Chapter 124: Izayoi: Right, Uchiha Obito
"Wind Style: Severing Gale!"
A youthful shout echoed in the arena of Izayoi's mansion.
A massive beam of light shot out, slamming heavily against the transparent wall of the barrier. Then, its form changed, shrinking into a line, carrying astonishing cutting power and speed, slicing the rising circular arena and Izayoi's Wood Clone in half.
After the Wind Style light disappeared, the barrier surrounding the arena slowly dissipated.
The severely damaged arena also descended.
"Not bad, not bad... to master Wind Style: Severing Gale so quickly, it seems your Sharingan development is quite good," Izayoi clapped his hands in praise.
"Tch... it still took a lot of effort to take down just one of your Wood Clones," Sasuke Uchiha clicked his tongue slightly, looking somewhat disheveled, but his mood was very pleased.
Although it was just a Wood Clone, and he had used his information advantage to unleash Wind Style: Severing Gale at the last moment, after so many years, he had finally won against Izayoi once.
"Being able to take down one of my Wood Clones is already very impressive," Izayoi said truthfully, though his Wood Clone had also held back significantly.
"With my current power, can I kill that man?" Sasuke Uchiha asked with eager eyes, his ego inflating as always.
"Difficult."
Izayoi shook his head, deciding to reveal Itachi Uchiha's strength to Sasuke, and slowly said, "According to the information collected and compiled by the village, the Mangekyo Sharingan not only possesses stronger insight and copying abilities than the three-tomoe Sharingan, but its Genjutsu prowess also undergoes a qualitative leap, even capable of controlling Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki."
"And this is just the basic ability. The reason why the Mangekyo Sharingan is a legendary eye is that the left and right eyes of those who awaken it each harbor a special and powerful ability."
"Once the Mangekyo Sharingan wielder is familiar with the power of their eyes, they can also activate a hidden third ability, which is also the power that allowed the harbinger of chaos, Uchiha Madara, to contend with the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju—Susanoo."
"Susanoo?" Sasuke Uchiha's eyebrows slightly raised.
Before he could voice his question, Izayoi smiled and said, "You're aware of the peak showdown a few days ago, right?"
"Yeah!"
Sasuke Uchiha nodded heavily. Not only him, but now every ninja and ordinary person, from the elderly to children with self-awareness, knew about that new era's 'Valley of the End battle'.
Even people from many countries traveled far to the Land of Rain to see that ravaged battlefield, just like countless people had gone to the Valley of the End to see the statues back then.
"The Uchiha clan's Susanoo is also known as the power of a god that is inescapable once witnessed," Izayoi smiled. "Susanoo corresponds to the Wood Human Buddha statue in that peak showdown."
Hearing this, Sasuke Uchiha's pupils instantly constricted, his voice trembling with disbelief, "A... are you kidding me? The Mangekyo Sharingan can do that kind of thing?"
"Of course, provided you have enough ocular power," Izayoi described in the simplest way, "Wood Release uses Yang Release chakra as its life source. The more Yang Release chakra consumed, the stronger the number and quality of the trees. As long as my chakra, nature transformation, and shape transformation mastery meet the requirements, I can also create that level of Wood Human Buddha statue."
"Similarly, the Mangekyo Sharingan's Susanoo uses Yin Release chakra as its core, materializing Yin Release chakra to form the appearance of a giant. The stronger your Yin Release chakra, the larger the giant you can condense."
"If your Yin Release chakra is infinite, you can even condense a giant larger than the Wood Human Buddha statue in the photo."
"Conversely, if your Yin Release chakra is not strong enough, you won't be able to condense the giant's full body, at most only its bones or half of its body, so Susanoo also has different stages."
"Only the full-body giant form is the true Susanoo."
"I see..." Sasuke Uchiha understood immediately, realizing, "Is this why that guy yearns for the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan? He wants to obtain eternal ocular power, like the ancestor Uchiha Madara, so he can use the true Susanoo that can contend with the God of Shinobi."
"Perhaps," Izayoi shrugged, not planning to tell him the cruel truth for the time being.
"Then do I need to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan before I can go and take revenge on that man?" Sasuke Uchiha said with an unwilling expression. His just-inflated ego had been deflated by Izayoi's words.
"Not necessarily," Izayoi said with a smile, "Uchiha Itachi awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan when you were seven years old. Unless he has also transplanted Hashirama's cells, his ocular power will decrease with each use. His current ocular power might not even be enough to manifest half of the Susanoo."
"What's truly worth being wary of about him now are the Mangekyo Sharingan's Genjutsu prowess and the unique dojutsu of his left and right eyes."
"As long as you learn the Sage Art of the Ryuchi Cave, or use the Super Hurricane Serial Spheres to fuse three nature transformations and develop the Dust Release secret technique, you will have the strength to contend with him."
After speaking, Izayoi suggested again, "If you want to be more certain, I suggest you master both before you go seek revenge on him."
"Okay, you teach me Dust Release," Sasuke Uchiha said matter-of-factly.
"I'm busy lately. You go to Ryuchi Cave with Orochimaru to learn Sage Art first," Izayoi rolled his eyes.
However, just after saying this, Izayoi raised his eyebrows slightly.
Noticing the change in his expression, Sasuke Uchiha couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"A Wood Clone just sent me information. Something happened to Orochimaru. I'm going to take a look," Izayoi left these words behind, his figure disappearing without any warning.
Sasuke Uchiha's pupils instantly constricted, his expression astonished, "Flying Thunder God Technique, that guy Izayoi..."
The recent peak showdown had made Rinnegan, Tenseigan, Wood Release, and the Flying Thunder God Technique hot topics in the ninja world.
Sasuke Uchiha naturally recognized the sudden teleportation as a space-time ninjutsu at a glance.
However, he didn't suspect Izayoi of being 'Otsutsuki Toneri'. After all, as Izayoi's close friend and 'adopted son', Sasuke Uchiha also knew that Izayoi had the privilege of viewing the Book of Seals at will.
The reason he was shocked was Izayoi's talent for ninjutsu.
Not only the Five Elemental Ninjutsu and secret techniques that fused various nature transformations, but even the Flying Thunder God Technique, currently mastered by only three people, could he master it so quickly?
What a despair-inducing talent!
...
A certain underground base in the Land of Rice Fields.
In the laboratory, Orochimaru, who was originally researching the White Zetsu cells on his body with Kabuto Yakushi, was now drenched in cold sweat.
He looked at the three people who had appeared almost out of thin air in three different ways, accurately staring at the red-haired youth standing in the center, and said with a hoarse laugh, "I didn't expect a small fry like me to make the true leader of Akatsuki make a trip. I'm truly honored."
"Orochimaru, you can't escape," White Zetsu said with a playful smile, teasing, "Pain's Six Paths have already set up the Four Red Yang Formation outside. Unless you have the Flying Thunder God Technique, you'd better surrender obediently."
Orochimaru fell silent, then looked at Nagato, who seemed only a few years older than he was back then, and sighed slightly, "I didn't expect those three little brats back then to have grown to this extent." Orochimaru gave up on escaping. Unless Ryuchi Cave happened to use the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon him, he had no hope of escaping from Nagato, the new era's God of Shinobi.
And if he wasn't mistaken, that masked guy had appeared using a space-time ninjutsu.
The waters of Akatsuki seemed deeper than he had imagined.
Just as Orochimaru was prepared to die, he saw Nagato slowly open his mouth and say, "Orochimaru-senpai, according to Akatsuki's rules, the way to deal with traitors is only to kill them and retrieve the ring. However, for the sake of Jiraiya-sensei, as long as you hand over the Hashirama cells in your possession, I am willing to spare your life."
This was also the reason why Nagato's main body had come.
If Tendo Pain had arrived, in order to preserve Yahiko's divine majesty, Nagato would have killed him without hesitation, using the Human Path to extract his soul and the Animal Path's summoning ability to seize the Hashirama cells in Orochimaru's possession.
In Izayoi's previous life, this would be called dissociative identity disorder.
Hearing this, Orochimaru was very surprised, unable to imagine such words coming from the mouth of the Akatsuki leader, who strictly required members to wear uniforms and even paint their nails.
Thus, Orochimaru smiled with a wary look, "So you came for the Hashirama cells. That's easy to say. As long as you let my subordinates leave first, I'll give it to you."
Seeing Orochimaru's protectiveness towards his subordinates, a smile also appeared on Nagato's face, and then he said without concealment, "I know what you're worried about, Orochimaru-senpai. This is meaningless. My Rinnegan possesses an ability called the Human Path, which can extract the souls of others to read their minds, and another ability called the Animal Path, which can turn targets into puppets and then control the puppets to perform summoning jutsu."
"So, even if you hide the Hashirama cells in the Summoning World, I can kill you and then use your corpse to retrieve them."
Hearing Nagato's words, Orochimaru broke out in cold sweat again.
As long as Kabuto Yakushi was still alive, he wasn't afraid of death.
Even if both he and Kabuto died, when Anko Mitarashi was on the verge of death, the curse mark of heaven would be triggered, and he could still be resurrected.
As long as no one knew the secret of Anko Mitarashi's curse mark of heaven, he wouldn't die.
But now, Orochimaru was truly afraid.
The Rinnegan could actually devour souls and even read minds through souls.
Wouldn't that mean that if Nagato extracted his soul, all his secrets would be exposed?
As if seeing through Orochimaru's thoughts, Black Zetsu said in a hoarse voice, "It seems this legendary Sannin is still hiding unknown secrets."
"Leader, why don't we just extract his soul?" White Zetsu suggested with a smile.
Nagato smiled without changing his expression, "Orochimaru-senpai, what is your choice?"
"The choice is of course... to refuse."
An unfamiliar voice made the decision for Orochimaru.
Under the gaze of Nagato and the other two, a branch grew out from beside Orochimaru and quickly transformed into the appearance of Izayoi.
"You are..."
Looking at the black-haired youth in front of him, Nagato's eyes narrowed slightly.
White Zetsu preemptively stated his identity, "Konoha's Wood Release ninja... Izayoi."
"Izayoi-kun!"
Looking at the suddenly appearing Izayoi, Orochimaru's expression was rarely agitated. Having previously been in a woman's body, he seemed to be experiencing the feeling of being rescued by a hero at this moment.
"Orochimaru-kakka, it seems you were quite frightened," Izayoi teased.
"Hehe, please forgive my embarrassment, Izayoi-kun," Orochimaru laughed. "Apart from that Otsutsuki Toneri and you, Izayoi-kun, I'm afraid anyone would be the same as me in front of this new era's God of Shinobi."
"I see, did you use Wood Release to pass through the Four Red Yang Formation?"
Nagato slightly understood, then looked at Izayoi in front of him, praising without reservation, "Just a Wood Clone possesses such astonishing chakra. As expected of the wielder of orthodox Wood Release."
"To receive praise from the savior, I am truly honored," Izayoi replied with sarcastic words.
Nagato didn't understand and asked疑惑ly, "If I remember correctly, Orochimaru-senpai seems to be an S-rank rogue ninja from Konoha. Why would you, the future Sixth Hokage, have contact with a rogue ninja? Could it be that his rogue ninja status is fake?"
"A rogue ninja isn't someone who can't be pardoned," Izayoi smiled slightly. "Orochimaru-kakka is a genius scientist rarely seen in a thousand years in the ninja world. He can't be killed by you."
"Izayoi-kun..."
Orochimaru didn't expect Izayoi to give him such high praise.
Judging by his appearance, it seemed that after becoming the Sixth Hokage, he even planned to pardon his crimes.
Nagato didn't look down on Izayoi for only sending a Wood Clone but repeated his previous words, "As long as Orochimaru-senpai gives me the Hashirama cells, I will forgive his betrayal. This is my promise."
The promise of the strongest person in the ninja world was no less than Hashirama Senju's promise back then.
Especially Nagato's gentle assurance, different from the majestic Tendo Pain, was full of persuasiveness.
Orochimaru made a decision, preparing to use his last treasure to completely sever ties with Akatsuki.
Just then, Izayoi suddenly said, "Hashirama cells? Aren't there plenty right next to you?"
Izayoi's gaze shifted from Nagato to Obito Uchiha, who had been watching silently from the side without saying a word, a playful smile on his face, "Half of his body is made of Hashirama cells. Extracting a few tubes from him will definitely make your Wood Release improve several levels. Right, Uchiha... Obito."
Nagato: "?"
Black and White Zetsu: "?!"
Obito Uchiha: "?!!!!"
(End of this chapter)
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