Chapter 195: Sage Art—Brilliant Great Sword: The Oppression of Eight Million Deities!
A massive earthen river surged high and completely buried the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki in an instant!
However, at that moment, the earth quaked violently as a black sphere emanating a terrifying aura shot upward from within the earthen river. It pierced through the terrain, shattering the stone pillars in its wake. With an unstoppable storm of power, it made a brief appearance before Uchiha Ci.
Uchiha Ci wasn't foolish.
The Tailed Beast Bomb unleashed by the full form of the Nine-Tails was terrifyingly destructive. Taking it head-on with his real body would likely render him temporarily incapacitated, if not outright kill him. Better to let a clone take the brunt of it.
After all, Forbidden Jutsu: Body Revival wasn't omnipotent. On the contrary, it was still an incomplete prototype—a rudimentary form of ultra-fast regeneration. Against damage that exceeded its limits, recovery was sluggish.
Reacting quickly, Uchiha Ci leaped from the stone pillar. Mid-air, he drew several kunai from his ninja pouch and flung them with precision, embedding them into nearby rock formations.
With a swift pull on the threads tied to his fingers, Uchiha Ci launched himself into a rapid aerial maneuver, his movements fluid and graceful. Thin Earth Grudge Fear threads shot from his fingertips, securing themselves to various stone pillars, propelling him like an eagle soaring and diving under the moonlit sky.
Behind him, the Nine-Tails tore through the earthen river, roaring as it fired consecutive Tailed Beast Bombs—relentless blasts akin to a barrage of cannon fire.
Yet, relying on his sharpened battle instincts, Uchiha Ci could visualize the trajectory of the Nine-Tails' attacks clearly in his mind, even without looking.
The Tailed Beast Bombs streaked past him, narrowly missing their target. Each one tore through the air, carving destructive arcs before detonating in the Forest of Death far in the distance.
BOOM!
The explosions sent shockwaves ripping through the forest, scattering leaves and wildlife as towering infernos of destruction erupted. The devastation was immense, but as long as the attacks didn't hit him, they were futile.
The Nine-Tails' fury escalated. Its crimson slit pupils locked onto Uchiha Ci with unyielding hatred.
"Damn Uchiha brat! You're like a flea—hopping everywhere!"
In its rage, the Nine-Tails finally broke free of the sealing restraints Kushina had placed upon it.
Its ninth tail emerged, releasing a surge of terrifying chakra that spiraled into the sky as a crimson pillar of light. From within this pillar, a monstrous, skinless fox's head emerged, its sinister eyes glaring menacingly.
Even just the size of the head dwarfed the massive summon, Manda, which Uchiha Ci had called forth previously. The Nine-Tails had entered its full Tailed Beast state—a form that had once rivaled even Pain's Chibaku Tensei during the Naruto-Pain battle.
This time, however, it was the complete Nine-Tails.
The scarlet chakra pillar sent shockwaves that shattered several enormous stone pillars created by Uchiha Ci. For a brief moment, he paused, his brows furrowed in thought as he realized the situation had spiraled beyond his expectations.
Even the Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation prison he'd crafted to suppress the Nine-Tails was on the verge of collapse from the sheer intensity of its transformation.
As Uchiha Ci contemplated his next move, a sudden change occurred.
Golden chains burst from the ground, wrapping tightly around the emerging form of the Nine-Tails.
Sealing Technique: Adamantine Sealing Chains!
At the critical moment, Kushina, the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, regained consciousness. Though she was at her limit, she used her last ounce of strength to contain the beast.
Seeing this, Uchiha Ci's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, he leaped from the top of a stone pillar, diving headfirst toward the Nine-Tails.
The wind whipped through his long black hair as he descended. His hands clasped together, his voice echoed through the battlefield:
"Nine-Tails! You're far too powerful. I must seal you!"
These words stunned the Nine-Tails.
For a moment, its massive body froze, and it shuddered involuntarily. Memories of the last person to utter such words flooded its mind—a man who had summoned a terrifying wooden construct over 300 meters tall. That wooden behemoth had swatted the Nine-Tails into submission with a single palm and nearly crushed it to death in his grasp.
Hearing such a declaration from this frail-looking Uchiha brat was both infuriating and humiliating.
"You insolent brat!" the Nine-Tails roared. "You think you're worthy to say such things? Once I break these chains, I'll—"
Before it could finish, Uchiha Ci's Sharingan flared to life.
Sage Art: Sharingan—White Pulse Gaze!
A massive crimson dragon materialized in the illusionary realm, coiling tightly around the Nine-Tails and unleashing a blinding sonic blast.
"Ha! You're nothing but a beast! Your intellect is on par with a five-year-old child!" Uchiha Ci laughed as he manipulated his threads, landing gracefully atop the Nine-Tails' head.
Without delay, he formed the 'Ram' seal and unleashed his jutsu:
Sage Art: Earth Grudge Fear—Spiral Web!
Seventy-two stone pillars split open, unleashing countless thick threads that spiraled and intertwined around the Nine-Tails, binding its limbs and tails in a web-like formation.
Despite its struggles, the Nine-Tails found itself immobilized by what seemed like an absurdly over-engineered application of chakra threads and geometry.
"What have you done, brat?!" the Nine-Tails roared.
Ignoring its fury, Uchiha Ci smirked, placed his hand over his heart, and unleashed a surge of chakra into his blade.
With a dramatic twist of his sword hilt, a brilliant sun-like radiance erupted above the Nine-Tails' head, forming an immense, glowing greatsword that illuminated the Forest of Death like daylight.
Pouring every ounce of chakra, energy, and ocular power he possessed into the blade, Uchiha Ci roared:
"Sage Art: Brilliant Great Sword—The Oppression of Eight Million Deities!"