Chapter 747 The Second Six Paths Sage! (6k)

On the field were three giant beasts: one was a giant ox with octopus-tentacle tails.

Another giant beast was entirely white, resembling a horse with a dolphin-like head and five tails hanging behind it.

The last one was an incredibly massive giant turtle covered in spikes and possessing Three-Tails.

All three giant beasts were enormous; ordinary Ninja standing beside them looked like ants next to a human.

Moreover, each giant beast exuded an incredibly terrifying Chakra aura, causing the watching Konoha Ninja to change their expressions.

Since the era of Ninja Villages, Jinchuriki have always been synonymous with power and destruction, striking fear into Ninja across the entire Ninja World.

Seeing three Tailed Beasts suddenly appear on the battlefield, the Konoha Ninja couldn’t help but worry for Muzuki.

Could Muzuki really avoid injury while fighting three Tailed Beasts at once and also fending off attacks from the Kage?

“Let the Jinchuriki be the main attackers, and we’ll provide support; just don’t let the Jinchuriki be suppressed by Wood Release.”

Ōnoki shouted.

Wood Release inherently counters Tailed Beasts, capable of absorbing and suppressing their Chakra.

If Wood Release was left unchecked, Ōnoki felt that even the three Tailed Beasts might not be able to do anything to Muzuki.

The Third Raikage and Third Mizukage both thought Ōnoki’s idea was good and nodded in agreement.

Muzuki’s attacks were too terrifying; even the Third Raikage, who possessed the strongest shield, wasn’t confident he could block Muzuki without getting injured.

“Only six left?”

Ōnoki took the opportunity to observe the battlefield and found that, besides the three Jinchuriki, only six people still had combat capability.

Of these six, one was Chiyo, who was currently entangled with Sasori.

Ōnoki took a breath and then refocused his full attention on Muzuki.

Although their numbers were few, the weakest among them were renowned powerhouses like Kitsuchi and Fourth Raikage Ay, so they still had a chance to fight.

Roar!

The three Jinchuriki roared in unison and charged towards Muzuki.

Muzuki wasn’t flying very high, so for them, in their full Tailed Beast form, a gentle leap was enough to reach him.

“Isobu, Son Gokū, Gyūki, being imprisoned hasn’t been easy, has it?”

Facing the charging giant beasts, Muzuki didn’t dodge or evade, his expression calm as he asked.

The Tailed Beasts within the three Jinchuriki instantly widened their eyes, sensing Muzuki from the outside with confusion.

He actually knew the names of all three of them simultaneously, something that had never happened before.

Normally, Ninja would only refer to them by the number of their tails.

“Strange, who exactly is this guy, and how does he know this? Did one of the Tailed Beasts tell him?” Eight-Tails wondered in its heart.

“Bee, let me take over. I want to ask him a question.”

Killer Bee’s face showed a hint of hesitation; normally, he would have agreed immediately.

But in such a crucial battle, was it really appropriate?

His own safety was secondary; his elder brother and his elder brother’s father were both on the battlefield.

“Forget it, just ask him directly.”

Eight-Tails asked Killer Bee to relay the message.

After all, it was just one question, and it didn’t necessarily have to be asked by it directly.

The other two Jinchuriki also temporarily stopped their movements due to the Tailed Beasts within them.

They had no choice but to stop; if a Tailed Beast wanted to cause trouble, it could kill its Jinchuriki during full Tailed Beast Transformation.

When a Jinchuriki absorbs Tailed Beast Chakra for full Tailed Beast Transformation, the Tailed Beast can also take the opportunity to absorb the Jinchuriki’s Chakra.

Once the Jinchuriki’s Chakra is completely absorbed by the Tailed Beast, the Jinchuriki will die.

Every Jinchuriki faces this problem, and there are only two solutions: one is to use it for a limited time, releasing the full Tailed Beast Transformation before the Tailed Beast finishes absorbing the Chakra.

The other is to establish a good relationship with the Tailed Beast so that it doesn’t absorb the Jinchuriki’s Chakra.

“Why do I know your names? That’s not important. What’s important is that I can grant you freedom.”

Muzuki replied.

Though useful and powerful, Jinchuriki are a somewhat anti-human creation.

Due to the immense power of Tailed Beast Chakra, even carefully selected Ninja are not all able to successfully become Jinchuriki; most directly perish, unable to withstand the overwhelming Chakra.

Even if they withstand the Tailed Beast Chakra and successfully survive to become true Jinchuriki, it’s not over yet.

Because this doesn’t mean you can control the Tailed Beast, and if you can’t control it, there’s a risk of going berserk; each Tailed Beast rampage is a challenge for the Ninja Village.

This is also why villagers fear Jinchuriki; who wouldn’t be afraid of a monster that could suddenly erupt and kill people at any moment?

As a modern person with normal values, Muzuki naturally couldn’t stand such things.

He would rather engage in a transactional exchange with the Tailed Beasts, trading benefits for some Chakra from them, than continue with the Jinchuriki system.

Of course, if a Tailed Beast wanted to fight alongside a Ninja, that would be a different story.

“Freedom…”

The Tailed Beasts felt a stir within them.

Aside from the very first man, no one had ever spoken such words to them, the Tailed Beasts.

“What’s going on?”

Ōnoki couldn’t maintain his composure; how did Muzuki’s few words make all the Jinchuriki stop fighting?

“Hayate Mugetsu is probably more than just powerful.”

The Third Raikage’s expression was serious, feeling that Muzuki might truly have some connection to the Six Paths Sage, that ancient myth.

“Let the battle continue. If you can’t even defeat a few Jinchuriki, how can the Ninja World achieve peace, and how can you Tailed Beasts regain your freedom?”

Muzuki said with a smile.

He had no intention of using his ‘talk-no-jutsu’ to persuade the Tailed Beasts to surrender; calling out their names was merely to slightly gain their favor, just in case.

Even if Ōnoki and the others were to surrender today, Muzuki wouldn’t accept it directly.

He had to make Ōnoki and the others understand what true power was; in the face of absolute strength, numbers were meaningless.

“What a man of courage!”

Eight-Tails couldn’t help but exclaim in its heart, its goodwill towards Muzuki skyrocketing.

Lord Fifth and Three-Tails had similar thoughts, believing Muzuki was a very special Ninja, different from others.

“Damn you, Hayate Mugetsu!”

Noticing Three-Tails’ goodwill towards Muzuki, Yagura Karatachi was extremely frustrated; he had already lost so much to Muzuki, and now he was going to lose to Muzuki in his relationship with a Tailed Beast too?

“Shadow Scales!”

A frustrated Yagura Karatachi was the first to attack.

He hunched his entire body, wrapping himself in his huge, thick shell, and rolled rapidly towards Muzuki like a wheel.

“Horn Break!”

Han lowered his head slightly, aimed the sharp giant horns on his head at Muzuki, and leapt forward fiercely.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Killer Bee also controlled the thick octopus tentacles behind him, shooting them towards Muzuki.

Ōnoki and the Third Raikage, among others, also quickly gathered large amounts of Chakra, ready to support the Tailed Beasts at any moment.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Muzuki vanished from the battlefield.

“It’s Flying Thunder God Technique again. Where is he?”

Ōnoki quickly observed his surroundings, searching for Muzuki’s trace.

There were too many Flying Thunder God Kunai on the field; he couldn’t determine Muzuki’s location.

“He’s gone! What’s going on?!”

After a quick scan, Ōnoki’s face showed a bewildered expression; Muzuki had disappeared into thin air, and he couldn’t find any trace of him.

The next moment, Ōnoki’s expression changed drastically.

A hand had appeared on his shoulder at some point.

“Earth Release: Rock Fist!”

Ōnoki rapidly unleashed Chakra into his fist, turned, and swung.

The nearby Third Mizukage also quickly supported him with Water Release.

But how could they be faster than Muzuki?

Bang!!

Muzuki lightly swung the Rokudo Shakujo in his hand, and Ōnoki and the Third Mizukage were sent flying backward like cannonballs, sliding over ten meters across the ground before stopping.

“Cough, cough, why did this happen?”

Ōnoki continuously coughed up blood, his entire aura weakened to the extreme.

Even now, he still couldn’t understand how Muzuki had appeared behind him; there shouldn’t have been any Flying Thunder God Kunai around him.

“Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite!”

Seeing Ōnoki also instantly defeated, the Third Raikage didn’t have time to think, biting the bullet and charging towards Muzuki.

Now, he was the strongest on the field; if he didn’t act, none of the remaining Ninja could withstand a single blow from Muzuki.

“The Strongest Spear, huh? Perfect for testing a new ability.”

Muzuki adjusted his breathing to Thunder Breathing, concentrating his breath to the extreme, entering Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

After his Sage Mode proficiency reached 10,000 points, although Muzuki hadn’t fully developed Sage Ninjutsu Breathing, he was able to make Mount Myōboku Sage Mode and his Breathing Technique complement each other.

Senjutsu Chakra could be used to drive the Breathing Technique, and the natural energy absorbed by the Breathing Technique could also be used to maintain Sage Mode.

He was actually only a Breathing Technique improvement away from true Breathing Technique Sage Ninjutsu.

Currently, the Breathing Technique’s energy absorption efficiency was too low; ten minutes of absorption wasn’t as good as ten seconds of Muzuki absorbing while standing still.

“Sage Art: Lightning Golden Horizon!”

Muzuki held the Rokudo Shakujo in his left hand, transforming Senjutsu Chakra into Lightning Release, greatly enhancing his body, and extended his right hand, joining his index and middle fingers.

Finally, Muzuki charged forward, swinging his two fingers, enveloped in Purple Lightning, to strike at the Third Raikage’s Strongest Spear.

Buzz! Buzz!

Rumble!!

The moment their fingers touched, powerful currents of electricity shot out, and a fierce explosion erupted.

Boom!!

The stalemate imagined by the onlookers did not occur.

A line of blood shot out, and the Third Raikage’s index finger flew off, then disintegrated into black ash, and the Third Raikage himself was sent flying dozens of meters backward.

No other reason, Muzuki was simply too far ahead in all aspects.

Muzuki possessed perfect-level Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation, along with proficient-level and highly skilled Sage Mode, and his body’s Chakra was far superior to the Third Raikage’s.

“Muzuki’s Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique is actually even superior to the Third Raikage’s!”

Hiruzen Sarutobi showed a surprised expression.

Being strong was one thing; knowing many things was another.

Muzuki had mastered too many abilities, and it seemed he had cultivated each one to perfection.

He found it hard to imagine how Muzuki usually trained; no matter how much effort he put in, time was always limited, wasn’t it? Could it be that Muzuki had 240 hours in a day?

“To so easily defeat the Third Raikage, Teacher Muzuki’s technique is probably even more terrifying than my No Thought Strike in its normal state.”

Kakashi also couldn’t help but be shocked by Muzuki’s true strength.

Any ability Muzuki casually displayed made him feel an insurmountable gap.

“Father!”

Fourth Raikage Ay’s eyes instantly turned red when he saw his father’s life hanging in the balance; the Lightning Release Chakra on his body was pushed to the extreme, and every strand of hair on his head stood perfectly straight.

“Big Brother, let us handle this.”

Killer Bee shouted loudly, rushing towards Muzuki with the other two Jinchuriki.

However, the fully Tailed Beast-transformed Jinchuriki, though not slow, were still not enough in front of Muzuki’s eyes, who easily dodged them.

“Earth Release: Rock Fist!”

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a figure flashed through the numerous wooden stakes. Kitsuchi, holding an arm encased in rock, slammed it towards Muzuki.

From the moment Ōnoki was sent flying, Kitsuchi had concealed his presence and stealthily approached from underground, waiting for this very moment.

If Muzuki was exhausted from the fight, then Kitsuchi might have had a chance to succeed with a sneak attack, but now, Muzuki was far from being exhausted.

So, Kitsuchi’s fate was obvious.

Muzuki skillfully dodged the attack by sidestepping, then swung his Rokudo Shakujo again.

Bang!

Kitsuchi was instantly heavily injured, sent flying backward to crash onto the ground, losing his combat ability.

“Ahhh!!!”

Seeing that he was the only one left, Fourth Raikage Ay knew the battle was lost. He decided to go all out against Muzuki, stimulating his entire Chakra to strengthen his body and pushing his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to the extreme.

“Lightning Release: Lariat!”

Fourth Raikage Ay used the fastest speed of his life to charge towards Muzuki.

At this moment, he seemed to transform into a streaking lightning bolt, making it impossible for many of the Konoha Ninja watching to catch his figure.

Seeing his elder brother fighting so desperately, Killer Bee also extended all his tentacles, wanting to help his elder brother as much as possible.

“Divine Speed: Flash!”

Muzuki condensed Senjutsu Chakra Lightning Release into his legs, then charged out abruptly, instantly bursting forth with a speed even faster than Fourth Raikage Ay.

Killer Bee’s tentacles simply couldn’t lock onto Muzuki’s extreme speed. Yagura Karatachi and Han had no suitable means, so to avoid being a hindrance, they could only circle around.

Boom!

Relying on a speed that Fourth Raikage Ay could not react to, Muzuki swiftly swung his Rokudo Shakujo, striking Fourth Raikage Ay.

“How can this be!”

Fourth Raikage Ay’s pupils dilated dramatically. He never expected that Muzuki, even without using the Flying Thunder God Technique, could be so much faster than him, even to the point where he couldn’t react.

By the time Fourth Raikage Ay realized this, it was too late. The terrifying power of the Rokudo Shakujo was already destroying his body.

Fourth Raikage Ay’s Lightning Release cloak was instantly torn apart, and the skin tissue of his body rapidly split open, causing blood to splatter everywhere for a moment.

“Big Brother!”

Watching Fourth Raikage Ay fall heavily injured to the ground, Killer Bee was incredibly furious. If Fourth Raikage Ay wasn’t still nearby, he would definitely have used a Tailed Beast Ball.

“The battle is about to end. Sōsuke… no, Muzuki, this guy’s strength is too terrifying.”

Kakuzu sighed.

Although there were still three seemingly powerful Jinchuriki on the field.

But when Muzuki was hiding his Sōsuke identity, he shook the Ninja World relying on Wood Release, and Wood Release just happened to counter Tailed Beasts.

Without Ōnoki and the others’ help, the three Jinchuriki wouldn’t be able to stir up any trouble against Muzuki.

“The Four Great Shinobi Villages are defeated, and Muzuki-sensei is Konoha’s Hokage. Is long-term peace coming?”

Some Ninja Sect Ninja thought about the changes this battle might bring, and couldn’t help but feel a bit excited.

Since the era of Ninja Villages, every Shinobi World War has had the Five Great Ninja Villages as the main force. If the Five Great Ninja Villages could behave, most of the Ninja World would also be peaceful.

Rumble!!

Killer Bee launched a furious assault on Muzuki, and Yagura Karatachi and Han also exerted all their strength.

However, Muzuki did not use Wood Release against the Jinchuriki as Kakuzu had thought. He exited Sage Mode and then exited Lightning Release Chakra Mode, then retreated towards the mountain side.

Killer Bee and the others naturally pursued him relentlessly.

They were eager to change the battlefield. Here, they were worried about accidentally killing their injured but not-yet-dead comrades.

“Daikokuten!”

Muzuki’s right eye burst with golden light, and he instantly released five or six large Daikokuten boxes, slamming them towards the three Jinchuriki.

Facing the giant black cubes suddenly thrown by Muzuki, the three were wary of any strange properties these objects might have and dared not take them head-on. They all used various methods to dodge.

Whoosh!

At the same time, Muzuki seized the opportunity to surge forward, swinging his Rokudo Shakujo to simultaneously send all three Jinchuriki flying, crashing into the mountain.

“Damn it, let’s all use Tailed Beast Balls! I don’t believe he can stop that!”

After speaking, Killer Bee opened his large mouth and began to condense a Tailed Beast Ball.

Yagura Karatachi and Han also felt that this place was suitable for unleashing Tailed Beast Balls, and they too began to control their Chakra to condense Tailed Beast Balls.

“Shadow Clone: Release!”

While the Jinchuriki were busy preparing their attacks, Muzuki was not idle. He dispelled his second Shadow Clone, which was used for absorbing natural energy, and re-entered Sage Mode, with orange eye shadow appearing around his eyes.

“Yang Seal Release!”

Immediately, Muzuki then opened his Yang Seal, and a massive surge of powerful Chakra erupted from his body.

“Lightning Release Chakra Mode!”

With the opening of the Yang Seal, Muzuki naturally entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and it was a Lightning Release Chakra Mode infused with Senjutsu Chakra.

At this moment, even non-sensory Ninja could easily sense the terrifying Chakra emanating from Muzuki.

Even the Ninja in Six Paths City vaguely felt a powerful aura and couldn’t help but look in Muzuki’s direction.

“Go, go, let’s go see what’s happening, what exactly is happening!”

Some Ninja went together to the arena to check the situation.

Due to various large-scale Ninjutsu attacks, the cameras set up by the Shinobi Sect at the final venue had long been destroyed, and the live broadcast was interrupted.

Sizzle!!

Crackling!!

A massive amount of Purple Lightning continuously erupted from Muzuki’s body.

A single bolt of lightning accidentally struck the ground, leaving a charred mark.

Muzuki threw the Rokudo Shakujo back into his system space, then with an empty-handed grasp, he created a katana made of pure Purple Lightning.

He raised the katana, and a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra, through perfect Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation, rapidly converted into Sage Lightning Release. Coupled with the enhancement of perfect Thunder Breathing, the lightning on the Purple Lightning blade became even more terrifying.

Boom!

Under the effect of Muzuki’s Chakra, thunder rumbled in the sky, and dark clouds rapidly enveloped the nearby area.

For a moment, dark clouds obscured the sun, and the roar of thunder was incessant, presenting a scene of doomsday.

Boom!

Lightning struck Muzuki’s Purple Lightning blade, further enhancing the lightning power on Muzuki’s body.

“Thoughtless—”

Muzuki gripped the Purple Lightning blade tightly, his Chakra erupting to its utmost usable limit, strengthening his lightning to its peak.

For a moment, in the overcast sky, more lightning seemed to respond to Muzuki’s summons, falling one after another.

Terrifying lightning power constructed a gigantic arm made of pure lightning around Muzuki’s body. The hand of the arm held a Purple Lightning blade exactly like the one in Muzuki’s hand, but amplified dozens of times.

“Damn it, idiot, how can there be such Lightning Release!”

Killer Bee, who was about to complete his Tailed Beast Ball, felt this terrifying lightning, and his mind was shaken.

But the arrow was on the string and had to be loosed. The Tailed Beast Ball had already been condensed, and it was too late to dodge.

Moreover, Killer Bee could vaguely sense a feeling of being locked on. Perhaps even if he had wanted to dodge from the very beginning, he might not have been able to escape.

Now he could only hope that the Tailed Beast Balls of the three Tailed Beasts would be stronger than Muzuki’s Lightning Release.

“The Tailed Beast Ball is the Ninjutsu with the strongest destructive power. Three times the Tailed Beast Ball will definitely be fine. We won’t lose this time!”

Yagura Karatachi comforted himself in his heart.

“Tailed Beast Ball!” x3

Killer Bee and the two others simultaneously launched Tailed Beast Balls at Muzuki.

“Blade!”

At the same time, Muzuki also swung the Purple Lightning blade in his hand.

As Muzuki swung his blade, the gigantic lightning arm also made the same motion as Muzuki at the same time, swinging its enormous Purple Lightning blade.

Boom! Boom—!

The moment Muzuki swung his blade, the roar of lightning became the dominant sound in the world; all other noises were suppressed by this terrifying power that was about to arrive.

Then, the somewhat dim sky suddenly erupted with an unprecedentedly dazzling purple light.

Wherever the giant Purple Lightning blade light passed, space seemed to be torn apart, and an indescribable pressure enveloped the surroundings. Even the air trembled and distorted under this power.

The Tailed Beast Balls spewed out by the three great Jinchuriki were like ordinary balloons in front of this purple blade light, annihilated in the blink of an eye.

And the purple blade light seemed to have not expended much power because of this, still flying at extreme speed.

Bang!

The purple light grazed past the three Jinchuriki, instantly heavily injuring them and forcing them back into their original forms, unable to maintain their Tailed Beast transformations.

At this point, the slash still hadn’t dissipated, directly cutting into the large mountain behind the Tailed Beasts.

Rumble! Rumble!!!

Under the shocked gazes of many watching Ninja, the large mountain was instantly cut in half by the purple slash, and it continued to fly at extreme speed, leaving a deep crack on the ground.

“So, this is his true power? Is this really a power that humans can possess?”

Ōnoki, lying on the ground, saw this scene like a god destroying the world. His worldview as a Ninja was split in half by this terrifying lightning slash, and his heart could not calm down for a long time.

What was the point of all that struggle? Even the strongest Ninja troops would be useless against such a lightning slash. No matter how strong a barrier was, it couldn’t protect the Village from such an attack.

“Lightning Release can be this powerful…”

The Third Raikage, whose aura was weak on the ground, saw the Lightning Release displayed by Muzuki and felt as if he had returned to his days as a newly-minted Ninja.

What strongest spear? His Lightning Release was still far from it.

“Damn it, why did I make the wrong choice at the last moment?”

The Third Mizukage was filled with regret. If he had persisted in his idea of allying with Konoha, he wouldn’t have ended up in such a predicament.

The Ninja who were still conscious on the field lost their gleam in their eyes after witnessing Muzuki’s No Thought Strike.

Nothing was useful. Even if all the Ninja from the Four Great Shinobi Villages came, it would be useless. This wasn’t the God of Shinobi; this was a god!

The Six Paths Sage in the present world!