Cursed Energy.
It originated from the caster's own negative emotions, such as fear, anger, and sorrow.
It was a type of Spiritual Energy that could be manipulated and utilized in a specific manner.
Chakra originated from the Divine Tree, but that did not mean all Chakra belonged to the Divine Tree. The Divine Tree was merely the seed.
It was an energy produced when the human body perfectly fused and controlled the energy of its various components, similar to qi.
This energy could accomplish almost anything. The Tailed Beasts were relatively representative products of it.
Creating form from nothing and granting life.
The most superficial manifestation of Black Flash was an ordinary attack becoming a critical hit.
In truth, it was a technique born from a profound understanding of one's own power. Whether one could use Black Flash depended not on luck.
But on one's comprehension of the core of energy.
The Ninja World also had a way to increase the power of Chakra: Sage Mode.
Sage Mode not only granted the ability to sense danger and launch large-scale attacks, but also allowed one to use the Natural Energy around oneself as part of the body and use it in attacks.
One's own ninjutsu and taijutsu would increase dozens of times, while the development of ninjutsu would also be greatly enhanced.
For example, when Naruto threw a Rasenshuriken, he had been completely unable to do so before learning Sage Mode.
Compared to the all-around enhancement of Sage Mode, the Black Flash comprehended by Kagami Uchiha lacked comprehensiveness.
What the two had in common was that they borrowed energy already existing in nature.
Kagami Uchiha poured all of it into his attack power!
The black lightning of an unstoppable Black Flash descended with his movement.
It was a destruction of space!
Boom!!!!!!
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The sun blazed overhead.
The moment the black-and-red lightning erupted, even the sunlight was tinged with an aura of death.
Its overwhelming force reduced every obstacle to dust!
Bang!!!!!!
The explosive sound made the surrounding ninjas cover their ears, their faces contorted in pain.
The shockwaves alone rivaled a large-scale Wind Release!
When the smoke finally cleared.
After the earth-shaking explosion and tremors...
The terrifying destructive power, like that of a thermal weapon, had blasted a bottomless abyss into the ground.
The pit was more than ten meters in diameter. It was hard to imagine... that it had been punched out by a human fist.
Tiny black-and-red lightning still danced along the edge of the crater.
As for the Iwagakure Jonin who had been the target, he had long since been reduced to bones and dust.
Dead silence...
Absolute silence.
Actually, several people present were not unfamiliar with a sight like this.
These people shared one thing in common.
That was...
They had personally witnessed a Tailed Beast Ball explode!
Perhaps its range was inferior to that of a Tailed Beast Ball, but the fatal feeling in that moment... was undoubtedly the horror of the same level of power!
"A Black Flash struck with Cursed Energy couldn't possibly possess this kind of power..."
Sukuna's voice was low, and his emotions were impossible to discern. "I believe Chakra is indeed a form of energy superior to Cursed Energy."
"Kagami Uchiha, you possess exceptional talent. You have that 'hunger' to obtain power at any cost."
"In my thousand years of life, I have rarely encountered someone like you."
"If you could cast aside your clan's foolish will, you would reach an extremely high realm."
"Gain true freedom, as I have!"
This was the first time Sukuna had addressed Kagami Uchiha by name.
Kagami Uchiha looked at his cracked arm, which gave off the smell of scorching flesh.
Half his body was almost completely numb. He could no longer even feel pain.
His body was not strong enough to support him using such power.
"What is true freedom?"
Kagami Uchiha asked Sukuna, then answered himself.
"Like you, claiming to be truly free while obsessing over whether others show you enough respect."
"Remaining indifferent to the lives and deaths of others, constantly slaughtering them in an attempt to find happiness."
"I'm not trying to persuade you to be good, Sukuna."
"It's just... your meaningless slaughter makes me feel bored."
"True freedom isn't doing whatever you want. It's refusing to do whatever you don't want to do."
"My clan isn't my weakness. It's the conviction that makes me grow stronger."
"The Uchiha should be the strongest!"
"Sukuna, trapped in shackles as you are, what right do you have to discuss freedom with me?"
"You can't even dance. How pathetic..."
Just as at that very moment, Kagami Uchiha merely had to form a thought, and the great Lord Sukuna did not even have time to retort before being locked away in the little black room.
Whoosh!
As Kagami Uchiha helplessly descended, waiting for the giant eagle to fly over and catch him, someone reached him faster.
"You went too far, Jing."
Namikaze Minato caught Kagami Uchiha in his arms and landed on the ground.
Looking at him with some reproach, he said, "You didn't need to use a technique like that. You could have defeated her anyway."
The one I wanted to defeat wasn't just her.
"I only dared to try this technique because you had my back."
This adventure had been well worth it.
Black Flash was like a formula. As long as one used it successfully once, one would sooner or later master it completely.
Namikaze Minato gave a wry smile and glanced at his teammates, who had begun surrounding and suppressing the Iwagakure forces.
The Iwagakure ninjas had already been at a massive disadvantage in terms of strength, and the impact just now had robbed them of their will to fight.
There was no suspense left in this battle.
"Does that technique of yours have a name?"
"Black Flash."
"Mirror Flower, Water Moon was bad enough, but this name is seriously too ordinary!"
"...Minato Senior Brother, you don't have to keep acting like a fool just to maintain your persona."
"Haha, I was just joking." Namikaze Minato chuckled.
Actually... it still bothered him a little.
"I'll take you for treatment first. Shibi and the others can handle things."
Kagami Uchiha nodded.
"By the way, put me down. At least I have no trouble walking on my own."
He was not Kushina. He did not enjoy Minato's embrace in the slightest; it only made him uncomfortable.
With Namikaze Minato, the Flying Thunder God battlefield transporter, around, he was not worried about his injuries being exposed on the battlefield.
He had to use this Flying Thunder God express service a few more times before it got too busy, and grind up his experience bar.
A few minutes later, Fugaku and the others had dealt with the enemies and looked at Kagami Uchiha with complicated expressions.
"No wonder he's your Junior Disciple. He's another incomprehensible super-genius." Chojiro Akimichi sighed.
He had thought that Minato, who had mastered the Flying Thunder God, was already invincible in the world. He had not expected someone to be even more ferocious than him.
A single punch had produced an effect comparable to a Tailed Beast Ball. Was this even human?
"Uncle Chojiro, you should say that Minato is no wonder he's my Senior Brother." Kagami Uchiha had successfully produced a Chakra version of Black Flash and was in a good mood, so he teased him.
Chojiro Akimichi grimaced. "You're Minato's Junior Disciple, so you should call me Big Brother!"
"Besides, I'm only eight or nine years older than you!"
"All right, I'll take Jing back for treatment first and bring these Iwagakure corpses back while I'm at it."
As he spoke, Minato seemed to remember something and turned to Kagami Uchiha. "Although I've told you before that protecting yourself on the battlefield is the most important thing..."
"But when there's such a disparity in strength and you can keep the enemy under control... couldn't you use the Sharingan to investigate for information first?"
Kagami Uchiha curled his lip disdainfully. "Go say that to Uchiha Fugaku."
Fugaku looked a little embarrassed. He had just killed the last Iwagakure Jonin.
He had been provoked by Kagami Uchiha and wanted to demonstrate the strength he possessed as the Uchiha clan head...
He had not expected that, given the situation just now, they could have captured the enemy alive.
Minato said no more. In truth, he had been saying those words for Fugaku's benefit. But Kagami Uchiha was his Junior Disciple, which made some things easier to say.
Flying Thunder God Technique activated.
A flash of yellow raced across the battlefield.
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