Three orcas swam through the sky, connected by towering walls of water. As they spun faster and faster, a massive waterspout surged upward, trapping you inside.
You immediately sensed a shift in the surrounding magnetic field. Between the three orcas, there was a faint but tangible link of seawater, lightning, and magnetism. These three forces began to intertwine—forming a fusion of natural laws. Their strength skyrocketed!
They had reached the level of Sacred Land Sages!
Using their massive bodies, they charged at you from close range.
You swatted one away with a flick of your tail, but the third rammed into you with full force, sending you crashing into the sea. The remaining two immediately followed up. Their coordination was flawless.
Though their attacks didn't cause serious damage, they managed to stall you for a moment.
Magnetic Elemental Combined Kill Technique!
The three great powerhouses of the deep-sea whale tribe struck in unison. The magnetic field at the ocean floor suddenly twisted, unleashing a terrifying force meant to crush you where you stood.
Kamui!
You phased out your body to dodge the first wave of attacks. But they kept coming, one after another. And due to the magnetic interference, your Kamui's intangibility duration was drastically shortened.
Left with no choice, you began using your body to tank the hits. Scales were scraped off in the process, causing sharp pain.
Suddenly, your body vanished entirely—merging with the vast sea itself.
The surface of the ocean went still, no longer churning violently. It rose and fell gently, like the breath of a living creature… yet it seemed to be concealing a cataclysmic power beneath its calm.
The three orcas, having lost sight of their target, grew momentarily confused.
Just then, the White Ape Sage returned, his upper body bare and glowing with golden light. Seeing that the three whale sages still hadn't taken you down, he became visibly angry.
With a quiet chant of a Buddhist mantra...
He carefully pulled a slip of paper inscribed with golden runes from his ear, muttering under his breath as the runes grew ever more radiant.
"Useless things… I lost three Buddha Weapons because of you. I will kill you!"
Suddenly, the White Ape hurled the shining talisman in his hand. One of the orcas failed to dodge and was heavily wounded on the spot.
The remaining orcas were stunned.
The White Ape had been their long-time friend. He had asked them to help hunt you down so they could evolve by consuming your flesh.
Yet now, he'd turned on them!
With one heavily wounded, the trio could no longer maintain their formation. The two remaining orca sages saw their power fall from the level of Sacred Land Sages.
The White Ape then pulled a staff from his ear, followed by draping a Buddhist robe over his shoulders.
He continued chanting, proclaiming a solemn vow: to avenge the orca brother you had slain.
"Shameless!"
"You old monkey! I'll kill you myself!"
The surviving whale sages lunged at him.
The White Ape simply smiled. As he finished the final syllable of his vow, his power surged dramatically.
He plunged into the water, wielding his staff.
In an instant, he suppressed and executed all three whale sages.
With their deaths, the White Ape made another vow—gathering the essence of the three slain sages into himself.
His strength soared beyond that of a Sacred Land Sage, to a level that even you couldn't ignore.
The next moment, the entire sea churned. A massive water dragon rose beneath the White Ape Sage.
But the White Ape twitched his ear and calmly took a step to the side, effortlessly dodging the dragon's strike.
A streak of sword light flashed.
The White Ape reappeared, but this time—his tail had been severed by your blade. Even his so-called indestructible body had been cleaved through by your Ultimate Meaning.
Hovering in midair in your water dragon form, you understood:
As long as your speed surpassed the White Ape's reaction time, his mastery over space techniques would become useless!
Countless blade-like columns of water pierced the sky, forcing him to retreat again and again.
Infuriated, the once-proud White Ape began chanting furiously, issuing yet another vow to kill you. His power spiked once more.
This was the legacy he had received—power from the Buddhist sect. As long as he made a vow, his strength would continue to grow. Even if a true Sacred Land Sage appeared, he would not flinch!
You didn't wait.
As he chanted, you attacked again.
Your chakra prayer beads transformed into a sword, wreathed in water and fire law. Sword intent forged from rules surged forth.
The White Ape couldn't dodge. A massive gash split open his chest—his golden internal organs visibly pulsing inside.
Seriously wounded, the White Ape's eyes turned blood-red. He thrashed about with his staff in a frenzy, howling and swinging wildly—but you easily evaded each strike.
You finally saw him for what he was.
A complete lunatic.
A slave to power. The moment he received his so-called legacy, he had deluded himself into believing he was superior.
Kamui!
Space twisted again. The White Ape teleported behind you—but you had anticipated it.
Switching to your Six Tomoe Sharingan, you turned instantly.
Your eyes locked.
Though his physical body was absurdly strong, you saw clearly—his spirit was fragile.
You dragged him straight into the illusionary domain you had crafted.
Burn the Heavens, Boil the Seas!
The White Ape shrieked. His proud body was instantly burned to white bones by the powers of water and fire.
The illusion turned real.
The White Ape, barely clinging to life, floated like a dead dog on the ocean's surface. Just as you prepared to interrogate him and extract his legacy cultivation method—
He suddenly pulled out a small vial and downed the golden liquid inside. His shattered body regenerated instantly.
He cackled maniacally, boasting that the liquid was Arhat Blood.
Then he hurled his Buddhist robe at you.
You casually launched a Truth-Seeking Orb—but the Buddhist robe devoured it in an instant.
Kamui!
You warped the Buddhist robe into your Kamui dimension.
But at that moment, the fully regenerated White Ape became even more powerful. A red aura ignited around his body.
He began chanting again, and then bellowed:
Battle Saint Scripture!
His power exploded.
This was the White Ape Sage's ultimate trump card.
The Battle Saint Scripture had ten levels. Each level doubled his power. When all ten were activated, his strength increased over a thousandfold—essentially the Sage Art version of the Eight Gates!
Seeing that the monkey had gone completely mad, you abandoned any hope of obtaining his legacy.
You decided to end him.
You steadied your breath, activating the Ryūchi Cave Sage Techniques and breathing method simultaneously. All the energies within you aligned in perfect harmony.
A Susanoo over a thousand meters tall appeared—then compressed instantly into a tight-fitting suit of jet-black armor.
You opened the Eight Gates.
You merged your Sword Dao Ultimate Meaning and Rule Power into your body.
Your form became a sword.
Your mouth opened slightly—instinctively unleashing a ray condensed from the Rule of Death.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Your bodies collided in the sky over and over, shaking the heavens. The shockwaves echoed across the entire shinobi world, drawing the attention of countless beasts and people.
Two especially powerful gazes also turned their attention toward the battlefield.
Eventually, the two of you left the shinobi world entirely—battling in the void of space, shattering asteroid after asteroid with the aftershocks.
In the final clash, you coughed up blood, while the White Ape Sage's indestructible body crumbled on the spot.
If not for his identity as a summoning beast…
If not for years of cultivation and the power of the Buddhist legacy…
He would have died right there.
But now, he was completely drained—both in power and technique. You grabbed him with one hand, ready to warp him back into your Kamui dimension to interrogate and then execute him…
"Wait."
At that moment, a gentle, loving female voice rang out.
The gaze of the Sage of Six Paths, which had been observing the battle, vanished on its own.
You frowned. Your dragon claw held tight to the White Ape Sage's broken body—and his fleeing soul.
The Slug Sage had arrived.
She pleaded with you to let the White Ape go—to give him a chance to repent.
The White Ape nodded vigorously, promising that if you spared him, he would offer you the legacy he had once received.
The Slug Sage added that she would personally take him to Ryūchi Cave for discipline, and even revive the black cat who had once made a contract with you.
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