"How… how is that possible?!"
From the edge of the battlefield, stunned voices rose one after another.
They had never witnessed such flawless coordination, such layered tactical execution. Shuoye Uchiha's combat ability had surpassed every expectation.
"This… this is Shuoye? He can wield genjutsu at that level, Flying Thunder God, and an unknown Mangekyō ability—all at once…"
A veteran ninja muttered, awe written across his face.
"And that Shadow Clone Technique… it was so real even the Raikage nearly fell for it…"
On the field, the Raikage's expression darkened. He had underestimated Shuoye.
"Kid. Next time, luck won't save you."
Lightning chakra boiled within him once more.
Shuoye stood at a distance, a faint smile resting on his lips, as if everything remained within his calculations.
The Raikage moved like a raging thunderbolt. Each step cracked the earth beneath him. He knew there was no time to hesitate.
He would end this in one strike.
Lightning chakra erupted violently, forming the Lightning Release Armor around his body. His speed and strength surged to their limit.
"Lariat—Maximum Output!"
He launched forward like a living projectile. The air screamed under the pressure of his charge.
At the same time—
Locked in combat with Fugaku Uchiha, Yugito abruptly turned, her voice tearing across the battlefield.
"Two-Tails! Tailed Beast Bomb!"
A massive sphere of condensed destruction formed instantly and tore through the air toward Shuoye, detonating shockwaves as it advanced.
"Yugito! Have you lost your mind?!"
Fugaku's face twisted in fury.
She had been his opponent—yet she dared to strike at Shuoye instead.
It was an insult.
Fugaku charged after her, nearly maddened.
But facing the incoming catastrophe, Shuoye merely tilted his head slightly. For the first time, a trace of seriousness entered his gaze.
"So you can push it this far…"
"Then I suppose I'll respond properly."
"Susanoo."
His hand rose.
The earth trembled.
A colossal blue giant erupted upward.
Shuoye's Susanoo towered over the battlefield—more than three times the size of Fugaku's. It stood like an ancient war deity reborn, its presence alone forcing the sky to recoil.
A hush fell.
"Hmph. A mere Tailed Beast Bomb."
Shuoye's voice carried no strain. Only quiet authority.
Susanoo extended a massive hand.
It caught the Tailed Beast Bomb.
The explosion erupted.
Flames and shockwaves swallowed everything.
And yet—
Susanoo did not budge.
Within the inferno, its fingers tightened.
Slowly.
Deliberately.
The Tailed Beast Bomb cracked.
Compressed.
Then shattered in Shuoye's grasp, crushed as though it were nothing more than fragile glass.
Silence.
Even breathing seemed forbidden.
"That… that's impossible…"
Darui and the others felt cold sweat bead across their foreheads. They had believed the combined assault—the Raikage's charge and Yugito's Tailed Beast Bomb—would at least wound him.
Instead, it had accomplished nothing.
Shuoye's gaze swept across them.
Something else moved with it.
A pressure—vast and suffocating.
His eyes seemed to radiate a domineering force, overwhelming wills, shaking resolve.
Under that invisible weight, Darui and the surrounding shinobi felt their limbs grow heavy. Even standing required effort.
"So this… is what a true powerhouse looks like…"
Someone whispered.
No one contradicted him.
Shuoye's voice echoed calmly across the battlefield.
"Before absolute power, schemes and tricks are meaningless."
The words were quiet.
Yet they struck like a hammer against every heart present.
As the situation settled, Fugaku stepped beside Shuoye, guilt flickering in his eyes.
"Shuoye. I was careless. I allowed the Two-Tails an opening."
Shuoye shook his head.
"You did enough."
His gaze remained steady.
"From here on, leave it to me. Take Uchiha Xuanjing and the others. Sweep the battlefield clean."
Fugaku paused.
Then he understood.
Shuoye Uchiha—
The man known across the shinobi world as a battle maniac.
For him—
This was not danger.
It was desire.
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