I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

Furthermore, Lightning Release taijutsu and Lightning Release ninjutsu are two different things; Lightning Release ninjutsu cannot be mastered by anyone below the Jonin level.

The lightning release taijutsu practiced by the vast Cloud Ninja is simply a taijutsu technique that utilizes the penetrating power of lightning.

In terms of technique and destructive power, Kakashi Hatake's initial version of Chidori was the pinnacle of Lightning Release taijutsu; ordinary Cloud Ninja obviously couldn't have achieved such mastery.

Therefore, Uchiha Shingen didn't need to put a protective suit on Black Snake to deal with these Cloud Ninja.

As a result, the Cloud Ninja suffered horrific losses along the Black Serpent's path.

They were either ignored by the black snake and run over, or they were slapped into a pulp by its tail and sent flying in a bunch with a casual flick of its body.

The label for Yunren is bravery, not being tired of living.

The densely packed Cloud Ninja retreated and quickly disappeared into the distance.

At the far end of the road lies Yugito, who has already completed his tailed beast transformation.

Like Killer Bee, she was also a perfect Jinchuriki, and she transformed into the complete form of a Tailed Beast.

Now, she is truly a big cat.

As he watched the large cat open its mouth towards him from afar, Uchiha Shingen clasped his hands together.

The ground trembled, and several enormous, ice-sculpted arms burst forth from the earth, facing the Cloud Ninjas who had already run a short distance to the left. Dense spikes sprouted from their palms.

The next moment, he swung his sword fiercely.

A deluge of ice spikes shot out into the distance.

This area-of-effect saturation attack came too suddenly, and many Cloud Ninjas were caught off guard and pinned to the ground by ice spikes, their blood splattering on the spot.

Some had their hands and feet pierced, some had their abdomens stabbed, and others had their necks and heads stabbed, as if they were announcing a happy breakup on the spot.

Yugito, who had witnessed everything, angrily unleashed the Tailed Beast Bomb.

However, by using this wave of ice spikes to clear the ground, Uchiha Shingen had already fulfilled the prerequisite for the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The Cloud Ninjas ran very fast, and their ice spikes shot very far, ensuring the safety of the Black Serpent.

Although the Tailed Beast Bomb had a rather long lead time, it was fired at a fast speed and reached the Black Serpent in the blink of an eye.

Then, in full view of everyone, it was captured by the Flying Thunder God Barrier, swallowed whole, and appeared in the Shura Field formed by ice spikes.

A dazzling light burst forth from there, assaulting everyone's eyes.

The sudden burst of dazzling white light caused the ground to tremble, twist, crack, and churn.

Everything at the center of the explosion was vaporized, and the human bodies on the periphery were carried into the sky by the shockwave before crashing back down to the ground.

The high temperature and pressure rapidly affected the surrounding air, and stones, debris, and dust on the ground were propelled into the sky along with the expanding air, forming a complete mushroom cloud.

The Cloud Ninja Army there also disappeared.

Even without sufficient charging, Yugito's Tailed Beast Cannon still fully demonstrated the value of Jinchuriki as a strategic weapon.

Unfortunately, this Tailed Beast Cannon attack failed to kill a single Konoha ninja.

The ice wall, resembling the Great Wall, creaked and groaned, blocking the death shockwave that swept in from the distant explosion's epicenter. Before the wall, the black snake was covered in Sage Art: Armor, its snow-white chakra armor gleaming brilliantly in the sunlight.

Faithfully following Uchiha Shingen's orders, the black snake charged toward the tailed beast in the distance.

The Immortal Technique: Mighty Armor did not affect its speed or agility, and there were no obstacles in front of it.

The expressions of the Cloud Village Jonin changed; all of this had changed too quickly.

The Fourth Raikage watched this scene with a grim expression.

"Flying Thunder God!?"

Having once lost to Minato Namikaze in speed, how could he not investigate his opponent's information?

As one of the Five Kage, he has sufficient power and intelligence channels to investigate the true nature of the "Yellow Flash".

Then he realized that Minato Namikaze hadn't defeated him in speed, but rather in space-time ninjutsu.

Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Return to Yukito's aid!" he ordered decisively.

The Konoha ninja confronting Yugito was undoubtedly a Kage-level ninja. It wasn't that he looked down on Yugito, but Yugito's strength relied entirely on the power of the Tailed Beast, unlike Killer Bee.

Given ten years, even without using the power of the Eight-Tails, Killer Bee would be a genuine Kage-level fighter.

Yugito is no good; she's only a Jonin now, and reaching the elite level among Jonin is the best she can hope for.

She really does live off the tailed beasts.

The Konoha ninja on the other side not only knows the Flying Thunder God Technique, but is also an Uchiha!

At the Fourth Raikage's command, he turned around first, about to speed back.

"Hold them back!" Jiraiya ordered at the same time.

In contrast to his previous cautious approach, he jumped off Gamabunta's head. The Sage Toad couple from Mount Myōboku sat on his shoulders, and while everyone was still in shock, he finally activated Sage Mode.

He opened his toad-like eyes and charged towards the Fourth Raikage.

This battle must teach the Hidden Cloud Village a lesson!

The Konoha Jonin acted swiftly, stopping one Kumogakure Jonin after another.

Everyone in Konoha knew that as long as no one interfered, the Two-Tails of Kumogakure would inevitably be defeated by Uchiha Shingen.

This guy is even stronger than that night!

However, everyone was also a little sad.

There's no chance of winning the top prize; there's no way I can compete for it.

We can only compete for second place now, which is 1000 million taels less.

After all, they're from the Uchiha clan; geniuses are produced in bulk, so you'll get used to it.

He's just a few months shy of turning twenty and still at the level of a film star...

Wow! I'm so envious!

While thinking this, the Jonin from various ninja clans used all their skills to hold off all the Cloud Village Jonin.

Jiraiya, being slower than the Raikage, resorted to using Sage Mode, and for a time the two were evenly matched.

At this moment, the black snake beneath Uchiha Shingen's feet, relying on its imposing armor, withstood several attacks from Yugito and tightly coiled around the large cat.

Before Yugito could break free, Uchiha Shingen released the "Sealing Technique: Adamantine Sealing Barrier".

A chain of chakra shot out from his palm and pierced the chest of the tailed beast.

Yugito's body stiffened, and the next moment, even more chakra chains descended like a large net.

Chapter Thirty-Two: The Ultimate Sage Mode

The black snake that had coiled around the enemy immediately began to tighten its grip on its own body.

Although they are magical creatures nurtured by natural energy, the giant snakes of Ryuchi Cave still retain many of their original biological habits.

For example, in combat, one relies on judgment.

Only when one is certain that their strength can deliver a fatal blow—when they have an absolute advantage—do they strike to kill, relying on judgment and concentrating their superior strength to secure victory.

If it were a normal living creature, being coiled around by a black snake like that would leave it half-dead, if not dead.

Unfortunately, the so-called complete tailed beast transformation is essentially just the ultimate version of the tailed beast chakra cloak.

Therefore, as long as Yugito's chakra cloak is not destroyed, she will be fine.

What truly got her into trouble was the chakra chains on Uchiha Shingen's hands.

These chains are restricting her control over the tailed beast's chakra.

The two-tailed Matatabi sealed inside her was all too familiar with this technique.

[Yugito, this is the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Technique, which can seal our chakra.]

The female voice of the companion is actually a large cat covered in blue chakra flames. She speaks in a gentle tone, unlike her rogue brother who only has one tail.

Shukaku is incredibly socially awkward from the moment he opens his mouth.

However, Youlv is now getting a little anxious.

It's not for any other reason than that it's a tailed beast, so it can't die.

It simply doesn't want the wooden man to die. Since its birth, it has had many containers, but the wooden man is the only one that it cares about.

To put it bluntly, the tailed beasts have different personalities. Those with gentle personalities have actually become somewhat accustomed to being sealed, and their requirements have changed. They no longer want to be sealed, but instead hope that the vessel they are in has a better personality.

Of course, being able to get along well doesn't mean you can become a perfect Jinchūriki. This is one of the necessary conditions; the vessel itself must have the ability to perfectly control its chakra.

"Uzumaki?" Yugito, who was resisting the sealing technique, was somewhat bewildered. "Can the Uchiha clan actually master the Uzumaki sealing technique?"

The Uzumaki clan was wiped out a long time ago, but that's not actually accurate.

It is true that Uzumaki Village was destroyed, and many members of the Uzumaki clan went into hiding and scattered to various countries. Among them were even direct descendants. However, some of them chose to join the Land of Fire, and a few of them who possessed the complete lineage joined Konoha Village.

Although they found it difficult to accept the destruction of Uzushiogakure emotionally, they did not hold a grudge against Konohagakure.

After all, Konoha was too late to help, but it wasn't indifferent.

Even if it were for the sake of Konoha's own needs, Konoha would not allow the Uzumaki clan to simply disappear.

This isn't a slap in the face to Konoha, but to the Hokage lineage.

Faced with the fact that the Uzumaki clan was attacked by almost the entire ninja world, Konoha Village still decided to send troops to rescue them. The then Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was already prepared to fight a full-scale war with Kirigakure.

In that war, Shimura Danzo fought on the front lines and lost an eye; he would have been dead if it weren't for Uchiha Kagami.

These people built a new shrine within the territory of Konoha and reorganized the Konoha Sealing Team. Before that, the Konoha Ninja Army's Sealing Team was not an independent department, but rather a military unit.

From then on, the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques were incorporated into Konoha in a relatively complete form.

This marked the beginning of Konoha's unparalleled sealing techniques in the ninja world. However, the remnants of the Uzumaki clan seemed to have vivid memories of what happened back then. From then on, they ceased to exist as a ninja clan and even stopped being ninjas. During the reign of the Third Hokage, apart from Kushina Uzumaki, there was no other person with the surname Uzumaki in the Konoha Ninja Army.

With Minato Namikaze succeeding as Hokage, the remnants of the Uzumaki clan gradually began to consider serving Konoha directly.

It seems that after Kushina Uzumaki's identity changed to that of the Hokage's wife, they began to take an interest in the identities of Konoha ninjas.

However, even Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki's husband, wouldn't possess such a core inheritance as the Adamantine Sealing Chains.