Putting aside the "Hundred Clans Struggle for Hegemony" plan of the young family governor Kosugi, the four sound ninjas escorted the seriously injured Fuuma Lan and stumbled back to the sound ninja village. Orochimaru seemed to have some understanding of what happened in the Bear Country. .
After letting Fuuma Lan go down to recover from his injuries, Orochimaru asked the four Oto Ninjas to describe what happened, not missing every detail, and asked in great detail.
After verifying that there were no contradictions in their words, Orochimaru asked everyone to put the matter down.
"It's really weird, an almost meaningless battle. Kabuto, did I miss something?"
"Lord Orochimaru, I don't have enough information, so I can't judge."
Kabuto Yakushi, who rarely took the time to visit the Sound Ninja Village to exchange information, replied with some embarrassment,
"If those people didn't lie, has Lan's strength improved too horribly? Now, I'm not sure I can win."
"You are definitely no match! Kabuto, you underestimated how terrifying Arashi is when he fights with all his strength. However, this is not to blame for your misjudgment..."
Orochimaru said with great certainty,
"Because, his opponent...the orphan of the Kaguya clan is an even more terrifying monster. Even without using all his strength, he can overwhelm Lan Xian, who is going all out."
"Are you actually...so powerful?"
"Children today are indeed scary. The fourth generation Hokage back then may not have been so strong at this age. Of course, it doesn't mean that Golden Flash's talent and potential are worse than them..."
The most talented thing about Namikaze Minato is his understanding of time and space ninjutsu and his physical reaction ability. Before he reached adulthood, he was not necessarily better than Shunshen Shisui, Hatake Kakashi and other geniuses, but he had to wait until his body matured. , if you accumulate more and more, your strength will increase rapidly.
"It's a pity that he died too early. If he could live to this day, Jiraiya's proud disciple might really live up to the expectations of the son of destiny. Even if... the leader of the 'Akatsuki' organization may not dare to provoke Konoha even if he has the Samsara Eye. village."
Orochimaru was defeated in the Fourth Hokage election, and he was somewhat resentful. This was also due to his dissatisfaction with his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi and the villagers who abandoned him because of their preference for the new and the old. That "little sun"-like Namikaze Minato really didn't exist. Although he has a lot of disgust, he also quite recognizes his strength and ability.
Things have changed, and more than three years later, Orochimaru, who was expelled from Konoha Village, can no longer return to his original state.
"Then...is there something wrong with Lan? Although the Earth Curse Seal is powerful, it will not increase his strength to this point."
"No, before the Earth Curse Seal was applied, his strength began to increase strangely. It was just not obvious at first, but then it became faster and faster, and even I couldn't ignore it."
When rating each "consumable" and confirming their qualifications, their potential was basically understood. Otherwise, Orochimaru wouldn't be so negligent about the Fuuma clan's surrender.
There was a possibility of errors in judgment back then, but there would not be such a big error. Orochimaru had received the best ninja education after all, and was one of the "Three Ninjas" who had cultivated talents one after another in the past and future. It depends on people. His vision would not be so bad.
At that time, Feng Molan was indeed not outstanding enough for people to look forward to, and it was seriously inconsistent with the heights he could achieve now.
"Does the Feng Mo clan have a secret technique that is kept secret?"
Yakushi Kabuto tentatively guessed, and Orochimaru was also a little unsure, so he said in a playful way:
"I didn't find any abnormalities in his body, which... makes people very curious. Either I really made a mistake, or there are existences and secrets that are far beyond my understanding at work."
"Then do you want to interrogate Feng Molan?"
"No need, there are unknown changes, which is a good thing. It proves that there is a brand new unknown field waiting for me to explore. Anyway, the curse seal of the earth has been implanted in him. From body to mind, everything will belong to me sooner or later."
When Orochimaru spoke proudly, the four sound ninjas were worrying around the sleeping Fuma Arashi.
At this moment, after returning to the Sound Ninja Village, the boy who was holding on to himself finally couldn't hold on any longer. After a simple treatment, his overdrafted body collapsed immediately, and Fuma Lan also fell into a deep sleep.
Even the Earth Curse Seal couldn't be suppressed and became active again. The red and black curse seals spread all over the body, and then connected into one piece, dyeing the skin dark brown, and wisps of purple-black chakra emerged like a cocoon. Energy encompasses it and then continuously transforms its body.
"Wait, this is..."
Sakon, who was silent, looked at Fuma Arashi with a slightly unhappy look, as if he suddenly remembered something, and asked very strangely,
"He looks like this, is he awakening from the second cursed seal state?"
"What are you talking about? Hasn't he awakened a long time ago? Otherwise, such an exaggerated fighting posture is just a state?"
Kidomaru crossed his arms and retorted with a smile,
"The gap between the curse seals isn't that big, right?"
"No, I think it's possible. Have any of you seen Lan's awakening state? Or, when did he take the Xingxin Pill?"
The four sound ninjas all looked at each other, at a loss.
Jirobo asked angrily:
"You don't really think that he is really only in the first state of the curse seal, and now he is forced to awaken to the second state because of a serious injury, right?"
When it comes to fighting, these people are really talented, but their ability to reason and judge is too poor.
Anyway, no one knows when Feng Molan took the Xingxin Pill, and no one has seen the process of improving his curse seal status. They only regard it as the difference between the Earth Curse Seal and the ordinary curse seal.
"What nonsense are you talking about? If that state is the Curse Seal 1 state and is more serious than the mutation in our Curse Seal 2 state, then he cannot be a pure human being."
The curse seal itself is the blessing ability to tap the body's potential and create positive changes. Generally speaking, the first state of the curse seal will not be too different from its original appearance.
Feng Molan's fighting posture made others take it for granted that he had activated the second cursed seal state.
In fact, no one has seen Feng Molan's awakening ceremony. If you don't know it, there must be others who know it, right?
As a result, a big mistake was made.
However, if Feng Molan only awakens to the second state of the Curse Seal now, wouldn't it be more terrifying compared to the previous battle scenes?
"Hey, is this the time to care about this? Do you want to help and use the four black mist formations to stop his decline, lest he really can't survive it? After all, he is already seriously injured."
Tayuya is a little worried. Actively activating awakening with Xingxin Pills is not at the same level of risk as passively activating it when seriously injured.
"Don't worry, this guy seems to have some strange abilities and won't be defeated by such a small scene."
At this time, Feng Molan's body seemed to be wrapped in a purple-black aura, and his skin also showed the dark color of death. However, waves of faint black lines spread on the body surface, transforming his body into a first-born creature. The strange double horns are somewhat similar to "Dragon Transformation", but have a slightly different appearance.
Sakon asked very curiously,
"Does he have a blood inheritance limit in his body that is similar to my Parasitic Ghost Art? Otherwise, he wouldn't have such strange behavior."
I haven't heard of this. The Fuma clan has never been known for its blood inheritance limits. Tayuya has a lot of communication with Fuma Arashi, and she has never heard of any blood inheritance limits in him.
If it wasn't deliberately concealed, was it really an accident?
Several people just watched Feng Molan unconscious, trembling from time to time under the destruction of the cursed chakra to show that he was still alive, and then continued to transform.
During this period, Orochimaru visited twice and found nothing unusual.
After seven days and seven nights, the purple-black chakra became much more restrained. After another half a day, Feng Molan slowly woke up.
At this moment, Feng Molan's appearance has changed a lot. The second state of the curse seal did not cause more changes, but was closer to the human shape than the first state of the curse seal.
She has short blue-white hair that seems to have become very long because it has not been taken care of for a long time.
He is a little taller than before, and looks like a young man who is close to maturity. He has a warm smile on his face and his eyes are slightly squinted to hide the sharp cold light in his pupils.
No matter how you look at it, this is a very normal human form.
The appearance of the Curse Seal 2 state seems to be the mature version of the normal state. Could it be that the Curse Seal Chakra believes that this posture is the most conducive to Feng Molan's strength?
Isn't this too contrary to everyone's understanding of curse seals?
Doesn’t it mean that the greater the change and the less human, the greater the blessing of strength?
Why did Feng Molan do the opposite?
Unless, this is the result of the blood limit or special power in his body.
Seeing the more handsome and familiar appearance of Fuma Arashi, Tayuya asked tentatively:
"How are you?"
"Thank you. I'm fine. I'm just a little hungry. Can you get me something to eat?"
After seven days and seven nights without eating or drinking, it was indeed a bit unbearable.
The Cursed Seal is not a man of faith. By squeezing his body for so long, Feng Molan has long squandered all the power stored in Feng Molan's body. If it weren't for the "wedge" to maintain his physical condition, he might have died long ago.
"That's great. As for food, we only have pills to increase our physical strength. You deal with them first and I'll ask others to deliver them."
As she spoke, Tayuya felt relieved and happily went outside to call for help.
After a fierce battle, it was a blessing in disguise that Feng Molan realized how miraculous the thing in his body was. Without it, he would have been able to survive the suspended death test in the second state of the Curse Seal. died.
The threshold for using some things is really high.
When the news about Fuma Arashi in Oto Ninja Village came to an end for the time being, as the New Year was approaching, Kaguya Kimimaro, Ranmaru, Todo Kasumi and Kusanagi Kyo hurried to Konoha Village, and after handing over the task to Togakushi Hinode, they After a large amount of activity funds were withdrawn from the Katsura Discipline Office, they tried to integrate the armed forces stationed in Konoha Village and establish a new stronghold to protect the nearby forces of the Furusugi family.
Because I have dealt with many people in Konoha Village, and the winner of the "King of Fighting" Challenge is not an ordinary person, and is quite famous.
Especially Kaguya Kimimaro, who defeated all the geniuses in Konoha Village. Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuga Neji, Shiro and others were all defeated by his subordinates.
When they first arrived in Konoha Village, there were still some young genin who were unconvinced and wanted to challenge Kaguya Kimimaro to see if the "King of Fighting" was worthy of his name.
Soon, a series of victories made people who wanted to watch the excitement see the strength of Kaguya Kimimaro.
None of them used Blood Succession Limit. Just two long swords were enough to eliminate all objections. The opponent couldn't hold on for ten moves. Basically, he was defeated within a few seconds.
At least ordinary genin will not come out and embarrass themselves again.
As for the chunin, they were mostly calm and did not challenge them because of their inner dissatisfaction.
Winning may not necessarily bring face, but losing will definitely hurt the reputation of Konoha ninjas even more.
Of course, Kaguya Kimimaro did not come here to embarrass Konoha Village, he was just stationed temporarily for official business.
When rumors spread about the middle and lower-level Konoha ninjas, the upper management of Konoha Village did not pay attention to this trivial matter. Instead, Sunagakure Village's motion to redeem a series of high-level puppets required more attention.
Hidden Sand Village has already welcomed the Red Sand Scorpion back. Once all the powerful puppets are redeemed and the puppet troops are installed side by side, their strength will undoubtedly increase a lot.
The relationship between Konoha Village and Sunagakure Village is already very delicate. It would be bad if Suna Ninja had strange thoughts because of such changes in strength.
Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen also wrote many times, hinting to Gusugi Bushui that the time of sending back the high-level puppets should be postponed as much as possible.
Only after Konohagakure has made up for the losses caused by the night of the Uchiha genocide, survived this relatively difficult time, and regained its strength, even if Sunagakure Village wants to take action again, it will have to be more scrupulous.
The current Konoha Village is really a bit overwhelmed with self-care.
The reconstruction of half of the Ninja Village, coupled with the recent rise in prices, the general increase in residents' expenses, and the large number of commercial houses on the market, one-family construction and sales are in full swing, and a large number of families with high-level ninjas are also burdened with heavy debts. After a while, There was too much pressure, and he really couldn't cope with the risk of the next ninja war.
Regarding this small request, Gushan Bushui agreed in principle.
It is certain that the puppets will be redeemed, but they will not be handed back all at once, but will be sent back in batches, with a one-year cycle to gradually achieve the goal.
Sunagakure Village also agreed to this point. They really couldn't get much compensation at once, so they could only use the "ant moving" method to redeem it in batches and slowly redeem it.
This will not have a great impact on Sunagakure Village.
To be honest, even if Gushan Bushui immediately gave them all the puppets on credit, the Sand Ninja would not be able to find more senior puppet masters to use them.
The failure of the Third Ninja World War was a huge blow to Sunagakure Village. Even the lack of support is not enough to describe its predicament. If it were not for the shameless alliance with Konoha Village to stabilize its position, I am afraid that it would have been stared at by Iwa. The hidden village was wiped out.
