Chapter 191: Special Tailed Beast Zero-Tails
October.
After autumn arrived, Konoha's temperature dropped.
During this period, Natsuki lived a very fulfilling life.
During the day, he worked and trained, and at night, his schedule was also full.
Of course, Natsuki was willing to be busy in this way.
After the Land of Rain entered October, the rain still continued endlessly.
But once one reached Amegakure, all the rain falling from the sky disappeared, replaced by clear weather.
This strange weather had begun last month.
To the residents and shinobi of Amegakure, it was quite a miraculous thing.
But they all knew this was because of Konan.
With the help of the Sorcery Clima-Tact, she had finally developed a weather system that could control Amegakure's weather.
It sounded miraculous, but it was actually very simple.
In the original story, there were quite a few cases of shinobi controlling the weather.
For example, Sasuke.
Before using Lightning Release: Kirin, he had to use Fire Release to create thunderclouds.
Of course, Amegakure's development was not limited to the weather system. There was also infrastructure.
With Akatsuki providing the funds, Amegakure had taken on a completely new look.
Anyone who did not know better would think they had walked into a modern city.
But its style was hard sci-fi, with straight and rigid buildings.
The most important part was the drainage system. Dark pipes could be seen everywhere.
"You have done very well."
After reading about Amegakure's recent situation, Natsuki praised them.
Hearing this, Yahiko, Konan, Nagato, and the others let out a breath of relief and smiled.
What they feared most was failing to satisfy Natsuki.
Natsuki then looked over the situation in the Land of Rain.
When he saw that equipment related to hydroelectric power had already been developed, he could not help feeling a little surprised.
But more than that, he was pleased.
However, there was also a problem.
Building a hydroelectric power station was not especially difficult.
The difficult part was protecting it.
Especially since the Third Shinobi World War was no longer far away.
When the Land of Rain became a battlefield, a hydroelectric power station would be easily destroyed.
Natsuki thought for a moment.
The most suitable place for hydroelectric power stations was actually the five great nations.
Because shinobi world wars rarely spread into the five great nations themselves.
But if they were built in the five great nations, they would be too far from the Land of Rain.
Natsuki quickly thought of Pakura.
If Pakura became the Fourth Kazekage, she could cooperate with Amegakure to build hydroelectric power stations.
Not only Sunagakure, Konoha could also cooperate with Amegakure.
First, all five great villages knew that Amegakure was actually under Konoha's control.
Second, Konoha also needed electrical support.
If both great shinobi villages cooperated with Amegakure, the safety of the hydroelectric power stations could be guaranteed to the greatest extent.
The best option would be to divert water from the Land of Rain to the Land of Fire or the Land of Wind, then build hydroelectric power stations based on reservoirs.
Of course, there was still no guarantee that the other three shinobi villages would not destroy them.
It could only be said that it was worth trying.
Even if they were destroyed, they could be rebuilt after the war.
"As for the hydroelectric power station, wait for my notice."
Natsuki came back to himself and said.
He planned to return to Konoha and discuss this matter with Orochimaru.
"Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, prepare yourselves. Later, you will come with me on a mission."
Natsuki continued.
"Yes, Natsuki-sensei!"
Yahiko said happily.
It had been a long time since he had gone out on a mission with Natsuki.
Nagato and Konan were the same.
Half an hour later, Natsuki opened a spatial door.
The four of them arrived in the Land of Birds.
Natsuki took out Minazuki and released its Shikai.
A giant manta appeared, and the four of them sat on it, heading toward what had once been Soragakure.
"Our target this time is Soragakure."
Natsuki spoke.
"Wasn't Soragakure destroyed?"
Yahiko thought carefully, then asked.
"Although Soragakure was destroyed, some of its shinobi survived."
Natsuki then told them about Shinnō and Ancor Vantian.
"There is actually a fortress like that?"
After hearing this, Yahiko immediately asked impatiently, "Are we going to bring Ancor Vantian back for Amegakure to use?"
Just imagining a flying Ancor Vantian being brought back was already a spectacular scene.
"It will be brought back, but not for Amegakure to use."
Natsuki shook his head and said, "I plan to let the Kuja Pirates use it."
Yahiko froze for a moment, then said nothing more.
After all, the Kuja Pirates also belonged to Akatsuki.
Whether Amegakure used it or the Kuja Pirates used it, there was no real difference.
"Your task is to take control of Ancor Vantian and the shinobi of Soragakure."
Natsuki instructed, "I will deal with Soragakure's current leader, Shinnō."
"Yes, Natsuki-sensei."
Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato spoke in unison.
Natsuki nodded slightly.
Time slowly passed.
The giant manta flew high above Soragakure's ruins.
"We are going down."
Natsuki leaped up and casually put away Minazuki.
Yahiko and the other two followed closely behind him, falling downward.
When they got close, the four used Geppo to adjust their bodies and landed smoothly on the ground.
Natsuki activated Observation Haki.
He immediately understood the situation nearby.
Shinnō and the shinobi of Soragakure were all underground.
More accurately, they were inside Ancor Vantian underground.
"Follow me."
Natsuki found an entrance and walked over.
Before he could get close, four Soragakure shinobi appeared.
Natsuki did not make a move.
Nagato raised his hand.
Almighty Push!
The four Soragakure shinobi were immediately blown away.
Natsuki opened the entrance.
The four entered and arrived inside Ancor Vantian.
"That side is Ancor Vantian's control room. Inside is a Yin Release monster called the Zero-Tails."
Natsuki raised his hand and said, "But it is not strong, and it is sealed. You do not need to worry about it."
"Yes, Natsuki-sensei."
Hearing this, Yahiko and the other two headed in the direction he pointed.
Natsuki walked in the other direction, toward Shinnō's room.
After walking for a few minutes, he sensed that Shinnō had discovered him.
Because he had not hidden his tracks.
The sound of air being torn apart rang out.
Shinnō appeared in front of him.
Unlike his appearance in the original story, he looked younger and did not have a head full of white hair.
"Who are you? How did you appear here?"
Shinnō asked warily.
Hadō Number 88: Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō!
Natsuki did not waste a single word and raised his right hand.
Surging chakra erupted and transformed into a straight beam of light.
Shinnō had not expected Natsuki to attack the moment they met.
Even more than that, he had not expected the power of Hadō Number 88: Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō.
He instantly sensed that something was wrong.
The straight beam of light charged toward him with an aura that made his heart tremble.
But even after sensing it, he had no time to form hand seals.
Moreover, he was not skilled in combat.
Shinnō could only subconsciously raise both arms.
With a boom, Shinnō screamed as he was blasted away, slamming into the wall as blood splattered.
If it were an ordinary shinobi, he would already be seriously injured and unable to keep fighting.
But Shinnō was different.
Enduring the pain, he immediately lay on the ground and formed hand seals.
Medical Forbidden Technique: Body Revival!
A powerful surge of chakra burst out from his body.
His originally normal build instantly transformed into a heavily muscled form.
His clothes tore apart, revealing a body covered in bulging muscles.
Whether his abdomen or his arms, all of them had changed.
He looked like a bodybuilder who had been injected with monstrous strength.
But it was not over yet.
Shinnō stood up and continued forming hand seals.
Medical Forbidden Technique: Body Regeneration!
The combination of the two medical forbidden techniques formed a third medical forbidden technique.
Medical Forbidden Technique: Physical Rebirth!
In an instant, Shinnō appeared ten years younger. His injuries recovered, and his entire body radiated a surging aura that made him look extremely dangerous.
"Those three medical forbidden techniques of yours are quite good."
Natsuki looked him over and said.
Shinnō had just suffered a heavy blow and had absolutely no interest in chatting with Natsuki.
He stomped the ground hard. As the ground cracked, his body shot toward Natsuki like lightning.
After using the three medical forbidden techniques, his physical abilities had improved tremendously.
Just his speed alone was already comparable to a taijutsu jonin.
Body Revival Fist!
Shinnō clenched his fist.
His fist trembled as terrifying chakra wrapped around it, then tore through the air and swung toward Natsuki.
Chakra Enhanced Strength!
Natsuki's expression did not change as he met it with a punch.
A dull sound rang out.
Two powerful forces created a violent shockwave.
Even the air was swept up by chakra currents, forming visible waves.
Shinnō slid backward uncontrollably by several meters.
Two black marks appeared on the ground.
At this moment, when he looked at Natsuki, he felt as if he had seen a ghost.
He had used three medical forbidden techniques, yet he still could not compare to Natsuki?
"Is that all you can do?"
Natsuki smiled slightly and asked.
Shinnō's expression sank, and he used the Eight Gates without hesitation.
In an instant, with him as the center, red air currents scattered outward like a fountain.
Natsuki narrowed his eyes slightly and felt an intensely oppressive aura rushing toward him, making it somewhat difficult to breathe.
But that was all.
He recalled Might Guy opening all Eight Gates in the original story.
Compared to that, Shinnō's current aura was not enough.
In the end, it was a shortcut and could not compare to the true Eight Gates.
"Your time is up!"
Shinnō felt unprecedented power, and the frustration from earlier was immediately thrown to the back of his mind.
Body Revival Fist!
His figure moved, and he arrived in front of Natsuki.
His movements were as fast as lightning. He threw a punch, and the air exploded.
This was caused by his speed and strength being too great.
Natsuki raised an eyebrow.
This punch was indeed quite good.
It could be said that most jonin would be unable to react.
The three medical forbidden techniques stacked with the Eight Gates had allowed Shinnō to barely touch the edge of Kage-level strength.
However, the weakness was also obvious. The duration was very short.
Tekkai: Break!
Armament Haki!
Natsuki raised his hand, and his entire body entered the Tekkai state.
At the same time, Armament Haki transformed into a layer of armor covering his right hand.
Natsuki threw a punch.
The two fists collided again.
Unimaginable force twisted the air, and the shockwaves crashed against the walls on both sides like waves, directly shattering them.
"How is this possible?"
Shinnō's eyes were full of disbelief.
Because Natsuki had blocked his punch and had not taken even a single step back.
"Who exactly are you?"
Shinnō realized that Natsuki was extraordinary.
With this kind of strength, he could not possibly be unknown in the shinobi world.
"You stayed in Konoha for so long, yet you never saw me?"
Natsuki asked in return.
"You are a Konoha shinobi?"
Shinnō froze for a moment, then suddenly said in shock, "You are Kira Natsuki?"
With such strength, such youth, and the identity of a Konoha shinobi, the first person he thought of was Natsuki.
When he had been in Konoha, he had mainly followed Might Duy and his son, so he had indeed never seen Natsuki.
But not seeing him did not mean he had never heard of him.
In that instant, Shinnō even had the thought of fleeing.
But when he thought of Soragakure and Ancor Vantian, he looked at Natsuki with killing intent.
Ninja Art: Super Transformation God Fist!
Shinnō raised both hands and aimed both fists at Natsuki.
A stream of black chakra flew out from his fists, transforming into two shockwaves that rushed forward like arrows.
This was dark chakra.
It was chakra of the same source as the Zero-Tails, born from the darkness deep within people's hearts.
Iron Sand Sword!
Natsuki waved both hands.
The entire Ancor Vantian suddenly trembled.
In the current era, iron was the mainstream material.
Ancor Vantian was the same.
In an instant, nearby iron gathered in front of Natsuki, then condensed into a giant sword.
As soon as it appeared, it slashed out.
The two black shockwaves were immediately cut apart.
The giant sword stabbed toward Shinnō at extreme speed.
"This is impossible!"
Although Shinnō knew of Natsuki's reputation, his performance still frightened him and completely exceeded his expectations.
However, his current physical strength was very high, so he dodged the giant sword in an instant.
Seeing this, Natsuki moved his finger.
The giant sword immediately changed into a chain blade, tearing through the air as it spun forward and slashed toward Shinnō.
Shinnō's heart shook.
What kind of ninjutsu was this?
He had no time to think further and turned around, clenching both fists.
Ninja Art: Super Transformation God Fist!
Two shockwaves met the chain blade and fell into a stalemate with it.
But only for a moment. The shockwaves were cut apart again.
Seeing this, Shinnō immediately accelerated and charged toward Natsuki instead.
Competing against a ninjutsu was meaningless.
As long as he killed Natsuki, his ninjutsu would naturally lose its effect.
Shinnō roared and swung both fists.
Even more dark chakra than before erupted, surrounding him like a huge black cloud.
The black cloud flew out and smashed toward Natsuki.
Railgun!
A kunai appeared in Natsuki's hand.
Lightning spread, and the kunai shot out, piercing through the black cloud.
However, the black cloud also slowed the kunai's speed.
Shinnō subconsciously dodged to the left.
At that moment, Natsuki activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Kamui!
Space twisted.
Shinnō had no time to react. He only felt his right arm go numb before it was severed.
He froze for a moment, then intense pain struck. He clutched the wound on his right arm and screamed.
But soon, Medical Forbidden Technique: Body Regeneration took effect, and his right arm began to regenerate rapidly.
It was just that no matter how fast it was, it still required time.
Sealing Arrow!
Natsuki seized this opening and took out a bow.
An arrow flew out and struck Shinnō's left shoulder.
The sealing technique on the arrow erupted and fixed him in place.
Shinnō's screams stopped.
Even his regenerating right arm stopped growing.
"It seems sealing techniques can restrain his medical forbidden techniques."
Natsuki fell into thought.
He stepped forward, took out Minazuki, and directly pierced Shinnō's heart.
As he died, his body rapidly withered, turning into a white-haired old man.
The reason forbidden techniques were called forbidden techniques was because they had serious side effects.
Shinnō's three medical forbidden techniques consumed his lifespan as the price.
But that was normal.
After all, if other people opened all Eight Gates, the price they paid was their life.
Exchanging lifespan for a body that was hard to kill, along with a weakened version of all Eight Gates, could be considered a worthwhile trade in a certain sense.
Especially for Shinnō.
It allowed an ordinary jonin like him to erupt with strength close to Kage level, which was a major gain.
Natsuki activated Kamui again and threw Shinnō's body into the separate space.
His body was still useful, because Impure World Reincarnation required part of his flesh.
"Natsuki-sensei."
Konan walked forward and said, "Yahiko and Nagato have already taken control of the remaining Soragakure shinobi and researchers."
"You did well."
Natsuki stroked her head and said, "Let us go to the control room."
The two walked toward the control room.
At this moment, the remaining Soragakure shinobi and researchers had all been gathered here by Yahiko and Nagato.
Natsuki swept his gaze over them and found that there were quite a few, more than a hundred people.
The only pity was that their strength was not very good.
"Where is the Zero-Tails?"
Natsuki withdrew his gaze and asked.
"In the energy room below."
Yahiko paused, then said, "We also discovered villagers who had been imprisoned by them."
"Release them."
Natsuki nodded and said.
Keeping the villagers would be useless.
In the original story, it was mentioned that Shinnō had taken in a student in that village named Amaru.
Amaru was also the heroine of that movie and had confessed to Naruto.
But right now, she had definitely not been born yet.
Natsuki could only give up regretfully.
If she had already been born, he would not have minded raising her.
In any case, Akatsuki had already raised many children.
Natsuki arrived in the energy room.
The Zero-Tails entered his sight.
It looked like a snake, but it wore a mask with the character for zero carved on it.
After seeing Natsuki, it instinctively slammed into the wall.
The transparent wall lit up, revealing dense sealing formulas.
Natsuki felt that it was almost two-thirds smaller than it had been in the original story.
There was also not much dark chakra in its body.
After all, it had only been born recently.
Natsuki felt that he could bring the Zero-Tails to Hōzukijō.
He could let the shinobi of Hōzukijō raise it for a while.
Those shinobi had all committed crimes. Most of them were vicious, and their hearts were full of darkness.
"Yahiko, leave the researchers here. Bring the other Soragakure shinobi back to Amegakure."
Natsuki returned to the control room.
After speaking, he opened a spatial door.
"Yes, Natsuki-sensei."
Yahiko immediately stepped forward and had those Soragakure shinobi follow him through the spatial door.
"Continue your research."
Natsuki looked at the trembling researchers and said.
These were all researchers who maintained and built Ancor Vantian.
And the current Ancor Vantian was not yet complete.
"Nagato and Konan, keep an eye on them for a while."
Natsuki opened another spatial door and arrived at Konoha's maximum-security prison.
He found a shinobi sentenced to death and used him as a living sacrifice, then used Impure World Reincarnation to revive Shinnō.
A shinobi revived through Impure World Reincarnation could retain consciousness, or it could be erased.
To allow Shinnō to continue his research better, Natsuki let him keep his consciousness.
After that, he brought him back to Ancor Vantian.
Because Ancor Vantian was not yet complete, he did not plan to take it away now.
Natsuki only took the Zero-Tails.
(To be continued.)
