Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 49 The Ghost Lantern Clan

This time, the Tailed Beast Balls were still the size of a baby's fist. Although there were only five of them, only the fully evolved Nine-Tails could unleash so many Tailed Beast Balls in such a short time.

Five Tailed Beast Balls plummeted from the hilltop to the Hidden Mist camp, creating five small mushroom clouds that sent the Hidden Mist ninja sprawling and panicking, wishing they had more legs.

Six tails erupted from her, and Kushina's mind became slightly blurred.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze, who was guarding nearby, quickly shouted, "Kushina, that's enough! Kirigakure has collapsed. Leave the rest to us."

Upon hearing this, Kushina began to suppress the Nine-Tails within her, and Minato also used a sealing technique to help. After some effort, the dark red chakra finally faded away.

Just then, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya arrived.

Seeing that Kushina's skin was badly burned and she was exhausted, Tsunade immediately knelt down to treat her.

"Heh heh... Jiraiya, look, we weren't even needed."

"You underestimate your disciple and sister-in-law; you don't have as much faith in them as I do..."

Jiraiya's face darkened, and he said somewhat exasperatedly, "Enough, Orochimaru! When will you stop?"

Orochimaru smiled faintly and said nothing more.

"Leave this to me. You three go after the Mist Ninja."

"Thanks to Kushina's efforts, Kirigakure has suffered considerable losses, but they still have some strength left. We must seize this opportunity to inflict a heavy blow on Kirigakure."

"Only in this way will Kirigakure not harbor any illusions and stubbornly resist in the Land of Whirlpools, and will instead take the initiative to propose peace talks."

Tsunade, radiating a vibrant green light, treated Kushina while speaking.

Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Minato nodded, and then their figures disappeared on the hill.

At this moment, the Konoha ninjas had already rushed into the Hidden Mist camp. When the Konoha ninjas who passed by saw the huge crater left by the Tailed Beast Ball, they all showed surprise and even horror.

Only a few people remained calm, such as Uchiha Gen.

What is this?

If you saw a Tailed Beast Ball that could destroy a mountain in one blow, or a Susanoo that could cut two mountains in half with one sword, wouldn't your eyes pop out?

"Focus, don't get distracted."

"The Mist Ninja will definitely put up a stubborn resistance. We mustn't fall on the eve of peace," Uchiha Gen warned.

In fact, the ninja world has never been at peace. Even after the Ninja World War ended, it was only relatively peaceful. Slaughter was still everywhere, just on a smaller scale.

"Yes, Captain!"

"The sun sets red, the sun shines on Deok-jang, and the white clouds in the morning quickly said solemnly."

The Mist Ninja withdrew decisively, but it was impossible for them all to escape safely. The Konoha Chunin and above quickly caught up with the slowest Genin.

Slaughter, no, massacre would be a more accurate word.

The Hidden Mist Genin were facing Kage-level, elite Jonin, Jonin, Special Jonin, and at the very least Chunin from Konoha, so they basically had no chance to fight back.

If it weren't for some of Konoha's high-ranking fighters being in a hurry to eliminate Kirigakure's Chunin and above fighters, these Kirigakure Genin who were left behind wouldn't have been able to buy even a minute of time.

In just one minute, more than a hundred Kirigakure genin died on the battlefield, their bodies lying haphazardly on the ground, their eyes wide open and covered in blood.

War is so cruel and ruthless; it doesn't distinguish between right and wrong, or rules, but only between positions and between life and death!

However, the deaths of these people were a good thing for the other Mist Ninja, as it increased their chances of escape.

Ten minutes later, Uchiha Gen stopped, and Yuhi Kurenai and the other two also stopped and looked over in confusion.

"We're encountering more and more Chunin these days."

"For your safety's sake, you shouldn't follow me. Instead, form a team and hunt down the Mist Ninja in this area."

After a high-speed chase that spared no effort and battles along the way, the three of them had exhausted a lot of stamina and chakra. Uchiha Gen was obviously doing this for their own good.

"Yes, Captain." The three felt a warmth in their hearts and quickly replied.

As for Uchiha Gen's safety, the three were not worried.

As far as they knew, their captain had a 100% mission completion rate and had a record of single-handedly wiping out more than one Jonin squad.

If they follow along, the captain might have to divert his energy to take care of them, and they won't be able to exert their full strength.

Uchiha Gen nodded slightly, and with a swift movement, he shot into the distance like an arrow released from a bow.

Half a minute later, Uchiha Gen caught up with a four-man Mist Ninja team. The four-man team seemed to have no will to fight and immediately split up and fled.

Uchiha Gen spotted a Kirigakure ninja who looked like a captain and gave chase.

As the distance drew ever closer, and knowing that they would not be able to escape without dealing with the pursuers, the fleeing Mist Ninja suddenly turned around and launched an attack, sending several shuriken flying through the air.

Uchiha Gen's eyes transformed into two-tomoe Sharingan, easily dodging the sword in his hand. He thrust the Kusanagi sword straight at the target, the blade rapidly extending.

The ninja was startled and had to stop forming hand seals and dodge to the side.

Uchiha Gen's lips curled into a smirk as he changed his move on the spot, switching from a thrust to a slash. He timed it perfectly, taking advantage of the moment when his enemy was in mid-air and unable to gain any leverage.

With a soft splat, the sharp Kusanagi sword sliced ​​the Mist Ninja in half at the waist, but instead of spurting blood, clear water flowed out.

As he stepped back and closed his body, the Mist Ninja raised his right hand, and a water droplet, resembling a bullet, shot out, aiming straight for his brow.

A ninja from the Hozuki clan?

Uchiha Gen tilted his head to avoid the water droplets and leaped forward.

The Kusanagi sword retracted, and fire-style chakra surged from its palm. At the same time, it exhaled a large mouthful of wind-style chakra. With the wind and fire combined, the Kusanagi sword suddenly burst into flames that were golden with a hint of white, distorting the air.

Although he doesn't know Lightning Release ninjutsu, and water is the antidote to fire, as long as the fire is strong enough, it can evaporate all the water. Without water, can he still use the Water Transformation Technique?

Speaking of which, Lightning Release ninjutsu is really good. It not only counters Earth, but also the Hozuki clan's Water Transformation Technique.

Hozuki Yuzo felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the sword burning with flames. He instantly understood Uchiha Gen's intention and raised his hands, forming a pistol shape.

Water Gun Double Claw!

Two highly compressed water bullets shot out from between the index fingers, one aimed at the head and the other at the heart.

Unfortunately, although the water bullet was fast, it was still within the Sharingan's perception and physical reaction speed. Uchiha Gen easily dodged it and quickly closed in.

This Wind Flame Sword technique was created by Uchiha Gen by copying the White Cloud Morning Vacuum Sword. However, because it was an initial creation, it was not yet perfect, and the flames could not leave the sword to attack.

Although the Kusanagi sword can extend, the power of the flames will decrease accordingly. Furthermore, because it requires constant output of fire-attribute chakra to maintain, Wusheng's own attack power will also decrease.

Unable to stop Uchiha Gen, Hozuki Yuzo drew his ninja sword from his back, and water-style chakra surged forth, transforming into swirling water that coiled around the blade as he met the attack head-on.

Lightning and wind chakra can enhance ninja tools, and other chakra types can naturally do the same. The question is whether the chakra nature can achieve this, and whether research has been conducted in that direction.

Hozuki Yuzo was a Jonin who was proficient in water-style chakra nature transformation and had studied it in the direction of enhancement.

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clang!

As the swords clashed, white vapor evaporated first, followed by the sound of metal striking metal, sparks flying everywhere, and a clear notch appeared on the ninja sword, the notch reaching almost half the width of the blade.

The Kusanagi sword is already incredibly sharp, and with the addition of wind-style chakra, its sharpness is even stronger than that of lightning-style swords, and it also possesses the aggressiveness of fire-style chakra.

The fact that the sword could not be broken in one strike actually demonstrates Hozuki Yuzo's superb skill in water attribute transformation and the high quality of his sword!

When Hozuki Yuzo saw that his beloved sword was badly damaged, he was heartbroken and did not want to, nor dared to, confront the Kusanagi sword head-on again.

If the sword breaks, it will be extremely dangerous to fight a Jonin of the Uchiha clan who is proficient in swordsmanship with bare hands.

Ordinary kunai, even with the enhancement of water-style chakra nature transformation, would probably be utterly useless.

Not daring to engage in a direct confrontation, Hozuki Yuzo quickly fell into a disadvantageous position in the battle. If it weren't for his occasional sneak attacks using water cannon techniques, he probably would have been hit long ago.

Uchiha Gen didn't rush to use genjutsu, mainly because the enemy's swordsmanship was excellent and would be good training for him.

As they fought, the two suddenly smelled a salty, metallic scent...

Having lived in the Land of Water for a long time, Hozuki Yuuzo immediately realized that this place was very close to the sea. Once he entered the sea, he would be free to fly in the sky and leap in the sea.

So, without making a sound, Hozuki Yuuzo reached into his ninja tool pouch and pulled out a smoke bomb...

Without time to form hand seals, the only options besides using hand seal-free ninjutsu are to temporarily escape the entanglement with smoke bombs.

(End of this chapter)