radicalducati Chapter 285: The Hokage's Last Request!
Chapter 285: The Hokage's Last Request!
Chapter 285: The Hokage's Last Request!
Uchiha Ikezumi didn't actually intend to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi, even though Hiruzen Sarutobi tolerated Danzo Shimura and did many shady things behind the scenes.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi's real crime doesn't warrant death; at most, he's just an incompetent man who occupies a high position!
If we follow Uchiha Ikezumi's idea, then Hiruzen Sarutobi, that old guy, would only need to be locked up in Konoha prison for a few years.
"This morning, the Hyuga clan unleashed the same chakra as Hyuga Hiashi yesterday."
After composing himself, Hiruzen Sarutobi got down to business.
Although the Tenseigan of the Hyuga clan does not seem to be as powerful as that of Uchiha Izumi, according to Hiruzen Sarutobi's overnight review of Konoha's records since its founding, he has already begun to understand the origins of that Great Tenseigan.
Since the founding of the village, many members of the Hyuga clan have died, and their bodies have been collected by the Hyuga clan.
Although the Hyuga clan claims it's to prevent the Byakugan from being leaked, when Hiruzen Sarutobi contacted the Anbu to collect the bodies from the Hyuga ancestral home, he already guessed how the Great Tenseigan was born from those Hyuga clan members who had lost their eyes.
Uchiha Izumi was indeed powerful, but in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, she was still human, and that Great Tenseigan, if nothing unexpected happened, might exist for hundreds of years.
This forces Hiruzen Sarutobi to consider what attitude he should take towards the Hyuga clan in the future.
"It should be Hinata Hyuga. I've noticed before that she has a huge appetite."
"There's no history of people in the Hyuga clan having big appetites, so Hinata's large appetite is probably because some power is about to awaken, resulting in insufficient energy intake for her."
"That burst of chakra this morning must be Hinata's initial awakening of the Tenseigan."
Uchiha Izumi was not stingy in sharing this information with Hiruzen Sarutobi. As for why he hadn't shared it before, Hiruzen Sarutobi never asked.
Do you think Hinata would attack you?
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a moment, thinking of the timid little girl from the Hyuga clan.
He's not worried about anything else right now, except that the timid little girl from the Hyuga clan might be blinded by hatred, causing her to attack Uchiha Ikezumi, leaving Uchiha Ikezumi with no choice but to retaliate.
Then----
Then the Hyuga clan's hopes would be dashed, and it would also incite conflict between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans.
"She probably won't."
Uchiha Ikezumi remained silent for a moment. Although he killed Hinata Hyuga's biological father, was Hiashi Hyuga himself without fault?
"If, and I mean if, she were to lay a hand on you, I hope you'll spare her this time."
"I have failed as Hokage, but this is my final request during my term as Hokage—"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Izumi Uchiha, hoping that Izumi's attitude would change, but to his disappointment, Izumi remained silent. And sometimes, silence is the answer.
"call----"
Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a smoke ring helplessly. He didn't understand why, even though Izumi Uchiha was so strong, he still couldn't retain any warmth in the enforcement of the law under the guise of absolute justice.
"Was it the Bloodline Elimination event with the Uchiha clan this morning?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but wonder, just how strong would Izumi Uchiha have to be for him to think he was strong?
Since he couldn't bring himself to back down, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to drop the subject and prepare to help take care of Hinata after his retirement, so that Hinata wouldn't actually do something rash to attack Izumi Uchiha.
"Yes, I named it Radiant Release, which is a fusion of two bloodline limits: Lava Release and Explosion Release."
Uchiha Ikezumi nodded. Unlike ordinary ninjas, he didn't care about the leakage of his information, or rather, it didn't matter if his information was leaked. Uchiha Ikezumi hoped that someone could find his weakness so that he could make up for it!
"The fusion of Lava Release and Explosion Release bloodline limits —"
"I remember our spies from Iwagakure reported that Onoki of the Two Scales seems to have a kekkei genkai called Explosion Release. Could you develop Dust Release as well?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi perked up. He might not be as good as Izumi Uchiha at creating bloodline limits, but he was proficient in all five chakra natures and was extremely skilled at combining ninjutsu.
He felt that after retiring, he could follow in the footsteps of Uchiha Ikezumi and create a new bloodline limit or something.
"Dust Release, is this it?"
A white light shone from Uchiha Ikezumi's finger; he hadn't yet figured out how to use Dust Release.
Unlike the Blazing Release, which can construct a Blazing Release chakra pattern, Dust Release is the most extreme form of annihilation at the atomic level. This kind of power is not suitable for being driven by a chakra pattern, as that would directly cause Uchiha Izumi's own body to be annihilated.
However, if it is activated normally, Dust Release will need a short period of time to condense.
The only way Uchiha Izumi could think of to use Dust Release was to cover the weapon in Susanoo's hand with Dust Release while Susanoo was activated, giving the weapon the power to annihilate everything.
"You really managed to do it?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared dumbfounded at the radiant light emanating from Izumi Uchiha's fingertips. He swore he had only asked with a sliver of hope, but who would have thought that Izumi Uchiha would actually conjure up Dust Release!
"This isn't difficult; it's at least a little easier than the Radiant Release."
To be honest, Uchiha Ikezumi only tried Dust Release once, and he naturally condensed it in Bloodline Limit State. As for Radiance Release, even in Bloodline Limit State, he had to rely on his intuition to figure it out for a while.
"If that old bastard Onoki knew that you'd mastered his trump card, Dust Release, he'd probably die of anger on the spot!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face broke into a broad smile. After hearing so much bad news, he had finally heard some good news.
Hiruzen Sarutobi knew very well that the old man Onoki of the Two Scales had been searching for decades without finding a suitable successor to Dust Release. Now that Dust Release had appeared in their Konoha, what did that mean?
This means that the true line of the Tsuchikage lies in the Land of Water!
"After I retire, perhaps we can often discuss the power of bloodline limits."
"I've always wondered what kind of power would be obtained if all five chakra natures were integrated into one bloodline limit. If Yin Release and Yang Release were added, would it be the power of the legendary Sage of Six Paths?"
"Unfortunately, although I possess five chakra natures, I am not very capable in developing bloodline limits."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Izumi Uchiha. On the surface, he said he would discuss bloodline limits with Izumi after his retirement, but secretly he was also observing whether his retirement truly meant joining Danzo Shimura and Koharu Utatane in their company.
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