From a distance, the Raikage watched with a cold smile.
He knew Fugaku Uchiha had once led his clan. But against Yugito—who had already achieved near-perfect tailed beast control—the situation was far from favorable.
"Perfect tailed beast transformation? Not bad."
A trace of disdain flickered in his thoughts, though his eyes inevitably shifted toward Shuoye Uchiha, calculating.
"Interesting…"
Shuoye smiled faintly, gaze unreadable, as though evaluating layers beneath the surface of the battlefield.
He tilted his head slightly.
That was enough.
Fugaku understood.
"Then come!"
Fugaku formed seals. Chakra surged around him like a rising tide, pressing forward in a crushing wave toward Yugito.
Yugito's transformation had already stabilized. Twin tails arched high behind her, blue flames dancing violently.
Each movement carried primal fury.
She no longer looked human.
She was a storm given flesh.
"Uchiha Fugaku!"
"I'll show you true power!"
Her roar shook the forest. Dust spiraled upward as the ground cracked beneath her claws.
The Two-Tails' chakra merged seamlessly with her own. She blurred forward, lightning-fast, claws tearing through the battlefield with explosive force.
The sky trembled.
Thunder rolled.
Hidden Cloud shinobi shouted in exhilaration.
"This is our strength!"
Their voices surged with renewed confidence. The tailed beast stood with them—unstoppable, divine.
Opposite them, the Uchiha remained calm.
Fugaku stood at the forefront. Behind him, Uchiha Xuanjing and the others prepared without panic.
The Raikage's voice cut through the chaos.
"Look well, Uchiha brats."
"Perfect tailed beast power isn't something you outwit with tricks."
He fixed his gaze on Shuoye.
"Shuoye. Surrender now. Hand over your clan's secrets and the Eight-Tails. Offer compensation."
"This meaningless war ends here."
Shuoye's lips curved slightly.
"Raikage-sama… I don't think you understand the situation."
"If anyone should consider surrender, it isn't us."
The Raikage's expression darkened. Lightning chakra erupted from his body as he prepared to enter the fray himself.
The battle escalated.
Yugito clashed head-on with the Uchiha elites.
Uchiha Xuanjing moved like a phantom. His Sharingan tracked every flick of Yugito's claws, countering with lethal precision. Explosions burst across the field as fire and lightning collided repeatedly.
Observers stood stunned.
Few had ever witnessed combat of this scale.
Some began to wonder if this level of power had already surpassed human limits.
"That… that's Uchiha Xuanjing? Since when was he this strong?"
A young Hidden Cloud shinobi trembled, fear creeping into his voice.
"Something's wrong with these Uchiha!"
Another shouted back, panic rising before forcing himself steady.
"Hold the line! We have a tailed beast!"
On the battlefield, Yugito's tailed beast form roared again, each sound shaking the earth. Hidden Cloud morale surged to its peak.
Yet the Uchiha did not falter.
Fugaku remained unmoved.
He brushed a stray strand of hair back, faint smile returning.
Then his expression sharpened.
"So tailed beasts talk big too?"
His voice wasn't loud.
But it carried.
Even Yugito paused for a split second, thrown by the timing of it.
"Let's end this quickly."
Fugaku's eyes opened fully.
His Mangekyō Sharingan blazed.
Chakra erupted upward, vast and suffocating.
"Susanoo."
A skeletal frame of colossal proportions formed around him, rising like a war god from the earth itself. Bones layered over bones, spectral armor beginning to manifest.
The pressure shifted instantly.
The battlefield grew heavier.
This was no longer a simple clash between shinobi and tailed beast.
This—
Was proof.
Fugaku's proof.
If the Two-Tails represented the pride of the Hidden Cloud—
Then Susanoo would stand as the pride of the Uchiha.
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