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Chapter 127: Ying: Are you done, Master?
Chapter 127: Ying: Are you done, Master?
As Ying trembled shyly, Huyi Xuan Yue reached out and placed his hand on her back.
The Fury of Heaven had not yet been activated, and the black bead remained silent, devoid of any energy within.
Huyi Xuan Yue pressed his finger on the black bead, releasing his chakra to sense its interior while his Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye diligently studied the bead's structure.
"It appears to be an ordinary bead, but its internal structure is rather complex. Is this intricate design meant to enhance energy absorption?"
"Hmm? What kind of sealing technique is this? It's quite different from the style of the Whirlpool Country. It's worth studying."
"Does this combination improve storage efficiency? I've never thought of this before."
". . ."
Huyi Xuan Yue fell into deep thought, pondering these new revelations.
The black bead, which could withstand the release of Fury of Heaven, was incredibly valuable as an essential component for forbidden techniques.
For Huyi Xuan Yue, even without witnessing the true power of Fury of Heaven, the insights gained from studying the black bead alone made his trip here more than worthwhile.
At the same time.
Listening to Huyi Xuan Yue muttering to himself while touching the black bead on her body, Ying's face remained flushed, but she felt slightly relieved.
Seeing his demeanor, just as he had promised, he didn't seem like someone who would be eager to take away the forbidden technique.
Such a research-oriented posture.
Perhaps this was the scientist her grandfather had mentioned in the past.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Nine dark shadows darted swiftly through the forest.
Led by Team 8, Kakashi and his team were closing in on the direction Sasuke and the others had taken, narrowing the distance between them.
Suddenly!
A hawk's cry pierced the air from above.
Neji, with his Byakugan activated, looked up and quickly said, "It's a messenger hawk from Konoha."
"Another messenger hawk?"
Kakashi's brows furrowed.
The information conveyed by these messenger hawks was usually of great importance.
With the recent attack on the Fire Temple, and now another hawk flying towards Konoha, he wondered if Sasuke had done something again.
Kakashi made a quick decision and performed a series of hand seals, releasing a chakra signal unique to Konoha.
Soon, a messenger hawk in the sky noticed the signal and flew towards Kakashi's location without hesitation.
"It's a distress call!"
Kurenai's expression turned serious as she noticed this.
Usually, messenger hawks carrying intelligence reports would ignore Konoha ninjas they encountered on the way and fly straight to the village.
There was only one reason a messenger hawk would stop midway—if it was sent out as a distress signal.
In critical situations, if the hawk flew back to Konoha to call for help, it might already be too late.
In such cases, if a Konoha ninja was encountered along the way, the hawk would stop to deliver the distress message.
Kurenai was familiar with this protocol due to her experience during the Chunin Exams.
Kakashi, seasoned in battlefield experience, had also guessed this possibility, which was why he had signaled the hawk earlier.
His guess proved correct.
A gust of wind rushed towards them.
Kakashi extended his arm, and the hawk descended gracefully, landing on his arm.
"This... it's the emblem of the Tsuchigumo clan."
Kakashi removed the scroll tied to the hawk's leg and immediately noticed the clan's emblem imprinted on it.
"What's the Tsuchigumo clan?" Might Guy scratched his head, asking the question on behalf of the clueless young ninjas.
"They were a famous ninja clan during the Great Ninja Wars, and they have a protective contract with Konoha."
Kakashi quickly rolled up the scroll, reattached it to the messenger hawk's leg, and set it off again toward Konoha.
Neji spoke up, "I observed the direction from which the messenger hawk came, and it aligns with the direction we are currently tracking. The attack on the Tsuchigumo clan was most likely perpetrated by Sasuke and the other one."
Kiba, puzzled, asked, "Why would Sasuke target the Fire Temple and get involved with the Tsuchigumo clan?"
"Woof! Woof!" Akamaru chimed in, indicating his confusion as well.
Shino was about to share his analysis, but upon seeing that Kakashi was about to speak, he wisely kept quiet.
"Rather than Sasuke's will, it's more likely the will of the person beside him," Kakashi analyzed before giving an order. "Continue the pursuit of Sasuke and the other one. If we find that our tracking direction diverges from that of the Tsuchigumo clan's Mount Katsuragi, we'll have to split into two teams. After all, we must uphold the contract to protect the Tsuchigumo clan's safety."
"Yes!"
As everyone nodded, their figures flashed, and they sped up, resuming their journey.
"Don't be afraid from now on. Just stay still, and leave the rest to me."
On Mount Katsuragi, after studying the black bead extensively, Huyi Xuan Yue was ready to delve into the forbidden technique, Fury of Heaven.
Before proceeding, he comforted Ying, whose body was trembling slightly.
Having spent some time with Huyi Xuan Yue and feeling more at ease with him, Ying hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, Master."
Seeing her agreement, Huyi Xuan Yue didn't delay further. He recalled the information he had gathered from the mind of the servant of the ritual and quickly performed hand seals.
"Tsuchigumo Clan's Forbidden Technique Release: Heaven and Earth Creation!"
A black sealing technique instantly appeared beneath Ying's feet, transforming into black tadpoles that surged into the black bead on her back.
When the bead finished absorbing, a dazzling light suddenly erupted from within.
In that moment, Huyi Xuan Yue clearly sensed that all the surrounding chakra from the natural world and natural energy were frantically rushing into the black bead on Ying's back.
"So this is Fury of Heaven? It's quite overwhelming."
Through his Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye, he noticed strands of chakra and natural energy vying to enter the black bead. In less than half a minute, all the energy within a hundred-meter radius had been sucked dry, leaving Huyi Xuan Yue astonished. He hadn't expected the ancestors of the Tsuchigumo clan to develop such a secret technique.
I haven't heard of the Tsuchigumo clan during the Warring States period.
Huyi Xuan Yue shook his head, not dwelling on the matter further. His attention now turned to the black bead, which had absorbed a substantial amount of chakra and natural energy.
At this moment, if one were to liken the black bead to a human body, the absorbed chakra would be akin to an individual's cultivated chakra, and the constant influx of natural energy would correspond to the cultivation of senjutsu.
Unlike chakra, natural energy is an extremely difficult force to control.
Not only could the Fury of Heaven absorb it, but it could also mix it with chakra without causing irreversible destruction, as is common with failed senjutsu training.
The underlying principle was worth Huyi Xuan Yue's further investigation.
However, before long, Ying spoke up, sounding somewhat uncomfortable.
"Master, can we stop now? I can't take much more."
Huyi Xuan Yue didn't want to push the young girl too far:
"If you can't take it, then let it all out."
"Can I?"
"Of course."
(End of Chapter)
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