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Chapter 592: A Decade of Forging, the Frost Blade Remains Untested!
Chapter 592: A Decade of Forging, the Frost Blade Remains Untested!
"Mokuton: Wooden Dragon Jutsu!"
Senju Hashirama unleashed this Wood Style technique.
Roar!
A dark green wooden dragon with a long nose 'split' from the Wooden Man.
Wooden Dragon Jutsu!
A technique capable of suppressing the complete form of the Nine-Tails.
If the Wooden Man is a direct and aggressive type, then the Wooden Dragon is a control and weakening type.
Especially against Tailed Beasts, the Wooden Dragon is far more useful than the Wooden Man.
The Wooden Dragon not only has powerful control but can also absorb chakra, making it extremely effective against Tailed Beasts.
On the other hand, when facing Jinchuriki, the Wooden Dragon is extremely inconvenient due to the high mobility of ninjas, making it nearly impossible for the dragon to catch them.
However, when dealing with large targets, the Wooden Dragon becomes an absolute counter.
"Come!"
Tang Ping watched as the Wooden Man, wrapped in wood and bursting through the lava, charged towards him with a battle-ready stance.
"Divine Technique: Heavenly Gathering Cloud Sword!"
As he formed hand seals, the Blaze Incarnation clad in dark golden samurai armor drew the sword from his waist.
The black lava hilt suddenly sprouted countless flames, coalescing into an 'orange' blade.
Orange!
This represented Tang Ping's increased control over Fire Style techniques, reaching a new level.
Previously, it was sky blue, but now it's orange, with a temperature starting at 3,000 degrees.
How can one describe this temperature?
Even steel would melt at a visible rate, and iron or minerals would be as easy to cut as ice.
Moreover, the Heavenly Gathering Cloud Sword compresses countless flames into a rapidly flowing blade, giving it an incredibly powerful cutting ability.
Super-high temperature + cutting power! Combined, it is an unstoppable force.
Swish!
Amidst the crisp sound of cutting, the Blaze Incarnation swung his sword towards the charging Wooden Dragon.
The Tailed Beast was countered, but that didn't mean Tang Ping would be as well.
The Wooden Dragon's chakra absorption ability needed time to take effect, and Tang Ping directly used the Heavenly Gathering Cloud Sword, giving his opponent no chance to get close.
Rip!
The Wooden Dragon, facing the Heavenly Gathering Cloud Sword with its otherworldly cutting power, was sliced in two with a single stroke.
And it didn't end there!
Swish!
The terrifying orange blade, after cutting through the Wooden Dragon, effortlessly bisected the Wooden Man charging from behind.
The viscous lava lake was also split by this sword, and the dense forest behind it was cleaved in two.
Anything in the path of the blade was cleanly and swiftly severed.
With a single sword strike, the sea was parted and mountains were split! Witnessing this power, Tang Ping, in his Sage Mode, naturally felt compelled to recite a poem.
"A decade of forging, the frost blade remains untested, today I show you, who has any grievances!"
Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have forced such an awkward poem.
But in Sage Mode, one speaks without filter, acting on pure impulse, so it's not surprising to create embarrassing moments.
It's as if one's suppressed personality is released, preventing the accumulation of deep-seated bitterness, unlike the Uchiha clan, where each member carries heavy grudges, and a single spark can trigger their dark transformation.
Tang Ping has never tried to control this aspect.
Even if he feels embarrassed afterward, wishing he could dig a two-bedroom apartment with his toes.
But compared to the benefits, these are trivial matters.
"Is that all?"
Looking at the Impure World Reincarnation body that couldn't recover for half a day, Tang Ping felt a bit disappointed.
Although the previous sword strike was his full power, Senju Hashirama being defeated in an instant was indeed surprising.
Of course, this doesn't mean the God of Shinobi only had this level of strength.
The sacrificial technique limited the opponent's abilities.
It's worth noting that the complete Wooden Man and Wooden Dragon could engage in close combat with the Nine-Tails and Susanoo.
If it were a Wooden Man of that caliber, Tang Ping's sword strike would, at most, cause severe injuries, but it's impossible to defeat it instantly.
Senju Hashirama wasn't dead; the Impure World Reincarnation body was in the process of recovery. The strike's power was so exaggerated that the high temperature instantly 'evaporated' a large amount of debris, preventing a quick recovery.
The most challenging aspect of the Impure World Reincarnation body is its immortality.
It's a double-edged sword, weakening the Impure World Reincarnation user's combat power and senses but granting them immortality.
Originally, this technique was developed by Senju Tobirama, the Second Hokage, to use the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.
However, as soon as the development was complete, his elder brother incorporated it into a sealing technique, forbidding further research.
(End)
"So, it turns out that the materials to completely eradicate the Impure World Reincarnation bodies can also be used to eliminate the opponent?"
Tang Ping observed the slowly recovering Senju Hashirama and this thought flashed through his mind.
This was a valuable piece of information!
After all, in the original storyline's Fourth Ninja World War, when facing the reincarnated strong opponents, the Allied Shinobi Forces could only resort to sealing techniques.
But now that it was known that the Impure World Reincarnation bodies could be destroyed, as long as the right method was found, it could be considered as having gained an additional advantage.
Slap! Tang Ping clapped his hands together.
Boom! A massive pillar altar rose from the lava lake, covered in numerous runes.
Sealing Technique!
But Tang Ping's area of expertise was not in sealing techniques. Even ordinary sealing techniques could seal Impure World Reincarnation bodies, let alone him.
The biggest challenge in sealing techniques was the target's resistance and attempts to escape, but now the target was slowly recovering, and during this time, it was naturally impossible for them to resist, allowing for a calm and composed sealing.
"Seal!"
Tang Ping quickly formed hand seals, preparing to collect the soul into his own hands.
Indeed, the soul of the Impure World Reincarnation had only one, and it was a matter of who got there first.
Once sealed, it would belong to him from then on, and Orochimaru would no longer be able to use it.
Knowing this, he wanted to seal it.
By transforming the opponent into his own form, he could challenge them however he wanted without wasting this opportunity.
The runes began to spread onto Senju Hashirama's barely recovered body.
Whoosh! A long tongue snatched Senju Hashirama's body away from the pillar altar in an instant.
"This is my beloved 'toy', I can't let it go!"
Orochimaru appeared on a half-destroyed wooden dummy not far away.
His golden vertical pupils were calm as usual, but his heart was filled with disbelief.
He had originally thought that with the First Hokage's appearance, there was no way any accidents could happen, but he never expected that even the First Hokage would be defeated.
Orochimaru was unwilling to lose this important piece, Senju Hashirama, so even if it meant pursuing his own teacher, he had left spies here. After sensing the situation, he rushed over to retrieve him.
"Is that so?!"
Tang Ping scoffed lightly, not saying more.
The opponent placed the two Impure World Reincarnation bodies into coffins and then let them sink into the ground.
Wait!
They weren't sinking into the ground but into another space, it just appeared as if it were underground.
If it were truly underground, there would only be the lava lake that had been sliced in half below, and the coffins couldn't possibly appear.
Time to leave! Orochimaru seemed to have no intention of continuing.
Because his plan had already failed.
The Konoha Crush Plan was meant to help his teacher 'save face', but now that the opportunity was gone, and Konoha had suffered significant losses, he could only temporarily retreat.
If he continued, not only would he fail to complete the plan, but he might also have to leave his life here.
Tang Ping did not pursue Orochimaru.
To put it bluntly, he had intervened to save Sarutobi Hiruzen and prevent this pseudo-gentleman from dying as a 'hero'. He wasn't truly fighting for Konoha's sake.
So, he stopped at that!
Having witnessed some of the First Hokage's strength and learned a lot from him was enough.
Orochimaru's survival was a good thing for the Tenchukaku.
He sought immortality and infinite knowledge, and capturing him would be no easy task.
Even if they didn't capture him, having him outsource research for them would be a good thing.
But even if Tang Ping agreed, another person disagreed.
"Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya naturally sensed his 'best buddy's' intention to retreat and roared in anger.
Unfortunately, even if he wanted to catch up to his dear friend from the past, he had to stop Minoko first.
Her destructive power was too astonishing! Without his intervention, she could easily blow away an entire street.
At the same time, he didn't give her any chance to enter Sage Mode, interrupting her whenever possible.
When he couldn't find her, he directly attacked the streets and buildings, forcing Jiraiya to confront her head-on, leaving him no opportunity to use Sage Mode.
Fortunately, the support from the Forest of Death was sufficient, allowing him to suppress Minoko's destruction; otherwise, it wouldn't have been just a few neighborhoods.
The situation took a sudden turn for the worse.
(End of Chapter)
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