Chapter 80
The Withering Flower of the Ninja! The Uchiha's Illusionary Dream
As soon as he finished speaking, Mo made a cross in front of him again.
Immediately afterwards...
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Three shadow clones appeared behind Mo amidst the smoke from the explosion.
Chiyo had clearly studied how to deal with a strong swordsman. The positions of the puppets she controlled were extremely particular. They appeared to be scattered, but in reality, the chakra threads behind each puppet were all within each other's defensive range.
Despite using the powerful properties of "Dark Escape" and her superb swordsmanship to kill Chiyo's two puppets, it's unclear how long this stalemate will last.
Mo hates this kind of battle, so even if he has to use shadow clones, which are not commonly used in head-on combat, he wants to finish the battle quickly.
"Oh no..."
Chiyo frowned slightly. She could rely on her superb puppet manipulation skills to make multiple puppets look after each other, thus avoiding the restraint of sword masters on puppeteers. However, if the number of opponents increased, this move would obviously be inadequate.
"superior!"
At his command, the four Uchiha Mokus drew their straight swords and charged out!
Chiyo's fingers trembled as she reluctantly sent out eight puppets. At the same time, she extended a chakra thread from her index finger and gently hooked it, then pulled out another summoning scroll from her ninja tool pouch.
"Bang!"
The scroll unfurled, and a male puppet with orange hair and a female puppet with brown hair were suddenly summoned.
Although two of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters were killed, this freed up two fingers for Chiyo.
On the other side, the Ushi no Ten Guardian Puppet and the Blue-Faced Steel Cable Puppet took the initiative to approach Uchiha Mo's true form.
As Mo charged closer, the Niu Tian puppet neither dodged nor evaded, but instead stretched out its hands towards Mo. Its hands rapidly transformed and extended in mid-air, and in an instant, its original arms turned into white, metal, bone-like cages that firmly enveloped Mo inside.
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Immediately afterwards, the puppet opened its mouth towards the cage inside, revealing four cannon barrels inside!
At the same time, the blue-faced puppet instantly spat out a large number of steel cables beside Mo. These cables, accompanied by a whistling sound, flew rapidly through the gaps in the cage and wrapped around Mo's body!
"Crimson Blaze - Sky-Splitting Wave!"
Mo Ping uttered a few words, and then the black sword energy disc exploded instantly!
"Pfft—!"
"Pfft—!"
Debris flew everywhere! The Bull Puppet was instantly shredded, and white flames ignited on its body while also spreading rapidly along the shattered steel cables of the Blue Puppet!
Turn the inkstone around and grip the blade again, then continue charging forward!
However, before he could take two steps, a strange mechanical sound of gears turning suddenly rang out, and then several steel wires suddenly stretched taut less than half a meter in front of him!
"Drill - One Heart, One Body!"
Mo then noticed that two puppets had appeared on either side of him at some point. Because they had stretched their strings very long and were dangling on the ground, Mo, who had been focused on the battle in front of him, had not noticed them.
Only when Mo began to charge forward and his vision was obscured by the puppet fragments did they suddenly reveal their murderous intent.
The steel wire gleamed coldly, looked extremely sharp, and had already reached within a small area of Mo's neck! He could even vaguely see the white air currents around the wire being cut open!
Mo's eyes widened suddenly, his expression somewhat flustered.
"call--"
Chiyo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "If I can kill this brat today, even if I die here, I won't have lost out."
next moment……
"bite--!"
"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!"
The scene of blood splattering as imagined did not occur. The steel wire pressed tightly against Mo's skin but could not penetrate it. Instead, the steel wire connecting the two puppet hands was snapped instantly due to the powerful force!
"Heh~"
With a soft chuckle, the panic on his dark face vanished instantly. He slid his right foot back, gripped the hilt of the sword that had been sheathed at some point, bent down, and drew the sharp straight blade!
"Crimson Blaze - Dark Slash!"
A bolt of inky lightning struck in an instant, accompanied by a thunderous roar, and a head with a bewildered expression suddenly flew off!
"Bang!"
The old body fell to the ground with a muffled thud. Uchiha Mo twirled his sword and swung it with a blood-splattering motion before slowly sheathing Futsu no Mitama.
Wind Release Proficiency +5.13%
Yang Escape Proficiency +5.17%
If it were an ordinary Sharingan, Chiyo's scheme might actually work, but how could Uchiha Sumi, who possesses the ability to see far, be affected by such a visual obstacle?
From the very beginning, Mo could see clearly what Chiyo was planning!
He glanced at the panel, somewhat surprised.
His Wind Release proficiency was less than he had expected, while his Yang Release proficiency was much higher than he had anticipated.
Upon closer reflection, Mo suddenly realized something.
Although Chiyo is one of Sunagakure's top fighters, her main method is still using puppets, so it's understandable that her Wind Release isn't as powerful as he imagined.
And this Yang Release... Chiyo is actually a medical ninja with considerable skill! Although she uses poison more often, Chiyo's medical ninjutsu is indeed second only to Tsunade.
Mo even speculated that if Chiyo weren't so old now, this number could probably be much higher!
On the other side, after Chiyo died, her puppet also quickly collapsed to the ground, powerless due to the loss of its controller.
Mo's shadow clones also dissipated one by one, leaving only one to collect the puppet and the spoils on Chiyo's body.
Mo deliberately controlled the leakage of flames to prevent the spoils of war from being destroyed. As the masterpiece of Bunka-emon, the grandmaster of puppetry, these remaining puppets would surely be able to fetch considerable benefits from Sunagakure.
Of course, these exchanges of benefits could not have been completed when Mo was still in Konoha.
Meanwhile, the battle on the other side also broke out in full force. The Sand Village's heavy puppet troops, with the belief that they were doomed to die, covered the rear and actually caused some casualties to the Uchiha.
Even though the losses were all to Chunin, it completely ignited the anger of the clansmen. Under the fury of Fugaku and the Jonin, the Sand Village was almost on the verge of collapse.
Mo's shadow clone handed the collected spoils to his main body before disappearing. Mo then put the sealing scroll into his ninja tool pouch and quickly turned to join the battle on the other side.
A few minutes later...
The Uchiha stood on the ruins, which were almost entirely covered with the corpses of Sand Ninja and fragments of puppets, and the atmosphere became somewhat quiet for a moment.
"Let's go back..."
Mo glanced at the somewhat dejected clansmen and said something indifferently.
In this battle, the Uchiha clan lost more than a dozen Chunin, but two Special Jonin awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan as a result, and they will likely become official Jonin soon.
Fugaku nodded upon hearing this, glanced around at his clansmen, and began to encourage them:
"Death is common on the battlefield, I think everyone understands that. And these clansmen didn't die in vain; they are all contributors to the Uchiha's continued progress!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people of the tribe came to their senses, and their depressed mood gradually lifted.
After all, no battle is without casualties. They all understood this, but the battle had only just ended, and the Uchiha clan always struggled to let go of emotional turmoil…
And so, the group embarked on their journey back to Konoha.
"Mo, I never imagined that even Chiyo would die at your hands..."
"Yes, that old woman has quite a reputation and is very capable. Mo, you've done a great job again!"
"Chiyo's value in Sunagakure is comparable to that of a Jinchūriki, and Ebizo died at your hands. Add to that your previous achievements... I feel that if you were a little older, you could be running for the Fourth Hokage!"
"What do you mean 'older'? Mo can do it now!"
"Yeah, yeah! The only threats to Mo are the Sannin, and right now only Orochimaru among the Sannin has this idea, so why don't we..."
"What nonsense! Didn't our Uchiha clan perform a great service this time? Why not use that as leverage to get the Third Hokage nomination for us? With Mo's achievements..."
……
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Immediately afterwards...
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Three shadow clones appeared behind Mo amidst the smoke from the explosion.
Chiyo had clearly studied how to deal with a strong swordsman. The positions of the puppets she controlled were extremely particular. They appeared to be scattered, but in reality, the chakra threads behind each puppet were all within each other's defensive range.
Despite using the powerful properties of "Dark Escape" and her superb swordsmanship to kill Chiyo's two puppets, it's unclear how long this stalemate will last.
Mo hates this kind of battle, so even if he has to use shadow clones, which are not commonly used in head-on combat, he wants to finish the battle quickly.
"Oh no..."
Chiyo frowned slightly. She could rely on her superb puppet manipulation skills to make multiple puppets look after each other, thus avoiding the restraint of sword masters on puppeteers. However, if the number of opponents increased, this move would obviously be inadequate.
"superior!"
At his command, the four Uchiha Mokus drew their straight swords and charged out!
Chiyo's fingers trembled as she reluctantly sent out eight puppets. At the same time, she extended a chakra thread from her index finger and gently hooked it, then pulled out another summoning scroll from her ninja tool pouch.
"Bang!"
The scroll unfurled, and a male puppet with orange hair and a female puppet with brown hair were suddenly summoned.
Although two of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters were killed, this freed up two fingers for Chiyo.
On the other side, the Ushi no Ten Guardian Puppet and the Blue-Faced Steel Cable Puppet took the initiative to approach Uchiha Mo's true form.
As Mo charged closer, the Niu Tian puppet neither dodged nor evaded, but instead stretched out its hands towards Mo. Its hands rapidly transformed and extended in mid-air, and in an instant, its original arms turned into white, metal, bone-like cages that firmly enveloped Mo inside.
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Immediately afterwards, the puppet opened its mouth towards the cage inside, revealing four cannon barrels inside!
At the same time, the blue-faced puppet instantly spat out a large number of steel cables beside Mo. These cables, accompanied by a whistling sound, flew rapidly through the gaps in the cage and wrapped around Mo's body!
"Crimson Blaze - Sky-Splitting Wave!"
Mo Ping uttered a few words, and then the black sword energy disc exploded instantly!
"Pfft—!"
"Pfft—!"
Debris flew everywhere! The Bull Puppet was instantly shredded, and white flames ignited on its body while also spreading rapidly along the shattered steel cables of the Blue Puppet!
Turn the inkstone around and grip the blade again, then continue charging forward!
However, before he could take two steps, a strange mechanical sound of gears turning suddenly rang out, and then several steel wires suddenly stretched taut less than half a meter in front of him!
"Drill - One Heart, One Body!"
Mo then noticed that two puppets had appeared on either side of him at some point. Because they had stretched their strings very long and were dangling on the ground, Mo, who had been focused on the battle in front of him, had not noticed them.
Only when Mo began to charge forward and his vision was obscured by the puppet fragments did they suddenly reveal their murderous intent.
The steel wire gleamed coldly, looked extremely sharp, and had already reached within a small area of Mo's neck! He could even vaguely see the white air currents around the wire being cut open!
Mo's eyes widened suddenly, his expression somewhat flustered.
"call--"
Chiyo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "If I can kill this brat today, even if I die here, I won't have lost out."
next moment……
"bite--!"
"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!"
The scene of blood splattering as imagined did not occur. The steel wire pressed tightly against Mo's skin but could not penetrate it. Instead, the steel wire connecting the two puppet hands was snapped instantly due to the powerful force!
"Heh~"
With a soft chuckle, the panic on his dark face vanished instantly. He slid his right foot back, gripped the hilt of the sword that had been sheathed at some point, bent down, and drew the sharp straight blade!
"Crimson Blaze - Dark Slash!"
A bolt of inky lightning struck in an instant, accompanied by a thunderous roar, and a head with a bewildered expression suddenly flew off!
"Bang!"
The old body fell to the ground with a muffled thud. Uchiha Mo twirled his sword and swung it with a blood-splattering motion before slowly sheathing Futsu no Mitama.
Wind Release Proficiency +5.13%
Yang Escape Proficiency +5.17%
If it were an ordinary Sharingan, Chiyo's scheme might actually work, but how could Uchiha Sumi, who possesses the ability to see far, be affected by such a visual obstacle?
From the very beginning, Mo could see clearly what Chiyo was planning!
He glanced at the panel, somewhat surprised.
His Wind Release proficiency was less than he had expected, while his Yang Release proficiency was much higher than he had anticipated.
Upon closer reflection, Mo suddenly realized something.
Although Chiyo is one of Sunagakure's top fighters, her main method is still using puppets, so it's understandable that her Wind Release isn't as powerful as he imagined.
And this Yang Release... Chiyo is actually a medical ninja with considerable skill! Although she uses poison more often, Chiyo's medical ninjutsu is indeed second only to Tsunade.
Mo even speculated that if Chiyo weren't so old now, this number could probably be much higher!
On the other side, after Chiyo died, her puppet also quickly collapsed to the ground, powerless due to the loss of its controller.
Mo's shadow clones also dissipated one by one, leaving only one to collect the puppet and the spoils on Chiyo's body.
Mo deliberately controlled the leakage of flames to prevent the spoils of war from being destroyed. As the masterpiece of Bunka-emon, the grandmaster of puppetry, these remaining puppets would surely be able to fetch considerable benefits from Sunagakure.
Of course, these exchanges of benefits could not have been completed when Mo was still in Konoha.
Meanwhile, the battle on the other side also broke out in full force. The Sand Village's heavy puppet troops, with the belief that they were doomed to die, covered the rear and actually caused some casualties to the Uchiha.
Even though the losses were all to Chunin, it completely ignited the anger of the clansmen. Under the fury of Fugaku and the Jonin, the Sand Village was almost on the verge of collapse.
Mo's shadow clone handed the collected spoils to his main body before disappearing. Mo then put the sealing scroll into his ninja tool pouch and quickly turned to join the battle on the other side.
A few minutes later...
The Uchiha stood on the ruins, which were almost entirely covered with the corpses of Sand Ninja and fragments of puppets, and the atmosphere became somewhat quiet for a moment.
"Let's go back..."
Mo glanced at the somewhat dejected clansmen and said something indifferently.
In this battle, the Uchiha clan lost more than a dozen Chunin, but two Special Jonin awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan as a result, and they will likely become official Jonin soon.
Fugaku nodded upon hearing this, glanced around at his clansmen, and began to encourage them:
"Death is common on the battlefield, I think everyone understands that. And these clansmen didn't die in vain; they are all contributors to the Uchiha's continued progress!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people of the tribe came to their senses, and their depressed mood gradually lifted.
After all, no battle is without casualties. They all understood this, but the battle had only just ended, and the Uchiha clan always struggled to let go of emotional turmoil…
And so, the group embarked on their journey back to Konoha.
"Mo, I never imagined that even Chiyo would die at your hands..."
"Yes, that old woman has quite a reputation and is very capable. Mo, you've done a great job again!"
"Chiyo's value in Sunagakure is comparable to that of a Jinchūriki, and Ebizo died at your hands. Add to that your previous achievements... I feel that if you were a little older, you could be running for the Fourth Hokage!"
"What do you mean 'older'? Mo can do it now!"
"Yeah, yeah! The only threats to Mo are the Sannin, and right now only Orochimaru among the Sannin has this idea, so why don't we..."
"What nonsense! Didn't our Uchiha clan perform a great service this time? Why not use that as leverage to get the Third Hokage nomination for us? With Mo's achievements..."
……
(P.S.: I saw this while browsing videos today and thought it was pretty funny, so I'm sharing it with you all.)