A Farewell Gift (Part 1)

"Drink it!"

Uchiha Zensui roared, and a white skeleton appeared on his body. Meridians surged from the white skeleton, and the two-to-three-meter-tall white skeleton transformed into a white light figure about ten meters tall.

The white light figure trembled again, white light surging from its body, and a set of white armor appeared. At the same time, the white giant's figure grew taller again, reaching nearly fifty meters, almost five times larger than the previous white light figure.

"Susanoo complete form!"

Uchiha Zensui roared, and the white-armored figure of light let out a roar as well. Light surged again, and legs grew out, transforming into a hundred-meter-tall tengu with wings.

The tengu stretched out his right hand, and a long-handled naginata, a hundred meters tall and emitting a white light, appeared in the man's right palm.

Boom!

A hundred-meter-tall white tengu wielding a long sword cleaved Mount Hua with tremendous force, shaking the heavens and the earth. More than ten houses in Kirigakure collapsed, and a crack tens of meters long appeared in the ground. Many Kirigakure Ninja were thrown back, spitting out blood.

Uchiha Zensui resides in the forehead of Susanoo. Since Zensui obtained the power of the First Hokage Cells, the side effects of using Susanoo and the Mugen Dōjutsu have been greatly reduced, and the duration has been longer.

Hahahaha!

Uchiha Zensui let out a wild laugh. From his perspective, the Kirigakure Ninja beneath his feet looked like ants. Zensui licked his lips and manipulated the naginata of his Susanoo to unleash a diagonal slash.

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the diagonal slash caused even greater damage than the previous forceful split of Mount Hua, sweeping down more than twenty buildings and triggering a demolition operation in Kirigakure.

Uchiha Zensui had fought for a long time, and his Dōjutsu Mugen been set up relatively late. At this moment, his Chakra was somewhat depleted. He had only just unleashed his power when a look of pain appeared on his face, and he pressed his hands to his temples.

Susanoo shook for a moment, the giant shrank and its armor disappeared, then shook again and the giant's flesh disappeared, leaving only a white skeleton.

Cough cough!

Uchiha Zensui coughed suddenly, and his skeleton vanished abruptly.

Pfft!

Uchiha Zensui was in poor condition. He was caught off guard and was stabbed through the heart by a Kirigakure Ninja's longsword. He immediately coughed up blood, his eyes glazed over, and he collapsed to the ground.

After successfully launching a Jonin Hidden Mist twisted the hilt of his sword again, and a chilling grin appeared on his previously expressionless face.

"How terrifying... but ultimately, death is inevitable."

The Kirigakure Ninja drew his long sword, stepped on Uchiha Zensui's neck, and gouged out two scarlet Uchiha Zensui Sharingan with both hands.

"Byakugan Assassin Ao, from now on I'm Sharingan Assassin Rōmaru."

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Dozens of Kirigakure Ninja surrounded Uchiha Zensui's corpse, looking at the Jonin Rōmaru with envy, who had killed Uchiha Zensui.

Karatachi Yagura, Terumi Mei, and the others noticed this scene, leaped through the air, and appeared next to Uchiha Zensui's corpse.

"Jonin Rōmaru."

Seeing the scene unfolding before Karatachi Yagura, and the Sharingan in the hands of the Hidden Mist Jonin Rōmaru, Yagura nodded in approval.

"Lord Mizukage!" X99

When the numerous Kirigakure Ninja saw Yagura, regardless of their inner opinions about the Mizukage, their first reaction was to bow and greet him.

"You've all worked hard..."

When Karatachi Yagura saw the Kirigakure Ninja around him still greeting him warmly, his expression was complicated, and he softly offered a word of comfort.

Dark clouds filled the sky, lightning flashed and Kirigakure gradually grew dark.

"Is it going to rain? Has even the heavens sensed the sorrow of Kirigakure...?"

Terumi Mei looked up at the sky, thinking of Hozuki Mangetsu Ninja Sword genius of the trio, and her tone was somewhat wistful.

"Um?"

The two crimson Sharingan in Rōmaru's hands disappeared. Jonin Rōmaru was somewhat bewildered. He clenched his hands a couple of times, and even the bloodstains on his hands from when he pried out the Sharingan were gone.

Even worse, the corpse of Uchiha Zensui on the ground suddenly disappeared as well.

"What's going on!?"

"Where's the body!?"

"What kind of Ninjutsu is this!?"

The disappearance of Uchiha Zensui's corpse on the ground caused many of Hidden Mist's elite soldiers to whisper among themselves and ask each other questions.

"Could this person still be alive!?"

"How is that possible!"

"Same situation as before! I killed him once before, but I thought it was a hallucination at the time!"

The group of Chakra who noticed the anomaly Hidden Mist in Jonin, some rubbed their eyes, and some felt their chakra fluctuating, trying to confirm whether they had been subjected to Genjutsu.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

After more Kirigakure Ninja sensed something was wrong, they vanished in Body Flicker Technique and scattered. As ninjas produced by the Blood Mist Policy, most of them were elite and none were mediocre.

The once crowded throng dwindled to just a dozen or so figures.

Karatachi Yagura noticed this strange scene and looked up at the sky, feeling that the dark clouds looming over the city seemed somewhat familiar.

Boom!

Amidst the dark clouds and rumbling thunder, this prelude to a downpour filled Karatachi Yagura with a deep sense of unease.

"That Ninjutsu? It shouldn't be..."

Karatachi Yagura recalled his battle with the Fourth Hokage of Konoha years ago, and the Ninjutsu the Fourth Hokage used. However, that Ninjutsu had a strong Chakra aura, and the strange phenomena were all caused by Chakra.

There was no trace of Chakra in the sky above the village; it was just the natural weather.

"Here it is!"

"Here!"

The Kirigakure Ninja in the distance shouted. Uchiha Zensui Anbu Hidden Mist long since disappeared, and his right arm was wrapped in bandages. Zensui's worst-case scenario was that he activated Izanagi too late and was caught off guard by the Hidden Mist and injured his arm.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Laugh!

Uchiha Zensui calmly dodged the Kunai, Kunai so many that even with his agility, he inevitably took several hits in the back. To make matters worse, dozens of Kirigakure Ninja leaped after him, chasing him like a pack of hounds after a hare.

Zensui looked serious and ran towards the forest ahead. It was about fifty meters away, a distance he could easily escape into.

As long as I escape into the forest, use Wood Release Ninjutsu, and take advantage of the terrain, these Kirigakure Ninja will have difficulty harming me.

"Chase!"

The numerous Kirigakure Ninja behind him pursued and fired upon him. Seeing Uchiha Zensui escape into the forest, they didn't stop and chased after him directly.

Uchiha Zensui moved through the forest, his hands clasped together in the Snake Seal, his body radiating Chakra.

"Wood Release: Vajra Summons Wood!"

With the infusion of Uchiha Zensui Chakra, the forest instantly came to life and its resilience increased dramatically. Branches that could be cut in one stroke before could now only be slashed a little deeper.

"Not good!"

"These trees can move!"

"Wood Release Ninja Technique?"

Numerous Kirigakure Ninja leaped and darted through the forest, dodging the sweeping and entanglement of branches and vines.

Uchiha Zensui maintained the Snake Seal, controlling the forest. After reaching the very center of the forest, he jumped onto the canopy of the central tree and looked up at the sky.