Chapter 271: Ryuchi Cave

Boom!

An exaggerated collision explosion sounded, and the entire ground under the feet of Yu and Fuma Sasami instantly turned into a cracked spiderweb.

Fuma Sasami obviously did not expect a Cursed Seal experimental body to suddenly emerge from the sky, and was directly blown away by the strong wind coming straight at her.

"Hahaha! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The ninja with orange hair descending from the sky, with hands forming a dark purple axe from the Cursed Seal, fiercely struck Yu below him. Excited and sharp screams immediately came from his mouth, and an extremely bloodthirsty and crazy expression emerged on the half-covered young face by the Cursed Seal.

"This guy... should be Tenbin Jugo, right?"

"Good kid... such great strength at such a young age!"

With a calm gaze, Yu stared at the bloodthirsty Cursed Seal ninja laughing and screaming in front of him. He remained standing calmly in place, only his hand, darkened instantly by Armament Haki, tightly grasping the Cursed Seal axe that the opponent had fiercely swung down.

Although his body was unharmed, Yu felt the immense power continuously surging from the hands of this crazed bloodthirsty teenage ninja in front of him, causing his amber eyes to squint slightly with a hint of astonishment.

With orange hair and wearing a set of ordinary Sound Ninja Village prisoner clothes, with even broken iron chains on his hands and feet, he looked to be about nine or ten years old. However, his stature was already almost as tall as Yu's, and his eyes constantly revealed a strong desire for slaughter.

If he wasn't mistaken, this teenager was Tenbin Jugo—the originator of the Cursed Seal, born with the ability to absorb natural energy, known as Sage Transformation. Once he stayed in a place with strong natural energy, he would undergo Sage Transformation but would go berserk due to being unable to control it.

Jugo has a dual personality. Normally, he is honest and calm, able to understand the language of animals. However, when he becomes enraged, he exhibits an extremely strong inclination towards killing, hence why the villagers call him 'Tenbin' (Bypolar).

Unlike other children and ninjas abducted and deceived by Orochimaru, Tenbin Jugo voluntarily sought out Orochimaru, hoping that Orochimaru could find a way to control the Sage Transformation power within him. However, later on, the Sage Transformation power within him was taken by Orochimaru for research and then replicated into the Cursed Seal.

"This guy's strength..."

Seeing the white-haired youth in front of him, who was at most four or five years older than himself, actually gripping tightly the Broadaxe that he swung with all his might, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake the opponent's hand. Tenbin Jugo, immersed in endless bloodlust, couldn't help but show a hint of astonishment on his face.

"Your strength is not bad..."

With one hand gripping Tenbin Jugo's Broadaxe and seeing the bewildered expression on the face of this bloodthirsty youth, a hint of amusement appeared on Yu's handsome face. "But at your current level... you're still a bit too green!!"

Boom!

As the words fell, Yu's figure suddenly moved, and the hand darkened by Armament Haki instantly exerted force.

He directly grabbed Tenbin Jugo, who was suspended in mid-air, with one hand, and slammed him fiercely into the ground beneath his feet. Countless shattered rocks splattered like bullets, creating a huge crater on the ground.

"Ugh!!"

In a moment of darkness and confusion, Tenbin Jugo couldn't help but spew out a mouthful of blood.

Having been naturally strong since childhood, he had never imagined that one day he would be grabbed by someone with a single hand and slammed into the ground, especially not by someone only slightly older than himself.

"You despicable bastard!!"

"I'm going to kill you!!"

After struggling awkwardly while embedded in the deep pit in the ground, Tenbin Jugo's bloodthirsty desire for slaughter became even more violent. Under the rampage of emotions, countless black Cursed Seals spread all over his body, directly entering Cursed Seal State Two.

Steel Arm Bind!!

After entering Cursed Seal State Two in a rampage, Tenbin Jugo's arm instantly sprouted countless grotesque flesh spikes, resembling rocks, and directly reached out to grab Yu in front of him.

If this move caught its target, Tenbin Jugo would use his terrifying Enhanced Strength to directly crush the opponent's bones, and then use Piston Fist to smash the opponent into mincemeat with a single punch.

Dragon Claw!!

However, the following scene was something Tenbin Jugo could never have anticipated—a sound like the roar of a dragon tore through the air.

Facing the enormous arm reaching towards him, Yu's hand, darkened by Armament Haki, transformed into three dragon claws. With a resounding boom, the black giant Dragon Claw directly grabbed Tenbin Jugo's entire body, suspended in mid-air.

"What is this?!"

Never had he imagined such incredible Taijutsu in this world. With just one encounter, Tenbin Jugo's whole body was caught by the black giant Dragon Claw, feeling as if he was about to be crushed. In the midst of the pain, Tenbin Jugo's crazed desire for slaughter finally began to sober.

Bang!!

But before he could break free from this terrifying black giant Dragon Claw, a foot wearing black clogs had already enlarged infinitely before him.

Accompanied by a dull collision sound, Tenbin Jugo, who had gone berserk in Cursed Seal State Two, was kicked by Yu, thrown out like an arrow shot from a taut bowstring.

After fiercely smashing through several thick walls, he finally ended up deeply embedded in a wall of the collapsing laboratory of the Sound Ninja Village. The terrifying black Cursed Seal gradually faded away from his body, returning him to his original normal appearance.

"Yo... You knocked him out!!"

Seeing Yu swiftly deal with Tenbin Jugo, who had been acting like a madman, Fuma Sasami, who had gone from initial shock to numbness, cautiously followed behind Yu.

All they could see was Tenbin Jugo, deeply embedded in the wall, seemingly completely unconscious from Yu's heavy blow, with all the Cursed Seals on his body completely disappearing.

"This guy was born with the ability to absorb natural energy. Once he stays in a place with strong natural energy, he undergoes Sage Transformation. All the experimental bodies transformed by Cursed Seals here are his replicas."

"If I remember correctly... Orochimaru discovered the location of the Ryuchi Cave while researching the source of Tenbin Jugo's madness. Unfortunately, he didn't succeed in mastering Sage Mode..."

Ignoring the bewildered gaze of Fuma Sasami beside him, Yu reached out and gently pulled the unconscious Tenbin Jugo embedded in the wall. With one hand lightly pressed against his head, his calm eyes released an exceptionally dazzling light.

"So according to this logic... as long as I use this guy, I should be able to sense the location of Ryuchi Cave, right?"

Observation Haki!!

After placing his hand on Tenbin Jugo's head, Yu closed his eyes and exerted the power of Observation Haki to the fullest.

Based on the continuous emanation of wild natural energy from Tenbin Jugo's body, Yu's sensory range expanded in all directions for dozens of kilometers around him, carefully searching for energy sources similar to those on Tenbin Jugo's body.

"I found it!!"

After searching with full force for some time, Yu's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened wide, as if emitting two substantial rays of light.

Through the wild natural energy absorbed by Tenbin Jugo's body, he finally found a mysterious presence with a similar energy but much larger in scale.

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