Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 204 Cixian Breaks Through Defense
Because of Tsukasa Kaede, the trajectory of fate on this timeline has become unrecognizable.

This certainly has its advantages, meaning that Kaede Tsukasa is constantly exerting his influence on this world, distorting the course of events that should have occurred. However, there are also drawbacks, namely... the Great Collapse.

If Kaede Tsukasa's rate of strength improvement can outpace the rate of fate's collapse, even by just a fraction, he can control the changes in this world. But if it's the other way around... then he's doomed.

Jigen became active more than thirty years earlier than the original timeline. If Kaedeji messed things up at this critical juncture, or even died, then the ninja world would truly be doomed.

If Kaede falls, who can stand up to stop Jigen? No one. Nagato is definitely no match for him. Edo Tensei Madara? Edo Tensei Hashirama? Even less likely. He'd struggle to even defeat the current second-stage Jigen. Once Jigen upgrades to his first form, he'll be instantly killed with F2.

"Don't you understand, Nagato? As long as I'm alive, no matter how dangerous or dire the situation becomes, there's still a chance to salvage things... I can use the Corpse Release technique to continuously revive you all, as long as your souls aren't destroyed by Jigen. If I were to die, and someone else were to use the Reincarnation Technique to revive you, given your sheer size, how many living people would have to be sacrificed to bring you back to life?"

The key issue is that these living people cannot communicate with each other, so the resurrection spell cannot be performed seamlessly. If there is even the slightest deviation, the resurrection spell will fail.

Nagato said coldly, "That sounds nice, but in the end you're just using us as pawns! You've manipulated us and even the entire ninja world."

"That's true to some extent. I have a choice, do you? Does this world even have one?" Kaede Tsukasa's voice turned extremely cold.

If Jigen had no rivals at this point in time, the threat he would pose to the ninja world would be fatal.

Kaguya will never be able to break free of the seal, and Jigen is invincible. He can recklessly search for a vessel while holding Orochimaru's head down. Once he completes the reincarnation ritual and returns to his peak strength, he can start planning to plant the tree.

Naruto and Sasuke haven't grown up yet, so only the Sage of Six Paths can personally intervene, but even that might not be a match for Isshiki.

At this moment, Cixian was stroking her neck, feeling the texture of the crack, lost in thought.

"Your power is strong, but it seems to put a greater burden on your body. What use is power that cannot be freely exerted? It's not as good as the Mangekyou Sharingan."

Madara quickly repaired his body. Although there was some surprise on his cold expression, he still maintained his composure: "Using the Mangekyou Sharingan for too long will cause blindness, but you can still recover by getting a new pair of eyes. Your body will collapse if you use it for too long, and then you'll be completely dead, right?"

"Well, as long as I kill you as soon as possible and then recuperate for a while, this damage will be completely healed." Ci Xian replied indifferently. This serious and methodical answer was actually the greatest arrogance.

He was confident that he could quickly defeat Madara and then calmly recuperate. If he wanted to hide and recuperate, the ninja world was so big that he could go anywhere.

Madara remained silent, having fully grasped the true meaning of the word "exhaustion," and acknowledging that the person before him was the most formidable enemy he had ever faced—strange eye techniques, exaggerated physical skills…

As for illusions? No need to even consider them; everyone present possesses powerful eyesight, making them largely immune to illusion attacks.

"There's something we should verify first."

Madara quickly formed hand seals: "Fire Release: Annihilation of the Blazing Flame!"

A massive amount of flames poured out of his mouth, covering an immense area, but Cixian simply raised his hand and used the wedge to absorb all of the continuous flames.

Having witnessed the Karma's absorption of energy, Madara felt more confident.

He summoned Susanoo again, but this time, it was not the complete form, but a two-faced, four-armed form, with its four hands rapidly forming hand seals.

"Using the Complete Body Susanoo is a heavy burden on the body I'm currently using, so I'll just use this to deal with you for now."

Heaven Shocking Star!

An immense pressure descended from the sky, howling down and squeezing out air that transformed into terrifying shockwaves. Looking up, a colossal object pressed down rapidly, with an unparalleled force, as if divine punishment had descended.

The impact of such a meteorite on the Earth caused celestial changes that covered a vast area nearby, causing people to turn pale at the mere mention of it. Even thousands of kilometers away, one could vaguely feel the suffocating sense of oppression, making their hair stand on end and their sixth sense frantically warn them.

"What the hell? What kind of technique is this? Summoning meteorites from outer space? It's kind of similar to Hamura's technique!"

Even Obito was alarmed. He stared in disbelief at the distant horizon, where a black dot was growing larger and larger, slowly crashing into the earth. Its scale was even more exaggerated than the move Hamura used back then.

"Although only one meteorite was summoned, unlike Hamura who summoned many meteorites at once to bombard the surface, the damage caused by this single meteorite will definitely far exceed that of Hamura's attack!"

Obito's eyes widened in horror. What the hell was this? Hamura was already dead, so who was casting this spell?
He didn't know about Madara's Heavenly Obstacle Star, and Madara couldn't possibly have taught Obito all the secrets of the Rinnegan in detail.

Obito immediately summoned a White Zetsu to inquire, and only then did he learn that Edo Tensei Madara and Nagato had gone to deal with Jigen, leaving him dumbfounded.

"Damn it, why didn't you report such an important matter to me?!" Obito roared in fury.

White Zetsu said, "Have you forgotten? It was clearly you who didn't allow us to disturb you, and since Lord Madara didn't intend to send me to contact you, I have even less reason to contact you first."

"..."

Obito was once again worried about White Zetsu's intelligence. He was indeed obsessed with the Limited Tsukuyomi, wanting to search for Indra's reincarnation within it. Anyway, it was just a parallel world in the form of an illusion, so it didn't matter how much he observed and guided it.

If White Zetsu had any brains, he should have told Madara about Edo Tensei attacking Jigen immediately!
"Useless thing, I'll settle the score with you later!" Obito sneered. "That meteor-summoning technique might be Jigen's eye technique, or it might be Madara's Rinnegan eye technique..."

"What do we do, Obito?" Tobi asked. "Should we stop exploring the Limited Tsukuyomi and go help Madara and the others?"

"Help? How can I help? My eyes are still unable to complete the fusion of ocular power, and even using the Great Sun Spirit is extremely painful. What use would it be if I rushed over? Since they have already made their move, the rest is none of my business. Once I possess the eternal, no, the Rinnegan, everything will be different."

Obito's pride was hurt, and he was extremely irritable. He knew even with his toes that Kaede Tsukasa was more or less behind this, or at the very least, Kaede Tsukasa had played a role in pushing things along.

Moreover, killing Jigen would benefit everyone; no one wants such a supermodel Otsutsuki to live.

“My spiritual body in the Limited Tsukuyomi hasn’t made any progress yet, and I have a feeling that something is wrong.” Obito frowned.

……

Ban's long white hair whipped around in the strong wind.

"This is a technique that leads to mutual destruction. How do you plan to deal with it? Are you going to use a space-time eye technique to escape? You'd better create two space gates at the same time to transfer the container and Orochimaru away. If you transfer them one by one, I will kill the person you transfer the second time first."

Madara spoke coldly, but his gaze clearly fell on Orochimaru, making Orochimaru's hair stand on end.

Clearly, in Madara's calculations, once Jigen uses his space-time eye technique to evade the destruction of the Heavenly Meteor, he will prioritize moving Tenzo away, and only then Orochimaru. Madara will then seize this brief opening to kill Orochimaru. Once Orochimaru is dead and enters the Pure Land, whether he is resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation or Reincarnation of the Living Dead, he will no longer be under Jigen's control.

Without Orochimaru, a top scientist, Jigen won't be able to find a second vessel for a long time, unless he finds the still young Amado and carefully nurtures him for decades.

It's impossible for Kabuto Yakushi. He's a Konoha ninja, currently working with Nono Yakushi, and his research abilities are unknown. Jigen would never harm Kabuto.

"Not bad eye technique, but you underestimate me. I don't need to dodge at this level."

Cixian looked up at the sky, and the pattern in the rice-shaped eye pulsed again. The young Biguna activated once more, shrinking the Heavenly Obstruction Star in the sky.

Click!

The price was that more cracks appeared in his abdomen instantly. Using the same eye technique, the intensity was completely different, and the burden on his body was also different.

"The opportunity has come."

A glance from Ban's eyes.

Nagato, who had quietly entered Sage Mode, perfectly caught the signal.

"Fire Release·Fire Bullet!"

Nagato used the Fire Release technique he learned from Jiraiya, and a surging fireball roared out.

This time, Jigen did not immediately use Karma to absorb the attack. Instead, he quickly retreated, using taijutsu to dodge Nagato's fire-style attack.

"Hmph, just as I predicted, the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is unable to resist Sage Art damage, is he? The best way to deal with Sage Art should be to use a dojutsu that shrinks objects, but instead, he chose to retreat further..."

Madara had basically figured out Jigen's information and realized that the other party's condition was extremely poor.

How many more times can he use his eye technique? He's enough to beat him to a pulp, but if he and Nagato team up... they could wear down Jigen!

Madara's Rinnegan stared at Jigen, who was retreating rapidly. He immediately moved, and at the same time, a shadow created by Limbo: Border Jail rushed towards Jigen.

In other words, there were two elderly Edo Tensei Madaras who launched an attack the moment Jigen used his eye technique, while Nagato, who possessed both Rinnegan and Sage Mode and maximized his taijutsu combat abilities, immediately rushed forward in perfect unison.

This is Madara's tactic.

If ninjutsu can't solve the problem and genjutsu is ineffective, then the only option is to end the battle with taijutsu!

With Jigen's body riddled with cracks, how long can he last in a physical combat situation? He'll probably shatter like porcelain after just a few injuries!

Swish!
The two Madaras coordinated perfectly. Jigen dodged Madara's attack with a precise turn of his head, while Shadow Madara followed up with a kick that was about to hit Jigen's chest. Jigen countered with a punch that sent Shadow Madara flying. Although he did not have the Rinnegan, his eye power and sensory abilities made it easy for him to clearly perceive Shadow Madara's presence.

Just then, Nagato arrived.

"Frog Kumite!"

Nagato threw a punch, which of course could not hit Jigen, but Jigen's expression changed instantly as he was struck in the abdomen by an invisible force!

It was as if an invisible fist was attacking him from behind.

This is a method of utilizing natural energy in Sage Mode, which can be surprisingly effective in physical combat.

Even more outrageous, Nagato activated the Asura Path ability, growing even more arms. Combined with the Frog Kumite's unpredictable techniques, this allowed Nagato to unleash extraordinary combat power in taijutsu.

"I see. I was so ignorant. There is such a way to utilize natural energy."

Cixian's face changed drastically as he was struck by a flurry of punches from three figures. His burly body crashed into the ground with a deafening roar.

In the blink of an eye, Cixian was forced into an extremely passive situation and was on the verge of getting injured.

"We've actually been forced into this situation."

Jigen was engaged in a physical battle with two Madaras. Every moment was filled with intense physical combat. Even though Madaras were in their old age and their physical skills were not as good as when they were young, the two Madaras who were in sync with each other were still a problem for Jigen.

Because Cixian himself was also in poor condition.

Normally, once he develops numerous lacerations in his abdomen, he would have to retreat and find a place to recuperate for ten days to recover.

"Your eyes are strong, but not as strong as I imagined. They may not be comparable to my Rinnegan."

Swish!
Madara and Nagato grabbed Jigen's shoulders from either side, and Shadow Madara even kicked Jigen in the chest, slamming Jigen back into the ground as he was about to get up.

Hell Realm!
Madara and Nagato did not exchange any words, but they tacitly used the same eye technique to pull on Jigen's soul. It was an instant kill technique, and since the two of them used it together, theoretically any enemy would have their soul pulled out.

But Madara and Nagato's expressions suddenly changed!
Because... it couldn't be pulled!

"Fools, you two mixed-blood natives actually think you can pull out the soul of an Otsutsuki? That's not a 'weight' you can shake."

Cixian had broken down, his expression became distorted, no longer the indifferent person he had been at the beginning. The cracks on his body had spread rapidly from his abdomen to his chest, and were about to connect with the cracks on his neck.

As it turns out, the Ōtsutsuki's innate arrogance was merely a way of placing himself in the most superior position. Once he was injured by these inferior creatures trapped on a certain planet, he was no different from an ordinary person, and he would still go berserk.

Nagato's expression twisted with rage, seeing a glimmer of hope for avenging Yahiko. He deliberately freed one hand: "Is that so? How about this? Summoning Jutsu!"

The demonic statue of the heretic appears.

Immediately afterwards, the demonic statue opened its mouth, and a phantom dragon emerged from it—it was none other than…

Nine Seals of the Illusory Dragon!
(End of this chapter)