Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 135 Susanoo-clad Wooden Dragon, I am the village!
In the vast Konoha Forest.

Minato, with Kushina by his side, used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear at a pre-prepared location.

The surrounding ninjas remained highly vigilant, ready to strike at any moment.

"I'm sorry, but because you're on Kaedeji's side, I have no choice but to take you away. I think Kaedeji would have preferred me to do this too." Minato Namikaze's expression was serious, but his tone was relatively calm.

Kushina glanced at the other party expressionlessly, then scanned the surrounding ninjas, even noticing the large-scale jutsu array set up on the ground.

"When it comes to barrier techniques and sealing techniques, my Uzumaki clan are the true experts. You're being too naive to have prepared to deal with me in this way."

Kushina's expression turned icy: "Besides, do you think you can stop me?"

Minato smiled wryly, "If you were to use the power of the Nine-Tails, I really wouldn't be able to stop you. But my mission is to do everything I can to stop you, to keep shifting your position with the Flying Thunder God Technique so that you can't participate in this civil war. Once that's done, my mission will be complete."

He was well aware of his own limitations; if he tried to fight head-on, he would have no chance of defeating Kushina. He could only stall and wait for the outcome from the village.

"This concerns me, the Jinchūriki, so this must be an S-rank mission. You're lucky to be able to exchange a chance to revive with Kaedeji Tsukasa," Kushina mocked.

Minato's expression became even more helpless: "I don't need that kind of thing. What I mean is, if you go out of control and go berserk, you'll destroy the village. Even if Kaedeji's coup succeeds, he certainly wouldn't want to see his village suffer heavy casualties, right?"

"No, Kaedeji has a resurrection technique that can bring the dead back to life."

Kushina's words silenced Minato Namikaze.

Kushina tucked her thick red hair behind her ear and said, "You're right about one thing. Kaede Tsukasa doesn't mind you taking me away. This will actually make him more unrestrained and kill a lot of people. Even I don't know how strong he really is. Anyway, he's stronger than I can imagine. Let's just wait and see how it goes."

She's strong enough that there's no need to deliberately use her as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to deal with the village; at most, it's enough to ensure that the village doesn't use her against him.

Kaedeji Tsukasa must be thrilled right now, eager to show off his skills...

Kushina was right; Kaede Tsukasa was indeed excited.

He hadn't felt this excited in a while, even though he was the one who was completely surrounded. There were at least four Kage-level powerhouses among those who joined the attack, and Danzo and others led a small but elite force to cast spells from a distance.

The Third Hokage shouted, "Proceed immediately according to the original plan!"

"Yes, Lord Hokage! Please open a small gap in the Four Red Sun Formation!"

The young Nara Shikaku immediately commanded the surrounding ninjas to launch an attack.

Shikaku felt helpless. He hadn't expected that his wisdom wouldn't be used against the enemy village, but instead that he would have to go to great lengths to make Kaedeji back down...

Yes, this is already a pretty good result. Konoha Village's sudden action tonight still cannot guarantee that they will kill Kaedeji!

The ideal, but equally costly, outcome would be to seal Kaedeji's soul with the Reaper Death Seal Technique, thus completely ending the threat posed by Kaedeji, but this is practically impossible.

"Did Kaedeji Tsukasa predict this scene from his research? Why did he specifically choose the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique from the Book of Sealing...?"

Shikaku was also very helpless. What else could he say? Would Kaedejima, who had mastered the Reaper Death Seal, be so foolish as not to guard against the village using this technique against him?
In an instant, one can use the Void Realm Technique to escape, leaving behind a zombie to kill the caster.

Then we can only settle for second best, make Kaedeji back down, show him the strength of the village, cut off his ambition to take over the village, and then... drive him out!

Even if we really discourage Kaedeji's spirit and force him to leave the village, it's still uncertain whether we should list him as a rogue ninja.

Shikaku felt that a ninja like Kaedeji shouldn't exist. He seemed to have no weaknesses at all, and if he had to say, he didn't seem to have any talent in genjutsu.

Under Shikaku's command, the elites, who had been waiting in ambush, used their techniques together. Fire Release combined with Wind Release, instantly turning the inside of the Four Red Sun Formation into a terrifying incinerator!
The flames burned fiercely and relentlessly, the temperature rising rapidly enough to incinerate everything.

"Great, that works."

Shikaku breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Just as I expected, even surrounded by so many of us, and even without the help of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he resolutely refused to use space-time ninjutsu to escape."

The Four Red Yang Formation is said to be a top-tier barrier technique in the ninja world, second only to the legendary Six Red Yang Formation in strength.

It is indeed very strong; once it is opened, even the Tailed Beast Ball cannot budge it in the slightest. However, to a space-time ninja, this incredibly sturdy cage seems quite comical.

You can escape from it with any time-space transfer.

“Someone like Kaedeji, who has obtained the bloodline limit of the First Hokage, will not choose to run away immediately unless he confirms that the battle situation is unfavorable.”

Shikaku was very certain of this: "For a coup d'état, especially a ninja like Kaede Tsukasa who can single-handedly build an army and has an innate desire to possess the remains of the strong, if he has the opportunity to break the deadlock with violence, he is unlikely to prioritize protecting himself by using space-time ninjutsu as he has in the past."

Anyone who has studied Tsukasa Kaede even slightly knows how utterly exasperating he was at one point in his career when he was searching for a style:
The first move was to send out a bunch of self-destructing zombies to continuously weaken the enemy and turn them into zombies on the spot, while Kaede Tsukasa himself used the Sky Realm Technique to move around in an exceptionally steady manner.

Not to mention, he used the Death Soul Technique in advance to transform other corpses into his own appearance to attract fire. In this way, even if the enemy painstakingly broke through the horde of corpses and rushed to Kaede Tsukasa's front at an astonishing speed, they could only kill the Death Soul Stand in the end.

Shikaku discovered that this fighting style had subtly changed as Kaede Tsukasa continuously improved his supporting techniques, especially after the commencement of the first-generation cell transplantation experiment.

"Although I did not directly witness his battle in the Land of Wind where he defeated the One-Tailed Beast, according to intelligence analysis, after obtaining the First Hokage's bloodline limit, he immediately used a powerful Wood Release technique to fight the One-Tailed Beast."

At this very moment, within Konoha Village, Kaede Tsukasa will most likely still prioritize using Wood Release techniques such as Advent of a World of Trees to clear the area... Wood Release is far too important to Konoha Village.

If Kaede Tsukasa wants to take over this village, one way is to use force to crush the village's resistance, and another is to stabilize the hearts and minds of the villagers!

Surely it's not like if Kaede Tsukasa succeeds, he'll turn the entire village into zombies in one go, right?

No way, no way, what leader would really treat all his subordinates like disposable sustenance, exploiting them to the fullest?
"As long as he doesn't immediately use the Void Realm Technique to escape, this tactic will succeed. The Shadow Binding Technique and the Mind Transfer Technique can slow down his movements, the Four Red Sun Formation will restrain all ninjutsu attacks, and with these ninjas taking turns casting spells, this raging fire will continue."

No matter how powerful a body is, even if it's a Wood Release body, it can't withstand this level of burning!

Escape? The best opportunity to use the Void Realm Technique has been lost!

Shikaku was very satisfied, as were the Third Hokage and the others. If they could get rid of Kaede Tsukasa in this way, no, even if they only seriously injured him, that would be enough.

Tsunade said, "He won't be defeated so easily. I feel like something's wrong with him. He's not putting up any resistance at all."

“I’m certain this is his true form.” Kato Dan hesitated. “Shouldn’t we stop now? Then we can banish him and end this battle…”

"Shut up! How can you have such a childish idea? Since you've started, don't even think about showing mercy!" Danzo shouted sternly.

"What?! Our original plan was to drive him out! That's why I got involved in this battle. Didn't you say the village didn't have the strength to kill him? Even if they could, I wouldn't have agreed. Why are you..."

"Hmph, who would stick to a battle plan from beginning to end? As the situation changes, the target must also change!" Danzo unleashed another Wind Release technique, already imagining himself cutting Kaede Tsukasa into chunks of flesh and burning him to ashes.

Even now, there is still no movement within the Four Red Yang Formation. The terrifying flames have engulfed everything, and the Wood Release technique that was expected to defend against the attack has not appeared.

Even if the opponent were Kaede Tsukasa, they would be doomed if they were burned by this level of flames!

If only members of the Nara and Yamanaka clans were willing to die for their cause, even at the cost of their own lives, to restrain Kaedeji Tsukasa for even a second or two...

"Huh, why aren't these people dead?" Danzo frowned, looking at the pale-faced members of the two great secret arts families.

The Shadow Binding Technique transmits the damage received by the target to the caster through their shadow. The same applies to the Mind Transfer Technique!
The original plan was that the first few clansmen who tried to restrain Kaede Tsukasa would die from the barrage of fire and wind attacks, but more than ten seconds have passed, so why are they still unharmed?
Danzo's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Kaede Tsukasa was so decisive that he used Izanagi from the very beginning?
It was used long before it was surrounded by Shadow Binding Technique, Mind Transfer Technique, and Four Red Yang Formation?

Keep in mind that Izanagi requires a certain amount of casting time; who would be so extravagant as to use a resurrection coin before the actual battle even begins!

"Lord Shikahisa, something's not right..."

A Nara clansman exclaimed in fear, "I wasn't hurt at all..."

"Me too... No, what is this? Why does his mind suddenly have so many... Ahhhhhh!!!"

"Haiyi!!"

Shikaku stared in disbelief at his friend, the strong man Yamanaka Inoichi, whose eyes had turned completely black and whose expression was contorted.

"I'm turning into a zombie? How is that possible? How did the enemy do that?!"

"He didn't turn into a zombie; he's experiencing mental problems, as if he's being negatively influenced by a more powerful enemy's mind... What kind of power is this?!"

"Duan, what do you think?"

The Third Hokage looked at Dan Kato, who was very knowledgeable about the understanding of spiritual power and often used the Spirit Transformation Technique to invade enemies.

"I don't know. I think that's why he doesn't take our encirclement seriously."

Kato Dan felt a certain conviction within him crumble. He had just been hoping the Third Hokage would rebuke Danzo. But no, the Third Hokage remained silent once again, watching the situation unfold.

But isn't this just watching Kaede Tsukasa die?!
Orochimaru found all of this incredibly interesting.

"Hahaha, what a show! Next, Kaede Tsukasa won't disappoint me, will he? It's not right for someone who's died once to die so easily." Orochimaru's throat made a gurgling sound, as if he had encountered delicious food and couldn't wait to taste it.

While the flames were still burning fiercely.

boom!
A terrifying roar erupted as a large, semi-transparent blue hand slammed into the Four Red Sun Formation, creating a deafening explosion.

Gradually, the flames died down, because the blue monster that grew out of the flames made everyone realize that this was something that could not be solved with fire or wind techniques.

"What...what is this?"

"A half-giant in heavy armor? What is that?!"

"Such terrifying chakra, so cold. Is it just my imagination? I feel so much pain, I can't breathe..."

Pairs of eyes were fixed on the large creature that was rapidly emerging.

Some knowledgeable people, even those who had never witnessed this technique before, were stunned at this moment.

Senju Momoka stared in disbelief: "Could it be that Uchiha clan technique? But why would this thing appear? This is clearly a power that only the Mangekyou Sharingan can possess!!"

She was still overjoyed at obtaining Hashirama Senju's power, but then Kaede Tsukasa also obtained it, and in the blink of an eye, Kaede Tsukasa pulled out Madara Uchiha's power?!
Once everything had calmed down, Kaedeji Tsukasa's figure was revealed.

He was completely enveloped by the enormous half-body Susanoo, and he scrutinized the people in front of him with an expressionless face.

"Is it over? I thought you could at least get my clothes dirty, but I overestimated you."

Kaede glanced at the shadow stretching across the ground, feeling bored, and casually slashed down with his sword while controlling Susanoo.

Using Yin Release to strike Yin Release, with screams of agony, more than a dozen Nara clansmen fell to the ground, blood gushing from their faces.

Even if they survive, they will definitely suffer severe psychological trauma.

Kaede Tsukasa comforted him, "Don't worry too much. If you can't recover in time, I'll kill you and then resurrect you. That way you can continue to serve me. However, you'll have to pay high interest on the resurrection slots you owe me, and you'll have to serve me forever. I'm sure you'd be happy to agree to that."

At this moment, someone looked at Kaedeji's back. The face there had its eyes open, clearly showing a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan!
"So he placed the Mangekyou Sharingan on his back. What's going on with this body of his? And who is that person on his back?"

"Grandpa?! Why is Grandpa's face on your body?! And you even have Sharingan?!" Tsunade exclaimed in shock and anger.

"Ah, if we have to say, this person isn't the first generation, but just someone cultivated using his cells. There's no need to be so surprised, is there? Didn't you already know that the village was using the first generation's cells for research?"

"This kind of thing..."

Tsunade was completely dumbfounded. What kind of research could manually create a grandfather?
Senju Momoka was also dumbfounded. She was already very proud of the little bit of Wood Release power she had obtained, but who would have thought that Kaede Tsukasa would go even further and simply create a face of the First Hokage and transplant it onto her body!
Even more sinister, they transplanted Sharingan eyes onto the face of the first Hokage!

The Third Hokage stared at the three-tomoe Sharingan on the man's face, bewildered: "This Sharingan is strange. How could a three-tomoe Sharingan emit such an extremely evil power, let alone maintain a technique like Susanoo!"

But Kaede no longer had any interest in answering these people's questions.

He was also taking the opportunity to familiarize himself with his power, especially the Susanoo he activated for the first time!

"I could further enhance the strength of Susanoo and make it grow legs, but if I do that, the burden I bear, especially the mental erosion, will increase even more."

Kaedeji carefully sensed the various crazy and twisted thoughts that were constantly invading his mind, but didn't take them seriously.

To deal with these guys in front of me, I don't need to use Indra's Eye to that extent.

"Oh, the turtle shell you guys made for me is indeed difficult to work with, but I don't need to break this thing."

Kaede immediately used the Void Realm Technique to leave, swapping places with a zombie who was further away.

Even if the Ten-Tails used its Tailed Beast Ball, it might not be able to break through the Four Red Yang Formation. Kaede Tsukasa doesn't think he's stronger than the Ten-Tails right now.

"Everyone, get away immediately and execute the second tactic!!" Shikaku shouted.

A faint blue chakra emanated from each person, resisting Kaede Tsukasa's power in this way.

But this could only delay their own death. These people had already consumed a lot of chakra, and when faced with Kaede Tsukasa's all-out attack, many of them quickly ran out of chakra and collapsed after letting out a wail.

Immediately, a sealing team, suppressing their fear, applied sealing and binding spells to some people who were on the verge of their limits.

"Kaede Tsukasa, don't even think about turning your fellow villagers into your puppets! Someone like you who doesn't care about the lives of your comrades shouldn't stay in the village," the Third Hokage shouted.

Kaede Tsukasa said calmly, "You misunderstand, Hokage-sama. I didn't intentionally convert these people. It's just that they couldn't withstand my power and joined my side on their own... Your incompetence has caused your subordinates to lose confidence."

"Nonsense!" Danzo said quickly. "You stole the bloodline power of both the Senju and Uchiha clans at the same time. You are extremely evil! The village must not be handed over to someone like you!"

He was so jealous he had no idea how Kaede Tsukasa had managed to do it!
Having Wood Release bloodline limit is one thing, but now there's Susanoo?! This is the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, yet it was achieved with just a three-tomoe Sharingan. What secret lies behind this?!

Kaede Tsukasa clapped his hands together: "From this moment on, you no longer represent the village. I am the village! Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

A giant wooden dragon emerged from the earth.

That wasn't all. Kaede Tsukasa stood atop the wooden dragon's head, and Susanoo spread rapidly across the dragon's body, starting from him!
Amidst the stunned gazes of many, a dragon covered in blue scales, its body contorted in a ferocious manner, carried Kaedeji on its back, looking down upon them, and...

Overlooking the entire Hidden Leaf Village!
The blue light was exceptionally conspicuous under the night sky, and Kaede Tsukasa, standing at the highest point, was like a cold-blooded god, indifferently scrutinizing everyone.

"The Wood Dragon Technique... it even uses Susanoo on a wood dragon, combining the techniques of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha..."

"How are we supposed to fight like this? Nobody ever said that Kaedeji Tsukasa possessed this kind of power!"

"Damn it! Would such a powerful ninja really betray the village? What went wrong?!"

"He was reviving his dead comrades not long ago, so why has he suddenly become our enemy?"

If Kaede Tsukasa had been killed by the Third Hokage and others in an instant, these voices would never have appeared.

But when Kaedeji effortlessly unleashed a power beyond comprehension, it caused those below to reflect, amidst their fear, on what exactly was happening and why they were the ones who had to stand up to face such a terrifying attack.

People kept turning into zombies. Even if they escaped to a distant place, they could not escape the power of Kaede Tsukasa. The sealing speed of the sealing team gradually could not keep up with the speed at which people turned into zombies.

The first living person to be pounced on and bitten by a zombie has appeared. It is a ninja who is sweating profusely as he uses a sealing technique. He will not be alone. Soon, more and more people will experience what he went through.

The incessant howls of the zombies turned everyone present pale with rage.

Everyone knows this is just the beginning.

"The warm-up is over. I need to deal with you as soon as possible, and then take over this village... I have a lot to do, which is beyond the comprehension of you guys."

Psychic art!

Kaede Tsukasa summoned a series of zombies.

Sandstorm Araki, Bunfuku, and Roshi... each of them is an extremely powerful being, and they have the most abundant food. Sandstorm Araki, who was the first to follow Kaede Tsukasa, is already considered a Kage-level powerhouse, and his strength can be increased.

These zombies were neatly arranged on the wooden dragon. Even without making a sound, their figures appeared eerie and oppressive under the blue light, sending chills down the spines of those below.

Oh, right, Kaedeji is a corpse-escape ninja; his specialty is controlling corpses...

Some individuals' rigid minds managed to function with difficulty, but soon, something even more despairing happened.

A layer of red chakra emerged from the bodies of the two zombies, Fenfu and Laozi...

Not only that, Kaedeji Tsukasa formed hand seals again.

"Although I understand your decision, I'm still very unhappy. Tsunade-senpai, Kato Dan-senpai, why won't you listen to me? When I ask you to listen to me, it's not just to ask for your help, it's also because you're begging me to let you off the hook..."

Kaede Tsukasa's gaze fell on Kato Dan.

Tsunade suddenly realized something, and her expression changed drastically: "No!"

(End of this chapter)