Naruto: Creating Immortal Techniques at Six, Shocking Uncle Snake

Chapter 169: Ghosts? Spirits!

"No! No! Please, no! Ahhh!"

The man looked at Uchiha Madara in utter terror, but it was of no use.

Uchiha Madara forcefully ripped off the man's mask.

As the man screamed in agony, the mask was gradually torn away by Madara, and his aura began to weaken.

Soon, the mask was completely removed.

"It seems that without the mask, his strength reverts to its original state, or perhaps even weaker. Hmm? Disappeared?"

Uchiha Madara looked at his empty hand in surprise. He had just been holding the mask, but now it had vanished, and the man's aura became even feebler.

This made Madara a bit frustrated; he had grown fond of research after learning that Ishihara developed his incredible strength through experimentation.

In a short time, Madara himself had fallen in love with researching new powers, and this new kind of force fascinated him to no end.

"Perhaps I can artificially create such creatures myself. I'll call them Hollows!"

Madara glanced at the man in front of him before swallowing him whole.

In that moment, Uchiha Madara froze.

He felt as though he had acquired some mysterious new power.

Madara attempted to channel that energy within himself.

One minute passed—nothing. Two minutes—still no reaction.

Finally, in the third minute, Madara managed to draw out a sliver of that strange power.

A thin layer of silver-white keratin appeared on his face. Clenching his fist tightly, Madara aimed at a small hill ahead and punched.

Boom!

A flash of red light erupted, and in the next second, the small hill exploded into pieces.

"This power is strong… and it can be used unexpectedly to catch enemies off guard. I wonder if it can directly harm living people."

Looking at his fist, Madara felt immense satisfaction. Although the mysterious energy dissipated after a single strike and the keratin vanished from his face, he wasn't discouraged.

For Madara, now that he knew how to access this power, it was only a matter of time before he could master it!

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In the Hidden Cloud Village…

"Those bastards! The Akatsuki actually killed Killer Bee! I'll tear them to pieces!"

The Fourth Raikage slammed his fist into the table, shattering it to splinters. He had been investigating to uncover who had dared to kill his brother.

At first, he suspected it was the Sen Organization, resigning himself to the inability to take revenge.

But now that he knew it was the Akatsuki, there was no hesitation.

If he couldn't defeat the Sen Organization, surely the Akatsuki could be dealt with!

"Mobilize all of our Jonin! I want the Akatsuki found and obliterated! Blood for blood!"

Watching the enraged Fourth Raikage, Mabui pushed up her glasses.

As always, Lord Raikage's temper is fiery. Even when faced with defeat, he refuses to accept it.

But now wasn't the time to dwell on that.

"Lord Raikage, we have a more pressing matter to deal with. Recently, the village has experienced multiple ghost incidents, and even some ninja deaths have been reported.

"Yet there's no clue about the culprit. However, some ninja with special bloodline limits claim they often see strange shadowy figures. They suspect those shadows are to blame!"

The Fourth Raikage listened calmly to Mabui's analysis, then thought for a moment.

Finally, his decision was simple—charge in headfirst!

"In that case, gather the ninja with special bloodline limits. We'll hunt down those shadowy figures and destroy them!"

The Fourth Raikage's solution was straightforward.

That night, they launched an attack following the directions given by those bloodline-limit users.

Yet their efforts hit nothing but empty air. Every attack missed, leaving the Fourth Raikage fuming.

If not for the fact that these were trusted villagers, he would have suspected them of lying to claim village rewards.

"What is going on? Why does the ninja world feel increasingly bizarre? All nine Tailed Beasts have disappeared, and now invisible ghosts are tormenting our village."

The Fourth Raikage was livid, his mind spinning with frustration.

At that moment, he faintly heard a strange voice near his ear.

"Who's there!?"

The Fourth Raikage roared, startling Mabui, who looked at him in confusion.

Just then, an assistant sprinted into the room.

"Report, Lord Raikage! The same situation is occurring in Konoha, the Hidden Sand Village, the Hidden Grass Village, and the Hidden Stone Village! Ghost incidents are spreading inside and outside the villages, and even across the countries!

"Villagers and ninjas are dying, the cause is unknown, and manpower is stretched thin!"

The messenger delivered the report in one breath, leaving the Fourth Raikage's brows furrowed even deeper.

He had heard strange voices moments ago—could it be that the ghosts were real?

And just then, as if struck by a sudden realization, his expression darkened.