Naruto: Immortal Spirit

Islands, far from the mainland.

On the eastern sea of ​​Konoha, countless islands stretch, forming the only country of a thousand islands among the five major countries - the country of water.

There is a fog that persists all year round, permeating the sky over the entire Kingdom of Water.

As if its eyes were obscured by mist, the Kingdom of Water has a very different style of customs and customs from the ninja continent. The Kingdom of Water, which is almost completely closed, has not been much affected by the war of ninjas, but it has not been affected too much. Because of the geographical advantages, they can live in a corner.

Coldness, betrayal, vigilance, cunning, cruelty, and tyranny seem to be the stereotypes of every ninja in Kirigakure Village.

Even the blood-stained boundary, regarded as a treasure by the people of the ninja world, is regarded here as the devil's bloodline that broke into the world from hell.

Although the rumors have only gradually emerged in recent years, they have completely changed the fate of the Kingdom of Water. Blooming in the waves of the sparkling sea are bloody ghost flowers with bright red tears.

In the blood mist, even the air seemed to be filled with blood.

"Tap..."

At the gate of Kirigakure Village, the dark part of Kirigakure walked through the thick fog. Before the splash of water fell, the figure had disappeared, leaving only a blurry back, running towards the Mizukage building that exuded dim light. And go...

The architectural style of Kirigakure is completely different from that of Konoha. All the buildings are circular structures, as if they were designed to cope with the wind and waves on the sea.

The cold gray-black ones are scattered throughout the Kirigakure Village, but they are only a few floors up.

The mist that the wind did not disperse completely clung to them, as if they had been baptized. The road surface, window sills, and walls all had a wet luster, with a bit of moisture and coldness.

There is a stream flowing under the small wooden bridge hidden in the thick fog in the distance.

Momochi Zabuza, who had learned some changes in this bloody mist town, slowly showed his figure on it.

Kirigakure's forehead protector was slanted across his head, and Zabuza's eyes seemed to be through the thick fog, following the figure of the ANBU ninja, and landed on the Mizukage building in the distance.

Zabuza, whose lifelong belief was to bring the Blood Mist policy to a complete end, placed all his hopes on the newly appointed Fourth Generation Mizukage - he could feel that the Blood Mist was slowly but firmly changing.

Wei Wei rubbed the long knife in his hand, his eyes bright.

The blood color dispersed in the mist around him seemed to be slowly dissipating. He believed that one day, the people here would be able to change all prejudices and let the elegant water mist flowers in the waves bloom again.

A slightly quiet wind blew slowly by, and Zabuza's figure disappeared. Only the Mizukage Building in the distance was still shining in the darkness.

The fourth generation Mizukage with a baby face, Goju Yagura, was sitting in the office on the top floor of the Mizukage building, frowning as he read the scroll in his hand.

Kirigakure Anbu, who was half-kneeling on the ground, was wearing a special mask. The long and winding eye slits and blood-colored ripples on it made Gotachibana Yagura's brows seem to frown even deeper.

"Go down..."

"Yes!"

The figure of Anbu suddenly disappeared, and he was the only one left in the entire office of the Mizukage Building. Yagura, who grew up in the fog, had a young face, but now he had a slightly unconventional silence.

Sighing slightly, he just stood up and looked at the window sill behind him.

The gaze through the window seemed to reach across thousands of mountains and rivers, towards the surging undercurrents of the Ninja World. He was silent, not knowing what he was thinking, but the scroll in his hand was clenching tighter and tighter.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a soft knock on the door, which brought Goji Yagura back from his thoughts. Marshal Kirigakure, who was leaning on crutches, was already very old, but still walked steadily into the office with steady steps.

A pair of bright eyes looked directly at Goji Yagura, but also frowned slightly.

"Iwa Ninja wants to jointly send troops to attack Konoha... Kumo Ninja sent another message, wanting to attack Iwa Ninja..."

"The ninja world... is going to be in chaos..."

Marshal Kirigakure's voice was low, but he paused when he looked at the expressionless Goju Yagura.

"Yakura... Kirigakure should participate in this war..."

Marshal Kirigakure's eyes just looked at Gotachibana Yagura quietly, and Gotachibana Yagura understood the meaning of his words.

He does not have the prestige comparable to that of the first Mizukage who calmed down the troubled times and laid the foundation of Kirigakure, nor does he have the illustrious military exploits of the second Mizukage, nor even the seniority of the third Mizukage who has followed the previous Mizukage for many years.

Currently, he has the weakest control over Kirigakure among all the Mizukage in history.He was elected by the Kirigakure clan, but he was just a puppet of the clan to change the third generation's policy in the blood mist.

only……

In the past, he didn't understand the reasons for Xuewuli's policy and wanted to overturn it, but now he seems to have a different feeling.

Kirigakure is the village with the most bloodstained families besides Konoha, but it does not have the same strength as Konoha and has enough and excellent civilian ninjas to check and balance.

Mizukage, who was constrained by the Bloodstained Family, did not have much say in Kirigakure. Even the marshal in front of him, who had almost the same status as Mizukage, made him feel somewhat restricted.

He also somewhat understands the original reason for the Blood Mist policy...

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen...maybe this is how they came into being..."

Goju Yagura looked at Marshal Kirigakure with extremely complicated thoughts. The Blood Mist policy should be abolished, but the existence of the Bloodstained Family cannot lose its constraints, regardless of whether they have different intentions.

Although the Seven Ninja Swordsmen can play some role, there are still too few civilian ninjas among them.

If he wants to completely change this situation...unless he has incredible strength comparable to the god of the ninja world.

"Onoki of the Iwa ninja cannot be trusted. This man is too cunning and went back on his word when he formed an alliance with the Kumo ninja. The Third Raikage Ai of the Kumo ninja is also useless. He has no ability to lead the Kumo ninja. He is just a foolish and reckless man. He will die sooner or later. On the war zone……"

"We are going to participate in this war. We can even join forces with them to attack Konoha, but we must not completely lean on either of them."

Goju Yagura's voice was calm, but had a different kind of firmness, and seemed a bit thoughtful, making Marshal Kirigakure nod slowly.

"As for the plan to assassinate Namikaze Minato mentioned by the Kumo ninja..."

"Leave it to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen..."

An inexplicable look flashed in Goju Yagura's eyes.

When Marshal Kirigakure heard his words, he suddenly raised his head, with a bit of doubt and solemnity in his eyes.

The young but expressionless Fourth Mizukage in front of him was once regarded by him as the man who ended the blood mist, but now it was somewhat elusive to him. Marshal Kirigakure frowned slightly as he didn't know what he thought of.

"That's fine...it's a pity that Lin Yuri...died too early..."

The heavy dusk gradually enveloped this sea oasis completely.

The Mizukage Building in Kirigakure was brightly lit, and appointments began to be issued from here one after another, which seemed to cause the temporarily calm ninja world to stir up waves again.

……

When some seemingly irrelevant choices are put in front of you, it may just be a rather dull and ordinary day.

It's just that when you were standing in front of the fork in the road and saw the changing situation, it was difficult for you to know that even the smallest choice you made at this moment was actually a huge change in fate.

A very ordinary day in Kato Ou's life started in the laboratory of Ryūchidō.

"Yin escape and Yang escape...Hashirama cells and Sharingan...what else is needed?"

Standing on the experimental table, Kato Ou, who has been conducting research on Hashirama cells and Sharingan for countless days and nights, has been severely sleep deprived recently. Even though his mental power is extremely strong, he cannot completely ignore the instinct of this creature.

Orochimaru seemed to be conducting some kind of research, but he was not here. Maybe it was some 'mission' that he could not escape. Kato Ou only contacted Orochimaru through the scroll.

However, more than a month has passed since the last time Orochimaru's scroll arrived, and there is still no clue about the progress of the Yin Dun and Yang Dun experiments.

The key step of the zombie reincarnation could not be overcome, which made Kato Ou inexplicably have a kind of self-doubt-did he choose the wrong direction?

Gently putting down the split Sharingan in his hand, endless sleepiness poured into his mind, and he forced his eyelids to summon Bai Youji.

"Send me back to Konoha's underground laboratory..."

"Hiss..."

The big white snake rolled up Kato Oo's body and made a hissing sound. Just a burst of smoke dispersed, and Kato Oo and the white snake disappeared into the laboratory of Ryūchi Cave.

The sky in Konoha was gloomy, as if a storm was coming.

When Kato Ou fell into a deep sleep, he did not know that Konoha was once again involved in the war, and the war had already started on the border.

Konoha, which uses psychic ninja beasts and the secret techniques of the Yamanaka family to transmit information, has already received countless messages the moment the battle begins.

This night, countless people are destined to have sleepless nights.

Even Sarutobi Hiruzen never imagined that the three major ninja villages - Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure - seemed to have united and chose to attack Konoha at the same time.

"Yunyin Village can actually endure the abandonment of Yanyin Village..."

"I really underestimated the Third Raikage..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who quickly browsed through the information one by one, picked up his pipe and took a long drag. The smoke dispersed in the dark night, and the brightly lit Hokage Building was silent.

"If the Third Raikage becomes as cunning and difficult as Ohnoki... then Konoha will really have to fight hard this time..."

Quietly looking at the lights of thousands of houses in Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flashed with a trace of unbearability, but it was instantly replaced by determination.

"Immediately summon the Jonin squad, and at the same time, make rubbings of the scrolls and quickly send them to the three elders..."

The ANBU hidden in the darkness disappeared and ran everywhere from the Hokage Building. Only Hiruzen Sarutobi was left standing on the Hokage Building, smoking his pipe silently. The smoke enveloped his face, making it difficult to see his expression.

The mountain wind whistled through the forest, and the dead branches streaked across the night sky. The undercurrent hidden under the brief calm of the ninja world finally broke out. Maybe some people expected it, and maybe some people were surprised.

But it seemed to have nothing to do with Kato Ou who was hiding deep underground. He was just conducting research on sensing fluctuations after waking up, and...waiting for Bai Yuji's arrival again.

The door to the underground research room was tightly closed, but Beilihu didn't know where he went. Kato Ou slightly sensed Beilihu's location.

Beiliuhu, who planted soul energy seeds in his soul, could clearly sense his position no matter where he was, and even...intercepted part of the picture in his eyes.

The blue fluorescence in his eyes flashed slightly, and Kato Oo's eyes suddenly widened. He could sense that Beiruhu was no longer in Konoha, and even the picture in his eyes made him suddenly look at this guy who seemed a bit weak. .

"Beiliuhu...actually defected?"

Kato O could confirm that he was absolutely right. The ANBU ninja who had lost his breath and fell in front of Beiruhu must be the ANBU of Konoha.

Disconnecting his senses to prevent Beiruhu from noticing, Katoo stopped what he was doing hesitantly, and slowly stood up from the research table, with a bit of complexity in his eyes. This was the first time he really understood Just got to meet a defecting ninja.

It was as if a brand new path was completely unfolding before his eyes.

"What happened? It seems like something important happened...and I don't know..."

Kato Ou became more and more confused when he tried to connect with Kousan's spirit.

For some reason, Jia San also seemed to have disappeared. In his perception, there was only a vast expanse of white, and all perceptions seemed to have disappeared. There was no vision, no perception, not even the slightest fluctuation of emotion, as if he The soul is connected like a stone.

"Did Danzo discover something?"

"But...this kind of situation...has never been encountered before..."

An unprecedented confusion completely enveloped Kato Ou, as if something unknown was slowly approaching him, but hidden in the darkness, trying to swallow him completely the moment he lowered his vigilance.

"Wei! Summoned by the leader!"

The sudden sound coming from the corridor of the research room brought Kato Oo back to his senses. All the disturbing things seemed to come to his mind, making him feel extremely depressed. Looking at the root ninja standing in front of him, he For the first time, he unabashedly released his murderous intent.

"What do you want to do!"

The four root ninjas instantly became vigilant. Although root ninjas rarely defected, there was one defection today. They couldn't help but be cautious, even if they didn't think that Kato Oo, who had the seal of tongue-wielding root, would choose this. A dead end.

"A bunch of wretches..."

"Lead the way ahead!"

The leading root ninja seemed to want to say something, but was completely shocked by Kato O's sharp eyes. Ice instantly spread all over his body, his Adam's apple twitched, and he swallowed all the words.

"..."

"Yes!"

Looking at the doubtful and solemn eyes of these root ninjas, Kato Ou knew that it was probably not Danzo's side that had the problem.

Danzo, who could not even detect Kato Oo's soul fluctuations, did not have the ability to completely eliminate his soul fragments.

Kato Oo slowly followed behind the root ninja, thinking quietly, not letting go of any subtle clues.

"Beiliuhu must have defected while the research was completed and Jia San went to the root base. Otherwise, Jia San will definitely contact me..."

"I just don't know what happened to Jia San, and he disappeared so quietly."

The night became increasingly quiet. The moonless night was extremely dark, completely shrouding his figure. Kato Oo sighed slightly and slowly looked up at the sky. Only the faint light of stars could be seen...

"Has the research been completed... I really underestimated this guy Bei Liuhu..."

"only……"

"Finally...has this day come?"