Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 169 Even the Ten-Tails of Isshiki can be bet on the table.
"Fortunately, I caught up."

Minato looked around with a serious expression, his gaze focusing on Kaedeji, Jigen, and Yahiko.

To be honest, he couldn't quite understand the current ninja world. He could understand Kaedeji's strength, with his unique Corpse Escape Technique, extraordinary temperament and will, and the ability to acquire various powers in unpredictable ways.

Even immortality, the Reaper Death Seal, the Wood Release: Bloodline Limit, and the Mangekyou Sharingan—Kaedeji Tsukasa had already obtained them.

What is this about Yahiko? If it weren't for the scout frog's report, Minato would have thought he was listening to a folk tale full of deception—and the story was absolutely terrible.

It goes without saying that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan. During the time they studied Sage Mode together at Mount Myōboku, Minato witnessed firsthand just how outrageous Nagato's strength was. His various instant-cast and one-hit-kill techniques were impossible to defend against. And that was just what Nagato could use. Who knew how many other eye techniques were hidden within the Rinnegan?

Konan possesses the secret technique of Paper Release, a power that even Kaede Tsukasa takes seriously, leading him to capture Konan during the Impure World Reincarnation period.

But Yahiko... aside from being smarter than Nagato and Konan, and possessing traits such as tolerance, compassion, and decisiveness, he shouldn't have anything particularly noteworthy in terms of strength.

He has no bloodline limit, no secret techniques, and is just an ordinary ninja who learns common ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu, so his strength is just so-so.

"Jiraiya-sensei, are you sure that's him?"

"There's no mistake. Ignore his tattoos and graying body, that's Yahiko. Didn't you see Nagato is almost going crazy?"

Jiraiya smiled wryly. They did arrive just in time, but in a way, they arrived too just in time, right at the last moment when Yahiko was about to be taken away by the mysterious person and Kaedeji was about to make his move.

Would it be better to wait until Kaede Tsukasa and that mysterious guy are locked in a fierce battle before coming? However, Jiraiya didn't have time to fantasize about that possibility, as Nagato unleashed his ultimate attack the moment he landed.

"Planetary Devastation? What kind of technique is that? Old man, did you see it when you were teaching young Nagato?"

"Absolutely not! Jiraiya probably doesn't know this technique either, so it must be a new eye technique! However, using Sage Mode to activate an eye technique, this..."

The two toad sages were somewhat surprised and uncertain. This was the first time they had taught sage techniques to a ninja with a bloodline limit for eyes. In the past, neither the Uchiha nor the Hyuga had ever learned sage techniques at Mount Myōboku, let alone someone like Nagato who possessed the Rinnegan!

They each stood on Nagato's shoulders, observing his every move at extremely close range.

At this moment, an invisible purple ripple erupted from Nagato's wide eyes, and terrifying ocular power surged forth. This ocular power alone, even without being used to activate ocular techniques, was enough to bind enemies as a regular technique.

This is the Rinnegan: Intimidation. Just one glare at the enemy and they are immobilized. The effect is no less than a powerful binding technique. The key is that it is also instantaneous and can be launched from a distance!
The two toad sages, especially Fukasaku who personally taught Nagato Sage Mode, were repeatedly surprised and delighted by the strength Nagato displayed. They were naturally proficient in all five elements, quickly mastered various ninjutsu, and could even use Yin-Yang Release to create powerful ninja tools, in addition to the various terrifying eye techniques of the Rinnegan.

Nagato is indeed the chosen one, starting far ahead of everyone else in the world, born to lead the world in a completely new direction!

Now, the Child of Prophecy has unleashed his ultimate move: a brand-new, powerful eye technique.

Swish!
Nagato suddenly raised his hands and pushed the black sphere in his palms diagonally toward the high sky where Yahiko was.

"Old man! Nagato's chakra is being used up extremely quickly!"

"Hmm, no wonder he needs us to help him enter Sage Mode first. The two of us will prioritize helping him stabilize the generation of Sage Chakra!"

The Planetary Devastation technique places a heavy burden on the body and consumes an astonishing amount of chakra. If Sage Chakra is used to activate the Planetary Devastation eye technique, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the burden on the user. More importantly...

Extremely powerful!

At the very least, just by feeling the exaggerated suction force emanating from the black sphere and its scale, Kaede Tsukasa knew that the intensity of this Chibaku Tensei far exceeded the two times Nagato had used it in the original timeline.

“Using Sage Techniques to activate Eye Techniques, Nagato is probably the first person to do this since the Sage of Six Paths died.”

Kaede Tsukasa let out a sigh of admiration. He looked down at the ground beneath his feet, which was frantically breaking and rising. The black sphere in the sky was like a real black hole, its terrifying gravity swallowing everything in the ninja world like a bottomless pit.

If we don't stop it, I have no idea how huge the little moon will be once it takes shape.

If Nagato could achieve what he has now, imagine how earth-shattering it must have been when the Sage of Six Paths created the moon. It would probably have been a global ecological catastrophe for the ninja world at that time.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it. If Kaguya isn't sealed away, she'll turn this planet into a dead star by planting trees. Even if the damage is severe, there's still a chance to recover. But if the Ten-Tailed Divine Tree really drains it dry, then it's truly over. Not even a single cell will be able to survive.

But we can't let a planetary explosion of this scale be allowed to complete...

Kaede Tsukasa glanced around and saw a scene of utter devastation, with countless trees destroyed and layers of soil being torn away.

If this thing in the sky were to be completed, who knows what kind of mess the lush and fertile Konoha Forest would become, and how long it would take to restore it.

He can't exactly use Wood Release to replant everything, can he? Although Wood Release creations have cells, they are essentially living things.

"Two immortals, please lend me a hand!!"

Nagato raised his hands to the sky, maintaining the spell, and roared.

The two toads immediately understood Nagato's meaning. At the same time, they stretched out their tongues, which extended all the way to entangle Yahiko and quickly pulled him over.

"That's good, it seems to be going smoothly." Minato's tense expression relaxed, and he wiped the sweat that hadn't yet formed on his forehead. "Even though we're so far away from that black sphere, we can still feel the powerful gravity. I wonder what it must feel like for the people who are right under that thing."

Jiraiya did not respond, but carefully examined Yahiko's physical condition, discovering that the grayish-white area was still spreading at a visible speed, seemingly an irreversible trend.

"Yahiko..."

"That's settled then. There's no other way. You guys take Nagato and leave quickly—"

"There will be a way! My teacher is here, two hermits from Mount Myōboku are here, and I am here too! I have become stronger than ever before, and no matter what form you take, I can bring you back!"

Without turning his head, Nagato sensed Yahiko's entire condition. He growled, "Give me a little more time, just a little bit. Once I've dealt with the person controlling you, I can restore you to normal!"

Perhaps even Kaedeji could be dealt with—Jiraiya and Nagato suddenly thought of this, and then Konoha could return to its original state.

Yahiko let out a deep sigh. That indecisive, red-haired boy had become unexpectedly tough... Perhaps it wasn't such a bad thing to see Nagato like this in the final moments of his life?

"Unfortunately, in the end, we were still unable to rescue Konan. I hope Nagato can do it."

"Don't be too pessimistic. Nagato's eye technique is exceptionally powerful. We'll see the results in a few seconds. Perhaps this power can even distort the nearby space, rendering space-time spells ineffective?"

When Minato first met Yahiko, he comforted his fellow disciple.

Yahiko silently shook his head.

Kaedeji might stumble, but Jigen? Not necessarily. He simply can't see where Jigen's power limits are.

As expected, Kaedeji and Jigen made their moves one after the other.

The two men, surrounded by countless rising boulders, launched an attack on the black sphere in the sky.

Their attack was mixed in with countless objects being sucked into the sky, making it impossible for people in the distance to see clearly.

At the very least, Obito felt incredibly anxious, staring with his Mangekyou Sharingan trying to see something clearly, but he simply couldn't.

"If only you could get a pair of white eyes, you could definitely see through things remotely and see what those two are doing at a glance," Afei said.

Obito said irritably, "Even the Byakugan might not be able to see through it."

He knew it was a planetary explosion, but he never imagined that it could be activated using immortal techniques. He was shocked by the destructive power before him.

"What if it's Yahiko's special Byakugan? With stronger eye power to fight gravity, he should be able to see clearly. I'm so curious about eyes that surpass the Byakugan. Madara-sama observed the ninja world for decades and never heard of such a thing. I never expected it to appear after his death. And the person who has such eyes isn't even a member of the Hyuga clan."

Afei said in an almost electronic voice, "There are still many secrets hidden in this ninja world that need to be uncovered. Thinking about it this way, I am suddenly full of anticipation."

"Shut up! You're nothing but a creation of the Gedo Statue. Your mission is to serve me. You have no need for such superfluous things as curiosity!"

Obito's emotions were very unstable. His eyes were bloodshot. The continuous high-intensity use of the Great Sun Spirit had caused his vision to decline, but he had no choice but to use it. He suddenly regretted using his eye technique in an unnecessary way just to show off.

Even with the Mangekyou Sharingan, Obito was still not confident in maintaining his authority in front of these guys.

"I must obtain the eternal eye, no matter what!"

Obito gritted his teeth. Even if it was the True Thousand Hands, it was only a flawed version activated by Tobi. Could he defeat Nagato the Sage, or could he take down Kaede Tsukasa and that mysterious guy?

If even someone as insignificant as Yahiko can obtain such unparalleled power, how could someone like him, who is touted as a super genius of the Uchiha clan by uninformed people, be willing to admit defeat?

"The battle is about to be decided. Nagato's technique has been broken," Tobi said. "It's terrifying. If it were us, we would probably need to use the True Thousand Hands to attack the black hole."

The violent explosion shook the boundless space-time, and the earth, which was originally rising rapidly, lost the pulling force from the sky and plummeted down.

Countless crashes echoed, and the earth shook violently, as if a continent was collapsing and falling from the sky, further shattering the already torn and ravaged land.

This was only because Kaede Tsukasa and Jigen acted early enough. If they had acted any later to destroy the spell, the surrounding area would have become uninhabitable, and the underground magma would have been extracted by the Earth Explosion Star.

It seemed like a long time had passed, and the endless dust gradually dissipated, revealing the figures of Jigen and Kaedeji.

"Not bad, you've used that spirit very well." Cixian remained expressionless, but his expression had become somewhat more serious.

His eyes were fixed on a blue hand attached to Susanoo, beneath which strange runes were constantly writhing.

Just now, it was this spirit hand that emerged from Kaedeji's body that, the instant it passed through Susanoo, extended beyond Susanoo and was covered by Susanoo's armor, grabbing at the black sphere in the sky at an astonishing speed.

At this moment, the hand, which was holding part of the black ball, was slowly retracting back into Kaede Tsukasa's body.

In addition, Kaedeji had just obtained a considerable amount of chakra, which made Jigen worry. After all, his body was just an ordinary human, and if he were to be hit by Kaedeji, it would seriously disrupt his plans.

If he had found a suitable vessel, he wouldn't have needed to hide his identity like he does now; he could have easily swept this planet with absolute power!
He also specially raised a Ten-Tails in another dimension. As long as this Ten-Tails is fed a Ōtsutsuki, it can complete its genes and immediately evolve into a divine tree, devouring all the natural energy on this planet.

Cixian said coldly, "I don't know how much information you got from that woman's two sons, and I have no interest in why you turned against them, but if you get in my way, I won't show any mercy."

"Oh? If I don't stop you, are you going to hold back against me?"

“It’s not impossible. I wouldn’t mind joining forces with the natives of this planet.”

Jigen didn't know that Kaedeji was an outsider like him. Unlike the Sage of Six Paths, he didn't have the ability to monitor the ninja world. He had been suppressing his massive data to reduce the damage to Jigen's body for over a thousand years, which was already very difficult. How could he dare to release his power?
"That sounds nice, but I don't believe a word you say, and you don't have anything I need." Kaede Tsukasa sneered.

Jigen, or Isshiki, is known for his polite language. When he barged into the home of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto, his first words were an apology, saying that he had no choice but to leave immediately.

He was equally courteous in his speech to Kaedeji, but that did not mean that Isshiki was any better. He remained arrogant and conceited, at least not much better than Momoshiki.

When Momoshiki arrived in the ninja world, he referred to the natives as "inferior beings," even those of mixed blood like Naruto and Sasuke. So when did he begin to show any change? The answer is that in order to save Boruto from the brink of death, he had to use a portion of his data to merge with Boruto's body, which caused him to permanently lose the ability to revive on his own in Boruto's vessel.

It can only parasitize Boruto, and at crucial moments it can forcibly control Boruto's body and take over his fighting role.

They're all the same. Back then, they were so desperate that they parasitized an ordinary monk like Jigen to survive. No matter how arrogant they are, they should at least tone it down a bit. They continue to belittle the natives of the ninja world, which is just humiliating themselves.

"What about the Ten-Tails?"

Cixian coldly said, "You only know that Kaguya has a Ten-Tails, but you don't know that I also have one. As long as you provide me with enough bargaining chips, I can take out the Ten-Tails for trade."

(End of this chapter)