Naruto: Eating Kaido's Azure Dragon Devil Fruit-Chapter 274: Ninja World Speculation

The starlight was still brilliant, the night breeze gentle.

Sora thought about many things in his heart, not only the Otsutsuki he had seen in his previous life but also the information obtained from the vague memories of that "Earth Dragon" from the Dragon Vein.

That Earth Dragon’s body was unimaginably huge, and its aura was extremely majestic. Sora speculated it was at least Six Paths level from the start.

But even such an existence was severely injured by an unknown entity and eventually died without recovery.

Combined with that boundless, vast land, compared to the ninja world before his eyes, it was too small.

Together with what Tagitsuhime said, that Ryuchi Cave and the ninja world had not produced a true dragon for thousands of years.

Sora could not help but look up at the moon, a thought appearing in his mind.

Shallow waters cannot nurture a true dragon.

...

Sora suppressed those distant thoughts, tilted his head to look at Kurenai Yuhi, who was leaning on his shoulder and had already fallen asleep at some point, and shook his head somewhat helplessly.

This girl, just a moment ago, was full of energy, making a pinky promise with him to see all the scenery beyond the stars. Yet, after saying just a few words, she actually fell asleep like this.

"Is her heart really this big, trusting me so much?"

Sora whispered to himself, but the corner of his mouth unconsciously lifted.

He carefully and gently carried Kurenai onto his back.

The girl’s body was light and soft, carrying a faint, delicate fragrance. Sora stood up steadily, identified the direction, and carried Kurenai towards her home.

...

Soon, Sora arrived outside the traditional Japanese-style courtyard of Kurenai Yuhi’s home.

Kurenai’s mother, Ao Yuhi, seeing Sora standing outside the gate and her daughter sleeping soundly on his back, was slightly taken aback at first, then a knowing and somewhat teasing smile appeared on her face.

"My, it’s Sora."

"What happened to our Kurenai-chan? Did she play too hard and get tired?"

While carefully carrying Kurenai into the courtyard, Sora explained softly,

"Auntie, Kurenai... fell asleep while watching the stars."

"Oh~ watching stars~"

Ao Yuhi drew out her tone, the smile on her face becoming even more meaningful. She helped Sora take Kurenai back to her bedroom, gently settled her on the bed, and carefully tucked her in.

Seeing her daughter’s sleeping face with a hint of a sweet smile at the corner of her mouth, Ao Yuhi’s eyes were full of affection. Then she turned to Sora and teased,

"It seems watching stars with our Kurenai-chan is a very hypnotic thing, hmm?"

Sora, "..."

He was a bit unable to handle Kurenai’s mother’s teasing.

"Ahem, it’s getting late, Auntie. I should head back now."

Sora decided on a strategic retreat.

"Leaving already?"

Ao Yuhi followed Sora to the courtyard gate, looking at him with a smiling face,

"Won’t you stay a bit longer? Come over for a meal next time. Auntie will make you something delicious. Look at our Kurenai-chan, so sensible, so pretty, and with such good genjutsu talent..."

A slight sweat appeared on Sora’s forehead. He quickly said,

"Thank you, Auntie. Next time for sure. I must take my leave now."

Watching Sora’s somewhat hurried retreating figure, Ao Yuhi couldn’t help but cover her mouth with a light laugh,

"This child, his strength is said to be outrageously powerful, but his skin is quite thin... Still, standing together with Kurenai-chan, they look quite well-matched."

...

Late at night.

Anbu underground base, Ninjutsu Archive entrance.

The ninja in charge of guarding the Ninjutsu Archive was still that familiar figure, Suzuka.

"Azure Dragon-sama, coming to exchange for ninjutsu so late?"

"Yes, sorry for the trouble."

Sora handed over his identification credentials and the Hokage’s order.

Suzuka took them, examined them carefully, and opened the Ninjutsu Archive door.

"You know the rules, Azure Dragon-sama. Based on your authority and Anbu merit points, make your own selections. After choosing, register them with me."

"Understood." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Sora nodded and stepped into this treasure trove housing a large number of Konoha’s ninjutsu scrolls.

The interior of the Ninjutsu Archive was extremely spacious. Rows of tall bookshelves were neatly arranged, holding thousands of scrolls categorized by type.

From the most basic E-rank Three Basic Techniques to A-rank and even a few S-rank secret ninjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu, and sealing techniques, everything was available.

Of course, truly core forbidden techniques, such as Dead Demon Consuming Seal and Flying Thunder God Technique, were recorded in the Scroll of Seals and not kept here.

Sora’s gaze swept over the dazzling array of scrolls, his heart without much turmoil.

His goal this time was very clear, take everything that catches his eye.

He reached out and took scrolls from the shelves without hesitation.

’Earth Release: Underground Submersion Technique’, ’Sensory Technique: Malicious Intent Detection Enhancement’, ’Medical Ninjutsu: Detailed Malady Extraction Technique’, ’Water Release: Water Mirror Technique’, ’Lightning Release: Lightning Illusion Thunderflash Pillar’...

...

Sora’s speed was very fast. Almost as soon as he saw something useful, he directly took it.

His merits were truly too many. Especially his achievements of confronting the Third Raikage on the Kumogakure front and "capturing"/"restraining" Kitsuchi on the Iwagakure front brought a massive amount of Anbu merit points.

Exchanging these non-forbidden technique level ninjutsu was completely without any pressure.

Before long, he was holding a thick stack of scrolls in his arms, with at least a dozen B-rank ones alone.

Arriving at the registration area by the entrance, Suzuka looked at the large pile of scrolls in Sora’s arms. The corner of her mouth under the mask seemed to twitch.

"This many? Azure Dragon-sama, are you sure you want all of them?"

Even among Anbu elites, it was extremely rare for someone to exchange for so many ninjutsu at once.

Everyone understood the principle of biting off more than one can chew.

"Yes, all of them."

Sora nodded affirmatively.

...

It was already morning when he returned to the orphanage.

Sora pushed open the door to his room and found Tagitsuhime sitting gracefully by the table.

Seeing Sora return, she immediately stood up and came forward.

"Master, you have returned~"

Her voice was enchantingly soft, her movements natural as she reached out to take Sora’s coat, posing like an attentive maid.

Sora sidestepped to avoid her hand, slightly frowning,

"What are you doing here? Also, no need to call me master."

Tagitsuhime showed no embarrassment at all, smiling sweetly and charmingly,

"Naturally, I was waiting for Master’s return. The night is long, Master has been busy and toiling. There should always be someone by your side to serve you."

As she spoke, she observed Sora’s expression and compliantly changed her address,

"Okay, Master."

"... ’Sama’ is fine."

"Okay, Master."

Looking at her obviously deliberate yet putting on an utterly submissive posture, Sora was speechless.

He knew that getting entangled with this cunning beauty snake over this meaningless form of address would only lead to endlessness.

"... As you wish."

He couldn’t be bothered to correct her anymore. He walked to the table, sat down, and poured himself a cup of water.

He found Tagitsuhime’s overly proactive "maid" behavior somewhat strange, but for now, he had no intention of delving into it.

In the face of absolute strength, these little tricks were of little consequence.

If she wanted to act, let her. As long as it didn’t affect his serious business.

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