Ninja Ice House

Kurama Yakumo, who had been staying on Yuqi Island for a long time for treatment of illness and recuperation, finally returned to Konoha Village after half a year and stayed in the family villa not far outside the village.

The air in the deep mountains is obviously better than in the center of Konoha Village where the smoke from fireworks is heavier.

"The air at the seaside is too humid and full of salty smell. It rains frequently, which makes people feel bad."

Kurama Yakumo said that people who have lived inland for a long time may not be accustomed to the "ravages" of the coastal monsoon climate. Within a day, the weather can change several ways, which is really too much for the frail and sick little girl.

Maybe this is just a result of acclimatization. It took a long time for Korin, who grew up in Inaba Country, to adapt to the slightly dry environment of Fire Country. In order to prevent the skin from lacking moisture and causing the lips to crack, she tried many times.

It took me a lot of skin care products to get used to it.

If it were closer to the Kingdom of Wind in the northwest, it would probably be even more uncomfortable.

Of course, after getting used to it, I felt fine.

I don't know whether it was influenced by the sensitive sense of smell inherited from the Furugi family or the glorious tradition of women in the Uzumaki family. In terms of how to configure perfume and control the atmosphere, Korin's talent is truly outstanding.

Kurama Yakumo, who had not been very interested in this aspect in the past, was probably slightly influenced and began to care about the sensual external atmosphere.

The blooming season of mountain flowers in April and May has long passed. Kurama Yakumo, which is more or less affected by "hay fever", is actually more suitable for this kind of day when the weather is slightly hot and the scorching heat of late summer has not completely gone away.

I propped up my legs under the shade of a tree halfway up the mountain, sat on the grass, and painted slowly. It was so comfortable.

Not far behind, a young mother wearing a beige dress and a sunhat responded with a smile:

"At home here, I feel more at ease."

"Mother is right."

Complaining about life in Inaba Country is just a habit of grumbling in one's spare time. It does not mean that he is dissatisfied with the arrangements of the Furusugi family.

After staying there for several months, my health improved a lot, and I also met some friends of the same age. I was generally quite happy.

However, if you want to realize your dream of becoming a ninja, you still have to return to Konoha Village.

Speaking of which, Kurama Yakumo was originally supposed to be in the third grade this year, but with the current situation, even if he persists, he can't keep up with the learning progress of his classmates.

"After a while, your father will go to the Sandaime to discuss and continue his studies. However, it is very likely that he will repeat the grade. If you don't mind..."

"Um."

In the past more than a year of intermittent ninja school life, the number of days I actually attended school was barely more than one-third, and I had not attended school for the past half a year. I am afraid that my classmates have long forgotten about the "ghost classmate" who is only on the student roster.

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"If you repeat a grade, that's fine, you can start over."

Kurama Yakumo had almost forgotten all those classmates with whom he didn't have many interactions.

"But, will it really go well?"

After hesitating for a while, Kurama Yakumo still asked cautiously.

The gentle mother gently hugged her daughter's shoulders.

"Don't worry, it will get better."

During this period, the abnormalities around me were noticed by those who were interested.

Kurama Yakumo himself didn't feel it directly, but he noticed a lot from the melancholy faces of his parents and the attendants who took care of him.

The illusion-type blood inheritance limit can easily produce some unpredictable negative effects.

This is some common sense that Kurama Yakumo has known a long time ago.

Even if you don't know exactly what happened, as long as you sort out the remaining gaps in your memory, you can understand that something bad happened to you.

Even this negative impact made the originally optimistic family members feel a little bad.

This is not to say that this problem in Kurama Yakumo is serious. The main reason is that there is no precedent and I don’t know how to solve it perfectly.

"Don't worry, your father and uncle have already gone to ask for help, and the Gushan family has promised to provide assistance. After all..."

Although the responsibility does not lie with Kosugi Bosui, and even if the Sharingan is not transplanted, it will naturally break out in a few years, but there is still something to do with it, and once an unpredictable risk occurs, it cannot be shied away from the blame.

"Xiang Lin's tender-faced father?"

"It's not that she has a tender face, she is really young."

Well, it’s actually not that difficult to understand.

There is a tradition of early marriage in the ninja world. Although it is rare to have a seven-year-old daughter in your twenties, it is not unique.

A few decades ago, the order of one village and one country was not established. In some remote and inaccessible places, there was even a tradition of exchange marriages and group marriages.

Wars are frequent and various natural and man-made disasters occur one after another. It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to reproduce and survive. In order to maintain the normal continuation of the bloodline of the population, they really do everything possible.

For example, in markets across the country, in addition to buying and selling some daily necessities, the most important thing is to exchange girls of suitable age for marriage with distant villages and towns. Inbreeding may lead to the decline of blood lines and the possibility of giving birth to deformed children.

How to effectively avoid customs that have been passed down for a long time are not necessarily the result of ignorance and decadence, but the experience accumulated from generation to generation.

In the past few decades, the living standards of the ninja world have improved. The establishment of the one-village-one-country order has made cross-regional communication easier, and many outdated traditions have disappeared. However, it is not absolute. A few decades is still too short.

Yes, culture rooted in blood has extremely strong inertia.

In addition, some ninja clans who need to keep their bloodline pure to maintain the chance of awakening the Blood Succession Limit still maintain some strange traditional customs, which is not a cause for concern.

This is the case with the Kurama family. In ancient history, whenever a clan member awakened to the limits of blood inheritance, they would be "voluntarily" sealed in the family temple to cultivate their moral character and tap into the power deep in their souls.

To put it bluntly, this is also the only way to suppress the "inner demon".

Opening the Sharingan is so troublesome, how can the almost equally powerful genjutsu Kaiden no cost?

"Actually, I also overheard the conversation between your father and Major Governor Bu Shui. The family members felt that they would temporarily send you to the Temple of Fire to use the power of the sealed iron wall to calm down the restlessness of the bloodline power, but this was ultimately rejected.

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Although there was a conflict with Jilu, it was not a big deal. If the Kosugi family really made a request, the Fire Temple would not refuse.

The real problem lies in the "Idu" in Kurama Yakumo's body, which must be properly resolved in order to avoid future troubles. It cannot be like the previous generation of one-tailed jinchūriki-Bunfuku, who has always been self-imprisoned to suppress the first-tailed guard.

crane.

"Then, what are you going to do?"

"You could say it's 'the opposite of what you're doing', but I don't quite understand."

"That's it."

Kurama Yakumo put down the paintbrush in his hand, covered one eye, and looked at the blue sky in the distance. The sky was originally clear, but it was stained with a faint red mist.

This is a situation that was discovered recently, and it seems that some kind of power is about to break out of the cocoon.

The smart Kurama Yakumo, who is also the top Yin escape power in the ninja world, also noticed the abnormality inside his body.

The genjutsu-type blood succession boundary has grown at a speed far beyond imagination, but it has not put greater pressure on the body. It is not that Kurama Yakumo has grown faster, but this somewhat abnormal eye can detect the over-expanded Yin attribute.

After absorbing the carat, filling the almost never-ending emptiness, it feeds it back so that the body and spirit will not be completely unbalanced.

This "virtuous cycle" has its limits. Whether it is the Sharingan or the genjutsu-type blood successor boundary, they are both on the verge of breaking out. The two restrain each other and sharpen each other, and then grow even more rapidly.

For a while, there was no negative state in the body. It was not because Kurama Yakumo had become stronger, but because the two confronting yin-attributed forces did not have time to pay attention to the trembling yang-attributed force.

No matter what the consequences are, Kurama Yakumo doesn't want to lose the opportunity. It may be dangerous, but if he can completely solve his physical troubles, he can accept it.

After calming down, he felt the red mist in front of his eyes dissipate, and after the almost unsuppressible throbbing in his body subsided, Kurama Yakumo picked up the brush again and painted on the canvas resting on his legs.

It seemed that the weak body could not withstand the loving caress of the mother behind it, so it trembled slightly, and the brush turned roughly, leaving a black broken line.

When the mother and daughter were stunned, they saw the clear sky suddenly remembering the rumbling thunder, electric sparks flashed, and silvery light pierced the sky and fell in the distant forest. After a while, it took off.

A ball of black flame.

The weather is hot and dry, and a small spark can easily lead to a big fire.

"No way."

The mother and daughter, who were looking at each other, looked at the painting board of Qingkong Hanlei, and then compared it with the fireworks in the distance.

Looking at his plain white hands, Kurama Yakumo was so surprised that he was speechless. His mother was also speechless. After a long time, she tentatively suggested:

"Go and talk to your uncle. He knows a little bit about it."

"Um."

Of course having power is a good thing, but being completely unable to control it is another matter entirely.

More than an hour later, Gushan Bushui met the Kurama family who were visiting together in his own manor.

"I understand what you said."

As he spoke, the young governor took the solemnly wrapped drawing board, lifted the cloth, and saw the almost completed painting.

One hand gently touched the lines above, and it was obvious that the paint had not completely dried and exuded a unique smell.

On the surface, it looks like an ordinary transformation.

After a long time, under Kurama Yakumo's hopeful gaze, Kosugi Fusui raised his head.

"In Konoha Village, there is a secret inheritance that uses ink painting as a carrier to activate Yin Escape. It is called Super Beast Pseudo Painting. It is very good at spying on intelligence and assassination. The expression of this painting is somewhat similar to that of Super Beast Pseudo Painting.

But it’s not essentially the same thing.”

After a pause, Gushan Bushui explained,

"Super beast fake painting is also a kind of Yin Escape. It is the same system as the Nara family's shadow imitation technique, but the latter is more sophisticated. The former requires ink painting as a carrier to perform. The Kurama family's blood inheritance limit is more like

It’s a manifested spiritual suggestion.”

"I don't understand."

Kurama Yakumo had a sad face.

Not to mention the fact that this eight-year-old girl's parents and uncle didn't understand at all.

"To put it simply, people's hearts are complex and they have many thoughts every minute and every second. For example, when I went out to play, I saw an abandoned ruined temple suddenly appeared among the picturesque mountains and rivers, which was very unpleasant to the scenery.

I would think that it would be better if I didn’t have it, and I might as well burn it clean. Most of the time, I just think about it and won’t actually do it. If I make up my mind to do it, I will

Instruct your subordinates to take action or prepare oil and fire, and be sure to turn it into ashes. But..."

Stretching out his finger and flicking the painting in front of him, Gu Shan Bu Shui said with a gloomy face:

"Everyone has his or her own outlook on life, worldview, and moral values. Even if they have weird thoughts, they can restrain them so that they don't really get out of control and cause harm. The limits of the Kurama family's blood inheritance are different, with five magical senses and terrifying illusions.

As for the magic of illusion, it can turn messy thoughts, even bad thoughts in the subconscious that you are not aware of, directly into reality in one step. Painting is similar to the verification code of 'confirmation' implementation. Once it is put on paper,

It will be directly inspired by the power of the blood inheritance boundary."

"Ah, isn't this awesome?"

Kurama Yakumo, who hadn't realized the problem yet, asked with some confusion,

"The power of making all your wishes come true. Just draw. It's much more convenient than practicing hard."

"How can there be such convenience in the world without the price of power?"

Curling his lips, Gu Shanbu Shui said earnestly,

"Understanding exactly what is in one's heart is a very troublesome matter, and it is no less difficult than judging a person's nature. Each of us is fighting against the 'demons' in our hearts all the time, those malicious

, there are not many times when it really turns into action. But, you are different..."

He looked at Kurama Yakumo with a little pity, and then at his family.

"You are still young, and your view of good and evil has not yet been fully formed, and you cannot even judge what you really want in your heart. Because the rampant Blood Succession Limitation Power is too dangerous, you instinctively use the action of 'painting' to limit it. However,

, sooner or later one day, your subconscious instinct that is completely unacceptable to you will amplify your malice, and even put it into action directly without putting it on paper."

In order to accurately illustrate the danger, Gushan Bushui gave a very dangerous example.

"Suppose one morning, you slept in because you practiced too hard the night before, and the maid woke you up to exercise early as usual. As a result, you got up with low blood pressure, very angry, complaining in your heart, and wishing to cut into pieces the person who disturbed your rest.

Is this a normal psychological activity? Most people just think about it and complain a few times at most. But you..."

He cast complex eyes on the dumbfounded family.

Painting is just a situation, a kind of self-restraint. It can also be a curse, a muttering, or even an ordinary action such as opening one's eyes, carrying it away, or sighing.

"The carrier of blood inheritance limit power is not limited to ink, voice, eyes, etc. The blood inheritance limit of your Kurama family is very powerful. Maybe the potential is not as good as the Sharingan, but the degree of danger is undoubtedly higher, and it is more needed.

Cooperate with your mind and nature, otherwise, the consequences will be unpredictable.”

The appearance of the "inner demon" Ido is just a superficial appearance. The essence lies in whether Kurama Yakumo himself has the ability to control it.