hotmtlnovel Chapter 150 Kaleidoscope and Escape
Chapter 150 Kaleidoscope and Escape
Chapter 150 Kaleidoscope and Escape
A Jonin is a Jonin after all. Once they became familiar with Taiichi's methods, with the four Jonin working together, Taiichi could only barely hold on. Even so, he was only able to hold on until now because he was immune to damage from the cremation technique.
However, upon learning that Yohei and Saori were about to arrive, the battle came to an end.
Now that you're familiar with Fire Release and Water Release, let's try something new.
With a thought, one skill point was added to the Wind attribute nature change, bringing it to Lv11.
A flood of insights and memories rushed into his mind, but Taiyi quickly regained his composure and continued his entanglement with the Cloud Ninja without making a sound.
They didn't have to wait long; the island wasn't very big, and Yohei and Saori soon came into view.
"Damn, such serious injuries, and it's only been a short time, yet he's already able to fight." The Cloud Ninja leader was about to start cursing.
He had initially thought that the intelligence report describing Matsushita Taichi's strong healing abilities was an exaggeration, but it turns out it wasn't an exaggeration, but rather a conservative assessment.
The arrival of Yangping and Saori was the last straw that broke the camel's back. When the Cloud Ninja had to send people to intercept Yangping and his group, Taiyi seized the opportunity and erupted.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough - A whirlwind carrying wind blades instantly forced back any approaching enemies.
Taiyi quickly formed hand seals during this brief interval.
Wind Release: Vacuum Ball – Bullet-like wind balls were continuously unleashed by Taiichi. Compared to the slow attack speed of Fire Release and Water Release, Wind Release was much faster.
Especially at such close range, it's almost instantaneous.
Countless whirlwind balls struck the Jonin named Yunshui, riddling him with holes in just a few breaths, leaving him beyond dead.
"How come there's Wind Release too—" The Cloud Ninja leader was too tired to curse anymore; he finally understood. It wasn't that Fengxu's intelligence was wrong; it was just that Taiichi was incredibly good at hiding things.
One Jonin left, and now another one is dead. With only two Jonin lacking chakra, they really can't defend against Taiichi.
Knowing that he was doomed today, Yunren put everything aside and only wanted to have a good fight.
Taiyi also sensed their determination, and he felt a slight sense of respect for them. People who could face death with equanimity were worthy of respect.
On Yangping's side, seeing the Jonin charging towards him, Yangping, who had been conserving his energy until now, was now unleashing his full power.
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation was unleashed, and a sea of fire instantly engulfed everything in front of him. The Sharingan locked onto the Jonin's every move, and while he was still dealing with the sea of fire, Yangping charged forward through the flames.
The Cloud Village Jonin clearly hadn't expected Yangping to fight so desperately, risking burns himself by launching an attack from the most unexpected spot.
The more I fight, the clearer my mind becomes; the more I fight, the more excited I become.
The three tomoe spun wildly in his eyes, but Yohei was getting more and more into the fight. Finally, Yohei swept his right foot, kicking the enemy into the air, and then instantly lunged forward, his kunai plunging straight into the enemy's heart.
The pent-up frustration in his chest was released, and the magatama in his eyes merged into one, transforming into a pattern of two rings around a shuriken.
A massive amount of chakra surged from all parts of his body. His eyes stung intensely, but then became clearer than ever before. The whole world seemed like the sky after the rain, so bright and clear.
Yangping stood there, stunned. He had never expected this situation, and no one had ever told him that there were higher realms beyond the three-tomoe Sharingan. He was filled with confusion about it.
But reality still needs to be faced, and besides, the pent-up energy within the body urgently needs an outlet.
He turned to look in Saori's direction, where two Kumogakure Chunin were besieging her, and that damned spy—Ichiwa Fuuka—was among them.
Yangping flicked away the bloodstains from the kunai and used his Body Flicker to rush towards Saori. Things flashed past him at high speed, but everything in Yangping's eyes seemed to slow down. The novel experience made him even more excited.
Before the person even arrived, a powerful fireball was launched. While the Chunin was hastily dodging, Yangping had already closed in, his kunai aimed at the enemy's neck and slashed across.
Its powerful dynamic vision captures every millisecond of the enemy's movements, and its rapid neural reflexes constantly adjust the direction of the kunai.
As a result, the enemy seemed to have run into Yohei's kunai, and a Chunin killed him without any trouble.
Yangping suppressed his surging emotions, feeling for the first time how powerful he actually was. At this moment, he even had the idea of challenging Taiyi.
Turning his head to look back, Saori was currently beating Kazefusu mercilessly. The brutal, bone-crunching style of her fighting made Yohei's eyes twitch. Clearly, Saori had been thoroughly enraged by Kazefusu's earlier sneak attack.
After Kaze was beaten black and blue and completely unrecognizable, Saori finally shattered his throat with a chop to the throat, ending his life.
With the battle over here concluded, Taiichi also eliminated the enemy, thus bringing this premeditated ambush to a close.
The three reunited, and the first thing Yangping and Saori noticed was Taiichi's tattered clothes. In this battle, Taiichi had been slashed and cut by swords at least twenty times, so the fact that his clothes were still wearable was a testament to their excellent quality.
Worried, Saori immediately rushed forward, fiddling with Taiichi's clothes to check his wounds, her face full of anxiety. But the result was predictable; not to mention Taiichi's medical skills, even his cremation technique could make the wounds disappear.
In the heat of the moment, she forgot all of that. She herself had lost too much blood earlier, and now, after another battle, her strength was greatly depleted, and she was now unsteady on her feet.
Taiichi supported her with one hand, and gentle Yang-attribute chakra flowed from his hand, beginning to nourish Saori's body.
At this moment, Taiyi finally had a chance to look at Yangping. But as soon as he opened his mouth, he froze on the spot, staring intently into Yangping's eyes.
Saori looked at Taiichi and noticed his unusual expression. Following Taiichi's gaze to Yohei, she exclaimed in surprise, "Yohei, your eyes!"
Saori was unaware of the advanced forms of the Sharingan and its power, so her reaction was not as strong as Taiichi's.
After her reminder, Yang Ping realized that he had been so engrossed in the battle that he had forgotten about his eyes. He hurriedly crouched down and looked at his reflection in the water.
Amidst the shimmering waves, a pair of scarlet eyes stood out prominently, with a large triangular windmill slowly turning in the center, surrounded by two black rings.
"This—this—" Yang Ping looked up at Tai Yi in surprise, wanting to get an answer from him.
Taiyi had returned to normal by now, but he looked at Yangping with complicated emotions. The Mangekyou Sharingan that other members of the Uchiha clan had painstakingly sought to upgrade to was obtained by this silly boy so easily.
Think about how Yohei went from awakening his Mangekyou Sharingan to becoming a Kaleidoscope user. Apart from the time he went from two to three tomoe because his teammate Makoto Inuyasha died in front of him, the other times he was also stimulated, but none of them were extreme pessimistic emotions.
This was especially true when he was promoted to the Kaleidoscope. After Taiichi questioned him, he learned that he was promoted at the moment he killed the enemy and the moment his pent-up anger was released.
Taiichi didn't know what to say about him; he was such a lucky Uchiha.
"This matter is rather complicated, but now is not the time to go into details. But Yangping, you must remember not to tell anyone about your Sharingan advancement, not even your parents, it's best not to tell them for now."
Taiyi gave a solemn instruction, placing his hands on Yangping's shoulders, his eyes filled with unprecedented seriousness.
Yangping was also startled by Taiyi's expression, but thinking that Taiyi would not harm him, he nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Yangping agreed, Taiyi's gaze then turned to Saori.
Seeing this, Saori naturally understood and immediately declared that she would absolutely not tell anyone.
Taiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's figure out how to get out of here first. I'll explain everything to you in detail once we're in a safe place."
The three of them split up and quickly checked the edge of the barrier. When they reunited, everyone had a solemn expression.
"The barrier is no longer under anyone's control. If left unattended, it will disintegrate on its own within two days." As someone who specializes in barriers, Saori is the most qualified to speak on this matter.
"How can we wait two days? If the enemy finds out that we haven't returned after a long time, they will definitely send someone to check again." Yang Ping looked worried; the team obviously couldn't wait that long.
"Then we'll have to break it head-on. This barrier is so large, and the person who set it up isn't exactly a master of sealing techniques, so its strength is limited. If we attack a single point with our strongest power, maybe we can break it!"
Taiichi nodded in agreement with Saori's point of view. He had also achieved some success in sealing techniques, so it wasn't hard for him to see the overall strength of this barrier.
After discussing the matter, the three of them continued to work around the barrier, tapping and striking it, sometimes using chakra sensing, sometimes using ninjutsu to bombard it, all in order to find the weakest point in the barrier.
The three of them focused intently on inspecting the barrier. The tense atmosphere made the air seem to freeze, with only the sound of waves crashing against the rocks reminding them of the passage of time.
After a tense and anxious search, Saori's eyes suddenly lit up. "Found it! Here!"
Saori's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible excitement, but it was quickly replaced by caution. "Judging from the intensity of this energy, it's much weaker than other places, but—it's still very strong."
"It's good that there's hope!" Taiichi's eyes gleamed, and he quickly took a few steps back to create some distance. He said to the two people beside him in a deep voice, "Yohira, Saori, step back a bit, be careful of splashes."
He took a deep breath, and his chakra began to surge wildly within him. To maximize the power, he began to form hand seals in unison.
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet! With a low shout from Taiyi, a raging fire dragon composed of pure, bright golden flames surged forth from his mouth. The air distorted and boiled from the intense heat, and the golden fire dragon, carrying the momentum to incinerate everything, slammed heavily into the weak point of the barrier that Saori had pointed out!
Buzz!
The transparent barrier instantly trembled violently, like water where a stone had been thrown in. The golden light collided, rubbed, and eroded the invisible barrier, emitting a piercing shriek and energy ripples.
The entire barrier shook violently from the powerful impact, revealing a clear, large-scale outline, like a giant soap bubble on the verge of bursting.
Yangping and Saori stared intently at the point where the light exploded, their hearts pounding in their throats.
However, despite the violent fluctuations, the barrier remained firmly in place. As Taiyi's ninjutsu dissipated, it slowly returned to its original state.
"How could this be—" Yangping clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, his voice filled with disappointment, "Even a ninjutsu like Taiichi—"
Saori's face grew even paler as she watched the barrier rapidly recover, her mind racing to see if there were any other solutions.
"Is it not enough?" Taiyi gritted his teeth, but the sharpness in his eyes did not fade. "If once isn't enough, then try again!" He had no intention of giving up, and his fighting spirit was stronger than a rock.
With a "whoosh," a puff of white smoke flashed, and a shadow clone instantly appeared beside him. Without exchanging a word, the real Taiichi formed hand seals once more, and the familiar, intense chakra fluctuations surged forth once more!
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
Almost at the same instant, the shadow clone also completed the hand seals, its chest bulging.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
The golden fire dragon roared out again, carrying the power to scorch the heavens and boil the seas! Immediately following behind, the shadow clone did not spew out a raging wind, but a spinning tornado, which was precisely injected into the tail of the golden fire dragon!
The wind fanned the flames, and the fire borrowed the wind's power! The golden fire dragon, now aided by the raging wind, instantly became even more explosive.
Even faster!
Its already enormous size expanded violently as if inflating a balloon, while the loose flames became more concentrated under the enhancement of the wind release technique.
"boom!!!!!!"
The fusion ninjutsu, with its intertwined wind and fire, unleashed terrifying energy several times stronger than before, ruthlessly striking the weak point of the barrier!
This time, the impact was no longer a tremor, but a deafening roar as if the heavens and earth were collapsing! The entire island seemed to tremble under this blow!
Click—click—click-clack—click-clack—
A series of ear-piercing, shattering sounds rang out! Countless clear cracks spread wildly across the entire surface of the barrier from the point of impact, like ice shattering!
Under the almost breathless gaze of Yangping and Saori, the massive barrier finally reached its limit and shattered with a crash!
"Bang! Crash! Crash!"
The barrier shattered into countless starlight points scattered across the island. Taiichi, however, had no time for celebration. He urges Yangping and Saori to immediately head towards the mainland. This is no safe place; it's best to run!
Two hours later, a squad of Jonin quickly approached the island; judging from their attire, they were clearly Cloud Village ninjas.
After arriving on the island, they didn't waste any time and immediately began to inspect the entire island.
Unfortunately, the island had been submerged by water magic, and apart from the ruins at the warehouse, no other useful information was obtained.
There were no bodies, and the traces of the battle had been washed away by the sea. All they knew was that the battle was quite large, stretching from the warehouse all the way to the edge of the island, with scattered traces everywhere.
"The barrier was forcibly broken, but it's unclear whether it was the reinforcements who breached it or something done from inside."
"No matter what, the plan failed. We lost so many men, and we still don't even know what the enemy is like!"
"Hurry back and report the situation here. If Matsushita Taichi is dead, that's fine. But if he's still alive, then I'm afraid that in the future—"
It goes without saying that if such a genius were still alive, Yunyin would probably never have a peaceful future.
By this time, Taiichi's team had already ventured deep into the Land of Hot Water. The three of them traveled all the way until nightfall, when they finally found a secluded place to rest.
The day's hard work, especially the fierce battle during the day, had truly drained everyone's energy. Taiyi didn't even feel like cooking, and the three of them simply ate the dry rations they had brought with them.
After a simple meal and some rest, Yangping finally couldn't contain his curiosity and asked Taiyi about the Sharingan.
Yangping, being completely unfazed, didn't feel embarrassed at all. As an Uchiha, he actually asked an outsider about his own bloodline limit. If it were anyone else, they probably would have kept it to themselves and never said a word.
"Come on, Yangping, let me check your eyes first to see if there are any problems!" Taiyi said frankly, but he was still a little nervous inside.
Yang Ping, however, readily stood up and sat down next to Taiyi, showing no reluctance to have his bloodline explored by others.
This unwavering trust moved Taiyi and gave him the idea to help Yangping completely.
You should know that Yangping has no siblings, and using his kaleidoscope too much could cause him to go blind. Taiyi had some ideas on how to avoid this.
A green light enveloped Yangping's entire head, and Taiyi concentrated his mind to perceive Yangping's entire head.
When the senses touched the eyes, I did feel a special energy that was different from normal chakra; that must be what is known as ocular power.
But perhaps Yangping's process from opening his eyes to developing his kaleidoscope wasn't so extreme, and his pupil power wasn't as cold and evil as legend had it.
This put Taiyi at ease, as he no longer worried that Yangping's personality would be drastically changed by this power of the eye.
"Yohei has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan." Seeing Yohei's bewildered expression, Taichi added, "It's the highest form of your Sharingan right now."
Upon hearing this, Yangping gathered his chakra. His eyes first formed three tomoe, then the rotation speed increased, and the tomoe connected to form a triangular windmill-like kaleidoscope shape.
As the Sharingan gradually awakened, Taichi could clearly feel that the power of his eye became more active. When the Mangekyou Sharingan was awakened, the active power of his eye began to press on Yohei's eyeballs.
This is just the normal activation state. If one were to use the Mangekyou Sharingan's exclusive eye techniques or even Susanoo, it's not hard to imagine the damage such activity would cause to the eyes.
This may explain why the more you use a kaleidoscope, the worse your vision becomes, and eventually you may go blind.
Taiyi withdrew his hands, closed his eyes, and quietly pondered how to solve this problem.
Taiichi had a point of agreement with this, after all, not everyone has the opportunity to study a pair of kaleidoscopes in such detail.