Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

However, upon further examination, Xia Zuo discovered that Swift Escape also had some minor, not insignificant, negative effects.

First, the Swift Release chakra consumption is enormous, especially the burden on the heart and lungs.

The vitality and healing power brought by Wood Release can offset some of the high-burden damage, but it is not enough to keep him in the Swift Release state for too long.

If the Swiftness state is continuously activated, it will put continuous pressure on the heart, which may induce fatal heart diseases such as cardiac hypertrophy and valve damage.

The second side effect is that the existence of the Emperor Engine caused Xia Zuo to reach adulthood prematurely.

From now on, I'll have to wash my own underwear.

Finally, there's one more minor issue: after awakening the Swift Release Kekkei Genkai, Xia Zuo's body has a greater need for energy, and its sugar consumption is the most significant.

He needs to be careful with his energy reserves to avoid the life-threatening danger of hypoglycemia.

Xia Zuo shook his head and smiled: "It's alright. As long as I carry a few hard candies with me, I can just pop a few into my mouth when I activate Swift Escape mode, and there won't be any problems."

"Haha, Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, Swift Release Kekkei Genkai, I'm terrifyingly strong now."

"By the way, the successful development of the Swift Release Kekkei Genkai means that it can be shared."

Xia Zuo's smile gradually turned lewd: "Hehehe, I wonder how many other surprises I'll have?"

On Wednesday night, back in the dream world, at the familiar bronze table, Xia Zuo informed all the Xia Zuos that he had successfully fused with Swift Escape.

The members of the group were very satisfied with Hokage Natsume's efficiency and excitedly urged him to share the information.

At this point, the Xiazuo people had not yet realized the importance of this news.

But when the memories and power were shared with everyone, Xia Zuo and the others were all taken aback after figuring out the updated version of Wood Release. When they finally understood the side effects of Swift Release, they were all stunned.

The middle-aged man, Marvel Shazo, was the first to jump up, shouting loudly, "Godfather, please accept my bow!"

"From this day forward, I, Xia Zuo, will follow my adoptive father. I will go through fire and water without hesitation, and assist my adoptive father in our great undertaking."

Hokage Natsume roared in fury: "Shut up! How can you repay kindness with enmity and curse your own benefactor?"

Marvel Shazo chuckled to himself, he was overjoyed, Swiftness was exactly what he needed.

He needs incredible speed, but he needs enduring stamina even more!

The pressure brought by the 2008 superhero craze caused Marvel's Shazo immense distress, and when he was distressed, he could only try to relieve the pressure in various ways.

In New York, there are many ways to relieve stress, especially for veteran patrol officers who know them very well.

However, for middle-aged people, the most effective way to relieve irritability is also a huge burden.

Now, he is finally saved.

It wasn't just Marvel's Shazam who was overwhelmed with emotion; all Shazam were moved to tears.

Even the deep-thinking Interstellar Xia Zuo, as well as the bodyless Death God Xia Zuo and Heavenly Demon Xia Zuo, are no exception.

Their faces were flushed, and they were filled with gratitude towards Hokage Xia Zuo. They bowed down and spoke incoherently, shouting and yelling.

The joy brought to everyone by the sharing of the Swift Escape Kekkei Genkai stems from the most basic dignity of men.

Although they don't yet know how the replication of specific skills will behave in different worlds until they return to conduct specific experiments.

However, after sharing the Swift Escape Bloodline Limit, the accompanying changes in physical condition are the same, and one can feel the surging power of the Emperor Engine even in a dream.

Like the side effects of cardiovascular drugs such as sildenafil, it is stable and potent.

It's that simple to instantly fill a man with confidence.

The Hokage, Natsume, completely won over all of them in an instant, and they readily admitted that they were merely accessories attached to the Hokage, Natsume.

Of course, this is only temporary.

A few minutes later, the concept of godfather or godfather disappeared.

Since nothing major happened during this cycle, the Xiazus simply lamented the intense battle that the Interstellar Xiazus missed during their last gathering.

After discussing the grand scale of interstellar warfare and mocking the dullness of interstellar tactics, the Xiazuo and their companions returned to their respective planes.

With the Hokage Natsume and Sasuke sharing the same bloodline limit, their motivation to improve became incredibly strong. They were all busy training and striving to achieve their respective goals.

……

At some point, the atmosphere in Konoha Village, while tense, also became somewhat eerie.

More than one Konoha ninja on night duty reported to their superiors that they had encountered demons while on patrol or on guard duty.

As the atmosphere in the village grew increasingly tense, the head of the security forces, Fugaku Uchiha, the leader of Root, Danzo Shimura, and the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, all immediately concluded that the other side was behind the sabotage after hearing the report.

So they each sent out Jonin to patrol, trying to find something to use against the other.

Under the pale moonlight, a faint gray shadow moved through Konoha Village.

The gray shadow sometimes appeared in the forest, sometimes on the central road, and sometimes it brushed across the face of the Third Hokage at the Hokage Rock.

The gray shadow was extremely fast, but it was still caught by the Konoha ninja who had laid an ambush. However, they were surprised to find that their speed was no match for their target.

Keep in mind, they were all handpicked, the fastest Chunin.

"How could it be so fast?"

"Is he a ninja?"

"I don't know, it's too fast, I can't see it at all."

Several ninjas wearing animal masks appeared, but they missed their target, easily shaken off by the gray shadow, who even flashed past one of them just centimeters away.

"Anbu! It's the Hokage's Anbu ninja!"

"How could this be? Even the elite ninjas of the Anbu couldn't capture them?"

"Chase it! We can't let the monster get away!"

The gray figure circled around and suddenly made a hairpin turn, causing several Byakugan ninjas who jumped out to miss their target.

"It's Lord Hiashi Hyuga!"

"The Hyuga clan's Jonin also missed their target. Were they discovered?"

"No, I saw that the gray shadow only turned after Hiashi Hyuga and the others appeared, but it was too fast, creating the illusion that it turned prematurely."

"Lord Hiashi, did you see what that thing clearly?"

The Hyuga ninjas, led by Hiashi Hyuga, all activated their Byakugan, their eyes bulging with veins as they intently observed the gray figure.

But in the end, Hiashi Hyuga shook his head: "I can only tell that it is a person, but it is too fast to see its shape and face clearly."

Suddenly, the gray shadow changed direction again and rushed towards the Death Forest.

The Konoha ninjas all realized that they had difficulty intercepting Gray Shadow on streets with few obstacles, and that they would be unable to pursue him once they entered the dense forest.

Although the Death Forest is surrounded by walls, barriers, and guards, no one believes they can stop the Gray Shadow.

We must capture him before he enters the forest.

But, it's really impossible to catch up.

Just as the gray shadow approached the wall of the Death Forest, pairs of blood-red eyes lit up in the darkness.

They are ninjas from the Uchiha clan, and all of them are Jonin with the three-tomoe Sharingan.

Xia Zuo cursed under his breath: Why are the Uchiha here too? How thick-skinned are they?