Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 361 Reunion with Orochimaru

After the light vanished in an instant, a mushroom cloud rose in the sky, followed by a terrifying shockwave and a gale-force wind strong enough to snap small trees in two.

Some Konoha ninjas who were caught off guard in the woods were blown to the ground in a disheveled state, covered in dust and looking quite pathetic.

However, no one at the scene tried to stop these people. Except for the purple-haired woman who looked like Thor, everyone was stunned by the terrifying scene before them. They really did not expect that the power of the chakra ball released by the purple-haired woman would be so terrifying.

Judging by its power, it's probably no less than a Tailed Beast Ball attack unleashed at full power by a Tailed Beast.

Who exactly is this purple-haired woman?

Look at the cannon barrel on her palm. Could this purple-haired woman not be a real person? But why do they feel that she is exactly like a real person?

By the way, Takigakure Village was just hit by that purple-haired woman's cannon, does it still exist?

For a moment, many questions arose in the minds of the many Konoha ninja present, but none of them made any rash moves. They just stared at the purple-haired woman of unknown origin with wary eyes.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and check on the situation in Takigakure! Don't let the enemy escape! Aren't my puppets beautiful?"

Just as everyone was at a loss, a familiar voice rang in their minds.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone finally realized what was happening, and expressions of sudden understanding appeared on their faces. It turned out that this powerful purple-haired woman was a puppet created by Lord Kirito. No wonder she was so powerful.

I had heard before that Kirito was also a powerful puppeteer, even more skilled than the pioneers of puppetry in Sunagakure. Now it seems that his reputation is well-deserved.

This purple-haired woman can unleash ninjutsu as terrifying as a Tailed Beast Ball, so her strength must be much greater than that of a Kage-level ninja.

Kirito-sama is truly amazing. His strength is becoming increasingly unfathomable. Even a puppet he sent has such power. How powerful must the real Kirito be?

But Kirito-sama is indeed a normal man; the puppets he makes are really beautiful. I wish they were available for sale.

In an instant, many Konoha ninjas began to imagine just how powerful Kirito was and what his peculiar hobbies were.

Regardless of what was inside their brains, these Konoha ninjas were now as if they had been injected with adrenaline, their morale soaring, and they charged towards Takigakure, which seemed to have been reduced to ruins.

Chizuru and Karen did not charge forward; instead, they stared intently at the upgraded version of the Thunder God Puppet that Kirito was remotely controlling.

"What's wrong with you two? You should go too. There are a lot of dangerous guys in Takigakure. They'll suffer without you."

Kirito, seeing their expressions through the Thunder God Puppet's vision, gave them a serious reminder.

"You really have a soft spot for this puppet. Didn't you say it was scrapped? You actually repaired it and it seems to have been equipped with quite a few powerful weapons. The attack just now was a Tailed Beast Ball, right?"

Chizuru stared intently at the fake, majestic peaks of the Thunder God puppet, and said coldly, then subconsciously compared them to her own, her eyes growing even colder.

"So Kirito-kun likes this kind of outfit."

Hua Lian whispered, then puffed out her chest, feeling that she was capable of wearing the clothes the puppet was wearing.

"Ahem, something's come up, I'll be going now."

Kirito coughed and continued speaking in a serious tone.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Thunder God Puppet transformed into a streak of purple lightning and shot straight into the sky, then quickly descended upon Takigakure Village, which had been largely reduced to ruins.

Takigakure is a medium-sized ninja village with a population of several thousand. However, when Kirito arrived there in his Raijin puppet, he discovered that most of the villagers were no longer human; they had all been replaced by creatures called White Zetsu.

Of course, most of those who were replaced were ordinary people, not ninjas.

As for the ninjas of Takigakure, it seems that they have all been afflicted with some kind of malevolent curse mark.

"Damn it, did you destroy the village? Die!"

Suddenly, a snake-eyed ninja covered in white snake scales burst out of a dilapidated house, charging toward the Thunder God Puppet with a crazed look in his eyes. During the attack, a white snake shot out of his mouth.

As this Takigakure ninja charged out, other Takigakure ninjas hiding nearby also emerged. Like the Snake-Eyed Takigakure ninja, they all showed signs of snake-like transformation and emitted an evil and chilling wave of Sage Chakra.

"Orochimaru is indeed not dead, and he has even joined forces with Uchiha Madara. He is lurking here and has used the blood of the White Snake Sage to modify these Takigakure ninja."

Kirito looked at the monstrous Takigakure ninja with pity and said coldly.

The next moment, under his control, the purple samurai sword called Purple Lightning in the Thunder God Puppet's hand emitted dazzling purple lightning. More than ten purple lightning bolts shot into the air and then transformed into purple samurai swords that fell down, pinning all the Taki ninjas who were attacking the Thunder God Puppet to the ground.

He then turned and rushed toward the place in Takigakure where the Hero's Water was stored. Along the way, he encountered even more snake-transformed Takigakure ninja, many of whom seemed to have drunk the Hero's Water, burning their life force to increase their strength. However, all of them were easily dealt with by the Thunder God Puppet.

As they approached the location of the Hero's Water, several enormous psychic serpents suddenly emerged from the ground, surrounding the Thor's puppet and opening their blood-red mouths to bite.

In response, a Mangekyou Sharingan suddenly opened from a mass of flesh inside the Thor puppet's chest, which was entangled with numerous black lines of resentment. A purple tengu warrior with only half a body suddenly appeared, easily blocking the attacks of the summoned snakes. The purple lightning emanating from its body paralyzed the summoned snakes, causing them to retreat repeatedly.

The next moment, as the Thor puppet swung its purple katana, a huge purple katana instantly appeared in the hand of the purple tengu warrior as well.

A dazzling flash of light appeared, as if space itself had been cleaved open, and several large, spiritual serpents were instantly sliced ​​in two.

At the same time, a huge gap was cut into the mountain behind the location of Hero's Water, revealing a huge internal space hidden within the mountain.

"Not bad in combat."

Kirito smiled with satisfaction upon seeing this.

The new Thor puppet incorporates the Cloud Village's chakra cannon technology and the Mangekyou Sharingan activation device into the existing infrastructure.

The Chakra Cannon technology was obtained with the help of the spy Casalan. Kirito made a small improvement to it, miniaturizing it. Although the power was reduced, it could be carried by the Thunder God Puppet.

As for the Mangekyou Sharingan activation device, it is a life support device that he created by combining the artificially manufactured Mangekyou Sharingan, a part of White Zetsu's body, and the black threads of the Earth Grudge Fear.

It allows the Thunder God Puppet to use the Mangekyou Sharingan's Susanoo normally. Because it is nourished by the Wood Release power provided by the White Zetsu's body, the durability of the artificially created Mangekyou Sharingan is greatly extended, so there is no need to worry about it being ruined after one use.

The reason why a single artificially created Mangekyou Sharingan can enable the Thunder God puppet to use Susanoo is that the exclusive eye technique of this artificially created Mangekyou Sharingan is Susanoo.

With this eye technique, the Thunder God Puppet can currently only use the third stage of Susanoo. If the full potential of this artificially created Mangekyou Sharingan is forcibly activated, it can also use the complete Susanoo.

Meanwhile, Black Zetsu, who was hiding in the shadows using his powerful stealth abilities, was stunned to see the Thunder God Puppet activate Susanoo. He whispered in disbelief, "Who is she? She's clearly not from the Uchiha clan, yet she can activate Susanoo, and her combat power is so terrifying."

The body behind the location of the Hero's Water is the entrance to Orochimaru's laboratory, so the guards Orochimaru left here are quite powerful.

Those several summoned snakes were powerful individuals created by Orochimaru using the cells of the White Snake Sage and the enhanced curse seal. They had just consumed the Hero's Water, which greatly increased their strength. If they were to launch a sneak attack, even a Kage-level powerhouse would die with regret.

Even so, he was still instantly defeated by the purple-haired woman in front of him.

The Thor puppet suddenly turned its head to look at where Black Zetsu was, startling Black Zetsu into quickly concealing its presence.

"Strange, I clearly felt someone watching me just now. Was it just my imagination?"

Kirito wondered.

Whether it's an illusion or not, you'll know once you try it.

The next moment, a terrifying surge of Sage Chakra erupted from the Thor puppet's body, and a Sage Mask quickly appeared on its face, indicating that it had entered Sage Mode.

After entering Sage Mode, the Thunder God Puppet's perception ability was greatly enhanced, but Kirito still couldn't find anything unusual in the direction he had felt someone was watching him.

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On the contrary, after the Thunder God Puppet's perception ability was greatly enhanced, he quickly sensed two powerful chakra auras in the mountain, one of which was Orochimaru, whom he was very familiar with.

Now that it was confirmed that Orochimaru was related to Madara Uchiha, he naturally acted without delay and quickly manipulated the Thunder God Puppet to rush into the mountain.

"Fortunately, the concealment skills my mother passed down to me are powerful enough. This woman's senses are so sharp, and she has also mastered Sage Mode. Just who is she? When did Konoha produce such a powerful shrew?"

Black Zetsu had never seen a Thor puppet before and was somewhat confused.

In the laboratory beneath the mountain, Orochimaru and Hiruko were still busily organizing the research data.

If it weren't for the sudden and massive earthquake that caused multiple sections of the basement to collapse, they would have already packed their things and fled. Unfortunately, the secret passage they had prepared for escape also collapsed, greatly affecting their chances of escaping.

"Damn it, what kind of ninjutsu did Konoha use to cause such a terrifying earthquake? I have to get out of here right away. Hmm, a powerful person has entered."

"I'm working on digging a tunnel," said Hiruko with a grim expression.

Then, he suddenly slammed his fist on the ground and shouted, "Hey, you guys called White Zetsu, come out here right now! I know you're nearby. Come out and see me. You don't want Lord Madara to scold you, do you?"

Hiruko naturally understood creatures like White Zetsu, and knowing their abilities, he understood even more clearly that Madara Uchiha would have these creatures following him at all times in order to monitor him.

Hiruko could only turn a blind eye to this and pretend he didn't see it.

But now, in this critical moment, he can no longer afford to feign politeness with Madara Uchiha and has decided to activate these hidden 'allies'.

As expected, Hiruko's guess was correct. As soon as he said this, several White Zetsu suddenly appeared from his body, giving him a strange smile.

One of the White Zetsu, who only had half a face, smiled eerily and said, "What do you want us to do for you? Let me make it clear, we're not even as strong as you; we're just better at stealth than the other White Zetsu."

White Zetsu is a large group, from which all kinds of White Zetsu naturally emerge. There are powerful individuals who are born with the ability to use Wood Release, and there are weak individuals who have almost no abilities. However, most of them are ordinary individuals who are particularly proficient in a certain ability.

"It's simple. You just need to impersonate me and spread out in all directions. You can do that, right?"

Hiruko sneered at the White Zetsu lurking on his body.

"That's fine."

"This guy is still useful to Lord Madara, so let's help him out."

"Let's fight together for Lord Madara!"

The White Zetsu responded one after another to Hiruko's request.

Then, they all detached from Hiruko and used their disguise skills to transform into Hiruko's appearance.

"With these cannon fodder distracting the enemy, my chances of escaping will be much greater."

Seeing the White Zetsu leave one after another, Hiruko was overjoyed. Then, he decisively used a sealing technique on himself to greatly shield his chakra fluctuations before turning around and rushing towards another underground passage.

He had prepared several secret escape routes for himself. Since this one was impassable in the short term, he would try another one, hoping that the other escape route would not collapse too severely.

On the other side, Orochimaru was also trying to escape. Unlike Hiruko, Orochimaru, who had mastered the secret technique of soft body modification, was like a fish in water in the collapsed secret escape passage. He softened his body with the secret technique of soft body modification and could move through some tiny gaps, easily passing through several collapsed sections.

"A very strong chakra fluctuation, similar to the terrifying chakra explosion just now. That must be the person who just used that powerful ninjutsu. However, this chakra is unfamiliar, and it even contains traces of Uchiha Madara's chakra. Who could this be?"

Orochimaru, who had mastered Sage Mode, possessed a perception ability far superior to Hiruko's. When the Thunder God Puppet entered the laboratory, he immediately detected many emotions from the chakra fluctuations released by the Thunder God Puppet.

The more Orochimaru learned, the more wary he became, and he subconsciously sped up his escape.

He sensed that the owner of that mysterious chakra was rushing towards him at high speed.

Before long, Orochimaru finally reached the end of the secret passage. His vision brightened and opened up, revealing a lake shimmering in the sunlight.

Orochimaru had no interest in admiring the beautiful scenery. He quickly jumped out of the hole and then moved at high speed across the lake.

But just as he walked a short distance on the lake, a three-pronged kunai suddenly shot down from the sky.

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