Chapter 268: Six Paths Sage (3K+)
"Many ninjas in Leaf Village have those golden lights in their eyes again!"
Ōnoki frowned deeply. He didn't know who in Leaf Village had developed this new jutsu. He only knew that all ninjas whose eyes glowed golden had greatly increased in strength and seemed to no longer fear death.
This prevented their attacks on Leaf Village from making good progress. Under the enhancement of this jutsu, Leaf Village's ordinary ninjas became difficult to handle.
"Haven't the Hidden Mist Village and Hidden Sand Village people arrived yet?"
Ōnoki asked. Originally, he had only intended to wait for those two villages to arrive so that he and the Fourth Raikage would no longer need to be wary of each other and could free up their hands to break through Leaf Village. But the ninjas from these two villages had not appeared yet, which made him feel that something was amiss.
"There's intelligence that the Land of Water seems to have fallen into great chaos… Hidden Mist Village has also undergone a major change. They probably won't intervene in this war."
After Ōnoki asked, he found that the intelligence was vague, only saying that Leaf Village's Uchiha Shisui had likely attacked Hidden Mist Village earlier, and that Hidden Mist Village had suffered important casualties.
However, due to the great chaos in Leaf Village, these messages were not taken seriously at the time. Now, thinking about it, it was very strange that two of the Five Great Ninja Villages had been attacked one after another.
Huang Tu, wearing armor, flashed in from outside. He looked solemn and said to his father,
"Just now, intelligence came that the Land of Fire's capital was attacked, and the Daimyo is dead!"
Ōnoki's expression was startled. Attacking the Daimyo?!
In the ninja world, regardless of the stance of the various ninja villages, they were always loyal to their country and Daimyo.
The Daimyo and the country supported the ninja villages, and the ninja villages existed as the country's most powerful war institutions, embodying the nation's military might.
Aside from notorious rogue ninjas, few ninjas would target a country's capital and important nobles for assassination. Once such an act occurred, it would undoubtedly be met with full pursuit from the ninja villages.
But now, someone had directly and brazenly attacked and killed the Daimyo of the Land of Fire?!
The next moment, another figure quickly walked in, glanced at the group, and spoke,
"Lord Ōnoki, Fourth Raikage · Ai just now seemed to have quickly left the front line with a few squad members!"
"Which direction did they go?!"
Ōnoki vaguely caught something, but was still unsure. He pressed for an answer.
The newcomer thought for a moment and said,
"Probably… in the direction of Cloud Village and the Land of Lightning."
Ōnoki's heart exploded. That previously elusive thought became incredibly clear.
He quickly flew in the air for a moment and landed on the table.
"Not good, it's those guys who attacked Leaf Village. They are hunting down high-ranking officials of various countries!"
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Hyuga Hiashi's body was wrapped in bandages. He was severely injured by Tao Bai Bai's single blow that broke his Rotation. Although medical ninjas tried their best to treat him, he was still unable to participate in combat and could only stay in the village's command center.
He remained wary of that mysterious woman and therefore was unwilling to accept the so-called Golden Blessing.
However, it was undeniable that everyone who accepted that blessing had their physique visibly strengthened, especially genin and chunin, whose average combat power greatly increased under the enhancement of this power.
This was the reason Leaf Village could still hold on under the pincer attack of the two ninja villages.
Suddenly, Hiashi stood up, as if he had seen something incredible.
"What's wrong? Is there a new situation?"
Jiraiya, who was temporarily acting as Leaf Village's combat commander, was mentally strained. These days, he had to both manage the village's command, as there were many dissenting voices within the clans of the various ninja villages at this time, requiring him to repeatedly step forward to appease and coordinate.
On the other hand, Jiraiya also had to personally participate in battles, working with Uchiha Shisui to block the top combat forces of the two villages.
Tian Yi leaned by the window, not looking in the direction outside the village, but she seemed to know everything. She chuckled and said,
"Two days are up. We won this defense battle."
Jiraiya still couldn't believe the woman's words, but Hyuga Hiashi indeed spoke with some hesitation.
"The Fourth Raikage and the Tsuchikage seem to have left the front line, and the ninjas of both villages are retreating in a withdrawal formation from the Leaf Village barrier!"
Soon, the intelligence ninjas and Anbu within the village all reported, confirming the intelligence that the ninjas of both villages had begun to retreat.
Jiraiya's heart relaxed. Regardless, they had ultimately defended Leaf Village.
Tian Yi looked at the faint golden glow emanating from the back mountain, thinking to herself that she had indeed borrowed a lot of Tao Bai Bai's influence this time, but such a gift would eventually be demanded back with interest by that madman.
She had to prepare countermeasures in advance before that happened.
Facing an abnormal guy like Tao Bai Bai, directly becoming his enemy, Tian Yi did not think it was a good choice. The opponent grew extremely fast and was accompanied by a certain "strong luck." Every person who thought they were stronger than him ended up being hunted down themselves while trying to hunt Tao Bai Bai.
In a place like Infinite Dimensional Space, friends are always much more valuable than enemies. The woman fell into thought.
Her posture by the window was very relaxed, as if she wasn't worried at all about someone trying to assassinate her. This made Le Ren, who was standing on the other side holding a sword, somewhat puzzled.
At this moment, Le Ren's eyes also had a golden glow. He had received the blessing of the Golden Law. Even if he would become a Faded in the future, this ability to gain extra attributes under the blessing was already powerful enough.
Almost in some sense, it already had an effect similar to space.
But he knew very well that introducing other power systems into a mission-derived world would cause extreme changes in the world line, and such changes could not produce high-level singularity points, and would also cause Reincarnators to suffer the hostility of the world will and be hunted down by powerful plot characters in the mission world.
He didn't understand why Miss Tian Yi seemed completely unafraid of anyone trying to kill her.
Unless… the one who planted the Golden Tree and bore the Golden Law was not her…
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Special Trial · perfect benevolence and supreme goodness, Stage One Completed
You have unlocked Special Trial · perfect benevolence and supreme goodness Stage Two
Stage Two: Within three days, find Ping Zhongshi, who spread the intelligence, and ensure he is not killed until the mission ends.
Note: The plot character Ping Zhongshi has undergone a major change. The difficulty of this mission has changed. If this trial fails, the card · virtue will not be lost from your backpack.
Bai Cangshu looked at the refreshed space prompt in front of him. This was the second time the space had actively offered to reduce the penalty for a mission, following the intrusion of Black King · Luffy in the Pirate World.
This also reminded Bai Cangshu from another perspective that the difficulty of this special trial's second stage had been raised to a terrifying level. In the space's judgment, even he, a Reincarnator of the "Bing · Ji" rank with broken combat power, was very likely completely incapable of completing the mission.
Only in such circumstances would the space modify the penalty and provide additional care to Reincarnators due to a conflict with the fundamental rule of the space, which is "impossible for unavoidable death missions to occur."
Bai Cangshu looked at Shimura Danzo, who was tied to the back of a summoned beast not far from him, and understood that this trial mission had still changed.
The Ping Zhongshi mission line, which was originally expected to be related to the Leaf Village or Uchiha faction, was no longer about rescuing him or killing a powerful plot character for him, but about ensuring he would not be killed.
The wording here was also very subtle.
"Ensure he is not killed." There was no objective pronoun added here, not specifying who would kill him, whether it was a new Reincarnator, a ninja from Leaf Village, or some plot character.
And in terms of difficulty, what could make the space believe that a "Bing · Ji" rank Reincarnator with broken combat power would very likely be completely incapable of completing the mission…
There were most likely only two possibilities.
High-level Reincarnators thrown in again, whose rating might be close to "Xiong" rank or even already reached "Xiong" rank.
Or, those truly top-tier powerhouses who have not appeared in this world yet, Six Paths Level plot characters who are beyond Kage level and can elevate the combat power level of this world.
"I say, it's about time you gave up trying to kill me."
Bai Cangshu looked down at the beautiful woman. She was slowly and, she thought, discreetly trying to pull out a sharp blade from under her skirt.
Because of his enormous size, Bai Cangshu, merely by lowering his head, exerted a terrifying pressure that made the woman's face as white as paper.
The ninja who had unsuccessfully tried to assassinate Bai Cangshu from behind with a kunai was now engulfed in flames, struggling to fall from the summoned beast's back, lifeless.
"You can't kill me."
Bai Cangshu told the other party plainly, without any hint of boasting or self-satisfaction. He was merely stating a fact that the other party was unwilling to believe.
Even if Bai Cangshu stood there without any defense, ordinary humans would have no way to kill him. Neither sharp blades nor potent poisons, even if they could affect Bai Cangshu, his regeneration ability and immortality would allow him to revive.
The only feasible way for ordinary people to kill Bai Cangshu would probably be to trap him in an environment from which he could never escape, and then starve him to death. After his body lost all nourishment, his cells would slowly lose activity, and his regeneration ability and immortality would eventually be exhausted, leading to his death.
Bai Cangshu grabbed the woman and casually tossed her towards the crowd. Amidst a chorus of exclamations, she knocked over a large group of people.
Now, these pure ordinary people could hardly give him any rewards. Neither dimensional points nor Killing Intent Ripple could be significantly gained from such individuals.
Bai Cangshu was originally interested in continuing to play with these ordinary people, letting them witness the difference between truly extraordinary beings and ordinary people, but the update of Special Trial · Stage Two made him lose interest.
Bai Cangshu had already realized what Tian Yi's so-called true method of manipulating him was.
She actually made a previously ordinary plot character in this world, Ping Zhongshi, the bearer of the golden law!
Bai Cangshu turned around and met the gaze of Pingzhong Hua, who was sitting on the summoned beast's back with a somewhat bewildered expression.
"Your husband certainly did something remarkable…"
Bai Cangshu's cruel smile sent shivers down Pingzhong Hua's spine. She didn't know what her husband had done, but she knew very well that angering this Tao Bai Bai would lead to no good end, even for the great figures among the ninjas.
Shi, what did you do… Where are you…?
...
On the border of the Land of Fire, Fourth Raikage · Ai, who was on a long-distance dash preparing to return to the Land of Lightning's capital, suddenly saw a peculiar figure. Under the full moon, the person was clad in a special black armor, with an overly large sword strapped to their back.
More importantly, golden light gleamed from their body.
Ai initially didn't want to pay attention, but for some reason, he felt that this golden light was very similar to the light in the eyes of the ninjas in Leaf Village. He suddenly felt a dislike for this person.
Ping Zhongshi also noticed something at the same time. He turned his head, golden rings in his pupils glowing. He saw that group of ninjas, and a faintly visible old man in white robes floating in the air behind them, holding a black shakujo, with black magatama on the chest of his white robe.
That was… Six Paths Sage!