Naruto: Cultivating to Immortality

Chapter 64 Mangekyou Sharingan

The ninja halted their advance, forming an encirclement, awaiting the arrival of Mizuki-hen.

Uchiha Kagami did not immediately launch an attack to break through the enemy's encirclement.

At this moment, Uchiha Kagami was also slightly out of breath. The continuous use of Fire Release ninjutsu and the use of Body Flicker Technique with Danzo had left him feeling a bit tired, and his chakra had also been greatly depleted. He needed to relieve his fatigue.

In the distance, Ji Shui Wu Yuehen quickly arrived among the Mist Ninja encirclement forces, looking at Uchiha Kagami who was slightly panting.

In fact, Mizuki was also very surprised. Uchiha Kagami could have retreated quickly with Shimura Danzo just now. Although it was not certain that they could have successfully retreated with an injured person, there was always a chance.

Now, Uchiha Kagami has actually come to the Mist Ninja Squad to rescue the Konoha team—isn't this like lambs to the slaughter?

In a one-on-one situation, Mizuki Gen would have a hard time dealing with Uchiha Kagami. It was only because Uchiha Kagami was protecting the injured Jishimura Danzo that Mizuki Gen was able to suppress him, but he didn't have a chance to defeat him directly. He thought that as long as he could hold off Uchiha Kagami and let the Mist Ninja forces eliminate the Konoha squad before coming to support him, he could use his numerical advantage to directly encircle and annihilate the opponent.

Who would have thought that the enemy would proactively come into the Mist Ninja's ranks to protect the Konoha squad and reduce casualties? This was an opportunity for the Mist Ninja, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Encirclement and annihilation of Uchiha Kagami alone would likely come at a significant cost. However, with the Konoha squad acting as a distraction, Uchiha Kagami would be unable to launch a full-scale attack and would need to divert his attention to protect the other Konoha ninja. This would be far more energy-consuming than protecting Shimura Danzo alone, and would provide a much greater opportunity to severely injure the opponent.

Mizuki Hen was somewhat confused by Uchiha Kagami's actions. Such a self-destructive act for the sake of Konoha comrades was rarely seen in Kirigakure. Kirigakure ninjas were always willing to sacrifice many comrades as long as they could complete the mission, and would never seek death for their comrades.

Regardless, Uchiha Kagami's decision to join the Kirigakure forces is good news for Mizuki Gen. With Mizuki Gen's own forces providing direct resistance, coupled with attacks from other Kirigakure Jonin, they can easily take down Uchiha Kagami.

This Uchiha Kagami is one of Konoha's strongest fighting forces. Taking him down now will greatly reduce the pressure on the war against Konoha later on. After all, a powerful fighter will pose a huge threat and have a significant impact on the Mist Ninja on the front lines.

Mizuki quickly waved his hand, and the surrounding Mist Ninjas no longer hesitated, rapidly shrinking the encirclement from all sides, clearly not intending to let any Konoha ninja escape.

After a short while, Uchiha Kagami's aura had returned to calm, and the three tomoe in his eyes began to spin even faster, almost forming a circle.

"I will open an opening for you in a moment. Don't worry about anything, just retreat quickly through the opening. I will hold off the pursuing Mist Ninja."

Uchiha Kagami turned to the Konoha members and spoke in a serious tone.

The Konoha team members were also somewhat surprised upon hearing this. Surrounded by so many Mist Ninja, did they still have the strength to break through? And they were even expected to cover their retreat. Wasn't this tantamount to trading their lives for the others' chance to escape?

"Lord Kagami, why don't you retreat on your own? Since you were able to break through the encirclement of the Mist Ninja, you should also have the ability to retreat directly, right? You can take Lord Danzo with you and we will hold off the Mist Ninja's pursuit."

The Konoha team immediately refuted Uchiha Kagami's words. They knew that Uchiha Kagami and Danzo were very important to Konoha, not just because of their strength and high-ranking positions in the village.

Uchiha Kagami was a crucial figure in maintaining the balance between Konoha and the powerful Uchiha clan. His presence ensured that the more radical members of the Uchiha clan obeyed the commands of Konoha's leadership. Without this exceptionally capable Uchiha, the unruly Uchiha clan would have found it difficult to follow orders from Konoha's higher-ups. In particular, the more radical members of the Uchiha clan would have been even less likely to obey the Third Hokage's faction.

However, Uchiha Kagami has always respected the First and Second Hokage since childhood, and his personality was also deeply influenced by the Second Hokage. Protecting his fellow villagers is the driving force and principle that enabled him to become a strong person. How could he watch his comrades cover his retreat?

"No need for further words. Just obey my orders and execute them perfectly. Get ready, I'm about to begin!"

Uchiha Kagami decisively interrupted the other Konoha members who wanted to say something, nodded to them, and charged directly towards a weak point in the Mist Ninja's encirclement.

The Mist Ninja Squad didn't dare to be careless when they saw Uchiha Kagami charging alone. They immediately went all out and used ninjutsu to block the opponent's attack.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

Several Jonin didn't hesitate, immediately using A-rank Water Release ninjutsu to try and stop Uchiha Kagami's actions. Several Mist Ninja also began rapidly forming hand seals, clearly intending to use a continuous stream of ninjutsu to force Uchiha Kagami back.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"Water Release: Water Wave Technique!"

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Countless water-style ninjutsu rushed towards Uchiha Kagami in an attempt to block his advance.

As the overwhelming ninjutsu swept towards him, Uchiha Kagami showed no intention of stopping his retreat or dodging.

"Susanoo!"

The three tomoe in Uchiha Kagami's eyes spun rapidly, eventually connecting to form a bizarre pattern, and countless streams of cold chakra surged from those eyes. The chakra quickly condensed around Uchiha Kagami's body, forming a dark yellow skeleton that completely enveloped him.

Hyuga Kanan, who was absorbing the soul energy of the ninjas who had just died on the battlefield, suddenly felt a series of tremors in his spiritual power. He quickly withdrew his spiritual power and activated his Byakugan to check the situation.

The feeling he had just experienced, when he saw Uchiha Kagami's eyes turn into strange patterns, gave him an inexplicable sense of being watched. This made Hyuga Kanan afraid to use his divine sense to examine the battlefield any longer. He could only withdraw his divine sense and activate his Byakugan to investigate.

In Byakugan's vision, the skeleton composed of special chakra, with its intense fluctuations, surprised Hyuga Kanan. This chakra was strongly and continuously absorbing Uchiha Kagami's body energy, and there was also a faint sense of being watched in the surrounding environment. This feeling was completely due to the strong fragments of will within that cold chakra mobilizing the rules of heaven and earth.

Hyuga Kanan now understands that the Sharingan is a bloodline artifact crafted by the Sage of Six Paths, similar to the Byakugan. However, its intensity far surpasses that of the Byakugan. The fragments of will within it are connected to the intense emotional fluctuations of Uchiha Kagami, directly and forcibly using the rules of the world. This method of use subjectes the Sharingan to the pressure of the world's rules, and even the fragments of will within it cannot block the pressure exerted on the eyes by the world's rules.

This kind of oppressive force, if prolonged, will directly damage the Sharingan, a bloodline artifact, and cause it to lose its light. Just like when I forcibly used the world rules deep within my Byakugan before.

However, the Sharingan is even more domineering and powerful than Hyuga Kananji's Byakugan, and of course, it is also more destructive.

A barrage of ninjutsu attacks came at Uchiha Kagami, but the dark yellow skeleton that enveloped him formed a protective barrier, directly blocking all the attacks and causing no damage whatsoever to Uchiha Kagami.

When Jishimura Danzo saw the huge earth skeleton behind him, he also exclaimed in amazement.

"That's the Mangekyou Sharingan!"

The skeleton around Uchiha Kagami changed again, and the area around the skeleton rippled once more. Countless cold chakra continued to gather, forming a huge skeletal arm on the skeleton.

The massive skeletal arm swung towards the Mist Ninja in front of it, instantly shattering the Mist Ninja's defensive ninjutsu and continuing its attack.

Soon, the Mist Ninja, who had no time to dodge, smashed the giant bone arm to death. The Mist Ninja who dodged and the dead Mist Ninja created a gap in the encirclement.

"Come on!"

Uchiha Kagami quickly turned his head and roared at the Konoha team, his face contorted with rage and pain.

Seeing this, the Konoha squad didn't hesitate any longer, quickly carrying Shimura Danzo and sprinting towards the breach. Clearly, Uchiha Kagami's expression indicated he couldn't hold out much longer, so they had no choice but to obey orders and retreat as fast as possible.

But how could Mizuki Gen, standing nearby, allow the Konoha team to retreat smoothly? Although Uchiha Kagami's ninjutsu was incredibly powerful and lethal, Mizuki Gen knew that the power of any ninjutsu was always linked to its consumption. The ninjutsu Uchiha Kagami used must have consumed a tremendous amount of energy; all he needed to do was hold him off.

The other Mist Ninja could easily pursue and stop the other Konoha ninja, since they still had an overwhelming numerical advantage. All they needed to do was hold off the powerful Uchiha Kagami.

"Ice Release - Ice Prison Technique!"

Countless giant ice pillars rose from the ground, blocking the Konoha ninja who wanted to retreat. At the same time, they continued to condense the water left behind by the Water Release technique, turning the gap into a huge cage that trapped the Konoha ninja who were preparing to retreat.

Seeing this, Uchiha Kagami knew that a successful retreat wouldn't be so easy, so he increased the amount of chakra he poured into his Mangekyou Sharingan. The skeleton enveloping Uchiha Kagami changed again, with a large amount of chakra flowing through it. The skeleton began to solidify as if filled with flesh and blood, and armor formed on the outermost layer. The original bone arm directly transformed into an arm.

A gigantic chakra agglomerate in the shape of a half-samurai was formed, holding two dark yellow giant swords made of chakra in its hands.

Uchiha Kagami remained inside the half-samurai, controlling the half-samurai to swing the greatsword in its hand.

The giant sword swiftly sliced ​​through the ice pillar in front of the Konoha ninja, shattering the pillar instantly and revealing a gap.

The surrounding Mist Ninjas forced themselves to suppress their terror and rushed towards the Konoha Ninjas, clearly trying to block the gap and prevent the Konoha Ninjas from escaping.