Konoha's Infinite Clone

"Triple Great Hermes..."

In a hotel in a small town, Naruto sat at the table, flipping through a hardcover book in his hand, which detailed the scriptures of Hermes, the God of Wisdom.

Hermes is a mixture of three gods, known as the "triple great Hermes", and knows the threefold wisdom of the universe - alchemy, astrology and magic.

He is the protector of magic and the truth of the universe. He is itself a symbol of alchemy and has a history of more than a thousand years in the Western Continent.

Its influence is even enough to affect the country's political decision-making, but...

"Even if there really are gods...their behavior is too fanatical..."

Naruto murmured in his mind, then frowned.

He immersed his mind in memories, thinking about all the previous events, and always felt that something was wrong.

Where is it?

Speaking of which, there is very little such thing as religion in the Eastern Continent. Maybe this so-called something wrong is just because they are fanatical believers, but...

Is it really?

No, it's not...

Naruto took a deep breath, and then spread out his perception. After the Holy Lord's will was taken away by Kaz, the half of the Holy Lord's soul in his body began to slowly merge with him, and many abilities belonging to the demon clan

He can use it all.

In other words, Naruto is now stronger than he was in the Kingdom of Water. Every time he calms down and exercises, he will gain greatly, but compared with the last time he used the 'black hole' state, there are still some differences.

insufficient.

At this moment, using Piccolo's sense of Qi, the entire town appeared in his mind, as if he had constructed a 3D model out of thin air that perfectly reflected reality.

At this moment, nearly a thousand people in this small town were still praying, and as Naruto breathed his energy deep into everyone's heart, he discovered something unusual——

what is that?

Naruto felt the flow of Qi and found that everyone in the entire town seemed to be generating some kind of power during prayer. This power slowly floated towards the central cathedral.

He quietly opened the window, jumped down gently, and walked towards the cathedral without attracting anyone's attention.

"The energy is concentrated here..."

In the silent and dark night, Naruto raised his head and looked at the towering cold building. The originally sacred gathering place of faith seemed a bit eerie at this moment.

Jumping lightly to reach a window ten meters above, Naruto clung to the window, watching through the glass countless flowing 'qi' gathering, and their destination was right in front of him.

That is……

The Philosopher's Stone?!

Naruto was immediately shocked. In the sky above the center of the cathedral, there was a blood-red spar suspended. In a world that ordinary people could not see, countless hair-like strands of energy slowly blended into it, causing the spar to

It becomes brighter red, as rich as thick blood, but has a grandeur that is like a god or a saint.

And from the outside, isn't that the Philosopher's Stone that originally appeared on the artificial humans in the Kingdom of Water?!

Why...why does the Philosopher's Stone appear here?

Wait, it’s very suspicious that Dior would use alchemy to create artificial humans. Is it related to this place, this religion, and this country?

Naruto tapped the glass with his fingertips, and immediately made a human-shaped notch. He pressed it gently, then took off the glass and sneaked in secretly.

There were dim lights inside the church, and murals praising the gods were carved on the walls. Naruto took two steps and reached the ceiling in the sky. He stood upside down on the ceiling, and then reached out his hand to pick up the sage.

The stone of the beholder.

"Stealing is not a good habit~"

However, suddenly, a woman's chuckle came from behind Naruto. The next moment, the wind changed. Naruto, who was extremely friendly to the wind, sensed the air blade coming from behind. He turned around and avoided the attack.

, I saw that the air blade left a deep mark on the wall of the church.

"Is it... you?!!"

Naruto turned his head and saw a man and a woman appearing behind him. The woman was tall and graceful, with a curvy figure; the man looked stupid and cute, short and fat, and it turned out to be the original Rust and Gratoni!

"Last, I'm hungry..."

Gratoni rubbed his fat belly and said in a rather aggrieved tone, "It's this guy again, I can't eat it."

Rust replied with a joking tone, "It doesn't matter, sooner or later the whole world will be ours. When Father devours the world, everything will be mixed with us."

"But now..."

She raised her head, smiled, and said to Naruto, "Isn't this Naruto Namikaze, the ninja of Konoha? Why, are you no longer satisfied with causing destruction in the Kingdom of Water, but want to bring disaster to our continent?"

?”

"It's as if I actively sabotaged it..."

Naruto complained, "If you hadn't caused trouble, how could I have...been wrong? Aren't you all already...dead at the beginning??!"

"Death? Indeed, we did die in the past, but after experiencing death, we have been sublimated. It is by relying on our sublimated power that Dior can evolve the 'world' into 'Made in Heaven' and even more

Gao's 'Beyond Heaven', it's a pity that he failed in the end, and we were naturally liberated."

"..." Naruto was silent for a moment and then said, "Now that Dio is gone, what other evil things do you want to do?"

"Is it harmful to God?" Rust chuckled, "Who is harmful to God? In this thousand-year-old cathedral, who is the one who wants to destroy all the old order? People in the town have been here for generations.

It is the crystallization of faith. Aren’t you the one who wants to get it?”

"Strong words!" Naruto snorted coldly, "Are you robbing the residents of the town? If this church has a history of a thousand years, that would be really creepy. How many people have you hurt?

Tens of thousands of people in one thousand years?!"

"..." Rust narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a slight sarcasm, "What you said is not right at all... It should be..."

She opened her lips lightly and said words that shocked Naruto...

she says

"A thousand years for nearly a thousand people is the right amount of time..."

"You said...what?" Naruto's eyes widened. He couldn't help but take two steps back and said in disbelief.

"Didn't you hear it clearly?" Rust sighed, "Then let me explain it in more detail..."

"What is contained in this Philosopher's Stone... is the condensed faith of nearly a thousand people in this town for thousands of years. In other words, since a thousand years ago, they have been the most devout Hermes."

I’m a believer.”

"millennium……"

"What? Does it sound incredible? But with the power of God Hermes, it is enough to sublime humans all over the world to eternal life!"

"Eternal life?" Naruto suddenly snorted coldly.

"The eternal life you are talking about...is to become your battery?! I finally understand where this sense of violation has always been..."

Naruto gritted his teeth and said angrily the next moment

"How can these people... how can they be called human beings?! They are simply... puppets of faith! Over the course of a thousand years, all their joys, angers, sorrows and joys have been worn away, leaving only the words in your mouth

The so-called faith! All that’s left is the so-called sublimation in your mouth! You beasts!”

"Isn't it good?!" Rust replied equally loudly. "These people have been the great nobles in various countries for a thousand years. After mastering wealth and power, they wanted eternal life, so God responded to them.

, they also contributed their own beliefs! You see, each of them still has their own consciousness now. They have lived from a thousand years ago to the present! And they will continue to live! Compared with those who turned into dust, they turned into dust.

Ordinary people in Qingfeng, how lucky are they?!"

"Or! Are you going to interfere with other people's wishes for autonomy? Are you going to be ruthless and kill them all? Save them from eternal damnation? Just because of your mercy?!"

"Do you think they are still alive like this?!" Naruto shouted angrily. "What is a human? Knowing emotions, anger, sorrow, desire, and goals! And what about them? A walking zombie that can pray? A machine that can produce unlimited energy.

?Or a poor guy struggling in the so-called eternal life?!"

"That's right..."

Naruto took a deep breath of air, the next moment he raised one hand, and the next moment invisible but huge power began to gather

"I want to destroy it all..."

"And what made me get this judgment... is exactly..."

"My mercy!"

boom!

Wind, condensed wind, in an instant, the wind direction of the entire town changed. A huge ball appeared in Naruto's hand. The energy contained in it can be described as an exaggeration. If it hits the ground, this small ball will

I'm afraid the town will be razed to the ground in an instant, right?

but

no explosion

No blast

Before Naruto could blast it out, Luster spoke——

She just said a person's name and made Naruto stop.

"Jiraiya..."

From this incarnation of one of the seven deadly sins, the name of this person was revealed

then stagnated

then disappeared

The terrifying power that could rewrite the terrain dissipated, and Naruto's eyes stabbed at Rust like sharp swords.

"what are you saying……?"

………………

"There are currently about 60,000 people surrounding this mountain range."

Shimazaki Ryo teleported back to the temporary station. Looking at everyone, he slowly told the information he saw.

"And the entire mountain range seems to be wrapped in some kind of power. Even my ability cannot penetrate it. It is a very advanced barrier, and there must be masters in it."

"Is the Gray Stone really there?"

Timsi said with some worry, "If the Amestrians who are good at fighting are allowed to get the Grayl Stone, then they will inevitably launch a larger-scale war!"

"Hmph." Sasuke snorted coldly, "They are a bunch of little minions, there is nothing to worry about."

"But no one can tell how many strong men there are in Amestris. After all, it is a powerful empire that can almost rule the continent. We must not take it lightly." Tsunade refuted Sasuke's words, and then she turned her eyes to Chang.

doorway

"What now?"

"Our purpose has nothing to do with the Gray Stone." Nagato said calmly, "The map that appears on the stone ghost is the reason why we are here. As for the former, that is not what one or two of us ninjas should do.

Even if it is a fight, it will be negotiated as a group of ninjas,"

"Nagato is right." Xiaonan continued, "Like the Stone Ghost Face, Amestris is also unknown, but the danger of the former is hidden, while the danger of the latter is explicit. One can rule for several years.

An empire that has lasted for hundreds of years, I don’t believe they can be that simple.”

"It seems that it was passed unanimously." Tsunade chuckled, "Because I think so too. I always feel an inexplicable sense of danger from those Amestrians..."

"Hmph, compared to Dio, I want to see the man named Hungry Wolf again..."

Sasuke thought about the previous battle with the hungry wolf again and couldn't help clenching his fists

That man...

That man is definitely not simple. He is not just a matter of strength, but...

But it is growing rapidly!

Now that I think about it, I was using the Sharingan to copy his taijutsu, but why wasn't he improving his previous shortcomings in the evenly matched taijutsu showdown?

Compared with strength, skills and learning ability are the most frightening aspects of that man, especially...

His own Haki, the two-color Haki he had barely mastered after Angers' special training, was so easily controlled by the hungry wolf. Even in the subsequent battle with Nagato, he continued to learn from Nagato.

fighting style.

If he is allowed to grow further, he might really reach an unimaginable level.

"I'm also curious about that man."

At this time, Nagato suddenly said

"If I can't decipher Dio's information for the time being, then I would like to see him again...if he can survive the blow from Super Shinra Tenzheng..."

Although he said this, Nagato had a strong feeling in his heart. That is, the man Hungry Wolf would never die like this, and such a person should never die like this!

"..." Everyone looked at Nagato and were a little surprised. They didn't expect that he would actually say this.

"Okay, let's get started."

Nagato ignored people's gaze and said calmly to Konan

The latter nodded immediately, and then said the three lines written on the stone ghost's face in a tone that was almost like chanting.

"Playing with the hands of time"

"Wandering in the Shadow of Destiny"

"The embodiment of fraud and mischief"

invalid

no changes

The world is still the same world, nothing happened

Then, she continued to say another three lines of words

"Triangle, honor my call"

"Spiritual barriers, secrets must be guarded"

"Follow my orders and destroy the barrier."

Still ineffective, still calm, still nothing abnormal.

Then, Sasuke raised the corners of his mouth and made an exaggerated smile

He said in a cold tone

"It seems that fate wants us to see that hungry wolf again!"