Chapter 141: I'll Do Whatever I Want!
At this moment, the Yang Kurama's feelings could be described as a mixture of shock and rage.
As a materialized product of chakra, it had sensed the presence of its other half almost the instant the Yin Kurama returned to the real world.
Logically speaking, it should now be a more advanced Wood Clone, capable of multitasking and sharing vision with its other half.
However, while the Yang Kurama could sense the Yin Kurama's existence, it couldn't share its vision, and their consciousnesses couldn't connect.
This meant that its other half's chakra wasn't without consciousness; rather, its consciousness was being controlled.
The Yang Kurama subconsciously recalled the masked man who had controlled it to destroy Konoha over a decade ago.
That person possessed the ability to summon it.
And in the entire ninja world, besides the already deceased Sage of Six Paths, only one other person could summon it.
"Madara?"
The Yang Kurama lay back down and snorted coldly, "It seems that guy really didn't die in that battle back then. But the fact that he didn't let my consciousness return means his body is already failing. It's a pity I couldn't mock him."
The Yang Kurama felt a mixture of schadenfreude and regret.
However, its eyes quickly filled with seriousness as it recalled the information it had obtained through the brat's body.
"The old man's eyes have appeared again. That guy who controls the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path will make a move on us sooner or later. Should I remind those guys?" The Yang Kurama hesitated for only a few seconds before saying arrogantly, "Hmph, this matter has already spread throughout the ninja world. They haven't contacted me proactively, so why should I contact them? If I contact them, that Shukaku guy will definitely mock me."
Thinking of Shukaku's annoying face, the Yang Kurama became even more determined not to contact the other Tailed Beasts.
"Speaking of which, what is the Tenseigan? Does the old man have a brother? Why don't I have any memory of that?" The Yang Kurama muttered in confusion, then quickly tossed it to the back of its mind and closed its eyes for a nap.
Meanwhile, in the Land of Water, Izayoi created a summoning contract and controlled the Yin Kurama to sign it.
Coupled with the mental probe of the Tenseigan and the Yin-Yang Release Black Rods, even if Obito Uchiha discovered the Nine-Tails and possessed the ability to summon it, he wouldn't be able to snatch control of the Nine-Tails from Izayoi.
After doing all this, Izayoi had Orochimaru release the Impure World Reincarnation of Minato Namikaze, and then he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport him back to the base.
Immediately afterward, Izayoi returned to the Land of Water and, with the Yin Kurama, teleported to a cave filled with seals.
This cave was also on a small island far from the ninja continent.
Looking closely, one would also notice that the walls of this cave were made of wood.
Calling it a cave was inaccurate; it was actually a cage made of Wood Release.
On a platform inside, there was also a Wood Clone in Sage Mode, releasing Wood Release chakra to sense the surroundings.
After entrusting the Yin Kurama to the Wood Clone for safekeeping, Izayoi finally dispelled the Wood Transformation and teleported back home.
"Sage Mode, the unexpectedly obtained Sage Body, and the crucial left eye Kamui and Yin Kurama are all in hand. Next, I can increase the firepower. Then we'll see whose preparations are more thorough!" Izayoi grinned.
He had to admit that Nagato, having returned to his full power, had made Izayoi feel a trace of pressure.
This butterfly effect had brought a series of changes.
Nagato had obtained Obito's armor, and his mind had also become sharper. He had first learned Obito Uchiha's true identity from Izayoi, completely seizing the initiative, and then he had used Hyde's Gureilu Stone to restore his life force and master Sage Mode.
Apart from not having a complete Susanoo and not being able to pull down the Tengai Shinsei with gravity, Nagato's current strength was not weaker than the reincarnated Madara, because he had Sage Mode.
Once he put on Obito's armor and could use the Wood Human Technique, Nagato's strength would even surpass the reincarnated Madara.
With such strength, a sharper mind, and the assistance of Obito Uchiha's Kamui and Black and White Zetsu's Mayfly Technique, Izayoi didn't believe that Nagato hadn't made preparations for the inevitable second round.
Although he didn't know what Nagato's preparations were, as long as he had Kamui, Izayoi could maintain the initiative.
Before the final battle arrived, Izayoi only needed to do one thing.
That was... to farm points!
The Konoha Crush Plan, the Amegakure incident, and the battles between Akatsuki and the Cloud Village forces had all yielded significant gains for Izayoi.
However, these gains were not enough to make Izayoi's point savings skyrocket to as much as 410,000.
During this time, Izayoi hadn't been idle. He had constantly been having his Wood Clones control puppet humans to hunt down lone powerhouses in the ninja world.
Just as he had told Orochimaru, any powerhouse with some strength in the ninja world was an object of the Wood Clones' attention.
As long as they seized an opportunity, the Wood Clones would use the Heavenly Transfer Technique to airdrop the puppet humans, defeating or killing the target.
Izayoi had already figured out the cooldown time for the entries.
Entries below purple level had a cooldown time of less than a year, some faster, some slower.
The cooldown time for purple entries was exactly one year.
As for golden entries, Izayoi hadn't obtained any yet, so he didn't know.
However, the cooldown time for red entries was two years.
Sasuke Uchiha's and Hinata's entries were both exactly two years, not a second faster or slower.
Previously, without the Yin Kurama, Izayoi had avoided excessive chakra consumption by his main body to prevent being noticed and suspected. He could only act discreetly, hunting lone wolves or ninjas from the Five Great Villages who were traveling alone.
After all, he had already conducted two experiments, and the puppet human army was no match for a large ninja village.
But now, with the Yin Kurama as a nuclear power plant-level battery for the Wood Clones, those puppet humans with Yin-Yang Release Black Rods were equivalent to having infinite chakra. No matter how much trouble they caused, it wouldn't affect Izayoi's main body.
"The current me can do whatever I want!"
Izayoi wore the expression of the Homelander and muttered, "The hunting season... has begun!"
Thus, the ninja world, which had been peaceful for exactly half a year, began to become turbulent again.
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"Lord Orochimaru, are you alright? Lord Orochimaru..."
In the sound of Kabuto Yakushi's calls, Orochimaru gradually regained consciousness.
Looking at Kabuto Yakushi in front of him, Orochimaru, who hadn't fully recovered, muttered, "Kabuto, are you dead too?"
"Lord Orochimaru, what are you talking about?" Kabuto Yakushi said with a puzzled expression. "I just buried Guren and came back to find you standing here in a daze. What happened?"
Hearing this, Orochimaru instantly sobered up, looked around at the familiar hall, and said with a look of joy, "I'm not dead?"
Looking at the incredibly comical Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi said with a serious expression, "Lord Orochimaru, did Akatsuki come looking for you again?"
"It wasn't Akatsuki, but someone even more dangerous." Orochimaru regained his composure and recalled the ease with which Otsutsuki Toneri had killed him, his eyes filled with shock. "He clearly drained my chakra in an instant, even my physical and mental energy were sucked dry. Why has my chakra recovered after such a short time? Could those scenes have been just genjutsu? No, that feeling was very real, definitely not genjutsu. What was that green orb of light? Why did I lose consciousness?"
Unable to understand, Orochimaru said to Kabuto Yakushi, "Kabuto, give me a physical examination."
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru," Kabuto Yakushi nodded respectfully.
Just as the two were about to head to the laboratory, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi seemed to sense something, and their expressions changed drastically.
The two exchanged a glance and immediately shunshined out of the base.
As soon as they came out, they saw four red transparent walls rising to the highest point, and then the fifth wall completed the enclosure.
"Four Crimson Rays Formation!" Orochimaru said the name of the jutsu with a grim face.
Kabuto Yakushi's eyes trembled as he said, "This barrier... is it the legendary Four Crimson Rays Formation that requires four powerhouses with chakra levels reaching the Five Kage to cast?"
Last time, Pain had also used this jutsu to trap the base, but due to Izayoi's intervention, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi hadn't seen this barrier.
Now witnessing it with their own eyes, Kabuto Yakushi understood the difference between the Four Purple Flames Formation and the Four Crimson Rays Formation.
"What merits do we have to warrant the use of four Five Kage-level powerhouses to trap us?" Kabuto Yakushi couldn't help but smile bitterly.
At this moment, two figures suddenly appeared in the air and landed on the ground a dozen meters in front of Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi.
As a legendary ninja who had experienced two Great Ninja Wars, Orochimaru was also familiar with this jutsu and said in a deep voice, "Heavenly Transfer Technique!"
"Those black rods... are they Akatsuki's Six Paths of Pain?"
Looking at the two figures in front of them, their bodies riddled with black rods, Kabuto Yakushi initially thought they were Akatsuki's Pain. But after clearly seeing their eyes, a flash of white light went through his mind, and his eyes widened as he said, "No, they are puppet humans!"
Orochimaru took a deep breath and looked at the puppet humans made from the corpses of two Cloud Shinobi, saying, "Lord Toneri, a strong person should have the demeanor of a strong person. If you just want to take my life, you can take it at any time. There's no need to play with us like this."
"Our strength is equal to yours. Defeat me, and you can live; lose to me, and it depends on my mood," the puppet human took out a short blade, covered it with Lightning Release nature transformation, and said indifferently.
Immediately, the two puppet humans rushed towards Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi.
A battle between Kage-level and ace-level powerhouses instantly erupted.
...
Land of Water, the Mizukage Building in Kirigakure.
Mei Terumi, who was handling affairs in place of Gengetsu, as well as the Anbu and Mist Shinobi in the building, seemed to sense something, and their expressions changed drastically.
Mei Terumi got up and went to the window, just in time to see a red transparent barrier rising into the sky, surrounding the Mizukage Building from the four directions of southeast, northwest.
Shunshining out, the barrier had already completed its enclosure.
"This is... the Four Crimson Rays Formation!" Mei Terumi said with a grim face, her beautiful eyes filled with fear.
A mere A-rank barrier jutsu, not even an S-rank ultimate jutsu, should not have caused such panic.
However, Kirigakure, which had completed a trade with Konoha half a year ago, knew the casting conditions for this barrier jutsu.
It required four Five Kage-level powerhouses to create such a level of barrier.
In other words, four Five Kage-level powerhouses had invaded Kirigakure.
And if they were only used to trap the Mizukage Building, then what level of powerhouse was the one who made the move?
"Lord Mei Terumi, the ones casting the jutsu are four puppet humans."
Ao's figure appeared beside Mei Terumi, quickly reporting, "I saw that their bodies were pierced with a large number of black rods capable of conducting chakra, very similar to the Rinnegan puppets of the Akatsuki leader, but their eyes are not Rinnegan."
"How many unknown powerhouses are inside the barrier?" Mei Terumi quickly asked.
"None, it's all our people," Ao said.
Mei Terumi's expression immediately became serious. "In other words, the enemy will appear using space-time ninjutsu? Otsutsuki... Toneri!"
As if in response to Mei Terumi, hundreds of figures suddenly appeared in the air and landed steadily.
The army of puppet humans, wearing uniform white robes of the Otsutsuki clan, with black rods and black nails visible on their faces and the skin outside their clothes, came into the sight of Mei Terumi and the others.
These puppet humans also wore different rogue ninja headbands on their foreheads.
There were ninjas from Konoha, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and even smaller ninja villages like Otogakure and Kusagakure...
Looking at these puppet humans, Ao seemed to have discovered something, and cold sweat dripped down his face as he said, "Their chakra is all at the same level as the puppet humans maintaining the barrier!"
Hearing this, Mei Terumi and the Anbu who had gathered around immediately had their expressions change drastically.
Before they could speak, the puppet human army charged over.
A look of doubt flashed in Ao's other eye, but there was no time for him to speak a warning.
Clearly, their chakra was at the Five Kage level, so why had it suddenly plummeted?
Could the previous scene have been an illusion created by those conductors?
Soon, a great battle erupted outside the Mizukage Building.
Without any surprises, the Mizukage Building would also be reduced to ruins after this battle.
Similar to Kirigakure, the Kazekage Building in Sunagakure, the Tsuchikage Building in Iwagakure, the Raikage Building in the newly established Kumogakure (less than three months old), and the Hokage Building in Konoha were also surrounded by the Four Crimson Rays Formation.
"That damned bastard, the Scroll of Seals was indeed stolen by him!"
Looking at the puppet human army that had appeared using the Heavenly Transfer Technique, the Fourth Raikage cursed loudly.
But in the next second, his eyes widened.
He saw a puppet human made from a Cloud Shinobi corpse, but with very fair skin, its entire body covered in blue-white electricity.
This was clearly... the Lightning Release Chakra Mode!
Before long, a black-and-white battle rang out outside the Raikage Building.
At the same time, in the Cloud-Lightning Valley next to the new Kumogakure, it was also surrounded by the Four Crimson Rays Formation. Torune Aburame's figure appeared out of thin air, and then he used the Shadow Clone Jutsu to create four shadow clones. They simultaneously formed hand seals and spat out chakra flames of different colors, which merged to form a colorful energy ball, blooming with dazzling flames and causing a deafening explosion.
Five Release... Great Consecutive Shots Technique!
The towering mountain instantly turned into dust.
Dense dust and mist rose up.
"Roar..."
A beast's roar dispersed the dust and mist, and the fully Tailed Beast Transformation Eight-Tails violently appeared.
(End of this chapter)
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