novelhk Chapter 240 The So-called God
Chapter 240 The So-called God
The wind in the valley blew sand and gravel across Sasuke's kaleidoscope.
The green veins wriggling on Yinzhu's chest were reflected in his pinwheel-shaped pupils. The vines made of Hashirama's cells were scabby, and the black curse seals, like greedy snakes, were devouring the Wood Release chakra bit by bit.
"Fusion 53%."
Yin Zhu ripped off the blood-stained bandage, revealing his new skin. "In three hours, I'll be able to completely control the power of the First Generation." He suddenly turned his head to the west, and the system panel exploded with a dazzling red light on his retina:
[Warning! Six Paths-level chakra fluctuation detected, distance 120 kilometers]
Sasuke's Mangekyo suddenly contracted, and the windmill-shaped patterns were covered with blood mist.
He could clearly sense that power - it was neither Konoha's nor any chakra of Sound Village, like a chaotic torrent of light and darkness.
"Is it Otsutsuki?" Sasuke gripped the Kusanagi sword tightly, and the sword shone coldly in the sunlight.
Yin Zhu shook his head, and a wisp of black flame condensed at his fingertips: "It's more troublesome than that. The system shows that it is a fusion of 'Hashirama cells + Sharingan', and..." He suddenly laughed, and his chest trembled with laughter, "That guy has something I need in his body."
[System prompt: Trigger the hidden quest "Seize the Twin Eyes". Successfully kill the target to obtain the "Reincarnation Sharingan" evolution blueprint fragment.]
When the two arrived at the battlefield, they saw a man wearing a vortex mask floating in the air.
His left eye was a scarlet kaleidoscope, and ten black lines slowly swirled around him. On the ground, dozens of Konoha ninja corpses twisted at strange angles, as if controlled by invisible threads.
"Obito Uchiha."
Yin Zhu licked his cracked lips, and the system panel automatically popped up the other party's information: [Target: Uchiha Obito (fake), Ability: Space-Time Ninjutsu. Threat Level: SSS]
Obito turned to the two of them, his eyes devoid of emotion. "A brat from Sound Village? He's more interesting than those losers from Konoha." He suddenly waved his hand, and a black spear shot towards Sasuke. "Let me see how strong Uchiha's New Hope is."
Sasuke's Mangekyō spun rapidly, and the skeleton of Susanoo suddenly took shape behind him. Black flames spread along the skeleton, forming a full-body armor. "Space-time ninjutsu? I need to practice."
The collision erupted in an instant. Kagutsuchi's black flames exploded in the air, tearing space into spiderweb-like cracks. Obito's figure flickered between reality and illusion, and each time he appeared behind Sasuke, he was forced back by the black flames that had anticipated his presence.
Yinzhu stood at the edge of the battlefield, his fingertips tracing the bloodstains on the ground. On the system panel, the progress bar for [Analyzing Obito's Space-Time Chakra Frequency] slowly climbed. He suddenly formed a hand seal, and countless green vines emerged from the ground, pinning Obito's shadow to the spot—it was the Wood Release - Grafting Technique, fused with Hashirama's cells.
"Hmm?" Obito's eyes flashed with surprise, and the Mangekyo in his left eye suddenly turned, "Kamui!"
Yin Zhu's body suddenly fell into a spatial vortex, and he groaned in pain. But he didn't retreat. Instead, he let the vines entwine along the spatial cracks and climbed up. "Sasuke, now!"
Sasuke's Susanoo suddenly disintegrated, its black flames coalescing into a long sword. He stepped on the vine bridge constructed by Otoko's Wood Release technique and rushed towards Obito at a speed indiscernible to the naked eye. The tip of his sword was filled with chakra compressed to the extreme. "This move is called 'Amaterasu Meteor'!"
Obito formed a defensive wall, but it began to dissolve the moment it came into contact with the black flames. Finally, a look of astonishment appeared on his face, and his right eye suddenly lit up: "Fire Style: Storm Dance!"
Countless pieces of rubble rose from the ground and condensed into a huge sphere in mid-air.
Sasuke's black flame sword was distorted by the gravitational field, and the moment its trajectory deviated, Obito's hand was already on his chest.
"Too slow." Obito's voice was full of sarcasm.
At this moment, Yinzhu's figure broke free from the spatial vortex, and the wood escapement pattern on his chest completely illuminated. He grabbed Obito's wrist, which was pressed against Sasuke's chest, and the black curse mark spread wildly along his skin. "Why do you think I let him get close to you?"
[System prompt: Curse Seal? Devouring activated, extracting target chakra]
Obito's eyes suddenly felt a sharp pain, and his pupils were bloodshot. He was horrified to find that his chakra was draining away through Yinzhu's palm, and those black curse seals were like living parasites, multiplying wildly in his body.
"Damn it!" Obito pulled his hand back suddenly, and purple light exploded towards the two of them at the same time.
Yinzhu pulled Sasuke back. The progress bar on the system panel had reached 90%: [Chakra analysis completed, skill acquired: Wanxiang Tianyin (incomplete version)] He suddenly turned around and raised his hand to Obito, who was reassembling his body, "Taste this."
An invisible gravitational force suddenly erupted, sending Obito flying uncontrollably towards Yinzhu. Sasuke seized the opportunity, and the windmill patterns in his Mangekyo suddenly accelerated, with black flames exploding on Obito's body. "You owe this to the Uchiha!"
Obito's mask shattered in the flames, revealing a hideous scar on his left cheek. His eyes suddenly blazed red, and both Ototake and Sasuke felt a sharp pain in their brains—that was the Rinneganjutsu, the prototype of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
"You can't win."
Obito's voice echoed in their minds, "This world will eventually fall into a genjutsu peace."
Yin Zhu bit his tongue hard, the pain forcing him to break free from the illusion. He looked at Sasuke, who was being eroded by the red light, and suddenly pressed his palm on his mangekyo. "System, consume all your experience points and purify this power for me!"
[Warning! Resetting your experience points will result in system degradation!]
"implement!"
Violent energy surged from Yinzhu's palm, and the red glow in Sasuke's eyes faded like the tide. The windmill-shaped kaleidoscope was stained with a layer of gold, and the system panel popped up a final message: [Sasuke gains a temporary buff to the "Rinne Sharingan", lasting 5 minutes]
"Now!" Yin Zhu roared and spat out a mouthful of blood. The Hashirama cells in his body suddenly went berserk, and green vines emerged from his seven orifices.
Sasuke's Susanoo took shape once more, this time with the Rinnegan markings etched across its armor. He raised his black-flamed sword, the Six Paths symbol appearing on its blade. "This sword will sever your illusions!"
The moment the longsword pierced Obito's heart, Yinzhu's system panel went completely dark. He watched the life draining from Obito's eyes and suddenly felt dizzy. Without the system's support, the backlash from Hashirama's cells caused his internal organs to rupture.
Obito's body turned to ashes in the black flames, leaving only a beating heart. That heart was also covered with Sharingan patterns, emitting an alluring light.
Sasuke handed the heart to Yinzhu, and the Mangekyo had returned to its original state: "System..."
"It can still hold." Yin Zhu took the heart and stuffed it directly into his mouth. The smell of blood mixed with the sweetness of chakra exploded in his mouth. He could feel the power of the two eye techniques intertwining within his body, forming a strange balance with Hashirama's cells.
At this moment, Naruto's hoarse shout came from a distance: "Sasuke! Are you here?"
Sasuke's eyes suddenly turned cold, and the Kusanagi sword was unsheathed again. Yinzhu held his shoulders and shook his head: "We need time to recover, and..." He looked to the east, where the sky was turning purple, "The Otsutsuki are coming."
When Naruto arrived, all that remained in the valley were burning ruins and a pool of green blood. He looked at the remaining black flames on the ground, tears welling in his blue eyes. "Sasuke... where are you?"
Otoko and Sasuke hid in an underground cave, listening to Naruto's cries fading away. Sasuke was using his chakra to help Otoko suppress Hashirama's cells. Looking at his pale face, he suddenly asked, "Why did you save me?"
Yin Zhu coughed and spat out green blood: "Because you are... the only one who can help me overthrow the ninja world." He closed his eyes, and the system's final prompt flashed through his mind: [Main Quest Change: Stop the Otsutsuki Invasion, Reward: Complete System]
Suddenly, the sound of dripping water could be heard from the depths of the cave, and Sasuke's Mangekyo suddenly lit up. He saw countless pairs of white eyes opening in the darkness. The owners of those eyes were wearing black windbreakers similar to Obito's, and Sharingan rings on all ten fingers.
"Looks like we have guests." Yin Zhu's voice was tired, yet tinged with excitement. "Just right, I need some new 'experience points'."
Sasuke gripped the Kusanagi sword tightly, and the windmill-shaped kaleidoscope flickered in the darkness.
He knew that the real battle had just begun. And this time, they were facing a god from beyond this world.