A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

The rogue ninja burst into laughter.

"It seems like you're the one who's trapped by us now, isn't it?"

A Jonin looked at Yang Lei, pointed to his feet, and said, "Or are you just hoping to outrun the explosive tags?"

There are several ways to activate explosive tags, including trigger-activated, remote-controlled, and timed activation.

One common activation method is remote control, which involves using chakra to remotely detonate the explosive.

The timed activation method is less common because the trigger method is more flexible than the timed method. The timed method is like a timed bomb, where the formula is set in advance, and when the time comes, the prepared chakra will detonate the explosive tag.

As for the trigger type, this is the type that Yang Lei is encountering now. When he steps on the detonator buried in the soil, the mechanism of the detonator is activated, and it will explode unless he stays still.

Therefore, the rogue ninjas were absolutely amused that Yang Lei dared to spout such boastful words.

Unfortunately, the rogue ninjas didn't know that Yang Lei was speaking from the heart, because he possessed absolute strength.

"It seems that your choice is not to cooperate."

Yang Lei let out a soft sigh. Because it would make it inconvenient to move around, he put the decapitation sword in his left hand behind his back and then formed a hand seal to use the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Shh."

Suddenly, Yang Lei vanished from his spot and reappeared behind the group of rogue ninjas.

"Boom."

He had barely left when the explosive tags on the spot were detonated. It was unknown how many explosive tags that Chunin had laid, but they blasted a huge crater in the ground. The power was considerable. It was just a pity that Yang Lei's Flying Thunder God Technique was a space-time ninjutsu, which was surprisingly powerful when it was used.

"How could that be?"

The rogue ninjas gasped in surprise. Yang Lei was nowhere to be seen. Without the Byakugan, they had no idea that Yang Lei had appeared behind them. They knew he hadn't been killed in the explosion, but they didn't know where he had gone.

"Whoosh."

Just then, a soft sound and the whistling of wind came from behind. The three Jonin reacted the fastest, instinctively jumping forward to dodge Yang Lei's sneak attack.

"puff."

The five Chunin reacted quickly, but their movements were not as agile as the Jonin. Only three of them managed to dodge, while the two closest to Yang Lei did not. One of them had his head chopped off, and the other had half of his shoulder cut off.

"So fast."

The three Jonin were once again astonished by Yang Lei's speed. It was no wonder they were unfamiliar with the Flying Thunder God Technique; it was simply that the era of Konoha's Golden Flash was quite long ago, at least a decade or more ago, and no one would remember it anymore.

Glancing at the Chunin who had lost an arm and was lying on the ground howling in pain, Yang Lei did not choose to go forward to finish him off. His left hand seal disappeared again.

"Be careful."

The rogue ninjas dared not underestimate Yang Lei anymore, and even the Jonin took out their weapons to defend themselves. If they had reacted any slower, their heads would have been chopped off. Naturally, they dared not be as arrogant as they were at the beginning.

"Shh."

Yang Lei reappeared behind the rogue ninjas, but this time he wasn't so far away; he was right in the middle of the three Chunin.

"Pfft."

This time, the three Chunin finally reacted. Without turning around, they thrust their kunai forward and stabbed three bloody holes in Yang Lei's body.

"hey-hey."

For some reason, Yang Lei didn't cry out in pain. Instead, he grinned at them, raised his left hand and waved it, revealing a detonating tag in his palm.

"It's a shadow clone."

The three Jonin reacted so quickly that they were sent flying backward with a startled cry.

The three Chunin were too late to dodge. Yang Lei formed hand seals and shouted, "Mutual explosion tags, drink!"

"Boom boom boom..."

A series of explosions rang out on Yang Lei's shadow clone, and the three Chunin around him were the first to be hit, blown to pieces.

The Mutual Explosive Tags technique was created by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. Once the technique is successfully executed, new explosive tags will be continuously summoned from the exploding tags, and they will all explode in the same location.

Therefore, once someone gets stuck on one of the explosive tags, they are certain to die. In fact, if they are too close, the caster might also be affected.

This ninjutsu was originally intended by Tobirama Senju to be used in conjunction with Edo Tensei, as clearly stated in the Scroll of Seals. This made Yang Lei somewhat curious: wouldn't using Shadow Clones in conjunction with it be more suitable than Edo Tensei? It seems to be no different from a human bomb.

Of course, multiplicative detonators also have weaknesses. As long as you discover them in time and avoid being touched at the beginning, you will not be caught in the explosion later.

Furthermore, the multiplicative detonating tags are not infinitely powerful. For example, once all the detonating tags Yang Lei had previously acquired were used up, the multiplicative detonating tags would cease to be available.

"Pfft."

Chapter 98

The exploding tags on that side had just subsided, leaving a large crater and a pile of flesh. At that moment, the Chunin on this side, whose shoulder had been chopped off, did not escape his fate. Yang Lei chopped off his head from behind.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique."

Just then, a Jonin rushed over and released a ninjutsu that hit Yang Lei halfway. He then kicked the water dragon that had just appeared and leaped high into the air, blocking the sky above Yang Lei.

"Earth Escape, Earth Formation Wall."

Yang Lei didn't hesitate either. He formed hand seals and released the earthen array wall again, creating a thick earthen wall that blocked the water dragon.

"Lightning Escape, Earth Walk".

Suddenly, someone outside the earthen barrier used ninjutsu, specifically lightning release, which can counter earth-style ninjutsu and conduct electricity in water.

"cut."

Clicking his tongue, Yang Lei quickly retreated. This earthen barrier didn't use much chakra; it was broken in a single exchange by a mere Lightning Release: Earth Walk.

"opportunity."

Suddenly, a third Jonin appeared behind Yang Lei. The three of them surrounded Yang Lei without anyone noticing. One was in a tree, constantly looking for an opportunity, while also blocking the space above Yang Lei. Another was outside the earthen barrier, constantly using ninjutsu to attack Yang Lei. And another Jonin rushed out from behind. For a moment, things were really dangerous.

"Shinra Tensei!"

(PS: The introduction to the Tenseigan says that its repulsive and gravitational forces can move planets, so I guess it should be no less powerful than the Rinnegan.)

0092 Trying to escape? Too late!

Suddenly, Yang Lei's eyes, which the rogue ninjas had not noticed before, changed from a three-tomoe Sharingan and a Byakugan to a pair of Tenseigan.

"Shinra Tensei".

Faced with attacks from both Lightning and Water Release ninjutsu in front and Jonin attacks from behind, Yang Lei remained calm and fearless. He raised his hands and gave a soft shout, and an incredibly powerful repulsive force surged from his body, as if forming a protective shield that instantly deflected all the attacks around him.

"Such powerful ninjutsu."

The Jonin crouching high in the tree and the Jonin performing ninjutsu in the distance both looked at Yang Lei warily. Because they had encountered ninjutsu they had never seen before, they were unsure how to deal with it and needed to gather more detailed information first.

"Aren't you going to attack anymore?"

Yang Lei did not activate the Reincarnation Immortal Body mode because it was too taxing; he only activated the Reincarnation Eye. At this moment, he looked up at the Jonin above him, grinned, and raised his left hand to beckon to him.

"Get down here."

Yang Lei gave a soft shout, and the Jonin obediently leaped down. If one didn't see the Kusanagi sword that Yang Lei was holding up, an uninformed person would think they were friends.

They weren't friends at all, but mortal enemies. The reason the Jonin was so obedient was actually because he had no choice but to be pulled down by Yang Lei's gravitational pull.

"The repulsive force of the Tenseigan is no less than that of the Rinnegan. When it is used, it is the same as the Shinra Tensei. Since its gravitational force is also no less than that of the Rinnegan, let's call it the Universal Pull."

Yang Lei thought to himself, when the Jonin in the tree came up to him, he didn't even look at the kunai that was swinging at him. He held the Kusanagi sword and swung it forward, splitting the man and the kunai in two.

Yang Lei's current concern is that he cannot get close to them. Once he gets close to one of them, he can easily behead them. After all, his strength, speed, and reaction speed far surpass those of ordinary Jonin. Even Zabuza, whose weapon is a decapitation sword, was cut down by him with a single strike, which shows how strong he is.

In close combat, strength doesn't necessarily provide a significant advantage, but Yang Lei excels in speed. Furthermore, he possesses the Sharingan, Byakugan, and the Eye of Revelation—three powerful eyes that allow him to easily see through an enemy's movements. This makes him least afraid of close combat now.

The Tenseigan doesn't have very strong insight, and neither does the Rinnegan. If we're talking about insight, we have to mention the Byakugan and Sharingan, and even the Eye of Revelation.

Leaving aside the Byakugan and Sharingan, everyone knows their power and abilities. Just take the Eye of Insight, for example. It is an eye that can thoroughly understand, learn, and figure out everything it sees. How about that level of insight?

I see right through you. I can learn what you know just by looking at it. Your insight is simply too strong.

That's why Yang Lei is least afraid of close combat. This guy can fight him on equal terms with just three shadow clones and Sarutobi after three attempts. He's not afraid of close combat; he's only afraid of not being able to get close.

As for using the Flying Thunder God Technique to get close, that's another story.

There were indeed many specially made kunai on the ground that could be used as coordinates before, but wasn't he arrogant for a while back then? He didn't use his full strength and wanted to stall the enemy for a while. Now, because of the enemy's water jutsu, the specially made kunai have long been washed away to who knows where. I guess his sword shadow clone technique has automatically deactivated.

"It's a bit tricky."

At this moment, watching helplessly as their fellow Jonin was cleaved in two by Yang Lei's sword, the two Jonin finally had to face reality. This kid, who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, was indeed very strong, so strong that even if the three of them attacked together, they couldn't defeat him and would have a large piece of their flesh bitten off.

"withdraw?"

The Jonin who had been blasted away by Shinra Tensei clutched his chest, his face contorted in pain. He looked up at his comrades in the distance, his mind already turning away.

"Let's go our separate ways."

The Jonin was quite decisive. Seeing that the three of them couldn't defeat Yang Lei, and that it would be even more difficult to fight him when only the two of them remained, he was quite decisive and didn't care about losing face at all. He deliberately gave a warning and then turned and dashed away into the distance.

Why do you say they've completely lost face?

Their group of ten fought against Yang Lei, a boy who looked only fourteen or fifteen but was actually only twelve years old. As a result, despite their meticulous planning, they not only couldn't defeat him but were also utterly defeated and killed. Now, only the two of them remain. How could they not lose face?

What's even more embarrassing is that they had to choose to run away with their tails between their legs instead of fighting to the death. Didn't they lose all face?

As for why he deliberately reminded his companions, he was actually reminding Yang Lei that they were going to split up and he could only chase one person at most. So, who should he choose?

He was unharmed, but his companion was not; he too had been struck at close range by Shinra Tensei. It was obvious who had an easier time catching him.

Therefore, a rogue ninja is a rogue ninja. If it were a Konoha ninja, they would also choose a strategic retreat when things were hopeless, and sometimes they would choose to sacrifice those who couldn't leave. However, unlike them, those who couldn't leave would speak up themselves, rather than being sacrificed.

But it makes sense. These rogue ninja probably didn't know each other before coming to the Land of Waves. How could they have any trust or friendship? Even married couples will abandon each other in times of trouble, let alone a group of rogue ninja who are just temporarily teaming up.

It was precisely because of their distrust of each other that Asuma was able to achieve the remarkable feat of single-handedly holding off three ninjas of the same level during the previous attack. Otherwise, if they had truly succeeded, they would have been in serious trouble.

Unfortunately, as mentioned before, despite their meticulous planning, they couldn't outsmart Yang Lei.

The same applies now; you can only pursue one person?

Chapter 99

Perhaps this is normal for others. After all, if you use shadow clones to chase someone, it might work against someone weaker than yourself, but if you want to chase someone of your own level, then you can't count on it. After all, you only have half the chakra of your main body, and your actual strength is much weaker. How can you stand alone?

But Yang Lei is different. Not to mention that his chakra reserves are already comparable to those of an ordinary Jonin, and because of the Nine-Tails' chakra characteristics, his chakra regeneration is greatly enhanced. Just the fact that his shadow clones don't need to fight the enemy at all, leaving only a Flying Thunder God Technique mark is enough for him to kill one person and then turn around to chase another.

During the most glorious period of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, there was a saying that went around: once you were marked by the Flying Thunder God Technique, it was no different from being targeted by the Grim Reaper.

Therefore, during the Third Shinobi World War, each ninja village issued such instructions.

"...Once you encounter Konoha's Golden Flash, you are allowed to retreat, no matter how many people are on the other side."

This shows just how intimidating the Flying Thunder God Technique and Minato Namikaze must have been to their enemies.

Now that the fourth generation has passed away, Yang Lei is restoring the Flying Thunder God Technique to its full power.

"Trying to escape? It's too late!"

0093 Eliminate the enemy!!!

"Trying to escape now? Too bad, it's too late."

Faced with the two Jonin who had chosen to flee in two different directions, Yang Lei couldn't help but sneer. He formed a hand seal and created a shadow clone. Without giving any instructions, the two of them each chased after one of them. The shadow clone went after the Jonin who had been hit by Shinra Tensei earlier, while he dealt with the other one.

"cut,"

Glancing sideways at Yang Lei's choice behind them, the two Jonin couldn't help but snort coldly. It seemed that now it was just a matter of who would win. Of course, no one could escape.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough".

The Jonin that Yang Lei was chasing clearly did not want to be captured, but Yang Lei's speed was too fast, so he had no choice but to use ninjutsu to block him while fleeing.

"Whoosh."

A specially made kunai pierced through the breakthrough ninjutsu, and before the breakthrough ninjutsu could reach him, Yang Lei made a hand seal with his right hand and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to get there. The distance between him and the Jonin was not increased, but instead, it got closer and closer because he was delayed for a while.

"Damn it."

The Jonin glanced at the ever-closer distance between them, no longer concerned about chakra consumption, and formed hand seals to unleash a ninjutsu: "Shadow Clone Technique."

The Shadow Clone Technique is not unique to Konoha Village. Almost every Jonin has learned it, unless they are native rogue ninjas who have nowhere else to learn it. Only the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was developed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

"Shhhhh."

The Jonin created ten shadow clones, which then fled in ten different directions.

"Shadow Clone Technique".

Yang Lei, who was behind, also formed hand seals and created ten more shadow clones, one for each of them, to continue the chase.

Although Yang Lei possesses the Sharingan, Byakugan, Tenseigan, and the Eye of Revelation, his Shadow Clones are physical entities. Apart from being weaker than the original body, they are indistinguishable from real people, making it impossible for Yang Lei to discern which is real and which is fake. He has no choice but to treat them as such.