Konoha’s Fifth Generations Is Reserved By Me

2021-11-02

Chapter 183 The Power of Natsuhiko (please subscribe~)

Interesting things in Natsuhiko's mouth, in Sarutobi Hiruzen It doesn't seem to be a good thing.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is really at a loss now, he didn't expect Danzo to be crazy in his dreams, and even he was thinking that he had done so much for Danzo, was it worth it?
It's just that Sarutobi Hiruzen calmed down quickly, because he knew that unless this guy Danzo died, he had to save him!

This is an embarrassing situation, and it is also a situation that makes him very helpless.

Danzo is what he is now, and it can be said to be partly why he is!
Danzo is his shadow, what Danzo does is basically what he says tacitly, this guy knows most of Sarutobi Hiruzen's secrets.

If Danzo falls into the hands of someone like Senju Natsuhiko for some reason, then Sarutobi Hiruzen can be sure that this kid will definitely dig out all the secrets!

Then what may happen when the time comes is definitely not what Sarutobi Hiruzen sees.

Because this will definitely have a devastating impact on their huge interest group!

Apart from this, there is another reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen keeps going to save Danzo, and that is personal emotion.

Danzo was his best friend through childhood. Such a feeling is really indelible. It is really his credit that apart from this Danzo has become what he is now.

Because Danzo wants to be Hokage, this is an unrestricted challenge to his authority, which he naturally cannot allow.

So he started to stereotype Danzo, constantly making Danzo creepy and disgusting in the village, and even in the entire Ninja World.

A person who is so dark, who can't play a card, naturally can't become a Hokage bathed in sunlight!
It can be said that he single-handedly destroyed Danzo's future, and he single-handedly pushed Danzo into the dark abyss.

It is also that he is constantly indulging Danzo, making Danzo feel the taste of power, and making Danzo believe that he can become Hokage, so that he can reach today step by step.

At this time, Danzo was getting farther and farther from Hokage, but he was getting closer and closer to the abyss.

"Danzo, what did you do?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know what Danzo did, but Natsuhiko knew very well. Gift yourself.

It's a pity, though, that Natsuhiko doesn't plan to kill Danzo right now, because it's definitely not in his interest.

But with such a big handle in his hand, Natsuhiko can really handle Danzo well, and even fiercely's persecution of Sarutobi Hiruzen!
Thinking of this, Natsuhiko couldn't help but feel even more happy.

As for the Roots in front of me, although they are not so easy to deal with, Natsuhiko really doesn't take them too seriously.

Because at this moment, his seeds have been completely arranged!
Suddenly, the three Roots in the sky jumped high, and the ninja sword in their hands was cold glowing downward.

Next moment, the three long knives moved towards Natsuhiko's body in no particular order!

Their speed is very fast, and they are the elite of Root, and Natsuhiko seems to be standing still and doesn't mean to move at all.

But even if he didn't move, these Root ninjas sensed something was wrong, because their ninja sword pierced Natsuhiko like a stab in the air.

"Not good!"

At this moment, these Roots suddenly recovered, because the silhouette in front of them has been disappeared without a trace, and what they concentrated on was just an afterimage!
This kind of speed makes them feel incredible, and this kind of speed is definitely not something that an average person can display.

"Ah!"

However, before they could think about it, a Root ninja suddenly let out a low scream.

Now they are noticing that one of their companions has been pierced through the chest!
"It's Flying Thunder God Jutsu, so skilled Flying Thunder God Jutsu, this guy is not White Fang."

It's not White Fang, then it's naturally Nightingale!
At this moment, they have realized who they are facing, but they also realize that they have no way out at all.

Perhaps they knew this from the moment they received this mission, but now it has become more intense.

"Kill him."

The two Root ninjas didn't shout or panic, as if they simply couldn't get too excited.

They just quickly waved the ninja sword in their hands, and moved towards Natsuhiko's attack in a desperate manner.

In the face of such an attack, Natsuhiko's silhouette flickered slightly, and he didn't use any Flying Thunder God Jutsu. The whole person was like a ghost-like and quickly walked through the gap between the two.

"weng!"

The sword was swung out, and the ninja sword with the blue chakra slashed directly through the chest of a Root ninja, and the blood mist bloomed directly like no money. Come.

Natsuhiko didn't care about the guy's life or death at all. After killing someone, his body paused slightly, and then turned around quickly.

The Root ninja behind him has been fiercely moved towards his sword, the speed of this blade is outrageous, and Natsuhiko seems to have no room to escape.

"puchi!"

next moment, this Root's ninja sword pierced Natsuhiko's chest directly.

However, this Root ninja did not have the slightest joy, because he knew that this blade did not hit Natsuhiko at all, and he had already noticed the chakra fluctuations before Natsuhiko.

"bang!"

just as expected, with a muffled sound and haze of smoke, he found his ninja sword stuck on a wooden board.

"Did you perform well, the speed is very fast." At this moment, Natsuhiko's gentle and soft voice echoed in his ears: "It's a pity, it's still a little short."

The sound made this Root ninja have one's hair stand on end and he quickly pulled the ninja sword from the block.

It's just that he didn't have time to make the next move, Natsuhiko had already pierced this guy's chest with a sword!

However, after doing all this, Natsuhiko didn't stop at all, the chakra in his body surged slightly, and the next moment he disappeared again.

“Fire-Style ·Dragon Flame Jutsu!”

In the split second after he disappeared, a huge Fire Dragon had moved towards him fiercely, and this one had just Root ninja killed by Natsuhiko was instantly burnt to charcoal.

"Oops!"

The remaining eight Root members know that they are in big trouble now, in fact, they have realized it all when they know Natsuhiko when they face .

But even if they realized it, they would never have thought that there were twelve of them, and four of them had already been killed in less than one minute.

And now that the Konoha Nightingale is gone again, they feel the pressure immediately.

"Can't go on like this!"

The short, brown, long-haired kid in the eight Roots couldn't take it anymore, both of his hands quickly intertwined , the next moment huge chakra surged up in his body.

“Wood-Style ·Wood Locking Wall!”

“Wood-Style?”

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked blankly at the row of wooden pillars from the ground Bending up, forming a buttress to protect the two of them, he was shocked.

He hadn't figured out what was going on for a while, and even he was wondering if this little demon was a member of Senju Clan, right?
But this kind of thought just turned around in his mind, and next moment his face became extremely ugly!
Natsuhiko this guy doesn't give a shit, and it's not like they haven't done an analysis of Senju Hashirama Wood-Style.

Is it possible that this little demon is the successful experiment?
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen does not directly manage Root, he still knows a lot about Root.

For example, Danzo once took a youngster from Orochimaru, and then he taught this youngster wholeheartedly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen never said these things, as if he didn't know anything, but in fact he had seen it all in his own eyes.

He really never dreamed that this guy, Danzo, actually released this kid and attacked him. The worst thing was Natsuhiko, a serious Senju Clan member, who was right next to him. By my side!

"Wood-Style."

At this moment, Natsuhiko's voice suddenly rang in Sarutobi Hiruzen's ears.

"It's really interesting, isn't it, I felt that this kid has an unusual chakra.

This chakra is very similar to me, didn't expect it ."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at it all silently, facing Natsuhiko's question he couldn't give any answer for a while.

What should I say?
Could it be that this little demon belongs to Senju Clan, but was brought along by them and then carefully cultivated, thus opening the Wood-Style?
This answer is obviously an extremely cumbersome response, since this already involves peeping at Kekkei Genkai.

And if this little demon is taken away by Natsuhiko, then Natsuhiko will try his best to get memory and information, so it is hard to say that it will expose huge trouble.

And tell the truth?
This is even more impossible, tell Natsuhiko that we dug up your ancestor's grave, and then used his remains to do the experiment. The result was successful, and this little demon appeared in front of you?
Such an answer will definitely not cause worse trouble than First Type, and even more terrifying and suffocating!
"Looks like Hokage-sama isn't quite clear about this either."

Natsuhiko said deliberately, and then he sighed slightly.

"If that's the case, then just catch the Wood-Style people, as for these Root ninjas."

Speaking of which, Natsuhiko slightly paused, with this At the same time, he has entered the Sage Mode.

His hands quickly hand seal, the majestic chakra rushes out in a instant, and the earth trembles wildly in this brief moment!
“Sage Art ·Wood-Style ·Deep Forest Creation!”

Natsuhiko didn't hide the strength at all, or the idea of keeping a hand, without Senjutsu his Wood-Style will definitely not be better than the future Yamato is poor.

Not to mention the current Yamato, this kid's Wood-Style is not worth mentioning at all in Natsuhiko's eyes.

You have to know that Kakashi in the original work, when facing Yamato of this age, he really turned him over in an instant and almost killed him.

Kakashi is Natsuhiko's subordinate, and the relationship between the two of them has always been very good, but when facing Natsuhiko, Kakashi can't hold any advantage at all.

Natsuhiko's current strength is to face Yamato at this moment, or the kid whose code name is 'A', without any pressure at all.

But Natsuhiko just wanted to show Sarutobi Hiruzen that there is a huge gap between Wood-Style and 'Wood-Style'.

Natsuhiko would not refuse something that would make Sarutobi Hiruzen feel the pressure.

“bang!”

instantly, countless branches burst out under the swaying earth.

And these branches quickly grow into trees. These trees are like pull up by the roots, and a forest can be created in split second!
The trees in this forest are completely under Natsuhiko's control, and under his control, the trees fiercely moved towards the Wood Locking Wall that was huddled in place.

"bang!"

A branch was pulled hard, and a huge crack appeared in the Wood Locking Wall in an instant. Although it was not completely broken, it was visible with naked eyes. I'm afraid this Jutsu won't be able to resist for long.

"bang!"

Without giving these Roots any chance at all, Natsuhiko once again manipulated the branches to fiercely shove them, and this time the wooden wall can no longer resist .

In a instant, the Wood Locking Wall was torn apart, and Root ninja hiding in it was obviously not feeling well.

Although the Wood Locking Wall protected them, the violent vibration with invisible power was still transmitted to the inside and shared with them.

But no matter how uncomfortable they are now, they know that they need to avoid the next attack, especially when they see the thick branch moved towards them, they are even more impossible waiting to die in place!
It's a pity that Natsuhiko Wood-Style can move much faster than they can, and in the blink of an eye, a Root ninja was caught by Wood-Style!

"Ah!"

The Root let out a scream, and his body started to lose weight.

Deep Forest Creation itself is a technique that can absorb the enemy's chakra, and even Tailed Beast will be desperate when it is wrapped in Wood-Style, let alone a human being.

“sou!sou!sou!”

But at this moment, Root's other ninja also moved towards Natsuhiko and launched an attack, and several kunai made a sound of breaking the air quickly. moved towards Natsuhiko.

They also clearly recognize the status quo, and if they don't deal with Natsuhiko, they will never get out, let alone attack Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It's a pity that their attack can only be regarded as useless. Natsuhiko simply didn't move at all. Those trees quickly blocked Natsuhiko's body and blocked all these kunai.

"Wood-Style ·Burst Gun Tree!"

Yamato also not to be outdone, he also quickly hand seal and released a Wood-Style, only to see multiple Wooden vine branches stick out from him, then keep getting bigger and fiercely rammed into Natsuhiko's Wood-Style.

But what makes people stunned is that after his Wood-Style slammed into Natsuhiko's Wood-Style, Natsuhiko's Wood-Style didn't make any waves at all, but his Wood-Style actually split directly !
"It's not a rank at all."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked aside silently, and when he saw this scene again, he looked somewhat numb.

There is an essential difference in power, which is very clear to him as a Hokage, but when the difference reaches a point where people can only feel incredible, the only thing left is despair.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprised that he was attacked by Danzo, he couldn't help but feel a little curious when he noticed that there were people who used Wood-Style among those who attacked him.

He also wanted to know how much difference there is between the Wood-Style user forged by experiments and the natural Awakening of Senju Clan members like Natsuhiko.

But now he seems to know, the gap seems to be so big that it makes people a little desperate!
It is no problem to say that the two are not in the same dimension at all. The quality and quantity of the two Wood-Style chakras are the existence of the difference between Heaven and Earth.

Although this little demon is younger than Natsuhiko, he has successfully experimented and been trained by Danzo for a lot of time.

And Natsuhiko's Awakening Wood-Style not very long - maybe for a while, but haven't taken it out for use, and it's not impossible either.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen still tends to be Awakening not very long, if he had such power, he would probably get what he wanted earlier.

The difference between one who has been working out for many years and one who is just Awakening is so great.

This is probably doomed to one thing, that is, they did get Wood-Style through the experiment, but their experiment also failed!
"Hokage-sama."

While Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking, Natsuhiko's voice suddenly woke him up.

He immediately recovered, and at this time he also found that, except for the little demon, almost all Roots had been captured by Natsuhiko's Wood-Style!
It's just an extremely difficult situation where the little demon is also constantly besieged by Natsuhiko's Wood-Style, but Natsuhiko has not yet made a bad move.

"What's wrong?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath, suddenly thinking quickly in his mind, how to answer Natsuhiko's possible questions, but Natsuhiko's words made him The pupils zoom in instantly.

"Hokage-sama would like you to do me a favor, I hope you can help me with Fire-Style."

Natsuhiko gently took off his mask to reveal his face, and he said so. He looked unusually gentle at the time, but his words made Sarutobi Hiruzen seem to be in a freezer!

"As long as there are leaves flying, there is fire burning, the shadow of fire shines on the village, and new leaves will sprout.

This is Will of Fire's inheritance and Performance, which is also a special expression of will.

However, in my opinion, this is also a transmission of power, and the blending of Wood-Style and Fire-Style can burst out greater formidable power .

And this is also the performance of the two clan's own power when Hidden Leaf Village was established. After all, one is using Wood-Style, while the other is good at Fire-Style.

It's a pity that Uchiha wasn't here today, and I haven't gotten home from my Fire-Style workout."

Having said that, Natsuhiko turned his head slightly and looked towards Sarutobi Hiruzen, ignoring the old man that had been slightly With cold eyes, he still smiled and said.

"But I'm very honored to have a Hokage-sama by my side.

I think Hokage-sama will not be stingy with Fire-Style, let me relive the past When Konoha was established, it really belonged to the power of Konoha, right?"

Natsuhiko stopped speaking after saying this, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression changed completely.

A huge and extremely powerful imposing-manner gushed out of his body in an instant, this aura instantly assaults the senses against Natsuhiko, in a instant Natsuhiko seems to have the illusion of suffocation !
truly worthy of Shinobu, such might is not something that ordinary ninja can release.

Sarutobi Hiruzen at this time is not the old guy in the future, even if he has indeed reached the end of a peak of ninja all-round qualities, but he is still the one standing in the Peak!
Faced with such Sarutobi Hiruzen, Natsuhiko also began to restrain his hypocritical attitude a little bit.

Before this, only Namikaze Minato could make him do this step, even Obito didn't force him to do this step.

But Namikaze Minato didn't have any killing-intent at the time, while Sarutobi Hiruzen had already brewed a killing-intent at that time, and Natsuhiko obviously angered him completely.

But no matter how terrifying his attitude was, Natsuhiko wasn't really scared, he still stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen, waiting quietly for his response.

"Don't go too far, Minister Natsuhiko." quite a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly: "It's not good for you or me!"

"Yes Is it?" Natsuhiko coldly-snorted with disdain: "Hokage-sama, some things are too branched and Heavenly Retribution will occur, and there will even be an accident and die on a trip."

The voice fell, and the aura belonging to Natsuhiko also overflowed very much. In a instant he collided with aura of Sarutobi Hiruzen in midair.

This situation also saved those Root's ninjas to a certain extent, because Natsuhiko had clearly set his sights on Sarutobi Hiruzen, and naturally did not continue to control those Wood-Styles.

But those Root ninjas who were trapped by his Wood-Style couldn't break free. In the end, it was the chakra that Wood-Style had absorbed for a long time, and they had already been sucked into confusion.

At the moment, it can only be regarded as a little relief for them, and there is no way for them to escape from the cage.

The pressure on Yamato has also eased a lot. Although these Wood-Styles are still besieging him, he has also performed with ease.

"Even if I die, you are impossible to become Hokage, even you are impossible to become proxy Hokage!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen moved first, his fiercely punch moved towards Natsuhiko hit past.

Sneak attack will always be the most commonly used style of ninja. Unless the force is crushed to the extreme, no one will give up such the most practical battle method.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen is clearly aware that his sneak attack may not cause any trouble for opponents like Natsuhiko.

just as expected, the moment his hand touched Natsuhiko, he was already preparing for the Body Flicker Jutsu, and when he noticed that there was a noticeable difference in the feel when he hit, he immediately Body Flicker Jutsu pulled away.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

In just an instant, Sarutobi Hiruzen has completed the hand seal, and there are ten Shadow Clone in this brief moment condensed by him.

Apparently, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that a one-on-one match against a ninja like Natsuhiko who was good at Flying Thunder God Jutsu would be unimaginable.

So he needs to have enough bait to distract Natsuhiko and create enough space and time for him!

"Beautiful decision, Hokage-sama is really young."

Natsuhiko's voice was uploaded from a tree on the side, but the next moment was directly in Sarutobi Hiruzen's ear The side echoed.

"But Hokage-sama, how long do you think it will take me to clean up your Shadow Clone?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes narrowed slightly, but he was not shaken by Natsuhiko's words, he Quickly hand seal it again.

"summon · Monkey King · Monkey!"

With the haunting smoke, a monkey appeared beside Sarutobi Hiruzen, but his expression changed. Somewhat ugly.

Thoroughly since his Shadow Clone has been cleaned up, and he also gaps to Natsuhiko moved towards him quickly.

It's too late to think about why, Natsuhiko can clean up his Shadow Clone accurately but not kill him, and it's too late to think about why Natsuhiko suddenly slowed down.

both of his hands fiercely folded directly, and another spell was completed with the surging of chakra.

“Earth-Style ·The Return of the Land!”

in a flash, another Earth-Style was completed by him, and at the same time he grabbed Monkey’s arm fiercely and stepped back. Leap, in the process of leaping, he has completed a seal with one hand.

“Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!”

The huge thick smoke spreads in this forest for a while, and I have to say that Sarutobi Hiruzen is still a ninja that terrifying to the extreme.

Even if he doesn't have any Kekkei Genkai at all, his control over the technique is beyond common knowledge, especially since he has all the Chakra Attributes, he can cast any spell without hesitation. One attribute of Ninjutsu!

"I don't have time to explain that much."

After Sarutobi Hiruzen did all this, he took Monkey and hid behind a big tree.

Looking at the densely packed Shadow Clone, and with a Monkey around Shadow Clone, he couldn't help taking a deep breath.

"Become a good one, I am now talking about the opponent, the strength will never be weaker than my sensei, and even he has the power of First-Kage Hokage!"

"First-Kage eye and Second-Kage eye combination" Monkey was obviously stunned for a moment, then he thought of something: "The night against Nine-Tails, that youngster who cast Wood-Style?"

"It's him." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with a solemn expression: "Transformation, this kid will never give up easily."

"I understand." Monkey sighed, but soon He immediately turned into a wish-fulfilling stick.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand just grabbed this wish-fulfilling stick, the next moment his face became extremely ugly.

"Sage Art ·Wood-Style ·Cutting Jutsu."

Accompanied by an extremely powerful chakra fluctuation, in a instant he felt that all his Shadow clones were destroyed Got a clean!

He immediately grabbed the wish-fulfilling stick and jumped up. At this moment, he found that the forest had been covered with countless thorns, and his Shadow Clone even had a chance to avoid such thorns. nothing!

These thorns seem to sense the location of Sarutobi Hiruzen, and they also move wildly towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth fiercely and waved the wish-fulfilling stick in his hand. With his chakra blessing and the help of Monkey, the thorns didn't have the ability to approach him for a while.

However, the number of thorns was too large, and he seemed to have a hard time dealing with them, which forced him to keep retreating.

It's just that when he flew over a big tree, the next moment had five Shadow Clone scattered towards all around and jumped up, obviously he used Shadow Clone Jutsu again!
"There are not many chakras, this time must solve the trouble!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought quickly, in fact he is really sullen now, because of the number of times he can meet Natsuhiko in battle almost zero.

In the end, it is the Flying Thunder God Jutsu who holds the unimaginable, Natsuhiko almost always holds the absolute initiative, and such absolute initiative also makes Sarutobi Hiruzen helpless.

He knew that Natsuhiko had sense, so he had to use a chakra-consuming spell like Shadow Clone as bait.

"However, I also seem to have detected some of the characteristics of this kid Flying Thunder God Jutsu.

He can't attack here after a certain distance, so he catches up with him. I had to solve all this before!"

Thinking like this, Sarutobi Hiruzen directly moved the wishful stick towards the front and threw it, then quickly hand seal.

“Secret Jutsu ·Vajra cell wall!”

The next moment of wishful sticks that were thrown out spun and flew back, and then they were divided into dozens of pieces, constantly crossing Surround him!

Vajra's cell wall can be used not only as a spell to trap enemies, but also as a spell to protect oneself.

Not only did he do it, but all of his Shadow Clones did it too, and when he was completely protected by Vajra's cell wall, Natsuhiko quietly came to him.

"Have you trapped yourself?" Natsuhiko asked amusingly: "Hokage-sama, you're playing with fire."

"I don't know if you're playing with fire. I know, but I know"

Sarutobi Hiruzen lifts the head slightly, and in this brief moment he and all the Shadow Clones do the hand seal at the same time.

"I want to see your tolerance, I want to see if you can resist!"

"Fire-Style ·Fire Dragon!"

"Water-Style · Water Dragon Bullet!"

"Earth-Style · Earth Dragon Bullet!"

"Lightning-Style · Thunder!"

"Wind-Style ·Cyclone!"

Five silhouettes performed different Ninjutsu at the same time, and each Ninjutsu he maintained a terrifying consistency.

Both the quality of chakra and the quantity of chakra are exactly the same, and the flying directions of these spells are also focused on one focus.

When the five Ninjutsu came together completely, Sarutobi Hiruzen hand seal again, his chakra in this brief moment surging like crazy.

"Five escapes, Dalian bullet technique!"

Five different attributes of Ninjutsu are fused together, followed by their crazy intertwining, and then fiercely's moved towards Natsuhiko fiercely's Shock is coming!

"With all that distance, and I didn't give you time to prepare, I wanted to see if you could use Flying Thunder God Jutsu here!

No Using Flying Thunder God Jutsu, I also want to see if your Wood-Style can withstand it!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered silently, the next moment's terrifying explosion spread wildly, the whole The earth was shaking violently, and the forest became extremely hot in this brief moment.

Countless trees were pushed by invisible forces in a instant, and then they were quickly ignited, and thick smoke continued to spread in this forest. At this moment, it was like the end of the world!
Sarutobi Hiruzen has also suffered the impact of this invisible force, all his Shadow Clone has disappeared, and the same Monkey has returned to the summon world.

looked at the scene of destroying heaven extinguishing earth in front of him, he stood up slowly, and his eyes always flickered.

"Is it over?" Sarutobi Hiruzen stared ahead, he couldn't help but murmured: "It seems that I won, this kid has no chance to come over."

Sarutobi Hiruzen hadn't really thought about killing Natsuhiko, or he didn't even think he had a chance to kill him.

Because Natsuhiko's strength is really strong, and this guy has also mastered Flying Thunder God Jutsu!
this time Fighting is, in the final analysis, a test, a showdown and an attitude of determination.

Natsuhiko taunts and persecutes Sarutobi Hiruzen, which is fiercely stepping on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face, and he fights back no matter what.

Now Konoha's situation is really unbearable, but Sarutobi Hiruzen has to do something for his dignity.

But now it seems that his five escape techniques may have caused great trouble for him, otherwise he would have been put on the neck by the ninja sword at this time!

"Then Hokage-sama will be disappointed."

However, just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Natsuhiko's voice suddenly lingered in his ears. .

"Why does Hokage-sama think, you won?"

(end of chapter)