He was in Konoha, and his domineering aura was overflowing.

All she wants is money, lots of money!

Orochimaru grinned.

What a coincidence, I also need money, lots and lots of money.

The group from Iwagakure Village, who were being led by people arranged by Mitokado Yan to find Old Purple, suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blow past them, and their necks felt chilly.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

On the main street, a group of people, openly wearing the headbands of the Hidden Rock Village, looked at the bustling street with envy and gloom in their eyes.

Seeing several children splashing water on each other, and recalling the slightly better water conditions in the Land of Earth than in the Land of Wind, one couldn't help but feel breathless.

"We're here. The Jinchūriki of Iwahime Village is right there." The ANBU member leading the way pointed to a pavilion not far away.

Old Zi's figure in the pavilion looked somewhat lonely.

"Old Zi," Da Shi was the first to greet him.

"It's Da Shi, you've come." Old Zi looked at them, without excitement, and simply nodded calmly.

Seeing that he was only listless and not physically harmed, the Jonin leading the team, Akame, breathed a sigh of relief and comforted him.

"It's alright, one defeat is nothing. We'll get our revenge when we're stronger!"

Lao Zi remained noncommittal and did not respond.

He was contemplating a fundamental question about life.

Is risking one's life for the sake of Yan Yin Village a reconciliation with one's past self or a betrayal of the child from the past?

This problem troubled him, and after that conversation he sat here, as if everything around him was irrelevant.

Especially when there is a resident sealed inside the body.

'Hmph, I don't understand much about your human things, but we tailed beasts are just living in our preferred environments, yet you keep disturbing us, and after we retaliate, we're labeled as evil.'

'If we weren't trapped here, I would have burned all those guys who dared to do that!'

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Chapter 66 Apologize to Masked Man for me!

Red Eyes didn't notice that Old Purple was acting strangely.

In his view, it was normal to be mentally unstable after witnessing the death of his comrades and being captured by the enemy.

Most importantly, the power of the Hidden Rock Village still exists.

To be honest, they were worried that Konoha would kill Rōshi once and for all, since there's no shortage of idiots in the world.

In his old, violet eyes, which had been filled with a sense of vulnerability, he looked as fragile as a pilot who had just taken off.

Tailed beast.

Old Zi felt a bitter taste in his heart.

From the perspective of the ninja village, this is understandable.

Tailed beasts are walking natural disasters, the embodiment of the power of great ninja villages, and an indispensable part of the foundation of ninja villages.

The current division of tailed beast power in the ninja world was already established.

Konoha possesses the strongest Nine-Tails, while the other ninja villages depend on their circumstances. It is generally acknowledged that Konoha, the strongest, and Sunagakure, the weakest, both have the same Nine-Tails.

Shigeaki Nanao is in Takigaku Village.

As a member of Yanyin Village, he was well aware of the village's current predicament and the lack of capable people to take on the responsibility of the village in the future.

This has been the case for a long time.

Naturally, the key is to have a tailed beast that can be stably passed down, rather than to master Lava Release.

In the past, he would have considered it ordinary, everything was for the sake of the village.

But not long ago, Igarashi's words highlighted the starkly different circumstances of Konoha's Jinchūriki compared to other Jinchūriki...

There is no harm without comparison.

'Although it's not very nice to say it like this, it's actually quite good for me.' The Four-Tails said in the sealed space.

The situation of the Nine-Tails can be inferred by whether the Jinchūriki goes berserk.

Nine Lamas is not one to stay still; his silence for so long clearly indicates he is unable to move.

Hmm~, this Nine-Tails is just weak.

……

The sealing space of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The still-solid Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly raised its head, its large pupils filled with suspicion.

That feeling just now... was it the Four-Tails?

"Hmph, this Four-Tails is weak, it actually got captured along with the tailed beast."

After Rōshi was brought back, the sealing team reinforced the seal, and Mito Uzumaki inspected it. At that time, he mocked the Four-Tails quite a bit.

At the same time.

A group of ninja clan members and talented commoners gathered together, looking at the ninjas from other villages in the pavilion not far away with troubled expressions.

"Are we really going to do this?" Nara Shikaku looked hesitant.

"People will die, won't they?"

"The other party is a Jonin."

"This is simply an enemy we can't defeat."

pat.

A hand was placed on the shoulder of the Inuzuka clan member who spoke last.

Igogami spoke with righteous indignation and deep sorrow: "As members of Konoha, are you just going to stand by and watch those people run rampant in our village?"

"But I don't see them doing anything," Inuzuka Satoru muttered to himself.

Snapped.

Nara Shikaku helplessly rubbed his forehead, for the darkest hour was about to descend.

"Hmm?" Isogen raised an eyebrow, looking exasperated: "Born and raised in an environment of the will of the overlord, are you going to give up practicing the will of the overlord just because the enemy is too strong?!"

The mainstream ideology of Konoha is clearly the Will of Fire!

The text is a jumbled mess of characters and phrases, seemingly unrelated and nonsensical. It's impossible to translate it coherently without understanding the original context and intended meaning.

But none of this could stop Isugen from making them understand the determination of the will of the overlord!

He immediately twisted his wrist, exerted a little force with his five fingers, grabbed Inuzuka Satoru's shoulder, took a step forward, and threw it forcefully in the direction of the target!

"Go! Inuzuka Satoru! Tear it apart with all your might!"

A little girl from a mountain village gasped, her breath sinking in as she stepped halfway into the domain of the Overlord's Will. Her face turned serious.

"I think you're absolutely right. We must not let outsiders pollute Konoha's air!"

Between charging forward and 'falling into space,' they chose the more principled former.

Rōshi has made some progress in Buddhist teachings. Even with his chakra sealed, he still possesses considerable perception due to his inherent abilities. At this moment, he keenly senses the strange signals flowing in the air.

It wasn't dangerous, but it was filled with things that were hard to understand.

Before he could find the source, a commotion came from not far away.

"Charge! Before we get beaten to death!"

"You stinking out-of-towner, how dare you plot against me! Shame on you!"

"The Art of Mind Transformation!"

"Shadow Binding Technique!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

The reforms to the Fifty Strings High School have begun to show results.

A group of students who hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy displayed teamwork that rivaled that of a ninja squad.

However, their opponents were elite ninjas who had experienced the Great Shinobi World War and were sent to escort Jinchuriki back to the village.

Use the Instantaneous Movement Technique to dodge the attack.

Akame asked in surprise and doubt: "Uchiha, Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka... all the second-generation ninja clans of Konoha, big and small, are gathered together for a meeting?"

"These are minor issues, but could their actions be instigated by the higher-ups in Konoha?"

"Impossible. Konoha has no reason to do this. Is it just to provoke our Iwagakure Village?"

"Why is that? And why didn't Konoha's Anbu make a move?"

Old Zi, being sharp-eared and perceptive, took in the conversation but did not respond.

He saw it, the figure that seemed to have transformed into a black cloud above the children's heads.

The initial doubts turned into relief.

That's not surprising.

After a brief conversation, the Iwagakure ninja reached a consensus.

In any case, let's subdue him first. We can't let the second ninja be killed on their turf; that would cause a huge problem.

At the same time, the Konoha Anbu, on whom they had placed high hopes, were also undergoing a test.

"Hey, Ishigaki-kun, we're practically acquaintances, don't be like this," the squad leader said helplessly.

Isogen shook his head, his eyes resolute: "They are undergoing the baptism of the will of the overlord, and we must not allow them to be interrupted!"

The squad leader mentally complained.

Meeting the gazes of his teammates, he chose to lie down.

Scattered and messy.

Others might not know, but how could he, an Anbu member who frequently stood guard at the Hokage Building, not know?

The Fifty Strings of Song, his achievements include defeating Jiraiya with medicine, helping an Uchiha awaken the three-tomoe Sharingan, and conquering the entire Ninja Academy, becoming an insurmountable mountain that blocks everyone who tries to escape.

Are Sakumo Hatake and the Uchiha clans here too?

Heh, do you really think that the dignified White Fang of Konoha would fabricate information in a mission briefing to elevate a junior?

Lord White Fang said that his main role in that battle was to observe the enemy formation and look for opportunities to strike from the rear.

People who are being lifted up can die if they can't support themselves. Obviously, not only can the fifty strings support themselves, but they are also a very strong and powerful support.

The worst part is that this child is neither a spoiled brat nor a mature and strong individual.

and so……

"Can you pretend we don't exist?"

Isogen's eyes narrowed slightly: "Are you provoking my will to dominate?!"

We're doomed.

The squad leader of the ANBU took a deep breath and said dejectedly, "Keep it down, there are still people from other villages here. What about the reputation of the ANBU?"

Isogen nodded in satisfaction.

"Seeing how kind you are to me!"

Hope rises.

"I'm not going to slap you in the face anymore."

"..." The Anbu masks aren't just for show! Apologize to Mask-san right now!

Isogen's nerves twitched, and he instantly became serious: "My will of dominance tells me that you have been provoking me all along!"