Konoha: Sage Body

"It really was a clean break. This old guy's bottom line is really getting lower and lower. We have to be more careful in the future."

Kirito looked at the broken wood on the huge vine that had been punched a hole in it and said unhappily.

If he could just buy himself a little more time, his true body could really be here.

However, there was nothing he could do about it. The Sunagakure was tens of thousands of kilometers away, and although the Lightning Transformation Technique was said to be able to reach the speed of light, in reality, it did not reach such a speed, and even if his chakra was sufficient, it could not last for too long.

No matter how hard his main body rushed, it would take at least ten minutes to get here.

Unfortunately, this elderly spot, who was now hiding his head and tail in apparent death, did not plan to maintain this battle for such a long time.

Moreover, I am also afraid of death, and I simply dare not use my full strength against him.

If he is correct, once Uchiha Madara uses his full strength to fight him, this White Zetsu clone of his will not be able to preserve itself, and Uchiha Madara will most likely die as well.

He could clearly see through the Spirit Sight of the Spirit Transformation Technique that Uchiha Madara's Soul Fire was already very weak. The sneak attack he just took had directly caused his Soul Fire to shrink by one circle. Although there were signs of a major increase behind it, it was obviously due to some kind of jutsu that forced him to return to his peak.

It's just a return to the light.

"If it's a trade, I'm not losing out. If this guy dies, the world will be much more peaceful. Even if Black Zetsu wants to stir up trouble again, he won't be able to make a splash. But I didn't come away empty-handed tonight. I can consider this a great harvest."

Kirito teleported to the middle of the flower garden in the lake below, then picked up a wooden thorn with fresh blood on it. He immediately treasured it, a satisfied look on his face.

The blood on this splinter is indeed Uchiha Madara's blood, and it contains Indra's chakra.

Now that Uchiha Madara's blood is in hand, together with the Asura chakra from the White Zetsu clone, he has finally managed to collect the chakras of both Indra and Asura.

Perhaps due to the fusion with Senju Hashirama's Hashirama cells, Uchiha Madara's blood still retained a high level of activity even after leaving his body, without any signs of coagulation.

Kirito quickly took out a storage-type sealing scroll, took out a test tube containing a green liquid from inside, and then carefully poured Uchiha Madara's blood from the thorn into it, before reseal it.

A few seconds later, a bolt of lightning suddenly fell from the sky, and Kirito's real body finally arrived. The real body and the White Zetsu clone glanced at each other, and both immediately revealed a hint of a smile. The two were connected in heart and mind, and had long since understood what had happened here.

The next thing to do was to clean up the scene.

Wood Release is different from most attribute jutsu in that the plants it creates will not disappear.

Although Kirito didn't really want to clean up after Uchiha Madara, if he left the battlefield alone, someone else would definitely find some clues and deduce some information about his White Zetsu clone.

For a ninja, information is life. Just like how he had tricked Uchiha Madara this time, it was because of his advantage in information that he had succeeded.

Therefore, he would never voluntarily give others any information about himself.

The next moment, Kirito's main body raised his right hand high, and an astonishing fluctuation of Sage Chakra exploded from his body. A huge white spiral shuriken quickly appeared, and then it grew larger and larger.

The White Zetsu clone used Earth Release: Ultralight-Weight Rock Technique to come to the main body's side, and a fluctuation of Sage Chakra also exploded from his body. A spiral fireball that emitted a terrifyingly high temperature appeared in the palm of his right hand.

Senjutsu: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!

Senjutsu: Fire Release: Hell Rasengan!

Once the white Rasenshuriken reached a size of nearly ten meters, the two of them simultaneously threw it downwards into the sea of flowers below.

For a moment, the two Rasengan of different attributes collided with each other in midair.

The white Rasenshuriken instantly turned a fiery red, and a huge fire tornado appeared, enveloping the entire sea of flowers below.

The terrifying fire tornado wreaked havoc in the sea of flowers, burning up the entire sea of flowers and even the lake.

At the same time, 7 or 8 kilometers away from the lake where the sea of flowers was located, a group of people from Kumogakure were all dumbfounded when they saw the huge fire tornado in the sky from afar.

"No time, I'll go first."

Sandaime Raikage in the group shouted, before decisively activating his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charging forward.

"Wait for me, old man,"

the future Sandaime Raikage shouted, also activating Lightning Release Chakra Mode and catching up.

Kirito's battle with Uchiha Madara had long since attracted the attention of Kumogakure, but because the aftermath of the battle was so terrifying, even the jōnin had difficulty getting close, and they had to notify Sandaime Raikage and other Kage-Level powerhouses from behind.

When Sandaime Raikage and the other high-ranking members of Kumogakure received the news, they were all shocked and uncertain, and then they all became vigilant.

For safety reasons, Erui, the secretary of Raikage, opposed Sandaime Raikage's trip, but unfortunately her opposition was invalid. Sandaime Raikage finally went against the majority and came to investigate the news. However, when he arrived with a group of elite jōnin, he happened to encounter Uchiha Madara using the Wood Release: Deep Forest Bloom to descend.

As a result, their group met with tragedy, as they accidentally inhaled pollen blown by the wind and fell to the ground, one after the other, paralyzed.

After they took the medicine, they soon felt the effects of the pollen and fell to the ground.

Sandaime Raikage and Fourth Raikage, who had activated their Lightning Release Chakra Mode, were very fast. They covered the seven or eight kilometers in a few breaths, but despite their incredible physical strength and the Lightning Armor protecting their bodies, they eventually had to stop in front of the high-temperature fire wall.

The temperature ahead was really too high, at least thousands of degrees Celsius. Due to this high temperature, the rain clouds above this place have been evaporated. Even if someone as strong as Sandaime Raikage really charged in, he would probably be reduced to ashes in minutes.

"Who exactly released such a powerful jutsu? Is he covering something up by doing this?"

Sandaime Raikage stared at the sea of fire ahead, his face looking extremely ugly.

With this fire, it is estimated that no traces of battle will remain, and it will be burned clean.

"Dad, there is a very special residual chakra fluctuation here, can you feel it?"

Sandaime Raikage asked with a frown.

Upon hearing this, Sandaime Raikage nodded and said, "Of course, I guess that special chakra fluctuation should be Sage Chakra."

"Sage! You mean there was a ninja who mastered Sage techniques fighting here."

The Fourth Raikage was shocked when he heard his father's words.

He had already become a Kage-Level powerhouse, and naturally, he wanted to go even further. However, after every ninja reached the Kage level, it was extremely difficult to continue improving their strength. It took a lot of time to make even one step forward, and they might even find that there was no way forward.

At this point, almost every Kage-Level powerhouse would set their sights on Senjutsu.

With his current abilities, he can already vaguely sense the existence of natural energy. It is precisely because of this that he was able to detect something wrong with the residual chakra here, but he never expected it to be Sage Chakra.

As far as he knows, the only human Sage known in the ninja world is that mysterious Kage-Level powerhouse who appeared in Konoha once.

"Dad, could it be someone from Konoha?"

The Fourth Raikage immediately thought of this person and asked in puzzlement.

"I'm not sure, but one thing is certain: there is still a ninja here who can rival the Sage. The ninja world really is full of hidden tigers and dragons,"

Sandaime Raikage shook his head and said with a deep solemnity on his face.

Since he had perfected his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and his physical fitness had been trained to the point of inhuman, he believed that there was no one in the world of ninjas that he could not rival in strength. However, looking at the sea of flames before him, he realized that he had been a bit too arrogant.

If he were really hit by the kind of ninjutsu he had seen, with the abilities he had mastered, he would definitely be dead for sure.

"Why are these two fighting here? Dad, I feel that the water in Amegakure is a bit deep right now."

The Fourth Raikage said with an expression that alternated between clouds and sunshine, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of awe in his heart.

How had he not been shocked by the sea of fire before him, and when he learned that it was created by the Sage Ninja using Sage techniques, he felt both longing and awe for Sage techniques.

Seeing is believing, hearing is not.

You can only know the power of something if you've seen it for yourself.

He had previously felt that if he continued to delve deeper into the Lightning Release Chakra Mode jutsu, his own strength would continue to improve rapidly, but now he had an urgent desire to take a peek at the door to the immortal arts.

A father knows his son best.

Sandaime Raikage could tell what his son was thinking at a glance. He patted his shoulder with a large hand and said earnestly, "Senjutsu are not so easy to obtain. There are very few ninjas in the world who have successfully cultivated Senjutsu, and they may not even have the opportunity to come into contact with them."

There was a time when, as a young man, he too had wanted to seek out the Senjutsu. So he went through the secret archives of the village, hoping to find a clue to the Senjutsu, and all the clues pointed to the sacred place of Sandaime's summoning beasts.

There was no sacred place in the ninja world where humans could practice the Sunjutsu.

He was very helpless about this and could only accept the fact.

To be honest, he personally resists accepting immortal arts taught by different species, because the differences between humans and toads, snakes, and slugs are too great. They are simply not the same kind of creature. Humans practicing sage mode taught by different species, regardless of the success rate, will definitely have many hidden dangers.

Therefore, when he discovered that senjutsu could only be practiced in the three sacred places, and the success rate was outrageously low, he extinguished the desire to practice senjutsu.

He is the pillar of Kumogakure, and many things are not up to his whims. If he dies while forcibly practicing the senjutsu, Kumogakure will definitely be greatly affected.

He has not thought about attacking the three sacred grounds, seizing the methods of practicing senjutsu from the outcasts, and then improving them, but each of the three sacred grounds is not to be trifled with. Perhaps Kumogakure can eliminate one of them with all its strength, but it will definitely end in a lose-lose situation.

By that time, the other ninja villages will surely take advantage of the situation and loot the place. As a result, not only will Kumogakure probably perish, but the fruits of victory will also be stolen by others.

Unless the two major ninja villages join forces to attack one of the sacred grounds.

Unfortunately, Kumogakure and the other major ninja villages have many conflicts, and it will not be easy to facilitate this matter. The most troublesome thing is that the three major sacred grounds are connected to many forces in the ninja world, and their relationship with Konoha is even closer.

According to current intelligence, the three Sannin of Konoha are the contract holders of Shikkotsu Forest, Ryūchi Cave and Mt. Myōboku respectively. Once Kumogakure and the other villages attack the three sacred grounds, they may immediately break out into battle with Konoha.

With the support of Konoha, the outcome of the battle is hard to predict.

"I understand,"

the young Fourth Raikage, said perfunctorily when he heard what his father had said.

He had already seen the power of the Senjutsu, so naturally he could not give up so easily. Giving up was not his personality. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, he had to get a taste of the Senjutsu realm.

Sandaime Raikage saw that his son had not taken his advice to heart, and he didn't care much. A young man should have the vitality of a young man. He could not do what he had done, and in his heart, he also hoped that his son and the younger generation could do it.

If someone really succeeded in bringing back the legacy of the Senjutsu to Kumogakure, that would be perfect.

Then, his face grew serious, and he put on the Raikage's airs, ordering his son, "That's enough, stop daydreaming. You go back now and get some people, and then completely seal off the news here. The fewer people who know about the mysterious Kage-Level powerhouse who can use the Sage Mode and the mysterious ninja who can contend with it, the better."

"Yes,"

the Fourth Raikage understood what his father meant and immediately obeyed.

But before leaving, he still tentatively asked, "So do we still need to continue fighting Amegakure Village?"

Before coming here, he was an absolute hawk when it came to Amegakure, but now that he found out that there might be two powerful mysterious people behind Amegakure, his mind inevitably wavered.

The young man still knew the truth behind the mantis catching the cicada and the magpie watching.

He didn't want Kumogakure to work for someone else for nothing and be used as a pawn by others. The thought of this possibility made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Hmph, it's already been decided, how can it be a joke? This doesn't need to be your concern, just do as I command,"

Sandaime Raikage scolded as he pounded his son's head with a fist.

Sandaime Raikage could only curse and swear as he activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and left.

"Idiot, there's no turning back once you pull the bowstring. Even if you and I wanted to stop, how could those people down there possibly be willing to stop? Not to mention that Amegakure can't hold out much longer now, victory is within reach."

Sandaime Raikage sighed as he watched the direction his son left.

He discovered that there might be two extraordinary powerful individuals standing behind this battle, and now his heart was actually equally uneasy and uncomfortable. However, Kumogakure, which had tasted the benefits on Amegakure, could no longer be stopped.

...

Meanwhile, in Konoha, in the Hokage's office, Sandaime Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, with a heavy black eye, was looking with difficulty at an encrypted letter that had just been delivered from the frontlines.

He stared at the letter in his hands for a long time, and sighed, "Tsunade, what on earth are you thinking? What did Hattori Masanari tell you that made you go to such lengths to help Amegakure?"