Naruto: Eating Kaido's Azure Dragon Devil Fruit-Chapter 291 Layout

Night Owl fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then suddenly asked:

"Back then... why did you take them away in that manner? And those medical ninjas too."

This question had been buried in her heart for a long time.

She believed that Sora was not the kind of person to betray the village for no reason.

Sora’s hand, which was stroking Shanjun, paused slightly, and his eyes grew calm:

"It was nothing. I was just worried that certain people in the village might use the people I care about to pressure me into doing things I didn’t want to do. I thought it was better to take them away in advance, to settle things once and for all."

Night Owl nodded. She was not surprised by this answer.

As an elite member of the Anbu, she had more or less sensed the filth and darkness within the higher-ups of Konoha.

"Oh."

Night Owl responded faintly, then teased:

"It’s just that our squad got a good scolding from the Hokage after we returned, and our mission evaluation was downgraded."

Sora couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this and said sincerely:

"I’m sorry for causing you trouble, and thank you for not exposing me back then."

Night Owl waved her hand, indicating it was nothing.

For her, the choice at that time was based more on trust in Sora as a person, rather than a violation of the village’s rules.

Just then, the tent flap was lifted again, and Jiraiya walked in casually.

"Sora, how are your injuries? What did the medical ninjas say..."

His words stopped halfway, his gaze turning somewhat strange as it landed on the miniature version of Shanjun, who was being expertly "petted" by Sora.

This giant beast, which had been like a natural disaster on the battlefield, was now as docile as a house cat. The contrast was a bit too much.

However, Jiraiya quickly regained his composure and laughed:

"Oh right, you and Night Owl are old teammates. It seems you’re quite familiar with her summoning beast too."

Sora didn’t pay attention to Jiraiya’s words and spoke weakly:

"Lord Jiraiya... thank you for your concern. The medical ninjas... said the injury on my arm needs rest to heal. Some meridians are also damaged, and chakra flow is not smooth..."

"I’m afraid I won’t be able to participate in high-intensity battles again in the short term."

He paused, imitating Orochimaru’s previous tactic, and continued feebly:

"It seems... I also need to return to the village to recuperate for a while, just like Lord Orochimaru..."

As he spoke, Sora coughed violently twice and coughed up two mouthfuls of blood, as if he might keel over at any moment.

Shanjun, lying by the bedside, lifted its large head in confusion, its tiger eyes showing a hint of human-like puzzlement.

It clearly felt its master’s aura was very steady?

Night Owl, standing to the side, couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth slightly. She quickly lowered her head, afraid she might laugh out loud.

Jiraiya looked at Sora’s "miserable" appearance, his brow furrowed, feeling a wave of helplessness and headache.

He wasn’t a fool either. He had his suspicions about Orochimaru’s "severe injury."

Now, Sora’s injuries looked quite frightening. But combined with this kid’s previous fierce performance of withstanding Particle Style, it all felt a bit...

Too coincidental?

But the other party was "coughing up blood." He couldn’t very well forcibly keep a "severely injured person" on the front lines.

"Ah..."

Jiraiya sighed heavily:

"Alright, alright, I get it. I’ll report your situation truthfully to the old man and have you return to Konoha to recuperate."

"One after another like this... Luckily, Minato arrived in time. With him here, the pressure on the front lines will be much less. Otherwise, I’d really have a headache."

Mentioning Namikaze Minato, Sora also nodded:

"Yes, Senior Namikaze Minato... is truly amazing. His Flying Thunder God Technique is too useful on the battlefield."

He added in his mind:

’If it weren’t for me, he would probably be the most dazzling genius of this era.’

"Rest well. I’ll arrange for your return to the village as soon as possible."

Jiraiya waved his hand, glanced again at the extremely docile Shanjun lying by Sora’s bed, shook his head, and turned to leave the tent.

Night Owl also stood up and gave Sora a slight nod.

"Baihu, let’s go."

Shanjun rubbed its head reluctantly against Sora’s hand, then stood up, shook its fur, and resumed its majestic posture before following Night Owl out.

Once again, only Sora remained in the tent.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at his right hand wrapped in bandages, and his eyes turned calm again.

Returning to Konoha wasn’t just for "recuperation." More importantly, it was time to lay the groundwork for some of his plans in the village.

...

Several days later, in the team returning to Konoha.

Sora sat on the edge of a carriage transporting supplies, his right arm wrapped in thick bandages, putting on the appearance of someone not yet recovered from severe injuries.

The Konoha ninjas around him all looked at him with admiration and gratitude.

Withstanding the Tsuchikage’s Particle Style, saving comrades, and fighting to the point of exhaustion with "severe injuries." Such achievements and sense of responsibility were enough to earn the respect of any ninja.

Sora closed his eyes slightly, sorting out his upcoming plans in his mind.

’Returning to Konoha... my purpose for staying there now is already very clear.’ 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

He analyzed coldly in his heart.

First, naturally, was to utilize Konoha’s treasure trove as "one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages" to obtain precious materials and secret techniques that were difficult to access elsewhere.

Second, and the most crucial goal at this stage, was the Impure World Reincarnation technique that Orochimaru was developing!

’Based on the original work and the timeline, Orochimaru has most likely reached the final stages of his research on Impure World Reincarnation by now.’

Sora recalled Orochimaru also leaving the front lines due to "severe injury" this time and sneered inwardly.

’Injured, my foot. Nine times out of ten, he’s hit a critical bottleneck and needs to devote himself fully to developing his forbidden technique.’

His goal was clear:

Wait for Orochimaru to complete the full version of Impure World Reincarnation, and then... when the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole follows behind!

Take out Orochimaru and seize the results of this forbidden technique that can achieve an alternative form of "immortality"!

For this purpose, he had long prepared a means to target souls. Adamantine Sealing Chains!

Although not as innately powerful as a pure-blooded Uzumaki clansman, with his vast chakra and understanding of sealing techniques, the Adamantine Sealing Chains he could unleash would definitely be formidable.

However, Sora frowned slightly.

He had discovered a loophole. Once Impure World Reincarnation was completed, Orochimaru’s soul strength and resistance to soul-targeting techniques would likely reach an extremely troublesome level.

He recalled the various ways Orochimaru "died" in the original work and his subsequent resurrections.

Simply using Adamantine Sealing Chains might restrain him temporarily, but wanting to completely annihilate an Orochimaru who had mastered Impure World Reincarnation and could split and transfer his soul, the success rate was probably less than fifty percent.

Several plans that could completely deal with Orochimaru surfaced in his mind.

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