Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

However, I never had the chance to see him again.

Until today—

I witnessed firsthand the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Is this the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, comparable to Wood Release?" she murmured. Even her usually calm and undisturbed mind couldn't help but ripple. In any case, as one of the top experts in the ninja world, she couldn't remain indifferent to witnessing such a shocking power that was entangled with the Senju clan.

If one's state of mind truly becomes stagnant.

Even if Konoha is wiped out of the ninja world, she will not come back.

Her return to the village shows that her heart has not completely 'died' and she is ultimately unable to completely abandon her hometown.

"Uncle probably never imagined things would turn out this way! Perhaps it's not so bad after all!"

The cheers spread like wildfire from the village entrance to the vicinity of the Hokage Building. Listening to the echoing cheers nearby, Tsunade smiled with a complicated expression, her mutterings audible only to the silence around her.

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Outside the Barrier Class building.

Black Zetsu didn't even bother to pay attention to the duel between Obito and Shisui. Anyway, he could see that the battle between the two who had mastered the space-time technique was clearly at a stalemate. In the past, the immature Uchiha Obito could be defeated by Minato Namikaze with a single Rasengan, but that was in the past.

after all,

At that time, Obito Uchiha was only a sixteen-year-old boy.

right now,

Obito Uchiha at his peak is not so easy to defeat. Sogen's victory was largely due to Obito's lack of understanding of his eye techniques, which caught him off guard and caused him a great loss. Now, facing Shisui who has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, Obito dares not be careless in the slightest.

Furthermore, the secret of Kotoamatsukami was also exposed because of Black Zetsu, making it impossible for Shisui to finish the battle quickly.

Anyway,

This fierce battle among the geniuses of the Uchiha clan shows no sign of ending.

However, if the stalemate continues for a long time, Obito Uchiha has a better chance of winning, as the amount of chakra is extremely important at this time!

Black Zetsu raised his head, staring at the deep crimson Susanoo in the distance, his eyes filled with relief. Sure enough, that treacherous dog Uchiha Sogen had dual eye techniques. Some of the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan are single eye techniques, with each eye having a different way of using the same ability, while some Uchiha have dual eye techniques, with the eye techniques of the left and right eyes being completely different.

Obito is missing an eye.

It's unclear what kind of eye technique the other Mangekyou Sharingan possesses.

Uchiha Mugen clearly possesses dual eye techniques: one that allows him to devour the spiritual energy of others, and the other that can turn living beings into stone. These two abilities are vastly different and completely unrelated, and both are extremely troublesome.

On the other hand,

How many of the Mangekyou Sharingan eye techniques from the Uchiha clan are truly harmless?

“Beiliu Hu…”

Black Zetsu watched the deep crimson Susanoo stride towards the main gate of Konoha Village in the east, wondering if Hiruko could withstand the monster that was Uchiha Mugen. Initially, he hadn't expected Hiruko to cause any trouble for Konoha.

only,

That Ghost Sprout Technique is surprisingly effective.

After fusing four bloodline limits, Hiruko's strength underwent a qualitative leap. Previously, he could only be described as a Jonin whose strength was not at the bottom, and his talent was more in research. However, after the four bloodline limits were fused into one, Black Zetsu, who had secretly observed him once, felt that this guy might be able to bring some trouble to Uchiha Mugen.

It's just a possibility.

Is it possible to do that?

We still need to rely on practice to verify it; guessing won't make us accurate!

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Hiruko frowned. To think that Uchiha Sogen could so easily sweep away his carefully crafted creation in one go... It felt even more exaggerated than what was described in those intelligence documents. And he even turned into stone. Is this the eye technique of the Mangekyou Sharingan?

I was reminiscing about the Second Hokage's notes that I had once read.

As mentioned above, the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan possesses terrifying eye techniques, including common skills such as Susanoo. However, in addition to these, it seems that they also have various unique abilities, and it is noted that one should be especially wary of these individually possessed skills.

correct,

As mentioned above, most of the Uchiha clan's eye techniques are triggered by vision.

In other words, the most effective way to avoid this is to avoid the other party's eyes, and even to not be seen by the other party. The Second Hokage even wrote "Remember this" three times afterward, as if he had suffered an unforgettable loss in front of the Uchiha!

"Any ninja with a bit of experience knows that you can't make eye contact with the Uchiha, but you can't let the Uchiha's gaze touch you... That's quite difficult!" Hiruko muttered to himself, his brows relaxing. He said it was difficult, but he wasn't really afraid.

If it were in the past, he would probably have already run away by now.

However, things are different now.

Having achieved perfect evolution by just one step, I no longer need to flee for my life like a dog when faced with the pursuit of the three Sannin, as I did last time.

This time,

He won't run away.

At the very least, I need to have a go at Uchiha Mugen before we talk about what to do next!

He has strong confidence in the power he has painstakingly planned for over a decade to acquire!

"Since you're using Susanoo, then... I'll play with this! Uchiha junior!" Hiruko formed hand seals and shouted loudly, "Let's see this! The Wood Release: Wood Human Technique that defeated Uchiha Madara when the First Hokage was here!!"

The next moment,

Under the astonished and incredulous gazes of countless Konoha ninja, a wooden figure over ten meters tall, with a fierce appearance, like an angry Vajra, rose from the ground and stood near the main gate of Konoha Village, which had been reduced to ruins in the battle.

"That's... Wood Release?"

"What exactly happened?"

"Why Wood Release?"

As the saying goes, even if you haven't eaten pork, you've at least seen pigs run.

Madara Uchiha's name is a taboo in the village. Apart from the elderly and a small group of young people, no one knows what the name represents. However, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, has his portrait on the Hokage Rock, which is watched by countless villagers every day. Various stories about Hashirama Senju are also emerging, and Wood Release often appears in these stories.

Seeing such a large wooden figure, it's really hard not to associate it with Wood Release.

"How is this possible? Wood Release, the First Hokage's Wood Release... This is impossible!"

Not to mention the psychological impact faced by the Konoha ninjas on the front lines,

Hiruko, standing atop the wooden figure, had no time to pay attention to the minions below; the approaching Susanoo was the problem he needed to consider.

"Wood Release·Wooden Spindle Wall."

Wooden pillars emerged from the top of the wooden dummy's head, curving to form arches that protected Hiruko within. When the two arches came together, it looked as if a large bump had been punched into the wooden dummy's head. Regardless of its appearance, such a tight defense certainly prevented it from being seen by Uchiha Mugen.

The downside is that this narrows his field of vision, forcing him to rely solely on the gaps and holes left in the arched walls to observe the outside world.

But it's not a big problem.

This isn't a fight between ordinary ninjas. With such enormous creatures clashing, as long as you grasp the general strategy, you won't be at a disadvantage. There shouldn't be any problems, Hiruko thought confidently.

then,

He peered out through the gap in the arch... Wait, what's going on?

In that narrow field of vision,

He saw Susanoo leap into the air as it charged forward, launching a flying kick straight at him. The attack was as swift and fierce as a thunderbolt falling from the heavens. Hiruko's expression immediately turned serious. He did not panic. The wooden doll moved at will, lowered its waist, slid down and bent its knees, crossing its hands in front of its chest to prepare to withstand the impact.

The impact arrived as expected.

A thunderous roar was heard, and the wooden figure staggered backward, its arms covered in cracks. It took more than ten steps to stop before it came to a stop. Hiruko, who was hiding inside the wooden wall, let out a very happy laugh.

It's blocked!

He blocked it.

The so-called Susanoo isn't that exaggerated!

"Now it's my turn to counterattack." Hiruko muttered to himself, transferring chakra to the wooden doll as if it were free, quickly repairing the cracks on its arm. He raised his hand to prepare for a counterattack, but... he discovered that the wooden doll's arm was also beginning to petrify. Not only the arm, but even the layer of wooden dollwood was beginning to petrify.

Stones are sold in comparison.

This eye technique is effective not only against living beings, but also against inanimate matter, including wooden figures.

"Wood Release?"

Zongxian looked at the wooden figure.

Somewhat unexpectedly,

But it wasn't that surprising.

Having already obtained information that Obito Uchiha, Kazuma, and Hiruko, enemies of Konoha, were colluding with each other, the current situation, though unexpected, was still acceptable. It was merely giving Hiruko a White Zetsu who possessed Wood Release techniques, which shouldn't be a difficult task for Obito Uchiha.

"However...perfect! I'll use you to test Shi Changbi's strength."

Zongxian's words were filled with a hint of excitement that was hard for others to detect. To be honest, it was quite boring to have a weak opponent! He wondered if he had developed some kind of mental illness, but in recent years he had actually started to miss the glorious days of fighting and risking his life during the Third Shinobi World War.

At that time,

There were so many enemies on the battlefield that he couldn't defeat; every day felt like dancing on a knife's edge.

One wrong step and you're doomed.

Those days were so agonizing, so long, and so...exciting!

After overcoming the fear of his first time on the battlefield, he gradually became fascinated with the feeling of walking on the edge of life and death. However, as his strength grew rapidly, he drifted further and further away from death. Now, he can hardly even muster the passion for fighting. Facing those easy prey who can be swept away with a wave of his hand is extremely boring.

Therefore,

He is looking forward to a better performance from Birukhu.

[Chapter 316. Will a cherry tree grow on my body too?]

Hiruko's performance did not disappoint Sogen.

Although it was a bloodline limit forcibly obtained using the Oni-Garuru technique, Hiruko's mastery of Wood Release was not lacking. He did not panic when faced with the situation of the wooden golem being petrified. Back then, Hashirama Senju repeatedly defeated Madara Uchiha with Wood Release. While Hashirama Senju himself was powerful enough, the characteristics of Wood Release were also indispensable.

Different bloodline limits each have their own advantages.

For example, Storm Release combines the penetrating power of Lightning Release with the variability of Water Release, resulting in lasers whose direction and angle can be freely controlled. Lava Release has many transformation forms, with magma being just one of them. In addition to magma, it can also generate substances such as lime and rubber, making it extremely versatile.

This is also the reason why Hiruko chose Lava Release as one of the bloodline limits for fusion.

There's also boiling escape.