Chapter 426 Which Sage Mode Is Stronger?

Drip drip…

It was raining heavily, and Six Paths of Pain, Obito, and Zetsu stood at the bottom of the tower, bathed motionless in the rain.

As Hyōketsu turned into smoke and dissipated, the hearts of these people began to 'imagine wildly'.

'If it was Yuki Hyōketsu's main body just now, then when he suddenly mentioned Abyss, it is very likely that it was made up to survive, and the credibility is not high!'

'But since it's just a shadow clone, he can just disband directly, so why does he need to create an abyss?'

'Playing around?'

Deva Path Pain pondered, and ordered: "Zetsu, immediately collect all information about Abyss and Yuki Hyōketsu, this is your first mission after joining Akatsuki!"

"Understood."

Even if there is no instruction from Deva Path Pain, Zetsu will definitely do this, because… in this Shinobi World, he can't allow Shinobi organizations that he does not know to exist!

"Uchiha… let's call you Madara for now."

Deva Path Pain turned his head to look at Obito, "We won't doubt your sincerity, otherwise we wouldn't agree to join, so don't worry about Yuki Hyōketsu's words."

Obito said coldly: "If there really is Abyss, what are you going to do?"

Deva Path Pain said indifferently: "If it really exists, it's not just Yuki Hyōketsu, I will absorb the entire Abyss into Akatsuki!"

Obito frowned tightly upon hearing this. After all, if Abyss really exists, once Nagato and Abyss come into contact, whether they would cooperate or are really absorbed by him, it will weaken the meaning of his existence!

'It seems that I must completely destroy this Abyss!'

...

Land of Fire.

Konoha.

After he fainted all night, Kanpū woke up in the bedroom at his home the next afternoon.

Ever since Hyōketsu and Tenkūcame into being, Kanpū has fainted many times due to fatigue, but after a while, Kanpū's body began to get used to it, and the time of falling unconscious gradually decreased.

After receiving Hyōketsu's precious memory, Kanpū finally came into contact with one of the most powerful power in the Shinobi World: Rinnegan!

He recalled carefully and found that during the battle with Six Paths of Pain, Hyōketsu had hardly taken any advantage, which showed the strength of Six Paths of Pain.

'But if it is replaced with my main body, what will happen?'

Kanpū couldn't help but pondered.

'Five-Attributes Ninjutsu?'

'No, among the Six Paths of Pain, Preta Path can absorb the Chakra in Ninjutsu, and Five Attributes Ninjutsu is completely useless. Thinking about it this way, Biju Cloak also cannot hold Preta Path's absorption!'

'Konoha-Style Kenjutsu?'

'No way, Deva Path's Shinra Tensei is extremely domineering. The faster I rush over, the stronger the oncoming repulsion will be. Once I am hit head-on, I will definitely be seriously injured.'

'Even if I use shadow clone to force out Shinra Tensei's five-second cooldown, the other Pain are not just decorations.'

'There's also the missile attack of the Asura Path and Animal Path's unlimited Summoning Beasts, and the Human Path is even more terrifying. As long as he touches me, my soul will be taken!'

'Of course, the battle is not static. I can use shadow clone, let shadow clone use Five Attributes Ninjutsu to attack Human Path, and use Konoha-Style Kenjutsu to fight Animal Path, Asura Path, and Naraka Path.'

'But just as I can change the target of the attack, the Six Paths of Pain will naturally make corresponding adjustments, so the effect is still not great.'

Kanpū thought about it, and finally found out that only Flying Thunder God Technique could allow him to advance, attack, retreat, and defend when he encountered Six Paths of Pain!

'Trump cards… It seems that it is still not enough!'

Kanpū sighed.

On the Third Shinobi World War's battlefield, whether it is Five Attributes Ninjutsu or Konoha-Style Kenjutsu, Kanpū can kill in all directions, but in the face of Shinobi World's peak power, these things are somewhat not very useful.

'I must increase my trump cards!'

The first thing Kanpū thought of is Sage Mode. After mastering Senjutsu, Kanpū is not afraid of Preta Path's absorbtion. Coupled with the power of Flying Thunder God Technique, Kyubi's Chakra and Ryumyaku, he can at least have 50% chance against the Six Paths of Pain.

'But who should I collect Sage Mode from?'

'Minato?'

'No, Minato's Sage Mode is not perfect, and I also want to collect the nerve reflex speed from him, so it is ruled out.'

'Jiraiya?'

Kanpū frowned, 'Now that Jiraiya is chasing Orochimaru, it is estimated that he will be able to return for about a year. Even if he comes back, I will need to spend a lot of time to improve his favorability.'

Although he can go to the hot springs with Jiraiya and help him collect the materials with Transparent Release, Kanpū is an upright person and cannot do such a thing!

'And excluding Jiraiya and Minato, in the Shinobi World, only the Three Holy Lands are left, which I can learn Sage Mode from.'

'Mount Myoboku, Ryuchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest.'

'Then the question is, which Sage Mode is better?'

Kanpū touched the chin, secretly decided to go to Minato to go through the back door at night!

While pondering, Kanpū created a shadow clone, and ordered the shadow clone to look around. After confirming that no one was watching, Kanpū turned off the Transparent Release, lit up Ice Release, and summoned Hyōketsu.

"After entering Akatsuki, work hard." Kanpū patted Hyōketsu on the shoulder earnestly.

Hyōketsu slapped Kanpū's hand away and asked: "Don't forget that the Akatsuki in the future is a mercenary organization. After joining Akatsuki, you may have to continue kill people!"

Kanpū shrugged: "Killing is too cruel, it is enough just to freeze them."

Hyōketsu rolled his eyes, and then directly used Flying Thunder God Technique to leave Konoha.

...

Today is January 1, Konoha's Year 49, the first day of the new year. Not only Hoshino, Keiko, and Hayate are at home, but many guests have also come to the house.

Inoue, Matsushita, Tabako, Yugao, and also seven or eight Chunin of the Gekko Clan, which are fifteen to sixteen years old, some of them have even participated in Chunin Exams with Kanpū.

At this moment, this large group of people are in the backyard, the older ones are holding tea and talking about the world, the young ones are talking about youngster's thoughts on the rockery in the backyard, and the younger ones, such as Hayate and Yugao are there sprinkling dog food violently, causing the scene to be stained.

After Kanpū came out of the bedroom, he first went to the bathroom to wash up, then went to the kitchen to get some food, and then came to the backyard when he was done.

"Uncle Inoue, Uncle Matsushita, Tabako-nee." Kanpū greeted the three close friends first, as for the other young people… Kanpū does not hold grudges!

"Kanpū, don't train so diligently during the New Year." Inoue said earnestly.

Kanpū fainted several times before, and it was all caused to train with shadow clone, so now that he fainted again, Inoue, Matsushita, and even Kanpū's parents think so.

Kanpū doesn't explain either, after all… the harder you work, the luckier you become!

"Yeah, don't worry your parents so much."

Matsushita took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "Kanpū, the situation in the Shinobi World is relatively peaceful now, so you don't have to train so hard. Appropriate rest is also necessary."

Just as Kanpū was about to make a remark that 'as long as you work hard, you will have bread and milk', Inoue started speaking again: "Kanpū, Shinobi is not just about training. There's also information collection, tracking, and anti-tracking… you can't forget about these."

"I…"

After Inoue finished speaking, Kanpū opened his mouth, but Matsushita has already started speaking again.

"The most important thing is the combine work and rest. You should always care about your family, be considerate of your family, and should also pay attention to the situation of the Shinobi World. You can't be so boring in a corner and train alone. That is wrong! Kanpū, you understand what I'm saying, right?"

Two old man continued speaking, and after one of them finished, the other will start speaking, so that Kanpū can't let out the words stuck in his mouth.

Kanpū sighed depressedly, and chose to ignore them and came to Tabako.

The two old men were very angry behind him.

"Tabako-nee, how are your Kenjutsu training?" Kanpū asked kindly.

After not seeing her for a while, Tabako has grown her long hair and tied a short ponytail behind her head. Her cold eyes also seem to be more lively now.

Kanpū's heart twitched, feeling a little itchy.

"It's fine."

Tabako replied ambiguously, and then asked back, "Are you busy these days? Shisou asked about you several times."

Kanpū was startled. Since the battle of Kannabi Bridge, Kanpū has been busy collecting Flying Thunder God Technique. And after the 'Kyubi's Incident', he joined Anbu and was busy again, almost forgetting that he still has a master!

After he recovered, Kanpū hurriedly whispered: "I'm in Anbu now, so my time is really tight. By the way, is Shisou okay?"

"He is fine."

Tabako nodded, "He just misses you a little."

Kanpū smiled modestly. His Water Release Ninjutsu's talent is so good, so it's not weird for Kosuke to be worried.

"Tomorrow morning, Shisou will teach me Kenjutsu at the sixth training ground. If you have time, you should go there too." Tabako said.

While they're speaking, Gekko Reifu, Gekko Yuki, and Gekko Yama not far away also came to greet Kanpū, chatting without saying a word.

At this moment, someone knocked on the iron gate of the mansion suddenly, and knocking sound kept ringing, and the name of Gekko Kanpū could be heard vaguely.

"Kanpū, it's your friend, go and open the door." Keiko said.

Kanpū laughed drily, 'Friend?'

'That is not necessarily true.'

He already recognized that voice as Kakashi's.

'It's just… today is the first day of the new year, doesn't this guy go to the cemetery to talk to Rin? What is he doing here?'

Kanpū slowly walked to the gate. As soon as the gate was opened, there was no one outside!

'Where is Kakashi?'

Kanpū looked around and found a green figure flashing from the end of the street corner on the right.

'Guy?'

Kanpū was taken aback, and hurriedly chased after him.

After chasing for a street, Kanpū saw Guy and also Kakashi, who was chased by him. After chasing for another street, Kanpū could already hear the conversation between the two.

"Kakashi, don't run, fight with me!!" Guy shouted while chasing after him!

Kakashi's right eye is drooping, full of helplessness: "Guy, you idiot, what did that guy Kanpū tell you?"

He originally thought it was good to knock down Kanpū together, forcing him to answer the truth about Obito's defection, but in the end, he didn't know what kind of magical chicken soup Kanpū poured into Guy, as this guy actually changed side, and kept chasing him!

"Kakashi, with your Youth, you are not allowed to have no desire to improve. Hurry up and see yourself clearly!"

Guy's eyes seem to be burning with flames, as if he had seen the miserable picture of Kakashi's self-defeating and even going crazy because of Obito that Kanpū told him that day. Immediately, his blood boiled, and he wanted to pull Kakashi back on the right track with his own strength!

"You idiot!!!" Kakashi was angry, anxious and helpless!

He knew that Guy would not listen to what he said at this time, unless he had a fight with him!

'But isn't he being fooled by Kanpū?'

Kakashi couldn't bear this grievance.

Kanpū, who followed behind, heard their conversation and smiled with satisfaction.

Yesterday afternoon, when Kanpū went to attend the higher-ups meeting, Guy was called by Kakashi to block Kanpū. As a result, he was fooled by Kanpū and betrayed Kakashi.

Now that Guy is pestering Kakashi, there is only one Asuma left on Kanpū's side. However, Asuma has not appeared in front of Kanpū these days, probably because he was grounded by Hiruzen, who knew the truth.

'In this way, I am now completely free!'

'Awesome!'

Kanpū stopped and looked around. Kakashi and Guy running under the setting sun, that was their passing Youth.