"Phew, I've finally reached the territory of the Land of Fire. At this rate, it won't be long before I arrive at Konoha."
After entering the territory of the Land of Fire, Ryoha heaved a sigh of relief. If not for the fact that there would be changes in Natsuhi's body, Ryoha would have already raised his speed to the maximum. If that was the case, he might have already reached Konoha by now.
"Ryoha-sama, you don't need to worry about me. Please go all out. I know my body. If I don't fight, I can still hold on for a period of time."
Natsuhi felt a warmth in his heart for Ryoha after all he did to take care of her in such an anxious situation. This thirteen-year-old brat was very mature and experienced in dealing with things.
He almost had no pride and frivolity of the usual young man. When needed, he would burst out with zeal. He was sharp and reserved, giving people a feeling of safety. It was as if as long as you stood beside him, even if it was a mountain of flames or a sea of flames, he would stand up for you.
"No need. We still have time." Ryoha breathed a sigh of relief. Ryoha actually had a good impression of her. Although he saved her out of his own plans, more of it was because he liked Natsuhi more.
Her actions in the original work showed the care and protection of a mother for her child. If Ryoha was only looking for just another minion, there was no need for him to do this. At least he still had many choices.
There was no need to spend so much effort on Natsuhi and take care of her body as he did now. He still had many choices. There were plenty of other ninjas who could become his minion, and their achievements would definitely not be lower than Natsuhi. However, Ryoha chose Natsuhi and did not hesitate to spend so much effort on her.
It was because Ryoha was an orphan in his previous life. What he wanted most was a mother, and Natsuhi was one of Ryoha's ideal mothers (the other one was Bulma).
Therefore, apart from his own reasons, Ryoha liked Natsuhi's performance, character, and way of doing things. Whether as a ninja or a mother, she was the best role model for a good mother. Ryoha really did not want this woman to die after he met her.
But he was not God. He would not help a person for no reason. After all, Natsuhi's intention for the Star aligned with Ryoha's plan. So he did so many things for her and let her become one of them.
Therefore, how could Ryoha let Natsuhi die on their journey? They really still had some time before something big was going to happen in Konoha. On their way to there, he recalled the original story and roughly guessed.
Therefore, he was more at ease for the time being. At least Kurenai had not used the things he taught her before when Sasuke defected, so things had not developed to the worst. He still had time.
Natsuhi did not say anything but quickly recovered her strength. After a little rest, they once again used their Body Flicker Jutsu to turn into two black shadows and continued to move forward.
The Kurama clan actually wants to control the Yakumo! Damn, they must not be allowed to take Yakumo away. Otherwise, they will abuse her powers. The Fifth Hokage and Danzo will never let such a potential crisis go.
At this time, Kurenai was going to eliminate the monster inside Yakumo's body. She was no longer the same as before. She had gained Ryoha's understanding and notes about genjutsu. In addition to her hard work and her battles outside, she had a deeper understanding of the genjutsu left by her father, Yuuhi Shinku. Her mastery of genjutsu rose sharply.
She successfully broke the shackles that she couldn't able to break due to the lack of teaching before. At this time, her strength was not comparable to her original version. If she and Itachi were to fight again, Itachi would not be able to resist her genjutsu if he didn't use the Mangekyo.
Because not only did her strength increase greatly due to the reasons above but also because she began to inherit her father's powers. Earlier, she found that there was also some kind of inheritance similar to what Haku obtained among the records her father left.
This inheritance would only be told to the next clan leader. Unfortunately, Shinku knew this, but as one of the prominent clans in Konoha, the Yuuhis had some strict rules about it.
Therefore, he only left behind his own understanding and notes about his genjutsu, intending to tell Kurenai to become the next clan leader when the time was right. Then, he would tell her the real secret of his genjutsu.
Unfortunately, he didn't expect that Konoha didn't want the Eight Colors of Konoha to exist, so he had secretly calculated that they would fall into some accidents one by one. In the end, he didn't even have time to tell Kurenai before he died that in addition to the notes and records about genjutsu, there was also some form of inheritance of the Yuuhi family that was passed down through generations among the things he left for her.
In fact, all the Eight Colors of Konoha had their own. Otherwise, even if they were geniuses, how could they have so many powerful jutsus under the leadership of the Third and Danzo? How could they be so powerful when they were so small? The White Fang had the Hatake clan behind him, and Shinku had one too.
After breaking her limit thanks to Ryoha's transferred understanding, Kurenai finally found out that as long as she poured some spiritual energy and dripped a little of her blood on the records his father left, the clan's inheritance would be revealed.
The inheritance of the Yuuhi clan was similar to the method of opening the inheritance of the Yuki clan. The Yuki clan's inheritance needed Ice Release's power to be opened, and the Yuuhi family needed the blood and spiritual energy of a clan member to be opened. Moreover, the spiritual energy must be strong enough. Otherwise, it could not be opened.
Originally, with Kurenai's original strength and development, it was impossible for her to open it for a lifetime. Even if the method was the same, it was different from the original work. Her development had changed. Because of Ryoha's help, she broke the shackles that had been restricting her for many years. Her strength increased, and her spiritual energy also reached the requirements to open the inheritance.
In addition, she accidentally dripped her blood on it. At that time, she was concentrating on comprehending the information left by her father, so she actually discovered it inadvertently.