Killer Bee: "Darned bastards~ Sooner or later I'll smash all your heads, pull out a tooth, yo~"
A: "Has Yugito also fallen victim? You, return to Kumogakure immediately!"
Yugito Nii: "Apologies, Lord Raikage. I'm afraid it's already too late."
Nekomata: "These guys were well-prepared; I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to escape."
A: "Darn it, where are you now? I'm heading over right now."
[Uchiha Itachi: "..."
Uchiha Itachi could feel the gazes of those around him, but he could only ignore them.
Over these years, he too had wondered whether his choices were right or wrong.
Especially after the Second Hokage was brought back through Reanimation Jutsu, he felt even more lost.
"Why would the First Herrscher appear there?" Deva Path Pain looked at Zetsu.
"I don't know. Perhaps she was drawn by the rising Honkai Energy," Zetsu shook his head, indicating he was unclear.
"Speaking of Honkai Energy, as we extract the Two-Tails jinchuriki's chakra, it seems the surrounding Honkai Energy has risen again. Is there some connection here?"
"Never mind if there's a connection or not; what we should consider now is whether this eerie growth in Honkai Energy will once again attract the First Herrscher."
As soon as these words were spoken, the members of the Akatsuki fell into silence.
Though they had not personally experienced the power of a Herrscher, they had personally witnessed the chain reactions they triggered!
They had all seen the tragic state of the Hidden Rain Village with their own eyes.
The once peaceful village had turned into a living hell before them.
Even Kisame Hoshigaki, who had lived through the Village of the Bloody Mist, was shaken by the horrors there.
In Kirigakure, what they experienced was merely mutual slaughter between kin.
To die without a whole corpse, to have one's body placed on an operating table, or to be forced to kill one's own siblings were the most miserable fates.
But here, perhaps there were no such human tragedies that outraged both gods and men.
However, the shock of seeing humans turn into monsters was far greater and more unacceptable!
And this was merely the aftershock produced when a Herrscher was born.
It was hard to imagine what kind of power the Herrscher's Main Body would possess.
It wasn't that no one had planned to assassinate the Herrscher, but all had returned in defeat.
Ever since the Herrscher was born, bounties for them had been posted on the black market, but not a single person had been able to kill one.
Old Konoha went without saying.
The number of monsters wandering there was simply too high, especially since many were experimental subjects created by Uchiha Hoshi, making it impossible for a ninja to even reach her.
As for the Second Herrscher, some had indeed reached her, but very few returned alive, and even fewer brought back valuable clues.
And the Third Herrscher, being newly born, had the least intelligence available.
"The way you put it, it's as if besides the First Herrscher, the other two Herrschers might also come over to take a look."
"Stop talking. Increase the speed; recover the Two-Tails first."
Deva Path Pain gave the order, and the others could only cooperate to speed up.
Just as they said, it would be bad if they truly attracted a Herrscher.
"Hmm? Honkai Energy has risen again?"
Uchiha Hoshi, who had only been immersed in research for a few days, suddenly felt the Honkai Energy rise once more.
After a bit of thought, she knew the Akatsuki must be recovering chakra again.
"What exactly is the deal with this Ten-Tails? To actually be able to cause a rapid rise in Honkai Energy? Logically, the rise of Honkai Energy should be related to the evolution of civilization and the development of technology."]
Senju Tobirama: "What did you say!?"
Senju Hashirama: "What's the situation? Tobirama, why such a big reaction?"
Orochimaru: "Allow me to explain to the Lord First Hokage."
Orochimaru: "What the First Herrscher means is that as long as our civilization is developing and technology is progressing, Honkai Energy will increase. A further conjecture is that the birth of Herrschers is also very likely closely related to this."
Senju Tobirama: "Exactly. Thinking about it this way, the birth of the Third Herrscher seems to have happened exactly when Orochimaru and I developed the fusion technology."
Orochimaru: "And the birth of the Second Herrscher seems inseparable from the technology of the Land of Snow."
Senju Hashirama: "Then, what about the First Herrscher? What caused her birth?"
Hatake Kakashi: "I don't know. During those years Konoha was constantly on a decline; I can't think of any new inventions that would cause a Herrscher to be born."
Senju Tobirama: "No, not necessarily. Didn't the Herrscher say it? Besides technology, it's also the evolution of civilization."
Senju Tobirama: "Although Konoha was on a decline under the leadership of my rebellious disciples, their political struggles shouldn't be underestimated."
First Herrscher - Uchiha Hoshi: "Indeed. Who knows how many people were politically persecuted by Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others? Is that even worth mentioning?"
Senju Tobirama: "..."
Senju Tobirama: "I was merely analyzing the reason for your appearance."
Looking at the Sky Screen, countless people felt a tremor of shock, followed by fear.
If it was truly like this, weren't they truly doomed?
If they developed technology, Honkai Energy would continue to rise and more Herrschers would be born, with each causing greater destruction than the last!
But if they stayed in place, they would still die at the hands of these monsters that had already been born.
The only difference was whether it happened sooner or later.
Jiraiya: "Wait, according to your analysis, wouldn't the Ten-Tails, which can trigger a rise in Honkai Energy, also be a technological creation?"
As soon as Jiraiya said this, many people became concerned.
Black Zetsu, however, felt a pang of panic in his heart.
This guy, why do you blurt out everything?
The Ten-Tails was indeed a creation brought to the Ninja World by the Otsutsuki to harvest chakra, and was also a type of biological weapon; it could be said it was close to what he guessed.
["Sigh~ although I guessed the waters of the Ninja World might be deep, I didn't expect them to be this deep."
Uchiha Hoshi's brow furrowed slightly as she rested her hand on her forehead, looking quite troubled.
"First, I'll use the Tenseigan to conduct a thorough search of the Konoha Ruins."
"Uchiha, Hyuga—these two great clans descended from the Warring States Period should have secret records detailing hidden information."
Thus, Uchiha Hoshi replicated a Tenseigan and began scanning the entire Konoha Ruins.
"Eh~"
Uchiha Hoshi uttered a soft sound of surprise; she had made a discovery.
"I actually found something interesting."
Uchiha Hoshi arrived at the Naka Shrine on the Uchiha Clan Grounds and found a stone tablet within.
Using the Tenseigan's ability to manipulate gravity, Uchiha Hoshi pulled the tablet from the ground.
With the Eye Power of the Tenseigan, Uchiha Hoshi easily took in all the hidden information on the tablet.
"I see. No wonder, no wonder."
At this moment, many questions that were previously incomprehensible suddenly had an explanation.]