Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 147 Susanoo Shinigami, here you go!

Kaede Tsukasa was in a very good mood, extremely good.

The last time he was in such a good mood was when he obtained the Reincarnation Technique, which greatly freed him from the constraints of his body.

As a result, he always had a smile on his face, a smile that seemed incomprehensible to those who didn't know the situation.

"Lord Hokage, Lord Hizashi is dead!" A Hyuga ninja immediately stood up to report.

Normally, when the head of a branch family dies, the branch family members who are responsible for protecting him are to suffer severe punishment from the family—in this respect, clan rules take precedence over village rules, and there's nothing to say about that.

At least in the Hyuga clan, the most closed-off of the three great bloodline clans, clan rules are paramount. If this clan truly accepted the Will of Fire, it would be impossible for something like the Caged Bird Seal, which can control the lives of most clan members at will, to continue to exist.

"I understand, Iroha. You were once my subordinate, so don't be so anxious. Besides, it's not a big deal, so don't make that face. As Konoha ninjas, as long as you make enough contributions, or someone is willing to pay the price for your resurrection, I can bring you back from the Pure Land even if your bodies are completely destroyed."

Kaede glanced at Hizashi's corpse, completely ignoring the Third Raikage, and walked straight up to Hizashi, reaching out to rip off Hizashi's headband.

As expected, the Caged Bird Seal that should have been on his forehead had disappeared, with only a faint mark on his skin proving that the seal had existed.

"Even the White Eye has been destroyed; this technique is truly domineering."

Kaedeji casually formed a hand seal and summoned a group of zombies.

"This is the technique of reincarnation..."

The Third Raikage didn't make a move; he could have beheaded all the zombies in an instant if he wanted to, but this was a good opportunity to observe Kaedeji's technique.

Anyway, it's just reviving a weakling like Hyuga Hizashi, who poses no threat to him.

As the zombies turned to dust and dissipated, Hyuga Hizashi, who had been dead, slowly opened his eyes. Moreover, because the life force he received exceeded the amount needed for resurrection, a faint green light surged around him, and his body was greatly nourished, making him healthier and more energetic than before.

"Hizashi-sama!"

"That's amazing! As expected of the Hokage, he cast the resurrection jutsu so easily!"

The Hyuga clan members were overjoyed to see the resurrection technique up close for the first time. They figured it only required consuming some corpses, and they could just kill more enemies to make up for it.
"Right, I was just attacked by the Raikage... Am I resurrected?"

Hizashi glanced at the Third Raikage warily, then looked down at his hands with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

In his memory, he was punched in the chest, and the last thing he remembered was the invincible figure of the Third Raikage. Then he saw his clansmen hugging him and shouting, but he had no recollection of what they were shouting.

When he opened his eyes again, he was not only unharmed, but his physical condition was better than ever before, as if he had inexhaustible energy!

Iroha maintained her Byakugan, not turning around, but actually staring intently at the Third Raikage's every move, and said in a low voice, "Lord Hizashi, your caged bird is also..."

A caged bird?!

Richa's expression changed drastically. He subconsciously touched his forehead, carefully felt it, and confirmed that the spell had disappeared!
Without the constraints of the technique, his Byakugan was finally able to unleash its full power. The feeling of being able to act at will made Hizashi feel a little uncomfortable, and he was stunned as he experienced the freedom of his body and mind.

A look of bewilderment crossed his face.

"Birds that have just broken free from their cages will always feel lost and confused when they first come into contact with the vast sky, because the world is so big. When they no longer need to care about the cage and can act according to their own will, thinking becomes a necessary step."

Kaedeji slowly took off his coat, which had words like "Fourth Generation" written on it.

"Hmph, so you cherish your clothes so much? You're about to die and you're still clinging to the title of Hokage. When you die, I'll use this garment to cover your corpse and give you a grand funeral befitting your status."

The Third Raikage snorted coldly and strode forward, swinging his fist as he walked. His exaggerated muscles swelled further under the influence of lightning, making him appear like a mountain of flesh.

The character "雷" (Lei, meaning thunder) on his arm became increasingly dazzling.

"Death? I will not die. Even if I die countless times, I will return and bring shadows to this world again and again. Sooner or later, this planet will be completely submerged in my shadow."

Kaedeji threw off his coat, which Hizashi had already caught and carefully kept. He was filled with excitement, with a thousand words he wanted to say, but he didn't know what to say at all. He could only whisper, "We're waiting for you to take down the Raikage, Hokage-sama."

"No, no, no, you're wrong, Hizashi. I never intended to kill the Raikage. This guy is quite good. I'll keep his body, but his other parts have more important uses."

Kaedeji was speaking in a language that Hizashi and the others couldn't understand at all, while looking at the Third Raikage with an admiring gaze, which made the Third Raikage instinctively uncomfortable.

He understood; Kaedeji was looking at him with the same eye one would use to examine an object.

Stab it!

The Third Raikage stood in front of Kaede Tsukasa, less than half a meter apart.

"Before we make our move, I still want to ask you... which version of yourself are you right now?" The Third Raikage spoke slowly. "Although I don't know how you obtained the information about Turtle Island, if I'm not mistaken, your real goal isn't this giant turtle, but the Real Waterfall, right? Only something like that would make you deliberately act alone on the island without your subordinates."

"Heh, who knows? No matter which version of me it is, it's still me. We fought a battle, and in the end, we don't even know who won and who lost."

Kaede Tsukasa smiled.

boom!
The Third Raikage's punch was so fast that it was impossible for the naked eye to catch it. By the time Hizashi and the others reacted, the ground had already been blasted into a huge crater by the Third Raikage!
Blue ribs stood in front of Kaede Tsukasa, taking the Third Raikage's attack head-on; cracks had already appeared on the ribs.

Just as the Third Raikage was about to unleash his full power to pierce through Susanoo, he immediately saw that the crack in front of him was rapidly healing itself.

"I see. As long as you're willing to expend your eye power, you can instantly repair the injuries on your Susanoo and even further enhance it." The Third Raikage sneered.

Swish!
Kaede Tsukasa's Susanoo suddenly grew two arms, and in the blink of an eye, these two arms grew flesh and armor, grabbing at the Third Raikage from the left and right.

The Third Raikage was expressionless, intending to take the hit head-on, with bolts of lightning shooting out from his body. But at that moment, his intuition gave him a warning, and his burly figure moved hastily, transforming into a streak of light and escaping from Susanoo's giant hand at the last moment.

boom!
The two Susanoo giant hands came together with a roar, and the power alone was enough to crush an ordinary ninja into mincemeat in an instant.

But for ninjas of Kaede Tsukasa's caliber and the Third Raikage, this attack was merely a warm-up.

"Wow, amazing! That's Susanoo! It immediately forced back the Third Raikage, who was known as the strongest spear and the strongest shield!"

Iroha glared with her eyes wide open. Although her eyes could not compare to the Sharingan in terms of insight, her ability to see through things, see far, and capture chakra was still far superior to that of ordinary people.

He was very envious: "This is the Hokage's Mangekyou Sharingan, a legendary eye that surpasses the three-tomoe Sharingan."

The Hyuga clan members all wore solemn expressions. Only by witnessing Susanoo firsthand and feeling the powerful growth potential of this eye technique could they truly understand the strength of the Mangekyou Sharingan. They also knew that what they saw before them was merely a small test, and the real, intense battle was yet to come.

Even at this level, they were already incredibly envious. They were both families with eye techniques, but the Sharingan had the Mangekyou Sharingan, which could control such a terrifying chakra giant. What did their Hyuga clan have?
Above the Byakugan... there's absolutely nothing there! No wonder their clan can't produce Hokage-level ninjas. They rely too much on the Byakugan bloodline limit and constantly train in Gentle Fist taijutsu. Everything revolves around the Byakugan. Once the Byakugan is restricted, their upper limit of strength is most easily limited.

"An eye that surpasses the Byakugan..." A struggle flashed in Hizashi's eyes. He knew that it was an eye called the Tenseigan—Kaedama Tsukasa had no reason to lie to him about something like this!
With Kaede's strength, if he really wanted to do it, the entire Hyuga clan couldn't stop him. Whether they were alive or dead, they would all become vessels for Kaede's Byakugan.

However, Kaede did not do that. Instead, he patiently waited for Hyuga Hizashi's decision. Hizashi felt that this might be because Kaede did not lack the power of the Tenseigan. Because his own strength was strong enough and he was far ahead, he was able to give his subordinates more room to maneuver and appropriate choices.

Riza knew that when he hesitated and struggled with this matter again, it was already a statement of his own opinion. In the past, he would never have been in such pain.

Kaede Tsukasa ignored Hizashi's thoughts and didn't care.

The reason is simple: he knows that Hizashi will definitely make a decision. If he doesn't decide now, he will have to send his son to the main family to be branded with the caged bird mark after he has a son. Hizashi will definitely turn to him completely.

No father can tolerate his innocent son becoming a weapon to protect his clan for life because of some inexplicable fate or something similar.

Would someone who openly harbors murderous intent towards Hinata Hyuga not have the courage to overturn the table?
"You reacted very quickly, Raikage. It was only a hair's breadth away. This should be your first time facing Susanoo, right? Even though you had some useless information beforehand, you still managed to dodge at the most crucial moment. Your combat instincts are truly remarkable."

Kaede Tsukasa sighed sincerely, "I value you even more now. You are indeed a suitable candidate who came to me willingly. It's a bit of a waste for you to use your talents in this world."

The Third Raikage frowned, cautiously examining the half-giant protecting Kaede Tsukasa, watching the Susanoo appear from nothing, growing muscles, light armor, and then donning heavy armor.

"Something's not right. It's clearly become more complete and powerful in form, but it doesn't give me the same feeling as before..." The Third Raikage looked puzzled, carefully observing the hands of the half-body Susanoo, but couldn't see anything abnormal.

"Could it be some kind of weapon? I remember the intelligence mentioned that Madara Uchiha's Susanoo had a katana, which could even deflect a Tailed Beast Ball."

The Third Raikage felt he should test the waters, so he flashed behind Kaede Tsukasa and delivered a powerful punch.

This punch failed to break through Susanoo's heavy armor, which was not unexpected for the Third Raikage. He moved his body again, constantly changing his position.

In an instant, it seemed as if the Third Raikage appeared from all directions, launching attacks on Susanoo with lightning and thunder, and various sonic booms, compressing the air into visible ripples.

It was like a vast blue ocean, with sharp, flowing lightning relentlessly attacking the blue half-giant. The struggle between the two forces tore the turtle island apart bit by bit, causing the earth to crack, trees to fall, and countless rare animals to howl and flee, some even jumping into the ocean in panic.

But that will only make you die faster.

"The sense of danger is gone... It must have been a weapon without a physical form, perhaps one of the kaleidoscope's eye techniques?"

There are too many mysteries surrounding the Mangekyou Sharingan. The only confirmed eye technique is Susanoo, but that makes sense, how could there only be one eye technique? As for the specific number of eye techniques, even the Third Raikage doesn't know.

The last man to possess the Mangekyou Sharingan was Madara Uchiha. With Madara's power, he could easily slaughter everyone with just his Complete Susanoo, so he didn't need any single-eye techniques.

"You also have a dojutsu that can create weapons, right? Susanoo should be the core dojutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan, and all other dojutsu exist around Susanoo." The Third Raikage suddenly pulled back.

The moving form maintained its exaggerated lightning scale, tearing a shallow trench in the ground.

Just like Gentle Fist and Byakugan, almost all of the Hyuga clan's ninjutsu and taijutsu revolve around the Byakugan. Hizashi immediately realized this and admired the Third Raikage's intelligence analysis ability.

Yes, Hizashi thought the Third Raikage's analysis was correct and very logical. He never imagined that a single eye technique and Susanoo could be completely unrelated.

Kaede Tsukasa chuckled and charged forward in Susanoo, engaging the Third Raikage in hand-to-hand combat. This was exactly the kind of battle the Third Raikage had always dreamed of. He was worried that Kaede Tsukasa would use space-time ninjutsu to kite him and then send out a bunch of zombies to swarm him.

However, it is currently impossible to determine what exactly is going on with the strangeness of Susanoo!

"We still don't have enough information. It seems we have no choice but to use this tactic to decide the outcome as quickly as possible."

The Third Raikage straightened his hand and slowly retracted his thumb and pinky.

Three-handed strike!

Stab it!

The Third Raikage's speed increased further, becoming as fast as true lightning, and his attack power was greatly enhanced. At this moment, he pierced through Kaede Tsukasa's Susanoo in one fell swoop!
"Is the target me? To be able to make my Susanoo feel pressured is truly remarkable." Kaedeji looked at the Third Raikage, who was standing close by, with a relaxed expression.

Since the two started fighting, Kaede Tsukasa's posture has been very relaxed. That's right, his speed is not as fast as the Third Raikage's. Even though he sometimes uses space-time ninjutsu, because he needs to form hand seals to cast the technique, there will always be a momentary opening. He will definitely be able to seize the opportunity by a strong person like the Third Raikage who has pushed his movement speed to the extreme.

More importantly, Kaede no longer needs to fight using the old methods. Only after having Susanoo can he truly understand why Sasuke and others, after activating Susanoo, change their fighting style from attribute advantage, illusion deception, and skill suppression to mindlessly piloting a Gundam.

Ninjas are typically high in attack but low in defense. However, once they acquire Susanoo, their attack is greatly enhanced, and their defensive weakness disappears. There's no need for any pointless intelligence warfare; they can just charge in like in a Gundam. This is the most direct and cost-effective way to fight.

Kaedeji made his move once again, controlling one of Susanoo's hands and beginning to form hand seals.

"Here it comes again, that feeling again. It's not some kind of chakra weapon, but a technique? No, this guy is probably using this method for the first time, so he's experimenting."

The Third Raikage immediately analyzed the situation and drew a conclusion, then retracted one of his fingers once more.

"Two-handed slash!!"

With another strike, two fingers pointed directly at Kaede Tsukasa, managing to break a crack in Susanoo's heavy armor!
As the Third Raikage continued his advance amidst roars, bursts of lightning, like a series of explosions, resounded as he drew ever closer to Kaedejima.

Kaedeji remained expressionless, controlling Susanoo with great interest in an unprecedented attempt.

Madara also had the technique of forming hand seals for Susanoo, but the technique that Kaede Tsukasa used through Susanoo was different from Madara's Ten'ai Kansei.

“My Susanoo doesn’t have any real spiritual weapons. I don’t have the Totsuka Blade or the Yasakani no Magatama, and I don’t need them.”

If the only consideration is to kill the enemy with a single blow, Kaedeji has a technique that can be activated through Susanoo, a materialized form of chakra, which is theoretically possible.

That's certainly possible.

As a result, runes that were invisible to ordinary people immediately appeared on the hand that Susanoo was forming hand seals, and they were constantly wriggling.

Death, whom we hadn't seen for some time, came again, biting a knife and drooling.

Upon seeing Kaede Tsukasa for the first time, he stopped drooling, but when he looked at the Third Raikage opposite him, his drooling started again.

Swallowing Mito Uzumaki and Madara was the most satisfying experience since the birth of the Shinigami. Although Madara's soul later escaped from its body, it was not a big deal.

"It worked! Although it was just an experiment, and there were no theoretical problems, it really worked..."

Kaede nodded in satisfaction. With this, his Susanoo would also have a finishing move. As long as the opponent dared to use a Gundam to fight him, he would arrange for his Susanoo to rip out the opponent's weapon whenever possible.

Each time he takes a hit, he can steal a portion of the opponent's power. After taking a few more hits, Kaede Tsukasa doesn't believe that the opponent really has no problems at all!

If it's just about taking away chakra, that's fine. But if you're lucky enough to take away the opponent's spiritual body, then you've made a huge profit. Every success is equivalent to permanently reducing the opponent's limit!
Only Kaede Tsukasa could do something like this, combining the spirit of the Grim Reaper with the chakra entity of Susanoo, since both of them need to use chakra anyway.

"A powerful Susanoo needs a magical artifact, but I'm different. I use a super spirit as my weapon!"

In Kaede Tsukasa's vision, this level of integration is just the beginning. In the future, he will cover the Shinigami with Susanoo, forcing the Shinigami to personally engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy!
After all, normal spellcasting requires summoning the Grim Reaper and then using oneself as a medium to assist the Grim Reaper in seizing the enemy's soul. How can this method be more direct and efficient than simply riding the Grim Reaper to attack?!

However, that's for the future. For Kaede Tsukasa, being able to combine the Shinigami and Susanoo is already something to be happy about.

The battle between Kaede Tsukasa and the Raikage intensified, with neither side showing any intention of backing down. In the face of extreme speed and violent aesthetics, every moment saw both sides unleash attacks that shook Turtle Island.

The difference is that the Third Raikage was always hesitant to make direct contact with Susanoo's arm.

"One-shot technique!!"

Finally, the Third Raikage gathered enough power and unleashed his most powerful attack, swiftly bypassing Susanoo's arm and charging towards Kaede Tsukasa once again.

A single finger, imbued with a chilling power, pierced through Susanoo with a single strike, heading straight for Kaede Tsukasa's face!

Moreover, this attack was so fierce and swift that even the Third Raikage thought he had succeeded—Kaede Tsukasa's strongest defense had been broken, and he had no chance to use space-time ninjutsu to escape.

With just a fraction of a second of space, he could pierce Kaedeji's head, completely kill this major threat to Kumogakure, and restore the world's war system to its original state!
Everything hinges on this one finger; it determines the future of the ninja world!

The moment his finger touched Kaedeji, Kaedeji vanished, along with the giant Susanoo. In its place appeared a zombie holding the Ruyi Jingu Bang in front of him—the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi!
With a clang, followed by a piercing scream!

The Ruyi Jingu Bang, which the Monkey King transformed into, was extremely hard and could ignore most ninjutsu and taijutsu attacks, but it was not indestructible. Faced with the One-Piece Piercing Hand, a top-tier attack in the ninja world, it was instantly broken.

Blood splattered out like an explosion, and the Monkey King emerged from another part of the Golden Cudgel, throwing a powerful punch at the Third Raikage, but it couldn't even shake the Raikage's body.

However, the Third Raikage had no interest in the guy in front of him.

"How could this be? I didn't see him form any hand seals, why—"

The Third Raikage turned his head and understood.

Kaede Tsukasa didn't use hand seals, but... Susanoo can use hand seals!
"Alright, Lord Raikage, thank you for helping me experiment with the new technique. I know how to proceed from here. You've worked so hard. In return, I'll take you somewhere... Don't worry, it'll only take a moment."

Kaede Tsukasa took off his shirt.

(End of this chapter)