Chapter 331: Uchiha Hiruko’s Mangekyō
Aries’s chest cavity was caved in, ribs piercing through the pectoral muscles.
Blood mud mixed with fragments of internal organs flowed out from the breach pierced by the ribs.
“Disengage from battle first! Heal as quickly as possible!”
Not only was Aries severely injured, but everyone from Uchiha also had fractures to some degree.
The group fled several kilometers away before slowing down.
Yoru found a woods with a big tree and placed his hand on the big tree.
Wood Release Chakra surged into the big tree, and the tree trunk began to writhe, soon forming a tree hollow.
He repeated this to create three tree hollows.
In the future, he needed to create his own Wood Style: Four Rooms, Two Halls, One Kitchen, Two Bathrooms Technique like Yamato, otherwise it was very inconvenient in the wild.
“Rest. Recover from injuries as quickly as possible,” Yoru said. “Uchiha Madara is an extremely proud individual. He won’t waste time chasing us.”
Uchiha Kane was puzzled in his heart; why did it feel like Anbu knew Uchiha Madara better than he did.
The Uchihas shared one tree hollow, the others one tree hollow.
Yoru took Aries into a separate tree hollow.
Aries was gasping from his mouth like a broken bellows; his lungs were ruptured.
Looking through the breach, the veins near Aries’s heart were ruptured, and his heart could still beat only because insects had temporarily used their mandibles as needles to stitch the vessels.
Aries looked at Fox Captain, his eyes full of resolve.
Yoru nodded.
With such a severe injury, it was time to try that technique, the Aburame Clan’s top secret jutsu.
The insect clone secret jutsu mastered by Aburame Ryoma allowed the body to freely switch between insect swarm and flesh body, with the body able to turn into insect swarm at any time.
Yoru squatted down. “I know a healing secret jutsu. I’ll assist you.”
Water Transformation Healing Technique was the only medical ninjutsu Yoru knew.
He channeled chakra into Aries’s body.
The plasma and meat foam from Aries’s wounds turned into liquid and began to self-heal.
At the same time, insects burrowed out from Aries’s body and began to gnaw at Aries’s body.
The insects’ bellies grew larger and larger as they ate, each one seeming about to burst.
Aries’s skin was gnawed away, exposing tender flesh and blood.
After the insects finished gnawing the flesh and blood, they really burst, reforming into flesh and blood.
Flesh and blood, insects, flesh and blood—repeating like this, insects and flesh and blood continuously switched until the flesh and blood was replaced by special insects.
These insects were red and tender, the same color as flesh and blood.
The insects began to differentiate; some insects resembled muscle more, some resembled fat more, and some resembled red blood more.
This was an extremely painful process.
Whenever he couldn’t endure, Aries would undo the ten seals on his hand and force through with chakra.
When the injuries worsened, Yoru would assist with Water Transformation Healing Technique.
Three days later, Aries turned into a large cocoon.
The cocoon’s condition was good; at least it was alive, with signs of life inside.
Next was waiting for Aries to break out of the cocoon.
Yoru found Hyuga Yue.
Hyuga Yue said, “Fox Captain, the Inuzuka ninja unfortunately sacrificed himself.”
“No choice; taijutsu-type ninjas have a higher casualty rate.”
Hyuga Yue looked at the two Anbu squads. On the battlefield, they mainly used long-range combined ninjutsu, coordinating closely with Fox Captain without any deaths.
Yoru was about to go to another tree hollow when Hyuga Yue called, “Fox Captain!”
Yoru turned back, looking puzzled at Hyuga Yue.
Hyuga Yue said, “Fox Captain, are you really using Wood Style? The secret jutsu Wood Style mastered by First Hokage?”
He still couldn’t believe it.
Uchiha Madara mastering Wood Style was already unbelievable, and now Anbu Captain Fox also mastered Wood Style.
“You mean Wood Style? Yes, it’s Wood Style,” Yoru said.
“Lord Orochimaru gave me an injection. After over a hundred test subjects died, I was one of the few survivors.”
Hyuga Yue was dumbfounded. Red Maple Fox… Fox Captain would become one of the village’s signature figures because of Wood Style.
Yoru arrived at another tree hollow, where the Uchihas were waiting for their respective injuries to recover.
Uchiha Kane said, “Fox Captain, we lost 4 people in battle.
Jonin Uchiha Michi, and 3 special jonin, all three-tomoe Uchiha ninjas.
How is Squad Leader Aries?”
“Aries’s situation is very bad. The Inuzuka Clan’s sensor ninja also sacrificed himself,” Yoru said.
“Uchiha Madara is too strong. Half the elites of Uchiha Clan and half a squad of Anbu couldn’t even make Uchiha Madara move a step.
The gap is too big. Next time chasing and killing traitor ninja Uchiha Madara, I think we need at least three ninja battalions, plus two Anbu squads.”
Uchiha Kane nodded repeatedly.
He now somewhat suspected what there was to investigate about such a strong Uchiha Madara; shouldn’t they just send a large force to chase and kill him?
He looked at the several heavily injured clansmen in the tree hollow, feeling downcast.
Whether Aries or the heavily injured Uchihas, none could move. Everyone was hiding in the tree hollows, waiting.
Several days later, Uchiha Goka and Uchiha Touka, the two brothers, found Uchiha Kane.
Uchiha Goka looked serious. “Clan Head Kane, we want to talk to you.”
Uchiha Kane looked toward another tree hollow, where Anbu and the reconnaissance squad were. He said,
“I’m also saddened by Uchiha Michi’s sacrifice. Let’s talk about it back in the village.”
“No!” Uchiha Goka said firmly.
“Always acting so timid—when will it end?
He’s just an Anbu Captain. I admit Fox is very strong.
But for Uchiha to stand at the pinnacle of Konoha, we must defeat village strong individuals like Fox.
Uchiha need fear no one!”
Uchiha Kane was about to reprimand Uchiha Goka—had this guy’s brain been damaged after fainting once?
But the next instant, Uchiha Kane saw Uchiha Goka’s pupils and trembled.
That was…?
“Let’s go somewhere farther away.”
Uchiha Kane and the Goka and Touka brothers quietly left the tree hollow.
After the three left, Uchiha Suiju instantly opened his eyes.
A crow landed on the tree trunk opposite the tree hollow.
The crow and Uchiha Suiju exchanged a distant glance.
The crow flew off the branch, heading toward Uchiha Kane and the others.
Hyuga Yue was dozing lightly, noticing nothing.
Yoru suddenly turned his head, then said, “I’ll go check on Aries.”
Seeing the squad leader leave, the others said nothing.
In some bushes in the woods, an ear grew from behind a leaf.
If Purple Cat were here, she could recognize it as a fox’s ear.
Behind the big tree, Uchiha Kane stared intently at Uchiha Goka’s eyes.
“You…”
Uchiha Goka said, “After Teacher Uchiha Michi died tragically, I awakened the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan!”
Behind the leaves, Yoru’s ear twitched.
What?
Uchiha Goka displayed his Mangekyo: four arcs spiraling toward the center, finally converging into the black pupil.
Uchiha Kane asked in shock, “What is your Mangekyo ability?”
“Heavenly Pillar,” Uchiha Goka said.
“The specific ability is confidential. I can only tell the clan head that my Mangekyo ability is related to Teacher Uchiha Michi’s tragic death.”
Uchiha Goka recalled his teacher being crushed to death, his body shattering into plasma, breathing heavily and painfully closing his eyes.
Yoru pondered in his heart: Heavenly Pillar?
What ability was that?
