Chapter 281: Beheading the White Snake (Great Fortune in the Year of the Snake)

Boom!

The power of the Scarlet Rot was like a massive shockwave, accompanying the blooming of that flower, striking out indiscriminately in all directions.

All living power withered within this curse of Scarlet Rot.

Whether it was that nearly hundred-meter-long purple-black giant snake, the forest of trees summoned by the Wood Release, or Senju Hashirama atop the thousand-meter giant Buddha.

Senju Hashirama looked at the scarlet luster staining his body; he could feel his life force beginning to decay rapidly.

To him, this was an incredibly inconceivable phenomenon.

As the most powerful individual of the Senju Clan, Senju Hashirama was practically an Immortal Body on the battlefield, and after the Edo Tensei, although he lacked that Sage Body, his Edo Tensei vessel was similarly indestructible by conventional power.

Yet the Scarlet Rot power adhering to his body did not destroy his physical form, but instead clung to it, causing the vitality within his body to begin to decay.

Hiss~

Amidst the terrifying hissing, parts of the White Snake Sage's body were also stained by the curse of the Scarlet Rot. This white snake utilized the natural energy it had absorbed and accumulated over a thousand years; in an instant, its massive body began to petrify from the tail end, as if turning into a stalactite.

Bai Cangshu appeared from the wind; he emerged high in the air, and at this moment, he descended upon the wind—he alone had dodged this strike.

Bai Cangshu landed from the air onto the White Snake Sage's massive body. Watching the giant snake, which was beginning to petrify as it tried to use this method to avoid the Scarlet Rot curse, he suddenly threw a punch.

Bang.

The intense force pierced through the white snake's massive body and blasted into the interior of the Golden Tree.

But the white snake was massive in size, and at this moment, it seemed to have no reaction at all. Seeing this display, the smile on Bai Cangshu's face grew even wider.

Among all types of defenses, the one he feared the least was this kind, which relied on its own powerful vitality or strong defense to take his attacks head-on.

Bai Cangshu spread his hands, one high and one low.

An intense Killing Intent Wave was activated from within his body, and in an instant, purple killing intent surged and erupted, as if drowning Heaven and Earth.

Tianyi, who had risen from the Scarlet Rot Flower, was completely naked. She seemed to have foreseen everything long ago. Looking at the Golden Tree, which had been blasted open with a huge wound by her rot, she was now much taller in stature and walked straight inside.

It was already certain that the era of the Golden Order could not descend by her hand, so she had to complete her objective at the very end.

The moment she walked into the Golden Tree, the world went dark, followed by boundless Killing Intent Waves surging around the Golden Tree, regardless of whether it was the Senju Buddha statue eroded by the Scarlet Rot or that giant white snake that had likely lived for over a thousand years.

All were completely drowned by the killing intent.

Bang, bang, bang...

The sound of fists striking flesh erupted as densely as drumbeats.

Tianyi no longer looked. She walked into the interior of the Golden Tree and, as expected, saw a giant toad, so aged it seemed it could die at any moment, sitting in front of two youths.

Both youths had their eyes closed; one was wearing an orange tracksuit and goggles, while the other was wearing the jacket of the Uchiha Clan, simultaneously shrouded in the golden radiance of the Golden Order.

The two seemed immersed in that beautiful dream without death, unwilling to wake up.

Even though the Great Toad Sage kept stimulating them with Sage Art, neither of them woke up.

"Great Toad Sage, you shouldn't be able to be certain that these two are the so-called children of prophecy, so why bother wading into these muddy waters?"

Bang, bang!

Two puffs of smoke exploded, and two small, cape-wearing toads appeared before Tianyi; Fukasaku and Shima, two high-ranking members of Mount Myoboku, had also been summoned.

Both of these toads contained powerful Sage Chakra within their bodies; they were the perfect model of the fusion between this world's native power system and the Chakra taught by the Otsutsuki Clan.

Mount Myoboku was likely the one among the three spirit lands that intervened in the world the most, and also the place most deeply integrated with the Otsutsuki Clan.

The Great Toad Sage, Gamamaru, had a deep friendship with the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, and possessed powerful prophetic abilities, constantly intervening in the world's progress in his own way.

As Tianyi spoke, she walked toward the three sages. She slashed her right hand across her left, and blood dripped down; the fishy, rotten stench grew increasingly intense.

At the same time, Tianyi herself frowned slightly; the Scarlet Rot was beginning to erode her Spirit. This ability was powerful, but it also carried great risk; using it too many times carried the possibility of being eroded and occupied by the Outer God, the Goddess of Scarlet Rot.

The dripping blood continuously spread the curse of the Scarlet Rot. The terror of this power lay in this: as long as the Scarlet Rot descended, and as long as you were stained by this curse, then even if your power was greater than hers, you would at best reach a result of mutual destruction.

"Fukasaku, Shima, block her for two minutes; I must call these two children back."

The Great Toad Sage turned his head and continued to perform techniques on Naruto and Sasuke, but Tianyi knew very well that the opponent's carelessness was precisely the cause of their defeat.

Inside the Golden Tree, as Tianyi's blood continuously dripped onto the ground, vitality began to be lost. Sasuke and Naruto also seemed to sense something bad, and both frowned in their sleep.

They began to awaken from that golden slumber; the world where no one would ever die was decaying.

"Don't... don't go..."

Sasuke opened his eyes, and a golden luster already appeared in his pupils.

Watching this scene, the Great Toad Sage suddenly opened his mouth and inhaled, and Uzumaki Naruto's body flew from the center of the Golden Tree toward him.

Clearly, at the final moment, he had selected the child of prophecy in his heart.

Tianyi suddenly charged toward the three of them.

Waa~

Fukasaku and Shima opened their mouths simultaneously, emitting a terrifying croak.

Demonic Illusion Toad Confrontation Singing!

This type of sound-based Illusion Technique was extremely difficult to guard against. In an instant, it froze the charging Tianyi in place, clutching her forehead as if in great pain.

The next moment, her body began to swell and distort, then exploded with a bang into a large amount of filthy blood.

While the Scarlet Rot deepened once more, Tianyi's true form appeared behind the two toads. She grabbed Uzumaki Naruto in mid-air with one hand, and pitch-black shackles hung silently around Uzumaki Naruto's neck.

【Warning: You are attempting to capture an important Plot Character using the Special Item: Slave Shackles (Purple). This action will lead to unpredictable consequences.】

Tianyi revealed a terrifying smile.

Pfft!

A water jet like a laser pierced through Tianyi's body. As Tianyi's body exploded, the water jet simultaneously turned, cutting toward the space on the other side.

Tianyi happened to appear in that direction at that moment. Barriers had already appeared behind her; the Great Toad Sage did not intend to let her go.

But she had already experienced this scene many times through her talent, as if she had been prepared long ago.

A straw doll appeared in her hand, and the moment her body was blasted to pieces by the water bubble, the straw doll shattered first.

She dodged this attack, her figure began to fade, and along with Uzumaki Naruto, who had just opened his eyes, she slowly disappeared together.

"Tao Baibai, our grievances are settled..."

Boom!

A massive thud rang out, as if a weight of a thousand jun had smashed into the ground from high above.

Gamamaru pressed his palms together, and a giant crystal appeared; through the crystal, he cast the Telescope Technique to look outside the Golden Tree, into a patch of decaying ruins.

A tall man stood within a massive crater, holding the giant head of the White Snake in his hands, and pushed the fallen corpse of the White Snake toward the roots of the Golden Tree.

With the White Snake Sage as a sacrifice, summon the Golden Order to descend upon the world!

(End of chapter)