"What kind of eyes are those, you b*****d Kakashi!"
Facing Kakashi's gaze, Obito instantly lost his temper.
His palm swelled and transformed into a huge wooden stake, charging straight at Kakashi.
But Kakashi was not about to back down.
Years of honing his skills fighting the Revolutionary Army had given him plenty of combat experience.
Obito's moves looked like a child's toy dance in front of his eyes.
Suddenly, Kakashi's palms turned into sharp claws covered in chakra, slashing at the wooden stake like steel claws!
"Boom!"
The thunderous clash sent both of them flying backwards.
Kakashi felt a slight pain in his palm and raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Looks like Wood Style really gave you a big boost."
Kakashi said calmly.
Obito snorted coldly.
"If Mr. Simu hadn't given you that fruit, I'd be the stronger one by now!"
Indeed, after some thought, Simu had given Kakashi the ancient Pteranodon Fruit, which greatly improved his physical fitness.
Kakashi had always been relatively weak in chakra, but after eating the Pteranodon Fruit, his physique improved drastically.
This increased his chakra reserves and gave him enhanced physical strength and flight ability.
His decisive character, terrifying speed, and strength on the battlefield earned him the title Black Shinigami.
As for Obito, he had only mastered Sharingan and basic Wood Style techniques for now.
In terms of power, Kakashi had clearly surpassed him.
Obito was very dissatisfied and always felt that Teacher Simu was biased toward Kakashi.
Seeing this, Kakashi said helplessly:
"Then fight me after you learn Sage Mode."
"Huh? Four-in-one?"
Obito froze, his scarlet eyes glowing with excitement.
"What Sage Mode? You mean Mr. Simu is going to teach me Sage Mode?"
Kakashi looked at Obito with disdain.
"That's right. But with your talent, it might be a bit difficult to learn Sage Mode."
Obito was now basking in the joy of being able to learn Sage Mode.
Even facing such ridicule, he didn't get angry, just waved his hand and said:
"Just wait and see. When I learn Sage Mode, I'll definitely wipe the floor with you!"
"You two, if you want to quarrel, take it outside!"
Kushina's grumpy voice came from the yard.
Obito glanced back and saw two claws condensed by Nine Tails chakra flying toward them.
"Run!"
Without hesitation, he fled using Body Flicker Technique.
They ran several hundred meters before finally catching their breath.
Obito gasped, complaining:
"Since Kushina got pregnant, her temper's gotten worse every day."
Kakashi pulled his mask down and muttered:
"Maybe it's a woman thing."
Just as Obito opened his mouth to reply, a loud explosion shook the whole village of Konoha.
A flash of light shot up from the village and slammed into the barrier covering Konoha, punching a hole through it!
The entire Konoha security force was shaken.
Anbu ninja moved swiftly, rushing toward the source of the light.
Many residents and ninjas were taken aback.
Some quickly put on their ninja gear, ready to fight at any moment.
Although the ninja world had been quiet for over half a year, it was too soon to say the war was truly over.
Konoha was the most feared force; an attack was always possible.
Inside the village, everyone's faces were grim.
If the enemy managed to break the barrier in some special way, a fight here would cause devastating damage.
Kakashi and Obito exchanged looks, then rushed to the scene at full speed.
When they arrived, Anbu ninja and Namikaze Minato, the Anbu commander, were already there.
Standing at the center was the Fourth Hokage himself, face covered in stubble.
Beside him was an enormous, powerful-looking cannon.
Wisps of white smoke drifted slowly from its deep barrel.
It was obvious—the attack had just been fired by the Fourth Hokage himself.
Facing the crowd, Simu scratched his unwashed head and smiled mischievously:
"Well, it's so late, and no one's asleep yet?"
Instead of easing the tension, this only made things worse.
In short, everyone thought:
"Our great Fourth Hokage bombarded his own village's barrier at night and is now asking why nobody's sleeping?"
In the end, Simu was taken into the Dead Forest with his mighty cannon.
The gathered Anbu ninja were dispatched to calm the villagers.
As for the cause of the incident, it was due to the negligence of the Konoha Guards, which led to a gas explosion in the villagers' homes.
Once again, the Konoha Guards bore the blame.
But by now, they no longer cared about such accusations.
Under someone's deliberate scheme, the reputation of the Konoha Guards among the villagers had fallen to rock bottom over the past six months.
Also plummeting in status were the Shimura and Sarutobi clans.
After arriving at the Forest of Death, Lu Jiucai looked at Simu with a tired expression. He rubbed his eyes and said,
"Tell me, what exactly is going on, Hokage-sama?"
Lu Jiucai felt helpless.
For more than half a year, he and Minato had managed the village's affairs.
Simu was more of a hands-off leader—sometimes they weren't even sure who the real Hokage was.
Simu smiled and pointed to the giant cannon, three or four meters tall, in front of him.
"This is my latest research achievement."
"Senjutsu Chakra Cannon!"
"It's called [Thunder Type I]."
The name instantly caught the attention of Shikahisa and Minato.
"Senjutsu Chakra?"
They all knew that Senjutsu Chakra was a special kind of chakra that could only be condensed under Sage Mode, composed of both chakra and natural energy.
Ninjutsu performed using Senjutsu Chakra was far stronger than ordinary ninjutsu.
For example, compare Jiraiya in his normal state and Jiraiya in Sage Mode.
The only drawback of Sage Mode was its extremely high cultivation threshold.
Only the Three Great Summoning Beast Holy Lands could master it, and even then, it was incredibly difficult to learn.
At present, only Jiraiya and Simu had truly mastered Sage Mode in Konoha—though Jiraiya's was still incomplete.
Thus, the rarity and value of Senjutsu Chakra were easy to imagine.
Simu nodded and said,
"That's right. The shells inside the cannon can automatically absorb natural energy and mix it with the thunder-attribute chakra stored within, forming powerful chakra shells."
Kakumo twitched his chin thoughtfully.
"Breaking Konoha's barrier with a single shot is indeed impressive…"
Before Lu Jiucai could respond, Simu interrupted,
"Well, that shot just now was only a prototype. I didn't expect it to be so powerful."
He sounded a little embarrassed.
The huge commotion in the middle of the night, even breaking the defensive barrier, was unexpected.
He continued,
"Since it's just an experimental product, I used the lowest power setting."
Lu Jiucai was stunned for a moment.
"So you mean the shell fired just now was at its weakest?"
Simu nodded.
"You could say that."
Lu Jiucai swallowed hard and asked curiously,
"What about the most powerful setting?"
"Want to test it out?"
Simu rubbed his hands together eagerly.
But considering the timing, Lu Jiucai shook his head.
"No thanks, it'd be like the guards fighting each other here."
"Well…"
Simu scratched his head and said, "Good point."
Since there was no urgency, Simu raised the shell's power to the maximum level with a smile creeping across his face.
He pressed hard on the button of the device.
"Thunder I, fire!"
A dazzling blue light instantly condensed in the cannon barrel.
Everyone present could feel the terrifying energy accumulating inside.
Once the shells were saturated with natural energy and chakra, the ground trembled violently.
A thunderbolt pierced the night sky, forming a terrifying pillar of lightning that tore apart the forest ahead.
"Boom!"
The explosion's roar enveloped Konoha again.
Lightning flashed, and a massive crater about 30 meters in diameter formed deep within the Dead Forest.
All the trees along the path were scorched, almost sparking a forest fire.
Lu Jiucai's eyes widened.
With such an attack radius, who wouldn't be alarmed?
If it exploded in a crowd, the enemy ninjas would suffer devastating losses.
Kakashi and the others were also shocked.
Obito, who was stubborn as ever, was already considering whether he could block the attack head-on using Wood Style.
His conclusion was that it might be possible—but he would be seriously injured.
Minato immediately recognized the strategic value of this weapon.
If it could be mass-produced, placing it in Konoha's border fortresses would allow them to repel enemies fivefold!
However, due to its size, it was impossible to use in Mobile Battle Kings.
It couldn't become a ninja's main weapon.
Just as if he had read Minato's thoughts, Simu pulled out another weapon.
It was a thick mechanical arm guard, almost covering the entire forearm of an average person.
"Lightning Type I Individual Combat Weapon."
Everyone's eyes lit up at the name.
If nothing went wrong, this should be the simplified version of the Thunder cannon…
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