Ch 59: Great Harvest

Chapter 59: Great Harvest

"Stop him!"

Seeing Ayaan move at such terrifying speed, the jonin couldn't keep up with his physical attacks. The Third Hokage couldn't land a single hit, and in just moments, Ayaan had already seriously injured seventeen or eighteen jonin.

Physical combat isn't as easy to control as the power of the Yami Yami no Mi. Some elite ninjas who were hit by his fists died on the spot, while the rest were left crippled.

The Third Hokage's heart ached deeply. Konoha had just finished a devastating ninja war; their forces were at historic lows. There were fewer than a hundred jonin left. If Ayaan kept going, the entire village's core strength would be wiped out.

Of the famed "Three Legendary Sannin," only one remained. Without the unexpected rise of the "Yellow Flash," Konoha would've had only the Third Hokage to defend it. Even Danzo was now half-crippled, and the Jinchūriki was already fated to die with the Nine-Tails' escape.

If Ayaan truly wiped out all the jonin, Konoha's strength would fall to the level of the Hidden Mist or the Hidden Sand.

Just as Ayaan was wreaking havoc, a giant skeletal arm slammed down from the sky, blocking his path.

Ayaan punched it hard, sending violent tremors through the bone structure. Cracks formed, but the arm held—stopping him for the first time.

Uchiha Fugaku stood not far away, his eyes bloodshot and glowing with the complex patterns of the Mangekyō Sharingan. With gritted teeth, he pushed more chakra into the evolving form of Susanoo, flesh forming around the skeletal shell as a massive fist smashed toward Ayaan.

With a sneer, Ayaan gathered the black mist of the Yami Yami no Mi in one hand and blocked Susanoo's blow.

But something surprised him—despite the fruit's space-warping suction power, Susanoo resisted absorption far more than standard ninjutsu.

"Higher chakra density… higher resistance to suction?" Ayaan muttered.

While Ayaan remained calm, Uchiha Fugaku was losing his mind. He knew exactly how devastating the Yami Yami no Mi was. Susanoo didn't just draw on chakra, but also relied on the Mangekyō's ocular power.

In just seconds, the mighty avatar was nearly collapsed from constant energy drain. Fugaku desperately poured in more eye power, trying to maintain the form—but at a cost. His vision blurred, intense pain seared through his eyes, and he nearly blacked out.

Ayaan fought calmly. With one hand releasing his dark mist, the other blocked Sarutobi Hiruzen's incoming attacks. Without Enma, the Diamond Staff, Hiruzen's physical combat was weakened, and his Five Elements jutsu couldn't overcome the black mist's gravitational pull and chakra absorption.

If the Third Hokage had mastered the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, he might have considered dragging Ayaan down with him. But he hadn't—and he couldn't.

Crack.

Fugaku finally broke. His Susanoo regressed rapidly, ending as a ribcage form—only to be shattered by Ayaan's punch. Blood sprayed from his eyes.

A moment later, the dark mist engulfed him. Fugaku screamed as his entire body was swallowed into the dark vortex.

Ayaan hadn't just wanted his eyes. Fugaku was of pure Uchiha bloodline, and the Baku Baku no Mi ability allowed him to devour bloodline as well.

At that exact moment, a loud crash echoed—the barrier sealing off the Nine-Tails' battlefield had collapsed.

Ayaan's eyes lit up. The black mist expanded, forcing the Third Hokage back as Ayaan sped toward the scene.

There, in the aftermath of the shattered seal, lay Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki—lifeless. In the middle, baby Naruto cried out in confusion. The dark mist rolled in like a wave.

"You dare!" Sarutobi roared, instantly appearing to grab baby Naruto and retreat.

But he couldn't stop the mist. Gritting his teeth, he watched as Ayaan absorbed both Minato and Kushina's bodies into the void.

Ayaan grinned wildly. Minato held half the Nine-Tails within him. Kushina was a pure-blooded Uzumaki. These were treasures far more valuable than anything Konoha could offer.

Without a backward glance at Sarutobi or Naruto, Ayaan vanished in a blur.

"Damn it!" the Third Hokage growled. But there was nothing he could do. Ayaan's strength had exceeded every Kage-level threat he had ever known—and Konoha was in no condition to fight back.

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Later…

"Hahahaha! What a harvest! What a glorious harvest!"

In a newly dug underground base built with Earth Release, Ayaan was laughing so hard he nearly rolled on the floor.

He had just reviewed the contents absorbed into his Yami Yami no Mi's dark space.

First was the Scroll of Seals taken from the Hokage's vault—containing virtually all of Konoha's advanced jutsu, minus bloodline secrets. Shadow Clone Jutsu, Impure World Reincarnation, Eight Gates, Flying Thunder God—every one of them critical.

While powerful seals protected the scroll, they were chakra-based. Ayaan simply absorbed the chakra, rendering the protection useless.

Next was the Root Base's hidden stash: large quantities of Hashirama cells, human experimentation data, two sets of fully matured three-tomoe Sharingan, and a collection of rare tissue samples and bloodline data.

Finally, he had:

Hatake Kakashi's Mangekyō Sharingan with Kamui

Uchiha Fugaku—alive but unconscious—with two Mangekyō

The pure-blooded Uzumaki Kushina

The half of Kurama sealed inside Minato Namikaze

This was a jackpot. Once fully digested, Ayaan's chakra system would rival—if not surpass—his Devil Fruit and Haki powers, possibly reaching the level of Uchiha Madara or Senju Hashirama.

"Forget the Scroll for now," Ayaan grinned. "First, I need to transform this body. The cells of Hashirama, plus Fugaku's Mangekyō, will push me to the next level."

The enhanced recovery from Hashirama's DNA meant little to someone with the Baku Baku no Mi, but the potential to evolve his body, increase his chakra reserves, and unlock Wood Release? That was priceless.

He stood in silence, eyes gleaming in the dim glow of his underground lab.

"A divine power deserves a divine body," he whispered.

And the evolution… had only just begun.

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