Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 137 You are pitifully weak, only fit to be my zombies
Human joys and sorrows are not shared. The defeat of the village is an undeniable fact. The tactics that were once devised have completely lost their effectiveness in the face of Kaedeji's various methods.

Even though the Third Hokage was known as the professor of ninjutsu, he sighed as he looked at the routed troops.

"The quick-win tactics have all failed, and things have come to this point, turning into a tough, head-on battle... But the village will not compromise. I will not let someone like you take away what the First and Second Generation Masters entrusted to me."

The Third Hokage first used his Ruyi Jingu Bang to block Susanoo's dragon, and then used Shadow Clone Technique to create four clones.

"Ninja Art: Five Elements Great Barrage Technique!"

The five shadow clones unleashed five elemental ninjutsu simultaneously, each of which was a high-level ninjutsu with destructive power far exceeding that of ordinary techniques. All of these techniques landed on Susanoo Ryu.

A violent explosion rang out, accompanied by a series of sharp buzzing sounds. Under this onslaught, Susanoo appeared to be on the verge of collapse. Under the watchful eyes of many, the outermost layer of Susanoo was breached.

Immediately afterwards, the wooden dragon's body inside was also bombarded and riddled with holes, and was quickly swallowed up by the five escape techniques.

When all the attacks subsided, the wooden dragon was tattered and collapsed with a crash. This scene should have been a victory declaration for the Hokage faction, but no one actually showed any joy.

Even if we win, what's there to be happy about? In the end, it's all Konoha's own people who die. Besides, it's not really a victory, because…

The man standing atop the wooden dragon crossed his arms, maintaining the same posture throughout, completely unharmed, and staring at everyone expressionlessly.

This simple action alone left everyone who looked over breathless, feeling that instead of gaining an advantage, they had fallen into an even greater disadvantage.

"The Five Elements Great Barrage Technique... This is the first time I've ever seen such a technique in person. Well done, Hokage! But you should be well aware of the cost of using this technique, otherwise you wouldn't have waited until this point to use it..."

Kaede Tsukasa finally spoke. He stood on the broken wooden dragon, with streaks of blue light flashing around him. Those were Susanoo, which had also been smashed to pieces.

The Third Hokage's expression was solemn. Just as Kaede Tsukasa had said, this technique was indeed powerful, but it also had a big problem—it created four shadow clones in one go!

This means that his chakra was instantly reduced to only one-fifth!

Therefore, this technique should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary, but there is no better way now.

"Orochimaru, Tsunade, Kato Dan, you two join forces with the Hokage! Since things have come to this point, there's no need to hesitate any longer. It's all for the village!" Danzo glared at Kaede Tsukasa with bloodshot eyes and roared.

The Third Hokage shared this idea.

Orochimaru chuckled in a low voice, "I see. But I don't want to get involved..."

"Orochimaru, what nonsense are you spouting?!"

"Don't you understand yet? You've already rotted away. Although you haven't caused much damage to the village yet, it's only a matter of time. I was already doing you a great favor by helping you maintain the Four Red Sun Formation at the very beginning."

Orochimaru completely ignored the extremely gloomy expressions of the Third Hokage and the others, and leaped back, showing no intention of intervening.

They didn't even have the desire to fight the zombies, and kept dodging them.

To put it bluntly, if Kaedeji had been killed in that attack just now, Orochimaru would be a staunch supporter of the Hokage. But that's not the case now; Kaedeji has gained the upper hand.

Orochimaru clearly remembered that since Kaede Tsukasa could use a technique like Susanoo, it meant that... Kaede Tsukasa still had two eye techniques that he hadn't used yet. What could they be?

And... how exactly did Kaede Tsukasa obtain the Mangekyou Sharingan?
Danzo's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected Orochimaru to back down at such a crucial moment. A sense of foreboding washed over him, and he immediately looked at Tsunade and Dan Kato.

"Sever! Use the Spirit Transformation Technique immediately! Your body has been tampered with by Kaedeji, but your soul hasn't. Why not just abandon this body and kill Kaedeji! As long as you can destroy Kaedeji's soul in one fell swoop—"

"Shut up! You want Kato Dan to die?! His body is already like this, even if you forcibly kill Kaedama Tsukasa using the Spirit Transformation Technique, the result won't be good!" Tsunade roared in fury!
"So what? Are the Konoha ninja going to hesitate when it comes to protecting the village?" Danzo snapped.

Despite saying so much, he didn't rush forward immediately. If he had to say who among all those who attacked Kaede Tsukasa was most likely to survive, he felt it was himself.

He already has five Sharingan eyes with three tomoe on his arm, so escaping will definitely not be a problem.

Tsunade gritted her teeth, hesitated, glancing at Kaede Tsukasa and then at Kato Dan.

Kaede Tsukasa said, "Haven't you figured it out yet? These guys keep saying they're doing this for the village, but in reality, they're the ones who pushed me to the opposite side. Because they couldn't restrain me, they chose to strike first... I declare that from now on, you are no longer qualified to represent the village."

"Si, you have no right to say such things."

"You think you can say that after killing you all? From this day forward, I am the Hokage!"

Kaede Tsukasa snorted coldly, which meant that he would have to use more power to end the battle—although only a short time had passed since the start of the battle, Kaede Tsukasa was already feeling impatient.

"Tsunade and Dan Kato are both troublesome. It would be a pity to kill them, but it would also be troublesome if we didn't."

Kaede Tsukasa thought this way, but when it came time to act, he showed no mercy and immediately activated Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees, causing the sea of ​​trees to engulf everything around him.

Countless trees burst forth from the ground, isolating this area from the surroundings, their dense branches reaching out towards the Third Hokage and his companions.

Even if these people try their best to destroy the trees, more trees will always grow.

"Oh no, this guy is trying to separate us so he can defeat us one by one!" Koharu Utatane exclaimed in alarm.

"Hmph, don't be so arrogant. I just don't want the shockwaves from the battle to spread and hurt more villagers. After all, these people in the village will be my property in the future."

Kaede Tsukasa snorted coldly, manipulating the zombies to nimbly traverse the tree world, gradually compressing the living space of the Naruto faction.

As for the others, especially the elite troops of the various ninja clans, if these guys were smart enough to stay far away, Kaede Tsukasa wouldn't bother killing them. But those who are still resisting at this time are not worth regretting even if they die.

This also means that powerful zombies like Old Purple have freed up their hands to turn around and attack the Third Hokage and others.

In an instant, the rapidly moving tree world became even more chaotic, transforming into a despairing battlefield where screams echoed continuously, the number of ninjas from the Anbu and Root dwindled rapidly, and more and more people turned into zombies.

Even if someone deliberately pierces their own head with a kunai before dying, it's actually useless; Kaedeji doesn't need their paltry sums at all.

"Property... How could you use such a word to describe your comrade!" Mitokado Homura was being chased by the sandstorm Araki. Even though he was an elite Jonin who had received instruction from the Second Hokage, he was still in grave danger as the surrounding trees and swirling sandstorm raged around him.

He had a vague feeling that he was likely to lose this time.

"What does it matter? At least I will cherish my property, and soon you will all be my property too," Kaedeji said slowly.

The final battle erupted. Kaede Tsukasa summoned two wooden dragons once more, and activated a half-body Susanoo, with a wooden dragon wrapped around each of his two huge blue arms.

Actually, if a complete Susanoo were to be created, with two wooden dragons hanging on its body, the proportions would be more appropriate. A half-body Susanoo doing this would appear extremely awkward.

But he is truly strong!

Any casual strike could unleash a violent explosion, leveling everything in its path.

"Being in my tree realm, watched by my countless eyes, you have nowhere to go."

Kaede Tsukasa locked onto a target and immediately activated the Void Realm Technique, instantly appearing before the target with Susanoo and the Wood Dragon.

"you--"

"Die."

Everything happened too fast. No one expected that Kaede Tsukasa in this form could still use the Sky Realm Technique to teleport!

When the people who had been dodging realized something was wrong and turned around, they saw with bloodshot eyes that Kaedeji had already pierced through Koharu Utatane's body.

The blue blade pierced through Koharu Utatane's chest, and as if displaying a trophy, it held her high, letting the blood flow freely.

"As a disciple of the Second Hokage, you are barely qualified to become a zombie under my control. After you die, you will fight for me forever until you exhaust your last bit of strength. You will never have the chance to be resurrected."

Kaede felt that he was too merciful to let Koharu Utatane's soul return to the Pure Land instead of stuffing it into the Box of Elysium.

He ultimately showed mercy to his fellow villagers, which only proves that he will become a qualified Hokage.

"Koharu!"

"You actually..."

Separation from loved ones and death are normal, but when someone actually dies, grief is still necessary.

The Third Hokage used Enma to clear away the surrounding trees and smash the zombies one by one, but this was never-ending. Not to mention, he was also being hunted down by Bunpuku!

In any other situation, the Third Hokage would have had to expend considerable effort to defeat Bunpuku, who was in a half-tailed beast form, let alone in this passive situation!
This intricate and ever-changing tree world, with its constant rumbling sounds, caused him great distress both visually and aurally. "Sarutobi, this won't do. No matter how we change positions, the enemy can always spot us instantly. I suspect that every zombie is his eye; we are being watched by many eyes at all times."

A pair of eyes appeared on the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) and spoke.

“Kaede Tsukasa can sense zombies. Every moving corpse is his eye observing us. In a sense, this is a shared vision.”

The Third Hokage caught his breath and tried to stand back-to-back with his four shadow clones, but in that instant, a dark red claw suddenly traversed dozens of meters, piercing through several giant trees and destroying two of the shadow clones in one fell swoop.

Bunpuku attacked again, keeping the Third Hokage busy.

He wanted to retreat, but then he thought, even if he managed to escape, what would be the point? Would he just expand the battle further and turn more villagers into zombies?

This is not something a Hokage should do.

You can stay here...

"Hiruzen, what are you hesitating for? Either find an opportunity to use the Reaper Death Seal, or run away immediately!"

Danzo arrived with great difficulty. He was in relatively good condition, but his face was extremely gloomy because the zombie he was facing was none other than his former subordinate, Terai!
Terai was even stronger than when he was still alive. He moved nimbly through the tree world, wielding a sword, while Danzo felt like he was blind!
With his vision and hearing severely restricted and no sensory abilities, he could only reveal his Sharingan and remove the seal on his arm. One by one, the Sharingan eyes opened and began to spin incessantly.

Danzo really didn't want to pay attention to Terai. He had already killed Terai once, but what was the use? Terai's wounds, which were pierced by the vacuum wave, could be repaired by a few zombies using the Reincarnation Technique. Terai would then be able to chase after him again with renewed vigor.

This fight is going on forever. Countless zombies and countless villagers outside the tree realm are like backup blood packs, ready to be used at any time!

"Danzo, I warned you, but you've been doing this behind my back..." The Third Hokage's face darkened as he looked at Danzo's ferocious appearance.

Danzo shouted, "At a time like this, don't question this. Kaede Tsukasa has even stuffed the First Hokage into his own body. To deal with someone like that, I can only use some forbidden methods to gain power!"

The Third Hokage let out a deep sigh, and with his two remaining shadow clones, he looked towards another direction, at the blue light that was faintly visible among the moving tree trunks, and planned to rush over and try to seal Kaedejima with the Reaper Death Seal.

Although he knew that the chances of success were slim, he had no other choice but to fight to the death!

As the Hokage, he was prepared to sacrifice himself for the village, but he never expected to do so under these circumstances... After he died, would the village really become a better place?
Could it be true, as Orochimaru said, that he has already decayed?

"No, that's not it! Orochimaru is the one who has truly fallen. It was only a matter of time, and I'm not really surprised!"

The Third Hokage gritted his teeth, his face showing a resignation to certain death, and shouldered his Ruyi Jingu Bang, ready to blast a path straight to Kaede Tsukasa.

That's when.

"Sage Art: Goemon!!"

A terrifying wave of flames, far exceeding the power of a conventional fire jutsu, erupted, instantly engulfing countless trees and burning everything to ashes in a very short time, thus clearing out a large area.

"Old man, are you alright? It's not time to give up yet."

Jiraiya, now in Sage Mode, landed in front of the Third Hokage and Danzo, carrying two toads.

"That's right, if you give up now, you're really not qualified to be Hokage!"

"But this level of battle is truly astonishing. Someone actually obtained the abilities of both Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha at the same time."

The two toads spoke one after the other, their expressions unusually solemn.

Having lived for hundreds of years and experienced the eras of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, they naturally understood how absurd the scene before them was.

The combined power of these two might not reach the level of those two, since neither True Several Thousand Hands nor Complete Susanoo are things that Kaede Tsukasa can currently use.

However, his lower limit is higher than those two. His life and spirit are both in Kaede Tsukasa's hands, so it is conceivable how much he can exert. This is a level that makes the two great toad sages take it very seriously.

"Jiraiya, this is your Sage Mode? That's great! You're a Sage now, so hurry up and kill Kaedeji!" Danzo immediately said.

The sage Shima looked at Danzo with utter disgust and sneered, "Old man, did you see what this guy looks like? He actually put the eyes of the Uchiha clan on his own body! How disgusting! Didn't the Uchiha clan join that Kaede Tsukasa in launching a coup?!"

Fukasaku's gaze darkened slightly: "Old woman, take a closer look at this guy's arm. It also has the power of Wood Release. Jiraiya, it seems that the village you have always revered is not as you say."

Jiraiya was equally shocked by Danzo's madness. He had fought Danzo before in the Land of Rain and witnessed Danzo using the precious three-tomoe Sharingan as a disposable item. Now, not only had he not stopped this behavior, but he had even more eyes on his body!
If the Uchiha clan finds out, how could they let this go? Countless clan members who died in battle, went missing, or whose bodies could not be found have fallen into Danzo's hands!
"Old man, I told you about Danzo using the Sharingan, didn't I? It seems you didn't use any powerful methods to deal with Danzo! Look at your trusted comrade, he's actually this kind of person. Even if we kill Kaedeji this time, the internal conflicts in the village will be unprecedentedly intensified! The teams sent by various ninja clans have suffered heavy casualties, the Anbu and Root have been almost completely wiped out, not to mention the Uchiha clan..."

Jiraiya used Sage Mode to sense the battle here and found that the situation had deteriorated to this extent in just a short time. With no other choice, he had to rush over.

"Is your battle over?" the Third Hokage sighed.

"No, the enemy's strength is very strong. Almost all of them are Hokage-level ninjas. In addition, Hidan is indestructible. His head was split open by Sakumo Hatake, but he just won't die. He can always summon zombies to cause us trouble."

Jiraiya felt extremely annoyed whenever he thought about the battle over there; it was far more difficult than he had imagined. According to the village's original plan, Jiraiya and his group were to attack and quickly defeat Kaedeji's subordinates, and then quickly support the Third Hokage in besieging and eliminating Kaedeji.

Unfortunately, the outcome was reversed. The Third Hokage's side was on the verge of being overwhelmed, and Jiraiya had no choice but to rush over quickly.

Everyone knows that, given how far this battle has progressed, the Hokage faction has essentially already lost.

"Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Dan Kato have absolutely no intention of participating in the war; they all have their own plans." Jiraiya sensed this and spoke helplessly. What could he say? Should he accuse Kaede Tsukasa of lacking martial ethics and corrupting these people early on?

These three are all top-tier members of the Hokage lineage, yet they're not even putting in any effort. Is it really possible that Kaedeji Tsukasa could do this with ulterior motives?

Danzo tried to urge him on, but was met with Jiraiya's murderous eyes: "You good-for-nothing, good-for-nothing! If you say another word, I'll kill you first! From Nagato to Kaedeji, you know better than anyone how much you were involved in all of this!"

Danzo felt a sudden stinging pain in his Sharingan. Faced with Jiraiya's extremely oppressive threat, he remained silent—it wasn't worth wasting his Sharingan on Jiraiya.

At that moment, Master Shima shouted, "Watch out! That guy is coming this way!"

Kaede Tsukasa did indeed arrive, his entire body inside Susanoo, with wooden dragons constantly roaming over his Susanoo, displaying ferocity and oppression.

"As expected of Jiraiya, carrying two frogs." Kaede Tsukasa glanced at the extremely ugly Jiraiya, not surprised at all.

On paper, the strongest member of the Hokage lineage is Jiraiya—because the two toads would fight alongside him, an advantage that even the Third Hokage did not possess.

Impressed, Shima said, "Ambitious and impolite! It's terrible that someone like that could climb to such a high position in Konoha."

"Politeness? I'm always very polite to my own people, but I can be a bit rude to my enemies. As for you beasts, I naturally won't say much."

Kaede glanced at the two toads and said indifferently, "Speaking of which, Mount Myōboku seems to be a force composed of a bunch of beasts."

"Shut up, brat! You have no idea what the master has done!"

“I know, that’s why I called you two animals, because I know you won’t help me.”

Kaede Tsukasa was actually very interested in the Great Toad's prophetic abilities—among the many divine arts of the Otsutsuki clan, there were prophetic abilities that allowed them to see many branches of destiny.

However, this is on the premise that he can control the giant toad; otherwise, there is no need to tolerate Mount Myōboku, and he might as well completely break ties with Mount Myōboku.

In the original timeline, after Nagato destroyed Konoha, he planned to attack Mount Myōboku and capture Naruto.

Fortunately, Naruto arrived in time and defeated the severely injured Six Paths of Pain.

If Naruto hadn't returned in time, and Nagato had recovered and attacked Mount Myōboku at his peak strength, both Mount Myōboku and Naruto would most likely have been doomed.

Jiraiya said, "Don't argue with him, let's figure out a way to pull him out of that turtle shell first..."

He felt that with their fighting strength, they had a good chance to fight Kaede Tsukasa. If they really couldn't win, they could consider the next step later.

But Kaede Tsukasa's left eye was already bloodshot, and his Mangekyou Sharingan was activated.

Tsukuyomi!

In just a moment, when Jiraiya met the eyes behind Kaede Tsukasa, he immediately realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

The next second, Jiraiya collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Alright, now no one can get in my way. I'll kill you all and take over this village."

(End of this chapter)