Miroku subconsciously looked at her body and found no changes.
She originally thought that after transforming into a demon, demonic traits would appear on her body, but fortunately, there were none.
Otherwise, she would definitely have to find an excuse to explain it to the rest of the Land of Demons.
Miroku clenched her fists again.
She quickly felt her body becoming stronger.
If she was only slightly stronger than an ordinary human before, her physical fitness could now rival that of a Chunin.
Natsuki also noticed this.
After transforming into a demon, her physical fitness was stronger than Konan and Yahiko when they first transformed.
Natsuki suspected it was because she possessed the special power of the Priestess lineage.
This special power remained active even after she transformed into a demon.
Judging from the original work, this power was not inferior to Moryo.
Natsuki currently had six demons.
But the demon with the greatest potential, he felt, was Miroku, who would likely reach Kage-level in the future.
As for Yahiko, Konan, Fuushin, and the others, he could at most guarantee they would become Jonin.
"What do you need me to do?"
Miroku looked up, meeting his gaze.
"Just be a good Priestess of the Land of Demons."
Natsuki said casually.
"...?"
Miroku was momentarily stunned.
"You don't understand business. The Dawn Company's business in the Land of Demons will still be handled by Fuushin."
Natsuki thought for a moment and added. "If he encounters difficulties, I will have him ask for your help."
"Y-yes, Master."
Miroku hesitated for a moment and changed her form of address.
Natsuki subconsciously looked at her.
You're a Priestess, after all.
Who taught you to call me that?
"No need to call me Master."
Natsuki shook his head and said. "Just call me Lord, like Fuushin and the others."
He didn't really mind.
But if others heard it, especially Yakushi Nonou and Nawaki, he wouldn't be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
"Yes, Lord Natsuki."
Miroku breathed a sigh of relief.
From their brief interaction, being controlled by Natsuki hadn't resulted in anything she found repulsive.
It seemed he truly was a man of his word.
"The mission is complete. We will return to Konoha tomorrow."
Natsuki instructed. "Write a letter to our Lord Hokage detailing what happened in the Land of Demons."
"Returning tomorrow?"
A look of surprise appeared on Miroku's face.
"What? You want me to stay?"
Natsuki chuckled and asked.
"Lord Natsuki, I will follow all your arrangements."
Miroku subconsciously shook her head, but then felt it wasn't quite right, so she said.
"Don't write that Moryo has been destroyed. Just write that I subdued it and you temporarily sealed it."
Natsuki patted her head, turned, and left.
He wasn't some saint. Miroku was beautiful and offering herself to him, so he naturally couldn't remain completely unmoved.
But she was too young. He'd leave it for later.
The next day arrived. Natsuki had Yakushi Nonou and Nawaki wait at the entrance while he walked into the Priestess Shrine alone.
"Lord Natsuki."
Miroku proactively came up to him and handed him a letter.
"Thank you."
After reading the letter, Natsuki said. "I will return to the Land of Demons when I have free time. See you next time."
He put away the letter, walked out of the Priestess Shrine, and headed toward Konoha with Yakushi Nonou and Nawaki.
Miroku ran a few steps to the doorway, watching their retreating figures, feeling somewhat dazed for a moment.
Too many things had happened recently, leaving her caught off guard.
Fortunately, the outcome was perfect.
The tragic fate of the Priestess lineage that had lasted for nearly a thousand years had finally been ended by her.
Snapping out of it, Miroku suddenly felt a bit lost as to what she should do now.
Four days later, at the entrance of Konoha.
"You guys head back first. I'm going to see Lord Hokage."
Natsuki stopped and said.
"Then we'll wait for you at home."
Nawaki nodded and walked down another path with Yakushi Nonou.
Natsuki, on the other hand, went to the Hokage's office.
After receiving permission, he pushed the door open and walked in.
"You're back?"
Seeing Natsuki, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked with a smile. "You were gone for quite a while this time. What mission did Priestess Miroku give you?"
The mission Miroku issued to Konoha was very simple: just have Natsuki go to the Land of Demons.
But for him to be gone for a month, there must have been other tasks.
"Lord Hokage, this is a letter from Her Highness the Priestess for you."
Natsuki handed over Miroku's letter and said. "The specific details of the mission are explained inside."
Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen opened the letter and began reading.
When he read that Moryo had broken free, a look of shock appeared on his face.
Because the last time Moryo broke free, Konoha had also sent ninjas to support the Land of Demons.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was very clear about Moryo's strength. It was at least equivalent to half a Tailed Beast.
The most troublesome part was that it was immortal and could only be sealed using Fuinjutsu.
Moreover, ordinary Fuinjutsu were useless. Only the Fuinjutsu used by the Priestess, whose power shared the same origin as Moryo, was effective.
Soon, Sarutobi Hiruzen read about the battle between Moryo and Nawaki, and then Natsuki.
When he read that Natsuki suppressed Moryo, he felt a sense of astonishment.
Blood Demon Art: Ice Crystals. From the description, it sounded like a blood secret jutsu of the Chinoike Clan.
But it had definitely been modified by Natsuki.
The Lightning Giant and the Iron Sand Sword were not blood secret jutsu of the Chinoike Clan.
The former looked like a Lightning Release ninjutsu, but the latter looked like... Magnet Release.
"You learned Magnet Release?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked up at Natsuki.
"Lord Hokage has sharp eyes."
Natsuki admitted.
"How is this possible?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen froze for a moment and couldn't help but ask. "How did you learn it?"
"After fighting Rasa, I had an idea."
Natsuki said without changing his expression. "Magnetic force is usually related to electricity. Starting from Lightning Release, I mastered electromagnetic force."
He raised his hand, gripped a kunai, and then used Railgun.
Lightning instantly flickered around the kunai.
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew about Railgun before, but he just thought it was Lightning Release.
Being reminded by Natsuki, and taking a closer look, he finally discovered the difference.
It was called Lightning Release, but it was actually electromagnetic force.
Natsuki dispelled the Railgun and waved his hand casually.
All the iron-containing objects on the Hokage's desk flew up.
"..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
The process of mastering Magnet Release was described so simply. He really wanted to complain.
He had to admit, geniuses were just that unreasonable.
"After mastering the five natures, I tried to fuse them together, attempting to learn Kekkei Genkai, but unfortunately, I didn't succeed."
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and said. "In the end, I settled for the next best thing and combined them, forming combination ninjutsu."
"The power of Lord Hokage's combination ninjutsu is not inferior to Kekkei Genkai."
Natsuki immediately said.
He wasn't flattering him.
Judging from his performance in the original work, it was indeed true.
Especially his Five Release: Great Combo Technique, whose power was astonishing.
"You sure know how to talk."
Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but laugh. "I'm looking forward to seeing the expressions of Sunagakure when they find out you learned Magnet Release. It must be very entertaining."
Magnet Release was the signature Kekkei Genkai of Sunagakure.
Natsuki was a Konoha ninja of the Hokage lineage.
Coupled with the fact that he had captured Rasa and Pakura, he could be called a mortal enemy of Sunagakure.
For him to learn Magnet Release, anyone would find it very awkward.
"You completed this mission very well, and Miroku also promised in the letter to give Konoha more missions in the future."
Sarutobi Hiruzen paused and said. "I have decided to make you the Anbu Commander."
"Thank you, Lord Hokage."
Natsuki raised an eyebrow and hurriedly said.
He hadn't expected Sarutobi Hiruzen to make him the Commander directly.
After all, between Squad Captain and Commander, there was still a Vice Commander.
"Go to the Anbu base tomorrow and complete the handover with Zo."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a chuckle. "I'm looking forward to your future performance."
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
Natsuki said in a serious tone. "I definitely won't disappoint you."
"You've worked hard for a month. Go and rest."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said.
Hearing this, Natsuki turned and left.
Sarutobi Hiruzen then relayed the appointment of Natsuki as Anbu Commander to the Anbu.
The Anbu was subordinate to the Hokage and only followed his orders.
Coupled with the fact that Natsuki was indeed qualified to be the Commander, this appointment didn't cause much of a stir in the Anbu.
But in Root, when Shimura Danzo heard this order, he rushed to the Hokage's office at lightning speed.
The reason was simple.
Root was part of the Anbu.
After Natsuki became the Anbu Commander, he could also influence Root.
When Zo was the Anbu Commander before, Shimura Danzo could ignore him.
Because he had no faction backing him.
Natsuki was different.
He was Orochimaru's student and had a good relationship with Tsunade.
If he insisted on targeting Root, it would cause him a lot of trouble.
"Hiruzen!"
As soon as Shimura Danzo opened his mouth, he demanded. "Why did you make Natsuki the Anbu Commander?"
"Is there a problem with him becoming the Anbu Commander?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked back.
"He's too young!"
Shimura Danzo said very dissatisfiedly. "The Anbu Commander needs to be an experienced ninja!"
"Being young and being experienced are not mutually exclusive."
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said.
"How are they not mutually exclusive?"
Shimura Danzo stated his goal. "I suggest this matter needs further consideration!"
"Enough. The Anbu is under my jurisdiction, not yours!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face darkened as he said. "My order has been issued, and I absolutely will not retract it!"
Shimura Danzo was so angry he froze in place.
He hadn't expected Sarutobi Hiruzen to be so insistent, not even giving him a chance to discuss it.
Could it be that making Natsuki the Anbu Commander was meant to target him?
Shimura Danzo couldn't help but think of a possibility.
His heart tightened, thinking he had to pause the Wood Release experiments for a while.
Because of Natsuki's butterfly effect, Orochimaru hadn't collaborated with Shimura Danzo on the Wood Release experiments.
But Shimura Danzo still embarked on the path of restarting the Wood Release experiments.
Natsuki returned to the Senju clan compound.
He didn't know that Shimura Danzo had gone to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Even if he knew, he would just laugh it off.
After all, he now had enough strength to counter Shimura Danzo.
Coupled with the help of Orochimaru and Tsunade, he held the advantage.
Early the next morning.
Natsuki arrived at the Anbu base.
"Lord Natsuki."
Zo, who was waiting at the entrance, came up to greet him.
"Sorry for the trouble, Zo."
Natsuki nodded and said.
Although he had taken Zo's position as Anbu Commander, the ninja world was like this: strength reigned supreme.
"Please follow me."
Zo led the way.
Before long, they arrived in front of an office.
"This is the Commander's office."
Zo introduced.
Natsuki looked around. It was much larger than a Squad Captain's office.
But the furnishings inside looked about the same.
However, that was normal.
The Anbu was not an administrative department. Most of the time, they were out executing missions.
The time spent sitting in the office working was very little, so there was no need for elaborate decorations.
"Lord Natsuki, this is the roster of Anbu and Root members."
Zo pointed to the documents on the desk and said.
Hearing Root, Natsuki narrowed his eyes slightly.
After sitting down, he began to read the documents.
The Anbu had a total of four squads, with seventeen people in each squad.
Root was considered the fifth squad, and officially, it also had seventeen people.
But the official roster was just that. In reality, the number of Root members was quite large.
After all, they could have unofficial members.
Root's unofficial members were actually no different from official members. They were all brainwashed and possessed good strength.
"Although Root belongs to the Anbu, under normal circumstances, we Anbu do not give direct orders to Root."
Zo explained. "If we want Root to coordinate with Anbu operations, we need to request permission from Lord Hokage."
Natsuki nodded slightly, not surprised.
"But the Anbu has the authority to monitor Root."
Zo added. "If we discover Root conducting major operations, we need to report it to Lord Hokage."
Natsuki couldn't help but smile slightly.
This authority was quite crucial to him.
He might have to rely on it to bring down Shimura Danzo in the future.
After all, he knew exactly what Shimura Danzo was doing behind the scenes.
Natsuki quickly finished reading the roster.
He also saw a familiar name: Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eldest son. He was the captain of the First Anbu Squad.
Natsuki remembered that in the original work, he eventually became the Anbu Commander.
The reason he was only a Squad Captain now was that his strength and merits were insufficient.
In truth, Natsuki had taken his position.
Besides that, it also mentioned Zo's job change, going from Commander to Vice Commander.
The former Vice Commander went to the Fourth Squad to be the captain.
The Vice Commander's main job was to assist the Commander.
"You can go now."
Natsuki waved his hand and said. "If I have any questions, I'll find you."
Hearing this, Zo turned and left.
Natsuki put down the documents in his hand and fell into thought.
Should he plant his own subordinates in the Anbu?
Now that he had become the Anbu Commander, he had this authority.
But thinking about it carefully, where did he have that many subordinates?
Transfer Chino, Fuushin, and Hyo-onna back? There was no need.
The remaining ones, like Miroku and Konan, were not suitable to enter Konoha's Anbu.
Natsuki shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
Next, he would continue unlocking his abilities.
Especially the recently awakened Kikyo template, for which he had to learn quite a few ninjutsu again.
And these ninjutsu all fell under the category of secret jutsu and forbidden jutsu, making them extremely difficult to learn.
Even with the Sharingan, it wouldn't help much.
Natsuki planned to learn Fuinjutsu first.
Fuinjutsu didn't have rank requirements, so he could learn low-level Fuinjutsu.
Plus, he had a ready-made teacher: Uzumaki Kushina.
After becoming the Anbu Commander, the work was similar to being a Squad Captain: sorting intelligence and selecting important intelligence to report to the Hokage.
By the afternoon, Natsuki had roughly familiarized himself with the Anbu Commander's work and returned to the Senju clan compound.
"Kushina."
Natsuki found Uzumaki Kushina and said. "I want to learn Fuinjutsu."
"Learn Fuinjutsu?"
Uzumaki Kushina's eyes immediately lit up, and she said. "That's great! From now on, I won't be learning Fuinjutsu alone!"
"Natsuki, why do you want to learn Fuinjutsu?"
Nawaki, who was not far away, heard their conversation and asked curiously.
"After fighting Moryo, I found that Fuinjutsu is still the most effective against this kind of large monster."
Natsuki casually made up an excuse. "Therefore, I want to try learning Fuinjutsu."
"...?"
Nawaki was instantly full of question marks.
You clearly suppressed Moryo until it couldn't move, and you're saying Fuinjutsu is the most effective?
I was right there!
"We're going to learn Fuinjutsu now. Bye."
Uzumaki Kushina pulled Natsuki to the living room.
"Why go back to the living room?"
Natsuki asked, puzzled.
"Fuinjutsu is different from ordinary ninjutsu. It requires patterns, which are sealing formulas, to be executed."
Uzumaki Kushina said with a smile. "Our first lesson is to learn how to draw these sealing formulas."
Natsuki recalled for a moment. It was indeed true.
The vast majority of Fuinjutsu had complex formulas.
The most classic was the pattern on Uzumaki Naruto's stomach, which was the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style.
Uzumaki Kushina took out a summoning storage scroll.
She opened it, and soon the table was covered with blank scrolls.
"I'll teach you how to draw the first Fuinjutsu first."
Uzumaki Kushina dipped her index finger in ink and began drawing on a blank scroll.
Soon, a double arc appeared.
"You try."
Uzumaki Kushina looked at him with a face full of anticipation and said.
Natsuki nodded and extended his index finger.
He glanced at the pattern Uzumaki Kushina had drawn and began to draw.
"It's exactly the same? Did you learn how to paint?"
Uzumaki Kushina asked with a look of surprise.
Natsuki was slightly taken aback, then suddenly thought of the reason.
He hadn't learned how to paint, but he had the painting talent brought by the Nami template.
"No."
Natsuki replied. "It's probably just because my painting talent is pretty good."
"Having painting talent will save a lot of time when learning Fuinjutsu."
Uzumaki Kushina said with a smile. "Maybe you'll reach half my level."
"Why only half?"
Natsuki pinched her cheek and asked.
"I am a super genius of the Uzumaki Clan!"
Uzumaki Kushina snorted lightly and said proudly.
"Then I can't embarrass you."
Natsuki smiled and said.
"Believe in my strength!"
Uzumaki Kushina puffed out her chest and said.
Natsuki took a look and thought to himself, it's hard to believe.
"Next, let's learn how to draw the second Fuinjutsu!"
Uzumaki Kushina said, full of motivation.
Just as she said before, having one more person to keep her company while learning Fuinjutsu, especially Natsuki, naturally made her very happy.
"I'll just learn five Fuinjutsu first."
Natsuki withdrew his gaze and reminded her.
"Mm."
Uzumaki Kushina nodded and said. "Fuinjutsu is too difficult. You really shouldn't learn too many at once."
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