Arc Four. Bloody Binding in Konoha. Chapter 4. Going Beyond the Boundary of the Possible.
February 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM
- I'll show you strength, Uchiha Madara! Get ready for a serious fight. - I shouted, grinning. The blood in my veins surged at a pace never seen before. I was excited by what was happening. Biting down on my finger until it bled, I formed a series of seals, summoning my blade, which had its own mind and will, into the real world. - Let's prove to him that we are not to be underestimated, Morgana! - I added in my subconscious.
- I'm all for it! - The sorceress supported me with a cheerful voice. You might wonder why I'm so angry... I was hurt to the core that this shinobi god didn't fight me to my fullest potential from the start. Was it just because I had trained all these years? I had waited for this battle for a very long time, pushing my body to the point of exhaustion every single day. I've put my love of knowledge aside for the sole purpose of defeating him. I can't kill or defeat him, but I will make this man respect me. I was about to get closer to my opponent, but in time I noticed that the Shinobi God had made only one seal, which made me tense.
- Fire Element, Great Fire Destruction. - The Uchiha said the name of the technique as he began to blow colossal amounts of fire out of his lungs. It was an unimaginably massive technique that was almost impossible to escape. It was hitting too large an area, and I noticed that Susano was not preventing my opponent from using the techniques. This was a rather unpleasant and unfortunate circumstance, however I still had a plan on how to get my opponent to get out of this blue warrior.
- Ice element, storm coming technique. - I respond to Madara's ninjutsu technique of my enhanced genome. A storm of icy air headed towards the fire storm. To my surprise, my ninjutsu was inferior in destructive power to the Shinobi God's technique. My technique lacked the power to suppress the fiery destruction, but the technique was greatly weakened because of which I was not hurt. Only a couple of fireballs that broke through the storm of ice reached me.
- Ice Elemental, Thousand Needle Assault. - I muttered the name of the new jutsu, dodging the rest of the fiery destruction. As I dodged, I quickly became close to my opponent, who obviously saw what I was doing, so I wasn't even surprised when a huge chakra blade landed next to me, and the powerful impact of it sent me tumbling to the side with the help of my heightened instincts.
- You want to pierce my defences with those needles? - Madara asked with mockery in his voice when he saw my technique. I only smirked at his arrogance. A thousand needles swooped down on the huge skeleton, but this technique was not meant to pierce Susana. I changed the property of this ninjutsu, shifting the balance in the technique towards the spiritual chakra component, causing its meaning to be embedded in limiting the enemy's mobility. Under Madara's surprised gaze, the warrior began to freeze, becoming like an ice monument. There was still a small window, not covered by a thick layer of ice, through which the Uchiha watched me strike at his defence.
- Snakebite! - I shouted the name of my jutsu, even though I didn't have to. An extreme amount of chakra, consisting mostly of physical energy, was concentrated in my hand. My blade glowed white with such a radiance, and then I struck at the seemingly indestructible defences of the Shinobi God at almost point-blank range. It was only now that Madara could see that I had changed. My skin was covered in white scales, and my aura had become more sinister and omnipotent.
- Is he going to destroy my Susano with his bare physical strength?! - the Uchiha thought nervously, looking at the power of the blow that was about to fall on the absolute defence of the clan of the Cursed Eyes Clan. My blade passed through the chakra warrior slowly, but very confidently With each passing centimetre more and more cracks spread across the warrior. I looked confidently into the widened eyes of Madara, who tried to stop me by pouring chakra into his warrior, but it didn't help much. I was already ready to taste that cherished taste... the taste of a long awaited victory over a hated foe. Too much trouble this man had brought me in a fairly short period of time. I was afraid of him, but I don't want to feel such a feeling anymore... down with fear, now I won't be afraid of anyone! When Madara's body was about twenty centimetres away, his gaze changed, becoming serious and attentive. Now I could feel his true aura... the aura of a warrior who had fought hundreds of battles in the past, a warrior that the entire ninja world feared because of his strength. In a moment I lost the ability to pass through to my opponent, and after a few more seconds I was simply thrown out of Susano. I looked at the blue warrior in surprise while I was in flight. The realisation came quickly. The Uchiha had now decided to fight seriously. His chakra warrior was no longer a skeleton stripped to the bone. It was now a full-fledged samurai, wearing a thick layer of skin and even armour. Another feature was that the warrior now had four arms, showing the full power of this chakra creature.
- You are stronger than most in this world, kid. Few can penetrate my Susano with bare strength. Bravo! - The Uchiha said, making several claps of his hands, trying to applaud me as a sign of respect. - However, I have yet to meet anyone other than Hashirama who can break through this level of Susano. - He continued disdainfully, showing his arrogance.
- Morgana! - I shrieked in anger. This man had brought me to the peak of my hatred. My desire to harass him was at its peak.
- Are you sure? We haven't used this jutsu in real combat yet, and the consequences... - The sorceress tried to reason with me, but I was adamant.
- I don't care. I want to show the true power of ice to this Uchiha. - I said with seriousness in my voice.
- Okay, you have about six minutes at best. - The girl uttered in hopelessness, exhaling the air from her lungs. Madara had been saying something the whole time, trying to convince me that it was time for me to give up, however, when I came round he stopped his bravado. He had seen the way his opponents writhed in fear at the sight of even this warrior many times before, but there was a difference between all his opponents before me and me...I wasn't afraid of him.... not anymore. I stuck my blade into the ground and then began a long series of seals. After folding the one hundred and twenty-seventh seal, I struck the ground with my hands.
- Ice Element, Ice Deity Technique. - The name of the jutsu burst from my lips. It was a top ranked technique that Morgana and I had yet to refine.
* The Ice Deity Technique was an ice elemental technique invented by Morgana. It was based on top level ice manipulation abilities as well as fuinjutsu. The technique allows Morgana to unleash the power of ice in the hero's body to its peak, allowing the power of Michiko's enhanced genome to reach an unprecedented level. This allows him to transform into a divine dragon composed of ice. The ancient creature is as large as Kyuubi. *
A long chain of Fuin symbols stretched from my hands to the blade, and then the cold weapon first began to move in place, as if trying to get out of the ground, and then, leaving the frozen piece of ground, flew in my direction. I didn't move, already knowing what was coming. Pain pierced my chest, the blade representing Morgana's will piercing my heart. It looked frightening and creepy. Even my opponent didn't expect this, which was evident on his face. What about the other witnesses of the fight? They were in a state of prostration from the very beginning of the fight. No one could even think that some kid from a little-known clan in the Land of Fire would be able to fight back against a shinobi god. Yes, many had heard of Sasuke Sarutobi's death, however, they didn't believe that some kid had done it. The blade tightened into my chest and my heart began to generate incredible power. A bluish glow began to emanate from me, which began to blind everyone. Uchiha Madara was no exception, covering his sharingan with his hand. After about ten seconds, the brightness of the glow began to fade, and everyone could see a truly abnormal scene. Above the huge warrior Susano, a blue dragon towered like some sort of deity, and it was so cold that the entire training ground was covered in a crust of ice. I felt an unprecedented strength now, although my chest had been throbbing unpleasantly from the start. I did not wait for my opponent to recover from my transformation. I opened my huge maw, unleashing the true embodiment of the element of ice on the small Susano. It was a blue fire whose temperature was well below the absolute zero mark. At the last moment, Madara pulled back from his daze, but it was already too late. My attack, which froze the entire training ground with its execution alone... not a direct hit, but an execution, caught the absolute defence of the Uchiha clan, covering the entire warrior in such a thick layer of ice that he was unable to move. I had already raised my huge clawed paw, preparing to destroy this insurmountable defence with a single blow. When my paw was ready to destroy the ice statue, it itself cracked open, revealing the Susano warrior that had begun to grow right before my eyes. Four of his arms blocked my paw. The warrior grew to my size, becoming more and more like a samurai. His nose stretched out slightly, his four arms transformed into two large hands. In one of them was an authentic samurai katana made up of chakra. The samurai weapon, as befits a great weapon, was in a scabbard. Wings appeared behind the warrior, and his armour began to resemble that of true samurai.
- You are the first, since Hashirama, to make me use the completed Susano. Be proud of it, boy! - Madara shouted at the top of his voice. He had a mad smile on his face. - Finally a worthy opponent! - The Uchiha thought to himself as he flung the huge dragon's arm away from him. I grinned back at the Uchiha, showing the even row of sharp monster fangs that I had become to defeat my opponent. The huge warrior Susano pulled his huge katana from its sheath, ready for a new level of battle.