Chapter 19 Chapter 19 The King's Fortress is in Hand
Soon, all the ninjas in the empty room woke up. They looked at each other, as if they realized something, and then looked around. Finally, they saw a half-grown kid sitting cross-legged at the entrance of the passage above, leaning over and looking at them.
The empty room was dead silent.
As time passed, seven or eight hours had passed.
Some of the younger and impatient ninjas have gradually become anxious.
They were caught in one fell swoop, and the interrogation that they had expected showed no sign of beginning. The guys who had captured them just sat there and looked at them, asking nothing and saying nothing, which only made them more worried.
Finally, a man who looked to be only in his twenties shouted angrily.
"Who are you? What's your purpose?!"
Ali raised an eyebrow and looked in the direction of the voice. She was not annoyed, but replied, "I am Ali. My purpose..." She held her chin and pondered for a moment, finally giving an uncertain answer, "Maybe I want to make a deal with the owner of the King's Fortress?"
Yes, this fortress has an owner, and the system does not recognize the station address on the territory of other owners. Ali can only wait here.
She didn't believe that Shennong would have no means to contact the fortress.
Unexpectedly, Ali actually answered his question calmly, and the young ninja was choked for a moment.
Is it you who is wrong or us?
As a guard, isn't the minimum you should do to avoid communicating with prisoners to avoid being tricked into believing something?
"Ah," Ali sighed somewhat boredly.
They were just a few insignificant questions. If all went well, after today, some of them might become her companions.
It's been several hours, and Madara hasn't finished watching it yet? There's not even anyone to chat with...
Seeing Ali acting like a child who was ignorant and easy to talk to, the Sky Ninja couldn't help but shout out, looking at Ali with eyes full of anger.
"If you have the guts, let us go and have a fair fight! What's the point of hitting someone from behind with a club!"
The young people were filled with indignation, completely forgetting that the man who was supposedly hitting them was only eleven or twelve years old.
He just thought that a child probably wouldn't have much ability. He took advantage of their lack of vigilance and captured them just to threaten Lord Shennong into submission.
Unfortunately, her plan was doomed to fail.
They are just a group of avengers gathered together, and anyone or anything that would hinder revenge should be prepared to die.
Ali raised her eyebrows. She had indeed given up on the simple and direct method of killing them directly. If possible, she would even selectively accept some people into her family.
Start as a menial disciple and let the system examine her character. If feasible, these nearly one thousand ninjas will become her rapidly growing team.
But if she accepted a bunch of disobedient menial disciples, she would also be very distressed.
——She's been bored for hours now, so why not stretch her legs...
"Then, as you wish."
Ali snapped his fingers, and the rocks that bound their limbs fell off one after another. Nearly a thousand air ninjas on the field looked at their freed hands and feet in disbelief, and then looked at Ali who had stood up with a calm expression.
The young man didn't waste any words. Within two seconds of untying the restraints, as the hand seal was completed, a wind escape hit the place where Ali was originally standing. Smoke and dust instantly filled the entrance of the passage. Then, the surrounding ninjas seemed to come to their senses, and dense wind blades flew towards Ali's original position.
The wind blades stopped when they approached the entrance of the passage. As the smoke and dust dissipated, Ali waved his hand slightly forward, and the wind blades returned to their original path, catching the air ninja below off guard.
They reacted quickly and tried to dodge the oncoming wind blade, but they watched helplessly as the wind blade suddenly turned a corner before it missed them and rushed straight towards them again!
Can the wind blade turn?
A few muffled groans and screams were heard, making the ninjas who saw this scene below subconsciously more cautious and vigilant.
Ali curled the corners of his lips and suddenly jumped down from the passage.
…
Screams rang out one after another. In less than ten minutes, Ali walked over the motionless "corpses" on the ground and sat down on the throne of the fortress.
The few 'corpses' near her shuddered and subconsciously moved their bodies, trying to get away from the girl.
Among the corpses, a middle-aged ninja was so frightened that he almost wanted to dig his eyes out. He trembled and dared not stand up, because if he did, the other party would think he still wanted to fight, and he would be beaten again...
He was truly blind. This person was nothing like his lovely, gentle, intelligent, generous, and eccentric daughter! This was a demon in human form!
Ah Li looked at the empty room filled with corpses of air ninjas and sighed again.
"It still feels better when Madara fights..." Ali thought a little nonsensically.
Six hours after Madara-sama left, Ali felt unwell all over.
Madara was currently using his Sharingan and moving slowly forward in the huge fortress.
Under the analysis of the Sharingan, the structure of the chakra flow inside this underground fortress was revealed before his eyes.
The extremely sophisticated structure is enough to show the producer's wisdom and dedication.
So, is it through energy that the fortress generates enough repulsive force to escape gravity? It seems to have many attack energy circuits, but it seems to be missing something.
This thing has no energy core, or it has not yet found its previous energy core.
He had heard about this thing from White Zetsu before, but before he could study it, the Kingdom of Sky was destroyed by the five major powers. Almost all the data and techniques fell into the hands of the five major powers, and the only finished product was also destroyed by the five major powers, so he lost interest.
Something that can be destroyed so easily probably won't have much real effect.
Madara always felt that no matter how powerful the external force was, it was not as reassuring as having strong one's own strength.
External objects are external objects after all. Once they are taken away by others, they may become a threat. However, one's own strength cannot be taken away. Even if it is taken away by others, it is difficult for others to control it.
——Just like Nagato using his eyes.
However, no one expected that a nearly completed product would appear in this place, and the little ghost came directly to this fortress. Obviously, this fortress might have some outstanding performance in the future, which made the little ghost take notice of it.
Then he would need to carefully examine this external object that he had not paid much attention to before.
…
Ali stood up and glanced at the entrance of the passage in front of him.
"You've been watching for so long, why don't you come out? Shennong?" Ali asked calmly at the empty passage.
After a long time, a tall man with deep facial features gradually appeared at the entrance of the passage. Most of the man's hair was gray. He wore a reddish-brown turban on his head and carried a medical kit on his back. He looked like a doctor with excellent medical skills.
"You seem to know me," Shennong said in a serious tone. He was knocked on the door by someone and appeared inside a fortress that seemed to have been abandoned for a long time, and his name was called out.
Shennong didn't think that his disguise at this time could deceive the other party.
"You are the one who caused the Iwagakure and Konoha to suffer such a loss. Should I feel honored that Miss Li chose to visit my territory directly after she came out? I wonder what Miss Li wants to do..."
Ali looked at Shennong, who was neither pretending to be kind nor hysterical at the end of the drama, and whose men were lying on the ground, but whose expression did not change much. Instead, he looked dignified and wanted to negotiate with her. Ali could not help but feel a little emotional.
"This script is so perfunctory. At least complete the characters' experiences, settings, and personalities..."
"Miss Li, do you want any help from me? Or do you want to avoid being hunted down by the Fire Nation and the Earth Nation? If I can help, I will do my best..."
"Miss Li?"
Ali came back to his senses, and then said directly without beating around the bush, "It's just a coincidence. Ankhbandian is in line with my future development plan." Ali pointed to the ground under his feet.
“I want ownership of this thing.”
Shennong's smile froze, and he laughed dryly a few times, but his hands subconsciously tightened the straps of the medical bag. "Miss Li, if you joke like this, I will be angry."
Ali said seriously, "I'm not kidding."
The scene suddenly became silent, and then a cold laugh was heard.
As expected of a greedy human being, Shennong's face darkened.
He had originally thought that since both of them had a deep hatred for Konoha, if they could join forces, perhaps his revenge would be even faster...
but……
"It seems that you are no different from those ninjas from the five major nations."
Sure enough, even bones that have been gnawed clean of meat will still attract jackals.
Ali shook his head a little embarrassedly, "There is still a little difference."
"Don't you want to hear the content of my deal?"
"There's no need." Shennong's eyes were cold. This place was the foundation of his revenge, and he absolutely could not give it up!
Shennong carefully placed the medical kit on the side of the passage, and then walked slowly towards the scene in silence. Dark chakra condensed from every air ninja at the scene and flowed into Shennong's body.
“Arise, all of you!”
The air ninjas on the ground stopped pretending, quickly climbed up despite the pain, and then gathered neatly near the entrance of the passage, not wanting to disturb the battle between the two.
"Although the quality is not high and the sources are rather mixed, without the Zero Tail technique to absorb, transform and reuse it, this is already the limit we can do." Shennong felt a little heavy in his heart.
Various negative emotions continued to impact Shennong's mind, causing his eyes to turn red, but his half-white hair had slowly turned black, and his body had suddenly grown a bit larger.
"Go to hell! Bone-splitting fist!" The figure was moving so fast that it seemed like he was teleporting. Ali quickly became alert and raised his arm to block.
"Bang!" There was a loud bang, and Ali was knocked back a few steps. However, she was not panicked at all. She adjusted her posture and quickly followed the opponent's fists that were constantly hitting her with almost invisible arms. After several blocks and punches, under the opponent's unbelievable eyes, she crouched down and hit the opponent's heart with her elbow, knocking him out.
How is it possible!!!!
Shennong widened his eyes in the air and curled up into a ball.
Why is the gap so big!
Doesn’t the news say that the other party is not good at physical skills?
If he didn't even have this little advantage, how would he fight? Ninjutsu?
With a loud bang, Shennong fell heavily to the ground.
No, not even Ninjutsu!
Shennong gritted his teeth and stood up while enduring the severe pain in his heart. He had seen clearly the battle between her and his men just now. That guy was really immune to all attributes and could even control others to counterattack with her ninjutsu.
The previous news might just be a smokescreen from Konoha! They want to lure the other ninja villages into confronting this child and even out the losses!
As expected of the cunning Konoha!
But just give up like that?
Shennong's mind flashed through scenes, familiar faces staring at him, and finally fixed on the face of a young man with a rebellious smile on his face.
"Eight gates, open!!"
Shennong could no longer care about so many things. Without Lingwei's transit, opening the Eight Gates would most likely shatter all his internal organs and cause inevitable damage. But if he did nothing and lost Ankhbandian, he would also lose the hope of revenge in his lifetime, so he might as well give it a try!
"Ah ...
Shennong's shirt had been torn, his muscles were tangled and swollen, with blue veins bulging on them. His face was also covered with blue veins, his eyes were completely bloodshot, and the whites of his eyes had turned red, looking very scary.
"Chief!" The air ninjas standing at the entrance of the passage were also panicked, but they didn't dare to get close at all.
Ali was a little dazed.
It's not like this in the movie, right?
Seeing that Shennong was losing control and about to explode, Ali frowned slightly.
After realizing that things might not be as simple as shown in the theater, Ali did not think about killing Shennong directly to gain sovereignty. He wanted more of a peaceful transaction, perhaps to gain a very powerful partner.
——After all, he is a mechanic who independently restored the King's Fortress over a decade ago with his own efforts. He also has very powerful medical skills and is a genius somewhat similar to Orochimaru. If we can accept him, why should we let him go?
Shennong's remaining sanity was assaulted by all sorts of dark emotions, and he already had some sort of mysterious perception in the chaos.
Failed...
Feeling the violent dark chakra instantly destroying most of his internal organs, but with no signs of calming down, instead it instantly rushed to the brain and heart, Shennong was a little confused for a moment.
His current body regeneration technique is not yet fully developed, and can only be restored and reconnected after one or several fatal injuries. However, almost all of his internal organs are damaged. Can he still be resurrected?
It gradually got darker.
Maybe this is as far as he can go.
…
"Shennong, our country's fortress, Ankhbandian, has been built!" The rebellious young man in gorgeous feathered clothes had bright eyes.
"With it, our Sky Country might be able to gain a higher status. If we annex some of the surrounding small countries, we will become the sixth superpower. We might even become even stronger and become the strongest!"
"The great ninja villages of the five great nations have started fighting again. If nothing unexpected happens, you'll probably be busy for a while. This is a good opportunity. If anyone dares to run wild in the Sky Country, I will send the Ankhbandian out and let them see the wisdom of all the people of the Sky Country!"
"No one can act recklessly on our territory!"
"Shennong, I failed. I was blinded by the temporary victory."
"They don't intend to let anyone go. Ankhbandian is a combination of civilian and ninja wisdom. The mechanical structure was drawn by the people. They want to completely destroy this thing that is completely beyond their knowledge."
"Shennong, take some children and craftsmen, run, survive, and avenge us..."
…
Shennong, standing in the corner, looked at everything in front of him silently. He wanted to go forward and touch it, but the scenes in front of him shattered like a mirror and scattered into fragments all over the ground. The images also turned into countless pieces, and countless memories were playing, faintly reflecting his now swollen and distorted face.
He withdrew his hand and slowly raised it in front of his eyes. His hand had swelled into a ball and could no longer be called a human hand.
Shennong couldn't help but smile bitterly.
I'm sorry, it seems I have to break my promise to you.
…
Ali watched Shennong's screams become hoarse and shrill, and then gradually weakened, as if he could no longer scream, and his body began to swell rapidly, as if it was about to explode.
Saving people, this is the only thought in Ali's mind.
Healing pill?
But can pills be used? There's spiritual energy in pills. The other party is a ninja with chakra in his body. Are you sure that giving it to him won't kill him faster?
It seems that I can only ask the system for help...
Just when Ali was ready to bleed profusely, Ban walked out from the passage above.
Ali's eyes lit up.
Every profession has its own expertise, maybe Madara knows how to deal with it!
"Mr. Madara!" Ali looked at Madara who was approaching rapidly, his eyes bright at this moment, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Uchiha Madara glanced at the chaotic scene, then looked at the little kid who seemed a little at a loss, snorted lightly, absorbed some chakra casually, and instantly appeared in front of Shennong. With a flash of lightning, the lightning escape directly pierced the opponent's meridians and several key acupoints.
Chakra leaked out of Shennong's body crazily, and the original chakra in his body was also dispersed completely. After a while, Shennong seemed to be more awake and opened his eyes.
The air ninjas quickly surrounded him and protected Shennong firmly behind them. Although their legs were shaking, they showed no sign of retreating.
"Move aside, I want to talk to her." An old voice came from the back of the crowd.
"Chief!" The air ninjas wanted to persuade him in disbelief, but seeing Shennong's determined eyes, they finally stepped aside, revealing Shennong's figure.
Ali's gaze also shifted away from the slowly approaching Madara, and looked at Shennong, who was breathing out more than breathing in, with a somewhat complicated expression.
"Want to continue talking?"
"Do I have any choice?" Shennong said sarcastically, "I want to hear what price my King's Fortress can be sold for."
"Since you know me, you must also know my abilities."
There was a hint of certainty in Shennong's sarcastic expression. As expected, he still wanted to threaten him, right?
Shennong is ready to detonate the King's Fortress.
"You can still live here, just acknowledge that this place belongs to me. In exchange, I can accept you as a disciple of my sect and teach you to become stronger."
Shennong was stunned
"Have you heard of natural energy? My ability is actually the application of natural energy. Whether it's restoring youth or gaining greater strength, natural energy can help you achieve it. Even if your injuries seem fatal now, they can be perfectly restored. Of course, this comes at a price."
Shennong seemed to have grasped some words, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, his body could not bear the rapid blood flow, large mouthfuls of blood gushed out of his mouth, but Shennong's eyes gradually brightened up.
"What's the price?"
"Abandon the ninja's chakra system and return chakra to the body's energy and spiritual energy itself. Once there is no chakra in the body, practicing natural energy will not be rejected."
Ali glanced at the people at the scene with different expressions, and soon focused his attention back on Shennong.
"But you don't have to hesitate. Your meridians are severely damaged and your chakra has all been lost. If you practice the natural energy technique directly afterwards, it can be considered as breaking it down and then rebuilding it."
"How about it? Do you agree?"
Shennong looked at Ali in silence for a while, then with blood on his face, he forced a slightly tragic smile and said again
"Do I have any choice?"
Ali looked at him, then smiled and said, "Yeah, you have no choice." Then he took out the pill bottle, took out a black pill from it, and slowly approached under the vigilant gaze of the surrounding air ninjas, and put the pill into the other party's hand.
"It's the medicine for healing, it's up to you whether you take it or not"
Shennong took a look at the black ball in his hand, and without hesitation, he tilted his head back and swallowed it.
Now that he has made the decision, he will not regret it.
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