manynovel Chapter 216 Waste
Chapter 216 Waste
At this moment, the masked man realized he absolutely could not let his guard down. Whether the other party was bluffing or truly knew the inside story, he had to take action to stop the spread of the news. After all, he hadn't officially launched his plan yet, and any slight movement could expose it. He absolutely could not allow his meticulously prepared plan to fail before it even began.
With this in mind, the masked man decided to take decisive action to ensure the situation remained under his control. He gritted his teeth, thinking, "No matter what, I cannot allow this threat to exist!" Thus, he began to reassess the current situation.
A cold light flashed in the single eye beneath the mask, seemingly able to pierce through all obstacles, once again firmly locking onto Hyuga Kanan's figure. At the same time, a powerful and terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body, sweeping outwards in all directions like a surging wave.
He secretly resolved to eliminate Hyuga Kanan, this potential threat, right here and now. He knew that allowing Hyuga Kanan to live would likely bring him endless trouble and danger in the future. Therefore, he didn't hesitate to take action, preparing to end the other's life in the most cruel way.
The masked man moved like lightning, hurtling straight towards Hyuga Kanan, seemingly giving her no chance to react. At the same time, the pupil in his single eye rapidly transformed into a terrifying Mangekyou Sharingan. His outstretched hand, carrying a fierce aura, reached straight for Hyuga Kanan's body.
However, faced with this sudden attack, Hyuga Kanan showed no fear whatsoever, not even a flicker of emotion in his eyes. He simply and gently pulled Hyuga Neji behind him into his arms with one hand, a movement both tender and firm. Then, he casually waved his other hand, as if conducting a grand symphony.
In an instant, countless branches seemed to be summoned by some mysterious force, and began to grow wildly at an astonishing speed. Like a pack of ferocious beasts, they lunged at the masked man, each branch brimming with deadly threat. These branches not only attacked the masked man, but also intertwined in front of him to form a solid wooden barrier, tightly sealing off the surrounding space without leaving even the slightest gap.
The masked man, facing the surging trees, made no attempt to dodge, maintaining his high-speed charge as if about to launch a suicidal attack. However, when the trees struck his body, they passed right through him as if they hadn't touched anything, causing him no harm whatsoever. He continued his rapid advance, seemingly oblivious to the barrier of trees before him.
Hyuga Kanan, holding Hyuga Neji in one arm, quietly watched the masked man's performance. He showed no surprise at the man's bizarre act, as if he had known all along. His divine sense had already spread out, carefully sensing the spatial fluctuations as the man used his Mangekyou Sharingan, hoping to gain some insight into the spatial rules of the world.
But Hyuga Kanan was quickly disappointed. Like Uchiha Shisui before him, his space-time Mangekyou Sharingan merely connected to the Pure Land through his bloodline power, utilizing some of its rules. His so-called use of spatial rules was simply a small portion of the Pure Land that he could access with his Mangekyou Sharingan, without any trace of the world's spatial rules. It offered no help whatsoever to Kanan's comprehension of the world's spatial rules, not even providing any enlightenment. He gained far more insight from studying the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Hyuga Kanan shook his head. "I was just overthinking it. The rules and power used in the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques are all fixed skills, and they can't help me with my learning and understanding at all."
Sensing the masked man emerging from the distorted vortex behind him, preparing to ambush him, Hyuga Kanan suddenly lost interest in continuing the game of hide-and-seek, a waste of time. While this Mangekyou Sharingan, utilizing the power of spatial rules, was impressive, possessing a very strong ability for sneak attacks and evasion, it was utterly childish for Hyuga Kanan, who was about to form his core. The techniques used by his opponent were extremely basic, merely utilizing the most fundamental spatial rules. Faced with his powerful divine sense, every move his opponent made was under his control; no matter which direction the opponent attacked from, it would be clearly seen. Moreover, breaking through this spatial manipulation technique was extremely easy.
The masked man silently appeared behind Hyuga Kanan, his hand poised to swiftly seize the man's body and suck him entirely into his own private space. Then, no matter how powerful the man was, he would be completely under his control. His hand drew closer and closer, but Kanan remained completely unresponsive, which only fueled the masked man's smug expression. "No matter how powerful he is, he's nothing but a joke before my Mangekyou Sharingan."
But the moment his hand touched the other's figure, the other had already vanished. Then, a powerful punch struck the masked man's back with such speed that even his attempt to become ethereal didn't allow him time to react before he was sent flying, crashing into the tree barrier and shattering it. This blow severely injured his body, even damaging his internal organs, causing excruciating pain throughout his body, making it difficult even to raise his arm. The white Zetsu cells in half of his body began releasing immense life force to repair his damaged organs and body, but this process would take time.
The masked man lay on the ground, his single eye fixed intently on Hyuga Kanan. He never imagined his opponent's strength was this formidable; his perception, speed, and power far exceeded his expectations. The speed of movement and attack had completely overwhelmed him, even with his Mangekyou Sharingan, preventing him from discerning the opponent's trajectory and direction. He couldn't even use intangibility to dodge the attacks. This was the first time he had encountered someone who could completely overwhelm him solely through speed. Even when he fought the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, his Sharingan could detect a trace of Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique. Could his opponent's speed have surpassed the Flying Thunder God Technique?
The masked man was terrified. He knew he had underestimated Hyuga Kanan, who could suppress the entire ninja world. A casual strike from Kanan had severely injured him, and now he could only rely on his Mangekyou Sharingan to see if he could escape this calamity.
Hyuga Kanan, however, had no intention of continuing the attack. He had no reason to waste his time on such a useless opponent who relied solely on his Sharingan; it would be a complete waste of his time. The Sharingan was powerful for ordinary ninjas, but the Uchiha clan seemed to have gone astray, neglecting even the most basic training and focusing solely on using the Sharingan's advantages in battle. With such a formidable advantage, if they had focused on fundamental training and gradually improved their basic strength, coupled with the Sharingan's assistance, the Uchiha clan's power would be at least twice as great.
Just like the masked man before him, his foundation was incredibly weak. Despite possessing the immense physical energy of half a White Zetsu's body, which gave him far more chakra than other Uchiha clan members, and also a very powerful space-time Mangekyou Sharingan, if he diligently trained his fundamentals, there would be very few ninjas in the ninja world who could rival him. He wouldn't have been unable to withstand even a single blow from Hyuga Kanan.
Seeing Hyuga Kanan's disdainful expression, the masked man knew that the other party did not take him seriously at all, and that the difference in their strength was enormous, even a huge chasm.
"Useless trash! You're not even as good as that brat Uchiha Shisui. You have the best foundation of the Uchiha clan, yet you can't even compare to a kid much younger than you. With your level, you think you can change the world order and bring peace and stability?" Hyuga Kanan couldn't help but mock him, truly looking down on the person before him. Possessing the best ninja conditions, yet demonstrating abilities completely inferior to other ninjas. If Orochimaru had these conditions, he would have already stood at the pinnacle of the ninja world, capable of even challenging Madara Uchiha if he were resurrected.
Faced with Hyuga Kanan's taunts, the masked man was enraged; it was the first time he had been so humiliated. Since awakening his Mangekyou Sharingan, he believed he had entered the ranks of the strongest ninjas in the world, that even Uchiha Madara would have to look at him with respect. But their recent exchange had shown him that he was still far from being a top-tier ninja; if his opponent were to get even slightly serious, he was someone he couldn't possibly contend with using only his Sharingan.
"You think you're fearless just because you've awakened the space-time Mangekyou Sharingan? How utterly laughable! You actually dared to block my path and even attack me. You're courting death. Get lost! Don't ever appear before me again, or next time you'll just have to pray I'll let you go!"
After saying that, he turned around with Hyuga Neji in his arms, preparing to leave. He believed that after this attack, the other party would definitely not dare to appear in front of his door again, giving him a peaceful time to cultivate.
The humiliated masked man's face was now contorted with rage, his reason completely shattered. He was a proud member of the Uchiha clan, a man who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and inherited Madara Uchiha's legacy, yet now he was being treated like trash. Most importantly, his plan had been blatantly disregarded—his only remaining belief.
His anger amplified his Sharingan once more, and the mysterious chakra released from it accelerated his body's recovery. Seeing his opponent preparing to leave, he could no longer restrain himself and attacked Hyuga Kanan again.