I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 236
“Looking at the scene before him, it seemed like it had experienced a strong earthquake, with the Cloud Hidden Village in ruins. Yuki Senju was greatly astonished.
He was very clear that the power he had just used should not have caused the Cloud Hidden Village to end up like this.
What could have happened?
As he and others, the only enemies, had not yet taken action, how had the Cloud Hidden Village turned into this ghostly state?
Could there have been an internal conflict?
Even before receiving any information from the Cloud Ninja about the Box of Bliss, Yuki Senju’s first guess was this.
However, his expression changed when he looked around and noticed a strange, giant black creature not far away.
“Is this… Satori?”
Memories from the distant past flooded his mind, and Yuki Senju examined Satori several times before fully understanding.
“The Box of Bliss? How did this thing end up in Cloud Ninja, and it seems to be open. No wonder the Cloud Hidden Village looks like this.”
Leading his troops through the Land of Lightning, Yuki Senju had already prepared for a major battle within the Cloud Hidden Village. However, he now found that someone… no, some monster had already taken the initiative to complete this task for him.
“Should I thank the other party for this?”
Yuki Senju shook his head in silence, looked around again, and realized that Cloud Ninja had truly brought this upon themselves this time.
They were always fond of taking things from others and finally tasted the consequences.
They had actually believed in the legend of the Box of Bliss.
Did he put too much pressure on them, causing them to act recklessly?
Noticing Ei, who was barely alive, being held by Satori at this moment, Yuki Senju’s face twitched slightly.
It seemed that his upcoming work would be much easier.
On the other side, Satori, upon noticing Yuki Senju’s arrival, had a greedy expression on his face.
Just from the person in front of him, he sensed a far more wonderful aroma than Ei, combined with many Cloud Ninjas.
If the Box of Bliss devoured this person, then his strength would undoubtedly skyrocket.
Thinking of this, saliva began to flow from Satori’s mouth.
Then, upon seeing a large number of three thousand Konoha ninjas rushing towards them, he couldn’t help but laugh joyfully.
“I never thought that after escaping for a while, a new batch of even more delicious food would be delivered today!”
“Food? Delicious? Are you talking about us?”
Upon hearing Satori’s words, Yuki Senju looked around and found that he and the others were the ones being referred to. Instead of getting angry, he smiled and said,
“Today is indeed a lucky day. But it’s not yours, it’s mine.”
When Yuki Senju finished speaking, many trees rose from the ground and wrapped around Satori, who was holding Ei.
With a flap of his wings, Satori evaded the trees in time.
However, Ei was in his claws and was snatched away by the trees, leaving him somewhat regretful.
Then, upon noticing that many trees had completely surrounded the Box of Bliss from all sides and were trying to crush it, Satori, floating in mid-air, chuckled and said, “Another ignorant person. The Box of Bliss is not something that mere mortals can destroy.”
After a simple test, Yuki Senju realized that his previous attack, which could easily crush steel, did not affect the Box of Bliss. Moreover, a large batch of trees that had entered the box’s mouth were severed upon entry.
“It’s truly a weapon forged by the Sage of the Six Paths. If you want to destroy it, you probably need the power of the Six Paths.”
After a brief probing, Yuki Senju turned his attention to Satori, who was shouting, “Delicious food, here I come!” while approaching.
“Ignorant!”
Yuki Senju clapped his hands.
Wood Release: World of Trees Jutsu!
Konoha’s signature jutsu unfolded within the Cloud Hidden Village for the first time.
In an instant, the earth within a one-kilometer radius of Yuki Senju was torn apart, and countless giant trees rapidly grew from the ground, forming a lush forest rarely seen in the Land of Lightning.
The seemingly beautiful forest immediately revealed its ferocious fangs.
Thousands of tree vines shot toward Satori in rapid growth, not to mention the countless wooden thorns that shot out like artillery from the trees, all heading toward Satori.
To address the inadequacy of Wood Release: World of Trees Jutsu against aerial targets, Yuki Senju had made some modifications, and now it was bearing fruit.
However, all of this did not affect Satori when facing Yuki Senju.
He had a completely different body shape now, not only easily evading attack after attack but also maintaining his speed as he charged towards Yuki Senju.
“Is he extremely sensitive to killing intent?”
Watching this scene, Yuki Senju calmly observed.
It was simple to nullify the ability to sense killing intent.
In the original story, both Orochimaru and Naruto provided answers to this.
The former did not fear Satori because he had no psychological fear of the Pure Land Incarnation, while the latter had blocked out his killing intent under the influence of Sage Mode.
Yuki Senju couldn’t completely block out his killing intent, but he could temporarily suppress it.
So, he calmly clapped his hands again.
Sage Mode activated.
The next moment, Wood Release attacks, powered by the new chakra, successfully hit Satori, who was completely caught off guard.
Boom!
Satori’s massive body was sent flying, and he couldn’t believe what had just happened.
“How is this possible?”
He had said similar words to Ei before.
However, the nature of the two situations was completely different.
His advantage hit one in speed, while the other completely nullified his ability to sense negativity.
In terms of severity, the latter was clearly much worse.
Satori hesitated for a moment but didn’t intend to flee. Instead, he looked at Yuki Senju with even greater killing intent.
Faced with someone who restrained his abilities like this and given his own desire for conquest in the ninja world, Satori had to kill Yuki Senju immediately to avoid future trouble.
So…
“Just fight to the death! Box of Bliss, explode for me!”
At this moment, as if influenced by Ei, Satori ordered the Box of Bliss to burn the accumulated nutrients inside it.
Although this would lead to a significant drop in his strength afterward, it would greatly boost his power for the time being.
He could make up for the losses as long as he devoured the person in front of him, who played with wood, and the many people behind him who were no less delicious than Cloud Ninja.
So, during the following moments, the Box of Bliss, tightly wrapped in many trees, suddenly ignited black flames that burned all the nearby trees to ashes.
Satori’s entire body was also engulfed in the ominous black flames.
Not only did this not harm him in the slightest, but it also made his body grow larger and his skin harder.
At the same time, Yuki Senju sensing Satori’s power growing at a terrifying rate, furrowed his brow slightly.
“How much food did Cloud Ninja give him?”
Satori now appeared much stronger than he was in the original story.
“Also, I came here to eliminate Cloud Ninja. Why does it look like I’m helping them get rid of a great enemy?”
Even though it was Cloud Ninja’s home ground, their leader had disappeared without a trace, allowing two enemies to fight on their own turf.
Such a situation was unimaginable in the previous ninja world.
However, with the spirit of ‘since I’m already here,’ Yuki Senju decided to play the good guy role for now.
“You all, leave the Cloud Hidden Village.”
Given Satori’s current power, Yuki Senju gave orders to the Konoha ninjas behind him, fearing that they might be accidentally harmed.
“Yes!”
Thanks to his reputation, the Konoha ninjas immediately obeyed the order without hesitation and quickly exited the breached barrier.
Just then, Satori, who had completed the explosion, once again charged at Yuki Senju.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The forest, which had already grown within the range of Wood Release: World of Trees Jutsu, took action immediately. Countless attacks rained down on Satori, who was approaching Yuki Senju.
However, this time, Satori quickly evaded them.
Not because his sensitivity to negative emotions had returned but because of his even faster speed!
Satori was now just as fast as Ei in his prime.
Swish!
In an instant, a loud sonic boom resounded in the sky above the Cloud Hidden Village.
If someone were to view it from high above, they would see a dark shadow moving at unimaginable speed, with a thundercloud trailing behind it, racing towards Yuki Senju.
The principle of ‘only speed, not destruction’ was demonstrated to the fullest at this moment.
“I used to think that Satori in the original story was a pushover. Now it seems that he lives up to his reputation.”
Yuki Senju calmly watched the unfolding events.
Despite Satori surpassing him in speed, his expression remained unchanged, and his interest in the situation grew stronger.
“With this level of power, I can use it as a front.”
Yuki Senju suddenly remarked.
However, at that moment, Satori, who was nearing Yuki Senju, suddenly opened his mouth and unleashed an incredibly unpleasant sound wave.
It was the Bliss Sound.
Instantly, the powerful sound wave reached Yuki Senju.
To Satori’s surprise, nothing happened.
“Do you know how terrible your voice sounds?”
Satori’s face changed slightly.
Although there had been examples of the Paradise Sound being nullified by Ei before, it had taken a long time to do so. But now, Yuki Senju was completely unaffected.
Did the ninja world develop so rapidly in these years?
He had just reappeared in the world, and Ei had already caught his attention.
Now, another person, who was clearly much stronger than Ei, had come along.
Satori was beginning to doubt whether he could achieve his goal of conquering the ninja world.
But for now, the key was to defeat the person before him.
Staring at Yuki Senju, who was now within reach, Satori coldly smiled and extended his incredibly sharp claws.
“Die!”
With his unimaginable speed, he reached for Yuki Senju’s torso.
At that moment, Yuki Senju’s only action was to raise his gaze, and his hidden eyes suddenly opened wide.
In an instant…
Boom~
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