Escape From Konoha

Thick smoke was billowing, and the trembling of the earth took a long time to stop. The world was filled with an icy chill.

Such a terrifying aura swept out, causing the people watching the battle in the auditorium around the arena to hold their breaths, staring at the arena covered in thick smoke without blinking, obviously also attracted by the fierceness in front of them. The battle was shocking.

Especially the ninjas of the Uchiha clan who came to watch the battle were even more excited, and their eyes were wildly looking at the huge samurai standing in the thick dust, standing tall on the ground.

Although they have seen the legendary power of the God of Destruction many times, they still feel passionate and unable to control themselves every time they see it.

"Liu Li seemed to be having a lot of fun. I hope no one was killed."

Sitting in the auditorium in the front, Shiraishi turned a blind eye to the destroyed fighting stage. He just stared at the huge half-length warrior rising from the smoke, knowing that this level was not Liuli's limit.

At best, it only uses half of its strength.

But even with half the power, Shiraishi could detect that Liuli was deliberately controlling the intensity and angle of his attack.

When the sword blade was struck, the force was reduced by 20 to 30%.

Otherwise, when the first sword is swung out, this stage created for fighting will have been completely destroyed.

For a ninja of Ruri's level, the seemingly wide fighting stage can be easily torn into pieces like tissue paper.

"It's still early. This Uchiha boy looks miserable, but in fact his injuries are not serious. He is still capable of fighting."

Ayane, who has her Byakugan activated, can scan the entire scene with God's timing. Even if Sasuke uses smoke to hide his figure, she can still capture his traces with his Byakugan.

Any dodge by Sasuke was meaningless in front of Byakugan.

"However, he has grown so far at this age. No wonder you value him so much. When we were his age, we did not have such strong strength. Even Cai, most likely not his opponent."

There was a cautious look on Ayane's face.

"His upbringing was too rough and a path that cannot be replicated."

Shiraishi stared at Sasuke's position and said silently.

Compared with not having it from the beginning, the pain of gaining and losing it is a despair that outsiders cannot understand.

At a young age, he has always been burdened with the hatred of genocide. It is this despair and suffering that suppresses his heart and forces him to gain strength all the time.

It is precisely because of this that Sasuke's desire for power exceeds that of ordinary people.

And this dedication to power will allow his Sharingan to unleash unprecedented potential.

His power is born of 'hate'.

"The fate of Uchiha. It seems that there is still a crucial sublimation missing before he can break the so-called 'curse'."

Ayane smiled slightly, leaned back slightly, and lay down with her back against the seat.

"Yes, I'm also looking forward to his transformation. It's better to suppress his arrogance now, otherwise he will suffer big losses later."

Although practicing Senjutsu can improve the power of the Sharingan, it is still too reluctant to rely on the power of the eyes to compete with the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Orochimaru is just a small stumbling block. Apart from being difficult to kill, he can hardly be called a powerful ninja.

Just as he was talking, something happened again on the stage used for fighting.

When Ruri was about to swing his fourth sword and once again break through Sasuke's defense with crushing force, Sasuke took the lead in adjusting his dodge rhythm and sheathed the Kusanagi sword, which was useless in this battle. Running quickly through the completely dispersed smoke and dust, he quickly formed seals with his hands, took a sharp breath in his mouth, and his chest immediately inflated like an inflated balloon.

"The Immortal Technique: The Great Fire is extinguished!"

The injection of magic chakra greatly increased the power of the sea of ​​fire sprayed out this time.

The fire wave that devoured all things turned the earth and rocks into scorched black, and crashed into the surrounding light walls, causing trembling sounds.

The scorching heat causes the air inside to evaporate quickly, making it difficult to breathe.

The huge warrior who maintained half of his body seemed to have been roasted in a huge oven in a fire. Under the blazing light, it was dyed with a layer of fiery red light.

Ruri remained motionless, fixating on Sasuke's position without looking away, and didn't care about the fire wave that could not invade Susanoo's interior.

The giant warrior swung his giant sword to sweep away the nearby flames, but even so, countless sparks flew in front of his eyes.

"Immortal Technique: Dragon Fire Technique!"

As the giant sword fell, Sasuke continued to breathe out flames, and greatly intensified its power with senjutsu, making the power of fire escape even higher, and directly hit the fallen chakra giant sword.

Not surprisingly, the huge fire dragon was split in half by the chakra sword and fell to where he was standing without any hindrance.

"Fire Thunder!"

A thunderstorm rose into the sky. After the giant sword landed, the power of thunder on the giant sword was directly ignited. The earth suddenly turned into a volcano erupting with thunder. Lightning danced wildly in the sky, letting the power of thunder permeate the space. Every corner.

Even the air began to spit out electric currents as fine as threads. Black clouds rolled over the earth, and the world seemed to be reversed.

"cough!"

Sasuke's body hit the light wall of the barrier. Although he escaped the frontal blow, he could not escape the shock wave caused by the explosion of lightning due to space limitations.

Blood flowed uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it with his hand and felt pain in his spine, as if he was falling apart.

"Is this the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan? It's more shocking than imagined. This kind of pressure that makes people's bones tremble is something someone like Orochimaru can never bring."

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Sasuke's aura did not slump, he continued to maintain a high fighting spirit, and the light in his Sharingan eyes never dimmed. He obviously wanted to continue fighting and did not want to admit defeat here.

"Not even close..."

Sasuke murmured, and blue lightning danced in his red Sharingan eyes, faintly shining like a pair of beautiful gems.

Liuli ignored this and glanced lightly, causing the air in that space to freeze, making people fall into a quagmire and unable to extricate themselves.

Interesting, are you preparing any moves? Although he didn't particularly care about Sasuke's power at this time, Liuli could feel from Sasuke's confident and divine eyes that he was planning something in his heart.

I want to take some measures to make a desperate comeback.

So, Liuli glanced at the sea of ​​fire that had not dissipated around her and continued to burn the earth, and the light in her eyes moved slightly.

Just as Ruri was thinking, Sasuke took action again.

Running around the corner of the arena stage, he ran, leaving countless afterimages on the road while forming seals, tirelessly condensing the magic chakra in his body.

boom!

The fire dragon broke through the air blockade, distorting the air along the way, and directly collided with the majestic body of the huge warrior.

Boom!

The giant warrior did not dodge, blocking the fire dragon's attack with his body intact, and scattered the flames in all directions.

As a result, several more fire dragons were ejected from Sasuke's mouth, with great power. The ground along the way was destroyed by the fire dragons, turned into scorched earth, and braved the terrifying heat.

Even Sasuke himself was panting. Fighting in this high temperature, even he felt a sore throat and loss of energy.

The skin was extremely hot, and the surrounding scenery began to bend and twist in the high-temperature flames.

And such huge and unparalleled heat also rushed high into the sky. At some point, everyone in the audience looked up in shock, only to find that the sky was already covered with dark clouds, thunder roared, lightning was hidden in the clouds, and from time to time, black clouds appeared from the sky. The corner of the head poked out from the middle, like thunder snakes tumbling and flying hidden in it.

"Hey, what did that guy do?"

"Using fire escape to trigger cumulonimbus clouds... Is this kid trying to use some powerful thunder escape ninjutsu?"

Some ninjas in the audience suddenly came to their senses and understood the reason why Sasuke had been continuously releasing fire escape.

He planned to use fire escape to attract cumulonimbus clouds to prepare for a powerful thunder escape.

After all, Susanoo's defense is too strong, and ordinary physical attacks are completely ineffective against it.

If you want to defeat Ruri, you must first crack Susanoo, otherwise you will have no chance of winning.

"It looks quite powerful."

Ayane laughed without taking it too seriously.

She could see how much thunder and lightning had accumulated in the sky. Even if she faced such celestial power, she would still find it difficult.

When Bai Shi saw this scene, his eyes flashed.

"You've been preparing for so long, and you're using this trick? It seems like this battle will be over soon."

After making this judgment, Shiraishi looked at the two people in the field without any worry, and a smile broke out at the corner of his mouth.

The dark clouds in the sky further condensed, and lightning flashed and thundered in the black clouds. Thunder snakes moved around, roaring like roars, as if responding to something.

Sasuke was standing at the corner of the arena, raising his right arm wrapped with lightning, and holding his palm up to the sky full of thunderclouds, echoing the endless lightning in the clouds.

And at the place where Sasuke had driven dozens of meters, Liuli stood indifferently, still with her hands folded, standing in a leisurely posture. The roaring in her ears and the thunder shining on the earth seemed to be unable to cause any fluctuations in her.

The giant samurai put away the chakra sword covered with lightning and stood there motionless.

At this time, the thunderbolts collided in the clouds, and the fierce thunder continued to swallow up the awe-inspiring momentum, trying to tear the sky into two halves.

The dazzling thunder took away the light from everyone's eyes, and they stared at the ferocious thunder beast that suddenly poked its head out of the clouds with extremely shocked expressions.

This giant beast is made entirely of thunder and lightning bones, with the head of a sheep, the hooves of a wolf, a tail like a dragon, and its body is covered with gorgeous dragon scales.

It is a Qilin Thunder Beast.

As soon as it appeared, it bared its teeth at the giant warrior on the ground and let out a deafening roar.

Unmoved? Looking at Ruri who was still indifferent, Sasuke frowned and noticed something unusual.

He has caused such a degree of vision, and will use magic to guide the Kirin Thunder Beast in the sky. Although it is not known whether such destructive power can break Susanoo's armor, its power cannot be underestimated.

As a result, the other party was indifferent.

Facing such a powerful thunder escape, it seemed like he was still facing the fire escape before, without any expression.

Sasuke took a deep breath, stopped thinking, raised the arm wrapped in lightning to the sky, and chopped it down directly.

The thunder beast in the sky roared, shaking the atmosphere and starting to scream.

Immediately, all the colors in the sky and the earth were swallowed up by the lightning, and just as the thunder beast turned into lightning and fell to the earth——

"Thunder."

The cold words resounded in everyone's ears.

The black cloud and the thunder beast disappeared in an instant.

Clear skies return.

It was as if the scene of the thunder beast that destroyed the world before was just a dream.

"?"

Not only everyone in the audience, but even Sasuke began to have a question mark on his head.

Where did his big unicorn go?

"Using the power of fire escape to trigger cumulonimbus clouds, thereby summoning thunder, and using magic to guide it... It's really a good idea."

Liuli's motionless body began to move. She raised her arm, and the giant warrior also raised his arm and raised the giant sword in his hand.

Thunder blossoms.

The Sharingan covered with thunder patterns bloomed with a hotter red light than Sasuke's Sharingan.

"But - the 'Sky Thunder' among the Eight Thunder Gods is the pupil technique that can reverse the celestial phenomena and control the power of the sky thunder."

Sasuke's expression began to stiffen, and the calmness in his eyes no longer existed.

"Unfortunately, your Thunder Release belongs to me."

The arm fell, and the giant warrior also dropped his arm.

The lightning burst, and the familiar thunder roared from the sword blade. A huge thunder beast generated by thunder roared out of the giant sword. The sheep's head, wolf hooves, dragon tail, and scales were exactly the ones that suddenly disappeared before. Qilin beast.

He stared at Sasuke with fierce eyes and roared at him, shaking the cold air in the void.

Then, the Kirin Thunder Beast stepped on the void and rushed into the sky. Then, it landed with a crash and pointed directly at Sasuke.

The bright thunder light illuminated Sasuke's face that was beginning to turn pale and bloodless...

…

Thunder clouds filled the shattered arena, and the flames were swallowed up by the thunder.

The barrier light wall opened, and everyone in the audience swallowed their saliva as they looked at the miserable land.

This kind of battle really makes them feel their own insignificance.

They did not look down upon Sasuke because of his defeat. The opponent had maintained a strong fighting spirit after supporting him for so long. If it had been them, they would have been crushed directly under the first sword, and there would have been no subsequent battles. .

Shiraishi and Ayane left the audience and walked towards the chaotic fighting stage.

Only the device that maintains the barrier has not been destroyed. The rest of the things have been completely destroyed by Ruri's Susanoo, leaving only a pile of dregs.

Shiraishi walked to the corner of the stage, among the ruins, kicked away the rocks that fell on Sasuke, and grabbed him out of the hole.

Sasuke, who was captured by Shiraishi, was unconscious. The clothes on his chest and arms were soaked with blood. Blood also flowed from his temples, staining half of his cheeks.

Shiraishi didn't waste any time and directly injected his healing magic chakra into Sasuke's body to ensure that his wounds would not open again.

After a while, Sasuke's breathing calmed down and became stable, no longer weak.

"It's really tragic, but Liuli, it's true. It's just a simple test. There's no need to be so ruthless to the younger generation of your family, right? People who don't know, might think you want to kill him."

Ayane looked at Sasuke's miserable appearance and teased Ruri who came over.

After the Susanoo that enveloped his body was dispersed, the aura on Ruri's body also returned to calm, no longer as aggressive and cold as before.

"I just want him to see the true fighting style of the Uchiha clan and prepare him for future battles. Otherwise, if he rashly fights a ninja with the Mangekyo Sharingan, he will definitely suffer. Moreover, I have already shown mercy. Only activate Susanoo to the third stage."

The third stage of Susanoo is the limit to which the Mangekyō Sharingan can grow.

If you want to reach the fourth stage of Susanoo, you need to rely on the higher level Sharingan Eye Technique.

However, after fusing the dark power of senjutsu and sprites, Ruri can elevate Susanoo to the fourth stage.

In the battle with Sasuke, she only used the third stage of Susanoo, plus the exclusive eye technique. It can be said that she only used nearly half of her power.

Even so, she still suppressed Sasuke with an absolute advantage and controlled the overall situation.

This is also a natural result.

If it were a regular fight, Sasuke could indeed last a long time in her hands.

However, facing a ninja at the level of the Mangekyou Sharingan, conventional methods are meaningless in the face of Susanoo's ability.

She wanted to make Sasuke understand this truth deeply through this battle.

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"..."

The first time he opened his eyes, Sasuke saw the white ceiling.

The smell of disinfectant filling the air told him that this was a ward where patients were cared for.

Thinking back to the battle before he fell into coma, Sasuke realized that he was still too naive.

And I also gained a new understanding of ninjas.

Compared with the huge samurai who brought a huge sense of oppression to him, Orochimaru and his like can only be regarded as troublesome fish at best.

Ninjutsu and taijutsu are all ineffective against it.

Even the ultimate technique of Thunder Release and Kirin that he had worked so hard to hone was the most powerful ninjutsu that he currently mastered. However, it was robbed by the other party and was finally used against him, an original jutsu user.

To be honest, this feeling is a bit sad.

Even though he had already maximized Uchiha's power, this battle showed him that Uchiha's power could still become stronger.

Especially...the Mangekyō Sharingan!

Sasuke's black pupils shone, revealing a sharp light.

The eyes that are superior to the ordinary Sharingan can not only transform their own chakra into a giant warrior, and suddenly increase the destructive power to a level that surpasses that of a large psychic beast, but also have a powerful pupil technique unique to those eyes. …

While this made Sasuke excited, he also couldn't help but feel silent.

If before this battle, he still had the confidence to defeat the Mangekyo Sharingan with his own Sharingan, but now... he doesn't have much confidence anymore.

"Is that guy Itachi also so powerful?"

He whispered, but Sasuke shook his head in denial.

He knew very well that Ruri's Mangekyō Sharingan was different from the ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan. The opponent's Mangekyō Sharingan was a pupil technique that communicated with celestial beings.

And Itachi doesn't know magic.

And according to the information obtained from Orochimaru, the Mangekyo Sharingan will put a huge load on the practitioner.

Even if you use it too much, you risk blindness.

In other words, Itachi's Mangekyo has a weakness.

The light in Sasuke's eyes flickered on and off, and he finally slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he had regained his composure and recovered from the loss of defeat.

This battle benefited him a lot.

The eclectic fighting style and the miraculous Mangekyō Sharingan Eye Technique made his heart more determined for the future path.

He firmly believes that as long as he keeps going, he can gain such powerful power and truly control his own destiny!

"Sasuke-sama, are you awake?"

came a gentle voice.

A hospital nurse with a delicate appearance and dressed in white walked into the ward and showed surprise when she saw Sasuke woke up.

"Um."

Sasuke responded lightly.

He had just arrived in the Kingdom of Demons yesterday and was awarded the position of Jonin in the Demon Kingdom's military. Jugo and the four people who followed him were all part of his direct unit.

Not surprisingly, these people will be his foundation for establishing a foothold in the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

Sasuke sat up from the hospital bed. On the hanger next to him, there was a brand new piece of clothing hanging, and matching shoes for the ninja were also thoughtfully prepared.

"Almost half a day has passed since you passed out."

"Half a day?"

Sasuke looked out the window at the gradually darkening sky, it was dusk.

He put on his shoes and walked to the clothes rack to put on his clothes.

"Sasuke-sama, are you going to be discharged from the hospital now? I suggest it is better to check again."

Nurse advises.

"No need, my body is fine."

Sasuke felt that the bones in his body were still a little sore, but walking was not a problem and he could perform at 60 to 70% of his strength. There was no need to stay in the ward any longer.

Coming out of the ward, Sasuke had his own access card in his pocket, which was also a proof of identity. It could be said that he had unimpeded access to the hospital area of ​​the medical department.

"Here?"

After getting the direction of the exit from a passing nurse, Sasuke thanked him and walked towards the exit of the building.

The hospital area here is very large, only twice the size of Konoha Hospital.

And this is still the hospital area, not counting the upper-level office areas and the underground research and warehouse areas.

It is indeed very possible to get lost in such a huge place if it is your first time.

Occasionally, injured ninjas will pass by. These people have a very strong aura on their bodies. They are basically all chuunin. Judging from the fierce light in their eyes, they have quite a lot of actual combat experience.

Although he does not accept external commissions, Sasuke can still feel that the overall strength of the ninjas here is very strong.

Both the aura and the aura revealed in his eyes were stronger than the ninjas Sasuke had seen in Otogakure.

Even Konoha ninjas could not feel such a sense of weight.

Recalling that the Demon Country's military has always adopted a streamlined policy when recruiting ninjas, Sasuke felt that it was possible that the genin, chuunin, and jounin of the Demon Country, although their job levels were the same as those of villages in other countries, had actually demonstrated less comprehensive combat effectiveness. And mobility, but far beyond the same level.

And when he thought that the Uchiha clan could occupy a place in such an environment full of elite ninjas, Sasuke couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

Not long after, they arrived at the exit gate area. Sasuke played with the access card in his hand and glanced at the gate.

"Sasuke!?"

A familiar exclamation made Sasuke pause as he was about to leave.