Chapter 216: Kagutsuchi!

On a body far harder than fine steel yet full of resilience, bloody gashes now appeared.

With the coordination of Danzo and Uchiha Gen, wounds appeared on the body of the Third Raikage for the first time in history.

The strongest shield, which had never been broken before, was no longer the myth representing invincibility at this moment.

The wounds were not deep, and the speed at which blood seeped out was not fast. For the physique of the Third Raikage, such injuries were far from severe, let alone enough to affect combat capability. However, this represented that they had touched the upper limit of the Third Raikage.

This strategy was effective!

Seeing this scene, Danzo couldn’t help but be greatly invigorated. The hand-seal speed in his hands, which was already maximized, seemed to become a fraction faster, almost leaving afterimages.

The Mangekyō Sharingan in the eyes of Uchiha Gen spun rapidly, capturing every movement of the Third Raikage. The Ocular Power in his right eye was slowly consumed while driving the dōjutsu, but a warm current continuously generated within his Sage Body, restoring the consumed portion of the Ocular Power.

“This black flame must absolutely not touch me!”

The Third Raikage used the Body Flicker Technique forward to avoid the black flame, while heavily stomping his foot onto the ground.

Under the powerful and precise control of strength, a large area of the ground beneath his feet instantly collapsed, and massive boulders along with soil flew up from underground under the reaction force, blocking the line of sight of Uchiha Gen and obstructing the burning trajectory of Amaterasu.

No matter how powerful and bizarre a Mangekyō Sharingan dōjutsu was, ultimately, it was still cast based on the eyes; as long as something blocked the line of sight, it was enough to avoid it.

In less than two seconds, these obstructions were blasted apart by the subsequent highly impactful Great Fireball Technique, but they still bought a sliver of breathing room for the Third Raikage.

“These old guys really have rich combat experience.”

Uchiha Gen muttered inwardly, silently increasing the output of his Ocular Power. At the same time, he formed hand seals, exhaled a Great Dragon Fire Technique, and then slapped his palms together, releasing wind pressure to strengthen the Fire Style, blasting toward the Third Raikage.

Yet the latter continuously used the Body Flicker Technique to avoid the Fire Style of Uchiha Gen.

Even if it meant colliding head-on with Danzo for this.

Uchiha Gen had excellent close-combat capabilities, extremely strong self-preservation abilities, and the threat of the Mangekyō Sharingan dōjutsu. Although the threat was greater, it was impossible to resolve him in a short time.

If he wanted to change the situation, the best choice was to target Danzo!

His sturdy and agile body, like a majestic lion, was at this moment like a wild bull, stubbornly pushing against countless sharp Wind Style attacks and rushing right in front of Danzo.

Even now, several more bloody gashes appeared on his body, but the bleeding was stopped after just a bit of blood flowed out.

He did not know any Medical Ninjutsu, but he possessed the hardest body in the Shinobi World and peak control over his physical body. He forcibly flexed the muscles on his body to fill the gaps of the wounds, and under the effect of Lightning Style, used high temperature to seal the wounds.

Doing this would at most leave some scars on his body afterward.

Although his previous actions seemed reckless, there was meticulousness within his roughness.

Unless his vitals were hit, or the wounds were so large that they couldn’t be healed this way, he would be fine. Therefore, at this moment, after intentionally avoiding his vitals, even though he was injured by Danzo’s Wind Style, he could still unleash his full combat capability.

Doing this was certainly risky, but it played a miraculous role at this moment, and the Third Raikage actually broke through right in front of Danzo.

In single combat and close-quarters fighting, Danzo was not a match for the Third Raikage.

But the latter only had less than two seconds of opportunity, and Danzo’s strength did not have a generational gap compared to the Third Raikage. It was extremely difficult for him to severely injure or even kill Danzo in such a short time.

What he knew was not just Wind Style. As a disciple of Tobirama Senju, he was also a swordsmanship master who had learned Konoha-style swordsmanship. A cane sword wrapped in Wind Style Vacuum Sword was extremely sharp, and he likewise had the ability to contend with him and even break his defense.

Therefore, the moment he made a move, the Third Raikage used his trump card.

Hell Stab: One-Finger Spear!

The dazzling thunder transformed into a spear on the finger of the Third Raikage, piercing straight at Danzo with astonishing momentum.

The massive Lightning Style Chakra condensed to the extreme at his fingertips, and the air was pierced with a sharp sonic boom.

If this strike hit, it could pierce almost any defense.

The strongest spear was unstoppable!

“Damn it!”

Danzo couldn’t help but be greatly alarmed for a moment.

But after all, he was also a veteran Kage-level expert who had experienced countless battles, holding his own trump cards for self-preservation, and his combat awareness had not yet been eroded by time and an aging body.

While leaping back and barely buying a sliver of time, he also reached out to bite his finger, forming a few simplified seals for the Summoning Technique.

“Summoning Technique: Dream Tapir!”

A huge brownish-orange mammoth colossal beast appeared in front of Danzo, opened its mouth to release Wind Style, frantically inhaling air into its mouth, transforming it into a tornado that sucked everything around into its mouth.

The body of the Third Raikage inevitably shifted toward the mouth of the Dream Tapir, and the Lightning Style Armor on his body seemed to dim slightly under the comprehensive suppression of the Wind Style.

No matter how powerful his One-Finger Spear was, it had to get past the Dream Tapir first.

This mammoth colossal beast was not only using suction to divert his movements, but was also a meat shield blocking in front of Danzo.

“Aah!”

A powerful yet painful elephant cry sounded, and the huge body of the Dream Tapir collapsed, turning into white smoke and dissipating, ending the summoning.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Danzo used the Body Flicker Technique to reach its side, formed hand seals once again, and took a deep breath.

“Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere!”

High-pressure wind spheres shot out from Danzo’s mouth in an instant, continuously blasting toward the Third Raikage like a rapid-fire bazooka.

“Boom!”

The tall and sturdy body was blasted flying, and hideous and terrifying wounds appeared on his body, yet his aura grew increasingly violent.

With lingering fear, Danzo continued to retreat to widen the distance, took out a few Shuriken, pressed them against his fingers, and blew a breath.

In an instant, under the effect of Wind Style, these Shuriken spun around like windmills, and were finally thrown out by Danzo, flying toward the Third Raikage one after another.

At the same time, streaks of Phoenix Sage Fire Technique fell from the sky and merged into the Wind Style Shuriken.

What caught attention was that these flames were intertwined with black flames, yet they could perfectly merge into the Wind Style Shuriken without damaging the Shuriken or interfering with the Wind Style.

The combination of the two complemented each other perfectly. Without reaching the extreme capability of Shape Transformation, this could not have been achieved.

Another stream of bloody tears flowed from the left eye of Uchiha Gen.

Kagutsuchi!

Only with this dōjutsu could one possess ultimate control over Amaterasu, rather than the crude control like Uchiha Itachi.

Sasuke’s Blaze Release originated precisely from this, and his and Naruto’s Scorch Release: Gale Jet-Black Arrow Shuriken also required the coordination of the dōjutsu Kagutsuchi.