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Jinghua asked in surprise, "Is he Otsutsuki Urashiki?"
No wonder Urashiki didn't carry his signature fishing rod and basket even in a life-or-death battle; it turns out he had already planned to slip away unnoticed.
Luckily, Jinghua saw it, otherwise he would have really tricked her.
Jinghua frowned, feeling somewhat guilty. "At first, I wasn't sure if that person was our enemy, so I didn't meddle. If I had known, I would have..."
"No, you did a good job, because we couldn't be sure if he only left one 'wedge'. If we acted rashly and alerted him, he would hide even deeper."
Before the Otsutsuki Reincarnation, it is possible to leave behind multiple wedges, and there can also be many containers.
Just as the wedge was left on Jigen's body, it was also left on Kawaki's body.
However, once the reincarnation of the wedge is triggered, any extra wedges will disappear, thus preventing the existence of 'multiple personalities'.
Of course, making a move to alert the enemy and hiding even deeper is only possible if Jinghua makes a move.
If Chen were to make a move, that possibility would not exist.
All he needs to do is find Uratarou, kill him to forcibly trigger the 'Reincarnation of the Karma', and Uratarou will be resurrected, and the extra Karma will disappear.
Referring to the original timeline of Isshiki Otsutsuki, the price of being forcibly reincarnated was that his lifespan was only a few days. He had to find a suitable vessel within those days and re-insert the 'wedge', otherwise he would die completely.
Pu Shi was still alive, and Chen was not annoyed at all, but rather very fortunate.
That's great... I was just regretting my previous mistake of losing a tree fertilizer.
This is like giving us another chance to start over.
It's not just information about Urashiki's teammates, but also about the tree's fat.
There is also 'wedge'.
"I initially thought Urashiki didn't deserve to keep the wedge, but his shrewd move has changed my mind. His wedge might be worth keeping, so who should we keep it for?"
Jinghua rested her chin on the back of her hand, gazing serenely at the dust.
Chen Ge looks so handsome when he's seriously thinking about a problem!
Chen finished the tea in his cup, already having chosen someone in his heart.
"As expected, we still have to keep it for our own people."
At 4 PM on July 12, after 36 hours of rest, Sasuke's Rinnegan powers were restored, and he led the Five Kage to open a portal back to the ruins of the Konoha Chunin Exams.
"Five, the Five Kage are back! The Five Kage have defeated the enemy and returned in triumph!"
Upon hearing the news, the Konoha ninja and the ninja from the five great ninja villages who had been waiting finally felt relieved.
They flocked to the ruins, crowding around them to welcome their triumphant return.
But on the faces of the shadows, there was no joy of victory, only exhaustion, disappointment, and dejection.
What happened? This isn't what we expected. Did we narrowly defeat the enemy?
At the front of the crowd, Shikamaru walked up with a heavy expression and asked Naruto, "What happened? Could it be that something I didn't expect has happened, and Momoshiki and Uchiha Chen have teamed up against you?"
Naruto shook his head. "No, it was only Uchiha Chen. He killed Momoshiki."
"and then?"
Naruto's lips twitched. "Then he single-handedly took down me, Sasuke, and all five Kage..."
"What did you say?" Shikamaru frowned deeply. "The battle tactics I mentioned, did you use them?"
"We used it, and we used it beyond expectations. We even used moves that you hadn't thought of at the time."
"The conclusion, and the result?"
"The result... ha. ha."
Recalling the brutal and ruthless scene of 'God's Slaughter', Naruto's breathing quickened and he instinctively hugged his shoulders.
Sasuke clenched his single hand, and all five Kage trembled involuntarily.
"Ugh...!" Chojuro trembled violently, kneeling on the ground and vomiting violently.
All the ninjas present fell silent. What kind of being could make their proud Kage appear so disheveled and embarrassed at the same time?
At that moment, Naruto's enigmatic voice rang out again: "To be honest, I find it unbelievable that I'm still alive. Uchiha Chen spared us. If he had wanted to kill us, without a doubt, none of us would have survived, not a single one of us..."
“This…” Shikamaru clenched his fist tightly. “Naruto, I, I’m going to show you something. You should be prepared.”
Naruto looked up at the headband and envelope that Shikamaru handed him.
"This is a letter Boruto left behind. Place it on the table in the room with this headband. I know now is not the time, but this matter is of utmost importance. You should take a look..."
Naruto, his hands trembling, tore open the envelope and pulled out the letter. Upon reading what was written, his vision blurred, and he collapsed to the ground!
"Seventh Hokage!" Konohamaru and the others tried to help him up, but Shikamaru stopped them.
Sasuke bent down and snatched the letter from Naruto's fingers.
The above are just a few lines of text, but enough to completely crush Naruto in this situation.
Father, please forgive my abrupt departure. I am going to Uncle Chen's side to become his apprentice. I will not return until I become a powerful ninja like him.
This is a decision I have made after careful consideration.
Take good care of your mother and sister.
Boruto Uzumaki (Part 1)
Sasuke gripped the corner of the letter tightly. "Why did you have to do something so reckless at a time like this!"
“Sasuke, you need to be prepared,” Shikamaru said gravely. “Saara and Mitsuki have also gone with Boruto.”
"Thump!" Sasuke fell down, lying stiffly next to Naruto like a zombie in Wuju opera.
Amidst the commotion, Uratarou, the incarnation of Urashiki, wore a mocking smile.
"I was initially a little wary of the Five Kage returning at this time, but now, haha~. They're just a bunch of spineless wretches. Just wait for me to fish out your chakra one by one..."
The overwhelming combat power brought by Dust, the collective departure of the next generation, and Urashiki's covert threat.
"Boom!" A deafening roar, like an earthquake, suddenly ripped through the already tense nerves of Konoha.
People were like birds startled by the mere twang of a bow.
"what happened!?"
"Has that monster attacked again?!"
"That's the plume of smoke! From the direction of the southern forest of the Land of Fire!"
"Has something fallen down?"
"It must be dozens of miles away, right? How could the commotion have traveled all the way here!"
Southern forest of the Land of Fire.
The massive impact leveled large swathes of forest.
A huge, white, whale-like object was stuck diagonally into a deep pit in the ground.
It was a white airship.
The impact of the airship hitting the ground caused the black box inside the cabin to tilt in the direction of the tilt, but it did not fall over.
"Click!" After an unknown amount of time, a hand emerged from the lid of the box.
It was a left hand, and on the palm was a gleaming wedge.
"Escape! Escape from Cixuan! Escape from that damned Shell Organization!"
The airship incident that marked the beginning of the Kara organization's invasion of the ninja world occurred at this awkward moment.
The boy who stood up from the box, with short black and gold hair and a fierce look on his face, was none other than Kawaki!
Chapter 101 The Shikigami Plan
7:50 p.m. on July 12.
Chen returned to his hotel room, where Guang was waiting in the entryway. After taking the coat Chen handed him, Guang covered his face and sniffed it.
"What are you doing, honey?"
"It's nothing, just smelling the scent of my beloved man~"
Chen thought to himself: My scent... you might as well just smell me directly.
Guang thought to himself: Hmph~ Ha Jichen, you've passed the test~ Ever since Jinghua's sixteenth birthday coming-of-age ceremony, you haven't bathed with her anymore.
He put the dusty clothes into the laundry basket and said, "The bath water is ready. Go wash up and then eat."
"Won't we shower together?" Chen invited, his face full of anticipation.
She placed her bare hand on her lower abdomen and sighed, "Sigh, I want to, but my period has started."
Guang's period is usually in the middle of the month, and it's always very regular, but this time it came three days early.
Chen immediately took it seriously, "Have you been working too hard lately?"
"It's alright, that's normal. Samui and Sister Xiaonan's dates have never been very regular."
I don't care about other women...
My woman, I will cherish her.
Chen thought: Originally, we planned to move to our home in the Land of Water after returning here to adjust. I think we should postpone that for now.
"Tomorrow morning, I'll have Konan apply to Kakuzu for a house. Let's not stay at the inn anymore; let's settle down in Anku for a while."
In the past, they did not stay in An'yin. Firstly, Xiaoyue was still young, and Chen wanted her to see more of the outside world, just like Xiaoxue did back then, and then go to An'yin's ninja school when she was six years old.
Secondly, for ease of movement, entering and leaving Peach Blossom Spring would require frequently opening the gate, which would inevitably be somewhat inconvenient.
"It's settled then~ I'm going to take a shower."
Chen took the towel from Guang's hand, draped it over his shoulders, and went to the bathroom.
Hikaru took a basket to the laundry room and washed the sacred robe of the dust-covered one, thinking: Have I been secretly training in private lately, perhaps a little too vigorously? (Normal training, Hikaru isn't a miner.)
I'm sorry to have worried Chen...
At 8 p.m., the Kitayama Shrine was shrouded in darkness.
Jinghua, dressed in a blue divine robe, sat on the stone steps beneath the crimson birdhouse.
Jian Jin was still dressed in her light purple daytime attire, but she was now wearing the concealing headband that Xiao Nan had customized for her.
"Kakei, how was your first day in Dark Shroud?"
Faced with the heartfelt concern of the woman who had saved her life and shown her kindness, Jian Jin made no attempt to hide her true feelings and spoke her mind.
"This is truly a paradise. If I were to use the Ox-Headed Heavenly King here, I probably wouldn't be able to collect even a trace of negative chakra, because the people here are genuinely happy with their lives..."
Her voice sounded somewhat lonely.
Only through comparison can one discern. If she hadn't come to Peach Blossom Spring and Hidden Cave, she probably wouldn't have understood one thing.
In Konoha, whether ninja or ordinary people, the sense of happiness in life is far less than imagined.
Otherwise, how could she have collected such a massive amount of negative emotions using the Bull-Headed Heavenly King's techniques?
“Miss Jinghua, I’m a little worried about the person who attacked me from behind with a fishhook… Will he continue to attack other Konoha ninjas? The Five Kage haven’t returned yet, and I’m a bit concerned…”
"Could you please send an anonymous letter to Konoha, or something like that, so that they know there is such a person stirring up trouble in the dark, and can take precautions?"
Although she has switched to Dark Shadow, Jian Jin is not so heartless as to not care about the fate of her former employer.
"Don't worry, according to the latest news, the Five Kage have returned."
"Ah? You're back? That's good, that's good..." Jian Jin patted her chest, her whole body relaxing.
Jinghua didn't continue on that topic, but instead asked, "Is your place comfortable?"
After relaxing, Jian Jin's smile returned to her face: "Yeah, it's so comfortable. But I've just arrived and they've already arranged a place for me to live, and even provided all my daily necessities. I'm a little overwhelmed by their generosity."
Jinghua smiled and said, "This is our tradition in the Hidden Village. We don't need to earn a living by carrying out missions. From the day we become ninjas, all our necessities are distributed by the village as long as they are within reasonable limits. In addition, we receive a monthly stipend that is deposited into our bank account on time."
Kakei Sumire gripped her knees and said, "I've heard about the treatment of Dark Ninjas, but I'm only here today. I have the title of Dark Ninja but haven't made any real contributions. The Angel has ordered me to follow your orders, so, so..."
"Miss Jinghua, please let me handle whatever you need to do!"
“There is indeed something for you to do.” Jinghua stood up from the stone steps. “Kakei Sumire, I want you to become an assistant in the [Shikigami Project].