Chapter 332: 316. An Uzumaki refugee?
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Slash…
Amaru slashes out the guts of the rabbit and slowly skins it.
"Amaru-chan, we will help too."
Ayaka and Hanabi help her with the preparation of the rabbit while Yakumo slowly chops the vegetable.
Hmm…
Ayaka scrutinizes Amaru's hair.
'This hair colour… it's almost similar to Kushina Nee-san. Kushina Nee-san's hairs are a tone redder than hers. Does this mean Amaru has connections to the Uzumaki clan?'
Ayaka speculates at Amaru's origin.
"Umm… Amaru-chan, can you tell me more about yourself? Like how you lived before you met Doctor Shinnō!"
"Before I met Doctor Shinnō?! Hmm…"
Amaru ponders as she slowly cleans the outer layer of the rabbit meat.
"As far as I know and the information, I heard from the other members of the orphanage I lived in. My father died while my mother was pregnant with me.
After my birth, some bad people captured my mother and tortured her for her bloodline. Though I am uncertain of the details, they abandoned me because I had an incurable illness."
Swish…
Amaru lowers her garments to reveal her chest.
"Look!"
Ayaka, Hanabi, and Yakumo turns towards her and notices a strange tumour in the section between her breasts.
There is a dark purple orb embedded in the centre of the tumour while multiple layers of skin are constricted around the orb like a clot.
Swish…
Amaru covers her chest and explains.
"From the people of the orphanage, I heard that my mother had a special chakra which could heal people when someone bites on her skin.
So, when I was born; those people thought my chakra had similar effects. So, they took a large portion of my blood and injected my chakra into their body, but it had a negative effect on the people. Instead of healing, my chakra worsens the injuries.
However, the blood loss, this tumour appeared on my chest and since then it slowly spread to my entire chest. People were terrorized when they notice the huge tumour on my chest. So, they shunned me away.
However, seven years ago… Doctor Shinnō found me. He treated me by planting this orb in my body. After he planted the orb, the tumour on my chest slowly receded and the pain which I suffered since my birth was gone.
Doctor Shinnō is my saviour. He is my idol and my sensei."
Amaru spews out one praise after another as she idolizes Shinnō.
"Such blind worship!"
Yakumo mumbles to herself.
"Alright! Alright! Let's prepare the dinner. Doctor Shinnō must be hungry."
Ayaka calms her down.
Mm…
"I will prepare the best rabbit stew for Sensei!"
Meanwhile, inside the hut,
Shinnō scrutinizes the interaction between Amaru and the Konoha trio.
"Amaru has formed a bond with these three girls. If I get rid of them now, then she might lose her mind and all my preparation in seven years will go to waste. Also, it's very hard to search for another suitable vessel on such short notice."
Tch…
He clicks his tongue in dismay.
"I will let you live for a few more days. I just need a little more dark chakra then my plan will finally come to fruition."
Swish…
He takes out the communication scroll and jots down on it.
"There is a change of plan. I want you people to attack the Nagano village. Those girls are here. Together with the girls, kill the people of the entire village."
Poof…
He closes the scroll and nods to himself.
"This way, it will appear as an accident. So, it won't have enough impact on the girl to make her lose her mind. Also, by attacking this village; I will be able to lure out the other Konoha shinobis."
"…"
Izuna, who is using his light release to turn himself invisible, silently stares at Shinnō.
'Does he honestly think Konoha needs an army to deal with him? Even in the original verse, Naruto was able to solo his entire village much less now.'
Izuna turns towards the window and stares at Amaru with his Rinne-Sharingan.
'This girl has half the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan. I suspect her grandparents were the lucky few survivors who escaped the Uzumaki massacre.
Then their daughter married someone from the other clan, and as a result, Amaru was born.
Also, upon further inspection of her body, I can see that the two bloodlines in her body are in a mutual clash with each other.
When she was born, the Uzumaki bloodline was the dominant one as evident from her hairs, but after a majority of her blood was drained as an infant; the recessive bloodline erupted with its traits. As a result, both bloodlines clashed for dominance.
The treatment this quack offered is nothing more than a farce. That orb is slowly absorbing the large amount of chakra generated by this girl. This way, it managed to resolve the conflict of the bloodline by suppressing both, but this orb is also slowly absorbing her vitality.
At this rate, this girl will die in another ten years; if she is left untreated. Also, I suspect he has other motives to pick this girl.'
Izuna shakes his head.
'If I want, I could end everything by just killing this Guy right here, but then I won't be able to locate the Zero-tails and know his motives. Handling this dark chakra is tricky. Tch… what a drag?!'
Izuna silently complains to himself while invisibly monitoring Shinnō.
Creak…
The door bursts open as the girls dash towards the kitchen.
Inside the kitchen,
"Do any of you have any experience with cooking?"
Amaru turns to the girls.
"NO!" Hanabi and Yakumo shake their head.
"I used to bake cookies for my Onii-chan and he likes them a lot!" Ayaka proudly nods her head.
Bleurgh…
Izuna almost pukes and blows his cover as he hears Ayaka's self-boasting.
'And here I thought I was shameless enough but looks like Onii-chan lost to you in this department!'
"Wow! Ayaka-chan, I didn't know you could cook. Next time make some cookies for me too." Hanabi has a hopeful expression.
"Of course!" Ayaka nods her head.
"Alright! Then you two can wait outside while Ayaka and I will be cooking the food." Amaru sends Hanabi and Yakumo out of the kitchen.
"Let's start with the soup. Soak the brown mushrooms in water. Meanwhile, I will chop and season the rabbit meat."
Amaru instructs Ayaka as she starts her preparations.
"Next, heat the oven till the coals are brick red. Add some olive oil and roast the garlic loaves till they are crispy brown. Then do the same with the finely chopped red mushrooms."
Amaru preps the meat as Ayaka starts the roasting.
After five minutes,
Sniff… sniff…
Amaru raises her head and sniffs.
"Why does it smell like burnt charcoal?"
She turns around and notices Ayaka humming to herself while the oven is set on fire.
Whoosh…
Amaru hurriedly brings a bucket of water and quenches the flames.
After five minutes,
Creak…
The door to the kitchen opens and a depressed Ayaka walks out.
"What happened?"
Hanabi and Yakumo curiously ask her.
"Looks like Amaru-chan wants to prepare everything by herself. So, she kicked me out of the kitchen."
"Oh!" Yakumo and Hanabi nod in unison.
Phew…
Izuna heaves a sigh of relief as Ayaka gives up on cooking.
'Well, at least this Shinnō deserved that cooking.'
He gazes into the kitchen and notices Amaru merrily cooking food for Shinnō.
"What a bastard for taking advantage of such an innocent child! After I deal with these events, I will bring her to Konoha. I am sure either Tsunade or Kushina will happily adopt her.
Especially Tsunade since this girl has a talent for Medical Ninjutsu. She could be a great successor to Tsunade's legacy.
For now, I have to wait for a report from Roen. He has been out for a while now; he must have found some sort of clues regarding Zero-tails location."
Chapter 333: 317. Aztec Temple Ancor Vantian
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The next day in the morning,
"Amaru, I will go out for a while."
Shinnō hangs a bag around his shoulder and waves to Amaru.
"I am looking for some special herbs which grow deep in the mountain. It will take me a few hours to search and gather them. So, I will return by evening."
He warmly smiles at Amaru.
"But… but sensei… I would also like to come along with you." Amaru grabs the hem of Shinnō cloth.
"Silly girl! It's quite dangerous in the mountain. Many wild animals are lurking out there." Shinnōwarns her.
"That's more the reason, I should come with you. I will protect you!" Amaru clutches her fist.
"The other day, I went out on a hunt and captured that rabbit without help."
Haha…
Shinnō chuckles and pats her head.
"It's alright! This old man can still take care of himself. In the meantime, why don't you tour the village with our guests."
Shinnō walks out of the village and slowly disappears in the distance.
"Alright! Since sensei asked me, I will show you around the village."
Amaru leads the trio of Team three through the village.
Outside the village,
Near the passage of the cavern,
Swish…
Shinnō takes off his outfit of the kind doctor. His expression slowly morphs from a kind and caring elder to a cruel, cold-blooded commander.
"I maintained this façade of a kind-hearted doctor for fifteen years just so that I could harvest enough dark chakra from the people.
After all these years, I am close to the completion of my goal. How can I allow some little twerps from Konoha to ruin my plan?"
Swoosh… swoosh…
He throws away the outfit of the doctor on a rock beside the entrance. Shinnō takes out his Sky commander outfit from the bag on his shoulder and wears it.
"It's time to meet with my subordinates."
Shinnō walks out of the passage.
Hmm…
He notices the remains of the shattered earth release technique at the entrance of the cavern.
"So, these girls destroyed the barrier I made to isolate these villagers."
Swoosh… swoosh…
Multiple sky shinobis in their flying devices land in front of Shinnō.
Whoosh…
The captain of the fleet lands in front of Shinnōand salutes him with trembling hands.
"I… I am sorry, commander!"
He kneels in front of Shinnōas he awaits his execution.
Hmph…
"You already know what you have done wrong! So, I will make it quick."
Swish…
Shinnō takes out a scalpel from his pocket and slashes it out towards the captain.
"Darkness wave"
He releases a dark wave of chakra in the shape of a blade towards the captain.
Slash…
The dark chakra blade chops the left arm of the captain.
"I will give you another chance to redeem yourself."
Shinnō points towards the village and remarks.
"Those three girls are in that village together with the vessel. The girl has grown overly dependent on me in all these years. After all these years of grooming, the time for harvest has come. So, to trigger it, we need to give her a soul-stirring trauma.
You and your men will kill me and those three Konoha girls in front of the vessel to induce a much greater impact. Do you understand?"
Shinnō has a fierce expression.
Gulp…
The captain gulps his saliva and frantically nods his head.
"Good! Now get out of my sight."
Shinnō dismisses him.
"Ah yes, commander!"
The captain turns around and quickly throws a dark purple orb towards Shinnō before tip-toeing out.
Hmm…
Shinnō notices the countless souls wreathing in pain inside the dark orb.
'I have enough offering to receive lord's blessing!'
He pockets the orb and walks deeper into the forest.
"Time to pick some herbs!"
A few minutes later,
Whoosh…
Izuna appears at the meeting spot of the Sky group.
"So, the Sky shinobis are also a member of the cult of this evil God Jashin. Hmm… that explains their way too advanced technology and the usage of dark chakra. But what are they trying to achieve by collecting such a large amount of dark chakra?"
Whoosh…
A shadow leaps towards Izuna. It morphs into a small wolf and bows in front of Izuna.
"Master! I have located the hidden fortress Ancor Vantian."
"Good!"
Izuna ruffles Roen's smooth white fur.
"Let's check it out. I suspect that they are planning something big!"
Swirl…
Izuna and Roen teleport away from the spot.
Swoosh…
They reappear in front of a large underground temple.
Hmm…
Izuna frowns as he appears outside the temple.
"A space-time barrier blocked my teleportation. So, I could only teleport outside the barrier."
He raises his head and gazes at the entrance of the temple.
There is a giant stone head sculpture with its mouth acting as the entrance of the temple. Izuna looks around and notices various carvings and ancient writings on the wall of the temple.
"This reminds me of the Aztec civilization in my previous world. Though I feel a much sinister vibe from this temple."
Swoosh…
Roen dives into Izuna's shadow and disappears.
Izuna takes a step forward and enters the temple. He feels a slight resistance at the entrance.
Izuna turns around and notices a slim watery film-like barrier at the helm of the mouth.
"Let's go!"
He continues to delve deeper into the temple. Along the way, multiple murals, sculptures, ancient writing, and stone masks with varying expression appears in front of them.
Hmm…
Izuna inspects the writing ancient and tries to read its content but fails to recognize anything.
"Hey, Kurama! Do you know anything about it?"
Izuna asks the Yin Kurama.
"Let me see!"
Kurama scrutinizes the writing and the sculptures. After a while, he shakes his head.
"I have never seen such writing. I am sure, even the old man Hagoromo doesn't know about it."
"Mm… I don't understand the ruins, but I recognize the murals."
The Light Genryū pops out of the Dragon blade. Izuna and Kurama turn their attention to the drawing.
They notice multiple drawings of serpentine creatures, horned humanoids, and cloaked figures with scythes engaged in a war against each other.
On another mural, there is a colossal structure with multiple ancient ruins engraved on its wall. There are multiple floating islands around the structure, as the structure emits a giant pillar of light.
He points towards the mural with the structure and remarks.
"From the memories, I received from the Miko; this place is called Kamiumi. A place where gods are born! That's all I remember since all of my memories are jumbled up and the Miko didn't pass too much information to me. Even according to Miko, all of this was a myth; so I am not sure of the credibility of the information."
Genryū shakes his head.
"Let's keep looking! Maybe we will get more clues about the origin of this temple."
Izuna walks into the deeper section of the temple to explore it.
Back in the Nagano village,
"SENSEI! SENSEI! Don't leave me alone, sensei!"
Amaru frantically shakes Shinnō's cold corpse, which is lying on the ground.
"Wake up, sensei! Wake up! Please wake up… sensei! Your number one disciple Amaru is here… please wake up!"
Tears flow from her eyes as she continues to shake Shinnō's body.
"Aa… Amaru!"
Ayaka and Hanabi stare at Amaru with worry.
Umm…
Ayaka bites her lips as she is unable to gather any word to comfort Amaru.
"Amaru! Don't give hope yet. Maybe your Sensei could still be saved."
In the end, Ayaka could withstand the despair in Amaru's eyes; so, she tries to console her.
"My… my brother is a very good Medic. I am sure he will be able to help Shinnō recover."
Sniff…
Amaru wipes her tears.
"No! Sensei is… he is gone! He can't be saved anymore."
She blankly stares at Shinnō's corpse.
"I… we…"
Words remain stuck in Hanabi's mouth as she stares at Amaru's hopeless expression.
Haha…
A peal of sonorous laughter rings in their ears.
"You little girls! I was waiting for this moment."
Whoosh…
A Flying Destruction Machine suddenly appears above Ayaka and the rest. The captain of the sky ship is piloting the machine.
"You three gave me a lot of trouble. Now I will deal with you in one fell swoop."
Shiing…
Four sky shinobis rile up their chakra and infuse it in the laser cannon installed on the machine.
"Here I go!"
The captain raises his remaining right hand and presses the button.
Fwoosh…
"Oh, no!"
Before Ayaka and team three could react.
BOOM…
A gigantic beam of chakra engulfs them.
"Ayaka!"
Amaru screams in horror as the girls vanish into dust. A giant crater remains at the place of Ayaka and the rest.
Haha…
The captain laughs hysterically.
"Serve them well for what they did to me?!"
AAAHH…
Amaru clutches her forehead and screams in agony.
Fwish… fwish…
Multiple dark chains rise from her body.
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