Chapter 654: Madara Shinden: Chaotic Situation in Shinobi World
A/N:- Hi folks, thest week wasn''t particrly pleasant for me health-wise. this past week the local AQI (Air Quality Index) of my district was over 425+. Such a high AQI is considered severe and almost hazardous. I have several chronic allergies and a bit of asthma. The polluted air caused my allergies to turn severe, and I had to take meds to stabilize myself. It has been a week since then with no change in AQI. But I am feeling better now, so I will resume updates. However, if I have another rpse, I won''t update on that day.
I hope everyone understand my situation.
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The shinobis of the Land of Earth surround the members of the Kawasaki n. The expression of Kawasaki group leader changes.
After some verbal argument, a battle ensues among the group, but the Kawasaki group is heavily outnumbered.
"Madara-sama, shall we?" The Uchiha n members turn to Madara.
However, Madara''s eyes narrow and he mumbles.
"We are surrounded!"
"Surrounded?!" The Uchiha n nces at their surroundings.Sure enough, the group notices several small bees hovering around them in the cover of the night. The wings of the bees don''t make any buzzing noise.
"Bees?!" The expression of the group changes.
"The Kamizuru n of the Land of Earth?!" The Uchiha shinobis mumbles.
Madara and the group walk out of their hiding spot and confront the Land of the Earth group from a distance.
Whoosh…
A figure flies out of the Land of the Earth group and hovers in the air at the other end of the bridge on the Takachiho chasm.
A swarm of bees flies beside him, and he floats in the air.
Shiing…
Madara and the rest of the Uchiha n members also activate their Sharingan and coldly stare at the group.
Meanwhile, several swarms of bees, wasps, hos, and yellow jackets appear around the group.
The expression of the Uchiha group turns tense at the murderous sight of their stingers. They infuse chakra and make hand signs, ready for the activation of the Uchiha n''s signature Fire release techniques.
The tense situationsts for a while before the leader of the Land of the Earth group opens his mouth.
"Uchiha n of the Land of Fire?!" A middle-aged man with long dark grey hair with a few patches of grey opens his mouth. The man has a thick, bristling mustache with a long beard. There are creases around his eyes and nose and slight wrinkles on his cheeks.
He recognizes the infamous red-eye Kekkei Genkai of the Uchiha n.
Madara recognizes him as the current head of the Kamizuru n, Ishikawa Kamizuru.
"Kamizuru n of the Land of Earth!" Madara also mutters thetter''s identity.
Kamizuru n is also a very strong n in the Land of Earth. They didn''t have much conflict with the Uchiha n since both of them had a different base of operation. However, the Kamizuru n is an archenemy of the Aburame n and stands toe-to-toe against them, much like the rivalry between the Senju n and the Uchiha n.
The Aburame n is one of the most powerful ns in the Land of Fire, with a long history. Being able topete and stand toe to toe against them speaks of their strength.
Swirl… whoosh…
A sudden burst of wind sweeps across the tranquil Tenichi bridge, carrying a chill along with it.
Suddenly, a gleam shes across Ishikawa and Madara''s eyes.
Swish…
Ishikawa waves his hand and sends a massive swarm of bees towards the Uchiha group.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan,"
The massive swarm of bees freezes in mid-air.
Plop… Plop… Plop…
After a few seconds, the entire bee swarm falls into the bottomless Takachiho chasm.
The expression of the middle-aged man turns ugly. His attitude changes and he confronts the small Uchiha group with a serious expression.
"A powerful genjutsu?!"
Ishikawa extends his hand forward. He infuses chakra on his fingertips and makes a strange summoning hand seal.
"Summoning Jutsu: Hive Queen Savannah,"
Poof…
Suddenly, a burst of white smoke covers the sky. A massive queen bee appears behind Ishikawa.
Swoosh… whoosh…
The queen bee opens the gaps between its wingspan and releases several small bees towards the group.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan,"
Madara casts another genjutsu on the swarm, but it does not affect the bees.
''Hmm… a specialized breed of blind bees that doesn''t rely on visual feedback.'' Madara quickly senses the abnormality.
Shiing… shiing…
The bees aim their stinger toward the group and fire several thousand small poisonous needles toward the group, covering their vision with the needles.
Shiing…
Madara activates the ''eye of insight'' and notices the strange chakra within the stingers.
''Chakra poison?!''
He identifies the nature of the stingers with a nce.
"In that case…"
Swish… swish…
Madara makes a series of hand signs within a fraction of a second. He takes a deep breath and opens his mouth.
"Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer mes,"
Madara spews out a massive fan-shaped burst of mes. The mes cover a wide range of areas and incinerate the stingers with therge swarm of bees.
Pop… pop… sizzle… sizzle…
The sizzling sound of bees being roasted alive and the turbid smell of their hard carapace waft in the air.
However, the massive swarm of bees offsets the wide area of Madara''s mes.
"Honey Bomb,"
The bee queen secretes a special fluid that quickly extinguishes the fire.
The expression of both sides turns serious after the first encounter.
"So, you are Madara Uchiha- the leader of the Uchiha n!" The middle-aged man finally opens his mouth.
"What are you doing in the territory of the Land of Grass?" He asks.
Madara''s eyes narrow and the frown on his face eases up. After the previous encounter, his confidence to battle the opponent increases.
"I could ask the same question to you. What are the Kamizuru n, Chikyu n, Ishi n, and Koishi n of the Land of Earth doing in the territory of the Land of Grass?" Madara releases his overwhelming chakra.
A sense of oppression shrouds the enemy group as they stare at Madara.
The other shinobis of the Uchiha n also deal with the remaining vespids and stand behind Madara.
"Ishikawa-sama, we heavily outnumber the enemy. Shall we attack them?" A member of the Kamizuru n silently asks the leader.
Ishikawa narrows his eyes as he senses the sensory feedback from his vespids.
The queen bee''s survival instincts are continuously warning him of an extremely strong enemy.
''What?! Just his chakra alone is so powerful?'' Ishikawa secretly gasps in his heart.
He trusts the senses of his vespids since their senses and survival instincts are much superior to humans.
After weighing the pros and cons, Ishikawa finally decides to retreat.
"Let''s fall back!"
He signals to his group.
"Our objective in this ce isplete! There is no need for unnecessary conflict! Also, I can sense several chakra signatures rapidly approaching this ce. They must be the shinobis from the Land of Grass."
After these words, the Land of Earth shinobis quickly regroups and retreat, while keeping an eye on Madara and his group.
The Uchiha group also maintains a tense expression. Looking at the retreating back of the enemy, the Uchiha n members nce at Madara.
"We don''t have a sh of interest with this group yet. Let''s continue to head over to the Land of Flowers."
''After the establishment of Konohagakure, the Land of Fire has regained a moment of peace and solidarity. This news must have reached the people of the other nations, too.''
Madara casts a thoughtful nce at the Land of the Earth group while moving in another direction.
''Judging from the action andposition of this group, perhaps they have a simr idea and n to adopt the same system as us,'' Madara spectes.
''If this is the case, then another conflict of a bigger scale might spark in the future. Konoha has to strengthen its power and position to stand tall among the rest of the world and retain its peace.''
With such thoughts, the group quickly enters the territory of the Land of Grass.
Hmm…
Madara raises his head and nces at the rising sun in the sky. He opens the map and scrutinizes the territory of the Land of Grass.
Following the usual route, it will take 6-7 days for a shinobi group to travel from the Land of Fire to the Land of Flowers, but with the shortcut from the territory of the Land of Earth, the time is reduced to 3-4 days.
"There is a small vige up ahead. Let''s restock our supplies and rest for a while and gather some intel." Madara turns to the rest of his group.
"Yes, Madara-sama!" The group nods and quickly disperses to avoid leaking their identity.
Some Uchiha n members change their appearance, while others disguise themselves. The group must do so to avoid meeting an ambush from the enemies in the foreign territory.
Madara also disguises himself. He ties his long, loose hairs in a ponytail and applies a brown dye to change their color. He removes his standard shinobi outfit and reces it with a regr civilian getup.
After changing his appearance, Madara enters the small vige in front of him. The vige has an arc-shaped entrance with a few civilian guards to patrol the vige border and alert the rest of the vigers in case of a wild animal attack.
There might be a few shinobis in the vige, but their strength won''t amount to much due to the small size of the vige. Madara''s objective is to restock fresh food supply and gather some intel on the current situation of Land of Grass and surrounding nations from the viewpoint of these people.
Don''t underestimate the information one can gather in such small ces. A small vige like this is usually the resting spot for several traveling merchants and shinobi groups. So, a lot of information flies around in rumors. It''s up to the judgment of a person to separate truth mixed within lies from the information.
''The best ce to gather intel is a public ce, like a tavern or an inn.''
Madara finds the nearby tavern and enters it. He sits on a table and orders some light food and sake.
While eating his food, he silently listens to the conversation of several merchants and what appears to be shinobi groups around him.
The shinobis talk in a hushed voice, but with Madara''s sharp senses, he can perceive the content of their conversation.
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