Daiguren Hyōrinmaru

Although the Third Mizukage-sama could not understand Uchiha Madara's actions, he really wanted to complain right now.

Madara-sama, did he really think everyone was like him and Hashirama? A casual clap of the hands, and it was an S-rank Ninjutsu at minimum. If it was not an S-rank Ninjutsu, it was not even worth bringing up.

The Third Mizukage-sama took a deep breath. Judging from the complaint in Uchiha Madara's tone just now, he guessed that the other man seemed very interested in Ice Release's Kekkei Genkai.

"Madara-sama, with your strength, you should have no need for the power of Ice Release, right?"

Although he did not understand why Uchiha Madara had taken an interest in Ice Release's Kekkei Genkai, given his talent as a ninja, it was not impossible for him to develop Ice Release himself. But with Madara's strength, even if he had lost an eye and his power had declined, he was still an invincible existence in this era. Ice Release would not improve his strength much, either.

Uchiha Madara asked, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

At that glance, the Third Mizukage-sama fell silent.

Though he was now the Third Mizukage-sama, the leader of a village, holding immense power in Kirigakure and basking in limitless glory, Uchiha Madara held his weakness in his hands.

Uchiha Madara could raise him up, and he could destroy him at any time.

They were not equals. As long as Madara was displeased, he could directly use the Sharingan to control him, just as he had controlled the Second Mizukage-sama back then.

Uchiha Madara was extremely dissatisfied with the Ice Release Ninjutsu Binghe had mastered. He planned to visit the place where the Yuki Clan stored all its Ninjutsu later and see whether there were any techniques that caught his eye.

With that in mind, Uchiha Madara prepared to leave. Before that, however, he had one more thing to instruct the Third Mizukage-sama to do: secretly gather information concerning "Boil Release."

After hearing this, the Third Mizukage-sama looked astonished. He was increasingly unable to understand what Uchiha Madara was doing.

"Ask less about my affairs."

Uchiha Madara was unwilling to explain further. Once he had finished using the Third Mizukage-sama, he would consider erasing the man's memories related to him to avoid leaving behind evidence that could ruin his plans.

After giving the order, Uchiha Madara vanished directly from the Mizukage's office, leaving behind only the Third Mizukage-sama's helpless bitter smile.

At that moment, Binghe slowly woke up. He froze for a moment. Madara had erased all of his memories related to the Sharingan, and he only remembered being summoned by the Third Mizukage-sama.

"Third Mizukage-sama, may I ask what mission you have for me..."

Third Mizukage-sama:...

Uchiha Madara entered the Yuki Clan's territory. Since he had searched Binghe's memories, he was thoroughly familiar with the place. He moved as if no one was there and infiltrated the secret chamber where Ninjutsu was stored.

There happened to be an elderly man inside. Naturally, he was shocked to see a stranger suddenly barge in. "Who goes there?!"

Uchiha Madara gave him an indifferent glance, telling the old thing to go stay wherever it was cool.

By ordinary standards, the old man's strength was passable. He was only slightly weaker than Binghe, who was said to be the strongest Ice Release ninja. But in Madara's eyes, he was nothing special.

If he only used Dojutsu to control people, Uchiha Madara's summoned state could be maintained for quite a long time.

As an old hand among old hands, Uchiha Madara could tell at a glance that the items in this secret chamber were all meant to mislead others. The real treasures had to be hidden behind a secret door.

Uchiha Madara activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and swept his gaze around. With his astonishing insight, he instantly detected subtle clues, followed the trail, and opened the secret door.

To prevent someone from barging in later and discovering that the old man was not in his right mind, Uchiha Madara decided to bring the old man through the secret door as well.

There, he saw stacks upon stacks of scrolls neatly arranged on shelves.

Uchiha Madara smiled. These were exactly what he needed.

There were too many items for Uchiha Madara to take all at once, and coming back later would be troublesome. He decided to use the Sharingan to record everything.

He casually picked up a scroll and spread it open. To his surprise, there was a huge circle drawn on it, with the character "Seal" written inside.

This showed that the scroll had been placed under Sealing Jutsu. To see its contents, it had to be deciphered, which would take time and effort, and there was a high chance it could not even be deciphered.

Uchiha Madara was not surprised.

This was normal. Any scroll that recorded Ninjutsu would definitely have Sealing Jutsu placed on it to prevent theft and others from secretly learning its contents.

It would be abnormal if a scroll containing powerful Ninjutsu had no seals whatsoever.

(P.S.: Yes, I'm talking about you, Uzumaki Naruto. The Book of Seals had so many ridiculously powerful Ninjutsu on it, yet it had no defensive measures at all. If it was not deliberately meant for you to read, who the hell would believe it?) But such things could not stump Uchiha Madara. Before his Mangekyō Sharingan, they were merely trivial tricks, effectively nonexistent.

Very soon, the Ninjutsu recorded on the scroll appeared in full.

Ice Release: Ice Clone Technique: B-rank. Uses a large amount of ice-nature Chakra to create tangible clones. By adding ice-nature transformation to a Shadow Clone, when the clone is pierced by an enemy, it turns into ice and freezes the enemy, restricting their movements.

After Madara finished reading this Ninjutsu, he immediately picked up another scroll. This one also had Sealing Jutsu placed within it. It differed from the previous seal; it seemed every scroll had a different Sealing Jutsu. But before the Dojutsu Power of this Mangekyō Sharingan, it was nothing more than decoration.

Ice Release: Ice Armor Technique: B-rank. Covers the entire body in ice to increase the user's defense. Its advantage is that it is lightweight, while its drawback is that it consumes a large amount of Chakra.

After reading it, he picked up another one.

Ice Release: Cliff Sword: B-rank. Gathers ice-nature Chakra in the hands, then slams both hands against the ground. Massive ice spikes rise up in sections before the user, producing excellent results in both offense and defense.

After reading the Ninjutsu in this section, Uchiha Madara placed his hand on the scrolls in another section. The technique he opened this time was C-rank, and its Sealing Jutsu was much simpler than that of the B-rank techniques. It appeared that the more difficult the technique, the higher the rank of its Sealing Jutsu.

Ice Release: Ice Kick Technique: C-rank. Applies ice-nature Chakra to the leg. When the leg is swung, an ice spike is kicked out along its arc toward the enemy.

After reading this Ninjutsu, Uchiha Madara picked up another Ninjutsu scroll. Without even looking, he knew it was a C-rank Ninjutsu. He was focused in his work, preferring to finish reading all the Ninjutsu in one area before moving to another, lest he look here and there and easily miss something.

Ice Release: Shuriken Technique: C-rank. Ice Release: Ice Sharp Silver Needles: C-rank...

After reading all the C-rank Ninjutsu, Uchiha Madara turned his gaze to another section and reached out to open a scroll. The Sealing Jutsu on this one was far more difficult to break than the previous ones. It seemed to be a higher-rank Ninjutsu.

Ice Release: Ice Soul Palm: A-rank. Gathers ice-nature Chakra in the hand, causing dense white mist to rise from the arm. When attacking, cold air is concentrated in the palm. Enemies struck by it are frozen into ice sculptures.

Ice Release: Ice Eye: A-rank. Uses moisture in the air to create an eyeball. The eye's vision is linked to the caster and can be used for reconnaissance, making it an extremely convenient Ninjutsu.

However, its drawbacks were also obvious. The user had to maintain a hand seal and could not move, and in hot, water-scarce places, far more Chakra was needed to maintain it.

Ice Release: Ice Frost Surge: A-rank. Spews a wide range of frost from the mouth, inflicting severe frostbite and impact on all targets within its range.

After reading all the A-rank Ninjutsu, Uchiha Madara had gained a fairly clear understanding of Ice Release.

Aside from Ice Eye, which had a special function, the more powerful an Ice Release Ninjutsu was, the closer it came to the freezing process of forming ice rather than simply creating ice as the final result.

Taking B-rank and C-rank Ninjutsu as examples, techniques of those ranks used ice to create objects of various shapes for physical attacks against targets. But by A-rank, shaping ice was merely incidental. What truly mattered was the frostbite effect afterward. The more powerful the Ninjutsu, the stronger the frostbite effect. Ice Soul Palm was one example: its attack range was narrow, but once it hit, the target became an ice sculpture. It was practically a one-hit kill.

In short, Uchiha Madara judged Ice Release worthy of the name Kekkei Genkai. Both its offense and defense were commendable, but that alone was not enough for him. A-rank Ninjutsu still could not meet Uchiha Madara's requirements. He needed something more powerful.

With that thought, he looked toward a lone scroll placed in a separate section. If he had guessed correctly, the ultimate secret of Ice Release should be this scroll.

Uchiha Madara stepped forward and spread it open. Sure enough, the seal this time was even more rigorous than before, and even he had to spend some effort breaking it.

The name of this technique was:

Ice Release: Daiguren Hyōrinmaru: S-rank (Incomplete)