章 246: Chapter 246
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Even after Yoichi explained, Tsunade and Hashirama were still skeptical.
So, Yoichi had no choice but to use the Hiraishin to take them to see for themselves. Before setting off, he said to Tobirama, "Second, why don't you come and see as well?"
Although Yoichi had considered reviving Tobirama, he hadn't planned on doing it so soon; Tobirama's independence was too strong. Yoichi wouldn't suggest it until his dominance was clearly established.
It was like taming a hawk; if Tobirama couldn't be subdued, he would abandon the effort. Despite Tobirama's formidable abilities, they weren't indispensable.
"My Hiraishin no Jutsu, huh?"
As Tobirama spoke, he placed his hand on Yoichi's shoulder.
Then, using the Hiraishin no Jutsu, the four of them appeared in a forest outside of Konoha. This was the place where Yoichi had tested his eye technique the previous night, and it had turned into a barren wasteland.
Tobirama immediately sensed something was wrong and asked, "Is this outside the village? There shouldn't be such a desolate area around Konoha."
"This is the result of my experiment last night with my eye technique. Let's move to another location," Yoichi replied.
He activated the Hiraishin no Jutsu again, transporting the three of them to another forest.
"This place is a bit better, but the forest's vitality is still average. Relying solely on the living beings within a kilometer range, it would be hard to revive the First. By the way, this is my Rinnegan's eye technique, Yomi's Passage, which controls the power of life and death."
As Yoichi spoke, his eyes turned into the purple Rinnegan. He then raised his hand to activate the technique.
Immediately, all living beings within a kilometer radius started to wither rapidly. Snakes, rats, insects, and even a wild boar that happened to run by couldn't escape. As Yomi's Passage was activated, the passing wild boar had its life force drained and fell dead.
Yoichi deliberately controlled the technique to prevent it from affecting Tsunade, knowing that could lead to serious trouble.
This time, he used the eye technique on a larger scale than the night before. Quickly, Yoichi gathered all the life energy from within a kilometer into his hand.
"This… what is this…" Hashirama and the others looked at Yoichi in shock. They had witnessed the once lush forest turning into a dead wasteland.
The trees, which had been verdant a moment ago, now looked like they had aged hundreds of years, withering to the point that a mere touch would turn them to dust.
Yoichi's hand, however, was brimming with dense life energy.
"This is my Rinnegan's eye technique. It can control life energy within a kilometer radius. I can absorb this energy myself or transfer it to others, like this."
Yoichi said as he transferred the life energy into Tsunade's body.
Tsunade immediately felt a refreshing sensation spread throughout her body. Every cell in her body seemed to crave this life energy. Although she appeared very youthful, her body was already over forty years old.
Life energy was like a 'miracle drug' that could help Tsunade regain her youth.
Feeling the changes in her body, Tsunade grabbed Yoichi excitedly and said, "Yoichi, I felt amazing just now…"
"I understand, Tsunade. There are plenty of forests in the Shinobi world, and the oceans are full of countless fish. Don't worry, I'll make sure you regain your youth," Yoichi said with a comforting smile. He knew how appealing this was to women. Compared to enhancing their strength, their first thought would undoubtedly be to regain their youth.
To Yoichi, it was a simple matter of using a few Hiraishin techniques, harmless and easy.
Knowing she had been too eager just now, Tsunade felt a little embarrassed and quietly hid behind Yoichi. However, in her heart, she considered this a top priority.
With enough life energy, she wouldn't need to rely on the Yin Seal to maintain her appearance. From then on, the Yin Seal could be reserved for storing chakra or genetic potential.
"That's how it works. With enough accumulated life energy, I could revive you from the state of the Edo Tensei. However, considering your strength… it would probably take a lot of forests, maybe even a hundred times or two hundred times more than now."
Yoichi drew a large circle with his hand, indicating that reviving Hashirama would likely turn a vast forest into a desert.
"Is that so…" Hashirama hesitated for a moment. His previous thoughts had been simple; he wanted to see how Konoha had changed without causing trouble for the younger generation.
Tsunade urged, "Grandfather, if Yoichi says it's okay, then don't hesitate. Besides, once you're revived, you can help Yoichi."
Yoichi almost couldn't hold back giving Tsunade a thumbs up. As expected of the woman who followed him, she was already suggesting that the First help him out.
Hashirama stroked his chin thoughtfully before agreeing, "I understand. Once revived, I will do my best to help the village, Fifth. But my brother…"
Compared to himself, Tobirama was more unwilling to stay behind. He had many ambitions left unfulfilled before his unexpected death in the war.
Yoichi shook his head, "Forget about the Second. If he were revived, he wouldn't listen to me as the Hokage. He'd probably lecture me as a senior…"
"Hmph, Uchiha brat, I don't need your help. With the limitless time of the Edo Tensei, I can find a true resurrection technique," Tobirama said coldly, crossing his arms. Being provoked by a brat, especially one from the Uchiha clan, was hard to swallow.
"Tobirama! No unauthorized research on forbidden jutsu!" Hashirama reprimanded, then sighed internally, wondering why his brother was always at odds with Tsunade's husband.
"Let's leave it at that for now. Tsunade, take the First and Second back. I need to use my real body to gather the life energy with my eye technique. Once I've gathered enough, I'll come find you, First."
After saying this, Yoichi prepared to act immediately. Unfortunately, the exclusive eye technique of the Rinnegan couldn't be used by a clone. Otherwise, he could have sent dozens of clones to dive into the ocean and collect life energy.
"I'll leave it to you, Yoichi," Tsunade said, touching her belly. After all, their child was due to be born in about ten days.
...
In Sunagakure, a battle had just taken place.
Pakura had just received a message from the Uchiha Trading Company when the village was attacked by Edo Tensei forces. Yoichi had overlooked one thing: Sasori of the Red Sand had also joined the Akatsuki.
Sasori didn't care who led the Akatsuki. Even if it was Uchiha Madara, it only startled him briefly. His reason for staying in the Akatsuki was simple: he could kill freely and create puppets, showcasing his art.
The second reason was that the Akatsuki would eventually target Konoha, giving Sasori a chance for revenge.
Under Fugaku's persuasion, Sasori quickly decided to remain with the Akatsuki and activated his spies within Sunagakure.
When Pakura received the message, she hesitated to inform the village's upper echelons, fearing that Rasa and his faction would not believe her and would find fault with her instead.
Before she could decide, the Akatsuki attacked from the entrance of Sunagakure, leading with Edo Tensei bodies.
The enemies were all reanimated corpses: the Third Mizukage, the Third Kazekage, Namikaze Minato, and several previous jinchūriki, around ten powerful Edo Tensei in total. Without sealing techniques, the Edo Tensei were nearly invincible, able to recover from any damage.
The Zetsu forces summoned these Edo Tensei, who were formidable and enhanced with special Zetsu bodies, allowing them to operate at roughly 80% of their original power.
Adding to this, Sasori's infiltrators had taken out the guards at Sunagakure's main gate, leaving no time for the village to assemble its forces.
Rasa and Pakura rushed over when they learned that the Edo Tensei were massacring in the village. Their arrival finally stemmed the slaughter.
Rasa barely managed to hold off the Third Kazekage and Namikaze Minato. Thankfully, they were not at their peak strength; otherwise, Rasa would have struggled to even deal with one.
Pakura, using her Sage Seal, led other Sand shinobi to stop the remaining Edo Tensei. After a fierce battle of ninjutsu and taijutsu, they managed to halt the invasion.
Pakura then informed Rasa and the other high-ranking members of Sunagakure that the enemy's target was likely the One-Tail Jinchūriki. Pakura urged Rasa to leave immediately, assuring him she could handle the situation.
However, Rasa, skeptical of Pakura's motives, thought she might be trying to upstage him as the hero of Sunagakure again. He also believed that Gaara was well-guarded, with Yashamaru and two squads of Sand ANBU watching over him. With the enemies present here, how could they possibly target Gaara?
Rasa didn't listen to Pakura's advice, insisting she focus on the immediate enemies.
After a while, the Sand's sealing team finally arrived. Just as they were about to coordinate with the sealing team to trap the Edo Tensei, the enemy suddenly withdrew.
With Minato's Hiraishin no Jutsu, retreating was all too easy for them.
The sudden withdrawal left the Sand shinobi bewildered. They had launched a surprise attack, killed many, and then abruptly retreated—what was their goal?
Pakura couldn't hold back any longer and scolded Rasa, "You fool, check on the One-Tail Jinchūriki! Do you really think the enemy came here just to play around?"
Rasa's expression darkened as he realized the enemy had been distracting them. His overconfidence had blinded him!
Before he could turn back, an injured Sand ANBU rushed over.
Seeing the ANBU, Rasa felt a chill in his heart but asked, "Where's Gaara?"
"Lord Kazekage, Gaara was attacked and has been captured. Four ANBU members are dead, three injured. There were two assailants; one had the Sharingan and looked like Uchiha Fugaku, a rogue shinobi from Konoha."
Hearing the report, Rasa felt a blackness sweep over his vision.
His son, the One-Tail of Sunagakure, had been kidnapped, just as Pakura had warned, because he hadn't responded promptly.
A silence fell over the scene; no one knew what to say.
"Send a message to Konoha demanding an explanation. This is all Uchiha Fugaku's doing…" Rasa's growling words were cut off by Pakura's interruption, "Don't be stupid, Rasa! The enemies included Sasori of the Red Sand and the Third Kazekage. Don't tell me you didn't see that! We need to count the wounded and manage the aftermath now. Find a way to contact Konoha and work together against these enemies!"
"If you insist on blaming Konoha or even declaring war on them, don't expect me to follow your orders as Kazekage!"
Pakura then ordered the nearby Sand shinobi to help treat the wounded and requested supplies from the Uchiha Trading Company.
Her commands were heard, and everyone rushed to help. Even Rasa's shinobi complied, knowing it would be heartless to ignore their injured comrades.
The commotion had even drawn out Chiyo. However, before she and Ebizō could engage Sasori, he tricked them. They hadn't exerted their full strength to capture him before he was taken away by Minato's Edo Tensei.
As Pakura made her way back, she remembered that Yoichi was soon to become the Fifth Hokage. He would probably bring up the matter of merging the two villages. She needed to initiate contact first, hoping he wouldn't use war as a means to swallow Sunagakure.
Today, Sunagakure had suffered heavy casualties. The Edo Tensei were not foes ordinary shinobi could handle. Combined with their lack of preparation, the enemies had caught them off guard. A rough count showed hundreds of casualties among both villagers and shinobi.
And this was without the enemy using large-scale ninjutsu. Had they done so, Sunagakure's losses would have been several times greater.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, controlling the Edo Tensei, returned with the One-Tail Jinchūriki just as Uchiha Madara was summoning the Gedo Statue.
The Three-Tails had already been subdued and was being dragged out of the ocean by the Edo Tensei, placed in a forest where Madara had summoned the Gedo Statue, intending to seal the Three-Tails first.
"Madara-sama, everything went smoothly. We've brought back the One-Tail Jinchūriki," Black Zetsu and White Zetsu said, emerging from the ground with Gaara, who had been inside White Zetsu's body, and placed him before Madara.
"A child? Have the people of Sunagakure fallen to this extent?" Madara frowned. While he could kill shinobi for his goals, targeting a child who wasn't even a shinobi would be laughable. That was something he couldn't bring himself to do.
"There's no choice, Madara-sama. Sunagakure doesn't have many suitable Jinchūriki, and he is the son of the Fourth Kazekage, a product of the Fourth's ambition," Black Zetsu explained, reading Madara's thoughts but remaining indifferent. "For the sake of eternal peace, sacrifices like this are necessary, Madara-sama."
"Fine, I won't remain stagnant," Madara said, turning away from Gaara. He formed hand seals, "Fūin!"
The Gedo Statue, under his control, opened its mouth, releasing chains of chakra that instantly bound the Three-Tails and Gaara.
(End of Chapter)
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