Chapter 180: The Fourth Rashomon
Uchiha Gen's pace finally slowed down significantly.
The chaotic sound of bells and the weeping, wailing sound of the wind came through the diffusing Yin Release, and ripples appeared on the surface of his body once again.
It was just much fainter than last time.
"Yin Healing Wound Destruction."
The abundant Yang Release Chakra surged within his body, expelling the Yin Release Chakra that had invaded his body almost instantly, while also smoothing out the abnormalities on the surface of his body.
Compared to last time, his performance now was much, much better.
The Yang Release Chakra possessed by Karin's Uzumaki body was simply too powerful.
"Miscalculated. If there is a next time, I must go and replace all my clothes with more durable ones."
Uchiha Gen looked at his clothes, which were turning black piece by piece and gradually disintegrating into ashes under the chilling wind, and sighed.
He was afraid that by the time this trip was over, besides the solidly textured Konoha Shinobi flak jacket, all his other clothes would be reduced to rags.
"The consumption of Chakra is still within the bearable range; there is no need to take a Military Rations Pill yet."
Assessing Yin Healing Wound Destruction's consumption of Chakra, Uchiha Gen held the Military Rations Pill in his mouth and continued moving forward.
With a Senju body combined with an Uzumaki body, his current Chakra volume was extremely massive.
Even though Yin Healing Wound Destruction consumed a large amount of Chakra, at this moment it was not being used to recover from injuries, but merely to activate Yang Release to counter the external Yin Release Chakra, which was completely within a bearable range.
In this state, even though Uchiha Gen's speed slowed down, it merely went from running to walking, and after just a few minutes, he soon walked up to the third gate again.
Without wasting a single second, Uchiha Gen relied on the connection left by the summoning contract to control the ghost face on this blue Rashomon to open its big mouth.
An even more bone-chilling and painful cold wind passed through the gap in the ghost face, and as Uchiha Gen took a step out, a chill instantly permeated his entire body.
The Yin wind was fierce; under the influence of the Yin Release Chakra, it almost showed signs of condensing into substantive wind blades, cutting tiny wounds all over his body, which were then quickly stopped from bleeding and healed under the effect of Yin Healing Wound Destruction.
His body also began to show abnormal ripples under the action of even stronger shockwaves, which even the Yang Release activated by Yin Healing Wound Destruction could not completely suppress.
"Hisss— It hurts a bit."
Uchiha Gen crossed one arm in front of him, his pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan constantly watching the surrounding wind blades.
"Yin bestows form, Yang bestows life. The power of Yin Release lies in its ability to use spirit to influence reality. Whether it is Susanoo or Shadow Imitation Technique, both follow this principle."
The intensity of the Yin Release here has also reached the point of influencing reality, and this kind of situation only occurs when combined with strong winds and shockwaves.
Can the Yin Release of the Sharingan also achieve a similar effect?"
As thoughts flashed through his mind, Uchiha Gen stepped forward without hesitation, stubbornly withstanding the chilling strong wind and powerful vibrations as he trudged forward with difficulty.
The intensity behind the third gate had undergone a substantive change compared to the previous section of the road.
Even with his current strength, he did not know how long he could persist here, and he had no time to stay and observe slowly.
His primary objective right now was to walk to the front of the fourth Rashomon and sign a contract with it.
As for observing this place and comprehending Yin Release from here, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
Not long after, a few drops of blood spilled from the corner of Uchiha Gen's mouth.
Yin Healing Wound Destruction could help him quickly treat external injuries, and its effect on internal injuries was not bad either, but damage was being inflicted nonetheless.
Although his self-healing effect in this state was strong, it was ultimately inferior to Tsunade's Strength of a Hundred Technique, and could only be considered a youth version achieved by relying on the Sage Body.
Counting back several hundred years throughout the entire Shinobi World, apart from Hashirama Senju, probably no one could easily walk through this stretch of road.
Halfway through the journey, Uchiha Gen suddenly stopped again, feeling that the pressure bearing down on his body had increased by another couple of tenths, while various messy sounds constantly drilled into his mind.
"Kill!"
"I don't want to die—"
"Why do people die?"
"I died? I actually died?"
"I was killed, it hurts so much! It's so uncomfortable!"
"Go home! I want to go home!"
The chaotic sounds echoed vaguely in his mind.
These were the shouts and obsessions uttered by countless souls heading to the Pure Land.
Although very faint, these sounds were truly real.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan seemed unable to completely suppress these spiritual attacks within the Yin Release anymore.
"In this state, the consumption rate of Chakra by Yin Healing Wound Destruction has greatly increased. The medicinal efficacy of the previous Military Rations Pill has been exhausted, and the recovery speed can no longer keep up with the consumption at all. Even the purification effect has disappeared, which is why my Sharingan cannot completely suppress these spiritual attacks."
Feeling the remaining Chakra in his body, Uchiha Gen swallowed the Military Rations Pill held in his mouth once again.
After the medicinal effect began to take effect, he immediately felt the noise in his mind clear up, and even the pressure bearing down on his body lightened a bit.
At that moment, Uchiha Gen rallied his spirits and continued to stride forward step by step.
After a long while, inside the tent.
When Uchiha Gen reappeared here, he was stained with blood all over, his clothes were tattered, and even the green Konoha Shinobi flak jacket had traces of cuts made by wind blades.
He looked just like someone who had just suffered heavy injuries after a life-and-death battle.
"Gen!"
Hearing the commotion inside the tent, Uchiha Mikoto hurriedly pushed the door open and entered.
Seeing Uchiha Gen in this state, she became so anxious that, in her emotional agitation, she activated her Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and helped him up.
"It's fine, Mikoto. I'm all right, just suffering from quite a few flesh wounds."
Uchiha Gen waved his hand.
Even with Yin Healing Wound Destruction and top-grade Military Rations Pills, he was still heavily injured.
Especially during the final stretch where he almost couldn't hold on, he had no choice but to open his mouth and bite his own arm a few times.
Taking a bite could almost recover half his life, and because of this, although Uchiha Gen looked miserable right now, he was actually okay.
Hearing Uchiha Gen's full-bodied and energetic voice, Mikoto also let out a slight sigh of relief.
"What kind of jutsu is this that requires enduring such torture to cultivate?"
"Naturally, it's a very powerful jutsu."
Hearing Mikoto's question, a faint smile could not help but form at the corner of Uchiha Gen's mouth.
This torture was not suffered in vain; the fourth Rashomon was successfully contracted after all, and the preparations he made were not wasted.
If it hadn't succeeded, other things would be easy to say, but if those two top-grade Military Rations Pills had been wasted just like that, his heart would ache terribly.
He only had one left on hand.
Although there was still one green Quality Enhancement Card that could reproduce three more, it was still one less for every one used.
Being able to contract the fourth Rashomon meant his attainment in this jutsu had already surpassed Orochimaru's, making him a Rashomon contractor second only to Hashirama Senju.