The domineering Uchiha drove the Third Hokage mad!

Chapter 459 Greed and Secrets

It was clear that the thousands of shadow clones were about to be completely destroyed.

Uchiha Mitsumine remained calm, then slammed his hands together: "Six Paths: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Thousands more plumes of white smoke exploded, and new shadow clones formed once more, still powerful beings capable of flight, condensing Truth-Seeking Balls, and unleashing thousands of ninjutsu.

As soon as they appeared, they quickly filled in the gaps and launched a fierce attack using the Seeking Truth Orbs.

This scene completely changed the expressions of the six high-ranking Otsutsuki members, their eyes filled with disbelief and astonishment.

"This guy... he can actually summon thousands of shadow clones?"

Otsutsuki Mikaki's grin froze on his face, his expression turning grave: "Just how much chakra does he have? It's practically inexhaustible!"

The empty figure of Otsutsuki also emerged from the void, his eyes filled with rare apprehension, while a greedy thought quietly arose in his heart.

"He can summon continuously; this amount of chakra is beyond reason... If I can uncover the secret behind his vast chakra reserves, my strength will undoubtedly reach a new level!"

Otsutsuki Furei clenched his fists slightly behind his back, a greedy glint appearing in his cold expression: "No matter how vast his chakra is, it will eventually run out. Continue attacking with all our might; we can't give them a chance to breathe!"

As high-ranking members of the Otsutsuki clan, they had seen countless powerful individuals with vast chakra reserves, but they had never seen anyone summon thousands of unique shadow clones with core abilities like him. If they could master this secret, breaking through their current strength bottleneck would be just around the corner.

Otsutsuki Ikki's maniacal laughter ceased. His actions of devouring the life force of his clansmen paused slightly, and his gaze towards Mikado became even more greedy, with even his wariness fading somewhat: "If I can plunder his chakra, my life energy will definitely reach a new level! No, I want to find out the secret of his inexhaustible chakra, so that even without plundering his life force, I can still possess inexhaustible energy!"

He raised his hand and gestured towards several wounded Otsutsuki clansmen beside him, a greedy glint in his eyes: "Life Steal!"

Pale green energy threads shot out from his palms, like nimble venomous snakes, precisely piercing the bodies of those clansmen, forcibly extracting their last remaining life force, which then surged into his body as a pale green energy torrent.

The bodies of the tribesmen whose life force was plundered quickly withered, their skin lost its luster, as if they had aged decades in an instant, and finally collapsed to the ground and turned into ashes.

Meanwhile, Otsutsuki Shōjin's aura surged instantly, the green halo became even more intense, and his body even swelled slightly.

"Useless trash who only knows how to take other people's lives!"

One of the shadow clones shouted out with disdain, then quickly gathered more than a dozen shadow clone companions and focused their firepower on Otsutsuki Shin.

"Sizzle... sizzle... sizzle" sounds rang out, and the threads that were plundering his life energy were instantly severed, temporarily cutting off his life supply.

Otsutsuki Shojin's smile froze, the healing of his wounds slowed noticeably, and the green aura dimmed.

He waved his hand and shot out beams of condensed green energy, which scorched and slightly distorted the air in their path.

Shadow clones struck by the ray will rapidly wither, their skin losing its luster and becoming dry and black, like withered wood that has been drained of all moisture, instantly turning into smoke and dissipating.

"Even if our supplies are temporarily cut off, we could easily wipe you all out!"

Otsutsuki Ikujin roared, continuously firing energy beams, forcing the surrounding shadow clones to dodge quickly, making it difficult for them to organize an effective attack for a time.

Otsutsuki Furin stood in the center of the six high-ranking officials, like a commander on the battlefield, surrounded by dense golden sealing runes that danced around him like living fireflies.

With his hands behind his back and a cold expression, he did not rush into the battle, but calmly observed the situation.

Whenever a shadow clone attempts to unleash a powerful divine spell, he raises his hand and sends several sealing runes flying towards the target with precision, like tracking missiles.

"Once struck by my sealing runes, your divine magic or abilities will be rendered ineffective!"

Otsutsuki Furin let out a cold shout, and a golden sealing rune accurately struck a shadow clone that was preparing to use a space-time technique.

The golden chakra surrounding the shadow clone instantly became chaotic, turning into smoke and dissipating.

"Suppress all things, seal everything!"

Otsutsuki Furin conjured a golden sealing array tens of meters in diameter, inscribed with complex ancient runes, radiating a terrifying suppressive aura.

The shadow clones within the range of the magic circle instantly felt an invisible, immense force pressing down on them.

Not only could divine arts not be used, but even the flow of chakra became extremely difficult, leaving them only able to passively endure the attacks from their surroundings. As a result, many of their shadow clones were easily destroyed.

"Focus your firepower to draw the runes away!"

One of the shadow clones shouted, and dozens of shadow clones rushed towards the sealing formation, using their bodies to draw the firepower of the sealing runes.

The other shadow clones took the opportunity to flank and attack Otsutsuki Furin.

They knew that Feng Lin's weakness was that he needed to focus on controlling the magic array; if he was distracted, he would create openings.

The most bizarre of all was Otsutsuki Shingen, whose body was surrounded by pale purple spiritual energy that flowed slowly like a viscous liquid, emanating an unsettling aura.

His eyes glowed with an eerie purple light, and his pupils seemed to contain two swirling purple vortexes, from which tiny strands of spiritual energy continuously emerged. The divine spell, Enslavement, had been activated.

Instead of attacking the shadow clones directly, he transformed his spiritual energy into countless tiny threads invisible to the naked eye, silently drifting in the air like a spider web waiting for its prey. Once a shadow clone got close, it would precisely invade its sea of ​​consciousness.

"Become my puppet, and destroy your master!"

Ōtsutsuki Shingen's voice, like a viper's hiss, carried a seductive power, continuously expanding the coverage of his spiritual energy.

The shadow clone, whose consciousness had been invaded by the silk threads, had its golden halo in its eyes instantly replaced by purple light, and its eyes became empty and numb, like a marionette.

"This is... divine enslavement!"

Kaguya Otsutsuki's pupils contracted, and she subconsciously took a small half-step forward, wanting to rush out to help.

She knew the terror of mind control; if the shadow clone army fell into internal strife, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Uchiha Mitsumine raised his hand and placed it on her shoulder, his tone still calm: "Kaguya, don't panic, I have a way to deal with this."

Sure enough, as soon as the enslaved shadow clone launched its attack, its companions reacted immediately, simultaneously cutting off their chakra supply.

The shadow clones, having lost their chakra support, immediately turned into smoke and dissipated, perfectly preventing the chaos from escalating.

"Your divine enslavement spell won't work on me!"

The six shadow clones share the original body's cognition and are aware that Otsutsuki Shingen's spiritual energy coverage is limited, and that there is a brief gap when switching targets for mental control, which is his fatal weakness.

On the battlefield, golden chakra intertwined and collided with various divine techniques of light, including pale blue, golden yellow, pale gray, green, and purple, forming a dazzling yet deadly sea of ​​light. Wherever the sea of ​​light passed, space itself was slightly distorted.

Explosions, screams, the sharp crack of colliding energy, and the crisp sound of weapons clashing echoed throughout the entire palace, making people's eardrums ache.

The ground was riddled with holes from countless attacks, the tiles shattered into countless small pieces, revealing the rock layer beneath. Traces of various energy attacks remained on the rock layer, emitting wisps of smoke.

The once solemn and tidy Ōtsutsuki Shrine plaza has now become a hellish scene of corpses strewn across the ground and rivers of blood flowing down its slopes. Blood flows down the furrows in the ground, pooling into small pools that reflect an eerie light.

Uchiha Sanfeng stood at the palace gate, his eyes indifferently watching the battle. His golden nine-tomoe Rinnegan spun rapidly, capturing every detail of the battlefield in real time, from the chakra flow of the shadow clones to the attack trajectories of the higher-ups. Everything was clearly presented in his mind, and he constantly adjusted the attack strategies of the shadow clones.

He would occasionally raise his hand and tap lightly in the direction of the battlefield, and streams of condensed golden chakra would flow out like streams, precisely injecting into the shadow clones that needed to replenish their energy.

More and more beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, sliding down his cheeks and soaking his shirt, forming a dark water stain.

Clearly, maintaining the existence of thousands of shadow clones and directing them in real time consumed far more chakra than expected, and his breathing became increasingly heavy, with his chest heaving more and more.

His seemingly inexhaustible chakra is actually the natural energy of fifty-six inhabited planets, compressed and stored by him using the twelve Celestial Man Curse Seals. Combined with the pure chakra contained in a divine tree that is ten thousand meters tall, the two combine to form a terrifying energy reserve, which is what supports his continuous summoning of special shadow clones.

Kaguya Otsutsuki stood beside him, watching the fierce battle unfold before her, her tense emotions gradually calming down.

She could clearly feel her husband's absolute control over the battlefield. Those seemingly chaotic shadow clones charging forward were actually meticulously calculated step by step, with no flaws in the transition between offense and defense.

Seeing the disheveled state of the six high-ranking Otsutsuki members, she turned to look at Uchiha Mitsunori, her silver-white eyes now filled with admiration and reliance.

Kaguya Otsutsuki quietly raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her husband's forehead: "Mitsubone, Otsutsuki Shingen's enslavement ability is too troublesome. If we continue to delay, the Shadow Clones will be consumed more and more."

Uchiha Mitsunori nodded slightly, acknowledging Kaguya's assessment.

His eyes narrowed, and he abruptly waved his hand towards the battlefield, giving a deep command: "Create a thousand shadow clones...concentrate firepower...attack Otsutsuki Shingen!"

Upon receiving the main body's command, the thousands of shadow clones instantly adjusted their formation, with most abandoning their attacks on other high-ranking figures and surging towards Otsutsuki Shingen like a tidal wave.