Chapter 109 The Divine Tree Enhances "Talent"

Chapter 109 The Divine Tree Enhances "Talent"

In late September of Konoha 49, on the front lines of the Land of Frost, the Cloud Village ninjas began to scatter and flee upon hearing the whistle.

"what!"

When they vaguely heard screams from behind, some dark-skinned Cloud Village ninjas ran even faster, showing no intention of rescuing their comrades.

In a valley, more than fifty Cloud Village ninjas lay on the ground, their blood scattered everywhere, indicating the ferocity of the battle.

Despite the bloody scene, the four squads of Konoha ninjas did not feel uncomfortable. Even the seriously injured young men were staring at the distant figures with fanaticism.

"Lord Xiu, the Fourth Raikage has already withdrawn after attacking a base."

"Some supplies were damaged, and the Frost Kingdom has sent envoys who have promised to cover all the losses."

As he finished speaking, the Konoha ninja from the Hyuga branch family couldn't help but raise his voice, instinctively straightening his body, a look of pride appearing on his face.

Furukawa Osamu stopped looking in the direction the Cloud Village ninja had fled, turned around and smiled at everyone, saying, "It's still too difficult to ambush the Fourth Raikage. The enemy must have learned from the death of the previous Raikage."

"You all did a great job. When supplies ran out, we could replenish them on the spot. It's more important to stay alive and useful."

"Yes, Lord Xiu."

"Lord Xiu, we are never afraid of death!"

"We are willing to pay any price if we can kill the Raikage."

"The Land of Lightning won't drive us out. We mustn't give up the commission we've secured. Lord Xiu will lead us to victory after victory!"

The crowd shouted excitedly, eager to follow Furukawa Osamu and charge towards the Cloud Hidden stronghold.

The reason for this reaction is that their job is very simple: throw shuriken, unleash mid-range ninjutsu, and kill fleeing Cloud Village ninja.

Osamu Furukawa never says "Charge with me," but most of the time he says "Don't let them get away."

To carry out such a mission, as long as everyone keeps their mouths shut, when their resumes are checked, it will be described as "a team that followed Lord Xiu during the war to annihilate the elite Cloud Village ninjas".

In ten years, young ninjas with such resumes will become elite ninjas who have experienced brutal wars!

Osamu Furukawa was aware of everyone's ulterior motives, but he had no intention of pointing them out. After all, for him, death was indeed a better tonic.

It's more worthwhile to gradually whittle down the Cloud Village ninja than to scare them away. The only thing that frustrates Furukawa Osamu is that the Fourth Raikage is also sabotaging Konoha's supply lines.

"We'll all have a tough time back at the airport, so don't relax. The enemy is very fast."

"We must do our best to entertain the envoys from the Land of Frost. We need to show the demeanor of Konoha ninjas and not embarrass the Hokage."

"Let the people of the Land of Frost know that Konoha is not a ninja village like Kumogakure that only knows how to plunder."

As soon as Furukawa finished speaking, everyone smiled and bowed their heads in agreement. They had reaped considerable gains in the past two weeks. They had not looted anything; the gifts were all from small countries.

When the group returned to the camp, the Konoha ninjas all wore happy expressions, and the voices of "Master Xiu" could be heard everywhere.

Even the wounded squeezed to the front to shout a few times. Furukawa Osamu nodded and smiled repeatedly in response to everyone's enthusiasm.

In the evening, during the Jonin's routine meeting, Akimichi Tou pointed to the map, a look of confusion appearing on his round face: "What exactly are the Cloud Village ninja trying to do? This kind of small-team raid will only increase casualties."

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Inuzuka Jacques stared at the map, pondering carefully. Finally, he shook his head and said helplessly, "It seems that Kumogakure only wants to prolong the battle and disperse our forces."

Looking at the map, the border between the Land of Frost and the Land of Hot Springs is a "parallel line". After the Cloud Village broke through, Konoha still had a defensive line in the Land of Hot Springs, and its supplies were more abundant.

"Is it possible that they intend to attack by sea? Like when they launched their surprise attack on the Land of Earth?"

Nara Shikaku gave his answer, and everyone looked at the lines drawn on the map and nodded in agreement.

"Captain Shikaku, is Kumogakure much better than us in terms of industry?"

Osamu Furukawa, who had remained silent until now, asked curiously, as he had never seen a dedicated "transport ship" before.

Shikaku did not give a definite answer: "I also heard it from the elders in my clan. The Land of Lightning is indeed committed to developing industry."

Science exists in the ninja world, but Konoha has some traditions, so they mainly import medical equipment.

After some discussion, the group still couldn't come to many useful conclusions. Yunyin Yuechu's posture was intimidating, but after the fight, he turned out to be a "paper tiger".

Several Jonin secretly glanced at Osamu Furukawa, who single-handedly changed the course of the battle. They witnessed firsthand that his power was even more exaggerated than described in the battle reports, seemingly having surpassed the limits of a ninja.

Late at night, Furukawa Osamu methodically completed the accumulation of Sage Chakra within the Hundred Healings Seal. After his spirit body replenished its energy through the [Gathering] process, it could hold more and more Sage Chakra.

The live slug released the resonance state. Knowing Furukawa Osamu's body very well, she said with some delight, "Lord Osamu seems to be able to absorb more energy and has acquired some of the characteristics of the Divine Tree."

"I went through those things too..."

As Furukawa Osamu listened attentively to the live slug's explanation, he realized that reconstructing the body with energy sounded somewhat complicated, more like the way he remembered "spiritual roots."

With increased efficiency in absorbing natural energy and improved efficiency in synthesizing Sage Chakra, Furukawa Osamu felt that his "aptitude" had improved.

"The brain and body are also changing; no wonder it's the chakra of Indra and Ashura!"

"Lord Xiu, at the current pace, it will only take a year to restore the Sage Chakra accumulated in the Hundred Healings Seal."

The slug happily wriggled around on his shoulder, and Osamu Furukawa let out a long sigh: "It's a pity we didn't run into Killer Bee. The Cloud Village ninjas really did notice."

"Once my body is stable, I still want to try whether I can directly use the tailed beast chakra, or synthesize the tailed beast chakra into another kind of power."

Even if one cannot absorb the tailed beasts like the Divine Tree, if one can utilize the tailed beast chakra, one's strength will be greatly enhanced, and the power of the Rasengan will also be increased.

The effects are most pronounced with tailed beast chakra that possesses special attributes.

"Master Xiu should rest! His spiritual cultivation has reached its limit today."

Upon hearing the live slug's words, Furukawa Osamu's eyes twitched. Ever since he successfully "harvested" Uchiha Madara, the Crimson Nightmare had changed.

"Hashirama!"

Osamu Furukawa hears this name in his dreams every day, and the intense feeling he feels is hard to describe.

While acquiring numerous Uchiha clan secret techniques was beneficial, Osamu Furukawa disliked the feeling of impersonating Madara Uchiha, finding it more like "mental pollution."

"Mei Terumi is still complaining in her spirit form. I'll cultivate a little longer."

Although the slug felt that Furukawa Osamu hadn't told the truth, it still kindly waved its antennae. Thinking of the increasingly useful Mist Technique, it took the initiative to speak well of the girl: "Lord Osamu, let's go visit that girl sometime!"

"That technique really helped a lot."

The atmosphere at the front-line camp of the Land of Lightning was extremely oppressive due to the heavy casualties suffered during this period.

By the campfire, Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and A, the Fourth Raikage, were still discussing the changes in the Tailed Beasts: "Hachi wasn't lying, that Konoha ninja has mastered the ability to devour it!"

"Idiot brother, as long as I don't use the tailed beast transformation and just borrow chakra, my power won't be drained anymore."

Killer Bee hummed these words in a strange tone, which made the Eight-Tails inside him feel overwhelmed: "Bei, make it clear to A that your power will still be extracted, but you can help me share more of the burden."

"No matter what, I'll protect you!"

Hearing Killer Bee's words, the Eight-Tails was somewhat moved. The power that had been extracted from it last time had only recently been restored; it was a kind of "soul."

It felt like everything was being absorbed.

In its long life, this was the first time the Eight-Tails felt it would "die"—not a death that could be reborn, but a complete descent into nothingness.

"Get serious and compete!"

The Fourth Raikage, A, interrupted Killer Bee's awful rap with an elbow strike. Seeing his little brother quiet down, he solemnly said, "The intelligence department speculates that the Sand Village's tailed beasts have also been attacked. In that case, it makes sense that the Kazekage would compromise."

"Konoha has mastered new Tailed Beast techniques and is continuing its feigned attacks. Iwagakure and Kirigakure have already begun contacting us."

"Even the strongest ninja cannot contend with the power of a nation! In the end, you just need to release the Tailed Beast Ball from a distance."

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Upon hearing that his movements were restricted again, Killer Bee wanted to object, but then he remembered that his older brother and the village were doing this to protect him and the Eight-Tails, and he replied dejectedly, "Yes, older brother."

In early October, good news kept coming back to Konoha from the front lines, and the year-end war seemed to be coming to an end.

The Iwagakure ninjas saw that Minato Namikaze had basically given up on the mission, while Osamu Furukawa continued to inflict casualties on the Kumogakure ninjas.

Although the death toll in Konoha was also rising, most of the village's ninjas didn't care. Dying on the battlefield was actually a good end for a ninja.

In Konoha Hospital, Kakashi, who had been lying in the intensive care unit for half a month, sighed after hearing the message read out by Rin Nohara: "Shu is really amazing, he can always solve problems."

"If I were stronger, I wouldn't have to complain about my immature teammates."

"Xiu is right, changing a person is the most difficult thing, I should change myself."

"I can't even change my father, so how can I complain about the other ninjas in the village..."

As he spoke, Kakashi, his mind churning with emotions, squinted his dead fish eyes and stared straight at the ceiling, his whole being in a state of mixed regret.

Rin Nohara looked worried. Since being seriously injured and hospitalized, Kakashi's emotions had been fluctuating more and more.

Tsunade diagnosed it as a side effect of the Kyonenmaru. She said that with the passage of time, ninjas with strong willpower would gradually recover. Rin Nohara could only pray that she would not experience the nightmare again.

When Shizune entered the room, she first checked Kakashi's injuries and administered a sedative. Then, she whispered to Rin Nohara, "Rin, how are you feeling today?"

Nohara Rin could only shake her head, indicating that the situation was bad. She finally understood why there were so many ninjas with mental illnesses in the hospital before: "No matter what news they heard, they would project it onto themselves."

"If only this mission hadn't happened, Kakashi would be like this, and Obito would be forgotten by his clan. It's all my fault that everyone is like this."

As Nohara Rin finished speaking, she covered her mouth and broke down in tears, saying that she was filled with remorse every day.

The Uchiha clan showed no reaction to Obito's death, as if the clan member had never existed.

Only those from the same graduating class and some elderly women would go to the grave to offer a bouquet of flowers.

Shizune understood what had happened to Obito. Besides feeling sad, she felt mostly relieved and grateful. She hugged Rin Nohara and softly comforted her, "Rin, stay and work at the hospital from now on!"

"Let's live a good life together with Kakashi in the future. I don't have to be a ninja anymore. Being a housewife doesn't seem so bad."

Nohara Rin nodded vigorously. She didn't want to hold the village back anymore. Although she felt sorry for the village's upbringing, she just wanted to live a peaceful life now.

Mitarashi Anko knocked on the door and entered the room with a bouquet of flowers. Seeing that Nohara Rin had been crying, she immediately became somewhat reserved and said, "Did I come at the wrong time...?"

"Red Bean, you can keep Lin company and talk to her. Everyone has been busy with tasks lately, and we are very grateful for your frequent help."

Shizune smiled and encouraged the enthusiastic girl. Mitarashi Anko blushed slightly, replaced the flowers, and replied somewhat embarrassedly, "I...I just wanted to help my senior take care of his friend."

"My seniors have helped me a lot; all I can do is these small things."

After saying this, Mitarashi Anko didn't forget to carefully examine Shizune's figure, confirming that the other party didn't have any advantages, and secretly rejoiced: "The competition is nothing special!"

Rin Nohara, unaware of what the kind-hearted purple-haired girl was thinking, thanked her repeatedly. Kakashi, who was gradually regaining his senses in the hospital bed, finally calmed down and said, "I want to go see Obito. Since the clan doesn't care about him, I should take care of him."

"Okay, let's take good care of Obito together from now on."

On the front lines of the Land of Frost, just as dawn broke, Osamu Furukawa's squad once again confronted the Fourth Raikage, A, and his three companions.

Killer Bee was pulled to the back by his two companions. One of the sensory ninjas, his face pale, whispered a warning: "The opponent's chakra has increased again in just one week!"

"What kind of monster is this?"

On the Konoha side, the Hyuga branch family ninjas also saw the astonishing chakra of the Kumogakure AB duo through their Byakugan.

However, in comparison, Furukawa Osamu's chakra seems more outrageous, considering he's only 12 years old.

A, maintaining his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, kept his eyes on Furukawa Osamu, glancing back every now and then. Seeing Killer Bee's eager expression, he immediately instructed, "Bee, just focus on supporting me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ai transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly rushing in front of Furukawa Osamu and swinging his left fist toward Furukawa Osamu's head.

"When the Thunder God meets Suzuki's Blade!"

In Furukawa Osamu's eyes, the lightning wasn't that fast. He calmly tilted his head, then twisted his body to deliver a plain left hook.

The inhuman speed of nerve conduction caused Ai to instinctively tilt her head, successfully avoiding the attack. Just as she was about to counterattack, a tremendous force suddenly slammed into her right cheek.

"Bang!"

Seeing Ai suddenly fly back towards the Cloud Village team, the ninjas on both sides finally came to their senses and exclaimed in surprise, "Lord Xiu!"

"Raikage-sama!"

A look of confusion flashed across Ai's face as he stood up from the ground. His opponent's reaction speed was not human, and his attack method was "inexplicable".

Furukawa Osamu moved his left hand, and the tiny wound healed instantly. After his "aptitude" improved, he could indeed utilize natural energy more effectively in his normal state: "A monstrous body!"

Upon hearing the assessment, Ai once again shielded Killer Bee, staring at Furukawa Osamu and replying in a deep voice, "Likewise! I know your purpose. As long as I'm here, you won't be able to touch Bee!"

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