thefictionvixens Chapter 631: Misfortune and Divine Events
Chapter 631: Misfortune and Divine Events
On the other side, the battlefield where Uchiha Madara was located.
Upon hearing this, Gaara's face involuntarily revealed a look of dejection.
Uchiha Izuna explained the meaning of the idiom to Gaara without any malice; he was simply stating the definition of a word verbatim, like reading from a dictionary in class.
However, his explanation included an extra sentence: "Didn't your parents teach you the meaning of these words when you were a child?" That sentence was not malicious, but it accurately struck the deepest crack in Gaara's heart.
However, Gaara's gaze quickly hardened again. It was only for a moment; before the ripples of melancholy could spread to a point where most people could perceive them, he forcefully suppressed them back into the depths of his pupils with his willpower.
"Thank you for your explanation." His voice was calm, polite, and devoid of any unnecessary emotion. "However, we have no intention of revealing any intelligence to the enemy."
Madara Uchiha showed no anger. He didn't even furrow his brow. To him, the brief exchange between Izuna Uchiha and Gaara was utterly insignificant. He didn't mind his brother explaining the idiom to the other, nor did he mind the other's cold politeness shutting down the conversation.
"It doesn't matter. I just saw something I'd never seen before, and I was a little curious."
He took a step forward, and the enormous, complete Susanoo moved with him, the blue chakra giant casting its shadow over the entire sky. "But if you can't dance, you're no different from sand." Madara Uchiha slowly raised his arm, and the complete Susanoo drew its sword. The hundred-meter-tall chakra giant drew the blue giant sword from its waist again. His gaze passed over Gaara, over Neji, and over Nagato, who was being supported by Konan.
"What do you intend to do to withstand my, Madara Uchiha's, Perfect Susanoo?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Complete Susanoo gripped the sword hilt with both hands, raised the giant sword above its head, and then slashed fiercely to the side. The sword wasn't aimed at anyone, but rather at the distant mountainside!
"boom--!!!"
The moment the blue chakra blade sliced through the sky, a crescent-shaped sword aura detached from the blade, and in the fraction of a second that the sword aura passed, the distant mountain was neatly split in half from the very center.
The mountain's cross-section was as smooth as a mirror, and the upper half of the mountain slid down the slope, emitting a dull rumble that could be heard even from the distant battlefield.
With a single, casual stroke, he cleaved a mountain in two.
Gaara, Neji, and Nagato stood together, their gazes shifting from the mountain that had been split in two in the distance to the towering blue chakra statue before them, their expressions equally solemn.
Facing an enemy of this caliber was a first for everyone present.
Gaara and Neji stood on the floating sand, exchanged a glance, and then simultaneously manipulated the sand platform beneath their feet to slowly float behind Nagato.
The three of them stood in a triangular formation, with Nagato at the front, Gaara on the right rear, and Neji on the left rear. Nagato turned his head and glanced at the two of them.
Please.
Gaara nodded. Neji nodded as well. The two of them simultaneously reached out and placed their hands on Nagato's shoulders, one on each side.
The next moment, yellow and blue chakra erupted simultaneously from Nagato's body!
Those two streams of chakra didn't simply adhere to the surface of his body; instead, they poured into Nagato's body like a flood bursting its banks!
Madara Uchiha stood in the forehead mirror of the Perfect Susanoo, using his Rinnegan to sense the texture and origin of the two streams of chakra.
First and foremost, there's that eye. It shares the same origin as the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, but its power level is many orders of magnitude higher.
Madara recognized the source of Gaara's chakra from that yellow chakra.
"So you're a Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast. It seems you've tamed that tanuki's chakra quite well."
"Misfortune!"
Nagato combined the Rinnegan, Tenseigan, and the chakra of the tailed beasts into one, and a huge torrent of chakra surged wildly within his body. The profound energy generated by the convergence of Yin and Yang powers transformed his chakra to an unprecedented level!
A white halo began to emanate from his skin, a sign that his chakra density was so high that his body could no longer fully contain it.
Then Nagato slammed his hands onto the ground. The chakra of the Rinnegan, the chakra of the Tenseigan, and the chakra of the tailed beasts—three completely different powers that resonated strangely with each other—flowed into the earth at the same moment.
A powerful burst of Yin and Yang energy erupted, causing the ground of the entire battlefield to tremble violently. Cracks spread wildly in all directions from beneath Nagato's palm, and rubble bounced up and down from the ground. Even Madara Uchiha's complete Susanoo swayed slightly in the tremor.
Then, several enormous chakra giants rose from the earth.
"Misfortune!"
The first chakra giant was composed entirely of the concept of burning; it was the phenomenon of "burning" itself condensed into a human form. Its core form resembled a constantly exploding supernova, with flashing light flowing wildly within it, and each contraction and expansion releasing heat waves strong enough to ignite the air itself.
The moment it appeared, the surrounding ruins began to silently turn to ashes, and the material structure itself could no longer exist under the gaze of the "God of Burning".
It originates from the fire god—the fire god Kagutsuchi.
The second chakra giant is composed entirely of roots and plants, and its shape resembles a giant tree with a hundred arms, formed by countless chakra roots and vines intertwined.
Every branch and leaf instinctively craved chakra, and the end of every vine had countless tiny suction cup-like structures that drew away all the free chakra in the air. Even the blue light emanating from Susanoo began to bend slightly toward it under its pull.
It originates from the deity who governs trees and the growth of life—the God of Long-lasting Wisdom.
The third chakra giant has no fixed form. It is composed of "water" that can dissolve chakra, and its entire body is like a tsunami that has been given consciousness, surging and churning in mid-air, constantly changing its outline.
All ninjutsu caught in it will be dismantled back into the most primitive chakra particles, and then assimilated into the giant's body. The more it is attacked, the stronger it becomes.
Originating from the water god—the water god of heaven.
The last chakra giant is a swirling vortex of constantly accelerating spiraling water breath and iron sand.
Any matter caught in it will be crushed into particles by the immense pressure at the center of the vortex, and then transported to another space through an unknown passage at the deepest part of the vortex known as the "Gate to the Underworld".
It originates from the goddess who governs river mouths and whirlpools—Hajitsuhime.
The moment the four chakra giants simultaneously materialized on the battlefield, Nagato finally exhausted his last bit of power.
His body visibly shrank, his once strong arms and chest became emaciated within seconds, his cheekbones protruded high, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and he collapsed to the ground as if all his life had been drained away.
The moment Nagato fell, Konan bent down and caught him. A piece of paper flew out from her sleeve and gently wrapped around Nagato's body before quickly flying away from the battlefield!
"...This is...something the Rinnegan could do?"
Madara Uchiha stared intently at the four chakra giants, each with a different form, his purple Rinnegan trembling slightly. It wasn't fear, but excitement.
It's the pure excitement that comes from facing an opponent who completely exceeds expectations. "Nagato, you brat..."
"Brother! These guys are so strong!" Uchiha Izuna's voice came from beside Madara, filled with great seriousness.
His Sharingan was analyzing the composition and weaknesses of the four chakra giants at maximum power, but the more he analyzed, the more serious his expression became.
Cold sweat trickled down his forehead. "Each giant's chakra density is comparable to a complete Susanoo with the Mangekyou Sharingan, and they each have different attributes, complementing each other. Don't let your guard down!"
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(Why Neji has the Tenseigan, and why Nagato and Gaara are strengthened, will be explained later.)