Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 168 Heavenly Feather Blade

"Otama Rasengan!"

The Three Yang Seal was activated, and all the chakra within was poured into the Rasengan. Each of the three Rasengans merged together to form a giant Rasengan with a diameter of over three meters.

While this Rasengan's power hasn't increased, its attack range has expanded significantly.

Furthermore, because it is a ninjutsu without hand seals and still maintains its form, the fusion speed is very fast, taking no more than a second.

Two enormous jade-shaped spiral balls stood like shields in front, blocking and tearing apart the spiraling pillar of fire.

Furthermore, due to the fusion of some wind attribute properties, the Giant Rasengan possesses an extremely strong suction force, attracting the spiraling fire pillar and preventing it from changing direction to attack.

In the end, Uchiha Baru had no choice but to detonate the Spiral Fire Pillar, but it only shrunk the Giant Rasengan by half and did not break it, let alone harm the two women behind it.

After blocking the opponent's ninjutsu attack, Kushina and the other two used the Adamantine Sealing Technique to push the Giant Rasengan towards Uchiha Baru.

Seeing two enormous Rasengans coming from both sides, Uchiha Baru was startled and quickly leaped back.

"It's a ninjutsu that can be maintained continuously, and it also incorporates a slight change in wind attribute properties."

Retreating fifty meters away, watching the massive Rasengan rapidly recover its size, Uchiha Baru's heart sank. He disliked opponents with such enormous chakra.

"That's the only power we can use!"

After some thought, Uchiha Baru realized that among his existing methods, only one move could forcibly break through the opponent's power.

Using that kind of power is unpleasant, but there's no other way to win.

He cannot afford to lose this battle!

Having made up his mind, Uchiha Baru no longer hesitated. All the chakra in his body erupted and merged with his eye power, turning into pieces of bone, which quickly transformed into a ten-meter-tall half-skull.

This is the first stage of Susanoo, surpassing the power of the initial stage.

At the same time, blood flowed from Uchiha Baru's eyes, and his face was contorted in pain, clearly indicating that he was enduring intense agony.

Without hesitation, he endured the pain and controlled Susanoo to punch the incoming Giant Rasengan.

However, when faced with the attack of Susanoo, Kushina and Vanilla Uzumaki stopped the Giant Rasengan, then quickly moved closer and fused it together using their shared Uzumaki chakra.

It's not about merging into something bigger, but rather about causing the cores to become entangled, forming an unstable, super-powerful spiral.

"The Rasengan can be used like this?"

The others, including Ye Yue Ai, were surprised, not expecting it to be used in this way.

"This is the Tai Chi Rasengan. It requires the user's chakra nature to be similar, preferably from the same clan or with blood ties. In this way, the Rasengan will have a certain degree of compatibility and fusion, but it will not be completely fused. It will be in a somewhat unstable state, and its power will be greatly enhanced, equivalent to an S-rank ninjutsu."

Tamura Hao explained briefly that this was a suggestion he made to the two girls, and then he asked them to figure it out and practice it, and they eventually mastered it.

"They have all mastered S-rank ninjutsu."

Yotsuki Ai was deeply disappointed, as they hadn't even mastered S-rank ninjutsu yet.

Only when the Lightning Release Armor is mastered into Lightning Release Chakra Mode can it be considered S-rank.

What an enviable talent and opportunity!

At this moment, after fusing together the Tai Chi Rasengan, Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki used the Adamantine Chains to push the Tai Chi Rasengan out.

Judging from this posture, they want to forcibly shatter Uchiha Baru's Susanoo.

"Don't even think about it!"

Sensing the threat posed by the Tai Chi Rasengan, Uchiha Baru was both shocked and furious, and spared no effort to further enhance his Susanoo.

Muscles rapidly evolved on the enormous skeleton, along with an outer garment, and a long sword appeared in its hand. Its size also increased further, reaching a height of twenty meters.

Susanoo swung its long sword at the incoming Taichi Rasengan. After a brief stalemate, the Taichi Rasengan suddenly exploded, transforming into a fierce and violent whirlwind that enveloped Susanoo, slicing and ravaging its body.

Even the second-stage Susanoo could not withstand it; large sections of its outer garments and muscle structure were cut and torn apart, slowly revealing the bones inside.

Fortunately, he survived, and in the end, only his torso and bones remained. Uchiha Baru was panting heavily, and blood from his eyes covered his entire face, making him look extremely ferocious.

"Next up is my turn... damn Uzumaki ninja."

With a sinister grin, he was preparing to attack, but when he saw another Tai Chi Rasengan coming his way, Uchiha Baru wanted to curse.

How come this Uzumaki ninja has so much chakra?

Despite his inner resentment, Uchiha Baru did not lose his mind. He decisively withdrew Susanoo and, enduring the discomfort in his body, used the Body Flicker Technique to prepare to leave the battlefield.

Defeat is shameful, but being defeated by two girls is an even greater disgrace, but there's no need to risk your life.

He still wants to lead the Uchiha clan to glory; he can't die here.

At the same time, Uchiha Chiri, who had received a signal from Uchiha Myōkyō, rushed out of the camp to come to the rescue. However, before she could get in, a figure appeared in front of Uchiha Baru first, and a pair of scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan came into view.

Upon seeing those Mangekyou Sharingan, Uchiha Baru inwardly cursed his bad luck and tried to activate his eye power to resist, but the forced activation of Susanoo earlier had already overloaded his eyes, making it difficult to unleash them again.

Uchiha Hikaru suppressed Uchiha Baru with his superior ocular power and forcibly used genjutsu to control him. His hands continued to move, injecting a syringe of super-strong anesthetic into Baru's neck.

After doing all this, he created a shadow clone and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take it back.

After casually tossing it to someone, the Uchiha Shadow Clone dissipated, allowing the main body to face the arriving Uchiha Chiri in its full glory.

She had just seen through the villain's greed; he clearly had his eye on the mangekyou Sharingan. Just then, Uchiha Chiri made his move, so she took the opportunity to capture him and send him back.

Although the Flying Thunder God Technique was exposed prematurely, it doesn't matter.

Seeing Uchiha Baru thrown in front of him, Tamura Hao was stunned for a moment before quickly sealing it into the sealing space for the little Ten-Tails to devour. He felt that his previous training efforts had not been in vain.

Uchiha Hikaru clearly has the typical tsundere personality of an Uchiha; he doesn't like owing favors, but if you give him enough benefits, he will definitely find a way to repay them.

I was just thinking about finding an opportunity to take down Uchiha Baru later, and he delivered him right away.

Mifune, who was witnessing the duel, glanced at Uchiha Chiri, who had already entered the battlefield, and remained silent.

Although it was Uchiha Hikaru who made the sudden move, Uchiha Chiri entered the scene first, so Uchiha Hikaru's attack on Uchiha Baru was not a foul.

"Spatial Eye Technique!"

Uchiha Chiri stopped in his tracks, becoming alert.

That was clearly the use of spatial power, similar to the Flying Thunder God Technique recorded in the book, but without the aid of a magical medium.

It should be a spatial eye technique like the clan leader's; such eye techniques are not easy to deal with.

"Use your eye technique; ordinary ninjutsu and genjutsu are ineffective against me."

Uchiha Hikaru said indifferently, but inwardly he was very wary and solemn.

As the owner of the kaleidoscope, she was well aware of its power and unpredictability, even now she could easily stumble if she wasn't careful.

"As you wish!"

Uchiha Chiri did not refuse. She also understood that ninjutsu and taijutsu would be ineffective against an opponent with such a space-time eye technique. The opponent also possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, so ordinary genjutsu would be difficult to use.

Currently, all that remains is his own eye technique.

"Izanara-no-Mikoto!"

With a surge of eye power, he forcibly pulled Uchiha Hikaru into his own genjutsu space.

"It's not Tsukuyomi."

After surveying the genjutsu space he was in, Uchiha Hikaru confirmed that it was not Tsukuyomi.

She once possessed the Tsukuyomi eye technique and knew it very well. Although the illusion space before her was similar to Tsukuyomi, there were also significant differences.

The illusion space is much more stable than the Tsukuyomi space, and it does not have the same control as Tsukuyomi, so it is not suppressed.

"This is my eye technique, Izanami. If you are injured here, the damage will manifest in your real body. If you die here, you will also die in the real world."

"Bring Balu back, and I'll let you out."

Uchiha Chiri said seriously that the other party was also an Uchiha, and she did not want to fight him. The more important thing this time was to rescue Pazu.

"You think you can beat me?"

Sensing the confidence in Uchiha Ichiri's voice, Uchiha Hikaru smiled.

She liked this kind of confident opponent, especially since the opponent was an Uchiha with the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"As expected, the Uchiha clan cannot be persuaded with words."

Sensing that fighting spirit, Uchiha Chiri sighed and immediately drew his ninja sword.

The only option now is to suppress the other side first, and then use that to exchange for Balu, who was taken away.

"You shouldn't have been talking nonsense in the first place."

Uchiha Hikari drew the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, which was manifested by merging his sword stance with his eye power, and his fighting spirit soared.

The two remained silent, and their bodies instantly clashed together.

Here, ninjutsu and genjutsu can no longer be used; only pure taijutsu combat can be engaged.

But Uchiha Hikari wasn't afraid. She had experienced similar scenes many times in real waterfalls and fought against the dark side countless times, so she was already used to it.

"Have we entered an illusionary duel?"

Outside, watching the two people standing motionless in a standoff, Ye Yue Ai seemed to be deep in thought.

This must be a battle of illusions.

"Uchiha Chiri just unleashed her ocular power, so she must have used an ocular technique, most likely something like Tsukuyomi."

Tamura Hao, who had been paying close attention, analyzed that he dared not underestimate Uchiha Chiri.

However, given Uchiha Hikaru's strength and eye power, he should be able to withstand most eye techniques, unless they are too insurmountable.

Who do you think has a better chance of winning?

Fokai was more concerned about the outcome of the fight; both women were formidable opponents.

At least he had little chance of winning against him; he was too restrained with himself.

"How can you say for sure? I'll go up and keep the light in check."

He took out the authentic longsword, activated the immortal magic seal, and put on the Vajra Ruyi Battle Armor. His body crackled with electricity as he appeared a hundred meters away from the two of them.

He has already used the Ghost Sprout Technique to integrate the ape demon into the immortal magic seal. As long as the immortal magic seal is activated, he can quickly put on and form the Vajra Ruyi Armor, which is much faster than the original one that required transformations one by one.

"He's mine!"

Upon seeing Tamura Hao enter the battle, Uchiha Naka was instantly filled with fighting spirit. He glanced at Uchiha Fugaku, who had been silent with a sullen face, and then leaped out to stand a hundred meters away.

He wanted to see just how much strength that brat really had.

Seeing that neither of them had intervened in the battle, Mifune, who had been acting as a witness, breathed a sigh of relief. He then turned his gaze to Tamura Hiroshi, eagerly anticipating his next fight.

"Next, we must capture one of them and exchange him for Balu."

On the Konoha side, Uchiha Myōkyō's expression was not good.

He hadn't expected the other party to suddenly attack Balu, especially using spatial methods.

Now that Balu has been captured by the other side, this is fatal for them.

It's not just because Pazu is a major fighting force, but also because he knows a lot of information about them. The other side also has a Mangekyou Sharingan, so they definitely have the ability to use genjutsu to interrogate them and extract information, which will put them in an even more passive position.

We must capture one person and exchange them with the other.

"The people from Kumogakure are all very troublesome this time; it will be difficult to defeat them in a one-on-one fight."

Kurenai Yuhi's expression grew even more solemn. He was confident he could defeat his opponent, but taking him down would not be easy.

If the other party insists on escaping, he cannot stop them.

However, if two people were to attack together, it would violate the rules of the duel, and the general from the Land of Iron would surely intervene to stop them.

Moreover, the Hidden Cloud Village will definitely send someone to meet them, so the chances of success are slim.

"Fugaku!"

Uchiha Myokyo knew that it would be difficult for Yuhi Shinku to defeat one person, so he looked at Uchiha Fugaku, who had been silent all along.

He could tell that Fugaku Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and that the amount of chakra within him was greater than his own, indicating that he was certainly not weak.

If Fugaku Uchiha were to make a move, he would definitely be able to take one of them down.

"My eye technique isn't for combat; it's easy to defeat, but difficult to take down. The opponent's speed is very troublesome."

After a moment of silence, Fugaku Uchiha revealed some of his secrets.

He wasn't lying about this, because his own Kaleidoscope Eye Technique wasn't combat-type at all, and it was barely even a support-type; it was very unique.

"Non-combat eye techniques!"

Uchiha Myōkyō frowned. He didn't doubt that Uchiha Fugaku was lying, but if Fugaku's eye technique wasn't powerful enough, it would be difficult to take down the next person.

Unfortunately, he misjudged the difficulty of fusing eye power, which resulted in his inability to use eye techniques now, and he couldn't even use Susanoo.

Using ninjutsu in battle doesn't offer much of an advantage.

"Huh!"

Suddenly, Kurenai Yuhi exclaimed in surprise. Uchiha Myōkyō looked over and saw that blood was dripping from Uchiha Hikaru's palm, as if his arm had been injured, but there was no wound on his sleeve.

Seeing this, Uchiha Myōkyō smiled knowingly, knowing that this was the effect of Chiri's eye technique.

Both of Chiri's eye techniques are from Izanami, but their effects are completely different, yet they are essentially the same.

One eye technique creates a stable illusion that is difficult to break even for someone with the same kaleidoscope. The other technique transforms the damage caused in the illusion into real damage that manifests on the opponent's body.

This can be seen as the opposite effect of the forbidden technique Izanagi, which transforms a bad reality into an illusory state, even reversing life and death.

Izanami, on the other hand, transforms illusion into reality, causing substantial damage, making him quite unsolvable.

Now that Uchiha Hikaru is injured, he clearly has the upper hand in the illusion and might be able to capture the girl in exchange for Pazu.

Tamura Hiro also noticed Uchiha Hikaru's unusual behavior and wondered what the effect of Uchiha Ichiri's eye technique was.

"Both are exchanging illusions, but Hikaru's body has been injured. Is it an effect of eye techniques that can damage the body through illusions? Is it similar to the bloodline limit of the Kurama family or the curses of the Jashin Cult?"

He was shocked by the effect of this eye technique, but Tamura Hao was not worried about Uchiha Hikaru's safety. Not to mention that he had already created an immortal body for Uchiha Hikaru, so that even if his head was cut off, he would not die for a short time.

Uchiha Hikaru's strength alone is not weak, and the effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques have their limits. It's impossible for it to be truly unsolvable. Even the Rinnegan's eye techniques are not unsolvable, let alone the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Therefore, Uchiha Hikaru might be defeated, but there is absolutely no way he could be killed.

Tamura Hao even had the sentiment to understand the two Mangekyou Sharingan techniques that the Ten-Tails obtained from Uchiha Pazu.

"Kagoto-no-Mikoto, Shina Toshihiko, no wonder he's so good at Fire Release and Wind Release."

These are the names of Uchiha Baru's eye techniques. Kagutsuchi is the mastery of fire, while Shina Tohiko is the mastery of wind, which can amplify the control of fire and wind jutsu.

This amplification and control applies to changes in form and nature. Although it is an auxiliary eye technique, if used well, it will never be inferior to those combat-type eye techniques.

In addition, this time the absorption of Uchiha Baru's Mangekyou Sharingan was more refined, and Susanoo and its matching spiritual artifacts were specially preserved, just like the absorption of Uchiha Retsuyo's Mangekyou Sharingan last time.

Uchiha Baru's Susanoo weapon, the greatsword, is called Ame no Habakiri. Its effect is a wind blade, capable of unleashing wind-attribute sword energy for ranged attacks. As long as his chakra is large enough, it can easily cut through distant mountains, just like Edo Tensei Madara.

Uchiha Retsuyo's Mangekyou Sharingan Susanoo's magical artifact is a shield-like door panel that can deflect and reflect substantial attacks, including physical and ninjutsu attacks. It has a spatial attribute and is somewhat similar to the effect of Uchiha Madara's fan.

This time, whether it's the eye technique, Susanoo, or the spiritual weapon, they have all been of great help to his cultivation.

Not to mention Mr. Tian, ​​who was taking stock of his spoils, Uchiha Chiri, who was fighting in the illusion, was finding it increasingly difficult to fight and was becoming more and more surprised.

This person's swordsmanship and physical skills are too strong. Even with the advantage of the illusion, I was unable to suppress him. In fact, the opponent became stronger as the battle progressed.

Besides, the conjured longsword was also strange, possessing an extremely sharp edge.

It can only be said that it truly lived up to its reputation as a product of the Warring States period.

"You are strong, but you still can't break through my illusion and leave. I just want to save Balu."

His form transformed into a crow and vanished, only to reappear a short distance away. Uchiha Chiri was reluctant to continue the fight.

Her primary motivation for this battle was to rescue her people; she didn't care much about winning or losing, and besides, this person was very powerful.

"Those who step onto the battlefield must be prepared to face death."

With a nonchalant remark, Uchiha Hikaru sheathed the Ama-no-Murakumo sword, assuming a stance for the Heaven-Slaying Drawing Technique.

She learned this from some villain. Although that villain was a scoundrel, his talent was truly remarkable. The burst of power from this Heaven-Slaying Draw Sword Technique was extremely strong.

Combined with the manifested sharpness of the Kusanagi Sword, it should be enough to shatter this illusion.

After such a long period of observation and combat, she had gained some understanding of this illusionary eye technique. The weakness should lie in Uchiha Chiri's spiritual body. As long as her spiritual body is destroyed, this illusion can be dispelled.

However, it is difficult to achieve this. The opponent can use the power of illusion to assist in the battle. You can suppress them, but you cannot kill them.

However, there is another method: to force it open.

She wants to give it a try!

Seeing Uchiha Hikaru's actions, Uchiha Chiri had some guesses, but did not stop him.

Firstly, it's good to let them try; only after trying will they be convinced and accept your suggestion.

Secondly, she was very confident in her own pupil technique. This illusion had never been broken since the emergence of the pupil technique, even though she herself could not do it.

Thirdly, the girl is too strong, and she is currently gathering her strength to unleash it. If I make a move, it would be easy for her to find an opportunity to counterattack and kill me.

In this quiet wait, Uchiha Hikaru finally completed his preparations, integrating all the sword energy he had cultivated through sword Zen into the Ame-no-Murakumo sword, as well as the killing intent he had honed himself.

Her killing intent was not weak; it mainly stemmed from battles during the Warring States period, during which she killed countless ninjas.

She decided to infuse her killing intent into her sword aura, thereby forming her own unique sword style. If she could break through this barrier, it would be perfect.

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(Izanami-no-Mikoto is another name for Izanami-no-Mikoto, so it's reasonable to use it to create a pupil technique with the opposite effect to Izanagi.)

Ame no Habakiri is the divine sword that killed the fire god Kagutsuchi, and it has a great karmic connection with Kagutsuchi, so it is reasonable for it to manifest.

Then there's the door. The Heavenly Stone Gate's guardian deity is itself a door god, so using a door as a spiritual artifact seems quite logical.

(End of this chapter)