Chapter 37
"????"
Looking at the cracks suddenly appearing in the air around him, the already-raging Nine-Tails froze, countless question marks practically forming above his head.
What's going on?
How could there be cracks... in the air?
The countless Konoha ninjas in the village — including the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was rushing to the scene — were equally baffled.
"Nine-Tails, let me stand on your head and play a bit...."
Boom!!
Without any warning, the fractured air exploded violently. A terrifying shockwave of energy erupted, slamming into the Nine-Tails and sending its massive body crashing heavily to the ground.
"Roar!!"
The Nine-Tails, ambushed out of nowhere, let out a furious roar. A trace of anger flickered in its eyes.
Even though it was under the influence of a powerful Sharingan illusion... it still retained basic consciousness — enough to realize someone had just sneak-attacked it.
Unforgivable.
"Stop roaring. I'm right here...."
Whoosh—
A sharp sound tore through the air.
Uchiha Liunian appeared directly in front of the Nine-Tails, wielding Cong Yunche in his hands.
To conceal his identity, he suppressed his chakra as much as possible and activated the chakra of his Sage Body for the first time.
"This... Who is that?"
Seeing Uchiha Liunian wearing a white-bearded mask, many Konoha ninjas looked at each other, puzzled. Only one thought ran through their minds: Who the hell is this masked guy?
And how dare he act cool in front of the Nine-Tails?
Was he looking to die?
"What an immense chakra fluctuation... There shouldn't be anyone like this in the ninja world!!"
The Third Hokage, who had just arrived, frowned deeply. His mind raced, but he couldn't think of a single person who fit the description — much less someone wielding a strange long-handled weapon like that.
"Everyone, stand back..."
Perhaps because he couldn't figure out this mysterious person's identity, Hiruzen stretched out his hand, signaling all Konoha ninjas to fall back.
The meaning was clear: Don't act rashly.
Whoosh!!
Facing Uchiha Liunian, who had suddenly appeared with his mask,
the Nine-Tails, now back on its feet, bared its fangs and roared. Without hesitation, it charged straight at him.
"Heh...."
A rare gleam of excitement flashed through Uchiha Liunian's eyes.
After years of accumulating power,
It was finally time to unleash it all.
Now, he only hoped the Nine-Tails could endure a bit longer — long enough for him to have some real fun.
The next moment, Uchiha Liunian's gaze sharpened. Gripping Cong Yunche tightly with both hands, he released a terrifying surge of chakra that wrapped around the blade.
If someone looked closely, they would see faint wisps of white light within the swirling chakra.
Without a doubt—
this was the combined power of the Sage Body's chakra and the Shock Fruit.
As for how powerful it truly was...
Even Uchiha Liunian himself didn't know. That's why he decided — the Nine-Tails would be the perfect test subject.
Buzz!!
A second later,
Uchiha Liunian, who had been standing still, suddenly swung Cong Yunche with both hands.
A massive white slash, dozens of meters long, tore through the air.
Crack...
As the slash wave appeared,
cracks spread visibly through the air itself, like a mirror about to shatter.
Boom!!
In response, the Nine-Tails roared and unleashed a devastating burst of chakra from its body, slamming headfirst into the incoming slash without hesitation.
After all, it thought—
as the legendary Nine-Tails, what chakra attack could it possibly fear?
Unfortunately, sealed for too long and currently under a genjutsu's influence, the Nine-Tails' mind wasn't exactly clear.
It sensed the intense chakra of the Sage Body on Uchiha Liunian...
But it failed to detect the hidden power of the Shock Fruit.
Thus—
the next instant,
when the white slash collided with its body, an overwhelming concussive force exploded outward.
Before the Nine-Tails' disbelieving eyes,
cracks spread across its massive body, as if it too were about to shatter into pieces.
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