Farewell Gift (Part 2)

Uchiha Zensui originally wanted to use the Tailed Beast to create a Six-Tails chaos in Hidden Mist, but embarrassingly, too many ninjas defected. Not only did many Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki 'Hidden Mist Utakata -secret weapon, also defected.

The existence of the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki was top secret information for the village, and many Kirigakure ninja were unaware of it. As the mastermind behind the Mizukage, Zensui did his best to send Kirigakure's Anbu to pursue the Six-Tails, but they were never able to capture it.

Fortunately, Uchiha Zensui had prepared a second plan, using the lightning of nature to unleash the S-rank Lightning Release: Kirin, delivering a wide-range Ninjutsu to Kirigakure that was no less powerful than the Tailed Beast Bomb.

Uchiha Zensui's face remained calm. His hands formed the Snake Seal, manipulating the forest and ruthlessly crushing the enemies who had entered the Deep Forest Emergence. At the same time, he looked up at the sky, observing the trajectory of the lightning in the dark clouds.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

The thunder in the dark clouds grew louder and louder, and the sky grew even darker.

The Kirigakure high-ranking members who weren't involved in the pursuit— Hidden Mist Karatachi Yagura, Terumi Mei, Ao, and others—stood atop a tall building in the village, observing the Hidden Mist's pursuit through binoculars.

"Wood Release Ninjutsu, Sharingan, Konoha..."

Karatachi Yagura's eyes were filled with resentment; he knew he had been tricked by the Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Nara.

The strange phenomenon in the sky now seemed somewhat familiar to Yagura, and he vaguely sensed a sense of danger. However, Yagura could not sense Chakra in the dark clouds, unlike the situation when he Uchiha Nara, where the dark clouds were made of Chakra.

"Dark clouds loom overhead, the prelude to a downpour! Lord Mizukage, we absolutely cannot let this guy escape the village, otherwise the rain will mask his scent and make tracking difficult."

Ao, a Jonin skilled Jonin perception and tracking, also noticed the unusual phenomenon in the sky and quietly offered his advice.

Karatachi Yagura glanced at Ao and nodded slightly, without answering. Yagura understood that after dealing with this mastermind, the next step would be for him to take responsibility and step down.

He definitely couldn't stay in the position of Fourth Mizukage. As the Mizukage, being silently manipulated for so many years was a disgrace that would make Karatachi Yagura and Kirigakure a laughingstock in the Shinobi World.

Thinking this through, Karatachi Yagura ignored the strange phenomenon in the sky and even hoped that the Uchiha ninja would make a bigger fuss.

When it comes time to take responsibility, you can deflect it by saying the enemy's Ninjutsu was too Yamato and unpredictable. You can explain it as not that you were too bad, but that the enemy was too strong.

After weighing his options for a moment, Karatachi Yagura said in a deep voice:

"This guy's Ninjutsu is superb and unpredictable, making him extremely difficult to deal with. We must not let him escape; he must bear the wrath of Kirigakure!"

Ao, Terumi Mei, you two go too! You must keep him here!

"No, fourth generation, let those two stay here and protect you."

An old man, accompanied by two guards dressed in Hidden Mist vests, leaped onto the tall building. The old man softly refuted Yagura's suggestion.

"Genji!" X4

"Genji..."

Several Hidden Mist Jonin the high-rise building turned around and saw the old man speaking. Terumi Mei Karatachi Yagura, with a somewhat complicated expression and a lack of confidence, said softly:

"In that case, let's do as Genji says."

The power in Kirigakure is shared between the Mizukage and Elder Genji; in a sense, Genji is the true controller behind Kirigakure.

In the distant forest

Uchiha Zensui stood atop the canopy of a large tree, gazing at the sky. Below, the forest twisted and writhed, slaying the Kirigakure Ninja had entered it. Numerous Kirigakure Ninja used their Ninja Sword to cut down vines and branches, throw Explosive Tag, and hurl sharp, large Shuriken and other ninja tools.

However, after they blasted and damaged the trees, they quickly grew back to their original state. The difficulty of this Wood Release Ninjutsu left many Kirigakure Ninja feeling helpless.

"Hateful!"

"Could this be the legendary Wood Release ninjutsu of the First Hokage of Konoha?"

"It's growing too fast, my Chakra is running low!"

The Hidden Kirigakure Ninja in the forest exchanged ideas, including some older Hidden Mist Jonin who recognized the origin of the Ninjutsu.

"If this is that person's Ninjutsu, then it's invincible. That person was revered as the God of Shinobi in his time..."

An older Hidden Kirigakure Ninja fought fiercely in the forest, managing to break through a few dozen meters of forest cover. Realizing he couldn't defeat the enemy, he leaped away and escaped the forest.

"What 'God of Shinobi'! I don't believe they've been controlling and casting this Ninjutsu all this time. Let's see how much Chakra he has!"

"We have tens of thousands of men! Even Konoha wouldn't dare to challenge such a large army!"

"Haven't you noticed that the rate at Chakra is being consumed is strange? This weird forest seems to be devouring and absorbing your Chakra!"

Dozens of Kirigakure Ninja followed the elderly Hidden Mist Jonin out of the forest, and as this group retreated, more Kirigakure Ninja withdrew from the forest.

Before long, many ninjas emerged from the forest. As far as the eye could see, the Kirigakure Ninja were densely packed, with thousands upon thousands surrounding the several hundred meters of forest, studying and discussing ways to break the Ninjutsu.

Uchiha Zensui sensed the situation in the forest, released the Si hand Snake Seal, raised his left hand, and a ball of lightning appeared in his palm, which he manipulated.

"Become!"

Even if the Kirigakure Ninja didn't leave the forest, Zensui wouldn't continue to control Wood Release Ninjutsu. Controlling the natural lightning in the dark clouds requires seizing the right opportunity. Zensui had been watching for a long time and finally seized the chance, intervening when the lightning converged, causing the lightning in the dark clouds to condense and take shape.

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, the lightning in the dark clouds coalesced into a creature resembling a dragon's head, and the thunder seemed to be the hiss of this dragon-headed being.

Lightning Release: Kirin is an S-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu developed by Naraku, the head of the Uchiha Clan. It is Ninjutsu that can only be controlled by Uchiha, and requires the Sharingan the speed and direction of the lightning.

This Ninjutsu has an extremely wide attack range and immense damage. Because it utilizes natural lightning, it consumes little Chakra and is incredibly fast, reaching speeds of only one-thousandth of a second—faster than the speed of sound—making it almost impossible to dodge. As long as the attacker avoids them, this Ninjutsu can be used as a trump card.

Standing atop a tall tree, Uchiha Zensui gazed down at the numerous buildings and the densely packed Kirigakure Ninja below, a smirk involuntarily creeping onto his lips.

"This is a parting gift."

Uchiha Zensui's eyes were bloodshot as he tried his best to find the Mizukage and the others, but because the distance was too far and the number of people was too large and dense, he could not find them for a while.

With the arrow already on the bowstring, there was no turning back. Seeing this, Uchiha Zensui no longer hesitated and pressed the faint ball of lightning in his left hand down sharply.

"Let's land together with the thunder... Kirin!"

Roar!

The Kirin in the dark clouds let out an exceptionally loud roar, and the originally dim sky of Kirigakure was illuminated by a blinding blue-white light, causing many Kirigakure Ninja to turn their heads away or shield their eyes from the light.

Boom!

With a deafening clap of thunder, the Kirigakure, which had been established for over fifty years, was reduced to ashes in a blinding white light, leaving behind a massive, deep crater in its center!