Naruto: Forbidden Arts and an Immortal Agenda

A moonless night with high winds, desolate mountains and wilderness!

Ara Ninishi kept running through the forest endlessly, showing no sign of fatigue.

He knew that if he stopped for even a moment, he would die.

He ran so desperately that thorny bushes and brambles scraped his face and hands, leaving blood to stream down.

Yet he felt no pain at all; he just kept running, occasionally glancing back in fear.

Seeing no terrifying figure behind him, he finally allowed a faint smile to appear on his face.

Then, he continued fleeing.

He needed to escape this bandit camp and get away from that demon monk.

As he neared the cliff's edge, Ara Ninishi finally broke into a wide grin and felt his whole body relax.

The cliff towered thousands of feet into the abyss below—not even a ninja would dare leap down without hesitation.

He had prepared a grappling hook beforehand; surely, once he descended the mountain, that demon monk wouldn't be able to follow.

However, as he rounded a corner, he saw a tall and powerful figure standing before the cliff.

The figure had his back turned to him. Moonlight shone onto his smooth head, creating a white glow, like a holy halo.

But upon seeing this sight, Ara Ninishi's face turned deathly pale, and his entire body trembled.

This strange bald man appeared like a noble monk, yet his fists were extremely cruel.

He had personally witnessed this bald man punch Number Three so hard that he coughed out his own heart.

Number Two rushed forward, but the bald man struck him thrice and kicked twice, sending Number Two's head flying while breaking his bones.

Ara Ninishi froze in terror and immediately ordered his underlings to intercept, then turned and fled himself—but never expected he still couldn't escape.

Under the moonlight, the bald man slowly turned around.

With a smile on his lips, red light gleamed from beneath his red scarf where his eyes lay hidden. He looked exactly like a demonic monk walking the mortal world.

Thinking about his own grim fate, Ara Ninishi's legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground, paralyzed with fear.

"Please... have mercy on me!"

Snot and tears mixed as this scar-covered brute sobbed passionately.

At the same time, he dropped the knife in his hand.

"Put down the butcher's blade, and you can become a Buddha right there." (a saying meaning redemption through repentance) "I want to convert! I'll devote myself to the Lord of Heaven!"

Slowly stepping closer, the bald man said, "Then it's settled—I'll send you to the Western Paradise to serve the Buddha. Surely you'll attain enlightenment in the Pure Land."

Refined chakra flowed like silvery moonlight, and the bald man raised his hand toward the kneeling bandit leader.

"It was you who forced me!" screamed Ara Ninishi viciously.

At the same moment, he tore apart the explosive tag in his grasp.

"Boom!"

Blinding flames instantly swallowed both figures.

The cliff collapsed, plunging them into the abyss below.

Far away, the bald man reappeared atop a tree branch, completely unscathed.

Beside him stood a somewhat frail teenage boy leaning against the trunk, stroking his chin thoughtfully. [Practical combat really sharpens battle instincts. My reaction was much faster this time!]

The bald man remained speechless.

I did all the fighting while you lazy bum just absorbed the experience through your clone—does my clone really have no value?

And after fighting, I still had to test your reflexes. Totally heartless!

Still, life and death were in the hands of the original body. The bald man nodded obediently. "You're absolutely right! So insightful!"

Secretly, he hoped that behaving submissively might buy him a few more minutes of survival.

Who would have thought Aozora, looking at the Bunshin with no respect at all, said, "Why are you worrying so much? You're just a Kage Bunshin!"

"Release!"

"Don't! Bastard, my original body—"

Before the bald man could finish, he turned into a puff of smoke.

Absorbing the practical experience, Aozora shook his head. His shadow clone was great in many ways, but it did overthink things.

Returning to the Black Market, he completed the mission and took the payment from the shop owner, who shouted behind him, "Come again next time!"

Dodging several clueless spies, Aozora dashed through the streets at blinding speed before reaching his small cottage.

Back inside, he shut the door tightly behind him.

Cross-legged on the large bed, he calmed his mind and began meditating.

Within his Spiritual Sea, the ancient, solemn Wordless Heavenly Page floated motionless at the center.

On the page, thirty-four golden droplets swam about like tadpoles, making the small page seem somewhat cramped.

Seeing all these golden droplets, Aozora couldn't help but smile.

His decision had indeed been correct; only by freely managing his own time could he achieve the fastest growth.

Without hesitation, he visualized the "Embodiment Beyond the Self."

Under the continuous nourishment of the golden tiny droplets, four Ancient Characters quickly turned completely golden, then gradually shifted toward an even richer gold color.

Soon after, having consumed 27 golden tiny droplets, the four Ancient Characters finally transformed entirely into golden luster.

The timeless elegance and profound meaning within these characters made Aozora deeply feel the weight of this inheritance.

Aozora hadn't finished feeling happy when the transformation on the Heavenly Book wasn't over yet. The previously completed [Jia Xing] lit up slightly before another four Ancient Characters appeared on the Heavenly Book.

"Tai Hua Yi Xing."

As Aozora muttered the name, the Heavenly Book's "Tai Hua Yi Xing" had already absorbed the remaining seven Gongde, radiating a pale golden glow.

Although the golden tiny droplets were instantly emptied, Aozora felt not the slightest sadness.

With a gilded version of "Embodiment Beyond the Self" and a pale golden "Tai Hua Yi Xing," every single droplet spent was worth it.

Knowing that excessive excitement would interfere with inheriting the knowledge properly, Aozora steadied his breath, quieted his emotions, and focused his mind before beginning to accept the inheritance.

He chose "Embodiment Beyond the Self" first.

Countless words and continuous images flashed through Aozora's Spiritual Sea.

This grand technique in its golden form was truly extraordinary—his head felt like it was bursting with information.

Just as his head pounded painfully, the inheritance process finally ended.

Outside the window, everything was pitch black—it was clear that this inheritance had taken far longer than any previous ones.

Feeling somewhat exhausted, he eagerly began sorting through what he'd received.

First came the expected knowledge regarding soul transference. The information on annihilating souls and taking control of one's Spiritual Sea was extremely comprehensive—an ultimate evolution of Orochimaru's "Soul Transfer Jutsu."

Besides the knowledge concerning the possession of living beings, there was also content related to soul attachment to objects. This section explained how to choose spiritual stones, immortal wood, and other objects as vessels for soul attachment. Aozora skimmed through it quickly.

The final part was about "Hua Xing," which startled Aozora and led to a sudden realization.

Though the physical forms of embodiments might be bizarre and varied, they must eventually cultivate into human form. It didn't necessarily have to become one's exact image, but it had to transform into a human shape.

While the humanoid form might not be the most powerful in battle, it allowed for the fastest cultivation.

This "[Hua Xing]" (formal transformation) was no longer merely a change in appearance, but rather a fundamental internal shift. Throughout the entire Hua Xing process, one's form would gradually approach its innate state, making it easier to grasp the Dao (the cosmic truth), compensating for personal flaws, and ultimately resulting in a truly flawless body.

This knowledge formed the very foundation of the mystical ability known as [Tai Hua Yi Xing].

Soul separation, vessel theft, and form transformation — these three critical abilities together formed the core of the mighty technique known as [Embodiment Beyond the Self].

After sorting through the [Embodiment Beyond the Self] inheritance, Aozora felt utterly drained.

His thoughts were a jumbled mess, and he could barely keep his eyes open.

Aozora no longer cared about accepting the [Tai Hua Yi Xing] inheritance and soon fell into a deep sleep.

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