Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 223 Kongren and Shennong

On the water's surface, which emitted a pungent odor, a sand eyeball floated, silently watching the boatman.

As Mikami fled, he saw the enemy swallow Nagato and his companion with a summoning fish, and now they were chasing after him. He sneered inwardly.

They're really courting death.

"Shinra Tensei".

Boom!

In an instant, the giant spirit fish exploded from the inside, turning into dust that filled the sky.

The boatman was also hit, his body was thrown into the air, his internal organs were impacted, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Before the boatman even landed, he was enveloped by a suction force, his entire body spiraling out of control as he was propelled toward Nagato, who then grabbed him by the throat.

"Where are the Rain Ninja you captured being held?"

Some time ago, a number of Rain Ninja went missing, including members of the Akatsuki organization. This drew the Rain Ninja's serious attention, so they sent Nagato and Masao Uzumaki to investigate the matter.

Following the clues, they tracked them all the way here and were basically certain that the local forces had kidnapped these Rain Ninja.

"I have no idea……"

The boatman kept spitting out blood, his voice was very weak, but he still showed no sign of giving up.

Seeing the other party's unwavering resolve, Nagato felt a pang of emotion and couldn't help but offer another word of advice.

"I'm only trying to bring back Rain Ninja. As long as you cooperate, I won't kill anyone indiscriminately."

Nagato spoke with a sincere expression.

The boatman was surprised by what the other person said. His eyes widened in surprise, then he broke into a mocking laugh.

"Hahahaha...cough cough cough..."

The laughter was too loud, and the boatman choked on some blood. He coughed loudly, but coughed up even more blood.

"What a fool... Don't look down on people!"

The boatman's eyes were filled with madness, his right hand reaching into his robes, as if he wanted to detonate the explosive tag and take the other person down with him.

A blade flashed, and the boatman's head fell off, his right hand hanging limply at his sides.

Masao Uzumaki sheathed his sword and calmly said, "Judging from their appearance, we've found the right place."

Sometimes, saying nothing is also a way of revealing information.

After leaving the body behind, Nagato glanced at Masao Uzumaki's calm expression after the murder and sighed inwardly. Since Shin's death, Masao Uzumaki had become withdrawn and cold. Nagato was somewhat worried, but he smiled gently and said...

"We may have alerted the enemy. They might be waiting for us to come to them. Be careful and don't stray too far from me."

Masao Uzumaki nodded seriously: "I will not act on my own."

After their exchange, they left immediately, completely ignoring the fleeing stranger ninja.

A moment later, Mi Shou returned here.

"I see."

After sending the poisonous toad away, Mi Shou began to ponder.

"It seems their goal aligns with mine, so I'll take advantage of Nagato."

Mikami followed Nagato at a distance, occasionally hearing sounds of battle ahead.

Explosions, earthquakes, and crashes rang out at varying pitches, and towering flames occasionally illuminated the gradually darkening sky.

As they got closer to their destination, the number of corpses on the ground increased.

From a few scattered groups, the road eventually became littered with corpses.

Judging from the attire of the corpses, they were initially ninjas or samurai, but later a large number of ordinary soldiers appeared.

It is clear that the enemy is helpless against Nagato's formidable fighting power, and has even gone mad, sending everyone over regardless of whether it will be of any use.

Having been tempered by the flames of war, Nagato, though kind, is no longer hesitant or cowardly, and is decisive in killing.

Nagato pushed his way through, with Mikami following closely behind, and easily reached the massive fortress where the lord was located.

Listening to the commotion inside the fortress, Mi Shou did not enter. Instead, he created many shadow clones to monitor all directions of the fortress and then waited.

Not long after, Nagato and Masao Uzumaki left, followed by several weakened Rain Ninja.

At this moment, Mi Shou entered the castle.

In the fortress's underground laboratory, some corpses lay on the ground, much equipment was destroyed, and there were several breaches in the rock walls, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had taken place.

Of course, considering that Nagato left unharmed and his clothes were not even torn, it could also be said that the enemy was severely beaten.

"Shennong, Shennong is there! Are you alright?"

At the sound of anxious shouts, a richly dressed middle-aged man rushed in with his guards. Upon seeing the situation inside the laboratory, his expression turned even more grim.

"My lord, Lord Shennong is there!"

A guard, his voice trembling, pointed to a spot.

When people turned around and saw it, their expressions changed drastically.

On the west wall of the laboratory, there is a broken body.

Numerous sharp stone slabs and long metal strips from some unknown facility were thrust into the man's body, piercing through him and embedding themselves in the rock walls, forming a forest of guns of varying heights.

Shennong was like a human target, nailed to the wall, his heart and abdomen almost completely destroyed, only his limbs and head were intact.

Judging from his head, he was a thin old man with white hair and beard, the very Shennong that everyone was looking for.

"Lord Shennong is dead!"

Upon hearing the guard's words, the glamorous man slapped him across the face, his heart filled with rage.

He is the local lord, the brother of the daimyo of the Land of Fire, and the target of Mimori.

The Ninja World War had just begun, and he astutely judged that chaos was coming and the Ninja World would be in turmoil for a long time. This was the perfect opportunity to realize his ambitions.

He made preparations early on, governing his territory and accumulating wealth while also cultivating good relations with surrounding forces to secure a relatively peaceful environment.

Secretly, he contacted the remnants of the Sky Ninja Village, offering them wealth to support the revival of the Sky Ninja in exchange for them training a powerful ninja army for him.

Everything was fine until Shennong's experiments began to require ninjas as materials.

The Sky Ninja were eliminated by the Konoha Ninja, and the two sides were enemies, so they dared not kidnap Konoha Ninja for fear of attracting a siege by the Konoha Ninja. Therefore, they set their sights on the Rogue Ninja.

Unfortunately, the naval ninjas were not only few in number but also weak in power, so they turned their attention to the ninjas of other countries around them.

Since they are in the Land of Fire, other ninja villages dare not launch a large-scale attack. Their strength is considerable, so they are not afraid of small-scale attacks.

Therefore, they became bolder and bolder, not only attacking small ninja villages, but also setting their sights on the powerful Rain Ninja.

Unexpectedly, after just tying up a few Rain Ninja, they attracted Nagato, a god-like monster.

Although the lord escaped in time and was not harmed, years of accumulation were destroyed in an instant, and even Shennong died.

The lord was filled with regret when he suddenly saw Shennong's corpse begin to tremble.

"Damn it...this guy...almost really died..."

To everyone's astonishment, the dead Shennong came to life, pulling the "spears" off his body one by one with his hands, which then fell to the ground.

Shennong was filled with a sense of relief. Fortunately, he knew the forbidden technique of physical regeneration, which allowed him to reassemble and revive even if his body was torn to pieces.

Under the influence of the forbidden technique, Shennong's massive wounds were quickly healed.

However, this ninjutsu is extremely taxing, and he is very weak now.

This is why he only dared to revive after the enemy had left.

There was nothing he could do; he simply couldn't beat them.

If the enemy is still alive, even if he revives, he can be killed again, and then he won't have enough chakra to revive again.

Recalling the battle just now, Shennong felt a suffocating powerlessness, like an ant facing a mountain. Hehehe, there was nothing but despair.

This despair left him with no desire for revenge.

"Shennong, you're not dead! That's wonderful! We can continue!"

Faced with calamity, the lord became more courageous with each setback, maintaining his high morale, until he felt dizzy and disoriented.

He was beheaded.