Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 254 [Sealing the Tailed Beast]!

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat alone behind his large desk, took a deep drag on his pipe, and exhaled thick white smoke.

Tsunade's merciless accusations felt like sharp knives stabbing into his heart.

He knew he had been too lenient with Danzo, but he always believed that Konoha, like a great tree, needed its roots to draw nourishment from the darkness.

He never expected that Danzo, this "root," had rotted to such an extent.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was rubbing his throbbing temples, racking his brains for a solution to this mess...

Swish!

An ANBU ninja appeared in front of the desk without warning, knelt on one knee, and quickly reported to the leader.

"Third Hokage, emergency! Kakashi Hatake has trespassed into Root's underground facilities and is engaged in a fierce conflict with Root members! Several Root members have already been injured, and Kakashi is continuing to penetrate deeper!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition welled up inside him.

broken.

His worst fears came true.

Kakashi saw that intelligence report!

Hiruzen Sarutobi understood the reason almost instantly.

The Root intelligence that was circulating wildly in the underground black market not only exposed Danzo's ambitions, but also revealed some of Danzo Inui's dirty deeds over the years, including the truth behind Konoha's White Fang's suicide!

In order to suppress White Fang's reputation and prevent him from competing for the Hokage position, Danzo secretly manipulated public opinion, ultimately leading to White Fang's suicide.

Although the Third Hokage was not directly involved in this matter, he chose to tacitly approve and condone it as Hokage.

"How foolish!"

The third generation closed their eyes in anguish.

Kakashi is the most outstanding genius among the new generation of Konoha, and a young ninja he values ​​highly.

He had finally managed to persuade Kakashi to "abandon darkness and embrace light," avoiding Danzo's influence and returning to the right path.

Upon learning of the information leak, he had originally planned to find a suitable opportunity to have a serious talk with Kakashi.

As a result of Tsunade's outburst, coupled with the Daimyo's obstruction of financial allocations, he was so overwhelmed that he overlooked such an important matter!

"Danzo, Danzo, how much more trouble are you going to cause for the village?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long sigh, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen even further at that moment.

A deep sense of powerlessness came over me.

At this moment, he missed the blond youth with the sunny smile.

If the water gates were still there—

Hey~

"Assemble the first detachment of the Dark Guard immediately and come with me to Root!"

Without further hesitation, Hiruzen Sarutobi grabbed the Hokage hat from the table, put it on his head, and strode out.

He had to protect Kakashi no matter what!

at the same time.

Konoha Village, the residence of the Uchiha clan chief.

In stark contrast to the gloomy atmosphere in the Hokage's office, suppressed, maniacal laughter echoed in Fugaku Uchiha's study.

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"Hahaha! Great! That's fantastic!"

Fugaku Uchiha clutched a scroll of information he had bought from an underground money exchange tightly in his hand, his whole body trembling slightly with excitement.

His usually stern and unsmiling face was flushed red with extreme excitement.

happy!

That was so satisfying!

Over the years, the Uchiha clan has faced increasingly difficult circumstances in Konoha, suffering from exclusion and suppression from higher-ups at every turn.

The mastermind behind all of this, the guy who lurked in the shadows like a viper, keeping a close eye on the Uchiha, was none other than Shimura Danzo!

As the clan head, Fugaku Uchiha had no choice but to endure it all for the sake of the clan's survival, and he was already extremely resentful.

Fugaku hated this to the core, but had been struggling to find an opportunity to retaliate.

it's good now.

I don't know which brave person exposed Danzo's true colors.

The White Fang Incident, illegal human experimentation, unauthorized espionage, and the theft of research data on bloodline limits from various races —

Each and every one of these incidents was enough to make Danzo suffer a terrible fate.

Now, even if three generations wanted to protect him, they probably wouldn't be able to!

"I really want to buy the person who spread this information a drink! No, one drink isn't enough, ten! I'll buy him ten drinks!"

Fugaku became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice growing louder and louder until he was almost slapping the table and laughing out loud.

"Ha ha ha ha----"

Just as Fugaku was jumping for joy, the study door was gently pushed open.

Mikoto Uchiha walked in carrying a tray of hot tea.

Seeing her husband laughing uncontrollably, which was completely out of character, Mikoto shook her head helplessly and whispered a reminder.

"Husband, please keep your voice down, the baby just fell asleep."

"Besides, as the clan leader, even if you're happy, you need to be careful about how you behave. What kind of talk would it be if someone heard you gloating?"

Upon hearing his wife's words, Fugaku suddenly realized what was happening. He quickly coughed twice, forcibly suppressing the elation on his face, and resumed his posture as the clan leader.

"Cough, you're right, I lost my composure."

But the smile he couldn't suppress at the corner of his mouth betrayed his true feelings.

Looking at her husband's expression, Mikoto sighed softly.

She always felt that things weren't that simple.

Let's turn our attention back to the border front of the Land of Lightning.

Rumble!

Deafening thunderclaps echoed across the barren plains.

The violent lightning chakra tore the surrounding ground, creating terrifying, charred ravines.

In the center of the battlefield, three figures clashed and intersected like lightning.

"Torturing Chiyo Mai!"

The Fourth Raikage, A, roared and slashed fiercely at Aoba's neck with a hand chop wrapped in high-density lightning chakra.

however.

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Swish!

Aoba's figure swayed slightly, dodging Raikage's hand chop at an extremely precise angle.

Moreover, in the instant he dodged, Aoba swung his chakra lightsaber, creating a dazzling spark at the Raikage's ribs.

"What?!"

Lei Ying Ai's pupils suddenly contracted, and a storm raged in his heart.

He dodged it?!

If Aoba was able to dodge his attacks before, it was because of the Sharingan's insight and that kind of strange prediction.

So just now, Aoba managed to keep up with his pace entirely by relying on his body's reaction speed!

How is this possible?!

Lei Ying Ai abruptly stopped, abandoning his pursuit and instead staring intently at Shan Cheng Qingye not far away.

Killer Bee also sensed something was wrong. He retreated to his older brother's side in a few leaps, his eyes behind his sunglasses becoming more serious than ever before.

"Big brother, this guy's movements have gotten faster."

"We've even skipped the rap tune," Kirabi said in a deep voice.

Lei Yingai didn't speak, but stared intently at Qingye's body.

Gradually, his eyes widened, as if he were seeing something incredible.

Despite Qingye's seemingly casual stance, faint blue arcs of electricity flickered across the surface of his skin!

Although the electric arcs were extremely weak and would even break from time to time, they looked like a faulty light bulb with poor contact.

But as the Fourth Raikage who had mastered Lightning Release ninjutsu to its extreme, how could A not recognize what it was!

That's the manifestation of Lightning Release chakra stimulating cells and activating the body!

That is, the prototype of the secret technique of Kumogakure—Lightning Release Chakra Mode!

"You bastard—"

Lei Yingai's voice became hoarse with extreme anger and shock. He stared intently at Qingye, gritting his teeth as he spoke each word.

"You weren't even using your full strength! These past few matches against us, you've basically been using us as sparring partners the whole time?!"

Upon hearing this, all the Cloud Village ninjas around gasped in shock.

Using Abby and her group as sparring partners?!

Has this Konoha commander gone mad?!

Upon hearing Raikage's question, Aoba was slightly taken aback.

Then, he reached up and scratched the back of his head, revealing an extremely irritatingly bright smile.

"Oh no, we've been found out—"

Aoba shrugged nonchalantly, her tone relaxed.

I originally wanted to collect more data, but since I've already been found out, I'll stop pretending.

Crack!

Aoba stopped suppressing his chakra and suddenly activated it.

In an instant, the blue arcs of electricity flashing around him became denser. Although it still couldn't compare to the Raikage's almost tangible Lightning Release Armor, it did indeed have a basic form.

Killer Bee's expression hardened as he watched this scene.

"Big brother! This guy didn't use any lightning release ninjutsu in the previous intelligence reports!"

Raikage A remained expressionless, offering no rebuttal to Killer Bee's words.

Because he had already guessed the truth.

This bastard named Yamashiro Aoba actually managed to master the nature transformation of Lightning Release in these few battles!

As Raikage predicted, things did indeed turn out as he had.

Aoba, relying on his "immortality", deliberately created openings in the previous battle, and took countless heavy punches and hand strikes from the Raikage.

Every time Aoba was hit by Lightning Release, the learning aid chip in his mind would work frantically, recording and analyzing the extremely violent nature of Lightning Release chakra.

By personally experiencing that destructive power, coupled with the chip's supercomputing capabilities.

Not only did Aoba master the nature transformation of Lightning Release in a very short time, but he also followed the clues and analyzed the principle by which the Raikage used Lightning Release to stimulate cells and revitalize the body!

This is simply the ultimate "learning by stealing" technique!

However, the nature of Lightning Release is too violent and unstable, and Aoba is not yet able to control it as perfectly as the Raikage.

So in the previous exchange, in order to keep up with the Raikage's speed, Aoba secretly used Lightning Release to activate his body, but accidentally leaked a trace of chakra, which was then keenly detected by the Raikage.

"Thank you for your guidance, Lord Raikage."

Aoba stretched his neck, making a cracking sound.

"Thanks to you, my understanding of Lightning Release has deepened considerably."

Looking at Aoba's smug face, as if he had gotten a good deal but was still acting innocent, the Fourth Raikage, A, felt a surge of blood rush to his head.

The Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure was treated as a tool for training ninjutsu!

What a shame!

This is an utter disgrace!

"Yamashiro Aoba!!!"

Raikage A let out a roar like a raging lion, his violent lightning chakra exploding outwards, and his hair stood on end.

"I'm going to blast you into mincemeat!!!"

boom!

The Fourth Raikage A's roar was like a tangible thunderbolt, exploding across the barren plain.

The ground beneath his feet instantly shattered, transforming into an even more terrifying blue lightning bolt that struck Qingye.

At the same time, a thick, deep red chakra cloak surged from Killer Bee's body, and eight tails swung behind him.

Half-tailed beast transformation!

This time, the two of them were truly serious.

Crack!

A dense layer of blue electric arcs suddenly erupted from Qingye's ankle, heading towards the two figures radiating murderous intent.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three figures clashed violently in the center of the battlefield.

Each clash was accompanied by deafening explosions and blinding flashes of lightning. The ground beneath their feet cracked and splintered, sending rubble flying like bullets. The land within a hundred-meter radius was completely overturned.

On the edge of the battlefield.

A bead of cold sweat slid down Uchiha Shisui's forehead.

His Sharingan with three tomoe has been activated to its limit, but at this speed, all that can be captured are three extremely blurry afterimages.

The Uchiha clan members behind him had even more solemn expressions.

The Sharingan is the Uchiha clan's prized bloodline limit, possessing extraordinary dynamic vision. But at this moment, even with their Sharingan activated, they could only see a cacophony of blue and red light exploding wildly on the battlefield.

"This speed—"

One of the Uchiha clan members swallowed hard, his voice strained.

The Fourth Raikage, A, who was at the center of the battle, was far more shocked than the onlookers.

He realized he couldn't hit it.

To be precise, it is becoming increasingly difficult to inflict effective damage on Aoba.

In their first encounter, even though Aoba possessed that strange immortality, he and Killer Bee were still able to crush him with their absolute speed advantage.

But now?

This bastard's reaction speed is skyrocketing at a terrifying rate!

clang!

Aoba's lightsaber precisely parried Raikage's elbow strike, the two forces exploding into a blinding shower of sparks at the point of contact.

Immediately afterwards, Aoba's figure turned like a ghost, dodging Killer Bee's tail in the blink of an eye.

Aoba charged forward at lightning speed, his chakra lightsaber flashing backhand, slicing a deep gash in Killer Bee's Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak.

"Hiss~"

Kirabi grunted and staggered back several steps.

His eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, were fixed on Aoba, and he finally made up his mind.

"Brother, we can't delay any longer!"

Kirabi let out a low shout.

puff!puff!puff!

Several enormous octopus tentacles suddenly swelled up from his back, each one incredibly huge, tumbling wildly in the air.

This is just the beginning.

Splash!

More octopus tentacles kept emerging from Killer Bee's body, and his originally normal humanoid body began to expand rapidly within a few seconds.

Ten meters — Two meters — Ten meters —

The earth was trembling violently.

When the expansion stopped, a colossal creature had already appeared on the battlefield.

It was a giant bull with eight octopus-like tentacles on its tail. Its size was comparable to a small hill. It should have had two special horns on its head, but the left horn was clearly just a bare cut-off piece, which was the mark left by the Third Raikage.

Eight-tailed bull ghost.

The overwhelming pressure of the tailed beast's chakra instantly enveloped the entire battlefield.

Not only the ninjas from Kumogakure, but also the ninjas from Konoha retreated one after another, and many of them turned pale instantly.

The giant bull demon's massive body was like a small mountain, and its eight enormous octopus legs could cause tremendous destruction with each swing.

Yamashiro Aoba, standing before this colossal creature, was like an ant facing a giant elephant.

"They're finally out."

Aoba raised his head and looked straight at the giant one-horned bull's head of the Eight-Tailed Gyūki. Instead of fear, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

That was excitement.

Roar!

The Eight-Tailed Gyūki let out a deafening roar, its massive fist slamming towards the spot where Aoba was standing.

boom!

The earth collapsed completely under the force of that punch, sending countless pebbles and dust soaring into the sky.

But Aoba's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

He moved like a nimble blue lightning bolt, weaving and dodging among the eight tentacles of the bull demon, which were comparable to a giant building, each time precisely grazing the edge of the tentacles.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The bull demon unleashed a series of punches, each one creating a terrifying crater in the ground. But his tiny figure was like a fly that could never be killed, nimbly moving between the gaps between the fists and his tentacles.

"Is this never going to end?!"

Aoba found an opening and raised his hand to form a hand seal.

Kenkichi Inukai!

Rumble!

The earth trembled violently, and several huge cracks spread out from beneath Qingye's feet.

The next moment, several enormous earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical technique) monsters with dragon heads and snake bodies burst out of the crack and quickly wrapped around the bull demon's eight octopus tentacles and limbs.

Roar!

The bull demon roared and struggled, its immense power shattering several giant earth-escape snakes.

But more giant snakes kept emerging from the ground, coiling around the demon one after another, gradually restricting its movements.

"It's not over yet."

Aoba's lips curled up slightly as he leaped into the air and slammed his palm heavily onto one of the giant earth-escape snakes.

"Crimson Spiral!"

In an instant, a surge of Lava Release chakra, so hot it distorted the air, rapidly climbed up the snake's body as if it were alive.

The bodies of those giant snakes, originally yellowish-brown, turned a deep red, magma-like color in a very short time.

When the meltdown reaches its peak —

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several dragon heads opened their mouths at the same time, and scalding magma spewed out like the breath of fire dragons, directly hitting the bull demon.

Under the combined impact of high temperature and force, the massive body of the Eight-Tailed Gyūki was blown over, letting out a painful roar before crashing heavily to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust that blotted out the sky.

"Now!"

Aoba gave Yamata no chance to catch its breath.

Just as the bull demon was blown away, he quickly took out a scroll from his ninja tool bag and unwrapped it with a slap of his hand.

puff!

With a muffled thud, a white jar appeared on the ground.

This jar is almost twice the size of the one used to seal the Nine-Tailed Fox, and its surface is densely covered with obscure runes.

Aoba stretched out her hands.

"Magic Seal—wait, wrong channel!"

"【Tailed Beast Sealing】!"

A deep, furious shout.

Splash!

Several jet-black chains suddenly shot out from the mouth of the jar, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, and wrapped around the massive body of the bull demon at an extremely fast speed.

The black chains tightened round and round, firmly locking the bull demon's limbs and tentacles.

Roar!

The bull demon let out a roar filled with terror and rage.

It sensed it.

Those black chains contained an extremely special power that suppressed the chakra within its body.

This is a sealing technique!

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