Chapter 248: The Legion Descends, the Burning Sky

After dispelling the last doubt in his heart, Luode wasted no time, taking Guldan and the apothecary Kabuto with him as he activated his translocation ability and returned to the world of Naruto.

"Is this the new world? Lord Luode, your ability is truly convenient! To traverse worlds so easily!" Guldan exclaimed sincerely.

He had only seen this kind of translocation ability once before, in a human mage—the Star Sage Medivh. At that time, the Guardian's power left a vivid impression on Guldan; it was utterly overwhelming, so much so that even tens of thousands of demons before him amounted to nothing.

It was precisely because he witnessed the Guardian's formidable power that he came to crave divine power, leading him to betray his old faction at a crucial moment and march to the Tomb of Sargeras in search of the legendary ultimate power.

But what awaited him was a fate of darkness and despair—the fallen incarnation of Sargeras, constantly emanating potent fel energy, which drew in demons who had inadvertently wandered from the Twisting Nether into this world.

These demons gathered in droves within the ancient ruins of the Night Elves; when he and his followers entered, they were met with the demons' merciless attack, and at that time he had already broken away from the Burning Legion.

Even now, Guldan clearly recalls the despair and unwillingness he felt when demons slew him in his desperation.

Because he had been heavily tainted with fel energy, Guldan's body had long since become fully demonic, and his soul entered the Twisting Nether after his death.

There he continually wandered, lost and confused.

Until today, when his new master—the third commander of the Burning Legion—awoke him, the Legion finally had a use for him again.

"There will be plenty more surprising things ahead! Just serve me well—make your contribution in this battle." Luode said.

"I will, my lord. Last time I betrayed the Legion, I already received the punishment I deserved; I won't make such a lowly mistake again." Guldan said.

"The last time I betrayed the Burning Legion, I defied Kil'jaeden's order, which caused the Legion's demon armies to kill me at the Tomb of Sargeras."

"Having been resurrected this time, yet with his freedom restricted, he will not make that lowly mistake again."

Hearing this, Luode nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Kabuto and said, "Kabuto! Can you concoct some anesthetic agents or special sealing techniques to seal all these White Zetsu?"

"These White Zetsu could serve as material for the Impure World Reincarnation technique, but repeatedly knocking them out with Conqueror's Haki isn't a solution; Luode intends to leave this to a professional."

"Leave it to me, Lord Luode—I'll handle these puppets. I'll store them all using sealing scrolls."

"For me, this is a simple task. Those white chrysanthemums don't need food or drink, and sealing scrolls can be made from just some paper—extremely convenient."

"Besides, there's a professional paper angel here; with her around, paper is never in short supply."

"Whether explosive tags or sealing scrolls, she can produce them at will."

"'Lord Luode, do you have any concrete battle plan for this time? Should I summon a Shinobi army via Impure World Reincarnation to attack them?'" Kabuto asked.

"Now the Allied Shinobi Forces have been assembled, and it's time to demonstrate our worth."

"'Fodder and such are completely unnecessary; what I need are Shadow-level experts, Akatsuki members, and a few special ninja.'" Luode said.

"'I understand!'"

"'Kabuto, I need you on the battlefield to cooperate with Guldan in capturing the remaining two tailed beasts.'" Luode said.

"To fully revive the Ten-Tails, we must reclaim its lost chakra, which is why this Shinobi World War."

"Luode also has another goal: to seize the chakra of all nine tailed beasts. The nine tailed beasts—currently the One-Tail through Seven-Tail—are still at large."

"All the chakra of those seven tailed beasts has already been absorbed by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and moreover, a portion of the Eight-Tail's chakra."

"The Allied Shinobi Forces should now have the Eight-Tails jinchuriki and the Nine-Tails jinchuriki under their protection."

"'No problem, leave it to me! Lord Luode.'"

"The next morning, Luode set up several massive demon portals, then infused them with his spatial energy, successfully locking onto the Twisting Nether—specifically, the planet Argus."

"He then poured fel energy into them as power, directly opening several huge portals."

"As the huge portals opened, a green light shrouded them; a massive hoof appeared, and a blue figure stepped out first."

"The visitor was none other than the Legion's commander, Archimonde."

"'Is this the new world?'"

"The second to emerge was Kil'jaeden, and after the two commanders appeared, vast numbers of Burning Legion demons streamed through the portal into this world."

"Lesser hellhounds, various succubus imps, Void Lords, Felguards, Demon Guards, Fear Guards, Destroyers, the Legion, and Hellfire all arrived on the battlefield."

"'Welcome, both of you. Let me show you something good—this is called the Sharingan.'

"'I believe its greatest use is to activate a magic called Izanagi, which can turn one's unfavorable circumstances—even death itself—into a dream.'

Luode produced a three-tomoe Sharingan and had Kil'jaeden and Archimonde look at it. 'Being able to turn death—or any adverse situation—into a dream? That would be like gaining an extra life, right?' Archimonde asked, astonished.

"'Exactly! And it works on beings of our stature as well. I want to study this eye's power through research.'

"'If we can remake it into a special warlock spell we can use, it would be tantamount to gaining an extra life.'" Luode said.

"These two before us are the forefathers of warlocks; in terms of manipulating fel energy and mastering precise fel spellcraft, their expertise actually surpasses that of Sargeras."

"However, because Sargeras's level is too high and he commands too much primal fel energy, it makes these two appear comparatively weak."

"Yet the fel magic usable by the Burning Legion, lesser demons, and even the Eredar was actually developed by these two."

"If we could develop an Izanagi that doesn't consume the Sharingan, it would also benefit me."

"So, Egg and Arch, you two had better give it your all! Earlier Luode had considered letting Kabuto or Guldan do the research, but after thinking it over, he decided against it."

"Spells of this level still need to be left to such professionals; they haven't reached that level yet."

"Although Guldan has invented some lesser warlock spells, it's not yet the time to research resurrection-type magic; as for Kabuto, he still needs to perfect the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

"If it were the Second Hokage, though, it would be worth considering."

"'That's actually not a bad idea!'" Archimonde's eyes lit up as he said.

"Back when we invaded the world of Azeroth, if I had known this trick, I wouldn't have been sneakily killed by those damned Night Elves."

"'I have the detailed chakra refinement method and corresponding approach, plus some Sharingan—take them and study!'" Luode produced several Sharingan.

"Also included are the Uchiha clan's secret teachings on the techniques of Izanagi and Izanami."

"The power of the Uchiha clan lies in Izanagi, Izanami, and Susanoo—these are what the Burning Legion would value."

"The first two are easy—just an ordinary Sharingan suffices—but Susanoo is comparatively troublesome."

"'This world is valuable! We should capture more of this special race.'" Kil'jaeden said.

"Just a few ordinary eyes—experimental materials are still a bit scarce; to fully develop this resurrection technique, we still need more materials."

"'What a pity—this race is also on the brink of extinction in that world; only a single living member remains, and it's in my hands.'" Luode said.

"'That's truly a shame—is that survivor male?'"

Correct, it's a male.

This is good news; males can reproduce more offspring, we can let him breed more.

Then we'll raise them in captivity and study the power of their race. Ji'erdan stroked his chin and spoke.

This race's potential is still quite good; recruiting them into the Burning Legion is also a good choice, we can cultivate their offspring from a young age. Luode spoke.

Hahaha! Just joined the legion, Lord Luode has recruited a powerful race for the legion—congratulations! Akemengde said.

The Burning Legion has always welcomed powerful races to join, and warriors cultivated from a young age will be even more loyal to the legion in the future.

I'll take these eyes back to Agusi planet to study them; you all attack this world first!

Akemengde and Luode nodded, seeing Ji'erdan off.

Then let's begin! First we'll greet this world, set the whole sky ablaze, and announce the legion's descent!

After Akemengde finished speaking, he gathered a massive amount of fel energy in his hands and then hurled it toward the sky.

Instantly the sky turned dark green, and then huge hellfires rained down from the heavens—this is Akemengde's exclusive warlock spell.

It can turn part of the sky directly dark green, covered by fel energy.

And using Atemengde's fel energy to gather powerful hellfire that rains down, striking the target area.

The newly formed ninja alliance instantly discovered that the entire sky had turned dark green, a burning sky.

What, what! What is that? a ninja looked up at the sky.

(End of chapter)