Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

A stray dog, soaking wet, also noticed the man in sunglasses, a strange glint in its eyes.

In a guesthouse, Jiao looked at the direction pointed by the Earth Grudge Tentacle in his hand, a terrifying smile suddenly appeared on his face, and then he quickly formed hand seals and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Time passed second by second.

Hidden among the yellow earth and rocks, they moved silently into the darkness, steadily approaching the trading location set by Kirito.

Around dawn, they finally saw their destination.

A village dozens of kilometers away from a border town has been abandoned due to war.

As they approached their destination, Huang Tu gestured for the others to stop, then looked at the sensory ninja in the group who was in charge of reconnaissance and asked, "Hei Yan, have you noticed anything amiss?"

"Lord Huangtu, everything is normal. There is only one person left in that village now."

Upon hearing this, the sensory ninja named Black Rock immediately inserted a finger into the ground, quietly activating a sensory ninjutsu, and replied with a serious expression.

"It seems he doesn't intend to play any tricks, which is for the best. However, it's a bit strange that he's alone. But since we're here, we can't leave empty-handed. Let's go and meet him."

Huang Tu nodded in response to the accurate answer.

After saying that, he took the lead and continued forward, rushing quickly toward the abandoned village ahead.

Other Iwa ninja followed suit.

Soon, Huang Tu and the others found Kirito in the village, where he was playing Hattori Masanari.

"Hattori Masanari, what about those two elite puppeteers from Sunagakure? You haven't forgotten the details of the deal, have you?"

Seeing that Tongren had come to trade alone, Huang Tu said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the group of Iwa ninja behind him all looked at Kirito with ill intent and assumed fighting stances, ready to attack at any moment if Huang Tu gave the order or if they sensed something was amiss.

"Don't worry, Iwagakure has a large and powerful force, how could I dare to play you? Besides, I, Hattori Masanari, always keep my word. As long as Iwagakure is sincere in this transaction, I certainly won't be the first to ruin it."

Kirito said with a smile.

As he spoke, he quickly formed hand seals.

This is the hand seal for psychic magic.

The next moment, two coffins slowly emerged from the ground behind him, then opened, revealing two elite puppeteers from the Sand Village, Chi Sha and Sha Lan.

"Lord Huangtu, those two are indeed still alive."

At that moment, the sensory ninja, Black Rock, quietly spoke to Yellow Earth.

"Very well, let's begin the transaction now."

Having received confirmation, Huang Tu nodded to Kirito and said...

“No problem, but before that, shouldn’t you ask those people behind you to move a distance away? Not too far, one kilometer is enough. I didn’t expect you to bring so many people. You should understand what I mean.”

Kirito shook his head, a wary expression on his face.

Of the twelve Iwa ninjas that Huang Tu brought this time, three were Jonin and the remaining nine were elite Chunin. As expected, they were all ninjas who were proficient in group Earth Release ninjutsu.

Kirito is currently all alone. Although he is not afraid of being ambushed, it is better for him to be cautious just to be safe.

"What do you mean? Do you think we Iwagakure people don't keep our promises?"

Kirito's words immediately angered a burly Jonin from Iwagakure, who shouted at him.

Kirito smiled but said nothing.

Upon seeing this, the Iwagakure Jonin's dissatisfaction grew even stronger.

But before he could speak again, Huang Tu gestured to stop him, and then Huang Tu said, "You should all step back a little distance for now."

"Lord Huangtu, this man is not easy to deal with. Be careful, it might be a trap."

"Black Rock said quickly."

Other Iwa ninja echoed this sentiment, expressing their unwillingness to leave the yellow earth.

Their mission this time is to protect the loess soil, so how can they stay away from the loess soil, their protected target?

If anything happens to the loess soil, all of them will be in big trouble.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Don't you trust my abilities?"

Seeing that his men were not obeying orders, Huang Tu immediately put on a stern face and said.

He was naturally absolutely confident in his safety, and this confidence did not come from the Iwagakure ninja around him, but from an even stronger protective force.

He wasn't worried at all about Hattori Masashige playing tricks; if the other party dared to, he would be the one who suffered the consequences.

Seeing that Huang Tu was determined to do this, the Iwagakure ninjas, including Black Rock, could not continue to disobey Huang Tu's orders. However, they did not choose to retreat all of them. They left one Jonin and three elite Chunin to protect Huang Tu. No matter how much Huang Tu scolded them, they did not leave.

Seeing this, Kirito was somewhat annoyed by the domineering and stubbornness of the Iwagakure members, but in order for the transaction to be completed smoothly, he tolerated it and acquiesced to their behavior.

The transaction has officially begun.

Kirito first handed over Sandstorm, an elite puppeteer from Sunagakure who wasn't the most important person, and then gave Kirito a scroll containing some of the Earth Release ninjutsu that was part of the deal.

After completing their first transaction, both parties quickly verified the authenticity of the items traded.

Soon, smiles appeared on both of their faces, and their gazes towards each other softened considerably.

With the trust built from the successful first transaction, Kirito and Hiroto quickly began a second round of transactions.

At the same time, in the forest seven or eight kilometers away, Chiyo, who was covering one of her eyes with her hand, revealed a cruel smile. Then, she moved the five fingers of her other hand, pulling on five thin chakra threads that were seven or eight kilometers long.

The next moment, five puppets of different shapes suddenly descended from the sky above Kirito and Yotsuchi. Three of the puppets surrounded Kirito and Yotsuchi, who were trading, in a triangular formation, while the other two puppets attacked the two Iwa ninja guarding the Sandstorm.

"So you finally couldn't hold back anymore?"

Kirito sneered inwardly when he saw the appearance of these puppets.

With his glare, how could he not have noticed the existence of these puppets?

It must be said that the Sand Village's Flower of Ninja is indeed very powerful. She can control puppets from a distance of seven or eight kilometers away, and suspend these puppets in the air. Then, she uses her third eye secret technique to track Huang Tu and the others all the way here.

Now, when he used her son as a bargaining chip, she finally couldn't resist anymore.

Even at a distance of seven or eight kilometers, Chiyo's ability to control the puppets did not diminish much. The three puppets surrounding Yotsuchi and Kirito were as agile as real people, and their hands were rapidly forming hand seals.

The puppet with three eyes was the fastest to complete the hand seals, releasing a large number of sealing spells that landed on the ground.

Seeing this, Huang Tu and Kirito decisively used their signature Body Flicker Technique to leave their original spot, avoiding being attacked by the sealing technique of this puppet that could use sealing techniques.

"Impressive! Using a puppet to perform a sealing technique is truly amazing."

Kirito used the Water Instantaneous Movement Technique to appear more than ten meters away, and then saw a sealing array appear on the ground in front of him, which amazed him.

With his Byakugan, he could see that the puppet that had used the sealing technique was connected to only one chakra thread. Even so, Chiyo could still skillfully control the puppet to release the sealing technique from a distance of seven or eight kilometers with just one finger.

This puppetry skill is truly astonishing.

However, he now had the leisure to admire Chiyo's puppetry skills. He saw that the remaining two puppets had already completed their hand seals. One of them spat out a huge wind pressure bullet, while the other released a blinding bolt of lightning, attacking him from both sides at the same time.

Kirito immediately unleashed Water Release: Water Wall without any seals to defend himself, and two thick water walls appeared, blocking his way.

The water wall successfully blocked the wind pressure bomb, but it couldn't stop the highly penetrating lightning.

Kirito was immediately struck by lightning and let out a painful scream.

The next second, a loud "bang" rang out, and Kirito, who had been attacked, instantly turned into a cloud of white smoke.

"It's actually a shadow clone!"

At this moment, Chiyo, who saw this scene with her third eye, immediately changed her expression.

At the same time, a Root ninja wearing a fox mask, whose expression changed, was also present in a secluded spot five or six kilometers away from the transaction location.

He is a member of the Mountain Clan and a member of the Skull Squad, codenamed Chaos. He had just used the Mountain Clan's secret technique, Mind Transfer, to control a bird and witness everything that happened in the abandoned village.

After realizing that Hattori Masanari, who had come to trade with Iwagakure, was just a shadow clone, he immediately dispelled the Mind Transfer Jutsu and said to his four companions, "The target is just a shadow clone; the real one isn't here."

Then, his expression changed again, and he pointed in a certain direction, shouting, "Who's there?"

Upon hearing Chaos's words, the other four members of the Skull Squad's expressions changed drastically. Without saying a word, they scattered and looked solemnly in the direction Chaos was pointing.

Anyone who could sneak up so close to these five elite Jonin must be incredibly strong.

"The ninjas of the Yamanaka clan have really good sensory abilities."

The next moment, a cold voice appeared.

Then, a samurai wearing a demon mask and holding a katana slowly emerged from behind a large tree.

"warrior?"

Chaos saw the newcomer's appearance clearly and asked in confusion.

But his hands didn't stop moving; he quickly completed the hand seals and used the Mind Disruption Technique to deal with the enemy in front of him.

An invisible stream of Yin Release chakra silently and swiftly shot towards the samurai.

To his astonishment, the samurai in front of him simply picked up the katana covered in chakra and thrust it forward, and his Mind Confusion Technique was broken.

To be precise, his opponent actually saw through the flaw in his ninjutsu and stabbed it with a single blow, thus breaking his ninjutsu.

But is that even possible?

Is this something a samurai could do?

Chapter 145: Shadow-Level Powerhouse

The essence of ninjutsu is the application of the nature and form of chakra. Therefore, ninjutsu formed from chakra, no matter what it becomes due to nature or form changes, is still essentially chakra.

Just as there are various chakra points in the human body, these chakra points are the key to the free flow of chakra in the body. There are also nodes in ninjutsu that supply the flow of chakra, similar to chakra points. Although they are very small, they do exist.

This is what the White Zetsu clone, now disguised as an unnamed samurai, discovered after using Wood Release chakra to awaken his high-purity Byakugan and observe ninjutsu.

Pressure point striking is an ability formed by combining Gentle Fist with Byakugan. Its function is to block the chakra pathways in the human body, thereby disrupting the normal flow of chakra and ultimately preventing the enemy from using chakra.

When Kirito thought about the ability to strike pressure points, he began to wonder if he could disrupt the chakra flow of a ninjutsu by destroying a certain node in the chakra flow, thus ultimately destroying the ninjutsu.

Without hesitation, he replaced his Gentle Fist with the famous sword forged from chakra metal, covered it with chakra, and used the power of his Byakugan to precisely pierce the chakra node in the enemy's Yin Release ninjutsu.

The result was obvious: the Yin Release ninjutsu released by the Yamanaka clan ninja in front of him was directly destroyed, and he reverted to pure, harmless chakra.

Finally, he only felt a cold, light breeze quickly blow over him.

"By breaking through the surface with a single point, the structure of the ninjutsu is destroyed, causing the ninjutsu to fail. This is the true way of using Byakugan Gentle Fist pressure point striking. However, to see through the chakra flow nodes in a ninjutsu, the Byakugan needs extremely strong eye power. I only managed to do this by strengthening my Byakugan with the power of Wood Release. With the current Byakugan of the Hyuga clan in Konoha, being able to see the chakra points of a person is already quite good. Perhaps someone from the Hyuga clan during the Warring States period could do this."