Chương 331: Chapter – 327 New Secret Laboratory

Land of Tea, Ancor Vantian.

As the effect of the Four-Symbols Seal Pentagram Array started the roars of Moryo who was raging to run away grew weaker and weaker and gradually became silent.

On the other hand, Shinno's body who has lost the support of Moryo's chakra was lying limp.

Tsukihi looked at the limp Shinno indifferently and used a Fire Style Jutsu to turn him into ashes without any shred of mercy in her heart.

Over the years this guy has stolen from countless people, betrayed many, fooled many, and manipulated many all for his grand purpose of Ruling the Shinobi World. Tsukihi doesn't care about all those people, it would be hypocritical of her if she did. What she cares about is the fact that he dared to lay his hands on Miko-sama and the Land of Demon.

That was Shinno's biggest mistake.

Tsukihi utilized Shinno's nature of deceiving and betraying people to her advantage and induced Shinno to again betray Akatsuki. And then she finished Shinno along with taking everything from him for her own use.

'Anyway… now that the revenge part is finished let's focus on the matter at hand.' – Thought Tsukihi.

With Moryo sealed, the flow of chakra in the Power Room became stable, and it was easy to feel the Chakra that was being transferred to the engine room. So must so that even the floor began to tremble.

Shisui and Itachi looked at each other with surprise clearly evident in their eyes.

At this time, Tsukihi thought of the activation method of this Aerial Fortress that she obtained from Shinno before killing him, then turned towards Shisui and Itachi, "Alright, now let's go back to the Main Compartment!"

Shisui asked curiously, "So are we going to make this fortress fly right now?"

Tsukihi continued to walk towards the Main Compartment and replied, "Mm-hmm, as I said before, we must take retreat as soon as possible because there is no telling when Akatsuki will start searching for Shinno. I don't want them to know about Ancor Vantian so we are going to do it now."

Shisui nodded and the three people soon arrived at the Main Compartment.

In the main compartment, Tsukihi stood before the throne and the gold disc plated on the floor, thin after biting her finger, she printed the hand seals and tapped her hand on the gold disc.

Instantly, a light pattern emerged from the Gold Disc and it soon spread all over the flooring, walls, and roof of Ancor Vantian.

Boom… Boom… Boom…

The very next instant, the entire temple shook.

Tsukihi balanced herself to not fall but more of her attention was on Ancor Vantian, she could clearly feel that this aerial fortress was slowly rising above the ground.

Shisui and Itachi also noticed this; they immediately rushed out of the main compartment and came to the entrance of the temple. From here they were able to see that the ground was slowly being distanced which clearly meant that the fortress was rising into the sky.

Realizing this, both Shisui and Itachi can't help but feel surprised. Even if they expected such a thing to happen after getting all the information from Shinno, but when it really happened, they were surprised.

It did not take long for Ancor Vantian to take to the sky, and then higher beyond the clouds.

Standing at the gate of the temple, looking at the bed of clouds before her, Tsukihi thought, "As long as Ancor Vantian is flying at this altitude, which means as long as it is flying above the level of clouds, it won't be noticed by anyone… So, there wouldn't be any threat of snooping and infiltration."

In the Shinobi World, not many are capable of flying, and those few who are capable of can not fly at such high altitudes.

As such as long as Ancor Vantian keeps flying at a high altitude it will be impossible to be noticed by anyone. Which in terms of security is already much higher than Kuroto's secret laboratory hiding inside the Death Forest.

Therefore, the secret laboratory will be transferred to Ancor Vantian for more space and better security purposes.

While it was still nighttime, Ancor Vantian flew over to the Land of Fire under Tsukihi's control. Tsukihi made sure that the Flying Fortress was hovering at a high altitude over Mount Shami.

(Mount Shami is the mountain where Hiruko conducted his ritual in the original movie)

Since Mount Shami is generally covered in dense fog and is thus a difficult environment to tread to otherwise, therefore, the sky above it is more secure as thick clouds gather over it.

With that done, Tsukihi, Itachi, and Shisui left the flying fortress and came back to Konoha.

Since the mission was completed, so Itachi and Shisui went to their respective houses, while Tsukihi went to the Secret laboratory in Death Forest.

Transferring back the soul to the main body, Kuroto next sealed everything, all the pieces of equipment and all the materials inside Storage Scrolls, and then carrying those large number of storage scrolls, he left the secret laboratory along with Sandaime Kazekage Puppet.

It may be an extremely difficult task for anyone to fly to the air fortress that will be hovering at an altitude of several kilometers above the ground, but it is a piece of cake for Kuroto.

With his Main body, Kuroto can fly to such a height both with his Dragon wings that comes from Ryuumyaku Chakra Mode, as well as with the Tenseigan Chakra Mode.

Of course, Kuroto hasn't yet mastered the Ryuumyaku Chakra mode completely but he has begun to understand it and can therefore sprout out those Dragon Wings from his back.

Next, he can use Magic Mirror Ice Crystals from his Suijin Clone to fly up to the Air Fortress, as he has learned to telekinetically control Ice Mirrors. So, they are now a nice surfboard for him.

Then for the final, there is Susanoo for the Tsukihi Clone, so coming and going to the Flying Fortress is no big deal for Kuroto.

Itachi and Shisui are still not up to it as they still can't manifest the Armored Full Body Susanoo with Wings, but maybe they will be able to do so in the future.

After transferring all those Storage Scrolls at Ancor Vantian, Kuroto left Kazekage Puppet along with a Shadow Clone of his at the Flying Fortress to arrange all of them.

The Kazekage Puppet is capable of flight using his Magnet Release so he is still the best guard for Ancor Vantian.

After dealing with all this, Kuroto did not stay at the Fortress any longer and immediately returned to Konoha.

Although Anbu Team-11 has been granted a small break because of the emergency there is no guarantee when Hokage-sama will re-summon them, therefore it is best not to stay out of the village for too long.

Since it is nearly the time of Sunrise, so Kuroto should be at home.

It was only about an hour after he returned home, dispersed his Shadow Clone, and went to sleep when Yui hurried to his door.

Woken up from his sleep by the panicked-looking Yui, Kuroto frowned and asked, "What happened that would make you worry so much? Did Akatsuki attack again?"

After catching up with her breath, Yui narrated the event that took place in Hyuga Clan only a few hours ago, with two guards of the Branch Division and an Elder of the Main Family killed.

As soon as he heard this, Kuroto was shocked, and asked seriously, "Was the culprit found?"

Yui shook her head, "No not yet. There is no significant clue left behind that would point to the culprit. Hiashi-sama and Hizashi-sama both are very anxious and Himeji-sama conveyed to inform you of the event. Additionally, Himeji-sama also wants you to be careful, and vigilant during this time."

"Himeji-sama asked me to be careful and vigilant?" – Kuroto muttered in confusion, "Why would I have to be careful? Do the Elders of the main division suspect me to be the culprit?"

Yui was able to sense some traces of anger from Kuroto's tone and quickly added, "Hiashi-sama denied the possibility of you being the culprit but some of the elders are still doubting you, Kuroto-kun. This is because a few days ago you did question the traditions of Hyuga Clan, and you know…"

Kuroto considered Yui's words. When he thought about it, it did seem reasonable to be worried.

The worries of Hiashi-sama, Hizashi-sama, and Himeji-sama are not superfluous. With the weak mentality of the Elders, all the members of the Branch Division who questions or have questioned the traditions of Clan are a suspect.

But Kuroto found something amiss. This alone shouldn't make him one of the suspects.

Yui glanced at Kuroto's thinking and spoke in a low voice, "Moreover, the cause of death of the three is the venom of a snake that bit them. So, some of the elders suspect Orochimaru's involvement in this case. Since you were Orochimaru's disciple before he defected, the possibility of you being a suspect is higher compared to others. Therefore, Himeji-sama notified me early and wants you to be prepared so that you can defend yourself should the situation arise."

Kuroto smiled and nodded, "Well, I am happy that Himeji-sama is worried about me, and I am thankful for that. But she should focus more on the two daughters than me. Anyway, there is nothing to worry about. Let alone those old geezers of the Main Family, even Sandaime-sama can't do anything to m-..."

Yui was taken aback by Kuroto's words and quickly covered his mouth with her hand to make sure that Kuroto doesn't finish those words. Then she activated her Byakugan to make sure that no one was spying on them, and after making sure that no one was there, she chided Kuroto, "Please be mindful of what you speak Kuroto-kun. What would happen if someone hears you? You would be in trouble. Even if you are strong, there is nothing we can do in the face of 'Bird Cage', can we?"

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