Aoki Yoru was genuinely happy for her. The Strength of a Hundred Seal belonging to Tsunade wasn't something just anyone could learn—didn't you see that even Shizune hadn't learned it in the original work!
It required an extremely high level of proficiency in Sealing Technique.
However, he believed that Jieyi would have no problems in this regard. She was an internally talented woman; usually, she kept a low profile, but anyone who underestimated her would suffer a great loss.
This was clearly a case of having the reality of a master-disciple relationship without the title, just like Ino Yamanaka in the original work.
Although Sakura had been taken as a disciple by Tsunade, he was more optimistic about Jieyi.
It wasn't because they were closer, but because Jieyi was more mature; she knew what she wanted and could work towards that goal.
Not to mention anything else, Kakashi had simply thrown a book on the Mystical Palm Technique at her, and without anyone to teach her, she had managed to master it entirely on her own.
Later, when she went to the hospital for an internship, she was immediately scouted by the director of the treatment department, which was enough to show her extraordinary talent.
Looking at the original work, Sakura only followed in Tsunade's footsteps. Due to her background, her Chakra reserves were not as high as Tsunade's, so in the end, she only approached Tsunade's level.
But Jieyi might possibly create her own school. Perhaps what Tsunade said was right; she had already carved out her own path.
Suddenly, a faint vibration came from his chest.
Aoki Yoru's expression changed. This was the signal that his clone wanted to contact him.
"What does the clone want with me?"
The clone should be spreading the faith at this time, so what urgent matter could there be to contact him?
One had to know that with the clone's strength, even if he encountered an Kage-level powerhouse, he could calmly retreat unscathed.
After all, he had all his buffs maxed out.
Jieyi also noticed that Aoki Yoru had something to attend to, so she immediately bade him farewell and walked towards her clansmen; the little brats were already waiting impatiently.
At this moment, Aoki Yoru's expression relaxed. The scroll had only vibrated once, which meant it wasn't a life-or-death matter; perhaps it was just some difficulty he had encountered and wanted to discuss with him, the original body.
He didn't worry about it then; since it wasn't urgent, he would see what it was about tonight.
He began to eat the grilled meat unhurriedly. It was a treat he only got once a month, so he couldn't waste it.
In this Ninja World with extremely low productivity, meat was a luxury item and incredibly expensive; otherwise, Choji wouldn't have almost eaten Asuma into bankruptcy.
The sun set, and the twilight quietly spread.
After Aoki Yoru returned home with a full-bellied Nao, he instructed her to walk around to help with digestion and not to lie down on the bed, before heading towards the Forest of Death.
Arriving at the temporary basement, he placed seals all around before spreading the scroll on the ground and forming hand signs.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
"Poof—"
A burst of white smoke emerged, and the Wood Clone appeared before Aoki Yoru.
The two looked at each other, nodded, and bumped fists. The clone's memories flooded into his mind like a tidal wave.
"Poof—"
After the clone completed its mission, it turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared.
...Returning to the time when Aoki Yoru and the Wood Clone separated.
After watching the original body leave, the clone Aoki Yoru sat directly on the ground, touching his chin while thinking about how to acquire faith in the fastest possible time.
He didn't need to rack his brain; the history and wisdom of political intrigue from China's five thousand years, sealed away in his memories of his past life, were already a ready-made textbook.
Whether it was the methods of deification used in peasant uprisings throughout history, or the tactics of political checks and balances, he could use them with ease.
In his view, the spread of faith in the Land of Birds right now was nothing more than a simple historical reenactment.
Suddenly, a famous quote from the ages emerged in his mind: "The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky shall rise; in this year of Jiazi, there will be great prosperity under heaven."
What could be better suited for spreading faith than a war to usurp the state? And wasn't war the fastest way to obtain the negative soul energy that overflowed in the moments of extreme pain, despair, and death?
As for the interference from the neighboring Land of Earth and Land of Wind, he wouldn't hold his ground then; he would just take his core team and run to another country.
Anyway, he didn't really want to usurp the country; he was just using the opportunity to collect faith and negative emotions.
As for whether it would harm the civilians of the Land of Birds, the clone expressed that they were already living worse than pigs and dogs.
Oppressed by nobles, bandits, and gangs, they lived like walking corpses every day. It would be better to take a gamble; what if it succeeded? It would be better than being half-dead like this.
Moreover, Aoki Yoru couldn't be bothered with them anymore. This was the fastest way to obtain faith, and he would explain it to the original body later; surely he would understand.
After determining the general direction, the clone Aoki Yoru now had two or three things to do.
First, go to the Evil God Cult in the Land of Hot Springs, find their books and altars for worshipping the Jashin, and see if he could imitate them to form an altar that could nourish himself.
Second, find his own 'Zhang Jiao' and let him start developing followers for the Evil God Cult.
As for the method, he would imitate the approach of Zhang Jiao from the end of the Han Dynasty in his previous life: developing followers by healing the sick and saving people, and then conducting blood sacrifices. There was no need to worry about the people for the blood sacrifices; there were plenty of bandits and gangsters here.
The third point, and also the most important one, was to fuse the Jashin fragments and energy as soon as possible; otherwise, the previous two points would all be in vain.
He wouldn't be able to collect either faith or negative energy, or these things would serve as a wedding dress for the true Jashin.
Thinking of this, the clone Aoki Yoru stood up and walked towards the outside of the cave.
From now on, his name is — — Yagami Light.
Land of Hot Springs.
A strange church in a small town on the northern border.
At this moment, the floor of the church was covered with corpses, each one pale, as if they had been drained of their essence and blood.
Yagami Light stood in the middle, frowning, without the slightest joy of having defeated the enemy.
The Samehada in his hand, after draining the enemy's Chakra, grinned flatteringly and clung to his body, looking exactly like a pet trying to please its master.
It had been scared by the Natural Energy and didn't want to experience it again.
After leaving the cave, Yagami Light headed straight for the Land of Artisans to find Sosuke, the swordsmith who had forged yerun for him last time.
Upon seeing Samehada, Sosuke immediately revealed a surprised expression and picked it up to study it carefully. He had only heard of sentient swords, but unfortunately, Samehada had always been a treasure of the Hidden Mist Village, and he had never had the chance to see it until now.
However, what he said afterward left Yagami Light extremely disappointed.
Sosuke said it couldn't be modified. Samehada's true form wasn't a sword, but a living Ninja Beast, and it had lived with the Three-Tails for a long time, surviving by devouring the Three-Tails' Chakra.
Later, it was caught by a swordsmith from the Hidden Mist and fixed into the form of a sword using secret techniques, becoming the famous Samehada, one of the seven Ninja Swords of the Hidden Mist Village.
Samehada's core wasn't a sword, but a living creature, and it had already fused tightly with the sword; any modification would be like dismembering it alive.
At this moment, Samehada also heard their conversation and was immediately startled. Its body moved, detaching from the swordsmith's hand, sliding along the ground to Yagami Light's side to flatteringly please him.
Afterwards, the disappointed Aoki Yoru picked up Samehada and resealed it. After all, it was too conspicuous, and it could easily lead to associations with the original body.
Before leaving, he even wiped Sosuke's memory using a genjutsu.
Although he was not proficient in genjutsu, he still had the Sharingan. Before leaving, the original body had left him two Three-Tomoe Sharingan to deal with various emergencies, giving him two extra lives.
It wasn't that Aoki Yoru was generous, but that the clone carried almost all his expectations, and all the good things were on him. If it was really lost, he wouldn't even have a place to cry.
This was related to the hope of whether he could understand the essence of this world and reach the pinnacle.