Chapter 500: Zoffy makes a guest appearance

"Kagami, we will definitely come back to pick you up!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes shimmered with a faint light. Knowing that he could not play a role on the battlefield, he bowed to Uchiha Kagami, who had taken the initiative to stay behind.

"Before that, please, you must hold on."

"Being so indecisive doesn't look like your style."

Uchiha Kagami smiled freely, turned around, waved at his teammates who wore guilty expressions, and then rushed alone toward the two mountain-like giant Wood Statues.

"KAGAMI!!!"

Watching Uchiha Kagami's lonely, indomitable back, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others instantly had tears in their eyes. At this moment, they would remember him forever.

Senju Tobirama also leaped to follow his disciple's footsteps, his slightly puzzled gaze falling on the strange ninja tool with a changed shape in Kagami's hand.

He remembered that when Kagami had transformed into the blue giant with a pointed head before, the item he used shouldn't have been this bloated.

"Kagami, this is?"

"Oh? That previous transformation device malfunctioned. This is the upgraded version Uncle Gin just made."

Kagami, while running, paused for a moment, held the blue gem cone with gorgeous gold edges in his hand up to his face, and gave a serious explanation.

"Sodastine~"

Hearing the word "malfunction," Senju Tobirama's expression instantly became unnatural, and he dodged the question with a perfunctory remark. Fortunately, Kagami's attention was not on him, so he did not notice this subtle abnormality.

"Teacher, I'll hold off the two Wood Statues later. I'll leave that clone to you."

Uchiha Kagami's gaze was very firm, taking on the most difficult task alone.

"Good."

Manipulating two Wood Statues at the same time would inevitably consume a lot of energy. If that were the case, the clone's combat power would be greatly reduced, and Senju Tobirama's chances of winning would increase by a few points.

"I'm going in!"

After assigning their respective targets, Uchiha Kagami nodded and slowly pulled out a card exuding a rich, cold aura from his chest. Senju Tobirama, with sharp eyes, glanced at it, and his pupils shrank slightly.

On the card, it was not Uchiha Madara's dark blue Tengu Susanoo, but another red giant exuding a predatory aura.

He had an impression of this color giant; its owner was one of the Mangekyo users responsible for guarding the Tailed Beasts back then.

"Auntie Hikari, please lend me your power!"

Uchiha Kagami raised the red Susanoo card and stuck it onto the transformation device. The card instantly turned into a stream of light and merged into it. The blue gem with gold edges then burst out with a dazzling red light.

Holding the handle of the blue gem cone in his right hand, he placed it in front of his left chest. As the light on the surface of the gem became more and more blinding, Kagami, with a firm gaze, extended the blue gem cone over his head.

"GAIA!!!"

The red Susanoo power in the blue gem cone was released due to Kagami's call. After enveloping his whole body, it turned into a red light and rushed into the clouds.

"That is..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others, who had already run several miles away, felt something and suddenly turned their heads, seeing that dazzling beam of light. The shock in their hearts only increased.

*Rumble! *

As the light dissipated, a sturdy figure landed steadily. Perhaps because of his exaggerated tonnage, when the red giant landed, he assumed a half-squatting posture to dissipate the gravity.

The terrifying force poured in from his feet, causing the ground within hundreds of meters to rumble. Sand and stones mixed with the wreckage of trees were shaken up to a height of tens of meters.

*Crackle~ Crackle~*

Accompanied by the falling dust and gravel, the Destroyer of the Earth made a brilliant entrance.

"Ha!"

The red giant assumed a cool starting pose, and a long, deep battle cry rang out.

"Kagami..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others wore complex expressions. They usually didn't notice how much of a gap there was between them and Uchiha Kagami.

But when it came to critical moments, the chasm between them was laid out in front of them, making them realize their own weakness.

"Ugh..."

Danzo currently looked like he had eaten three pounds of lemons, his whole body exuding a sourness that made people want to stay away. He might as well have written "I want that" on his face.

He also wanted to transform.

"Let's go, we must believe in Kagami."

Finally, after taking one last lingering look at the red, towering giant in the distance, Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Danzo on the shoulder and called for the others to continue running.

On the battlefield, Kagami, full of explosive power, squeezed his fists in disbelief.

"Actually this strong."

As a human host who had used Uchiha Madara's Susanoo card to transform, Kagami naturally had a judgment of the power after transformation.

The giant currently transformed using Uchiha Hikari's Susanoo card was actually much stronger in power than the previous blue giant.

But now was not the time to compare values. The time for this transformation was still limited, and he had to take down these two Wood Statues before the light turned on.

"Ha!"

Quickly collecting his mind, Uchiha Kagami strode forward, rushing toward the two Wood Statues that were eyeing him covetously, bringing about a rumbling, earth-shaking movement.

The clone seemed to feel the threat from the red giant, and for the first time, a frowning expression appeared on its calm face.

"Hi!"

The two hands clasped together violently, and the Wood Statue beneath its feet immediately assumed a fighting stance, a pair of giant hands raised in front of it, waiting for a wrestling match with the red giant.

*Boom!!! *

Uchiha Kagami changed his posture less than a hundred meters away from the Wood Statue, turned sideways, and delivered a solid "Iron Mountain Shoulder" to one of the Wood Statues. The terrifying impact pushed the sturdy Wood Statue back hundreds of meters, its feet plowing two deep gullies into the ground.

*Boom! *

The other Wood Statue took the opportunity to raise its fist and smash it toward Kagami's exposed back, but it was detected by the latter in advance.

*Rumble~*

Taking advantage of the momentum, he performed a roll, narrowly dodging the Wood Statue's sneak attack. And in the moment he stood up, he shot a red-white crescent-shaped light bullet from his hand, like a sharp shuriken, accurately hitting the Wood Statue's dull face, knocking it back dozens of meters.

"Well done!"

Seeing his disciple fighting with ease, Senju Tobirama couldn't help but praise him, his gaze falling on the top of the first Wood Statue that had been knocked flying.

As a teacher, he couldn't be a "lay-down-and-win" dog.

Although the Flying Thunder God Technique was suppressed, his Body Flicker Technique was still there. As one of the fastest ninjas in the Ninja World, Senju Tobirama's Body Flicker Technique could be said to be second to none.

*Whoosh~*

The clone standing on top of the Wood Statue was concentrating on using one mind for two purposes, manipulating the two Wood Statues in an attempt to flank Kagami, but it didn't expect a sharp sound of breaking air to come from behind.

*Boom! *

Fortunately, having inherited Senju Hashirama's extraordinary reflexes, the moment before the buzzing Hard Vortex Water Blade pierced its head, the clone suddenly turned around and raised its fists, steadily bracing Senju Tobirama's arm.

*Buzz buzz buzz~*

The high-frequency rotating water blade stopped just a few centimeters from the tip of its nose. Senju Tobirama frowned, a bit surprised by the opponent's reaction speed.

However, knowing the gap in their physical constitutions, he did not continue to consume energy, but instead withdrew his arm in time and vanished from the spot the moment the clone raised its leg to kick.

"As expected, it's not that simple."

Senju Tobirama's figure landed not far away with a trace of regret on his face. He didn't expect the clone to have perfectly inherited his older brother's reflexes; otherwise, that strike just now, even if it didn't kill him, would have cost him half his life.

On the other side, due to Senju Tobirama's distraction, the Wood Statues had a temporary pause. Uchiha Kagami seized the opportunity and outputted wildly against one of the Wood Statues.

*Rumble! *

After a flurry of punches and kicks, the Wood Statue collapsed to the ground. Uchiha Kagami turned his head and locked his target on the Wood Statue where the clone was standing.

"Ha!"

Without any hesitation, he bent his knees and leaped, his sturdy body drawing a perfect arc in mid-air, his raised fist falling with unstoppable momentum.

"Wood Style: Cloth-Wrapping Technique."

Facing the fist about to smash into him in mid-air, the clone showed no panic. Its palm, glowing with Wood Style power, slammed into the ground. Hearing a rumbling sound, the ground began to roll.

The next moment, countless wooden giant hands broke through the ground, grabbing toward the red giant in mid-air at high speed. Due to the suddenness, Uchiha Kagami didn't have time to react and was grabbed by the ankle.

*Bang! *

The giant body landed in a sorry state, smashing heavily onto the ground, making a deafening rumbling sound.

Before Kagami could stand up, those giant hands swarmed over, instantly submerging him, staging a "binding play." No matter how he struggled, it was to no avail.

"Damn it..."

Not only was his movement restricted, but these wooden giant hands were actually slowly absorbing his already limited power. The red Susanoo power flowed out along the blue gem timer on his chest, which was like a decoration, and was instantly refined by the wooden giant hands.

*Beep! ~ Beep! ~ Beep! ~*

A few seconds later, the blue timer flashed a red light, and the urgent beeping sound followed. Kagami felt his whole body become incomparably heavy, his originally raised arms slowly drooping, and the light in his goose-egg-shaped eyes gradually dimmed.

"Kagami! Don't give up!"

Senju Tobirama leaped high, the speed of his hand seals dazzling. His mouth suddenly bulged, and a rapid high-pressure water column sprayed out.

"Water Style: Water Severing Wave!"

This move was Senju Tobirama's strongest ninjutsu at the moment. The water column, which could even cut Uchiha Izuna's Susanoo, hissed accurately toward the clone who was concentrating on manipulating the Cloth-Wrapping Technique.

This action of his completely annoyed the opponent. The clone's gaze condensed, and it leaped up. Senju Tobirama followed and pursued, the water column drawing an upward arc in mid-air.

Seeing that he was about to catch up to the clone that had leaped up, a flash of excitement appeared in Senju Tobirama's eyes.

Unexpectedly, the next second, he found himself tightly gripped by a giant hand. In pain, he had to interrupt the release of the Water Severing Wave.

It turned out to be the Wood Statue. In the gap while he was concentrating on pursuing the clone, the Wood Statue that received the order struck fiercely, pinching Senju Tobirama in its hand.

"Ah!"

Senju Tobirama wanted to use the Substitution Technique to escape, but found that the chakra in his body was flowing away rapidly. For a time, he couldn't release any ninjutsu, and even lifting a finger was a luxury.

*Tap~*

The clone's figure landed. Senju Tobirama struggled to lift his head, looking at the expressionless enemy in front of him, a bitter expression appearing on his face.

After losing the Flying Thunder God Technique, his performance was actually so unbearable.

Most of his skills came from space-time power. Without those famous ninjutsu to rely on, he could only be considered an ordinary Kage-level weakling.

"Kagami, Teacher is sorry for you..."

Senju Tobirama closed his eyes in despair. His body had special circumstances; if he died, he died, and there would be no loss.

But Uchiha Kagami was different. Was this disciple, who had just been given a heavy responsibility by him, going to die young?

"How should I explain this to that curly-haired guy?"

Turning his head to look at Uchiha Kagami, whose red light was beeping, Senju Tobirama had already started to consider the forbidden technique topic of resurrecting the dead. Otherwise, based on Uchiha Gin's temper, he basically shouldn't think about closing his eyes and sleeping in the future.

*Beep~ Beep~ Beep~*

At this time on the field, only the gradually weakening beeping sound remained. The red giant transformed by Uchiha Kagami began to become illusory, as if it would turn into light particles and dissipate between heaven and earth the next moment.

"Am I going to die?"

In a pitch-black space, Uchiha Kagami, who had lost consciousness, felt that he was falling at a very high speed.

"Space Superman..."

"Open your eyes."

"Who is it?"

In a daze, a familiar voice echoed in Uchiha Kagami's ears. He struggled to open his eyes, only to see a blurry, giant figure watching him in front of him.

On the opponent's pointed head, there was actually a fire burning fiercely, looking exceptionally terrifying.

"I am... Zoffy~"

Zoffy?

Who is that?

Kagami, whose consciousness was still very blurry, was confused. He didn't know the strange giant with fire on its head.

"I am from Nebula M78... Sigh~ Forget it."

The blurry-shaped giant raised its fist, looking like it wanted to say a few more words, but seeing Kagami, who was about to extinguish his light, it had to put down its arm with regret and instead sent over a wisp of black light.

The black light, exuding a profound aura, compressed and condensed in front of Uchiha Kagami, finally turning into a card flickering with an inexplicable light.

Feeling the familiar aura carried on the card, Kagami subconsciously pinched it in his hand.

*Clang! *

Hearing a crisp sound, the dark space began to shatter, and the blurry giant also dissipated. Uchiha Kagami blinked in confusion and focused his gaze on the brand-new card in his hand.

"This is..."

Looking at the strange dark Susanoo on the card, Kagami hadn't thought much before the card took the lead and turned into a stream of light, pouring into his body.

*Beep beep... beep... *

In reality, under the restraint of countless wooden giant hands, the timer flashing on the red giant's chest finally lost its sound. Senju Tobirama, unable to bear seeing his disciple's miserable state, closed his eyes in despair.

He realized his own weakness. At this moment, Senju Tobirama craved power.

*Beep! Beep! Beep! Buzz——*

However, the next second, the urgent beeping sound actually rang out again. Senju Tobirama, immersed in sadness, suddenly opened his eyes and struggled to turn his head.

The frequency of the flashing on the red giant's chest gradually stabilized, and the timer finally returned to blue.

A gentle light spilled down from the sky, enveloping the red giant. As the light faded, a black pattern exuding a profound aura appeared on his sturdy chest muscles.

"Ha!"

Easily tearing apart the wooden giant hands wrapped around his body, Kagami, who had just fallen, actually stood up miraculously again.

*Rumble! *

The clone's brow furrowed slightly, and its hands clasped together. The Wood Statue that received the order surrounded the resurrected Kagami again.

Looking at the two Arhat Wood Statues exuding dangerous auras, Uchiha Kagami took a step forward and assumed a very cool starting pose.

"I cannot fall, because behind me are the lights of ten thousand homes." (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 501 =====