Chapter 191: Surprise Attack, the Power of the Six-Tails, and the Art of the Explosion!
Night, and the wind was high.
On a tall building near the Konoha gate, Hizashi Hyūga, who was scanning the area with his Byakugan, suddenly froze. He immediately shouted, "Everyone, someone is approaching rapidly! Their speed is extremely fast!"
The numerous Konoha ninja on alert nearby immediately tensed.
"Everyone, prepare to engage the enemy," Fugaku Uchiha said coldly, activating his three-tomoe Sharingan.
"I've only detected one enemy so far," Hizashi continued his report. "But this guy... he has something sealed inside his body... this guy is a jinchuriki!"
Upon hearing this, a jonin said bitterly, "A jinchuriki! They're using a jinchuriki! It must be those bastards from the Mist!"
Fugaku was secretly surprised. To use a jinchuriki first... it seems they're trying to use this to attract attention and tie up the village's main forces.
"He's close!" Hizashi shouted again.
In an instant, the hearts of the nearby ninja were in their throats.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the Konoha gate exploded. A figure, wrapped in crimson chakra with six tails waving, stepped through. The next moment, stone pillars rose from the ground around him. Then, clay condensed in the air and began to fall.
Lightning Release: Four Pillar Bind!
Earth Release: Clay Drop!
However, before the jutsu could be completed, the Six-Tails jinchuriki vanished.
"So fast!" Fugaku was shocked. He hadn't even had time to lock onto him with a genjutsu.
BOOM!
A house exploded, sending wood and rubble flying. Figures leaped from the roof. The jinchuriki's tails shot out like spears toward the Konoha ninja. Just as the tails were about to pierce them, a giant fireball slammed into the jinchuriki, sending him flying. It was Fugaku's Great Fireball Technique. Immediately after, various other ninjutsu slammed into his body.
While everyone's attention was on the jinchuriki, Uchiha Tekka appeared on the village wall. He watched the scene below and also saw Fugaku.
"Heh, not bad," he chuckled lightly, then raised a single hand. "Then let me show you what a jinchuriki rampage looks like!"
ROAR!
With a howl, the Six-Tails jinchuriki, who had been bound by jutsu like Swamp of the Underworld and Lid Drop, suddenly began to expand rapidly, instantly shattering its restraints. It completely unleashed its power, transforming from a partial Tailed Beast state into its full Tailed Beast form. And at this moment, it was in a full rampage.
Many of the Konoha ninja also saw that the Six-Tails' eyes now bore the mark of a three-tomoe Sharingan.
"As expected... they're controlling the jinchuriki with a Sharingan," Fugaku's heart sank. He shouted, "Everyone, you must restrain him for a moment! I will bring him under control!"
Just then, the Six-Tails waved its six tails, and the houses in its path exploded, kicking up a storm. Ordinary ninjutsu were useless against such power.
"What terrifying strength. It seems I have no choice but to use that technique." Fugaku's eyes quickly spun from three tomoe into his Mangekyō. He leaped into the air, moving to the front of the beast.
Just then, the Six-Tails tilted its head back, and a terrifying amount of chakra quickly gathered.
"This is..." Fugaku immediately sensed the frightening fluctuation. "Is that...? I absolutely cannot let him fire that, or else..." He was about to summon his Susanoo.
But at that moment, a giant figure descended from the sky and sat on top of the Six-Tails, forcefully interrupting its Tailed Beast Bomb.
"It's a toad!"
"Lord Jiraiya is here!" a Konoha ninja cried out with joy. Faced with a behemoth like a Tailed Beast, even a jonin would feel powerless.
Jiraiya appeared at Fugaku's side. Gamabunta, who was sitting on the Six-Tails, wriggled his backside a bit and then leaped off.
ROAR!
The Six-Tails was furious. It turned its head to attack Gamabunta, but in the next instant, a giant staff was pressed against its body.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had appeared. He held the Adamantine Staff, pushing with all his might, forcing the Six-Tails backward until it crashed through the village wall with a boom and then plowed through a large patch of forest before finally stopping.
"My turn! Swamp of the Underworld!" Jiraiya quickly formed seals. The ground beneath the Six-Tails immediately turned into a giant swamp, causing its body to slowly sink and hindering its mobility.
"Orochimaru!" Jiraiya yelled.
Orochimaru, who had appeared silently, said nothing, but had already summoned several giant snakes. They shot out, coiling around the Six-Tails and binding it.
Seeing the beast subdued so quickly, the Konoha ninja let out a sigh of relief, and then burst into praise.
"As expected of the Third Hokage and the Sannin!"
"They subdued that thing so fast!"
"Fugaku!" Hiruzen shouted, retracting the staff.
"Understood!" Fugaku nodded and leaped forward.
But just then, the Six-Tails' body began to ooze a large amount of acid. The giant snakes binding it couldn't withstand it and were forced to let go.
"Watch out!" Orochimaru's expression changed.
The Six-Tails then opened its mouth and spat out a terrifyingly corrosive gas that spread rapidly.
Fugaku stopped his body and a skeletal Susanoo rose up around him.
Hiss, hiss, hiss~~
The terrifying gas landed on the Susanoo, and its defenses rapidly disintegrated. His pupils constricted. He quickly retreated, yelling, "Everyone, be careful! This gas is extremely corrosive!"
"Everyone except Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Fugaku, fall back!" Hiruzen ordered. He then formed hand seals and created four clones. He and his clones then formed seals simultaneously.
Five-Element Great Combo Attack!
The five Hiruzens cast their ninjutsu at the same time. Wind, Fire, Earth, Lightning, and Water clashed, forming a terrifying energy storm that swept forward. It not only cleared away the spreading corrosive gas but also engulfed the Six-Tails, which had just climbed out of the swamp.
"So… so strong!"
"Amazing! As expected of the Third Hokage!"
Hizashi Hyūga and the other Konoha ninja who had retreated watched this scene with wide eyes. This was the first time they had seen this jutsu.
"It seems Sensei is still not ready to admit he's old," Orochimaru said, quite surprised.
"Orochimaru, you idiot!" Jiraiya shouted. "Why didn't you summon Manda?"
Ignoring him, Orochimaru leaped forward.
At the same time, on top of the Hokage Tower, Tsunade could also see the giant Six-Tails in the distance. "So it really is the Mist-nin." This was what Genichi had predicted.
She formed hand seals and performed the Summoning Jutsu, summoning a giant slug.
"Lady Tsunade!" Katsuyu's voice was like a young girl's.
"Katsuyu, I'll be counting on you," Tsunade said.
"Yes, Lady Tsunade!" After replying, Katsuyu immediately dissolved into a large number of smaller slugs that rapidly slithered toward the front line. Tsunade sat down cross-legged. She needed to provide chakra for Katsuyu as healing energy. Yes, splitting Katsuyu consumed her chakra.
At the barrier, Genichi was startled awake. The other Anbu ninja also looked toward the village center. The roars, and the terrifying chakra fluctuations, even a non-sensor ninja could clearly feel.
"Did the enemy attack?"
"Amazing!"
"It should be fine, right? After all, the Third Hokage and Lords Jiraiya and Orochimaru are all there."
The Anbu ninja discussed in low voices, then looked at Genichi. Their hearts immediately settled. With Lord Genichi here, what kind of enemy was there to be afraid of?
"So it's finally started. As expected, it's the Six-Tails." Genichi had "seen" the rampaging jinchuriki.
"Hmm? Only Uchiha Tekka?"
Genichi, who was standing on the red torii gate, frowned slightly. His perception had spread out, but he had only sensed Tekka approaching. Madara and Nagato were not there. So, was Tekka planning to do this all by himself?
"All of you, retreat inside the barrier," he suddenly ordered the Anbu. "And inform Lord Minato that the enemy is here."
"Yes, Lord Genichi!" Without the slightest hesitation, the Anbu ninja leaped back inside. One of them went to notify Minato.
Minato, upon learning that the enemy had arrived, immediately left the delivery room. He crouched and placed his fingers on the ground, sensing. "A Tailed Beast? Everyone is fighting… Thank you, everyone!" he whispered to himself. He then leaped onto the roof, his gaze fixed on the distant Genichi on the torii gate.
"Kushina, Naruto, I will not let you be harmed!"
Boom!
Black chakra erupted, and Minato, now covered in it, immediately entered Sage Mode. But his eye shadow was rendered black.
Zero-Tails Sage Mode!
On the torii gate, Genichi sensed this and couldn't help but look back and smile. "As expected of you, Minato-san. You've mastered the Zero-Tails' power so quickly." Now, he could also be called a perfect jinchuriki.
"Hmm? Has he arrived?"
Genichi turned back and saw the tiger-striped-masked Uchiha Tekka approaching. To be honest, if it had been Obito, he would have really felt some pressure. Not because Kamui was invincible, but because it made infiltration too easy, ignoring all barriers. It was impossible to guard against.
But Tekka…
"Tekka, are you all alone?" Genichi smiled.
Tekka stopped and looked up at him, frowning slightly. "You seem… a little disappointed?"
"I was prepared for Konoha to be reduced to ruins," Genichi sighed. "And I was prepared to be besieged by you, Madara, and Nagato. I also wanted to witness the power of the Rinnegan."
Tekka felt anger rising. He sensed Genichi's contempt. This bastard…
"Tekka, I won't tell you to turn back," Genichi continued. "I'm not someone who likes to preach. After all, Danzō did steal the Uchiha's eyes, and the Konoha and Uchiha leadership did intentionally downplay it. But, Tekka, have you forgotten that you've already lost to me twice?"
"You're so arrogant, Kinoshita Genichi," Tekka said, suppressing his anger. "Just because you think you beat Madara, do you think you're the God of Shinobi now? Heh, it seems you're just a frog in a well, the same as those short-sighted fools."
At this moment, Tekka felt a pang of disappointment. He had considered him his lifelong rival, and he had made many preparations for this day. But he had never expected…
"Since that's the case, let me be the one to break your pride and arrogance!" Tekka decided to use his strongest power to break him. A mere commoner ninja, what right do you have to speak to me with such a condescending attitude?
"Tekka," Genichi sighed, "if you run now, you might still make it. Otherwise, I'm afraid Madara won't be able to rest in peace."
"How did you know he's dead?" Tekka was shocked. "Wait... you're bluffing me! Damn it!" How had he fallen for it so easily? He didn't know why, but even though he was different from before, he still felt suppressed by him at all times.
And so, under his mask, his Mangekyō awakened.
Amaterasu!
He locked onto Genichi and instantly released the dōjutsu. Black flames enveloped his body. His expression became serious, and then he vanished.
"So fast!" Tekka was shocked. He leaped back, and a dark-red Susanoo rapidly formed around him. But Genichi then appeared right in front of him, his body still burning with black flames.
"This guy actually…" Tekka's pupils constricted. "It's too late!" His Susanoo didn't have time to fully materialize; at most, he could only form the upper torso.
As expected, the next moment, Genichi's fist had already smashed into the Susanoo.
Boom!
The barely-formed Susanoo exploded.
Crack!
Tekka's mask shattered. His head took a solid punch from Genichi. His whole body instantly flipped, feet over head, and with a crash, half of his body was plunged into the ground. His legs stuck straight up, then went limp.
Inside the barrier, the Anbu ninja stared wide-eyed at the battle that had erupted so suddenly. Genichi was so fast they hadn't even been able to follow his movements. They had only seen an afterimage flash, then heard the sound, and then saw him punch through the enemy's defense and plant him in the ground like a radish. It was too fast, all in an instant.
"Is the enemy… just taken out like that?"
"As expected of Lord Genichi, who has surpassed the Kage!" an Anbu praised from the bottom of his heart.
"The enemy is not that easily defeated," another jonin said. He knew the secret of the Uchiha's Izanagi. Or rather, by now, most of the Konoha jonin knew.
Outside, Genichi looked at Tekka. His expression was calm. His body's surface began to crack, and pieces of hard ice, still burning with black flames, fell from his skin and clothes.
An ice armor. This was why he could ignore Amaterasu.
And just then, Tekka's "corpse" vanished. Genichi's form also vanished, and the fire jutsu that had come from the left hit nothing.
"As expected, this guy's sensory ability is also very powerful." Tekka, now wary, had not used Yachihoko no Kami for a surprise attack.
Izanagi. I'd like to see how many eyes you have to burn.
Genichi huffed. He then spat out a large number of bubbles that whistled through the air, rapidly spreading and sealing off the space around Tekka. Tekka was about to summon his Susanoo to defend, but he was suddenly plunged into absolute darkness and silence. All six of his senses were sealed.
Genjutsu: Heaven and Earth Seal!
After half a second of being hard-controlled, Tekka forcefully broke the illusion with his Susanoo. This guy's genjutsu… my Mangekyō can't even reflect it! He was shocked. He then saw the bubbles outside his Susanoo exploding one after another.
BOOM! BOOM!
The firelight linked into one continuous sheet, and smoke billowed. The skeletal Susanoo was blown to pieces. The smoke was torn apart, and Genichi appeared in an instant. The moment their eyes met, Tekka activated his own genjutsu. But the next moment, the Genichi in front of him exploded. The terrifying explosive force was even greater than the bubbles from before. It instantly tore apart the Susanoo's defenses, and Tekka screamed as his body was sent flying.
"Such strong explosive power!"
"Was that a water jutsu before?"
"A clone explosion? Was that a fire clone?"
"I've never heard that Lord Genichi was skilled in Fire Release."
The watching Anbu analyzed his abilities.
Tekka's body vanished and reappeared in another place. He looked up at Genichi, who was floating in the air, looking down at him.
"A clone… was that ability similar to the Six-Tails'? Some kind of Kekkei Genkai?" He was also analyzing Genichi's abilities. "This guy… is he waiting for me to use my complete Susanoo before he uses his Ice Release? He knows the secret of Izanagi, so… he's conserving his chakra."
He then observed that many Flying Thunder God kunai had appeared on the battlefield.
In the air, Genichi stared down at him. So, Izanagi, huh? Let's just see how many eyeballs you have to burn today. Since he had dared to come alone, he was going to see just how many times he could kill him. Do you think you're Obito?
Their eyes met from a distance, and Tekka immediately activated a genjutsu. However, it had no effect on Genichi. "Tekka, did you forget that I could suppress your three-tomoe Sharingan with genjutsu even without using my own? Your Mangekyō is strong, but your eyes aren't genjutsu-type. They don't work on me."
His face was a little grim. His genjutsu didn't work, but Genichi's genjutsu could affect him. This was… Just who was the Uchiha here?
"Those eyes of yours… they also originated from the Sharingan, didn't they?" Tekka probed.
Genichi didn't answer. He raised his hand and formed a hand seal, and a large number of clones appeared in the air. The next moment, they all dived toward him. He had only used Explosion Release when he had assassinated the Third Mizukage. Today, he was going to show him what the art of the explosion truly was.
"Are these all explosive clones?" Tekka huffed. His hands flew through seals, and he spat out a sweeping wave of flames.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
In an instant, the fire jutsu was blown apart.
"So fast…" Tekka realized that with ordinary ninjutsu, he couldn't cope at all.
(End of Chapter)
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