"What the hell is that thing?"
Outside Iwagakure, Kitagawa Gen and Jiraiya had just arrived with Naruto and Sasuke.
Yet at that very moment, a tremendous chakra roared violently, and the mountains collapsed in an instant!
However, such destruction was nothing to Kitagawa Gen and the others; in a flash, they had already evaded it.
But with the mountains' cover gone, gazing at the enormous Susanoo in the distance and the roaring Five-Tails, Jiraiya couldn't help swallowing hard.
Sasuke and Naruto's eyes widened; Sasuke had already recognized that massive chakra giant as Susanoo.
As for Naruto—not only did he feel something himself, but the father inside him also told him!
"That's the Five-Tails. I didn't expect it to appear at this time… seems something bad really happened."
Namikaze Minato still remembered that during the previous battle with Iwagakure, he had once been blasted by the combined Tailed Beast Bombs of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
If not for possessing the Flying Thunder God Technique, he might have been in serious trouble back then!
"Looks like something troublesome has happened."
Murmuring softly, Namikaze Minato's words made Naruto involuntarily turn his head toward Jiraiya—and coincidentally, Sasuke also lifted his head to look over.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's with those looks?"
Jiraiya couldn't hold it anymore, but Kitagawa Gen sighed beside him.
"I knew nothing good would happen. I've said before—whenever I go out with you guys, trouble always finds us!"
"Damn it, could it be you're the cause?"
Jiraiya couldn't help blurting out, but unfortunately, Kitagawa Gen tilted his head and replied,
"But I couldn't go out on my own before."
"..."
"Besides, whenever I carry out missions alone, I don't seem to run into any trouble either."
"..."
Jiraiya didn't want to talk anymore. Even by process of elimination, shouldn't the unlucky one be Kitagawa Gen?
Still, he thought, after returning this time, he really should burn some incense and pray—otherwise, always running into spirits like this couldn't be good!
"But that's fine too."
Just as Jiraiya frowned, Kitagawa Gen spoke again.
"We happen to need something from Iwagakure. If we help them with a major issue, it'll make our position all the more legitimate."
"That's true."
Jiraiya rubbed his temples, feeling that it made sense.
"So then, we—"
"Ero-Sennin, you take Naruto to assist with the evacuation and be careful whether there are still other enemies."
Before Jiraiya could finish speaking, Kitagawa Gen interrupted him, glancing around with a faint smile.
"Sasuke, come with me first. I found someone interesting—it'd be a pity not to go meet him."
"Tch."
Naruto snorted lightly but didn't argue; during missions, he was still quite obedient. Jiraiya scratched his head and nodded.
"All right, let's do as you say. Let's move."
As soon as his words fell, he left directly with Naruto. He didn't ask further—because he trusted Kitagawa Gen completely.
"Senpai, who are we going to meet?"
Sasuke's eyes shone. Being singled out by Kitagawa Gen was something worth getting excited about.
"A rather interesting fellow—you'll need to go all out against him. But there's one thing."
Kitagawa Gen smiled. Since Sasuke hadn't defected, his clothing style naturally hadn't taken on that Orochimaru-like flair.
That traditional gray-black Uchiha robe suited him perfectly—only the forehead protector looked somewhat out of place.
"Take off the forehead protector and come with me."
"Oh."
Sasuke obeyed readily. The moment he put away his forehead protector, he suddenly noticed a man ahead, staring off into the distance.
That man wore striking red armor, and his long hair, spiked like a hedgehog's, danced in the wind.
"That's him?"
"Correct. Do your best—he's no ordinary man."
Kitagawa Gen nodded, and those words instead ignited Sasuke's fighting spirit.
"No ordinary man? Even better!"
In an instant, Sasuke's eyes transformed into Mangekyō, and a kunai appeared in his hand, which he immediately hurled toward that man.
The moment the man caught the kunai, Sasuke instantly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique!
"Izuna?!"
When he appeared before the man in a flash, he suddenly heard him shout that name.
"What Izuna?"
That name left him puzzled, yet his short blade did not pause for even a moment.
[Buzz—]
The short blade, wreathed in violet lightning, slashed fiercely toward the man's neck—and in that instant, Sasuke noticed something!
"Sharingan?"
Those scarlet eyes were unmistakable—and what shocked him even more was that the man hadn't made any unnecessary movement.
He barely even bothered to dodge, yet effortlessly evaded Sasuke's strike!
As chakra stirred again, Sasuke widened the distance slightly, gazing at that silent figure in the distance as he spoke in a low voice.
"Reanimation? Who are you?"
"..."
Unfortunately, the man did not answer right away. He merely glared at Sasuke grimly.
After a long moment, he let out a cold snort—and in a flash, his entire figure blurred like an illusion, rushing straight toward Sasuke!
His fist swung directly for Sasuke's face, cleaving through the air so sharply that even the atmosphere hummed and trembled.
"So fast!"
Sasuke couldn't believe it. He leapt backward at once—and just then, the man spoke.
"You have the Sharingan, yet rely on this messy, chaotic power?"
As the wind howled, the ground beneath seemed shattered by the force of his punches. In that same instant, he turned again, charging straight toward Sasuke.
"This speed, this power—even more terrifying than Uchiha Itachi! Who is this guy?"
Sasuke was somewhat stunned, and that man spoke again.
"And still appearing in this form."
[Buzz—]
Sasuke instantly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, yet to his shock, that man used a single Body Flicker Technique and had already appeared right before him.
"Using that despicable man's jutsu, of all things!"
Facing the incoming fist, Sasuke seemed to have no way to dodge—but just as the blow was about to strike him...
[Buzz—]
The Flying Thunder God activated once more. In an instant, his figure vanished beneath the gust of that punch and reappeared behind the man!
"Susanoo!"
Sasuke's eyes had already transformed into Mangekyō, and violet chakra immediately surged around him.
Skeletal ribs manifested, expanding in an instant. The Mangekyō spun within his eyes, and his ocular power and techniques poured out all at once!
At that moment, Susanoo took on its third-stage form—a massive ninja blade appeared in its hand.
Terrifying power erupted from him, and Sasuke controlled the Susanoo to deliver a heavy slash!
[Boom—]
The immense force exploded wildly, splitting open the ground beneath them with a vast crack.
Dust billowed everywhere, but Sasuke's expression turned grim, for he found that Susanoo's blade couldn't advance even an inch!
"Who the hell is this guy? Why is he so terrifying? Just his taijutsu alone reached such a level? And he has a Susanoo as well?"
Across from Sasuke, that figure stood with arms crossed.
His gaze was cold as ice, and a layer of azure chakra even cloaked his body.
"It seems not only your techniques resemble that man's, even your attack habits and some of your personality do."
The man slightly lifted his head, his voice growing colder as he stared at Sasuke.
"What a pity. With that face, that appearance—yet you resemble that despicable guy so much. You're really making me quite unhappy!"
As his words fell, his Susanoo suddenly flared with even greater power.
That figure's Susanoo instantly expanded, reaching a size nearly equal to Sasuke's, and then swung a heavy punch!
[Boom—]
In an instant, Sasuke was struck hard; his Susanoo even cracked slightly from the blow.
"How is that possible?"
His face was filled with disbelief, but the man spoke coldly.
"Blame it on looking like that—resembling that despicable man so much. You were asking who I am, weren't you?"
The next moment, his Susanoo grew even larger, its legs taking form beneath it, and as he leapt high, a colossal chakra blade appeared in its hand.
"Then remember this well—I am Uchiha Madara!"
Facing that massive ninja blade, and the berserk man before him who called himself Uchiha Madara, Sasuke suddenly felt a suffocating pressure.
He knew of Uchiha Madara—he was from the same era as the First Hokage, the only one who could stand on equal ground with him.
"So it's actually him?"
Sasuke's face darkened slightly. Gazing at the Susanoo right before him and feeling that overwhelming, suffocating power, he suddenly found himself unable to move.
"Damn it, how can he be this strong?!"
However, just as the massive blade was about to come down, with a surge of chakra vibrations, Uchiha Madara vanished!
"This is…"
Sasuke was momentarily dazed—but almost at the same time Susanoo disappeared, a tremendous shockwave erupted from within Iwagakure.
...
"It seems you people aren't that impressive after all. You should've cooperated with me from the start."
Inside Iwagakure, Uchiha Obito was controlling a gigantic Susanoo, calmly looking at the panting Ōnoki and Deidara.
In Susanoo's hand, the struggling Five-Tails was firmly restrained; he already knew the battle was over!
"But that's fine too—at least you gave me a bit of exercise."
"Damn bastard…"
Deidara and Ōnoki cursed inwardly, and worst of all, this man hadn't come alone.
From the direction of the village gate, another terrifying chakra was erupting. To them, it was clear someone had encountered that man.
"Looks like things are really going to get troublesome this time."
Deidara and Ōnoki exchanged a glance—they both saw the same defiance and resolve in each other's eyes.
Though the situation was dire, neither of them had any thought of surrendering!
"Good eyes."
Obito seemed to notice their look and nodded slightly.
"So, you're not planning to end things peacefully. That's fine too."
While speaking, he absorbed the Five-Tails into Kamui and at the same time made his Susanoo raise its blade.
"After all, I'm not done playing yet!"
[Boom—]
But just as he finished speaking, a massive force suddenly struck Susanoo from behind!
The impact was so powerful that before he could even react, cracks spread across Susanoo's armor.
Only then did he notice that it was Uchiha Madara—who had slashed him with his own Susanoo.
And even Madara himself looked slightly surprised.
The two locked eyes for a brief moment—then both simultaneously turned their gazes forward.
At some unknown point, someone was already standing there, watching the two of them calmly.
Seeing that figure, Uchiha Obito's expression changed.
"It's you—Kitagawa Gen!"
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