NOVEL WEB Chapter 24: Chapter 24: I Am Here to Capture You
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Tailed Beasts—within the annals of the war-torn ninja world, a terrifying existence deeply etched into the collective consciousness alongside calamity.
Their power is so overwhelmingly dreadful that not only ordinary people, but even ninjas tremble in fear, regarding them as malevolent beasts akin to natural disasters.
Throughout history, countless ambitious individuals have sought to wield them as weapons to dominate the entire ninja world, and gradually, they have become synonymous with war.
In truth, the Tailed Beasts also possess thoughts and emotions, and their resentment towards humans who exploit them at will grows ever stronger.
The Nine-Tails is the strongest among the legendary nine Tailed Beasts.
Its destructive power capable of annihilating an entire ninja village, nearly limitless chakra, deep-seated hatred for humans, and ferocious and brutal nature all proclaim its level of danger.
Kamihane deeply agrees with this.
Because, he now stands before the Nine-Tails.
In a relatively open clearing within the forest, a gigantic fox lies in deep slumber, sprawled in a lazy posture. Its exaggerated size resembles an orange mountain, with steel-like fur rising and falling with each breath. Even its gentle exhalations stir up whirlwinds.
Although he has witnessed the Nine-Tails' chakra and battled its "pseudo-jinchūriki," facing the real entity still leaves him awestruck.
Just by observing its mountainous form and sensing its vast, oceanic chakra, Kamihane knows that his current ocular power is insufficient to directly control it with the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Insufficient ocular power is one aspect; his genjutsu skills are also not advanced enough. A single genjutsu cast might result in him suffering a backlash, bleeding from all seven orifices.
"Who dares disturb my slumber?"
The Nine-Tails slowly opens its eyes, its two lantern-like red vertical pupils narrowing slightly upon seeing the intruder.
"Hello," Kamihane takes two steps forward, standing before the Nine-Tails, and offers a harmless smile.
"You carry... a very detestable aura," the Nine-Tails raises itself, causing the ground to tremble, and the nearby trees to quiver.
Kamihane's hair is blown back by its breath, yet he continues to smile. "Nine-Tails, I'm here to capture you."
Since it's impossible to instantly defeat the Nine-Tails, his strategy is to attack its psyche first, severely weaken it, gradually deplete its strength, and then use genjutsu to subdue it when it loses rationality.
The Nine-Tails glares. Since when have humans become so audacious?
Being devoured by the descendants of the two Sage of Six Paths was one thing, but now even a brat dares to scheme against it!
Enraged, it lets out a thunderous roar, sending shockwaves rippling through the air!
Hundreds of meters away, atop a towering cliff, Madara stands with Uchiha Hikaru, observing the battle.
"Is it really okay for him to provoke the Nine-Tails like this?" Hikaru watches the scene below with bated breath, her mouth slightly agape.
That's the Nine-Tails! Dealing with Ginkaku, who possessed the Nine-Tails' chakra, was already earth-shattering. Now, facing the real thing, he can still smile!
Madara crosses his arms and snorts lightly. "Rather than worrying about him, focus on yourself. Use the method I taught you to conceal your chakra, or the Nine-Tails will detect you."
"I... I'm not worried about him," Hikaru's face flushes slightly as she mutters, "The Nine-Tails probably has no time for us now; it's completely enraged by Kamihane..."
Below the mountain, the wind surges like tidal waves. Kamihane stands straight at the storm's center, like bamboo breaking through rock, firm and unyielding.
"Nine-Tails, I heard you're the embodiment of rage, but now it seems you're not that fierce."
Facing the overwhelming aura and bestial ferocity, an ordinary person would have already collapsed in fear. Yet Kamihane not only doesn't retreat but even taunts the Nine-Tails: "I've provoked you like this, and all you do is roar?"
The Nine-Tails, infuriated, raises its claw, and with a "boom," the ground instantly shatters, debris and soil spraying like water.
"You asked for this," the Nine-Tails snorts coldly.
Soon, the dust is blown away by the wind. Its eyes narrow as it sees Kamihane standing lightly on its claw, arms crossed, calm and composed.
"You—"
"My name is Uchiha Kamihane." As soon as he finishes speaking, Kamihane moves.
He flashes like a black ghost, darting up the Nine-Tails' foreleg!
The Nine-Tails, unable to lift its claw in time, opens its maw, and a deep red chakra blast surges forth.
But Kamihane's movements are nimble, slippery like an eel. He flips upside down, easily evading to the underside of the Nine-Tails' foreleg, continuing to run while staying out of its line of sight!
The Nine-Tails exhales two scorching streams of air. Before it can charge its second blast, Kamihane leaps up, extending three-meter-long chakra blades from his hands, their sharp light aiming directly for its eyes!
"Got it—" Kamihane's triumphant expression freezes as a massive shadow looms above, followed by the sound of heavy wind!
"Boom!"
He was slammed into the ground by a tail.
"Just a brat with a bit of speed."
The Nine-Tails thought the battle was over, but suddenly, a thick black mist erupted from beneath its tail.
Immediately after, it felt its tail tighten, and a pitch-black skeletal hand grasped its tail, forcibly lifting it up.
In its astonished gaze, a half-giant emerged from beneath its tail, and the speedy brat stood unharmed inside the giant!
Kamihane directly activated the second stage of Susanoo, with four massive hands grabbing one of the Nine-Tails' tails, and with a powerful swing!
An immense force erupted, and the Nine-Tails was flung away, sliding dozens of meters across the ground, leaving four deep trenches before it finally came to a halt.
The Nine-Tails bared its teeth, its fur bristling with rage, its nine long tails thrashing like dragons, smashing relentlessly at Susanoo, venting its full fury!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Kamihane controlled Susanoo to defend, but under this storm-like assault, even the second-stage Susanoo began to crack!
The crisp sound of cracking echoed like crystal shattering, Kamihane's gaze turned grave as cracks spread and expanded, even the internal skeleton showing signs of breaking.
Seeing the black giant before it so resilient, the Nine-Tails lost patience and charged forward, its exaggerated size causing mountains to tremble and forests to quiver, flocks of birds scattering in chaos.
"Sometimes, being too big isn't a good thing."
Kamihane immediately deactivated Susanoo, while forming the hand seals for "Phantom Body Flicker Technique," his body splitting into eight phantoms that scattered in all directions, causing the Nine-Tails to miss its target.
"Die!"
The Nine-Tails howled to the sky, its tails thrashing wildly, not sparing a single phantom. Its seemingly fluffy fox tails carried immense force, shattering wood and shaking the earth.
The ground couldn't withstand its thrashing, stirring up clouds of dust.
"Super Giant Rasengan!"
The Nine-Tails was startled, a sharp pain coming from beneath it, followed by an astonishing force. Kamihane had somehow appeared beneath it!
"Ahhhhh!" He held a massive Rasengan with one hand, leaping out!
The Nine-Tails roared, the fur where the Rasengan made contact instantly emitting smoke. Although this strike didn't shatter its body, the immense force was enough to send it flying.
Its massive body soared high, its shadow enough to cover the entire forest!
The Nine-Tails roared, its lantern-like vertical pupils wide with rage, but also a hint of human-like confusion.
The chakra required for that last move was immense. This kid's aura was ordinary, so how did he suddenly produce such chakra?
Kamihane stared at the Nine-Tails descending from the sky, clasping his palms together, mimicking drawing a bow and arrow, aiming at the Nine-Tails in mid-air.
That last move hadn't been easy. The seemingly powerful Super Giant Rasengan had forced him to rewind three times in mere moments! Only then had he accumulated enough chakra.
In the brief moment the Nine-Tails was suspended in mid-air, the air twisted, and dark flames emerged from Kamihane's hands, dancing like spirits.
The flames expanded instantly, a terrifying high temperature enveloping the surroundings. Centered around Kamihane, plants and flowers dried up inch by inch, quickly turning to ash and scattering. The black flames burned fiercely, yet obediently gathered into his right hand, forming a burning bow and arrow.
In the distance, Uchiha Hikari covered her mouth in surprise, and even Madara's eyes widened slightly.
That was... Amaterasu!
"He... actually did it!" Hikari stared at that figure, her beautiful eyes wide with shock.
Indeed, after a long journey of adaptation, with the help of Uchiha Hikari, Kamihane had continuously analyzed "Amaterasu," attempting to comprehend its essence.
Through relentless and frenzied construction, trying over and over again, he had finally completed a secondary optimization!
"Amaterasu," the legendary inextinguishable black flames, its three chakra natures were: Wind, Fire, and... Yin!
Wind bestowed agility and grace, Fire bestowed scorching heat.
Wind fueled the flames, Fire borrowed the wind's might, the combination of the two pushed the flame's temperature to a terrifying level.
But on this foundation, with the addition of the user's will, represented by the Yin nature of "igniting everything, never ceasing until death," this unique Kekkei Genkai was born!
"Enton—"
The arrow suddenly contracted, after absorbing enough power, it solidified instantly, then contracted again, repeating this several times. A pitch-black arrow took shape, its body dark and profound, the high temperature fully contained, the surrounding air twisting, as if even sunlight was being devoured.
"Kagutsuchi's Arrow!"
Kamihane coldly exclaimed, the black arrow shot forth, its speed like lightning!
In the second it disappeared, the Nine-Tails' grunt was heard!
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