In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 534 Internal strife
Ultimately, the Eternal Eye merely completes the Kaleidoscope, which suffers from genetic defects due to incomplete bloodlines.

Nowadays, the Otsutsuki bloodline pieced together in Fugaku Uchiha may not be less than that of his ancestor Indra, so it is not difficult to understand why his Mangekyou Sharingan has been sublimated.

"How did these two guys... manage to turn themselves into Otsutsuki?"

Shimizu immediately noticed the unusual behavior on Orochimaru and Fugaku Uchiha.

This was most likely Orochimaru's doing.

This snake is both intelligent and dangerous. In the original timeline, the Third Hokage believed that Minato Namikaze was more suitable to become Hokage. Combined with Danzo's instigation and Orochimaru's personality, this led to Minato's defection from Konoha. However, he still accomplished many great things. If he didn't have Sasuke as his father, who knows how awesome he would have been.

In this world, Orochimaru's experiences are quite different. Although he has encountered many crises, the talent, status, and resources he possesses are far greater than in the original timeline. The hardships brought about by these crises have also further tempered this indestructible snake.

"Forget it, even if it revives after being killed this time, as long as the original body pulls this planet into its own world, no matter how much trouble this snake causes, it won't be able to cause any real chaos."

With a calm expression, Shimizu drew his sword, and in an instant, endless sword energy and blades flew out.

On the ground, a wooden figure clad in bone armor rose up, with Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru standing on its head, forming hand seals.

The pale blue Susanoo covered Shikotsukito's outstretched hand and threw a punch at Shimizu.

On the other side, the Gedo Mazo was summoned by Nagato.

The Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Six-Tails, and Eight-Tails have all been devoured by the Gedo Mazo. Even Nagato, the Seven-Tails' jinchūriki, gave more than half of the Seven-Tails' chakra to the Gedo Mazo.

To be precise, it was an incomplete Ten-Tails that had been resurrected halfway.

In addition, there is also some Nine-Tails chakra.

Those were extracted from Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who were resurrected by Orochimaru using Edo Tensei, and from Mito Uzumaki.

Although it's not even half the amount of the real Nine-Tails, its chakra reserves are still considerable.

Its once emaciated body had become quite full, a barren flower bud had sprouted on its back, and a huge red six-tomoe Rinnegan had opened on its forehead, exuding a fierce aura.

"Roar--!"

A roar resounded, and specks of red light gathered from the mouth of the ten-tailed creature.

Fugaku Uchiha took the lead and charged towards Shimizu, seemingly trying to seize an opportunity.

Shimizu's sword flew out, unleashing a surge of lightning that shattered most of the red Susanoo.

However, the next moment, Fugaku Uchiha and the crimson Susanoo disintegrated together, turning into flames that swept towards Shimizu from all directions.

"Yan Huo, come forth to see Your Excellency!"

This is Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique. Its characteristics have become known through past battles.

His ability is to transform Fugaku Uchiha into a flame-type energy body, which is similar to the water transformation technique of the Hozuki clan.

However, unlike others, Hikohime can not only turn Fugaku Uchiha and his own chakra into Susanoo flames, but also burn other things and merge them into the flames, so his upper limit is obviously much higher.

The size and power of the flames depended entirely on the limits that Fugaku Uchiha could control.

During the Kaleidoscope era, this move could pose some threat to other Kage-level powerhouses, but it was limited by the upper limit of his own eye power output, and those Kage-level powerhouses each had their own methods, so they were naturally not afraid of this move.

The greatest benefit of Hikohime's ability to see Fugaku Uchiha in a state similar to an elemental energy body is that it makes him extremely survivable, impervious to physical attacks and injuries. With the White Zetsu cells constantly replenishing his eye power, he is extremely difficult to defeat unless there is an absolute overwhelming force.

What's more troublesome is that his current pupil power is incomparable to what it used to be.

Moreover, his other eye technique is extremely well-suited to Hikoho Ichiken-no-Mikoto.

"Amaterasu!"

Black flames merged into the meteor shower, and fireballs carrying an aura of destruction, trailing their fiery tails, attacked Qingshui from all directions.

Nagato also controlled the Ten-Tails, launching small Tailed Beast Balls.

Shimizu used her spatial abilities to teleport repeatedly.

Even if Orochimaru awakens the Jōgan and can see through spatial changes, so what?

Can the eyes keep up? Can the attack and reaction keep up?
Among the Susagi people, Orochimaru's eyes darted around rapidly in his pure eyes.

On the earth, with the arrival of the Tree Realm and the dance of early ferns, countless giant tree spurs sprouted, piercing the sky and attacking the clear water like tentacles.

Orochimaru's eyes couldn't keep up with Shimizu's frequent spatial shifts.

Whether it's Hikaru no Izumi, Wood Release, Shikotsumyaku, or Shinra Tensei, they are all techniques that can attack over a wide area. No matter how fast you are or how strong your dodging ability is, you can still try to find an opportunity.

But they couldn't find that opportunity in Shimizu.

This guy's spacetime abilities are far stronger than they imagined.

In mid-air, Shimizu also scratched his head.

The strength of these guys has indeed exceeded expectations.

Although there's not much that can be done about him, it seems that even with the fighting power of this shadow clone alone, it's not enough to defeat these people working together.

Forget it, let's contact the other shadow clones and ask them for support, or call the main body over.

"What do we do, Orochimaru? It seems we can't contain him!"

A ball of flame twisted into the face of Uchiha Fugaku, who spoke to Orochimaru in a deep voice.

"At this point, we can only trust Dai's Eight Gates Formation. He just told me that he is confident."

Orochimaru looked solemnly at Might Guy, who had opened the Seventh Gate of Shock and was standing on the other side of the wooden doll's head.

"Hmm? This is... the Eight Gates Formation? Well, this shadow clone might have to die here."

Shimizu suddenly looked down at the green-skinned middle-aged watermelon next to Orochimaru, whose body was emitting blue steam.

"Lord Fourth Hokage, Lord Fugaku, please rest assured and leave it to me!"

An extremely explosive burst of chakra suddenly erupted from Might Guy's body.

"The Eight Gates Formation, the Eighth Gate of Death, open!"

"Now, the moment when youth burns brightest and reaches its climax has arrived!"

Red steam rose, and Might Guy's face was resolute. He transformed into a red dragon, pushed off the ground with both feet, and soared into the air, causing the earth to tremble and crack.

"Evening Elephant·One Foot!"

When the fist was thrown, the air itself became a vacuum column where the wind from the punch passed.

Shimizu once again used his spatial powers to teleport away, but this time, the landing point of the displacement deviated from its original course for the first time.

Under such absolute power, the gravity in this area became abnormal, causing space to warp.

This strike has already entered the Six Paths Realm, and it was only through pure power that it could have such an effect.

After Orochimaru and Tsunade healed most of the hidden injuries he sustained from training, Might Guy's maximum potential was already on par with Might Guy from the original timeline.

The air exploded, and a sonic boom resounded.

Might Guy stepped on the air, the red steam trailing behind him, transforming into a dragon shape, perhaps already showing some of the beginnings of Night Guy, but it did not continue.

"Is that move I envisioned still impossible to execute? But it's enough!" Might Guy's figure continued to accelerate in the air, so fast that it was almost impossible to react.

"Evening Elephant: Two Feet!"

"Evening Elephant - Three-Legged!"

"Evening Elephant - Four Feet!"

The space in this area was temporarily distorted.

Orochimaru and his companions hurriedly retreated.

They certainly didn't want to be brushed or bumped by the sunset elephant.

Such power, even the aftershocks alone, would be enough to severely injure them; once hit, they would surely die.

Moreover, given the speed Might Day is currently unleashing, they have no way to dodge, and their reactions simply cannot keep up.

The terrifying power also made Shimizu's use of spatial power even more obscure.

If the original body were here, it could forcefully break through space with its absolute energy level advantage, but with the energy contained in this shadow clone, after a few forced teleportations, the remaining energy would not be enough.

Far away in Sunagakure, in the basement of Shimizu's house, a dozen shadow clones were also discussing something.

"It seems that the eleventh shadow clone has run into trouble."

"What did he go to do? Is there anything in the ninja world that can threaten us?"

"Could it be that we've encountered an Otsutsuki?"

"It's true. His message said that Orochimaru and Fugaku Uchiha seem to have turned into mini-Otsutsuki. But the troublesome one is that green watermelon who has mastered the Eight Gates. He can open the Gate of Death now."

"Oh ho, he used the Gate of Death to exchange for a shadow clone. If he finds out the truth after he dies, won't he be furious?"

"Let's discuss who should go first. We've used over 90% of our energy to condense the power of the Six Paths of Yin and Yang."

"Find a clone that's out conducting experiments, and then infuse half of the Six Paths Yin-Yang Power you've cultivated into it. With the Yin-Yang Power combined, the shadow clone won't be so fragile. Even if it encounters Kaguya, it will have a decent chance of winning. That's enough."

"Okay, I'll go out and look for them. They should already have other shadow clones out looking for their main body."

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"Did you make it?"

Nagato looked at the sky, then turned to Orochimaru and asked.

"There was no sign of any change in space and time, so he didn't escape."

Orochimaru's Pure Eyes lit up as he looked at the spot in the sky where the clear water had disappeared.

"We couldn't sense his presence either, so his body must have been completely destroyed."

The fiery rain subsided, and the flames returned to human form.

Fugaku Uchiha looked at the Amaterasu black flames scattered everywhere, and then glanced at Might Guy lying in the center of the basin that had been blasted open by the attack, his body still sparking and charred.

"That's good."

Orochimaru and Fugaku Uchiha exchanged a glance, a wicked smile creeping onto their lips.

In the next instant, the two of them rushed towards Nagato simultaneously.

"The Rinnegan is mine!"

"How about I keep the Ten-Tails?"

"You... Shinra Tensei!"

Seeing Nagato's angry expression, the reanimated Madara, manipulated by Orochimaru, couldn't help but smile, and his eyes changed from the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan to the Rinnegan.

Upon witnessing this scene, Nagato seemed to understand something, and his anger intensified.

A fully charged Tailed Beast Ball was launched, blasting the basin several meters deeper once again.

Might Guy, who had just performed a great service, couldn't even leave behind a corpse.

Orochimaru and Fugaku Uchiha dodged and were about to make their move when they noticed a pool of black liquid oozing out from Nagato's body, clinging to him and rendering him unable to resist.

Knowing of Black Zetsu's existence, Fugaku Uchiha did not hesitate and instantly rushed towards the Ten-Tails.

These Rinnegan belong to Madara, and Black Zetsu is Madara's will, which was attached to Nagato early on.

Therefore, he knew that he couldn't get those Rinnegan eyes.

What he wants to steal is the Ten-Tails!

Besides, he didn't even need to rob it!

The kaleidoscope pattern in Fugaku Uchiha's eyes spun rapidly, connecting dots into lines, forming circles, and finally transforming into a pair of purple Rinnegan.

In the previous battle, he had held back and hadn't used his full strength!

He would only bring out the Rinnegan as his trump card if he couldn't achieve enough results without Might Guy's Death Gate.

Now that Shimizu's shadow clones have disappeared, they believe Shimizu is dead. It's time to use this trump card to gain further benefits.

Fugaku Uchiha himself possessed a high degree of Uchiha bloodline purity and had also awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

After combining the four bloodlines of Senju, Uzumaki, Hyuga, and Shikotsumyaku into his body through the Kira-ga-jutsu, Fugaku Uchiha discovered a change in his eyes, enabling him to unlock a higher stage of Susanoo.

In the last case, instead of seeking other bloodline limits, he directly used the portion of Madara's flesh and blood that he had on his own body.

The Uchiha clan always firmly believed that their bloodline was the best and that their Sharingan was the strongest bloodline limit.

Given that Madara Uchiha was the most powerful Uchiha clan in hundreds of years, it's not surprising that Fugaku Uchiha would make this choice.

When Madara awakened the Rinnegan, he endured decades of hardship, relying on a tiny amount of Ashura chakra from a piece of Hashirama's flesh that he bit off.

When Fugaku Uchiha and Orochimaru used the Kira-no-Yasu technique, in order to obtain a more powerful Wood Release, they almost completely consumed the remaining remains of Hashirama's body. The Ashura chakra contained within was far more than that from Madara's bite.

The portion belonging to Indra is even simpler.

Madara Uchiha died in front of Fugaku Uchiha, and his body naturally fell into the latter's hands, becoming the material for the Kira-ya technique.

A considerable amount of Indra and Ashura chakra gathered in the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, making the appearance of the Rinnegan a natural consequence. Moreover, unlike Madara, Fugaku did not lose an eye due to using Izanagi and needed to recover, so the time it took for him to recover was far shorter than that of Madara.

It was precisely because of these Rinnegan eyes that Fugaku Uchiha was confident in seizing the Ten-Tails.

After all, only the Rinnegan can summon the Gedo Mazo and control the Ten-Tails.

"Rinnegan... It's a pity I only managed to snatch one, but luckily I still have the Pure Eye."

Orochimaru calmly held a Rinnegan in his hand, removed the three-tomoe Sharingan, and replaced it with the Rinnegan.

(End of this chapter)