"Storm Release: Judgement!"
On the arena of Izayoi's mansion, the young man's shout echoed.
A massive beam of light shot out, slamming hard into the transparent wall of the barrier, then morphing and shrinking into a line, carrying astonishing cutting power and speed, bisecting the rising circular arena and Izayoi's Wood Clone.
After the Storm Release light disappeared, the barrier surrounding the arena slowly faded away.
The severely damaged arena also descended.
"Not bad, not bad... You've mastered Storm Release: Judgement so quickly, it seems your Sharingan development is going well." Izayoi clapped and praised.
"Tch... It still took a lot of effort to take down one of your Wood Clones." Sasuke Uchiha clicked his tongue, looking slightly disheveled, but his mood was quite cheerful.
Although it was just a Wood Clone, and he used his information advantage to unleash Storm Release: Judgement at the last moment, after so many years, he had finally beaten Izayoi once.
"Being able to take down one of my Wood Clones is already very impressive." Izayoi said truthfully, although his Wood Clone had also deliberately held back a lot.
"With my current power, can I kill that man?" Sasuke Uchiha asked with anticipation, inflating as usual.
"Difficult."
Izayoi shook his head, deciding to reveal Itachi Uchiha's strength to Sasuke Uchiha, 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 has also undergone a qualitative improvement, 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 the Mangekyo Sharingan will each house a special and powerful ability."
"When the Mangekyo Sharingan owner is familiar with the power of their eyes, they can also activate a hidden third ability, which is also the power that the Shinobi World's Asura, Madara Uchiha, used to contend with the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju—Susanoo."
"Susanoo?" Sasuke Uchiha raised an eyebrow slightly.
Before he could voice his doubts, Izayoi smiled and said, "You have some understanding of the peak duel a few days ago, right?"
"Yes!"
Sasuke Uchiha nodded heavily. Not to mention him, now whether it was a ninja or an ordinary person, from the elderly to children with self-awareness, everyone knew about that new era's 'Valley of the End Battle'.
Even people from many countries traveled thousands of miles to the Rain Country to see the scarred battlefield, just like countless people went 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 from which there is no escape once you have seen it." Izayoi smiled, "Susanoo corresponds to the Wood Golem Buddha in the peak duel."
Hearing this, Sasuke Uchiha's pupils suddenly constricted, and he trembled in disbelief, "Are... Are you kidding me? The Mangekyo Sharingan can also do that?"
"Of course, provided you have enough Eye Power." Izayoi described it in the simplest way, "Wood Release takes Yang Release Chakra as its life source. The more Yang Release Chakra is consumed, the stronger the number and quality of the trees will be. As long as my Chakra, as well as my proficiency in Nature Transformation and Shape Transformation, meet the conditions, I can also create that level of Wood Golem Buddha."
"Similarly, the Mangekyo Sharingan's Susanoo takes Yin Release Chakra as its core, materializing Yin Release Chakra to condense the appearance of a giant. As long as your Yin Release Chakra is strong enough, the larger the giant you condense will be."
"If your Yin Release Chakra is infinite, then you can even condense a giant that is larger than the Wood Golem Buddha in the photo."
"Conversely, if your Yin Release Chakra is not strong enough, then you will not be able to condense the entire body of the giant, and at most you can only condense the bones of the giant, or half of the body, so Susanoo is also divided into stages."
"Only the full-body giant form is the real Susanoo."
"I see..." Sasuke Uchiha understood immediately, realizing, "Is that why that guy is so eager to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan? He wants to obtain eternal Eye Power, like the ancestor Madara Uchiha, so that he can use the real Susanoo that can contend with the God of Shinobi."
"Perhaps." Izayoi spread his hands, not planning to tell him the cruel truth for the time being.
"Then do I have to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan before I can go and avenge myself against that man?" Sasuke Uchiha said with an unwilling expression. The inflated heart he had just had been beaten back to its original shape by Izayoi's words.
"It's not that bad." Izayoi said with a smile, "Itachi Uchiha awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan when he was seven years old. Unless he also transplanted Hashirama Cell into his body, his Eye Power will only decrease with each use. His current Eye Power might not even be enough to manifest half of a Susanoo."
"What's worth being wary of now is only the Genjutsu of his Mangekyo Sharingan, and the unique Eye Techniques of his left and right eyes."
"As long as you learn Sage Art from Ryuchi Cave, or use the Super Hurricane Combination Sphere 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 secure, I suggest you master both before seeking 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 that, 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 a message, something happened to Orochimaru, I'll go take a look." Izayoi left these words behind, and his figure disappeared without any warning.
Sasuke Uchiha's pupils suddenly contracted, and he said in astonishment, "Flying Thunder God Technique, that guy Izayoi..."
The recent peak battles have made Rinnegan, Tenseigan, Wood Release, and Flying Thunder God Technique popular topics in the Shinobi World.
Of course, Sasuke Uchiha recognized the instantaneous movement without any warning as Space-Time Ninjutsu at a glance.
However, he didn't suspect that Izayoi was 'Toneri Otsutsuki'. After all, as Izayoi's close friend and 'Adopted Son', Sasuke Uchiha also knew that Izayoi had the privilege to view the Sealing Scroll at will.
The reason he was shocked was because of Izayoi's Ninjutsu talent.
Not only the secret techniques of fusing Five Elements Release and various Nature Transformations, but even the Flying Thunder God Technique, which is currently only mastered by three people, can he cultivate it so quickly?
What a truly despairing talent!
...
A certain underground base in the Land of Rice Fields.
In the laboratory, Orochimaru, who was originally studying the White Zetsu Cell on his body with Yakushi Kabuto, was now sweating profusely.
He looked at the three people who appeared almost out of thin air in three different ways, or rather, he stared at the red-haired teenager standing in the center, and said with a hoarse voice and a smile, "I didn't expect that a small character like me could actually make the real Leader of Akatsuki take a trip, I'm really honored."
"Orochimaru, you can't escape." White Zetsu teased with a playful smile, "The Six Paths of Pain have already set up the Four Red Yang Formation outside. Unless you have the Flying Thunder God Technique, you should obediently surrender."
Orochimaru fell silent, then looked at Nagato, who seemed to have only grown a few years older compared to back then, and sighed slightly, "I didn't expect the three little brats from back then to have grown to this extent."
Orochimaru gave up on escaping. Unless Ryuchi Cave happened to use Reverse Summoning Technique to summon him, he had no hope of escaping in the face of Nagato, the God of Shinobi of the new era.
Moreover, if he didn't see it wrong, that masked guy appeared using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
The Akatsuki's waters seem to be deeper than he imagined.
Just as Orochimaru was ready to die, he saw Nagato slowly open his mouth and say, "Orochimaru-senpai, according to the rules of the Akatsuki, the only way to deal with traitors is to kill them and retrieve the ring. However, for the sake of Jiraiya-sensei, as long as you hand over the Hashirama Cell in your possession, I am willing to spare your life."
This is also the reason why Nagato's Main Body came.
If Deva Path Pain were present, in order to preserve Yahiko's God's Majesty, Nagato would kill him without hesitation, and use the Human Path's soul-searching method and the Animal Path's Summoning Technique to seize the Hashirama Cell in Orochimaru's hands.
In Izayoi's previous life, this was called multiple personality disorder.
Hearing this, Orochimaru was very surprised, and it was hard to imagine that such words would come from the mouth of the Akatsuki's Leader, who strictly required members to wear uniforms and apply nail polish.
So, Orochimaru smiled warily, "So you've come for Hashirama Cell. That's easy to say, as long as you let my subordinates leave first, I'll give it to you."
Seeing Orochimaru caring so much for his subordinates, Nagato also showed a smile on his face, and then said without concealment: "I know what you are worried about, Orochimaru-senpai, this is meaningless. My Rinnegan has an ability called Human Path, which can extract other people's souls to read minds, and another ability called Animal Path, which can turn the target into a puppet, and then control the puppet to perform the Summoning Technique."
"So, even if you hide the Hashirama Cell in the Summoning World, I can kill you and then use your corpse to obtain it."
Hearing Nagato's words, Orochimaru was once again drenched in cold sweat.
As long as Yakushi Kabuto is still alive, then he is not afraid of death.
Even if he and Yakushi Kabuto are dead, when Anko Mitarashi is on the verge of death, it will trigger the Heaven Curse Mark's technique, and he can be resurrected in the same way.
As long as no one knows the secret of Anko Mitarashi's Heaven Curse Mark, then he will not die.
But now, Orochimaru is really scared.
Rinnegan, can even devour souls, and can read minds through souls.
Doesn't that mean that as long as his soul is extracted by Nagato, all secrets will be exposed?
As if seeing Orochimaru's thoughts, Black Zetsu said in a hoarse voice: "It seems that this legendary one of the Three Ninja is hiding unknown secrets."
"Leader, why don't we just search his soul?" White Zetsu suggested with a smile.
Nagato smiled calmly: "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 from beside Orochimaru and quickly turned into Izayoi's appearance.
"You are..."
Looking at the black-haired boy 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 rarely looked excited. He, who was still a woman in his last body, seemed to feel the feeling of a hero saving a beauty at this moment.
"Orochimaru-kakka, it seems you were quite frightened." Izayoi teased.
"Hehe, Izayoi-kun is laughing at me." Orochimaru laughed, "Apart from that Toneri Otsutsuki, and Izayoi-kun, I'm afraid anyone in front of this God of Shinobi of the new era would be like me."
"I see, you used Wood Release to pass through the Four Red Yang Formation?"
Nagato slightly understood, then looked at Izayoi in front of him, and praised without hesitation: "Just a Wood Clone possesses such amazing Chakra, as expected of the owner of orthodox Wood Release."
"It's an honor to be praised by the Savior of the World." Izayoi replied with sarcastic words with a smile.
Nagato couldn't hear it, but instead asked in confusion: "If I remember correctly, Orochimaru-senpai seems to be an S-Rank Missing-nin from Konoha, why does you, the future Sixth Hokage, have contact with a Missing-nin? Could it be that his Missing-nin status is fake?"
"Missing-nin can be pardoned." Izayoi smiled, "Orochimaru-kakka is a genius scientist that is rare to see in the Shinobi World for thousands of years, he can't be killed by you."
"Izayoi-kun..."
Orochimaru didn't expect Izayoi to give him such a high evaluation.
Judging by his appearance, it seems he's planning to pardon his crimes after becoming the Sixth Hokage.
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 Cell, I will forgive his betrayal. This is my promise."
The promise of the strongest person in the Shinobi World is no less than Hashirama Senju's promise back then.
Especially since Nagato is different from the majestic Deva Path Pain, his gentle voice and assurance are full of persuasiveness.
Orochimaru made a decision, preparing to use his last treasure to completely sever ties with the Akatsuki.
Just then, Izayoi suddenly said, "It's just Hashirama Cell, isn't there a whole bunch next to you?"
Izayoi's gaze shifted from Nagato to Obito Uchiha, who had been watching silently from the side without saying a word, his smile playful as he said, "Half of his body is made of Hashirama Cell. Extracting a few tubes from him will definitely raise your Wood Release by several levels. Right, Obito Uchiha?"
Nagato: "?"
Black and White Zetsu: "?!"
Obito Uchiha: "?!!!!"
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