Naruto: Start with three magatama and cultivate Kushina

Chapter 641 Susanoo's Moral Blackmail: The First Defeat of a True God in Izumo.

On the vast battlefield of the Land of Wood, the army of Ashihara was engaged in a fierce battle with the samurai of Izumo, just as it always was.

These two countries have gone from initially deploying only ordinary troops to now even having True God Realm experts preparing for a death match!

However, due to the limited space available, there was only one small country where True God Realm experts could engage in such battles. Therefore, Izumo proposed a war plan involving one-on-one deathmatches.

A battle between people of the same cultivation level, one-on-one within a pre-arranged defensive barrier, where life and death are left to fate!

The moment this one-on-one challenge was proposed, the Ashihara Kingdom would definitely disagree...

After all, Ashihara Country has the advantage of being backed by Takamagahara Country, and its population is large and powerful. Even the total number of True God Realm experts is ten times that of Izumo Country. Fighting in groups is the most advantageous for them!

As for why Ashihara Province ultimately agreed to the demands of an enemy nation that were detrimental to them, it was naturally because Izumo Province used the righteousness of the common people to suppress them and morally blackmailed the gods...

Susanoo's challenge to a duel was rejected by Nyanokami, but Nyanokami's proposal for a divine war was spread by Susanoo...

If a massive battle between True Gods were to take place within the God Realm, the resulting destruction would be absolutely unbearable for all beings in the God Realm!

The beings of the divine realm began to agree with Susanoo's proposal for a one-on-one war. Many others criticized Ashihara and Takamagahara for prioritizing war over the common people. Some even pointed at the sun and cursed the heartless Amaterasu...

Under immense public pressure, Qiongqiong Chuzun proposed that True God Realm experts could enter the universe to fight, thus ensuring the safety of the God Realm...

However, Susanoo rejected the proposal outright as soon as it was made. He didn't even bother to give a reason and bluntly stated that if they didn't want a 'one-on-one' fight, then they should fight all at once. As for the fact that if the divine realm was destroyed as a result, then all the consequences of this world-destroying event would fall on Nyanko-no-Mikoto!

Considering the safety of the descendants of the gods and all living beings, many deities had no choice but to reluctantly speak out and urge Amaterasu to adopt Susanoo's war plan...

As more and more deities agreed to the 'one-on-one True God Realm', Amaterasu Omikami had no choice but to inform Nyanko-no-Mikoto and ask him to agree to the one-on-one war duel method.

Although this decisive battle strategy prevented Takamagahara's numerical advantage from being fully utilized, it must be said that this plan did indeed cause the least damage to the divine realm.

Of course, while this plan may have reduced the destructiveness of the war, it was far more cruel to the gods and even to the Izumo Kingdom!

A one-on-one cage battle to the death, and a rule that it's a fight to the death. Almost every round starts with a true god dying. The gods of Takamagahara are terrified by such a rule, and they realize that Susanoo is really going to fight Takamagahara to the death this time!

It's important to understand that Susanoo only had eight True God-level experts under his command. If these eight True Gods were truly defeated by Takamagahara, then Susanoo would be left completely alone...

Without followers, Susanoo is like a sick tiger with its claws and teeth removed, and it will probably be difficult for him to jump around again in the future!

Taking these factors into account, the gods agreed to this cruel war plan and even requested to observe the battle.

Neither Ashihara nor Izumo had any objections, and the one-on-one duel to the death between True Gods officially began.

The first True God Realm expert to appear in Izumo was Ryuun's Preta Path puppet. He replaced the original position of Otsutsuki Zero with the corpse of a relatively strong god.

On the other hand, the Ashihara Kingdom sent a powerful early-stage True God Realm deity.

Both sides attached great importance to the battle between the True God Realm experts. Not only did Susanoo personally go to the battlefield to watch this fierce battle, but even the gods of Takamagahara, and even the great gods such as Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, were watching the battle between the two from the sky!

In the first battle, because the gods sent by the Ashihara Kingdom were carefully selected, and their combat level was extremely high, Ryuun's Hungry Ghost Puppet was ultimately defeated and killed inside the top-level defensive barrier (Colosseum)!

The gods originally thought that the victory in the first battle would severely dampen Susanoo's spirits, but to their surprise, the opponent did not care about it at all. He even asked for another battle in the early stage of the True God Realm, citing that there was still plenty of time.

"Heh, he's utterly humiliated and still pretending not to care. Susanoo only has a few True God Realm experts under his command, and now one of them has died right at the start of the battle. He's probably heartbroken, isn't he? Hahaha..."

"Haha! Exactly! This guy is pretending to be calm on the surface, but he's probably panicking inside. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked for another fight!"

"The more he acts like this, the less we should go along with him. We agreed on a battle once a month. He lost to Susanoo and now he wants another round? Why should we listen to him? Let him be furious!"

The gods all chimed in with mockery, and Amaterasu, who was listening to these words, never lost the smile on her lips...

Seeing that bastard Susanoo get his comeuppance made her happier than anyone else!

To further frustrate and anger Susanoo, Amaterasu decisively instructed Nyanko-no-Mikoto to stop while she was ahead, letting Susanoo suffer for a month before engaging in a second battle...

"Since we've set a rule of one battle per month, then you should abide by it properly, otherwise people will think you can't handle losing..."

Qiongqiongzu-zun's words were full of sarcasm, which sounded extremely harsh to Susanoo. In the end, he did not insist on a second battle and disappeared from the battlefield without saying a word, seemingly extremely frustrated...

"Hahaha!"

The Ashihara Kingdom, having won its first battle, was in high spirits, and the entire country was jubilant. Even on Takamagahara, a lively celebration banquet was held...

Susanoo, looking dejected, went to the Kamui General's residence and sought out Ryuun to hear his explanation.

Liu Yun had nothing to say about this. He simply summoned the Preta Path puppet to his side in front of Susanoo, and then directly used the power of the Hell Path to revive the Preta Path puppet on the spot.

The death of any puppet at the early True God Realm is not a loss for the Izumo Kingdom, because Ryuun has the ability to revive with a single click... In the future, Izumo Kingdom will not even need to commit any more True God Realm troops to using these puppets to wear down the Ashihara Kingdom...

"Aren't we being a bit too unfair... If we fight a few more battles, those bastards in Takamagahara will probably get upset..."

Using special puppets to fight the enemy's living forces, Susanoo felt that the people in Takamagahara would soon be furious!

"It's alright, I'll just use the special transformation technique a few more times... Also, I'll do my best to win the next match. I'm sorry about today's battle..."

There are still some capable fighters on the Takamagahara side. Today, the Hungry Ghost Path puppets couldn't defeat Ryuun, so there was nothing they could do.

"It's alright. The guy who fought today is the son of a god. It's understandable that your puppet can't beat him."

Susanoo did not blame him. He had seen the fighting power of the Preta Path puppets and found that they were definitely not weak among their peers.

After all, it was a puppet controlled by Liu Yun, a peak True God Realm expert. The Hungry Ghost Path puppet had already displayed even greater power than it had in life. The reason it couldn't win was because the enemy was too strong, not because the puppet was too weak. Susanoo was able to see this clearly.

Liu Yun simply nodded upon hearing this, and then prepared to further enhance the Animal Path puppet, which was also the Otsutsuki Kami, who possessed the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan!

Although the puppet has the ability to have unlimited power, it is still not good if it can't defeat the enemy. After all, the outcome of a battle between True God Realm experts will have a significant impact on the morale of both sides!