Thick smoke billowed from the village, and there were no signs of fighting.
No one was putting out the fire, and no one was escaping the village. Under the glow of dusk, the not-so-large village looked desolate and dilapidated.
There was no need to analyze this; the people in the village were likely all wiped out.
A village massacre, how cold-blooded. Could it be Pain, the rice-carrying master? To make the world feel pain?
Naraku hesitated for a moment.
But in the next instant, Naraku dismissed the possibility.
Nagato wasn't that bored. The village wasn't even as big as a football field, and there were no Tailed Beasts. He wouldn't bother coming here to slaughter the villagers.
Seeing the quiet state of the village, Naraku didn't bother waiting until dark. He wanted to finish the check-in and go home to sleep.
After a day and night of eating and sleeping in the open, Naraku was already missing his white bed at home.
Thinking of this, Naraku walked out of the sand dune and quickly headed towards the village.
Sure enough, even at the village entrance, no one came to stop Naraku.
Naraku saw the dilapidated village gate and the corpses lying haphazardly on the ground.
"This is truly miserable. No wonder so many people in Naruto want world peace. Without seeing this kind of scene with one's own eyes, it's really hard to understand the horror of war."
It was too tragic... Naraku walked along the path, and there were corpses everywhere, men and women... old and young, a heart-wrenching sight.
Crying, terrified, wailing, all sorts of expressions were frozen on their faces.
Even someone like Naraku, who had personally killed people, felt a strong sense of discomfort in his stomach when faced with such a bloody scene.
"Are they all dead?"
Naraku frowned as he walked along the village path. It was a smooth journey, and he quickly arrived at the center of the village.
"System, I want to check in!"
[Congratulations to the host, check-in successful. You really are a king of picking up the slack. I didn't expect you to be so smooth.]
[Detecting successful check-in by the host, the mission is complete: Sharingan Pre-Stage Mission — Phase One.]
[Reward received: Fire Release Mastery]
[Fire Release Ninjutsu Mastery]
[Skill Type: Passive.]
[Skill Effect: When using any pure Fire Release ninjutsu, the skill's power is doubled, and the chakra consumption is halved.]
The mission was completed, and he had unexpectedly gained such a strong passive skill for free; this was too comfortable.
[Sharingan Cultivation System activated. Sharigan cultivation level: Double-Tomoe Sharingan.]
Naraku quickly opened the Sharingan Cultivation System. Why was the Uchiha Clan so strong? Wasn't it because they inherited the power of the Eyes of the Six Paths?
Now that the Sharingan could be activated, when else would he activate it?
After opening the Sharingan Cultivation System, various exchange options appeared.
1. Single-Tomoe Sharingan, exchange price 100 currency.
2. Insight Eye level upgrade, (requires Single-Tomoe Sharingan activation.) Exchange price 100 currency.
3. Copy Eye Level Up (Requires Double-Tomoe Sharingan activation.)
4. Genjutsu Eye Level Up (Requires Triple-Tomoe Sharingan activation.) Exchange price: 200 currency.
5. Pupil Power Level Up (Requires Triple-Tomoe Sharingan activation.) Exchange price: 300 currency.
Naraku felt that this Sharingan cultivation system was a complete pit. How much currency would it take to level up to the Rinnegan?
And he didn't even know what the prerequisites would be.
Naraku looked helplessly at his remaining 120 currency and could only exchange for a Single-Tomoe Sharingan first.
[Congratulations to the host for successfully exchanging for a Single-Tomoe Sharingan.]
After Naraku exchanged for the Single-Tomoe Sharingan, the original Single-Tomoe Sharingan position changed to Double-Tomoe Sharingan, and the exchange price also rose to 500.
This black-hearted system, how much would I have to sell myself to get something like that…
[Sharingan Cultivation Task Two Activated…]
Just as the system's voice sounded again, a change occurred!
A dark red figure suddenly darted out from behind an abandoned house nearby, heading straight for Naraku!
(Damn, the people who attacked the ninja village haven't left, I'm screwed!)
The Single-Tomoe Sharingan instantly activated, and the red figure's speed slowed down rapidly in Naraku's eyes.
Even a Single-Tomoe Sharingan has such a strong effect…
Naraku quickly sidestepped, and a blade brushed past his lower abdomen, but didn't harm him at all.
Naraku turned around and threw a punch, which landed squarely on the other figure's head.
Boom!
A crisp sound echoed as the figure was sent flying, crashing into an abandoned house and shattering into a pile of parts!
The feel... something's off. This isn't a person, it's a Puppet!
Could it be...
Just as Naraku was surprised, another crimson figure appeared on top of a house, forming a hand seal in front of his chest and opening his mouth.
"Water Release: Water Shockwave!"
This Puppet can actually use ninjutsu?
Naraku was taken aback. What was going on?
Even though she was surprised, Naraku's hands didn't slow down. She quickly formed hand seals:
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A burst of flames erupted, the fireball's diameter reaching a staggering fifteen or sixteen meters. This Fire Release Mastery is really effective!
The Puppet's Water Shockwave and the Great Fireball Technique clashed, but they were not even on the same level.
The fireball quickly overwhelmed the Water Release, spreading rapidly towards the Puppet.
However, at that moment, two figures emerged from the shadows, approaching Naraku again. Their arms extended, revealing a steel blade. It seemed they wanted to take advantage of Naraku using a ninjutsu to finish her off!
These two figures were extremely hidden. If Naraku hadn't activated her Sharingan, she might have been ambushed successfully.
Naraku immediately stopped using Fire Release and jumped back, easily dodging the two puppets' sneak attack.
Boom!
The Great Fireball Technique exploded on the roof. The puppet that had used Water Release was caught off guard and engulfed by the flames, turning into fragments.
But Naraku didn't show the slightest hint of relief. He'd hit a tough opponent this time.
If he didn't handle this well, he might fall here. Because his opponent was likely…
"It seems my luck is pretty good today. I've finally found someone who can hold their own. Little girl, don't be afraid. I'm going to make you into a… really fantastic piece of art!"
A young man with red hair and a doll-like face, wearing a Hidden Sand Village combat uniform, slowly walked into the center of the street from behind a house.
"So it's you… Sasori of the Red Sands."
At this moment, a woman with purple hair, dressed in a black cloak with red clouds, floated in the air near a sand dune not far from the Desert Ninja Village, gazing at the village in the distance.
Giant wings made of paper sprouted from her back.
"Indeed, the information we received was correct. The small ninja villages on the borders of the Land of Wind have been annihilated one after another. It was indeed his doing. Finally, we've caught up this time."
At that moment, a massive fireball exploded on the roof of a building in the distant village, emitting a loud boom.
Seeing this, Konan's lips curled into a smile.
"Perfect timing. It seems the battle inside hasn't ended yet. Let's go and have a look."
With that, Konan flapped her wings and swiftly flew towards the Desert Ninja Village.
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