The rubber ball shattered instantly, revealing the Dodai.
At this point, he could no longer stand, and even the Bashōsen and the Gold Dust Rope in his hand fell to the ground beside him.
The sharp tip of the sword, Ama-no-Ohabari Feather, was now pressed against his throat.
"Heh, you didn't kill me immediately. Are you trying to extract information from me? Well, even if the abilities of the Yamanaka Clan are amazing, they can't completely read someone's memories after they've died."
Dodai's blood-stained face wore a carefree smile, even though he could be killed by Meikyō at any moment.
"Are you making that face because you think you're about to die from exhaustion of Chakra? But don't worry, I'll seal you with Sealing Technique first, and then use Medical Ninjutsu to keep you alive. Don't doubt my medical abilities; my teacher is Tsunade."
A slight smile curved the corners of Meikyō's lips, and combined with the Sharingan that shimmered with crimson light, it looked to Dodai like the smile of a demon.
But his face still retained the composure he had shown before.
Meikyō's other hand was already pressed against his stomach, about to seal him.
"You want to seal me? Why don't I seal you instead, Uchiha Meikyō?"
Dodai looked at Meikyō's hand touching his abdomen, his smile growing more unrestrained, and reached out to pull away his shoulder.
There, engraved with profound Sealing Techniques, forming an awkward "dust" character that looks very similar to the patterns on the Amber Purifying Pot.
"The Hidden Amber Seal!"
Meikyō's expression changed instantly, and he quickly activated Mirror Body Flicker Technique to teleport himself to another location.
"It is common for high-ranking personnel like them, who control a large amount of classified information within a ninja village, to have such seals as a trump card. When the seal is activated, it can destroy all the information in their brains and cause a lot of damage to the enemy."
Orochimaru strolled over to his original body after being teleported by the Meikyō, looked at the huge black sphere that suddenly erupted in the distance, and spoke to the Meikyō.
"His real purpose was to seal the Bashōsen and the Gold Dust Rope into his body. If we cannot break this seal, we will not be able to retrieve these two ninja tools passed down from the Sage of Six Paths, giving the Kumogakure a chance to reclaim his body and the ninja tools in subsequent negotiations."
"At the same time, let's also try to seal and eliminate you, Meikyō -kun, who is a huge threat to Kumogakure. After all, he's going to die soon. Even though he knows it's difficult to seal you who has mastered Space-Time Ninjutsu, he will still try, even if there's only a one in a thousand chance."
During the conversation, the huge black sphere formed by the Lee Amber Seal also disappeared, leaving behind a large crater tens of meters in diameter.
The body on the Dodai lay peacefully there, and the Bashōsen and the Gold Dust Rope that had been beside it had disappeared.
The setting sun, like blood, dyed the sky red, and the billowing dust, accompanied by a sense of tragedy and desolation, disappeared into the battle cries.
"He is a worthy opponent, but we should still send someone to collect his body as soon as possible and bring it back to Konoha to hand over to Kushina and the Sealing Unit's ninjas to break the Reverse Amber Seal."
Meikyō spoke coldly and sheathed his sword.
"Next, we will have to rely on Senior Orochimaru to command and annihilate the main force of Kumogakure."
"Leave it to me with confidence."
Orochimaru was somewhat disappointed that he hadn't been able to directly obtain the Bashōsen and the Gold Dust Rope, but he quickly composed himself and led his army to pursue the Kumogakure, expanding their gains.
"Meikyō!"
"Lord Meikyō!"
No sooner had Orochimaru left than Inuzuka Ryo helped Might Duy walk over.
Behind them were a small number of elite Konoha ninjas led by Aburame Nami.
They had been charging into battle right behind Might Duy.
It's clear that Might Duy's previous performance had completely won them over.
After taking a look through the Transparent World and confirming that Might Duy was only physically exhausted and had suffered some minor injuries, Meikyō nodded.
The power of the Eight Gates Formation is still very strong. Might Duy in the Seventh Gate state, after acquiring the skills of the Six Powers, is fully capable of fighting the Eight-Tails head-on.
"I'll leave Dai to you to take care of for now, Kumogakure with Senior Orochimaru!"
In this great battle, due to Might Duy's sudden emergence, the Kumogakure Village army was completely suppressed by the Konoha. Six or seven out of ten of the army's main force were lost, and the army was severely weakened. The battle also resulted in the Fourth Raikage losing an arm and being seriously injured, Raikage's retainer Dodai.
Uchiha Meikyō and Orochimaru continued to lead the Konoha northeastward, their forces aimed directly at the Land of Land of Lightning.
Konoha was overjoyed, while Kumogakure was shrouded in gloom.
"The Daimyo actually wants us to negotiate peace with Konoha!"
The Fourth Raikage was still at the front lines gathering the routed troops, slammed his fist on the table in anger.
However, he also knew that the Kumogakure was truly incapable of fighting against the Konoha.
Kumogakure Uchiha Meikyō could stop the A and B Combination he and Killer B formed. What else could Kumogakure possibly have to stop Orochimaru and that guy in the green bodysuit who could fight the Eight-Tails hand-to-hand?
Not to mention that the Fourth Raikage has lost an arm and his strength has dropped to about 70% of what it used to be.
Filled with anger and helplessness, the Fourth Raikage had no choice but to agree to the Daimyo's demands and initiate peace negotiations with Konoha.
After the deaths of the Third Raikage and Dodai, this brute was forced to learn to do things he had never been good at before.
Since Konoha was still at war with Iwagakure and Kirigakure, the Third Hokage quickly issued an order to agree to peace talks and demanded that Meikyō and Orochimaru abandon their attack on the Land of Land of Lightning's homeland.
Meanwhile, Mitokado Homura, a specialist in diplomatic negotiations, was also dispatched to the front lines.
Upon seeing this Glasses old man, Meikyō knew that Danzo had been reinstated; otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent out by the Third Hokage.
Unlike before with Suna, this time, as the deputy commander of the battlefront, Meikyō will also be involved in the negotiation process.
However, he had little experience in this area, so most of the specific tasks were handled by Mitokado Homura, while Orochimaru was too engrossed in experiments to bother with such matters.
Shikkotsu Forest.
This is a dark, damp swampy woodland.
If an ordinary person came to this place, they would likely get stuck in the mud.
However, as a ninja who can even walk on water, this place is naturally as flat as flat ground for him.
Meikyō poked a small Katsuyu that was resting on a leaf.
"Senior Katsuyu?"
"Ah, it's Lord Meikyō! You've finally arrived!"
The Katsuyu wriggled its body, raised half of its body from the leaf, and made a clear and sweet sound.
"Come with me, Lord Meikyō."
The Katsuyu wriggled its body and led the way.
"Because of the long period of time and the complex memories, the main body, like the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, spends most of its time sleeping at the bottom of the Shikkotsu Forest swamp. It usually obtains nutrition from the outside world through our split bodies, which only have memories of the last few decades."
The Shikkotsu Forest was very large. After the Katsuyu brought the Meikyō to a wide lake, it decisively plunged into it.
A dozen seconds later, the lake surface surged, and a huge tentacle-like head emerged, followed by a plump body.
"This size... isn't it a bit exaggerated?"
The Katsuyu's head alone is almost as big Gamabunta's entire body.
No wonder that even when Tsunade Sakura Haruno were in their Yin Seal state, they could only summon one-tenth of the Katsuyu's body.
"Oh dear, when Lord Meikyō saw my true form, she said exactly the same thing as Lady Tsunade."
The Katsuyu lowered its enormous head and spoke to Meikyō.
God knows how she managed to maintain that voice despite her large size.
"Of Summoning Contract I've encountered in the past thousand years, only Lord Hashirama wasn't surprised at all by my size."
"Well... that's why he's the First Hokage."
Meikyō thought that with Hashirama's thick skin, he would probably marvel at it, but not be too surprised.
The Wood Human Technique that someone summons with a clap of their hands is much larger than Katsuyu.
"Lord Meikyō, your Chakra is now quite vast, and you are qualified to learn the secret Senjutsu that only contractors of Shikkotsu Forest can learn."
At this point, the Katsuyu lowered its head again, inviting Meikyō to walk onto its head.
"Sage Mode works by absorbing Natural Energy from the outside world and achieving a 1:1:1 balance between Mental Energy and Physical Energy within the body to form Senjutsu Chakra. However, if this cannot be achieved, there is a risk of petrification."
"Applying the mucus secreted from my skin to the body can enhance the body's perception of Natural Energy. Additionally, you can attach my clones to your body. If you absorb too much Natural Energy, the cloned Katsuyu can also absorb the excess Natural Energy."
The Sage Slug went on and on, talking about a lot of common sense and tips that needed to be paid attention to during the process of cultivating Senjutsu.
Meikyō sat on the Katsuyu's head, listening attentively.
He can also absorb Natural Energy when using Breathing Technique to form Senjutsu Chakra, thus enhancing the power of his moves.
However, the drawback is that it can only be used with techniques that come with the Breathing Technique, and it cannot be integrated into regular Ninjutsu like other people who have mastered Sage Mode.
But now, after learning all this from the Sage Slug...
"Lord Meikyō, you can now try taking off your clothes and sitting on my head to feel the Natural Energy..."
"Sage Mode - Activated!"
The Katsuyu's voice was abruptly interrupted, and then he felt the surrounding Natural Energy rapidly converging into Meikyō's body.
The Katsuyu was dumbfounded and hurriedly split off a clone from its head.
She worried that Meikyō would lose control if it absorbed too much Natural Energy.
However, to the Katsuyu's surprise, Meikyō didn't seem to be doing anything wrong at this moment. There was only red eyeshadow on her face and a circle with a dot on her forehead.
Katsuyu:???
"I originally thought no one could cultivate Sage Mode faster than Lord Hashirama, but I never expected that Lord Meikyō would be even faster than Lord Hashirama!"
The Katsuyu's tone was full of amazement.
"You flatter me, Senior Katsuyu."
Meikyō looked at his reflection in the lake and felt something was off.
After receiving the Sage Slug's Sage Mode, Meikyō discovered that the two worlds had different ways of absorbing and utilizing Natural Energy.
In the Demon Slayer World, Breathing Technique utilize the body's own respiratory function to inhale air into the lungs, transferring the Natural Energy within through the lungs to all the cells in the body, and then expelling the remaining air from the lungs, resulting in the white vapor appearing around the mouth when using Breathing Technique.
This means that these Natural Energy are only temporarily present in the body, and after using one move, one must continue to draw Natural Energy from the air.
However, doing so can also greatly improve one's body's adaptability and perception of Natural Energy, which is why Meikyō was able to perceive Natural Energy so quickly and successfully enter the Sage Mode.
His body, due to years of practicing the Sun Breathing, has increasingly developed in a direction similar to that of Sage Body —possessing a high affinity for Natural Energy and the Yang Release.
In the Naruto World, ninjas rely on their own sensory abilities and a sufficiently peaceful state of mind to actively absorb the surrounding Natural Energy and achieve a balance with their own Chakra to fuse it, thereby obtaining Natural Energy that is easier to control and can be used for a longer period of time.
In addition, there are some other differences.
"Katsuyu- senpai, I remember that Minato Namikaze, who is from the same village as me, and his teacher Jiraiya are both disciples of Mount Myōboku. They also know Sage Mode. I wonder how the Senjutsu of Shikkotsu Forest differ from those of Mount Myōboku?"
While experiencing the enhanced perception brought about by the Sage Mode, Meikyō asked the Katsuyu a question.
"Of course they are different. The Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku is suitable for Toad, while the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest is more suitable for Katsuyu. This is why some people experience different mutations when using incomplete Sage Mode."
"In fact, the so-called Sage Mode is just something that you humans imitated by summoning beasts that use Natural Energy."
"Oh? Could you tell me more about it, Sage Slug?"
Meikyō sat down on the Katsuyu's head and gently patted Katsuyu.
When it's not secreting mucus, it feels smooth and delicate to the touch, and it feels quite nice to rub.
"Well, that's a long story. I might need to spend some time searching through my past memories."
The Katsuyu quieted down and began to sort through some distant memories from thousands of years ago.
"Ah, I remember now. Speaking of which, this matter might be related to your ancestors, Meikyō- kun! That's right, they were also the ancestors of Lady Tsunade and Lord Hashirama!"
"My ancestors?"
Meikyō was taken aback.
Thank you for the 500 Qidian coins!