The Ancient One of the Shinobi World / Surrounding the Land of Fire

Izayoi Sakamaki paused and said, "I don’t know what method the Ishtar people found."

"But with so many civilizations under their belt, perhaps they have a method like Resurrection of the Dead."

"They probably activated the Stark couple’s bodies, or used something like time reversal."

"The Stark couple had returned to normal, to how they looked before they died."

"But… their spirits had vanished."

"Inside those two bodies were two Ishtar people."

Master Ancient fell silent for a moment before asking, "Mr. Izayoi, how did you know all this?"

Izayoi Sakamaki glanced at him and replied softly, "Even standing here, I can hear two hearts beating underground, yet there is no sound of breathing."

"I think that if human bodies did not absolutely require hearts to provide power and make them move, the Ishtar people would not have wanted those hearts beating at all."

"The sound is far too conspicuous."

Mithras spoke up as well, his deep voice brimming with killing intent.

"Oh… so that’s how it is."

"I thought this was some unique way you humans kept cool during summer."

This bastard!

He had clearly understood this world’s rules the instant he arrived, yet he still said something so mocking!

Izayoi Sakamaki gave a faintly amused smile. "Oh, is that so? I thought your nose was sharp enough that you had smelled it long ago."

As he spoke, he paused and looked around.

"Alright, stand back for now."

Mithras said, "Lord Izayoi, do you not need us to dig this up?"

Hounds like them were actually very good at digging holes!

Izayoi Sakamaki shook his head. "Let Tony do it himself. After all, the people down there are his parents."

He could roughly guess what Mithras was about to ask, so he added, "Even if they are not his biological parents, they still raised him."

"Come to think of it, are you thinking about Chloe?"

This little wolf pup had learned earlier that he had once met his mother, and that she had even groomed his fur…

He had immediately shut himself off.

Now that he was following behind the Hounds of Tindalos, nothing had gone wrong.

It was just that his entire expression looked somewhat dazed and confused.

Mithras gritted his teeth. "If it weren’t for the Ishtar people, Chloe should have had a very happy childhood!"

Her parents were powerful and gentle by nature.

Her clansmen were united, working together as one.

Every Hound of Tindalos grew up in such an environment before going out to train and becoming a Hunter of Time feared by other races throughout the universe.

But Chloe had been raised like a household pet since childhood. If not for her exceptional talent, she would have long since been ruined.

Izayoi Sakamaki replied with a smile, "Be content. Fortunately, the Ishtar people do not understand emotions. They did not treat Chloe well, and even abused her."

Mithras said as well, "Otherwise, we would have had to face Frank’s daughter."

"Just thinking about it makes me feel a little sorry for her. 2.1"

Hearing his lament, Izayoi Sakamaki’s heart stirred.

He asked, "Come to think of it, Chloe still doesn’t know how to summon historical projections?"

Mithras replied, "Not yet. She is highly gifted, so we must first teach her how to turn her talent and potential into true Combat Power."

Trying to teach an almost-grown wolf pup to understand her own strength from scratch was still extremely difficult.

But Frank, as her father, never grew tired of it.

While they chatted, Tony had already endured the grief in his heart and dug out the coffin.

Master Ancient of the Shinobi World

As soon as Tony dug out his parents’ coffin, he noticed something strange. A faint heartbeat could be heard coming from within the coffin.

Even after everything he had experienced, Tony was still startled by what was happening before his eyes.

"What! What is going on?!"

Tony asked uncertainly.

He had personally buried his parents. Their corpses had already been cold and stiff, bearing none of the characteristics of living people.

Izayoi Sakamaki smiled. "Don’t panic. Now, let us see the true face of this great race!"

Hearing this, Master Ancient waved both hands, forming a strange magical formation before him.

An unfathomable energy emerged from the formation and shone directly upon the coffin lid holding Tony’s parents.

A massive monster’s phantom appeared.

The monster had four tentacles. Two resembled enormous crab pincers, while the other two bore eyes and mouths.

"Oh, truly ugly."

Izayoi Sakamaki said disdainfully.

"Ishtar people!"

The Hounds of Tindalos and Mithras all turned toward the two Ishtar people, revealing expressions like those of natural enemies.

"Now let’s see whether the Ishtar people can escape the pursuit of the Hounds of Tindalos. Interesting."

Izayoi Sakamaki stood where he was, watching the Hounds of Tindalos and the Ishtar people with a slightly playful expression.

The Ishtar people let out strange roars that gradually shifted into human language.

"You two humans are very strong. I can sense it. As for this Hound, I have seen it before…"

Before the Ishtar people could finish speaking, Mithras commanded the Hounds of Tindalos to charge.

A vast shadow completely engulfed the Ishtar people.

The Hounds of Tindalos attacked from within the darkness, continuously tearing at the Ishtar people’s four tentacles.

Yet the Ishtar people did not resist, and were easily bitten to death by the Hounds of Tindalos.

"Dead?"

Mithras could not believe what he was seeing.

Master Ancient was also somewhat astonished. The aura around the Ishtar people had been powerful, only slightly weaker than his own. They should not have been so easily killed by the Hounds of Tindalos.

Meanwhile, Tony had already been left dumbfounded by all these incomprehensible things.

"What exactly is going on?"

Master Ancient could not help asking.

Izayoi Sakamaki smiled confidently, his gaze turning toward the River of Time in the void.

"The Ishtar people truly are skilled at calculation. They even foresaw that a crisis might occur today."

Izayoi Sakamaki paused before speaking again. "They are already searching the River of Time for their next host body."

Only then did Master Ancient understand. The two Ishtar people who had just died had merely been projections from the future.

The true Ishtar people had always been hiding within the River of Time.

Izayoi Sakamaki looked at the bewildered Mithras.

"I have a Chat Group here. Do you want to join?"

Mithras glanced at Izayoi Sakamaki. The Hounds of Tindalos under his command seemed to sense a trace of danger.

"And if I say no?" Mithras asked solemnly.

Izayoi Sakamaki raised the corner of his mouth but said nothing. Instead, he waved his hand and reached into the void.

Mithras thought Izayoi Sakamaki was about to attack and immediately prepared to command the Hounds of Tindalos to rush forward.

But suddenly, the void rumbled and shook as Izayoi Sakamaki’s enormous hand pulled out a monster with four tentacles.

"This! This is an Ishtar person?!"

Mithras was horrified. He had not expected Izayoi Sakamaki to be this strong.

That grab had likely surpassed the very concepts of time and space, far beyond anything Mithras could resist now.

The Ishtar person whom Izayoi Sakamaki had just dragged from the River of Time was also filled with confusion and shock.

"It’s you! You actually found me in the River of Time?"

The Ishtar people had never expected this day to come. They could only vaguely sense that something bad would happen on this day.

They had even found a host body for their projection and were about to project into it.

Yet at the final moment, a giant hand crossed countless stretches of time and space.

It forcibly dragged him back.

Everything seemed unreal. It was not until he heard the Hounds of Tindalos howling that he believed what was before him. 890

Master Ancient’s eyelids twitched at the side. Even though he had followed Izayoi Sakamaki for so long, this was the first time he had seen Izayoi Sakamaki take action.

As expected of the strongest in the group!

Izayoi Sakamaki looked calmly at Mithras. At that glance, Mithras felt a terrifying fear that made his hair stand on end.

"I’ll join!" A sheen of cold sweat appeared on Mithras’s forehead as he hurriedly said.

Izayoi Sakamaki then turned to the Ishtar person.

"I have a Chat Group. It contains the strongest people from various worlds. Do you want to join?"

The Ishtar person had not wanted to join, but swallowed the words as they reached his lips.

Because he saw Mithras’s expression and could clearly tell that he had been threatened.

So, the Ishtar person wisely chose to join.

Both he and Mithras received an invitation.

Izayoi Sakamaki invites you to join the Chat Group. Do you accept?

"Accept!"

Seeing the two of them enter the group, Izayoi Sakamaki was thoroughly satisfied.

Besieging the Land of Fire

Master Ancient was also preparing to leave and search for Dormammu. After Izayoi Sakamaki waved goodbye to Master Ancient, he let out a sigh of relief.

"What a hassle. It’s finally over. Where should I go next?"

Having resolved everything, Izayoi Sakamaki was about to check the Chat Group when he discovered that the scene around him had suddenly changed.

As far as the eye could see, corpses were piled into mountains and blood flowed like rivers.

He stood quietly in place and looked around, discovering that everyone had a metal forehead protector on their forehead, each engraved with a different symbol.

The corner of his mouth rose.

"The Naruto world?"

Izayoi Sakamaki suddenly sensed killing intent approaching. Calmly, he tilted his head to the left, and a Kunai passed by the corner of his eye.

"Oh, ninjas?"

A young ninja stood atop a tree and shouted coldly, "I advise you not to move!"

"My name is Izayoi Sakamaki. I got lost in the forest."