Naruto entry

Page 576

However, what lies deeper is a sense of helplessness and confusion.

Is she really an intruder?

The words that Kiyoshi had repeatedly emphasized echoed in her mind, cold and clear.

She also knew that it was the ninjas of Kumogakure who first set foot on the land of fire's territory, and that it was her own people who started the war.

At this moment, the belief that had been held firm for many years suddenly cracked.

The lines between right and wrong have become blurred, and the positions we once firmly believed in are now shaky in the face of facts.

"..."

The teak figure stared at the ceiling.

……

evening.

A lively celebration is being held in Konoha.

The theme of this celebration is to commemorate post-war peace.

At this moment, Kiyoshi was sitting in the Hokage chair, resting his chin on one hand, looking at the scenery below.

He had just been released from the Konoha prison.

After a while, a figure appeared in the Hokage's office.

The ninja had silver hair and wore a fox mask.

"Hokage-sama."

Kakashi said.

"Kakashi, you've arrived."

Kiyoshi then turned around and looked at Kakashi.

"Yes."

Kakashi nodded.

"Put down what you're doing now, I have an even more important task for you."

Kiyoshi said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi's expression behind his mask became more serious as he waited for Kiyoshi to reveal the mission's objective.

"Kushina is due to give birth in a few months. This is top secret, and you cannot reveal it to anyone. I need you to serve as her bodyguard during this time."

Qingsi spoke.

In the original work, these words were spoken by Minato Namikaze to Kakashi.

Now it's Kiyoshi speaking to Kakashi.

The fact that Obito overheard Kushina's pregnancy and then launched the "Nine-Tails' Rebellion" was, according to Obito himself, a coincidence, an impromptu act.

But why did Obito happen to be there, and why did he happen to hear Kakashi's mutterings?

Kiyoshi believes that Black Zetsu played a significant role in this.

When the Sage of Six Paths was alive, Black Zetsu was able to subtly manipulate Indra right under his nose, inciting the two to fight each other.

For Black Zetsu, finding out information about Kushina was not difficult.

If he didn't even have this much ability, he wouldn't have been able to plot behind the scenes for thousands of years and remain undiscovered by the Sage of Six Paths.

Kiyoshi knew about Black Zetsu's existence mainly because he was familiar with the plot and already knew the inside story.

Therefore, it's not necessarily naive of Madara Uchiha to be able to be bewitched by Black Zetsu.

Who would have thought that the Ten-Tails that appeared after the nine tailed beasts gathered was actually Kaguya's true form?

Black Zetsu endured for a thousand years, all for the sake of resurrecting his mother?

Therefore, the Qing court decided to use entrapment to enforce the law.

Kiyoshi couldn't possibly let Kushina die the way she did in the original story.

Then wouldn't he have served as Hokage for nothing?

He wanted to see how the Akatsuki organization had grown during this period and see if he could get some keywords related to it.

Having suffered many losses at his hands, Obito would inevitably bring his companions with him if he came to Konoha to cause trouble again.

"Kushina is pregnant..."

Kakashi realized that there was astonishing information hidden in Kiyoshi's words.

This raises a sensitive issue.

Who is the child's father?

Is it Minato-sensei?

But he hadn't heard Minato mention this before.

As for Kiyoshi, Kakashi was the first to rule him out.

The ninja community is actually quite conservative, and they only interact with each other among their peers.

Kiyoshi and Kushina were from different generations, which Kakashi considered unlikely.

"I will definitely complete the mission successfully."

Kakashi made a promise.

"Okay, let's go down first."

Kiyoshi waved.

There's a high probability that Kakashi will visit Obito's grave, just like in the original story, and eventually reveal this information.

If not, and Black Zetsu didn't cause any trouble, then let's just leave it at that.

Kiyoshi's move was merely a precautionary measure.

……

Several hours later, Kiyoshi found Kushina.

Kakashi, meanwhile, remained hidden in the shadows, responsible for protecting Kushina and sensing whether there were any abnormalities in her chakra.

"Kiyoshi, what brings you here?"

Kushina, who was still taking a nap, opened her eyes and looked at Kiyoshi with sleepy eyes.

She was wearing loose white loungewear, and at first glance, she didn't look like a pregnant woman at all.

Instead, she is a beautiful young woman in the prime of her life.

"I've come to ask you about the 'Dead Demon Sealing Technique'."

Kiyoshi said.

"Reaper Death Seal" is undoubtedly an S-rank sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan. Orochimaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze all demonstrated the use of this sealing technique in the original work.

The Shinigami Mask, which is required for "Reaper Death Seal Release," is located in the Uzumaki clan's Namendo.

"!"

Kushina was so shocked that she lost all sleepiness.

She rushed to Qing Si and touched his forehead with her hand, trying to see if he was delirious from a fever.

Kiyoshi grasped Kushina's pale wrist and said with a gentle smile:

"I know the cost of using this technique."

"Then you still want to learn."

Kushina was puzzled.

While "Dead Demon Sealing Technique" is an extremely powerful sealing technique, it also comes at a very high price.

The caster's soul must be sold to Death, meaning that after devouring the target's soul, the caster's soul will also be devoured by Death.

Afterwards, the souls of the caster and the victim will forever hate and fight each other inside the belly of Death.

Most importantly, being trapped in the belly of death forever is a method that inflicts eight hundred damages on the enemy while losing a thousand of your own.

"I need to summon Death."

Kiyoshi said.

His words only confused Kushina more.

She brushed a strand of red hair that had fallen across her face and looked at Kiyoshi with her beautiful, flawless face, as if she wanted to know what Kiyoshi was thinking.

"Why summon Death?"

Kushina asked.

"I need to sense the coordinates of another dimension."

Qingsi spoke.

The ninja world possesses various other dimensions.

Death must also have a separate space to store those souls, but in people's eyes, it's as if they've been eaten by Death, so it's called Death's stomach.

With only one tailed beast left to attempt planting the Divine Tree, Kiyoshi now naturally needs to consider the location where the Divine Tree will be planted.

The sacred tree draws natural energy from the earth and atmosphere, as well as from surrounding life forms.

The commotion it caused was so great that it might attract the attention of Isshiki Otsutsuki.

Another dimension is the best place to plant the divine tree.

Without sufficient means, it would be impossible to discover the location of the sacred tree.

As for the energy used to nourish the divine tree, Kiyoshi believed that those souls were the best nourishment.

"Dead Demon Seal" only summons the Grim Reaper; it does not mean that the Grim Reaper will not normally devour souls.

Kiyoshi speculates that the alternate dimension where the Grim Reaper resides and the Pure Land are likely two different places.

Judging from the fact that the Sage of Six Paths could summon the Hokage of each generation from the Pure Land without any medium, the Pure Land and the Sage of Six Paths are closely related.

"That's...ok."

Unable to refuse Kiyoshi's request, Kushina had no choice but to agree, and repeatedly warned Kiyoshi not to use this sealing technique against the enemy.

Kiyoshi naturally nodded in agreement with Kushina.

If he can't defeat an enemy, he'll choose to run away. Why would he resort to a suicide attack?

Moreover, there are very few people in the current ninja world who can defeat him.

In the following days, Kiyoshi stayed with Kushina and learned the "Shiki Fujutsu" technique.

Immediately after learning the technique, Kiyoshi went to the outskirts of the Grass Country experimental base.

He was also carrying a death row inmate in his hand.

This is the head of a criminal organization that roams the Land of Fire. He commits all sorts of crimes and has a peculiar fetish, having raped and murdered more than a dozen seventy-year-old women.

In the vast land of fire, there are all sorts of criminals.

Never underestimate the depths of human depravity or the evil within humanity.

"Please, spare me, ninja master."

The death row inmate was unaware of Qing Si's identity and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy after being released.

"That won't work."

Kiyoshi smiled slightly and placed a gourd and a death mask on the ground.

Today happens to be the day this death row inmate is to be executed.

Kiyoshi simply changed the way he died, which can be considered as him shining brightly for the Land of Fire in the end during his life of evil deeds.

“Look me in the eyes.”

A red glint flashed in Kiyoshi's eyes as his invisible pupil power invaded the death row inmate's body.