Chapter 160: Shisui's Cheat, Wood Dragon Splits Apart! (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Votes!)
Konohagakure was destined to be sleepless that night.
Although no one had died, cleaning up the aftermath and sending personnel to the border to prevent other ninja villages from invading took time.
With such a massive disturbance, it was impossible to keep it a secret from other ninja villages.
However, these were matters for the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, to consider.
On the Hokage Rock.
Sarutobi Asuma stood with his hands behind his back, his robes billowing in the wind.
Looking down at Konohagakure, his thoughts drifted far away.
From today onwards, apart from certain intelligence, other "prophecies" would likely disappear quickly.
After all, the Fourth Hokage and his wife were alive!
What would the future hold?
He couldn't imagine!
"But with my current strength, even without 'prophecy,' what is there to fear?"
"Even if the system is gone now, I've already laid a solid foundation. Who can stop me?"
Looking down at Konoha, Sarutobi Asuma was filled with confidence.
The ninja world would change because of him!
Hatake Sakumo, Might Duy, Rin Nohara, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina... and even more!
"Back then, the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara stood here, wanting to establish a land without war. Today, I stand here. What is it I want?"
"Immortality?"
"Supreme power?"
"Beautiful women?"
Sarutobi Asuma raised his hand and clenched it as if to grasp the entire ninja world.
"Hmm?"
Sarutobi Asuma retracted his hand and turned to look, seeing a figure leaping towards him.
It was Uchiha Shisui.
Standing with his hands behind his back, his robes billowing in the wind, Sarutobi Asuma waited quietly as the moonlight bathed him.
In that moment, in Uchiha Shisui's eyes, Sarutobi Asuma was like a god.
"Teacher!"
Uchiha Shisui landed in front of Sarutobi Asuma and bowed respectfully.
Sarutobi Asuma smiled slightly and nodded.
Uchiha Shisui looked at Sarutobi Asuma, hesitated, and then asked, "Teacher, did you foresee this scene long ago?"
That genjutsu from back then, apart from the ending, was exactly the same as what had happened before.
The impact on his heart was immense!
"Shisui, I don't have the ability to predict the future!"
Sarutobi Asuma laughed, "That genjutsu back then was just a deduction I made about the future based on various intelligence!"
"De... deduction!"
Uchiha Shisui's eyes showed shock.
This answer was even more shocking to him than being able to predict the future.
What kind of intelligence gathering and analysis ability was this?
A mortal rivaling a god!
After all, only gods could possess the ability to see the future, right?
Sarutobi Asuma looked at the shock and increasingly fervent reverence in Uchiha Shisui's eyes, feeling a tiny bit proud.
"What do you think of what happened today?"
Sarutobi Asuma asked.
Uchiha Shisui regained his senses and said solemnly, "Teacher, the Nine-Tails... was controlled by the Sharingan, right?"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded slightly, "Mm."
Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but panic. Even though he already knew the answer, hearing the truth from Sarutobi Asuma now made it impossible to suppress the fear in his heart.
The Uchiha clan already occupied an awkward position in Konoha, with rifts between them and Konoha's leadership, and they were not trusted. And now...
Cold sweat trickled down his face.
"You don't need to be so nervous."
Looking at Uchiha Shisui's expression, Sarutobi Asuma said, "Although he's an Uchiha, he's not an Uchiha of Konoha."
"Konoha's higher-ups can distinguish that."
Uchiha Shisui looked up, exclaiming in surprise, "An Uchiha from outside?"
"To control the Nine-Tails, the eye power must be extremely strong; even the Three Tomoe would find it difficult. In the entire ninja world, perhaps only..."
Hatake Sakumo nodded, "Uchiha Madara!"
"That guy not only has the Mangekyo but also a summoning contract with the Nine-Tails."
"It can only be the legendary ninja of the ninja world, Asura, Uchiha Madara!"
Uchiha Shisui swallowed, finding it hard to believe, "Uchiha Madara? He... how is that possible? Someone from so long ago."
"Nothing is impossible."
Sarutobi Asuma shook his head, pointing to his head, "Don't limit yourself with your own thinking!"
"Of course, someone wearing a mask and hiding their identity might not necessarily be Uchiha Madara, but we can treat him as Madara."
"However, none of that is important. Whether it's Uchiha Madara or not, it's still a Sharingan."
"So, what do you think about what happened today?"
What do I think?
Uchiha Shisui's mind raced. He finally said, "After this incident, the distrust between the Uchiha clan and the village will likely grow even greater."
"Or rather, the village will be even more distrustful and wary of the Uchiha clan."
He knew his clansmen too well.
They would absolutely not tolerate such humiliation.
Over time, they would inevitably become more resentful of the village.
Uchiha Shisui said with difficulty, "If it weren't for Teacher and Fourth Hokage-sama, I'm afraid... I'm afraid the scene you once showed in your Genjutsu might occur in the future!"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled, "But there are no 'ifs'!"
"'If' what?"
"An 'if' is a hypothesis, a hypothesis is an illusion. Since you're in reality, why look at illusions? Why fear illusions?"
Uchiha Shisui was stunned.
Sarutobi Asuma asked with a smile, "Shisui, do you know about your clan's forbidden jutsu, Izanagi?"
"Yes, Teacher. The clan head previously taught it to me," Uchiha Shisui quickly replied.
Sarutobi Asuma nodded, "This jutsu achieves a very high realm within Genjutsu, converting illusion and reality, turning everything disadvantageous to oneself into a dream."
"And I once conceived of a very high realm for Genjutsu, which is to turn illusion into reality."
"In other words, making the fake real!"
Uchiha Shisui was shocked, but then confused, unable to understand the connection between the two high realms of Genjutsu and the topic they were discussing.
Sarutobi Asuma continued, "You think they are two high realms of Genjutsu, but in reality, there is only one."
"Both turn illusion into reality."
"The moment Izanagi is activated, everything disadvantageous to oneself has not yet happened, meaning it belongs to the future. The future, relative to the present, is an illusion because it hasn't happened yet, even if it's already destined due to various factors."
"Therefore, the effect of Izanagi is to turn any disadvantageous situation in the future into a dream."
"But the moment it takes effect is the present, so this is actually turning illusion into reality!"
"And relative to the moment it takes effect, the past is an unchangeable fact, so it is reality. Therefore, this jutsu can also be said to turn reality into a dream."
"However, Shisui, you must remember, people always stand in the present, at this very moment, not the future, nor the past!"
"Therefore, your goals, your ideals, are all illusions!"
"Your past, your future, are also illusions!"
"How will you achieve your goals and ideals?"
Sarutobi Asuma retracted his smile, took a step forward, and placed a finger on Uchiha Shisui's chest, "Here!"
"It is your body, your spirit, your will, your heart!"
Uchiha Shisui's eyes widened.
Sarutobi Asuma then shouted, "What is the essence of Chakra?"
"It is the power of the body and spirit!"
Boom!
Sarutobi Asuma's voice was like a thunderclap, dispelling the confusion and fog in Uchiha Shisui's heart.
At this moment, his spirit underwent an unprecedented, drastic change, and his Sharingan involuntarily activated.
Sarutobi Asuma looked on in surprise, No way?
It was proven that the Uchiha clan was indeed extraordinary.
Furthermore, Uchiha Shisui was one of the rare special individuals within the Uchiha clan.
Or rather, after years of guidance and teaching, Uchiha Shisui had accumulated enough.
Under Sarutobi Asuma's gaze, Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan's tomoe spun madly, then froze as two lines of blood tears flowed down.
Mangekyo!
Sarutobi Asuma hadn't expected that Uchiha Shisui would awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan under these circumstances.
He was only 11 years old!
What is a 'cheat user'?
This is a 'cheat user'!
Wiping away the blood, Uchiha Shisui bowed to Sarutobi Asuma with a calm yet resolute expression: "Disciple thanks teacher for your guidance!"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled warmly with relief: "I'm also very pleased that you could comprehend it."
"Within Konoha, and even the ninja world, those with comprehension surpassing yours are not nonexistent, but very few."
"Therefore, do not waste this talent."
"Go!"
Uchiha Shisui bowed and then departed.
However, he no longer carried the hesitation and unease he had upon arrival, but instead possessed the firmest Will of Fire!
It was inherited from his teacher, Sarutobi Asuma!
...
Recalling his gaze, Sarutobi Asuma opened the system.
What can relieve sorrow? Only adding points!
Today's harvest was great, which made Sarutobi Asuma feel much better.
His [Savior] achievement had gained 4 more people.
Uchiha Obito, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina, and... the Nine-Tails!
The Nine-Tails was something Sarutobi Asuma hadn't expected.
But he had indeed changed the Nine-Tails' fate.
After all, even though it was also divided, it was originally meant to go into the belly of the Shinigami along with Namikaze Minato.
Thus, he was rewarded with 4 free attribute points and 4 free skill points.
However, Sarutobi Asuma was more curious about what the usual skill pack reward would be.
In the past, it might have been ninjutsu that the corresponding mission excelled at, or perhaps a specialization in some aspect.
"Let me check the Nine-Tails' first. It actually gave me a skill pack, could it be the Tailed Beast Bomb?"
Sarutobi Asuma opened it with curiosity and was instantly infused.
Level 8 Good and Evil Perception!
Five minutes later, the infusion was complete, and Sarutobi Asuma was a little surprised; he hadn't expected it to be this.
"It's not bad, it increases my means of perception."
Sarutobi Asuma was quite satisfied, then he looked at the reward corresponding to Uchiha Obito, but it wasn't a skill pack.
"What a shame!"
Sarutobi Asuma opened it and saw it was 2 Intelligence Stat points.
He had actually been more hopeful for Kamui.
Looking at Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina's, the former was 2 Agility Stat points, and the latter was 2 Constitution Stat points.
"This wave feels amazing!"
Sarutobi Asuma was overjoyed.
Heaven rewards the persistent!
Add points!
Constitution +6!
Intelligence +2!
Agility +2!
As his Constitution strengthened and his spirit improved, his body felt like it was going through an electric current. Sarutobi Asuma silently experienced the changes in his body and even his soul.
Half an hour later, the bodily changes subsided, and Sarutobi Asuma immediately opened his status screen.
Constitution: 144.6
Agility: 117
Intelligence: 122
Charisma: 109
Aside from a slight increase in Charisma, everything else had significantly improved. This was due to both the attribute points allocated this time around and the results of his training over the past period.
"I can definitely be called a Humanoid Tailed Beast now, and even one like the Nine-Tails."
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled lightly.
Of course, his Chakra limit far surpassed that of the Nine-Tails.
However, having witnessed the One-Tail, the Three-Tails, and now the Nine-Tails, he could roughly infer the terror of the Ten-Tails.
"The road ahead is long and arduous!"
Sarutobi Asuma suppressed his self-satisfaction, then spread open his palm, and a crimson Chakra emerged.
Nine-Tails Chakra!
This was what he had collected before splitting the Nine-Tails.
With his strength, he naturally wasn't afraid of the malicious erosion of the Nine-Tails Chakra.
"Its essence is indeed extremely powerful!"
Sarutobi Asuma mused inwardly, "The Nine-Tails Chakra is the closest to the Ten-Tails, but this closeness likely still leaves a considerable gap."
"My Chakra's essence is stronger than the Nine-Tails, but when compared to the Ten-Tails, that's not necessarily the case."
How powerful was the Ten-Tails?
In its complete form, a single Chakra fruit had created Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, who lived for thousands of years without dying, granting her not only the Rinne Sharingan but also the active Kekkei Mōra ability.
In its incomplete form, it had created Six Paths Obito and Six Paths Madara.
This meant its essence had likely surpassed the Six Paths level!
Absorbing the Nine-Tails Chakra back into his body, Sarutobi Asuma lowered his gaze. After a moment, golden Chakra covered his entire body, and his white Hokage robe gained comma-shaped decorations.
Nine-Tails Chakra Mode!
"Unfortunately, it barely provides any boost to my Chakra."
Sarutobi Asuma shook his head.
For him, the Nine-Tails Chakra was probably equivalent to a portable charger.
This was because his own Chakra was stronger than the Nine-Tails.
However, Sarutobi Asuma thought for a moment and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to a desolate island overseas.
"I remember that the Nine-Tails Chakra has a special effect on Wood Release."
He created a Shadow Clone to set up a barrier, and Sarutobi Asuma clasped his hands together.
Wood Release – Wood Dragon Technique!
The next moment, the ground cracked open, and a massive wood dragon, over five meters in diameter, emerged from the earth.
"As expected, using Nine-Tails Chakra yields a stronger Wood Release than using my own Chakra, even with the same amount!"
Sarutobi Asuma knitted his brows.
Logically speaking, his own Chakra should be more potent than the Nine-Tails Chakra.
"Life force. Nine-Tails Chakra is full of life force, but even when I use Yang Release to create combined Ninjutsu, its power is only on par with the Wood Release executed with Nine-Tails Chakra." Sarutobi Asuma fell into thought.
After a moment, he cast the jutsu again.
Wood Release – Wood Dragon Technique!
The ground beneath Sarutobi Asuma cracked open, and a large number of giant trees grew, quickly forming a colossal wood golem sixty meters tall, with the wood dragon entwined around it.
After casting the Wood Golem Technique, Sarutobi Asuma's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode also disappeared.
The amount of Nine-Tails Chakra he had collected wasn't much, and it was all depleted.
However, Sarutobi Asuma, standing at the forehead of the wood golem, was ecstatic.
"Hahaha!"
"I understand!"
Sarutobi Asuma laughed heartily, immediately sitting cross-legged on the golem's forehead, attempting to synthesize a Bloodline Purge-level Wood Release.
That is, Water Style + Earth Style + Yang Release!
Time passed slowly.
In the blink of an eye, the sun rose in the east.
Sarutobi Asuma, who was on the golem's head, suddenly opened his eyes and smiled, "It's done!"
The next moment, his body merged into the forehead of the wood golem below him.
Immediately after, the golem's eyes turned golden, and with the earth shaking and roaring, the golem stood upright.
It seemed the wood golem hadn't changed much.
However, at this moment, the wood golem appeared to have a spirit, an expression in its eyes.
And at this time, Sarutobi Asuma, whose body had merged with the wood golem, felt something entirely different.
It was as if he had truly become a wood golem, and his control over the golem and the wood dragon wrapped around it felt like it was his own body.
This was a completely different feeling from before!
Putting on wood golem armor, like Susanoo?
No!
He was the wood golem now!
He was the wood dragon!
Raising a hand, kicking a leg, twisting his waist!
Then doing a split!
The wood golem acted just like Sarutobi Asuma's own body.
The shadow clones maintaining the barrier on the side stared blankly at the wood golem doing a split.
This scene was about to fall apart!
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