Naruto: My version is ahead of the ninja world

Chapter 107 Pursuit

In the darkness, Yu Xian stepped onto the rooftops of Konoha buildings and moved eastward at high speed.

During the move, Yu Xuan removed his mask and tied the Konoha headband to his forehead, making him look much more normal. If he encountered a Konoha ninja again, he wouldn't immediately mistake them for an enemy.

What he did tonight will be discovered sooner or later. Wanting to completely hide? That's an overly rational idea. The only difference is when he'll be discovered—don't underestimate Konoha's intelligence capabilities.

When he arrived at the gates of Konoha, he found that the guards had been knocked down and the gates had been opened a crack.

"It's definitely over here. Looks like we don't need to change course anymore."

Since Kohinata Shingan, who was hiding in the shadows, did not send any signal, Hagen could confidently continue his pursuit.

Once outside the walls of Konoha, Yu Xuan became even bolder, pushing his speed to the limit, while the occasional bird calls behind him guided his direction.

"Found it."

Fifteen minutes later, Yu Xian spotted a figure moving in the night.

Boom! Yu Xian exerted force with his legs, and chakra burst forth from his feet. He began to stride forward, and his speed, which had already been increased to the limit, increased sharply again.

The sound of the high-speed movement made Yakushiji Fussen instinctively turn around, and then he saw the figure rushing towards him.

Like a sharp arrow piercing the night —

Even though Yu Gen was still dozens of meters away, Yakushiji only blinked once, and as a result, Yu Gen's knee was already getting bigger and bigger in his eyes.

While running at high speed, Yu Xuan suddenly leaped up and delivered a knee strike to Yakushiji's old face.

Yakushiji instinctively raised his hands to shield his face, his palms covered in a dense green light.

Yakushiji was sent flying backwards instantly, and at the same time, a deep, bone-revealing wound appeared on Hagen's leg.

"Chakra Scalpel—Impressive. No wonder you're a veteran medical ninja."

Yu Gen looked down and saw blood gushing from the wound without regard for the cost. Yakushiji's attack had severed Yu Gen's skin, muscles, tendons, and blood vessels. If an ordinary ninja suffered such an injury, he would definitely lose his mobility for a short period of time.

The good news is that "repairing" such a neat cut doesn't require many cells, and for Yuzuru, similar cuts are basically minor injuries.

He walked towards Yakushiji Temple, absorbing natural energy as he went. Soon he returned to his immortal state. The next moment, numerous shallow, crisscrossing wounds appeared on his calves, while the transverse cut on his thigh had disappeared.

So as he walked, his walking posture gradually returned to normal.

Yu Xian felt like he had been constantly covered in wounds lately, and he felt incredibly unlucky.

If someone with self-healing abilities is like this, then it goes without saying that ordinary ninjas are even more vulnerable; the lives of ninjas are indeed incredibly fragile.

When he arrived in front of Yakushiji, the other was treating the injury on his face—it was obvious that the blow had left his head buzzing.

"Lord Yakushiji, I only had time tonight, so I came to see you as promised."

Yakushiji braced himself and stepped back a short distance, leaning his upper body against a large tree behind him. He stared blankly at Yugen and uttered something Yugen never expected.

"Yu Xian, I sense a vibrant life force within you—no, it's not the same as the Yang attribute, it's not just vibrant, it's more like wild, untamed, and unrestrained. How do you manage to do that?"

He saw Yu Xian's immortal state and was very curious about it. He even felt that he was somewhat familiar with Yu Xian's state, but he didn't know where this sense of familiarity came from.

"Just think of this as a secret technique to unleash life's potential, Lord Yakushiji. I want to know what you want from me."

For a moment, Yu Gen forgot the incredibly long lifespan of someone as old as Yakushiji, and therefore assumed that a ninja like him would never have the opportunity to come into contact with natural energy. Therefore, he didn't intend to explain further.

Having been kicked away at such an advanced age, Yakushiji Fusen wouldn't be able to stand up for a while, so Hagen was happy to exchange a few words with him.

Yakushiji Fusen looked at the injury on Yugen's leg again and found that he was completely unaffected by the attack. This was amazing, since Yugen should have been seriously injured.

"That's an incredible recovery ability—"

Yakushiji, of course, didn't believe any talk of secret techniques; he was certain he had just nearly severed Hagen's leg.

Yakushiji coughed up a mouthful of blood before answering Yugen's question: "I know everyone who leaves the orphanage, so I know you've always been an ordinary person—or rather, an ordinary person."

"So how could someone with absolutely no talent experience such an exaggerated increase in strength in such a short period of time? This is highly illogical."

"I want to know what exactly happened to you. If you could provide some body tissue as a research sample, that would be even better—heh, a researcher's curiosity is easily satisfied."

"Easy?" Yu Xian thought to herself. "This is clearly an attempt to dissect me for research. To make myself a research subject for others? No ninja would easily accept such a thing."

"That's going too far. One should learn to let go and trust the first judgment when indecisive. Since you think I'm mediocre, then you should stand firm in your beliefs. What's the point of changing your mind all this time?"

"Hehe, I just feel a little regretful. You are a person with a secret, and I will probably never get to know that secret."

It sounds like Yuzuru has an obligation to satisfy Yakushiji's curiosity.

Yu Xian wasn't particularly hostile towards Yakushiji. After all, he had thwarted Yakushiji's various schemes before they could be implemented. He could never accept Yakushiji's attempt to subdue him.

"Let's change the subject. What is your purpose in conducting human experiments? Can you say?"

"There's nothing I can't say. I'm a medical ninja, and what I've spent my whole life exploring is nothing more than the mysteries of life—the ninja's body, the more I study it, the more profound it seems. We're all ninjas, so why are there such great differences between individuals?"

"If we could find a way to bridge the differences between ninjas and make everyone the strongest, wouldn't that allow us to achieve a grander goal—starting with the balance among ninjas, could we achieve balance throughout the entire ninja world?"

Huh? What kind of ninja instrumental project is this?

Yu Xian certainly didn't believe what the other party said. It was true that a medical ninja wanted to study various ninjas, but his research purpose was unreliable.

"It is utterly unbelievable to hide one's own ulterior motives in a flamboyant, overly glamorous, and unrealistic wish."

People who can casually utter the word "selfless" are often the most selfish.