Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Is it that I haven't found the key trick? Or is there a fundamental difference between the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku and the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest?

As Yagami Yoruichi thought to himself, he continued to create numerous clones to try.

I tried all of them: wood clones, water clones, earth clones, and even the most common shadow clones.

However, they still haven't found a way to transfer the natural energy absorbed by the clones back to the main body.

During this process, Yagami Yoruichi's mastery of Sage Mode rapidly increased.

Several months passed in the blink of an eye.

Yoruichi Yagami raised the proficiency of [Sage Mode - Shikibone Forest] to 'Perfect'.

Even now, he still hasn't mastered Naruto Uzumaki's ability to refine Sage Chakra through Shadow Clones, as depicted in the original work.

However, Yoruichi Yagami no longer needs that ability.

The perfect Sage Mode allows one to absorb a large amount of natural energy in an instant, converting all the chakra in the body into Sage Chakra.

There's no need to slowly absorb natural energy like Jiraiya or Naruto Uzumaki when he first learned Sage Mode.

Instead, like Hashirama Senju, he claps his hands together and instantly enters Sage Mode.

The perfect Sage Mode granted Yoruichi Yagami a tenfold increase in strength, speed, ninjutsu power, and so on.

In addition, the enhanced perception in Sage Mode has increased his overall combat power by more than tenfold.

However, to Yoruichi Yagami's dismay, even with such a significant improvement, she remained at the 'Super Kage level' and was not able to break through to the 'Six Paths level'.

This also made Yagami Yoruichi realize that the leap he had taken was much greater than he had imagined.

Although somewhat disappointed, Yagami Yoruichi quickly adjusted her mindset.

Regardless of whether the bottleneck can be overcome, the improvement in strength is at least real.

After saying goodbye to the slug, Yoruichi Yagami returned to Konoha.

Before going to train in Sage Mode, Yagami Yoruichi instructed Uzumaki Kaori to enhance her sealing techniques.

After returning, he talked with Kaori Uzumaki and then met with Sakumo Hatake. He decided to take Kaori Uzumaki to the ancient kingdom of Loulan to find out what the so-called 'world-destroying super weapon' sealed beneath the dragon vein was.

Although Yagami Yoruichi had absolutely no recollection of this thing, she was still quite interested in it.

Maybe it's something from a movie I haven't seen before?

In those bizarre theatrical versions, there's always some kind of monster that can destroy or rule the world.

Dragon veins themselves are one of them.

If there's another one buried beneath the dragon vein, it wouldn't be too surprising for Yagami Yoruichi.

After making preparations, Yagami Yoruichi, along with Kaori Uzumaki, left Konoha and headed to Rouran in the Land of Wind, carrying the data extracted from the brain of the Fourth Raikage's corpse.

This 'country within a country' looked just like any other ordinary town in the desert, with nothing particularly special about it.

However, after entering Sage Mode, Yagami Yoruichi sensed that there was indeed an incredibly vast place where natural energy converged beneath Loulan.

The natural energy there far exceeds the total natural energy of the entire Shibane Forest!

Chapter 226 The World-Destroying Weapon is a Girl?! Dragon Vein Riot!

Relying on the powerful senses and extraordinary strength of Sage Mode.

Yagami Yoruichi, along with Uzumaki Kaori, bypassed the ordinary people and guards of Loulan and sneaked into the tower that sealed the dragon vein.

Upon reaching the bottom of the tower, a massive sealing spell was revealed before them.

At the center of the technique is a Flying Thunder God kunai left behind by Minato Namikaze, with the words "Sword of Love and Resilience" engraved on it.

After sensing for a moment without noticing anything unusual, Yagami Yoruichi looked at Uzumaki Kaori and asked, "Can you tell if there's anything wrong?"

"We need to try it out."

After obtaining Yagami Yoruichi's permission, Uzumaki Kaori formed a series of complex hand seals and whispered, "Sealing Technique - Sealing Detection!"

An invisible ripple swept across.

Countless inscriptions surged around, floating in mid-air, forming a complex array.

"This is..."

Kaori Uzumaki looked down in surprise and saw a semi-transparent seal script. She exclaimed, "Is this the seal of the Uzumaki clan?"

"Is there really a hidden seal?" Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but be surprised.

Could the information about the 'world-destroying super weapon' that Cloud Village obtained be true?

Is there really this thing beneath the dragon vein?

"Can it be opened?" Yagami Yoruichi asked.

Kaori Uzumaki's talent in sealing techniques was acknowledged by Kushina Uzumaki, but her learning time was short.

It's been less than three years at most.

Yagami Yoruichi planned that if Uzumaki Kaori couldn't do it, she would seal this place away first and come back in a few years when Uzumaki Kaori's sealing technique had improved and she was confident enough.

The dragon vein, coupled with the unknown value of the 'super weapon,' is enough for Yoruichi Yagami to leave a wooden clone here to guard it.

With the protection of her Wood Clones enhanced by Sage Mode, even if Madara Uchiha himself descended, Yoruichi Yagami was confident she could keep the secrets of this place safe.

Kaori Uzumaki seemed eager to impress Yoruichi Yagami and said impatiently, "Yoruichi-sama, let me try!"

"If you're not confident, try again next time," Yagami Yoruichi cautioned. "If you accidentally trigger the power of the dragon veins, things will get complicated."

“No problem,” Kaori Uzumaki quickly replied. “Even if we can’t open the sealed space below, I can guarantee that we won’t trigger the Dragon Vein’s seal. The two seals are completely separate.”

Since Kaori Uzumaki was confident, Yoruichi Yagami thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Let's give it a try."

With Yagami Yoruichi's permission, Uzumaki Kaori immediately began trying to break the seal.

It took a full half hour to finally open a gap in the seal below.

“My lord, you can go in from here, but I don’t know what’s inside.” Kaori Uzumaki pointed to the crack in the seal.

It was a dark, gaping hole, pitch black inside, where nothing could be seen or sensed.

Even with the perception of the Immortal Mode, one can only perceive a void.

Yagami Yoruichi hesitated for a moment, then instead of going in himself, he sent a wooden clone in to scout ahead.

It's always better to be cautious when facing the unknown.

As the wooden clone entered the cave entrance, Yagami Yoruichi's expression changed slightly.

The moment this wooden clone entered the sealed space, it lost contact with its original body.

If it weren't for the fact that the maximum amount of chakra that was split off was still being 'occupied', Yoruichi Yagami would have thought that the wood clone had been destroyed.

As Yagami Yoruichi hesitated, wondering whether to send a few more clones in to investigate, or simply risk going in herself,

Suddenly, the ground shook, and the sealed space beneath the dragon vein shattered with a deafening roar.

The two figures flew up while fighting.

One of them was Yagami Yoruichi's wooden clone.

The one fighting against Yagami Yoruichi's clone is a girl with short, flowing hair and wearing a dark blue dress.

To Yagami Yoruichi's surprise, the girl's eyes were actually Sharingan!

Moreover, the three boomerang-shaped marks in that Sharingan were connected, clearly indicating that it was the Mangekyou Sharingan!

"The Senju clan deserves to die!"

Upon seeing Yagami Yoruichi, the girl immediately opened her mouth and spat out a fire dragon, which lunged at Yagami Yoruichi.

At the same time, Yagami Yoruichi sensed that within the fire dragon, there seemed to be a special chakra trying to attach itself to her.

The girl's appearance gave Yagami Yoruichi a vague sense of familiarity, but she couldn't quite place it at the moment.

But at that moment, Yoruichi Yagami didn't have time to think further.

This fire-style ninjutsu is extremely powerful even among Kage-level ninjas. Although it's not enough to threaten me, Kaori Uzumaki beside me can't withstand it. Even a slight aftershock would seriously injure her.

Yagami Yoruichi quickly clapped his hands together and shouted, "Sage Mode!"

"Water Escape-Water Formation Wall!"

The water wall rose, blocking the fire dragon's attack.

That invisible chakra was also sent flying to the side by Yagami Yoruichi's slap.

To Yagami Yoruichi's surprise, the invisible chakra was not dispersed by his attack. Instead, it circled in mid-air and flew back to Uzumaki Kaori.

A peculiar mark appeared on the back of Kaori Uzumaki's hand.

The next moment, the whirlpool of Kaori formed a string of intricate marks.

Before Yagami Yoruichi could react to what was happening, she instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

Just as they were about to stop her, Kaori Uzumaki reached out and shouted, "Seal, release!"

With a soft snap, the Flying Thunder God kunai at the center of the Dragon Vein Seal was flung away.

Then, boom!

A violent burst of power erupted, and terrifying dragon vein chakra instantly filled the entire base of the tower, engulfing the three of them.

……

"This is troublesome!"

Yagami Yoruichi carefully handed the unconscious Uzumaki Kaori to her clone for care, then turned to look at the Uchiha girl.

At this moment, Yagami Yoruichi also remembered the girl's identity.

It is not a main story character, but a derivative character in "Ultimate Storm", or it can be considered a special kind of 'movie version' character.

Uchiha Hikaru.

To be precise, it should be called 'Uchiha Mumei'.

During the Warring States period, an 'elder' of the Uchiha clan awakened the extremely powerful Mangekyou Sharingan, and was regarded by the Uchiha clan as the 'ultimate weapon'.

In the end, he was sealed away by the Senju and Uzumaki clans, and it wasn't until the Boruto era that Boruto accidentally broke the seal and rescued him.

The dragon vein erupted, triggering terrifying spatial and temporal forces.

During the journey, Uchiha Mumei and Uzumaki Kaori both fell into a coma, while only Yagami Yoruichi remained conscious throughout due to her powerful physique in Sage Mode.

But Yoruichi Yagami had no idea where she had traveled to.

Or rather, what era.

It is possible for dragon veins to travel through time and space, returning to the past, going to the future, or entering a parallel world.

How to get back is also a troublesome problem.

"Although it's a bit troublesome, I can't treat you like an enemy."

Yagami Yoruichi walked up to Uchiha Mumei and looked at the unconscious girl.

She looked to be about eleven or twelve years old, roughly the same age as me, and her feet were still shackled, though the chains were broken.

Even though she was unconscious, her face still showed an expression of hatred.

"She looks like she's in her teens, but she's probably hundreds of years old. It's already a favor for Uchiha Fugaku to call her great-grandmother."

Yagami Yoruichi mentally complained as he reached out and used his chakra to examine Uchiha Mumei's body.

The hundreds of years of sealing did not cause any problems to her body. It was as if she had spent those hundreds of years in a slumber, without experiencing the passage of time at all.

If it weren't for Yagami Yoruichi and Uzumaki Kaori accidentally breaking the seal, she would probably still be sleeping within it.

"His eye power is very strong, even stronger than Uchiha Fugaku. However, he hasn't reached the level of super Kage yet; he's probably at the peak of Kage level, or slightly less."

Yagami Yoruichi sensed Uchiha Mumei's eye power and chakra, hesitated for a moment, then cast a seal, completely sealing away her chakra.

Although Yagami Yoruichi didn't blame her for suddenly attacking him, it had caused him quite a bit of trouble, so it was better to keep her under control for now.

To prevent her from wanting to start another war after she wakes up.

After confirming Uchiha Mumei's condition, Yagami Yoruichi's clone had also finished examining Uzumaki Kaori's body.

He was uninjured, and the peculiar mark on his arm possessed a power essence very similar to that of the Uchiha Mumei's eye technique.