69novels Chapter 65: Tiger Burial, Inspiration for the New Chimera Beast
Chapter 65: Tiger Burial, Inspiration for the New Chimera Beast
For the next three months, Fu Heiyao stayed at the Thousand Hands ancestral home and cultivated peacefully.
Besides his regular training, he had been fine-tuning the balance between the overflowing power of his Sukuna Curse and his Sharingan, controlling the evil aura that involuntarily spilled from his eyes.
Otherwise, Fu Heiyao would probably be surrounded by Uchiha as soon as he took a walk down the street.
In stark contrast to Fukuyo's peaceful daily life is the Hokage Building.
The conference room was now filled with the core members of Konoha, including clan leaders and elite Jonin who had mastered many ninjutsu.
"Gentlemen, a secret report from the Anbu: Amegakure has declared war on Sunagakure."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing the Hokage hat and seated at the head of the table, glanced down at the clan leaders representing the various ninja clans of Konoha, his expression grave.
"Amegakure? The village of Hanzo, the demigod of the ninja world?"
"Hanzo, how dare he start a war so easily?"
"In the end, a fight broke out, but I never expected it to be between Amegakure and Sunagakure..."
Hearing the discussion in the meeting room, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo Shimura, who pointed out the location of Amegakure on the map.
"Gentlemen, Amegakure is located at the crossroads of the three kingdoms, and its geographical location is quite special. It can be said that if one part of it is affected, the whole situation will be affected," Danzo said.
"His sudden declaration of war against Sunagakure will undoubtedly shatter the already fragile balance."
Those clan leaders who experienced the First Shinobi World War understood Danzo's words.
Amegakure's declaration of war will disrupt the ninja world's order, spark localized conflicts, and could even trigger a major war that affects the entire ninja world.
"Although the Land of Rain is a small country, it has always been the most powerful among small countries because of Hanzo."
"With Hanzo's protection, Amegakure has developed rapidly in recent years." Hiruzen Sarutobi took a drag of his cigarette, his expression grave.
"Without a doubt, the military power of the Rain Kingdom has reached its peak."
When a nation has nowhere left to advance, foreign wars become inevitable.
"Does the Hokage mean that Amegakure intends to use Sunagakure as a measure of the strength of the Five Great Nations?" The Nara clan chief's expression changed slightly.
"The Land of Fire is recognized as the strongest, and even Hanzo wouldn't dare to openly provoke it. However, the Sand Village is the weakest of the Five Great Nations, and Hanzo not only dares to do so, but he is also very bold."
The Uchiha clan leader snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"If the situation remains deadlocked, that's fine, but I'm afraid that Sunagakure will be completely crushed by Hanzo. At that time, I'm afraid that Sunagakure alone will not be able to suppress Hanzo's ambitions," the Hyuga clan leader added.
"That's right." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.
This was what he was worried about: he feared that Amegakure would turn around and attack Konoha halfway through their attack.
The Land of Fire possesses the most fertile land among the five great nations. Amegakure wants to expand, and after defeating Sunagakure, Konoha will be next.
"Amegakure's declaration of war against Sunagakure is a prelude to Konoha's future."
Everyone understood and agreed with Hiruzen Sarutobi's meaning: to prevent problems before they arise.
However, the impact of Amegakure's declaration of war goes beyond this.
"According to intelligence from the Anbu, Iwagakure has also deployed a large number of troops on the border. Without Hanzo's restraint, this is an opportunity for Iwagakure, which has always coveted the resources of the Land of Fire."
"It's normal for Iwagakure to strengthen its border defenses after the Land of Rain launched an attack, isn't it?" a small clan chief said.
"But we can't gamble," Hiruzen Sarutobi said solemnly.
"Given Onoki's style, if Amegakure declares war on us, he will definitely take advantage of our situation."
Anyone who has dealt with Iwagakure can't help but nod in agreement about their bandit-like behavior.
"Is that so? I understand. We, the Hyuga clan, support the Hokage's idea."
The Hyuga clan was the first to express their opinion.
"Agreed." The Uchiha clan chief hesitated for a moment before replying, recalling the signals recently sent out by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
It's not surprising that the Hyuga expressed their support, after all, the Hyuga are staunch supporters of the Hokage.
However, the fact that the Uchiha clan was the second to express their opinion is something that all the clan leaders should seriously consider.
The Uchiha clan is usually the last to speak.
Has the Uchiha clan eased tensions with the Hokage faction?
Seeing that the Uchiha and Hyuga clans had agreed, the other ninja clans did not dare to delay and expressed their opinions one after another.
Seeing that everyone was giving him face, Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled.
"Then let's proceed with this plan, but we can't ignore Cloud Hidden and Mist Hidden."
Although they harbor grudges against each other and will not easily unite, the events in the Land of Whirlpools serve as a cautionary tale.
If the worst-case scenario occurs, I will personally go to the battlefield and defend the Land of Fire at its gates!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's words set the tone for Konoha's response to the war.
After all the clan leaders had left, only the Konoha Uchiha clan leader remained.
Even Danzo was too busy with intelligence work to pay attention to this former thorn in his side.
"Clan Chief Yuto, is there anything else?" Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe.
"Lord Hokage, I would like to see Jin's child," Uchiha Yuto said directly, without beating around the bush.
He had heard Fugaku say that the Hokage faction was vigorously cultivating a child with Uchiha blood.
The signals that the village has been actively releasing recently have confirmed this; as the head of the Uchiha clan, he wants to see this boy for himself.
But this child has been spending a lot of time at the Senju ancestral home lately.
Out of respect for the widow of the First Hokage, Uchiha Yuuto pondered for a long time before deciding to consult the Hokage.
"Okay." Hiruzen Sarutobi readily agreed.
His training of Fukuyo was partly intended to ease tensions with the Uchiha clan; there was nothing wrong with them being in contact.
As for the possibility that Fukuyo had been brainwashed by the Uchiha clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi never even considered it.
Whether from a perspective of self-interest or emotion, there is absolutely no possibility for the Uchiha clan.
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The looming storm in the ninja world made Fukuko sense the prelude to the Second Shinobi World War.
However, he was not afraid; in fact, he was somewhat eager to try.
His battle with Satoru completely ignited his warlike nature as an Uchiha and a sorcerer.
Moreover, Fu Heiyao's condition has been better than ever in the past few months.
Not only did it gradually raise the Sharingan's eye power limit by relying on the Sukuna curse power leaked from the sealing gate, but it also optimized the curse power chakra mode by relying on the Sharingan's affinity for curse power.
The extent of the optimization is so great that it can even be described as a qualitative change.
Because these Sharingan eyes, born from curse power and chakra, not only erased Sukuna's soul imprint at the beginning of their creation, but also absorbed the negative emotions generated during the process of the curse power chakra mode.
The optimization of opening a small opening in the sealed gate before the Obsidian Fuhei has changed the ten-second charge time to an instant opening.
In other words, Fukuko's previously held trump card, the Cursed Chakra Mode, which required time to prepare, is now completely free.
It opens instantly, fully automatic, using cursed chakra and the reverse technique to subdue the deer.
Fu Heiyao's strength can be described as a massive explosion.
Of course, Fu Heiyao's strength improvement did not stop there. During this period, he also subdued the last shikigami besides Mo Xuluo.
虎葬
A shikigami with a tiger's head and a human body.
This shikigami is not explicitly described in the original work, and even during the subjugation ritual, Fukuyo did not discover its special characteristics, only that it had some strength.
Tiger Burial seems to be a pure numerical monster, with strength and speed enough to fight against Fushiko Kuroyo, who has activated his Sharingan and entered Cursed Chakra Mode.
It even caused him considerable damage.
However, even with its reversal technique, it was still defeated by Fu Heiyao.
After subduing Obsidian, he finally discovered the Tiger Burial technique.
Precise control, a simple and unassuming ability, yet the results are extraordinary.
After loading the Tiger Burial Technique, Fukuko's speed and power were significantly enhanced as his chakra precision improved.
This unassuming ability directly boosted his stats.
However, the biggest beneficiaries are the Hundred-fold Water Piercing and Black Flash simulated by Manxiang.
Fu Heiyao further enhanced the compression level of the Hundred Convergence Water Piercing Technique, simulating it with the Full Elephant Technique.
The burst output after compression to the limit is several times higher than the solution at point-blank range.
Higher precision operation also makes it easier to execute a black flash.
If the Tiger Burial technique had been used when Wu was fighting, perhaps the sealing gate wouldn't have needed to be opened.
Moreover, Tiger Burial itself is a top-quality embryo, and the inspiration of the Chimera Beast that Fu Heiyao had been dormant for many years has come to emerge.
Just as Fukuyo was loading the techniques of Enshika and Kozou onto himself and dismantling the curse power mechanism of these two top-tier shikigami, a knock sounded on the door.
"Knock knock knock!"
Who's outside the door?
Fu Heiya asked in confusion, then summoned a group of rabbits to open the door.
"Oh, so You're home." As soon as the door opened, Fushiko saw Kushina with her cheeks puffed out.
"You ignored me for ages; I thought you weren't home."
"Here we go again, turning the tables on Kushina." Fu Heiyao controlled Tuotu to jump up and flick Kushina's forehead.
Kushina punched the rabbit into a pulp, and still not satisfied, she bared her teeth at Fushiko Kuroyo.
Kushina's anger subsided only after Fukuyo used a swarm of fleeing rabbits to toss her into the sky.
"Didn't you say you were going into seclusion for a while to research the prerequisite sealing techniques for the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
Fukuyo asked Mito for information about the Flying Thunder God a while ago.
Seeing the obscure and difficult-to-understand research on sealing techniques and summoning techniques, Fukuyo handed it over to Kushina.
However, instead of having her cultivate, she was asked to do some simple research on the sealing techniques related to imprinting the Flying Thunder God mark.
He also promised Kushina that if the research was successful, he could secretly take her out.