Saddle Horse Eight Clouds (Part 2)

  The next day, before dawn broke, Ning Ci woke up from his cultivation state. It wasn't because of anything else, but the footsteps in the living room had startled him awake. Although the owner had been careful to lower their voice, the faint sounds still managed to reach Ning Ci's ears.

  Ning Ci felt a bit helpless, looking at Hong who seemed to care about Bayun extremely. Probably didn't sleep all night. He walked out and looked at Hong with some apology in his eyes, Ning Ci had a headache.

  "Th-that... sorry..." Red saw Ning's apologetic lowering of his head

  "Never mind," Ning Ci looked at the faint dark circles under Hong's red face and didn't dare to say anything, sat down in a chair, lit a cigarette, and the faint smoke obscured his vision.

  A ninja's physical strength, endurance and so on are not comparable to those of ordinary people. Even the worst genin is much stronger than an ordinary person. A high-ranking ninja like Hana should be able to go without sleep for several days without any problem. Now she looks like this, it must be because her heart is exhausted. Hana's guilt and affection towards Yakumo are really deep!

  Beng Ning poured a cup of tea and sat down beside him, her face flushing red as she hesitated, wanting to say something but feeling too embarrassed.

  "I'll go take a look at Yagumo today, where is she now?" Ning Ji asked lightly, guessing in his heart that Yagumo might be in the mountain villa outside the village, but it's not yet time for the plot to begin, so Ning Ji couldn't confirm.

  "It's just a mountain villa outside the village, but she has already been secretly monitored, and if you want to see her, it's best to inform the Third Hokage...Ningci, do you really have a way?" Hong said, looking at Ningci with some doubt in his eyes. The entire Konoha Village didn't have anyone who could solve this problem, could Ningci really do it?

  Seeing Ning's displeasure in his eyes, Hong became flustered, "Ah, sorry, it's not that I doubt your ability, it's...", at this point, Hong didn't know what to say either.

  "Never mind, I understand what you mean. However, this matter I really don't have a definite grasp on, and it's something I'd rather not let others know about, got it?" In the hazy smoke, Ning Ci's expression was somewhat indistinct.

  Don't want others to know? That's right, treating Yakumo requires the use of that eye ability, if others find out, Ningci's bloodline evolution will be exposed, and at that time, the Hyuga clan's reaction... Kurenai has been investigating a lot about the Hyuga clan's situation because of Ningci recently, and also understood some of the entanglements between the Hyuga branch family and the main house. Telling others would be very disadvantageous to Ningci, but what about the Hokage-sama...?

  "Alright, I won't let others know about this matter. Do you need me to accompany you? That child is a bit stubborn." Hong clenched her teeth and made up her mind.

  "No need, I can handle this myself. Alright, you go take a rest for now, and I'll let you know once there's an outcome." Ning Ci said softly, seeing Hong nodding her head, but the look in her eyes told Ning Ci that she wouldn't be resting until this matter was resolved.

  Ning Ci felt a bit helpless, and since timing was not as good as taking the opportunity, he might as well go now. Ning Ci's figure quickly disappeared...

  Although I didn't know the specific address of the village, but with the white eye function, Zi Tong was able to easily find the specific location. Ning Ci avoided the patrolling personnel and quickly left the village, running towards the direction of the mountain villa.

  On the way, Ning thought about how to deal with the hidden guards and the two medical ninjas there. In such a small environment, it was very difficult to conceal the entry of the hidden guards, which was different from combat, and they had to try their best to avoid being discovered, otherwise it would be very troublesome.

  "Peacock Mystery Skill!" Ning Ci quickly formed a pair of huge purple-red wings behind him. With his experience in using the Peacock Mystery Skill to fly, he soon spotted the mountain villa from high altitude. Arriving above the villa, he retracted his wings and controlled the air to slowly descend, avoiding making any noise.

  Very well, Ning quietly landed on the second floor balcony without making a sound. Zi Tong easily discovered the positions of the four people. The one with the strange chakra reaction was probably Hachigen Uchiha, and the three below were the Intelligence Division and Medical Ninjas.

  Ning swiftly opened the door leading to Hachiru's room, simultaneously pushing out the surrounding air to create a vacuum that prevented sound from spreading. Upon entering the room, he once again used his ability to control the air around the perimeter of the room, creating another vacuum layer so that voices wouldn't be detected from outside. However, this consumed quite an amount of chakra, especially since it needed to be maintained.

  Sitting on the soft chair by the bed, Ning looked at the girl sleeping peacefully on the bed, bearing countless expectations from her family and clan, yet unable to succeed due to physical reasons, but possessing enormous potential within herself. Such a thing is really hard for people to accept.

  "Ah, who are you?" Feeling someone was peeping at her, Yayoi woke up from her sleep and looked at Niji sitting on the side, exclaiming in surprise.

  "My name is Hyuga Niji." Niji looked at Yakumo with interest, waiting for his next reaction.

  The initially panicked expression calmed down and sized up Ning Ci, asking very calmly: "You're a ninja from Konoha, what brings you to me?"

  Hearing Hiyori's words about Konoha, Tsunade's tone was tinged with a hint of anger. Jiraiya shook his head and ignored the question, "Do you still want to be a ninja?"

  Yakumo was taken aback for a moment, his brown eyes becoming distant, but he quickly regained his composure and said in a hateful tone: "No way, I want to know why you suddenly appeared here out of nowhere. Did Konoha change its mind and want to kill me?"

  Doesn't want to? Ning Ci looked at the faint sadness and nostalgia flowing out of Yayoi's eyes as she turned her head away, and suddenly understood. Was it because the two people who had taken care of her with all their might, who had comforted her in a soft voice when she was downhearted, were no longer there? Ning Ci also felt a little melancholy for a moment.

  Looked around at several paintings on the walls of the room, a dilapidated wooden leaf village, and a red... pierced through the chest by a sword.

  "Do you want to know the truth about your parents' death, and what Hong has been hiding from you?" Ning asked calmly.

  "What?" Hearing this remark, Yagumo quickly turned his head and stared at Niji with a surprised expression, asking in a slightly trembling voice: "Do you know about these things?"

  Ning nodded slightly, his face still calm and unruffled.

  "Then tell me quickly!" Yayoi grasped the bed sheet tightly, her face filled with a contradictory expression of anticipation and fear. She looked at Ning Ci, who remained silent, seemingly understanding something, and said stiffly: "Speak, what do you need me to do?"

  "You answer me a few questions first, have your abilities awakened now?" Ba Yun was somewhat surprised at the swift reaction, but still spoke in an ordinary tone.

  Yakumo heard Ningci's question and was stunned, clenching the flyer in her slender hand which trembled slightly, but ultimately nodded.

  Ning let out a sigh of relief. It's good that his abilities have awakened. Only when the Eight Clouds' abilities awaken can they provide the greatest help to themselves.

  "I'll tell you the truth about what's going on and give you the ability to become a ninja, but in return, I want you to promise me one thing: from now on, you'll be my subordinate... or if you prefer, my partner. This has nothing to do with the Sama clan, it's just that from now on, you'll belong to me. Do you agree?" Ning Ji thought for a moment before speaking slowly, waiting for Yakumo's response.

  Baiyun furrowed his brow, his face looking somewhat unsightly, his silver teeth biting tightly on his lower lip. He glanced at Ningci, who still had a completely nonchalant expression, and was just about to speak when Ningci suddenly opened his mouth.

  "You need to understand, when I say you belong to me, it means that from now on, you will have to listen to my orders. Your life belongs to me too. Of course, if you want to do something for the Bama clan, I don't mind." Ning Ci suddenly thought of what would happen if Hachiguma found out the truth and there was no Hong here to stop her from killing herself, so he said this.

  Baiyun didn't expect Ning Ci to say something like that, in her opinion it was simply gilding the lily. Gnashing her teeth, she said in a low voice: "I can agree to your terms, but you have to help me take revenge, or rather don't stop me from taking revenge."

  Hearing Yiyun say that, Ningci couldn't help but shake his head. Looking at Yiyun's desperate expression, Ningci realized that his subconscious action had caused Yiyun to misunderstand him. "Don't get me wrong, I'm not rejecting you. If you want revenge, I can help you."

  "Really?" In an instant, hell turned into heaven, making Yagumo feel as if he had fainted, lying softly on the bed.

  Ning hastily approached, grasping Baiyun's wrist, and furrowed his brow. Although it was said that Baiyun's body wasn't suitable for being a ninja, he never thought it would be this bad.

  In his previous life, Xiao Ning was also very weak as a child. His parents took him to see countless doctors, but it wasn't until an old Chinese doctor prescribed him a special formula and taught him the Five Animals Play that his body began to recover. After being ill for so long, Xiao Ning had gained some understanding of pulse diagnosis.

  Watching Bayun's urgent breathing slowly calm down, Ning Ci let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had a secret weapon - that nourishing herbal formula, which Ning Ci still remembered. Coupled with the excellent physical strengthening effect of Wuqin Xi, enhancing this young lady's physique, Ning Ci was still very confident.

  "If you help me avenge, my life will belong to you from now on and I absolutely won't go against your orders." Yakumo opened his eyes, looked at Ning Ji, and said weakly but with an unusually firm tone.