Chapter 34 Historical Magic Enhancement of Corpses
Chapter 34 Historical Magic Enhancement of Corpses
"It's...it's those guys..." Kakashi murmured to himself, his expression complicated.
He looked at the legendary ninjas who hadn't stopped fighting even after their arrival, and had a strange feeling that history was unfolding before his eyes.
"How is Konoha doing now, Kakashi?" Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his attention back to Orochimaru, tilted his head slightly, and asked Kakashi.
Kakashi pushed up his headband, revealing his Sharingan, and observed the battle between the four legendary figures—a truly unique sight. He then answered Hiruzen Sarutobi, "It's not just the Konoha ninjas; the Sand and Sound ninjas are also fighting Zeref's magic. However, Konoha is gradually gaining the upper hand. Those summoned dead have disappeared after being defeated."
This is different from the Impure World Reincarnation; at least the body won't regenerate after being defeated. Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed thoughtful.
At this moment, Madara Uchiha, who was in the middle of the battle, finally felt dissatisfied and bored with the state of his battle with Hashirama Senju. He scattered Hashirama's body several times, but the reanimated body would quickly reassemble. Back and forth like this, even though the opponent was Hashirama, Madara Uchiha gradually lost interest.
Moreover, fighting Hashirama, who is currently unable to even use large-scale Wood Release techniques, would be rather dull.
Madara Uchiha kicked Hashirama Senju away, then jumped back to Zeref's side, put his fan back on his back, and said somewhat listlessly, "This kind of battle is really boring. My battle with Hashirama is not such childish play."
Zeref raised his eyebrows slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips as he observed the battle between the ninjas; he seemed quite pleased.
Hearing this, he looked at Uchiha Madara with great interest and chuckled, "What, it seems you two were actually very good friends? Even after being killed, you didn't hold a grudge against each other?"
Madara Uchiha crossed his arms, showing no sign of yielding or submission, even though he was only able to appear because of Zeref's magic.
The tomoe in his pupils slowly rotated. Madara Uchiha stared directly into Zeref's calm, unwavering black eyes, feeling as if those eyes were a black vortex, where pain and darkness had settled deep within, ultimately transforming into the coldness and indifference that was now visible.
These eyes don't look nearly as young as Zeref's appearance, Madara Uchiha thought.
Previously, Madara Uchiha, who had looked down on Zeref because he was created and controlled, has finally begun to take Zeref seriously.
An interest gradually surfaced in his eyes; Madara Uchiha was never stingy with his patience when it came to strong individuals.
Since fighting Hashirama wasn't very interesting anyway, Madara Uchiha didn't mind answering Zeref's question earlier.
"Hmph! My battle with Hashirama was fair and square, a fight to the death. I couldn't defeat him, so what complaints do I have about being killed?" Madara Uchiha snorted, then continued, "As for friends, are they never destined to turn against each other, even to the death?"
Upon hearing this, Zeref paused slightly, Natsu and Mavis flashing through his mind. He lowered his eyelashes and agreed, saying, "Indeed, I agree with you. Perhaps we will have a lot in common."
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that her older brother had ended the fight on his own initiative. Uchiha Izuna frowned, ignored Senju Tobirama, and retreated to her brother's side.
Anyway, that white-haired guy can't be killed now, and he can't even feel pain, so it's really not interesting. No wonder my brother isn't interested, Uchiha Izuna thought to himself as he stood next to Uchiha Madara.
Seeing that the Uchiha brothers had voluntarily ended the battle and retreated, Tobirama Senju also retreated to Hashirama Senju's side.
As the one who once had the upper hand and killed Uchiha Izuna, Tobirama Senju is now being overwhelmed by Uchiha Izuna. The physical damage doesn't matter, but Tobirama Senju's mood is getting worse.
With the battles of their predecessors coming to an end, a stalemate has now been formed once again between the two sides.
Mavis slowly walked forward and stood in front of the Konoha members. Seeing this, Zeref also stepped forward, and the two sides were just as hostile as when they reunited after a long separation in Fairy Tail.
"Do you still intend to continue, Zeref?" Mavis's eyes gleamed with contemplation. "The history of corpses isn't enough to conquer Konoha, you clearly realize that, don't you? Besides, you haven't made any other moves yet, which proves that attacking Konoha is meaningless to you, isn't it?"
Jelf tilted his head, spread his hands, and smiled with a mixture of helplessness and praise: "Ah, you really know me well, Mavis."
"I've already stated my purpose, haven't I? I'm just here to join in the fun and witness the power of Konoha. After all, Konoha is the most powerful ninja village in the world, isn't it?"
"So, let me see more of the so-called power of ninjas," Zeref said casually, looking at the wary and cold gazes of the Konoha people with a half-smile. "After all, I haven't figured out how to deal with this world before I return to Asland."
As he spoke, Zeref raised his right hand, and a small magic circle appeared in his palm. The giant magic circle that had previously appeared above Konoha reappeared.
The Konoha members looked up warily, and Naruto and his two companions, who had been ordered by Kakashi to stay at a distance, also looked up in surprise. Naruto even exclaimed, "Aaaaah, that weird thing that appeared before has appeared again!"
At this moment, Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha also looked up. Unlike the others from Konoha, they could feel a surge of power flowing through their bodies as the magic circle appeared. Izuna Uchiha murmured, "Is this the so-called magic that created our existence?"
"Hahahaha, it seems I underestimated you. I, Uchiha Madara, acknowledge your strength, Zeref!" Feeling the power within him constantly increasing, Uchiha Madara clenched his fist and couldn't help but burst into wild laughter.
At the same time, the three crimson tomoe in his eyes suddenly connected, forming an extremely complex pattern, a scene that was witnessed by Sasuke, who had been observing Zeref's direction from afar.
After being initially drawn to Zeref, Sasuke later noticed two ninjas dressed in traditional Uchiha attire who clearly belonged to Zeref and Orochimaru's side. In particular, their clothes bore the Uchiha clan crest, and their eyes were scarlet Sharingan eyes.
When Sasuke first saw them, he was very excited, but he quickly remembered Minato Namikaze's situation and realized that these two people were just remnants of people who had died. His burning passion gradually cooled down.
But now, when Madara Uchiha revealed his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan with its extremely intricate patterns, Sasuke was struck dumb, and even his two-tomoe Sharingan surfaced due to the intense emotions he was experiencing.
Sasuke stared intently at the two men opposite him who also possessed Sharingan, focusing his attention on Madara Uchiha's eyes.
Those eyes, those patterns that are different from ordinary Sharingan, there's no mistake, absolutely no mistake, those eyes are the same as that man's eyes!
"The Mangekyou Sharingan!!" Sasuke couldn't help but shout, his face turning deathly pale, but his eyes were as red as if they were about to bleed.
Sasuke's voice immediately drew everyone's attention. Kakashi's expression changed, and he said, "Didn't I tell you to stay in the distance?"
Naruto was also startled by Sasuke's reaction. Hearing Kakashi's question, he muttered somewhat disgruntledly, "But with such a commotion, how could we just ignore it?! We're Konoha ninjas too!"
Sasuke, ignoring Kakashi's questioning, stared intently at Madara Uchiha, his voice forced out through clenched teeth: "Who are those two men! They're from the Uchiha clan too, aren't they!"
Thinking about the Uchiha clan and the rival Uchiha patriarch, Kakashi felt a headache coming on again. He opened his mouth, unsure how to explain the current situation to Sasuke.
On the other side, Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha also noticed Sasuke's Sharingan. Seeing Sasuke's appearance, which was somewhat similar to Izuna's when he was a child, Madara Uchiha's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Uchiha Izuna examined Sasuke's two-tomoe Sharingan, then turned to Uchiha Madara and said, "Brother, that's an Uchiha child."
Remembering how the Uchiha clan, who were then immersed in the illusion of peace in Konoha and refused to leave with him, were subsequently ostracized by the village, Madara Uchiha gave a emotionless "hmm."
Seeing that no one wanted to explain anything to him, Sasuke Uchiha clenched his teeth even tighter and rushed forward to Mavis, who was standing at the front, under Kakashi's tense gaze.
Mavis looked at Sasuke, who was unusually agitated, with some confusion. Looking at Sasuke's Sharingan, she recalled the two people with the same scarlet eyes who had just fought against Konoha. Mavis gradually had a realization.
She explained softly to Sasuke, "Those two men who also possess Sharingan are phantoms of defeated individuals summoned by the magic 'History of Corpses.' They are not living people, Sasuke."
Sasuke listened silently to Mavis's words, his expression gradually calming down. Mavis, who knew nothing about the Uchiha clan's past or the ninja world, was the only one present who took the initiative to explain things to Sasuke.
“I know.” Sasuke lowered his eyes and continued, “I know they’re not alive now. I just want to know who they are, and… about those eyes!”
Mavis blinked and continued, "They seem to be brothers, from the same era as your First Hokage and Second Hokage."
While Sasuke was staring intently at Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha, Izuna Uchiha was also sizing up the Uchiha boy opposite him.
"Achieving two tomoe at such a young age? Not bad." With the discerning eye of a clan elder, Uchiha Izuna mentally assessed.
In this standoff between the three Uchiha, it was ultimately Sasuke who, due to his youth and impatience, spoke first.
He stared directly into Madara Uchiha's eyes and asked, "Hey, those eyes of yours, are they the Mangekyou Sharingan?" His tone was anything but respectful.
Seeing Sasuke Uchiha's impolite attitude, everyone in Konoha broke out in a cold sweat, and even the usually easygoing Hashirama Senju couldn't help but touch his nose.
He chuckled and said, "Haha, this kid, has he always been so... straightforward?" But that's a bit like Madara, isn't it? It's a kind of tsundere trait unique to the Uchiha clan, Hashirama Senju thought to himself.
Of course, he could only think about it in his heart. After all, although he wouldn't feel pain or die, he didn't want to keep being hit by Madara's big fan. He couldn't beat Madara now. Sigh, he wished he could have a fight with Madara that was evenly matched. Hashirama Senju sighed with regret.
At this moment, Zeref had lowered his raised right hand, and the magic circle in the sky disappeared again. Everyone looked around warily, worried that Zeref might use the historical magic of corpses again to summon more enemies.
Minato Namikaze suddenly paused, took out a specially made kunai, and threw it to a secluded spot. Then, to Naruto and Sakura's astonishment, he vanished and instantly reappeared above the flying kunai, reaching out to catch it.
"Hmm, the Flying Thunder God Technique."
Seeing this, Hashirama Senju turned to Tobirama Senju with some excitement and said, "I didn't expect that someone could actually learn such a difficult ninjutsu, Tobirama."
The Flying Thunder God Technique is a space-time ninjutsu created by Tobirama Senju. It is extremely powerful, but it requires a very high level of calculation ability and physical coordination from the user.
After creating this ninjutsu, Tobirama Senju once wanted to teach it to Hashirama Senju, since Hashirama's strength would definitely rise to a higher level if he could learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Moreover, having his elder brother learn his masterpiece would perfectly satisfy Tobirama Senju's secret brother complex.
Unfortunately, even someone as powerful as Hashirama Senju was unable to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Disappointed, Tobirama Senju also tried to teach this ninjutsu to his disciples.
Unfortunately, until Tobirama Senju died in battle, no one in Konoha was able to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.
At this moment, the second person in the ninja world to learn and master the Flying Thunder God Technique also appeared here.
Tobirama Senju looked at the blond youth who had just skillfully used the Flying Thunder God Technique with some surprise. With his outstanding perception, he had naturally already discovered that the other party was also an illusion created by Zeref's magic.
Looking at Minato Namikaze's youthful appearance, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but show both admiration and regret.
So young, yet he mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique; so young, yet he died in battle. What a pity.
Naruto and Sakura were astonished to see Minato Namikaze suddenly unleash the Flying Thunder God Technique, appearing in the distance in an instant. They were amazed by his incredible skill.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and the others were somewhat puzzled and were about to ask when they saw the wry smile on Minato Namikaze's face.
“Third Hokage, I think I understand what Zeref just did.” Minato Namikaze’s expression was somewhat grim. “He enhanced the power of those summoned by his magic. I couldn’t use the Flying Thunder God Technique so skillfully before.”
As Minato Namikaze finished speaking, the expressions of everyone present turned grim.
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