Infinite Simulation: From Konoha To Moon

Chapter 130: Water of Heroes

After reporting to Hoshigaki Kisame and Nagato, Uchiha Itachi turned to explain the situation to Li Xiang.

Upon learning that two members of Akatsuki had come to them, Uchiha Itachi initially wanted to use Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan to make them defect.

But Li Xiang stopped him.

"Kakuzu, hailing from Takigakure, possesses the Earth Grudge Fear secret technique and has five hearts. Unless all five of his hearts are simultaneously destroyed, he will not die as a result."

"Such a miraculous secret technique?"

Uchiha Itachi was somewhat surprised, but only to a certain extent.

When it came to secret techniques, how could they compare to the Uchiha's Sharingan?

Especially the Mangekyō Sharingan.

I think it's just a technique.

As long as one has the courage, any eye technique is possible.

"In reality, he's not too difficult to deal with. Although he has five hearts, he only has one head. In theory, he can be influenced by Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan. However, his teammate, Sasori, is not human but a puppet."

Li Xiang paused and asked, "You should know about human puppets, right?"

Human puppets are not puppets made to look like humans, but rather humans turned into puppets, retaining their ninjutsu from when they were alive, including bloodline limits.

But because it is too cruel, they are abandoned by puppet masters.

The Third Kazekage puppet of Sasori is a human puppet that can use Magnet Style.

"I know."

Uchiha Itachi was also an extremely intelligent person, and he quickly understood what Li Xiang meant and asked, "Are you saying he turned himself into a puppet?"

"That's right. His entire body is made up of puppets, with only the core area in his chest storing his soul. He can change bodies anytime, anywhere. Eye techniques or genjutsu should have little effect on him."

"..."

Uchiha Itachi was a bit skeptical about what kind of force Akatsuki really was.

They didn't seem like normal people.

Hoshigaki Kisame had a shark-like face.

On the other hand, the masked man they had encountered before seemed to be a human.

But who knows.

After all, he wore a mask.

Either he was too ugly to show his face, or he had some unspeakable secret.

Who wears a mask if they're a decent person?

"Our plan may need to change."

Uchiha Itachi moved on to the next topic, "Since Akatsuki intends to launch a sneak attack while we are fighting Iwagakure, we cannot let them have their way. Otherwise, we will be blamed for it."

After Kakuzu and Sasori stole the Five Tails Jinchūriki, they revealed their identities as members of the Amaterasu Revolutionary Army.

So they won't even have a chance to defend themselves while they are fighting against Daimyō.

"We can only turn the tables."

Li Xiang explained, "You two can pretend to be members of Akatsuki and expose Kakuzu and Sasori's plan in front of Daimyō."

"In that case, only Sasuke and I need to go."

Uchiha Itachi nodded approvingly, "It achieves the goal and reduces casualties."

Li Xiang had no objections.

He currently had no sense of participation in their strength.

Even if he went, he would just be a bystander.

There wouldn't be any sense of gaming experience.

After Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke left, the Amaterasu Revolutionary Army fell under the management of Uchiha Hachida.

He was originally from the Konoha Police Force and was an experienced old ninja.

But he did not return to the Revolving Heaven Hidden Village.

Instead, he stayed behind in the Land of Grass for post-war reconstruction.

The original goal of the Amaterasu Revolutionary Army was to incorporate the Land of Grass into their territory, so naturally they would not give up.

After Akatsuki steals the Five Tails Jinchūriki, Iwagakure's attention will shift, and they probably won't bother with the Land of Grass for a short time.

Hoshigaki Kisame and Li Xiang did not stay behind.

They went to the former Takigakure.

Because Li Xiang remembered something.

The specialty of Takigakure, the Water of Heroes.

Its effect is simple, it increases Chakra tenfold.

Of course, the cost is also very high, as it consumes the user's life.

But Li Xiang, not to mention anything else, has a long health bar.

He possesses the true ancestor's talent and theoretically cannot be killed.

The village of Longyin is currently under the management of the Amaterasu Revolutionary Army.

The terrain is extremely steep.

They are in a place similar to the Peach Blossom Spring, with a very narrow entrance.

If they want to launch a strong attack, they would have to blow up the entire mountain, otherwise it would be difficult.

Li Xiang had the order from Uchiha Itachi and encountered no obstacles.

"My name is Shemumu."

A young boy appeared in front of him and said, "I used to be the leader of the village of Longyin, and now I am a member of the Amaterasu Revolutionary Army, still responsible for the affairs of the village of Longyin."

Shemumu, this name sounds familiar.

He had a plot in the original work.

It was probably when the Jonin of the village of Longyin, Mizukage, and the Rain Shinobi Village attacked the village of Longyin.

Fortunately, the protagonist trio of Uzumaki Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura helped him quell the rebellion.

Li Xiang explained his purpose.

Shemumu immediately looked troubled.

The Water of Heroes can be said to be the holy water of the village of Longyin. Generally, only the leader is qualified to drink it.

Although it has significant side effects, the effect is still good.

Li Xiang thought he would have to mention Uchiha Itachi to persuade him.

But unexpectedly, after hesitating for a moment, Shemumu said, "You can only take one sip!"

"Okay, just one sip!"

Li Xiang naturally agreed.

This thing should not be related to how much you drink.

You can't keep drinking and keep growing.

That would be too perverted.

Similar to Orochimaru, he would probably have to guard the village of Longyin and drink holy water every day.

Led by Shemumu, Li Xiang came to a giant tree.

He had seen many trees in the Death Forest of Konoha Village before, but none of them could compare to the giant tree in front of him.

It soared into the sky, with no end in sight.

In terms of size, it would take at least dozens of people to surround it.

It had a feeling of the World Tree in "Dragon Clan".

Anyway, it was very big and thick.

"The birth of the Water of Heroes is very complicated."

Shemumu knelt devoutly in front of the giant tree and said, "The sacred tree absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, the rain and dew, and it takes a hundred years to turn into holy water."

A hundred years is indeed a long time.

But Li Xiang was sure that the village of Longyin must have some reserves.

If they produced it and drank it all, then Water Smoke wouldn't have become a renegade ninja.

After Shemumu respectfully kowtowed and performed hand seals in front of the giant tree, the thick bark suddenly split open, revealing a gap big enough for one person to pass through.

Li Xiang raised an eyebrow.

He really didn't expect Shemumu to hide the holy water in the belly of the sacred tree.

It felt like a hidden secret.

Li Xiang followed Shemumu inside.

The space inside was more spacious than he had imagined.

It could easily accommodate several people.

Li Xiang wanted to complain that they had emptied the sacred tree. Is this their devotion?

But he quickly understood why the village of Longyin did this.

Because there were faint water droplets seeping out of the deep tree wall.

There was no doubt that it was the Water of Heroes.

Ordinary rain and dew, after a hundred years of transformation by the sacred tree, became the magical holy water that increased Chakra. This was quite interesting.

Shemumu took out a golden bowl with only a small mouthful of the Water of Heroes inside.

He looked at Li Xiang and noticed that there was no greed in his expression and eyes. He nodded and said, "There will be some adverse reactions after drinking it, but that's normal."

"Okay."

Li Xiang took the golden bowl. The water inside was extremely clear, looking clean and hygienic.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

At least there was no psychological burden.

If it had some strange smell or black holy water, he wouldn't dare to drink it.

Li Xiang drank it all in one gulp.

The icy sensation passed through his throat and entered his body.

Suddenly, he felt a bit hot.

His body seemed to be feverish, while his Chakra was rapidly increasing.

After a moment, Li Xiang frowned.

Using the commonly used unit of measurement in the ninja world, "kā," which is Kakashi's Jonin Chakra capacity.

His body could originally only hold one-tenth of a kā of Chakra.

Now it had increased tenfold.

The excess Chakra began to push against his physical limit.

Forcing it open was quite uncomfortable.

But Li Xiang wasn't really only eight years old.

It wasn't to the point of crying and sobbing.

Shemoku couldn't help but glance at him.

When he himself had drunk the Hero Water before, the scene was quite ugly.

It could be called a near-death experience.

After about ten minutes, the abnormality in his body disappeared, and Li Xiang wiped the sweat off his forehead.

He could control himself from making a sound, but he couldn't control the physiological reactions in his body.

Fortunately, he didn't embarrass himself.

"Thank you."

Li Xiang sincerely said as he felt the surging Chakra in his body.

Now his Chakra was similar to Kakashi's.

Although it was jokingly called "one kā," his Chakra was really not insignificant.

It was just that compared to someone like Uzumaki Naruto, who was overpowered, it didn't hold up well.

For a regular Jonin, it was already quite good.

And Kakashi also bore the burden of an unstoppable Sharingan, which made him physically weak.

It definitely wasn't because of watching "Intimate Heaven."

Li Xiang stayed in the Hidden Mist Village for two days. After receiving news from the direction of Iwagakure, he and Hoshigaki Kisame returned to the Rain Shinobi Village.

The Five Tails Jinchūriki was captured without any surprises by Kakuzu and Sasori.

Although Iwagakure was not at the bottom among the Five Great Villages, it had very few top-tier strong individuals.

Only the elderly Ōnoki, who was famous for his Dust Release, had a great reputation.

His successor, Kurotsuchi, was known as the Leg Shadow and was one of the most embarrassing Kage-level strong individuals, along with Mizukage Chōjūrō.

Apart from them, Deidara was also quite powerful.

Unfortunately, he pursued art wholeheartedly and joined Akatsuki, ultimately self-destructing.

The truly powerful among the Five Great Villages were Konoha Village and the Cloud Shinobi Village.

Especially Konoha.

Despite all the machinations of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, they still had such fighting power, which was astonishing.

To put it in one sentence, heroes really did come from Konoha.

Not to mention the betrayals of Uchiha Madara, Obito, and others.

Kakuzu and Sasori disguised themselves as the Amaterasu Revolutionary Army according to the plan, but they didn't expect Uchiha Itachi, who was fighting against Ōnoki, to do the same.

He was wearing a specially made Akatsuki outfit and stated that the goal of the Akatsuki was to capture all the Tailed Beasts and dominate the ninja world.

Surprised by Ōnoki, he also learned that other members of the Akatsuki had gone to Iwagakure.

He didn't hesitate and turned back.

Sure enough, he received news halfway that the Five Tails Jinchūriki had already been captured.

As for the Amaterasu Revolutionary Army that Kakuzu and Sasori mentioned, he naturally ignored it.

He had some understanding of the Amaterasu Revolutionary Army, and only Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke could be considered strong.

Now two more suddenly appeared, and he believed they were from the mysterious Akatsuki.

Rain Shinobi Village.

"I've been exposed."

Hoshigaki Kisame met with Pain and Konan and immediately said, "After contacting Kakuzu and Sasori, I was discovered by Uchiha Itachi and barely managed to escape."

To make it more convincing, there were still traces of Fire Style ninjutsu on his body.

"I already know."

Pain said indifferently, "You may leave."

Before Hoshigaki Kisame, he had already learned about Kakuzu and Sasori through White Zetsu.

But he didn't care about Iwagakure or the Amaterasu Revolutionary Army.

Capturing the Five Tails was already a good achievement.

There was no need to blame or punish Hoshigaki Kisame.

Li Xiang rested for a night and saw Konan standing at the door the next day.

"Teacher," he immediately greeted.

"I have already heard the account of this incident from Hoshigaki Kisame," Konan praised calmly, "You did well."

"It's all thanks to your excellent teaching," Li Xiang flattered.

Konan remained unaffected and said, "After a few days of rest, continue following Hoshigaki Kisame."

Although it was called rest, Li Xiang didn't have any other form of entertainment, so he continued to train his body.

Two days later, he saw Hoshigaki Kisame again.

"There is a group of wandering ninjas in the southeast of the Land of Rain for a C-rank mission," Li Xiang glanced at the mission briefing and didn't say anything.

And so, half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Xiang, who had regained his chakra, undoubtedly made rapid progress.

The mission level gradually rose from C-rank to A-rank.

Finally, upon Hoshigaki Kisame's suggestion, Konan decided to assess Li Xiang.

The assessment to join the Akatsuki organization.

Inside the training field.

Konan looked at Li Xiang, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Hoshigaki Kisame said you are already one of the outstanding Jōnin and are qualified to join the Akatsuki organization. He even applied to become your teammate. To be valued by him like this, it must be true. But I need to understand your full strength, so let's have a spar."

After saying that, without waiting for Li Xiang's response, paper scraps floated out from her body and quickly reassembled in the sky.

A pair of wings unfolded as well.

"Begin."

Konan raised her hand, and dozens of paper scraps turned into shurikens in her hand, directly covering the area where Li Xiang was.

As her disciple, Li Xiang naturally knew that these paper shurikens were just as sharp as real ones.

And because they were lighter, they appeared faster.

Under Konan's full force, they almost instantly arrived in front of Li Xiang.

But none of them hit and all fell to the ground.

Li Xiang reappeared on the other side.

Konan's Dance of the Shikigami was immune to most physical attacks, and after her modifications, she wasn't afraid of water but was afraid of oil.

It wasn't a life-or-death battle, so using oil was indeed a bit excessive.

Making Konan all wet was like disrespecting her teacher and ancestors.

Li Xiang thought for a moment and formed hand seals.

Water Style·Water Dragon Bomb!

In the rainy weather of the Land of Rain, Water Style undoubtedly became enhanced.

Almost instantly, a water dragon rushed into the sky.

Konan's response was simple.

A butterfly flew out.

It collided with the head of the water dragon.

With a loud bang, the butterfly made with explosive tags instantly exploded.

The water dragon split open and turned into a puddle of water splashing in all directions.

Konan raised her hand again.

Paper scraps rained down, almost covering the entire sky.

It was difficult for Li Xiang to dodge.

He clasped his hands together and spat out a waterfall from his mouth, forming a wall in front of him.

The waterproof paper scraps seemed like sharp blades, falling into the water wall and causing splashes of water.

Li Xiang's body was hidden beneath the paper scraps, temporarily obscuring Konan's vision.

At this moment, a mist rose.

It was so dense that it couldn't dissipate.

Water Style·Mist Shinobi Technique.

It could even blur the vision of the Sharingan.

It could be considered a true Kirigakure secret technique.

It wasn't too abrupt for Li Xiang to use it.

After all, Hoshigaki Kisame was his second teacher.

Konan frowned.

She didn't possess the Sharingan, the ability to see through the mist.

(End of this chapter)