En no Gyōja

In the fortress of the Tsuchigumo Clan, an elderly man with white hair and a gray robe, sitting on a blue stone in front of the house, suddenly opened his eyes.

His sharp gaze swept into the distance, landing on the swaying Forest of trees.

Looking down from above, the lush green sea of trees was now obscured by a thick layer of dust and fog, its verdant color completely hidden.

Although he couldn't see what was happening in the forest, the En no Gyōja could clearly sense the two violently clashing chakras in the air.

"This evil feeling, is it the chakra of Tailed Beast?" En no Gyōja frowned slightly, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

Of Tailed Beast that have appeared in the vicinity, only that guy has.

I already warned that kid, why is he still so restless?

The En no Gyōja exerted force with his legs and stood up straight, one hand behind his back and the other stroking the white beard that hung down to his chest.

At that moment, a beautiful girl with long, curly brown hair rushed out of the house. She noticed that En no Gyōja suddenly gotten up.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?" The girl who spoke was En no Gyōja's Granddaughter no Gyōzō.

"It's Hotaru. Stay home and do your best. Grandpa has to go out for a bit." The En no Gyōja patted the girl's head from behind, his serious and rigid face softening into a smile.

Before the girl could react, En no Gyōja instructed the old servant to take good care of Ying, and then leaped off the high stone mountain.

The girl pouted unhappily and muttered... displaying the delicate and charming demeanor of a young girl.

As Tōka was racking his brains for a way to help Utakata gain an advantage, he suddenly sensed a powerful aura approaching. It was not an ordinary strongman, but someone who had mastered Senjutsu Chakra.

Tōka possesses a vast amount of Senjutsu Chakra within his body, making him extremely sensitive to Senjutsu Chakra.

"What's wrong?" Black Zetsu glanced curiously in the direction Tōka was looking, but he didn't notice anything amiss.

"Perhaps even God is on my side!"

Tōka smiled mysteriously, then his body disappeared into the Void, his aura vanishing in an instant, leaving behind a bewildered Black Zetsu.

After a moment's hesitation, Black Zetsu swiftly activated the Mayfly Technique, merging his body with the earth and following closely behind.

The figure of the En no Gyōja swept across the Plain at lightning speed, his long, snow-white Long Hair dancing in the wind as he ran, and his gray robe added to his air of otherworldly elegance.

Before even stepping into the Forest, a sudden burst of energy rushed towards them.

The sudden flash of Kakkō illuminated the face of the En no Gyōja, whose eyes narrowed as he stared at the massive fireball hurtling towards him without changing his expression.

Fire Release?

The En no Gyōja stomped his foot hard into the floor, sinking his entire foot three-tenths of an inch into the mud, and his body was instantly rooted to the spot like a nail.

The momentum of the charge was forcibly dissipated, En no Gyōja slammed his hands together.

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted!

"Break!"

Boom!

The natural power of heaven and earth surged wildly into the body of the En no Gyōja, and then exploded outwards with a mysterious hand seal.

A powerful shockwave erupted outwards in all directions!

The massive fireball that filled the screen was shattered in an instant, and tiny flames disappeared before our eyes. As the red light faded, the dark shadow behind the fireball was gradually revealed.

A young man wearing Red Cloud Black Cloak?

En no Gyōja looked at Tōka uncertainly, seemingly struggling with whether she was a stunningly beautiful girl or a handsome and refined young man.

"I see..." Tōka nodded with a puzzled look, a look of sudden realization in his eyes.

The previous sneak attack was just a test; Tōka had no intention of killing Yi En no Gyōja.

That fireball was no ordinary fireball. Tōka's body naturally contained Senjutsu Chakra, so his Fire Release was naturally Senjutsu as well.

The fact that it could shatter Tōka's Fire Release with a single blow shows that the power of the En no Gyōja is indeed Senjutsu.

"Who are you? Why are you blocking my way?" The En no Gyōja felt no hostility from Tōka, which made him somewhat puzzled.

"Compared to that, I have a more important question!" Tōka raised an eyebrow and smiled, his clear, cold black eyes staring straight at En no Gyōja.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, En no Gyōja's body involuntarily tensed up.

He was secretly amazed that this seemingly young boy possessed such a chilling aura!

After a pause, Tōka continued, "Have you been to Deforming Mountain?"

Although he asked a question, Tōka's tone was very certain: the Forbidden Jutsu of the Tsuchigumo Clan — Angry Sky Hair.

Having witnessed its power, Tōka was certain that this technique should not exist in the present world.

The previous exchange lasted only a few seconds, and the power of the En no Gyōja was enough to shatter Tōka's Senjutsu fireball.

This clearly demonstrates the power of Angry Sky Hair when it is fully charged.

"You actually know about Deforming Mountain? Who exactly are you?" The En no Gyōja, recovering from his shock, exclaimed in disbelief.

"So, the Angry Sky Hair is indeed Ninjutsu from the Six Paths' Notes?" Tōka could tell from the expression on the En no Gyōja that his guess was correct.

Upon hearing this, En no Gyōja contracted, and the shock in his eyes was evident. He remained silent, unaware that Tōka had already seen through his thoughts.

As expected, the Forbidden Jutsu of the Tsuchigumo Clan is the Ninjutsu from the Six Paths' Notes. Tōka just doesn't know what the relationship is between this Old Man and the Monkey King Enma.

The Six Paths' Notes has been destroyed. Apart from the technique stolen by Uchiha Madara, it's unexpected that there are still Forbidden Jutsu circulating.

This old fellow from the Tsuchigumo Clan...

A faint killing intent flashed in Tōka's eyes; anyone connected to Six Paths could be considered his enemy.

"Hmm? This kid's aura has changed!" The En no Gyōja's expression changed slightly, and he became alert.

At the same time, his body sank slightly, his feet were shoulder-width apart, and his hands, hanging at his sides, were raised slightly, indicating that he was ready for battle.

The murderous intent in Tōka's eyes One Flash and disappeared in an instant, before he returned to his languid demeanor.

The En no Gyōja still has some use; wouldn't it be perfect to lure him to Nagato?

The thought flashed through his mind, and Tōka flicked his finger, sending a piece of Finger Bones flying through the air with a whistling force that hurtled straight at the face of the En no Gyōja.

"You little brat, another sneak attack?!" En no Gyōja was already prepared, and the moment Tōka raised his hand, he dodged to the side.

The decaying Ash Bones brushed past him and landed directly in a patch of grass on the Plain.

In an instant, a large patch of lush green grass withered and died, revealing a barren expanse of land.

"Bone Release? From Konoha?" The En no Gyōja looked surprised and uncertain. In the past ten years, the only person in the Ninja World with such bone release ability was Bone Release Ninja from Konoha.

Although the En no Gyōja lived a secluded life, he still had some knowledge of the affairs of the Ninja World.

It is said that the Bone Release Ninja of Konoha have defected from the village.

Those Red Clouds on a Black Background outfits... seem to belong to a Mercenary organization called Akatsuki, hidden in the Land of Rain. The Tsuchigumo Clan is allied with Konoha.

The En no Gyōja and the Third Hokage were old acquaintances. With countless questions in mind, he took a step Body Flicker Technique caught up with them.

Tōka's speed was not slow; it seemed to have reached its limit. However, just as the En no Gyōja was about to catch up, another dark figure would flash through the forest and disappear into the distance.

In a short time, the distance between the two sides widened.

"This kid is so fast!" As a veteran expert, En no Gyōja's experience was exceptionally high, so how could he not see that Tōka was deliberately keeping him at arm's length?

While pondering, the En no Gyōja had already made up his mind.

His feet sank, and his body, which had been leaping through the forest, fell to the ground, landing on a Big Tree trunk. Then he clasped his hands together forcefully.

The power of nature immediately surged wildly into his body.

The Tsuchigumo Clan's Forbidden Jutsu, Angry Sky Hair, explodes outward from the user, destroying an area spanning hundreds of kilometers in radius.

The source of power that activates this ability is called Basic Energy Storage, which, even when combined with chakra of natural forces, is still Senjutsu Chakra.

The longer En no Gyōja takes to gather his strength, the stronger the power he unleashes.

Normally, the Angry Sky Hair takes about 1800 seconds, or half an hour, but the En no Gyōja has improved it through decades of training.

It can quickly accumulate power in a short period of time and then unleash a burst of force like a sliver of lightning.

Tōka led the way, but her attention remained fixed on En no Gyōja. She noticed the moment Tōka En no Gyōja.

"Does this old guy think that Angry Sky Hair invincible?"

The En no Gyōja secretly gathered his strength, his target being Tōka, who was twenty paces directly in front of him.

Tōka stood expressionless in the distance, concealing his aura to the extreme. He glanced sideways at the Big Tree hidden by the Paper Dance.

Nagato and Konan were hiding here, about two hundred paces away.

"The longer the Angry Sky Hair, the greater its power." Tōka withdrew his gaze and looked back at En no Gyōja.

The two sides were only twenty paces apart, and it was clear that the En no Gyōja had no intention of accumulating power for a long time to destroy everything around him.

Can't hit it? No problem.

I'll lend you a hand!

A cluster of Ice Blue Kakkō suddenly ignited in Tōka's eyes, with nine strange Tomoe floating within it.

Buzz!

Tōka clasped his hands together, and a mysterious red light, like splashed ink, enveloped the heavens and earth.

The En no Gyōja was concentrating on gathering the power of nature, was slightly taken aback, seemingly unable to believe what he was seeing.

Everything in the world was shrouded in a Dark Red color, as if there were no other colors besides red.

The red light came on quickly and went off quickly.

In the blink of an eye, everything returned to normal. The Forest was still a lush and green Forest, and the sky was still a blue sky with white clouds floating in it.

However, Tōka, who was just about twenty steps ahead, suddenly appeared behind him in a bizarre way!

Judging by sight, the distance is at least a hundred paces!

"Did they use an illusion to create distance?" The En no Gyōja's mind calmed down again, and the natural power gathered within his body began to stir.

A hundred paces isn't enough to build up your strength!

Just as the En no Gyōja suppressed the restlessness in his body and prepared to continue frantically absorbing the power of nature, a large dark shadow suddenly appeared in the sky, blocking out the sunlight.

He subconsciously looked up and saw a woman with a pair of huge white wings floating high in the sky.

Importantly, this woman was also wearing a Coat with Red Clouds on a Black Background.

"That kid's companion?" Before the En no Gyōja could think further, he changed his hand seals and immediately activated the Forbidden Jutsu!

Angry Sky Hair!

Buzz!

Like the roar of a ferocious beast from the primordial era, a violent wave of energy surged outwards from the location of the En no Gyōja.

The blast wave uprooted large Big Tree all around, the earth churned, soil and rocks flew everywhere, and yellowish-brown mud danced wildly in the air.

Konan had only noticed someone approaching and went out to investigate, but she never expected to run into a grumpy Old Man who attacked her without warning!

Sensing the extraordinary power of the En no Gyōja's Jutsu Formula, Konan dared not confront it head-on. With a flap of her wings, she soared upwards into the vast storm created by the energy.

However, Konan underestimated the Forbidden Jutsu of the Tsuchigumo Clan, or more accurately, the Ninjutsu recorded in the Six Paths' Notes!

The moment Konan came into contact with the energy wave infused with Senjutsu Chakra, she knew she was wrong, terribly wrong.

A terrifying shockwave slammed into her body without mercy, instantly dispelling the Jutsu Formula of the Paper Dance.

With a soft "pfft," Konan's face turned pale, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Blood splattered in the air, drawing a tragically beautiful trail!

At this moment, only one thought flashed through Konan's mind as she was swept up in the storm: such domineering power, it's impossible to escape into the air by riding the wind.

A violent storm swept through the entire Forest, and Konan, like a lifeless, broken doll, was blown away in the air.

"Tsk... It's done!" An invisible wall blocked Angry Sky Hair entering in front of Tōka.

It wasn't that he used an illusion to create distance, but rather that in that instant, he created the Red Realm, moving the body of the En no Gyōja to the vicinity of the Big Tree where Nagato was hiding.

Konan naturally spotted the En no Gyōja had suddenly entered her perception range, immediately.

That led to what happened next...

Inside the tree hollow, Nagato, who was controlling the Pain's Six Paths to capture the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, heard the commotion outside. He knew Konan's abilities very well and knew that it was absolutely impossible for her to make such a scene.

Therefore, there is only one conclusion: there is an enemy nearby, and it is a Kage-level.

Shinra Tensei!

A divine pressure suddenly erupted, and a tremendous Repulsive Force centered on Nagato's Original Body surged out in all directions.

The Angry Sky Hair of the En no Gyōja clashed violently with the power of the Rinnegan.

In an instant, the wind and clouds lost their color, and the world seemed to freeze in that moment, as a huge, visible crack fell to the earth like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky.

A deafening roar erupted.

Where the two shockwaves collided violently, a jet-black crack split the earth in two!

The bottomless chasm was like the wide-open gates of hell; the earth churned and the rock strata trembled, as if two enormous, invisible hands had snapped the earth in two.

Even Tōka, who had already escaped to a great distance, couldn't help but silently praise this scene.

"I didn't expect Nagato's Original Body to be hiding such power. Luckily, I didn't attack him directly." Tōka's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

Defeating Nagato is not difficult, but the wisp of Six Paths Chakra hidden in the void world is the real formidable enemy.

Slowly withdrawing his gaze, Nagato knew that for the time being, En no Gyōja no Gyoro and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.

Now is the opportunity, Tōka's chance to tamper with Konan!

A light breeze blew by, carrying a bit of sand and dust. The Tree Shadow of the trees beside Tōka swayed, becoming blurred in the Wind and Sand, along with his own figure...