Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

In fact, after the battle between the Thunder God Puppet and Ebizo, it was essentially destroyed. Its internal Earth Grudge Heart was completely damaged due to excessive chakra exploitation, and the puppet's body also suffered extensive cracks due to severe overload of chakra output.

Although it can be put back into use after being replaced with a new Earth Grudge Heart and repaired, its strength will definitely not be as good as before.

Materials are a crucial factor that limits the strength of a puppet.

The Thor puppet's body was destroyed because it couldn't withstand the power of a Kage-level being.

If he cannot make a breakthrough in the materials used to create puppets in the future, then the upper limit of his puppetry skills will be limited to the Shadow level. It will be impossible for him to break through to the Super Shadow level.

The research and development of puppet materials is not Kirito's area of ​​expertise, and achieving a breakthrough in puppet materials is not an easy task.

The puppetry techniques of Sunagakure have been passed down to this day, but no Kage-level puppets have ever been produced. Even Jonin-level puppets are rare. Among them, the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters in Chiyo's hands are considered the best puppets in Sunagakure, but these puppets are only at the level of elite Jonin.

Kage-level puppets do exist in the ninja world, but they don't exist now. Instead, they are the puppet of the Third Kazekage, created by Sasori, the grandson of Chiyo, who is known as the Sasori of the Red Sand, using human puppet technology. This is also the only Kage-level puppet in the ninja world.

It must be said that the puppet-making technology that can preserve a ninja's chakra and ninjutsu abilities is truly amazing.

If there were enough corpses of Kage-level powerhouses, and multiple Kage-level puppets were created, Sasori, who could control a hundred puppets, would definitely reach a terrifying level of strength, perhaps even surpassing Kage level.

However, Kirito had no interest in the puppetry technique, because the creation of puppets was simply too inhuman. It was a forbidden puppetry technique, like the Impure World Reincarnation technique, which was a forbidden technique that violated the laws of nature.

Once used, it will definitely become the target of public criticism.

Kirito didn't want to be abandoned by everyone because of a mere puppet technique.

"The puppet technique is not advisable, and the research and development cycle of puppet materials is too long. I estimate that the puppet technique will hardly allow me to break through to the Super Kage level. However, combining the power of Shukaku and Sage Mode to become the One-Tailed Jinchuriki and gain the ability to manipulate sand gives me a glimmer of hope to become a Super Kage."

Kirito analyzed the biggest problem with his puppetry technique and thought to himself with some helplessness.

When the Thunder God Puppet unleashes its full power, it can temporarily unleash Kage-level strength. Such power is quite good against ordinary Kage-level shinobi, but against a super Kage-level shinobi like Uchiha Madara, even if Madara is now an old man, he is nothing more than a toy to be easily defeated and poses no threat whatsoever.

In Kirito's view, every Super Kage is a walking natural disaster because they can unleash catastrophic power.

Sandstorms are considered natural disasters.

Because of this, Kirito believed that Shukaku's sand manipulation ability could enable him to become a Super Kage.

This is very possible. If he activates Sage Mode and uses Sage Chakra to create a sand tsunami, its power will definitely be greatly increased.

Sand tsunami is a large-scale attack, suitable for group attacks, while Madara Uchiha's Complete Susanoo is a single-target attack, suitable for one-on-one combat.

If he wants to use Shukaku's sand manipulation ability to fight Madara Uchiha, he must develop an extremely powerful single-target attack ability.

"Sandstorm Funeral is a decent Sand Release single-target attack ninjutsu, but Shukaku's strength in manipulating sand lies not in attack, but in defense and control. If you want to break through the defense of Madara Uchiha's complete Susanoo, it's better to work on other aspects."

Kirito recalled the scene of Gaara cruelly killing the enemy with sand, and then thought of the advantages of the sand manipulation ability, and shook his head.

Sand, being a loose substance, is unlikely to become a sharp blade, and its offensive power is limited. It is probably unable to break through the defense of Madara Uchiha's Complete Susanoo. However, it is excellent for defense and controlling opponents.

With this in mind, Kirito decided to focus his sand manipulation abilities on defense and control, as his main means of defense and control in future battles against Madara Uchiha.

In fact, the defensive measures developed using Shukaku's sand manipulation ability already existed, namely the Shukaku Shield.

Kirito thought of the terrifying quicksand traps in the desert when he developed control methods based on Shukaku's manipulation abilities. He felt that he could use this to develop a purely controllable sand ninjutsu, and he even had a name in mind: Quicksand Vortex.

However, when fighting against Madara Uchiha's complete Susanoo, the control method of the quicksand vortex alone is not enough. He also needs to make good use of his sealing techniques. The chakra chains formed by the sealing technique Adamantine Sealing Technique are a very good choice.

After much deliberation, Kirito concluded that Storm Release, with its powerful penetrating ability, was a good choice for attack methods.

Compared to Lightning Release, Storm Release has stronger penetrating power, and because it combines the characteristics of Water Release, it is easier to control.

However, Kirito has not yet mastered any Storm Release ninjutsu, and there is no Storm Release ninjutsu lineage in Konoha. If he wants to use the characteristics of Storm Release to break through the defense of Madara Uchiha's Complete Susanoo, he still needs to develop some excellent Storm Release ninjutsu.

Upon hearing this, Kirito immediately pictured a sleazy middle-aged man in a yellow striped suit.

In a short time, he had many ideas for developing new Storm Release ninjutsu.

If we can successfully replicate the attack methods of that lewd old man from my memory using Storm Release ninjutsu, breaking through the defenses of Madara Uchiha's Complete Susanoo shouldn't be a problem.

With attack, defense, and control strategies all planned out, the next steps are movement, reconnaissance, and healing.

There's not much to say about movement; the Lightning Transformation Technique is the best means of movement. Unless the enemy can find a corresponding countermeasure, he can easily avoid any enemy attack, greatly improving his survivability.

As for reconnaissance methods, Kirito's mastery of soul perception, natural energy perception, blood perception, and electromagnetic perception is outstanding. With these four perception abilities, I am confident that even if the opponent is Uchiha Madara, he will not be able to launch a sneak attack on him.

"Thinking about it carefully, healing is actually the weakest part of my combat system. I wonder if Tsunade has already come up with ideas for developing the Hundred Healings Technique. She is the real expert when it comes to medical ninjutsu."

When Kirito thought of a treatment, he immediately thought of Tsunade.

Then, he thought of a certain immortal with terrifying survival abilities.

Chapter 199: Exploring a New Path for the Evolution of the Sharingan

Slug Immortal.

This is the immortal with terrifying survival abilities that Kirito is thinking of now.

This sage is the master of Shikkotsu Forest, one of the three great holy lands of the Beast Ninja World. In fact, Shikkotsu Forest only has one slug sage and no other slugs.

This immortal was enormous, much larger than a tailed beast.

The Slug Sage's greatest strength is healing, making him the best summoning beast helper for medical ninjas. When Pain's Six Paths wreaked havoc in Konoha, many Konoha ninjas survived thanks to the Slug Sage's clones healing them.

Furthermore, the Slug Sage possesses the ability to split and communicate within its clones.

Kirito believes that the Slug Sage's ability to split itself is one of the Sage Arts she possesses.

This splitting ability is incredibly powerful. Once mastered, it grants true immunity to any physical damage, ignoring swords and various poisons, and eliminating any physical weaknesses.

As seen in the original storyline, when a Slug Sage's clone is cut, it doesn't bleed. Instead, the cut body immediately transforms into two new clones on the spot, which can then merge back together afterward.

Kirito is very envious of the Slug Sage's ability. When he has time in the future, he will definitely get the summoning scroll from Tsunade to sign a contract with the Slug Sage, and then personally go to pay a visit to this sage who is good at healing.

In this way, the new combat system that Kirito was building in his mind was beginning to take shape.

The attack will include the Storm Release ninjutsu, which will be a key area of ​​research and development in the future.

The defense is protected by the Shukaku Shield.

He controls the quicksand vortex, which he can easily develop using Shukaku's sand manipulation ability, and an improved version of the sealing technique, Vajra Lockdown.

He currently possesses four perceptual abilities and has the lightning transformation technique for movement.

The treatment utilizes Tsunade's future-developed Hundred Healings Technique and the Slug Sage's Split Sage Technique.

"These methods will be my key targets for improvement. It's good to have targets; I don't need to improve my strength blindly like a headless fly."

Kirito slightly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and said with a smile.

The abilities he possessed were far too complex, too comprehensive, and this was all his fault for being too outstanding and too greedy.

However, in terms of combat, many ninjutsu techniques are currently useless.

For example, his most proficient sealing technique was something he realized during his battle with Ebizo. He understood that his sealing technique would be difficult to use against this veteran Kage-level powerhouse.

The reason is simple: this old guy is too cunning. When fighting him, he was constantly moving, giving him no chance to secretly set up sealing spells to ambush him. Even if his sealing spells were set up very quickly, if his opponent kept choosing to fight and move, his sealing spells were still helpless.

Aside from the Adamantine Sealing Chains and the Corpse Demon Sealing Chains, other sealing techniques that require time to set up sealing arrays to be effective are rarely used in battles involving Kage-level or higher characters.

The Corpse Demon Sealing Technique is an ultimate sealing technique that limits the exchange of one for one, and should only be used as a last resort.

Therefore, the Vajra Sealing Technique became the only sealing technique he could use when fighting against Kage-level powerhouses.

This sealing technique, originally exclusive to members of the Uzumaki clan with their unique physiques, is indeed powerful. When used in conjunction with puppetry, it can easily achieve the effect of ambushing people. It can also be extremely effective when facing large creatures like tailed beasts.

Unsurprisingly, this sealing technique will also be very useful against Madara Uchiha's Complete Susanoo.

This sealing technique has an amazing ability to imprison chakra. Naturally, Susanoo, a special product formed by the Sharingan's power and chakra, would be countered by this sealing technique.

I just don't know how much restraint I can muster.

Although Old Man Spot lost his Rinnegan, he still had the chakra of Indra and Ashura within him. In addition, the Gedo Mazo, an incarnation of the Ten-Tails, provided him with the chakra of the Divine Tree for a long time. Therefore, the Sharingan that was installed later would definitely not be weak.

Kirito had a feeling that the Sharingan that had been newly installed on his age spots might actually be a Mangekyou Sharingan.

After all, the senile freckles contain the chakra of Indra and Ashura, and control the power of all things in the universe. This is the core power that allows the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan to evolve into the Rinnegan, so there is a high possibility that it can cause the Sharingan to evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

It's just unknown how long it will take for this abnormally evolved Mangekyou Sharingan to develop.

"No, this might be the correct way for the Sharingan to evolve. By killing important people and watching them be killed, the mind is severely stimulated, the dark side of the heart is amplified, and the brain eventually produces a special kind of extremely negative chakra that stimulates the evolution of the Sharingan. It looks like a heretical path."

Kirito thought to himself, recalling the evolution of the Sharingan and the birth of Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan.

He felt he should conduct an evolution experiment on the Sharingan.

He wanted to see if the Sharingan would evolve under the stimulation of other forces, such as being nourished by Wood Release and Sage Chakra.

Judging from the current changes in the Byakugan and the Blood Dragon Eye, these two powers can cause these two bloodline limits to evolve.

Although this evolutionary process is relatively slow, it has been progressing steadily, especially when using Sage Chakra to activate the ability, the form has clearly changed.

He can now extract Wood Release and Sage Chakra from his body, so he doesn't need to install the Sharingan on his own body. He can put it outside for experimentation, for example, by installing it on a new White Zetsu.

"If Chizuru were to unleash her full power, she would be equivalent to an elite Jonin. That's quite impressive for her age, but it's still a bit lacking. We must find a way to help her improve her strength as soon as possible, otherwise, how will she become a good helper for me in dealing with Uchiha Madara?"

Thinking about the evolution of the Sharingan, Kirito couldn't help but think of Chizuru, and then he thought about helping her improve her strength.

His strength has improved rapidly recently, which has seriously stimulated this friend. However, he knows very well how his strength has improved. It is absolutely impossible for Chizuru to reach his level in a short period of time, unless Kirito helps her cheat.

In fact, the cheat code he gave Chizuru was already quite significant.

The cursed seal is the power-up he gave Chizuru now. Because of the cursed seal, Chizuru has begun to come into contact with natural energy and sage chakra. Although the cursed seal chakra is a very low-quality sage chakra, it is still sage chakra and it also nourishes the Sharingan.

Because of this, Chizuru, who is only 11 years old, already possesses Sharingan power far exceeding that of other veteran Uchiha elite Jonin.

Kirito had observed carefully that every time Chizuru activated her cursed seal, the three tomoe of her Sharingan would change, which was clearly the beginning of her evolution into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

It was because he saw in Chizuru a 'normal' Sharingan evolution that was not within the Uchiha clan that he believed the Sharingan could be evolved through other methods.

This evolutionary method is obviously slower, but its advantage is that it will not turn the Uchiha clan members into arrogant and paranoid individuals.

To be honest, the Mangekyou Sharingan is indeed a very dangerous thing.

Even if this thing is just a consumable item and doesn't evolve into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, the power it generates cannot be ignored even by ninjas at the Kage level.

Because the Mangekyou Sharingan is the eye that reflects the mind, the eye techniques it gives birth to have infinite possibilities. Once a very powerful eye technique is born, even a Six Paths level expert will find it very troublesome to deal with.

The most obvious example is Obito Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan, a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan with space-time abilities.

With Kamui, a space-time ninjutsu, Obito Uchiha was virtually unstoppable, and this was only with one Mangekyou Sharingan. Once he had both, he wouldn't be afraid even against a Six Paths level powerhouse.

In conclusion, the Mangekyou Sharingan has an extremely high potential.

However, despite possessing such powerful abilities, the Uchiha clan ended up nearly being wiped out in the original storyline.

The reason for this is that the Mangekyou Sharingan has too many side effects on its users. This eye, which is born from killing or witnessing the death of a loved one, is inherently dark from the beginning. It can cause the user to fall into depravity and become a self-righteous and paranoid madman who harms others and himself.