Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 360 The Upgraded Thor

"Opportunity and danger coexist. It won't be easy for Amegakure to become a Great Ninja Village. Even with Konoha's support, we still need to be strong ourselves. This Five Kage Summit is likely to be anything but peaceful."

Upon hearing Xiao Nan's worried words, the White Zetsu clone sighed.

Upon hearing this, Konan's worry deepened, but she also knew that the current situation in the ninja world was indeed very tense and dangerous. If Amegakure wanted to take a further step at this time, it would be impossible without taking risks.

Soon, Xiao Nan felt relieved.

This is how the ninja world is; where is there a truly safe place? If Amegakure doesn't seize the opportunity to advance further, it will only fall into the same predicament as before, being ravaged at will by the major powers as a buffer zone for war.

Only by continuing to strive for self-improvement despite difficulties can Yu Yin's future be brighter.

"Then I'll set off now, Lord Masaharu."

Xiao Nan straightened her face and said with a firm look in her eyes.

"Go, but remember, when you're not strong enough, don't act impulsively. Only by staying alive can you have a chance to solve the problem."

The white Zetsu clone nodded in reminder.

Xiao Nan nodded to indicate that she understood, then formed a hand seal, and her entire body transformed into countless pieces of paper that flew up and quickly disappeared into the rainy sky through the open window.

"I hope you can really stay calm then."

The white Zetsu clone came to the window, closed it, and murmured.

Meanwhile, in Takigakure, in a room in the laboratory Orochimaru had built underground, screams of agony were emanating from within.

Suddenly, the screams stopped abruptly, and the intense chakra fluctuations in the room quickly disappeared.

"Failed again. It seems that this attempt to improve the technique is still not very successful. However, judging from the finished product, the strength has improved, which shows that my research direction is correct. Adding Yin-Yang Release techniques to the Impure World Reincarnation Technique can indeed greatly improve the shortcomings of the Impure World Reincarnation Technique. It's just that the improvement is a bit difficult."

A white-haired, fair-skinned boy with three-tomoe Sharingan eyes looked at the corpse lying on the ground in front of him amidst a large amount of ashes and paper scraps, and said with some excitement.

"It's far from perfect. Your method of crudely adding Yin-Yang Release techniques to the Impure World Reincarnation technique is completely unreliable. With your approach, no number of test subjects would be enough for you."

A black-haired man with golden snake eyes sneered not far from the white-haired, fair-skinned boy.

"Hey, Orochimaru, what do you mean by this? Are you questioning my research direction? In terms of understanding Yin-Yang Release, I'm far ahead of you. You simply can't comprehend the wonder of the Yin-Yang Release techniques I added to the Impure World Reincarnation."

Upon hearing the snake-eyed man's words, the white-haired, fair-skinned youth's forehead veins bulged instantly, and he turned to shout angrily at the snake-eyed man.

"What's so special about it? I only see a pile of garbage. It's you, the loser, who actually thinks my understanding of Yin-Yang Release is worse than yours. Hiruko, when did you come up with such an absurd illusion? The person in front of you is a ninja who has achieved immortality. When it comes to the study of life and death, you can't even compare to me."

Orochimaru sneered, his mockery growing even stronger.

Hiruko was naturally very unhappy to be belittled by Orochimaru, but he couldn't refute what Orochimaru had just said. After all, this stinky snake had indeed developed an amazing immortality ninjutsu that even he coveted.

However, he is no pushover. He only talks and doesn't fight. He is no longer the loser he used to be. In terms of talent and strength, he is now better than Orochimaru, or even stronger, thanks to his use of the Oni-Garaku Technique to fuse several bloodline limits.

"Orochimaru, do you really think you're the boss here? I'm not your assistant. I can do my research however I want, and it's none of your business to tell me what to do."

"Hiruko said coldly."

The next moment, he rushed in front of Orochimaru like lightning and grabbed Orochimaru with his hand.

Then, a large amount of chakra surged from Orochimaru's body into Hiruko.

Using his Swift Release ability, Hiruko successfully ambushed Orochimaru at close range, and then, using his Dark Release ability, he is frantically plundering Orochimaru's chakra.

Orochimaru was suppressed by Hiruko's Dark Release, and his chakra was rapidly decreasing, but he showed no tension on his face, and even revealed a playful expression.

"ah!!!"

Upon seeing this, Hiruko immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly stopped absorbing Orochimaru's chakra. However, a sharp pain from within his body caused him to let out a miserable scream.

Amidst screams, Hiruko curled up on the ground in agony, and then large amounts of white snake scales began to grow on his body, and his entire being began to transform into a snake.

"As expected, you're still a loser. The Ghost Sprout Technique is indeed good, but it's a complete waste in the hands of a mediocre person like you. Moreover, even with your current strength, you don't even understand that kind of energy. You're really too useless."

Orochimaru watched the terrifying changes happening to Hiruko's body and sneered.

Hiruko's Dark Release is indeed very strong, but chakra is not something that can be absorbed casually. If it is mixed with some strange things, absorbing it rashly will lead to death.

Just like Hiruko now, who rashly absorbed the Sage Chakra that he created by combining chakra with natural energy, and as a result, he began to turn into a snake because he couldn't control it.

Next, without him needing to do anything further, Hiruko will die due to her failed snake transformation.

Sage Chakra is such a terrifying power that it cannot be absorbed casually. Even among other sages, absorbing the Sage Chakra within another sage requires extreme caution, or one might as well expect to self-destruct and die.

Hiruko certainly didn't want to die. He was trying his best to expel the special chakra from his body, but this special chakra was like a persistent thorn in his side. Once it entered his body, it would run rampant and constantly modify his body, completely out of his control.

Soon, something even worse happened to him. The balance that the three bloodline limits in his body had managed to maintain was broken again, and the three bloodline limits began to repel each other. This caused his body to quickly become like a piece of porcelain covered in cracks, and his body was rapidly collapsing and tearing apart.

In an instant, Biluhu suffered torment more painful than being devoured by ten thousand ants, and let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Orochimaru, seeing his former comrade in such a state, showed no intention of helping him whatsoever; instead, he watched with a look of enjoyment.

He had long disliked this loser who started to flaunt his achievements and strength in front of him and who often contradicted him in his research. He wished he could kill him.

However, he couldn't bring himself to kill Madara Uchiha because of him.

Now that Hiruko has taken the initiative to attack him and ended up in this state, he can only blame himself and does not need to bear any responsibility.

"Alright, Orochimaru, help him. Even if he's worthless in your eyes, he's still a decent assistant. Researching the Impure World Reincarnation technique is urgent, and Lord Madara doesn't have much time left for you."

Just as Orochimaru was about to turn around and leave Hiruko to fend for herself, Black Zetsu's voice suddenly rang out in the room.

Orochimaru immediately turned his head to look at the corpse not far away, and Black Zetsu slowly emerged from behind the corpse.

He showed no surprise, as if he had already noticed Black Zetsu's arrival, and sneered, "I've already made progress on my research into improving the Impure World Reincarnation technique. I no longer need this guy. With him dead, it will be easier for me to complete my research."

"Orochimaru, Konoha has already taken action, and they've begun to suspect Takigakure as well. Moreover, while you and Hiruko were fighting amongst yourselves, Takigakure was already surrounded by a large number of Konoha ninja. I don't think this is the time for you to fight amongst yourselves."

Seeing that Orochimaru still intended to leave him to die, Black Zetsu immediately revealed information that shocked Orochimaru.

Upon hearing that Takigakure was surrounded by a large number of Konoha ninja, even the audacious Orochimaru couldn't help but have the thought of fleeing. He immediately questioned, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Why didn't those White Zetsu come to report this to me?"

"Of course, all the White Zetsu responsible for keeping watch outside have been found and killed. Konoha has Byakugan ninjas, and it seems that they have mastered the method of finding and distinguishing White Zetsu. Those Konoha ninjas outside are all carrying strange ninja tools."

Black Zetsu explained, his mood quite bad.

Although he knew that once the abilities of White Zetsu were exposed, ninjas would quickly find ways to counter them, he did not expect Konoha to find a way to counter them so quickly.

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"I see. It seems those white monsters' abilities are no longer so reliable."

Orochimaru said regretfully, without doubting Black Zetsu's words.

In fact, he himself had already found a way to deal with White Zetsu. With Kirito Tohsaka and so many outstanding ninjas in Konoha, how could they not find a way to counter White Zetsu?

For example, developing a sensory ninjutsu specifically designed to enhance the detection of Wood Release chakra in White Zetsu would be a good way to deal with such creatures.

"Help me, hurry, ah!!!"

Despite being on the verge of complete physical collapse, Hiruko stubbornly called out, trying to assert his presence.

Orochimaru and Black Zetsu heard Hiruko's cries for help, but didn't bother to look in his direction.

However, Orochimaru eventually made his move because he saw that Hiruko still had some use to him.

A white snake emerged from Orochimaru's sleeve and quickly crawled to Hiruko's side, biting down hard on Hiruko's bloodied and mangled thigh.

The next moment, the white snake emitted fluctuations of Sage Chakra, and its body rapidly expanded like a balloon.

Soon, the white snake absorbed the Sage Chakra within Hiruko's body, halting the snake-like transformation that was taking place on Hiruko's body.

Without the interference of Orochimaru's poisonous Sage Chakra, Hiruko quickly swallowed a black pill and, with the help of the medicine and her strong willpower, successfully alleviated the bloodline conflict within her body, restoring a fragile balance.

"Orochimaru, Hiruko, there's no time to lose. Everything here must be moved as soon as possible, especially those artificially bred tailed beasts. They must be moved immediately."

Seeing that Hiruko had successfully escaped death, Black Zetsu immediately spoke to Orochimaru and Hiruko.

Upon hearing Black Zetsu's words, the two exchanged a glance, conveyed their feelings to each other in a 'friendly' manner, and then quickly left the room, methodically packing up all the important items in the laboratory.

As rogue ninja, they all had extensive experience in escaping, especially Hiruko. After arriving at Orochimaru's laboratory, the first thing he did was to create a reliable escape route for himself, so that he could escape quickly if he was implicated or betrayed by Orochimaru.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Takigakure, Uchiha Chizuru and Hyuga Karen were each leading over a hundred Konoha ninjas in ambush in a grove of trees.

"Hey, you eye-rolling woman, aren't you done yet? If you don't hurry, the enemy might get away."

Chizuru, standing on a branch of a large tree, spoke somewhat impatiently to Hana, who was standing on a branch of a neighboring large tree.

Thanks to Kirito giving them a ninja tool called the White Zetsu Detector, they have confirmed that Takigakure is a serious problem. According to her, since they have confirmed that there is a problem, they should take action directly and take down Takigakure.

"Red-eyed woman, what's wrong with your brain? If Takigakure is the enemy's main base, then our small group going there would be suicide. The best course of action is to wait until everyone is assembled."

Hua Lian said coldly.

Chizuru was immediately annoyed when Karen called her brainless. She activated her Sharingan and stared at Karen, who fearlessly met her Sharingan with his Byakugan. At the same time, Karen secretly activated the strengthening seal, turning his Byakugan yellow and enhancing its power to counter Chizuru's Sharingan.

In an instant, the two team leaders were once again on the verge of conflict.

However, the other Konoha ninjas scattered nearby were not nervous at all, as if they were already used to the two of them acting like this. Some of them even watched the show with great interest.

In the end, the two did not actually fight over a minor argument; they continued to patiently wait for backup.

Soon, a bolt of purple lightning suddenly descended from the sky, landing between the two large trees where Chizuru and Karen were.

The next moment, a purple-haired woman holding a purple katana appeared in front of the two. She opened her purple pupils that were glowing with purple lightning, and her body was wrapped in purple lightning. She slowly descended from the sky like a thunder god.

Then, as if sensing something, she suddenly pointed her empty left hand toward Takigakure Village, and her palm split open, revealing a cannon barrel.

Then, a surge of powerful chakra erupted from a purple crystal in front of her chest, and a purple chakra ball quickly appeared and condensed at the tip of the cannon barrel in the palm of her left hand.

When the purple chakra ball swelled to the size of a fist, it shot out suddenly, striking Takigakure Village, hidden behind a large waterfall, like a bolt of lightning.

"Bang!!!"

In an instant, a huge explosion rang out, and purple light instantly enveloped the entire world.

(End of this chapter)