Chapter 209 The Disheveled Third Raikage

Chapter 209: The Flustered Third Raikage

And now, this Wind Style Shuriken infused with the black flames of Amaterasu, unleashed jointly by Uchiha Gen and Danzo, could also be considered another nerfed version of the Scorch Release: Halo Hurricane Jet Black Arrow Style Zero.

Streaks of Wind Style Shuriken entwined with black flames and razor-sharp air blades instantly tore through the air, charging toward the Third Raikage.

The latter got up in a flurry and leaped away, dodging the Wind Style Shuriken, but the next moment, countless Shuriken flew toward him in an overwhelming storm.

“Uchiha Style: Shuriken Manipulation Technique!”

The endless clanging of metal resounded as they collided with the Wind Style Shuriken tainted with black flames, altering their trajectories and once again assaulting the Third Raikage.

After landing, the latter had no choice but to do a clumsy rolling dodge to escape.

The Third Raikage, who had always been unmatched and invincible, lost his former imposing aura after encountering the black flames of Amaterasu that could truly pose a threat to him.

The hexagram pattern in Uchiha Gen’s eyes spun rapidly, and the steel wire slithered in his hands like a living creature, each pull precisely altering the trajectory of the Shuriken.

“It’s not over yet.”

He pulled the steel wire in his hand once more.

The Shuriken changed their trajectory again, and several more Wind Style Shuriken headed back toward the Third Raikage.

Taking advantage of this time, after discovering that this technique could form a combination with Uchiha Gen’s Amaterasu black flames, Danzo cast it again, throwing out over a dozen Wind Style Shuriken in succession.

“Amaterasu!”

The black flames ignited once more from the Wind Style Shuriken.

The Third Raikage repeated his old trick, shattering the ground in an attempt to temporarily block them with rocks, but the giant boulders were instantly sliced apart by the razor-sharp air blades on the Shuriken.

The black flames of Amaterasu, which were practically equivalent to true damage, combined with the extremely piercing Wind Style Shuriken, left the Third Raikage with no means to defend against such an attack, forcing him to dodge in a flustered state.

“It’s useless, Raikage, you can’t dodge it. This is the Mangekyō Sharingan’s strongest Fire Style, Amaterasu. It possesses the ability to burn all things and never extinguish; once you are touched by it, you will surely die!”

Danzo threw out a few more Wind Style Shuriken and sneered at the Third Raikage.

The flames of Amaterasu had previously appeared on the bodies of predecessors of the Uchiha clan with the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Senju Clan had records of all this, and Tobirama Senju from the original timeline had also recognized Amaterasu.

As a disciple who inherited Tobirama’s prejudice against the Uchiha clan, Danzo had also deeply studied the Uchiha, and of course, he knew the power of Amaterasu.

Hearing this, the Third Raikage frowned, and Uchiha Gen also furrowed his brows.

Danzo was leaking his own intelligence.

“Elder Danzo.”

Uchiha Gen called out stiffly toward Danzo, warning him.

“It’s fine, just psychological warfare. This is also a form of combat.”

Danzo’s face grew even colder and stiffer, making it impossible for others to read his thoughts.

Meanwhile, deep in the Third Raikage’s heart, he was indeed thinking rapidly.

Flames that can burn all things and never extinguish?

Doesn’t that mean no matter how strong one’s physical body is, it cannot defend against it?

As a veteran powerhouse who had fought for half his life, the Third Raikage knew that the time had come to make a choice.

Just as Danzo said, if this continued, he would definitely be burned by the black flames of Amaterasu.

Rather than that——

“I cannot go on like this!”

Gritting his teeth, the Third Raikage made a prompt decision. He crossed his thick left arm in front of his chest, leaped forward, batted away the Wind Style Shuriken with his arm, and pounced toward Uchiha Gen like a ferocious tiger.

He no longer wanted this arm!

At this moment, Danzo was much calmer.

The Nightmare had been severely damaged, releasing the Summoning Technique. Having lost his last means of protection, Danzo had pulled back his distance from the very beginning, aligning himself in a straight line with the Third Raikage and Uchiha Gen.

If the Third Raikage wanted to deal with him, he would first have to face Uchiha Gen.

The dazzling lightning flashed once again, and the unstoppable One-Finger Hell Stab appeared once more!

Uchiha Gen cursed inwardly, splitting into multiple clones and leaping to scatter in all directions.

If the Third Raikage couldn’t tell which one was his true body, he would only be able to deal with Danzo.

However, the next second, black lightning far greater in range and faster than before erupted from the Third Raikage’s body, instantly overwhelming multiple clones.

Even Uchiha Gen’s true body had activated Susanoo at the critical moment, generating a layer of skeleton around his body to protect himself.

This time, Danzo did not suppress the black lightning with large-scale Wind Style as before, but simply spat out vacuum bullets one after another, shooting them toward the Third Raikage and leaving trails of wounds on his body.

“These two old codgers.”

Uchiha Gen couldn’t help cursing inwardly, knowing that this wave could only be withstood by himself. He frantically urged his Ocular Power, manipulating Susanoo to grow and strengthen its defense.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru had already used the Quadruple Rashomon to defend against the Tailed Beast Bomb; right now, those four Rashomon gates were still recovering in front of the gates of the Pure Land, and summoning them again now wouldn’t have much effect.

The purple Susanoo extended rapidly, transforming into a half-body skeletal giant. With the output of Ocular Power and Chakra, flesh and blood rapidly grew, followed by a thick layer of armor.

Susanoo, Third Stage!

“Crack!”

The thick Susanoo arm hadn’t even had time to be fully covered with armor before it collided with the Third Raikage’s fingers, producing a crackling shattering sound.

“It actually feels like I won’t be able to hold it off——”

Uchiha Gen narrowed his eyes, looking at the lightning outside Susanoo that was so dazzling that human form was almost indistinguishable.

In the original timeline, the Fourth Raikage had also broken Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo, but that was under the augmentation of the Third Tsuchikage’s Weighted Boulder Technique.

And the attack power of the Third Raikage’s One-Finger Hell Stab was definitely not inferior to the combined attack of those two.

And if Susanoo couldn’t block this strongest spear, then there was only—

Uchiha couldn’t help casting his gaze down at the Sengoku Ninja Sword in his hand.

This was the hardest thing he carried on his body.

Then—

In the flash of a moment, a corner of Susanoo was shattered, and at this moment, the Sengoku Ninja Sword in Uchiha Gen’s hand likewise danced with lightning, heading straight toward the lightning spear.

“Clang!”

Clearly it was just a finger, yet at this moment, when it collided with the cold blade tip, it emitted a metallic sound.

Uchiha Gen’s body instantly flew backward like a cannonball, and at the same time, clones emerged from underground, swarming toward the Third Raikage.

“Another Phantom Clone?”

Seeing this familiar scene, the Third Raikage wasn’t too surprised.

It was just Uchiha Gen’s usual trick.

Until he was submerged by the almost endless Wind Style and Fire Style Ninjutsu.

Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!

Taking cover under this, Danzo also formed hand seals, continuously unleashing powerful Wind Style techniques toward the Third Raikage.

In the distance, the surface of Uchiha Gen’s body cracked open like a shedding snake, and a new Uchiha Gen stepped out.

Orochimaru-style Substitution Technique!

Wiping the corner of his mouth, Uchiha Gen looked at the blood on his left hand. The arm holding the Sengoku Ninja Sword trembled slightly, and a wound on the side of his chest exposed ribs that were almost visible.

This was the first time that the Orochimaru-style Substitution Technique had failed to completely evade the enemy’s damage.