Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village

"..."

Orochimaru fell silent.

Snakes are the world's best hunters, with enough patience to lurk in the shadows, waiting to deliver the final fatal blow to their prey and swallow it whole.

But despite all his calculations, he hadn't anticipated Mizuki Yoru's situation.

Yes, after the Soul Master became Uchiha Hikari's spiritual power support, would she still experience a lack of spiritual power?

Obviously not.

"So, the reason you were devoured by me was to see my clownish side?" Orochimaru's hoarse voice suddenly deepened. "Including the exhausted state you displayed when fighting Madara Uchiha, was that also to test me?"

No, you are secondary.

Hikaru Uchiha shook his head: "Your self-proclaimed mysterious Bankai is actually not a secret among the higher-ups. But the Otsutsuki aura contained within Madara Uchiha is something we have not been able to grasp."

"At first, I thought the Otsutsuki aura on him came from Obito Uchiha, or Toneri Otsutsuki, and I even suspected the Sage of Six Paths brothers. But the power he showed earlier made me realize something."

That aura must belong to Isshiki Otsutsuki, whom Mizuki Yoru once treated with great care!

According to the intelligence that Mizuki Yoru placed in Kirigakure, Otsutsuki Isshiki's level of secrecy in the ninja world was the highest, even above the Sage of Six Paths. How could that guy suddenly leave a mark on Madara's body?

Even just a moment ago, when Madara had the upper hand in the battle, he suddenly fled in a panic, and Light felt an indescribable vast aura emanating from him!

It was as if, in that instant, some terrifying being had truly awakened from Madara Uchiha's body.

Orochimaru was unaware of Hikaru's thoughts at that moment. He was already wide-eyed and clenched his fists after hearing Hikaru's words.

What he considered a secret was nothing more than an open secret in the eyes of others. He acted like a clown on a stage, making a lot of noise, but in the end, he was just writing the script set by others.

That's... ridiculous.

"What do you plan to do?" Orochimaru slowly asked. "Are you planning to execute me, this traitor?"

With the vast spiritual power that Uchiha Hikaru is displaying at this moment, it would be easy to take him down. These guards are all incredibly powerful, and this is the power that Minazuki Yoru personally bestowed upon them.

He glanced at Orochimaru but didn't pay him much attention. Instead, he activated the Eight Thousand Spears and seized control of Orochimaru.

She already knew what this rotten snake was, and not only she, but also the higher-ups of Kirigakure and even Mizuki Yoru knew. However, they had to admit that this rotten snake's abilities were indeed outstanding. In fact, one person was enough to be comparable to Yumi and Yukiko in scientific research.

The Hidden Mist Village can no longer afford to let its captain-level combat power be depleted like this. Rather than killing him, it would be better to use his power to resist external enemies.

"Now that you've responded to me, come back soon..."

Night glanced at the boundless, ethereal sky, let out a soft sigh, and then turned her gaze back to the direction where Kirigakure was located.

She could feel Kimimaro's immense spiritual pressure, which was almost shattering the heavens, but even so, he was still fighting hard and there was no way he could defeat Obito Uchiha.

With its spiritual power wings fluttering, Uchiha Hikaru, carrying Orochimaru, quickly headed towards Kirigakure.

They need her strength over there!

……

at the same time.

Having just escaped the battlefield, Madara Uchiha was now completely controlled by an unknown force, and even his eyes had changed completely.

His figure landed on a deserted island within the Land of Water. Sensing the energy within his body, 'Uchiha Madara' exhaled a breath of turbid air. The next moment, his hands quickly formed hand seals and slammed them hard onto the ground.

"Psychic art!"

"Oh!"

As the white smoke dissipated, a ten-tailed creature that wasn't particularly large emerged.

The fresh air and spacious environment excited the Ten-Tails, which had been confined in the sealed space for a long time, causing it to let out a sharp, piercing screech. This relieved Madara Uchiha, who was relieved to see that the Ten-Tails was unharmed.

"Damn Kaguya's descendant, you almost ruined my plans!"

The reason he lay dormant in the ninja world for a thousand years was not only to recover from his injuries and find a suitable vessel to revive himself, but also to re-cultivate the Ten-Tails.

This Ten-Tails, and the eyes in the eye sockets of Hyuga Hanabi that he had nurtured, were his hopes for turning the tide. Fortunately, he summoned them in time; otherwise, if these things had fallen into the hands of Otsutsuki Hagoromo, he would probably have been completely eliminated from the game.

"This is... the Ten-Tails?!"

Within the realm of consciousness, Madara Uchiha's eyes widened in disbelief: "You actually have a Ten-Tails in your possession too?!"

"Is this anything strange or shocking?" Otsutsuki Isshiki sneered. "This is a backup seed. The main seed, which was originally intended to devour this planet, is now inside Obito's body, and its origin is still in that bitch Kaguya's body."

"Ten-Tails... is it a seed?"

Madara Uchiha fell silent. He seemed to understand what kind of people these Otsutsuki were.

But in the current situation... has he been usurped and swallowed up?

So this is the price I'm paying?

"Don't overthink it. Your weapon is not bad, but it's still a little short of my standards." Otsutsuki Isshiki seemed to have seen through Madara's thoughts and said calmly, "However, before my weapon is fully mature, you'll probably have to live a life of one body with two souls for a while."

"In exchange, I can grant you greater power, but you still need to control the degree. Otherwise, if you completely overload yourself and I use your power to revive myself, then it will be your own responsibility."

As he spoke, responding inwardly to Madara Uchiha, Otsutsuki Isshiki walked up to the Ten-Tails and hissed, "Behave yourself!"

The Ten-Tails growled twice, but then fell silent, and 'Uchiha Madara' returned to his body.

"Troublesome things."

Otsutsuki Isshiki snorted softly, his gaze falling on the person in front of him who was completely enveloped by the Ten-Tails organization.

It was a giant wooden cocoon containing two figures: at one end was Hyuga Hanabi with her eyes closed, and at the other end was Otsutsuki Toneri.

But at this moment, both of their figures were completely covered by the Ten-Tails organization and gradually began to merge together.

Clearly, once the two are completely fused together, the thing that is born will be a brand new vessel recognized by Isshiki Otsutsuki—a brand new, truly perfect weapon!

Right now, this artifact is still in the gestation stage, just like its current appearance, in the cocoon stage before it breaks out of its cocoon and becomes a butterfly.

But it is perfectly fine to insert a 'wedge' at this point.

The unique wedge belonging to the Otsutsuki style was reinjected into the cocoon, awaiting activation and descent by the celestial beings.

After witnessing Isshiki use his body to accomplish all this, Madara Uchiha in the consciousness space slowly spoke: "What are you going to do next? Just wait here?"

"of course not."

Otsutsuki Isshiki sneered, "That bastard Kaguya's descendant actually gave me such a big surprise, how can I just let it go like this?"

It is impolite not to reciprocate; this is a courtesy he learned after thousands of years in the ninja world!

Although I don't know what you've arranged in the Pure Land of the Underworld, destroying these things will surely be the right thing to do, right?

"The Pure Land of the Underworld... the master of souls... hehehe." A mocking smile appeared on Otsutsuki Isshiki's lips. He really wanted to see what was about to happen.

……

Inside Kirigakure Village.

Facing Obito Uchiha, the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Kimimaro had already gained unparalleled power amidst endless miracles.

That was the boundless fighting power unleashed from the endless trust in the gods.

His physical body had been crushed countless times by Obito Uchiha, but under the power of the [Miracle], he continued to fight, even though he no longer possessed any of the characteristics of a human being.

Even if he dies, he will be resurrected by the sword of the god. This is a manifestation of Kimimaro's obsession with the mastery of the soul and his loyalty to his faith!

"Your stubborn resistance is pointless, and there will be no miracles!"

Obito Uchiha suddenly raised the Spear of Ama-no-Numa in his hand, and a strike powerful enough to split the world suddenly erupted, swinging towards Kimimaro with unparalleled force.

Kimimaro raised his arm, and the sword made of spiritual energy tried to block the attack, but in an instant, the spiritual holy sword was destroyed, and Kimimaro's physical body was also cut open.

Boom!

As Kimimaro's body was cut open, the light of the Spear of the Amazu shook the world. Wherever it passed, the entire land of Kirigakure was split open like tofu, and dust billowed into the sky.

As the aftershocks subsided, the villagers of Kirigakure looked into the distance in disbelief and saw a bottomless canyon leading straight to the end of the ocean, where the seawater flowed backward and gathered into the abyss.

The sheer horror of the scene gave one the feeling that the entire world was about to be shattered and torn apart by this single blow.

"What kind of power is this..." Hozuki Mangetsu tried his best to maintain a calm expression, but his expression was terrifyingly gloomy.

"Kami's power, is it?" Kisame Hoshigaki looked at the shattered Kimimaro and couldn't help but clench Samehada in his hand: "Kimimaro, can you hold on?"

"It's alright, after all, it's a 'miracle' personally bestowed by Lord Ye."

Some people say this, but even he himself is somewhat unsure about what he is saying.

While the miracle was impressive, Obito Uchiha's power was simply too exaggerated; he could create the moon with his bare hands and split the sky with a wave of his hand.

For him, destruction of the world was not just a metaphor, but a fact.

Faced with a guy like that, no one could confidently utter the word 'confrontation'.

Everyone looked extremely tense, but Kimimaro did not disappoint them.

The brilliance of the miracle burst forth once more. Even though Kimimaro was no longer recognizable as a human at this moment, and his overall posture resembled a giant of light condensed purely from spiritual power, he still stood up and condensed once more!

Miracles never fade!

Chapter 324 The Desperate Hidden Mist

"There were no other traces left, but in that small space before, there were slight spatial fluctuations and chakra residue."

Inside the Otsutsuki space, Gamamaru spoke in a deep voice, reporting to the Sage of Six Paths: "One thing is certain, that guy is definitely not dead, and he even had the strength to move the valuable things here after escaping."

"Has the psychic left?"

The Sage of Six Paths snorted coldly: "I really underestimated him. I didn't expect that he could still escape under these circumstances."

"His ability to escape from the goddess of the rabbit in the past already demonstrated his strong survival skills. It would be strange if he were to die or be defeated in battle today."

Gamamaru took out a condensed chakra and handed it to the Sage of Six Paths: "This power was left over from that small space. Take a look."

"This is……"

The moment they sensed this chakra, a rare look of shock appeared on Hamura Otsutsuki's usually calm face, and even the Sage of Six Paths showed a solemn expression.

"Brother, this chakra..."

"Ah, you didn't misperceive it." The Sage of Six Paths nodded, holding the wisp of chakra in his hand and examining it closely. At the same time, he also extracted a wisp of chakra from his own body.

Although these two chakras differ in strength, they are actually about 80% similar in essence.

“It really is the Ten-Tails’ chakra…” Hamura Otsutsuki said in a deep voice, “But this is impossible. The Ten-Tails should still be inside Obito Uchiha’s body. There can’t be the Ten-Tails’ chakra here.”

“He is the man behind Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura had previously cooperated with Obito Uchiha. Perhaps during that time, a portion of the Ten-Tails' chakra was stolen?” Gamamaru tentatively suggested, but was met with silence.

After eliminating all the impossibilities, the remaining answer, no matter how bizarre, is still correct.

At this moment, there is only one truth: in addition to the Ten-Tails inside Obito Uchiha, there is another Ten-Tails left in Isshiki Otsutsuki's hands!

Otherwise, it would be impossible for such a large amount of the Ten-Tails' chakra to remain in this space!

"Things are probably going to get a little troublesome from here, Yui."

Gamamaru said in a low voice, "The power of the Ten-Tails... combined with that guy himself... that would probably be comparable to the disaster of the Goddess of the Rabbit in the past."

"I know."

The Sage of Six Paths nodded indifferently. As the former Jinchūriki of the Ten-Tails, no one understood the power of the Ten-Tails better than him, and no one understood his mother's strength better than him.

Otsutsuki Isshiki... This guy who has been lying low in the ninja world for a thousand years really has some incredible trump cards!

"It seems we've alerted them, Yu Yi."

"Intelligence is of utmost importance, and this operation can be considered to have yielded some results."

"Tch... What are you planning to do next? Letting a tiger return to the mountain is not a wise move. With that guy's ability to lie low, once he hides away, we don't know how much effort we'll have to spend to find him."

"Moreover, we've now confirmed that he still has a Ten-Tails in his possession. If he manages to replenish its strength, then we..."

"Given the current situation, it's impossible for me to search the whole world for him." The Sage of Six Paths shook his head. "Besides, even if he has the Ten-Tails, its strength is definitely not comparable to the one inside Obito's body. There's no need to worry too much about it."

"So what are you going to do?"

“Obito Uchiha.” The Sage of Six Paths paused, then continued, “He has already gained the power to contact his mother.”

"What?! So fast?!"

The moment Gamamaru's voice fell, an unusual aura suddenly emanated from him, and the expressions of the three people present changed upon sensing this aura.

The space trembled, and the three figures appeared above Konoha.

Looking up, the moon in the sky was blood red!