abnabooks #124 - I am Aizen? Shisui, give me your Mangekyo!
#124 - I am Aizen? Shisui, give me your Mangekyo!
At this moment, Luo Fu's method of silently and invisibly sending Hiruzen Sarutobi flying was almost identical to Nagato Uzumaki's Rinnegan technique, Shinra Tensei.
But the difference is that Shinra Tensei is a Rinnegan eye technique that can manipulate repulsive force.
As for Luo Fu, he has unearthed the gravitational force within his body, which seems to be the origin of a star. It's just that gravity can not only be used like Universal Pull, but also in reverse to achieve a repulsive force effect.
Although, due to the difference in the world itself, this ability to manipulate gravity from the depths of his bloodline has been integrated into Luo Fu's Star Release chakra, as if it has transformed into a special Kekkei Genkai.
Moreover, the application of this ability is not like ordinary Kekkei Genkai that require hand seals and other means. Instead, it is like a dōjutsu, capable of being unleashed silently and invisibly.
It was under such unprepared circumstances that Hiruzen Sarutobi was directly struck head-on by a powerful repulsive force.
Even wearing armor, this immense force still shattered Hiruzen Sarutobi's defenses. The armor, passed down through generations of the Sarutobi clan, was not only covered in cracks from the repulsive force, but also directly broke an unknown number of Hiruzen Sarutobi's ribs.
Staggering to his feet, using the Adamantine Staff to support himself, Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed up a large mouthful of blood and glared at Luo Fu with resentment, saying, "You... do you really want to become an enemy of the village?"
"An enemy?" Luo Fu scoffed, "Does the current Konoha Village deserve it? Do you have a second God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, and a second Asura of the Shinobi World, Madara Uchiha? Or even a second White Fang of Konoha, Sakumo Hatake? At the very least, do you have a Golden Flash who can use space-time ninjutsu like a fly? With nothing, what qualifications do you think Konoha has to be my enemy?"
After a slight pause, amidst the countless ANBU ninja's hatred-filled gazes, Luo Fu waved his hand, acting as if he didn't care about Konoha Village at all, and said, "To me, the current Konoha can be destroyed with a backhand."
Luo Fu wasn't exaggerating at all.
With his abilities, not to mention anything else, just the special Kekkei Genkai-like Star Release chakra that gradually allows him to manipulate gravity.
Luo Fu could completely perform a wave, like Pain of the Six Paths, flying high in the sky, condescendingly giving the entire Konoha a Super Shinra Tensei, flattening the entire village.
Even more ruthlessly, he could use his ability to manipulate gravity to imitate Madara Uchiha in the future, directly pulling down a huge meteorite, like a small planet, from outer space, destroying the entire Konoha.
It can be said that with Luo Fu's current strength, the so-called battles between ninjas are completely just children's games.
For Luo Fu, what he needs now is not flashy methods, but research and in-depth mastery of the essence of chakra and other powers.
Seeing many ANBU ninja looking as if they were ready to follow his orders at any time, ready to step forward and fight Luo Fu to the death.
Hiruzen Sarutobi endured the great pain in his body and mind and said, "Luo Fu, do you really want to hurt the village's comrades, to destroy... cough cough... to destroy this village where you grew up?"
"Alright." Luo Fu waved his hand and said, "Don't show off your ridiculous and boring Will of Fire in front of me. Obediently step aside, and you might be able to survive. Otherwise, Konoha might have to urgently choose the Fifth Hokage."
His heart tightened, Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind raced, but he pretended to be unwilling and said, "This old man knows he is not your opponent, but if you want to destroy the village and hurt your comrades, even if it means sacrificing this old man's life, I will stop you."
Luo Fu instantly guessed Hiruzen Sarutobi's deep meaning from this seemingly stern threat.
He was clearly trying to gain reputation from Luo Fu.
The moment these words fell, the ANBU ninja surrounding Luo Fu couldn't wait to die for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After all, in the eyes of these foolish ninja, the Third Hokage is simply the representative of greatness, the direct embodiment of the Will of Fire.
Luo Fu was too lazy to pay attention to these idiots. He wasn't like Naruto Uzumaki, who was single-mindedly trying to gain everyone's approval.
From beginning to end, Naruto Uzumaki never gained the so-called everyone's approval. Even his position as the Seventh Hokage was due to his strength, not because he truly gained the villagers' approval.
Everything Naruto Uzumaki had was brought about by strength, not by so-called effort.
Without strength, everything is empty. Even on the day Kaguya Otsutsuki was resurrected, the ninja world would have directly ushered in its end.
Before Luo Fu could say anything else.
Orochimaru, on the other hand, had finally completed the transformation of his own power base.
A terrifying chakra wave instantly erupted from Orochimaru's body.
In an instant, Orochimaru's body rapidly swelled from the pale-faced, long-haired man he was, and eight hideous heads with snow-white scales, as well as a massive body like a Tailed Beast, completely replaced Orochimaru's image.
"Eight... Eight Branches Technique."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened in an instant. He never dreamed that his disciple would have learned this forbidden technique.
The Eight Branches Technique is also a forbidden technique recorded in the Scroll of Seals, but the difference is that the origin of this ninjutsu is quite mysterious. Even as a disciple of Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't know if this ninjutsu was created by his teacher.
But without a doubt, this forbidden technique is very powerful, almost completely transforming the ninja's body into an Eight-Headed Serpent comparable to a Tailed Beast.
Feeling the unprecedentedly vast chakra and vitality within his body.
Orochimaru, who had transformed into the Eight-Headed Serpent form, couldn't help but open the mouths of his eight heads and let out a deafening roar.
Orochimaru was stunned, took a surprised look at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and wanted to say something, but ultimately chose to remain silent.
As a smart person, Orochimaru certainly knew.
Hiruzen Sarutobi should have known about his use of villagers for experiments a long time ago.
It's just that when everything was out in the open, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't hesitate to push everything onto Orochimaru's head for his own glorious image.
Looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a complicated look, Orochimaru said to Luo Fu's predecessor, "Lord Luo Fu, I'm very sorry that you have been implicated because of me. However, I'm afraid we can't stay in the village any longer."
"It doesn't matter!" Luo Fu looked at the dumbfounded Hiruzen Sarutobi with interest.
Obviously, in Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart, he never thought that his talented disciple Orochimaru would have defected to Luo Fu at some point.
It should be known that just from the perspective of identity and seniority, Orochimaru and Luo Fu are not from the same generation.
Minato Namikaze, Luo Fu's classmate, is Orochimaru's comrade and Jiraiya's disciple. From this point of view, Orochimaru and Luo Fu's master are of the same generation.
Especially Orochimaru, who is a genius with extraordinary talent. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi has to admit that Orochimaru's strength has surpassed his own, and even in the research of ninjutsu and other aspects, Orochimaru has surpassed him.
Even so, Orochimaru is willing to respect Luo Fu, which is something that Hiruzen Sarutobi really can't accept.
"You... what exactly..."
"Teacher, you are too foolish." Orochimaru's tone was filled with a fanaticism that made Hiruzen Sarutobi's hair stand on end, saying, "So-called ninjas are just a group of tools. The essence of ninjutsu and chakra is the most wonderful field in this world. Teacher, I think you have probably forgotten that power comes from strength, not from jealousy of the capable."
"Shut up, you... cough cough... you unfilial disciple!" Fearing that Orochimaru would say something he shouldn't, Hiruzen Sarutobi said emotionally, "For the sake of the village, for the sake of the village's comrades, I can pretend I didn't see you today. I hope... I hope you don't really go mad and want to destroy the village."
Disappointed, Orochimaru glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said, "Teacher, you are still immersed in power. But it doesn't matter, I didn't want to see everything that happened today. I will leave the village, but I cannot influence Lord Rofū's decision."
Based on Orochimaru's understanding of Hiruzen Sarutobi, he guessed in an instant that Hiruzen Sarutobi's righteousness was just because he didn't dare to fight him and Rofū.
After all, even Orochimaru himself is now confident that he can come and go freely in the weakened Konoha Village, let alone Rofū, whose drop of blood caused such a transformation in Orochimaru.
How to treat Konoha in the end depends on Rofū's intentions.
"Orochimaru, it seems you still have some attachment to Konoha," Rofū could tell what Orochimaru's state of mind was. "Even if we leave, we must leave enough influence in Konoha."
The moment he finished speaking, an incredibly terrifying repulsive force exploded from Rofū's body, rushing straight towards the ceiling.
Even though they were deep underground, dozens of meters below.
When this terrifying repulsive force erupted from Rofū, anyone standing in Konoha Village could clearly see the earth suddenly bulge as if a mountain had risen, and then a basin-like pit exploded open like lightning.
And in the middle of the pit were Rofū, Orochimaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and others.
Whether it was Hiruzen Sarutobi or the many Anbu ninjas, they were all frightened by Rofū's terrifying strength.
This brute force method was simply unsolvable.
Any fancy methods were meaningless in the face of such terrifying power.
Just like the original God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju. Apart from Wood Release, Hashirama Senju was nothing like his younger brother Tobirama Senju, who developed a wide variety of forbidden techniques.
But Wood Release alone allowed Hashirama Senju to achieve the reputation of God of Shinobi.
And Rofū at this moment was like a second Hashirama Senju.
Invincible.
At least, in Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart, Konoha had no way to deal with Rofū except to revive Hashirama Senju.
Moreover, with Rofū's terrifying power that could change the terrain at will, destroying the entire Konoha Village would only be a matter of moments.
A gravitational force suddenly acted on Orochimaru.
Rofū and Orochimaru's bodies directly broke free from gravity and flew towards the sky.
"Not good."
Seeing Rofū and Orochimaru trying to escape the crater caused by the underground laboratory, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart tightened.
Unfortunately, they couldn't fly. When Rofū and Orochimaru left the underground with ease, neither Hiruzen Sarutobi nor the ordinary Konoha Anbu could only use the most clumsy method to climb out of the pit.
Fortunately, those who could become Anbu almost all knew a good Body Flicker Technique, otherwise it would take a long time just to climb out of this pit.
Using gravity to control Orochimaru's body, Rofū left the crater of the underground laboratory.
As Rofū was flying towards the center of the village, he suddenly heard Orochimaru's voice beside him.
"Lord Rofū, Konoha is just a decaying village. We don't need to destroy it. Let this village witness our infinite glory in the future," Orochimaru said, seemingly considering Rofū's interests.
But Rofū inexplicably felt that his and Orochimaru's current situation seemed a bit familiar.
A flash of inspiration struck his mind, and Rofū immediately realized.
At this moment, he and Orochimaru seemed a bit like Aizen Sōsuke and Gin Ichimaru from the Bleach world.
If Rofū were to say the classic "Heaven's Vacancy" now, it would be even more like it.
Unfortunately, Rofū didn't have such perverse tastes.
But this was also because there was another Squad Four seat officer from the Bleach world in the shared space.
Everyone was themselves. If he were to imitate Aizen Sōsuke now, wouldn't he be laughed at when he returned to the next sharing session?
Adults would feel ashamed when recalling their past cringy memories, let alone in Rofū's situation.
Coming back to his senses, Rofū said, "Orochimaru, do you seem to think that I hold a great hostility towards Konoha?"
"Of course not, Lord Rofū, you misunderstood," Orochimaru said with a dry laugh, denying it.
"Whether you do or not doesn't matter," Rofū shook his head and said, "Just as you said, for us, Konoha is just a boring playground. The essence of ninjutsu and chakra is the most wonderful thing in this world."
"The birth of Konoha was just because Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, the reincarnations of the previous generation of Indra and Asura's chakra, had such thoughts. So Konoha was born. What we have to do is not to destroy a mere Konoha Village. What we have to subvert is the order of this world. The Six Paths Sage and the others have occupied this world for too long. Emperors take turns, it's our turn next year!"
It was unknown if it was because he had thought of Aizen Sōsuke earlier.
At this moment, Rofū inadvertently began to approach the mindset of that Squad Five captain.
But the difference was that since the first time he entered the shared space, Rofū only had the arrogance of Aizen Sōsuke when he defected, but not Aizen's forbearance and scheming.
But it had to be admitted that Rofū's words truly made Orochimaru feel a desire to die for Rofū.
This impulse was a long-lost passion for Orochimaru.
Orochimaru also had faith in the Will of Fire.
But unfortunately, as his strength increased, the closer Orochimaru got to the upper echelons of the village, the more he could feel how hypocritical the so-called Will of Fire was.
And when his valued disciple Nawaki died under circumstances that clearly had a conspiracy, Orochimaru's inner longing for the Will of Fire completely disappeared. His heart was only left with a void, and the only thing that could fill this void was the desire for immortality and knowledge.
Orochimaru's experience and changes in mentality were actually quite similar to Zōken Matō from the Type-Moon world.
Zōken Matō, or rather, Makiri Zolgen, initially pursued immortality not simply to live, but in the process of pursuing immortality, the long years completely corrupted his soul, becoming an existence that pursued immortality for the sake of immortality. As for the initial purpose, it had been completely forgotten in the depths of his memory.
Orochimaru's experience was quite similar. His pursuit of immortality was undeniably based on the fear of death, but Orochimaru more wanted to learn all the techniques in this world. He held a thirst and desire for knowledge, and ultimately discovered that a short life would not allow him to truly obtain all the knowledge of this world. Only by extending his lifespan could he have more time to pursue knowledge.
But the great difficulty of immortality made Orochimaru unknowingly begin to pursue immortality for the sake of immortality, and the initial thirst for knowledge became an attachment.
And Rofū's ambition at this moment really infected Orochimaru, allowing him to experience the passion and ambition of the past once again after a long time.
Subconsciously touching his violently beating chest, Orochimaru said quietly, "Can we also replace the Six Paths Sage and stand at the top of this world?"
"Why not?" Rofū said as a matter of course, "We have already pushed open the door to the top of the world. The Six Paths Sage and Indra and Asura can regard this world as their playground, and so can we."
After being stunned for a moment, Orochimaru suddenly chuckled, the laughter growing louder and louder. After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice, "Lord Rofū, I will follow you forever, until the moment you succeed or fail. Before the situation is settled, I will definitely closely follow in your footsteps. I hope you can really let me see what it feels like to stand at the top of the world."
After Rofū gave Orochimaru an affirmative answer.
The figures of the two had already arrived above the Uchiha compound.
Seeing Rofū staying here, Orochimaru said in surprise, "Lord Rofū, do you still have some attachment to the Uchiha?"
Shaking his head, Rofū said, "The Uchiha, although proud and crazy, their emphasis on bonds even surpasses everyone in Konoha. It's just a pity that the more they value love, the greater the impact they will have at the moment of loss, and the more dangerous their hearts will be twisted."
After a slight pause, Rofū then said, "I will give the Uchiha a chance to choose!"
At the moment he finished speaking, a terrifying chakra came from the sky above the Uchiha clan.
For a time, everyone in the clan compound looked up at the sky in horror.
Not only the Uchiha clan, but such terrifying chakra fluctuations quickly attracted the attention of countless families and ninjas throughout Konoha in a very short period of time.
The Hyūga clan and the Uchiha clan, who were the first to bear the brunt, quickly saw the movement in the sky clearly. It turned out that Uchiha Rofū and Orochimaru had caused it.
Orochimaru had been in the underground laboratory all along, and Hiruzen Sarutobi took the opportunity to dispatch Anbu directly under the Hokage to eliminate Orochimaru's forces in the shortest possible time.
At this moment, the joint appearance of Orochimaru and Rofu confused many people about the primary and secondary roles.
The Uchiha clan was the first to bear the brunt.
"Lord Orochimaru," Fugaku Uchiha said, his Sharingan eyes with three tomoe wide open, looking up at the sky and staring intently in Orochimaru's direction, "We in the Uchiha clan don't know what happened between you and the village, but please release our Uchiha clansmen."
Orochimaru looked strangely at Rofu beside him.
He strongly suspected that Fugaku Uchiha, the clan leader, was blind. Anyone with a little brain could easily judge from the position between him and Rofu that Rofu was the one truly in charge.
"Clan Leader Fugaku Uchiha, I think you must be mistaken," Orochimaru said with a helpless smile, looking down at the entire Konoha from above, "Now, I have pledged my allegiance to Lord Rofu."
The entire Konoha fell into an eerie silence because of Orochimaru's words.
Who is Orochimaru?
Don't underestimate Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others who suddenly took action to eliminate Orochimaru's forces, but Orochimaru was qualified to run for Hokage.
Whether it was prestige or strength, Orochimaru was undoubtedly a high-level existence in Konoha.
What about Rofu?
Whether it was during the Third Shinobi World War or the recent commotion in the village, Rofu's rise was ultimately too fast, so fast that the Konoha ninjas didn't have a clear concept of Rofu's power.
To put it simply, Rofu's strength was indeed recognized, but his prestige hadn't reached that point.
After all, Rofu wasn't Minato Namikaze, with Hiruzen Sarutobi and others pushing him.
Even Minato Namikaze was at most like Rofu, with only a false reputation, but he hadn't transformed that false reputation into true prestige and appeal.
Simple reputation and powerful appeal are two different things.
What Rofu has now is only the reputation brought about by his strength.
Perhaps many people know of his existence and have even personally witnessed Rofu's terrifying strength.
But Rofu seems to be separated from the entire Konoha by a layer, not just because of his Uchiha clan identity.
More importantly, Rofu's reputation hasn't stood the test of time and transformed into true appeal.
Even within the Uchiha clan, although Rofu has many supporters, these supporters are more of a group seeking warmth, supporting Rofu to represent their own demands.
Instead of truly having a strong longing for Rofu.
After a while, amidst an uproar, the Konoha ninjas finally accepted Orochimaru's words.
And Fugaku Uchiha felt an unprecedented excitement rising in his heart at this moment.
In his opinion, since Rofu had subdued Orochimaru, wouldn't that mean that the Uchiha clan could change its current difficult situation in the village by supporting Orochimaru to become the Fifth Hokage?
At the thought of this possibility, Fugaku Uchiha almost laughed out loud.
Still wearing his habitual serious expression, Fugaku said loudly, "Lord Orochimaru, it is an honor for our Uchiha clan that you value Rofu. As for allegiance, we are all ninjas of the village, and what we should truly be loyal to is the Will of Fire."
Compared to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Fugaku Uchiha was clearly not on the same level as Hiruzen Sarutobi in terms of such high-sounding words.
Rofu sneered and said to Fugaku, "Clan Leader Fugaku, your stupidity has repeatedly exceeded my understanding, I…"
"Uchiha Rofu, do you want to betray the village and the clan?"
A roar suddenly interrupted Rofu's words.
Looking in the direction of the voice, Shisui Uchiha, wearing a pale green chakra half-body giant, quickly arrived at Rofu's feet with his amazing Body Flicker Technique.
The appearance of another Mangekyo made Danzo Shimura, who was hiding in the dark, almost crush the cane in his hand.
While jealous and resentful, he also felt a strong greed for Shisui Uchiha.
Compared to Rofu, although Shisui Uchiha awakened the Mangekyo, his strength didn't reach the point where Danzo Shimura wouldn't dare to attack.
And the Mangekyo Sharingan is a treasure that Danzo Shimura has been thinking about for countless years.
At this moment, Danzo Shimura had already made up his mind to forcibly take the Sharingan that should belong to him from Shisui Uchiha's hands.
"Uchiha Shisui, you are still so foolish and naive," Rofu sneered, condescendingly looking down at Shisui below, who was wearing the second stage Susanoo, "Do you think your Mangekyo can really affect me?"
Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyo, Kotoamatsukami, may indeed be a terrifying eye technique that is difficult to guard against for others. After all, this is a method that can change the will of others.
But for Rofu, Kotoamatsukami is at most a slightly more powerful mental attack, and it mainly focuses on the spiritual level.
Ninjas can't resist it because ninjas themselves are objects harvested by the family of the Sage of Six Paths.
Ninjas who possess the extraordinary power of chakra have no concept of mental cultivation.
The more crazy and fanatical someone is, the stronger they are in the chakra system.
Whether it was Indra, the eldest son of the Sage of Six Paths, or Asura, the second son, the strong in the ninja world have undoubtedly proven this point.
Ninjas themselves have the potential to become lunatics.
Of course, only those ninjas with powerful bloodline limits have this potential. Ordinary ninjas don't even have the qualifications to become lunatics.
The four madmen of the Uchiha clan, Naruto Uzumaki, and Hashirama Senju's fanaticism, every ninja almost has a huge flaw in their mind.
This is why Kotoamatsukami can silently change a person's mental will.
As for Rofu, his strength has already grasped the essence of chakra, coupled with the soul enhancement from the world of Soul Reapers and the mental cultivation of the Outcast.
It's not impossible to change Rofu's will with the eye technique of Kotoamatsukami. But it also depends on who is using it.
If it were Madara Uchiha with the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan or Hashirama Senju in Sage Mode, they might be able to make Rofu a little wary.
But if it were Shisui Uchiha, even if Rofu stood here without moving, with Shisui's strength, even if he squeezed out his chakra and stared with his Mangekyo until his pupil power was exhausted and he became blind, he couldn't possibly change Rofu's thoughts with Kotoamatsukami.
Within the Susanoo, Shisui's eyes, which were under tremendous pressure, were already shedding blood tears.
You must know that the Mangekyo itself is a huge pressure for the Uchiha clan.
Apart from the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, forcibly using the Mangekyo eye technique and consuming too much power will cause the eyes to bleed.
Even simply activating the Susanoo without directly using it in battle is a great burden on Shisui Uchiha.
In his sight, a layer of blood covered his eyes, staring at Rofu in the sky, Shisui Uchiha said in surprise, "You actually know my Mangekyo eye technique?"
"Oh? So, you haven't told others about the effect of your eye technique yet. In that case, let's just leave these eyes to me," the moment the voice fell,
A highly condensed gravitational force, manipulated by Rofu like silent telekinesis, instantly crashed into Shisui Uchiha's Susanoo.
The Susanoo, known as the power of God, directly shattered under Rofu's powerful gravitational force.
Shisui Uchiha screamed and couldn't help but cover his eyes, which were streaming with blood.
But an invisible force forcibly pulled open his hands and instantly removed his eyes.
Shisui Uchiha's screams became even more shrill as Rofu used telekinesis to blast him away.
As for whether Shisui could survive, it was simply not within Rofu's consideration.
Casually throwing the Mangekyo Sharingan of Kotoamatsukami to Orochimaru beside him, Rofu said, "Keep these Mangekyo Sharingan safe. They may be useful in the future. You can take them to study, but just don't destroy them."
Orochimaru was immediately excited. This was the Mangekyo Sharingan that Madara Uchiha relied on to contend with Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi.
Orochimaru never expected that Rofu would just casually throw it to him like this.
But thinking of Rofu's strength, he quickly felt relieved.
After all, for Rofu, a pair of Mangekyo is really nothing anymore.
Even Orochimaru, who had taken a drop of Rofu's blood, felt that he had undergone a transformation, and this transformation was still continuing and would continue to change the essence of his life for a considerable period of time.