After accepting seven apprentices, Zhang Xuetao stopped accepting apprentices. He took these seven apprentices to an uninhabited island far away from the mainland and began to teach them in seclusion and improve their strength.
At the same time, he continued to use words to seduce them, amplify the desires in their hearts, and make their ambition to unify the continent even stronger.
"Brother Yamutai, what do you think the secret is that the master said? What kind of secret can actually allow people to unify the continent?" Kato Ran asked the man sitting next to him blowing the sea breeze while sitting on the rocks by the sea.
Yamutai.
Yamutai expressed his guess: "I don't know, but there are only a few, either a way to improve one's own strength, or a powerful weapon, but neither of them should be difficult to obtain."
"Otherwise, even the master who is so powerful would not be able to uncover this secret himself. Instead, he would teach us and teach us, with the intention of wanting us to uncover it."
"By the way, Senior Brother Yamutai, have you noticed something? Our master seems to like dragons! You also know that there is a portrait of a dragon on his fan, and the portrait is really lifelike." Kato Ran said with a sigh.
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Yamutai frowned after listening to Katolan's words. He had followed Zhang Xuetao for many years, but he had never seen Zhang Xuetao like dragons and collect dragon paintings before.
After thinking for a moment, Yamutai thought to himself: Maybe it was the dragon that I fell in love with after my master and I separated!
Yamutai said to Kato Ran: "Okay, okay, let's hurry to the master's place! Today's class will start soon."
Seven disciples gathered in front of Zhang Xuetao, and Zhang Xuetao began a new day of teaching.
These seven disciples fought against each other, and Zhang Xuetao pointed out their shortcomings so that there would be fewer flaws in their battles.
Just after teaching them, according to previous days they should leave and move around freely, but today Zhang Xuetao did not let them leave.
Instead, he pointed to the dragon pattern on his fan and asked the seven disciples: "You know this dragon."
One of the disciples quickly replied: "Yes, it is said to be a mythical beast. It is a folk legend."
Zhang Xuetao gently stroked the portrait of the dragon on the fan, his action was like stroking some precious object, especially his eyes, which were a little longing and a little awe-inspiring.
All of this was seen by the seven disciples, and some of them were a little confused. Some of them felt that there seemed to be something special about this dragon, and it was not just a matter of preference.
At this time, Zhang Xuetao continued to caress the dragon-shaped painting on the fan and said: "A dragon can be big or small, it can rise or disappear; when it is big, it stirs up clouds and spits out mist; when it is small, it hides and hides its form; when it rises, it soars into the universe.
In the meantime, it is hidden and lurking within the waves.”
After saying these words, Zhang Xuetao stopped and didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he sighed, raised his head and said to the seven disciples: "You all can go! Today's class is over."
The seven people left, but Zhang Xuetao's behavior was indeed a bit of a shock to the seven people, especially the description of the dragon that was imprinted in their hearts.
Five years have passed in a hurry, and Zhang Xuetao has become even weaker. He is so weak that even walking is trembling, and his body is almost reaching its limit.
In the past five years, the strength of these seven disciples has increased rapidly, especially Yamutai and Katolan, who have reached the level of a jounin.
On this day, the seven apprentices gathered again at Zhang School
In front of Tao.
Zhang Xuetao lay on the chair and looked at the seven apprentices with his cloudy eyes. After looking at them for a while, he said in his hoarse voice: "I have nothing to teach you anymore. In the past few years, you have
You have learned everything that needs to be learned, and what is needed next is for you to put it into practice."
After saying these words, Zhang Xuetao seemed to be tired because of his old age. He rested for dozens of seconds before continuing: "If you want to become a strong man, you have to go through fighting and experience the fight between life and death.
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Zhang Xuetao swallowed a few more times, and after a few dozen seconds of rest, he continued: "I am almost dying. I can feel that my end is approaching. I should also tell you what you most want to know.
That thing—that secret."
Turning his head slightly, Zhang Xuetao looked at the sky, his eyes a little divergent, as if he was recalling something.
And this was in the hearts of these seven people. When they heard that Zhang Xuetao was going to tell this secret, they all became excited.
Especially when someone thought: The old guy is finally going to die, and the secret is about to be revealed.
It's no wonder that these seven people have such thoughts. After all, they all have the idea of ​​doing something big, but they all gave up and came to Zhang Xuetao to learn ninjutsu and improve their strength.
How much have they given up? In the past five years, even if they did not improve their strength, they have still accomplished a lot.
If it weren't for the rumor that there was a secret, a secret that could unify the continent, someone would have left long ago, but it took five years for this secret to be revealed.
Most of them have the feeling of finally getting over it.
"Although our Hirano clan is not famous in the entire ninja world, our inheritance is definitely not weaker than that of any major clan. Including the now famous Senju clan and Uchiha clan."
"More than a thousand years ago, my family once made a contract with a dragon."
As soon as Zhang Xuetao said these words, the description of dragons that Zhang Xuetao once said appeared in the minds of the seven people. They also remembered that Zhang Xuetao often stroked the dragon-shaped pattern.
The seven people looked at each other with shock in their eyes.
"Although we have reached a contract with the dragon, our clan has never used the power of the dragon extensively. We only ask this person for help when the family is in danger. Therefore, there is no record of our clan in the ninja world.
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"Two hundred years ago, this dragon was seriously injured in a battle with other powerful creatures in other worlds, and finally died."
"But seven years ago, this dragon gave me a dream. His soul has not died yet, and he still has a chance to be resurrected. As long as he can be resurrected, he promised to meet one condition of the person who resurrected him. He told
I have a way to resurrect him, but I can't wait any longer."
"Our family gradually declined without the protection of the dragon. In my generation, I am the only one left. And for some reasons, I am unable to reproduce."
At this time, Katolan asked: "Master, how do you know this is not a bizarre dream you had, but a dream of a dragon?"
At this time, Zhang Xuetao smiled, raised the fan in his hand and said, "Do you know the origin of this fan?"
The seven people all shook their heads and collectively waited for Zhang Xuetao's next words.
"On the day I had the dream, when I woke up, this fan was beside my bed. There are few people in this world who can come to me quietly. But I didn't notice it.
Even if I'm sleeping."
When everyone heard Zhang Xuetao say that this fan suddenly appeared beside his bed, their whole bodies felt numb and trembling with art.
They all thought at the same time: Is what the master said true? Is it so bizarre?
"Do you know why I want to take on seven apprentices?"
After Zhang Xuetao finished speaking, he stretched out his old hand, and slowly reached out to the fan. This time, he no longer touched it, but directly put his hand into the fan. When he stretched out his hand again, there was more in his hand.
A dragon-shaped object.
There are seven shining crystals on the dragon's body. These crystals are not solid, but hollow. There is a green liquid inside, and a small piece of flesh is surrounded by the liquid.
Zhang Xuetao said to them: "Come up and take one each."
Kato Lan held the crystal in her hand and asked doubtfully: "Master, is there a dragon in it?"
Zhang Xuetao took over Katolan's words and said: "Yes, it is the body of a dragon. Dragon has many abilities, one of which is prophecy about the future. He predicted that in the future someone will develop a ninjutsu, this ninjutsu.
The name of the technique is filthy earth reincarnation."
"This ninjutsu can summon the dragon into the present world, and the dragon has its own way to be resurrected. And the dragon's body in the crystal in your hands is the medium to summon him."
At this time Yamutai asked: "Master, who is that person? How long is the future?"
Zhang Xuetao slowly shook his head and said: "I don't know, it should probably be more than ten years or more than twenty years. Long only told me this, it should be that he only predicted this."
"I have already told you everything I should tell you. I have no future. The future is in your hands."
"I no longer have anyone to continue the family legacy. Originally, I didn't want to pay attention to this matter. After all, this dragon has protected our family for nearly a thousand years. If you have a chance to resurrect him, give it a try!
When the time comes, he will satisfy one of your conditions."
After Zhang Xuetao finished speaking, these people dispersed. However, they gathered in another place behind Zhang Xuetao's back.
One of them asked: "Brothers, do you think what the master said is true?"
Another person replied: "I don't think it's a lie! What's more, the master is dying. As the old saying goes, a person's words are good even when he is about to die. He has no reason to lie to us! Not to mention his...
We watched him touch the fan for five years. What do you think, Senior Brother Katolan?"
Katolan frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "Among the words the teacher said, the most critical word is resurrection. Do you think it is possible that the teacher is resurrecting himself for us many years later?"
At this time, Yamutai shook his head and said his guess: "I don't think so. After all, there are prophecies about the future in what Master said. No matter how strong human beings are, they can predict the future. Although there is a ghost in the country of ghosts.
I heard that witches can predict things. Then they can also predict things that will happen in a day or two or ten days. Can the master predict decades in the future?"
One of them suddenly said: "Brothers, after all, this will happen decades later. We have a long time to verify the truth of the matter, don't we? Everyone, I think we should go our separate ways!"
Kato Ran looked at the five people leaving and said to Yamutai: "I'm leaving too, what about you?"
Chapter completed!