A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

Inside the Four Purple Flame Formation, neither Yang Lei, the Third Hokage, nor Orochimaru were affected by the outside world. Whether it was the people of Sunagakure shouting and rushing out of the village, or the ninjas of Otogakure summoning several giant pythons on the street, they looked at each other, carefully guarding themselves while looking for the best time to strike.

"Little monkey, I'm really sorry to have troubled you this time."

Before losing his self-awareness, the First Hokage couldn't help but sigh. He never imagined that he, who had single-handedly built Konoha from scratch, would become an enemy upon returning to the village. Truly, life is unpredictable.

The First Hokage was alright; at least he could still say a word. The Second Hokage, however, didn't even have the chance to see what Konoha looked like now.

Since the Edo Tensei technique was developed by the Second Hokage, Orochimaru dared not give Tobirama Senju any chance in order to avoid any trouble.

Orochimaru.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, glared at Orochimaru, cursing him with resentment, "You despicable scoundrel, I'll be waiting for you in hell, and then I'll settle the score with you."

"Let's talk about it later."

Orochimaru scoffed dismissively, thinking to himself, "If I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time. What am I afraid of?"

Furthermore, what he pursues and is researching is the art of immortality. Just wait and see, once he succeeds, he will never have to worry about going to hell again.

Chapter 175

"Alright, enough with the nonsense."

Having eliminated the self-awareness of the three Kage using a technique, Orochimaru smiled arrogantly and said to the Third Hokage, "Master, let me prepare a grand farewell 'banquet' for you."

Episode 0164: The Battle Between Jinchuriki

"Roar."

On the outskirts of Konoha Village, a group of more than a dozen Sand Ninja were seen hurrying towards them. Just as they were about to continue their escape into the distance, Gaara, who had been attacked by the Bloodstained Demon, suddenly went berserk.

Previously, in the Konoha Village arena, Gaara was already on the verge of going berserk, and in his half-tailed beast mode, he was almost losing his sanity.

At this moment, because his target had not yet been killed, Gaara could no longer suppress the violence in his heart. He suddenly swung his hand and sent a group of people around him flying, including his brother Kankuro and his sister Temari.

"We're almost there."

Just then, a group of people quickly caught up from behind. Leading them were Jonin Asuma and Jonin Kurenai Yuhi, followed by the Konoha 11s except for Yang Lei and Choji.

I don't know what Hiashi Hyuga was thinking, sending Hinata out like that. It's just that Yang Lei hasn't noticed yet, otherwise he probably would have gone berserk.

Actually, there was no other way. A fierce battle was still raging in the village, and the Sand Ninja couldn't be ignored. Left with no other option, Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi had to gather a group of Sand Ninja to fight.

Fortunately, there weren't any particularly strong individuals among the Sand Ninja. All the Jonin had stayed behind to cover the retreat, and the strongest among them were the Chunin.

"Try to capture them alive."

Because of Gaara's delay, the Konoha group finally caught up with them. Asuma made a move and the Sand Ninja started fighting.

"I'm going to kill you all."

Just then, Gaara roared and finally transformed into his complete form.

Gaara's Tailed Beast Mode is different from others; at least he doesn't have a chakra cloak. He has two forms: a half-tailed beast mode and a full-tailed beast mode.

By the way, Gaara can also use the Sleep Technique to completely unleash the One-Tailed Beast.

Some people say that Gaara's mode is not Tailed Beast Mode, but that's not true. This is Tailed Beast Mode because he is a Jinchuriki, and in full Tailed Beast Mode, he is just like a small Tailed Beast. What else could it be but Tailed Beast Mode?

The so-called Tailed Beast Mode is just a name, just like Ninja Art; all Ninjutsu are Ninja Art.

The same applies to Tailed Beast Mode; it's just a general term. As for how the Jinchuriki control and use it, that's up to each individual's own circumstances.

At this moment, unlike Naruto, Gaara was not able to create a chakra cloak for himself with the Nine-Tails' chakra. Instead, he was enveloped by a large mass of sand and eventually became a small Shukaku, though his consciousness remained his own.

"Oh no, Lord Gaara has transformed into a tailed beast!"

The ninjas who were fighting the Leaf Village ninjas all dared not stay any longer. Remembering Gaara's infamous reputation over the years, they all scattered like birds and beasts.

"Damn it."

Asuma cursed, thinking that the village desperately needed fighting power, yet these Sand Ninja dared to cause him trouble.

"You guys go after those Sand Ninja, I'll take care of things here."

Naruto stepped forward and looked at Gaara, whose body was slowly emitting streams of red chakra, and in the blink of an eye, he also transformed into Tailed Beast Mode.

"This is a battle between Jinchūriki."

Naruto's expression turned serious for once, because he seemed to see the loneliness, desolation, and sorrow hidden beneath Gaara's crazed expression. Having experienced similar feelings himself, he understood the plight of Jinchuriki being hated by the villagers, because he was also a Jinchuriki.

"Naruto, is it okay?"

Although Sasuke usually bickers with Naruto, he still cares about him when things get serious. He thinks that Naruto is someone even he can't easily deal with, and might not even be a match for him. He's worried that Naruto might not be able to beat Gaara.

"Do not worry."

Naruto smiled brightly, gave a thumbs-up like Might Guy and Rock Lee often did, and said, "I'll bet my name as Naruto Uzumaki, the Konoha ninja, and I'll definitely win."

Since Naruto had said so, no one else could say anything more. Asuma made a simple arrangement: he led half of the group to chase to the left, while Kurenai led the other half to chase to the other side.

Before setting off, Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi had decided that if they couldn't wipe out the Sand Shinobi in the shortest amount of time, they would have to give up.

. . . . . .

"Staying behind to play the hero? That's really bold."

Gaara watched the Konoha ninjas leave without making a move, seemingly unaware that they were on their way to capture his fellow villagers. Once only he and Naruto remained, he grinned menacingly and shouted, "Since you're so reckless, I'll send you on your way!"

Before the words were even finished, Gaara had already moved. Now transformed into a monster, he lunged forward and swung his right claw, aiming for Naruto's head. If he managed to grab it, he would probably tear Naruto's entire body to shreds, let alone his head.

"too slow."

Naruto snorted coldly. For some reason, he was unusually calmer than usual, perhaps because what happened today prevented him from making a scene.

Whether it was the attack on Konoha or Gaara's potentially tragic childhood, these things saddened Naruto, but since they were enemies, he couldn't communicate with Gaara.

They are so alike, both being Jinchūriki of their respective villages, and both feared and hated by the villages. Gaara is even more pitiful, as his family has all left him. One can only imagine how he has endured all these years.

"I don't have time to pity others."

Naruto shook his head to clear his mind and said to Gaara, who had already come up in front of him, "You can't defeat me, because I have to protect my village."

As he spoke, Naruto dodged Gaara's attack by sidestepping, and before Gaara could regain his footing, he launched another kick.

"Boom."

A large amount of sand flew up and down, and Gaara was sent flying far away until he crashed into three large trees and finally came to a stop.

Having also trained under full-body weights for over a month, Naruto's growth is in no way inferior to Sasuke's. Now, with the added boost of the Nine-Tails' chakra, his strength is truly not to be underestimated. (Okay)

Chapter 176

The strength level of a Jinchuriki cannot be confused with that of an ordinary ninja. For example, Naruto and Gaara at this time are actually far stronger than Genin, or even Chunin. They may have reached the level of Jonin, or at the very least, Special Jonin.

This is not an exaggeration at all, because their power comes from the tailed beasts in their bodies. As long as they can control the tailed beast mode and are not instantly killed, the strength displayed by the Jinchuriki is truly domineering.

Therefore, Naruto was able to create such a huge impact with just one kick, sending Gaara flying at least ten meters away.

Is the distance short?

Look at Gaara's current size, plus the three big trees he broke in the middle, that's pretty impressive.

"Damn it, I'm going to kill you."

Suffering a sudden and severe blow, Gaara became even angrier. He got up from the ground, and once the sand on his body had returned to normal, he charged at Naruto again and fought him once more.

0165 The Tree Kingdom has descended, the Tree Kingdom has descended!

Putting aside the battle between the two Jinchūriki for now, let's rewind a bit; it's time for the protagonist to make his appearance.

Just as that group of Sand Ninja, with Gaara as their main core, was fleeing towards the outskirts of Konoha Village.

On the roof of the arena.

“Kill.”

After erasing the consciousness of the three Kage summoned by Edo Tensei using a special technique, Orochimaru raised his hand and pointed forward, launching the first attack. He controlled the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, to attack Yang Lei, while the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, attacked the Third Hokage.

"Three generations of grandfathers."

Seeing that the Third Hokage was about to go into battle, Yang Lei quickly grabbed him and advised, "You go and deal with the Fourth Kazekage and Orochimaru. I'll take care of the other two."

Just as the Third Generation was about to refuse, the ape demon in his hand, which had transformed into a golden cudgel, spoke first: "Sun Slash, listen to Yang Lei, this little monster is very strong. Even the First Elder, the Second Elder, and I couldn't defeat him when we joined forces. Although it wasn't a true life-or-death battle, it was enough to show how extraordinary he is."

"Oh?"

The third generation was shocked. His information was still from a month ago. He never expected that Yang Lei's strength would have improved so much in just one month.

As expected of the genius he values, at this rate of growth, he will probably be invincible in the world in just a few years.

At this moment, the Third Hokage was very fortunate to have kept his actions discreet all these years. If Yang Lei knew that he had been monitoring and guarding against him all these years, Yang Lei probably wouldn't have such a strong sense of belonging to Konoha Village.

"I see."

The Third Generation didn't doubt Enma's words, readily agreeing to Yang Lei's suggestion. He turned and rushed to the other side, instantly engaging Rasa in combat.

On this side, Orochimaru was stunned at first. He never expected that the Third Hokage would betray that brat so thoroughly. Just as he was about to send the Senju brothers to continue chasing the Third Hokage, he saw that Yang Lei actually dared to take the initiative to attack.

"Fine, let's kill this ignorant brat first."

Orochimaru snorted coldly. Seeing that Yang Lei was so reckless as to advance instead of retreat, he decided to let him die first.

"Attack".

Orochimaru gave the order, and the Senju brothers simultaneously began forming hand seals.

"Wood Release: The World of Trees Descends."

Hashirama Senju launched his attack first, and suddenly one large tree after another sprang up from the roof of the arena. Several of these trees, which were close to Yang Lei and the Third Hokage, were about to bind them as they grew.

"so it is."

Facing the "705u.com - Reading Club First Release", Yang Lei was not surprised but delighted. He quickly formed hand seals and shouted, "Wood Release: Tree World Descends".

"Crack!"

Then, the roof tiles groaned under the strain, and then another large tree sprouted from under Hashirama Senju's ninjutsu, pushing all of Hashirama's trees out of the ground. In such a strange way, his attack was broken.

"what?"

Orochimaru was shocked. He never expected that Yang Lei would also know Wood Release. This was truly astonishing.

It's important to know that, currently, there are only three people in the entire ninja world who can use Wood Release: the late Hashirama Senju, Yamato, who was created by him using Hashirama Senju's cells, and Zetsu.

Unexpectedly, he has encountered another one now, which is truly a precious research material that came to him effortlessly.

What Orochimaru didn't know was that if you were to ask what the most valuable thing about Yang Lei was, it wasn't the Wood Release chakra or cells he had just obtained, nor anything else. The most valuable thing was his eyes; they could even be considered priceless.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru was unaware of the existence of the Eye of Revelation.

At the same time, he didn't know how strong Yang Lei really was. He thought that Yang Lei was just a kid with a little skill who was arrogant because he had the Wood Release bloodline limit.

. . . . . .

Yang Lei's Wood Release ninjutsu not only neutralized Hashirama Senju's attack, preventing himself and the Third Hokage from becoming targets of the Advent of a World of Trees, but also allowed him to use the Advent of a World of Trees to capture Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. Only Rasa escaped.

It's not that Rasa is more powerful than the Senju brothers; the main thing is that Hashirama Senju was just forming hand seals to encourage the growth of the Tree World, while Tobirama Senju was also forming hand seals, waiting for the best time to unleash his attack.

As a result, neither of them had time to react before they were arrested.

It's their own fault for lacking self-awareness. If it were Dou, who was in the later stages of the story, that would be truly formidable. Even with Yang Lei's unexpected response, it probably wouldn't have harmed his brothers in the slightest. What a pity.

Rasa is different. The Third Hokage knew Rasa's reputation and how difficult he was to deal with. He knew that if Rasa were to use his bloodline limit Magnet Release, a cloud of gold dust would be very difficult to deal with.

Because sand gold is a metal, it is not countered by water-style techniques, and only mud-style techniques can offer some resistance.

If Rasa were to unleash his full power, he alone could probably decide the outcome of the battle.

Of course, this is the opinion of the third generation and does not represent Yang Lei and the author. We need to make this clear.

It was precisely because the Third Hokage knew how formidable Rasa was that, ever since he decided to fight Rasa, he had been using the golden cudgel transformed from the Enma to engage in close combat with him. This prevented Rasa from using his ninjutsu and bloodline limit, but it also gave him enough time to react and dodge Yang Lei's Tree World Descent attack.

Chapter 177

It must be said that the Third Hokage's strength was quite remarkable. In the original work, he not only fought against three Kage-level powerhouses by himself, but also died a dignified death. It was here that he not only defeated Rasa by himself, leaving him unable to fight back or even use a single ninjutsu, but he also had the strength to tease and provoke Orochimaru.

"Damn old man."

Several kunai flew out and stabbed at Orochimaru, making him so angry he jumped up and down.

The Impure World Reincarnation is not so easy to perform. First of all, it consumes a lot of chakra, especially since the three he summoned were all Kage-level powerhouses, especially Hashirama Senju, who was known as the God of Shinobi.

Secondly, because Orochimaru dared not leave his consciousness with them, he used a special technique to erase their consciousness. In order for the three of them to be able to exert their normal strength, he had to give them some instructions in his mind at all times.

Finally, the Third Hokage's vision was quite unique. He launched his attack when Yang Lei's Tree World Descend forced Orochimaru to jump up and dodge, which made Orochimaru curse, "It's only because of him that I could do this. Anyone else would have just watched and waited to die."

"Shadow Serpent Hand"