Infusing the entire world with Sage Chakra indeed brought about changes.
Talents suddenly emerged all over the place. Within just a month, several Genin had already mastered advanced Ninjutsu techniques—especially those from Otogakure.
Names like Chojuro and Kankuro, and many other canon characters, were all sent by the major Hidden Villages!
Otogakure served as the center of the Spatial Portal, where the concentration of Sage Chakra was several times higher than elsewhere. Ye Liang watched joyfully as ninja after ninja achieved breakthroughs under his guidance.
Today.
Otogakure was about to witness several auspicious arrivals.
Itachi Uchiha, Konan, and Nagato—all members of the Akatsuki—had all arrived.
Itachi served as the Genjutsu instructor, Konan as the Ninja Tools teacher, and Nagato took on the role of Kinjutsu mentor. Combined with the original Ninjutsu instructor Kakashi and Taijutsu teacher Might Guy, Otogakure finally started to look like a real Hidden Village.
That day,
Ye Liang had just finished freshening up when a thunderous boom erupted from the sky. A stream of black aura suddenly descended into the heart of Otogakure.
"This doesn't look like Death Qi. It seems more like a curse!" Ye Liang quickly stepped outside and rushed to the village center.
Someone was already there. Several instructors were already present, encircling the dark figure in silence. Calling him human would be a stretch—he was completely wrapped in black aura, with no visible face.
"Long time no see, little brother Ye Liang."
"Immortal Xieshen!"
Ye Liang recognized him immediately.
Though he had never seen his face before, the familiar evil aura within his body was unmistakable.
"Immortal Xieshen, my friend, I hope you've been well?"
"Don't call me Xieshen. I'm Yamata Arashi, just a wanderer escaping hardship."
"Yamata Arashi?"
Ye Liang found the name quite familiar, though he couldn't recall exactly why. "So, Man, Yamata, you came here in person this time—what's the honor?"
Immortal Xieshen wasn't from this world. He resided in another dimension, surviving by gathering faith through the Buddha statue. Coming here in this form using black aura must have cost him greatly.
"Haha! I heard Brother Ye Liang has obtained great fortune in this world, so I came specially to give you a gift!" As he spoke, a brilliant red sword suddenly appeared in midair!
[Ama-no-Murakumo]! (also known as Murakumo)
Ye Liang recognized this blade immediately. It was the legendary sword from the island nation, said to have been wielded by Susano'o to slay the monster king Yamata no Orochi.
Wait a minute!
Yamata no Orochi?
Yamata Arashi?
Both had "Yamata" in their names—could there be a connection?
Before Ye Liang could ask, Yamata Arashi laughed. In his eyes, the Murakumo sword was already the best weapon in this world. Seeing Ye Liang silent, he mistook it for being taken aback by his gift.
"What do you think, Brother Ye Liang? Satisfied?"
"Hmm, it's okay."
Ye Liang effortlessly picked up the sword and tossed it into his Spatial dimension.
Seeing the crowd gather, Ye Liang dismissed everyone and led Yamata Arashi to a secluded place.
"Man, Yamata, I don't believe your visit is as simple as giving a gift."
He had once made a deal with the Immortal Xieshen—his opponent helped him break through a cultivation stage, while he helped the other return to the Third Civilization. Now the Immortal Xieshen had suddenly paid a visit, which naturally meant no good news.
"Haha, Brother Ye Liang sure has a keen eye," the Immortal Xieshen remarked. "Not long ago, a certain fragment suddenly appeared in my memories—as if several people from the Third Civilization arrived hundreds of years back.
But I didn't pay any attention back then—that doesn't sit right!"
"Because history was rewritten," Ye Liang smiled, explaining.
He had time traveled and altered the historical timeline. Naturally, people's memories adjusted accordingly, though ordinary beings couldn't sense it. The Immortal Xieshen, being a mighty existence, naturally could feel the change.
"No wonder! That explains why I felt my memories altered—so it was because of that space-time artifact of yours?"
Back then, Ye Liang had revealed the time-space turtle, and the Immortal Xieshen knew about it.
"Hmm." Ye Liang nodded.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries before the Immortal Xieshen finally revealed his true intention.
"Brother Ye Liang, those people from the Third Civilization hundreds of years ago—I seem to have met them before, but now I can't quite recall. Therefore, this time I'd like to borrow your space-time artifact to travel back and jog my memory."
"As expected—you came with an agenda."
Ye Liang immediately understood. "The artifact can certainly be borrowed, but I still have another matter to attend to. Maybe I can lend it to you after I finish."
"Oh really?"
The Immortal Xieshen responded casually, but suddenly a surge of terrifying pressure descended from above, pressing onto Ye Liang!
So he was mad!
Ye Liang's heart quivered slightly.
Could this be the Evil God's power?
"Brother, there's no need for this. I indeed have some urgent matters to handle. Once I'm done, I'll surely lend it to you," he replied calmly, his expression calm and unfazed.
That terrifying pressure had no effect on him whatsoever.
Just as expected!
The power of this projection was insufficient!
The Immortal Xieshen was powerful, but only his true self was. This copy projected into the Naruto world definitely wasn't as strong as the original. Furthermore, as an outsider from another dimension, even his projection would be suppressed by the Naruto world itself!
And Ye Liang was the chosen child of this world!
Trying to suppress Ye Liang here was nearly impossible.
Ye Liang analyzed the situation in his mind.
Currently, the Immortal Xieshen's strength was at most equivalent to two Nine-Tails. But Ye Liang had obtained a Ten-Tails, trained in the Yomi World previously, and mastered [Three Sage Arts]. Now he had at least the power of twenty Nine-Tails within him!
Relying on this current version of the Immortal Xieshen, there was no way he could suppress Ye Liang!
Seeing Ye Liang withstand his oppressive aura so effortlessly, the Immortal Xieshen was surprised.
"Interesting. It seems Brother Ye has encountered quite a few amazing opportunities in recent years!" He sighed in admiration.
Then, he withdrew his pressure.
After some more polite small talk, Ye Liang finally managed to send off the Immortal Xieshen. He let out a tense breath and returned to the village.
Outside the universe!
On a remote planet, several members of the Otsutsuki Clan were chasing a dark shadow: "Yamata Arashi! Your entire clan has already been wiped out! Keep running forever?"
The shadow didn't stop running.
"Hmph! We are all from the Third Civilization, yet your Otsutsuki Clan dares betray your word!"
"You promised to use modern science in exchange for our immortal cultivation techniques, but you ended up attacking us at night!
Utter shamelessness!"
"Ha! You losers! You've already lost—why not just accept it? Let the Otsutsuki Clan drain your power peacefully—wouldn't that be better!"
"In your dreams!"
Without even turning his head, the dark figure fled into the distance.
His forehead was dripping with sweat, clearly struggling to escape. "Damn it! If it weren't for being severely wounded by that old bastard Dugu earlier, how could I end up chased by these punks!
Damn!"
Scene shifts.
On Earth, Kaguya Hime silently gazed up at the sky.
"What's wrong, Kaguya? Watching someone up there?" Ye Liang walked over with a smile and gently took her hand.
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