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Chapter 42: Descendants of the Feathered Cloak
Chapter 42: Descendants of the Feathered Cloak
Crimson blood splattered as the blade was drawn, a shocking sight.
"You..."
The cloud ninja, with a forehead protector adorning his head, turned towards the person behind him, his eyes filled with disbelief. Before he could utter another word, he fell to the ground with a thud, his expression a mix of shock, despair, and worry.
This was just the beginning.
The sound of the blade slicing through the air quickly followed, a frantic dance of death.
Several dull thuds later, everything fell silent once more.
Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue, who had intended to take care of things personally, found himself surprised as someone else had beaten him to it. He stood there, his gaze filled with meaning as he looked at the sole remaining person in the room.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
The opponent sheathed their bloody dagger and approached Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue.
At a distance of just two meters, the person knelt without hesitation, her cold and stunning face lowered. Her usually calm tone was laced with a rare mix of excitement and admiration as she spoke,
"Feathered Cloak Han, greetings to the Clan Leader!"
"Feathered... Clan Leader?"
"It has been a long time since I've heard that title."
A flicker of recollection passed through Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue's eyes.
He looked down at the woman before him, her skin exceptionally fair, her figure tall and voluptuous, rivaling even Tsunade's. He didn't immediately believe her, but instead, asked calmly,
"Evidence."
Without hesitation, the blonde-haired woman pulled down the low-cut light gray mesh vest she was wearing.
A particularly eye-catching expanse of snow-white skin was exposed to the air, leaving nothing to the imagination.
As the woman manipulated her chakra in a unique way, a red mark suddenly appeared on her previously smooth and pale skin under Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue's watchful gaze.
Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue's eyes lit up.
Indeed, the woman before him was a member of the Feathered Cloak Clan.
In the past, after he had become the Clan Leader, he designed this secret technique that only revealed the identity mark through a special chakra control method. It was meant to verify the identities of spies scattered abroad and ensure their safety.
As for the design of the mark, well, that was a little personal touch of his.
Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue's attitude softened considerably. He asked,
"Do all clan members have this mark now?"
Feathered Cloak Han, unconcerned about her exposed state, replied respectfully, "Returning Clan Leader, according to the crisis response plan you left behind, the Feathered Cloak Clan obeyed your orders and dispersed throughout the Ninja World, breaking into smaller groups. For the sake of future identity confirmation and secure communication, the elders intentionally imprinted your mark on every member of the Feathered Cloak Clan, and it has been passed down through our bloodline."
Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue nodded in understanding, "So, you are the branch of the Feathered Cloak Clan that has been hiding in the Cloud Hidden Village."
Feathered Cloak Han nodded, "In the Cloud Hidden Village, my name is Samui."
"Samui..."
Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue appraised the woman once more, kneeling before him, her skin so pale that she seemed out of place among the highland barbarians.
No wonder she didn't resemble the majority of the Cloud Ninjas—it was because she had the blood of the Feathered Cloak Clan flowing in her veins.
As for whether her unusual skin tone would attract attention in the Cloud Hidden Village...
Well, the Land of Lightning wasn't an isolated country. People came and went frequently, and there were others with fair skin within the country as well, so it wasn't something that would raise suspicions.
"Rise, and tell me about the state of the Feathered Cloak Clan in the decades since my death." Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue instructed, adding, "And pull your clothes up."
Feathered Cloak Han, or Samui, rose to her feet and glanced down at the burden that had been weighing heavily on her shoulders for so long. She hadn't paid it any mind, but she obeyed the instruction and pulled her top back up.
Every member of the Feathered Cloak Clan was taught from a young age about the most dazzling and powerful Clan Leader in their history—Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue.
Including Samui, all the members of the Feathered Cloak Clan scattered throughout the Ninja World held an immense admiration for Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue.
Samui didn't care about her identity being exposed, so how could she possibly worry about exposing her springtime beauty, especially in front of this person?
If given the chance, she would even willingly serve him herself.
For her and the other descendants of the Feathered Cloak Clan, it would be the utmost honor.
Just like the Hokage is to Konoha.
The status of Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue, who also shared blood ties with them, was absolutely unimaginable to outsiders.
Speaking of which, it's worth mentioning the biggest negative example of all—Uchiha Madara.
In terms of being a clan leader, he took things to a level never seen before.
Even Uchiha Sekisake, an extreme hawk who wanted to overthrow the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju's rule through a coup d'etat, didn't follow him. This goes to show just how much of a failure he was as a clan leader.
It was still early.
Aside from a team of Cloud Ninjas who had come to test their luck but ended up meeting their demise in the Valley of the Fallen Gods, no other foreign forces ventured in.
In front of the "Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue" statue, the main person himself, Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue, listened intently as Samui recounted the changes the Feathered Cloak Clan had undergone over the decades.
To be honest, ever since he was hit by a dump truck and transported to that familiar yet unfamiliar world of Naruto, Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue had approached life with a more carefree attitude.
Didn't he know that killing those noble lords would invite retaliation?
Of course, he knew.
But in his previous life, he had lived an ordinary and unremarkable life, only daring to curse about various upsetting matters in his heart, actually daring to do nothing. He didn't even have the financial means to help out, let alone worry about whether his actions would bring trouble to himself and his family.
Now that he had been reborn, especially with the powerful abilities he possessed, how could he continue to live that way?
As Captain Jia's wise saying goes, "The Imperial Army didn't come, and you bullied me. Now that the Imperial Army is here, you still bully me. Didn't the Imperial Army come for nothing?"
Changing his perspective, Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue felt that he should live his life to the fullest and not be burdened by too many worries, so as not to waste this second chance.
Hence, when faced with the Five Kage's underhanded ambush, aside from the initial annoyance and anger, Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue didn't harbor the intense hatred that outsiders imagined, swearing to massacre the Five Great Ninja Villages over and over again, leaving no one alive.
Such is the way of the world—winners take all, and losers are forgotten.
They seized the opportunity and struck with lethal force.
Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue, who had been outmaneuvered, could accept this outcome.
Of course.
As the saying goes, "Geese leave trails in the sky, and humans leave traces of their presence."
As an outsider who had undergone the baptism of time, there were indeed some who left an impression on Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue.
For example, the Feathered Cloak Clan.
As their Clan Leader, Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue had once worried that his carefree ways might one day lead to his downfall, so he intentionally left some backup plans for the Feathered Cloak Clan.
Among them, the most important was undoubtedly the issue of survival in the face of major changes in the ninja world.
Powerful clans like the Senju Clan, the Uchiha Clan, the Uzumaki Clan, the Hyuga Clan, the Yuki Clan, and the Kaguya Clan, who were renowned during the Warring States period and could be considered at the top of the food chain, had disappeared one by one with the rise of the ninja villages.
Being well-versed in the storyline, Feathered Cloak Xuan Yue naturally planned a new path for the Feathered Cloak Clan.
Now, it seemed that his descendants had followed through with his plans.
(End of Chapter)
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