Chapter 116

"Hmm? What is that?" Kuchiki Senya looked at a withered tree trunk not far away. The surface of the trunk was already rotting, the bark had peeled off, revealing the interior, and a mass of dark purple mist was wrapped around the outside of the trunk.

This mass of purple mist emitted a strong toxic gas, even more dangerous than the poison released by that giant toad.

"Poison gas?" Kuchiki Senya frowned. "It should just be ordinary poison gas; such gas shouldn't be harmful to humans, right?"

However, this unknown poison gas still made Kuchiki Senya very vigilant.

Regardless, he decided to stay away from this strange, withered old tree for the time being.

Kuchiki Senya kept dodging the encroachment of the toxic mist in the forest, and gradually, he arrived in a canyon.

This canyon was incredibly wide, covered in lush vegetation.

"This is..." Kuchiki Senya's pupils contracted, because from within this massive canyon, waves of cold, evil aura were being emitted.

"That is... Reanimation Jutsu!" Kuchiki Senya exclaimed.

He recognized it; there were many skeletons in this canyon.

These skeletons included men and women, old and young. These people were clearly not ninjas; they must have been a group of ordinary villagers. Their deaths were miserable, and some skeletons were even shattered, which was shocking to Kuchiki Senya.

Somehow, two words popped into Kuchiki Senya's mind: Revenge!

He had witnessed the deaths of his parents and the villagers with his own eyes, and his heart was filled with endless hatred. Unfortunately, his enemies were the top experts of the Hidden Leaf Village—Tsunade and Kakashi—and even if he used all his strength, he could not defeat them.

"Reanimation Jutsu?" Kuchiki Senya muttered to himself. He had heard of the Reanimation Jutsu; it was a very evil, forbidden secret technique that required special methods to allow a corpse to completely retain the memories of its life. Then, using the power of the secret technique, the dead soul was resurrected. However, the resurrected soul was not a pure soul, but a puppet carrying the memories of its life. Although the strength of such a soul increased rapidly, it lost the ability to think, becoming dull and low in intelligence.

"The Reanimation Jutsu is a forbidden technique of the Hidden Leaf ninjas. I cannot trespass inside." Kuchiki Senya's eyes were firm. "I cannot let the corpses of the Reanimation Jutsu continue to exist here."

"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"

Kuchiki Senya performed hand seals, and a massive amount of chakra surged into the ground.

"Crash!" The earth shook, and a massive phantom of a giant green tree rose from the ground.

The giant tree phantom grew higher and higher, eventually obscuring the sky, and then a massive suction force was generated, actually pulling the mud from the depths of the earth to form a vortex that surrounded the giant toad.

The giant toad let out a frantic roar, struggling constantly. But the giant tree phantom bound him tightly.

"What kind of jutsu is this? How is its power so formidable?" the giant toad cried out in terror. "You cannot kill me!"

"Hmph, not only will I kill you, I will destroy your physical body!" Kuchiki Senya's cold voice came from all directions. He stared indifferently at the giant toad. "A beast like you doesn't even deserve to be called a person; you are a disgrace to humanity! I will absolutely not allow a dirty, ugly creature like you to defile our Hidden Leaf!"

The giant toad felt death looming over him, and terrified, he knelt on the ground to beg for mercy, hoping to survive.

"Hmph, a piece of trash like you actually dares to covet our Hidden Leaf." Kuchiki Senya ignored the toad's pleas for mercy and instead accelerated the transmission of his chakra. He wanted this giant toad to die completely and never be able to rise again!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!" The giant toad's body was rapidly corroding, and his life essence was being devoured.

The giant toad finally could not bear it anymore and let out a sharp, piercing sound: "No, I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again. Please let me go, I beg you."

· ··Begging for flowers·· ·

"Haha, it's too late." Kuchiki Senya let out a mocking laugh. "A degenerate like you doesn't deserve to live in this world; you must be punished!"

Suddenly, Kuchiki Senya stopped the supply of chakra. The giant toad's body stiffened in mid-air and finally crashed to the ground, dead.

Kuchiki Senya walked over to examine the giant toad's corpse, and his expression changed immediately: "The toxins on this giant toad seem to have been suppressed by some kind of power, otherwise it would have died long ago. Moreover, the chakra contained within its corpse has also been completely devoured."

"Could it be..." Kuchiki Senya suddenly thought of something and immediately walked toward the depths of the canyon.

"This aura..." In a cave not far from the canyon, a slender man was sitting cross-legged on a stone bed. Piled around him were various precious medicines and strange treasures, all slowly releasing energy.

On the table in front of him were several glass bottles, each containing a pill.

He frowned slightly, looking at the bottles on the table: "I didn't expect that I would actually succeed in refining them. Only the final step remains for success. But why is my state of mind unable to reach perfection now? Is something still missing?"

"No, this time I must succeed. I promised her..." The man shook his head, trying to clear his mind, and closed his eyes again.

Hidden Leaf Village, a wooden house in a remote corner.

The door was locked, and a young man in black was practicing sword skills.

This young man was named Inuzuka Kiba, who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan and was exceptionally talented. He had only recently become an apprentice, but he had already reached the peak of a minor ninja.

Inuzuka Kiba was waving a kunai beside a rock wall, practicing sword skills incessantly. This room was Inuzuka Kiba's usual training ground.

Suddenly, he stopped his movements and frowned: "Such a powerful fluctuation of power, could it be Orochimaru?"

Inuzuka Kiba hurried to the village entrance, and sure enough, Orochimaru was already standing there. In front of him was the Third Hokage.

153. Why do I feel like you are deceiving me?

"Mr. Orochimaru, is something the matter?" Inuzuka Kiba asked suspiciously. He did not have much interaction with Orochimaru, having only met a few times, and they were not familiar with each other.

"Inuzuka Kiba-kun, I am here on the orders of the Hokage to invite you over." Orochimaru bowed respectfully. "The Hokage has summoned Inuzuka Kiba-kun, please follow me."

"Oh." Inuzuka Kiba nodded. Since the Third had summoned him, he naturally could not refuse.

Orochimaru led Inuzuka Kiba toward the office where the Third was located.

The Third was sitting in his office chair, quietly waiting for Inuzuka Kiba.

Seeing Inuzuka Kiba walk in, the Third nodded with satisfaction and instructed the middle-aged man beside him: "Take Inuzuka Kiba-kun to rest and prepare dinner."

"Yes." The middle-aged man retreated respectfully.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen!" Inuzuka Kiba said with surprise. "You have recovered?" "527"

The Third revealed a faint smile and pointed to the seat beside him: "Sit down. My injuries have basically healed, but I still need to recuperate for a while."

"That's great!" Inuzuka Kiba was ecstatic. "I have been worried about your health, but now I can finally rest easy."

The Third patted Inuzuka Kiba on the shoulder: "Inuzuka Kiba-kun, you have done a great service this time. You don't know, but this matter is crucial to the Hidden Leaf and even affects the entire country."

"What exactly is it?" Inuzuka Kiba was surprised.

"Do you know about the Reanimation Jutsu?" the Third asked after a moment of contemplation.

"Reanimation Jutsu!" Inuzuka Kiba was shocked. "That is Uchiha Madara's unique technique, said to be an extremely bizarre ninjutsu. But it is said that this ninjutsu disappeared over a hundred years ago; I didn't expect it to appear again today. No wonder Uchiha Itachi chose to defect to our Hidden Leaf; it was because of this. I understand now."

The Third said admiringly: "It is truly amazing that you could figure it out so quickly. I believe that with this ninjutsu, even those Tailed Beasts can be easily suppressed."

"Is that so?" A cold voice came from outside the room. "Why do I feel like you are deceiving me?"

"Who is it!" Inuzuka Kiba shouted angrily, his body instantly disappearing from where he stood.

"Bang!" Inuzuka Kiba's body hit the wall, and he spat blood as he retreated.

Kuchiki Senya said indifferently: "Your strength is still far from enough!"

"Who exactly are you?" Inuzuka Kiba looked at Kuchiki Senya angrily; he had completely failed to detect the arrival of this mysterious person. He was proficient in Wind Style and was very fast, but he hadn't detected this person, which showed that the opponent's strength was far greater than his own.

Kuchiki Senya smiled: "Don't forget, you were cultivated by me."

Inuzuka Kiba's eyes widened: "So it was you, which means that person is you!"

Kuchiki Senya smiled: "It is me."

"Bastard, you actually dared to use me!" Inuzuka Kiba gritted his teeth.

"Hehe..." Kuchiki Senya scanned Inuzuka Kiba with a contemptuous gaze. "You are too narcissistic; when did I ever say I needed your help?"

"You..." Inuzuka Kiba looked at Kuchiki Senya furiously. "Why did you control me?"

"Control?" A disdainful smile appeared on the corner of Kuchiki Senya's mouth. "If you really think you have mastered your own future, then you are too stupid."

Inuzuka Kiba was silent; this was the eternal pain in his heart.

Kuchiki Senya continued: "Although I am a demon, I am also a kind demon. I saved your life and spared you from torture. If I hadn't saved you back then, you would have been killed by Uzumaki Naruto long ago. And now you are returning evil for good and questioning me?"

Inuzuka Kiba was speechless; he did owe the other party a lot of favors, but he still resented Kuchiki Senya: "We are partners, you should have helped me, why did you push me into the trap set by Lady Uzumaki Mito!"

"Partners?" Kuchiki Senya laughed out loud. "Do you really think so?"

"Hmm?" Inuzuka Kiba felt something was wrong; the expression on the guy in front of him was too crazy. A strong sense of crisis suddenly surged in his heart, and he used the Flying Thunder God to escape without hesitation.

"Bang!" A pitch-black bullet pierced through the place where Inuzuka Kiba had been.

Inuzuka Kiba stared at the opponent with a pale face; Kuchiki Senya's strength was truly terrifying. To defeat his teleportation with just a single bullet was beyond imagination.

"You actually hid your strength?" Inuzuka Kiba said angrily...

"Hehe, you are wrong, this is not my strength, and..." Kuchiki Senya extended his right hand, and a dark red flame appeared in his hand. "This is my strength!"

"Sage Mode!" Inuzuka Kiba was shocked. "You can actually activate Sage Mode?!"

Sage Mode is the ultimate form of the Reanimation Jutsu, and only those with special chakra attributes can use it. Inuzuka Kiba happened to have the Wind attribute, so he could use teleportation after using Sage Mode.

"Is this Sage Mode..."

The Third Hokage watched the battle between Inuzuka Kiba and Kuchiki Senya, his eyes flickering.

Both of these children could actually use Sage Mode; such talent was truly enviable. If they were given another year, wouldn't they rule the Hidden Leaf?

"Boom!" Inuzuka Kiba and Kuchiki Senya collided fiercely.

"Inuzuka Kiba, I didn't expect you to still be alive." Kuchiki Senya's figure appeared in front of Inuzuka Kiba and said coldly.

"I am the guardian of the Hidden Leaf!" Inuzuka Kiba roared, his body radiating golden chakra. "You actually dare to break into the Hidden Leaf, you are courting death!"

"My target is not you." Kuchiki Senya said coldly.

Inuzuka Kiba was stunned and said in disbelief: "Then what is your target?"