Joining

Water Release – Great Waterfall Technique.

Queen Sara, her face alight with excitement, spat out a massive torrent of water, filling a small lake.

Then, she clumsily formed hand seals. "Wood Release – Deep Forest Emergence."

The once-arid desert immediately sprouted countless plants, and the uninhabited Gobi rapidly transformed into an oasis.

"So amazing! I actually became a ninja so easily! If this is the case, Loulan can be saved!"

Queen Sara shouted excitedly, her face brimming with joy as she spoke to Nagato beside her.

Nagato’s expression remained cold, but he could not hide the shock in his eyes.

The reason Queen Sara had learned ninjutsu in such a short time, and had even gained the power of Wood Release, was naturally because Yota had modified her body and fused some Hashirama Cells into her.

Of course, Yota had not come away empty-handed either. The Loulan Queen’s bloodline could resonate with the Dragon Vein, so he naturally made some modifications to himself as well. Now, he could draw a certain amount of energy from the Dragon Vein.

Every previous Queen of Loulan had been an ordinary weakling. Though they possessed the energy of Loulan’s Dragon Vein, they could only barely control it, and were helpless once it had been sealed. Yota, however, was one of the top powerhouses in the entire Naruto World. Even with a spacetime seal between them, he could still draw a certain amount of Dragon Vein energy.

After that, Yota discovered another pleasant surprise within the Dragon Vein.

"I never expected Dragon Vein energy could charge my system." Yota sat quietly at the sealing point as wisps of purple Dragon Vein energy were drawn up from underground.

Although this energy could not completely replace system energy, it could reduce the system energy consumed. In other words, if Yota had originally needed to consume two bars of energy to travel to an unfamiliar world, then with Dragon Vein energy replacing part of it, he would only need to consume half that amount. The remaining energy could then be used to travel to another New World.

"Still, it will take at least one or two months to accumulate enough Dragon Vein energy… But that’s not bad. When I first arrived in this world, it took nearly six years just to store up enough energy for a crossing."

"This Dragon Vein energy can halve the energy I consume for crossings, and it only costs me one or two months of time. That’s quite a bargain."

This was also a method Yota had come up with on a whim. What the Queens of Loulan could not do did not necessarily mean he could not do it after gaining the same bloodline. In return, he used the Munch-Munch Fruit to modify himself. While absorbing Queen Sara’s bloodline, he also modified Queen Sara herself.

The Loulan Queen’s bloodline might truly possess some secret. At the very least, it could endure Hashirama Cells far better than an ordinary ninja’s. After her modification, Sara immediately possessed abilities close to the Kage level, though she lacked combat experience.

However, now that she possessed Water Release and Wood Release, Loulan no longer needed to relocate. Even without the Dragon Vein, Sara could transform all of Loulan into an oasis with her own power.

Moreover, after Yota’s modification, Queen Sara’s descendants would also possess the Senju bloodline. While awakening a Bloodline Limit on the level of Wood Release might be unlikely, learning ordinary Water Release and Earth Release would be easy enough.

A moment later, Yota felt that the energy he had absorbed today had reached saturation. Just as he rose to his feet, he saw the excited Queen Sara and her temporary teacher, Nagato, walk in.

Upon arriving at the Dragon Vein, Queen Sara’s smile faded. Only now, after gaining power close to that of a Kage-level ninja, could she truly sense just how terrifying the Dragon Vein’s energy was.

If the previous Queens of Loulan had possessed such keen perception, they probably would never have dared to establish a nation here. After all, living beside a volcano crater every day was quite the test of one’s nerves.

Of course, the one who truly made Sara shudder was Yota. His current act of drawing Dragon Vein energy through the seal was like scooping magma from a dormant volcano to forge weapons. If the volcano so much as sneezed, he would likely be wiped out entirely.

But Yota was no fool. With the abilities of the Munch-Munch Fruit, unless the entire Dragon Vein went berserk and triggered a spacetime storm, Dragon Vein energy alone could not harm him at all.

"How do Wood Release and Water Release feel, Sara?" Yota glanced at the Queen of Loulan and asked.

At that, Sara could not hide the excitement in her eyes. "With this kind of power, Loulan will never fear wind and sand again. Nor will we suffer from drought again… Are all ninjas this terrifying?"

Nagato snorted behind her. "How could that be? An ordinary ninja using Water Release in the desert would be doing well if they could condense enough water for themselves to drink!"

"Water Release on the level of what you just used would definitely rank among the top ten in the entire world. And in terms of Chakra reserves alone, you could nearly rank among the top five in the world!"

"Not all ninjas are this powerful. It is the Leader’s modification abilities that far surpass this era!"

Yota waved a hand. "That also has a lot to do with Sara’s talent. But, Queen Sara, if you truly want to keep the abilities you gained from this modification, then you will be joining my subordinates."

Queen Sara had good talent, and after her modification, her potential had grown even stronger. She already possessed the potential of a Kage-level powerhouse. On top of that, she was still young. With a few more years of training, she would definitely become one of the strongest among Kage-level fighters. Since he had encountered her, Yota naturally wanted to bring her under his command.

"Join your organization? What is the organization called? And what exactly does it do?" Though Sara was young, the many hardships she had endured had made her quite mature. Rather than answering directly, she questioned Yota first.

Queen Sara’s question truly left Yota unsure how to answer. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The organization is currently called Akatsuki… As for its purpose, the first stage should be ruling the world."

The expression on Queen Sara’s face twitched. "Sorry, may I not join?"

"Of course you can," Yota said with a smile. "But you already know our secrets. If you want to leave, you must keep them secret!"

"My mouth is very tight," Queen Sara said stiffly.

"Sorry, but our organization has always believed that only the dead can keep secrets." Yota answered with an equally stern expression.

Sara was nearly in tears. How had things circled around until she was about to join a terrorist organization?

"Besides…" Yota continued casually, "a Bloodline Limit like Wood Release has become a legend throughout the world~ If it gets exposed, every ninja village will want to put you on an operating table~~"

Queen Sara’s face completely fell.