Naruto: Cultivating to Immortality

Chapter 107 Sakumo Hatake

"So annoying." Hyuga Kanan muttered to himself. He was really annoyed by the Konoha ninjas, who kept coming to cause him trouble. It seemed that he had been too accommodating to them, making them somewhat unaware of the realities of the ninja world.

In this cruel world, Danzo seems to have gotten used to lording it over Konoha and has forgotten that the ninja world has always been about strength. Konoha was established because of the overwhelming power of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

It seems I need to make sure that Shimura Danzo remembers the reality of the ninja world.

Hyuga Kanan was determined to teach this powerful high-ranking official in Konoha a lesson, and his aura surged dramatically. The surrounding air was shattered by this surge, and cracks appeared in the ground. This time, Hyuga Kanan was going all out, preparing to unleash his full power to teach everyone in Konoha a profound lesson and deter those in Konoha who harbored ill intentions towards him. Otherwise, countless people like Danzo would continue to cause him trouble in the future.

At the same time, his divine sense rapidly spread out, directly locking onto all the Root ninjas in the vicinity. He intended to quickly eliminate these troublesome ninjas, and also teach Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others who were rushing over from afar a profound lesson.

They clearly knew Danzo was coming to cause trouble, but they still wanted to watch from the sidelines and reap the benefits. So they decided to use the lives of these Root ninjas and Danzo to give him a warning.

Danzo Shimura felt himself being suppressed by an inexplicable aura, his body completely immobilized, unable to move an inch. Furthermore, the killing intent emanating from Kanan Hyuga proved that Kanan was truly intent on killing. The surrounding Root ninjas also found themselves unable to move, frozen in place by the overwhelming aura.

Hyuga Kanan glanced in one direction, then stomped his foot on the ground and moved swiftly. A white blur flashed past the Root ninja in the blink of an eye.

Soon, Hyuga Kanan returned to his original position, turned around and looked in one direction, his aura surging towards that direction.

All the Root ninjas collapsed to the ground, including Danzo, who lay paralyzed and unresponsive.

Hyuga Kanan didn't even glance at the Root ninjas. Instead, he concentrated all his energy in one direction and charged straight towards it. Ripples of water surrounded his body, while the lake water beside him continuously converged into the air.

The lake water transformed into several water dragons, which roared and appeared around Hyuga Kanan. Hyuga Kanan flashed and appeared on one of the water dragons, simultaneously swinging his arm in that direction. The water dragons surrounding Hyuga Kanan roared and charged forward.

At that moment, Sakumo Hatake, seeing the oncoming water dragon, gripped the short sword behind him and gathered chakra. He instantly drew the sword and swung it towards the water dragon. A giant sword shadow quickly formed on the short sword, slashing fiercely at the water dragon.

"Boom!" The blade cleaved the water dragon in two and continued toward Hyuga Kanan.

Hyuga Kanan simply waved his arm, and the water dragon that had been severed reappeared and coalesced, continuously swirling and entangled around the sword shadow, while simultaneously tightening its grip. The lake water continued to converge towards the water dragon, which in turn continued to shrink.

With a "whoosh!" The water dragon's rapid contraction crushed the massive sword shadow, then roared as it continued its charge towards Hatake Sakumo. At the same time, a large amount of water surged around Hatake Sakumo, forming countless water whips that bound him.

Hatake Sakumo didn't dodge, but instead quickly wielded the short sword in his hand. The huge blade formed from chakra slashed around him continuously. The water whip that didn't even get close to him was cut in half, and the sword shadows continued to spread outwards, carving grooves into the ground.

At the same time, Hatake Sakumo's figure began to rapidly approach Hyuga Kanan, his short sword still wielded, constantly slicing through the water whips and water dragons blocking his path, unable to hinder him in the slightest. His sword flashed, shattering all obstacles around him, clearing a clear path for him.

Hyuga Kanan watched the figure rapidly approaching him, knowing that these small tricks could only add a little obstacle to the opponent and could not truly stop the opponent's attack, but the real tricks were not so easy for the opponent to cut through.

Hyuga Kanan glanced at the other's figure, and when he saw that the distance was about right, he clapped his hands together and shouted at Hatake Sakumo who was charging towards him.

Ice Age!

The lake water that was originally scattered around Hatake Sakumo began to emit bursts of cold air, and the ground quickly condensed into wisps of white frost, gathering towards the figure of the opponent and gradually forming a huge ice crystal castle that directly enveloped him. Moreover, the frost continued to grow larger and thicker, encompassing the entire area and forming a huge ice cave, with Hatake Sakumo at the center of the huge ice frost castle.

In fact, Hyuga Kanan's initial water dragon attack was to continuously gather lake water towards Hatake Sakumo, surrounding him with lake water to prepare for the current freezing attack, which could directly freeze him and at the same time continuously deplete the sharpness of his blade.

Hyuga Kanan could directly gather water elements from the air and turn them into frost, but such water elements were too scarce, making it difficult for the resulting frost to trap the opponent, and the energy consumption was too great. Since he was currently near the lake, and the opponent had no information about his strength, it was quite normal for him to trap them.

Although he was wary of the opponent's powerful offensive capabilities, he could gradually weaken the opponent's edge and wear down their attacks in an environment that was favorable to him, thus establishing an absolute advantage for himself.

In this environment, Hyuga Kanan could completely suppress his opponent, and even if other members of Konoha attacked him, he would remain undefeated. He could control whether to fight or retreat. Moreover, his studies during this period had allowed him to master and understand many ninja techniques. Even if the opponent used sealing techniques or barrier techniques, he would be able to detect them in advance and evade them. He could even use these techniques to launch a surprise attack on Konoha.

A tremendous roar still echoed from within the Frost Castle, as ice crystals were continuously shattered. However, Hyuga Kanan continued to inject energy into the castle from the outside, while simultaneously increasing his manipulation of water elements. The shattered ice crystals quickly regenerated, and the chill intensified, causing frost to appear on the opponent's eyebrows, thus accelerating the depletion of the opponent's chakra and the sharpness of his blade.

The Anbu members standing nearby were also dumbfounded. This was the first time they had witnessed such an intense battle. They hadn't even had time to react before the Root ninja and Lord Danzo were already down, and they didn't know their current condition. The one who had attacked earlier, presumably Anbu Chief Hatake Sakumo, was also trapped inside the Frost Castle. Moreover, judging from Hyuga Kanan's relaxed expression, he was clearly not under any pressure.

They were sent to monitor the other party, but since the other party was a member of the Hyuga clan, it was impossible to hide it from them. They had been following the other party for a long time without the other party attacking them, which proved that the other party did not care about being monitored. However, the actions of these Root ninjas had obviously angered the other party. For now, they should wait for the Hokage to arrive before taking orders.

Hyuga Kanan activated his Byakugan, looking at Hatake Sakumo in the Frost Castle with a disdainful smile. He had attacked Hatake Sakumo directly earlier because he sensed the latter's murderous intent upon his arrival.

Clearly, the other party wanted to attack him directly, and even wanted to kill him.

In this situation, Hyuga Kanan had no idea what the other party was thinking; he couldn't fathom it at all. If the other party had a very good relationship with Danzo, then Hyuga Kanan could barely understand it, but the other party and Danzo were completely different people, and could even be said to be rivals.

Upon arriving, he was immediately filled with murderous intent, a situation that Hyuga Kanan couldn't understand at all. If it were Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hyuga Kanan could understand it, after all, Shimura Danzo was Hiruzen Sarutobi's childhood friend, and they had gone through countless life-and-death crises together. Seeing him attack his old friend, it would be perfectly normal for him to show murderous intent towards him.

But now the situation is completely reversed. Hiruzen Sarutobi is still watching him make a move steadily, showing no intention of intervening, while Sakumo Hatake is showing a strong killing intent towards him.

At this moment, Sakumo Hatake, who was trapped in the Frost Castle, also felt that the situation was not good. He knew that he could not continue to be trapped like this. He also sensed that countless cold energies were constantly consuming his chakra and physical strength. If this continued, he would be worn down to death. Moreover, the opponent should know that it was impossible to really kill him by relying on this method. The fact that the opponent's aura was still locked on him was the best proof.

Hatake Sakumo was beginning to truly bare his fangs. He hadn't fully revealed his strength in Konoha precisely because he didn't want to cause real turmoil in the village. Even someone as politically astute as him sensed something was amiss in Konoha. He could accept the Daimyo's arrangement for him to become Hokage, but that was a normal succession. He didn't want to cause unrest in Konoha. However, if he displayed strength completely surpassing the Third Hokage, the Daimyo would directly pressure the Third Hokage to relinquish the position to Hatake Sakumo, whose strength far exceeded his own, potentially leading to political upheaval in Konoha.