But Kokushibo was different. The tough skin granted by the Demon Body could at most block some kunai and shuriken thrown by genin; anything stronger would break through instantly. In a shadow clone state, even immortality was useless—once damage reached the limit, the clone would simply dissipate. His agility and reaction speed were also inferior to Neferpitou's. Sending him out would be meaningless.
Of course, the most important point was this: with two shadow clones, he could mess around however he wanted. No matter what happened, it would never endanger Akashō's real body.
All in all, the Shadow Clone Technique and Akashō's template formed an almost perfect match.
This was also Akashō's main inspiration for this experiment in creating a "legend."
Next, it would depend on how much additional total reputation he could gain within the month after this war ended.
Akashō suddenly stopped, turned toward a nearby tree, and began undoing his pants, preparing to "nourish nature." At the same time, he instinctively activated the Transparent World to scan his surroundings.
However, the moment the Transparent World spread out, his motion stopped.
He slowly lowered his head, all six eyes filled with surprise and hesitation.
"What… is that?"
In the next second, a longsword extended from his palm. Without a word, he began wildly hacking at the ground beneath his feet, digging downward like a tunneling machine.
"Damn it, we've been discovered!"
Two white figures hid in an underground tunnel dozens of meters below. Watching dust fall bit by bit as the tunnel trembled from Akashō's relentless attacks, their faces filled with terror.
"Hurry, retreat! Back to Madara!"
One of the white figures had half its body pitch black, forming a stark contrast with the pure white other half—like a being of dual souls in one body. The black half shouted urgently.
The two White Zetsu didn't dare hesitate and immediately turned to flee.
Several minutes later, the tunnel above collapsed with a loud crash, and Akashō dropped into it.
"Where are they?"
He looked around but couldn't see the two figures he had detected earlier with the Transparent World.
"A tunnel… could this be a military structure of the Hidden Stone Village?"
Was that strange "trigger a side quest every time I relieve myself anywhere" buff activating again?
Akashō exhaled, thought for two seconds, then casually chose a direction and moved forward.
After a while, he reached a fork. To the left was another tunnel; to the right was a set of steps leading upward to a stone slab with a crack—seemingly an exit.
Just as he hesitated over which way to go, a rumbling sound suddenly came from above the slab.
"Is anyone here?"
Using the Transparent World, Akashō saw straight through the ceiling to the scene above.
"Kakashi… and Rin?"
...
On the front line of the Earth-Fire battlefield, Minato Namikaze watched as the already small number of Hidden Leaf Village shinobi were trampled by the Colossal Titan, nearly half of them dead or injured. His eyes were on the verge of splitting in rage.
No. He absolutely couldn't stand by and do nothing.
Minato used Body Flicker to dash forward, dodging a stomp from the Colossal Titan. He leapt up, chakra coating his feet, and sprinted along the Titan's lower leg upward.
Perhaps Minato hadn't mastered techniques specifically meant for enemies of this size, but like striking a snake at its vital point—against a humanoid monster like this, attacking the head couldn't be wrong.
Because of its enormous size, Bertholdt Hoover didn't even notice Minato had already run all the way up to his shoulder.
At the same time, all the Explosive Tags Minato had left along the way suddenly ignited.
"Ha!"
With a one-handed seal and a shout, a chain of explosions erupted from the Titan's lower leg to its shoulder.
Amid a torrential rain of blood, Bertholdt nearly lost control as the Colossal Titan was almost blasted off its feet by the line of explosions.
Only then did he finally notice Minato—the tiny "ant" that had climbed up to his neck.
Heh, trying this trick?
The sparse steam surrounding the Colossal Titan suddenly thickened, especially around its neck where Minato stood. The Titan's flesh began to burn away at an accelerated rate, producing high-temperature steam hot enough to cook an ordinary person instantly.
The moment Minato felt the stinging pain on his skin, he recalled the Titan's high-temperature steam ability. Without hesitation, he used Flying Thunder God to retreat, abandoning his attack and returning to the ground.
However, before the steam had fully dispersed, Minato sensed the Flying Thunder God mark he had left on the Titan's neck.
His figure vanished again, reappearing at the Titan's neck. In the same instant, he formed hand seals with both hands:
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Several small puffs of white smoke drifted by as multiple Minatos charged onto the Titan's head. From all directions, Rasengan lit up simultaneously and slammed into the area around its head.
Damn it!
Bertholdt's eyes snapped open. The Colossal Titan was just a disposable form—aside from its vitality, its defense and regeneration were nothing special. Taking this hit would probably blow off half its head.
Worse, Minato was still watching from outside. One more strike and Bertholdt's real body at the nape would be exposed.
Sure, he could emerge and transform again, but that would reveal the absolute fact that the Colossal Titan wasn't his true body. Next time he appeared, they would definitely target the nape.
Not worth it.
More importantly, the chakra maintaining this shadow clone was already running low.
Since the plan's objective had been achieved—
The wind is tight—time to retreat!
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