Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 381 Leap to Super Shadow Level

The eye technique residing in the right eye is called Ame no Michū.

This unique eye technique directly opens up a small space that can absorb all ninjutsu and release it back as is. It can even temporarily hide people in this special space, making it virtually invincible in terms of defense.

"Why does this Amanominaka seem a bit like Kamui?" Kitahara Kaede pondered for a moment. "And it also seems a bit like Momoshiki Otsutsuki's Rinnegan ability? The only difference is that Amanominaka can't amplify and release the absorbed ninjutsu back; he can only release it exactly as it is."

However, it allows one to hide in a special space, something that even Momoshiki Otsutsuki's Rinnegan cannot do.

"But these abilities are all just life-saving eye techniques..."

Kitahara Kaede was speechless.

"Am I that afraid of dying?"

As is widely known, the Mangekyou Sharingan can be said to be the eye that reflects the mind, and what kind of eye techniques will be born depends entirely on one's thoughts.

If all the eye techniques that Kitahara Kaede awakened were for self-preservation and not for offense, then it can only prove that Kitahara Kaede still doesn't have much of a sense of security deep down.

"But thinking about it, it doesn't make no mistake. The monsters in the future are getting stronger and stronger, so it's reasonable for me to awaken some life-saving eye techniques." Kitahara Kaede stroked his chin, affirming his eye techniques. "In terms of offense, I can make up for it with Susanoo, and there's also the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, a ninjutsu with almost no upper limit to its power. Now, even if I face Nagato, I'll have a fighting chance."

Based on Kitahara Kaede's understanding of Nagato's Rinnegan, the most troublesome move was Shinra Tensei, which was impossible to avoid.

But now he can hide directly in the small space opened up in the Ten no Minakata and doesn't have to worry at all.

As the gatekeeper of the Kage-level, Nagato is also a strange character in terms of mechanics. In terms of stats, he is far inferior to other Kage-level characters. What makes him difficult to deal with is Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan ability.

"However, we still can't be too high-profile. After all, there's still that old schemer, Isshiki Otsutsuki. Although it's not the time for the Kara organization to be active yet, anything can happen."

Kitahara Kaede pondered to himself.

However, a piece of information immediately surfaced in Kitahara Kaede's mind: the method for activating the third power within the Mangekyou Sharingan, namely Susanoo.

"So that's how it is."

Kitahara Kaede suddenly realized, but he immediately made a decision to find a place to test the strength of Susanoo.

The next second, Kitahara Kaede appeared in a mountain range in the Land of Fire.

At this moment, all was quiet, except for the occasional strange growls coming from the depths of the forest. The full moon in the sky was exceptionally bright, casting its light on the earth.

"Susanoo!"

Kitahara Kaede let out a low shout, and instantly, terrifying Yin Release chakra surged out from his body. It was so powerful that it could be seen with the naked eye that it transformed into streams of golden chakra, forming a golden Susanoo around him. It was a mountain-sized figure wearing armor, resembling an ancient warrior.

Kitahara Kaede himself appeared on the forehead of Susanoo, where he could see many animals in the distance fleeing down the mountain in fright.

After carefully assessing the strength of Susanoo, Kitahara Kaede immediately withdrew Susanoo.

"It's probably reached the third stage of Susanoo. I didn't expect that just awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan would allow me to open Susanoo to the third stage. Moreover, the consumption of ocular power is much less than I imagined, and I can hardly feel anything at all," Kitahara Kaede said in his assessment of his Susanoo.

Susanoo is a growth-type eye technique; it doesn't have world-destroying power right away. It needs to be unlocked step by step, which requires enough time. The strength of the eye power also determines how many levels it can be unlocked to.

In its initial form, it can only transform into arms and ribs, but it can be used for various purposes such as attack, defense, protection, and control. Its body is not completely covered by Susanoo, but its defensive power is already quite astonishing.

In the first stage, the body takes on a skeletal form, with chakra completely enveloping the body, resulting in an astonishing increase in defensive power. This is the stage that Uchiha Sasuke prides himself on as the true absolute defense.

The second stage involves flesh and clothing growing back onto the skull-like body from the first stage. This stage represents the pinnacle that most Uchiha can unlock.

In the third stage, one can replace the Susanoo's clothes with the Tengu armor, resulting in a significant increase in defense and the ability to use more weapons. However, the consumption of chakra also increases dramatically at this stage.

In the original work, it was Itachi Uchiha's strongest state when he fought his younger brother, which is also the maximum state that the Mangekyou Sharingan can be developed under normal circumstances.

If, in the future, legs and wings were to grow, and the figure were to surpass mountains, becoming like a giant who created the world, then only the power of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan could achieve that.

This is the true form of Susanoo. Normally, when the Mangekyou Sharingan is awakened, this is the state. For example, the ancestor of the Uchiha clan, Indra Otsutsuki, was like this.

It was only because the bloodline of the Uchiha clan members in later generations was diluted and their eye power deteriorated that a more primitive and weaker version of Susanoo appeared.

Itachi Uchiha originally spent many years after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan before reaching the third stage, essentially reaching the peak of his eye power.

Kitahara Kaede had just awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan, and his Susanoo was already at a level similar to Itachi Uchiha's peak condition.

This was Itachi Uchiha's peak, but not Kitahara Kaede's. Kitahara Kaede could feel the power in his eyes still growing rapidly. After awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, he was undergoing an astonishing transformation.

This kind of change is not unfamiliar to him. It happened before when he fused with the standard bloodline of the Uchiha clan and the Sage Body of the Uzumaki clan. His whole being is leaping at the genetic level, and possibly even at the soul level.

While it's impossible to leap from an ordinary person to a god-like clan like the Otsutsuki clan in one go, every step is taken steadily and surely.

The next month will be a time for him to consolidate his strength.

Once he has broken through and consolidated his strength, his combat power will leap to another level.

He jumped from a strong Kage level to a super Kage level!

Even though he's only a gatekeeper among the Super Kage level, just like Nagato Uzumaki, it's still a completely different level.

With such combat power, they would be qualified to shine on the battlefield even in the Fourth Shinobi World War several years later.

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