I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 188 The First Hokage's Great Sword

As night fell, a series of booming sounds suddenly echoed from a valley outside the town, followed by flashes of lightning.

The valley floor shook and the mountains trembled.

At this moment, two figures moved swiftly through the valley, and the most terrifying of them all was a woman.

"It's Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin! Damn it."

"Quick, stop her!"

Tsunade, with her blonde hair, seemed to be venting her anger. Her arched eyebrows, which were imposing even without anger, revealed her fury. Her slender, fair hands were clenched into fists, and her nails were painted with a very feminine red nail polish. As a result, the moment her fists fell and swung, mountains collapsed everywhere.

Her fair feet, painted with red nail polish, wore ordinary old-fashioned high heels, but every time she stepped on the ground, the earth cracked.

It's no exaggeration to describe Tsunade's battle scenes as earth-shattering and mountains collapsing; she's like a bulldozer, causing the earth to tremble wherever she goes.

Under Tsunade's monstrous strength, even a slight graze would cause injury, and a mere touch would be fatal.

On the other side of the screen, two figures flashing with lightning are constantly colliding and fighting fiercely.

"Idiot! Bastard!"

A masked, brown-skinned, strong ninja was expressing his anger in an extremely comical tone, and it was clear that Uchiha Yoru recognized him at first glance.

Killer Bee! The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning.

Good heavens, the Hidden Cloud Village actually released this person.

"Idiot! Bastard! Your Thor armor!"

At this moment, Killer Bee showed a look of shock. In the brief clash of their physical skills, he had clearly realized that the other's use of the Thunder God Armor was even more exquisite than his own.

Or rather, his Lightning Release Chakra Mode is comparable to that of his older brother, the Fourth Raikage, A.

"Idiot, I know, it's Orochimaru!"

Although Killer Bee was somewhat comical, he was not stupid. He immediately thought of Orochimaru, who was good at research and had once infiltrated their Hidden Cloud Village, so he could naturally obtain this ninjutsu.

He was shocked that the other party could cultivate his body to such a level without the assistance of their Hidden Cloud Village's secret techniques.

Upon realizing that the target was difficult to deal with, Killer Bee's expression darkened as he glanced discreetly at Tsunade, who was wreaking havoc in the valley. "Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, it seems you've already found her."

Killer Bee casually ripped off the scarf covering his face, revealing red tailed beast chakra emanating from his body. He grinned and said, "I'm not good at Lightning Release: Armor, Orochimaru's disciple, Uchiha Yoru!"

The previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was killed by Orochimaru, and Killer Bee is the current Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, while Uchiha Yoru is Orochimaru's disciple. Their meeting seems to be predestined.

Uchiha Yoru wasn't surprised that he'd been seen through, since he hadn't come here in disguise this time, and his information was now qualified to be included in the elite ninja archives of various ninja villages.

"A tailed beast cloak, huh! Looks like this one won't be easy to deal with."

Although he said that, Uchiha Yoru had a smile on his face. His chakra was already enormous, and it surged even more after he awakened Wood Release.

In terms of chakra reserves, he was not afraid of these Jinchuriki. It was just a pity that he couldn't reveal his Wood Release, otherwise he really wanted to test how effective Wood Release was in suppressing Tailed Beasts.

"I'm in a great mood right now, and I've come up with some excellent rhymes, thank you. So let me play along with you, you bastard."

With a strange tone, Killer Bee revealed a confident smile. The power of the tailed beast made him strong, and when he saw the ninja sword at the other's waist, he began to draw his own ninja sword.

With a whoosh, a dazzling array of red-handled ninja swords fell, and in an instant, all seven swords landed on Killer Bee.

The shapes of ninja swords appeared on his palms, mouth, and armpits. Upon seeing this extremely familiar scene, Uchiha Yoru's eyes twitched and a strange smile appeared.

"Just wait and feel my seductive melody." Killer Bee, with a ninja sword in his mouth, revealed an excited and bloodthirsty smile.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Yoru narrowed his eyes and slowly placed his hand on the Kusanagi sword at his waist, as if he really thought Yoru was a fool.

"Seven-Sword Style, just a flashy but impractical circus act?"

Although he knew his opponent was formidable, Uchiha Yoru showed no mercy in his words, directly mocking and teasing him.

In an instant, Killer Bee, wearing small sunglasses, moved, rushing forward with lightning speed. However, the next moment, he hurriedly stopped and dodged in frustration.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique

Despite holding the Kusanagi sword, he suddenly spewed out a huge fireball from his mouth.

Killer Bee's face turned green as he faced the menacing fireball the size of a house. "Cheating! He was all set to test his swordsmanship. How shameless!"

Rumble~

As Killer Bee hurriedly dodged, his pupils suddenly contracted, and before the cold sweat on his forehead could even slide down, a bolt of lightning struck him.

"It's too late!"

Ding ding~

In an instant, sparks flew as the ninja swords clashed. Killer Bee's dazzling Seven Swords Style continued to fight his opponent, but Uchiha Yoru, wielding a Kusanagi sword, remained completely calm and even began to subtly suppress his opponent.

We've lost the initiative!

The moment the two clashed, Uchiha Yoru gained the upper hand. Moreover, he was no ordinary person; his swordsmanship was in no way inferior to ninjutsu.

Similarly, Killer Bee is not the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of his peak in Shippuden. Swordsmanship takes time to hone, and now, with a ten-year difference in experience, this combination of addition and subtraction has led to the current situation.

Wow, so fast! And so powerful!

With each clash of the ninja swords, Killer Bee felt a wave of discomfort. Although the Seven Swords Style was extraordinary, and even its main strength lay in its trickiness, its weaknesses were also thoroughly exploited by the opponent.

For example, if you clamp a ninja sword between your joints and the opponent is obviously increasing the force, the ninja sword clamped between your joints is not as tight as the one gripped by your hand.

Especially with his opponent constantly targeting his weaknesses, his teeth ached from biting his ninja sword, and the skin around his neck where the sword was pressed was almost raw. If it weren't for the Tailed Beast Cloak, his teeth would probably have been shattered.

"The Seven-Sword Style truly lives up to its name."

Despite its drawbacks, after experiencing the opponent's swordsmanship firsthand, Uchiha Yoru couldn't help but secretly praise it. The tricky angles and even unimaginable attack directions made it easy to fall into a trap.

Especially with seven ninja swords, ordinary ninjas have to be distracted when facing seven swords from different directions, which is a huge challenge to their dynamic vision and mental acuity.

But Uchiha Yoru could clearly see the three-tomoe Sharingan in his eye sockets. As he swung and clashed the Kusanagi sword with one hand, a smile slowly crept onto his lips.

"not good!"

At that moment, Killer Bee exclaimed in surprise. He finally realized why he hadn't noticed a trace of the opponent's fire jutsu.

One-handed hand seal! The other hand seal that the opponent had been hiding just now.

Now, his opponent was fighting him with one hand holding the Kusanagi sword, while his other hand completed hand seals in the blink of an eye. By the time Killer Bee saw it, it was too late.

Fire Release: Dust Concealment Technique

A torrent of scorching gray smoke erupted from their mouths, with flames flickering within the gray smoke, and it spread rapidly from the center of the two people in an instant.

As the flames scorched, the clash of weapons intensified instantly, and Killer Bee, whose vision was obscured, was caught off guard and struggled to defend himself.

Ding ding~

The intense clash of weapons flashed by in a fleeting moment, and instantly a red figure was kicked flying.

The figure that landed slid for dozens of meters before stopping. It was Killer Bee, who was wearing a tailed beast cloak. A bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

The Tailed Beast Cloak protected him from the burns, but the smoke also obscured his vision. With the lightning-fast flashes of cold light, his Seven Swords Style couldn't keep up with the opponent's speed in an instant.

Killer Bee had several wounds on his body, but none of them were deep. The Jinchuriki's terrifying regenerative power was rapidly repairing them.

"Seven-Sword Style, not bad, but it's a pity you haven't mastered it yet."

As the smoke dissipated, Uchiha Yoru's proud figure was revealed. At this moment, his body was covered in curse marks, and he slowly sheathed the Kusanagi sword with one hand, his eyes looking at his opponent with arrogance.

"Seven-Sword Style! I acknowledge you. I will treasure these seven ninja swords."

Each of the seven red-hilted ninja swords is made of precious chakra metal and rare metals, making them absolutely top-quality swords. After all, it is rare in the world for a sword to withstand a clash with the Kusanagi sword without being damaged.

It was definitely not that he was greedy for the value of the seven ninja swords, but rather that he appreciated the Seven Swords Style from an artistic perspective.

Upon hearing Uchiha Yoru's acceptance of the swordsmanship duel, Killer Bee, though his expression turned somewhat grim, reluctantly accepted it.

In a duel between samurai swordsmen, the loser leaves behind their weapon, while the winner collects the opponent's weapon as a form of respect.

Killer Bee never considered that the other party's words were about respect; instead, he thought that this was a rare and top-quality ninja sword, of immense value.

The Tailed Beast Cloak grants a significant boost to all of a ninja's abilities. Furthermore, the Tailed Beast's chakra heals the ninja's wounds, leaving virtually no scars, and grants them formidable combat prowess.

"I won't be careless from now on."

Beneath the Tailed Beast Cloak, the wounds on his body were beginning to heal with wisps of white smoke. Killer Bee's expression turned serious; his opponent was difficult to deal with, unlike what the intelligence reports had described.

His physical skills are exceptional, especially his swordsmanship, which is on par with that of a general.

"You brats from Kumogakure! Hand over the stuff, or leave that giant octopus behind!"

Just then, a delicate yet authoritative shout rang out from behind. With a loud boom, amidst a cloud of dust, Tsunade nimbly leaped onto the mountainside, while white smoke billowed into the valley below.

Her delicate hands cracked threateningly at her knuckles, her long golden hair fluttering in the night wind. Tsunade, with her dashing and heroic bearing, stared coldly at the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, showing none of the fear that an ordinary ninja should have.

"Lady Tsunade."

Just then, an enormous slug emerged from the smoke in the valley and spoke respectfully. Tsunade, however, raised an eyebrow and threatened, "Slug, use sticky acid on any of these Cloud Ninja who resist."

"you!"

Killer Bee, who was originally preparing to use the power of the Tailed Beast, suddenly became serious, staring at the giant summoning beast in the valley through his small eyes behind his sunglasses.

Slug, the summoning beast of Tsunade, one of the Three Legendary Sannin. It is a summoning beast with extremely powerful healing abilities, and it can also secrete and expel sticky acid with super corrosive power.

Various pieces of information surfaced in his mind: Killer Bee may look a bit comical, but he is definitely a reliable ninja.

"This is what you need."

Without any hesitation, Killer Bee took out a scroll from his pocket, but looked at the two of them warily.

Seeing this, Tsunade sneered disdainfully, "Hand it over, I guarantee it with the reputation of the Senju clan."

Killer Bee, however, scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, then tossed the scroll in his hand to Tsunade and simultaneously fired a retreat signal flare.

"See for yourself."

Killer Bee immediately retreated, and at the same time, the Cloud Ninja in the valley, upon seeing the signal flare, transformed into black fleas and leaped away quickly under the cover of night.

"No need to chase after them."

Just as Uchiha Yoru was about to intercept Killer Bee, Tsunade's cold shout came from behind him, and he watched helplessly as the other party quickly escaped.

At this moment, Tsunade's face was extremely ugly. After the seal on the scroll in her hand was broken, the legendary greatsword of the First Hokage appeared.

This sword is said to have been used by Hashirama Senju in a fierce battle against Madara Uchiha's fan, making it a once-famous weapon.

A large sword, about the size of a door panel, appeared on the scroll. However, it looked rather poor at this point, with dense cracks indicating that it was clearly broken and had been hastily pieced together and glued back together.

"This! This is the First Hokage's greatsword?"

Seeing this legendary, majestic greatsword now in such a desolate state, Uchiha Yoru's eyes widened, but then he saw the records on the scroll.

In the year XX of the Ninja World, Kinkaku and Ginkaku suddenly launched a coup during the alliance ceremony between the Raikage and the Hokage. The two used the power of the Six Paths Ninja Tools and the Nine-Tails' chakra to severely injure the Second Raikage and the Second Hokage, leaving them on the verge of death.

Later, facing a Golden Horn Army force of about 20 men in pursuit, the Second Hokage personally covered the rear and acted as bait to cover his subordinates' retreat, sacrificing himself in the process.

During this battle, the Second Hokage used the First Hokage's sword to fight, but it eventually broke under the weight.

No one expected that the great sword that the First Hokage once used to fight Madara Uchiha would shatter.

Upon seeing the familiar greatsword, Tsunade's eyes flashed with reminiscence. As if explaining, she murmured to herself, "This sword already bore many scars after its battle with the Uchiha clan's fan. Its eventual shattering under the pressure of battle was simply fate."

It turns out that this sword was already broken long ago, and it was damaged during the battle with Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Yoru, who was standing to the side, immediately gave an awkward smile. This was all stuff from the previous generation, and for him, it was countless generations ago.

He won't take the blame for this.

After resealing the greatsword, Tsunade put the scroll into her bosom. Seeing this, Uchiha Yoru casually laughed and said, "I think the materials are extremely precious. Perhaps you can forge a gauntlet."

"Boxing gloves? Do I need those?"

Upon hearing such a lame suggestion, Tsunade immediately became angry. After glaring at the other party, she said irritably, "I think you're missing a set of armor. Why don't you make armor out of your Uchiha clan's fans?"

One sentence left Uchiha Yoru speechless. He wanted to, but the problem was that the Uchiha fan had been missing for who knows how many years. Even though he knew the clues, he couldn't get it back.

Brothers, my stockpile of manuscripts is about to run out X﹏X I thought my plan was about right, but after coming to Shanghai, the intensity of my studies is too great, and I can't even finish writing every night.

X﹏X I don't even have time to check my words anymore, let alone time to type. Seriously.

There's no break time during class, just half an hour for lunch, and then we keep working. It's like being force-fed; it's too rushed.

I'll only be updating once every few days, otherwise I'm afraid I'll have to stop updating again once I run out of drafts X﹏X Please forgive me, don't worry, I'll definitely make up for the missed updates next month.

(End of this chapter)