Chapter 117 Full Outbreak

Yes, this clone is the substitute that Ning Qi prepared for the Akatsuki organization.

At this moment when the specific details of the Byakugan synthesis ability have not been explored clearly, it is not wise to rush to merge with one's own clone, so Ning Qi did not intend to make this clone so quickly, but the sudden solicitation of the Akatsuki organization made him change his plan.

No matter what happens in the future, he needs a nail that can penetrate into the Akatsuki organization, be able to detect their whereabouts and plans, and be able to influence the Akatsuki organization on the key agenda that is beneficial to Ning Qi's plan.

In addition, since Ning Qi's original body has a lot of things to do, he has neither the leisure to collect tailed beasts for the resurrection plan of Kaguya Otsutsuki, nor the patience to play the game of intrigue with the Akatsuki organization. At this moment when he just took down the three-tailed Jinchuriki Gotachi Yagura, the idea of ​​creating a clone was put forward in advance to deal with the Akatsuki organization when the fusion plan of Ning Qi's original body has not been determined.

The first clone "Kong Ming" was born.

This is not Ning Qi's wood-style clone when he was playing "Senju Hashirama". This is another body that is very similar to Ning Qi but has essential differences in other aspects. It is an extension of Ning Qi's conspiracy to reach out to the outside world with the help of the Byakugan God Tree.

Ning Qi handed over the Akatsuki ring with the word "Kong" engraved on it, the Akatsuki organization's red cloud black robe, and his own sword Pluto to Kong Ming. From now on, he will be active in the Akatsuki organization as "Kong Ming" to represent "Ning Qi".

Of course, as a price, in order not to reveal the abnormality, Ning Qi's original body will no longer be active in the ninja world as Ning Qi in the future, but this does not hinder him. On the contrary, after getting rid of the identity of "Ning Qi", he can be his own "Senju Hashirama" "full-time".

When Ning Qi produced a wooden mask and was about to put it on, the cave above made another vibration. He paused, stopped his hand movements, looked at Kong Ming twice, and then pressed the mask on his face, smiling faintly and said:

"That turtle is very angry that you stole his chakra. You go and apologize to him, and by the way, test the actual combat ability of this body."

Kong Ming clenched his fists. Since Ning Qi indirectly controlled this body through the White Eyes Divine Tree, so far, the senses of various parts of the body are still somewhat sluggish. These slight effects may be regarded as a burst in the battle, but the specific impact obviously still needs to be judged through the battle.

And right now, there is just a battle of moderate intensity and urgent response waiting for him.

...

When Huo Noxiang came out of the cave, the whole person was a little dazed.

He looked at the back of the front of the Hashirama, and he couldn't combine his impression with the fierce man who bombarded the three-tailed beast in the cave just now.

...Even if the three-tail is in a weak state, even if the three-tail is restrained by her diamond seal, it is still the three-tail!

How did the sword cut the tailed beast ball?

What is the operation of splitting the tortoise shell of the three-tail under the countless water needles flying at it?

Aren't you Lord Senju Hashirama?

Where is your wood escape technique?

Why do you only use the sword?

... And since you have the power to suppress the three-tail head-on, why did you call me over?

Hinoka couldn't figure it out, but she was getting more and more confused and bewildered.

It is certainly a good thing to be able to successfully resolve the turmoil of the three-tail and prevent it from causing harm to the residents around the Land of Waves, but in the final analysis, solving this matter has nothing to do with her. If Lord Hashirama hadn't suddenly returned, if he hadn't been brave and good at fighting, let alone the seal, Hinoka's life would probably not be saved.

This also caused more worries in Hinoka's heart.

Her Diamond Seal couldn't even seal the Three-Tails in such a weak state, so what should she do when facing the "Ultimate Summoning Beast" that is growing rapidly on the Island of Oblivion?

"I'm really sorry to bother you this time. I'll let Zabuza give you the reward." On the silent way back, the masked Senju Hashirama suddenly spoke.

"Ah... well, you're too polite, Master Hashirama. I... I didn't really help much..." Hinoka said with her head down.

She originally thought she had contributed, until she saw Master Hashirama beating up the Three-Tails alone, and thought about how she could only dodge around in a mess while barely maintaining the seal, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness that seemed to be irrelevant even if she tried her best.

Hashirama looked back at her and suddenly smiled: "Don't think that it looks easy for me to suppress the three-tail just now. In fact, the risk is still very high, especially during the time when I sealed the three-tail's chakra. If it weren't for you, it would have escaped and caused chaos to the people of the Land of Waves."

"You are very powerful and irreplaceable. You have lived up to the blood in your body and my expectations. You deserve the salary."

The sea water rushed onto the beach, covering the girl's injured white feet.

Hinoka was stunned, slowly raised her head, looked at the clear white eyes under the mask, listened to the other party's gentle voice, and felt the evening breeze blowing on her face and the starlight sultry.

"Really...really?"

The girl was barefoot, her trouser legs rolled up to her knees, and her dry legs were like two branches sticking out of her trousers.

Her clothes were torn, and her originally extremely bright red hair was now gray, as if she had rolled in the mud for several rounds, looking embarrassed.

At this time, her whole body was filled with only those eyes, shining with a moving light.

Hashirama was silent for a moment, then took three steps and two steps at a time, walked to the girl, and said solemnly:

"Of course, your performance today was beyond my expectations. It was the three tails in a furious state. It is amazing that you were able to contain it for so long. You must trust my judgment. I think your potential is , is quite amazing.”

As Hashirama spoke, Honoka put her hand on her chest, like she was holding a heart.

She closed her eyes and imagined the scene of locking the ultimate psychic beast in her heart.

...can you hold it?

she does not know.

but……

"Lord Hashirama."

"Um?"

"I don't need any salary for this mission. I want to make a request from you..."

"you say."

"On the day we try to seal the new psychic beast, can you... come and watch the ceremony?" The girl mustered up her courage and said, "It's not... it's not that you need to take action, just because... because... you are standing by By my side, I will have more courage and confidence..."

After saying that, Huonoxiang suddenly became a little nervous. She didn't dare to look into Hashirama's eyes, and could only stare at the area between his mask and his throat.

She invited Hashirama to the Island of Oblivion to observe the ceremony on the day of the experiment, not so that the god of ninja could explain the possible failure of their experiment, but just to increase the success rate of the experiment. The experiment required Honoka to use the jinchuriki method to convert the With the "Ultimate Psychic Beast" sealed inside his body, this is not only a competition of strength, but also a duel of will.

With Hashirama standing aside, at least in terms of willpower duel, she felt that she should be able to increase her chances of winning when facing the ultimate psychic beast.

The only trouble is that once this request is spoken, it may be regarded as a use by Hashirama.

A kind of use that "since there is such a righteous ninja god present, it is not necessary to adopt more radical experimental methods, and he cannot sit idly by anyway".

Strong people never lack the experience of being calculated by others in similar ways.

In the original work, the first task after the establishment of Team 7 was that Dazuna deliberately concealed the difficulty of the task and used the fee of C-level commission to invite Kakashi and others to do the A-level task. After being found out, he still acted morally. Kidnapping Kakashi made him unable to give up the mission, so he could only take the risk of taking three new genin who had never been on a mission to fight against a rebellious ninja of Zabuza's level.

No one likes to be plotted.

In particular, the experiment on the Island of Oblivion was not related to the God of Ninja, and it was of a highly controversial military nature. Once the experiment failed, Hashirama was forced to take action and felt that he was being used... Thinking of that possibility , Huo Naoxiang suddenly regretted saying this request.

Lord Hashirama's comfort is certainly encouraging, but it at best shows that he has a gentle and approachable personality, and is a truly good person. But do good people deserve to be taken advantage of?

In the silence with only the rising and falling waves, Hashirama didn't answer. He just turned around and looked at Honoka's eyes, which gradually became lonely and shed tears of regret. After walking a long way, he let the wind between the two of them send her a sentence:

"good."

…

The next day, Honoka embarked alone on a cruise ship whose destination was the Kingdom of Wind, but would stop in the Kingdom of the Sea on the way.

The experiment on the Island of Oblivion was in full swing, and the "ultimate psychic beast" was getting stronger day by day. She didn't have much time to waste, and she had to rush back as soon as possible.

"Goodbye, Hashirama-sama!!"

Hashirama on the shore also waved his hands gently.

Huo Noxiang was particularly touched by the fact that Hashirama saw her off early in the morning.

There were not many people on the boat at this time, and there were people waving their hands next to them, as if they were saying goodbye to someone on the shore. Huonoxiang turned her head and looked at the seaside in the hot summer, wearing a bamboo hat, a long sword on her back, and wearing a red cloud. From the perspective of Huonoxiang's black robe, you can even see the forehead protector that has been scratched...

Is Konoha a rebel?

Honoka recognized that symbol. She glanced at the shore and found no suspicious person who might be waving to him... It couldn't be that he was waving to Hashirama-sama, right?

She kept an eye on it, but didn't take it too seriously. Although most of the rebel ninjas were involved in murders and were ruthless, not all of them were unruly and killed innocent people indiscriminately.

Most ninjas, even if they become traitorous ninjas, still have their own pride.

The Caddo Shipping Company's ship stopped at the port of the Kingdom of the Sea. After getting off the ship, Honoka looked back and saw that the cold-tempered Konoha traitor did not follow, but was still sitting on the ship with his eyes closed and concentrating.

"So you are going to the Kingdom of Wind..."

This thought flashed through Huonoxiang's mind.

Although the Fourth Ninja World War has broken out for a long time, its scale is only limited to the "Ninja World". Except for some places selected as battle sites, for many ordinary people in this world, the so-called war does not sound like a war. It is still a vague concept that is extremely out of reach.

Due to its special geographical location, the Kingdom of the Sea is considered a place with extremely convenient transportation and information, so Huonoxiang knows very well that although the Kingdom of Wind has allowed the ninjas of Kumogakure Village to use the road to attack Konoha, it itself is one of the five major countries. The most restrained one has still not sent out any substantial troops until now. The cloud of war has always lingered outside the borders of the Kingdom of Wind, never crossing the border.

This Konoha rebel went to the Land of Wind, and no one knew what he was doing there. There was nothing exciting there except sand...

Although he had already arrived in the Land of the Sea, Hinoka still had to take a boat to the Island of Oblivion. She had bought a ticket, and while waiting for the boat, she bought a copy of today's newspaper from a newspaper boy.

The newspaper was spread out.

A few big words covered half of the page:

"War broke out: The Daimyo of the Land of Wind was assassinated, and the Sand Village declared war on Konoha!!!"

Hinoka frowned. She had previously praised the Land of Wind for its determination, but how could it suddenly...

She sighed.

Alas, the assassination of the daimyo as the head of a country is such a serious matter. No matter how strong the Wind Country is, it is impossible to pretend that nothing happened. The same is true for Konoha. Why would they assassinate the daimyo of another country when the situation is so difficult...

With the heavy heart of the war expanding and all five major ninja villages participating in the war, after reading the main content, Hinoka gradually realized that something was wrong. The daimyo of the Wind Country was assassinated, and the murderer was not Konoha, but a mercenary under Konoha called Akatsuki! !

The newspaper detailed the whole process from the assassination to the declaration of war by the Sand Village on Konoha, which happened last night.

The Sand Village accused Konoha of commissioning hired ninjas to assassinate their daimyo, which violated the wartime agreement. Konoha did not respond to this, but not responding was already a rejection - refusing to hand over the Akatsuki organization that planned to kill the daimyo, so the Sand Village was furious and brazenly joined the battlefield of hunting Konoha.

The newspaper also attached a blurry photo of the members of the Akatsuki organization at the end, and briefly described the origin of this organization.

Looking at the red cloud and black robe in the photo, Hinoka was suddenly stunned.

"I know what he is going to do in the Kingdom of Wind..."

...

At the cost of the death of the head of state and the full expansion of the war, this is the first time that the name of Akatsuki has appeared in front of everyone.

...

"Why do you want to assassinate the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind?" A cold questioning voice rang out in the woods.

"The deal is over. We don't need to report to you how we do things in the Akatsuki organization." The man has a lively and bright orange short hair, but his expression is indifferent. There are black short sticks of unknown shapes stuck in his ears and nose, and his face is as white as a dead person.

At his feet, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer Bee is already dying.

"Do you know how much trouble this will bring to Konoha? Originally, after we repelled Kumogakure, the war was about to end, but because of you-"

"The war is over... Why are you so naive? Jiraiya-sensei," Pein shook his head and pointed at Killer Bee on the ground and said, "As long as the news that we caught this man spreads, the Raikage will not allow the war to end even if he dies in battle."

"And have you asked your Konoha colleagues about this..."

"There is a technique that can summon the dead."

"Will they allow the war to end like this?"

Jiraiya did not speak, but clenched his fists in silence. Now, the biggest obstacle to the end of the war is not the other four ninja villages that are enemies of Konoha, but Konoha itself, which is clamoring for the blood debt of the four ninja villages to be paid with blood...

When he returned to Konoha with reinforcements, he saw the miserable state of Sarutobi teacher on the hospital bed, and also experienced the feeling of burning all over his body when he heard the news that Tsunade was kidnapped by Ning Qi, so he knew very well that hatred is like a virus, it is contagious and addictive...

But the more so, the more you need a firm will to overcome this interlocking curse.

"Hatred will make people lose themselves, and the war cannot continue forever...So, Konoha cannot bear the responsibility for your assassination of the daimyo of the Wind Country. That is not the content of the agreement." Jiraiya declared in a low voice, his hair wet with rain.

Pein glanced at him, stretched out his hand and dragged Killer Bee to his shoulder: "Okay."

When he was about to leave with the spoils.

"Yahiko!!" Jiraiya suddenly roared.

Pein turned around and looked at him quietly.

"Is this the choice of your Akatsuki organization?!"

"You——"

"Isn't this an organization established to achieve peace?!"

"What are you doing now?!"