"Fall."
Senju Haruto uttered a single word, and the enchantment binding the massive vibranium vein vanished instantly. The colossal ore deposit plummeted with terrifying weight, descending at a speed visible to the naked eye.
But Haruto had no intention of leaving the vibranium exposed on the surface of the Land of Fire's forests. It wasn't out of fear of S.H.I.E.L.D. or other agencies noticing. Rather, it was because of vibranium's unique properties—its ability to affect surrounding matter and convert it into new vibranium.
Such a dangerous metal could only be buried deep underground.
Although Haruto still stood on Wakanda's soil, the portal allowed his ninjutsu to act directly upon the Land of Fire. Pressing his hands together, immense chakra surged through his body.
"Magnet Release: Earth Rift!"
With a roar of chakra, the Land of Fire split apart. The ground tore open, creating a yawning chasm that swallowed half the vibranium deposit whole. The impact sent tremors across the continent, rippling outward like shockwaves across the earth, shaking the entire Land of Fire.
Haruto surveyed his work with satisfaction, nodding once before the portal began to close.
But the Wakandan warriors were not done.
Those charging at him leveled their vibranium spears at his chest. Instead of throwing them, they activated the latest Wakandan technology—blazing streams of blue energy shot from the spearheads, streaking toward Haruto's vitals.
They couldn't stop him from moving the vibranium, but they refused to let him leave alive.
"So this is Wakandan technology…" Haruto mused, glancing around.
Before he realized it, he was completely surrounded. Without the portal or his flight techniques, there would have been nowhere to dodge.
But he didn't need to dodge.
His eyes shifted, pupils bleeding crimson as three tomoe spun into existence. They twisted, reshaping into a deeper, eternal pattern—Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Susanoo…
Chakra exploded from Haruto's body, manifesting into towering white skeletal armor shrouded in vapor. The beams of Wakandan energy struck it one after another, yet as Haruto expected, ordinary weapons—no matter how advanced—could not pierce Susanoo's defense.
Instead, the appearance of Susanoo cast a crushing shadow over Wakanda. Despair swept across the battlefield like a suffocating stormcloud.
"This… this can't be real. Our attacks do nothing?"
"What is that thing?"
"Is he a demon from hell?"
"What do we do now?"
Voices of panic broke out everywhere. Their confidence crumbled at the sight of Haruto, standing unscathed within his monstrous avatar.
"Focus your fire! Aim at one point and strike together!"
King T'Chaka's command thundered across the battlefield, carried with the resonance of Bast's divine blessing. His voice calmed fraying nerves and steadied trembling hands.
At once, the Wakandan warriors regrouped. Countless beams converged on Susanoo's chest in a concentrated barrage.
The ground shook violently as a deafening boom tore through the air. Cracks splintered across Susanoo's ribcage and spread rapidly across its form.
Even Haruto was taken aback.
True, this was only Susanoo's lowest form—its defense weaker even than his adamantium-infused bones. Still, he had underestimated Wakanda's focused firepower.
But Haruto wasn't here to shatter their spirit entirely.
If they witnessed his true regenerative powers—or saw his body, harder than vibranium itself—they would fall into a despair too deep to rise from.
So, as Susanoo finally collapsed in a burst of fragments, Haruto leapt skyward. His cloak of levitation whipped free, expanding beneath his feet into a floating carpet. Standing tall upon it, Haruto looked down at the warriors below.
Every face was etched with disbelief. For some, even joy—mistaking Susanoo's destruction for victory.
It was then that the voice returned, echoing in his mind.
Congratulations, Host. Sign-in complete.
Reward: Legacy of Horus!
"Horus…?" Haruto blinked, then quickly recalled the name.
Like Bast, Horus belonged to the Egyptian pantheon. But where Bast embodied war, Horus symbolized sovereignty—the God of Kingship, once the supreme ruler among the Egyptian gods.
The "Legacy of Horus" meant inheriting his divine authority.
On the battlefield, King T'Chaka's voice rang out again, steady and unyielding.
"Alone, none of us can stop him. But together—our strength combined—we will bring him down! Warriors of Wakanda, fight with me!"
He leveled his spear at Haruto. "Your only mistake… is standing here alone!"
"…Interesting."
A faint smile curved Haruto's lips. He skimmed the reward's details, then unleashed it without hesitation.
Divine power surged from his body, pouring into the earth below. Sand and gravel rose, caught in a swirling wind.
Hours seemed to pass in moments. The grains condensed into humanoid forms, first crude silhouettes, then solid, armored soldiers of flesh and sand.
In the blink of an eye, the Wakandan army found itself surrounded—not by men, but by an endless legion of sand warriors.
A cry went up in the ranks, and all eyes turned.
What they saw made their scalps prickle and their breath catch. The sand soldiers stood silently, perfectly aligned, waiting for their master's command.
One frightened Wakandan loosed a beam of energy. It tore straight through a soldier's chest—only for the wound to close instantly, the figure standing whole once again.
The eerie sight spread terror like wildfire. Even T'Chaka's men began asking their king what they should do now.
Haruto's voice cut through their panic.
"Don't say I overwhelmed you with numbers. Blame only your weakness."
Leaping down from his cloak, Haruto landed with a thunderous step. Chakra surged from him in torrents—this time forming Susanoo in its complete form.
A warrior-god of pure chakra, nearly a hundred meters tall, rose into the sky. Its colossal frame radiated annihilation, dwarfing the battlefield.
This was no longer combat. It was devastation from another plane.
T'Chaka stared up at the towering Susanoo, momentarily at a loss for what to do.
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