I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 252 Sage Mode Jiraiya + Orochimaru

"Pfft!"

The thriving tree enveloped the two of them, and at the same time, four sharp shuriken pierced through them as if cutting into tofu, instantly splattering blood everywhere. Meanwhile, under the tree's rapid growth and restraint, a loud thud was heard under Shimura Danzo's incredulous gaze.

He and one of his wooden clones were crushed into bloody foam, becoming nourishment for the tree.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield...

Obito Uchiha, who was standing under the bridge, was unaware of the battle above, but after clashing with Might Guy and Itachi Uchiha, he couldn't help but marvel at their strength.

"I acknowledge your abilities, but this is the limit."

At this moment, Might Guy and Itachi Uchiha were panting heavily, and Obito, who was wearing a mask, couldn't help but shake his head with a look of regret.

"Uchiha Itachi, you are truly a genius. If it weren't for your age limiting your body, and if you had another five years, you would definitely have grown to a terrifying level. It's a pity though."

Might Guy, panting heavily after holding the Eight Gates for so long, stared intently at his enemy and couldn't help but rage, "Damn it, all that power, but every time I hit nothing but air."

Facing such an opponent is incredibly frustrating for a taijutsu ninja like Might Guy.

However, at this moment, Itachi Uchiha, who was panting heavily, smiled and said, "What a pity? I think it should be just right."

Boom!

Suddenly, the lake surface burst open, and a red, glowing dragon emerged, holding a black bead.

Immortal Technique: White Rage

A powerful, blinding white light flashed instantly, the air vibrated, and Obito, masked, was shocked. His senses were paralyzed, and he felt immense pain in his body.

Orochimaru!

At this moment, Orochimaru emerged from the water. He had already entered Sage Mode and immediately unleashed his ultimate technique.

However, the next moment, the sound of frogs croaking filled the air. High-intensity sound waves emanated over a wide area, and then Masked Obito felt dizzy and disoriented. Even with his Mangekyou Sharingan, he found himself in a genjutsu world.

Immortal Arts, Magic, Toad's Song

In the original story, Jiraiya used this genjutsu to even catch Pain with his Rinnegan, demonstrating the power of this genjutsu.

In the genjutsu world, Obito Uchiha stared in shock at himself being imprisoned in a cube-shaped water prison, surrounded by four giant toad statues.

"This is a mental illusion technique called the Golden Binding Technique. Once you are caught in this illusion, your body will be unable to move."

Jiraiya's majestic voice echoed within the genjutsu world, while the masked Obito, trapped inside, couldn't help but mutter in shock, "As expected of the Legendary Sannin, they even have such genjutsu. And their cooperation with Orochimaru just now was to stop me from using Kamui."

……

"Pfft!"

Amidst the splattering blood outside, and to the astonishment of Might Guy and Itachi Uchiha, Orochimaru and Jiraiya, both in Sage Mode, suddenly emerged from the lake, each wielding a weapon and thrusting it diagonally into the masked enemy's body.

Orochimaru wielded the Kusanagi sword, while Jiraiya held a large bone sword. With perfect coordination, the two thrust an X-shaped blade into the enemy's chest, splattering blood everywhere.

"Haha, Orochimaru, it's been a long time. I didn't expect that our teamwork would still be so perfect."

Suddenly, Jiraiya, who had been looking dignified, broke into a hearty laugh, completely shattering his composure. Orochimaru, standing to the side, scoffed disdainfully and mocked, "Idiot Jiraiya, I never thought you'd come to this."

Sage Mode! Judging from the level of mastery, Jiraiya mastered it even earlier than him.

"Ha ha."

At this moment, Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru, who remained as aloof as ever, and even when Orochimaru called him an idiot, his eyes welled up with tears. His comrade was finally coming back.

"Ahem, little Jiraiya, this illusion singing will put a great strain on your throat, it's very tiring."

"My throat hurts so much. What kind of enemy did you encounter this time, Jiraiya? Why are you being so cautious and even teaming up with Orochimaru to fight against him?"

The two old toads, Fukasaku and Shima, perched on Jiraiya's shoulders, couldn't help but grumble. However, the two toads knew the seriousness of the situation and didn't interrupt. Instead, they were filled with solemnity.

It can directly put Jiraiya into Sage Mode and even team up with Orochimaru, who is also one of the Legendary Sannin. The enemy is extremely terrifying.

"Heh heh, let me see who the enemy is who is controlling the Nine-Tails."

At this moment, Orochimaru, with his unique hoarse and evil smile, reached out to remove the masked man's mask.

Amidst the splattering of blood, Obito's masked figure instantly became illusory.

"not good!"

In an instant, Jiraiya and Orochimaru swiftly attacked from behind, causing the shadowy figure behind them to become illusory, allowing their attacks to pass right through it.

bump!

On the water, Orochimaru and Jiraiya quickly created distance between themselves, while Might Guy and Itachi Uchiha rushed over from a distance.

"Orochimaru/Lord Jiraiya!"

Amidst their exclamations, Orochimaru and Jiraiya stared intently at the dark figure in the distance, their expressions grave.

"Cough cough, as expected of the Legendary Sannin, just a little short."

At this moment, Obito Uchiha, behind his mask, was sweating profusely. He had almost died just now.

"Snap!"

The mask on the left side of the eye was broken off, revealing a corner, and what came into view was a three-tomoe Sharingan that was gradually closing.

"Izanagi!"

Upon seeing this, Orochimaru couldn't help but reveal a hoarse smile, showing not a trace of disappointment but rather a morbid interest and desire.

"So that means you have one more chance to use Izanagi. I wonder what kind of face is behind this mask after you use the other eye."

Beneath Orochimaru's hoarse, sickly smile, Obito, wearing a mask, looked on with a grave expression, his exposed Mangekyou Sharingan fixed intently on the enemies present.

"Jiraiya, Orochimaru! When did you get here?!"

Suddenly remembering something, Obito's pupils contracted, revealing a look of shock; he seemed to have recalled something.

"It was from the very beginning! From the very beginning, when Uchiha Yoru used Fire Release ninjutsu, he used the concealment effect of the ninjutsu to lure her into summoning a flying eagle for help—it was all bait!"

At this moment, Obito finally realized something, and Jiraiya couldn't help but smile and nod, "That's right, the brat used the Summoning Jutsu three times from the beginning, and I left behind the Toad Summoning Scroll and my blood."

"From the very beginning of the battle, that brat Uchiha Yoru actually summoned three times quickly using his summoning jutsu. The toad and the snake took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention and jumped directly into the lake under the bridge. Orochimaru and I remained hidden in the lake until we entered Sage Mode."

"Idiot Jiraiya." Orochimaru, who was usually aloof and disdainful of everything, rarely retorted as he watched Jiraiya laughing as he recounted the events to the enemy.

"What did you say, Orochimaru!" Seeing the familiar scene, Jiraiya reflexively glared at Orochimaru and retorted.

However, Obito, wearing a mask, stared at the current situation with a serious expression and said in a hoarse voice, "It seems we miscalculated today, but I still don't understand how you and Orochimaru could have prepared in advance! Or rather, how did Uchiha Yoru know there would be an ambush?"

This was the most perplexing question for Obito. Faced with this question, Jiraiya's smile gradually turned serious, and a solemn expression appeared between his brows.

"You did the Nine-Tails, didn't you! So that brat was right. He said there's always been an enemy targeting Konoha in the shadows. This was just to prevent the death of the only one, because if that brat dies, Konoha will fall into chaos. And he has both the ability and the motive!"

"The only person I can think of is the killer of the Nine-Tails Night!" Jiraiya stared intently at masked Obito with a questioning look in his eyes, as if he wanted to ask him everything.

After all, on the night of the Nine-Tails, he lost his most outstanding disciple, Minato Namikaze. Not only was Konoha suffering a huge loss, but in his eyes, the village had reached this point.

In particular, the animosity between the Third Hokage's group and the Uchiha clan clearly intensified after the Nine-Tails' attack.

Konoha is now in such a turbulent situation, and the root cause of all this is actually the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Night.

"Heh heh, the answer to Jiraiya may already be in our hands."

Just then, under Orochimaru's hoarse and sinister smile, a white snake slowly slithered along his neck, flicking its tongue, and suddenly opened its mouth, spitting out a mouthful of pale white flesh.

He split the flesh in half and placed it into a test tube. Orochimaru's sinister smile was full of confidence. "Jiraiya, I think you should know about the arm left behind by the enemy the Fourth Hokage faced on the night of the Nine-Tails. Why don't you compare it with this piece of flesh yourself?"

On the night of the Nine-Tails, Obito Uchiha was injured in a battle with Minato Namikaze. One of his arms was smashed by the Rasengan and was left on the battlefield. Given the investigative abilities of ninjas, how could they let it go?

Furthermore, Danzo's arm is also very strange. Konoha has been researching Wood Release for so long, and suddenly it was transplanted onto his own arm. It is probably because of this part of the remaining arm that Orochimaru was able to equip Danzo with an immature Wood Release arm through research.

"I see."

After taking the test tube that Orochimaru threw at him, Jiraiya frowned and nodded heavily. At this moment, the enemy's ninjutsu and everything else matched the clues left by Minato, which almost proved that the masked man in front of him was the killer of the Nine-Tails Night.

Upon seeing this, the masked man, Uchiha Obito, frowned, revealing a look of apprehension. "Heh, it seems I underestimated you juniors. I'll let you go this time, but next time! You won't be so lucky."

As the spatial vortex rippled out, the masked man Obito revealed an arrogant and threatening smile before gradually disappearing.

"Have the enemy left?"

At this moment, Might Guy scratched his head, watching the figure disappear on the lake, while Itachi Uchiha said in a deep voice, "Be careful and on guard, in case the enemy tries to trick us."

"Oh no, there's this brat too!"

Suddenly, Jiraiya slapped his forehead in surprise, just as an angry roar rang out from the stone bridge behind him.

……

On the stone bridge, Danzo Shimura's Sharingan eyes on his pale arms had all been shut down. This time, with the help of Masked Obito, his stable Wood Release cells in his arms caused his chakra to surge, but the enemy he faced was also much stronger.

"Evil Uchiha! How could Konoha fall into your hands! Only I am the future of Konoha!"

Faced with this desperate predicament, Shimura Danzo couldn't help but let out a hoarse roar of anger; he was unwilling to accept it.

Meanwhile, the enemy he wanted to kill, Uchiha Yoru, stood at the bridgehead, the Hokage hat at his waist shining brightly in the breeze.

In this battle, Danzo couldn't even detect Uchiha Yoru's Mangekyou Sharingan, which was rather pathetic.

At this moment, facing Shimura Danzo, Uchiha Yoru still had no intention of letting him go and continued to launch a psychological attack.

"The rats hiding in the darkness, thinking themselves to be the roots of Konoha's darkness, and the Third Hokage thinking themselves to be the leaves bathed in sunlight—perhaps you were once, but now you have long since become rotten cancers hindering Konoha's development."

"Konoha was founded from the very beginning by the Uchiha and Senju clans. What right do you parasites have to talk about Konoha?!"

Uchiha Yoru looked down at Shimura Danzo with domineering arrogance, directly denying everything the other party thought he was right. Even if he died, he would make sure his enemy died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

"Ahem, the evil Uchiha!"

Danzo, whose very being was ingrained with the Uchiha clan and evil, was mocked by Uchiha Yoru: "Then what are you? Would there be Konoha without the Uchiha? What is Konoha without the Senju and Uchiha? Just to satisfy your greedy and corrupt desires?"

"Ahem!"

Danzo Shimura stumbled across the stone bridge toward Yoru Uchiha. His right Sharingan was closed, and all the Sharingan in his right arm were shut down, proving that he had used up all of his Izanagi and had no chance of reviving.

Now, severely injured, he seemed to have a final burst of energy before death. He coughed up blood unwillingly and walked weakly toward Uchiha Yoru. At the same time, he stretched out his old and weak arm and staggeredly waved a kunai, as if he wanted to kill his opponent with the kunai.

"I am not reconciled! I have dedicated my life to Konoha, what do you, you evil Uchiha, know?"

"Konoha cannot fall into the hands of the evil Uchiha! The Hokage absolutely cannot!"

Staggering and panting heavily, Shimura Danzo seemed to have only a few breaths left. At this moment, as he looked at the ever-closer distance, his heart was filled with wild joy. Almost there! As long as I take a few more steps, I can eliminate this Uchiha for Konoha.

Despite his impending death, Danzo Shimura, despite his weakened state, tried to lower his opponent's guard by feigning a disheveled appearance in order to get closer to them.

Just as he approached Uchiha Yoru, Shimura Danzo, who was extremely weak at this moment, seemed to have a sudden burst of energy before death. He suddenly tore open his shirt, revealing his aged muscles, and roared in a gesture of righteous indignation.

"For the ninja world! For Konoha! I absolutely cannot let you, an Uchiha, live! I will not allow the Uchiha to trample on the Hokage!"

The Four Symbols Seal

In an instant, black sealing runes appeared on Shimura Danzo's chest, and black ink splattered everywhere as the seal was activated.

When Shimura Danzo saw the ink splattered all over Uchiha Yoru, he immediately revealed a maniacal smile.

"Haha, Uchiha Yoru, you can't escape now!"

The sealing technique, formed from blood and black ink, will cause the body to stiffen and its chakra to become disordered when it splashes onto the body.

However, seeing Shimura Danzo's final, manic smile, Uchiha Yoru, enveloped by the sealing technique, curled his lips into a smile, still determined to kill at the last moment.

"Danzo Shimura, a rogue ninja of Konoha, used the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique before his death, ultimately sealing half a bridge at the cost of his life. I wonder what kind of legend that is?"

With a mocking smile, Uchiha Yoru's body stiffened from the feet down as the sealing technique caused his chakra to become disordered, slowly turning into a wooden structure.

Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique, a clone technique that even the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't see through in the original story.

However, when Shimura Danzo saw this scene, his ferocious pupils were filled with resentment, especially the jarring title of Konoha traitor, which made him die with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

"No!"

Boom!

The Four Symbols Seal transformed into a massive black sphere of light, instantly sealing most of the sturdy stone bridge, along with a wooden statue, rendering it completely lifeless.

Amidst the deafening roar, Jiraiya and the others, who were some distance away, happened to turn around and witness Danzo transforming into a black sphere of light to seal the bridge.

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(End of this chapter)