Naruto: Creating Immortal Techniques at Six, Shocking Uncle Snake

Chapter 114: Third Hokage: Reaper Death Seal! Blade Cuts Down the Shinigami!

The experience was completely different from when he had a physical body.

His senses were far more acute, and his speed was astonishing, allowing him to perceive a vast amount of information with ease.

"This seems to go beyond the realm of ninjutsu, even surpassing sage techniques!"

Ishihara was somewhat surprised.

He felt that if he wanted, he could return to the Hidden Mist Village to find Mei Terumi in an incredibly short span of time.

Honestly, this was a bit unreasonable.

After all, there was an ocean between Konoha and the Hidden Mist Village, and this wasn't even a space-time ninjutsu.

However, he was quite satisfied with this particular trait.

It fit well with the shinigami transformation he desired!

After conducting some research, Ishihara concluded that it wasn't enough.

There wasn't enough inspiration in his mind, and he could distinctly sense that if he wanted to gain more insight into the Spirit Transformation Technique, he would need a stronger command of Yin-Yang Release.

Now was not the time to focus on researching the Spirit Transformation Technique.

He glanced through the Sealing Scroll, and his Sharingan copied down all the secret techniques.

Unfortunately, it contained none of the secret techniques of the various clans.

But that was to be expected.

"I'll go fetch the secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan later!"

Ishihara tossed the Sealing Scroll onto the ground and left using teleportation.

He stood atop the Hokage Tower, looking out into the distance.

The Uchiha clan was immersed in cries of grief.

The bodies of Fugaku and others were gathered in one place, dozens of corpses presenting a horrifying sight.

Itachi and others knelt in silence.

But Ishihara noticed that Fugaku and the others' eyes were missing.

He didn't pay it much mind, instead focusing his gaze on the Nine-Tails' battlefield.

Boom!!!

An earth-shattering explosion erupted.

A Tailed Beast Bomb struck the ground, causing a massive explosion, and a terrifying shockwave swept across the area.

The Third Hokage and others were blown away by the violent shockwave. Countless Konoha ninja screamed in pain, coughing up blood, and some were torn apart instantly, becoming a bloody shower in the air.

"Damn you, Nine-Tails!"

The Third Hokage's eyes were bloodshot!

The losses for Konoha were too immense!

Most of the Anbu he brought with him were already gone!

And more than two hundred other Konoha ninja had been killed or wounded!

The worst was Danzo's Root organization, which was almost entirely wiped out; even the survivors were gravely injured.

"Hokage-sama, I can't hold on much longer!"

Might Guy roared.

Earlier, as he was fiercely fighting the Nine-Tails, Ishihara had suddenly appeared and taken the Nine-Tails away.

He was forced to close the Eight Inner Gates.

Now that the battle resumed, he had no choice but to open the Eight Gates again!

Having opened the Eight Gates twice in such a short time, he was at his limit!

He was holding on purely through willpower, but he could collapse at any moment!

Shikaku Nara, also gasping for breath, said, "Hokage-sama, if this continues, we'll soon run out of chakra!"

If the Nara clan's control was gone, the difficulty of this battle would increase drastically.

The Third Hokage looked at Shikaku, whose face was pale, then at Might Guy, who gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and finally at the field littered with bodies.

He knew these people were at their limit!

If he could truly gather all of Konoha's strength, perhaps they could seal the Nine-Tails.

But it was too difficult!

And the price was too high!

The Third Hokage took a deep breath and said gravely,

"Shikaku, Guy, I need you to buy me some time!"

"Leave the rest to me!"

Might Guy and Shikaku exchanged a look, a heavy feeling settling in their hearts.

At this point, they understood that even the Third Hokage's attacks had little effect on the Nine-Tails.

For him to suddenly show confidence now was probably not good news.

But they had no choice but to keep fighting.

Might Guy refrained from using his most powerful moves, relying on the speed of the Seventh Gate to interrupt the Nine-Tails' attacks.

Shikaku continuously adjusted the direction of the Nine-Tails' assaults.

The Third Hokage, looking solemn, quickly formed hand seals.

"Reaper Death Seal!"

"This old man has finally made up his mind."

On top of the Hokage Tower, Ishihara smiled.

He'd been waiting for the Third Hokage to use the Reaper Death Seal.

Ishihara took a deep breath, his expression becoming serious.

He could feel that as soon as the Third Hokage completed the hand seals, a mysterious change took place behind him.

Some kind of unknown energy seemed to be gathering there.

"Is it truly undetectable by the naked eye?"

He immediately activated his Mangekyō Sharingan!

In his vision, he saw a vague silhouette behind the Third Hokage.

He frowned, entering Sage Mode, but still saw only a blurred outline!

"What's going on? Could it be that even the Byakugan's level of perception and Sage Mode can't reveal the full form of the Shinigami?"

Ishihara's expression tightened in confusion.

The power system in the ninja world had only two branches—Sage Techniques, which used natural energy, and chakra!

These two systems both countered and complemented each other.

But now, a third energy system had appeared.

He felt a thrill of excitement.

Maybe this was what he had been searching for!

Ishihara's eyes sparkled, and he quickly activated the Spirit Transformation Technique, his eyes widening with excitement.

"Yes, yes, yes, I can see the Shinigami's full form in the Spirit Transformation state!"

"Interesting, this is truly interesting!"

Though he couldn't be certain, the Spirit Transformation state and the Shinigami were definitely not the same thing.

It was highly likely that the Shinigami, like Spirit Transformation, was a soul-based life form!

"Should I take the risk?"

Ishihara hesitated as he gazed at the eerie Shinigami.

There was no doubt that the Shinigami was strange and mysterious, and there was a certain danger in engaging with it.

But he couldn't resist the urge to investigate!

Suddenly, Ishihara's eyes lit up. "Zanpakutō!"

Swish!

In his hand appeared a pitch-black long blade, resembling the Zangetsu from Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai form.

[Zanpakutō: A soul-based, energy-bound weapon that can combine all chakra attributes, natural energy, as well as secret and forbidden techniques.]

If the Shinigami truly was a spirit, then the Zanpakutō should work on it!

Just in case, Ishihara also took out a three-tomoe Sharingan he had previously saved for emergencies.

Now was the time to use it.

"Life Chain!"

"Teleport!"

Buzz—

A mysterious wave passed over him as Ishihara's expression grew serious, and he vanished from the Hokage Tower.

Swish!

He suddenly appeared on the Nine-Tails battlefield, right beside the beast.

The Third Hokage, who had just used the Reaper Death Seal, was stunned when he saw him.

"Ishihara, what are you doing here?!"

The Hokage's eyes were fixed on Ishihara, and a flash of uncertainty crossed his gaze.

If he acted now, could he use the Reaper Death Seal to trap him too?

"Stay put!"

With just a glance, Ishihara froze the Third Hokage to the core of his soul, unable to move. The Hokage's heart trembled in horror.

Ishihara, holding his Zanpakutō, walked past him and approached the Shinigami.

Smack, smack...

A strange sound of chewing filled the air.

Ishihara was shocked to see the Shinigami drooling at him.

"You want to eat me?"

Ishihara grinned and, drawing his sword, sneered, "Perfect! I'll slice you up!"

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