Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Furthermore, the other party's soul was extremely calm, and they were able to completely conceal their soul aura.

Finally, just as the other party hid underground, his electromagnetic induction was severely interfered with.

Because of this, all three of his wide-range sensory abilities were suppressed, and the only ability he could use to sense the blood flow from the other party was useless since his physical body was not here.

"Ebizo, go back. I can use Shukaku's power to save you, but I will not allow the use of Shukaku's power to harm others."

Monk Fenfu put his hands together and spoke calmly.

The only reason he was released from prison was because someone asked him to rescue Ebizo; that was all.

Now that he has successfully rescued Ebizo from Kirito, that is enough.

Upon hearing Bunpuku's words, Ebizo's initial gratitude towards Bunpuku vanished instantly, replaced by a deep resentment towards Bunpuku, a comrade who possessed immense power yet made no contribution to Sunagakure.

In Sunagakure, who is the strongest?

Many Sand Village ninja would certainly think it was the Third Kazekage, but those in higher positions actually knew that the strongest person was not the Third Kazekage, but Bunpuku, the Jinchuriki who could easily suppress Shukaku.

Before Bunpuku, Sunagakure had tried to make many outstanding ninjas into Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, but all of them failed. It was not until Bunpuku appeared that Sunagakure truly took Shukaku for itself.

Not only can Fenfu easily suppress Shukaku within his body, but he also has the ability to control Shukaku. It is rumored that he has even successfully become friends with Shukaku and achieved a deep understanding with him.

Without a doubt, Bunpuku, who wields the power of Shukaku, is a powerful Kage-level shinobi. If he so desired, he could wield even more powerful Magnet Release than the Third Kazekage. Moreover, he possesses nearly limitless chakra, making it easy for him to defeat the Third Kazekage.

However, Bunpuku was a peace-loving person who always adhered to his belief that as a monk he should be compassionate and unwilling to kill. Therefore, he never wanted to use Shukaku's power to harm others.

Sunagakure was also unable to force this powerful Jinchūriki to participate in the war.

In fact, if Bunpuku hadn't voluntarily surrendered, the people of Sunagakure wouldn't have been able to imprison him at all.

"It's the same again. For that fragile and ridiculous ideal of peace, can you just stand by and watch the Sand Village struggle in the yellow sand? The oases in the Land of Wind are becoming fewer and fewer, and the sandstorms are occurring more and more frequently. If the Sand Village doesn't find a way out, it will be buried by the sandstorms sooner or later."

Besides, the enemy in front of you is just a puppet, not a person. Even so, are you still unwilling to make a move?

Ebizo laughed in exasperation and said angrily.

“You are wrong. Although this benefactor is not human, he is not a lifeless puppet either. As a monk, I cannot kill.”

When Bunpuku heard Ebizo's words, he remained calm and replied.

His convictions were unbreakable. No matter how others humiliated him or tried to persuade him with various dubious reasons, he would not waver in his belief in peace, nor would he use Shukaku's power to do evil.

“Old man, that ungrateful guy is annoying, but what he said actually makes a lot of sense. He's just a puppet. Killing him isn't evil. Besides, that slash he just made hurt quite a bit. I want to teach him a lesson.”

At the same time, in the mental space within Fenfu's body, Shukaku, which resembled a plump yellow raccoon, suddenly spoke to the tiny monk Fenfu in front of it.

Fenfu immediately shook his head and said, "Even if it's just a lifeless puppet, I can't use your power to attack it. A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole. If I agree to help Ebizo today, I'll set a precedent and break the rules. It will be difficult to stop later. Shukaku, you must restrain your evil thoughts and not let them affect you..."

Seeing that Bunfuku was about to launch into another long lecture, Shukaku felt a headache coming on and quickly replied, "I know, I know, I'll just put up with it. Anyway, that thing can't hurt me, so I won't stoop to its level. Just stop talking."

In reality, when Ebizo saw Bunpuku refuse him again, he was so angry that he trembled all over and no longer expected Bunpuku to help him capture the Thunder God Puppet.

"Hey, you two, have you said enough? Ebizo, do you think you're safe just because you have helpers around?"

Suddenly, Kirito spoke through the mouth of the Raijin puppet.

The appearance of Monk Bunfuku was indeed somewhat unexpected, but he did not give up his idea of ​​killing Ebizo, because the Raiming Maru in his hand disagreed.

That last strike of his was just a normal basic attack from Raimumaru.

The purple lightning he released with Raimeimaru earlier was just to test the strength of Ebizo's mechanical shield seal. He then realized that he didn't need to unleash the full power of Raimeimaru, so he simply used Raimeimaru's normal basic attack.

Ebizo was surprised that Kirito would still dare to make a move on him even though Bunpuku was there. He instinctively wanted to say something sarcastic, but he immediately saw the Raimon in the Raijin puppet's hand suddenly light up with a dazzling purple lightning.

The next moment, a huge lightning blade formed from highly condensed lightning chakra using Raimumaru as its carrier appeared in the eyes of Ebizo and Bunpuku.

A sharp, piercing feeling suddenly arose in their hearts, making them feel that this lightning blade possessed invincible power.

At this moment, Fenfu, who had been calm all along, finally changed.

"Hey old man, that thing is no joke. Don't get hit by it. If you don't want to deal with it, let's get out of here quickly and leave this ungrateful old bastard behind."

In the mental space, Shukaku noticed the changes in Raimeimaru outside through Bunpuku's eyes and quickly said something.

"Fenfu, stop him for me."

Upon seeing this, Ebizo did not hesitate to control the two puppets to turn around and escape, then ordered Bunfuku to stay behind to cover their retreat.

But as soon as Ebizo dared to move, the enormous purple lightning blade fell swiftly.

At the critical moment, a small Shukaku statue stood in front of Ebi, blocking the purple lightning blade for him.

Sand Release: Shukaku's Shield!

"It can actually block the full-force Raimu attack. The defensive power of this Shukaku Shield is indeed impressive."

Kirito watched in amazement as Bunpuku used Shukaku's Shield to block the lightning blade attack formed by Raimumaru's full power.

Shukaku's Shield is a technique that uses chakra to condense extremely hard minerals from the ground, mix them with sand, and apply immense pressure to form a shield. It is known as the strongest shield.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Shukaku Shield successfully blocked the Thunder God Puppet's attack, Ebizo quickly fled without looking back.

Kirito tried to control the Thunder God Puppet to give chase, but he was immediately surrounded by four huge sand walls.

Under Kirito's control, the Thunder God Puppet easily cut through the sand wall with a giant thunder blade formed by Raimon, but there was another sand wall behind it.

This One-Tailed Jinchuriki was clearly determined not to let him pursue Ebizo.

Kirito decisively slashed at Bunpuku, but Bunpuku blocked it again with Shukaku's Shield.

After blocking Kirito's attack, Bunpuku did not intend to attack Kirito. Instead, he repaired the damaged sand wall and even added more sand walls around it to trap the Thunder God puppet controlled by Kirito.

“Benefactor, go back. Although the lightning blade in your hand is sharp, with me here, you will not be able to catch up with Old Zang from Shanghai.”

Bunpuku's expression returned to calm as he offered words of advice to Kirito.

"Do you think I can't do anything to you? Fine, since Ebizo has escaped, I'll just use you as a substitute."

Kirito sneered.

He was worried about not having enough chakra when, unexpectedly, a tailed beast came knocking on his door.

Upon hearing this, Bunpuku remained unmoved, clearly not believing that Kirito was capable of jeopardizing his actions.

It wasn't that he was arrogant. Ever since he successfully gained Shukaku's trust and could use Shukaku's chakra at will, coupled with his own flexible use of the magical ability of natural energy, he gradually figured out a way to use natural energy to strengthen his chakra. He believed that there were not many people in the world who could threaten him.

Kirito's abilities were something he'd heard about from some Sand Ninja on his way here. Although he was a genius at sealing techniques, he wasn't a member of the Senju clan or the Uchiha clan who possessed the Sharingan, so he shouldn't pose much of a threat to him.

After all, Shukaku's chakra has the ability to break seals, so ordinary sealing techniques would be impossible to seal him. Now that he has the help of this Jinchūriki, ordinary sealing techniques would be even less likely to seal Shukaku inside him.

"Old man, a terrifying chakra is approaching."

In the mental space, Shukaku suddenly gave a serious reminder.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Fenfu heard the sound of a sand wall being pierced. He turned his head and saw a blue-white humanoid lightning bolt piercing through the sand wall on his left and rushing towards him.

A strong sense of crisis washed over him, and without thinking, he entered Tailed Beast Transformation, his entire body covered in crimson Tailed Beast chakra.

Finally, the humanoid lightning bolt changed direction in time, landing next to the Thunder God puppet, and then Kirito's true form reappeared.

Kirito came personally to capture the One-Tailed Beast.

As soon as he finished the Lightning Transformation Technique, the Yin Seal mark between his eyebrows disappeared quietly. A chakra fluctuation that was no less powerful than that of a Tailed Beast instantly erupted from his body. Then, five thick blue chakra chains shot out from his body and quickly flew towards Bunpuku.

"Old man, get out of the way!"

In the mental space, Shukaku saw these chakra chains and instantly recalled some unpleasant memories, shouting.

Even without Shukaku's prompting, Bunpuku didn't want to be hit by these chakra chains, so he quickly used the Sand Body Flicker Technique to dodge. But just as he dodged Kirito's attack on the chakra chains formed by the sealing technique, Adamantine Lock, the Thunder God Puppet's attack came.

A massive lightning blade slashed down from the sky.

Bunpuku didn't have time to use Shukaku's Shield for defense and had to use his tailed beast-transformed hands to defend himself.

While the Tailed Beast Cloak's defensive power was formidable, it was clearly not as strong as Shukaku's Shield. The giant lightning blade that Raimumaru transformed into pierced through the Tailed Beast Cloak and struck Bunpuku's hands, cutting quite deeply. A trickle of blood immediately dripped from Bunpuku's hands.

At the same time, the terrifying lightning power contained within the giant lightning blade acted on Fenfu, causing him enormous damage.

"what!!!"

Fenfu let out a scream, then flung the lightning blade away.

"Watch out, those troublesome chains are coming. Lend me your body to control them."

Shukaku reminded him.

Of course, Bunpuku was unwilling to let Shukaku take over his body, even though he knew it would put him in great danger.

He quickly clapped his hands, and a large amount of sand surged up around him, quickly forming a sturdy pyramid to protect himself.

However, the chakra chains formed by the sealing technique, Adamantine Lock, have the function of imprisoning chakra. Kirito's five chakra chains pierced into the pyramid almost without hindrance, quickly locking the inside of Bunpuku.

Soon, the pyramid collapsed, revealing the monk Fenfu at the very back.

Because his body was bound by chakra chains, Bunpuku quickly reverted from his tailed beast form, revealing his original appearance.

"Too bad, if you had chosen to attack me, you certainly wouldn't have been captured so easily."

Kirito looked at Bunpuku, who was now bound hand and foot with chakra chains, and sighed.

To be honest, Monk Bunfuku is very strong, but because he only chose to passively defend, his process of capturing the One-Tailed Jinchuriki went so smoothly that it was unbelievable to him.

"Young man, don't speak so confidently."

Fenfu said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Kirito frowned and decisively tightened the restraints on Bunpuku. However, to his surprise, the five strands of chakra binding Bunpuku suddenly snapped, and Bunpuku immediately used the Sand Body Flicker Technique to disappear from the spot.

"As expected of Master Fa Yi's teacher, he quickly discerned the special sealing technique he taught Master Fa Yi within my modified sealing technique, Vajra Sealing Technique, and then used natural energy to break it from the inside."

Kirito looked at his chakra chains snapping and pondered thoughtfully.

However, one cannot escape the blessing of being blessed.

He clapped his hands, channeling his chakra into the ground, and a massive sealing array hidden beneath the surface suddenly appeared, emitting a dazzling light.

Fenfu, who had just landed on the ground, was in this sealing formation. He immediately felt a powerful binding force coming from the sealing formation beneath him, making him unable to move.

Sealing Technique: Seven-Layer Lamp Array!

"The sealing techniques I've mastered aren't limited to just the Vajra Sealing Technique."

Kirito looked at Bunpuku, who was bound by his sealing technique, and smiled slightly.

When he used the Vajra Sealing Technique against Fenfu, he had already considered the possibility that this improved sealing technique might be broken by Fenfu. Therefore, he was constantly distracted and secretly set up other sealing techniques. As soon as he found that the Vajra Sealing Technique could not emit Fenfu, he would activate other sealing techniques to deal with Fenfu.

“Old man, the binding force of this sealing array on the ground is extraordinary. Unless you fully release my power now, even if you have my chakra and can quickly erode and destroy this sealing array, you won’t be able to break free from its restraints for a short time.”