Naruto: Eating Kaido's Azure Dragon Devil Fruit-Chapter 351: One Man Alone at the Pass

Inside Ryūgakure, there was a scene of burgeoning activity.

Nonō Yakushi, a gentle smile on her face, was patiently teaching a group of young children how to identify basic medicinal herbs.

Most of these children were orphans who had wandered in from neighboring countries or had been abandoned, taken in by Ryūgakure.

Kimimaro and Haku were among them, listening with particular attentiveness.

Elsewhere, Miyamoto Ichirō was run off his feet.

After the news that Ryūgakure was recruiting ninja was released, it had indeed attracted some rōnin and frustrated individuals seeking a position.

He needed to carefully scrutinize these people’s backgrounds and intentions, conducting a preliminary screening.

This task was quite tedious.

But it was also extremely important.

"All of you, behave! Line up properly according to the rules!"

The massive Manda, acting like a security guard, coiled up in the open space near the village entrance, its vertical pupils scanning the newly arrived ninja.

Its terrifying size and undisguised malevolent aura cowed these mostly chūnin-level individuals into fearful silence, none daring to make the slightest move.

And a few of them could also sense that, deeper within, an even more powerful presence lay dormant, inspiring awe.

At that moment, the White Snake Sage, coiled in the underground cavern at the village’s center, slowly raised her serpentine head.

She sensed a faint, unusual disturbance.

’From the north... a powerful chakra is approaching rapidly... filled with aggression.’

She closed her serpentine eyes, and her spiritual energy spread out through the invisible network.

Far away in the northern sea area of Ryūgakure, an inconspicuous sea snake surfaced, its vision shared with the White Snake Sage.

Through the sea snake’s perspective, the White Snake Sage "saw" those streaks of lightning racing towards them.

Especially the leader, a figure as robust as a mountain, and the two beside him, whose bodies contained the terrifying tailed beast chakra!

’The Third Raikage... the Eight-Tails jinchūriki, and the Two-Tails jinchūriki... along with thirty-six elite shinobi...’

The White Snake Sage’s heart sank.

Although she was confident in her own strength, unafraid of the Third Raikage in a one-on-one fight, the opponent also had two perfect jinchūriki!

This was no longer a question of one-on-one.

’Troublesome...’

The White Snake Sage quickly assessed Ryūchi Cave’s current combat strength.

She herself could fight the Third Raikage, but what about the remaining two jinchūriki?

It was true that Ryūchi Cave’s snake summons were huge, but against the catastrophe-level power and chakra volume of a tailed beast, they were still outmatched.

Moreover, the enemy had thirty-six experienced ninja.

If a full-scale war broke out here, this Ryūgakure, built only a few days ago, would likely be reduced to ruins in an instant!

This made her involuntarily think of Tagitsuhime...

’Hmph, that bitch...’

The White Snake Sage snorted inwardly.

Although she disliked Tagitsuhime, she had to admit that after absorbing Sora’s blood and power, Tagitsuhime’s life level had leaped, placing her on the same tier as herself, only lacking the accumulation of years.

If Tagitsuhime were here, perhaps she could share some of the burden, but unfortunately, Sora had left her on Ascension Island to guard the main body.

Circumstances dictated actions.

The White Snake Sage hesitated no longer and immediately sent an urgent message to Sora through their contractual connection.

At the same time, she summoned a small green snake, directing it to Sora’s White Tiger clone.

...

In the Land of Water, outside a certain bounty exchange.

Sora had just exchanged a scroll containing a missing-nin’s corpse for a thick wad of cash.

He casually counted it, but internally, he was continuously refining the coordination between his White Tiger clone and his own soul.

’The soul and the clone’s synchronicity is getting higher; fighting really is the best lubricant.’

Sora pondered to himself.

At that moment, a small green snake emerged, hissing towards him, conveying the White Snake Sage’s urgent information.

"Third Raikage... Killer B... Yumiko... thirty-six Anbu..."

Sora processed the information, an eyebrow lifting slightly beneath his mask.

’Heh, they really think highly of me. With this lineup, it’s enough to fight a small-scale ninja world war.’

Sora sneered inwardly.

He had long anticipated Kumogakure’s retaliation, he just hadn’t expected it to come so quickly and so fiercely.

"Summoning Jutsu!"

Bang!

As the smoke cleared, Tenji appeared beside him.

"Master!"

Tenji called out in a deep, rumbling voice, warily scanning their surroundings.

"Tenji, guard this clone well. I’m going back to Ryūgakure."

"Understood!"

Sora nodded and said no more.

The light in the White Tiger clone eyes instantly dimmed, and it collapsed on the spot, with Tenji standing guard beside it.

...

Underground on Ascension Island.

Tagitsuhime was lying next to the nutrient tank containing Sora’s main body, eagerly inhaling the air around it, her eyes sparkling with adoration:

"Ah, Master just smells so good. A few more years by Master’s side, and I’ll surpass that old geezer White Snake sooner or later."

She seemed to already envision the scene of beating the Three Snake Sisters and trampling the White Snake Sage, then hurriedly took a few more sniffs of the air.

Nearby, Kabuto walked past, shaking his head helplessly, but didn’t interfere; he was busy with his experiments on the Impure World Reincarnation.

Just then, Sora’s main body inside the nutrient tank opened its eyes!

He was met with the sight of Tagitsuhime’s adoring gaze.

Their eyes met, and Tagitsuhime was momentarily embarrassed:

"Um, Master, nice weather we’re having, huh~?"

Sora: "..."

"I’m going out for a while. You guard the lab."

Sora ignored Tagitsuhime, long accustomed to her ways; she was the classic case of all bark and no bite, only daring to inhale the air around him.

Tagitsuhime composed her expression and said respectfully:

"Understood, Master~"

Sora nodded, and with a flicker, he directly used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the underground base, racing towards Ryūgakure.

With his speed fully unleashed, amplified by the stimulation of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, he was like a true azure lightning bolt, streaking across the sea surface.

Ascension Island was, after all, not far from Ryūgakure.

A few minutes later, Sora’s figure appeared on a seaside cliff not far outside Ryūgakure.

Then, he released his own aura, mixed with draconic might, to attract the attention of the Third Raikage and his group.

...

"Hmm?!"

The rapidly advancing Third Raikage stopped abruptly, raising his hand to signal those behind to halt.

"Raikage-sama, what’s wrong?"

Yugito Nii beside him asked.

"An incredibly strong aura... right ahead!"

The Third Raikage looked towards the coastline. "And it’s not hiding at all!"

"Yo~! Such a cocky guy, you bastard, you jerk~!" Killer B also dropped his frivolous attitude, his gaze behind his sunglasses turning serious.

"Raikage-sama, be careful of an ambush." A Anbu division leader cautioned quietly.

"Hmph! I know!"

The Third Raikage snorted coldly: "Perception Squad, immediately scout the area ahead!"

"Yes!"

Several Anbu skilled in perception stepped forward immediately, forming hand seals to begin their reconnaissance.

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