novelhk Chapter 281 Toss
Chapter 281 Toss
The Otogakure's defensive formation trembled with the roar. Toss half-knelt at the center of the formation, the bandage on his right arm ripped, and the blood that seeped out stained the sonic emitter on his palm red. His sonic chakra had barely touched the black sound waves outside the formation when it was instantly dispersed. Half an hour earlier, the remnants of the Akatsuki had attacked with their "Soul-Shaking Sonic Cannon," not only shattering the outer defenses with low-frequency sound waves but also trapping Kimimaro and Karin beneath the collapsed watchtower. Karin's agonized moans echoed from the rubble, each one like a hammer hitting Toss's heart.
"Damn it! These soul-shaking sound waves disrupt my physical rhythm. My sonic punches can't even land!" Toth's voice was filled with anxiety. He excelled at channeling sonic chakra into his fists and kicks, crushing his foes with fierce physical techniques. But now, the soul-shaking sound waves, transmitted through the ground, numbed his joints, making even standing incredibly difficult. The tower's beams cracked again, and the sound of Kimimaro's bone blade growing fainter. Toth clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the strain. As the Sound Three, the ninja most adept at frontal breakthroughs, he couldn't even reach his companions' safety.
"Your sound waves aren't 'impact tools,' they're 'resonance keys.'" Yin Zhu's voice rang out from the smoke and dust, his black windbreaker sweeping across the gravel on the ground. In his hand, he held a "tremolo crystal" tinged with crimson and dark brown. The system panel flashed before his eyes: [Toss's sound wave and physical skills fusion rate is 92%, and the hidden Uchiha bloodline is activated at 27%. You need to use "Desperate Resonance" as a guide to break through the psychological barrier that "sound waves = destruction."] "You always rely on the 'impact' of sound waves, but you've forgotten that your mother integrated the Uchiha 'resonance gene' into your sound waves. Your physical skills can resonate with the Uchiha eye skills, using shock waves to awaken your companions."
Toss looked up suddenly, his scarlet pupils contracted: "My mother? The woman who abandoned me, how could she..." The words suddenly choked on his lips. He remembered the old box hidden under the bed when he was a child. There was a red lens engraved with sound wave patterns in it. His mother only left a sentence before she left: "When you can make sound waves and heartbeats resonate, you will understand the meaning of power." He thought it was just a lie at the time, but now he thinks that the pattern on the lens has similar fluctuations to Uchiha's Mangekyo.
Yin Zhu walked up to him and placed the Vibrato Crystal in his palm. "Your mother was from a branch of the Uchiha clan. She didn't want to get involved in the family's internal strife, so she took you into seclusion. This crystal contains the energy of her Uchiha eye technique." He tapped Tos's brow with his fingertips, and gentle system chakra flowed along his meridians. "Try to transform 'destructive sound waves' into 'resonant sound waves'—your physical skills aren't 'attacks,' they're 'connections'; your sound waves aren't 'destructions,' they're 'awakenings.' Kimimaro's bones are still supporting him, and Karin's heartbeat is still there. They're waiting for you to use resonance to open a path to life."
Toss gripped the Vibrato Crystal, dark brown sonic chakra intertwining with crimson Uchiha energy in his palm. He closed his eyes, forcing himself to no longer avoid the abandoned memory. Amidst the rubble, Karin's heartbeat held subtle "sonic frequencies": each painful gasp corresponded to the swirling chakra within her body; the sound of Kimimaro's bone blade supporting him carried the deliberate "cry for help" he had emitted. These were the "clues" he could use to break through through resonance.
"Ah—!" Tos's roar mingled with shockwaves, a blend of crimson and dark brown light erupting from his eyes. He slowly opened his eyes, revealing a unique "Resonance Mangekyo"—his pupils shaped like sonic emitters, surrounded by eight "Uchiha fan blades" etched with shockwave patterns. Each blade rotated in time with his heartbeat, capturing the subtlest resonances of sonic waves. The system panel instantly refreshed: [Tos's Mangekyo has awakened successfully, unlocking the unique ability "Vibrato Resonance" (which allows pupil techniques to resonate with sound waves, penetrating obstacles and awakening allies' strength). The integration of his sonic physical skills with his bloodline is now 100% complete.]
"Now, use your resonance to connect with your partner's chakra." Yinzhu's voice was full of encouragement. Neji and Qin instantly appeared next to the center of the formation, ready for battle - Neji's Byakugan locked onto the position of the remnants' sonic cannons, and Qin's sonic chakra condensed into a defensive barrier to buy time for Toss.
Tos's Mangekyo suddenly lit up. He pressed the Tremor Crystal onto the sound wave emitter, and the chakra of his right arm erupted along the resonance trajectory: "Tremolo? Break the Barrier!" The dark brown sound waves were no longer violent shockwaves, but transformed into fine resonant waves, penetrating the rubble along the ground, precisely resonating with Karin's heartbeat and Kimimaro's bones. Karin's cry of surprise was heard from beneath the rubble, and Kimimaro's bone blade suddenly erupted with green light, surprisingly supporting the beam that was about to collapse!
"It's not over yet!" Seeing the situation was not good, the remnant of the Akatsuki organization, who was in charge, raised the Soul Shocking Sonic Cannon and shot a black sound column at Toss, "Let's see how long you can resonate!"
Jean's sonic barrier deployed instantly, but was cracked by the black sound column: "Tos, be careful!" Neji's Bagua Palm was released in time, and the golden chakra split the sound column in half, but he did not expect that the remnants had a trick up their sleeve - the sonic cannon suddenly split into three small barrels, firing at the rubble pile, Tos and Jean at the same time, trying to defeat everyone in one fell swoop.
"Want to touch my partner?" The shockwave patterns in Tos's Kaleidoscope accelerated, and he suddenly injected sonic chakra into his legs, perfectly integrating physical and eye techniques: "Vibrato? Instant Step!" The figure moved instantly under the blessing of sonic resonance. The sonic fist on his right arm, carrying the resonant energy, punched the core of the sonic cannon - the black sonic cannon lost control in the resonance, and instead blasted towards the remnants themselves.
"Ah! My cannon!" The remnant was struck by his own sonic cannon, his body twitching in the shockwave. Toss seized the opportunity and swung his sonic fist again. The dark brown resonance wave directly penetrated his defenses, slamming him to the ground. Kimimaro also rushed out from the rubble, pressing the bone blade to the remnant's throat, completely subduing him.
At the end of the battle, the Otogakure defenses began to glow again. Tos's Mangekyō gradually receded, and the wound on his right arm, nourished by the resonant chakra, stopped bleeding. He walked over to Karin and helped her up from the rubble, his expression a rare gentleness. "Are you okay? Next time you encounter something like this, don't push yourself. My resonance will find you." Karin smiled and nodded, handing her a bottle of healing medicine. This was the most tacit cooperation they had ever had since they became partners.
Yin Zhu stepped forward and handed over a dark brown potion. "This is the 'Vibration Warming Potion.' It will help stabilize the power of your Mangekyo and prevent resonance from over-consuming your Taijutsu chakra." He pointed at Tos's Mangekyo. "From now on, your resonance will no longer be a 'melee assault,' but a 'battlefield breaker,' the key to our breakthrough."
Toss took the potion and gripped it tightly. The setting sun shone through the smoke and dust, casting long shadows on him and his companions. He looked at his palms, at the kaleidoscope of resonance in his eyes, and suddenly understood—what his mother had left behind wasn't abandonment, but the power of protection; his sonic physique wasn't a "brutal skill to be mocked," but a "weapon to protect his companions"; his resonance wasn't a "tool of destruction," but a "bridge of hope."
"From now on, I will take charge of the frontal defense of Sound Village." Toss raised the sonic transmitter, and the shockwave patterns in the Mangekyo spun gently. "My resonance can shatter all obstacles, and my physical skills can protect all my companions. No one can harm our people again!"
Yin Zhu smiled and nodded. A new notification popped up on the system panel: [Tos's mental transformation is complete, from "inferiority and irritability" to "confidence and protection." Bond value +41%]. He knew that the "protective camp" of the Otogakure Village had gained a new core member. This resonant Mangekyo, born from the "Desperate Resonance," would eventually carve a never-ending "road of hope" for his companions amidst the darkness of the ninja world.