Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

Wu Sansheng's reaction convinced Hinata Hoshino that Xie Lianhuan was the one here.

"Sister Hua, I miss you so much."

Wu Sansheng seemed to be hard of hearing, and turned to face Hinata Hoshino.

"Hoshino, what are you saying?"

"You know."

Wu Sansheng's expression remained unchanged, but he was somewhat shaken inside, feeling that the debt he owed was difficult to make up for.

"Hey fat guys, elbow, Stephen Chow will make you rich."

"Hey, fat guy, let's go!"

Leading Wang Pangzi and his men, they found the palace that had previously been filled with gold, silver, and jade, and let them carry away as much as they wanted.

After watching them leave, Hinata Hoshino returned to the secret chamber of the former Wannu King, took the Corpse-Eating Pill and the Meteorite Copper, and said, "Jude Kao, didn't you want immortality? Here you go."

After returning, he contacted Qiu Dekao through Aning.

"Hello, Old Qiu."

"Hello, Young Master Wu."

"This is the secret to immortality."

Looking at the blood-red Corpse Beetle Pill, Jude Kao was extremely excited, while A Ning stood to the side with a somewhat complicated expression.

Is this liberation or another form of bondage? Aning doesn't know; she can't see clearly.

Jude Kao took the Corpse Beetle Pill. "Can this really grant immortality? What are the requirements?"

His tone became agitated. He was afraid of death and had spent his entire life pursuing immortality. Now that a possibility had arisen, he found it hard to refuse.

"I want Aning."

"Okay, deal."

Without hesitation, Hinata Hoshino handed the meteorite copper to Jude Kao, saying, "This is meteorite copper, you should know that, but what you don't know is that it can suppress the side effects of this pill."

"side effect?!"

"Of course there is. There's no such thing as a free lunch, unless you work in a factory and don't want a salary."

After saying that, Jude Kao pretended to retract the Corpse-Repelling Pill, but then grabbed Hyuga Hoshino's hand.

"I see."

It's clear that he's still not satisfied; what he wants is immortality without side effects, and he's just an agent pushed out by the conglomerate behind him.

Jude Kao swallowed it without hesitation, holding the meteorite copper, seemingly waiting for the side effects to kick in, as Hinata Hoshino reminded him with his wicked sense of humor.

"Old Qiu, the timing of the side effects is uncertain, so don't be nervous."

As the drug took effect, Jude Kao's gray hair turned completely black, and the wrinkles on his face lessened. He looked at his face, which he hadn't seen for many years, in the mirror.

Hinata Hoshino led Aning away, saying, "Next, I will invest in a company, which you will be in charge of. In a few years, I will need your help for a period of time. I wonder if Aning-neechan would be willing."

"I'm willing, after all, I'm already yours."

Crescent Moon Hotel, one room, one night passed without incident.

Waking up early, Sheng Sheng Man looked at Hinata Hoshino with a look of disdain, as if he were a scumbag. Hinata Hoshino didn't care and, after his usual teasing of Yin Nanfeng, left the world of the stolen world.

Hinata Hoshino: Aya, take care of yourself for the next ten years.

Chapter 40 The Thousand-Year Kill, Jiraiya

A moment of dizziness, and Hinata Hoshino appeared in the grove, the same place he had left before, only now he had grown a little taller.

In the Land of Fire, in a small town, at the entrance of a hot spring inn.

White hair? Red clothes? Jiraiya?

Unexpectedly, Jiraiya actually randomly appears at the hot spring inn.

Will Sesshomaru be killed in the Thousand Years of Death arc?

Hinata Hoshino was unaware, but for Jiraiya, the day of suffering had arrived.

With hands forming the tiger seal, he unleashed the "Konoha Taijutsu Secret Technique: Thousand Years of Death."

Successfully hit! "Bang!" A puff of white smoke, and Jiraiya was nowhere to be seen; it turned out to be a clone.

Jiraiya appeared behind Hyuga Hoshino and unleashed the same Thousand Years of Death. "Bang!" "Hiss!" Jiraiya's fingers embedded themselves in the wood.

Wood Release: Wood Substitute

"You lecherous old man, you have really strong fingers."

"You brat from the Hyuga clan, you've angered this sage."

Hinata Hoshino ran away in a frenzy, with Jiraiya chasing after her. "Hahaha, come and catch me! If you catch me, I'll let you have your way, hehehe."

Hyuga Hoshino didn't succeed, and Jiraiya wasn't angry, but he still had to save face. He caught up with him, gave him a good scolding, and that was it.

The system refreshes a copy opportunity, which is perfect for Jiraiya.

"System, copy."

[Congratulations, host! You have acquired Immortal Arts Talent 1. Would you like to fuse it?]

"Fusion."

Jiraiya wasn't particularly talented in Sage Mode, so after the fusion, Hyuga Hoshino didn't sense any natural energy.

Jiraiya grew increasingly alarmed as he chased after him. He was giving it his all, but the distance between them remained just out of reach, hovering behind Hinata Hoshino at a constant distance.

Jiraiya recalled the previous details and discovered that Hyuga Hoshino did not have the mark of the Caged Bird on his forehead, indicating that he was from the main family. Why did Minato allow the Hyuga main family members to leave the village?

Jiraiya suddenly felt a sense of mission to test Hyuga Hoshino's strength, after the Hyuga main family had already had their Byakugan taken away.

For the sake of the village, we must not let this happen again.

"Ninja Art: Lion's Mane Technique"

Jiraiya's white hair danced wildly, coiling around Hyuga Hoshino, unleashing "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

The giant fireball collided head-on with Jiraiya's long hair. Jiraiya controlled his hair to break off, and the hair that was stained with the sparks was burned to ashes.

A perfectly respectable member of the Hyuga clan, instead of using Gentle Fist, has switched to Fire Release.

Jiraiya's original plan was to wrap Hyuga Hoshino's hair around his head and then use a summoning jutsu to summon the stomach of the Iwasuke toad to control him.

Using his Fire Release technique, Jiraiya quickly deduced that Hyuga Hoshino was no less than a Jonin, so it seemed he couldn't hold back too much.

"Escape from the Earth·Yellow Spring Mire"

Large swaths of soil softened, and Hyuga Hoshino noticed the softening beneath his feet. He calculated that his Body Flicker Technique wouldn't be enough to escape the swamp.

"Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm"

He slashed at the ground with his palm, using the force to leap into the air, then struck again, propelling himself forward a short distance. The moment his toes touched the ground, he activated the Body Instant Technique, escaping the swamp.

The moment he landed, his hands emerged from the earth, "Earth Release: Heart Decapitation Technique".

The Substitution Jutsu was activated, and Jiraiya dragged a piece of wood into the ground. Hyuga Hoshino stood still again, and the ground beneath him stretched out his hand again, this time with a Rasengan. The previous one was probably a clone.

"Rasengan"

"Eight Trigrams - Great Empty Palm"

The two ninjutsu clashed, and Hyuga Hoshino was sent flying backward. While in the air, Jiraiya formed hand seals and unleashed "Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet".

While there's no leverage in the air, hand seals can be formed, and the Water Dragon Bullet, consisting of four seals, appears: "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet".

The water dragon roared as it met the massive fireball, and with a hiss, a large amount of water vapor rose up.

"Ninjutsu: Needle Jizo"

Amidst the steam, strands of silver hair swept over him, and Hinata Hoshino spun around on the spot, unleashing a "Return to Heaven".

A sphere of azure chakra spun and formed, blocking the hair. Hyuga Hoshino guessed that this was just a feint, and sure enough, he unleashed "Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet".

A toad half the height of a person, together with Jiraiya spitting out toad oil, the flames collided with the Kaiten, sparks flying everywhere.

Jiraiya's figure suddenly appeared behind Hyuga Hoshino; it was the shadow clone that had grabbed the wood earlier. "Rasengan!"

A Rasengan fired at close range—who could withstand that? Jiraiya himself is ahead, unleashing "Ninja Art: Lion's Mane Technique."

With wolves in front and tigers behind, and they are extremely close, how should we deal with this? Activate the Byakugan. Previously, Hyuga Hoshino had intentionally honed himself and had not activated the Byakugan.

Now is the time. Observing the chakra flow of Jiraiya's shadow clone, he grasped the shadow clone's right hand and unleashed a Rasengan at the white-haired figure.

"呲呲呲"

Jiraiya's white hair was destroyed by the Rasengan, and with a single palm strike, Jiraiya's shadow clone shattered.

"Eight Trigrams - Great Empty Palm"

"Ninjutsu: Needle Jizo"

Jiraiya was wrapped in white hair, successfully withstanding the attack. "When did the Hyuga clan produce a freak like you?"

Hyuga Hoshino appeared flustered in the face of Jiraiya's attack, but his fierce offensive was completely blocked.

Jiraiya could tell that Hyuga Hoshino hadn't used the Byakugan at first, which is why he used Shadow Clone Jutsu to launch a sneak attack.

Jiraiya realized something when he thought about it. It wasn't just that he wanted to test Hyuga Hoshino; Hyuga Hoshino was also using him to hone his own skills.

What kind of situation is this? He, the mighty Toad Sage, has become a whetstone for Konoha's juniors. However, given Jiraiya's personality, he won't care.

"Thank you for the compliment, but you lecherous old man, remember next time, don't peep."

The two of them ran and ran until they left the town; otherwise, Jiraiya's royalties wouldn't have been enough to cover the losses.

We booked a private open-air hot spring at the hot spring inn, and Hinata Hoshino went into the water. The hot spring was quite nice.

Since he didn't look like an adult, the owner gave him juice, which was placed on a wooden tray. Hinata Hoshino picked it up and took a sip. It wasn't too sweet or bland, and the taste was very delicious. The juice was served.

After a chase with Jiraiya, as the setting sun appeared on the horizon, Hyuga Hoshino began to ponder his next move.

After some time, Madara Uchiha should pass away, and soon after, Obito will plot the Nine-Tails' attack. Apart from that, nothing major has happened this year.

Thinking of Jiraiya inevitably brings to mind Sage Mode, the Three Sacred Sites, the Temple of Fire, and the Jugo Clan—the only five places in the story that are related to natural energy.