LRAB Chapter 136 The Number One Numerical Monster in the Ninja World: Kushina Uzumaki vs. Yahiko
Chapter 136 The Number One Numerical Monster in the Ninja World: Kushina Uzumaki vs. Yahiko
Chapter 136 The Number One Numerical Monster in the Ninja World: Kushina Uzumaki vs. Yahiko and Two Others
The western border base of the Land of Fire.
The border base had changed hands by then.
Seeing that even the three of them combined were no match for Yahiko and the Six Paths Puppet, the Sannin of Konoha issued an order in advance for them to disperse and flee, abandoning the border base and choosing to retreat.
This border base has been occupied by Amegakure.
As for the Sand Village's ninja army, they were not in this area. Instead, while Yahiko and the Six Paths Puppet were holding back the three legendary Konoha ninjas, they, led by Chiyo, Rasa, and Pakura, had already marched from the Land of Rivers, which served as a buffer zone between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, to the Land of Fire's homeland.
They established a temporary base in the Land of Rivers, preparing to invade cities from the southwest of the Land of Fire, and helping Amegakure draw away the troops scattered from the two major southwestern border bases.
If Konoha doesn't send reinforcements soon, the western and southern border bases will be occupied by the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind within a few days.
Once the enemy fully enters the territory and occupies cities with a large amount of resources and people as hostages, it will not be an easy task to drive them out, given their speed, which is measured in Mach.
At that time, it will be necessary to transfer troops from other fronts, which will weaken the strength of that front and create opportunities for other enemies.
Even a strong village like Konoha can be defeated one by one and worn down.
Fortunately, the western border front simply abandoned its border bases and chose to retreat to the nearest city, preparing to use the dense vegetation to wage a protracted war against the enemy.
The ninja armies of Amegakure and Sunagakure have not yet captured the nearest city.
As long as the enemy has no hostages or supplies, and the stalemate continues until they need to go back to resupply, they can hold out for a few more days.
Konoha's current tactic is to engage in a protracted war with the enemy, maintaining a stalemate until Gojo Ya returns.
Once Gojo returns, they will possess the most formidable individual combat power of their time.
"Such a vast and dense amount of chakra—could it be that Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has become the highest-level perfect Jinchuriki?"
At the western border base, Yahiko stood on the top floor, looking out at the forest through the window, a hint of shock and apprehension flashing in his eyes.
It is common knowledge in the ninja world that Jinchuriki possess enormous amounts of chakra.
However, few people know that Jinchuriki are also divided into levels, and the amount of chakra that Jinchuriki can mobilize is limited depending on the level.
Techniques like the Byakugan and sensory techniques allow one to see and sense the chakra of a Jinchuriki, but this is only superficial.
Even this surface is astonishing enough.
The half-tailed beast transformation is already at the stage where one can use the Hollow Dog Cannon. The chakra shockwave generated by a single roar can easily kill a Jonin, and it is only a serious leakage of tailed beast chakra.
Only complete tailed beast transformation represents the highest level of Jinchūriki.
When a Jinchuriki reaches this level, they can mobilize all the chakra of the Tailed Beast and even join forces with it to fuse their own chakra with that of the Tailed Beast, unleashing secret techniques and composite ninjutsu similar to bloodline limits.
It is because they can mobilize all the chakra of the tailed beasts that the perfect Jinchuriki can fully unlock the Tailed Beast Ball skill.
In Yahiko's eyes, Tobi's chakra reserves were already as vast as the ocean.
With A-Fei's full cooperation, he could even use the Wooden Dummy Technique to smash a mountain with a single punch.
Any mark can create lake-sized waves of water and fire.
Yahiko had never seen anyone with a larger amount of chakra than Tobi, not even Kushina Uzumaki, whom he met in Konoha.
But now, after Kushina Uzumaki mobilized the Nine-Tails' chakra and tore away the surface disguise, Yahiko was shocked to discover that Tobi's chakra reserves were only a lake.
The other side, however, is the real ocean.
Yahiko murmured to himself, "Is this the chakra of the strongest tailed beast?"
Nagato walked to Yahiko's side, and together they gazed at the forest outside the window. His powerful senses allowed him to perceive the astonishing quantity and intensity of chakra, like an invisible tsunami silently approaching. He asked calmly, "It seems the plan has encountered an unexpected setback. The user of the Impure World Reincarnation technique hasn't appeared. A Jinchuriki of the strongest Tailed Beast has compensated for the weakness in our forces. What are your plans now?"
Yahiko cleared his thoughts and said expressionlessly, "It's alright. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha did indeed surprise me. However, replenishing our forces is more beneficial to us."
"Previously, Konoha's forces were overwhelmingly superior, resulting in heavy casualties."
"Now that we have the support of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the military strength of the five great nations will be damaged simultaneously."
"Even if this battle does not achieve the desired result, the national strength of the five major powers will be severely damaged, and it is unknown how many years it will take to recover."
"But we are still young, we have plenty of time."
At this point, Yahiko was filled with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
Having lost his parents in the war, he harbored deep hatred for powerful nations.
It's just that we were weak before, and didn't even have the ability to hate.
Like Hanzo of the Salamander, he also aspires to break the rule of the Five Great Nations over the ninja world and create a new world where a small country will not be oppressed.
The military bases of the five great nations, or more precisely, the ninjas of the five great ninja villages, are all his enemies and obstacles that he must eliminate.
In Yahiko's plan, five ninja villages would attack the Land of Fire simultaneously, and Konoha's forces would be completely unable to cope.
If the user of the Impure World Reincarnation technique were truly from Konoha, they would surely be tempted to summon an army of Impure World Reincarnated to assist Konoha in dealing with these enemies.
At that time, Yahiko will be completely certain that the mastermind behind the killing of Hanzo is a Konoha ninja.
Kushina Uzumaki's appearance disrupted Yahiko's plans, making it impossible to determine whether the mastermind behind the Impure World Reincarnation technique was actually from Konoha.
But with Konoha suddenly gaining so many troops, and each soldier possessing such a vast amount of chakra, and able to use the full power of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she would surely slaughter the other four great ninja villages.
In order to deal with Kushina Uzumaki, those great ninja villages will definitely use their Jinchuriki, and the five great ninja villages will suffer heavy casualties.
How could Yahiko, who personally orchestrated the dogfight between the five great ninja villages, not feel a great sense of accomplishment?
The more people who die, the greater the chance that his dream will come true.
Seemingly sensing Yahiko's twisted mind, Nagato's brow furrowed slightly.
However, Nagato was not influenced by Jiraiya, but instead accepted Konan's values and beliefs, and he did not reject or hate her.
He had a rather favorable impression of this peer who had taught him the Six Paths Technique and enabled him to protect Khonan Sama.
In return, he wouldn't mind helping Yahiko, provided it doesn't implicate Konansama.
So Nagato asked, "Shall we fight?"
Understanding his meaning, Yahiko nodded immediately, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "Of course, this is the best opportunity."
Having sensed the intensity of Kushina Uzumaki's chakra, Yahiko considered her one of the targets that had to be eliminated.
Now that Gojo has lost contact, it's the perfect opportunity to make a move.
Otherwise, when Gojo Yoru returns, these two will be the most difficult combination to deal with in the ninja world.
In the forest, even with tens of thousands of shadow clones activated in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Kushina Uzumaki, whose chakra reserves remained as vast as the ocean, was using the high-speed Body Flicker Technique.
Her instantaneous movement was just too visually striking.
Others' Body Flicker Techniques either involve gathering chakra in their feet and then unleashing it to generate astonishing speed, or incorporating the five elements to fly through the air and escape into the ground.
Kushina Uzumaki's Body Flicker Technique was simply flying through the forest when suddenly a golden arm that seemed to be able to stretch and grow infinitely extended from her body, grabbed a thick treetop, spun around at high speed, and then used the force to propel herself into the sky. Like a cannonball being fired, she flew to a height of tens or even hundreds of meters in the air with a piercing sound.
Then it fell into the forest again, still extending its golden arms to grab the trees and land steadily. Then it kept rising and landing, each time flying a long distance.
With this high speed, Kushina Uzumaki only took a few hours to travel from Konoha to the western border.
Once again, she perfectly released her energy and landed steadily on the top of a large tree. As if sensing something, Kushina Uzumaki suddenly stopped and turned to look in the direction of eight o'clock.
Before long, three figures appeared in the blink of an eye, and Kushina Uzumaki came into view.
"Orochimaru-sensei, Tsunade-sensei, Jiraiya-sama."
Kushina Uzumaki greeted them one by one.
"Kushina, what is your mission?"
As soon as the three legendary Sannin of Konoha got close, Orochimaru immediately asked.
Kushina Uzumaki answered truthfully: "The Hokage said that the western border base has fallen. My mission is to support you, teacher. However, on the way, my Kagura Mind's Eye sensed the strength of several battle lines. It seems that the gap between them and the enemy is huge. So I remembered Yoru's instructions and used all my strength to mobilize the Nine-Tails' chakra to use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to support everyone."
After speaking, Kushina Uzumaki looked at the unharmed Sannin of Konoha and asked, knowing the answer already, "Sensei, are you alright?"
Tsunade smiled wryly, "If Orochimaru and Jiraiya hadn't used Sage Mode, and if it weren't for the assistance of the two Toad Sages, we almost wouldn't have been able to escape. After this war is over, I'll also need to find some time to go to Shikkotsu Forest to learn Sage Techniques."
Orochimaru said with a serious expression, "Kushina, this enemy is very special—"
Orochimaru told Kushina Uzumaki all the information they had gathered and deduced.
Kushina Uzumaki, who had initially been indifferent, gradually became serious, her eyes filled with horror: "The Rinnegan? Isn't that an ability from mythology?"
"Before Night, the space-time bloodline limit was also defined as an impossible ability," Orochimaru said. "The possessor of the Rinnegan, and that 'angel' whose status seems even higher than his, might be your and Night's nemesis."
Kushina Uzumaki's eyes suddenly ignited with fighting spirit: "My nemesis with Yoru? If that's the case, then this battle is unavoidable. Yoru's information has been almost entirely exposed, except for my information, which they don't know much about. And the information they've exposed is perhaps just the tip of the iceberg."
"I must gather intelligence on them before I return at night."
Orochimaru and Tsunade immediately said, "We'll help you."
"No, I can go by myself."
Kushina Uzumaki laughed and said, "I've already discussed it with the Slug Sage. If we encounter danger, it will cooperate with me to use the Reverse Summoning Technique. Besides, many of my moves have a huge range. If you guys are with me, it will actually make me feel restricted."
"So leave Amegakure to me, teacher, you guys go deal with the Sunagakure front."
Kushina Uzumaki patted her chest and assured them, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, even if the enemy is a user of the Rinnegan, they won't be able to invade the western cities of the Land of Fire."
Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from Kushina Uzumaki in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Orochimaru and Tsunade had to admit that the girl they had watched grow up had far surpassed them in strength.
Just as the major ninja clans couldn't help Hashirama Senju at all, fighting alongside such a powerful figure who can easily change the course of a war sometimes not only fails to provide assistance but can also become a burden.
Orochimaru nodded and said, "Alright, then be careful. Don't put yourself in a life-or-death situation just to gather information, or we won't be able to explain it to Yoru."
"yes!"
Kushina Uzumaki nodded vigorously.
Immediately, the four separated on the spot. Kushina Uzumaki continued running towards the western border base, while the three legendary Sannin of Konoha went to support their allies in the southwest.
After flying at high speed through the forest for an unknown period of time, Kushina Uzumaki landed on the top of a tree and suddenly stopped again.
She looked up at the sky, her eyes filled with solemnity.
The sun blazed down in the azure sky.
Under the golden light, a tiny black dot could be vaguely seen.
As the black dot magnified, the figure of a girl wearing a blue and white coat and black trousers, with a pair of white wings on her back, came into Kushina Uzumaki's view.
He met Konan once during his time in Konoha, and miraculously, she showed him no ill will.
Suddenly, Kushina Uzumaki's expression changed slightly.
As her gaze returned to eye level, she saw seven figures standing atop the trees around her, forming a circle that surrounded her.
Six of the figures shared the same purple, wavy eyes.
The other one was Yahiko, whose face was covered with burn scars.
Kushina Uzumaki did not immediately examine the Six Paths Puppet and sense the power of the Rinnegan, but instead stared at Yahiko, who was facing her directly.
Kushina Uzumaki, in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, also received a significant boost to Kagura's Mind's Eye.
With just a glance, Kushina Uzumaki confirmed her suspicions and said, "The one who used Wood Release in Konoha that day was indeed you."
Looking up again at Konan, who was suspended in mid-air, and the Six Paths puppets surrounding her, Kushina Uzumaki said with a look of apprehension, "The 'Angel' of the Black Market, the demigod disciple of Wood Release, and the possessor of the Rinnegan—it seems I underestimated you. The three of you are not to be underestimated."
"You're too arrogant to fight alone, Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
Yahiko said calmly.
Kushina Uzumaki raised her hand in a gesture of feigned defeat, then grinned and said, "On the contrary, I alone am more than enough to deal with you all."
The atmosphere instantly became heavy and oppressive.
Battle is imminent.