Naruto: Inheriting the Legacy of a Person Who Traveled Through Time

Chapter 77 Natural Energy

The Sound Four, who had just been looking smug, now looked just like Sasuke, who was being hammered and questioning his existence, with expressions of utter disbelief on their faces.

If it were a renowned Jonin from Konoha, such as Kakashi Hatake, who appeared silently behind them, the Sound Four wouldn't be so shocked. But a boy of the same age not only did this, but if the other party hadn't spoken, the four of them wouldn't have noticed at all. If the other party had launched a sneak attack, wouldn't he have taken their lives in an instant?

"Is that Lord Tetsuya?"

After scrutinizing Tetsuya's appearance, Kidomaru, who was in the lead, reached into his robes.

"I have a letter written by Lord Orochimaru himself here."

A letter to me?

Tetsuya frowned, looking at the envelope that was being delivered to him with a spider web attached to it, somewhat puzzled.

After hesitating for a moment, Tetsuya picked up the envelope with his palm covered in a layer of wood.

I'm pretty sure that you weren't one of the children who participated in the interstitial cell transplantation!

The words on the paper were brief and to the point, and Tetsuya could almost see Orochimaru's sneer through the letter.

So, Orochimaru is planning to use this to threaten me?

Tetsuya's lips curled up slightly, and the letter in his hand turned into dust and scattered in the wind.

"Are you going to surrender obediently, or do you intend to put up a stubborn resistance?"

To say that Tetsuya's feelings for Konoha were that deep would be nonsense. Even if Tetsuya hadn't obtained the Miracle Master's seal artifact, Konoha couldn't be considered a safe haven. After all, someone would appear and destroy Konoha every now and then. It would be more comfortable to find a small town in the Land of Fire to live in.

Although Tetsuya is far from being the final, complete form, he at least has the ability to protect himself. Even if he loses his identity as a Konoha ninja, he can live well no matter where he is.

Therefore, Orochimaru's threat was meaningless, and even Tetsuya was puzzled by it.

This childish tactic doesn't seem like Orochimaru's style at all; it's more like a test.

Orochimaru must have sensed something, and is trying to test my connection with the miracle worker, or has he even guessed something?

Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it anymore. Let's just take down the Sound Four first.

Tetsuya leaped off the roof, and while still in mid-air, he clapped his hands together, causing the ground to tremble.

Dozens of vines, each about the thickness of two fingers, burst from the ground and rapidly grew, wrapping around the bodies of the Sound Four. Before they could react, the vines connected and grew into large trees, sealing the Sound Four's bodies inside the trunk of a newly grown tree, leaving only their heads protruding from the tree.

Wood Release: Tree Binding for Eternal Burial.

"Let me go!"

The Sound Four struggled desperately, trying to break free of control, but neither their bursts of chakra nor their attempts to use Earth Release to escape were of any use. They only managed to make the tree that trapped them sway a couple of times and drop a leaf or two.

Sasuke's body slowly emerged from the tree trunk and fell to the ground with a thud.

Despite not suffering any serious injuries, Sasuke's eyes were glazed over, and his face was filled with the frustration of having suffered a blow.

An enemy he couldn't defeat even with all his might couldn't withstand a single ninjutsu from Tetsuya.

[At this point, I hope readers will remember our domain name: ①⓪①ⓚⓚⓢ.ⓒⓞⓜ]

Has the gap already become this large?

"Teruya, Chunin, what happened?"

Such a commotion naturally alerted the patrolling ninjas. A night watch squad rushed over, looking at Tetsuya with admiration.

This is the Wood Release ninjutsu that the First Hokage used to quell the chaos of the world!

Although Tetsuya has only recently been promoted to Chunin, for most ordinary Konoha ninjas, Tetsuya's status is higher than that of several newly promoted Jonin. Everyone believes that Chunin is definitely not the end for Tetsuya.

"He is a spy sent by Orochimaru to infiltrate the village. I would be grateful if you could take him to the jail and detain him."

The lives of the Sound Four were of little importance, but Tetsuya preferred to use them to lure Kimimaro away.

Putting aside the fact that the Shikotsumyaku technique is both offensive and defensive, and its moves are gorgeous, just the fact that Kaguya's clan is a descendant of Hagoromo Otsutsuki is enough to make Tetsuya try to extract and fuse with it.

Tetsuya has already merged the Sage Body (Senju) and Sage Eyes (Sharingan) left behind by Hagoromo Otsutsuki. His next target is naturally Hamura Otsutsuki's Sage Body (Shikotsumyaku) and Sage Eyes (Byakugan).

This is the last remaining limit of the human body's bloodline limit; let's hope Kimimaro doesn't succumb to his illness prematurely.

"Yes."

Despite being Chunin, the patrolling ninja was completely obedient to Toru. Just as they were about to each carry a large tree, the four Sound Ninja, who had been unconscious, simultaneously opened their eyes. Numerous different black runes rapidly crawled out from the Earth Curse Seal on the back of their necks, instantly covering half of their faces, and their skin also turned noticeably darker.

Want to use the power of the cursed seal to break free from the shackles of Wood Release?

Under Kagura's insight, Tetsuya clearly sensed an astonishing change in the chakra nature of the Sound Four. Not only did their chakra levels nearly double in a short period of time, becoming cold and evil, but their physical constitutions were also greatly enhanced. As they struggled desperately, the trees they were binding creaked and a large number of leaves fell as they shook.

Most importantly, Tetsuya, who was very perceptive, also realized that the curse marks on the faces of the Sound Four were not just decorations, but were constantly absorbing strange energy from the outside world. Although the conversion efficiency was extremely low, this strange energy was the key to the curse marks unleashing amazing power.

Natural energy?

It must be said that Orochimaru is indeed a top scientist in the ninja world. He actually managed to develop this beggar's version of the Sage Mode by using Jugo's special physique. Although it is very different from Sage Mode and is extremely dangerous, it has indeed pioneered a way to utilize natural energy.

Snapped!

As the natural energy was absorbed, the Sound Four's struggle intensified. Cracks spread across the surface of the four trees. Tetsuya clapped his hands, causing the trees, which were originally only large enough for two people to hug, to grow even thicker. He further increased the density of the wood by consuming chakra, and by squeezing it inward little by little, the Sound Four's faces turned red. The chakra that had surged due to the Cursed Seal I state was also quickly devoured by the Wood Release.

"What are you talking about, Lord Orochimaru—he's still waiting for us to come back."

Just as the tremors of the four trees gradually subsided, Kidomaru gritted his teeth and forced out each word, his eyes emitting an inhuman yellow light, and his already dark skin darkened further.

"I never imagined that I'd be forced to use my second state in such a trashy village—"

boom!

The large tree that had trapped Kidomaru suddenly split into four pieces, revealing a body that could barely be described as humanoid.

Kidomaru's skin had turned a strange muddy red, and a pair of short horns, each about the length of a finger, had protruded from his forehead. A third eye had split open between his eyebrows, and the white shirt he was wearing was ripped apart by his swollen body. Not only had four extra arms grown from his ribs, but two long, gleaming bone spurs had also protruded from his elbows. His entire appearance had undergone a dramatic transformation.

Not only Kidomaru, but the other three Sound Ninja either had seven or eight white bone horns growing from their heads; or half of their bodies were covered with demonic black keratin; or their foreheads and arms had bulging with hideous tumors. Their auras had even broken through the limits of Jonin and were still rising.