"Is it an Edo Tensei body?"
"Yes."
"Although Edo Tensei provides an immortal body and infinite Chakra, it is still subject to limitations and cannot exert the full strength of the person when they were alive." Shisui said, looking at the clan members before him.
These clan members were no fools and immediately understood Shisui's meaning.
They said disdainfully, "Shisui, you don't think we're afraid, do you?"
"That's right. Even if it's Madara, we can fight him."
"We all have the Mangekyo, no one is inferior to anyone else."
"Exactly."
Shisui revealed a slight smile as black lightning flickered around his body. He laughed. "In that case, let's wipe out Sunagakure first."
In the next instant, he turned into a streak of black lightning and vanished.
The Mangekyo users stared blankly at the black lightning dissipating in the air.
"Storm Release?"
"Damn! And it's a Chakra Mode!"
"No wonder he hasn't made any progress all these years!"
"He was actually hiding this!"
"Dammit! Body Flicker Genjutsu, and now a high-speed, highly agile, and high-attack Chakra Mode..."
The Mangekyo users couldn't help but recall the scene that day when they had shamelessly ganged up on Shisui.
Even then, he didn't reveal a single card?
This kid... is he playing us for fools?
The Mangekyo users gnashed their teeth.
They all looked at Raichi, hoping she would take the first shot as she usually did.
But Raichi looked at them in shock, as if her composure had completely broken.
"Brothers, that's Storm Release Chakra Mode! Before, I was only slightly faster than his Body Flicker Technique. Now, with Storm Release, do you want me dead?"
Mangekyo Clan Members: "..."
That makes sense, but it's still so frustrating!
So, they decided to vent their anger on Sunagakure.
—
Ministry of Trial.
Orochimaru watched the Mangekyo users rush out, then looked at Naruto before him, who was covered in dark Chakra.
There was also Kumogakure who had defected to the Uchiha, Sunagakure attempting to fish in troubled waters, the ignorant Allied Shinobi Forces, the approaching Edo Tensei summons, Madara, Sasuke's rebellion, and the approach of Tsunade's trio.
Thinking of all this, he couldn't help but reveal a smile.
"It's getting more and more interesting."
He stroked Naruto's cheek and laughed. "Naruto, there's not much time left for you."
Then, he leisurely departed with the four Hokages.
—
The moment Mabui, who was leading the team, saw Shisui, she immediately raised her hands and shouted, "Acting Raikage Mabui announces that from this moment on, Kumogakure submits to the Uchiha clan!"
Many high-ranking members of Kumogakure also raised their hands, repeating words similar to Mabui's. The Kumogakure ninjas looked unwilling, but they also raised their hands.
As for Shisui, who had transformed into a humanoid form of black lightning, his blood-red Mangekyo flickered rapidly as he scanned the Kumogakure forces.
Before the Kumogakure ninjas could feel relieved, they saw Shisui transform into black lightning and, with a crackling sound, charge into their midst.
As lightning crackled in their ears, the Kumogakure ninjas panicked, screaming incessantly and attacking wildly. The high-ranking members were extremely uneasy, forcibly suppressing the urge to flee.
Mabui lowered her head and closed her eyes, her body trembling and stiffening from the sheer force of her tension.
Soon, screams of agony came from behind her.
She kept her eyes tightly shut. She didn't dare look, and she didn't dare guess. Even though she guessed that Shisui might be helping to clear out the White Zetsu behind them, there was also the possibility of accidentally killing Kumogakure people, yet she didn't dare say a word.
Even if all those dying were from Kumogakure, she wouldn't dare speak up.
After all, the Uchiha held the power to decide who lived.
As the screams continued in her ears, Mabui's body trembled even more, hating her own helplessness. She bit her lip hard, the blood from her lip and the tears from her eyes falling together.
This grievance of being treated like meat on a chopping block...
'It's all because of my incompetence that Kumogakure has been reduced to being at the mercy of others.'
Unconsciously, she clenched her fists, her nails digging into her flesh.
Until...
"He's only killing those white monsters!"
"It's true! They're all white monsters!"
"How can he tell them apart?"
"We clearly couldn't sense them at all!"
Hearing the surprised and happy voices of the Kumogakure ninjas, Mabui finally dared to open her eyes and look back stiffly.
She saw black lightning flickering among them. With every flash, a Kumogakure ninja turned into a White Zetsu and fell dead. Shisui was like a dancer, filled with a powerful sense of beauty.
Suddenly, she felt someone approaching from the front. Over a dozen Uchiha appeared using the Body Flicker Technique. Their eyes fell on her, making her hair stand on end. She was so nervous her whole body went stiff.
The Mangekyo users looked at the tear stains on her face and curled their lips into smiles.
"Shisui is so pathetic."
"He scared her to tears while helping out."
"Tsk tsk, he deserves to be single."
"Haha..."
At that moment, a streak of black lightning flashed towards them.
The Mangekyo users' trash talk instantly stopped, for Shisui was right in front of them.
In the next second, Shisui revealed a smile, causing the Mangekyo users to be flustered.
Raichi hurriedly shouted, "I didn't say anything this time!"
At the same time, she even used Lightning Release Chakra Mode, attempting to flee.
But no matter how fast Raichi was, she couldn't outpace Shisui in Storm Release Chakra Mode. In an instant, she, along with the other Mangekyo users, was invaded by pitch-black lightning. The immense pain made them scream out in agony.
"Ahhh!!!"
Shisui let out what sounded like a cold snort.
If it weren't for the need to suppress these death-seeking clan members, he would have wanted to keep this Storm Release Chakra Mode as a trump card.
Now that he had revealed his trump card, they still dared to talk trash to him?
Stupid!
However, Shisui was measured in his attack. It was only pain and wouldn't damage their bodies.
As the group of Mangekyo users, scorched black all over, angrily revealed their Mangekyo and glared at him, Shisui said calmly, "Exterminate Sunagakure."
Then, he turned and left.
The Mangekyo users were displeased, but they followed closely behind.
They couldn't beat Shisui but could they not beat Sunagakure?
They intended to vent their frustrations on Sunagakure.
The gloomy expressions of the Mangekyo Uchihas made the already chilled Kumogakure ninjas even more terrified. They hurriedly cleared the path, fearing they might block the way of the Mangekyo Uchihas.
The Kumogakure ninjas lowered their heads, their bodies trembling, their faces still etched with shocked disbelief.
The Uchiha clan actually had over a dozen Mangekyo!
In the past, just three Mangekyo users had blocked the attack of the Allied Shinobi Forces from the three great ninja villages—Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure—and nearly counter-killed them.
Now there were actually over a dozen!
Fortunately, such people were allies.
For a moment, the looks they directed at Mabui were filled with gratitude. Mabui was desperately finding a glimmer of hope for them amidst countless dead ends.
Mabui was also dazed. She had guessed the Uchiha clan possessed the power to end the war, but she hadn't expected it to be strong enough to crush the Allied Shinobi Forces a dozen times over. Suddenly, a wave of relief washed over her.
However, what she didn't know was that within the Uchiha Imperial City, the Uchiha Clan Members who couldn't go to the battlefield because they only had the Three-Tomoe Sharingan were experiencing violent fluctuations in their ocular power.
They hated their own weakness.
They hated their own heartlessness.
They hated their own incompetence.
They hated everything about themselves.
They pushed themselves to the brink, constantly pressuring themselves and struggling and constantly awakening.
—
The Allied Shinobi Forces' battlefield.
As Sasuke frowned while watching this emerging third-party force, a figure appeared beside him.
"Sasuke." Itachi said calmly.
"Nii-san..."
Sasuke clenched his fists, his expression fierce. "Are you here to stop me too?"
"Stop you from what?" Itachi asked.
"Stop me from ending the Fifth Great Ninja War!" Sasuke almost blurted out, but he reacted instantly in the next moment, his expression becoming contorted as he stared at Itachi with fierce killing intent.
"Are you testing me?"
"No."
Itachi looked at him calmly and said, "Sasuke, do you know why I stood with Hiruzen back then but didn't take action against the Uchiha clan?"
This was the first time Sasuke had heard about this. Looking back now, it was indeed strange.
If Itachi was a spy, there was no need for the clan members to treat him like that.
If Itachi was a traitor, why didn't he act? Why did the clan members suppress their dissatisfaction with him?
To make the clan suppress their dissatisfaction for so many years, only one person in the clan could have achieved that.
"Because of Hiromi!"