Chapter 111: Black Dragon's Desperate Counter, Sarutobi Hiruzen's Full-Power Infinite Armor, Wood Release Transformation
Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen blasted away by the beam, many people's hearts jumped to their throats.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura shouted urgently to go save Sarutobi Hiruzen.
But they were stopped by Danzō. No one understood the defensive power of Naraku's forged armor better than Danzō.
Moreover, the armor Sarutobi Hiruzen wore looked even stronger than Inspiring Armor.
As the smoke cleared, Sarutobi Hiruzen's figure reappeared. Unlike those ninjas whose bodies were directly vaporized by concentrated beams, with Infinite Armor protecting him, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't be said to be completely unharmed—but he was only a little dazed from the shock.
Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly got up and dodged. The black dragon's beams didn't stop. Upon realizing Sarutobi Hiruzen was still alive, a massive barrage of beams followed.
In the midst of the beams, Sarutobi Hiruzen saw a crack appear on the armor section that had just blocked the beam. He knew he couldn't hide anymore.
But he truly feared using Wood Release would damage his glorious image, so he activated the second stage of the armor—the Tailed Beast Cloak form. The red gemstone on Sarutobi Hiruzen's armor continuously emitted red tailed beast chakra outward.
Gradually, Nine-Tails chakra covered the surface of Sarutobi Hiruzen's armor—even turning the ink-green armor a deep crimson.
"That's Nine-Tails chakra?" Orochimaru looked at the Nine-Tails chakra on Sarutobi Hiruzen and felt extremely shocked. He inwardly marveled at how strong Naraku's forging ability was—to even utilize Nine-Tails chakra!
Those in the know naturally noticed this too. The most furious was Danzō—he thought of how Sarutobi Hiruzen had always prevented him from coveting tailed beast power and guarded the jinchūriki so strictly.
Yet this old man had secretly embezzled it himself!
Meanwhile, inside Uzumaki Kushina's belly, Kurama suddenly opened its scarlet eyes. It sensed its own chakra.
Thinking its chakra was being recklessly used by damn humans, it roared and cursed nonstop inside its cage.
Until Uzumaki Kushina noticed the situation and came to the Nine-Tails' cage, angrily shouting: "What are you going crazy about now!"
Kurama, somewhat deranged at the moment, roared at Uzumaki Kushina: "Damn humans—stealing my chakra! All silver-haired bastards deserve to die!"
"You dare roar at me?" With that, Uzumaki Kushina used Adamantine Sealing Chains to bind the Nine-Tails' mouth—like putting a muzzle on a pet dog.
The Nine-Tails kept whimpering, trying to vent its emotions.
Perhaps due to Naraku's influence, Uzumaki Kushina in this life was much stronger at suppressing tailed beasts.
After the crimson tailed beast cloak fully covered Sarutobi Hiruzen's armor, he no longer just evaded.
Instead, he charged straight at the black dragon!
The black dragon naturally noticed this. It furiously gathered various energies and fired at Sarutobi Hiruzen—this attack speed was even faster than before.
Unfortunately, it was useless against tailed beast-form Sarutobi Hiruzen—his speed had further increased compared to earlier.
Moreover, Sarutobi Hiruzen used the tailed beast cloak to condense two claws, plus Infinite in staff form in his hand. Sarutobi Hiruzen could easily deflect or scatter the various beams.
The black dragon seemed to realize ordinary beams couldn't harm Sarutobi Hiruzen. It switched to close combat—it wanted to use its proud physical body to thoroughly kill the damn human before it.
The black dragon charged while opening its bloody maw—its orderly arranged teeth like rows of daggers.
Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally noticed the black dragon's charge, but he showed no fear. With the boost from tailed beast chakra, he directly extended Infinite to 70 meters.
He couldn't extend it further—not because he didn't want to, but because as the staff lengthened, it also thickened. At 70 meters, the thickness had already reached Sarutobi Hiruzen's limit.
Sarutobi Hiruzen infused Heavy Strike into Infinite. The staff smashed toward the black dragon's head at terrifying speed.
By the time the black dragon noticed, it was too late to dodge.
"BOOM!" As Infinite collided with the black dragon's head, a massive sound rang out—as if the entire world trembled.
The immense force clash produced a shocking shockwave that spread outward with endless might.
This shockwave swept like a storm—everything in its path was destroyed.
Around the black dragon's massive body, trees fell one after another under the impact of the shockwave. They couldn't withstand such enormous force. These originally tall and straight trees toppled like they'd been swept by a gale, roots exposed, scattered across the ground.
After landing one hit, Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to follow up with a few more strikes—only to find the staff in his hand had been bitten by the black dragon. The black dragon shook its head violently while clamping down on Infinite.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was directly shaken into the air by the force transmitted through Infinite.
Sarutobi Hiruzen could only quickly shrink Infinite to avoid the black dragon's continued biting.
What worried Sarutobi Hiruzen in midair was that the black dragon didn't continue attacking. Nor did it fire beams.
Instead, it gathered energy in its mouth once more. Before Sarutobi Hiruzen even hit the ground, the black dragon's energy ball shot toward him rapidly.
Unable to dodge in midair, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only use Infinite at full power to smash toward the energy ball again.
The moment the staff contacted the energy ball, the ball detonated violently.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was blasted hard toward the ground by the explosion's force.
Yet after panting heavily for a few breaths, Sarutobi Hiruzen picked himself up and charged again with Infinite in hand.
Some Anbu spectators nearby were also inspired by Sarutobi Hiruzen's bravery—they began cheering and waving flags from the sidelines.
Half an hour later, panting heavily, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the black dragon—only lightly injured and still continuously recovering.
Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails chakra covering the armor was no longer abundant!
Only now did he realize how difficult this black dragon truly was: near-endless beams, tough body, terrifying recovery and endurance—every movement carried power comparable to a tailed beast.
If they hadn't torn off its wings in advance, Sarutobi Hiruzen really couldn't think of any way to deal with this monster.
Sarutobi Hiruzen continued dodging the black dragon's beams while thinking of countermeasures.
The black dragon grew completely fed up with Sarutobi Hiruzen before it. It turned its scarlet eyes toward the onlookers—or rather, toward Konoha behind them!
Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly noticed the black dragon's target had changed.
Looking at the roaring black dragon, he decided to stop hiding.
The crimson tailed beast chakra vanished from Sarutobi Hiruzen's armor surface. The originally deep-red armor turned back to green—and with time, the green grew deeper.
Small green plants and leaves even began growing on the armor.
Naraku looked at the little green man before him and slapped his own forehead. He originally had some sense of aesthetics, but during the forging of Infinite he had focused entirely on fusing different powers—so the armor ended up a bit ugly overall.
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