Chương 12: They wouldn't even give me the summoning technique.

They were very impatient, and everyone around them was very impatient.

He has a very impatient personality.

Eleven days have passed since Jieluo disappeared and never returned. Eleven days...

Do you know how he survived?!

With a pair of small, beady eyes filled with resentment, Kakuzu gritted his teeth, but fearing he would ruin his plan, he had no choice but to suppress his temper and close his eyes.

The whip, soaked in salt water, lashed his body again and again. It hurt, but he could bear it. Kakuzu was a tough ninja, and it was impossible for the village to make him confess.

He was about to reach his breaking point with this daily beating.

On the other side, Jieluo was having a very comfortable time, with the afternoon sun shining brightly through the woods.

The sun is shining brightly, Kakuzu-san.

"You actually hid so close by." Huan looked around and said, "You're really something."

With nowhere to go and no way to return to the village, he had no choice but to stay by Jieluo's side.

"Let's rest for a bit. Tomorrow we'll return to the village and fetch the Hero's Water," Jieluo said.

"Then you contact your men, and we'll launch our attack in about three days."

"Isn't this a bit too hasty?" Huan said, grimacing. He was in a bit of pain; it had been three days and his injuries weren't fully healed yet.

"There's no need," Yura said.

"The village's strength is so-so. With the strongest, Mochizuki Gen, on your side, it does get rid of a troublesome person who's been giving me a headache."

A ninja who came from the Warring States period and could fight Sarutobi Sasuke was someone whose reputation was not only recognized by the Uchiha clan, but was also a strongman acknowledged by Hashirama Senju.

"You've become this strong already..." Huan said, her eyes darting around as she secretly began to plot.

We couldn't let such a powerful ninja leave the village, but we couldn't stop him anyway.

"They command a force of at least a thousand men," Huan said.

"If we're not prepared..."

Jieluo glanced at Huan and said, "If there aren't more Jonin to restrain me, it's only a matter of time before I wipe out any more Chunin or Genin. You might as well take this opportunity to arrange your men so that they don't get accidentally killed by me."

Yura is neither a sensory ninja nor a yokai, so he cannot accurately determine whether there are any hidden powers in the village.

Every ninja clan tends to conceal some of their power, which is not recorded in the village's records.

"Now is the weakest time for the four clans." Gen dispelled Yura's concerns and said, "In the last plan to capture the tailed beasts, many elites died. Even if the four clans still have hidden Jonin, there are definitely not many. Lord Gen can at least take down ten Jonin. What is worth noting is the heads of the three clans. They are all strong ninjas."

"Is it alright to bring them together and then hand them over to Mochizuki Gen?" Yura asked.

"You'll have to ask Lord Xuan about that," Huan said.

"Arrange a meeting with him," Gyro said.

"To discuss it in person."

Huan nodded and said, "In that case, do you mind if I contact my subordinates to make arrangements in advance?"

"Okay," Yura said.

"Then, what about the Jinchūriki?"

Huan Gang bit his finger in preparation for casting a spirit spell, but upon hearing this, he was taken aback and frowned, saying, "We do need to take her existence into account. That child is quite a troublesome one; she's a bit crazy."

"A child? Crazy?" Jie Luo frowned.

"Spending time with people in the village, you can tell that the Uji clan is a very eccentric clan, and none of them are easy to get along with," Gen said.

"That child is one of the best in their clan, possessing extremely powerful spiritual energy. She was originally a weapon secretly cultivated by the Uji clan during the Warring States period, which is why she was chosen as a Jinchūriki. She can suppress the Seven-Tails on a spiritual level, but the problem is that she herself is very crazy and not easy to control. However, there's no need to worry too much about her; she won't obey the orders of the Uji clan or the village."

"How crazy is he?" Jie Luo asked curiously.

"That child hates everything in the world equally," Huan said, a hint of displeasure in her voice.

"Compared to normal people, she's a monster."

monster?

Jieluo became even more interested.

"My favorite saying is, 'I hate it so much.'" Huan formed a hand seal, bit his finger, and pressed it to the ground. A small white snake appeared, swallowed the scroll Huan had taken out, and then disappeared into the grass. Huan continued, "The most chilling thing is that the child wanted to kill me just because she liked me. I can't understand her thoughts or logic at all."

Because I like something so much, I want to destroy it...

This phenomenon is called "cuteness aggression." When you like something extremely, you develop a strong protective instinct. However, when this emotion is difficult to express, it can lead to psychological tension. In order to balance this tension, you may choose a completely opposite and seemingly contradictory way to release it, namely, the destructive impulse towards the thing you like.

A milder manifestation is that upon seeing a baby's face, one might want to pinch the cheek, or if one likes a member of the opposite sex too much, one might want to bite them until they hurt.

Simply put, when you become so fond of something that you can't extricate yourself, your self-awareness feels that you are about to lose control and be threatened, so you will attack the object in order to maintain the integrity of your rationality.

The little boy would often attack the little girl he liked.

"It seems she likes you very much," Jieluo chuckled.

"But that's normal."

"Huh?" Huan suddenly looked up, staring blankly at Jie Luo, and stammered, "Normal? Why?!"

But when it gets to this extent, it can usually be interpreted as sadism.

Essentially, it's because they're not very good at expressing their own emotions.

The urgency of love can lead to hate.

Jielu shook her head without explaining, and asked, "How old is she? What's her name?"

"Sixteen years old, her name is Uji Lucy," Gen replied.

Sixteen years old...

"You don't mind if I take her with me, do you?" Yura asked.

"Since you plan to close the village off, a Jinchuriki is an unstable threat to the village. Why don't you let me pack her up and take her with me?"

Jieluo had sensed the girl's presence from afar. To Jieluo, both she and the tailed beast within her were quite delicious, providing a steady stream of hatred. Both the girl and the beast were steadily and continuously going mad.

"No, she's too dangerous!" Huan said.

"We absolutely cannot let that child get her hands on your hair. As a secret weapon of the Uji clan, that child possesses a forbidden technique of the Uji clan. It is a forbidden technique even more sinister than the Earth Grudge of the Thousand Demons clan. It is called the Ushi-shikami (Ox-hour Worship), which can curse and kill enemies from a distance regardless of distance."

"Yeah..."

Seeing that Yura didn't take it seriously, Gen said urgently, "Do you know why the village devised the plan to assassinate the God of Shinobi? The village isn't completely ignorant of the God of Shinobi's power. The Jonin who carried out the mission had a secret task: to obtain Hashirama Senju's hair.

In our view, even the God of Shinobi would definitely die from the terrifying effects of the Ox-Hour Worship, unless Hashirama Senju possessed the Earth Grudge, a second heart to block the curse, or he wielded the Kusanagi Clan's Kusanagi Sword, a treasured sword capable of slaying spirits, Onikiri!"

As expected of the young patriarch of the Hero Clan, he knows many secrets and provided crucial intelligence.

These ancient ninja clans are not to be underestimated at all. No wonder these four clans in the Land of Waterfall have been able to fight for so long. They are evenly matched opponents, each with their own unique skills.

Does this Onikiri mean it can directly threaten one's own soul?

Such a dangerous knife must be kept in one's own hands.

"In my opinion, the village's Jinchūriki is a very emotionally stable person." Yura smiled faintly; beneath the surface of her hatred lay...

"Huh?"

"The village's sealing methods are quite crude and rudimentary, yet it manages to remain stable. I must say, that guy is an extremely qualified candidate," Yura said.

"Since becoming a Jinchūriki, have you ever seen her go out of control, even kill anyone? Has she ever shown any murderous intent towards you?"

Upon hearing this, Huan was taken aback. Indeed, the child had only said it verbally.

Beneath the surface lay an even more intense fear; the child was actually terrified.

"I witnessed her communicating with animals without any barriers," Jieluo said.

"If someone were a very frightening person, sensitive animals wouldn't approach them."

Hatred is her protective shield.

Animals rarely dared to approach Jieluo; not to mention birds, you could hardly find an insect.

"Is that so?" Huan looked at Jieluo, seeing her determined look, and hesitated before saying, "If she's willing to go with you, I don't mind at all."

"Speaking of which..." Yura said, "Was that summoning spell from Ryuchi Cave?"

Ryuchi Cave has many contractors in the ninja world, and it's not exclusive to Orochimaru.

Huan nodded and said, "Yes, it's a summoning scroll provided by the Kusanagi clan. The scroll is in the Kusanagi clan's territory. If you're interested, you'll have to go get it yourself."

They really are a stingy bunch; they won't even give me a summoning spell!

There is a way to die!

Jie Luo smiled faintly, narrowing his eyes, a fierce glint flashing within them.