Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

However, it was still no match for the impact of this cold and austere environment.

of course,

It could also be said that the firepower was insufficient.

If he possessed a technique as formidable as Zongxian's 'Sword of Blazing Fire,' breaking through this predicament wouldn't be difficult. However, the problem is... none of the many ultimate techniques he possesses can break through this situation in one fell swoop.

This is because the Lava Release bloodline limit itself possesses the characteristic of high destructive power.

He had never deliberately pursued extreme offensive power, and his past war experience lacked experience fighting against an opponent like Haku who countered him. Since the Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage perished together in the First Shinobi World War, although the Iwa and Kirigakure villages were hostile to each other, their geographical location limited the conflict between the two villages. Not to mention fighting against the Yuki clan ninjas, he had never even fought against a top-tier Water Release master.

Speaking of,

The reason why Konoha is so strong

This is also related to the fact that Konoha is located in the ninja world, a place of constant warfare. Konoha ninjas often have to fight on multiple battlefields. As long as they don't die along the way, every one of them who survives is a true all-rounder. Although they may not have a wide variety of skills, they have enough experience to deal with all kinds of enemies.

Like Lao Zi,

His combat experience is undeniably rich, but his past opponents were ninjas from Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure. He understands how to counter Sunagakure's Sand Techniques and Puppet Techniques, knows how to evade Konoha's Sharingan and Time-Space Techniques, and has mastered techniques to deal with Kumogakure's ninjutsu and Storm Release...

But he really had no experience dealing with Water Release masters, let alone masters like Haku who were skilled in Ice Release bloodline limits.

"Damn it!!"

Lao Zi took a deep breath.

Feeling the chill around him, he deeply realized that Bai was definitely the greatest enemy he had ever encountered in his life. Although he had not yet been forced into a desperate situation, he was already at a very bad juncture. If he did not quickly come up with a countermeasure, and continued to delay like this, he would soon be forced into a dead end.

"Is this the only option left to take a gamble?"

Old Zi gritted his teeth.

He really didn't want to use such methods unless absolutely necessary, because this move was inherently uncontrollable, and he had no control over what the final result would be once it was used. However, the current situation seemed to have reached a point where he had no choice but to resort to it.

While dodging the giant ice bird that swooped down, his hands quickly formed hand seals.

He originally only had one tail.

After he finished forming the hand seals, one tail after another appeared, from one to two, three... four. Then the tails turned from illusory to real. To be honest, even if all four tails appeared, it wouldn't matter if they were just illusory tails made of chakra.

However, the transition from the virtual to the real is a different story altogether.

"Oh! Is it finally coming?"

Bai stood atop an icicle, taking in every move Lao Zi made below.

Rōshi's transformation... was expected. Isn't the trump card of a Jinchūriki the tailed beast within him? This is common knowledge. It's not surprising that Rōshi, who was being pushed to the brink of despair, would choose to fully transform into a tailed beast.

From the beginning,

He had been waiting for this to happen.

As for Old Purple's performance... well, it was much weaker than he had expected. He thought it would take quite a while to defeat this Four-Tails Jinchuriki, but now it seems it won't take that long.

"Roar!!!"

The roar echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

Old Purple completely released the four tails that had been sealed within his body. His consciousness sank into endless darkness, and the consciousness of the four tails, which had been sealed for so long, took control of his body. Then, a giant ape with a crimson body and four tails appeared in the ice prison.

at the same time,

"This battle should end now," Bai, standing atop the ice pillar, clapped his hands and shouted.

"Immortal Technique: Inorganic Rebirth"

The secret technique that had been passed down in Ryuchi Cave for a thousand years once again shone brightly in the ninja world. The huge ice pillars that had been created in the previous battle with Rōshi suddenly came to life, writhing like living things, and crashed into the crimson giant ape with lightning speed.

In a flash,

More than twenty huge ice pillars slammed into the Four-Tails, which was unable to dodge. The Four-Tails, which had finally gained its freedom, was stunned. It seemed that its body was blocked by the ice pillars for a moment, and it did not even have time to launch a counterattack.

"Sage Art: Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique".

"Sage Art: Ice Release: Potam"

Since the Four-Tails did not resist, White launched a series of attacks without any politeness. First, he summoned a massive amount of water that completely submerged the lower half of the Four-Tails. Then, snowflakes fell from the sky and formed blue lotus flowers on the water's surface. In just a few breaths, the vast expanse of water, like a great lake, was completely frozen.

The Great Waterfall Technique is easy to understand; it's simply an upgraded version of the Great Waterfall Technique.

The name of the magic technique 'Bodhama' is taken from the alternate name of the seventh level of the Eight Cold Hells, the Blue Lotus Hell. This move itself is a wide-range offensive technique. When snowflakes touch the target, they freeze into lotus-like shapes, releasing an astonishing chill that freezes a large area.

Just like now,

In just a few breaths, the lower half of the Four-Tails was completely frozen, and even its upper half was covered with blue-green ice lotuses. Fortunately, the tailed beast's body was quite tough; if it were an ordinary ninja, they would probably have been frozen to death with just one or two ice lotuses on their body.

And four tails,

He still had the strength to roar loudly.

"Human brat, don't be so arrogant!!"

The Four-Tails, whose temper is not exactly good either, was enraged by Haku.

With this thunderous roar, high-temperature lava immediately appeared on its body, melting the ice that had frozen half of its body. It opened its mouth and spat out huge magma balls that looked like falling meteors, a world apart from Lao Zi's previous Scorching River Lava Technique.

but,

That's all there is to it.

Even though he was much stronger than Lao Zi, he was still not enough to make Bai Xin feel afraid.

"Immortal Technique - Water Escape - Thousand-Mile Water Formation Wall".

The torrent of water stirred up by the boy not only extinguished the magma ball, but also pushed the cooled magma rocks to the sides. What seemed like a fierce attack actually did not cause any damage to White. On the other hand, the Four-Tails was still trying to melt the ice that had frozen half of its body.

The sheer solidity of this thick layer of ice exceeded Four-Tails' expectations.

It's unbelievable that even it couldn't be completely melted in one go!

This situation reminded Lao Zi of the man named Senju Hashirama. Of course, that man was even more outrageous, as he used Wood Release, a bloodline limit that was clearly countered by his Lava Release, and easily defeated him.

That was the most outrageous human I had encountered in the past thousand years since the Six Paths Elder.

It's not surprising that they were defeated by humans.

Among the humans who inherited the bloodline of the Six Paths Master, such as the Senju, Uzumaki, and Uchiha, there are always those who can't even defeat the Tailed Beasts. The Uchiha, in particular, are humans who inherited part of the Six Paths Master's 'eye' power, making them extremely effective against the Tailed Beasts and easy to manipulate.

but,

Of all the people who have subdued it over the past thousand years, Hashirama Senju is definitely the most outrageous one.

In comparison, although this human brat is somewhat similar to the man named Senju Hashirama, it is ultimately just a similarity. If it weren't for the incompatible properties between Ice Release and Lava Release, it wouldn't have been so easily trapped. It is still far inferior to the man who easily defeated it with a few punches and kicks using Wood Release.

of course,

Madara Uchiha, who lived in the same era as Hashirama Senju, was also quite extraordinary. His powerful eye power was almost on par with Indra, the son of the Six Paths.

We've gotten a bit off-topic.

The most pressing issue is how to deal with this human brat who uses ice magic.

It opened its mouth.

A vast amount of chakra, which distinguishes between yin and yang, converged here.

They were then strictly mixed together in a 2:8 ratio, and in a very short time, they were blended together to form a jet-black spherical high-density energy bomb.

"The Tailed Beast Ball?"

Bai squinted his eyes.

Seeing the Tailed Beast Ball flying towards him without the slightest panic, he smoothly and swiftly completed the hand seals. Suddenly, a huge ice mirror silently appeared in mid-air, intercepting the Tailed Beast Ball that was flying straight towards him.

and,

It's more than just a mirror.

Behind the Four-Tails, an ice mirror of the same size also appeared.

Then--

Then, the Tailed Beast Ball crashed into the ice mirror, which shattered with a "crack." However, before it completely shattered, the Tailed Beast Ball was swallowed up by the ice mirror and reappeared from the ice mirror behind the Four-Tails.

Tailed Beast Ball

It slammed into the back of the Four-Tails.

This change came so suddenly and so quickly that it didn't have time to react. Apart from trying to unleash a burst of lava wrapped around its body, it had no other means to defend against the Tailed Beast Ball it had launched.

A deafening explosion echoed through the sealed ice prison.

Once the aftershocks of the explosion subsided,

The crimson four-tailed giant ape had vanished, and lying on the ice was a man whose hair, eyebrows, and beard were covered in frost. He was breathing weakly, but thankfully not on the verge of death; he was just extremely weak and had completely fainted.

"...That's it?"

Bai was stunned for a second.

He hadn't anticipated that the battle would end in this way.

To be honest, this was the first time he had used the 'Ice Mirror' to transfer the Tailed Beast Ball, and he wasn't entirely confident. To be precise, he was prepared for failure. But this ingenious idea ultimately succeeded. Not only was the Tailed Beast Ball transferred out, but it was also returned to the Four-Tails.

result,

The Four-Tails was defeated just like that.

This was something Bai hadn't expected. He had prepared another sage technique and was ready to unleash it. Fortunately, he stopped in time. Otherwise, if that powerful offensive sage technique had landed on Old Purple after he had deactivated his tailed beast form, he would have been killed instantly, and all his efforts would have been in vain.

Bai dared not be careless.

Although he sensed that Lao Zi's aura was very weak, he couldn't be sure that the other party had some means to survive a desperate situation!

If one is careless for a moment,

If Lao Zi launches a desperate counterattack, then... not only will it be humiliating, it might even cost you your life.

Therefore, for safety reasons,

Bai directed a shadow clone to approach, lift up the unconscious Lao Zi, and examine him. After confirming that this was the real Lao Zi and that he was indeed unconscious, Bai's shadow clone lifted the old man's clothes, revealing his six-pack abs.

Then Bai began to form hand seals.

Suddenly, chakra, like flames, ignited on the five fingers of his right hand.

"Ninja Technique·Five Elements Seal."