Chapter 49: It's Not Me Who Should Be Trembling, But the Entire World!
Chapter 49: It's Not Me Who Should Be Trembling, But the Entire World!
Rumble...
As the ground shook, the massive Eight-Tails could only launch another attack.
Having just devoured a large amount of energy, Huyi Xuanyue paid no heed to the approaching Eight-Tails.
An ordinary ninja would be fearful of its gigantic form, their jutsu capable of doing little more than tickling such a beast.
But for someone of Huyi Xuanyue's caliber, there were plenty of ways to deal with these creatures.
However, compared to the thick-skinned and tough-fleshed tailed beasts, Huyi Xuanyue still chose to prioritize the Fourth Raikage, Ay, as his target.
Since it had been agreed that he would be welcomed back with flowers and applause, he intended to make good on that promise.
The blood of the Cloud ninjas had already been transformed into the most vibrant of flowers, and now it was Ay's turn.
Additionally, he had to act quickly.
Feeling the pain all over his body and the blood soaking through the black lining of his cloak, Huyi Xuanyue, who was increasingly overwhelmed, decided to finish things off.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground was pummeled with one crater after another.
With the help of the Eight-Tails, the Fourth Raikage, clearly aware of Huyi Xuanyue's weakened state, stubbornly continued to engage in head-on collisions.
Finally, as another blow from the Eight-Tails' octopus tentacle came down, with a deliberate boost from Huyi Xuanyue, the dust kicked up was especially fierce. But the Fourth Raikage, Ay, still charged forward undeterred.
Amidst the billowing yellow dust, although his vision was somewhat obstructed, the Fourth Raikage's next punch remained accurately aimed at Huyi Xuanyue's head.
Just as before, Huyi Xuanyue grabbed the Fourth Raikage's incoming fist with one hand and thrust forward with the other.
The Fourth Raikage skillfully moved to block it.
Suddenly!
Huyi Xuanyue's outstretched palm flipped, and a black rod shot out from his palm, instantly piercing through the Fourth's hand and continuing to extend, impaling the Fourth Raikage's chest before he could react.
The Fourth Raikage spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with disbelief as he asked,
"What is this?!?!"
His expression was not only due to Huyi Xuanyue suddenly producing a black rod, but also because he could clearly feel the chakra in the area pierced by the rod becoming disrupted, temporarily rendering it unusable.
This undoubtedly worsened his already dire situation.
Huyi Xuanyue offered no explanation to the Fourth Raikage.
Allowing the black rod to remain embedded through Ay's palm and chest, he released his hand, and with another movement of his palm, another black rod shot out, which he gripped tightly and thrust directly at the Fourth Raikage's chest once more.
Black Rod, a product of the elementary Yin-Yang Release.
Unlike Pain, who could mass-produce black rods with the help of the Rinnegan.
Perhaps it was due to experiencing the cycle of life and death.
Upon his true resurrection, Huyi Xuanyue found that his understanding of Yin-Yang Release had deepened.
While he couldn't create all things from nothing and imbue them with life.
He had nonetheless mastered the basic application of Yin-Yang Release and could create these black rods.
Using them for the first time, he caught the Fourth Raikage off guard and inflicted severe damage.
Everything happened too fast.
Obscured by the dust kicked up, Killer B hadn't yet noticed his brother's predicament.
When he saw another black rod piercing through with relentless speed, giving no opportunity to catch their breath, the Fourth Raikage's pupils suddenly contracted as his chakra went haywire, and one of his hands was tightly bound to his chest.
Finally, as the black rod approached, relying on his formidable physique, he barely managed to raise his other hand horizontally in front of him.
Riiiip!
Blood splattered.
In the next second, both of the Fourth Raikage's hands were impaled by the black rods.
In this state, how could he possibly continue fighting?
Huyi Xuanyue extended his other hand, and amidst the piercing lightning, the sound of a thousand birds chirping rang out.
"Big brother!"
At that moment, Killer B, finally sensing something amiss, frantically waved his octopus tentacles.
The Fourth Raikage, his hands temporarily disabled, silently retreated with a blast.
The Fourth Raikage, Ay, watched all this unfold with calm eyes, quickly making a decision.
It was as if time flowed backward.
A severed hand, cut off at the elbow, flew up into Yuyi Xuan Yue's line of sight.
Yuyi Xuan Yue lifted his head to look forward once more.
One of the octopus tentacles had already whisked away the Fourth Raikage, his arm severed at the elbow.
"Chidori Senbon."
Yuyi Xuan Yue waved his hand, sending a multitude of senbon needles, composed of lightning chakra, speeding towards the Fourth Raikage with incredible velocity.
In an instant, the latter became a pincushion, bleeding profusely from countless wounds.
Yuyi Xuan Yue prepared to press his advantage and pursue.
However, at that moment, the Fourth Raikage, who had been flung away by Killer B, rapidly formed one miniature Tailed Beast Ball after another in his mouth.
Consecutive Tailed Beast Balls!
Dozens of these miniature versions of the powerful attack flew towards Yuyi Xuan Yue with deadly intent.
Unlike before, having learned from past mistakes, these small Tailed Beast Balls detonated before reaching Yuyi Xuan Yue, exploding in a series of violent blasts.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The deafening explosions reverberated one after another.
The powerful shockwaves forced Yuyi Xuan Yue to halt in his tracks.
When the dust finally settled, and the obstructions were gone, he lifted his head to look forward once more.
Finally accepting the reality of the situation, Killer B, having returned to his human form, was already far away, carrying his older brother, who was severely wounded and unable to move.
Cough! Cough!
A fit of heavy coughing suddenly racked Yuyi Xuan Yue's body.
He covered his mouth, and when all had calmed, he looked at his palm, stained crimson with blood.
"Have I reached my limit?"
After the battle in the God-Falling Valley, where he had suffered severe injuries from the attack of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and without the ability to heal himself instantly, it would be difficult for him to recover within a short period.
Having just gone through another relatively intense battle, it was impressive that he had managed to hold on until now.
Yuyi Xuan Yue straightened his body, wiping the blood from his palm onto his black robe.
Consider their luck good.
Watching the two distant figures disappear from view, he shook his head, choosing not to give chase.
Regardless, he had kept his word, and that was what mattered.
Yuyi Xuan Yue looked at the Cloud ninjas, who had been transformed into blooming flowers, and the severed hand of the Fourth Raikage, Ay.
The flowers and applause he had promised were now a reality, and this grand opening ceremony could be considered a resounding success.
Now, it was time to see how the ninja world would react.
The end of the Warring States period, the early days of the ninja villages.
A man renowned and feared, on par with the likes of Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara, the clan leader of the Feather Robe Clan, a figure who stood shoulder to shoulder with the gods themselves, the instigator of the God-Falling Valley battle that left the Five Kage with one dead and one injured...
That man, mentioned only in history books and ancient texts, had stepped out of the underworld and truly returned to the stage of the ninja world.
Upon learning of this news, the Five Great Ninja Villages and the major powers of the ninja world would surely be shaken to their cores.
Yuyi Xuan Yue eagerly anticipated their reaction.
As for resurrecting in secret, there was no need for such deception.
He had never entertained such thoughts.
Perhaps this was more in line with the style of a true overlord, a conqueror.
Take, for example, Uchiha Madara, who, after barely surviving the Valley of the End battle, lived on for decades, biding his time until his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan evolved, all the while secretly plotting and scheming in the shadows.
But Yuyi Xuan Yue was not cut from the same cloth.
If he were, he wouldn't have killed so many worthless people back then, simply because they annoyed him, inciting the hatred of the true rulers of this world—the feudal lords and the noble families—who used their power and influence to pressure the Five Great Ninja Villages into taking action against him.
Indeed, those people had played a significant role behind the scenes during the battle in the God-Falling Valley.
Humans, forever young at heart.
Though he had taken a severe beating, Yuyi Xuan Yue had no intention of changing his ways.
After all, the world was wrong, not him.
Moreover...
It is not I who should be trembling, but the entire ninja world!!!
(End of Chapter)
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