Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 346 Astounding Wealth
"Trying to escape? Not so easy! Order 'Sea Serpent,' 'Sea Shark,' 'Sea Wolf,' and 'Seal' to continue the pursuit and hunt them down at will! Don't let a single warship escape!"

Kakuzu watched the Misty Shadow ships scattering and fleeing on the light screen, a glint of greed and ruthlessness flashing in his eyes: "'Sea Whale' and 'Sea Lion', surface and release the air force! Sweep away the remaining enemies on the sea!"

"Yes!"

The massive hulls of the two submarines, "Haijing" and "Haishi," broke through the surface of the sea, rose to a safe altitude, and slowly opened their hatches.

"Umino Ninja Army! Attack!" Umino Ikkaku's voice echoed across both ships via the chakra communicator.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz——

Hundreds of pale blue chakra flames instantly illuminated the dim sea surface. The Umino clan soldiers and Mitomon ninjas, equipped with the "Falcon Wing Type III" flying armor, took off in an orderly fashion, like a swarm of bees leaving their hive.

They quickly formed several attack formations in the air, circling like falcons, and locked onto the chaotic targets on the sea below.

At this moment, the burning shipwrecks floated on the sea, illuminating the churning foam and oil. A large number of Kirigakure genin and chunin who had fallen into the water struggled desperately in the icy waves. They could barely maintain the most basic water-walking, let alone form hand seals to fight back.

Only a few Jonin could barely stand on the violently shaking sea, but they were all pale-faced, their chakra depleted, and they appeared extremely vulnerable in the face of the dual threats from the air and underwater.

"Air force! It's Konoha's flying ninja!" A Kirigakure Jonin, having spotted the threat in the sky, cried out in alarm.

"Water Release: Water..." A Kirigakure Jonin attempted to form hand seals to attack the Umino ninja in the air.

"call out--!"

A sharp whistling sound rang out.

A chakra missile launched from the Seafolk soldier's arm armor launcher, trailing a pale blue flame, struck him precisely!

An explosion equivalent to the power of a B-rank single-target ninjutsu instantly engulfed him, and even created a brief vacuum in the small patch of sea beneath his feet.

"It's a ranged attack! Be careful!" The other Kirigakure Jonin were terrified.

However, the attacks from the sky were just the beginning.

Puff! Puff! Puff—

A series of barely perceptible sounds of water entering the vessel.

A dozen or so chakra torpedoes were launched silently and accurately hit the last few Kirigakure medium-sized warships that were trying to put up a fight.

Amidst the deafening explosions, numerous fireballs rose from the sea, signaling the end of these warships.

The Umino ninja in the air transformed into precision killing machines, using their aerial advantage to launch chakra missiles and precise ninja tools from above, eliminating the remaining Kirigakure Jonin on the sea surface.

Meanwhile, the struggling junior and junior ninja were mercilessly swallowed up by the surging waves and the ever-expanding sea of ​​oil and fire. A few ninjas with good chakra control were surrounded and attacked as soon as they managed to stand on the surging waves.

This was a one-sided massacre.

The Kirigakure Fleet's proud naval power, under the combined attack of the Land of Waves' submarine force and the Umino Air Force, was like a giant castle built on the beach, quickly crumbling into burning wreckage and floating corpses on the sea.

Meanwhile, the transport ships laden with the wealth and people of the Land of Whirlpools scattered and fled in all directions amidst the chaos, like startled rabbits.

The number of ninjas was large and they were scattered. Each ship had at least one squad of Mist Ninjas guarding it. Although the Umino Ninja Army had an absolute air superiority, the efficiency of splitting up to intercept and then splitting up to pursue them was extremely low. It was clear that many of them were about to escape.

"Damn it! The cargo and slaves on these ships are all money! Sinking even one would be a huge loss!" Kakuzu frowned as he looked at the flagship from the command cabin. In his eyes, these transport ships were mobile gold mines.

Just then, from high above, Umino said in a deep voice, "Execute the contingency plan!"

Umino Ikkaku, Umino Kouko, and Umino Tobirama broke away from the main formation and flew to the high sky in the center of the battlefield.

Ikkaku Umino unleashed a massive sealing scroll from behind his back, flung it open, and rapidly formed hand seals. Umino Kaoru and Tobirama Umino, standing beside him, also formed hand seals, releasing a combined ninjutsu.

"Summoning Jutsu: Perfected Umibozu!"

With a violent surge of chakra, the enormous scroll fully unfurled in the air, its densely packed tadpole-shaped runes bursting forth with dazzling light!
A massive amount of chakra surged forth like a tsunami.

boom--! ! !
A deafening roar shook the heavens and earth, as if the sky had been torn apart.

A colossal figure, composed entirely of pure seawater and blotting out the sky, appeared out of thin air a hundred meters above the ground, exuding an unparalleled sense of oppression. It was none other than the fully-formed Umibozu!

Its size is incredibly large and solid, with a height of nearly 100 meters, like a giant sea monster from mythology!
The next second, this enormous creature, with immense force, crashed down onto the surging sea below.

Boom——!!!!!!

The terrifying impact was beyond words.

This sea area was as if it had been struck by a giant meteorite. A ring-shaped wave, over ten meters high, carrying immense power, spread wildly in all directions from the point of impact.

The raging tsunami instantly engulfed several small fog-shrouded warships that were trying to put up a fight, capsizing them all!
Those Mist-Hidden Transport Ships that were originally fleeing were tossed about by the towering waves like fallen leaves in a storm, their speed suddenly reduced, and everyone on board was terrified!
The towering waves even briefly extinguished some of the flames on the sea surface!
"What kind of monster is this?!"

"A tailed beast?! It's a tailed beast-level summoning beast!"

"It's over! We're done!"

Desperate cries echoed from the surviving transport ships.

Faced with this terrifying behemoth that fell from the sky like a natural disaster, any will to resist crumbled instantly.

Umibozu's enormous body stood steadily on the sea surface, actually suspended in the water. Its "head," made of flowing seawater, turned towards the panicked transport ships, emitting a deep, thunderous roar.

At the same time, a dozen or so smaller, but still over six meters tall, seawater clones on its massive body quickly coalesced and rushed toward the transport ships.

"Surrender! Or die!" Umino Ichikaku's cold voice, amplified by chakra, clearly resounded throughout the entire sea, carrying an undeniable authority.

In line with his words, the Umino ninja army in the air lowered its altitude again, and missile launchers and ninja tools were all aimed at the transport ships.

The sea monster's seawater clones also assumed attack stances, with water condensing in their hands into giant water spears or whirlpools.

Underwater, the submarine no longer concealed itself, and the chakra cannon began to charge.

The combined forces of sea, land, and air—the aura of death enveloped every ship.

Negative corner stubborn resistance?

Look at the ironclad warship still burning and sinking on the sea and those warship wrecks, and look at the Umibozu standing like a mountain. To put up a last stand is tantamount to suicide!

"Surrender! We surrender!"

"Don't fire! We surrender!"

"Quickly! Raise the white flag! Raise the white flag!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the surviving Mist-Hidden Transport Ships raised white flags, and the crew members dropped their weapons and knelt on the deck, their faces ashen.

In the face of absolute power and the fear of death, any resistance is futile.

A few stubborn members of the Mist Village on the ships attempted to resist, but were immediately pierced through the body by high-pressure water spears fired by the Sea Monk's clone, or precisely targeted by missiles falling from the sky, serving as the most powerful warning to deter other members of the Mist Village.

The Umino ninja army immediately dispatched a portion of its forces, which swarmed onto the surrendered transport ships like bees returning to their nest, quickly taking control of the vessels and taking prisoners.

“I’ve made a fortune again!”

A glint of gold shone in Kakuzu's deep blue eyes, clearly indicating he was in a very good mood. He immediately ordered, "Don't let those ships sink! Quickly salvage the situation!"

Fortunately, the giant sea monster Umibozu was there. He split off a large amount of water, like flexible tentacles, to drag the damaged but not yet sunk, and still valuable ships to relatively safe waters, preventing them from sinking completely and causing losses.

Kakuzu was quite satisfied and even decided to contract a spirit sea beast to avoid the situation where he won the war but had to watch a large amount of wealth slip through his fingers.

When Suigetsu Hobutaki finally arrived at the coast, panting heavily, with the elite Kirigakure troops...

What I saw was this unbelievable scene!
The once formidable Kirigakure fleet, one of the strongest in the ninja world, is now reduced to scattered burning wreckage and a few struggling survivors floating on the sea.

The "Blood Mist" ironclad warship, a symbol of the pride of the Hidden Mist Village, now has only a small section of its twisted mast stubbornly pointing to the sky, emitting its last plumes of black smoke.

In the sky, hundreds of Konoha ninjas equipped with strange flying armor circled and swooped down like ruthless grim reapers.

The most terrifying sight was the colossal beast that stood a hundred meters tall on the sea, made of flowing seawater, whose every slight movement stirred up huge waves.

The immense chakra surge, even from a great distance, made the Mist Ninja on the shore feel suffocated and tremble.

"Umibozu?! It's that monster summoning beast from the Umino clan!"

The fat, greasy face of the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon turned deathly pale in an instant. He muttered to himself in a daze, "No wonder the fleet was wiped out. The White Blood Demon! He really came. He must be hiding nearby!"

On the battlefield of the Land of Rivers, the terrifying memory of being easily defeated by Umino Sasuke, having Samehada stolen, and fleeing for his life like a stray dog ​​instantly flooded his mind. The insidious watermelon rind, the cold and ruthless blade, and especially the forbidden Dust Release technique that destroyed the sea fortress, every scene made him shudder.

"Quickly! Retreat! Get off the coastline!"

Suigetsu Hozuki suddenly woke up, his voice trembling with fear, "The White Blood Demon is definitely watching this place. He wants to lure us into the sea to feed that monster! Hurry! Back to camp! We're only safe with Lord Mizukage!"

He didn't even dare to think about going into the sea to rescue his struggling colleagues. In front of a summoning beast of the Umibozu's caliber, going down would be suicide no matter how many times he went!

He just wanted to get away from this deadly sea as soon as possible, away from that white demon that might appear at any moment!
Under his leadership, this elite force of the Mist Village, which should have been a vital force, fled the coast in panic like startled birds, retreating in disarray towards the Whirlpool Village camp, not daring to look back at this hellish sea.

Meanwhile, inside Wochao Village.

The fierce street fighting has reached a fever pitch.

The Cloud Village troops, using their Lightning Release techniques to clear a path and their formidable ninjutsu and taijutsu, were the first to break through the defenses and rush into the narrow streets and alleys.

However, what awaited them was not the scattered Vortex Clan, but an even more tenacious resistance.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

"Wind Release·Vacuum Jade!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"Secret Technique: Black Rope Manipulation!"

Various types of ninjutsu, traps, and a large number of black ropes attacked from the roof, windows, and corners, precise and deadly.

Each "enemy" displayed combat skills approaching those of a Jonin and an indomitable will to die.

The advance of the Hidden Clouds became extremely difficult, with each step accompanied by casualties.

"Damn it! How did these vortex bastards suddenly become so strong?!"

A Cloud Village Jonin had just used Lightning Release to shatter a "Uzumaki Ninja" hiding behind a stone house, only to find that the opponent had turned into a cloud of smoke and dissipated, leaving only a few explosive tags floating down. He narrowly avoided the explosion and roared in exasperation.

"boom!"

Ai punched and shattered a shadow clone of the "Vortex Elder" who had thrown an explosive kunai at him, watching the dissipating smoke and the remaining trap marks on the ground.

A look of understanding and rage flashed in his eyes as he roared to the sky, "Konoha Iron Wall! I know it's you! Get out here! What kind of skill is it to hide like a coward with shadow clones and traps? Come out and fight me fair and square!"

His roar was like thunder, echoing across the chaotic battlefield.

However, all that responded to him was more ninja tools and ninjutsu attacks coming from all directions, as well as the cold and efficient killing of the shadow clones. Now that their identities had been exposed, many of the shadow clones no longer held back and used the Puppet Technique: Dual Machine Manipulation, which immediately boosted their combat power and increased their lethality, causing the Cloud Village's attacks to falter.

Meanwhile, Sasuke Umino's main body completely ignored A's provocations from beginning to end. He calmly created shadow clones, using the terrain and traps to delay the time as much as possible, thus depleting the Cloud Village's manpower and chakra.

At the same time, the western defense line was finally breached by the main force of the Hidden Mist Village.

The Third Mizukage personally oversaw the operation, and his powerful Water Release ninjutsu, like a giant hammer, forcefully smashed open the final sealing barrier.

Large numbers of Mist Ninja flooded into the village like a tide, and immediately found themselves in a brutal street battle with the "Uzumaki Guard".

Just as Kirigakure had gained a foothold and was preparing to advance towards the village center.

The disheveled Suigetsu Hozuki, leading his remaining troops, charged towards the Third Mizukage.

"Lord Mizukage! Something terrible has happened!"

Suigetsu Hobuki's face was deathly pale, his voice trembling uncontrollably, "Our entire fleet is wiped out! Even the 'Blood Mist' was sunk, all the warships were destroyed, and the transport ships were captured by the Umino ninja army! They even summoned that monster, Umibozu, completely blocking the sea outlet! The White Blood Demon is definitely nearby, and our retreat is blocked!"

"What?!" Even the Third Mizukage, with his deep-seated cunning, couldn't help but change his expression upon hearing the news of the fleet's complete annihilation and the blockade of the sea outlet. His body was filled with an uncontrollable chill, and the ground beneath his feet turned to ice.

He suddenly looked towards the sea outside the village. Although he couldn't see the specific situation through the buildings, the huge and familiar chakra fluctuations of the summoning beast came through clearly, like a lighthouse in the dark, confirming that what Suigetsu Hobutaki said was true.

"Useless!" The Third Mizukage's eyes flashed with cold light as he glared at Suigetsu Hozuki. "You couldn't even defend the fleet!"

But he quickly suppressed his anger; now was not the time to assign blame.

His gaze swept over the stalemate in the alleyway battle, and then sensed the terrifyingly large amount of chakra outside the village. His eyes became incredibly sinister and resolute.

"If the fleet is destroyed, then it's all over!" The Third Mizukage's voice was icy and chilling. "Now, the key is to storm Uzushio Village! We must seize the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques and accumulated wealth. This is our only hope of obtaining compensation in this battle!"

He didn't even consider the issue of breaking out; instead, he issued an even more radical order: "Immediately send orders back to the village! Order all available fleets in the country to advance at full speed towards the Land of Whirlpools!"

"Lord Mizukage, what about Umibozu and the White Blood Demon..."

The Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon was still shaken.

"Hmph! It's just a summoning beast, I can handle it by myself!"

The Third Mizukage snorted coldly, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "As for Umino Sasuke, no matter how strong he is, he's only one person! As long as he dares to show his face, are you afraid we can't deal with him? Pass down the order: abandon the outer perimeter entanglement, and concentrate all forces to launch a surprise attack on the center of Uzushio Village. Find their treasure vault! Hurry! We must get there before Kumogakure!"

The Third Mizukage's decisions were ruthless and realistic.

With the fleet's destruction inevitable and the retreat blocked, rather than waiting to die or making a hasty breakout, it's better to take a gamble and seize the Uzumaki clan's most valuable treasure before the Cloud Village!
As long as they can get those things, the losses suffered by Kirigakure in this battle can be made up, or even a huge profit can be made!
Although Umibozu's summoning beast is powerful, as long as one doesn't actively go into the sea to fight it head-on, he is confident that he can easily suppress or even destroy it on land.

As for Umino Sasuke? He wouldn't mind personally dealing with this major threat if Umino Sasuke showed up!

With the Mizukage's command, the direction of Kirigakure's attack suddenly changed. They no longer entangled themselves with those troublesome shadow clones, but instead, like sharp awls, concentrated their elite forces and charged fiercely toward the ancient shrine in the center of the village, which symbolized the core of the Uzumaki clan, regardless of the cost!
Meanwhile, deep beneath the vortex shrine, the most secretive structure protected by layers of ancient sealing techniques, lies in the heart of vortex village.

Sasuke Umino's true form was standing in front of a huge stone gate engraved with intricate and mysterious golden runes.

Relying on his spiritual senses, he had already avoided all the still-resisting shadow clones of the Uzumaki ninja and the chaotic battlefield, and silently sneaked here.

"This is the treasure trove of the Uzumaki clan's heritage?!"

Sasuke Umino looked at the stone gate emanating a powerful sealing aura, a burning glint in his eyes.

This place may contain not only the wealth accumulated by the Uzumaki clan over thousands of years, but also their most core and powerful sealing technique scrolls!

This is one of the most important goals of his trip besides the rescue: perfecting the Chakra External Elixir is the key to it!

Intricate golden runes were engraved on the stone gate, and the powerful sealing barrier, like a solid wall, blocked any prying or intrusion. He tried several methods to break the seal, whether it was chakra probing, unsealing secret techniques, or impacting the sealing nodes, but they were all like mud oxen entering the sea, easily neutralized by the ancient and exquisite sealing structure, and even faintly felt a backlash.

"As expected, this is a formidable barrier, worthy of being the ultimate protective sealing barrier of the Uzumaki clan." Sasuke Umino frowned slightly.

The strength of this sealing barrier far exceeded expectations, and its complexity was far beyond any seal he had encountered before. If he had not possessed spiritual perception and been able to perceive the weaknesses in its energy flow, he probably wouldn't have even been able to try to break it.

However, he was well prepared.

"break!"

Sasuke Umino's eyes narrowed, and he gripped the Kusanagi Sword tightly in his right hand. The intricate runes on the sword instantly lit up, and a sharp aura capable of severing all seals suddenly erupted.

He precisely targeted a key point in the energy flow he sensed, and slashed out with his sword!
Tsk-!
Like a red-hot iron cutting into a hard ice wall, the indestructible golden sealing barrier was actually broken open, leaving a gap of half a meter!
An ancient and rich aura of chakra, mixed with a sense of antiquity, instantly emanated from the gap.

However, just as Umino Sasuke was overjoyed and preparing to widen the gap,

A sudden change occurred!

hum-

The golden tadpole runes on the stone gate seemed to come alive, surging wildly towards the pierced gap. They intertwined, wrapped around each other, and filled the gap, radiating powerful restorative energy.

The gap shrank by more than half in just a few breaths, at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"Self-repair?!" Sasuke Umino's pupils contracted, his heart pounding with shock.

He had never heard of such a self-repairing sealing technique before! The Uzumaki clan's mastery of sealing techniques had indeed reached an unbelievable level.

This is not just a sealing barrier, but more like a living defense system.

He originally intended to unleash the power of the Kusanagi Sword to forcibly tear the entire seal apart, but at that moment, the information transmitted by the shadow clone made him shudder. The vanguard of the Cloud Village had already broken through the outer shadow clone's defense line and was rapidly approaching along the shrine passage. Aina's violent lightning chakra fluctuations were as clear as a lighthouse in the dark night!
"It's good to keep this powerful sealing barrier!"

Sasuke Umino's eyes lit up, and he immediately had an idea, abandoning the idea of ​​violently breaking the seal.

He swung the Kusanagi Sword again, and at another node on the sealing light barrier, he swiftly ripped open a new gap.

Just as the gap formed, the golden runes swarmed in again to begin repairing it.

Sasuke Umino's left hand shot out like lightning, precisely pressing against the stone door at the edge of the gap.

"Flying Thunder God Mark!"

A string of barely perceptible Flying Thunder God Technique marks, yet containing spatial coordinate information, instantly flowed from his palm and silently seeped into the stone gate.

Just a moment before the golden runes completely covered the gap and restored the sealing barrier to its original state.

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

Sasuke Umino's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

hum~
The golden runes on the stone gate completely covered the gap, and the sealing barrier became intact again, as if it had never been damaged.

And inside the treasure vault.

Sasuke Umino's figure appeared out of thin air, his feet firmly planted on the ground.

An intense, almost overwhelming aura of money wafted over, and the space before them was far larger than they had imagined, clearly indicating the use of a spatial expansion sealing technique.

Mountains of gold bricks reflected an alluring luster in the corners; boxes of gems, pearls, agates and other precious items shimmered with iridescent light; and large quantities of rare metal ingots and medicinal herbs, sealed in specially made scrolls, emitted unique energy fluctuations... The value of these tangible riches alone was enough to bankrupt a small country!

Compared to this, the treasure trove of the Upper Stream Clan is nothing more than a beggar's hut.

However, Sasuke Umino's gaze swept across the sea of ​​gold and silver before instantly locking onto the center of the treasure vault. On an altar made of special jade, several huge scrolls were quietly placed, especially the one in the middle, which was the largest and made of the most ancient material. It emitted the most concentrated and purest sealing power fluctuations, and its surface was faintly covered with dark golden secret patterns.

"The Book of Sealing of the Uzumaki Clan?!" Sasuke Umino's eyes flashed with a sharp light; this was one of the most important objectives of his trip.

Without hesitation, he flashed to the altar and reached for the largest scroll.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch the scroll.

"Huh?!" A sense of impending death washed over him from the depths of his soul, making every hair on his body stand on end.

"It's a trap!" Sasuke Umino's heart screamed with alarm, and his outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

His spiritual perception instantly reached its peak, locking onto the scroll.

On the surface of the scroll, the seemingly decorative dark gold patterns concealed extremely terrifying energy. A barely visible black vortex mark flashed by in the center of the scroll!
Hidden inside is an even more exquisite and terrifying technique than the one within Danzo Shimura's body—the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique!

Once triggered, not only the scroll itself, but also everything around it will be devoured and sealed, and those who come into contact with the scroll will be the first to be affected!
"As expected of the Uzumaki clan, their sealing traps are indeed terrifying and well-hidden!"

Sasuke Umino's eyes were serious. If he hadn't had exceptional senses and been extremely cautious, the consequences of that touch would have been unimaginable.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

boom!
A shadow clone that looked exactly like him appeared beside him.

Without any hesitation, the shadow clone took the Kusanagi sword that the main body handed over, while the main body used the Body Flicker Technique to quickly move away.

"Break the seal!"

The shadow clone gave a low shout, holding the sword with both hands, and pointed the sword tip precisely at the center of the scroll, at the hidden black vortex mark!
laugh--!
The power to break the seal collided instantly with the powerful sealing trap.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a piercing, sharp screech. The black sealing energy twisted and struggled violently like a punctured abscess, fiercely clashing with the golden edge of the broken-seal Kusanagi sword. Black tadpole runes surged out frantically in an attempt to repair it, but were torn apart and dissolved inch by inch by the sword's edge!
After a few breaths of stalemate, the shadow clone let out a low roar, channeling all its chakra into the sword, and the Kusanagi Sword shone brightly after breaking the seal.

Boo!
With a soft sound, the deadly inner four-symbol sealing trap was finally completely broken, and the dark golden runes flowing on the surface of the scroll instantly dimmed.

However, at the very moment the sealing trap was broken...

puff~
A tiny, almost imperceptible amount of pollen suddenly burst forth from the center of the scroll and quickly spread out!
Instantly, a faint yet strangely vibrant fragrance of grass and trees filled the air.

"Poisonous! Is it wood pollen?!" Umino Sasuke's pupils shrank suddenly.

He was all too familiar with this aura; it was a Wood Release technique! The special pollen toxin in the air was extremely corrosive and lethal to non-Wood Release ninjas. If he hadn't fused with White Zetsu cells and possessed a natural affinity and resistance to Hashirama's cell power, he would probably have already collapsed!
"Wind Release: Whirlwind Prison!"

The shadow clone reacted with lightning speed, instantly forming hand seals. A high-speed rotating, controllable spherical tornado instantly formed in front of him, like an invisible vortex, precisely absorbing and compressing all the spreading Wood Release poisonous pollen into the eye of the vortex, forming a constantly rotating golden cyclone.

These wood-style pollen materials are extremely valuable research materials in the ninja world.

With the Wood Release pollen crisis resolved, Umino Sasuke did not relax. He activated his Spiritual Perception and Sound Wave Release to the maximum and scanned the scroll once more.

Sure enough, this time he discovered that there was a trap hidden in the inner layer of the scroll.

Under the perception of the Sound Wave Escape, the internal structure of the scroll was as transparent as if it were transparent, and was clearly revealed.

Dozens of explosive tags were tightly attached to the inner layers of the scroll, their detonation points linked together by extremely fine chakra threads, forming a destructive trap where every single one could trigger a chain reaction.

Once the scroll is picked up, moved, or subjected to violent vibration, it will immediately trigger a massive explosion!

"What an impeccable anti-theft measure!" Even Umino Sasuke had to admire the Uzumaki clan's prudence.

He immediately adjusted the frequency and intensity of the infrasound: "Sound Release: Infrasound Shock!"

Om-!
A wave of infrasound, imperceptible to the human ear yet containing a specific destructive frequency, pierced through the surface of the scroll like a precise scalpel, striking the nodes of the chakra threads that connected the explosive tags.

crackle...

From inside the scroll, a series of extremely faint sounds came.

Under the resonant damage of infrasound, the key detonation nodes were broken and rendered ineffective. Although the detonators were still there, their core detonation transmission mechanism was completely paralyzed, turning them into a pile of harmless dead objects.

Thus, the three deadly traps on the Book of Seals—the Inner Four Symbols Seal, the Wood Release poisonous pollen, and the internal chain of explosive tags—were finally broken by Umino Sasuke with precise and efficient methods.

However, just in case, his main body did not move forward, but instead had his shadow clone carefully unfold the huge book of seals.

Wow...

The ancient scroll unfolds, densely covered with countless profound sealing techniques, principle diagrams, and application examples.

One by one, names that would make countless powerful figures wary came into view: Vajra Seal, Four Symbols Seal, Eight Trigrams Seal, Corpse Demon Seal... There was even an enhanced version of Earth Explosion Star that combined Yin and Yang Escape and involved the power of the Six Paths, but this supreme seal was incomplete and the conditions for casting it were extremely harsh!

"This is the real treasure!"

Sasuke Umino's gaze was instantly captivated.

The completeness of these sealing techniques, the profundity of their principles, and the magnitude of their power far surpass those of the conventional secret sealing techniques of Iwagakure!
The sealed inheritance of the Uzumaki clan points directly to the essential rules of chakra, space, and even the mysteries of the soul. It is the cornerstone he urgently needs to perfect his concept of "chakra external core" and explore higher levels of power!
Suppressing the urge to immediately immerse himself in research, he quickly took out a blank scroll of the same size and unrolled it.

"Secret Technique: Water Mirror Imprinting Technique!"

He quickly formed a hand seal, then placed his hands on the blank scroll, and a layer of water-like halo instantly covered the entire scroll.

A magical scene happened!

Every character and every spell diagram in the Book of Whirlpool Seals was as if imprinted by an invisible carving knife, clearly "reflected" in the watery halo of the blank scroll, without the slightest difference!
Thanks to his previous experience in copying the Book of Sealing Rocks, coupled with his improved mental strength and chakra control, the speed of this copying was astonishing. In just a few breaths, the entire contents of the Book of Sealing Rocks were perfectly copied onto the new scroll.

Then, he quickly put away the copied scroll and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport it to a secret underground chamber in the Land of Waves.

"How could such a precious treasure be left untouched by a trap?!"

A cold glint flashed in Umino Sasuke's eyes as he took out a specially made explosive tag covered with complex sealing runes and pulled it into the inner layer of the genuine Uzumaki Sealing Book.

Then, he formed hand seals again, applying his strongest composite sealing technique—a combination of elements from the Vortex Sealing Technique, the secret teachings of Iwagakure, and his own research—onto the scroll, making it extremely difficult to unseal.

Finally, he kept only a small portion of the highly toxic wood pollen he had collected as a research sample, cleverly hiding the rest in the scroll's shaft, seal, and the gaps in the sealing patterns on its surface.

This wood-style pollen poison, originating from Hashirama Senju, is colorless, odorless, and difficult to detect. Unless one possesses wood-style release or has some special resistance, even a Kage-level shinobi would be doomed if they inhaled or came into contact with it!
After doing all this, the shadow clone sent another urgent message: Ai had led his elite troops to attack the stone gate of the treasure vault.

Although the sealing barrier on the stone gate is powerful, under the Cloud Village's relentless bombardment of lightning, the repair speed may not be able to keep up with the destruction speed, and breaking the sealing barrier is only a matter of time.

"There should be enough time!" Sasuke Umino immediately used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to create dozens of shadow clones.

"The old method: move everything out!"

The shadow clones moved with incredible speed, summoning specially made, super-large capacity sealing scrolls one after another, and swarmed towards the mountain of treasure in the treasury like a locust plague!
"receive!"

Shining with golden light, piles of gold and silver treasures, rare materials, and antique artifacts disappeared swiftly into the unfolding sealed scroll, as if swallowed by an invisible giant mouth.

Once the scrolls were filled, they were immediately rolled up and sealed, and the shadow clones received the next batch of treasure.

"The Flying Thunder God Guides Thunder!"

Umino Sasuke stood in the center of the treasure vault, rapidly forming hand seals.

Whenever a sealed scroll filled with treasure is handed to him, he immediately activates the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport it to a secret underground chamber in the Land of Waves.

call out! call out! call out……

One by one, the sealing scrolls carrying the accumulated wisdom of the Uzumaki clan over a thousand years disappeared from his hands, safely teleported back to their lair across the distance of space.

The treasure vault became empty at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Outside the stone gate of the treasure vault.

Boom! ! !

The combined Lightning Release technique from the Hidden Cloud Village slammed into the already cracked golden sealing barrier.

Click!

Like shattered glass, the final defensive barrier finally collapsed.

The stone gate shook violently, and smoke and dust filled the air.

"Charge in! The sealed legacy of the Uzumaki clan is ours!" Yunyin smashed open the heavy stone door and rushed into the treasure vault like a wolf.

However, the scene before them stunned all the Cloud Village members.

There was no dazzling display of jewels or a sea of ​​gold as I had imagined.

Inside the enormous treasure vault, apart from the jade altar in the center which was still relatively intact, the rest of the place was empty, with only some worthless junk and dust scattered in the corners, as if it had just been looted!
"Where's the treasure?!"

"What happened to the wealth accumulated by the Uzumaki clan over a thousand years?!"

"How could there be nothing there?!"

Shock, disappointment, and disbelief instantly spread among the Cloud Village ninjas.

They paid a heavy price to break through here, only to find it completely empty?!

The leader of the Cloud Village Jonin's face instantly turned ashen. His gaze swept across the empty treasure vault like a knife, finally locking onto the only ancient scroll remaining on the altar.

"At least, the most important thing is still here!" The Cloud Village Jonin's voice was filled with suppressed anger. "The Book of Sealing! Bring it to me, beware of traps!"

Although they were furious about the disappearance of the treasure, the Book of Seals was their main objective for this trip.

The Cloud Village Jonin did not rush forward, but instead gestured for a young Cloud Village Genin to come over.

"Yes, Lord Ai!" The genin showed no fear on his face, but instead rushed toward the altar with a fervent sense of honor and a desire to obtain the village's treasure.

He grabbed the huge scroll!

The scroll was lifted off the altar the instant it was taken away.

puff!
A nearly invisible plume of pollen dust suddenly shot out from the scroll shaft and seal, hitting the genin directly. The fanaticism on his face froze instantly, his eyes rolled back, and before he could even let out a scream, he fell straight to the ground, completely lifeless!
At the same time, the highly toxic pollen from the Wood Release plant spread rapidly.

"It's highly poisonous! Retreat quickly!" the Cloud Village Jonin shouted in terror.

But it was too late. The dozen or so Cloud Village ninjas at the forefront, including three Jonin, turned bluish-purple the moment they inhaled the smoke. Their bodies convulsed violently, they clutched their throats, made strange hoarse noises, and collapsed one after another as if their life force had been drained.

"It's the Wood Release poison of the God of Shinobi..." An elderly Jonin, quite old, struggled to utter half a sentence before losing his voice completely.

The terrifying poison instantly brought down nearly half of the Cloud Hidden elites in the treasure vault.

"Water Release: Kirigakure Jutsu!"

The Cloud Village Water Release ninjas who reacted faster immediately formed hand seals, attempting to absorb and dilute the poison powder with water mist.

However, the wood-style pollen was extremely poisonous and strange; some of the poison powder could even blend into the water mist, thus expanding the killing range, and several more ninjas fell down with screams.

(End of this chapter)