Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

After suffering a severe injury, this old guy is now planning to become a tortoise.

With his excellent perception, he naturally discovered that a large group of Sunagakure ninjas were rushing towards them. The soul auras of many Konoha ninjas who had just chased down the Sunagakure defeated soldiers had disappeared, indicating that the approaching Sunagakure ninja force was quite strong.

If he cannot kill Ebizo as soon as possible and allow the old man's tortoise tactic to succeed, then he will basically have no chance to kill Ebizo.

"Should we use Sage Mode to destroy him?"

At the edge of the sealing barrier, Kirito looked at Ebizo, who was cowering like a turtle in front of him, through the eyes of the Thunder God Puppet, and his eyes became deep and unfathomable.

If he were to use Sage Mode now, he would definitely be able to kill Ebizo, whose strength has been greatly diminished.

However, this cunning old man seems to be hiding some kind of terrifying weapon.

Using his natural energy perception, he discovered long ago that Ebizo's heart contained a very large amount of Fire Release chakra. This Kage-level puppeteer from Sunagakure seemed to have operated on his own body, installing some kind of terrifying destructive device in his heart.

If he uses his true form to kill the opponent, he might accidentally be dragged down with the opponent and die together.

He decisively entered the Memory Library, where he weighed the pros and cons.

A moment later, he made a decision.

Sage Mode is absolutely out of the question right now. If he uses it, the Third Hokage and others might link him to the mysterious Kage-level ninja who attacked Konoha, further increasing their fear of him. It's possible that their attacks will shift from the Senju clan to him.

Colluding with outsiders to attack a village is a very serious crime. Even if the Third Hokage and others have no evidence, as long as rumors spread, it will be very detrimental to his future ability to gain a higher position in Konoha.

Despite his current strength, if he wants to gain power in Konoha, he would better play by the rules of Konoha unless he has the power to subdue the entire village.

Uchiha Homura is the best example.

The influence of an 11-year-old sage is far greater than that of an 11-year-old Kage-level powerhouse; other forces in the ninja world will definitely keep their eyes fixed on him.

For example, Madara Uchiha, that old monster is still alive. If they knew he could use Sage Mode right now, they might shamelessly attack him.

This old monster has long been a madman, and a very insidious one at that. He has gone to any lengths to achieve his goals. His actions against young Nagato and Obito, manipulating their fates, show that his moral bottom line has been steadily declining.

Kirito shouldn't overestimate this old guy's integrity.

Moreover, he is not yet confident that he can survive against the old monster, Madara Uchiha.

He knew very well that once Madara Uchiha made up his mind to attack him, it would be a thunderous strike, leaving him no chance to escape. His only chance was to keep a powerful trump card up his sleeve.

To be honest, he has already made quite a splash in today's battle, and his Kage-level strength is well-deserved.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, after today, he will once again come into the sights of the top leaders of the major forces in the ninja world, and his bounty in the gold exchange will skyrocket again.

"It's not worth exposing your own hand and putting yourself in greater danger just to kill this old guy."

Kirito thought to himself.

However, he still intends to try to kill Ebizo here, stepping over the corpse of a Kage-level powerhouse to announce to the world that he possesses Kage-level strength; this is the most perfect way to announce it.

With this thought in mind, he no longer hesitated. He manipulated the Thor puppet to retract the naginata behind its back, and then reached for its chest.

At the same time, he continuously injected the large amount of chakra he had plundered from the enemy into the Thunder God puppet's body through chakra threads.

In an instant, a powerful chakra surge erupted from the Thunder God Puppet, and the blue-white lightning wrapped around it turned purple. Its beautiful purple eyes shone with a deep purple light, revealing a ruthless gaze that could destroy everything.

A sword hilt wrapped in purple lightning slowly emerged from the chest of the Thor puppet, its hand also gripping the hilt.

A katana with a deep purple blade and emanating terrifying lightning chakra fluctuations was slowly pulled out of the Thunder God Puppet's body.

As it was pulled out, a large amount of lightning chakra within the Thunder God puppet rapidly converged into the katana, making the lightning chakra fluctuations emanating from its body even more terrifying.

"What is it trying to do? That knife is no ordinary weapon; we can't let it be pulled out so easily."

When Ebizo noticed the commotion caused by the Thunder God puppet, he immediately realized that something was terribly wrong.

He decisively controlled the monk puppet to attack the thunder god puppet, interrupting the thunder god puppet's rhythm that was obviously about to unleash a powerful move. At this moment, he sensed a strong sense of crisis from the purple samurai sword in front of him, which was clearly not an ordinary object.

He felt it was an indestructible blade of lightning, and the chakra shield formed by the Puppet Technique: Machine Light Shield could not give him enough sense of security.

The best weapon against Lightning Release is naturally Wind Release.

Under Ebizo's control, the monk puppet quickly formed hand seals, condensing a large amount of wind chakra into the three fingers of its right hand, and then swung them forward.

A massive wind blade appeared instantly and shot towards the Thor puppet at high speed.

Wind Release: Wind Blade!

Almost simultaneously, a Sand Village Jonin hiding nearby also couldn't help but make a move.

This is a Sand Village Jonin whose combat abilities are similar to Sakumo Hatake's. However, his swordsmanship and Body Flicker Technique are not as strong as Sakumo Hatake's, but they are still quite proficient, enough for him to become an excellent Jonin.

He seized the opportunity to teleport behind the Thunder God puppet, and then used the ninja sword in his hand, which contained a little chakra metal, in combination with wind release chakra to stab the Thunder God puppet in the heart.

There are wolves in front and tigers behind.

However, Kirito remained calm and composed, manipulating the Thunder God Puppet to slowly pull the katana from his chest.

The katana he hid inside the Thunder God puppet was made of extraordinary materials. In addition to rare lightning-attribute chakra metal, it also contained five lightning release chakra crystals, which he had obtained from merchants in the Land of Lightning at the cost of a lot of chakra metal.

These lightning chakra crystals not only have the function of storing lightning chakra, but can also transform a katana into a true lightning blade.

Therefore, Kirito named this katana Raimumaru.

He usually hides Raimeimaru inside the Raishin Puppet's body, intending to nurture it with the lightning chakra generated from the heart of the Raishin Puppet's Earth Grudge, allowing Raimeimaru to continuously absorb lightning chakra and accumulate power.

When Raimumaru is pulled out by the Raijin puppet and the accumulated lightning chakra within it is released, it will transform into an incomparably sharp lightning blade with terrifying cutting power for a short period of time.

Just as the Thunder God Puppet pulled two-thirds of the Thunder Ball out of its body, the Monk Puppet's Wind Release: Wind Blade and the Sand Village Jonin's ninja sword arrived.

But at the critical moment, a cylindrical purple chakra shield crackling with purple lightning protected the Thor puppet.

Neither the wind blade nor the blade covered in wind-style chakra could penetrate the cylindrical chakra shield. Instead, the Sand Village Jonin, because he was holding a ninja sword, was struck by the purple lightning wrapped around the chakra shield, and his whole body trembled from the electric shock.

In no time, this formidable Sand Village Jonin was reduced to a charred corpse.

At this moment, the Thor puppet also drew out the Thunder Ball.

"Boom!"

The moment it was drawn, the Thunder God Puppet pointed the Thunder Ball at the sky and shot out a bolt of purple lightning. The purple lightning seemed to pierce through the sky, causing it to darken instantly. A black thundercloud quickly appeared, and then a huge bolt of purple lightning descended.

The purple lightning struck precisely where Ebizo was at that moment.

The chakra shield formed by Ebizo's Puppet Technique: Machine Light Shield Seal, which he created on his own puppet, was very strong. The purple lightning struck it solidly, but it failed to penetrate the chakra shield, only causing it to crack all over.

Even so, Ebizo, protected by the chakra shield, couldn't help but show a look of horror in his eyes. He quickly continued to inject the chakra in his body into the Buddha puppet in order to quickly repair the cracks on the chakra shield.

"Who exactly is that brat from Konoha? Konoha clearly doesn't have any decent puppeteer lineages, yet he can create such powerful puppets. And what materials is that katana made of? The purple lightning it releases is so terrifying."

Looking at the female puppet before him, whose entire body was wrapped in lightning and was slowly floating into the air, Ebizo, who had experienced all kinds of storms, couldn't help but feel a sense of fear as he looked at this puppet that seemed to be a thunder god who could control the thunder of heaven and earth.

It's impossible not to feel anxious.

Puppetry is the greatest component of his strength, yet he now feels a sense of humiliation at being defeated by Kirito, an 11-year-old child.

Although he knew that his defeat was largely due to his poverty, which prevented him from purchasing the various precious materials needed to create powerful puppets, he was also very clear that immense wealth was an important component of a puppeteer's strength.

The reason why puppeteers are stronger than ordinary ninjas of the same level is that they spend much more money on in-game purchases than most ninjas of the same level.

He could sense that the mysterious purple katana in the Thor puppet's hand contained terrifying power. The purple lightning just now was merely a prelude; its true terror was about to be revealed.

He had a premonition that he wouldn't be able to withstand the Thor puppet's next attack.

"It seems I have to stop here."

Ebizo spoke calmly, his eyes suddenly flashing with a sharp light. Then, he quietly mobilized the chakra within his body, sending it rushing towards his heart.

He was the darkness of the sand, and he had long foreseen the day of his death.

For this reason, he had long ago prepared a gift for his enemy to deliver his death.

In the location of his heart, there is a Fire Release chakra crystal that he obtained by chance when he was young. He used this Fire Release chakra crystal as the core to create a powerful bomb. As soon as his heart stops beating, it will immediately detonate and blast everything within a radius of several kilometers into ashes.

"Damn it, this is just a puppet of that brat from Konoha."

The thought that his final act was merely to leave Kirito with a puppet made Ebizo feel a pang of regret.

"It's time to end this."

The next moment, Kirito's icy voice exploded in Ebizo's mind once again.

He gave Ebizo absolutely no chance to escape, and as he drew his sword, he once again used the Immortal Technique: Mind Transmission Body Technique: Shocking the Gods to influence Ebizo.

Ebizo was hit again. When he regained consciousness, a huge purple chakra slash that seemed capable of splitting the sky appeared before his eyes, easily cutting through the chakra shield protecting him.

But just when he thought he was going to be killed by the Thor puppet, a yellow beast claw with a lot of runes on its surface grabbed him and actually blocked the terrifying purple chakra slash wave for him.

"This chakra is..."

Ebizo narrowly escaped death, then felt the familiar chakra around him, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

He wasn't mistaken; it was Shukaku who was helping him at that moment.

To be precise, he was the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast, the monk Bunpuku.

It is no secret that Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, is based in the Sunagakure battlefield.

In order to defeat Konoha, Sunagakure had long attempted to use the power of the Tailed Beasts, but the current Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, Bunpuku, was a peace-loving person, and no matter how much Sunagakure forced him, he was unwilling to fight.

Helpless, Sunagakure had no choice but to temporarily imprison Bunpuku, preparing to use him as a secret weapon in a critical moment.

"This is the hand of a Shukaku!"

Kirito looked at the somewhat familiar yellow beast claw on the ground through the eyes of the Thunder God Puppet and thought in surprise.

It's strange, when did Shukaku arrive? He didn't even notice.

Such a large aggregate of chakra had actually quietly approached right under his nose, which truly surprised him.

If the opponent had chosen to launch a sneak attack on him just now, the Thunder God Puppet would probably have been severely damaged. At this moment, he could feel an astonishing power from the yellow beast claw formed by highly condensed chakra.

"Funpuku, it's you. Help me capture this Konoha ninja puppet."

Ebi shouted loudly from within the enormous yellow beast claw.

The next moment, the yellow beast claws opened, revealing Ebizo inside. A kind-faced monk slowly emerged from the ground behind Ebizo, with a long yellow tail growing from his back, which connected to the ground.

Clearly, what just saved Ebizo was not one of Shukaku's hands, but merely a tail created by the monk Bunpuku using Shukaku's chakra.

"The One-Tailed Jinchuriki, Bunfuku, is truly an incredible person."

Kirito looked at the monk Bunpuku who had appeared on his own initiative, and then noticed the abnormality in him, finally understanding why his perception had malfunctioned.

This monk, Fenfu, was extremely skilled in using natural energy; he could even use natural energy as an outer garment to conceal the enormous amount of chakra within his body.

Furthermore, judging from the fact that the opponent can easily control Shukaku's chakra, the opponent is very likely to be a perfect Jinchūriki.