But at that moment, Natsuhi had no way to find the person who had been manipulating the Hoshikage from the shadows.
"I'm not leaving. The Star Village has been our home for generations. I'm not leaving," she said. It was also because she had nowhere else to go. "I will never abandon the people of the Star Village."
Hearing this, a slight smile touched Kusuo's lips. Natsuhi's choice pleased him greatly. A true leader should not abandon their people to save their own skin.
"Good. If you are willing, I can offer you a path to survival."
Natsuhi was slightly surprised. "What do you mean by that?"
Kusuo didn't answer. He simply sheathed his weapon and walked towards the Hoshikage's corpse. The body still contained the last vestiges of the "Star's" power. The Hoshikage was the first person who had dared to fuse the "Star" with his own body.
"Hatake Kusuo, can you tell me... what is your true identity?" At this point, Natsuhi's curiosity about him was growing. With his level of strength, a person as powerful as him would be a top-tier existence in any village.
"Hatake Kusuo. The strongest of the Five Great Nations," he stated, word by word.
Natsuhi was utterly shocked. The strongest of the Five Great Nations was here, and had even saved her. What an incredible honor.
"It seems I really underestimated you before. I just thought you were some rookie kid who wandered into our village." It had to be said, Natsuhi admitted he was incredibly handsome, but he didn't look like an overwhelmingly powerful person. Part of this was because she couldn't sense his power, and the other part was because Kusuo was intentionally suppressing it.
At this moment, Kusuo was feeling a sense of urgency. Orochimaru was already conducting such living experiments. It wouldn't be long before he started using the Reanimation Jutsu. If he revived a few powerful ninja then, it would be a huge problem. Although Kusuo knew that the great war was inevitable, most of the reanimated shinobi would be no match for him. He was now just waiting for Madara Uchiha's revival. Without him, the revival of the others was meaningless.
"I'm taking this. If you need the Land of Fire's help, just mention my name." With that, Kusuo walked over to the "Star" and took it. To his surprise, the moment he touched it, it crumbled, leaving only a watermelon-sized purple crystal in his hand. A portion of chakra still flowed within it. He swung his sword a few times; the chakra didn't seem to do anything.
"Looks like I'll have to forge this into a ninja tool. As for the chakra inside, I'll give it to Obito."
"What did you just say?" Natsuhi asked.
Kusuo quickly shook his head, indicating he hadn't said anything. Natsuhi didn't press the matter.
"Prepare a room for me. I'm staying here tonight."
Natsuhi quickly made the arrangements. Not only because he was the strongest in the Five Great Nations, but also because he was the savior of the Star Village.
Kusuo entered the room and picked up the purple "Star." He placed his hand on it, carefully sensing the chakra within. This chakra was different from the Nine-Tails' chakra inside Naruto. While the quantity wasn't huge, its concentration was extremely high.
Kusuo quickly formed a hand seal and summoned Kuroko. About an hour later, Kuroko arrived at his door.
"Lord Kusuo."
"Did you bring what I asked for?"
Kuroko took a bottle from his robes. He pointed the opening at the "Star," and the purple chakra within was immediately drawn out.
"Lord Kusuo, this is..." Kuroko started to ask, but immediately closed his mouth. "My apologies, Lord Kusuo. I spoke out of turn." He knew not to inquire about matters that didn't concern him.
The seemingly small bottle was able to store a vast amount of chakra. It took nearly four hours to completely drain the "Star."
"That's enough. You're not needed here anymore. You can go. Also, take this back with you first," Kusuo instructed, having Kuroko take the chakra away.
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