Naruto: Becoming the Soul King

In the period that followed, Seiryū continued trying to condense and shape his chakra.

However, he did not make much progress.

It felt as if something was missing, leaving Seiryū somewhat confused.

”It’s a pity that Fullbring: Heaven’s Chain can’t change its appearance and can only appear in the form of chains. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have to waste so much brainpower on this.”

The condensed chakra bow and arrow could not stabilize and quickly dissipated. Seiryū could not help shaking his head.

Fullbring: Heaven’s Chain had evolved from the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Each chain was like another arm to Seiryū.

However, changing its shape was impossible.

Aside from merging them into thicker chains, no other form changes could be performed.

Seiryū wanted to condense and shape his chakra.

He needed to achieve what the Mangekyō Sharingan’s Susanoo and the Nara Clan’s Shadow Secret Technique could do, materializing chakra and condensing it into a fixed shape.

Not to mention anything else.

Wasn’t Sasuke’s Susanoo able to use a bow and arrow?

Shaping chakra into a bow and arrow and using it for archery was feasible.

Susanoo, the Shadow Secret Technique.

They all seemed to be related to Yin Release.

Yin Release was the power of Yin that originated from spiritual energy and governed imagination. It could create form from nothing.

This was the key to materializing chakra and condensing it into shape.

Seiryū also knew quite a bit about Yin Release and Yang Release.

But his knowledge was limited to Yin Release being related to the spirit and Yang Release being related to the body.

The original work had also never mentioned how these two nature transformations were refined.

Yin Release and Yang Release chakra natures were different from the five chakra natures of Wind, Fire, Earth, Water, and Lightning.

This could be seen from the fact that chakra testing paper could not detect Yin Release or Yang Release.

”I wonder if there are any records related to Yin Release and Yang Release in the Second Hokage’s collection of books?”

Seiryū thought of the books in Tsunade’s house.

Once, when he had nothing to do, he had read through all the books left behind by the Second Hokage.

Some of the books did indeed record information about the Mangekyō Sharingan, Izanagi, and Susanoo.

However, there was no information about Yin Release or Yang Release.

But that was not a problem.

The library in Tsunade’s house did not have them.

Konoha must have kept other books and research materials from the Second Hokage’s studies.

They were just sealed away.

Otherwise, how did Orochimaru learn so many forbidden jutsu in the original work?

He must have read the Scroll of Seals or other books left behind by the Second Hokage.

Given Seiryū’s status, strength, and Tsunade’s influence, it should not be a big problem if he wanted to read those books.

Thinking of this, Seiryū stopped his attempts. It was also time to eat.

After finishing lunch, Seiryū said a word to Yūhi Shinku and Yūhi Shinku.

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, he arrived at Tsunade’s house.

In the living room.

Seiryū appeared beside Tsunade. Seeing her frowning and lost in thought, he asked curiously, ”Why the long face? Who made you angry?”

”Hmm?”

Tsunade, who had been deep in thought, clearly had not noticed Seiryū’s sudden arrival.

She was startled by the sudden voice.

After realizing it was Seiryū, she glared at him and said helplessly, ”Can’t you use the front door, brat? What if I were taking a bath when you suddenly appeared like that!?”

Ever since he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, Seiryū had become impossible to track.

He was even too lazy to walk.

He used the Flying Thunder God Technique no matter where he went.

She did not know how many Flying Thunder God marks Seiryū had left throughout Konoha. He often said things like, ”I’ve marked another location.”

”You aren’t taking a bath, are you? Who takes a bath in the middle of the day?”

Seiryū did not care about Tsunade’s attitude.

Without dwelling on the matter, Seiryū continued asking, ”But what’s with that expression? You look like someone owes you millions of ryō. Did you go gambling and lose again? I told you not to gamble anymore. Your luck is terrible!”

What was with that expression?

Was it that time of the month?

Probably not.

Because she had mastered the Strength of a Hundred Seal, the technique for eternal youth, Tsunade did not seem to experience that kind of situation.

It was not a physiological issue.

Then that bad woman must have gone gambling again.

Seiryū expressed his disdain.

This woman really never learned.

Wouldn’t it be better to save that money?

”...”

Tsunade glanced sideways at Seiryū, feeling speechless.

She could not be bothered to argue with this brat and slowly let out a sigh.

Her tone became serious. ”War is about to break out. I don’t know what kind of madness has gotten into Kirigakure, but they declared war on Sunagakure a few days ago.”

Since Tsunade handled the matter of Advisor Elder Danzo, many ninja in the village had already regarded her as the only candidate for the Fourth Hokage.

Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, even went along with the flow.

He began letting Tsunade handle some matters that only a Hokage could handle, little by little.

It was like a transitional period of power.

Although Tsunade was very unwilling to become Hokage, she had already been put on the spot, and there was nothing she could do about it even if she did not want it.

Some Anbu, ninja in the village, and villagers had even started treating her with the attitude reserved for a Hokage.

The only difference between her and the Hokage now was that she had not truly succeeded to the position of Fourth Hokage yet.

Therefore, some important intelligence would be sent to her first.

Just now, she had been worrying about Kirigakure declaring war on Sunagakure.

”Hmm? War has broken out?”

Hearing this, Seiryū also raised his eyebrows slightly.

However, he had already mentally prepared himself for the Third Shinobi World War to arrive at any time.

Seiryū was not too surprised.

If there was anything that surprised him, it was that the Third Shinobi World War had actually been started by Kirigakure.

Shouldn’t they wait until the Ninja World was in chaos and then look for an opportunity to act?

In the original work, it seemed they only attacked Konoha after seeing that Konoha’s strength had weakened.

They wanted to occupy the fertile land of the Land of Fire.

What was going on with them attacking Sunagakure now?

Were they after Sunagakure’s massive sandstorms?

After living in a damp place for so long, were they planning to move somewhere dry?

Seiryū found it strange.

Tsunade nodded, then roughly explained the situation to Seiryū. ”Now the Land of Rivers has become the battlefield for the two major ninja villages, Kirigakure and Sunagakure. The fuse of war has already been lit, and the other ninja villages will definitely be affected.”

According to the information from the scout ninja.

A few days ago, Kirigakure, which had been closed off for some time, suddenly launched an attack on Sunagakure.

The Third Mizukage used the excuse that a Kirigakure ninja had been killed in the Land of Wind to brazenly and swiftly wipe out a Sunagakure ninja squad stationed on the border of the Land of Wind.

This was no different from declaring war.

Faced with this situation, Sunagakure naturally could not pretend not to see it.

So, in just one day, the two ninja villages, Sunagakure and Kirigakure, had gone from small clashes with each other to all-out war.

Although only a short time had passed, and the fighting had not yet reached the height of total war, at this moment, the small country of the Land of Rivers had already become the battlefield for the two major ninja villages, Kirigakure and Sunagakure.

War had broken out.

The tense situation in the Ninja World had been shattered.

The other ninja villages could not possibly sit on the sidelines, because they would inevitably be dragged into it.

One move would affect the entire board.

Not to mention, the Five Great Ninja Villages still had unresolved issues left over from the Second Shinobi World War, and their grudges had not been settled.

Hatred was not something that disappeared so easily.

Just the fact that Sunagakure and Kirigakure would not allow the other ninja villages to sit back and reap the benefits meant they would definitely find ways to drag the other ninja villages into the conflict.

Only by throwing the situation in the Ninja World into chaos could they make sure they would not be taken advantage of and finished off.

Furthermore, Iwagakure and Kumogakure had always been eyeing the fertile land of the Land of Fire.

As soon as they had an opportunity, they would launch an invasion without hesitation.

Now that Sunagakure and Kirigakure were fighting, and the situation in the Ninja World was becoming chaotic, this was exactly the opportunity they needed to act.

Do not forget.

The death of Danzo and the defection of Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, had weakened Konoha to some extent.

Based on all the above circumstances, Tsunade made her judgment. The war had arrived, and it was unavoidable.

Following the Second Shinobi World War, the Third Shinobi World War had also begun.

A war that would spread across the entire Ninja World and involve all ninja villages was only a matter of time.

The Ninja World War was a heavy subject. Even though Tsunade had experienced the Second Shinobi World War, she still felt pressure and heaviness at this moment.

”Is that so...”

Regarding the topic of war, Seiryū also knew how serious it was.

His expression became very serious, and he said, ”Since it can’t be avoided, we can only face it properly.”

In war.

Unless one’s personal strength reached the level of the First Hokage or Madara at their peak, enough to sweep across the Ninja World, even Kage-level individuals were at risk of death.

Enough ants could kill an elephant.

Even someone as strong as the Third Raikage had been worn down to death by a large number of Iwagakure ninja.

Seiryū’s current strength was not weak, but it certainly had not reached the level of the First Hokage or Madara at their peak.

There were still risks.

And without enough strength to sweep across the Ninja World, the war could not possibly end in a short time.

There was one more point that made Seiryū feel somewhat vigilant and heavy.

Kirigakure had been the first to break the situation in the Ninja World. Could this be related to Madara?

In the original Third Shinobi World War, Madara manipulated Kirigakure Anbu to kidnap Rin and sealed the Tailed Beast, the Three-Tails Isobu, into Rin’s body.

At that time, Madara could not detach himself from the oxygen tube.

How had he controlled the Three-Tails and sealed it into Rin’s body?

There was one possibility, which was that the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure was very likely being controlled by Madara.

Then, now that Kirigakure had broken the deadlock in the Ninja World and declared war on Sunagakure, could Madara be a factor in this?

After all, the current Madara had transplanted Setsuna’s Mangekyō Sharingan and already possessed a certain ability to act.

Madara could take the field himself.

How would the Third Shinobi World War develop?

These were all things Seiryū needed to seriously consider.

Seiryū had never forgotten the threat of Madara.

”The Old Man is already preparing to deal with the war. I’m still not able to handle matters concerning the Ninja World War...”

Tsunade pursed her lips.

Then she looked at Seiryū and said seriously, ”I will protect you well. No matter what happens, I won’t let anything happen to you, or to any of you!”

The Ninja World War had broken out.

As ninja, everyone needed to fulfill their duties, step onto the battlefield, and protect their home and country.

This had nothing to do with age, strength, or status.

With Seiryū’s reputation as Konoha’s strongest genius, once he stepped onto the battlefield, he would definitely become a target for everyone. There was no doubt about that.

Geniuses were people that hostile ninja villages needed to eliminate.

She was worried that Seiryū might encounter some accident or mishap.

And all she could do was do her best to protect Seiryū and everyone she valued.

At this moment, she even made up her mind.

Even if she died herself, she would absolutely not let anything happen to Seiryū.

She would not let such a thing happen again.

Absolutely not.

”...”

Hearing this, Seiryū was stunned for a moment.

Then he smiled. ”You’ve got it backward, don’t you? I’m the one who needs to protect you, protect all of you. You might not necessarily be my match now.”

”Although I haven’t experienced the battlefield, I’ve long been mentally prepared to face war. The reason I train so hard is to protect the people I care about.”

After deciding to become a ninja, Seiryū had already mentally prepared himself for the arrival of the Third Shinobi World War.

He did not train so hard to become a savior.

From beginning to end, Seiryū only wanted to protect his family and friends.

Of course.

If he had the ability, Seiryū would also try to stop the war.

He also had feelings for Konoha.

If he could avoid greater casualties, Seiryū would not mind doing it.

But when his ability was limited, he would only protect the people he cared about and valued.

Right now, he did not have the strength to sweep across the Ninja World.

He did not have the strength to stop the upcoming Third Shinobi World War.

”You brat...”

Looking at Seiryū’s expression, the corners of Tsunade’s mouth curled up, revealing a beautiful smile.

But she snorted against her true feelings. ”Save those words for some young girls. I’m not buying it, brat!”

For a moment, her emotions also fluctuated because of Seiryū’s words.

Protect her, the person he cared about?

This brat really knew what to say.

”That makes sense. I’ll go tell Kurenai and Rin later.”

Seiryū nodded seriously. ”They will definitely be moved by my words, unlike you, who only knows how to make fun of me!”

”Oh right, the Ninja World War has broken out. I don’t know if it will spread to Rōran.”

”My position as Regent of Rōran is very important. I absolutely can’t let Rōran be destroyed because of this!”

”The Queen of Rōran must also be safe. Without her, my position as Regent of Rōran would exist in name only!”

Seiryū thought of the Ancient Kingdom of Rōran again.

In the original work, the Ancient Kingdom of Rōran had been destroyed.

The specific reason was unclear.

But now, the Ancient Kingdom of Rōran was an ally of Konoha, and it was very likely to be targeted by hostile ninja villages.

If something like what happened to the Land of Whirlpools happened again, that would be a disaster.

The position of Regent of Rōran was very important to him.

There absolutely could not be any mishaps.

Tsunade was silent. ”...”

This hateful, bastard brat.

He always liked to say things that made her unhappy.

Her, Kurenai, Rin, the Queen of Rōran. This bastard brat was always thinking about that Regent position, always thinking about having multiple wives legally and properly.

Even that pervert Jiraiya was not as outrageous as Seiryū.

And she could not change Seiryū’s way of thinking. As Seiryū’s strength increased, she could not handle him properly either.

The more Tsunade thought about it, the more her nameless anger rose again.

(To be continued.)