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"Kenshi, you've been hiding your true nature well. I didn't expect you to be from the Uzumaki clan."
The Third Hokage wanted to see if Kenshi would reveal more about his identity by baiting him.
But Kenshi was clearly stunned when he heard the Third Hokage's words. Then, seeing the Third Hokage's gaze fixed on the Black Iron Chains behind him, he realized that the Third Hokage thought the Black Iron Chains were a type of sealing jutsu from the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Binding Chains, leading him to believe that Kenshi was from the Uzumaki clan.
Kenshi smiled and didn't bother to explain.
He glanced up at the completely sealed Four Purple Flame Formation barrier, using his Chakra Sensing ability to sense it.
Sure enough, his Chakra Sensing ability was blocked and couldn't extend.
A hint of surprise flashed in Kenshi's eyes.
"Bang!"
Kenshi frowned. The ground was also sealed, and the Black Iron Chains couldn't penetrate it.
The purple flame wall seemed to be only a thin layer, but it was incredibly sturdy and could burn Kenshi's Black Iron Chain Chakra.
Although it didn't consume much Chakra to burn.
But Kenshi didn't want to waste too much Chakra.
Kenshi tried to condense the same barrier jutsu Chakra to see if he could break through the barrier.
The moment the Black Iron Chains touched the purple flame wall, he had already sensed the Chakra Nature Transformation and shape transformation within it through his Chakra Sensing ability.
He could instantly condense the exact same purple flame barrier Chakra.
"Hmm... no use!"
Kenshi was a little surprised. Barrier jutsu seemed to be different from sealing jutsu. Replicating the same Chakra didn't allow him to pass through the barrier.
The Chakra Nature Transformation of barrier jutsu was slightly different from the Chakra Nature Transformation of sealing jutsu.
The Chakra Nature Transformation of barrier jutsu was connected to the caster's mind, possessing strong subjective initiative.
Even if Kenshi replicated the exact same barrier jutsu Chakra, he couldn't pass through the barrier jutsu cast by the caster.
It felt like the barrier jutsu also had the ability to recognize people.
In short, Kenshi had two choices to escape.
One was to break through the barrier with absolute power.
Two was to continuously attack the barrier, accelerating the Chakra consumption of the caster. Once the caster's Chakra was exhausted, they wouldn't be able to maintain the barrier jutsu anymore.
This way, Kenshi could escape.
But Kenshi had tried using the Black Iron Chains underground earlier. With his current Chakra reserves, he couldn't outlast the four ANBU jōnin's combined Four Purple Flame Formation barrier jutsu, considering the Chakra consumption from the barrier's burning effect.
Not to mention that there was the Third Hokage and four ANBU jōnin inside the barrier.
They wouldn't give Kenshi time to continuously attack the barrier.
In other words, Kenshi couldn't escape.
"Heh, at this point, you still think you can escape?"
The Third Hokage sensed Kenshi's actions underground and mocked him.
The Four Purple Flame Formation was a powerful barrier jutsu developed to bind the Nine-Tails. How could a mere Kenshi break through it?
Kenshi's fate was sealed, but when it came to actually killing him, the Third Hokage couldn't help but feel greedy.
"You guys go out first." The Third Hokage suddenly said to the four ANBU ninjas inside the barrier.
"Yes, Hokage-sama." The four ANBU ninjas didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately obeyed, quickly leaving.
The four ANBU ninjas maintaining the barrier quickly opened a gap in the barrier, allowing the four ANBU ninjas inside to come out.
Kenshi didn't stop them, nor did he take the opportunity to escape.
This was actually a bit unusual, but the Third Hokage didn't notice.
Soon, only Kenshi and the Third Hokage remained inside the barrier.
The barrier was surrounded by dense trees, and people outside couldn't see the Third Hokage and Kenshi inside. Plus, this barrier was also soundproof.
What the Third Hokage and Kenshi said inside was completely unknown to the outside world.
But the four ANBU ninjas who cast the barrier could sense the Chakra fluctuations inside through the barrier.
So, there was no need to worry about anything happening to the Third Hokage.
They didn't believe anything would happen to the Third Hokage.
After all, he was the "Strongest Hokage in History"!
"Kenshi, as long as you tell me the secret of the improved Spiritualization Technique, I can let your soul leave."
Inside the barrier, with no one else present, the Third Hokage finally couldn't resist the temptation of eternal life and asked Kenshi about the secret of the Spiritualization Technique.
Hearing those words, "Spiritualization Technique," again, Kenshi's body trembled subconsciously. The ink-like darkness of hatred deep in his eyes almost couldn't be controlled.
Everything he had experienced began with this Spiritualization Technique.
But Kenshi couldn't recall any information about the Spiritualization Technique. He didn't know anything about it.
Even now, the Third Hokage was still obsessed with the Spiritualization Technique. Kenshi was curious.
What kind of jutsu was the Spiritualization Technique?
Why was the Third Hokage so obsessed with it?
"You still have hope, don't you?"
The Third Hokage's brow suddenly furrowed, and his gaze towards Kenshi became uncertain.
"No, something's wrong."
The Third Hokage didn't see any sign of panic on Kenshi's face.
Even though he was bound by the barrier, Kenshi remained calm and collected throughout.
This... was abnormal.
The Third Hokage quickly thought back to the moment he saw Kenshi from the sky above the Root base, trying to find any suspicious details he had missed.
"Heh!"
Kenshi smiled slightly, not giving the Third Hokage any time to think, and directly attacked.
Clang, clang, clang!
Three Black Iron Chains instantly broke through the ground and arrived in front of the Third Hokage. As long as the Black Iron Chains pierced through his body, even the Third Hokage wouldn't be able to do anything.
His Chakra would be sealed, and he wouldn't be able to manipulate Chakra. He would still have to kneel.
But clearly, the Third Hokage's strength was not comparable to that of ordinary jōnin.
The Third Hokage lightly stepped back while swinging the Enma Staff in his hand, knocking away the approaching Black Iron Chains.
"No, no."
"Something must be wrong."
The Third Hokage easily dealt with Kenshi's Black Iron Chain attacks while recalling the entire pursuit process.
Several attacks were knocked away by the Enma Staff in the Third Hokage's hand. Kenshi frowned slightly and carefully sensed the staff transformed by Enma.
"This guy's Transformation Technique is very special."
"It's as if he's truly transformed into a staff, completely unaffected by the Black Iron Chains' restriction and binding effect on Chakra, maintaining the shape transformation of the staff."
Normally, when a body is affected and bound by Kenshi's Black Iron Chains, the jutsu they are using would automatically dissipate.
For example, the Nara clan ninja from Root, when he was using the Shadow Clone Technique, his Chakra was sealed by the Black Iron Chains, and he instantly lost control of the Shadow Clone Technique, causing it to dissipate.
Transformation Technique is also a jutsu similar to the Shadow Clone Technique. It requires the caster to continuously output Chakra to maintain the transformation state.
Logically, the moment Kenshi controlled the Black Iron Chains to become intangible and pierce the Enma Staff, Enma's transformed Enma Staff should have reverted to its original form because the continuous output of Chakra was interrupted by the restriction and binding effect on Chakra.
But Enma was able to maintain the effect of the Transformation Technique, unaffected by the Black Iron Chains' restriction and binding effect on Chakra.
It was as if Enma had truly transformed into a staff, and he didn't need to use Chakra to maintain the Transformation Technique.
This was no longer a Transformation Technique. It was more like a Transformation Technique.
"This is a bit similar to the Perfect Transformation Technique that Akemiya Takuya, Kenshi's father, has been trying to develop!"
Kenshi's eyes suddenly lit up. While controlling the Black Iron Chains to attack the Third Hokage, he carefully sensed the Chakra Nature Transformation of Enma's current transformed Enma Staff.
He had to remember this and study it later.
Enma's current Transformation Technique was only one step away from the Perfect Transformation Technique. He still had Chakra on his body, so he couldn't hide it.
Otherwise, Enma's transformation would truly be a staff with indestructible strength.
"Perhaps the breakthrough for the Perfect Transformation Technique lies in Enma."
Kenshi looked at the Enma Staff transformed by Enma in the Third Hokage's hand, his eyes burning with passion, staring at the Enma Staff with a look of infatuation.
Clang, clang, clang!
Inside the barrier, both the Third Hokage and Kenshi seemed to be deliberately stalling for time.
But while Kenshi could afford to stall, the Third Hokage couldn't.
"Forget it, let's just kill him."
After thinking for a while, he still couldn't figure out what was wrong. The Third Hokage also realized that it was impossible to obtain the secret of the Spiritualization Technique from Kenshi.
To avoid making the same mistake as Danzo, not killing Kenshi sooner, the Third Hokage stopped holding back and used all his strength.
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