Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

"Oh no, he's about to use that terrible ninjutsu again."

Seeing Wu's actions, Hua Lian anxiously said, and decisively used Soft Fist - Bagua Empty Palm to launch a ranged attack again.

However, she rolled her eyes and discovered that the shockwave she unleashed with her Bagua Empty Palm technique was actually blocked by the surrounding yellow field, which clearly indicated that the yellow field was indeed very dangerous.

Seeing that his attacks could not interrupt Wu's attacks, Hua Lian was at a loss for what to do.

Meanwhile, many Konoha ninjas on the western front were also very anxious. Although they could not see the true form of the creature, they saw a transparent cube emitting white light and attacked it with kunai and ninjutsu.

However, the enemy was flying too high, and their kunai and ninjutsu couldn't reach that far. They could only watch helplessly as the enemy's ninjutsu was completed quickly.

"Run! Don't crowd together!"

Someone shouted this, and everyone snapped out of their daze and quickly scattered.

The next moment, a huge white beam of light ripped through the sky and shot straight to the earth, leaving a terrifying scar on the ground. Wherever it passed, whether it was ninjas or various buildings, they were all reduced to ashes.

Fortunately, the ninjas on the western front dispersed in time, and this time the Dust Release: Particle Style only managed to kill a dozen or so unlucky souls.

However, Wu's attack target was very clear: to attack those elite Jonin-level Konoha ninjas.

Unable to receive orders from Madara Uchiha to kill the ninjas here, he saw that the Konoha ninjas below had scattered, so he decisively used an earth-style ninjutsu that altered the terrain.

Earth Escape·Huangquan Marsh.

Wu is a genius who developed the Bloodstained Elimination technique on his own. He is proficient in three ninjutsu: Earth Release, Fire Release, and Wind Release. Among them, Earth Release is the most profound. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the strongest Earth Release ninja in the history of the ninja world.

Now that he has become an impure body, possessing almost inexhaustible chakra, his Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld is terrifying beyond measure.

As soon as this ninjutsu was used, a third of the Konoha military camp was instantly transformed into a swamp filled with the aura of death, and a large number of Konoha ninjas were trapped in the swamp and could not escape.

"Killing so many Konoha ninja here is pretty good news for Iwagakure, isn't it?"

Looking down at his masterpiece, Wu thought to himself.

He was certainly unhappy about being controlled by Madara Uchiha, but judging from the current outcome, he felt it was not bad. As the former Tsuchikage, being vigilant and targeting Konoha was something he had always done during his tenure.

However, the thought that Madara Uchiha was not dead and was now obviously preparing some earth-shattering conspiracy, and that he himself was being used as a puppet of the dead, made him inevitably worried.

Based on his understanding of Madara Uchiha, this utterly depraved madman's conspiracy would definitely affect the entire ninja world, and at that time, Iwagakure would not be able to remain uninvolved.

With this thought in mind, he really wanted to remind the Konoha ninja below how to break his Yomi Swamp.

Unfortunately, his body was not under his control, and he could only watch helplessly as his body began to move on its own, preparing to unleash a powerful Earth Release ninjutsu to kill all the Konoha ninjas who had been sent down to the Swamp of the Dead.

Suddenly, a deadly crisis arose from the depths of Wuxin's heart.

His body reacted immediately, decisively abandoning the ninjutsu he was about to use, and then used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge.

The next moment, a blue chakra chain pierced through Wu's body.

To be precise, it was a piercing afterimage left behind by Wu in the original place. The real Wu had already appeared on a building on the ground below, and then looked solemnly at a young ninja standing on a piece of flying sand not far away.

"Who is this young man? He actually has the aura of Shukaku, and at such a young age he can already use Shukaku's power with ease. If I remember correctly, the chakra chain on his body is the unique sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan, the Adamantine Sealing Technique. Although the color is slightly different, it should be the same ninjutsu."

Wu scrutinized the young ninja before him, and the more he looked, the more surprised he became.

However, he didn't have much time to examine the young ninja, because he now considered the young ninja to be extremely threatening. His body automatically reacted to attack, and a transparent cube emitting white light appeared between his hands.

As a ninja who developed Dust Release, Mu's understanding of Dust Release is naturally not deep. He also has excellent application of the Dust Release: Particle Style Technique. He can shorten the formation time by reducing the power of this ninjutsu.

This time, he used the Dust Release: Detachment of the Primordial World technique, which was a type that greatly reduced its power.

In less than a second, his Dust Release: Particle Style was completed, and a white beam the size of a thumb instantly appeared on the young ninja.

"This Dust Release technique is far more refined than Onoki's. No wonder he was Onoki's master."

Upon seeing this, Kirito inwardly praised it.

Then, his heart was pierced by a beam of white light.

"Kirito-kun!"

"Kirito-sama!"

"No, this isn't true."

……

The ninjas who were watching Kirito were all shocked and their eyes widened in horror at the sight.

"What a pity, this young man lacks all of me and doesn't understand my Dust Release technique."

Seeing that his ninjutsu sneak attack had succeeded, Wu felt somewhat regretful.

The Dust Release technique he just used was actually something he developed after being crushed and defeated by Madara Uchiha. No matter how small the power of Dust Release is, it doesn't change the fact that it can turn objects it touches into molecules.

Humans are fragile creatures; if the heart or brain is destroyed, death is inevitable.

Therefore, his ninjutsu, which was released quickly with reduced power, was extremely insidious. If the enemy was not vigilant enough, it would be a dead end.

But the next moment, a deadly crisis surged in Wu Xin's heart. He sensed danger and, just like before, instinctively tried to use the Instantaneous Movement Technique to dodge, only to find to his astonishment that he could not move his body.

It's not that he can't control his body; it's that his body really can't move.

Soon, he realized why he couldn't move his body. The boy ninja who had clearly died and fallen in front of him stood up again, and his eyes turned into an eerie purplish-red. And there was no trace of the Dust Release: Particle Style technique that had pierced his heart.

Furthermore, the reason he couldn't move his body was because he was bound by a blue chakra chain.

This chakra chain possesses powerful sealing abilities, not only firmly sealing off his body's movements but also sealing off the chakra within his body.

Clearly, he had just fallen for the genjutsu of the young ninja named Kirito and was accidentally trapped by the blue chakra chains on the other's body.

That was truly a brilliant illusion and a beautiful counterattack.

I was completely outmatched this time.

"The fact that such outstanding ninjas have emerged from Konoha today shows how powerful Konoha is. No wonder even a ninja as strong as Madara Uchiha had to use the dead to fight."

Unaware that he had already lost, he quickly realized why Madara Uchiha was using him.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?"

Kirito, using his Sage Mode chakra to activate his Blood Dragon Eyes, looked at the Second Tsuchikage, who was being controlled by his Adamantine Lock, and asked him in a pretentious manner.

Wu really wanted to answer Kirito's question, but although he was currently under Kirito's control by the Adamantine Lock, his soul was still controlled by Madara Uchiha's Impure World Reincarnation technique, and Madara Uchiha's chakra remained on his body, so he was unable to answer at all.

Seeing that he didn't answer any of the questions, Kirito stopped questioning him and immediately said to a young ninja with a pineapple-shaped haircut not far away, "Suzaku, use the sealing talisman to control him, and then stay here with the others to watch over him. I'm going to support other places now."

Upon hearing this, Suzaku Nara replied respectfully, "Yes, Lord Kirito."

As soon as he finished speaking, he used the Nara Secret Technique Shadow Imitation Technique to control Wu, achieving double control. Then he quickly came to Wu's side, took out a sealing talisman made by Kirito, and stuck it on Wu's body.

As soon as the sealing talisman was affixed, a large number of sealing spells were released from it, covering the bodyless creature.

Seeing that the sealing talisman had successfully taken effect, Kirito removed the Vajra Lock from his body, and then a pair of chakra wings quickly grew from his back. He flew into the air and headed south to provide support.

Meanwhile, on the eastern front, a crimson chakra giant was fighting a purple snake summoning beast. Around them, more than a dozen Konoha Jonin were working in perfect coordination with the purple snake to deal with the chakra giant.

The one controlling the crimson chakra giant was none other than Uchiha Homura himself. With his almost inexhaustible chakra and eye power, he successfully activated the fourth form of Susanoo, creating a chakra giant with intact limbs, wearing chakra armor and wielding a giant fan.

The one currently controlling the purple serpent to fight against Uchiha Flame's Susanoo giant is Orochimaru, who uses the Summoning Jutsu to summon Manda, a summoning beast from Ryuchi Cave.

Manda is undoubtedly a powerful summoning beast, possessing Sage Chakra, and its strength ranks among the top of the many large summoning serpents in Ryuchi Cave.

However, with the help of Orochimaru and more than ten Konoha Jonin, it is still being suppressed by the chakra giant in front of it, and has suffered severe burns in many places on its body.

"Orochimaru, after this battle, you must compensate me with one hundred sacrifices, or don't even think about me showing up to help you again."

Manda nimbly dodged a black pillar of fire spewed from Susanoo's mouth, but was still scorched by the terrifying heat of the black fire, and roared angrily.

Orochimaru had no time to respond to Manda's complaints. He quickly completed the hand seals again and spat out a large stream of water to counter the terrifying black flames released by the enemy, so as to prevent the Konoha Jonin who was assisting him from being harmed.

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!

"Remember, Manda, never look into his eyes. The enemy is a powerful member of the Uchiha clan. If we fall for his genjutsu, we're doomed."

After Orochimaru used a powerful Water Release ninjutsu to help the other Konoha Jonin out of trouble, he reminded Manda again.

"Stop talking nonsense. There's no need to repeat this twice. When I was dealing with Uchiha clan ninjas, you weren't even born yet. But do you have any way to break this guy's turtle shell? If not, I don't intend to stay and die."

"That's what Manda said bluntly."

As soon as it finished speaking, it suddenly lunged forward, circled behind the Susanoo Giant, and bit the Susanoo Giant's neck.

Unfortunately, even though its fangs were incredibly sharp and contained deadly poison, it was unable to shatter the chakra armor on the Susanoo Giant created by Uchiha Homura in her fourth Susanoo form, let alone harm Uchiha Homura inside the Susanoo Giant.

The attack failed again, and Manda decisively retreated, narrowly avoiding the slash of the Susanoo giant's chakra fan.

Orochimaru's face grew increasingly grim as he watched Manda's attack fail once again.

He possessed many powerful ninjutsu techniques, but even his most advanced techniques paled in comparison to the attacks of a large summoning beast like Manda.

To put it bluntly, Manda is his most powerful attack.

Therefore, from the start of the battle until now, he has been assisting Manda in the fight, using various earth-style ninjutsu to hinder the enemy's attacks and create opportunities for Manda to attack.

He used this fighting style before and it was always effective, making it easy to defeat the enemy.

But today we've finally met our match.

The fact that Manda's attacks couldn't break through the enemy's defenses was a serious blow to Orochimaru's nerves.

"This is the power of Susanoo, the unique ninjutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan that the teacher mentioned back then. I thought he was exaggerating, but it turns out it's true. The power of the Sharingan can actually reach such a level."

Orochimaru looked at the Susanoo giant before him and felt utterly powerless. At the same time, a strong desire began to grow in his heart.

In that instant, he felt an even stronger urge to obtain the power of Sage Mode and developed a deep interest in the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

He made up his mind that after this battle, he would definitely study the Sharingan thoroughly.

"Manda, since you can't break through his defenses, then you and I will try our best to hold him off here. As long as we hold him off for a while, strong reinforcements will naturally come to help me deal with this enemy."

Orochimaru took a deep breath, clearing his mind of the sudden distractions, and calmly said.

Upon hearing this, Wanshe remained silent, but demonstrated his support through his actions.

It certainly understood who Orochimaru meant by "strong ally".

In fact, it had already sensed a powerful Sage Chakra within the Konoha camp through natural energy, and this Sage Chakra felt just like the White Snake Sage's—noble and powerful.

The owner of this Sage Chakra was actually a human ninja.

It was certain that this human ninja was a sage who had mastered sage techniques. Just as Orochimaru had said, as long as it held out here for a while until that human sage made his move, eliminating the enemy in front of it would be no problem.

As someone who possessed Sage Chakra within Ryuchi Cave, he understood the power of Sage Mode far better than Orochimaru.