it solved that easily?"

Mei Terumi frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in her emerald eyes. She glanced at the stone statues and asked, "Where is that terrifying demon the shrine maiden spoke of?"

Everyone's gaze turned to the deepest part of the altar.

There, a giant purplish-black cocoon, several meters high, stands silently.

The giant cocoon has a dark color like congealed blood, and its surface is covered with raised lines that wriggle like blood vessels, beating rhythmically like a heart.

From this giant cocoon, no one could sense any fluctuations, any aura, or even... a single threat.

It stood there quietly, pulsating, as if it were just a meaningless decoration.

"Although my chakra is quite depleted, and it doesn't seem like anything threatening, it's better to be cautious..."

Onoki slowly exhaled and raised his hands again to form hand seals: "I'll just erase it directly."

As he spoke, the white light of the dust-dissipating energy faintly gathered again in his palm.

However, at the same time that Onoki was forming hand seals, Ao also activated his Byakugan. The veins around his eyes bulged, and his vision penetrated the seemingly harmless purplish-black cocoon wall, looking into the inside of the giant cocoon.

Just a glance!
Qing's pupils contracted to their limit in an instant, the color drained from his face, and his body trembled violently. Boundless fear overwhelmed him, distorting his face.

Inside the cocoon...

Qing opened his mouth wide and tried to issue a warning with all his might.

But, the next moment.

laugh!
An extremely faint tearing sound suddenly rang out.

A bizarre tentacle, sharp as a spear at the end and purplish-black in color, burst out of the giant cocoon at a speed that exceeded the limits of everyone's visual perception and neural reaction!
Fast! It’s almost as fast as it can be!
As a Jonin, Yura didn't even have time to react; the wary expression on his face hadn't even fully solidified yet.

puff!

The purplish-black tentacles pierced through Yura's left chest without any hindrance, entering from the front and exiting from the back, bringing out a spray of warm blood and fragments of broken internal organs!

Yura's body stiffened abruptly as she stared at the tentacle piercing her chest, her eyes filled with bewilderment and shock.

After piercing through Yura, the tentacle suddenly slashed sharply to one side, like a hot knife cutting through a piece of grease!
Whoa!

A piercing tearing sound rang out as Yura's body was sliced ​​open, and Maki, who was standing next to him and hadn't even reacted yet, had his neck slashed across by the same blow!

Almost instantly, a very thin line of blood appeared on Maki's neck and quickly extended.

There was no pain, only a bone-chilling cold that spread throughout their bodies.

Maki only felt a sudden drop before his vision flipped, revealing a familiar body wearing a Sand Village vest but without a head...

That was me?

His last thought flashed through his mind, and then his consciousness sank completely into darkness.

　Also, 15,000 words today.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)