These Kiri ninjas, for efficiency, must have subjected Nobuhiko to inhumane extraction.
Normally, men enter a cool-down period after release. If they continue, it becomes excruciatingly painful. Continuous releases would likely render them impotent. Of course, now was not the time to check on these matters.
With Nobuhiko on his back, Homura, Ginka, and the other Hyuga Clan members quickly left.
"There aren't many sealing scrolls here, they're all common goods. They should be on a ninja in the battlefield earlier." Megutsu said.
His Byakugan allowed him to scan the entire base. Ordinary sealing scrolls couldn't preserve the vitality of seeds, only special sealing scrolls could. Given the preciousness of the Hyuga bloodline, Kirigakure would only place it on their strongest few individuals.
"Okay."
Ginka and the others nodded and followed him out.
If not for the commotion Kiyoshi had caused to attract attention, their attempt to infiltrate like this would have been a pipe dream.
After they emerged, there was little mist left shrouding the area.
Kiyoshi's body was vaguely visible, once again emitting greenish-blue flowing light and electrical arcs.
"How can he have so much Chakra?" Jūzō wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.
While fighting Fugaku, he had been keeping an eye on Kiyoshi's side. He noticed that Kiyoshi was using various Ninjutsu as if they didn't require any Chakra.
Bang!
Jūzō and Fugaku each retreated several meters.
"It's military ration pills. He's been eating them." Ao said to Jūzō in disbelief.
His transplanted Byakugan allowed him to see more clearly than others. Every now and then, Kiyoshi would swallow several military ration pills.
Even Konoha's Akimichi Clan couldn't consume those pills so exaggeratedly. If they did, the only outcome would be physical overload and sudden death.
"Hiashi-sama, we found it. It's on Jūzō."
During the battle, the other Hyuga Clan members were searching for the special sealing scroll.
"Good!"
Hiashi quickly moved towards Jūzō.
He already knew through his Byakugan that Ginka and the others had rescued Nobuhiko. Now, as long as the sealing scroll was destroyed, the mission could be declared a complete success. There would be no need to fight the terrifying Six-Tails anymore.
"You all continue to stall them."
Hiashi looked back at Kiyoshi and over twenty ninjas.
Konoha was well-prepared this time, with significantly more troops than Kirigakure's outpost. Therefore, in addition to the ninjas fighting the Kiri Genin and Chunin, they could spare so many Jonin.
Utakata swung the Six-Tails' tail, constantly striking the Konoha ninjas attacking him. Seeing Hiashi charging towards Jūzō, he immediately opened his mouth wide.
Yang Release blue Chakra and Yin Release purplish-black Chakra continuously formed a high-density Chakra black sphere like bubbles. When it reached a 2:8 ratio, it flew out with a bang. Wherever it passed, it was devastating and unstoppable.
Rumble!
The resulting explosion instantly blasted the ground near Hiashi into smithereens, and he himself was sent flying.
"Brother!" Hizashi shouted.
It was true that he had grievances against Hiashi, but Hiashi was, after all, the clan head. If anything happened to him, Hizashi would certainly face questioning from the main family upon his return. He quickly ran towards that area.
Roar!
Utakata repeated his trick, beginning to condense a small Tailed Beast Ball.
Seeing this, Kiyoshi summoned a blade. He hadn't used it before, instead using a Lightning-Fire Sword formed purely from Chakra.
Through the recent battle, he knew his limits. Under his extremely great sensory abilities, even the Six-Tails found it difficult to attack him.
"It's almost time to end this." Kiyoshi exhaled.
Sage Mode greatly boosted his strength. He has to collect the remaining types of Sage Mode as soon as possible. By then, with internal training of body and spirit, and external training of Sage Art, he would have virtually no weaknesses.
Senjutsu Chakra is a combination of natural energy, one's own physical energy, and spiritual energy, distributed in a 1:1:1 ratio. The stronger the body and spirit, the more Chakra one possesses, and the more Senjutsu Chakra one can create.
Combined with his increasing number of traits, it might even be possible to make Sage Mode a constant state.
It's important to remember that a Sage can activate it instantly. The official databook clearly stated that Hashirama could instantly activate Sage Mode, so there was no reason Kiyoshi couldn't achieve the same level.
At that time, if his body was constantly exposed to natural energy, could it undergo an unknown evolution?
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki himself said that Sage Art was a technique even the Ōtsutsuki clan didn't possess.
'Alright, let's try the power of demon-slaying.'
Kiyoshi poured Chakra into his blade, and Miko's Chakra surged forth.
Six-Tails immediately sensed a dangerous aura.
"Utakata, that Chakra… it makes me feel like I can't breathe." Six-Tails let out a muffled growl.
It was an extremely rare feeling of suppression. Besides the Uzumaki clan, who were skilled in Sealing Jutsu, the only one who could make it feel such a dangerous sense of confinement back then was Hashirama.
His Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands was a Jutsu left by the Sage of Six Paths, but the pink Chakra released by Kiyoshi was simply unheard of. It was strange and sacred, carrying a purifying aura that transcended common sense.
If he had to describe it, it was like the ethereal quality of a priestess.
"Suppressing a Tailed Beast?" Utakata's first thought was the Uzumaki Clan.
But Kiyoshi had black hair and the Uchiha clan crest on him. By all appearances, he had no connection to the Uzumaki Clan.
He watched Kiyoshi warily.
'I'll have to go to the Land of Demons again after some time.'
The blade in Kiyoshi's hand glowed brightly, and the priestess's Chakra from the gem swirled around the blade, flashing purplish-pink. This priestess's Chakra intertwined with Kiyoshi's own Chakra.
The 'Demon Slayer' attribute within his Chakra was activated, and the light blazed fiercely.
At this moment, [Gluttonous Maw (Blue)] caused the energy Kiyoshi had accumulated in his body by eating to gush out, and the absorption of military ration pills reached maximum efficiency.
The color of the illusory spirit snake encircling Kiyoshi in his Sage Mode gradually became the same as the blade, filled with an inexplicable charm.
"Sage Art: Illusory Snake Sealing!"
He let out a soft cry, and the spirit snake suddenly elongated, its head ferocious, its body massive, instantly spanning dozens of meters, and fiercely bit the enormous body of the Six-Tails.
As a thousand-year-old clan, the Uchiha clan had more or less inherited some Sealing Jutsu. To enter the secret room beneath the Naka Shrine, one had to use Sealing Jutsu to move a large square stone. By analogy, Kiyoshi could now create some Ninjutsu himself.
For example, his previous Sage Art: Electric Net.
This current move was a new technique formed by Kiyoshi integrating Genjutsu, Senjutsu, and Sealing Jutsu, primarily relying on Senjutsu as its medium.
The feedback from his ocular power and the bonuses from the traits continuously elevated Kiyoshi's talent, giving him the ability to absorb everything and take its essence. Actions that were difficult for others were commonplace for him.
Roar!
Utakata continuously manipulated the Tailed Beast's body, trying to tear apart these spirit snakes, but the next moment, a chilling, invisible ocular power was poured into him again.
Sharingan!
Clang!
At that moment, Utakata's body stiffened, the flow of Chakra within him was obstructed, and his entire body was firmly restrained as if by invisible shackles. Under various factors, he felt confined and was unable to move his entire body.
Those illusory spirit snakes furiously gnawed and bound the Six-Tails, each one as large as his tail.