Chapter 146 Beyond the Pure Land
dark.
Profound.
Lonely and cold.
There was a deathly silence all around.
There is no light around, and the role of eyes is weakened to the limit here.
Rumble!
The sound of the huge monster falling to the ground completely broke the silence of the space.
At the moment when Nagato was still feeling extremely alert due to the space change, he suddenly sensed someone approaching. Just as he became alert, he heaved a sigh of relief and let the person grab his wrist and run towards a certain direction with him.
"Go! Don't look back!"
Shisui's suppressed voice rang in Nagato's ears, its voice was faint and small, like both extreme weakness and fear of disturbing something dangerous in the darkness.
Rumble!
A strong wind was whistling over, and a huge monster was still wreaking havoc, waving its fists in their direction.
"Where are we?"
Nagato felt a familiar presence behind him that was as dazzling as the scorching sun in the sky, and felt a little dazed.
He sensitively noticed that Shisui's caution did not seem to be because of Bai Zetsu who came into this space with him.
"Also, where's Yahiko? I don't sense his presence."
"This is a place similar to the Pure Land. It's a place of rebirth. Or you can think of it as being inside a giant, empty creature.
Yahiko doesn't have the key, so he can be excluded and not locked into this space!"
Because Shisui's instant step was extremely fast, the sound was transmitted to Nagato's ears somewhat intermittently, allowing him to understand some of the situation.
"What about White Zetsu and me? How did the two of us get the key?"
Nagato tried his best to keep up with Yahiko's speed so as not to become a burden. Although he didn't understand why Shisui ran away without looking back as if he was escaping for his life, he could feel that he trusted Shisui in his heart.
"He absorbed my power, and was tainted with the aura of the key. As for you," Shisui paused here, as if hesitating, but only for a moment, as if he paused, and then continued: "It's because of your Samsara Eye."
"Rinnegan?" Nagato didn't expect to get such an answer from Shisui.
"Lu Nie has studied your Samsara Eye and tampered with it. Of course, it was only a very superficial effect."
"Can the Samsara Eye be changed?"
Nagato blurted out subconsciously. He even felt that some of Luna's skills were a little too surprising.
"Legend has it that the Rinnegan can control life and death and connect to the Pure Land. Lu Nie used the Rinnegan to locate the approximate location of the Pure Land. We are now at the periphery of the Pure Land. It is similar to the Ninja Realm and the Moon."
“Does the Pure Land really exist?”
"Of course!" Shisui answered decisively, "Also, because of the changes that Luna made to the Rinnegan, your Rinnegan now has certain permissions over this space. When we encounter danger, it can increase our chances of survival."
"Danger?" Nagato heard Shisui's reminder and sensed his surroundings. Except for the White Zetsu who was approaching them, the surrounding space was empty. There was no living thing and no crisis appeared in his perception.
Nagato didn't even know where the danger would come from.
"This place was named Hueco Mundo by Luna! It can also be called hell. It is the active place of the soul.
The place we are in now is the corridor connecting the Pure Land, Hueco Mundo and Ninja World, which can also be said to be the narrow gap between life and death! Any soul or life with chakra that enters here will bring great danger.
If you can avoid fighting, try not to do so. If you have to fight, it is best to use physical skills. Once a fight begins, it needs to be ended as soon as possible. The longer the fight drags on, the greater the danger.
Finally, I hope Lu Nie can locate us as soon as possible and take us out. This is not a place where living people like us can stay for a long time. If we are assimilated, we will be equivalent to death in the outside world. "
Shisui's Hougyoku power wrapped around himself and Nagato, concealing himself while heading towards a certain place he sensed.
It was a temporary residence for Lu Nie, which had a certain sheltering property, allowing them to spend some time in peace.
"Something's coming!"
Nagato suddenly reminded him. He sensed that in the depths of the darkness behind him, there was a huge creature running towards them at an astonishing speed.
"It's a scavenger. Or it should be called a Jutu. It's a monster that was transformed by Luna and placed here. It feeds on chakra." As Shisui spoke, he sped up his speed again.
"White Zetsu has obviously alarmed it. Of course, we are also within its hunting range."
"What on earth did Lu Nie want to do by creating this monster? What else did he transform?" For the first time, Nagato felt that Lu Nie was not so reliable. Especially his research, which made him feel very confused.
Has it already reached the level of research on life and death?
"In Lu Nie's words, the scavengers are used to compete with the Pure Land for souls. Because of the existence of chakra, ninjas and the dead will be led to the Pure Land after death.
But if one is devoured by the Scavenger before entering the Pure Land and the chakra is completely devoured, the Pure Land will no longer be able to pull the soul into it.
The souls devoured by the scavengers will go through three steps: being devoured, then being re-empowered, and gaining new life. The successful ones will be sent into Hueco Mundo by the scavengers and become souls bound to Hueco Mundo Hell.
In this process, your memory may be erased or even mixed. Only a few people, or elite ninjas above the rank of Jonin, can retain their memories. "
Shisui told Nagato everything he knew, and at the end he earnestly reminded him: "Don't be devoured by the scavengers, otherwise we may still be able to retain our memories, but at that point, we will be strictly speaking dead. At that time, we will not be able to escape from Hueco Mundo."
Nagato also realized the seriousness of the problem at this moment. Sensing the rumbling sound of collision behind him and the increasingly weak breath of White Zetsu, he also increased his strength.
Even White Zetsu couldn't stand the Scavenger's devouring, so the two of them together might not be in good shape. At least judging from Shisui, Shisui thought they were at a disadvantage when facing the Scavenger.
Of course, it is also possible that Shisui was afraid that the two would destroy the scavenger and affect one of Luna's experiments. However, compared with the two, Nagato was willing to believe that the first possibility was higher.
However, Nagato did sensitively discover that his Rinnegan became much more active in this place, his pupil power was more abundant, and the burden on his body was greatly reduced.
……
Ninja world.
Jue came to a devastated battlefield.
The sea of trees is still there and has not disappeared because of White Zetsu's disappearance. It is like real trees, taking root in this open space.
Without the influence and maintenance of the subsequent chakra, these trees will gradually return to normal. Whether it is hardness or other aspects, they will quickly become the same as ordinary trees, or even more fragile. The center of the battlefield is full of broken limbs and arms of huge Buddha statues. From the broken arms scattered everywhere and the potholes on the battlefield, it can be seen how fierce and tragic the battle between the two behemoths is.
Two kinds of powerful chakras still remain in the air. Anyone who approaches the battlefield can feel the pressure coming from the surroundings and the heaviness on the spiritual level.
"There is no body of Afei, nor the bodies of Uchiha Shisui and Nagato."
"That means maybe they're not dead."
"Could it be that Yahiko took away all three of their bodies?"
"Use your brain, Yahiko's chakra is still within our perception."
"If we find him, we may be able to find out what happened on the battlefield."
"Unfortunately, the battle was too intense and the affected area was too wide. Your clone couldn't even get close to the battlefield."
"Can you blame me? Only Ah Fei is special."
"We found Yahiko. Well, another ninja presence appeared."
"Are they the ninjas sent by Konoha to gather intelligence? In times of war, it would be hard not to notice a battle of this magnitude in the territory.
What should we do? Should we stop them? "
"The leader is Jiraiya."
……
Whoosh whoosh!
Several figures quickly fell to the ground.
Because he could feel the amazing chakra fluctuations from afar, Jiraiya personally led the team and rushed over as soon as possible.
This is at least a battle at the level of the Five Kage. Any ordinary team that comes here will only become victims.
But even though he had prepared himself mentally beforehand, assuming that the Mizukage and the Tsuchikage had personally sneaked into the Land of Fire and arrived at the edge of the battlefield, Jiraiya was still shocked!
The lush sea of trees and the ominous chakra lingering in the air showed that the intensity of the battle between this unknown strongman was beyond everyone's expectations.
“This was originally a plain.”
A ninja behind Jiraiya still had shock in his eyes. He found that the coordinates here could no longer be matched with those in his memory.
"Is it Mudun?"
Another jonin in the team looked at the sea of trees in front of him with a heavy heart.
Wood escape!
This is the iconic ninjutsu of the first Hokage! It is also the strongest bloodline in the hearts of the Konoha ninjas. Looking at the scale of the sea of trees, they couldn't imagine what kind of person could be able to completely change the terrain!
Perhaps, only the resurrection of the first generation can do this?
"There are strangers moving in the northwest direction." The Hyuga clan member wearing a Konoha forehead protector and a Jonin vest had veins throbbing around his eyes. Suddenly, as if he noticed something, he waved his hand and pointed in a direction.
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya immediately led his team and rushed in the direction indicated by the Hyuga clan ninja.
In any case, this battle took place within the territory of the Fire Nation, and he couldn't just turn a blind eye and not conduct any investigation.
Even if there are huge risks ahead, he needs to at least find out enough information. Otherwise, if such a strong man is allowed to move and fight freely in the Land of Fire, both the Land of Fire and Konoha Village will probably have trouble sleeping and eating.
Especially now that we are in war time, such strong people cannot be ignored.
Even Jiraiya was ready to summon the two great sages of Myoboku Mountain and use the Sage Mode.
Jiraiya led two standard three-person ninja teams across the sea of trees. When the view suddenly became clear, he found Yahiko wandering in the ruins of the battlefield under the guidance of the Hyuga members.
"Yahiko!"
Jiraiya was shocked by the brutality of the battlefield inside the sea of trees, and was also surprised that it was Yahiko who appeared before him.
Looking at Yahiko, who was full of life and seemed to have fully recovered, Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he subconsciously glanced around and his emotions became tense.
"Why are you here? Where are Konan and Nagato?"
Yahiko, who was facing a formidable enemy, was a little surprised to see Jiraiya appear in front of him. Before he could come to his senses, he fell silent due to Jiraiya's series of questions and anxious expression.
"what happened?"
Seeing Yahiko's face gloomy and falling into silence, Jiraiya felt more and more uneasy and his heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously thought of the worst case scenario.
"Konan is fine. Nagato and I received a letter from Kane, and he asked us to help escort Uchiha Shisui."
Shaking his head, Yahiko spilled the beans and told everything he knew. Everything he said made Jiraiya and the Konoha ninja behind him feel a certain kind of oppression.
"You mean, Shisui was brought back to the village by the Root Ninja, and ended up fighting with a ninja named White Zetsu who could use Wood Release. In the end, Shisui, White Zetsu, and Nagato disappeared together, right?"
Jiraiya calmed down and quickly summarized Yahiko's somewhat scattered narration.
Jiraiya had no intention of paying attention to what Root Danzo and the old man in the village were thinking. He just wanted to know where White Zetsu, Shisui, and Nagato had gone.
"Yes. The Wood Giant summoned by the White Zetsu is too strong. It also has powerful strength and healing powers. Even Shisui and Nagato combined cannot defeat it."
Yahiko nodded. Even now, when he thought of the huge Buddha statue that was as tall as a hill and more than 200 meters high, he still had a sense of trance that this was no longer the ninja world and ninjutsu that he was familiar with.
"What else do you know?" Jiraiya asked Yahiko while asking the ninja behind him to explore the surroundings and inspect the battlefield.
If it really doesn't work, he plans to go to Myoboku Mountain to pay a visit to the Great Toad Sage and try to get some information about the prophecy from it.
"Before using that technique, Shisui reminded me to go find Kane, saying that Kane could bring them back." Yahiko hesitated, glanced around, and said to Jiraiya.
"I have already sent him a message using Lu Nie's summoning beast."
"Luo Ne?" When Jiraiya heard Lu Ne's name and realized that things were not as bad as he had imagined, his anxious expression eased a little.
However, Jiraiya was still incredibly shocked that the battle between Uchiha Shisui and the White Zetsu could cause such a level of damage.
(End of this chapter)