Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 117 One Man Breaks Through Three Shadows, the Supermodel of the Current Era

Throughout the entire ordeal, Kaede Tsukasa remained standing still. Despite being in the midst of this chaotic battlefield, he gave off an air of leisurely strolling, as if he were an outsider.

This nonchalant attitude, ironically, made everyone who was watching him feel inexplicably pressured.

By single-handedly taking on an entire massive legion, Kaede Tsukasa has reached a terrifying level that forces people to look up to him.

"Only after breaking free from the shackles of chakra did I truly see the extent of my strength."

Kaede Tsukasa watched the scene unfold with great interest. The chaos and damage inflicted on the Sunagakure forces in such a short time undoubtedly pleased him.

To be honest, even Kaedeji himself wasn't sure how well he could do it, since it would take time to prove himself in practice. He was still grateful to Sunagakure for giving him this opportunity.

An opportunity to sacrifice these few thousand regular troops.

Pleasure.

Kaede Tsukasa truly felt joy; that sense of ease welled up in his heart once again.

The last time he experienced this wonderful feeling was when he mastered the Reincarnation Technique, which initially relieved him of the problem of insufficient chakra, and officially gave him the right to stand in this world.

Every breath he took at that time brought him peace of mind.

Now, chakra will no longer be his weakness. With the help of Hashirama's clone and the Reanimation Jutsu, Kaede Tsukasa can handle chakra levels without any problems, even at the Kage level.

Even if he were to go toe-to-toe with a Six Paths level enemy, it wouldn't be that bad.

Kaedeji glanced up and saw multiple attacks rushing towards him.

It wasn't just the siege by the Third Kazekage, Ebizo, and Chiyo; the sealing squad, which had been under tight protection from beginning to end and still possessed considerable fighting power despite losses due to the zombie outbreak, was now hurling a huge sealing scroll at Kaede Tsukasa.

"Are you going to seal me away all at once? It's a useless option, but it's the only means you can come up with."

In the blink of an eye, Kaede Tsukasa calmly watched the scene unfold before him, completely unconcerned about this level of attack.

The only thing that can counter space-time ninjutsu is space-time ninjutsu. In the future, any Six Paths level powerhouse who possesses the Rinnegan or Byakugan will have the ability to open a space-time portal at will.

Several attacks magnified before his eyes. Even though the timing of the attacks was extremely tricky, he seized the opportunity when Kaedeji was using the Insertion Technique with one hand and maintaining the Burning Ritual Dance with the other.

As is well known, different hand seals are required to activate different ninjutsu, and chakra is mobilized to circulate along different routes within the complex meridians of the body. The Third Kazekage and others' assumptions were entirely correct:
You're already using other ninjutsu, two of which are clearly very powerful. Do you think you can activate a third technique at the same time?

But Kaede Tsukasa is just that good!
boom!
The giant needle was the fastest, piercing the spot where Kaede Tsukasa was first. Almost simultaneously, the demon-faced puppet, like a lid, was slammed down by Ebizo and Chiyo's combined attacks.

More than a dozen sealing scrolls rolled over, wrapping the demon puppet around and around it again, applying multiple layers of sealing techniques to ensure that Kaede Tsukasa was firmly sealed.

"If the One-Tailed Jinchuriki were still in our hands, we could use the One-Tailed Sealing Technique! But we should have enough for now."

Chiyo's face showed anticipation. Just a moment ago, she must have sealed away Kaedeji, right? She must have succeeded, right?
"Great! Next, we just need to ensure the seal is secure. As long as we make sure Kaede Tsukasa doesn't escape, he'll starve to death sooner or later! If he doesn't die in a week, then a month, or even a year or ten! He'll die eventually anyway, and even if he gets a Wood Release bloodline transplant, he won't get replenished for no reason!"

Ebizo also looked relaxed and subconsciously glanced around.

The army of several thousand men was still in chaos, with battles between zombies and the living everywhere. Every moment, zombies were being killed, and wounded living people were being turned into zombies.

But all that killing was nothing to be happy about; all the dead were Sunagakure's own men!

"This is terrifying! Even standing still, it can turn a large number of our living people into corpses. Is this the true power of Corpse Release? This kind of heinous forbidden technique should not exist in the world. It should be researched and sealed away by our Sunagakure!"

Ebizo felt a lingering fear. If Kaedeji hadn't been so overconfident, insisting on taking on so many of them alone, and thus repeatedly using high-level ninjutsu and revealing his weaknesses, preventing him from using space-time ninjutsu to escape at the same time and giving them an opportunity to take advantage...

Of these 4,000 elite troops, how many will survive in the end?

No, even disregarding Kaede Tsukasa's exaggerated chakra reserves, the last group of survivors on their side are probably already half-mad—killing each other until they're exhausted and few are left. Surviving is nothing to be proud of; they'll only become potential madmen.

It is entirely foreseeable that they will be more likely to engage in abstract behaviors such as defection in the future.

"Lord Fengying, we can finish this now. We can use the Sand Iron Boundary Technique to clear out the large number of... huh?"

Chiyo looked up at the Third Kazekage in the sky and found that the Third Kazekage's expression was extremely unpleasant.

This gave me a jolt; could it be...?

"That shouldn't be! It really sealed Kaedeji just now, and it was definitely a physical entity, not some kind of substitute or anything like that!" Chiyo said in a shrill voice, looking at the Lion's Roar puppet in disbelief.

While dealing with the ever-approaching horde of zombies, Ebizo said, "I can confirm that guy is a physical entity. Is something wrong?"

"It's definitely a physical entity, but something's not right. Why are some of my iron sands in other locations..." The Third Kazekage suddenly turned his head. "Watch out!"

The zombies that appeared to be normal corpses and were rushing towards Ebizo suddenly accelerated, running and jumping so violently that their skin and muscles tore due to excessive force, and a large amount of uncongealed blood splattered out.

Most importantly, as these zombies moved at full speed, they performed hand seals, and they all formed the same seal, which was...

Spiritual communication!
In an instant, an immeasurable number of papers appeared and scattered like a sudden burst of blood, adding a rare tranquility to this battlefield filled with backstabbing and bloodshed—an absolute tranquility symbolizing death.

As the sheets of paper fluttered and flipped through the air, revealing the side inscribed with the spell, everyone knew what these things were.

"Explosive tags?!"

"No, run away!"

"Lord Ebizo, you—"

Ebizo stood alone, watching the densely packed, floating explosive tags around him. His head and the area within a dozen meters around him were completely blocked, making it impossible for him to dodge the explosive tags or move out of the blast radius, no matter how fast he was.

The explosive tags were so densely packed that Ebizo's breath hitched, and he felt an extreme sense of suffocation.

"So that's how it is... So the target was me."

Ebizo subconsciously flicked his finger, using the puppet he controlled to shield himself, which theoretically could block part of the explosion.

However, his years of combat experience told him that being surrounded by such a large number of explosive tags, and with the surrounding zombies themselves already covered in explosive tags, it would be difficult for him to survive.

Although puppets are not afraid of being injured, they are not an indestructible absolute defense and can be damaged by fierce attacks.

next second.

Boom boom boom boom! !

A terrifying explosion occurred, and the dazzling light that lasted for an extremely short time caused many people to be temporarily blinded. The deafening sound was like a death knell, playing a mournful dirge for these Sunagakure ninjas.

The ground was obliterated in the explosion, the air vibrated violently and spread outwards, and the shockwave alone caused nearby figures to fall backwards with screams.

A massive sandstorm obscured the view. As it slowly dissipated, the countless explosive tags flying in the air disappeared, as did the zombies that summoned them. Of course, a few people and puppets remained.

It's only a tiny bit.

Those Sand Village ninjas who were struggling in the battle subconsciously looked over here, their faces full of horror. But this subconscious fear caused some of them to be attacked by the zombies, falling down with shrill screams, and then joining the attack on the living.

Living people might hesitate and feel fear, but zombies don't. They steadfastly carry out Kaede Tsukasa's orders from beginning to end, not letting any living person in their sight escape.

"Ebizo!!"

The Third Kazekage, filled with shock and rage, flapped his sand-iron wings and flew down quickly. The wings disintegrated, forming a black shield to shield him.

But it was too late. Most of Ebizo's body was gone, and only his head was barely preserved, but it was also embedded with large and small puppet fragments.

"Run away..."

When Chiyo arrived, all she heard were these words, Ebizo's last words.

Chiyo nearly went mad, letting out a piercing scream of pain, her eyes red and tears streaming uncontrollably. To put it bluntly, even if it had been the Third Kazekage who died, she wouldn't be this heartbroken… Kage are replaceable; Pakura, Karura, and even Rasa, whose fate was uncertain, could all take her place, even if they were slightly weaker. But she only had one brother!
Chiyo's voice was so sorrowful that it pierced through the battlefield, adding a touch of desolation to the brutal and utterly meaningless fighting.

"Give me his body. Although it's been blown to bits, I can still use the Reincarnation Technique to piece together some limbs and organs and make it usable."

Kaede Tsukasa's voice came through. He stood there unharmed, his calm tone as if he were commenting on a wonderful farewell drama: "You've already lost your son and daughter-in-law, your grandson, and now your younger brother. Why don't you just commit suicide... The puppeteers aren't that useful, but I'll still make good use of you."

To be honest, the last strong corpse he wants right now is the puppeteer. They're really useless. Does he want to control the puppeteer's corpse to create more puppets?
What's the point of him controlling the corpse?
But then again, it's still the corpse of a Kage-level powerhouse. At the very least, it can be used as a decent elite Jonin. Just arrange for it to sit at the same table as zombies like Terai.

The Third Kazekage stared grimly at Kaede Tsukasa, his gaze fixed on Kaede's chest, where tiny iron sand particles were rustling under his control. There were only a few of them, and their offensive effect was rather comical; the damage they caused to Kaede was less than the speed at which Kaede could heal himself.

"The one that was sealed was indeed using Wood Release..." The Third Kazekage's anger and unease reached their peak.

Kaede ignored the Kazekage; he was too lazy to bother with him anymore. The one that was sealed was indeed a substitute. As for why it could also use Wood Release... don't forget, Kaede had a few unfortunate souls who had participated in Hashirama's cell transplantation experiments but ultimately failed.

Embezzling a few corpses is quite simple. With a little modification, they can become substitutes for dead souls, and you can even use Wood Release to fool your spies.

"However, your Magnet Release: Iron Sand is quite an impressive ability. Even though I replaced myself at top speed, I still inevitably got a little bit tainted... I almost got pierced by your giant needle, although being pierced through wouldn't have affected me much."

Kaedeji extended two fingers, pinched the few grains of iron sand, and flicked them toward the Third Kazekage.

To put it bluntly, given his current self-healing ability, unless he is instantly shot in the head and has no chance to dodge, he is unlikely to die.

There's a Hashirama clone inside him, and a bunch of zombies outside are ready to transfer his life force. If the situation is urgent and there's no time to slowly restore his missing internal organs, he can just dig out the organs from the zombies on the spot and stuff them into his own body for replacement.

Only after the battle is over will the organs be removed and new organs be grown.

Moreover, Kaedeji Tsukasa possesses the Sharingan, allowing him to use Izanagi to save his life at any time, making him completely indifferent to death.

At the very least, they will definitely not be killed by the likes of the Third Kazekage.

"...Let's retreat, Chiyo."

The Third Kazekage glanced at Chiyo, who was collecting Ebizo's body, and said these words with resentment. He looked around at the troops, who were in complete chaos, with no tactics or formations whatsoever. Everyone was filled with fear, and no one knew whether the people around them, or even themselves, would turn into zombies in the next second.

No matter how determined the troops are, they cannot see any hope in this completely unpredictable infighting and will eventually die little by little in the abyss of endless despair.

The key point is that the deaths were utterly pointless! What's the point of fighting to the death and killing the so-called "enemy"? Essentially, it's just killing the corpses of comrades, without effectively harming the enemy village's manpower at all!
Not to mention, even if you die, you will become one of the enemy and turn around to continue killing your own comrades... It's a never-ending cycle with no end in sight.

After confirming that Kaedeji was unharmed while Ebizo had been killed on their side, morale completely collapsed. More and more Sand Village ninjas began to flee desperately, tears streaming down their faces, uttering cries that they themselves did not understand, as they fled in all directions.

"Aaaaaah, I can't beat him at all! That guy is a monster!"

"I don't want to fight anymore. Let's just leave it at that. I'll become one of them. That way, I won't have to live in fear anymore..."

"Run! Run! You'll die if you stay here!!"

With the Third Kazekage's official order, the Sand Village forces, which had been riding high not long ago, completely collapsed.

In just a short time, nearly 1,500 of these people have been killed or killed—this includes those who have been confirmed to have turned into zombies or dismembered and lost their ability to fight, not including those so-called "living people" who will continue to turn into zombies if they don't get away from Kaedeji quickly.

The battle, from its outbreak to its end, didn't take long, but the performance of the Sand Village was so tragic. They were only besieging one ninja, Kaede Tsukasa, but the losses were so great that they had exceeded their limits, and there was absolutely no hope of victory.

Kaede Tsukasa has mastered too many techniques; any one of them would be enough to earn a powerful reputation as a ninja, yet he has mastered so many!

Add to that his terrifying amount of chakra, which he can squander at will, coupled with his incredibly powerful survival abilities... there's absolutely no way to win.

At the very least, this is not an enemy that Sunagakure can handle. Even if three Kage-level experts led a force of four thousand men together, the best outcome would only be to deplete some of Kaede Tsukasa's chakra. What good would that do?

The Third Kazekage launched a ranged attack on Kaedeji, unleashing a barrage of sharp spikes using various Iron Sand Techniques to reduce the number of zombies as much as possible.

That's all he can do.

Kaede watched the Third Kazekage fly away quickly, then glanced at the Sand Village ninjas fleeing in all directions.

"This is getting tough. They're everywhere, and they're all pretty fast runners. Seriously..."

Kaede Tsukasa was somewhat disappointed, but he still arranged for the zombies to launch attacks everywhere to hunt them down, killing as many as possible.

After a long time, only Kaede Tsukasa remained in the spot. He casually sat on the corpse of a Sand Village ninja whose head had been blown off, and shamelessly rested his chin on his hand.

The wind howled, and yellow sand swirled in the air. At first glance, it seemed as if Kaede Tsukasa was the only living person in the world, watching over everything in solitude.

It was this kind of scene that terrified the spies who were conducting reconnaissance from afar.

Some spies have already hastily written down their intelligence and fled in panic—who knows if they'll be affected by Kaedeji's secret techniques while hiding here and inexplicably turn into zombies?
Moreover, there are still a few zombies moving around, and if they are discovered, it will be a big problem.

"Die-hard, hurry up and write! I still want to live!"

"His power is beyond comprehension. I still haven't seen where the limits of Konoha's ghoul are! He can already activate Wood Release techniques quickly, and there is insufficient information about his Wood Release bloodline limit."

"It is said that he captured the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast. If he did it using the Wood Release bloodline limit, it means that he has not yet truly unleashed his full power!"

Actually, no matter how you look at it, in the current era, Kaede Tsukasa's level is a bit overpowered. He can fight, withstand attacks, and teleport. He has a high health bar, fast health regeneration, and an ridiculously long mana bar!
Even decades later, during the Otsutsuki era, Kaede Tsukasa will still have a place in the world.

"That's about it, not bad." Kaede Tsukasa sat quietly, preferring to think things through alone, and briefly reviewed the situation.

As for the birds that occasionally fly by in the sky and other things that carry out intelligence, he simply doesn't bother with them and lets these spies do their thing. By now, too much of his intelligence has been leaked to various ninja villages, but so what?
Kaede's growth rate can even exceed their speed in gathering intelligence and formulating tactics.

The fact that one person could defeat an entire army did not make Kaede Tsukasa particularly happy—he was previously pleased with further breaking free from the shackles of chakra, and defeating an army of several thousand was merely a side effect.

If he were to be beaten and forced to flee in a sorry state by these thousands of people, then something would really be wrong.

If it were Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha in their prime, they could easily defeat these thousands of people by piloting a Gundam on the spot.

Before long, news of the war spread rapidly, and neighboring countries soon learned the outcome.

It couldn't be hidden. Even without the spies from various countries around them, the sheer number of Sand Village ninja fleeing in panic made it impossible to conceal this battle.

The Sand Village couldn't silence two thousand mouths, not to mention that these people were all panicked and their minds were shrouded in a heavy shadow.

First, the towns of the Land of Wind took over some of the defeated ninjas, and the residents and merchants of the towns learned of this.

Next up is the Land of Fire.

The news then reached the surrounding smaller countries and spread to more distant areas.

"What?! One person defeated thousands of Sand Village ninjas?!"

"Did I hear wrong, or is there a problem with the information? No matter how troublesome Kaedeji's Corpse Release is, does he have that much chakra?! What, he really does? How did he do that... Wood Release Bloodline Limit?!"

"Hahaha, those idiots from Sunagakure! They lost the One-Tailed Beast, and they still acted all high and mighty, pretending to attack the Land of Fire. Who are they trying to scare? They got beaten up like this by Kaede Tsukasa all by themselves!"

"Heh, having lost the Tailed Beasts, lost a powerful ninja like Ebizo, and continues to lose the number of mid- and lower-ranking ninjas... can Sunagakure really still hold the title of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages?"

"Kaede Tsukasa was fighting the Sunagakure forces alone. I originally thought he was being used by Konoha as a pawn to quell the war and buy time, but it turns out that's not the case... No, it should be that whether he lives or dies, the Konoha guys can accept it."

"If Kaedeji lost or died, the ownership of the One-Tail could still be negotiated. But now? Konoha will probably take control of the One-Tail. They already possess a large number of Uzumaki clan sealing techniques and are best at sealing tailed beasts. In any case, it will be difficult to return it to Sunagakure."

Seeing the great ninja village fall to such a state, it's inevitable that some of the smaller ninja villages in the surrounding area will experience unrest that would never have occurred otherwise.

The so-called system of one ninja village per country... The Land of Wind may still be the Land of Wind. No matter how bad it is, no matter how many deserts it has, its land area, population base, and number of towns are what they are. Even if it is attacked by other small countries, it is unlikely to fall immediately with the remaining number of ninjas.

However, the only ninja village in the country is Sunagakure – although changing ninja villages is not much simpler than directly attacking and dismantling the Land of Wind.

(End of this chapter)