Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 197 My strength has greatly increased; if I encounter Kakuzu again, I will kill him.

Chapter 197 My strength has greatly increased; if I encounter Kakuzu again, I will kill him.

"Be a good girl."

Kitahara Kaede touched the enormous head hanging down from the dragon vein; it was much smoother than the Fourth Hokage's process of capturing the Nine-Tails.

Because it had only just developed sentience and could only be described as having a vague will, and because it also had the sealing technique that the Queen of Loulan had improved for countless generations, the dragon vein was very obedient.

To grow to the level of self-awareness of the Nine-Tails, it would take at least a hundred years, or even several hundred years.

Kitahara Kaede unrolled the scroll and poured chakra into it. Immediately, countless black seals reached out and grabbed towards the direction of the dragon vein.

The dragon vein obediently followed orders and did not move recklessly, gradually sealing all the chakra into Kitahara Kaede's body.

The entire process consumed a great deal of Kitahara Kaede's physical strength and chakra, and even with his excellent physical abilities, he couldn't help but be panting heavily after completing it.

Kitahara Kaede then attempted to mobilize the Dragon Vein Chakra, and a surge of immense chakra erupted from his body, instantly forming a terrifying Tailed Beast Chakra Garland around him, somewhat similar to Naruto Uzumaki's Tailed Beast state.

The difference is that Kitahara Kaede's chakra cloak is dark purple, and he is not as ferocious as the Nine-Tails. He also does not need to repeatedly struggle with the will of the Dragon Vein.

"This should be the tailed beast transformation unique to Jinchuriki. Although the Dragon Vein isn't a tailed beast, its core essence is very similar," Kitahara Kaede thought to himself. "However, this isn't a true tailed beast transformation; it's merely borrowing the tailed beast's chakra."

This level of tailed beast transformation merely borrows the tailed beast's chakra, wrapping the body in a chakra cloak. However, the person still retains individual consciousness and is still affected by the tailed beast's violent power, gradually losing their rationality and becoming violent.

However, if one can reach the level of Kinmei later on, one can keep one's consciousness completely clear, and at this time the chakra cloak will change from dark red to gold. Kitahara Kaede is probably at this level now, because he does not need to resist the consciousness interference of the dragon vein.

The next step is the half-tailed beast transformation. At this stage, the body undergoes obvious changes, but still retains a human form. At the same time, there is a noticeable surge of tailed beast chakra, covered with dark red tailed beast chakra, which is the tailed beast cloak, and it has the ability to launch tailed beast balls.

Finally, there is the complete tailed beast transformation, where the body is completely transformed into a tailed beast. For example, Gaara, after using the Sleep Technique, had his body completely taken over by the One-Tailed Beast.

He then began to try them out, attempting both taijutsu and ninjutsu.

He discovered that in his tailed beast form, his taijutsu speed and strength had increased significantly, and the power of his ninjutsu had also increased considerably.

Following Kitahara Kaede's will, countless chakra surged behind him, forming a chakra hand.

This was also Kitahara Kaede's last step to make up for his inability to use the Wind Release: Rasengan. He borrowed Naruto Uzumaki's method: since people cannot get too close to the explosion point, they can directly use the Chakra Hand to throw the Rasengan.

"Wind Release: Rasengan!" Kitahara Kaede shouted, conjuring a Rasengan in his chakra hand. The violently spinning Rasengan seemed to tear the sky apart.

Under Kitahara Kaede's control, the Wind Release: Rasengan was thrown out, and a terrifying explosion immediately rose in the distance. A tall building in the Loulan ruins, which was still recognizable as it was, was instantly blown to pieces, leaving only a deep crater.

"marvelous!"

Kitahara Kaede burst into laughter; his earlier line of thinking had indeed been correct.

This ninjutsu was originally developed by Naruto Uzumaki, so following his upgrade strategy was definitely the right thing to do.

He was so happy because he had figured out this ninjutsu step by step by following the sequence of Naruto Uzumaki's training of the Rasengan from his memory.

From mastering the Rasengan to upgrading it to the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, he learned it all step by step on his own, without relying on any external cheats from the system.

This means that a hidden anxiety deep in Kitahara Kaede's heart was also slightly soothed: what should he do if this inexplicably appearing system disappeared inexplicably one day in the future?

Could it be true, as she jokingly said in her diary, that she's hiding in Ichiraku Otsutsuki's ramen shop, clinging to the leg of the future savior?

He had had enough of that undignified life. With a weapon in hand, his killing intent naturally arose. After gaining such strength, Kitahara Kaede's mentality underwent a complete transformation. For a long time, he had not thought of relying on a so-called savior.

Especially when his appearance creates a butterfly effect, the so-called savior may no longer be reliable in the future.

No one can be completely relied upon. Mountains may crumble, and people may run away; the only one you can truly rely on is yourself.

Now that he has the Dragon Vein sealed within him, coupled with the ninjutsu he knows, as long as he trains step by step, reaching the Kage level in the future is not out of reach.

Kitahara Kaede was so happy because he saw the hope of climbing to a higher peak in the ninja world's training system with his own strength; it was not simply because he had mastered an S-rank ninjutsu.

Now that you've figured out the approach and the method, all that's left is to gradually increase your proficiency.

"Let's go." Kitahara Kaede had no intention of staying any longer. At this moment, his body was filled with surging chakra. Even though he had just used a ninjutsu of the scale of Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, his chakra was instantly replenished.

No wonder Naruto Uzumaki can maintain such a high level of Shadow Clones and constantly create Rasengans; having such an enormous power bank inside his body is indeed quite convenient.

With the blessing of the Dragon Vein Chakra, Kitahara Kaede's strength is no longer just comparable to Kage-level, having just entered that level, but has truly become a Kage-level powerhouse.

This also played a significant role in alleviating his anxiety.

Having arrived in this extremely dangerous world, he finally possesses sufficient self-defense capabilities. Although he is not yet at the level of a Super Kage, the first Super Kage to officially appear will have to wait until Nagato three years later.

Kitahara Kaede's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Not long after Kitahara Kaede left, two figures dressed in black coats with red cloud patterns arrived at the scene.

One was a tall man with an odd face, and the other was a woman with short, bluish-purple hair and a purple flower in her hair.

"Kakuzu, you said there's a powerful source of chakra here?"

The woman with blue-purple hair spoke.

The person who arrived was none other than Konan from the Akatsuki organization.

And the person who came with him was Kakuzu from the Akatsuki organization.

"Yes, there is a powerful chakra source here that is no less than that of a tailed beast."

Kakuzu spoke, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but touch his chest, thinking of the great battle more than half a month ago, in which he had two hearts blown out.

That brat is definitely much stronger than the ordinary Jonin-level ninja mentioned in the underground gold exchange's intelligence data, which infuriated him. The loss of those two hearts was all caused by the underground gold exchange.

He wished he could just tear down that underground gold exchange and drag out the person who put the bounty on it and beat them to a pulp.

The heart required for his Earth Grudge Fear technique is not one that can be used by an ordinary ninja.

It requires the heart of a strong person to compensate for it, and also the corresponding attributes.

So this time his losses were huge. His strength was directly weakened a lot, and that brat was directly devoured by the Dragon Vein Chakra, leaving not even ashes. It was impossible to even replace his heart with a new one.

His only gain was the discovery of a powerful chakra source comparable to that of a tailed beast, which could be used by the organization. He had devoted himself wholeheartedly to this organization.

He didn't even have time to chase down the brat's two teammates.

"Huh? Where's the chakra source?"

Kakuzu was stunned when he saw the empty ruins of Loulan. How could such a huge source of chakra have disappeared?

"Someone beat us to it." Xiao Nan frowned as she looked at the empty ruins of Loulan.

She should have come first when Kakuzu found her, but she was delayed by other matters and didn't come to collect the chakra source immediately. Now someone else has beaten her to it.

She then sensed the residual chakra in the air.

"It's Wind Release chakra. This dragon vein may have already fallen into the hands of Sunagakure."

Xiao Nan recalled that the intelligence materials she had consulted mentioned that in the Loulan Kingdom, there was a legendary energy called the Dragon Vein, which was protected by the Loulan Queen for generations.

However, this small country is geographically remote and does not interact with others, so many things are shrouded in mystery, like legends. Therefore, although it is said to have a dragon vein, few people really believe or care about it.

It wasn't until Kakuzu mentioned that this place had a huge source of chakra that she remembered it might be the legendary dragon vein.

However, it now appears that the dragon vein has already been taken by someone else, and judging from the residual chakra fluctuations, it must have just left not long ago.

Those with such ability and potential are either the Sand Village in the Land of Wind, because they are close by and most likely to detect the fluctuations of the Dragon Vein Chakra, or the Konoha ninjas mentioned by Kakuzu.

A small squad of Konoha ninjas came all the way here, which means they are very likely aware of the dragon vein here, so there is a possibility that they were taken away by Konoha.

Whether this dragon vein falls into the hands of Sunagakure or Konoha, seizing it will not be so easy.

"They shouldn't have been gone too long. Let's look around." Konan said, and immediately used a ninjutsu, paper wings sprouting from her back as she flew into the sky. In a short while, she was already high in the sky. The area within her field of vision was a desert, with no footprints at all.

"How is this possible?"

Konan found it hard to believe; even a ninja couldn't possibly leave no trace.

After circling the Loulan ruins several times, they finally had to give up.