Chapter 184: Sasuke's Unique Dojutsu
"Samehada, are you trembling?"
While the Uchiha brothers were staring at each other, Hoshigaki Kisame felt that Samehada, which usually got more excited the stronger the opponent's chakra, regardless of who it was, was now trembling slightly within its bandages, emitting a whimpering sound that only he could hear, as if urging Kisame to flee quickly.
Two years ago, when he encountered Izayoi, Samehada didn't react this way. Instead, it was excited, as if encountering a jinchūriki, eager to devour Izayoi's chakra immediately.
But now, Samehada had no appetite whatsoever, only fear.
Thinking of the chakra explosion that had affected the entire ninja world recently, Hoshigaki Kisame had to admit that such bizarre things truly existed in this world.
Just two years ago, the opponent was merely a ninja genius who had mastered the Dust Release secret technique but was still unable to fuse it into a Kekkei Tota.
Even if he had hidden his Wood Release at the time, his overall strength should have only been at the Five Kage level.
After only two years, the opponent had become an extra-dimensional existence like Uchiha Madara.
Compared to that, Uchiha Itachi, who supposedly annihilated the strongest ninja clan at thirteen, seemed to have insignificant talent.
"You're being an eyesore here. For Nagato's sake, scram."
Izayoi's voice suddenly came from behind Hoshigaki Kisame, causing the already sweating Kisame to instantly become drenched in sweat, as if he had performed a Water Release jutsu.
Before he could use Body Flicker Technique to disappear, the scene before his eyes rapidly rewound.
When the scene restored, he had already appeared from the desolate land into a rocky mountain area shrouded in rain.
"This is... Flying Thunder God Transfer!"
It took Hoshigaki Kisame a few seconds to regain his composure.
Immediately, he quickly formed hand signs and fully unleashed his sensory perception jutsu.
Before long, Hoshigaki Kisame used Body Flicker Technique to soar towards a certain direction.
The scene returned to the desolate land.
Uchiha Itachi's Three-Tomoe Sharingan first stared at Uchiha Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan for a while. Itachi then used his chakra perception ability to observe Uchiha Sasuke's current chakra intensity.
The next second, a hint of shock flashed in Itachi's eyes.
Such powerful chakra!
Not only was the Yin Release chakra from his brain potent, but Uchiha Sasuke's Yang Release chakra was also several times stronger than last time.
This meant that he had not only improved his Sharingan, but his Wood Release had also become stronger?
Itachi's heart was filled with joy, and he was even more grateful to Izayoi.
Even without making a move, Itachi could feel a strong sense of pressure from Uchiha Sasuke.
Uchiha Sasuke had completely reached the same level as him.
Moreover, Uchiha Sasuke awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan three years later than himself. With Hashirama cells, not only could he withstand the burden of the Mangekyo Sharingan, but his dōjutsu power even far surpassed his own, and frequent use of his unique dōjutsu would not lead to vision degradation.
In a few more years, he might even be able to use the Complete Body Susanoo without needing to transplant Itachi's eyes.
But if he did transplant Itachi's eyes, he would definitely become the second Uchiha Madara, and perhaps even have hope of awakening the Rinnegan in the future.
Thinking this, Itachi quickly calmed his emotions. On the surface, he remained expressionless, looking at Uchiha Sasuke and saying indifferently, "Just got the same eyes as me, and you're already eager to come seek revenge?"
Looking at Itachi's cold demeanor, in the past, Uchiha Sasuke would have long lost his mind and charged forward, his face filled with killing intent.
But now, scenes from his childhood with Itachi, and memories he saw from Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo's souls, flashed through Uchiha Sasuke's mind, and a raging flame ignited within his heart.
He stared intently at Itachi, grinding his teeth as he said, "How long are you going to keep up this act?"
Itachi's heart skipped a beat, but he still pretended to be cold, "What are you talking about?"
"I already know everything!" Uchiha Sasuke roared furiously. "From why the clan was at odds with the village, to the reason for Shisui-niisan's death, and your double-agent role and deal with Shimura Danzo—I know it all!"
"You left me alive not to use me as a spare eye, but to make me kill you with my own hands, then transplant your eyes to gain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, right?!"
After roaring, Uchiha Sasuke panted heavily, his face distorted. "Concealing it all from me, making me hate you, and finally killing a brother who sacrificed his entire clan for my life, using his corpse to achieve my hero status—is that the end of your script? You bastard, what right do you have to arrange my fate? Am I your puppet?!"
"You never even considered my feelings! I'd rather have died with Father and Mother than live like this!"
Looking at the hysterical Uchiha Sasuke, Itachi's heart felt as if it were being torn apart.
In the past, Itachi couldn't truly empathize with Uchiha Sasuke's feelings. Even if he knew of Sasuke's pain, he would still have stubbornly pursued his path.
Because his body was already failing; he had no other recourse.
But after being thoroughly beaten by Uchiha Madara, Itachi had fallen into confusion, spending every day in torment.
It wasn't just his body being ravaged by illness; the mental anguish was the greatest torture.
Because whenever he was quiet, Itachi would recall the scenes of him slaughtering his clan and personally killing his parents.
Only by dying at Uchiha Sasuke's hands could he find release.
So he had to constantly endure the pain, holding on until Uchiha Sasuke came to seek revenge.
And now, Uchiha Sasuke had indeed arrived with eyes like his own, but instead of mercilessly attacking him, he cruelly tore away Itachi's facade, denying and spitting on his arrangements.
His stomach continuously churned, and a surge of warmth rose from below to his throat.
Itachi suppressed the urge to vomit, swallowing the bloody taste unnoticed. He then quickly calmed his emotions, maintaining his cold expression, and changed the subject, "Now that you've awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, have you gone to see the stone tablet beneath the clan's compound?"
"What?"
Uchiha Sasuke, whose attention was suddenly diverted, was slightly stunned.
Not far away, Izayoi, sitting on a treetop created with Wood Release, watched the scene with great relish.
After mastering the Six Paths Sage Mode, Izayoi's perception had reached a Tier 0 existence.
Just like in the original Valley of the End battle, Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, while fighting, suddenly entered a galaxy-like chakra space to communicate.
With just a thought, Izayoi could connect his chakra with others, or even more people.
In that space, there was no deceit or trickery; everyone could sense each other's true thoughts.
This ability was the key to how Six Paths Sage Mode allowed one to communicate with others without violating principles, making them one's allies.
Upon gaining this ability, Izayoi's Kagura Mind's Eye also sublimated, just as Uzumaki Mito gained the ability to sense good and evil from the Nine-Tails after becoming its jinchūriki.
Izayoi's current Kagura Mind's Eye possessed the ability to perceive others' emotions and even discern their inner thoughts.
Itachi's cold expression might deceive the still young and innocent Uchiha Sasuke, but it couldn't hide anything from Izayoi.
Izayoi could clearly see Itachi's pain and found it quite amusing.
This was why he chose to tell Uchiha Sasuke the truth about the clan massacre.
If Izayoi hadn't become the Sixth Hokage earlier, he wouldn't have told Uchiha Sasuke so quickly. Even if the brotherly battle proceeded and ended as in the original story, Izayoi wouldn't have informed Uchiha Sasuke beforehand. Instead, he would have guided him afterward, preventing him from going down the path of self-destructive darkness as in the original.
But sometimes unexpected events happen quickly, even Izayoi hadn't expected to become Hokage so soon.
Since he had become Hokage ahead of schedule, Izayoi had to change his plans.
If he still allowed Uchiha Sasuke to kill Uchiha Itachi without knowing anything, as in the original story, and then learned the truth afterward, even Izayoi would find it difficult to control the situation.
Only genuine affection could retain Uchiha Sasuke.
In the original story, if not for the bond with Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke would never have considered abandoning his revolutionary ideas, willingly working for the latter for over twenty years, rarely even returning home.
Therefore, after Izayoi decided to help Uchiha Sasuke when he was a child, he had always treated him with sincerity.
As an emotional person, Uchiha Sasuke was like a natural empath; he clearly knew whether others' kindness towards him was genuine or hypocritical.
Izayoi treated him like his own son.
With this father-son bond, Uchiha Sasuke would absolutely not defect.
After exiting the genjutsu world, Izayoi had already confirmed this just by sensing Uchiha Sasuke's emotions.
For Izayoi, as long as Uchiha Sasuke didn't betray Konoha, it was fine.
Whatever he wanted to do with Uchiha Itachi, Izayoi would support him unconditionally.
Killing Uchiha Itachi to avenge his parents and clan: Izayoi agreed.
Not killing Uchiha Itachi: Izayoi also agreed.
In fact, for Uchiha Itachi, death was his release.
To continue living would instead be to endure hell, suffering day and night.
And Itachi clearly still wanted release from Uchiha Sasuke. He scoffed at Sasuke, "If you've seen the stone tablet passed down through generations in our clan, then you wouldn't be so naive to think I destroyed the clan truly for you. You have no idea about the Uchiha clan's origins, nor how important your eyes are to me. They would allow me to transcend dimensions, become the second Uchiha Madara, and awaken..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Itachi suddenly raised a hand to cover his heart, his expression twisting in pain.
Uchiha Sasuke was startled and instinctively looked at Izayoi not far away, asking, "He... what's wrong with him?"
"He spoke a keyword; the cursed seal inside him was triggered," Izayoi said without concealment, simultaneously flying down from the treetop to Uchiha Sasuke's side.
After a long while, Itachi's intense pain finally subsided.
Even for someone hailed as a true shinobi, Itachi was now drenched in sweat.
At the same time, a fist-sized black hole appeared beside Itachi.
Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito flew out from within it.
"It's you!"
Before Uchiha Madara could question Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke's eyes widened in fury as he stared at Uchiha Obito. He then raised his hand, condensed a Storm Release chakra orb, and fired a blue-white beam of light at Obito.
In Izayoi's genjutsu space, and in the memories of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, Uchiha Sasuke had learned of the masked man's existence.
It was no exaggeration to say that if not for this person causing the Nine-Tails Attack, the Uchiha clan massacre would never have happened.
More than Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke now hated Uchiha Obito.
Looking at the rapidly approaching Storm Release light beam, the face beneath Uchiha Obito's mask curled into a disdainful smirk.
The beam passed through Uchiha Obito's body, then suddenly contracted, sweeping towards Uchiha Madara, who was beside Obito.
"These youngsters nowadays have such fiery tempers."
Uchiha Madara also remained motionless, simply using his Preta Path ability to absorb the Storm Release attack while sizing up the murderous Uchiha Sasuke. His eyes were filled with appreciation and nostalgia: "Not only his appearance, but even his temper is very similar to Izuna's."
Immediately, he looked at the wary Uchiha Itachi beside him and said indifferently, "I sensed the cursed seal's movement just now. Were you trying to reveal to your brother how to obtain the Rinnegan? It seems you've guessed what I obtained in the Valley of the End battle."
"Or are you still planning to use your previous idea of using Kotoamatsukami to alter your brother's will, making him a puppet to protect Konoha? If I recall correctly, that eye you got from who-knows-where has run out of dōjutsu power, hasn't it? Without Hashirama cells, how did you get that eye to recover its dōjutsu power so quickly?"
"..."
Uchiha Itachi remained silent.
Just now, he was only thinking of concocting a new lie, and he unconsciously forgot that Uchiha Madara had implanted cursed seals in everyone in the Akatsuki, forbidding them from revealing information about the Ten-Tails and the Rinnegan.
Now, Uchiha Madara's arrival undoubtedly exposed his unformed new lie and confirmed Uchiha Sasuke's earlier suspicions.
Uchiha Itachi lowered his head, not daring to turn to look at his brother.
Uchiha Sasuke was stunned for a few seconds before he gave a bitter laugh and said, "So becoming a hero by stepping on my brother's corpse was actually a good outcome. Am I really just a puppet?"
Two lines of bloody tears once again streamed from Uchiha Sasuke's eyes.
The next second, terrifying dōjutsu power burst forth.
The space around Uchiha Obito and the two other Uchihas suddenly twisted, rapidly forming a fist-sized black hole.
This black hole was very similar to Uchiha Obito's Kamui, but entirely different.
Because after this black hole appeared, it rapidly expanded and released a terrifying gravitational pull that caused all three Uchihas, including Uchiha Madara, to look on in shock.
This was precisely Uchiha Sasuke's unique dōjutsu... Amaterasu no Rei (Great Sun Spirit)
"Ding! You have obtained the talent keyword [Kekkei Genkai : Natural Assimilation (Rainbow)]. Fuse or Disassemble?"
Half a year later.
Within a certain dimension of the Space–Time Tunnel, a colossal meteor floated in the sky. Its terrifying gravitational pull continuously tore at the earth, sucking up chunks of land, large and small, which then pulverized and adhered to its surface, further increasing the meteor's size.
Then, a rainbow-colored beam of light, ignoring the obstacles of the land, shot out from within the meteor like a fleeting shooting star, seeping into Izayoi, who floated nearby, completely unaffected by the gravity.
A dispassionate notification immediately echoed in Izayoi's mind.
Due to the content of the message, this notification sounded like the most beautiful music to Izayoi's ears at this moment.
"It wasn't easy, but it finally came out."
Izayoi sighed slightly, then made his decision without hesitation.
"Fuse!"
The next second, a new rainbow keyword was added to the keyword section of Izayoi's personal panel.
From then on, Izayoi possessed the mighty power to merge with nature and command it.
Having already seen Kaguya Ōtsutsuki use Natural Assimilation countless times over the past half-year with Ame-no-Tokotachi, Izayoi quickly mastered this innate ability.
Izayoi activated Amenominakanushi, transferring from this dimension to the Acid Dimension, and then sank into the acidic sea.
Immediately, green, mist-shrouded water surged like a tsunami, then, like the Rising Current from the world of pirates, shot skyward, transforming into water dragons that roared deafeningly.
Besides these materialized acidic waters, the invisible corrosive power was also within Izayoi's control.
Before long, Izayoi reappeared in the Ice Dimension. The visible icy landscape and the invisible cold air were equally within Izayoi's control.
By using Natural Assimilation, he became like a god of nature, transforming into the master of the dimension. Everything within the environment became a part of his body.
It was only because Kaguya Ōtsutsuki lacked combat experience, and because she hadn't truly become one with nature, that her true body could be precisely located by Izayoi using Ame-no-Tokotachi.
Otherwise, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki wouldn't have needed to flee; she could have simply used this ability to render Izayoi helpless.
After repeatedly experimenting with the ability of Natural Assimilation, Izayoi didn't return to the dimension where Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was sealed. Instead, he left the dimension, returned to the real world, and instantly moved to the Roran ruins where the God Tree was planted, beginning his experiment.
To prevent any accidents, Izayoi still didn't personally engage. Instead, he created a wood clone, allowing the wood clone to perform Natural Assimilation, hoping to merge with the God Tree.
But clearly, the wood clone failed.
The God Tree, an entity capable of producing Chakra Fruits that bestow numerous Kekkei Genkai s upon those who consume them, could be damaged by Six Paths Senjutsu or Kekkei Genkai -level attacks, or even severed by Naruto Uzumaki's Rasenshuriken, if it hadn't yet begun to absorb the planet's energy. But that was all.
As long as the planet lived, the God Tree would not perish.
No matter how many times the God Tree was cut down or destroyed, it would grow back.
And once the God Tree began absorbing the planet's energy, it became immune to all methods of harm and destruction except for space-time abilities, as Izayoi had personally tested.
Moreover, any damage to the God Tree would instantly heal.
This was because, at this point, the God Tree was already bound to the planet.
Unless one possessed planet-busting level power, it was impossible to interrupt the God Tree's absorption of the planet's energy.
Natural Assimilation might also be a severely weakened version of the God Tree's ability.
As a subordinate ability granted by the God Tree, it naturally had no effect on its superior.
Izayoi wasn't surprised that Natural Assimilation couldn't merge with the God Tree; he was just trying it out.
Seeing that the ability had no effect on the God Tree, Izayoi manipulated the earth to liquefy, slowly shifting the God Tree's position to directly beside the Ryūmyaku's entrance.
Instantly, the quantity and speed of the God Tree's absorption of the planet's energy surged once again.
Then, Izayoi activated Wood Release, creating numerous tree roots underground. This time, the ability, being of the same origin, successfully connected to the God Tree.
The remaining roots, however, extended towards the Ryūmyaku's entrance, like tentacles, emerging from the well's walls.
"Misukaji!"
The tentacles transformed into small black holes, releasing terrifying gravitational pull, frantically absorbing the Ryūmyaku's energy.
This energy was unimaginably more violent than natural energy; even a Sage's body would suffer immense damage if it absorbed it.
Even Izayoi's wood clone, strong as it was with Six Paths level combat power, couldn't endure for even a minute before cracks appeared all over its body.
Even Izayoi's main body, with the Rainbow keyword Self-Healing, probably couldn't last an hour before sustaining injuries that even his self-healing would struggle to repair.
Even his soul could be affected!
However, after merging with nature, the intrusive nature of the Ryūmyaku's energy was absorbed by nature itself. It also couldn't crack the earth; it merely caused ripples in the liquefied ground, like waves on a lake.
The energy, stripped of its aggressive properties, then flowed through countless branches and into the God Tree.
The God Tree's roots only absorbed the planet's energy slowly. Even when rooted near the Ryūmyaku's entrance, the speed of absorption remained unchanged; it simply absorbed purer and greater quantities of the planet's energy every second than other locations.
Izayoi's Wood Release + Misukaji, however, was like injecting medicine into the God Tree. A continuous stream of liquid would be injected, accelerating the God Tree's growth and fruiting speed.
As a cost, Izayoi only needed to consume Misukaji's dōjutsu power, and the chakra required for Wood Release and Natural Assimilation.
These were insignificant costs for Izayoi.
After experimenting for a while, Izayoi deactivated Misukaji and Natural Assimilation.
Having confirmed that Natural Assimilation could indeed absorb the Ryūmyaku's energy without harm, the task of assisting the God Tree in energy absorption could now be entrusted to the versatile wood clones.
And not just one or two wood clones, but hundreds, even thousands of them.
With the help of these wood clones, the God Tree, already rooted at the entrance of the Ryūmyaku, would undoubtedly bear fruit at an incredibly exaggerated speed.
After creating a large number of 'workers' to accelerate the God Tree's growth, Izayoi used Yomotsu Hirasaka to return to the dimension where Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was sealed.
At this moment, that dimension with a green sky and a barren landscape of rock peaks had long become riddled with craters and was still continuously shattering, sending large and small rocks flying to adhere to the meteor in the sky, which resembled a small moon.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki inside the meteor had once again fallen into a deep slumber, as if she had simply changed her environment.
Izayoi flew to the meteor, placed his hand on the stone wall, and then activated Natural Assimilation. His entire palm entered the meteor. He then used Wood Release to create tree roots, which spread to the center of the meteor, entwining Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, whose consciousness was sealed, and then he activated Misukaji again.
A few minutes later, Izayoi pulled out his hand.
In his palm was a small black hole, similar to All Creation Together.
When the black hole slowly disappeared, several red pills appeared on Izayoi's palm.
Immediately, these pills rapidly inflated like balloons, quickly transforming into four red fruits that, defying gravity, floated in Izayoi's palm.
These fruits were precisely the Chakra Pills refined by extracting the God Tree's chakra from within Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's body!
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