"Sage Art — Wood Golem Technique!"
Hashirama Senju's shout echoed across Konoha, inside and outside the village.
It sounded like a divine decree descending upon the world.
CRACK.
The ground began splitting apart, and even the Hokage Tower trembled violently.
RUMBLE!
Enormous twisted tree trunks burst through the earth.
They absorbed emerald-green natural energy, growing and converging wildly.
Within moments—
A towering wooden giant more than sixty meters tall rose from the ground.
Hummmmm.
Streams of sage energy flowed across the Wood Golem like shimmering light.
The knotted wooden muscles looked capable of shattering mountains.
Even the simple act of clenching a fist caused the surrounding air to explode.
At that moment, Hashirama Senju stood atop the Wood Golem's shoulder with his arms crossed.
Under the deep crimson Sage Mode markings around his eyes—
His gaze had changed.
No longer warm.
Instead, it had become as deep and unfathomable as an abyss.
At last—
He truly carried the absolute majesty of the "God of Shinobi."
ROOOAR!
At the same time, the Wood Dragon infused with Sage energy wrapped itself around the Wood Golem's body.
The dragon's massive body coiled around the giant's shoulders.
Its head rose high, resting near the Wood Golem's arm.
Its enormous wooden pupils locked onto the tiny figure below.
One was the agile and ferocious Wood Dragon.
The other was the steady and indomitable Wood Golem.
Bathed in the golden glow of Sage energy—
They looked like gods descended upon the earth.
"…Big brother is fighting seriously."
Tobirama Senju frowned slightly in disbelief.
How long had it been since he last saw his brother fight at full strength?
And yet—
Now he was doing so against a ten-year-old Uchiha child.
But thinking about it again—
Hadn't Tobirama himself been pushed to the brink by that same child?
RUMBLE!
At that moment, the entire village of Konoha shook like an earthquake.
Nearby—
Ōnoki had just managed to stand up before stumbling and falling again.
Holding his aching back, he stared upward in shock.
Was a battle of this level something he didn't even qualify to watch up close?
Beside him, the Fourth Raikage A struggled to maintain his Lightning Release chakra cloak.
It flickered weakly like a candle in the wind.
Almost extinguished by the overwhelming pressure.
Nara Shikaku inhaled deeply.
His throat tightened.
Breathing became difficult.
So this—
Was the power that ended the age of war.
This—
Was the true God of Shinobi.
They had underestimated Hashirama Senju earlier.
"So this is Hashirama-sama's Sage Art…"
Kakashi muttered to himself.
"Truly overwhelming…"
"Even Jiraiya-sama and Minato-sensei's Sage Mode can't compare…"
His teacher and teacher's teacher both knew Sage Mode.
But neither had displayed anything remotely close to this level.
It wasn't even comparable.
Thinking this, Kakashi subconsciously turned to look at Uchiha Kai.
"His Sage Mode seemed extre—"
Then he froze.
"WHAT THE—?!"
His eyes widened instantly.
"With the heavens upon my back…
and the moon upon my shoulder."
Facing the earth-shaking Sage Art giant ahead, Kai's voice remained calm.
Like ice falling into boiling oil—
Clear and unmistakable.
HUM.
The moment he spoke—
The soft white radiance around his body exploded outward.
It became a blazing white sun piercing the sky.
Streams of light burst from his body.
Under countless stunned gazes—
The light rapidly formed shapes.
CLACK! CLACK! CLACK!
Bones solidified.
Muscles intertwined.
Armor plates covered the frame.
A colossal figure appeared—
One never seen before.
Standing proudly within brilliant white light.
Unlike the usual deep purple or blue of ordinary Susanoo—
This giant looked as if it had been carved from pure crystal.
Moonlight fell across its sharp edges.
Reflections scattered into gentle rays.
Soft.
Yet sacred and untouchable.
It was even taller than the Sage Art Wood Golem—
And far more refined.
Instead of wings on its back—
Two perfect halos of light floated behind it.
The halo above the left shoulder burned like a blazing sun.
It felt capable of incinerating all things.
The halo above the right shoulder shone like a cold moon.
One glance seemed enough to freeze the soul.
This—
Was Susanoo.
But not an ordinary one.
This was the ability Kai developed himself after seven years in this world—
Through countless traits.
Copied.
Stacked.
Merged.
A unique Susanoo.
One of a kind.
The heavens upon its back.
The sun and moon upon its shoulders.
"Th-this… what is that?!"
Ōnoki couldn't stop himself from shouting.
His voice even twisted with shock.
"Susanoo? No… no! That's definitely not the Uchiha clan's Susanoo!"
"It looks more like…"
"…a god forged from light!"
Ōnoki had seen Susanoo before.
More than once.
But never one like this.
This one was magnificent, noble, sacred.
Standing before it made people feel instinctively ashamed of themselves.
"Light… can form a Susanoo too?!"
The Fourth Raikage's body tensed instantly like a frightened cat.
His hair practically stood on end.
"I wonder if my punch…"
"…could break even one rib?"
"So it really is Susanoo."
At the entrance to the street, within the group of Uchiha clan members keeping civilians back, Uchiha Fugaku inhaled deeply.
"This child has gone incredibly far on the path of ocular power."
Compared to Kai's Susanoo—
His own dark Susanoo felt like a pile of mud.
Embarrassing.
"KAI-SAMA!"
"KAI-SAMA! KAI-SAMA!"
"HAHAHA! It's Susanoo! Kai-sama's Susanoo!"
"Kai-sama is invincible! The Uchiha clan is unstoppable!"
The Uchiha clan members began shouting excitedly.
Some even fell to their knees, shouting that a god had descended.
Their devotion resembled religious worship.
Seeing this, Fugaku's eyes filled with pride.
This—
Was his son.
He truly deserved to be the Uchiha clan head.
Even his son was this powerful.
But then a thought crossed his mind.
"…When did Kai even develop Susanoo?"
He tried recalling Kai's daily life.
Sunbathing.
Moonbathing.
Eating.
Sleeping.
Climbing walls.
The top of the clan wall practically looked like Kai's home.
"…Could Sasuke be right?"
"…Does sunbathing actually make you stronger?"
For the first time, Fugaku felt his beliefs shaken.
"The sun and moon on his shoulders…"
"Kai-sama… what kind of ambition does he carry?"
"Is he really just a ten-year-old child?"
"If someone told me Kai-sama was the reincarnation of a god… I might believe it."
The ninja from Konoha's various clans stared blankly at the Giant of Light.
They had always known Kai was strong.
But only now did they realize—
Their understanding of him had been far too shallow.
"…The same power Madara had?"
"Susanoo?"
Standing on the Wood Golem's shoulder, Hashirama's pupils shrank slightly.
But something felt different.
The aura wasn't just chakra.
It felt more like light itself.
In other words—
Kai himself had become light.
Hashirama's Wood Release was full of life.
Containing endless vitality and overwhelming power.
Yet facing the embodiment of pure light—
He felt something unexpected.
A strange reverence.
Like a difference in lifeforms.
Hashirama steadied his mind and looked forward.
"Uchiha boy."
"You now have the right to speak your name."
Kai grinned.
Then pointed at the radiant Susanoo below.
"My name?"
"Call me…"
"The Giant of Light."
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