Shinra Tensei hadn't even fully hit Ye Liang's Susano'o before the golden energy sucked all its chakra dry!
"This is the power of Sage Chakra!"
Ye Liang now understood everything.
At the same time, he finally figured out the strength of his own Susano'o!
A typical Susano'o not only varied in color but also differed greatly in abilities.
Take Itachi Uchiha's Susano'o for example.
It could manifest outside the body and wield weapons such as the Sword of Totsuka and the Yata Mirror.
Sasuke's Susano'o was slightly weaker—it couldn't appear outside his body and instead wielded a bow. Thus, Sasuke specialized in long-range attacks.
Ye Liang didn't have any of those flashy features.
He just didn't have that kind of stuff.
His Susano'o, apart from being able to channel Sage Chakra, had a long cursed blade phantom hanging at his waist!
The very same sword resting in his space storage:
Onikiri!
"I never expected Onikiri's existence would also reflect into my Susano'o. Guess I'll have to learn swordsmanship someday soon!" Ye Liang mused, then swiftly drew the phantom Onikiri at his waist.
He pulled out a massive, three-hundred-meter-long blade.
The moment it left its scabbard, terrifying ghostly wails echoed through the air!
Then, the black blade pressed against Nagato's face. Where the blade passed, countless ghostly shadows surged like a storm, igniting raging flames wherever they touched!
This was Amaterasu!
The cursed blade actually wielded the power of Amaterasu too!
Ye Liang felt thrilled once again.
Nagato hastily retreated, eyes wide. He and Konan were staring at Ye Liang now like he was some monster.
He knew Ye Liang was dangerous, but never thought he'd get this strong — and now he's even using Susanoo too?!
Uchiha Clan?
That was his immediate thought.
"Long live your mission," said Ye Liang, "but for mine, I'll have to inconvenience you." With that, he swung the cursed sword straight toward Nagato.
Boom!
A tremendous gust of wind roared like a hurricane toward Nagato. Where the cursed blade swept past, even the air itself ignited with Amaterasu's flames!
"Damn it!"
Nagato raised his hand again and activated Shinra Tensei.
This time, he wasn't expecting it to defeat the enemy—he just hoped it would stall Ye Liang for half a second.
Just half a second!
"Even now, you're still not going to act?!" Nagato shouted angrily, seeing that Obito had yet to make a move.
Right at that moment, a bizarre figure dressed in stark black-and-white emerged abruptly from underground. Beside him stood Obito — clearly having arrived together with the strange figure.
"Heh heh heh... This is the mysterious expert you mentioned?" The black-and-white clad man smacked his lips, asking Obito beside him.
Obito nodded nervously.
"That's right! Last time he wasn't this powerful! I don't know if he's been hiding his strength."
His teeth were clattering uncontrollably.
The memory of his previous defeat at Ye Liang's hands had long since been burned into his very bones.
"Obviously, he was holding back all along," the black-and-white figure muttered grimly. Without another word, he simply fell silent, deep in thought.
At that moment, nude White Zetsu emerged from underground. One of them instantly swapped positions with Nagato, who stood beneath the cursed blade.
It was Obito's space-time jutsu.
"Boom!" The White Zetsu that had just switched places was chopped into powder!
"Mū, I didn't expect you to come too. Originally, I thought you'd be a coward hiding like a turtle until death," Ye Liang mocked the Black-and-white clad man coldly.
This man was the greatest schemer in the Naruto world.
Everything had started because of him.
Whether it was Madara Uchiha, Nagato, or Obito, all of them were merely pawns under Black Zetsu's control.
Black Zetsu's objective was simple—he wanted to revive his mother, Kaguya Hime!
A tragic woman who had been abandoned by her husband and sealed away by her own son.
If given the chance, Ye Liang actually quite liked Kaguya Hime—she was extremely beautiful, just slightly radical.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to recognize me?" Black Zetsu smacked his lips again and continued, "Too bad—you won't live much longer."
He clicked his fingers.
The surrounding White Zetsus rushed fiercely toward Ye Liang's Susanoo!
Though these creatures weren't strong, their numbers were overwhelming. Since earlier, thousands of White Zetsus had appeared—and they still hadn't stopped!
Ye Liang knew the White Zetsus were prehistoric humans controlled by Kaguya Hime through Infinite Tsukuyomi during the previous era. Though weak in power, their regeneration abilities were top-notch—perfect for stalling time.
Watching Black Zetsu lead this encirclement, Ye Liang immediately realized things looked grim.
"Phantom Dragon Nine Seals Jutsu!"
Black Zetsu roared loudly.
A black energy wave instantly wrapped around Ye Liang's Susano'o! This wasn't chakra—it must've been some kind of Yin attribute evil spirit energy!
At this moment, several other figures surrounding Ye Liang also moved.
They were Nagato, Konan, Obito, Black Zetsu, and four incomplete remnants of the Sage of the Six Paths who hadn't fully died yet!
A total of eight people!
The Phantom Dragon Nine Seals Jutsu is the strongest sealing technique in the Naruto world!
It requires nine people working together. Once activated, the specified target would have all their chakra mercilessly stripped away!
In the original story,
this sealing jutsu was used specifically for extracting tailed beasts from Jinchuriki!
"What the hell! Actually using this move on me! Am I your tailed beast?!"
Ye Liang cursed furiously.
Although he was powerful, his body was still made of flesh and blood—how could it compare to a tailed beast? Plus, wrapped in this strange malevolent energy, he couldn't even move at all!
"This is too strong! An eight-person combined sealing technique—I can't break free!" Ye Liang struggled hard, trying desperately to escape the Phantom Dragon Nine Seals Jutsu.
Suddenly!
His hands could move!
"Right! The Phantom Dragon Nine Seals requires nine people! They only have eight!"
Instantly, Ye Liang became excited!
If his hands could move, that meant the seal pressure here was weaker.
One hand could perform hand seals!
[Sage Art - Flying Thunder God]
He threw a shuriken up into the sky, then "whoosh!"—just like Ultraman shrinking back into human form, Ye Liang disappeared along with his Susano'o!
Shock crossed everyone's faces!
Sh*t!
He escaped!
The final form of the Phantom Dragon Nine Seals Jutsu sealed the White Zetsu in an instant.
The members of Akatsuki gulped nervously.
Within a heartbeat, they scattered in every direction!
Konan didn't even spare a glance at her teammates—she grabbed Nagato and immediately leapt onto a Paper Bird with an Explosive Tag!
Obito's move was even more shocking—a spatial portal tore open behind him!
He vanished completely…
Black Zetsu broke into a cold sweat.
Before coming here, he had thought Obito was just bragging. But now, witnessing Ye Liang breaking through the Phantom Dragon Nine Seals Jutsu, he instantly realized the truth. Silently, he sank underground.
And then… he was gone.
This series of actions seemed complex, but it was completed in only an instant.
Just as Konan fled a hundred meters away on her Paper Bird, Ye Liang emerged from thin air high up in the sky.
It hadn't even been half a second yet!
Earlier, due to the urgency of the situation, Ye Liang had carelessly thrown a shuriken—and surprisingly sent it flying straight into the sky.
He touched down calmly.
He froze in shock!
"What the heck?! Where'd they go? Were they all born with super reflexes? That's insane!"
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