Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

For example, developing a sensory ninjutsu specifically designed to enhance the detection of Wood Release chakra in White Zetsu would be a good way to deal with such creatures.

"Help me, hurry, ah!!!"

Despite being on the verge of complete physical collapse, Hiruko stubbornly called out, trying to assert his presence.

Orochimaru and Black Zetsu heard Hiruko's cries for help, but didn't bother to look in his direction.

However, Orochimaru eventually made his move because he saw that Hiruko still had some use to him.

A white snake emerged from Orochimaru's sleeve and quickly crawled to Hiruko's side, biting down hard on Hiruko's bloodied and mangled thigh.

The next moment, the white snake emitted fluctuations of Sage Chakra, and its body rapidly expanded like a balloon.

Soon, the white snake absorbed the Sage Chakra within Hiruko's body, halting the snake-like transformation that was taking place on Hiruko's body.

Without the interference of Orochimaru's poisonous Sage Chakra, Hiruko quickly swallowed a black pill and, with the help of the medicine and her strong willpower, successfully alleviated the bloodline conflict within her body, restoring a fragile balance.

"Orochimaru, Hiruko, there's no time to lose. Everything here must be moved as soon as possible, especially those artificially bred tailed beasts. They must be moved immediately."

Seeing that Hiruko had successfully escaped death, Black Zetsu immediately spoke to Orochimaru and Hiruko.

Upon hearing Black Zetsu's words, the two exchanged a glance, conveyed their feelings to each other in a 'friendly' manner, and then quickly left the room, methodically packing up all the important items in the laboratory.

As rogue ninja, they all had extensive experience in escaping, especially Hiruko. After arriving at Orochimaru's laboratory, his first action was to create a reliable escape route for himself, so that he could escape quickly if he was implicated or betrayed by Orochimaru.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Takigakure, Uchiha Chizuru and Hyuga Karen were each leading over a hundred Konoha ninjas in ambush in a grove of trees.

"Hey, you eye-rolling woman, aren't you done yet? If you don't hurry, the enemy might get away."

Chizuru, standing on a branch of a large tree, spoke somewhat impatiently to Hana, who was standing on a branch of a neighboring large tree.

Thanks to Kirito giving them a ninja tool called the White Zetsu Detector, they have confirmed that Takigakure is a serious problem. According to her, since they have confirmed that there is a problem, they should take action directly and take down Takigakure.

"Red-eyed woman, where's your brain? If Takigakure is the enemy's headquarters, then our small group going there would be suicide. The best course of action is to wait until everyone is assembled."

Hua Lian said coldly.

Chizuru was immediately annoyed when Karen called her brainless. She activated her Sharingan and stared at Karen, who fearlessly met her Sharingan with his Byakugan. At the same time, Karen secretly activated the strengthening seal, turning his Byakugan yellow and enhancing its power to counter Chizuru's Sharingan.

In an instant, the two team leaders were once again on the verge of conflict.

However, the other Konoha ninjas scattered nearby were not nervous at all, as if they were already used to the two of them acting like this. Some of them even watched the show with great interest.

In the end, the two did not actually fight over a minor argument; they continued to patiently wait for backup.

Soon, a bolt of purple lightning suddenly descended from the sky, landing between the two large trees where Chizuru and Karen were.

The next moment, a purple-haired woman holding a purple katana appeared in front of the two. She opened her purple pupils that were glowing with purple lightning, and her body was wrapped in purple lightning. She slowly descended from the sky like a thunder god.

Then, as if sensing something, she suddenly pointed her empty left hand toward Takigakure Village, and her palm split open, revealing a cannon barrel.

Then, a surge of powerful chakra erupted from a purple crystal in front of her chest, and a purple chakra ball quickly appeared and condensed at the tip of the cannon barrel in the palm of her left hand.

When the purple chakra ball swelled to the size of a fist, it shot out suddenly, striking Takigakure Village, hidden behind a large waterfall, like a bolt of lightning.

"Bang!!!"

In an instant, a huge explosion rang out, and purple light instantly enveloped the entire world.

Chapter 359: Goodbye Orochimaru

After the light vanished in an instant, a mushroom cloud rose in the sky, followed by a terrifying blast wave and a gale-force wind strong enough to snap small trees in two.

Some Konoha ninjas who were caught off guard in the woods were blown to the ground in a disheveled state, covered in dust and looking quite pathetic.

However, no one at the scene tried to stop these people. Except for the purple-haired woman who looked like Thor, everyone was stunned by the terrifying scene before them. They really did not expect that the power of the chakra ball released by the purple-haired woman would be so terrifying.

Judging by its power, it's probably no less than a Tailed Beast Ball attack unleashed at full power by a Tailed Beast.

Who exactly is this purple-haired woman?

Look at the cannon barrel on her palm. Could this purple-haired woman not be a real person? But why do they feel that she is exactly like a real person?

By the way, Takigakure Village was just hit by that purple-haired woman's cannon, does it still exist?

For a moment, many questions arose in the minds of the many Konoha ninja present, but none of them made any rash moves. They just stared at the purple-haired woman of unknown origin with wary eyes.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go check on the situation in Takigakure Village! Don't let the enemy get away. Do you think my puppets are that beautiful?"

Just as everyone was at a loss, a familiar voice rang in their minds.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone finally realized what was happening, and their faces lit up with sudden understanding. So this powerful purple-haired woman was a puppet created by Lord Kirito. No wonder she was so powerful.

I had heard before that Kirito was also a powerful puppeteer, even more skilled than the pioneers of puppetry in Sunagakure. Now it seems that his reputation is well-deserved.

This purple-haired woman can unleash ninjutsu as terrifying as a Tailed Beast Ball, so her strength must be much greater than that of a Kage-level ninja.

Kirito-sama is truly amazing. His strength is becoming increasingly unfathomable. Even a puppet he sent has such power. How powerful must the real Kirito be?

But Kirito-sama is indeed a normal man; the puppets he created are really beautiful. I wish they were available for sale.

In an instant, many Konoha ninjas began to imagine just how powerful Kirito was and what his peculiar hobbies were.

Regardless of what was inside their brains, these Konoha ninjas were now as if they had been injected with adrenaline, their morale soaring, and they charged towards Takigakure, which seemed to have been reduced to ruins.

Chizuru and Karen did not charge forward; instead, they stared intently at the upgraded version of the Thunder God Puppet that Kirito was remotely controlling.

"What's wrong with you two? You should go too. There are a lot of dangerous guys in Takigakure. They'll suffer without you."

Kirito, seeing their expressions through the Thunder God Puppet's vision, gave them a serious reminder.

"You really have a special fondness for this puppet. Didn't you say it was scrapped? You actually repaired it and it seems to have been equipped with quite a few powerful weapons. The attack just now was a Tailed Beast Ball, right?"

Chizuru stared intently at the fake, majestic peaks of the Thunder God puppet, and said coldly, then subconsciously compared them to her own, her eyes growing even colder.

"So Kirito-kun likes this kind of outfit."

Hua Lian whispered, then puffed out her chest, feeling that she was capable of wearing the clothes the puppet was wearing.

"Ahem, something's come up, I'll have to go now."

Kirito coughed and continued speaking in a serious tone.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Thunder God Puppet transformed into a streak of purple lightning and shot straight into the sky, then quickly descended upon Takigakure Village, which had been largely reduced to ruins.

Takigakure is a medium-sized ninja village with a population of several thousand. However, when Kirito arrived there in his Raijin puppet, he discovered that most of the villagers were no longer human; they had all been replaced by creatures called White Zetsu.

Of course, most of those who were replaced were ordinary people, not ninjas.

As for the ninjas of Takigakure, it seems that they have all been afflicted with some kind of malevolent curse mark.

"Damn it, did you destroy the village? Die!"

Suddenly, a snake-eyed ninja covered in white snake scales burst out of a dilapidated house, charging toward the Thunder God Puppet with a crazed look in his eyes. During the attack, a white snake shot out of his mouth.

As this Takigakure ninja charged out, other Takigakure ninjas hiding nearby also emerged. Like the Snake-Eyed Takigakure ninja, they all showed signs of snake-like transformation and emitted an evil and chilling wave of Sage Chakra.

"Orochimaru is indeed not dead, and he has even joined forces with Uchiha Madara. He is lurking here and has used the blood of the White Snake Sage to modify these Takigakure ninja."

Kirito looked at the monstrous Takigakure ninja with pity and said coldly.

The next moment, under his control, the purple samurai sword called Purple Lightning in the Thunder God Puppet's hand emitted dazzling purple lightning. More than ten purple lightning bolts shot into the air and then transformed into purple samurai swords that fell down, pinning all the Taki ninjas who were attacking the Thunder God Puppet to the ground.

He then turned and rushed toward the place in Takigakure where the Hero's Water was stored. Along the way, he encountered even more snake-transformed Takigakure ninja, many of whom seemed to have drunk the Hero's Water, burning their lives to increase their strength. However, all of them were easily dealt with by the Thunder God Puppet.

As they approached the location of the Hero's Water, several enormous psychic serpents suddenly emerged from the ground, surrounding the Thor's puppet and opening their blood-red mouths to bite.

In response, a Mangekyou Sharingan suddenly opened from a mass of flesh inside the Thor puppet's chest, which was entangled with numerous black lines of resentment. A purple tengu warrior with only half a body suddenly appeared. It easily blocked the attacks of the summoned serpents, and the purple lightning emanating from its body paralyzed the summoned serpents, causing them to retreat repeatedly.

The next moment, as the Thor puppet swung its purple katana, a huge purple katana instantly appeared in the hand of the purple tengu warrior as well.

A dazzling flash of light appeared, as if space itself had been cleaved open, and several large, spiritual serpents were instantly sliced ​​in two.

At the same time, a huge gap was cut into the mountain behind the location of Hero's Water, revealing a huge internal space hidden within the mountain.

"Not bad in combat."

Kirito smiled with satisfaction upon seeing this.

The new Thor puppet incorporates the Cloud Village's chakra cannon technology and the Mangekyou Sharingan activation device into the existing infrastructure.

The Chakra Cannon technology was obtained with the help of the spy Casalan. Kirito made a small improvement to it, miniaturizing it. Although the power was reduced, it could be carried by the Thunder God Puppet.

As for the Mangekyou Sharingan activation device, it was a life-sustaining device he created by combining the artificially manufactured Mangekyou Sharingan, a part of White Zetsu's body, and the black threads of the Earth Grudge.

It allows the Thunder God Puppet to use the Mangekyou Sharingan's Susanoo normally. Because it is nourished by the Wood Release power provided by the White Zetsu's body, the durability of the artificially created Mangekyou Sharingan is greatly extended, so there is no need to worry about it being ruined after one use.

The reason why a single artificially created Mangekyou Sharingan can enable the Thunder God puppet to use Susanoo is that the unique eye technique of this artificially created Mangekyou Sharingan is Susanoo.

With this eye technique, the Thunder God Puppet can currently only use the third stage of Susanoo. If the full potential of this artificially created Mangekyou Sharingan is forcibly activated, it can also use the complete Susanoo.

Meanwhile, Black Zetsu, who was hiding in the shadows using his powerful stealth abilities, was stunned when he saw the Thunder God Puppet activate Susanoo. He whispered in disbelief, "Who is she? She's clearly not from the Uchiha clan, yet she can activate Susanoo and her combat power is so terrifying."

The body behind the location of the Hero's Water is the entrance to Orochimaru's laboratory, so the guards Orochimaru left here are quite powerful.

Those several summoned snakes were powerful individuals created by Orochimaru using the cells of the White Snake Sage and the enhanced curse seal. They had just consumed the Hero's Water, which greatly increased their strength. If they were to launch a sneak attack, even a Kage-level powerhouse would die with regret.

Even so, he was still instantly defeated by the purple-haired woman in front of him.

The Thor puppet suddenly turned its head to look at where Black Zetsu was, startling Black Zetsu into quickly concealing its presence.

"Strange, I clearly felt someone watching me just now. Was it just my imagination?"

Kirito wondered.

Whether it's an illusion or not, you'll know once you try it.

The next moment, a terrifying surge of Sage Chakra erupted from the Thor puppet's body, and a Sage Mask quickly appeared on its face, indicating that it had entered Sage Mode.

After entering Sage Mode, the Thunder God Puppet's perception ability was greatly enhanced, but Kirito still couldn't find anything unusual in the direction where he felt someone was watching him.

On the contrary, after the Thunder God Puppet's perception ability was greatly enhanced, he quickly sensed two powerful chakra auras in the mountain, one of which was Orochimaru, whom he was very familiar with.

Now that it was confirmed that Orochimaru was related to Madara Uchiha, he naturally acted without delay and quickly manipulated the Thunder God Puppet to rush into the mountain.

"Fortunately, the concealment skills my mother passed down to me are powerful enough. This woman's senses are so sharp, and she has also mastered Sage Mode. Just who is she? When did Konoha produce such a powerful shrew?"

Black Zetsu had never seen a Thor puppet before and was somewhat confused.

In the laboratory beneath the mountain, Orochimaru and Hiruko were still busily organizing the research data.

If it weren't for the sudden and massive earthquake that caused multiple collapses in the basement, they would have already packed their things and fled. Unfortunately, the secret passage they had prepared for escape also collapsed, greatly affecting their chances of escaping.

"Damn it, what kind of ninjutsu did Konoha use to cause such a terrifying earthquake? I have to get out of here right away. Hmm, a powerful person has entered."

"I'm working on digging a tunnel," said Hiruko with a grim expression.