In the time that followed, relying on his extraordinary talent, Ning Feng finally mastered Sage Mode (Beginner Level) completely.
At this moment, with nothing more than a single thought, he could instantly expend a shadow clone and enter Sage Mode in the blink of an eye.
The feeling was indescribably exhilarating.
And during this same period, Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima finally managed to fully adapt to the endless shocks Ning Feng kept throwing at them.
At the very beginning, just like before, the two sages were utterly stunned—so shocked that it was almost beyond description.
But soon, their astonishment grew less and less. By the end, they had even become somewhat numb to it.
It wasn't that Ning Feng had stopped bringing them new surprises; rather, he brought too many new surprises. The two sages were shocked to the point of complete numbness—utterly numb to the extreme.
Compared to the two sages, however, his teacher Namikaze Minato was much calmer. He merely wore a smile on his face, without showing much shock at all.
After all, Minato had long been aware of—and well acquainted with—Ning Feng's heaven-defying talent.
Before long, after Ning Feng had completely finished mastering Sage Mode (Beginner Level), Namikaze Minato led him away.
After all, now that Ning Feng had learned senjutsu, Mount Myōboku no longer held any special significance for him.
As Ning Feng and Namikaze Minato used the Reverse Summoning Technique, when the two of them opened their eyes again, they found themselves once more in the conference hall of the Land of Iron.
The hall was empty, with no ninjas present. The only one waiting quietly was Mifune, the samurai of the Land of Iron.
Seeing the two appear, Mifune finally let out a sigh of relief and quickly cupped his fists.
"Seeing that the two Kage disappeared without saying goodbye, I hurriedly sent people to search for you. We finally found you…"
Hearing this, Minato hadn't expected Mifune to be so concerned and immediately showed a guilty expression.
"Lord Mifune, my apologies. Uchiha Feng and I only left temporarily to handle a small matter…"
At those words, Mifune finally set his mind at ease.
For Mifune, this summit had been organized by him. If he were to lose a few key figures, he would not be able to bear the responsibility.
"That's good, then!"
After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Mifune, the two prepared to leave the Land of Iron.
As for Mifune himself, Ning Feng actually held him in fairly high regard.
In the original story, Mifune was also a figure of great renown, one of the few individuals in the ninja world who truly possessed prestige.
Soon, Mifune dispatched a group of samurai to guard Ning Feng and Namikaze Minato, escorting them out of the Land of Iron.
With the Flying Thunder God Technique, the traveling speed of Ning Feng and Minato naturally needed no mention.
After leaving the Land of Iron, Ning Feng parted ways with his teacher Minato and headed straight for the Hidden Rain Village.
It had to be said that this Five Kage Summit had brought Ning Feng extremely rich rewards. In particular, the Hidden Rain Village under his control had been acknowledged as the Sixth Great Ninja Village. What that truly represented—no one understood better than Ning Feng himself.
Not to mention that after the summit, Teacher Minato had even taken him to Mount Myōboku, allowing him to learn Sage Mode.
And just as Ning Feng was thinking about all this, his Mangekyō Sharingan suddenly, coldly, picked up on something…
At this very moment, a large number of ninjas were rapidly closing in on him. Leading them was none other than the Five-Tails Jinchūriki—Han!
Clearly, the Five-Tails Jinchūriki had been lying in ambush here for quite some time.
"Iwagakure ninjas…"
The corner of Ning Feng's mouth lifted slightly as he thought to himself that Iwagakure truly had no intention of letting him go.
Then again, it made sense. No one would tolerate the rise of a so-called Sixth Great Ninja Village that could threaten their own rule.
And just as Ning Feng was thinking this, a massive chakra net had appeared in the sky at some unknown point, sweeping down toward him at high speed.
At the same time, four figures that clearly did not belong to Iwagakure emerged in the sky, quietly observing Ning Feng's every subtle movement from the shadows.
Although Ning Feng wasn't paying special attention to them, his keen Mangekyō Sharingan still recognized their identities in the very first instant.
Xuanyuan Bofeng: Level 53, Xuanyuan Group, S-rank missing-nin, Diamond-tier BOSS!
Xuanyuan Shangmen: Level 54, Xuanyuan Group, S-rank missing-nin, Diamond-tier BOSS!
Xuanyuan Rire: Level 55, Xuanyuan Group, S-rank missing-nin, Diamond-tier BOSS!
Xuanyuan Gaotian: Level 53, Xuanyuan Group, S-rank missing-nin, Diamond-tier BOSS!
…
If Ning Feng hadn't looked closely at their names and affiliations, it wouldn't have mattered much—but the moment he did, his brows furrowed deeply.
Especially the words "Xuanyuan Group", which made him feel a distinct sense of threat.
One had to know that in the original story, the Xuanyuan Group were descendants of the Xuanyuan Clan. They were a mercenary organization similar to Akatsuki, specializing in taking money to eliminate problems.
In the black market, they were even known as "ninja hunters."
In the original story, the Xuanyuan Group had once gone after Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage, A, for an enormous sum of money.
If Tsunade hadn't discovered the "explosive insects" inside A's body back then, he would have likely died long ago.
Make no mistake—so long as the price was high enough, the Xuanyuan Group were terrifying figures who even dared to assassinate the Kage of major ninja villages.
What Ning Feng hadn't expected was that Iwagakure, in order to kill him, would actually go so far as to hire the Xuanyuan Group to oversee the operation.
In truth, the ninjas of the Xuanyuan Group themselves weren't especially formidable. However, the "explosive insects" they cultivated were even smaller than air itself, easily inhaled without anyone noticing.
Whenever a ninja used chakra, these explosive insects would rapidly grow in response, directly causing the inhaling ninja's body to burst apart. It could truly be said to be impossible to guard against.
Even Ning Feng himself wouldn't dare use chakra-based ninjutsu under the threat of explosive insects.
Unfortunately for them, if Ning Feng hadn't trained in Sage Mode, he might have been wary of the Xuanyuan Group's presence…
But now that he had already mastered Sage Mode, Ning Feng didn't fear the Xuanyuan Group in the slightest.
As the chakra net was about to descend, Ning Feng flashed forward, appearing directly in front of the Five-Tails Jinchūriki who was commanding the operation. The speed was so fast it was utterly jaw-dropping.
And Han, the Five-Tails Jinchūriki, probably never imagined that Ning Feng had long since placed a space–time mark on his body.
With just a single mark, Ning Feng could effortlessly appear right in front of the Five-Tails Jinchūriki!
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