Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

Chapter 53 The Name of Shadows!

Boom! Amidst the snow-covered plains, the rolling tree world erupted, its massive trunks binding the five shadows and their guards!

"Damn it, mere wood! Don't underestimate the Raikage!!" The Raikage used brute force to break free from the tree trunk, but soon... more and thicker tree trunks entangled him.

"No mistake, this is the First Hokage's signature ninjutsu, Advent of the World of Trees!" Minato Namikaze exclaimed, and with a whoosh, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to break free. Then he helped the Kage and his guards to get rid of their restraints one by one.

Lin Yu stood atop the tree and watched, without stopping them.

"Damn Uchiha Yu, how dare you make me look so pathetic! Come down and die!!" Raikage roared at the treetop.

"I've already said it, I'm not here to fight you. Otherwise, what I used just now wouldn't have been the Descent of the Tree Realm, but the Descent of the Flower Tree Realm..." Lin Yu said with a slightly darkened gaze.

"Bluster! It's just summoning a few trees. If you don't come down, I'll go up and chop you into eight pieces!" Lei Ying said impatiently, twisting his neck.

Minato Namikaze hurriedly said, "Everyone, he's not exaggerating! The First Hokage's Flower Tree World Advent can release a large amount of poisonous pollen in an instant. No matter how fast you are, it's hard to escape. Getting hit means the end. The fact that he didn't use it means he really doesn't intend to fight us to the death!"

"Damn Sharingan, damn Wood Release!!" The Raikage gritted his teeth, but did not launch another attack.

"The Fourth Hokage is truly wise..." Lin Yu sat down.

“Mr. Uchiha Yu, you just dodged the combined attack of the Five Kage by using the First Hokage’s ‘Wood Release: Shadow Clone Technique,’ right?” Minato Namikaze looked up at the treetop.

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow: "Oh~ Did you notice? That's right, it's a Wood Release Shadow Clone. It can use all of my main body's eye techniques and ninjutsu. It won't disappear even if it takes a very strong attack, unless... you kill the clone."

Minato's gaze turned serious as he thought: "Just as I thought. Not only the Flower Tree World, but even Wood Release clones... I'm afraid they can even use Wood Dragons and Wood Humans."

Whoosh! Onoki floated into the air with his hands behind his back: "It's true that Uchiha Yu can use some Wood Release power according to the intelligence, but how can he use high-level Wood Release techniques like Flower Tree World and Wood Release Shadow Clone?"

Minato Namikaze said gravely, "I'm afraid... he has already obtained the complete cells of the First Hokage!"

"What!?" Onoki exclaimed in surprise, "Is such a thing... even possible? Hasn't Konoha tried hundreds and thousands of times and failed every time?!"

"This only proves that Uchiha Yu possesses potential surpassing even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha! His current strength is even greater than when he defeated the Third Hokage! I'm afraid even I..." Minato clenched his fist.

"I only recently acquired this power myself. Otherwise... I wouldn't have dared to appear so openly before you Five Kage." Lin Yu said, thinking to himself: It seems that choosing to use a wood clone to appear from the beginning was the right choice. Otherwise, with Minato's battle intelligence and Onoki's Dust Release to finish things off, I might really have been killed.

"So what are you trying to achieve by coming here? Is it just to show off your power to us?" Onoki said.

"Hmph, do I look like such a boring person?" Lin Yu laughed, then said seriously, "I'm here to announce something to you all, something that is enough to change the current landscape of the ninja world!"

"What utterly arrogant talk! Go ahead and say it, I'm just taking it as a joke!" Lei Ying said disdainfully.

Lin Yu raised a finger and declared firmly, "I, Uchiha Yu, hereby declare that the sixth great ninja village in the ninja world, 'Ankugakure,' is officially established, and I am the first Dark Shadow of Ankugakure!"

What?! The five figures gasped in disbelief!

"What a joke! Do you think you can just build a ninja village like that?! What country would dare to acknowledge an enemy of the ninja world like you?! You think you can be on equal footing with us?! You rogue ninja, don't even dream about it!!" the Raikage shouted.

"Raikage, your ears seem to be as crippled as your arms. I'm announcing a fait accompli, not some castle in the air..." Lin Yu said.

"The truth? You mean, your Dark Village has already been established?" Onoki asked.

“That’s right. Just half a day ago, while you were still on your way to the Five Kage Summit, I had already turned Takigakure in the Land of Waterfall into ruins, and on those ruins, I built my ninja village…” Lin Yu said casually.

Whoosh! The five figures erupted in commotion once again.

"Impossible! Takigakure is the most powerful ninja village after the five great hidden villages. Because it possesses the power of the tailed beasts, its overall strength is even greater than Amegakure, which has Hanzo of the Salamander in charge! How could it be wiped out so easily!"

"Unbelievable, isn't it? But unfortunately, it's true. It should have spread throughout the five great nations and your respective villages by now. Only you Shadows are still in the dark..." Lin Yu said.

At this moment, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, crossed his arms and said, "He really didn't need to make up stories about this. At the exact time he mentioned, I did see a huge beam of explosive light appear in the Land of Waterfall from where I was standing, heading straight for the village of Takigakure..."

At this point, the other Kage had no choice but to believe that Lin Yu had truly destroyed Takigakure Village!

"So what? Takigakure is just a small country. Even if it has established a village, what qualifications does it have to stand on the same level as the five great ninja villages?" Raikage said disdainfully.

"That's right, Hanzo of the Salamander is weaker than the Kage, but he still didn't get the title of Kage! Uchiha Yu, in the end you're just indulging in self-pity..." Onoki said.

"Hmph hmph hmph..." But Lin Yu laughed at this moment.

"What's so funny?!" Raikage said.

"Well~ I knew it would turn out like this, so I brought something interesting to show you."

As he spoke, Lin Yu bit his finger, dipped it in blood, and formed hand seals: Hai, Xu, You, Shen, Wei...

Spiritual communication!

Bang! !

An extremely terrifying amount of chakra emanated from the white smoke inherent in the summoning jutsu...

The Raikage's eyes widened suddenly: This chakra...it's the Eight-Tails!!

"It's not over yet!" Lin Yu formed another hand seal.

Boom!! Beside the Eight-Tails' chakra, another massive chakra, no less powerful than the Eight-Tails', appeared. When the smoke dissipated, its true form was revealed, and everyone was horrified: "That's... the Seven-Tails from Takigakure!!"

Seven-tailed and eight-tailed beasts... the two tailed beasts whose power is second only to the nine-tailed beast are actually under Lin Yu's control!

"Don't you guys love using tailed beasts to maintain the balance of power? And you go to great lengths to find jinchūriki, but you don't really need to go through all that trouble..."

*Sizzle!* The kaleidoscope beneath Lin Yu's mask unleashed powerful eye energy!

The Seven-Tails and Eight-Tails opened their massive maws simultaneously, and whoosh! Terrifying tailed beast chakra condensed into a Tailed Beast Ball...

"He can actually control two tailed beasts at once using his eye power!!"

Boom! Boom! Two Tailed Beast Balls were launched simultaneously, passing over the heads of the Five Kage and flying towards the mountains at the edge of their vision...

Boom! The pillar of light from the explosion rose hundreds of meters high, flattened the entire mountain, and caused the earth to tremble violently. The proud Five Shadows were dumbfounded at this moment!

Lin Yu looked down at him and said, "Now, do I, Uchiha Yu, have the right to bear the name of the Shadow?"

Chapter 54 The Five Kage Compromise, the Shadows Rise!

After a long period of shock, Onoki, one of the Five Kage, was the first to ask: "Uchiha Yu, who exactly are you, and what is your purpose!"

Lin Yu replied without hesitation, "I, Uchiha Yu, am not some saint, but merely a mortal who wants to challenge the gods. As for my purpose, if I had to pinpoint it, it would be freedom..."

Onoki questioned, "Freedom? The freedom you speak of is more like your own willful actions, which will bring disaster to this ninja world!"

"Hmph, perhaps," Lin Yu chuckled meaningfully, "but your vision is too narrow. You can't see that everything you possess, everything you protect, is utterly insignificant. When the real disaster strikes, none of you will be spared..."

A real...disaster? Minato Namikaze narrowed his eyes and asked, "Mr. Uchiha Yu, do you know something? Could you tell us what you know? We will understand your motives better, and perhaps...our future policies will change accordingly."

"Hokage, do you want to listen to his endless nonsense?!" Raikage frowned and shouted.

Lin Yu stared intently at Minato Namikaze, deep in thought.

The celestial beings, the members of the Otsutsuki clan, will one day descend. Their power is enough to destroy the entire ninja world. To fight against them, we must collect the tailed beasts and become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. However, since many elements are not yet complete, it is difficult to accomplish this in the short term. Therefore, we established ninja villages to provide a buffer and accumulate some combat power, so that we can seize the elements from the five great nations in the future...

This is Lin Yu's motive and purpose. Should he reveal it here? No.

Of course, it's not that I'm afraid they'll find out, but what good would it do to tell them? Would the Kage of the major ninja villages obediently offer up their village's tailed beasts? Would they be willing to believe the words of this public enemy of the ninja world? Even if they did believe him, they wouldn't be willing to entrust him with their lives. Humans are such selfish creatures!

Lin Yu is also selfish, so there's no need to condemn anyone, let alone offer any further explanation.

Talk-no-jutsu is Naruto's special privilege; Lin Yu doesn't fall for it, nor does he want to use it...

Everyone should speak according to their own strength and act according to the rules of this ninja world. It's all about the winner taking all.

Lin Yu raised his head and said to the waiting Minato and the Kage, "I don't have anything to say to you."

Minato's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "So, will you continue to launch attacks on the major countries and ninja villages as before?"

Lin Yu chuckled, "Hehe, there's no point in hiding it from you. I've already got everything I could get my hands on. I don't plan to make any moves until the next thing I want appears. After all, a false peace can be quite important sometimes, provided you don't cause any trouble..."

Yes, if a war breaks out and causes the death of Jinchuriki, the resurrection of the Tailed Beasts will be delayed again, and Lin Yu doesn't know when he will be able to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

His reason for appearing at the Five Kage Summit was twofold: first, to enhance the reputation of his Dark Village, which would benefit its future development; and second, to reassure the Kage that he would not be making any major moves for the foreseeable future, lest the various nations use the pretext of 'attacking him' to actually find an excuse to wage war…

"Why should we believe you're telling the truth!" Lei Ying shouted.

“Because you have no other choice…” Lin Yu said.

“Mr. Uchiha Yu, I still believe in you.” Minato Namikaze said amidst the surprised expressions of the crowd.

"Oh? Is that so?" Lin Yu's gaze was deep.

There was something Minato Namikaze knew perfectly well: it was Uchiha Yu who had intimidated Danzo, which was why Danzo stopped impeaching him and targeting Kushina.

Although Minato could solve the problem himself, he dared not take the risk when Kushina's safety was at stake...

Therefore, Minato knew that he owed Uchiha Yu a favor long ago.

Although I don't know why he secretly helped me out of that predicament, I should at least repay the favor.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze solemnly declared: "I, Minato Namikaze, representing Konoha Village, acknowledge Mr. Uchiha Yu, his status as the Hidden Shadow Village, and his title of Shadow!"

At this moment, the Kazekage Rasa also said, "Sunagakure also acknowledges Uchiha Yu, the Hidden Dark Village, and the title of Shadow, because Uchiha Yu has never caused trouble on our Land of Wind's land..."

"Then Iwagakure will admit it too, for the same reason as the Kazekage..."

Onoki, the two-day scale, said this. Of course, he was unwilling to admit it, but Lin Yu's strength and the two tailed beasts he possessed were a huge deterrent. Since Lin Yu had not caused any trouble in the Land of Earth in the past, he could find a way to back down and do Lin Yu a favor.

Seeing that all three Kage had expressed their opinions, the Raikage and Mizukage looked extremely grim. Both of them had deep grudges against Lin Yu, and both had even lost an arm because of him!

Lin Yu looked at Yagura, who was caught in a dilemma, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth under the mask. He took out an item from the Kamui space, which was the Exploding Blade: Flying Spray!

He said to Yagura, "Yagura, this Flying Spray is a trophy from my trip to Kirigakure. It means nothing to me, but it must be of great importance to you Kirigakure."

Yagura raised his eyes and said coldly, "What, you want to bribe me?"

"Bribery? You've got it wrong... I'm just giving you a breakdown of the costs and benefits. One option is to gain nothing and even lose more. The other option... at least you can bring back a powerful ninja sword. I believe that as the Kage of a village, you should be able to make the right decision," Lin Yu said with a smile.

Yagura gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, his expression unwilling... but after weighing the pros and cons, he finally compromised: "Kirigakure, acknowledge Uchiha Yu, acknowledge Ankugakure, and acknowledge the name of the Shadow."

"Intelligence, that's the kind of demeanor a shadow should have~"

Lin Yu threw the Exploding Blade: Flying Drops in front of Yagura.

Hozuki Mangetsu stepped forward, collected the droplets into the scroll, and as he stood up, gave Lin Yu a meaningful look before returning to Yagura's back.

All four Kage acknowledged Lin Yu's existence and status, leaving only the Raikage.

The Fourth Raikage, A, clenched his fists. How could he not know that the situation was hopeless? But... he couldn't back down!

Whoosh! A sealed glass container appeared in his hand, containing the Raikage's severed arm in a culture medium.

Lin Yu laughed and said, "Raikage, your human combat skills are incredibly powerful. Your limbs are your strongest weapons. Losing an arm will definitely affect your strength. You seem indifferent on the surface, but actually, it's not entirely true..."

The Raikage roared, "What do you want to say?!"

"You should thank me. I retrieved your arm from the space-time dimension and even treated it specially. Not only is it not rotten, but the nerves are not completely dead. You can have a medical ninja from Kumogakure reattach it for you. How about it? If you want to kill me, it's better to have both arms intact, right?" Lin Yu tossed the glass container in his hand and smiled playfully.