The blond-haired Hokage, starting from before Hinata's wedding.

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Sensing Shennong's anger, the man immediately knelt down, trembling as he cried out, "T-Teacher!"

"How much longer will it take for our test subjects?" After a moment, Shennong regained his composure and asked in a deep voice.

"It will take at least a day, or at most three or four days," the man replied, his voice trembling.

"Tomorrow! At the latest by tomorrow, I must see those experimental subjects stabilize," Shennong said sternly, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"Yes!" the man replied respectfully, and then turned to leave.

"So you were hiding here? I've been looking for you everywhere!" Just then, a cold voice rang out.

"Who!" The man suddenly raised his head, looking around with a wary expression in his eyes.

This is his and Shennong's secret base, which is also protected by a barrier. No outsiders know about it, and no outsiders could possibly break in. He is completely unaware of it.

Shennong's face also showed a solemn expression. He could feel that there was a pair of eyes staring at them in the room, and that gaze made him feel very dangerous.

However, despite this, Shennong remained calm, looked around, and slowly asked, "May I ask who you are? And why have you sneaked into my room in the dead of night?"

"Shennong, I've been looking for you for so many years, and I've finally found you here." A cold voice came from the corner.

Upon hearing this, Shennong's pupils contracted slightly. He took a sip of tea and asked calmly, "Do we know each other? Is there some misunderstanding between us? Why don't we come out and have a good talk?"

Shennong realized that the mysterious voice did not belong to anyone from Konoha Village, nor to Naruto, nor to Sakura or the others.

But who else could it be besides them? Shennong pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure out who it was.

"Haha! A misunderstanding? What a misunderstanding!" The mysterious voice rang out again, its words laced with sarcasm.

"Your Excellency, who exactly are you?" Shennong frowned even more deeply.

This person seems to harbor a great deal of resentment and hatred towards him, otherwise they would never have said such a thing.

"What? You've already forgotten about me?" The cold voice was laced with anger.

"Who exactly are you?" Shennong's face grew increasingly gloomy, and he could no longer contain himself, so he went straight to the point and said, "What kind of nonsense is this, hiding your face and hiding your true colors? If you have the guts, come out and tell me."

"You really want me to come out?"

Shennong, his voice still mocking, frowned even more deeply. Then, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes, and he immediately roared at the man beside him, "Damn it! Go check on those experimental subjects!"

"Haha, Qun Jiuwei! You've finally figured it out?" The voice suddenly rang out again, with a hint of laughter in it, as if mocking Shennong's foolishness.

"You...!" Shennong was startled upon hearing this and shouted at the man, "Damn it! Hurry up and go! What are you standing there for?"

"Bang!" However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a loud noise rang out.

"Boom!" The entire house shook violently, and cracks appeared in the ground.

Under Shennong's command, the man quickly left to check on the condition of the test subject, and soon returned with a look of panic on his face.

"T-Teacher... all those experimental subjects have been destroyed!" the man cried out in panic.

"Bang!" Shennong slapped him hard across the face and cursed, "Useless!"

"Pfft!" The man was sent flying several meters away, spitting blood as he fell to the ground. However, he didn't dare to be angry. He quickly got up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said tremblingly, "I'm sorry! Teacher, I'm useless."

"You bastard, if you have the guts, come out here instead of hiding!" Shennong ignored the man and shouted through gritted teeth at the surrounding houses.

The destruction of all the test subjects enraged Shennong. If the test subjects were destroyed, all the plans he had painstakingly developed over such a long period of time would have been in vain.

"Shennong, years ago, you used me, deceived me, and used me as a pawn. Today, I will personally take your dog's life." The cold voice rang out again.

"Whoosh!" As the sound faded, a beautiful figure appeared in front of Shennong, her beautiful eyes fixed on him.

"It's you?!" Shennong recognized the girl instantly upon seeing her.

"You actually remember me! Looks like you haven't gone mad yet." The girl's eyes flashed with a cold light and a chilling killing intent when she saw that Shennong still recognized her.

"Today, let me end your life of sins!" The girl held a scalpel, pointed it at Shennong, and her eyes were filled with intense killing intent.

Chapter 150 Invisible Barrier

"Boom!" A huge, deafening roar resounded, and the entire village shook as if an earthquake had struck.

"What happened?"

"What happened? Was there an earthquake?"

"Could it be that the monster has reappeared?"

"Everyone, run away!"

In an instant, the villagers panicked and scattered, fearing that the monster would suddenly appear.

"What's going on? Why is there a sudden earthquake?!" Qiu Xiaoming's expression changed drastically, and he looked around warily.

"There was an explosion over there, let's go check it out," Sakura pointed in a direction.

"Let's go!" Without saying a word, Qiu Xiaoming followed Xiaoying and rushed towards the direction where the explosion had occurred.

The two quickly arrived at the outskirts of the village, but when they tried to move forward, they found that they could not go any further. An invisible wall blocked their way.

"Whoosh~" Two figures darted out of the woods and came to the two people's side. It was Temari and Ino.

"What's going on?" Temari asked the two of them, puzzled.

"There's a barrier here, we can't get through," Sakura said, frowning.

Upon hearing this, Temari looked at the invisible wall, her delicate brows furrowing slightly, and murmured, "Could it be a barrier set up by that Shennong?"

"The explosion just now also came from here." Ino frowned, looking into the barrier with her beautiful eyes, but she couldn't see anything.

She and Temari were patrolling on the other side when they heard the explosion and rushed over.

"What should we do? How do we get across?" Qiu Xiaoming asked Xiaoying.

"Crack!" Sakura clenched her fists, looked at the invisible wall, and whispered, "Watch me break this barrier with one punch."

"Bang!" Sakura leaped high into the air and slammed her pink fist into the invisible wall.

With a muffled "thump!", Sakura's delicate fist struck the invisible wall, as if it had sunk into the sea, without any reaction.

"I refuse to believe I can't break this damn barrier today!" Sakura snorted and swung her pink fists again, pounding them against the invisible wall.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Boom!" Every punch Sakura threw felt like hitting cotton; no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't budge the barrier in the slightest.

"I refuse to believe I can't beat you!" Xiaoying's pretty face flushed slightly. She raised her fist, wanting to continue attacking, but Qiu Xiaoming grabbed her wrist.

"That's enough, Sister Xiaoying, don't waste your energy." Qiu Xiaoming sighed, gently pulling Xiaoying's hand and persuading her.

"I refuse to believe I can't break through this tiny barrier." Sakura was also getting angry. She shook off Qiu Xiaoming's hand and swung her fist again, ready to start attacking again.

"Sakura, let me give it a try." Temari took out her giant three-star fan and shouted, "Wind Release: Great Scythe Itachi!"

Immediately, a gust of wind swept out, blowing towards the invisible wall barrier. The wind was powerful and extremely fierce, but unfortunately, it still couldn't shake it in the slightest.

"What's going on? Why isn't it working?" Temari's expression turned serious as she looked at the undamaged barrier.

“Let me do it!” Ino stepped forward and came to the barrier. She put her left index and middle fingers together and touched her forehead, while her right index and middle fingers together pointed to the invisible barrier.

"Buzz!" The invisible barrier, its calm surface suddenly surged, as if boiling, rippling with faint waves.

"How is it?" Sakura asked quickly when she saw the barrier move.

“It works.” Ino nodded slightly, then said, “However, I can’t break this barrier with just my chakra.”

"What do you need us to do?" Temari asked quickly.

"Go to the other three directions and gather your chakra above this barrier," Temari said immediately.

"it is good!"

"Swish swish swish..." Upon hearing this, the three of them moved to their respective positions without any hesitation.

The four of them simultaneously extended one hand and placed it on the barrier. Strands of chakra flowed through their palms into the barrier and gathered at its top.

Meanwhile, inside the barrier.

"Yu Liu, do you really intend to kill your teacher?" Shennong asked the girl opposite him with a sorrowful and indignant tone.

"Heh... What do you think?" Yu Liu said with a cold smile, "Back then, I respected you so much, but you treated me as a pawn, your experiment."

"You think I don't know you faked your death? I've been tracking you down for so many years, and today I've finally found you. You must die!" Yu Liu's voice was filled with boundless hatred, and her beautiful eyes revealed endless killing intent.

“Yu Liu, I never intended to harm you. I genuinely wanted you to become stronger. You could feel that, right? Since you became the Jinchūriki of the Zero-Tails, your strength has increased significantly!” Shennong explained.

"Shut up! I saw through your hypocrisy a long time ago. I will not forgive you. You must die today!" Yu Liu shouted.

After saying that, Yu Liu transformed into a blur and instantly appeared in front of Shennong, thrusting the scalpel in her hand toward him.

"Sizzle—!" A tearing sound rang out, and a bloody gash appeared on Shennong's chest.

"Cough..." Bright red blood slowly oozed from the wound. Shennong quickly retreated several meters away, his face extremely pale.

"Yu Liu, it seems that we, master and disciple, will not be able to have a proper talk." Shennong said with a gloomy face.

"Why don't you go to hell and talk to those victims!" Yu Liu shouted, transforming into a blur once more as she attacked Shennong, a glint of blue light flashing on her scalpel.

"Hmph! You're asking for it!" Shennong sneered, his eyes widening in anger, and a scalpel appeared in his hand as well.

"Clang! Clang!" The two quickly became entangled in a fierce battle, their figures flashing as scalpels clashed repeatedly, sparks flying everywhere.

"Smack!" Suddenly, Shennong was kicked in the arm by Yu Liu, and he staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.

"Damn it!" Shennong clutched his chest, sat on the ground in pain, staring intently at Yu Liu, and cursed under his breath.

"Old man, you might as well go on your way in peace!" Yu Liu sneered, pointing the scalpel at Shennong's throat.

"You're still too green to take my life!" Shennong sneered, forming hand seals. The seals within his body were broken, and a terrifying aura emanated from him.

"Hmm?" Upon seeing this, Yu Liu frowned and dared not be negligent in the slightest. She increased her speed suddenly and attacked Shennong's throat as fast as lightning.

"Clang!" Shennong raised the scalpel in his hand and blocked Yu Liu's attack.

This time, Shennong was not as disheveled as before; instead, he suppressed Yu Liu.

Chapter 151 I'll Fight You to the Death

"Clang! Clang!" The two figures flashed, their fierce clashes continuing, sparks flying everywhere.

"Bang!" Shennong delivered a powerful kick to Yu Liu's waist, sending her flying backward and landing dozens of meters away, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

"Cough cough." After landing, Yu Liu coughed violently, supporting herself with one hand on the ground. She raised her head and looked at Shennong with icy eyes.

"Heh, I really underestimated you." Shennong looked at Yu Liu lying on the ground, struggling to get up, and sneered, saying, "Although your strength has increased a lot because you became the Zero-Tails Jinchuriki, you are still a little lacking in the end."

"Is that so?" Yu Liu slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and said, word by word, "Since that's what you think, then I'll let you experience it for yourself!"

"Is that so? Then I'll show you the difference in strength between you and me!" Shennong sneered, his hands quickly forming hand seals, and wisps of black smoke rose from his body. In the blink of an eye, Shennong's body was covered by pitch-black chakra.

"My dear disciple, I have raised you for so many years, it is time for you to repay your master." Shennong's face turned ferocious, his entire face became distorted, and he exuded an evil and violent aura.

Yu Liu sensed the evil aura emanating from Shennong, and her eyebrows furrowed slightly. She recognized the familiar Zero-Tail aura from Shennong, an aura that she found repulsive and disgusting.

"Aaaaaah!!!" The man beside him screamed in agony. Ever since Yu Liu destroyed Zero's experimental subject, he felt as if his heart had been ripped out, and he was in excruciating pain.

He could only lie on the ground, clutching his chest, his body convulsing.

Now, because of the black energy gathering around Shennong, wisps of black smoke are also flowing into Shennong's body, which makes him even more pained.

"Ah...it hurts so much, it hurts so much!" the man screamed in pain, his face turning pale, and large beads of sweat sliding down his forehead.

His face was contorted in extreme pain, his body trembled, and his whole body was convulsing.

"Hahaha!!! The power of Zero-Tail, the power of Zero-Tail, all belong to me!" Shennong roared to the sky, laughing wildly as he absorbed the black energy gathering from the man. Gradually, the black mist on Shennong's body became thicker and thicker, eventually transforming into a huge black shadow that blotted out the sky.

“This is…” Yu Liu sensed the powerful aura emanating from Shennong, and her pretty face immediately darkened.

"Huff~ Huff~" Yu Liu held onto Lu Shiqi VIII's chest with one hand, panting heavily. Zero Tail's aura made her very uncomfortable.

At the same time, wisps of black smoke emanated from her body, slowly drifting towards Shennong.

After all, she was the original Zero-Tails Jinchuriki. Although the Zero-Tails had been destroyed by Naruto and Sasuke, the power of the Zero-Tails still remained in her chakra.

"Thump!" Liuli's legs went weak, and she knelt on one knee. Her delicate body trembled slightly, and her face was deathly pale.

"Damn it, he's absorbing my chakra too!" Ruri gritted her teeth, enduring the excruciating pain in her body, her fists clenched tightly, and drops of crystal-clear sweat kept flowing down her face.

She could clearly feel that her chakra was rapidly draining away, and even her soul was trembling.

"Liuli, I originally intended to spare your life out of respect for our master, but since you wish to die, I have no choice but to send you on your way." Shennong smiled sinisterly, and a black tentacle extended from his back, suddenly swinging forward and striking Liuli hard in the abdomen.

"boom!"

Yu Liu was hit by the tentacle and her body flew backward, crashing heavily into the wall.