Chapter 339: Super Kage Level!

"This... This is..."

As Kazahana Koyuki activated the mechanism on the altar, a faint glow began to emanate from the long-frozen ground beneath everyone's feet. The glow, resembling snowflakes, spread outward continuously, transforming the originally icy environment into a warm, spring-like scene.

"Heat Generator..."

Unlike the astonished crowd, Yu seemed to have anticipated this scenario. He walked over to Kazahana Koyuki and looked at her, saying, "That's right. There is no such thing as a treasure of the Land of Snow..."

"From the beginning, your father, Kazahana Sousetsu, had buried the Heat Generator here to change the Land of Snow's perpetually harsh and cold environment. However, he didn't expect to be targeted by his own brother, Kazahana Doto..."

This is just so absurd...

Activating a Heat Generator and even butterflies are coming out...

Of course, while explaining to Kazahana Koyuki and the others, Yu's mind was also wildly complaining as he looked at the warm, spring-like scene and the countless butterflies fluttering around.

"F-father-sama…"

After hearing Yu's explanation and seeing the Land of Snow transformed into a spring-like environment with a rainbow appearing in the sky, Kazahana Koyuki's eyes became misty with tears, and her voice started to choke up.

"Don't be like this, stay strong…"

Seeing Kazahana Koyuki looking so fragile, Yu couldn't help but gently comfort her, "From now on, you are the new queen of the Land of Snow…"

Although his initial agreement to accept her and Sandayu Asama's employment was to take over the Land of Snow, Yu genuinely hoped he could help the troubled princess, Kazahana Koyuki, achieve her goals.

"A queen, huh…"

Upon hearing Yu's comforting words, Kazahana Koyuki wiped away her tears and her gaze began to strengthen, "Yes, I cannot disappoint Father and the people. I will become the new ruler of the Land of Snow!!"

"Long live Princess Koyuki!!"

"Long live Queen-sama!!"

With Kazahana Doto, who had schemed to usurp the throne, defeated and killed by Yu, and Kazahana Koyuki becoming the new ruler of the Land of Snow, the old factions and subjects of the Land of Snow around them erupted in cheers under Sandayu Asama's deliberate leadership.

"Yu… Yu-sama, thank you…" Hearing the cheers of the old subjects and people of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Koyuki looked at Yu with a faint blush on her face and quietly said thank you.

"No need to be polite, it's all mutual benefit…" Sensing the inexplicable light in Princess Koyuki's, or rather, now Queen of the Land of Snow's eyes, Yu responded with a noncommittal smile.

"When the ice and snow have completely melted, perhaps this cold country will welcome a true spring…" Looking at the seven-colored rainbow appearing in the sky, Yu's sharp gaze seemed to pierce through the entire firmament.

...

In the long time that followed.

Scarlet Yu, who single-handedly conquered a country in just a few minutes and helped the Land of Snow's princess Kazahana Koyuki kill the former ruler Kazahana Doto to take control of the entire Land of Snow, became the subject of stories and even movies that spread throughout the entire Ninja world. Almost everyone was spreading the shocking news.

Of course, at the same time, many Ninjas were feeling uneasy. After all, a Ninja who could destroy one of the Five Great Ninja Villages or conquer an entire country by himself—who knew what such a terrifying individual might do next?

Konoha, Hokage Office.

"That lunatic Yakushi Yu…"

"First he destroyed Hidden Cloud, and now he has conquered the Land of Snow…"

Utatane Koharu's face, wrinkled like old chicken skin, couldn't hide her fear as her mouth trembled uncontrollably. "What's next? Is our Konoha his next target?!"

Upon learning that Yu had recently destroyed the entire Hidden Cloud Ninja Village and had now single-handedly conquered and controlled the entire Land of Snow, the two Konoha Elders, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, finally understood what it meant to be on pins and needles.

"Yes, this guy is simply an unstable factor in the Ninja world…"

Hearing Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura quickly chimed in from the other side, "Moreover, because of this incident, Hidden Cloud has also put a lot of pressure on us. Hiruzen, given the crimes and level of danger Yakushi Yu has committed, he's more than enough to be classified as an S-rank rogue Ninja…"

"Enough, both of you don't need to echo each other," the Third Hokage, sitting behind the Hokage desk, interrupted impatiently before Mitokado Homura could finish, "The reason he left Konoha and committed so many unforgivable crimes must be entirely attributed to Danzo…"

"And Hidden Cloud is currently rebuilding their village. After losing so many Ninjas and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, they are significantly weakened and should no longer have the capability to start another war, so you don't need to worry too much about that…"

After finishing, the Third Hokage furrowed his brows, took a deep drag from his cigarette, and, through the hazy white smoke, gazed out at Konoha's azure sky. His expression grew increasingly worried. "Yu, what exactly do you want to do…"

Given the recent storms Yu has stirred up in the Ninja world, he found himself increasingly unable to understand his once-youngest disciple, feeling that the other had completely deviated from what he had originally hoped for...

...

Life between heaven and earth is like a fleeting shadow, coming and going in an instant.

Time flows like a great river, rushing forward and irreversible. In the turbulent years of the peaceful era in the Ninja world, time quickly moved to the 60th year of Konoha.

After Kazahana Koyuki became the queen of the Land of Snow, the once-cold country had almost entirely turned into Yu's personal domain. Under the influence of the Heat Generator, the entire Kazahana Castle had become warm and vibrant, like the spring season.

On this day, in the vast palace of Kazahana Castle, Yu was sitting quietly in a serene chamber, closing his eyes in meditation.

In addition to continuously refining his Chakra, which had reached the peak of Kage level, Yu had also released ten Shadow Clones to practice Sage Mode in Ryuchi Cave.

"The Chakra amount has reached the critical point…"

Suddenly, Yu, who had been meditating with closed eyes, opened them abruptly. His amber eyes seemed to burst with lightning-like brilliance. "It should be about time to break through this boundary!!"

Boom, boom, boom, boom…

As the words fell, the ten Shadow Clones, who were practicing Sage Mode by the Dragon Transformation Pool in Ryuchi Cave, instantly dissipated into white smoke. A vast amount of Senjutsu Chakra surged crazily into Yu's main body.

"Hmph…"

Although he was mentally prepared, the sudden influx of such a massive amount of Senjutsu Chakra still caused Yu to grunt and grit his teeth to endure.

"Finally… Is it starting to break through?!"

After the Senjutsu Chakra refined by the ten Shadow Clones flowed into his body, Yu felt a dramatic change and breakthrough in the Chakra amount that had been stuck at the Kage peak level. His gaze instantly focused.

This feeling was not unfamiliar. Using his Observation Haki's all-range sensing ability, Yu could clearly 'see' his Chakra reserves, which had reached the Kage peak, rapidly expanding and, after several times of increase, stepping into an entirely new realm.

Sensing the enormous Chakra quantity inside him, almost as vast as a Tailed Beast, Yu couldn't help but gently clench his fist, feeling that at this moment he possessed the power to dominate everything.

Yu could even clearly determine that with his current strength, he could easily defeat a Kage-level Ninja without expending much effort.

"Great…"

"I've finally taken this step!!"

Having successfully reached the Super Kage level, Yu only needed to further refine and break through to the next stage to become the pinnacle of the entire Ninja world. However, what excited him the most wasn't just this.

Air Door!!

As he spoke, a transparent, circular interdimensional door opened in front of Yu. From it emerged Kaio, Tyrant, Michael, Toshogun, and even a Puppet crafted from the former Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Steam Ninja Han.

The tall and burly figure, over two meters in height, was clad in blood-red armor and a uniform black cloak. Just the sight of him exuded a strong sense of oppression as he stood silently in front of Yu.

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