Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 37 Daiguren Hyōrinmaru

Although the Third Mizukage couldn't understand Madara Uchiha's actions, he really wanted to complain about them.

Madara Uchiha, do you really think everyone is like you and Hashirama, where a casual snap of your hand produces at least an S-rank ninjutsu, and you're embarrassed to even greet someone who doesn't have an S-rank ninjutsu?

The Third Mizukage took a deep breath. Judging from Madara Uchiha's complaining tone, he guessed that Madara seemed very interested in the Ice Release bloodline limit.

"Lord Madara, with your power, you shouldn't need to use the power of Ice Release, right?"

Although it's unclear why Madara Uchiha was interested in the Ice Release bloodline limit, given his ninja talent, it's not impossible that he could directly develop Ice Release. However, even if Madara lost an eye and his strength decreased, he would still be considered invincible in this era, and Ice Release wouldn't significantly improve his strength.

Madara Uchiha retorted, "Are you telling me how to do things?"

After being met with that look, the Third Mizukage fell silent.

Despite his current status as the Third Mizukage, the village chief, and wielding immense power in Kirigakure, his weakness lies with Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha could elevate him, but he could also destroy him at any time.

The two are not equals. If Madara is unhappy, he can directly manipulate him with his Sharingan, just like the Second Mizukage did back then.

Madara Uchiha was very dissatisfied with Hyoga's ice-style ninjutsu and planned to go to the place where the Yuki clan kept all their ninjutsu to see if there were any that he found acceptable.

Thinking of this, Madara Uchiha immediately decided to set off. However, before that, he planned to instruct the Third Mizukage to secretly collect information about "Boil Release".

The Third Mizukage looked surprised upon hearing this, increasingly unable to understand what Madara Uchiha was up to.

"Don't pry into my affairs."

Madara Uchiha was unwilling to say more. He would consider erasing the Third Mizukage's memories of this matter after he had used him, so as not to leave any evidence that could ruin his plans.

After giving the instructions, Madara Uchiha disappeared from the Mizukage's office, leaving the Third Mizukage with a helpless, bitter smile.

At this moment, Hyoga slowly woke up, and was stunned. Madara had completely erased all his memories of the Sharingan, and he only remembered being summoned by the Third Mizukage.

"Third Mizukage, what mission do you have for me...?"

The Third Mizukage: ...

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Madara Uchiha entered the Snow Clan's territory. Because he had explored Hyoga's memories, he knew the place like the back of his hand and entered the secret room where ninjutsu was stored.

There happened to be an elderly man inside, who was naturally taken aback when he saw a stranger suddenly barge in: "Who goes there!"

Madara Uchiha glanced at him dismissively, telling the old man to go cool off somewhere else.

By normal standards, this old man's strength was passable, only slightly inferior to Hyoga, who was known as the strongest ice-style ninja. But in Madara's eyes, he was nothing special.

If it's just about manipulating the eye techniques, Madara Uchiha can be summoned for a relatively long time.

Madara Uchiha, being a seasoned veteran, could tell at a glance that the contents of this secret room were all a deception, and the real treasures were definitely hidden in the secret door.

Madara Uchiha activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and surveyed his surroundings with astonishing speed. With his remarkable insight, he instantly detected clues and, following the trail, opened the hidden door.

To prevent anyone from barging in and finding the old man incoherent, Madara Uchiha decided to take him with him through the secret door.

Here, he saw stacks of reels neatly arranged on the shelves.

Madara Uchiha smiled; these were exactly what he needed.

Because there were too many things, Madara Uchiha couldn't take them all at once, and it would be troublesome to come back again next time, so Madara Uchiha planned to use his Sharingan to record all of these things.

He casually picked up a scroll, unfolded it, and was shocked to find a huge circle drawn on it, with the character "封" (seal) written inside the circle.

This scroll appears to be sealed, and to see its contents, one must decipher it, which is time-consuming and laborious, and there's a high probability that it won't be deciphered.

Madara Uchiha was not surprised.

This is normal. Any scroll that records ninjutsu will definitely have sealing techniques on it to prevent it from being stolen and learned by others.

It would be abnormal if a scroll containing powerful ninjutsu had no seals on it.

(P.S.: Yes, I'm talking about you, Naruto Uzumaki. The Scroll of Seals has so many awesome ninjutsu, yet there's absolutely no defensive measure. If I wasn't showing it to you on purpose, who the hell would believe that?)

But these things were no challenge for Madara Uchiha. In front of his Mangekyou Sharingan, these things were nothing but child's play, completely useless.

Soon, all the ninjutsu recorded on the scroll were revealed.

[Ice Release: Ice Clone Technique]: Rank B

Using a large amount of ice-attribute chakra, a physical clone is created. The ice-attribute property is added to the shadow clone. When the shadow clone is pierced by an enemy, it turns into an ice block, freezing the enemy and restricting their movement.

After reading the ninjutsu, Uchiha picked up another scroll. This time, it also contained sealing techniques, but unlike the previous one, it seemed that each scroll contained different sealing techniques. However, in the face of the Mangekyou Sharingan's power, they were nothing but decorations.

[Ice Release: Ice Armor Technique]: Rank B

Covering the entire body with ice can increase one's defense. Its advantage is that it is lightweight, but its disadvantage is that it requires consuming a large amount of chakra.

After looking at this one, he picked up another one.

[Ice Release: Sword of the Cliff]: Rank B

He gathers ice-attribute chakra in his hands, slams them onto the ground, and huge ice spikes surge forth in front of him, making it effective for both offense and defense.

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After reviewing this section of ninjutsu, Madara Uchiha placed his hand on another ninjutsu scroll. This time, the ninjutsu he opened was a C-rank. The sealing technique was much simpler than the B-rank ninjutsu. It seems that the higher the difficulty of the ninjutsu, the higher the rank of the sealing technique.

[Ice Release: Ice Kick Technique]: C-rank

By imbuing the legs with ice-attribute chakra, an ice spike is launched along an arc when the legs are swung, striking the enemy.

After reading this ninjutsu, Madara Uchiha picked up another ninjutsu scroll. He knew without even looking that it was a C-rank ninjutsu. He was a very focused person, so he would read all the ninjutsu in one place before reading the ninjutsu in another place, so as not to miss anything if he looked at one thing here and one thing there.

[Ice Release: Shuriken Technique]: C Rank

[Ice Release: Ice Needle]: C-rank

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After reviewing all the C-rank ninjutsu, Madara Uchiha turned his attention to another section, reached out and opened a scroll. The sealing techniques being broken this time were much more difficult than before, indicating that they were higher-level ninjutsu.

[Ice Release: Ice Soul Palm]: Rank A

He gathers ice-attribute chakra in his hands, and thick white mist rises from his arms. When he attacks, he gathers cold air in his palms, and enemies hit by it will be frozen into ice sculptures.

[Ice Release: Eye of Ice]: Rank A

An eyeball is created using moisture in the air. This eye is visually connected to the user and can be used for exploration, making it a very convenient ninjutsu.

However, the drawbacks are also obvious: it requires maintaining the hand seal posture without moving, and the ability to maintain chakra in hot and dry environments is greatly enhanced.

[Ice Release: Frosty Fever]: Rank A

It can spew out a wide range of frost from its mouth, causing severe frostbite and impact to all targets within the attack range.

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After reviewing all the A-rank ninjutsu, Madara Uchiha gained a clearer understanding of Ice Release.

Aside from the Ice Eye, which has a special function, the more powerful the Ice Release ninjutsu, the closer it will be to the freezing process of forming ice, rather than directly creating the result of Ice Release.

Taking B-rank and C-rank ninjutsu as examples, these two ranks of ninjutsu use ice to create objects of various shapes to physically attack the target. However, at A-rank, creating shapes with ice is just a side effect. The real important thing is the subsequent frostbite effect. The more powerful the ninjutsu, the greater the frostbite effect. For example, Ice Soul Palm has a narrow attack range, but once it hits, it will turn into an ice sculpture, which is almost a one-hit kill.

In conclusion, Madara Uchiha's assessment of Ice Release is worthy of the name of a bloodline limit, as it is commendable in both attack and defense. However, this is not enough for him. An A-rank ninjutsu is not enough for Madara Uchiha; he needs even more powerful ninjutsu.

Thinking of this, he looked at a scroll placed alone. If he wasn't mistaken, the secret of Ice Release should be this scroll.

Madara Uchiha stepped forward and unfolded it. Sure enough, this seal was more secure than before, and even he had to put in some effort.

And the name of this technique is:

[Ice Release: Great Crimson Lotus Hyōrinmaru]: S-rank (incomplete)

(End of this chapter)