Chapter 92: Decisive Battle Intelligence

After some experimentation, Uchiha Feiyu finally obtained all the data on the Breaking Evil Blade; overall, he was quite satisfied.

The effect of breaking through energy defenses does not have a very wide range of application in the Ninja World; aside from the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it is likely difficult to find other forms of energy-based body protection.

The Uchiha's Susanoo could be considered a form of energy-based body protection, but unfortunately, the range of the Kusanagi Sword's energy-breaking effect is limited to the blade's edge, and even with the ability to extend and retract, it is very inconvenient to use.

On the contrary, the effect of causing damage to the Soul is, in Uchiha Feiyu's view, more useful, especially suitable for high-level matches; things like Medical Ninjutsu, super-speed recovery, and the Undying Body are all restrained by the Evil-Breaking Qi.

Moreover, after being modified into a magical tool, the Kusanagi Sword's own sharpness, durability, and energy conductivity have all been improved to a certain extent; it was already a first-class famous sword, and now it is the top-tier precious blade of the Ninja World, which can be considered an unexpected joy.

With a weapon capable of restraining the Raikage, Uchiha Feiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief; if he were to encounter the Third Raikage again next time, he might still not have much confidence, but if he were to encounter the Fourth Raikage, then Uchiha Feiyu would be able to harvest a high-quality Soul.

Once he kills a few hundred more people and the Breaking Evil Blade is completely perfected, in a first-strike kill scenario, even the Third Raikage could potentially be finished off directly!

However, when Uchiha Feiyu returned to the command post, prepared to continue asking Orochimaru for missions, he received new information:

"Preparing to start the decisive battle? Kumogakure has issued a declaration of war?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Feiyu and rolled his eyes:

"It is not that Kumogakure issued a declaration of war, but that we must quickly force the Cloud Ninja into a decisive battle; do not forget, this is the Land of Fire!"

"If we continue to stand off like this, Kumogakure will likely have finished looting this entire region of the Land of Fire!"

In the past, battles between the major Ninja Villages basically took place within the small countries at the borders; no matter how the fighting turned out, even if the land was scorched for a thousand miles, the ones suffering would not be the Five Great Nations themselves.

As a result, this time, Konoha was pushed directly to its high ground; this is not playing Honor of Kings, the high ground has no Power Level bonus, and on the contrary, there are quite a lot of valuable pots and jars at home.

Although the Land of Lightning cannot be called poor, it is clearly not as wealthy as the Land of Fire; a group of barbarians from the Cloud Ninja entering the Land of Fire is simply like a Rat entering a rice jar, and they can easily loot a large amount of wealth.

But this wealth is all being cut from the flesh of the Land of Fire; the Fire Daimyo has been in a state of extreme anxiety during this period, sending one letter after another, urging the Leaf Ninja to quickly drive the Cloud Ninja away.

Not only that, having other Ninja Villages invade one's own country is also a huge blow to Konoha's reputation; Konoha's mission execution system is almost entirely supported by its reputation, and once the citizens of the Land of Fire lose confidence in Konoha, missions will immediately be lost in large numbers.

Under these circumstances, Konoha cannot help but be anxious, because for every extra day the Cloud Ninja stay in the Land of Fire, Konoha's losses increase by a portion; anyone would be anxious in this situation!

"So that's how it is."

Uchiha Feiyu nodded indifferently; as a lone wolf, he had no interest in the specific operations of Konoha, but thinking about it carefully, he could understand Konoha's current predicament.

"In other words, the real big battle is about to start? Is Kumogakure willing to have a decisive battle with us? They are the ones taking advantage right now; as long as they hold their position, we can only chew hard on their camp."

"Rest assured, the head you sent back is very useful; the ninja of the Yamanaka Clan dug out quite a bit of intelligence from it."

"Relying on this intelligence, we have a detailed understanding of the Cloud Ninja's logistics transport, resource and material storage points, patrol routes, and Barrier Technique, even if the Cloud Ninja want to make adjustments, the results will not be very significant in such a short time."

"Taking advantage of this time to cut off the opponent's logistics, kill the opponent's patrol teams, and destroy the opponent's supplies, with the temperament of those Cloud Ninja barbarians, they certainly won't let it go at that time!"

"Forcing the opponent to come out for a decisive battle? That is indeed a good strategy."

"So this mission is entrusted to you and Minato-kun!"

Uchiha Feiyu blinked, suddenly looking a bit dumbfounded:

"Uh, the difficulty of this mission is a bit high, right? Isn't Namikaze Minato alone enough? He has the Flying Thunder God Technique and is not afraid of being surrounded deep behind enemy lines."

Orochimaru sighed softly; he had long understood the personality of this disciple of his and knew very well how difficult it was to get him to execute those dangerous missions, but fortunately, he had also made some preparations:

"If this mission is successful, I can teach you both the Soft Physique Modification and the Cell Activation; these two ninjutsu are truly my bottom-of-the-box treasures."

Soft Physique Modification and Cell Activation, among the many Forbidden Technique that Orochimaru knows, seem inconspicuous, but in reality, they are the true foundational ninjutsu.

Soft Physique Modification can significantly increase the flexibility of the physical body, thereby unleashing bizarre attacks, and the softened body can also increase one's own explosive power.

In addition, Soft Physique Modification can also improve resistance to blunt strikes; Orochimaru can even rely on this to withstand Tsunade's Strength of a Hundred, and it can be said that the core of Orochimaru's taijutsu is the Soft Physique Modification.

And Cell Activation, to a certain extent, is quite similar to the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, stimulating one's own cells continuously to strengthen one's physical strength, reaction nerves, and increase one's chakra.

Although it does not have the astonishing Power Level of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Cell Activation is more gentle and precise, capable of excavating potential to the maximum extent and supplementing the physical body.

Furthermore, these two types of ninjutsu also possess complementary effects; practicing both can allow an ordinary ninja to obtain the foundation to become a Jonin.

It should be known that there is no true, systematic method in the ninja world to improve the essence of life; the so-called Chakra Refining Technique, as the name suggests, is also just a technique.

Therefore, theoretically, from the moment every ninja is born, the limits of their chakra and physical talent are already fixed.

Cell Activation plus Soft Physique Modification belongs to the extremely rare type of ninjutsu that can improve a ninja's talent limits post-natally, and Uchiha Feiyu was naturally extremely interested in this.

It was just that in the past, he and Orochimaru were master and disciple in name, but in reality, it was only a relationship of interests; Orochimaru had never taught him these bottom-of-the-box foundational ninjutsu.

"These two ninjutsu are quite good, but they don't help me that much anymore."

Although he had already been moved in his heart, a look of hesitation appeared on Uchiha Feiyu's face; he did not agree immediately, but instead tentatively wanted more.

"So what do you mean?"

"I want something else, for example—Hashirama Cell!"

(End of chapter)