Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 30: I Won't Let a Genius Die Here

Kaede Tsukasa was also quite excited. This was a feeling he hadn't experienced in many years, allowing him to feel a long-lost passion from his body, which was ravaged by disease.

He looked around the battlefield. The Sunagakure team that had forced their way in was already surrounded and blocked by the Konoha ninja who were on steroids. This brief delay allowed more and more Konoha ninja to gather around.

The condition of the desert trees affected by the sandstorm was also visibly compromised.

Everyone can be certain of one thing: this elite squad from Sunagakure will be wiped out here!
This would be a very rare achievement, something you could boast about years later.

At the same time, it was also a heavy blow to the morale of Sunagakure. Just think about what the identity of an elite Jonin means, and what a great honor it is to participate in the encirclement and killing of a squad led by an elite Jonin.

As he was about to say something, he realized that his throat was sore. This feeling was somewhat familiar to him—oh, it was the feeling of a sore throat when he was a child and his body hadn't fully developed and he had a fever.

But why did he feel this way? What method did Kaede Tsukasa use, and when did he cast the spell on him? Why did he feel this way after being affected? Perhaps…

Sandstorm Araki unleashed his last strength, his face contorted, as he used all his power to launch a final attack on Kaedeji. If he couldn't capture Kaedeji, he could at least kill him!

At this moment, in the entire ninja world, only Sandstorm Araki realized how terrifying Kaedeji was, and only when he was on the verge of despair did he truly understand what Kaedeji's techniques were all about!
Dead Soul Technique? Bullshit!
Everyone was deceived. Just because they could control corpses, they naively believed that this was the Soul Reaper Technique from the medical ninjutsu system. It was far too simplistic.

Kaede Tsukasa's medium for casting spells, especially the methods used to cast spells on him, a living person, are very likely the flesh and blood of a corpse, or even cells!
Yes, even now, Sandstorm Araki only suspects the virus at the cellular level. Although he knows the virus exists, he really doesn't dare to think about it from the perspective of the virus.

In the current ninja world, cutting-edge biotechnology has only advanced to the cellular level. The deeper level of DNA will require Orochimaru to study it several years later. The finished product is Yamato, who possesses the ability of Wood Release.

Araki's death throesed the other Sand Village ninja, who launched a desperate attack, trying to kill as many Konoha ninja as possible before they died.

Further out, the main force of Sunagakure has arrived and is about to engage this Konoha force, but there is certainly no chance to rescue Sandstorm Araki.

"It seems I've discovered that the efficiency of performing techniques on living people is still too low, and it's easy to expose some troublesome information. However, it's also because my body is too weak, and the efficiency of generating chakra is very low."

Kaede Tsukasa's mind raced, his eyes reflecting the image of Sandstorm Araki, covered in blood, yet still charging forward recklessly.

That hysterical attack, like that of a dying beast, completely ignored all the pain, solely for the purpose of killing Kaedeji, a mere Chunin.

Kaede Tsukasa's face grew paler and paler, his chakra almost depleted. He watched as the numerous ninjas blocking his way were overturned by the sudden sandstorm, and he saw the distorted, triumphant face of the sandstorm's Araki so close to him.

It seems things are really getting complicated. In order to accelerate the transformation of Sandstorm Araki, Kaedeji risked consuming too much chakra, but now he has to risk dying from exhaustion of chakra to perform the Sky Realm Technique again...

This was the first time he had been forced into such a situation, and he had witnessed firsthand the terrifying power of the elite Jonin.

Kazamatsuri Takuno tried to stop him, but everyone knew that as a proper medical ninja, he couldn't do anything.

"Then I have no choice but to gamble with my life. Although I have gambled many times in the past and have struggled back from the brink of death each time, this time..." There are countless examples of ninjas dying from exhaustion of chakra.

A prime example is when Pain attacked Konoha, Kakashi used his last bit of chakra to unleash Kamui, successfully diverting the Asura Path's tracking missiles and helping Choji Akimichi escape.

However, after the spell was cast, Kakashi died, and at the border between life and death, he met Sakumo Hatake and they talked for a long time.

"False exhaustion of chakra" is an adjective describing a state where the body is nearing its limit and has no more strength left.

The true exhaustion of chakra is to squeeze every cell in the body to the limit, pushing both mind and body to their limits to forcibly create new chakra. Once this chakra is used up, the body's functions also fail, leading to death.

Just as Kaede Tsukasa had finished forming the "Child" seal and was about to forcibly create chakra to cast the Void Realm Technique.

An unexpected figure suddenly appeared in front of him, raising his right hand: "It's not that bad yet. I won't let Tsunade and Sakumo's comrades die in front of me."

Kaedeji's eyelids twitched, utterly astonished: "You are—"

The art of spiritualization!

A white light emanated from Kato Dan's body, and the illusory spirit rushed straight at Sandstorm Araki. The real and the illusory collided head-on, and in the midst of the collision, the illusory spirit entered Sandstorm Araki's body. Immediately afterwards, Sandstorm Araki, in his extremely weak state, was completely powerless to resist an invading soul, and died on the spot from a mental breakdown.

The Spirit Transformation Technique is an S-rank secret technique even higher than the Mind Transfer Technique. It allows for high-speed movement in soul form, enabling the user to possess a target, control their actions, engage in mental dialogue, or directly cause their mental breakdown and death.

Of course, it also possesses the ability to perceive other souls from extremely long distances.

This technique is simply too overpowered; it would have been terrifyingly strong even during World War IV, let alone at the end of World War II.

Sandstorm Araki became a victim of this technique, further solidifying Kato Dan's formidable reputation as an elite Jonin.

Kazamatsuri Takuno's face also showed deep surprise: "Lord Kato Dan! Could it be that Lady Tsunade has arranged for you to participate in our team's operation?"

“That’s right. Your unit is mainly responsible for supporting the main battlefield. In order to expand their gains before retreating, the enemy may take some special actions. Moreover, this unit has a genius like Kaede Tsukasa who makes Sunagakure uneasy.”

With his spirit returning, Kato Dan's smile was very approachable.

His long hair fluttered in the wind, his tall figure was slender and imposing, and his tone was nonchalant, full of concern for his companions. As for killing an enemy of the level of Sandstorm Araki, it was not worth his excessive attention.

(End of this chapter)