Chapter 644: Kakashi Explodes Gold
"Teacher Mugetsu, are you alright?" Obito asked with concern.
The other disciples also looked at Mugetsu worriedly. After all, they had just witnessed Mugetsu "die" right in front of them.
"I'm fine. You're the ones who need treatment now," Mugetsu said, shaking his head.
Shisui had given him a restorative secret medicine, and now his body had no injuries at all.
Celebi extended her small hand, and a green healing light appeared, causing the wounds on Kakashi and the others to begin healing.
Milotic also condensed water droplets containing healing power once again, treating the injured Ninja on the battlefield.
"Teacher Mugetsu, your weapon." Kakashi handed Enma to Mugetsu.
He planned to gather the broken fragments of White Fang, add some money, buy good materials, and forge a new katana.
Mugetsu took Enma, pulled out a scroll, and pretended to take Enma's scabbard from it. In reality, he retrieved the scabbard from his system space.
Mugetsu sheathed Enma, then handed it to Kakashi.
Kakashi looked at Mugetsu with slight confusion.
"A short blade no longer suits the sword style you're proficient in now. This blade was prepared for you from the beginning, but it's somewhat demonic. I was worried you wouldn't be able to control it before, so I didn't give it to you," Mugetsu explained.
He had never planned to use Enma himself.
He had many methods, and not having Enma would not have a significant impact on him. But if Kakashi had Enma, his potential would increase greatly.
Since he was going to give it away sooner or later, he might as well choose the right moment.
Mugetsu felt this was a good opportunity. Perhaps it would trigger a super critical reward.
Hearing Mugetsu say Enma was demonic, Kakashi instinctively nodded.
If an ordinary Ninja had held Enma, they might have been directly drained dry. Calling it a demonic blade was not an exaggeration at all.
"Then, Teacher Mugetsu, won't you be without a weapon?" Kakashi did not immediately accept it.
Enma was good, but it was too good.
He felt that using Enma himself would be a waste of a precious blade. If Mugetsu used it, the blade's value would be maximized.
Moreover, after this attack by the black-robed Uchiha, Kakashi felt that the Ninja World was far deeper than he had imagined. For Mugetsu's safety, he still hoped Mugetsu could maintain his peak combat strength.
"You don't have to worry about me. I have other weapons no worse than this one," Mugetsu replied with a smile.
"This..." Kakashi was somewhat tempted.
He did not care about the money needed to forge a new blade, but a Chakra blade with special abilities like Enma might not be obtainable even with money.
Mugetsu directly pushed Enma into Kakashi's arms, patted his shoulder, and said, "Don't overthink it. Your sensei is very strong."
With Uchiha Madara eliminated, aside from those mysterious Holy Land patriarchs, there were almost no Ninja in the Ninja World who could defeat Mugetsu one-on-one.
If it was a many-against-one fight, Mugetsu would simply leave once his Chakra was nearly depleted.
However, such a situation was also extremely unlikely. To surround and kill Mugetsu, multiple Ninja villages would have to send out their top experts at the same time.
"Thank you, Teacher Mugetsu." Kakashi tightly gripped Enma with both hands and thanked Mugetsu solemnly.
At this moment, he felt that what he held was not merely a blade.
It was also Mugetsu's care and trust in him, and it represented the inheritance of Mugetsu's Lightning Release sword techniques.
[You have bestowed the Great Grade Twenty-One Blade, Enma, upon your disciple. Due to your disciple's immense gratitude, a Super Critical Reward has been granted. You have obtained Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Perfect Level).]
Mugetsu looked at the system reward information that popped up and was somewhat surprised.
He had thought a Proficient-level reward would already be good, but he had not expected to receive a Perfect-level reward this time. It was even a Perfect-level Chakra Nature Transformation.
This was already a major gain.
With Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation reaching Perfect level, he now had three Perfect-level Chakra Nature Transformations.
"It seems my death really had a huge impact on them," Mugetsu thought.
If he had not been resurrected, these disciples would all have undergone major changes in personality.
[Name: Hayate Mugetsu]
[Chakra: 1,044,000 (???)]
Mugetsu glanced at his status panel.
His total Chakra limit had finally broken through seven digits.
Although there was still a long way to go before achieving complete Chakra freedom, in the current Ninja World, this was already a very respectable level.
Mugetsu estimated that it could still increase significantly in the near future, because awakening the Mangekyō did not only cause an instant surge in Chakra. There would also be a period of rapid growth afterward.
Then, Mugetsu walked over to Uchiha Madara's corpse.
Obito and the others also followed Mugetsu curiously.
"Teacher Mugetsu, wait a moment," Obito suddenly said.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Immediately afterward, Obito formed hand seals and created a Shadow Clone, sending it to remove the spiral mask from the black-robed Uchiha's face.
Obito was not usually this cautious with corpses, but the methods displayed by the black-robed Uchiha had been too unbelievable. He had no choice but to be careful.
Once the Shadow Clone touched it, he realized that it was not a mask at all. It was something organic attached to the black-robed Uchiha's body.
When Shadow Clone Obito peeled back the spiral covering from the black-robed Uchiha's head, everyone who saw his face showed expressions of surprise.
"How old is he?" Obito looked at the wrinkled old face in shock.
He felt that even his own grandmother might not be as old as this black-robed Uchiha.
"Who exactly is this guy? To have such combat power at such an old age," Kakashi thought, his expression solemn.
There was no saying that Ninja became stronger as they aged.
Generally, Ninja began to decline after fifty-five. Some more capable Ninja who maintained themselves well might last until sixty or sixty-five.
As for seventy, that was another turning point. Ninja at that age would usually experience a cliff-like drop in combat power. Basically, their strength would decline significantly with each passing year.
But this black-robed Uchiha did not look like someone in his fifties or sixties.
To be this old and still this formidable, Kakashi could barely imagine how terrifying his strength must have been when he was young.
"Wait. Uchiha. Powerful..." Kakashi connected several points, and his expression changed.
If the black-robed Uchiha's age was pushed back, there was exactly one Uchiha Ninja who perfectly fit the description.
Shisui thought of the same thing as Kakashi.
"If we can confirm that this is Uchiha Madara, then there won't be any problems on the clan's side," Shisui thought, realizing a key point after guessing the black-robed Uchiha's identity.
An Uchiha Ninja with a Sharingan attacking Mugetsu and the Konoha forces would definitely cause the Uchiha Clan to be suspected.
But if that person was Uchiha Madara, the Uchiha Clan would be fine.
Because Uchiha Madara had even attacked Konoha before. Attacking Konoha forces was nothing strange for him.
Mugetsu sealed Uchiha Madara's corpse into a scroll, then led the team back to the main camp.
Along the way, Obito could not help telling Mugetsu about his newly acquired abilities.
"Teacher Mugetsu, no wonder we Uchiha are Konoha's strongest clan! The Sharingan is just amazing," Obito praised.
He was extremely satisfied with the abilities awakened by his Mangekyō Sharingan.
These abilities were very versatile.
His right eye could teleport his body into the Kamui Dimension, allowing him to perfectly evade attacks. From now on, he no longer had to fear high-burst techniques like One Thought Cut and Golden Skyline.
His left eye could distort space, making it an undefendable killing move.
"Shisui, what's your new ability again?" Obito asked, looking at Shisui curiously.
Shisui had not shown anything too special during the battle, so Obito was not quite sure what Shisui's Mangekyō ability was.
"My left eye has a Genjutsu called Tsukuyomi. It can pull the opponent into an illusionary world controlled by me. No matter how much time passes inside, only an instant passes in the real world," Shisui said after thinking for a moment.
Given their relationship, there was no need to hide this information.
"The right eye is called Divine Imperial Throne. After using it, it generates a mark that lasts for one hour. When a fatal injury is sustained, the mark disappears, and the body returns to its state from one hour prior."
"Shisui, isn't your second ability a bit too strong?" Obito's eyes widened as he listened.
He had thought his Kamui was already strong enough, but he had not expected there to be an even stronger ability.
It lasted for one hour, and if the user died, they could revive and return to their state from one hour earlier.
Then, if Shisui used Divine Imperial Throne once during battle, and killed himself whenever the hour was almost over to refresh his condition and use Divine Imperial Throne again, wouldn't he be invincible?
"I probably know what you're thinking, but that likely isn't possible," Shisui replied.
When he wanted to use Divine Imperial Throne, he had a premonition that this Eye Technique could not be used freely with Chakra like Tsukuyomi. It might only be usable again after a certain period of time.
Moreover, Shisui did not yet know the true effects of this Ninjutsu in detail.
Mangekyō Eye Techniques could only be understood more clearly after being used.
For example, before using Tsukuyomi, Shisui had many unknowns about it. But after using it once, he instantly understood a great deal.
Currently, Shisui was also unsure whether the state recovery only restored physical injuries, or whether it restored injuries and Chakra together.
Or, as Obito said, whether it rewound one's personal time, returning everything to the state from one hour ago.
"Even if it only restores the body's state to one hour ago, it's still very useful. For example, with Guy's Eight Gates," Kakashi said after thinking for a moment.
If Shisui had possessed this ability during the Hidden Mist battlefield, Guy would not have needed more than a month to recover.
After overdrawing himself with the Gate of Opening, he could just give his heart a quick stab and instantly be full of life again.
"Indeed, this ability can be combined with Guy's Eight Gates," Obito realized after thinking it through.
Shisui also nodded.
If the situation became critical and Guy was forced to open the dangerous Gates of the Eight Gates, then using Divine Imperial Throne on Guy would indeed be a good choice.
"Are there any other ways to use my ability...?"
Seeing Kakashi casually come up with an idea for Shisui's ability, Obito wanted to dig deeper into his own Kamui.
"Besides sucking myself in, Kamui can also suck in other people.
"So if I suck someone in and keep them trapped inside, wouldn't they just starve to death? There isn't even a blade of grass in there," Obito said excitedly as inspiration flashed through his mind.
He wanted to call this the Kamui Starvation Technique.
"If your enemy is only one person, and you don't plan to use Kamui to teleport yourself before they starve to death, then it's feasible," Kakashi commented.
This idea was not useless, but it would not be applicable in most situations.
If the enemy was stronger than Obito, he might not be able to suck them in.
If the enemy was weaker than Obito, killing them outside with Kamui would be faster and more convenient than starving them to death.
"Although the Mangekyō Sharingan is useful, you two should not use it too much at this stage. Excessive consumption of eye power will lead to blindness," Mugetsu reminded them.
This was also why Mugetsu had ultimately controlled the power of the Azure Flame.
Mugetsu's main concern was not Madara's corpse, but Tobi on Madara's body and the Hashirama cells within Madara's body.
According to Mugetsu's understanding of Chakra, training Yang Release and Yang Breathing might solve the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
But that was only a possibility, not a certainty.
Hashirama cells were Mugetsu's backup plan for Obito and the others. If normal training did not work, he would transplant Hashirama cells into them.
As for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Mugetsu had not considered it for now.
In the original work, there were only two pairs of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, both born from brotherly transplants, and both users were reincarnations of Indra.
Although there was no explicit rule that only blood brothers could evolve into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, those two successful cases were too special and not reliable enough.
Mugetsu could only think of one chance for the two of them to evolve the Eternal Mangekyō, and that was in a parallel world.
If they each obtained their own Mangekyō Sharingan from a parallel world, they might succeed.
"Huh? The side effects are that serious? I thought it would just hurt for a while," Obito said, startled.
If he lost his eyes, his loss would be immense.
He would no longer be able to see Rin's adorable face, nor would he be able to see beautiful natural scenery.
Obito instantly extinguished the idea of using Kamui to relentlessly torment Kakashi.
Winning against Kakashi would be satisfying, but precious usage opportunities should be saved for true enemies.
"Teacher Mugetsu is right. Usually, just use it like a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and only use its basic abilities," Shisui added.
He understood the Sharingan better than Obito and knew the dangers of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
The side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan meant that Mangekyō Eye Techniques were destined to be used only as trump cards.
Upon learning that Mugetsu and his team had returned, Jiraiya intended to exchange information with Mugetsu.
Seeing the state of Mugetsu and his team, Jiraiya asked with a solemn expression, "Does Iwagakure have other arrangements in the Land of Grass?"
Mugetsu's entire team, including Mugetsu himself, looked as if they had just experienced a life-and-death battle.
This was very rare. Jiraiya had never seen Mugetsu in such a disheveled state.
Even when he had single-handedly suppressed the Four-Tails, Mugetsu had not allowed anyone to touch his clothes.
But at this moment, Mugetsu's Ninja uniform was torn, and there were many bloodstains on his clothes.
If Mugetsu had shown obvious injuries, Jiraiya would have immediately ordered the unit's best medical Ninja to treat him.
Without Mugetsu's Wood Release, this battle would become difficult to fight.
"It wasn't Iwagakure. It was a Ninja suspected to be Uchiha Madara," Mugetsu explained.
"Uchiha Madara?" Jiraiya froze.
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