Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

After hesitating for a moment, Ringo Ameyuri looked at Orochimaru, who had a wicked smile on his face, and said with a serious expression.

"I hope the captain of the 12th Division will enlighten me!"

"They actually chose me?"

Orochimaru gave a wicked smile, leaped up, and landed in front of Ringo Ameyuri, licking his lips with his long tongue: "Perfect, it's not bad to experience the Fourth Hokage's masterpiece firsthand."

Although it was just a test, she still wanted to perform well in this test and maximize the power of the Blood Armor.

If she were to fight against Yagura Karatachi, his bizarre Mizukage copying technique would be enough to drive her to despair. Therefore, the easiest person to deal with is obviously Orochimaru, the captain of the 12th Division.

"Let me see just how powerful this move really is!"

Ringo Ameyuri took a deep breath, her expression solemn, and suddenly clasped her hands together.

The next moment, a dense array of red blood vessels appeared on her body, surging from her neck to her limbs and bones.

Feeling the increase in power within her body, Ringo Ameyuri did not act rashly. Instead, she made a fist with both hands, and the Thunder Blade Fang appeared in her palms, crackling with electricity.

"interesting."

Orochimaru licked his lips, his eyes gleaming: "The Still Blood Armor uses chakra to form a spiritual particle barrier imprint on the body's surface, thus creating a defense. But this so-called Moving Blood Armor is the complete opposite, directly guiding the spiritual particles of heaven and earth into the body."

"It's just like Sage Mode... No, because the meridians in the body are fixed in operation, there's no need to worry about spiritual energy going out of control. Its stability is even more stable than that of the curse seal."

“There is indeed a slight resemblance, but if it were that simple, why would I need to do this much research?” Mizuki Yoru chuckled lightly. “Ameyuri, show me.”

"Yes! Fourth Hokage!"

Ringo Ameyuri's eyes were sharp, and in a flash, she appeared in Orochimaru's sight.

In an instant, Orochimaru felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, no less than the blow of a taijutsu jonin. Combined with the paralysis and sharp explosion of lightning-attribute spiritual power, it slammed Orochimaru's body hard against the rock wall.

On the rock wall, several captains looked surprised, while the other Shinigami and Quincy watching from the sidelines were even more incredulous.

"This kind of outburst..."

Orochimaru, having escaped from the rock wall, took a deep breath and looked at Ringo Ameyuri with a somewhat doubtful expression. She was holding the Lightning Blade Kiba, her body crackling with electricity, like the Fourth Raikage activating his Lightning Release Armor.

"So it really is a burst of power similar to Sage Mode. In that case, it's going to be a bit tricky."

As a successor of Ryuchi Cave, he naturally knew about Sage Mode, but due to some special reasons, Orochimaru was unable to activate Sage Mode. However, his research on Sage Mode and his understanding of the concept of the technique were still quite extensive.

This can be seen from the fact that he was able to research techniques like the Cursed Seal with only Jugo as a test subject.

Even so, the extremely high mortality rate caused by the cursed seal remains an insurmountable weakness, which is an inevitable result of natural energy coming into contact with the human body.

Without a doubt, the value of this spiritual version of Sage Mode, which is man-made, has no side effects, and has no delay, is immeasurable!

"Even at the research level, you are an undisputed genius, Minazuki Yoru." Orochimaru gave Minazuki Yoru a deep look, then looked at the imposing Ringo Ameyuri: "Come on, let me see just how strong this so-called 'Bloodstained Armor' really is!"

The moment she finished speaking, Ringo Ameyuri's figure vanished once again.

A several-fold increase in physical fitness!

"Faster?!"

Orochimaru narrowed his vertical pupils and subconsciously placed his hands in front of his chest to defend against the impending attack.

However, in a flash of lightning, Ringo Ameyuri's movements were even faster than lightning. Orochimaru's defense had just been formed when an irresistible and terrifying attack, seemingly capable of shattering everything, exploded in front of him.

His body was stiff.

A burst of spiritual energy several times stronger!

The restriction of lightning-attribute spiritual power limited Orochimaru's movement. In that instant, Ringo Ameyuri raised her lightning blade, Kiba, high into the sky, channeling her spiritual power. A layer of dark clouds appeared in the sky, crackling with lightning.

Double blades intertwine, and a silver dragon soars.

Ringo Ameyuri, standing beneath Orochimaru in astonishment, suddenly slammed the lightning blade in her hand down upon him.

"Thunder Blade - Thunder Gate!"

"Boom!!!"

Chapter 214 Lord Ye is tall! Lord Ye is tough! Lord Ye is both tall and tough!

The surging lightning, enhanced by the Bloodstained Armor, transformed from an ordinary lightning strike into a terrifying offensive as magnificent and explosive as 'Lightning Release: Kirin'!

Under the paralysis and restriction of the lightning attribute spiritual power, Orochimaru was unable to move at all and could only watch helplessly as the lightning strike that fell from the dark clouds in a fraction of a second completely engulfed him.

In an instant, the world turned white!

The deafening thunderous explosions seemed to shatter the earth, and the scorching heat and the fury of the thunder enveloped the entire land the moment they struck Orochimaru.

The ground collapsed, rocks shattered, and all the Quincy and Shinigami stared in astonishment at the scene that resembled a natural disaster.

As one of the Seven Ninja Swords, the Raito Kiba is known to be able to draw upon the energy of heaven and earth.

However, the energy that the Thunder Blade Fang can draw upon is actually not much, and the lightning it draws upon is only one-thousandth of the power of natural lightning. Yet, the power that Ringo Ameyuri unleashed in that instant was comparable to a forbidden technique!

"Besides amplifying physical attributes and power bursts, even the techniques you cast can be amplified?" Kushina Uzumaki was incredibly surprised. The intensity of this amplification was no less than that of Sage Mode, and because it was a spiritual energy attack, its strength was even more lethal than Sage Techniques.

The destructive power of spiritual energy on the soul is unique in the ninja world.

Even if the magic might be slightly better in terms of versatility, the deterrent effect of the Bloodstained Armor is far greater in terms of the sheer danger to living beings!

The towering lightning slowly dissipated, and Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin and captain of the 12th Division, had been reduced to a blackened charcoal. He had been blasted to death on the spot by the lightning, which resembled a natural disaster. This result immediately caused many people present to gasp in shock and show their horror.

"This this……"

Ringo Ameyuri looked at the charred remains with a sense of bewilderment. She hadn't expected that when she went all out, combined with her Bloodstained Armor, she could unleash such power, even killing Orochimaru, the captain of the 12th Division.

However, it was precisely because of this terrifying combat power that Ringo Ameyuri was somewhat at a loss.

Orochimaru was not only a captain, but also one of the most important experimental subjects in Kirigakure, yet he himself... in one of his tests.

"Alright, Orochimaru, stop playing around."

Seeing Ringo Ameyuri's somewhat flustered expression, Yoru glanced helplessly at Orochimaru, who had turned into a charred corpse.

Look how scared the child is, what are you doing?

Orochimaru's ability to survive is truly exceptional. After becoming a Shinigami (Death God), this ability has become even stronger. Apart from him, anyone else present would have to expend a great deal of effort to kill Orochimaru, and that would only be possible if Orochimaru didn't put up much resistance.

Upon hearing Ye's words, everyone present stared in astonishment at Orochimaru, who had been electrocuted into a charred mess.

A few breaths later, the pile of charcoal broke open, and Orochimaru emerged unharmed.

"What an incredible boost!" Orochimaru licked his lips, completely unconcerned about the unknown liquid covering his body, and looked at Ringo Ameyuri, whose body was covered in red veins, with burning eyes: "Several times the increase in physique and spiritual power, with no side effects and no long delay in the condensation of natural energy, it is comparable to the perfect Sage Mode."

"If combined with the defensive capabilities of the Bloodstained Armor, one offensive and one defensive, then even the weakest Quincy would possess combat power at least at the level of a Seat Shinigami or a Jonin!"

In just a few minutes of clash, Orochimaru witnessed the power of the Bloodstained Armor.

The amplification from the near-perfect Sage Mode, coupled with the defensive capabilities of the Bloodstained Armor that almost ignore Jonin-level ninjutsu, and most importantly, both can be equipped by any Quincy.

In other words, in the future, all Quincy will possess at least Jonin-level combat power. How many Quincy are there in Kirigakure and the Land of Water now?

Hundreds or thousands?

No, there are already 10,000 Quincy within the Land of Water!

With the recognition of Mizuki Yoru, the number one ninja in the world, and the endorsement of the Daimyo of the Land of Water, the reputation of the Fourth Holy Land of Shadow Island has been thoroughly established. The prestige of the Sage of Shadows, Miroku, is at its zenith, and almost every day dozens or even hundreds of people join Miroku's ranks, becoming Quincy under the guidance of Miroku's power.

In other words, in just a few years, Minazuki Yoru has gained an army of nearly 10,000 Jonin. What if it were a few more years, or even a decade or more later?

unimaginable!

When all the people of the Land of Water become Quincy, the entire Land of Water will be a military force, and at that time, Mizuki Yoru will possess the most powerful armed force in the entire ninja world!

What? You're saying that Minazuki Yoru is already the strongest, and there's also the Seireitei, the strongest armed force?

That's fine.

"But promoting this technique probably won't be easy."

Tsunade frowned and suddenly said, "The principle of the Blood Armor is to imprint a mark in the body, so that the spiritual energy and natural energy between heaven and earth can mix and enter the body, thereby achieving a 'perfect sage mode' that can be entered directly without side effects and without long-term cultivation. However, the threat of natural energy and spiritual energy still exists."

"Once the balance of blood and energy in the human body is broken, the natural energy and spiritual power that exist in the body through this balance will also surge. At that time, the human body will suffer the backlash from these two energies, resulting in the failure of the Immortal Mode."

The consequence of failing in Sage Mode and turning into a stone statue is almost fatal!

Upon hearing this, the Quincy, who had been so enthusiastic, calmed down a bit, but a large number of them still looked excited.

Just like Ringo Yuri.

In their view, it was only a small risk to gain such formidable combat power; this deal was definitely profitable, and extremely profitable at that.

After all, such risks only arise when a 'fatal wound' is inflicted. Since they can still suffer a fatal wound even with the double blood enhancement from both static and dynamic blood armor, what awaits them is already severe injury or even near death. What difference does it make if they are further burdened by the risk of 'petrification'?

"good."

Ye nodded: "When I first conceived of the Blood-Activating Armor, this risk did exist. If a serious injury caused the balance in the body to be broken, then the person with the Blood-Activating Armor would go directly from serious injury to near death or even die directly because of this."

"Therefore, I modified it."

"The original design of the Blood Stasis Armor was based on marking the trajectory of spiritual particles in the body's meridian network. It then conducted spiritual power through acupoints and blood, thus imprinting it on the human body's surface and creating a fluid defensive barrier."

"This technique can greatly enhance the basic defense of all Quincy, but for me, its greatest value is that it made me understand how to operate the close connection between human tissue and spiritual particles, which is also the origin of my development of the Blood Armor."

“I took inspiration from the characteristics of Sage Mode and combined spiritual energy with natural energy to develop the Blood-Activating Armor. I then continuously optimized it over the next year, which is how the Blood-Activating Armor came to be today.”

Most of the Quincy and Shinigami present were completely bewildered, but Orochimaru, Tsunade, and others who had some knowledge of the subject grew increasingly serious.

They clearly understood the technological bottlenecks involved, and how much time, effort, and a sudden epiphany or flash of inspiration it would take to develop such a masterpiece from scratch in just one year.

"From the brain to the lips and teeth, and then to the chest, abdomen and heart, the most important Ren and Du meridians of the human body converge. That's right, the collective name of these meridians is called the Eight Gates, which is also the place where the chakra in an ordinary ninja's body is most abundant."

"Queensmen are actually no different from ninjas; they are both living humans. The only difference is that one of them has chakra flowing through their bodies, while the other has spiritual energy."

"I use the eight gates as the foundation, and these foundations are interconnected and mutually supportive. As long as the blood in the body is still flowing, as long as the spiritual particles in the body still exist, as long as the consciousness and spirit of the host carrier remain resilient, and as long as the eight foundations are not destroyed at the same time, then the Blood-Moving Armor will not cause any damage to the human body!"

Mizuki Yoru's words left everyone in disbelief and shock, especially Orochimaru and the others who knew the ropes.

"So, this really is a completely stable, perfectly compatible, and completely side-effect-free Sage Mode Quincy version?" Orochimaru licked his lips, his hoarse and unique tone filled with profound shock: "Truly a breathtaking masterpiece."

"Actually, it's not that perfect. At least in terms of assembly, there will be some minor troubles." Ye said modestly with a smile, "At least this Blood-Activating Armor cannot be completed as easily as the Blood-Stilling Armor. The difference in difficulty should be equivalent to the difference between a C-rank beginner ninjutsu and an A-rank ninjutsu."

Compared to the characteristics and power of these two blood-type equipment, what difficulty is this?

Moreover, the difficulty of mastering an A-rank ninjutsu is enough to obtain a flawless Sage Mode. If such a good thing existed in the world, everyone would be scrambling to get it!

Everyone was helpless, and even the Grim Reapers showed expressions of envy.

They wanted such a powerful technique too, but they couldn't. This kind of technique was exclusive to Quincy, and they, as Shinigami, had no way to obtain it.

However, the Shinigami were not saddened. Although such blood armor was powerful, they were not inferior. Their Kido and Bakudo were extremely powerful, and they also had the ability to unleash their Zanpakuto. The mere Quincy were no match for them, the Shinigami!

The launch of the Bloodstained Armor was a great success; the next step is to pass it on to other Quincy.

However, there's no need for Ye Lai to worry about such things. With Maitreya, the Witch Shadow Immortal of the Fourth Holy Land, present, everything is fine.

After Yoru finished his current tasks, he learned about the big news from Konoha and casually pointed it out to Fugaku.

Fugaku Uchiha suddenly understood!

After the war between Konoha and Kumogaku came to an end, Fugaku first strengthened the front-line defenses of the Land of Fire, and then distributed compensation to those who died or were wounded in battle, and allocated manpower to complete the various requests and tasks that had accumulated during the war.

Finally, it was time to reward those who had made contributions and achieved results in the war, and to promote the young people who had accumulated merits and achievements in the war, while giving Uchiha Setsuna, Shimura Danzo and others the positions and rewards they deserved.

Even Danzo himself was secretly surprised by such courage.

He originally thought that he would be imprisoned like Hiruzen Sarutobi, but he didn't expect that Fugaku Uchiha would actually recommend him regardless of personal grudges, and completely disregard his past actions against the Uchiha clan.

[Danzo, advisor to the Hokage's advisory group of Konoha Village, appointed as vice-commander of the Anbu]

[Akimichi Torifu, a Jonin from Konoha, has been appointed as the Vice-Captain of the Konoha Mission Department]

[Appointing Konoha Jonin Uchiha Setsuna as Head of Konoha's Mission Department]

The three appointments caused quite a stir in the Konoha Jonin circle, especially the appointment of Danzo, which showed the Konoha ninjas the power of Uchiha Fugaku!

The original Konoha Jonin all believed that after Fugaku came to power, he would immediately purge the original power structure and concentrate all power in his own hands. Organizations like 'Root' would be directly eliminated.

Unexpectedly, Fugaku not only did not eliminate 'Root', but also did not target Danzo at all. This truly gave those who had followed the Hokage line a glimmer of hope for the future.

However, what truly caused an upheaval in Konoha was the sentencing and punishment of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the current advisor to the Hokage's advisory group in Konoha and the head of the Sarutobi clan!

The charges against him are listed as follows:

This includes the various erroneous decisions made against Kirigakure during the Third Shinobi World War, which resulted in heavy losses for Konoha; and against Iwagakure, despite Konoha having a significant advantage after the Battle of Kannabi, the Iwagakure ninja received numerous benefits through various covert means, ultimately making it seem as if Konoha was the defeated party.

Furthermore, they condoned their clansmen's monopolization of Konoha's commerce and catering industries, significantly increasing the cost of living for Konoha residents. Their large-scale land hoarding led to soaring housing prices in Konoha, to the point that even some Jonin could only afford to rent, unable to afford even a small apartment in Konoha.

Of course, while these events enraged the people of Konoha, Fugaku Uchiha still gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a fair and just judgment regarding the most attention-grabbing incident, the 'Hiruzen Sarutobi's betrayal incident.' He clearly pointed out that the war launched by Kumogakure against Konoha this time had nothing to do with Hiruzen Sarutobi; it was a sinister conspiracy by Kumogakure, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was also a victim.