Chương 131: The Strongest

Walking along the road, there were no ordinary residential houses near the city lord's mansion; a solitary castle was built halfway up the mountain.

Kagura is selective about where she goes.

Apart from the Thunder Gate, both Yura and Kagura intentionally controlled the range of damage.

"If you can do it, then go ahead and do it." Jieluo turned to Kagura and said, "I'll be watching and see how much you've improved."

"Are you underestimating me?" Kagura said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Jieluo nodded.

"!?!" Kagura suddenly turned her head to look at Yura, her fists clenching and unclenching repeatedly, until finally, she let her guard down.

Kagura's technique has a major flaw: it requires the ability to kill to sustain itself, making it unsuitable for one-on-one combat. In a chaotic battlefield, she would undoubtedly be an excellent killing machine, but since she is not a person who enjoys killing, it is difficult for her to fully unleash its full power.

"By the way, congratulations on your first kill," Jieluo said.

"!?!" Kagura's face stiffened. After exiting Sage Mode, she no longer suppressed her emotions. A wave of nausea welled up in her heart, but she didn't want to lose face in front of Yura, so she kept a straight face.

How did she know it was my first time?

"This is divine retribution!" Kagura said coldly.

Since there were only two people, and no team slowed them down, Yura returned to Kirigakure with Shishikagura in less than three hours that day. After leaving Shishikagura with Byakuren for a chat, he went straight back to his residence.

It was lunchtime when Mito saw Yura return and said, "So fast? Isn't this a bit tricky?"

Jie Luo shook his head and said, "The opponent's fighting strength can only be maintained for a limited time."

Yura is very familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of immortal techniques, and with the old man of the White Lotus revealing the truth, it's hard for her not to know Kagura's background.

Last time, Yukihime withstood Kagura's relentless barrage for about three minutes.

Kagura held out against Yura for about three minutes.

"Will we drag this out until the time runs out?" Mito said.

"Looks like a formidable opponent."

"After obtaining the Raiden Fang," Yura said, "she won't have that weakness anymore, and she'll become even stronger. Mito, you also need to hurry up and train, or you'll fall behind..."

"Hey, why are you saying things like my grandpa?" Mito nestled on the sofa and said, "We're already so busy with work, how can we have time for spiritual practice?"

Shadow Clone Technique is a technique that is very suitable for Mito. With Mito's physical abilities, she can create thousands of Shadow Clone Techniques in one go.

Unfortunately, they haven't received the betrothal gifts from Konoha yet.

"No matter what, you still need to upgrade the Yin Seal's functions."

"I understand~" Mito nodded, having found the direction Yura had mentioned; all that remained was to give it a try.

Shadow clones, oh shadow clones! Just thinking about it makes Jieluo a little angry.

"Time to eat, you great monsters!" Lucy said as she ran in.

After finishing cooking, Baidi left straight away, saying "I'm leaving" before heading downstairs to work. Watching them eat made her feel uncomfortable, her mind filled with a jumble of surgical techniques.

As for washing the dishes, Lucy and the others took turns.

The whole family sat at the table, and just as Yura was about to eat, Mito's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Yura, while the Senju brothers are away delivering goods, how about we sneak into Konoha and steal their shadow clones?"

Jieluo sighed, "Don't be too reckless. Don't anger Hashirama Senju. Let's eat!"

"Oh~ I'm starting!" Little Demon Gai responded immediately.

After Zhu Yin, Yue Ji, and Zhao Meiqin put their hands together and chanted, the Jie Luo family began their meal.

Mito pursed her lips, picked up Yura's bowl, and added a bowl of rice.

After noon, news officially spread throughout the village. The announcement stated that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were now full and officially formed. Shishi Kagura would inherit the Ninja Sword Kiba and take charge of the Fourth Division's medical unit. Upon hearing this news, the ninjas who had wanted to compete for the last spot were filled with disappointment.

They immediately began inquiring about the captain of the Fourth Division.

They were unfamiliar with this name, and it seemed that there was no such ninja in the Land of Water.

They were all relieved when they learned that it was the ninja who had seriously injured Yuki some time ago.

The ninjas began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"It has to be Lady Oni-hime; she went out for a short while and brought the person back."

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"What do you mean bring it back? It was clearly beaten and captured."

"You didn't see the Lion Lady's face. I heard that she had a huge argument with the Mizukage in the office, and they almost came to blows. It was only after the Mizukage shouted the Oni Princess's name that the Lion Lady left the Mizukage's office with a dark face. Everyone saw it."

The Hidden Mist ninja all knew very well that Byakuren was old and could no longer fight.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the village is getting more and more lively."

"Who says otherwise? With such a group of fierce gods above us, life is getting more and more hopeful."

The boss is amazing, so it's a great honor for the underlings.

Naturally, the conversation turned to this topic.

"Tell me, who is more powerful?"

The Jonin sitting around the bar drinking beer exchanged glances.

"The strongest one should be Lady Oni-hime." A Jonin sighed, "Her record speaks for itself. Anything that others can't handle, Lady Oni-hime can handle. At least half of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were defeated by Lady Oni-hime."

"Hey, hey, hey, that's too much." Another Jonin said, "Only two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were defeated by Lady Oni, although Lady Oni is indeed the strongest."

"I think everyone agrees with this."

Everyone nodded.

"Next, second, I think it should be Lady Lion. She defeated Lady Yuki, and Lady Yuki and Lady Gengetsu were tied."

"That's how you can do it," a Jonin nodded in agreement.

"Have you forgotten someone? Lady Uzumaki is very strong, especially her dual-wielding style, it's ridiculously powerful," a Jonin said.

"You've probably experienced it yourselves."

Some of the Jonin, who were skilled in swordsmanship, nodded in agreement.

They had received advanced training from the head instructor, and their swordsmanship routines were so complex that they were constantly being beaten and had no chance to fight back.

"Lord Uzumaki is stronger than Hattori by a near-total crushing defeat. He has also subdued Lord Beni, but he has never fought Lord Shishi. It's hard to say who is stronger."

"Hey, hey, hey, please add 'sir' after Hattori's name," a Jonin said with a laugh, swirling his wine glass.

Upon hearing this, the group of Jonin chuckled softly.

Time passed by day by day as we chatted and joked.

Shishikagura arrived in Kirigakure almost alone. Although she was a captain, she was completely lost when it came to forming the Fourth Division. After having no clue what to do, she gave up and started training on her own.

Upon seeing this, Bai Lian was furious and went to Jie Luo's door, hinting that Jie Luo should help her.

"Old man, if you really can't bring yourself to help open the back door, go find Huan Yue. That kid is a kind-hearted person."

"No room for discussion?" Bai Lian asked.

"I'm very busy." Jielu rolled her eyes and said, "Next, we need to prepare to welcome the Tailed Beasts. We can't be careless. The selection of Jinchuriki is still in the midst of a tense screening process."

The old man with the white lotus looked at the bustling Seventh Division office area, gritted his teeth, and said, "I understand."

He puffed on his cigarette and left with a worried look on his face.