Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 350 The Responsibility of the Shadow!

Even though Yagura Karatachi had tried his best to swing the coral staff in his hand to block the chakra chain, it was still to no avail.

The chakra chain pierced straight into Yagura's abdomen.

"Well!"

Yagura let out a muffled groan, his body suddenly stiffening.

The moment the chains entered his body, he felt his chakra being locked up, rendering him completely immobile.

The three tails inside the body struggled painfully, but a powerful force pulled them outwards.

"Yondaime-sama!"

The surrounding Hidden Mist ninjas gasped in surprise.

"Oh no!"

Seeing this scene from afar, Mei Terumi's heart sank.

She knew very well that with the current strength of the Hidden Mist Village, it was simply impossible to stop the enemy before her.

"There's no other way, we can only rely on that guy!"

Mei Terumi bit her finger and formed hand seals.

"Spiritual communication!"

A large lizard appeared, with a large scroll in its mouth.

The lizard delivered the scroll to Mei Terumi.

Mei Terumi placed the scroll on the ground and unfolded it. She then formed hand seals again and slammed her palm heavily onto the scroll.

boom!

White smoke exploded again.

As the summoning jutsu was completed, Mei Terumi's siren mode instantly dissipated, and her legs went weak, almost causing her to kneel on the ground.

"What's going on—summoning this guy actually consumes so much chakra?!"

The white smoke dissipated.

Aoba's figure appeared on the battlefield.

As soon as he landed, his new eyes took in the battlefield situation within a radius of several kilometers.

When he discovered that the chains of the golem had bound both the Six-Tails and Yagura, he was speechless.

"No, they only called me here because everything was locked up?"

Aoba was speechless with frustration.

Would it have been better to call him over sooner? Why did you only call for help when you were almost dead?

"Alright, let's try to save her first."

Aoba raised her hand and slapped it.

Kenkichi Inukai!

The next moment, several earth-burrowing monsters with dragon heads and snake bodies burst out of the ground and quickly coiled around the golem.

The Gedo Mazo has absorbed four complete Tailed Beasts and is no longer an empty shell.

Suddenly feeling restrained, I instinctively wanted to break free.

"It's not over yet!"

But Aoba's turn wasn't over yet; he changed his hand seals again.

"seal!"

The dense black runes spread rapidly along the bodies of those earth-遁 monsters towards the Outer Path Demon Statue!

As the runes gradually covered the area, the golem's movements became increasingly sluggish.

"Yamashiro Aoba?!"

Black Zetsu, standing atop the golem, displayed an expression of utter disgust the moment he saw Aoba appear.

"That persistent bastard, he's everywhere!"

It gritted its teeth, a strong sense of dread welling up inside it.

Every time I see this guy, something bad happens!

It feels uncomfortable all over whenever it sees Aoba's face.

Don't assume the same trick will always work!

Black Zetsu immediately became enraged and controlled Toneri to enter Tenseigan mode.

Green chakra rose around Toneri like flames.

Below, Aoba simply clapped his hands calmly in the face of Toneri's sudden power surge.

The surrounding natural energy seemed to be strongly drawn in, surging into his body at an extremely terrifying speed!

The speed was simply outrageous!

Aoba closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, a touch of blue eyeshadow had appeared at the corner of her eyes.

"Sage Mode, activated!"

Not only that, as his Sage Chakra overflowed, a blue chakra cloak materialized behind him!

"This is----"

Aoba felt the surging natural energy within her body, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

He immediately realized that it was thanks to his new eyes!

These "Eyes of the Azure Sky" not only greatly enhanced his precise control over chakra, but also produced an incredible amplification in his absorption and affinity for natural energy!

He used to need a little preparation to enter Sage Mode, but now it happens almost instantly.

If this absorption rate and fusion efficiency are maintained—

The time it takes for him to completely transform into a perfect immortal body will be greatly shortened!

"If that's the case—"

Aoba looked up at Kurojutsu, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Then, he leaped into the air!

Like Superman, he soared into the sky and flew straight toward Black Zetsu atop the Gedo Mazo!

"It really works!"

He certainly did not awaken the ability to fly.

It was only through the reaction force of the repulsive force that he was pushed up.

Because this kind of flight is faster than stepping on sand mats.

Black Zetsu was secretly startled when he saw Aoba rushing towards him, especially when he saw his glowing blue eyes and his brand-new Sage Mode form.

"What's wrong with this guy? How did he get stronger again?!"

"And those eyes, how come they look so much like the Tenseigan?!"

Black Zetsu is practically going crazy.

When normal people cultivate to a certain level, they will encounter a bottleneck and their strength will stagnate.

Even anomalies that appear every few decades or years wouldn't grow indefinitely like this.

But Yamashiro Aoba is different.

This guy is an absolute oddity!

Every time we meet, I can sense that this guy's strength is getting stronger.

The last time we fought was in Sunagakure. How long has it been?

That's absolutely absurd!

"Go to hell! You freak!"

Black Zetsu was filled with killing intent and controlled Toneri to condense chakra beads.

A giant golden lightsaber appeared in his hand and slashed down at Qingye!

"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"

Faced with a terrifying attack powerful enough to split the moon in two, Aoba showed no intention of dodging.

He slowly extended his left hand to face the sword.

"Shinra Tensei!"

boom!!!

The golden lightsaber collided violently with the repulsive force, and a powerful shockwave immediately spread outwards.

The rocks on both sides of the canyon were shaken off.

"impossible!!!"

Black Zetsu was utterly shocked.

He actually blocked the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion with his bare hands?!

No, not bare-handed.

Upon closer inspection, the lightsaber was still a few centimeters away from Qingye's palm, but it could not get any closer.

"What kind of eyes are these?!"

Just as Aoba and Black Zetsu were locked in a stalemate.

The situation below, however, has deteriorated.

Aoba's sealing technique only slowed down the Gedo Mazo's movements; it did not completely sever the chakra chains.

The two chakra chains still tightly bound the two tailed beasts.

The Six-Tails was the first to be dragged into the mouth of the Gedo Mazo.

After absorbing the Six-Tails, the fifth eye on the head of the Gedo Mazo slowly opened!

"Tch, this is getting a bit troublesome."

Qingye frowned slightly.

The Gedo Mazo, having absorbed the fifth tailed beast, began to slowly regain its mobility.

The sealing runes that Qingye had cast began to gradually lose their effectiveness.

On the other side, Yagura also noticed that the tension in the chakra chains was increasing.

The tailed beast inside the body is being pulled out bit by bit.

Yagura knew that he couldn't escape today no matter what.

Once the Three-Tails is completely extracted, he, as a Jinchūriki, will undoubtedly die.

And the Three-Tails will also become the enemy's power.

Yagura looked up, his gaze passing over the ruins to the distant Yuan Shi.

Master Yuan was also looking at him.

At that moment, images of his time as the Fourth Mizukage flashed through Yagura's mind.

Since he came to power, Kirigakure has been in constant turmoil.

The brutal policies of the Blood Mist Village led countless skilled ninjas to kill each other.

He himself was once controlled by illusions and did many things that harmed the village.

Despite being the Mizukage, he never brought true peace and prosperity to Kirigakure.

Instead, they have been causing trouble for the village.

Now, he can't even protect the village's tailed beast.

"At least—in the end—"

Yagura's eyes gradually hardened.

He tossed aside the coral stick in his hand and took out a kunai.

He gripped the kunai in his hand and pointed the tip at his heart.

"Fourth Hokage! What are you doing?!"

"Stop it!"

The surrounding Hidden Mist ninjas were terrified upon seeing this and tried to rush over to stop them.

"Don't come any closer!"

Yagura shouted, "All of you, get out of the way!"

At this moment, the water's reflection seemed to return.

"I am the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure! Even if I die, I will never let the village's tailed beast fall into the hands of the enemy!"

"After my death, Mei Terumi will become the Fifth Mizukage!"

Without hesitation, Yagura plunged the kunai directly into his heart!

When a Jinchuriki dies, the Tailed Beast within him also perishes. Although the Tailed Beast may be reborn in some corner of this continent in a few years, at least for now, the enemy cannot obtain it!

This was the last thing he could do for the village as the Mizukage!

"Yondaime-sama!!!"

Amidst the cries and screams of the Hidden Mist ninjas, Yagura's body slowly collapsed.

With his death, the chakra that had been pulled out by the chakra chains exploded.

The chakra chains, having lost their target, were quickly retracted into the Gedo Mazo.

Upon witnessing this, Black Zetsu immediately flew into a rage.

"Damn human! How dare he, how dare he!!!"

One mountain town, Aoba, was bad enough, but now another one has appeared.

Its original plan was to quickly collect all the tailed beasts and rescue its mother.

Then, the mother will take action to eliminate this variable, Yamashiro Aoba.

Now that one of the tailed beasts is dead, the plan has been forced to a halt.

Although the tailed beasts cannot be killed, who knows what changes might occur during the years they are resurrected.

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault!"

Black Zetsu raised his hand, and several black rods shot towards Green Leaf.

With the new eyes' keen insight, the black rod's flight path was crystal clear to him.

Qingye merely shifted his body slightly, and the black rods grazed past his clothes, disappearing into the rock wall behind him.

"Is that all the tricks you have?"

"Don't get too cocky, you bastard!"

Black Zetsu was completely enraged.

It suddenly increased its pupil power output, and blood flowed from the corner of the person's eye.

The golden lightsaber reappeared, larger and brighter than before.

"Go to hell!"

This time, Aoba didn't choose to fight head-on. He was confident before, but not this time.

boom!

If you looked from the sky at that moment, you would see a golden light streak across the sky, cutting the entire island in two.

Under this pressure, Aoba was knocked to the ground.

Their feet touched the ground without even stirring up a speck of dust.

"It's not a big problem."

Aoba patted the dust off his clothes and slowly raised his head.

"It's powerful, but unfortunately it can't hit anyone."

From this attack, he also realized that the power of the Tenseigan's techniques can be controlled by the amount of chakra.

In that case, let's try another technique.

The blue eyes instantly changed; the blue halo faded, replaced by a scarlet red!

The three magatama spun rapidly in the scarlet pupils, then connected end to end, transforming into four sickle-shaped patterns!

Kaleidoscope Sharingan!

"Kamui!"

Aoba's gaze locked onto the upper half of the Gedo Mazo, and his eye power erupted instantly!

Then space began to distort, forming a strange vortex!

"What?!"

Black Zetsu's expression changed drastically.

This force that distorts space—it's all too familiar!

Isn't this the same power of Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan?!

Black Zetsu looked down and was stunned when it saw that Aoba's eyes had turned into kaleidoscopes.

"What's going on?! Yamashiro Aoba's eyes—how did they turn into the Mangekyou Sharingan again?!"

Black Zetsu is going completely insane.

What the hell is going on?!

Just a moment ago, those were blue eyes that looked like the Tenseigan, how did they suddenly turn into the Mangekyou Sharingan?!

And it's even Kamui, similar to Obito's?!

What kind of monster is this?!

Seeing the Gedo Mazo distorted by spatial power, Black Zetsu could no longer care about anything else.

The golem's psychic state was immediately dispelled.

boom!

A cloud of white smoke exploded, and the enormous body of the Outer Path Golem vanished instantly.

After retrieving the golem, Black Zetsu did not hesitate at all. He controlled Toneri's body and flew away without looking back.

We have no choice but to leave.

Who knows what other incredible abilities Yamashiro Aoba might pull out if we don't leave soon?

Watching Toneri's fleeing figure, Aoba's Mangekyou Sharingan slowly faded, returning to its original black color.

"That was decisive."

Aoba raised an eyebrow.

As expected of an old silver coin that has lived for over a thousand years, it is also flexible and resourceful.

"What a pity."

He still had a few more techniques he wanted to try, but Black Zetsu turned around and ran away.

He rubbed his eyes and took out the mirror that Tsunade had given him earlier. Although the [eye technique] had been dispelled, it still had obvious aftereffects.

The pupils, which were originally black, began to fade and turn white.

The chip quickly analyzes the data, and after about twenty or thirty analyses, his eyes will be fully adapted to the state of the "Secret Eye Technique".

This is the same as those ninja clans, such as the Akimichi clan's Expansion Technique, which is why they are of average build and tend to be overweight.

Aoba turned around, his gaze falling on Yagura's corpse.

"Unexpectedly, Yagura ultimately chose to commit suicide."

This was something he never expected.

At that moment, Yagura Karatachi used his life to demonstrate what it means to be a shadow.

This awareness deserves respect.

In fact, Aoba had made similar plans before.

If he hadn't arrived today, or hadn't been able to stop Black Zetsu from taking the Three-Tails and Six-Tails, then...

In order to slow down the process of the Ten-Tails' revival, he might choose to kill the Seven-Tails, Chomei, that he has.

Once a tailed beast dies, it will take at least several years to revive and gather chakra again.

These past few years have been enough for Aoba to make many preparations.

Aoba glanced in Mei Terumi's direction and nodded slightly.

The rest is an internal matter for Kirigakure, so he won't get involved.

He then dispelled the psychic state.

With a bang, it disappeared from the spot.