Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 278 Luck

From high above, a dozen or so small white dots blended into the snow-covered landscape were racing rapidly, but the speed of the souls flying was many times faster than theirs.

"Oh no, something is approaching at an incredible speed, there's no way to escape..."

hope's face turned ugly. With a fierce determination, she turned around, covered her hands with chakra, and slashed directly at him with a chakra scalpel.

However, it was completely useless. This slash was like cutting through thin air, and the spiritual form that Uchiha Gen had created directly crashed into hope's body.

hope's body suddenly stiffened, his fair and handsome face gradually contorted into a grimace, terror lingering in his eyes, before he fell straight down onto the snow.

The next moment, the soul that Uchiha Gen had split off from Nozomi's body emerged and quickly returned to his original form.

Meanwhile, the other six Cloud Ninja also died from the Spirit Transformation Technique, with only Darui experiencing a slight mishap.

Let's push the timeline back a little.

During the retreat, Darui considered that if he were unlucky enough to be targeted by Uchiha Gen, he would have no power to resist.

Therefore, Darui decided to retreat with Yugito. With Yugito capable of transforming into a tailed beast, he could at least put up a fight and not die in frustration.

It must be said that Darui, the future Fifth Raikage, is indeed quite lucky; it was because of this decision that he was able to save his life.

When the soul of Uchiha Gen, which had split off, flew over at lightning speed, the Two-Tails, Yotaka, inside the wooden body spoke.

"Yukito, the enemy is coming! Their target is Darui."

"Quickly transform into your full tailed beast form to block him, and make him jump onto my body."

"it is good."

"Darui, jump onto my body."

Upon hearing Matatabi's words, Yugito immediately transformed into a tailed beast, becoming a massive cat demon engulfed in blue chakra flames, and stood in front of Darui.

Upon hearing this, Darui, trusting his companion, didn't ask why and jumped onto the Two-Tails' head without hesitation.

Uchiha Gen's split soul looked at the giant cat demon blocking his way, and suddenly stopped in mid-air, a look of doubt appearing on his transparent face.

Why does the Two-Tailed Fox give him a dangerous feeling?

What could possibly threaten him in his soul form?

Fire Release? Tailed Beast Ball?

No, the Fire Release and Tailed Beast Ball that Yugito used just now didn't give him this strange and dangerous feeling.

It's...it's the blue chakra flames emanating from the Two-Tails Matatabi. These flames can damage the soul!

After careful observation, Uchiha Gen finally identified the source of the danger.

"Yataru, this guy's acting a bit strange."

Inside the sealed space within the wooden figure, the wooden figure looked up at its companion, its pale face showing a solemn expression.

"That's a soul state. The enemy probably used a soul-type ninjutsu. With the speed of a soul, no one can escape his pursuit."

"what?"

"Doesn't this mean that Lord Raikage and the others are in grave danger?"

"What should we do?" Yukito asked anxiously.

"The blue chakra flames on my body possess some of the properties of Netherfire, which can burn the soul, so he dares not rush up."

"Hurry up and meet up with Raikage and the others."

"Understood."

The two seemed to have spent a considerable amount of time communicating in the sealed space, but in reality, the exchange between their consciousnesses was incredibly swift, lasting only a moment in the real world.

The wooden doll carried Darui directly in the direction the Raikage had retreated, its four claws flying, snow flying, breaking through the wind and snow...

Uchiha Gen's split soul did not pursue; it returned directly to his original body.

It's not worth burning your soul for a mere Darui.

Although the Soul-Soul Fruit can heal wounds on the soul by absorbing souls, the gains are not necessarily greater than the losses.

Most importantly, he didn't want to experience the pain of his soul being burned, which was far more painful than the pain of his body being burned.

The eight divided souls returned to their original body. Uchiha Gen, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes, stood up, and stretched.

Although I gained one less soul than I expected, it was still quite satisfying and very nourishing.

"Go find Shisui and Itachi."

"Yes, Master."

Qiang Liang's body swayed, and he transformed into a black streak of light, disappearing into the horizon.

On the other side, Yugito spent some time catching up with the Fourth Raikage, who was waiting for his subordinates to assemble.

After some conversation, the three of them continued to wait for others to arrive, but after half an hour, no one came.

The three of them became anxious and, after some discussion, decided to go look for the person together.

Before long, the three of them found a frozen corpse, then a second, a third, a fourth... and a seventh.

Looking at the row of corpses before him, and recalling the countless bodies scattered across the canyon, the Fourth Raikage's face turned extremely grim, and he felt an unbearable heartache.

Each of these seven corpses was a Jonin or Special Jonin, and among them were rare individuals with exceptional sensory and medical skills, possessing the potential to grow into his right-hand ninjas.

The corpses on the three sides of the canyon were all Chunin, the backbone of the village who connected the upper and lower levels and completed the mission.

The lost forces could easily support a small ninja village; no, in a real fight, most small ninja villages wouldn't stand a chance.

"What a terrible idea!"

With a thud, the Fourth Raikage, filled with grief and anger, slammed his fist into a bare tree beside him. With a crack, the massive tree, as thick as a person's embrace, was snapped in two by the punch.

The snow on the trees fell gently, and with a crash, the trees collapsed to the ground, causing the snow on the ground to ripple up like smoke and mist.

"Lord Raikage, there's nothing wrong with the idea."

"It's just that Uchiha Gen's cunning and strength exceeded our expectations, which led to our crushing defeat," Yugito said with a heavy expression.

"Phew... I lost my composure." Raikage exhaled deeply and then said seriously, "Darui."

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

Darui shook off the heaviness on his face and forced himself to cheer up.

"Go to the border troops and call them over to clean up the mess."

"Yes."

"Lord Raikage, I'll go instead. The enemy knows soul ninjutsu; we can't afford to lose any more men."

"Alright, Darui, you'll stay with me and help me move our companion's body over here."

"Yes."

"Yukito, be careful."

"I will."

……

Within the Land of Fire, in the northeastern sky, Uchiha Gen stood with his hands behind his back on a cloud, while Shisui and Itachi interacted with Zhu Rong and Wusheng behind him.

"Stop for a moment," Uchiha Gen suddenly said.

Qiangliang stopped immediately upon hearing this.

"Chieftain, what's wrong?"

"I forgot one thing."

"What is it?"

"I haven't paid the Raikage's bet yet. I was too happy to remember it for a moment."

"What should we do then?"

"Of course I'll go back and get it. I plan to go to Kumogakure."

"This...is too dangerous, isn't it?"

"There's no danger. With my strength and the Flying Thunder God Technique, there's nowhere in the world I can't go."

So domineering!

Itachi gazed at Uchiha Gen's retreating figure with eyes full of admiration, thinking to himself.

"That's true, but don't be too careless."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"Let Qiangliang send you back to Konoha first, and then I will summon him using the Summoning Jutsu."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Rong immediately grew larger, while Wu Sheng obediently crawled into the scabbard at Uchiha Gen's waist.

"I'm gone."

Uchiha Gen sprang into action, leaped onto the dragon's head, sat firmly, grasped the dragon's horns, and rode the dragon northeastward.

After watching Uchiha Gen disappear into the snowstorm, the two of them headed southwest of Konoha...

(End of this chapter)