Chapter 38
"My body?"
Staring at its own cracked form, even the Nine-Tails—despite being controlled by the illusion of the Mangekyō Sharingan—showed a rare expression of disbelief.
What kind of ability is this?
It had actually ignored its rampaging chakra and shattered its body?
Still, as a tailed beast, the Nine-Tails could only be sealed—it couldn't be killed permanently. Even if it were destroyed, it would resurrect after a period of time.
And among all the tailed beasts, the fully-formed Nine-Tails was almost equal to the combined strength of the other eight.
Thus, even though cracks webbed across its massive body, the Nine-Tails let out an earth-shaking roar. Terrifying chakra surged into the sky, making the heavens and earth tremble faintly...
ROAR!!
A few seconds later, the furious Nine-Tails made a comeback. After an earth-shattering roar, it opened its mouth wide. Terrifying chakra gathered rapidly, condensing into a massive Tailed Beast Bomb...
"Fall back...!"
At the moment the Tailed Beast Bomb began to form, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, finally reacted. He glanced at the mysterious figure in the white-bearded mask—and chose to retreat.
There was no other choice.
He didn't know what this mysterious man intended.
But as long as he was fighting the Nine-Tails, then—for now—he was an ally of Konoha.
And with this mysterious person intervening, the village's losses could be minimized. It was simply too good to pass up.
"Withdraw!"
The Konoha shinobi, receiving the order, didn't dare hesitate. They immediately retreated at full speed, scattering in disorder.
Affected by this, Konoha's forces completely fell back.
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"A Tailed Beast Bomb?"
Watching the Nine-Tails prepare to unleash its attack, a flicker of battle intent flashed across Uchiha Ryunian's eyes. Calmly, he lifted the blade in his hand—Cloud Cutter—and waved it lightly.
"Cloud Severing Slash!"
Whoosh!!
The next instant, a visible blade of energy shot out, traveling at lightning speed to meet the incoming Tailed Beast Bomb.
BOOM!!
A deafening explosion erupted as the attacks collided.
The energy was so overwhelming that the very air twisted and cracked.
Shockwaves tore through the battlefield, fracturing the ground and toppling buildings. Konoha itself seemed on the verge of collapse.
Shock and awe.
Complete and utter shock.
From afar, the mysterious man stood as calm and composed as ever.
The Nine-Tails, however, wasn't so lucky. A deep slash mark marred its head. Though the wound was already starting to heal, it couldn't hide the fact that it had been wounded.
In other words—
With one attack,
Uchiha Ryunian had not only destroyed the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb but had also wounded the Nine-Tails itself.
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"The Nine-Tails' attack was blocked again?"
"He's too strong! Who the hell is this guy?!"
"The terrifying chakra... the fearsome blade... the power to tear the air itself... Just how terrifying is this mysterious man?!"
Shocked cries echoed among the Konoha shinobi who had retreated to a distance.
This was the Nine-Tails—the beast that could destroy the world!
And yet now...
Its attack had been easily blown apart.
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The Third Hokage, Sarutobi, took a deep breath. His mind was in complete chaos.
"Minato... where are you?"
The Nine-Tails was on a rampage.
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was nowhere to be seen.
And now a masked stranger with monstrous power had appeared...
Damn it.
At this rate, Konoha really would become a public playground for invaders.
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Meanwhile, Uchiha Ryunian, wearing the Whitebeard mask, nodded in satisfaction.
"The Immortal Body combined with Whitebeard's power... it's simply a complete transformation."
He understood it now.
The Whitebeard template he had signed in for—it was Whitebeard in his prime.
Even though he had only fused and unlocked 83.25% of it, the power he could wield was already terrifying.
Combined with his Immortal Body, Uchiha Ryunian could unleash the Shock Fruit's power without suffering any backlash.
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Watching the Nine-Tails slowly heal the wound on its head, a trace of amusement flickered in Ryunian's eyes.
Since the Nine-Tails couldn't truly be killed, then...
Wouldn't it be fine to beat it a little harder?
And so—
Without hesitation, Ryunian, gripping Cloud Cutter, launched an attack.
The Nine-Tails, bellowing in fury, bared its fangs and charged to meet him head-on.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rocked the village.
Half of Konoha became a battlefield, devastated by the clash between the Nine-Tails and Uchiha Ryunian.
With every clash, buildings collapsed, the ground split apart, and shockwaves rolled across the village.
Fortunately, most civilians had already been evacuated.
Otherwise, by the end of this battle, Konoha's population would have dropped by half.
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On the battlefield, the battle quickly became one-sided.
From the moment they clashed, Ryunian had been suppressing the Nine-Tails.
Especially with the combination of the Shock Fruit and his Immortal Body Chakra—
Every slash he delivered left a deep, gaping wound on the massive beast.
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"The Nine-Tails is getting beaten up!"
"Such terrifying power!"
"The chakra... it feels similar to the First Hokage's...!"
The distant Konoha shinobi stared, stunned.
Was this really the Nine-Tails—the monster said to be able to destroy the world?
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Only the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, remained deep in thought.
A flash of realization crossed his mind.
The chakra fluctuations… they were just like the ones that once radiated from the legendary First Hokage—Hashirama Senju.
Could it be?
This mysterious masked man... possessed the legendary Immortal Body?
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