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"You don't really think I'm useless, do you?"

Uchiha Hikari snorted lightly, "Do you think the only ocular technique I used to hit Kinkaku was 'Tsukuyomi'?"

"Could it be…" Kamihane suddenly thought of something.

"It's another ocular technique from my left eye—'Yachikō·Kokūin'. While Kinkaku was trapped in the genjutsu space, I also imprinted him with it."

Uchiha Hikari raised her small face, her calm tone tinged with a faint sense of pride, "As long as I activate it, the 'Yachikō·Rinten' from my right eye can directly manipulate his chakra regardless of distance. How about it? The taste of Nine-Tails chakra… not bad, right?"

On the other side, Kinkaku was still lying unconscious on the ground. A red light flickered as the Tailed Beast Cloak actively peeled away from his body. On the back of his hand, the Mangekyō mark of Uchiha Hikari was clearly imprinted.

"Not just not bad…"

Hikari's expression stiffened.

"Heh~ heh~"

As the Nine-Tails chakra infused into him, Kamihane's complexion gradually turned flushed. He panted heavily, the cold chakra seemingly merging with the Tailed Beast chakra, burning like molten lava.

"With this chakra, perhaps I can try that move..." Kamihane inexplicably grew excited, as the violent tailed beast's power seemed to influence one's emotions.

His eyes seemed to burn with flames, and the Mangekyō Sharingan glowed even brighter, emitting a faint crimson light. "Alright, decided. I'll use this move!"

"Uh…" Uchiha Hikari hesitated and asked, "Wait, what move are you going to use?"

Kamihane exhaled slightly as the chakra slowly gathered around him. A whirlwind began to swirl, growing more and more intense. His black hair whipped wildly, and his black robe fluttered like a battle flag. Uchiha Hikari was almost unable to keep her eyes open from the wind.

"Hikari, watch closely. This is how you use Susanoo!"

Kamihane slightly gathered his strength, and the chakra erupted explosively, "Susanoo·Third Stage·Karasu Tengu!"

Black energy rapidly expanded, like boiling magma. The half-bodied giant roared, and its body quickly grew dense armor, resembling black scales that opened and closed in sequence from back to front, emitting crisp metallic clinks.

When the Karasu Tengu helmet covered its head, a half-masked visor revealed a radiant white face. The entire armor tightened, and a pair of brilliant blue eyes shot out light!

The Third Stage Susanoo, built upon the original Susanoo with the addition of Karasu Tengu armor, had its size increased several times, its defense greatly enhanced, and its arsenal of weapons expanded, even including legendary artifacts.

This Susanoo was immensely powerful, but the chakra consumption also increased significantly, and it was highly unstable. Ordinary Mangekyō users could hardly maintain this form for long, as it represented the limit of ordinary Mangekyō.

The Karasu Tengu Susanoo's massive size and imposing presence made it almost as large as a small hill. Against its backdrop, the black sea of fire seemed like mere decoration.

"My turn!"

Kamihane's eyes shot out red light. The Susanoo's large hand swung, scattering dozens of black magatama across the sky, causing Ginkaku to flee in terror, clutching his Bashōsen and running.

Previously, Kamihane had to maintain the Susanoo's strength and couldn't spare the effort to deal with Ginkaku. But now, with the armor's enhancement, the Susanoo became much more durable, and Kamihane could finally counterattack.

The sky was filled with Yasaka Magatama, thrown out like scattering beans.

Ginkaku waved the Bashōsen, summoning a large amount of sand and a hurricane to block them momentarily. But the magatama surged against the current, nearly slicing off his head!

While Kamihane blocked Ginkaku's movements, he used the Susanoo's other two hands to rub together a black light. A dark, deep aura flowed, and the shape of a long-handled weapon gradually emerged.

"Hum—"

The black light solidified into a tangible form, with a dark golden sharpness flowing along the long handle. It was a massive spear!

The spear's shaft was straight, and its tip was sharp, as dazzling as lightning. The handle was carved with ancient, obscure patterns, exuding a linear beauty. The chilling aura was terrifying even from a distance, like a dragon ready to pounce—ferocious and savage, yet still agile and elegant.

"Divine Artifact·Totsuka no Aramasa."

The four-armed giant gripped the spear's handle, slowly pulling it back. Several magatama forced Ginkaku to descend from mid-air. Kamihane seized the moment, aimed at Ginkaku's landing point, and hurled the spear with all his might!

"Whoosh!"

The giant spear shot through the air like a black thunderbolt, so fast that a white shockwave burst from its tail!

Ginkaku stared at the dark, menacing spearhead, feeling the threat of death for the first time. His pupils shrank to pinpoints.

In this critical moment, he hastily used the Crimson Gourd to deflect the attack. The spear, carrying immense force, shattered the gourd with a single strike!

The legendary artifact of the Sage of Six Paths thus met its end in a dim and unceremonious manner.

The spearhead pierced the ground, unleashing an overwhelming shockwave. The black light spread, and amidst the rumbling, the earth shook violently.

"Huff… huff…"

Ginkaku crawled up from the ground, gasping for breath. He had been blasted away, his exoskeleton shattered, and the red light around his body had dimmed considerably.

"You little brat, you almost got me, hahaha…" He grinned wildly, his eyes flashing with the joy of surviving a near-death experience.

Kamihane's lips curled slightly, "Is that so?"

The giant black spear did not disappear. As ancient and intricate runes lit up along its shaft, a ripple suddenly spread across the ground!

At that moment, the gravity within a radius of several hundred meters increased hundreds of times. The ground collapsed with a thunderous roar, and even the air became heavy!

Ginkaku's body instantly bent forward, his knees cracking, and his spine emitting unbearable creaks. It felt as if he was being dragged toward hell by ghosts from an endless abyss!

"Damn… what… is this…"

He tried to lift his head, but it was truly impossible. Even raising a single foot required immense effort.

"Totsuka no Aramasa," the legendary spear said to be imbued with the law of gravity, not only enhanced the spear itself with gravity but also created a domain that subjected everything within a certain range to dozens or even hundreds of times the normal gravity.

Ginkaku fell to his knees with a "thud," his hands struggling to support himself on the ground, trembling like a sieve, resembling a bamboo stalk bent under pressure.

Although his body could withstand the extreme gravity, the blood in his body would pool downward, causing his brain to suffer from lack of blood and oxygen. He had no choice but to lower his head in a bowing posture to prevent his brain from losing blood.

"Damn it!!!!" he roared.

"You actually dare to make me kneel before you, you brat!"

Ginkaku finally lost his temper, a red light bursting forth as the Nine-Tails' chakra erupted in waves of energy. Though he managed to stand up, he still couldn't break free from the gravitational restraint.

"Still refusing to give up, huh?"

Kamihane deactivated the third stage of Susanoo, leaving only the skeletal initial form. The Amaterasu flames surrounding it gradually extinguished as the black aura dissipated.

Seizing the opportunity, Kamihane manipulated the skeletal arm, scooping up a handful of flames, and then dashed towards Ginkaku.

"Tōken Kōhato" couldn't affect him in the slightest. Moving freely within the gravitational field, he slapped Ginkaku down with a single palm.

The black flames quickly spread along the skeletal hand, finally burning directly onto Ginkaku's body!

"Arghhh!"

Ginkaku let out a piercing scream, writhing like an eel, but no matter how much he struggled, it was futile under the combined suppression of Kamihane and "Tōken Kōhato."

"Accumulate!" Kamihane's voice thundered like spring lightning.

Uchiha Hikaru suddenly froze, her beautiful eyes widening in shock—a rare expression for her.

What did she see?

The handful of Amaterasu flames, at Kamihane's command, instantly expanded dozens of times in size!

"He... can actually control my Amaterasu?!"

Amaterasu, known as the flames that burn everything, would not disappear until the target was completely incinerated. Even she could only control its activation and deactivation.

Yet Kamihane not only expanded the flames' intensity but also controlled their direction, ensuring he remained unharmed!

In contrast, Ginkaku was in a much worse state. Within a few breaths, he lost consciousness. The Amaterasu flames, after stripping away his Tailed Beast cloak, gradually extinguished, revealing his severely burned body.

"Finally..." Kamihane smiled.

With the battle over, he habitually activated his ocular technique to restore his condition.

Apart from the black flames on his body, all his injuries—big and small, the depletion of his chakra, the strain on his Mangekyō Sharingan, and the fatigue from the battle—were completely wiped away. His physical functions returned to normal.

"Yeah," Uchiha Hikaru also sighed in relief. "After all that effort, we finally subdued this guy."

At this moment, the original valley was completely obliterated. The clouds and mist had dispersed, and the surroundings were filled with billowing smoke. The area for several kilometers had been flattened.

"But..." She looked at Kamihane with a strange expression, her voice returning to its usual cool tone. "Are you really this happy just from defeating him?"

"It's not that."

Kamihane waved his hand, and the black flames on his body actively gathered towards his right hand, condensing into a pitch-black fireball.

With a gentle blow, the fireball instantly extinguished, his casual demeanor as if he had just blown out a candle.

"You... how did you do that?" Hikaru's brows furrowed slightly, noticing that Kamihane hadn't activated any ocular technique.

"This..." Kamihane's fingertip brushed over his left eye socket, and the pattern of his pupil's array lit up, glowing faintly.

"I've finally adapted to your Amaterasu."

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The battle was over, but the crisis was not yet resolved.

In Kamihane's spiritual perception, many people were already approaching this area. The commotion from the earlier battle had been too great.

Without further ado, the two immediately learned from Kinkaku the last known location of the Nine-Tails, which was...

The Land of Rice Fields, located between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire.

"Kamihane, what should we do with these two?" Uchiha Hikaru drew a kunai, her eyes cold. "Like before, kill them?"

Her hair was disheveled, and she looked somewhat disheveled, with the bloodshot whites of her eyes not yet faded.

"Not yet. I have other plans." Kamihane patted her shoulder. "These two are more useful alive than dead."

Compared to Uchiha Hikaru, Kamihane was in much better condition. His pitch-black eyes were pure and gentle, and he appeared completely refreshed, as if the earth-shattering battle had nothing to do with him.

Kamihane walked over to the unconscious Ginkaku, grabbing a handful of his hair. "Hikaru, use your Yata no Kagami to mark him as well."

"Are you planning to..." Uchiha Hikaru instantly guessed his intention.

"Exactly. These two already possess enormous chakra reserves, and with the Nine-Tails' chakra added, they're essentially walking chakra sources." Kamihane eagerly peeled open Ginkaku's eyelid. "I remember it requires eye contact to activate, right?"

"You're really something." Uchiha Hikaru sighed in exasperation but complied, activating her ocular technique.

Soon, a Mangekyō mark appeared on the back of Ginkaku's hand.

Her "Yata no Kagami: Engraving" had the same activation conditions as "Tsukuyomi." First, eye contact was necessary. If the target's mental strength was weaker than Uchiha Hikaru's, the mark could be directly applied. Otherwise, it could only be successfully engraved if the target permitted it or if the target was unconscious and unable to resist.

"That's more like it. With these two as our 'batteries,' we won't have to worry about chakra shortages for a while." Kamihane clapped his hands.

Uchiha Hikaru glanced at Ginkaku. "Aren't you taking his Six Paths Tools?"

"Useless trinkets. In the past, I might have considered it." Kamihane shook his head lightly.

He raised his hand, forming a sword seal, and a foot-long chakra blade immediately extended from his fingertip. With a blue light swirling around it, he used his finger as a sword, swiftly carving a few flamboyant characters beside Ginkaku.

"Perpetrator: Uchiha of Konoha!"

"There, now it's perfect." Kamihane scratched his chin, a satisfied smile on his face.

"You..." Uchiha Hikaru was slightly stunned, looking at him with a mix of exasperation. "Is this really okay?"

"What's the big deal? Konoha is a major power; they can handle a little trouble." Kamihane shrugged nonchalantly. "Madara-sama is probably causing trouble for Konoha right now too. I'm just helping him out."

"Alright, the Kumo pursuers will be here soon. Let's use that technique to retreat."

With that, he bit his index finger and quickly formed a series of hand seals. "Reverse Summoning Jutsu!"

With a poof, his figure vanished, turning into a wisp of white smoke that slowly dissipated.

Uchiha Hikaru followed suit, her slender, jade-like fingers lightly smearing blood on her cheek as she formed the seals. "Reverse Summoning Jutsu!"

Her vision suddenly darkened, a brief sense of dizziness passing over her. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a small, old-fashioned room, with a round, orange cat crouching in front of her.

"Meow~ Payment received." The orange cat, with an indifferent expression, extended its paw towards her.

Uchiha Hikari sighed, took out a stack of bills from her waist pouch, and handed them to the orange cat. The cat took the bills, licked its paw, and ran off without looking back.

This cat was her summoning animal, a ninja cat named "Toraomaru." Despite its cute appearance, it was extremely stingy, refusing to accept even a single penny less than the agreed amount. This made it difficult for her to indulge in her desire to pet the cat.

"Merely offering me catnip drink won't suffice this time, Sasuke. I won't be fooled by you again, meow."

"Don't be so stingy. What use does a little cat like you have for so much money?"

Ahead, Kamihane was arguing with a slender tabby cat.

"Unlimited summoning is quite exhausting, you know. Freeloading is not a good habit, meow." Sasuke looked up at Kamihane, its paw outstretched.

"Hmph, I thought we had a good relationship." Kamihane reluctantly reached into his pocket, seemingly unwilling.

"If you don't pay this time, I won't respond to your summons next time, meow."

"Fine, next time I won't bring you any drinks!"

"Reverse Summoning Jutsu," a teleportation ninjutsu developed by Kamihane, required first establishing a good relationship with the cats. When they sensed the summoning call, instead of responding to the summon, they would summon the caster.

This was also a form of space-time ninjutsu.

"This stack is the payment for this summoning, and this one..." Kamihane placed a second stack of bills on the cat's paw, "is for delivering a message to Lord Madara. The Nine-Tails is likely in the Land of Fields. We will meet there."

Sasuke nodded, taking the catnip drink from Kamihane's hand. "Aren't you going to see Cat Granny?"

"No, that old woman talks too much and might leak our whereabouts."

"Oh." Sasuke counted the bills one by one with its paw, saying, "What about Boss Pokey? Aren't you going to see him?"

"That guy? Meeting him once would cost me half my fortune. He's a bottomless pit." Kamihane rejected Sasuke's suggestion. "Just do your job and deliver the message to Lord Madara as quickly as possible. Be discreet."

"Don't worry, meow. As long as the money is right, there's nothing I can't do."

After resting briefly at the cat house, the two set off for the Land of Fields.

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"Hey, what exactly do you mean by adapting to Amaterasu?"

On the way to the Land of Fields, Uchiha Hikari finally couldn't hold back. "Why does Amaterasu become so obedient in your hands?"

"It's all thanks to my ocular jutsu, which allows me to continuously adapt to everything in the world, eliminate negative effects, and provide the optimal solution to counter damage." Kamihane smiled slightly. "Your Amaterasu is truly the most difficult thing I've encountered to adapt to."

"So this 'optimal solution' is the reason you can control Amaterasu?"

"Control? Not quite there yet." Kamihane leisurely walked on, hands behind his head. "What I can do now is just become immune to Amaterasu and control its direction and intensity. I'm still far from truly controlling it."

"How did you do it? I..." Hikari hesitated, recalling the embarrassing situation when she was surrounded by her own Amaterasu during the battle with Ginkaku.

The ocular jutsu "Amaterasu," while incredibly destructive, also caused significant harm to the user. Apart from consuming a large amount of chakra, both releasing and closing the jutsu placed an unimaginable burden on the eyes.

Especially closing it—when the flames were overwhelming, forcibly shutting it down would have been unbearable for her eyes.

Even though she was the caster, she almost died by her own jutsu.

'If only I could control the direction of Amaterasu...'

"Want to learn?" Kamihane turned to look at her, a teasing smile on his face. "I can teach you."

Uchiha Hikari stared at him, her beautiful eyes flashing with determination. "Stop playing around. Are you going to tell me or not?"

"Ahem." Kamihane cleared his throat. "Amaterasu, in the end, is just a form of chakra nature transformation, albeit an extreme one."

"Extreme?"

"Yes, simply put, use Wind Release to control its direction and Fire Release to adjust its intensity. To extinguish it, you need to separate the chakra that comes into contact with Amaterasu. But this requires a bit of fine control. Chakra shape transformation is no joke."

As he spoke, Kamihane's expression became serious, while Hikari listened attentively, her moist almond eyes filled with curiosity.

The two walked and talked, naturally falling into a teacher-student dynamic of imparting knowledge.

For a long time, Uchiha Hikari's training had been guided by Kamihane. Apart from ocular jutsu, all ninja skills were taught by Kamihane—tracking enemies, stealth reconnaissance, the three basic jutsu, ninjutsu, and taijutsu... From explanations to sparring, it was a complete one-stop service.

One-on-one, with a guarantee of mastery.

On the surface, both were Madara's disciples, but in reality, the person Hikari should truly call "Master" was this ethereal young man before her.

"Controlling two attributes simultaneously is quite difficult," Hikari frowned slightly.

"Strictly speaking, it's three." Kamihane pondered for a moment. "When I first adapted to your Amaterasu, I had some novel insights. This so-called 'eternal flame' is likely a special Kekkei Genkai."

"Kekkei Genkai!?"

Kamihane nodded. "Yes, if I'm not mistaken, it's probably a fusion of Wind Release and Fire Release, hence the terrifying temperature. As for the eternal burning characteristic... it seems there's a third attribute."

Hikari thought for a moment, realizing her question had been sidetracked. "Is that important?"

"Of course it's important!" Kamihane raised his voice. "If we can identify the third attribute, it means we can recreate Amaterasu, using our own chakra to fuse and develop a new Kekkei Genkai!"

He looked into Hikari's eyes, his starry eyes slightly brightening. "By then, controlling the form of Amaterasu would be no different from controlling ordinary shape transformations!"

"We Uchiha already have a Kekkei Genkai," Hikari said, somewhat troubled. "Developing a new one isn't that easy."

I have a cheat, you know... Kamihane blinked, suddenly changing his tone to one almost pleading. "Hikari, let's do an experiment. I'll activate 'Makorad,' and you use Amaterasu to burn me. I'll try to analyze it again. Although I can analyze it myself, it's too slow this way."

"Are you... insane?" Hikari leaned closer, her cool, soft hand testing his temperature.

Kamihane pushed her hand away. "What's the big deal? I'm already immune. For this journey, I'll rely on you!"

"Right... right now?"

"Yes, I'm very curious about the results of the second adaptation!"

"Ah, I really can't do anything with you..."

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