Naruto: Starting with the Ten Kage Techniques, Sukuna Jinchuriki

Chapter 126 Holding its head too high, the first appearance of the war weapon, Shukaku.

The torrential rain, layer upon layer, obscured the view; each drop of rain was so thick it was almost tangible.

The crackling sound of electricity was like thunder in a downpour, shaking one's heart.

A strange look appeared in the eyes of the two Iwagakure members.

Just moments ago, Fugaku was filled with despair and ready to fight to the death, but he let out a long breath, feeling a great weight lifted from his shoulders.

Although there was no evidence, his sudden excitement made him guess who the person was.

Then the three of them looked into the distance.

Fugaku, fueled by despair and rage, saw clearly that they were the two Iwagakure members who had previously ambushed him.

They are all members of a special assassination squad from Iwagakure, and each of them possesses at least the strength of a Special Jonin.

But at this moment, they looked so disheveled and terrified, as if some ferocious beast was chasing them.

What followed was a scene he would never forget.

With the Sharingan's insight, a blinding arc of light flashed from afar, tearing the entire rain curtain apart.

Like a straight line, the rain was split to both sides by the sharp edge, leaving a clean, narrow crack in the middle, with water vapor surging along the crack.

The two members of the Iwagakure assassination squad felt a chill run down their spines, their pupils contracted sharply, and then the terror on their faces instantly froze into despair.

The two Iwasaki who were confronting Fugaku stared wide-eyed.

In front of them, almost the instant their teammates shouted, a line of blood bloomed from their waists.

Blood gushed from his waist, his upper body lay in the mud, the bloodstains soaking into the ground beneath him, no matter how the torrential rain washed them away.

A moment later, the rain wall crashed shut again, and the torrential rain poured down once more, but the wailing mixed with the rain still resonated deafeningly in the hearts of the two.

"What a fierce strike!" The distinct wounds and speed sent a jolt through the two, bringing to mind a figure from their nightmares.

They stared intently at the blurry darkness in the distance, swallowed hard, and without making any unnecessary movements, immediately began forming hand seals.

There, a figure crackling with lightning, like a thunderclap, appeared.

However, the figure was blurry and disappeared into the rain like a flash of lightning.

The sudden disappearance did not put the two at ease; instead, it caused their fear to spread wildly.

"You're holding your head too high."

A cold voice rang out from their side, and the two of them felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave in an instant.

One of the Iwagakure members instinctively lowered his head, but the other Iwagakure member paused for a moment.

The line between life and death is as thin as a millimeter.

As the slash landed, the head-down Iwagakure subconsciously touched his face, where a warm liquid mixed with raindrops splashed onto his face.

"There's no need for hand gestures anymore; Lord You's speed and slashes are even faster now," Fugaku remarked.

Previously, Fu Heiyao's slash required him to raise his hand, which was traceable.

But now, the slashes seem to have become an extension of his will; with a thought, he can shatter everything in front of him.

"Flame Demon, you bastard, how dare you..." Witnessing his teammate being killed, Iwagakure's heart sank as he lowered his head.

A surge of overwhelming anger, mixed with shame, welled up from nowhere.

"Even if I die, I'll still bite off a piece of your flesh!" He pulled out a kunai, closed his eyes, and thrust it straight at Fu Heiyao, who didn't even give him a glance.

Just as he was about to make a move, a golden chain pierced through his shoulder bone.

A materialized chain emerged from Obsidian Fukuhara's shadow, piercing straight through Iwagakure's left shoulder blade, then extending from his right shoulder...

Out.

"Where did this trash come from?" Kushina slowly emerged from Fukuko's shadow, her bright red hair swaying in the rain, looking at Iwagakure with disdain.

The Hidden Stone Village, its face flushed red from being called a nobody, wanted to commit suicide, but then it realized that it couldn't even do that.

The Vajra Chains firmly locked his chakra, leaving him kneeling in the mud as if his bones had been removed, too weak to even stand.

"You, you're still as fast as ever." Minato and Nawaki, who arrived late, each carried a corpse and sighed when they saw the slain Iwagakure.

Although Minato's Flying Thunder God Mark allows for very fast teleportation, when the mark is not active, Fushiko's Lightning Body Flicker combined with Shadow Escape is unmatched by anyone except Kushina's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

"Lord Yo." The rescued Fugaku bowed to Fushiko Yo.

Fukuyo nodded to Fugaku, then looked at Iwagaku, who was bound by Kushina, without saying much, and met her gaze.

Even without activating the Sharingan, the increasingly pure Yin Release within him still released genjutsu similar to that of the Sharingan.

Before entering the battlefield, he needed to gather some intelligence and then decide whether to capture the leader first or carry out a large-scale clearing operation first.

"Fugaku, it's been a long time." Nawaki sealed the corpse in his hand into the scroll, looked at Fugaku, and greeted him.

As the hope of the Senju clan, Nawaki naturally knew Fugaku, the former Uchiha genius.

At the time, the entire school even compared them.

However, after Fugaku Uchiha's genius was revealed, his reputation was forgotten.

Or perhaps he willingly turned his fame into a stepping stone for Fu Heiyao.

"Nawaki, it's been a long time. How are my teammates?" Fugaku asked nervously.

Although the corpse in Nawaki's hands relieved Fugaku, he was still uneasy.

"You mean him? Don't worry, we arrived just in time. However, his injuries were quite serious. Yao gave him some basic treatment and sent him back."

Minato asked with concern, "You don't look too well. Shouldn't you go back and rest?"

The Uchiha clan is skilled in Fire Release techniques, and in this torrential rain, they'd be lucky to unleash 70% of their full power.

So usually, Uchiha members are on the battlefield in the small countries surrounding Amegakure, but they didn't expect to be so unlucky today, getting caught in a downpour.

"No." Fugaku opened his Sharingan, the three inner tomoe swirling within his blood-red pupils. "I can fight again!"

"You actually awakened the three-tomoe gem." Both Nawaki and Minato were somewhat surprised.

The three-tomoe Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is quite valuable, especially for those who frequently stay by Fukuko's side.

Although he knew that Fukuyo's Sharingan was not the same as other people's Sharingan, he still looked at the three-tomoe Sharingan with a higher regard.

"With Lord Youyao here, victory in this war is assured, and I want to witness it with my own eyes!"

Fugaku's eyes gleamed with undisguised admiration, leaving Nawaki and Minato exchanging bewildered glances.

They all knew that Fukuro was popular as the future head of the Uchiha clan, but they never expected that Fugaku would be such a fervent fan of Fukuro.

And they weren't just ordinary fans; you could feel the fervor in Fugaku's eyes.

They had seen this look in the eyes of many heroes who were willing to sacrifice themselves for the village and the Will of Fire.

The two had no doubt that Fukuyo would be willing to let Fugaku die even if Fukuyo wanted him to.

"Alright." Minato scratched his head and agreed, after all, Fugaku, who had activated the three-tomoe technique, already possessed the strength of a genuine elite Jonin.

"Yao, what are your thoughts?"

Rope Tree then looked at Obsidian.

"Sure, but we can't guarantee you'll survive." Fukuyo glanced at Fugaku. "After all, three tomoe isn't enough to keep up with our pace."

According to the intelligence stored in the minds of the Iwagakure ninja, this time the Iwagakure and Sunagakure are engaged in a "major conflict".

"It doesn't matter. If I die here, it will prove that my capacity is nothing special." After confirming that his teammates were safe and sound, Fugaku seemed to have no regard for life or death.

Fu Heiyao simply granted his wish.

He didn't care about the life or death of his father, Fugaku, who would later be the reincarnation of Indra.

If he doesn't die in the next few years, he can even kill Madara Uchiha.

Are you still worried about interfering with the original plot?

"Gentlemen," Fu Heiyao smiled.

Fu Heiyao's eyes flashed with intense light. "It seems we're about to have a big showdown."

A small country bordering two sandstone villages near the Land of Birds' Amegakure has become a buffer zone battlefield under the oppressive power of the two kingdoms of Fudo and Soil.

The Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Sand Village have gathered a large number of troops here, determined to teach the Hidden Rain Village and the Hidden Leaf Village a heavy lesson.

"Jiraiya, lately you've been giving me the toughest challenges ever!"

At the Bird Defense Line, Gamabunta kept leaping across the battlefield, but he still cursed loudly under the siege of the Sand Village ninja forces.

"Bunta, I'm sorry, I'll treat you to a bug feast another day." Jiraiya apologized as he formed hand seals and unleashed the Swamp of the Underworld.

The already muddy ground was further transformed into swamps by the spreading chakra, with mudflows occasionally rising up and knocking down the Sand Village members who were not standing firm.

While the torrential rain limited the performance of some Uchiha members, it also amplified Jiraiya's Earth Release techniques.

Jiraiya's large-scale Earth Release technique gave Konoha a chance to catch their breath, but the situation remained far from optimistic.

Compared to the well-prepared Sandstone Alliance, Konoha's forces stationed in the Land of Birds were far too weak.

They could only fight and retreat, but they were still pushed to the edge of Amegakure. Onoki even led the Iwagakure troops to attack Amegakure from the side.

Jiraiya was powerless to resist and could only send all the reinforcements to support the battlefield between the flank and Iwagakure, while he personally led the small number of defenders to face Sunagakure.

"Jiraiya, stop resisting! You remnants can't stop Sunagakure's advance."

Hidden Commander Ebizo looked at Jiraiya and sneered.

"How dare you wage a large-scale war? Aren't you afraid that Fukuyo will wipe you all out in one fell swoop?!" Jiraiya threatened.

"Fu Heiyao, I admit he's strong, capable of defeating a demigod?"

"But that doesn't mean he's invincible."

Ebizo chuckled. The initial intelligence had indeed startled them, but what was the result?

Although Fu Heiyao remained powerful over the past two years, he never displayed the extraordinary power he once possessed.

Considering the two-year timeframe and his age, it's either a colossal lie woven by Konoha, or the Fire Release technique he used was actually a forbidden technique with severe side effects.

Furthermore, according to the intelligence gathered by Iwagakure and their spies, Fukuko is able to use Fire Release techniques, which strongly suggests that he has awakened the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

The power that those eyes possess comes at a fatal cost.

blindness!

Combined with Fukuko's Sharingan, which had almost ceased to be used on the battlefield.

Whether it's Sunagakure or Iwagakure, they firmly believe that the current Fukuko is nothing but a paper tiger.

"And the reason we dared to come is because we were fully prepared."

Ebizo's voice was as cold as ice.

At the same time, the Sand Village ninja forces behind him formed hand seals and slammed their palms into the soft ground.

The next moment, the swamp seemed to be compacted, returning to its original muddy state.

Jiraiya frowned upon hearing this, but before he could come up with a solution, he saw the Sand Village all retreat.

Just as Jiraiya was wondering what was going on, a kind-looking old man with his hands clasped together stepped out from the retreating Sunagakure troops.

The old man's eyes held no trace of the evil thoughts of a ninja, only helplessness.

"Bunpuku, it's all for Sunagakure, to get the daimyo's funding." Ebizo looked at the silent Bunpuku and urged him on.

"You should know that as long as we get this funding, no one in the village will starve to death."

"I... understand." The old man named Bunpuku walked silently toward Jiraiya.

As he approached, a violent chakra spread from his body.

"Jinchūriki?" Jiraiya's eyes widened. "You Sunagakure actually dared to send Jinchūriki as weapons of war!"

"Blame it on Konoha for pushing you too hard!" Ebizo snorted coldly, but there was a hint of eagerness in his eyes as he looked at Bunpuku.

Before being pushed to their limits by Konoha, Sunagakure never imagined that their village would have such a perfect Jinchuriki who could calm down the Tailed Beasts and "control" them.

Therefore, they decided to test the strength of the Shukaku jinchūriki.

Of course, no one can guarantee that Shukaku will not go out of control.

Therefore, the Sunagakure leadership deliberately chose a good time to take advantage of the torrential rain to weaken Shukaku's power to the greatest extent possible.

Even if Shukaku goes out of control, Ebizo still has the ability to control him.

Fenfu moved, as if he had made up his mind, and ran towards the stronghold.

The torrential rain fell on him, then was quickly evaporated into white vapor by the violent chakra on his body.

"Stop him!" Jiraiya roared.

Upon hearing Jiraiya's order, the Konoha ninjas, who were entrusted with the defense of the Amegakure base, unleashed various ninjutsu techniques to attack Bunpuku.

However, Sunagakure had already made thorough preparations for its long-planned Jinchūriki test.

Several Sand Village squads practically turned into suicide squads, desperately covering Bunpuku's approach.

The death of each Sunagakure inflicted immense guilt on Bunpuku, yet the hopeful look in their eyes before their deaths tormented him.

"Alas, I have no choice in the matter." Bunpuku, his body covered in yellow sand, sighed and finally clasped his hands together. "I'm sorry, Shukaku, I don't deserve such high praise from you."

"roar!"

With a roar, a cloud of sand exploded from the ground.

The chakra overflowing from his body suddenly expanded and swelled into a monster tens of meters tall.

Its dark red demonic eyes opened from the sandstorm, and its enormous raccoon body emerged.

Patterns resembling violets spread across the monster's body.

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