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While Kenshi continued to lay low.
In a secret chamber deep underground, beneath the towering Outer Path Statue, Uchiha Madara awoke from his slumber.
Two White Zetsu had been waiting for him, ready to report on various intelligence from the ninja world over the past year.
Most of it was about Nagato.
After all, Nagato had Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan, and the White Zetsu were constantly watching him. They couldn't let anyone destroy the Rinnegan.
"By the way, that Kenshi is hiding on an island near the outskirts of the extreme cold region. He's been training for a year and three months... roughly."
At the end, the White Zetsu seemed to have just remembered Kenshi, casually mentioning it.
"Is that so!"
Uchiha Madara was a little surprised. That brat Kenshi had actually evaded Konoha's pursuit and gone into hiding.
"This won't do. As my pawn, he can't be too comfortable."
Madara's lips curled slightly upwards. "Leak that brat's location."
"Heh heh, Madara-sama, you're so cunning." The White Zetsu chuckled and happily left.
If Kenshi didn't fall into despair and develop even greater hatred, how could he guide him towards the path he desired?
Uchiha Madara smiled inwardly. The ninja world without Hashirama was too boring. He needed some entertainment, didn't he?
"Let me see how much of Hashirama's Wood Release you can recreate."
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The Land of Frost.
The Bull Horn Peninsula, named for its bull horn shape jutting into the Sea of War, was about the size of the Korean Peninsula on Earth.
The protruding peninsula perfectly divided the southern waters of the Sea of War in half, making it the best transit point and a contested area for both the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning to cross the sea.
It could be said that in the wars between the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, nine out of ten large-scale battles took place here.
Whoever controlled the Bull Horn Peninsula would control the initiative in the war, able to attack the other side's homeland from their long coastline at any time.
After the Iwagakure and Kumogakure went to war, the Bull Horn Peninsula quickly became a battlefield meat grinder for the ninjas of both villages.
At this moment, in the western part of the Bull Horn Peninsula, the Iwagakure ninja headquarters.
"Tsuchikage-sama, the underground bounty agency has sent another report about Kenshi."
"Again?!"
Ōnoki was full of surprise. Ever since he had used the underground bounty agency to release false information about Kenshi's location and went to find him, only to be ambushed by the Third Raikage and suffer a blow, he had used this tactic of using the underground bounty agency to release false information to ambush the enemy ninjas several times.
In the end, both sides no longer trusted the information released by the underground bounty agency.
He didn't expect another report about Kenshi to suddenly appear. Did they think he would fall for it again?
"This information is a bit different."
The ANBU ninja said, "The report says that after Kenshi fought the Third Raikage, he passed through the Sea of War and then through the entire extreme cold region. He has been secluded on a large island on the outskirts of the extreme cold region until now."
The ANBU ninja added, "The information is very detailed. It even records how Kenshi survived on the outskirts of the extreme cold region. I think it should be true, Tsuchikage-sama."
So detailed... Ōnoki's brows furrowed, his hands crossed, his eyes filled with thought.
Thinking about it carefully, he had searched the Sea of War thoroughly, and he had also sent people to search the coastal small countries, but there had been no clues.
Kumogakure should also be searching for Kenshi.
From the looks of it, they hadn't found Kenshi either.
So, it was possible that Kenshi had really passed through the extreme cold region.
Ōnoki didn't know much about the extreme cold region. He only knew that it was a world covered in thick snow and ice, devoid of life.
He hadn't considered that Kenshi would go there at first.
After all, no one could survive in the extreme cold region.
Thinking about it now, the place beyond the extreme cold region was habitable.
The extreme cold region was also a natural barrier. He and the Third Raikage hadn't thought to send people to check there, which allowed Kenshi to hide until now.
By now, Ōnoki believed that the information was true.
But Ōnoki, being cautious, wasn't going to check it out personally.
"Have Darui come to see me." Ōnoki said to the secretary beside him.
Dōjutsu-Darui, a jōnin of the Tsuchikage clan, was skilled in Earth Release Explosion. He could create clay birds to fly. Sending him to check would be the fastest and safest.
At the same time.
The Third Raikage, having received the intelligence, made the same decision as Ōnoki. He sent a ninja from the Daruma clan to ride a giant eagle to check the location mentioned in the intelligence.
Biwako, who was in the Land of Iron searching for Kenshi, also received the intelligence from the underground bounty agency and was heading towards Kenshi's current location.
Unbeknownst to Kenshi, whose location had been exposed, he continued his daily research on how to inscribe the Absorption Sealing Formation on his body and how to strengthen the Black Iron Chains.
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This day.
Afternoon.
In the wooden house, Kenshi, who had stripped naked and had his shadow clone experiment with inscribing the Absorption Sealing Formation on his body, suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly.
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"It's done!"
On the other side of the wooden house, Kenshi's shadow clone's face was filled with joy. With a thought, a black iron chain feather coat appeared all over his body, and then he came out of the wooden house.
Kenshi was already waiting outside. Seeing his shadow clone come out, he thought, and activated the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. A blue-white Lightning Release Chakra armor covered his entire body.
"Are you ready?"
Kenshi looked at his shadow clone, taking a running stance. He clenched his right hand, extended his index finger, and condensed solid, jade-like Lightning Release Chakra, extending it like a sharp lightning dagger, flickering with faint streaks of lightning.
This was Kenshi's One-Inch Punch, his strongest spear, perfect for testing the strength of the Black Iron Chains woven with Wood Release Chakra threads as a base.
"Bring it on."
Kenshi's shadow clone felt the Wood Release Chakra threads in the Black Iron Chains, which were dozens of times more refined than normal Chakra. He replied confidently.
As soon as he finished speaking.
Zzzzt... Kenshi's One-Inch Punch had already pierced through the Black Iron Chain feather coat covering his shadow clone's entire body. The refined Lightning Release Chakra pierced through with extreme speed, striking the Black Iron Chain feather coat.
Boom!
Zzzzt Clang!
In an instant, lightning crackled, thunder roared, and a piercing sound of lightning colliding with metal echoed through the entire valley.
Whoosh!
Bang!
Kenshi's shadow clone shot out like a cannonball, crashing into the cliff face of the valley, directly smashing a large hole.
"Hahaha..."
In front of the wooden house, Kenshi retracted the Lightning Release Chakra armor, stood up straight, looked towards the distant hole, and burst into laughter.
Whoosh!
The shadow clone shot out from the cliff hole at high speed, quickly returning to the front of the wooden house. The Black Iron feather coat on his body was intact, without a single tear.
"Hahaha... Let's see how the Third Raikage can fight me now. Next time I see you, I'll be the one killing you personally."
Kenshi was full of confidence. The Third Raikage's most intimidating thing was the One-Inch Punch, its unparalleled attack power that pierced and cut through everything.
Once he could withstand the attack of the One-Inch Punch, Kenshi was confident that he could take down the Third Raikage.
After all, he not only had the Black Iron Chains but also a more suitable Lightning Release Chakra armor. His speed, attack, and defense were all not inferior to the Third Raikage's. His defense was even stronger than the Third Raikage's.
There was no reason why he couldn't take down the Third Raikage.
"Ah, it feels good. Now I can finally say I'm completely free from weakness."
Back in the wooden house, sitting at the dining table, Kenshi took out some sake and had a small drink.
The Black Iron Chains, woven with Wood Release Chakra threads, were stronger than ever before. He didn't know about the future, but there should be very few attacks that could break through the Black Iron Chains' defense.
If there were... perhaps only Dust Release.
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