MM Racing Chapter 92 Black Zetsu's Doubts, One Year Later
Chapter 92 Black Zetsu's Doubts, One Year Later
Chapter 92 Black Zetsu's Doubts, One Year Later
In their last encounter, both Hanzo and the Salamander had already witnessed the troublesome nature of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After destroying the border base, the salamander's attention was no longer on the contractors, but on the boy who had destroyed its tail and almost killed it a few months ago.
It opened its huge mouth again, drawing in countless streams of water. Instead of spitting it out as a water column, the salamander gathered its strength.
When it saw the five nights teleport away, it immediately turned towards Orochimaru's direction and spat out another huge stream of water.
Turning his head, Orochimaru did not use Water Release to speed up his evasion, but instead formed the hand seals for the Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
"roar----"
Gojo Yoru and Jiraiya's figures had just appeared next to Orochimaru.
A deafening roar echoed through the water dungeon.
Then a giant water dragon, carrying the three of them, flew out of the water prison, while swaying its body to dodge the giant water columns that also shot out of the water prison.
Unfortunately, the water dragon's size and speed were far inferior to the water jet spewed out by the salamander, and it was quickly hit and exploded.
Fortunately, before the water dragon was hit, Gojo and the other two had already escaped from it and landed in the rain-soaked forest.
Splash—
Seeing that the border base had been destroyed by his partner, Gojo and the other two escaped from the water prison, and Hanzo the Salamander no longer maintained the form of the water prison.
Countless tons of water scattered outwards, roaring and spreading in all directions like ocean waves.
The surging waves were much taller than the trees in the forest, submerging large areas of trees.
Whether it was Gojo Yoru and his two companions who had just escaped the water prison, or the Rain Ninja who had instantly arrived at the edge of the forest at the border base, ready to support Lord Hanzo or help him defend against enemy reinforcements, they were all submerged by the giant wave.
But that's about it.
Everyone present was either a ninja with strong chakra control or a master of water-style ninjutsu. They easily used the forest in the water or manipulated the surrounding water flow to deflect the impact of the giant waves and prevent their bodies from hitting the trees and getting injured.
As the waves receded, a curtain of rain, like a steel screen, once again engulfed the forest.
The world, shrouded in white mist, robbed everyone of the ability to see far.
The sound of rushing water meant that all anyone could hear was the torrential rain.
The three members of Gojou and Hanzo, along with the Salamander, did not hide in the rainforest. Instead, they stood on the top of a large tree, using their sensory abilities to pinpoint each other's locations.
The enemy doesn't move, so I don't move either—and so the group remained locked in a stalemate.
The atmosphere was broken only by a loud "boom".
A colossal beast, like a fish leaping from the water, opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the entire tree at Orochimaru's feet, attempting to devour him as well.
Orochimaru was already prepared. As soon as he felt the tree beneath his feet sway, he unleashed the chakra he had gathered beforehand, transforming into a blur as he soared into the air. At the same time, he formed a hand seal, gripped a wind blade, and swung it towards the salamander.
A few months ago, Orochimaru's Wind Release technique would have been easily shattered by a single tail whip from the Salamander, which would have continued to attack Orochimaru with its remaining power.
Now, the salamander has lost its strongest weapon.
Perhaps this wind blade still cannot break through its powerful defense, but it will still cause it pain.
Then, the salamander turned into a wisp of white smoke and returned to the spirit world.
Orochimaru continued forming hand seals in the air. Before his figure even landed on the other large tree, he exhaled a stream of air towards Hanzo the Salamander.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
The airflow diffused, transforming into a high-density compressed vortex storm, like an indestructible blade, instantly severing large trees, dispersing the dense rain curtain, stirring up large clouds of dust, and roaring towards Hanzo the Salamander.
The wind was fast, but unfortunately, Hanzo the Salamander was even faster.
He seemed to teleport through space and time, flashing continuously above the treetops of the forest, and in the blink of an eye, he escaped the attack range of the vortex storm.
Swah—
He instantly appeared on a tree again, and a curved black shape suddenly appeared in the rain before Hanzo the Salamander's eyes.
It was a chakra blade wreathed in black arcs of electricity.
Hanzo the Salamander raised his scythe, which was attached to a chain, and clashed it with the black blade.
The next second, the sickle was cut in two without even a "snap".
Upon seeing this, Hanzo the Salamander did not show any shock; instead, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
Instead, taking advantage of the rain to conceal the approaching Gojo Yoru, his pupils contracted slightly, and then he vanished in an instant.
boom--
As soon as it disappeared, a huge explosion resounded throughout the area.
It was the familiar shadow clone self-destructing.
"Isn't this a bit too sinister?"
Appearing on the treetops pre-applied with the Flying Thunder God Technique formula, Gojo Yoru couldn't help but complain.
It has always been Gojo Ya who schemes against others, including the battle against Hanzo the Salamander a few months ago, where he successfully outmaneuvered Hanzo and almost killed both the man and the beast.
Now, Hanzo of the Salamander is clearly on guard against him. Not only is he not fighting alongside Hanzo, but he is also guarding against Gojo Yoru's chakra concealment. He doesn't reveal his true form at all, but uses shadow clones as bait.
The shadow clones are so realistic that even Gojo Yoru couldn't tell the difference.
Moreover, perception is also Gojo Yoru's current weakness.
If he had a level of perception like Kagura's Mind's Eye, even if Hanzo the Salamander created shadow clones, the location of his and the shadow clones' chakra would be exposed to Gojo Yoru's perception.
But now, Gojo Yoru has indeed sensed Hanzo's chakra, though he doesn't know if it's the real Hanzo or a shadow clone.
If it is the latter, it means that Hanzo the Salamander has used an extension of the invisibility technique and is hiding somewhere.
Regardless of whether Hanzo the Salamander is a shadow clone or his real body, Gojo and his two companions cannot ignore him.
The assassination technique of shadow clones is equally deadly.
With just one move, Gojo Yoru realized how troublesome Hanzo the Salamander was.
It seems unlikely that it will be possible to outwit Hanzo the Salamander as well as last time.
Gojo didn't give up immediately, preparing to try a few more times, and retreat if it didn't work.
Gojo Yoru was unaware that an invisible eye of perception was watching him from afar.
"What kind of transformation is occurring in that brat's chakra? Is it black lightning, or is he fusing with a bloodline limit?"
Space-time chakra inherently possesses a high-dimensional shield, so the number of people—no, to be precise, intelligent beings—that the entire ninja world can detect is perhaps less than five.
Even a Kage-level powerhouse like Mito Uzumaki could only barely see that Gojo Yoru possessed a unique energy within her body, similar to a bloodline limit, thanks to her mastery of the top-tier perception technique, Kagura's Mind's Eye.
As for the nature of the change, she didn't know.
Only the Slug Sage, upon his appearance, discovered the space-time chakra within Gojo Yoru's body and seemed to know what kind of nature changes this chakra contained, directly calling it "a miracle of the ninja world".
In terms of perception, this human and beast surpass everyone else in this generation of the ninja world.
Gojo Yoru was unaware that Uzumaki Mito had also discovered his secret. He only knew that the Slug Sage could detect his space-time chakra, which he attributed to Sage Mode, and he was simply wary of the three sages.
But he didn't know that there was someone else who could detect the black chakra within him.
That person was Black Zetsu, who possessed high-dimensional perception and could even detect the chakra of Ashura and Indra, who had been reincarnated for a thousand years.
According to Black Zetsu's perception, Gojo Yoru possesses two types of chakra.
One is plain, and the other is black.
Unlike the Slug Sage, who is able to perceive nature and frequently interacts with space and time, Black Zetsu's reaction was just like Mito Uzumaki's; he had no idea what kind of nature changes were contained within that black chakra.
Seeing that Gojo Yoru's body and weapons were surrounded by black arcs of electricity, he thought that this chakra was similar to the secret technique Black Lightning developed by the Third Raikage, or that Gojo Yoru was in the process of fusing his bloodline limit.
Throughout the entire process, he never considered the possibility of spacetime chakra.
As the son of the progenitor of chakra, Black Zetsu was well aware of the power of space-time attributes.
Even the space-time abilities at the level of Bloodline Limit are mostly fixed moves with limited applications.
How could spacetime chakra possibly exist in this world?
As for the fact that using the Flying Thunder God Technique consumes space-time chakra, it did not arouse Black Zetsu's suspicion. He simply believed that both types of chakra could be used to perform the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After all, chakra is energy within the body; how could it possibly exist independently?
Neither Gojo Yoru and Orochimaru nor Hanzo of the Salamander, nor the Rain Ninja forces watching from afar, detected Black Zetsu's presence.
Rumble—
Using shadow clones as bait, they successfully lured out Gojou.
Although the self-destruction failed to harm Gojo Yoru, the information relayed back by the shadow clone gave Hanzo the Salamander new intelligence.
Gojo Yoru mastered black lightning like the Third Raikage, and could even coat his chakra blade with it, turning the blade jet black and making it incredibly powerful.
The instantaneous movement also incorporated the black lightning nature transformation, which was equally astonishing.
Combined with the ability to conceal chakra, the threat posed by this rain curtain is even greater than it was a few months ago.
Hanzo the Salamander also considered retreating, since his target was the border base.
But the weather, which presented such a perfect opportunity, made him retreat, and Hanzo the Salamander was very unwilling to do so.
Thus, Hanzo of the Salamander, who also couldn't find a way to defeat Gojo, set his sights on Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
A series of kunai with explosive tags attached to their ends were fired at Orochimaru, who was using sensory techniques, under the cover of the rain and the sound of rain.
The fleeting chakra fluctuation startled Orochimaru, who instantly dodged.
A series of explosions failed to overwhelm Orochimaru.
However, the flames from the explosion were not extinguished by the rain; instead, they merged to form a giant fire dragon that roared toward Orochimaru.
Looking at the fire dragon that seemed to have its own consciousness, Orochimaru, who used the Hidden Shadow Snake Hand to grab the treetop and spin to the ground, also formed hand seals to create a huge earth dragon that soared into the sky.
Swah—
The two dragons with different attributes had just collided when a cold glint came from behind.
With a single, sharp scythe, pulled by the chains, severed Orochimaru's head.
Unfortunately, there was no blood spurting out; Orochimaru's head and body were reduced to a puddle of mud.
Orochimaru, who had just found traces of Hanzo's chakra after using Earth Substitution and Earth Instantaneous Body to infiltrate the ground, discovered that the chakra had vanished.
From the outside, you would see that Hanzo the Salamander had turned into a puddle of water.
In the rainy weather, Hanzo of the Salamander, whose Water Instantaneous Movement technique is unparalleled in the ninja world, can instantly escape to a great distance.
In the entire ninja world, there are only a handful of people who can rival Hanzo of the Salamander in the art of Body Flicker.
Gojo Yoru counts as one, Hatake Sakumo counts as one, and the Third Raikage counts as one.
Hanzo the Salamander was not only a master of Water Release, but also a master of Fire Release.
Even in heavy rain, he can use the flames generated by the detonating tags to form a huge fire dragon.
A game of hide-and-seek involving four people unfolds in the rainforest.
Hanzo of the Salamander, who knew very well that Gojo Yoru could burrow underground and conceal his chakra, never touched the ground with both feet, never lingered on a tree for too long, and never attacked Jiraiya and Orochimaru at close range.
Each time, shadow clones were used as bait. If they failed to lure out Gojo Yoru, they would attack Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
Their attacks were either water-based or fire-based, and they deliberately exposed weaknesses to lure Gojo Yoru into assassination.
After several attempts, Hanzo the Salamander also discovered a weakness in Gojo Yoru: his perception technique was not proportional to his body-flickering technique.
At a young age, his Body Flicker Technique was already unparalleled in the ninja world. He not only developed an extension of the Silent Step, but also integrated the ability to hide chakra and the black lightning stimulation to make him alive. In environments with limited field of vision, even he was far inferior to Gojo Yoru.
However, Gojo Yoru's perception technique was just ordinary perception.
Unfortunately, he was too strong and possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, so Hanzo the Salamander couldn't find an opportunity to kill him.
Neither assassination nor the manipulation of his comrades could succeed.
"Let's go, let's not fight him anymore, let's wait until the rain stops."
Once again attacked by explosive tags and having his special mask destroyed, Orochimaru finally stopped hesitating and spoke to Gojo Yoru, who had teleported over to his rescue.
"it is good."
Gojou nodded in agreement; he had learned another lesson from Old Yin today.
Using "Black Lightning" to conceal his space-time chakra, Gojo Yoru even used Dimensional Slash in this battle, successfully killing Hanzo the Salamander multiple times.
It turned out that the opponent used shadow clones, which was incredibly sneaky.
Gojo Yoru had to admit that Hanzo the Salamander was more cautious than him.
To defeat this demigod of the ninja world, we either need to develop a perception extension technique to break through the opponent's stealth extension technique, or we need to develop new moves to maintain our intelligence advantage.
So, Gojo Yoru teleported away with Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
Hanzo the Salamander did not give chase.
The forest during a heavy rainstorm was an advantage for him and Gojo Yoru, but a disadvantage for Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
Orochimaru and Jiraiya wouldn't have stayed if it weren't to create an opportunity for Gojo Yoru.
Once they reach the rainless forest, that will be Orochimaru and Jiraiya's advantage, making it much more difficult to defeat them.
If they get entangled with him, it might actually give Gojo Yoru an opportunity to assassinate him.
The technique that instantly killed fifty-five Sand Ninja, before it was confirmed whether it was the Flying Thunder God Slash, was the reason why Hanzo of the Salamander never dared to get close to his true form.
Having achieved his objective, Hanzo of the Salamander did not linger any longer and led the Rain Ninja forces back to the Land of Rain.
This was the first time they had gone to war with a major power, and also the first time they had encountered Hanzo the Salamander, who had several bottles of antidote for everyone. They did not know that destroying the enemy's border base would not only create a greater opportunity for their own side to invade, but also break the enemy's seal.
Hanzo the Salamander, having returned to Amegakure, began assembling his combat forces and preparing to formulate a plan to invade the Land of Fire.
Before the plan could be finalized, the torrential rain that had lasted for several days gradually turned into a drizzle.
Then a terrible scene unfolded at the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire.
One after another, figures dressed in vests or armor flew out of the forest, quickly passing through the barren rocky area and entering the rocky mountain region of the Rain Kingdom.
This intelligence was quickly relayed to Hanzo the Salamander by the reconnaissance team.
There was a vague sense of foreboding about Hanzo, the salamander.
However, standing at the pinnacle of the ninja world, he initially didn't take it seriously, thinking that this situation was actually a good thing.
The fact that the Konoha ninjas took the initiative to enter the Land of Rain was a good thing for him. With his Body Flicker Technique, he would definitely not give them a chance to escape back to the forest.
Even if they all have gas masks and goggles, they can't withstand the deadly poison of the salamander after a few large-scale wars.
If they inhale even a tiny bit of the toxic fumes, they will surely die without an antidote.
Entering the rocky mountainous region of the Land of Rain, replenishing their supplies in a timely manner was also a difficult task.
Unless they return to the forest area, the support troops will be spotted by the reconnaissance team as soon as they appear, and the combat troops can kill the members of the support troops without the support troops having to take action.
The advantage lies with me!
Therefore, Hanzo the Salamander was to lead his combat troops into a full-scale war against the Land of Fire.
And then—and then he was stunned!
The Konoha ninja who infiltrated the Land of Rain did not choose a specific location as their camp. Instead, they split into small teams of four and dispersed to various parts of the eastern territory of the Land of Rain, approaching Amegakure.
Wherever they went, any reconnaissance teams that were discovered were attacked and killed by the ninja forces.
They did not need reinforcements from the other side; once the rain intensified, they decisively retreated.
Lacking supplies, they either returned to the forest to resupply from the support troops, or they hunted or looted villages and towns they encountered.
Despite the outbreak of war, which caused many people to leave the Land of Rain or move to remote areas far from the borders of the three kingdoms.
However, many people still believed that the war would not reach this area and continued to stay in their original places.
If you encounter enemy ninjas, and they are kind, you might be able to save your life, but you will lose food and valuables.
If you're unlucky, it could mean the destruction of your family and the death of your loved ones.
Nagato's parents are the best example.
Hanzo the Salamander quickly realized the gap between the small ninja village and the large ninja village.
Even though it was only one front and it was weakened, Konoha's combat forces were still several times larger than Amegakure's.
As they scattered and attacked Amegakure.
The fighting force of Amegakure was simply unable to withstand the attack.
When multiple ninja squads of our side gather, the enemy will quickly retreat.
If they were to pursue them, they might fall into enemy ambushes and traps.
Because there were too few enemies coming to cause trouble, Hanzo of the Salamander could not take action, otherwise he might fall into a trap, leading to the breaching of Amegakure's walls.
Although Hanzo the Salamander quickly came up with a countermeasure, which was to launch a counterattack during heavy rain and at night.
However, the enemy was too cunning. They either retreated to the forest, hid and set traps, or had the three major sensory ninja clans take turns. With the reminders of the reconnaissance team and the ANBU, they would quickly retreat once they discovered the enemy's traces, playing hide-and-seek with the Rain Ninja's assassination squad in the rocky mountain area.
Fearing encountering enemy reinforcements, the Rain Ninja dared not pursue the enemy too far and could only make a move when they had an opportunity; otherwise, they would never make a move.
The only advantage is that, unlike the previous probing period, we need to return to the Land of Rain to resupply.
Resupplying to Rain Ninja is now very convenient.
However, resources are limited. When production cannot keep up with consumption, we will eventually run out of resources.
During wartime, no caravans would come to trade.
When Rain Village runs out of supplies, it has no choice but to buy supplies from other regions, or even go abroad to buy them.
The Land of Rain is located at the border of the three great powers and is also an enemy of the three great powers. If it wants to go abroad to buy supplies, it can only go to other small countries, making it even more difficult to resupply.
When other areas are also looted or supplies run out, that will be the time of Amegakure's defeat.
And that is precisely Konoha's goal.
This is a war of attrition, until Amegakure can no longer be taken down.
This is undoubtedly a protracted war, and many ninjas are destined to perish in this war of attrition.
Hanzo the Salamander also tried to break the deadlock by having the Salamander carry him underground to attack Konoha ninjas, or by using the Reverse Summoning Technique to airdrop.
Each time they go out, they are lucky enough to wipe out one or two ninja squads, but most of the time they can only take down one or two.
Because the Konoha side already had several bottles of antidote on each person, they scattered and fled when they encountered Hanzo the Salamander, making it impossible to wipe them out with poison smoke.
Even with his incredible speed, Hanzo the Salamander couldn't kill those who scattered and fled.
Whenever he makes a move, he will inevitably be spotted by members of the Hyuga clan several kilometers away, or by the ninja dogs and insects of the Inu and Aburame clans who will detect his scent. Then, Gojo Yoru and his two companions, or other high-level combatants, will surround and annihilate the other ninja squads.
The border base was destroyed because of Hanzo's Reverse Summoning Jutsu, and the Konoha ninja who had this information would not give other ninjas the opportunity to use the Reverse Summoning Jutsu.
To summon the Salamander using the Reverse Summoning Technique, the Rain Ninja must do so from a distance, which is equally impossible to escape the eyes of the Hyuga clan.
When the salamander appears, the ninja squad will continue to scatter and flee.
During this period, Konoha suffered several losses due to barriers blocking their senses.
However, the disparity in troop strength and the attrition tactics left Hanzo of the Salamander feeling exhausted.
He also fought against Gojo Yoru and the other two several times, creating many opportunities to almost kill Orochimaru and Jiraiya, or poison them.
However, every time he was about to succeed, Gojo Yoru would use the Flying Thunder God Technique to save him, or he would run away after running out of antidote.
And when they fight, that's when the Konoha ninjas unleash their power.
After several attempts, Hanzo the Salamander stopped fighting them and instead stayed in Amegakure, defending against Konoha's attacks during the day and on rainy days.
At night and on rainy days, they would take the initiative to launch attacks and create opportunities for large-scale warfare.
that's all----
The battle between the Konoha ninja and the Amegakure ninja forces lasted a year.
October 15, Konoha 36.
Before he knew it, Gojo Yoru was already twelve years old, and his birthday would be in a few days.
Of the three battlefronts that year, the most intense fighting was naturally on the border front and in Amegakure.
Both the White Fang battlefront and the Pot King battlefront are on the defensive.
After all, to invade the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, they would not only need to cross the Land of Rain, but also breach the enemy's border bases and then attack the enemy's military bases, which would be extremely difficult.
The only exception is the border front, because the border bases have been destroyed. They have no choice but to switch from defense to offense, otherwise it would be troublesome if the Amegakure's combat forces were to invade the Land of Fire's territory.
Fortunately, Amegakure's forces were too small. If the Land of Rain were a large country, Konoha would not have been able to afford this kind of war of attrition, which involved switching from defense to offense.
Even so, they were powerless against that demigod who stood at the pinnacle of the ninja world.
Under his protection and leadership, Amegakure became an enhanced border base. Even without Konoha's powerful sensory barrier, it held out for a year without being breached, and even forced Konoha ninjas to flee in disarray on many occasions.
On rainy days and at night, the roles of offense and defense shift even more dramatically.
Faced with the Amegakure ninja, who were skilled in assassination and had the advantage of playing on their home turf, the Konoha ninja could only flee and dared not even gather together, for fear of attracting Hanzo the Salamander.
After a year of war, Gojo Yoru has undergone an astonishing transformation.
First, regarding his height, he has already grown to 1.75 meters, almost as tall as Orochimaru.
Secondly, there are changes in the eyes and aura.
With command authority, Gojo Yoru has led many ninja squads in battle this year and eliminated many Amegakure ninjas. When serious, his eyes and aura exude a sharp and imposing presence, making him a qualified all-around Jonin.
Finally, in terms of reputation, his two periods of fame throughout the ninja world set a promotion record that is difficult to surpass.
His leadership and command throughout the year, along with his numerous battles against the demigods of the ninja world, earned him the respect of both sides.
Although only twelve years old, Gojo Yoru is already a recognized big shot in the ninja world. He is a Konoha Jonin who is recorded in the Ninja Handbook, and is known as the Black Flash, who can abandon the mission and retreat back to the village without being punished if encountered alone. He is also the fastest ninja in the world.