Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 322 The Value of Jinchūriki is About to Depreciate

Bang bang clash! Red Stone and Old Purple's "Lava Release Chakra" collided a few times. Then, one arm was no match for two, and he was punched in the chest. Small cracks appeared between his ribs, so he quickly stepped back to repair them.

However, even Old Purple couldn't catch up with the retreating Red Stone.

Not only were they disturbed by Yang Yong and Gong Zhijiu's illusions, but they were also blocked by their lightning techniques!

As Uchiha, the two were naturally more skilled in "Fire Release," but "Lava Release" had extremely high resistance to Fire Release, so they switched to using their second-best skill, "Lightning Release," which was still quite powerful.

However, since the two lacked the means to directly resist "Lava Release Chakra Mode", they could only resort to guerrilla tactics.

At this moment, Lao Zi also immediately formed a hand seal—

Not transforming into a tailed beast also has its advantages—for example, you can still use ninjutsu normally!

Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!

At this moment, Lao Zi spat out "magma balls" formed from chakra, which directly attacked Yang Yong and Gong Zhi Jiu.

Upon seeing this, Yang Yong and Gong Zhijiu immediately moved aside.

However, after the two disappeared from Lao Zi's sight, the "Tomoe Marks" on Lao Zi's pupils also quickly disappeared, and it seemed the interference was about to vanish.

It's about to expire!

Just then—

A crimson light shone in Lao Zi's eyes once again, and at the same time, the markings in his eyes began to flicker again.

Just as he had forced the two Uchiha elders out of his sight, Akaishi returned!

At this stage, Akaishi's "Susanoo" is not an absolute defense, but as long as it is not completely destroyed, it can be repaired quickly.

As long as the genjutsu interference continues, it will be difficult for Rōshi to transform into a tailed beast on his own initiative.

Although if the status quo is maintained, if Rōshi is seriously injured, he may still be forced to transform into a tailed beast. But what Akaishi and the others are doing now is to buy time!

In just a short while, of the three Jonin who were ambushed by Akaishi, one died on the spot, and another was just killed with the help of Minato. Only the Jonin of Kamisumi-ryu were still struggling to hold on, but it seemed that he could not hold on for much longer.

Despite having a numerical advantage and having Grass Ninja as accomplices, the Chunin from Iwagakure were still swept aside by the Chunin from Konoha.

The seal on the Kannabi Bridge is about to be destroyed by the now gigantic Akimichi Torifu!

Apart from Lao Zi's place, everything else on the battlefield went smoothly.

The three Uchiha clans only need to suppress Rōshi and prevent him from "going berserk" before Akimichi Torifu breaks the seal.

Bang! Akashi's "Susanoo" and Roshi in "Lava Release Chakra Mode" clashed once again.

Akaishi's Susanoo right arm was clashing with Rōshi's, while his damaged Susanoo left arm was also holding off Rōshi's fist!

Kara—Kara "Susanoo" emitted a heavy sound under the scorching heat of the Lava Release.

"To think he's this strong even without transforming into a tailed beast—no wonder he's the old examiner, Shiki." Akaishi remarked leisurely at this moment.

"Kid, don't underestimate an adult!" Old Zi said angrily.

"You're only in your thirties, right? Why are you acting so old-fashioned?" Akaishi scoffed.

Old Zi: "I'm only twenty-one!"

As Lao Zi spoke, he swung his tail, ready to give Akaishi a hard blow, but Akaishi dodged it as predicted!

At the same time, a "lightning dragon" chased directly towards Old Purple. Old Purple could only dodge it. Lava Release chakra has extremely strong resistance to fire release, water release, and physical attacks, but it is only average against other types of chakra.

Akaashi:

Twenty-one?

He looks much older than his age!

During the Chunin Exams, Akaishi always thought he was over thirty.

Even Susanoo couldn't completely withstand Rōshi's attack, after all, Rōshi wasn't a single person—he was also the Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails!

Tailed beasts were entrusted by Konoha's First Hokage with the expectation of "a deterrent force sufficient to maintain peace." Akaishi had witnessed the damage that would result if they were out of control.

Although the tailed beasts were merely playthings for Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, the rudimentary Susanoo was clearly not enough to ignore the attacks of the Jinchuriki.

Moreover, there must be something special about why Roshi was chosen as a Jinchūriki.

Not only did he show an extremely strong physique from a young age, but the power nature of "Lava Release Chakra" from the ninja clan that inherited the "Lava Release Chakra" bloodline is similar to that of "Four-Tails Chakra"!

With the two working together, Rōshi became the best candidate to become the Four-Tails Jinchūriki at that time. The tailed beast was sealed in his body when he was six years old—at the same time that the first Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails went out of control and took the first Tsuchikage with him.

As expected, Old Purple has lived up to expectations. Over the past ten years, he has been able to freely control the power of the Tailed Beasts. Although he has not yet reached the "perfect" state described by the First Hokage, who knows if the First Hokage was just talking nonsense!

Three Uchiha with three members in their 3rd generation can restrain—or even temporarily suppress—a Jinchuriki. This does not mean the Uchiha are weak; on the contrary, it means they are too strong!

Based on this ratio, the strength of the Uchiha clan alone is equivalent to that of three or four tailed beasts. Currently, no other ninja clan in the ninja world can achieve this.

At the same time, Akaishi also realized—

As the battle continued, red spots began to appear on Old Purple's body, which was already radiating Lava Release chakra!

Akashi could see with the keen observation of his Sharingan that these red spots were caused by the burns from the Tailed Beast's chakra, which had caused the uneven overflow of the Tailed Beast's chakra.

"It seems the sealing techniques of Iwagakure aren't very effective after all. Have they lost control of their tailed beast chakra?"

Akaishi said deliberately provoking.

If tailed beast transformation is absolutely necessary, Akaishi would prefer the other party to be an "out-of-control tailed beast transformation," like Bunpuku who lost consciousness due to poisoning from eating random things.

"That's a really crude attempt at provocation," Old Zi said coldly.

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Just then, another scream rang out.

Akashi's lips curled into a smirk upon hearing this, while Lao Zi's expression grew increasingly gloomy.

"It seems that the problem of the upper water flow has been resolved. Chief Examiner Zi, let's not waste any more time," Akaishi said calmly.

"Damn brat—damn Uchiha—is Konoha really going to wage a full-scale war against Iwagakure?" Old Purple said angrily.

Akaishi: "What else?"

"What are you talking about?"

Why does it seem like I've forgotten what I did before?

Akashi chuckled as he continued working, deliberately exaggerating, "From now on, Iwagakure will be Konoha's primary target. The Hokage has already given the order that even if Sunagakure takes over the Land of Fire, Iwagakure must be destroyed first. At worst, we can all move to the Land of Earth to take on missions!"

Old Zi: !!!

Upon hearing this, Lao Zi's expression indeed turned anxious.

Before Iwagakure launched its attack, Rōshi had always opposed going to war with Konoha at this time and opposed "jumping ship" now.

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On one hand, Ozuru values ​​"trust and righteousness" more. On the other hand, in Ozuru's view, "balancing" can only maintain a balance and cannot make Iwagakure a true overlord!

From Old Purple's perspective, only he and Han currently maintain the fighting abilities of regular Jinchūriki, which is an immense advantage for Iwagakure.

While they might not be able to take down Konoha, they could achieve tangible results by taking the opportunity to attack the Land of Lightning to the east, the Land of Wind to the south, or expand into the Land of Water overseas!

Otherwise, once the Jinchuriki of other ninja villages have also grown up, wouldn't the value of the Jinchuriki of Iwagakure be devalued?

However, "balancing the scales" has become the path that "two scales" rely on, and it is also a decision made instinctively by Onoki. In Onoki's view, Konoha is too strong and should be suppressed. This priority is higher than strengthening Iwagakure.

Furthermore, Onoki's prestige was absolute in Iwagakure, and the slight opposition from figures like Rōshi had no impact whatsoever.

Therefore, regarding the current situation, Lao Zi is also feeling resentful. He's trying to get ahead by trying to gain the upper hand.

At first, Iwagakure was unaware of what had happened, only that the surprise attack had been successful.

Although they didn't actually capture any important strongholds, they forced Konoha to retreat and reconsolidate their battle lines in the Land of Rain.

This perfectly achieved Onoki's goal, since he didn't intend to crush Konoha in one fell swoop, but rather to restrain Konoha's power and prevent it from growing further.

Then, in the following days, things started to go wrong—

The Hidden Stone Village also noticed the strange atmosphere among the Konoha ninja!

Because there was no special secrecy, Iwagakure quickly learned what had happened—the grandson of Konoha's First Hokage had died from an unidentified explosive tag trap set by Iwagakure.

Upon learning the news, the higher-ups of Iwagakure were also stunned.

Wasn't his death too hasty?

In the Tsuchikage's office, Onoki also gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a good scolding—did they really have to send such a young child to the battlefield?

Afterwards, Iwagakure realized that Konoha would never let this go. Now it was not a matter of "playing both sides," but rather that they had to take Konoha's possible retaliation seriously!

However, Old Purple naturally wouldn't complain about Onoki to the people of Konoha now. Since war was inevitable, then so be it—

"All-out war? Then let's give it a try!" Old Purple said, unleashing another Lava Release technique, forcing back the Susanoo that was trying to repair itself.

Perhaps due to his anxiety and anger, the red spots on Lao Zi's body began to expand rapidly.

Although the chakra continued to expand, the erosion on Rōshi's body became even more severe!

This is something that Akaishi is happy to see; otherwise, he wouldn't have kept deliberately provoking him.

Unlike fighting directly with tailed beasts, jinchūriki must consider the human body's ability to withstand the power of tailed beasts when using them.

At this stage, if we deplete Rōshi's body even more, he will be able to last even less time when he truly transforms into a tailed beast!

On the other side, the three Iwa ninja who were initially targeted have now all been eliminated!

It must be said that Akaishi's initial sneak attack was very successful, taking down one enemy directly, and he also gained a huge first-mover advantage when facing the other two.

Now, apart from being held back by three Uchiha, everyone else in the base is an easy target.

Just then—

bang

With a loud bang, the gigantic Akimichi Torifu finally pulled out the huge support pillar on the bridge approach near the Land of Earth of the Kannabi Bridge!

This was also the core of the sealing technique set up by Iwagakure, and the seal on Kannabi Bridge immediately became ineffective.

However, just as the sealing power disappeared—

"This is—" Minato sensed something and looked over, his expression turning serious.

The next moment, the power of space and time erupted!

The power of the seal did indeed disappear, but like a final burst of light before it completely dissipated, it erupted again, and Minato sensed the changes in space and time caused by this eruption!

Immediately, a gigantic beast—pure white and resembling a horse but not quite—appeared at the original location of the seal!