Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 110 One-Tailed Beast Capture Completed

Flames raged fiercely, and countless towering trees collapsed with a deafening roar.

A series of violent roars erupted as Old Purple forcefully repelled the attack of the Sky Bullet using Lava Release.

In a way, this is also an indirect confrontation between the two tailed beasts.

"The Four-Tails' Lava Release? So this guy is the Four-Tails' Jinchūriki, and he's actually become that bastard's puppet."

The expression on the tailed beast became slightly more serious, but only slightly. What truly worried it was Kaedeji Tsukasa himself.

Swish!
The enormous tail suddenly lashed out horizontally, like a storm sweeping away everything in its path, blasting out a vacuum before crashing down on Kaedeji.

"Don't run away if you have the guts!" One-Tail roared. To put it bluntly, it knew that Kaedeji had a space-time ninjutsu and could leave at any time after completing the ritual.

Given One-Tail's terrible temper, it would love to blast Kaedeji Tsukasa, who despised it, into dust.

"I won't run away, One-Tail. I've made up my mind. I'll catch you, and if I can't, I'll just kill you."

Kaedeji tried a little and managed to create a peculiar tree, but calling it a dragon was a bit of an exaggeration.

It's not a matter of chakra, but rather the level of mastery over Wood Release. Even Hashirama Senju, with his Wood Release bloodline limit and ample chakra, couldn't simply unleash a Wood Dragon technique at will.

The Wood Dragon Technique is truly a technique capable of directly confronting tailed beasts.

boom!
One of them smashed the failed wooden dragon in half with its tail, without even recognizing that it was a wooden dragon.

Kaede Tsukasa's expression remained unchanged as he continued to experiment, gradually improving his understanding of the techniques and his familiarity with his own body, finally reaching a new level.

During this period, the One-Tailed Beast was entirely dealt with by the Tree Realm and the zombies under its command.

With multiple powerful figures besieging One-Tailed Beast, coupled with the encirclement and suppression by the living forest, and a barrage of large-scale ninjutsu, One-Tailed Beast was quickly thrown into disarray.

The commotion was quickly noticed by the Sunagakure support troops who were rushing to the scene, and they were shocked and greatly confused.

"With this level of commotion, could it be that Lord Bunpuku has already entered full tailed beast transformation?"

"The enemy is Kaedejima, whose disciple killed the Four-Tails!"

"There won't be any problems. According to intelligence, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki never fully transformed into a tailed beast before he died. He was probably killed in one blow by Hidan's powerful technique. Lord Bunboku's decision to enter full tailed beast transformation is actually the best one!"

The support troops were all elites, and the one leading the charge was none other than the Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage's senses were stronger than those of other ninjas. He sensed the movement of the ground through Magnet Release, and his gaze sharpened.

“Kaede Tsukasa doesn’t have the ability to deal with a complete tailed beast. It’s already good enough if he can keep himself alive. Right now, he can only deal with the One-Tailed Beast. If we can speed things up, it would be best to leave Kaede Tsukasa here forever.”

Even so, the Third Kazekage still frowned. Kaede Tsukasa could escape at any time, so why was he still stuck in the desert fighting the One-Tailed Beast? Perhaps there was a reason why he couldn't leave, and if that was the case, that would be great.

"Kaede Tsukasa has invaded the Land of Wind without authorization and attacked a Jinchuriki. His crimes are unforgivable. If we can kill him while he's in a fit of rage, we can sever a vital arm of Konoha!"

The Third Kazekage no longer cared about the damage caused by the One-Tailed Beast's rampage. If a Tailed Beast Ball were launched at Sunagakure from a distance, no one could say what the final outcome would be.

Even more important than that is taking the opportunity to kill Kaedeji!

The next Shinobi World War is bound to break out, and there is no doubt that countries and villages are engaged in an arms race. However, guys like Kaede Tsukasa are too dangerous. They bring a large number of corpses, which are essentially expendable, to the battlefield, using war to sustain war. They don't care if they all die, as they can always raise a new batch of troops at any time...

The ninja world cannot allow such an awesome person to exist. If it were allowed, he absolutely could not appear in Konoha Village!
The Third Kazekage didn't utter a sound, but suddenly accelerated.

……

Kaede Tsukasa has finally figured it out pretty well.

"High-intensity combat is indeed a catalyst. It creates a sense of urgency, allowing me to develop my abilities with greater focus."

Kaede suddenly understood Nagato's state—as long as one's subjective awareness is in place, one can grow stronger without encountering any bottlenecks.

He possesses the Rinnegan, a vast treasure trove of power, which he can freely explore. As long as his emotions are right, he can extract any technique from his eyes and master it quickly.

There's no need to worry about chakra either. Nagato himself is a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, with incredibly abundant life force. How could he be bad at being chosen by Madara to carry the Rinnegan?

This explains why Danzo and Orochimaru always felt extremely passive when facing Nagato, as if Nagato's level was a bottomless pit, with no way of knowing its limits.

Often in the middle of a fight, Nagato would suddenly pull out a new dojutsu, and each dojutsu was exceptionally practical and powerful, and could be cast instantly without hand seals, making it impossible to defend against.

Kaede Tsukasa has already grasped this state. The Hashirama clone is a treasure trove, and given enough time, Kaede Tsukasa can find good things within it.

By now, he was quite confident.

"Let's try again... Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

With a deafening, tooth-grinding tearing sound, the earth burst open, and a ferocious, dark green wooden dragon emerged from the ground.

Its enormous body instantly filled the space. It was formed by countless gnarled giant trees, and its thick trunk was covered with bark patterns as deep as ravines. Its dragon head was raised high, and its sharp wooden fangs were interlocked. Its long body had an aura of crushing everything. It roared and took up its position in the center of the battlefield, facing off against the raging Shukaku in the distance. The heavy sense of oppression made the air stagnate.

Kaede stood atop the wooden dragon's head, arms crossed, looking down at the dragon before glancing at the one-tailed creature opposite him.

He succeeded, which wasn't too surprising. Even if he didn't succeed now, he would in the future. In a few years, he might even be able to create something like a wooden puppet that could actually fight tailed beasts.

As for the higher-level True Several Thousand Hands, that's impossible. The Hashirama clone can't compare to the original Hashirama. Chakra quantity is one aspect, but even the original Hashirama had to enter Sage Mode to use True Several Thousand Hands, let alone Kaede Tsukasa.

Of course, there is another way, which is to tie up Afei and use Afei's power to unleash the True Thousand Hands again, which will definitely succeed.

"Now we'll get a little serious, One-Tail. I hope you can hold on a little longer and not die so easily," Kaedeji said calmly, suddenly raising one hand.

The wooden dragon opened its ferocious maw and let out a silent roar as it traversed the forest, tearing deep ravines in its wake—a truly astonishing sight.

Despite its long and enormous body, it was incredibly agile and moved swiftly, quickly circling around and tightly binding one of its tails.

One-tailed creature tried to break the wooden dragon in half, but failed. Kaedeji could rely on more than just the wooden dragon.

A large number of trees surged over, layer upon layer, pressing down on the One-Tailed Beast. This alone required the One-Tailed Beast to be distracted, as it was worried that its chakra would be absorbed by the Wood Release trees—although Kaede Tsukasa was not yet proficient in this technique and could not yet absorb the tailed beast's chakra.

The key is that these trees are endless; once a batch is broken and destroyed, new trees immediately come to fall on top of it.

As long as Kaedeji's chakra isn't depleted, he can always put pressure on the One-Tailed Beast using the Advent of a World of Trees technique.

Not to mention, the other zombies were also constantly exerting their strength. People like Terai and Troy could only keep looking for opportunities to cut off the tail, which did cause damage to the tail, although it wasn't very useful.

Needless to say, Old Purple used Lava Release to counter One-Tail's Wind Release, which was already extremely useful. He also used Lava Release to spray onto One-Tail, and the solidified magma, combined with Wood Release, further restricted One-Tail's mobility.

The sandstorm Araki can also stir up a sandstorm, causing the enormous size of the tail to continuously decrease.

Using such a powerful lineup to deal with the One-Tailed Beast, to put it bluntly, is quite an achievement for the One-Tailed Beast.

Click, click, click!

The wooden dragon tightly coiled around the tail, and with various other attacks, it swallowed the tail whole, frantically creating all sorts of damage.

One-Tailed Beast wanted to roar again, opening its mouth to create Yin-Yang Chakra and unleash a Tailed Beast Ball to cleanse the ground, but it was noticed immediately by Kaedeji Tsukasa, who controlled the wooden dragon to bite down hard on One-Tailed Beast's mouth, causing the giant tanuki to let out a miserable scream.

That's not all. Don't forget, Kaede Tsukasa has always commanded a special team dedicated to sealing Tailed Beasts!

Psychic art!

Kaedeji pressed down on the top of the wooden dragon's head, and immediately puffs of smoke appeared. A dozen or so zombies wearing Cloud Village headbands moved rapidly in various directions under Kaedeji's command. Then, they threw out iron chains containing binding techniques and wrapped them around the One-Tailed Beast's body, further suppressing the One-Tailed Beast's chakra.

Finally, Yiwei couldn't hold on any longer. It was constantly bleeding out and surrounded by enemies. It couldn't hold on any longer and finally collapsed with a thud.

"Now it's time to reap the spoils. Let's cut off as much chakra as possible first."

As for the share we get, the more the better. We got less in the past because the conditions weren't right and our capabilities weren't up to par. But things are different now.

Kaede looked down at the weak and listless One-Tailed Beast. This was the first time he had successfully hunted a Tailed Beast on his own, which meant that he was considered a powerful type even at the Kage level—and that was only because he had just obtained this body and had not yet developed it to its full potential.

Corpse Escape: Corpse Demon Sealing Technique!

Kaedeji Tsukasa and Troy, one after the other, used the Shinigami to cut the One-Tail's chakra. With each cut, the One-Tail let out a scream, its seemingly exhausted body struggling violently before weakening even more, its massive size rapidly shrinking, clearly indicating that it had reverted to its full tailed beast form.

"Won't you hold on a little longer? I even deliberately avoided attacking Fenfu to prevent your feigned sleep from being broken because of me, but unfortunately you couldn't hold on any longer."

Kaede Tsukasa was somewhat regretful. With those two strikes, he had cut off almost one-sixth of the One-Tailed Beast and sealed away a large amount of its chakra.

This attitude made Yiwei extremely resentful.

"This matter won't end like this. You dare to steal my chakra, I will keep an eye on you and I will kill you with my own hands!!" The One-Tailed Beast mumbled angrily as the Wood Dragon bit its mouth.

"Oh? You're quite ambitious. You can start right now. Why aren't you doing it your way? Is it because you don't want to?"

"Hmph, too arrogant! This time it was just that we didn't have information about you beforehand. That guy Fenfu was too hesitant. If I had been the one dealing with you from the beginning, you and your corpse would have been the ones who died in the end!"

Yiwei was extremely unwilling and kept cursing.

However, what it said makes some sense. If the One-Tailed Beast had directly clashed with Kaede Tsukasa from the beginning, the process might not have progressed as it has now, and there would have been more twists and turns. Defeating a Jinchuriki is a completely different concept from defeating a Tailed Beast that moves freely.

But the final result will not change. Even if Hidan spews out a Tailed Beast Ball, Kaede Tsukasa can summon Hidan at any time to transfer the Tailed Beast Ball away.

If you can handle the strongest attacks, dealing with the One-Tailed Beast won't be a problem. The One-Tailed Beast's strength is ultimately at the lower end among the nine tailed beasts.

The illusion was broken, and the One-Tailed Beast returned to Bunfuku's body.

Terai carried the unconscious Bunfuku on his back.

Kaede Tsukasa gazed into the distance, already sensing the approach of the Sunagakure ninja.

"Let's leave it at that this time. It's not time for a full-scale war with Sunagakure yet, and there's no need for it."

However, don't misunderstand, Kaedeji is not referring to the all-out war between Konoha and Sunagakure, but rather the all-out war between himself and Sunagakure.

One figure after another disappeared, leaving only a few scattered zombies to wander aimlessly amidst the chaos. But soon, these zombies were also summoned away by Kaedeji.

When the Third Kazekage and his party arrived, they only saw a devastated forest.

Just one glance at the shocking traces of battle, with one huge trench after another everywhere, was enough to understand how intense the battle had been.

"A forest of this size suddenly appeared deep in the desert... Is it Wood Release?!"

"Just like the Land of Rain! After an unknown super war, a forest suddenly appeared in the Land of Rain, but Hanzo kept his mouth shut and refused to tell us what happened."

"Another forest created by Wood Release. What's wrong with this world? Wood Release should have disappeared along with the First Hokage. Why is it reappearing? What is the connection between the events in the Land of Rain and this place?"

"We haven't found Lord Fenfu at all!"

"Judging from the traces of the battle, Lord Bunpuku, who has fully transformed into a tailed beast, must have engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy. The outcome may not be good, after all, the enemy possesses the power of Wood Release..."

Finally, Chiyo couldn't help but speak up: "If the opponent is Kaede Tsukasa, dealing with both Wood Release and Corpse Release at the same time, even Bunpuku might not be able to gain the upper hand."

Corpse Escape...

People immediately wondered if Kaede Tsukasa had secretly obtained the First Hokage's corpse and then controlled him. If that were the case, it would be terrifying.

"Probably not. After so many years, Hashirama Senju's body should have rotted away long ago. He wouldn't have found it and turned it into a zombie. Konoha Village wouldn't have such a big loophole."

The Third Kazekage's expression was solemn. He knew that Konoha Village was also trying to improve its military strength. Just like their Sunagakure Village was researching human puppets, Konoha Village must have its own path to follow.

If it were a transplant of Wood Release bloodline limit, the Third Kazekage could completely understand it. But in his mind, at most, the new Wood Release ninja would only be able to use a Wood Splintering Technique or a Wood Release: Wood Release Technique.

They were able to directly attack the Tailed Beasts and take down the One-Tailed Jinchuriki in such a short time before they even arrived! That's ridiculously powerful!
"Continue searching for Bunpuku's whereabouts. If we can't find him in the Land of Wind, we'll go to the Land of Fire! This matter is inextricably linked to Kaedeji, and Konoha Village can't escape involvement either!"

The Third Kazekage issued the order: "Sunagakure can lose me as Kazekage, but it absolutely cannot lose the Tailed Beast! The One-Tail is a power passed down through generations, and it cannot be lost in our hands!"

The entire Sand Village quickly sprang into action, and the vast Land of Wind was thrown into turmoil. In the near future, this turmoil would surely spread to Konoha Village.

In a hidden cave within the Land of Fire.

Kaede Tsukasa returned to his base once again and threw Bunfuku to the ground.

Instead of taking any further action, he sat down and reviewed the entire process from the start of the ceremony to bringing back the blessings.

Sure enough, not long after, a pitcher plant emerged from the wall.

No matter how well-hidden the cave is, it's only a matter of time before Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, who are always keeping a close eye on Kaede Tsukasa's movements, discover it.

"You arrived even faster than I expected. It seems you discovered my base a long time ago?" Kaedeji's face showed no surprise.

"A base... you just randomly picked a cave, stuffed some bookshelves and stuffed it in, and that's it? You're really careless."

White Zetsu said in a soft, feminine voice, "But compared to this, you really surprised us. We didn't expect you to be resurrected and even take the opportunity to master Wood Release."

"Fortunately, although the process was quite risky, everything was under control, and every step proceeded as I had envisioned."

"Even after you were killed by Lord Madara? Are you so sure Lord Madara would kill you?"

“Even if he doesn’t make a move, I will find another way to die and be resurrected as an impure spirit. This is the most ideal way to change bodies. Although I have also prepared a contingency plan without impure spirit, even if I succeed, the final result will not be perfect.”

Kaede Tsukasa said calmly, "Anyway, it's only a matter of time before I fall out with Madara. Even if we manage to get along now, he'll find a chance to get rid of me in the future."

Madara even secretly controls Obito, so how could he possibly let go of someone like Kaede Tsukasa, who isn't even his successor? It's only a matter of time before he takes action; it's just a matter of when.

“He wants to be a savior, but he wants to kill everyone who doesn’t act according to his wishes. Then he can’t blame me for using him.” Kaede Tsukasa looked at the White Zetsu in front of him. “Tell Tobi to remember to protect my original body. Although that body is no longer of any use, it still carries a part of my memories of the past. If it is destroyed, I will not let him go.”

"I know. Tobi preserved your body very well. He was even clamoring to combine Wood Release and Corpse Release, but you achieved it first in another way, and you even have Sharingan."

White Zetsu found this series of operations dazzling. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out how so many things could be pieced together in this way to create the perfect body that Kaede Tsukasa was currently using.

Complex but efficient and useful.

Black Zetsu said in his usual cold and low voice, "Now that you've captured One-Tailed Beast, what do you plan to do? Kill it directly?"

"No, I'd rather dismember the One-Tailed Beast into many pieces first, extract more chakra, and maybe one day I'll need it."

"Lord Madara will not allow you to control the One-Tail for long, but now he's in for a headache. He has created an even more troublesome enemy."

Black Zetsu and White Zetsu had different thoughts, but they were all shocked by Kaede Tsukasa's resurrection in a more powerful form. Moreover, he had just been resurrected and had already destroyed the One-Tailed Jinchuriki. He would only become stronger in the future!
Before long, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu relayed the message back to the Mountain Cemetery.

Madara, having learned the details from White Zetsu, fell silent.

Even he had never imagined it could be like this.

"A clone of Hashirama... a low-quality creation without any self-awareness, yet it can be used like this. Besides Tobi, is there anyone else in this world who can make use of its value?" Madara exclaimed in surprise.

How could such a ridiculous technique as the Impure World Reincarnation be used like this? By stuffing a copy of Hashirama into his body and then reviving him using the Reincarnation Technique, he could instantly turn the copy of Hashirama into part of his new body.

Madara never imagined it could be done this way. He originally didn't think much of the Reanimation Jutsu, but he never expected that combining it with the Impure World Reanimation Jutsu could produce such an exaggerated effect.

It must be said that for a moment, Madara was somewhat moved—but only slightly. He couldn't very well commit suicide and then be resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

He doesn't trust anyone.

"That guy Kaedeji actually knows how to get rid of the Impure World Reincarnation. He seems to have a more secretive source of information."

Madara glanced at Black Zetsu, knowing it couldn't be Black Zetsu. The method to break the Impure World Reincarnation technique was extremely simple; it was nothing more than knowing the order of the hand seals and then reversing the order to break free from the caster's control. There was absolutely no need to master any complicated techniques or anything like that.

He hadn't told anyone about this.

Of course, he couldn't be sure what method Kaedeji had used to break free from the control of the Impure World Reincarnation technique. This forbidden technique might have other loopholes, but worrying about that now was pointless.

"What should we do, Lord Madara? Things have exceeded your expectations, haven't they? I can sense that you are in a very passive position right now."

Afei said with a grin, "I can feel that you're about to die. Are you really willing to die like this? You don't have any Outer Path Demon Statue to prolong your life."

(End of this chapter)