The black chakra skeleton continued to evolve.
Flesh rapidly formed over its bones, transforming it into a gigantic black humanoid.
Before anyone nearby could recover from their shock, armor began materializing over the giant’s body.
Moments later, a towering armored warrior stood before them, two massive swords hanging at its waist.
The Complete Body Susanoo.
“Impossible!
You little brat…
your Susanoo actually…
actually…”
Clutching his wound, Danzo stared at the fully manifested black Susanoo, fear finally creeping into his face.
He couldn’t believe that this normally inconspicuous Uchiha was an even greater genius than Shisui.
“Oh?” Standing inside the giant, Seigen smiled teasingly.
“Looks like Danzo has seen Susanoo before.
Let me guess…
Shisui’s?”
Danzo’s face darkened.
He hadn’t expected Seigen to infer so much from a careless remark.
“For the sake of the village!”
“Capture this traitor!”
Watching Danzo continue putting on an act, Seigen simply shook his head.
The massive Susanoo lowered its stance.
Its right hand slowly gripped the hilt of the sword at its waist.
“Danzo…”
“I’ll give you a seventy-nine-meter head start.”
After estimating that his Susanoo’s blade was roughly eighty meters long, Seigen couldn’t resist making the joke from his previous life.
Realizing the danger, Danzo abandoned his own subordinates without hesitation and turned to flee.
“Summoning Jutsu!”
“Baku!”
As he ran, Danzo summoned his giant tapir in an attempt to block Seigen’s attack.
“Uchiha Seigen!”
“You’re committing treason!
Stop now, and I can still speak to the Hokage on your behalf—”
He continued shouting while running.
Danzo knew perfectly well that neither he nor his forces could stand against the power of Susanoo.
If his right arm hadn’t been severed, he could still have used Kotoamatsukami.
But now…
His only option was to appeal to Seigen with the righteousness of the village and buy enough time for reinforcements.
Just wait until they arrive…
This brat is finished.
“Five Release: Great Barrage Technique!”
“Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!”
“Seventh Gate…”
“Open!”
…
The Third Hokage personally led Konoha’s elite shinobi to the battlefield.
The moment he arrived, he saw his longtime friend Danzo fleeing like a beaten dog, his right arm already severed.
Without hesitation, he ordered everyone to attack the Susanoo.
…!!
The arrival of the Third Hokage wasn’t a huge concern.
But when Might Guy showed up and immediately opened the Seventh Gate…
Seigen felt a genuine sense of danger.
This was the man who had nearly kicked the story to its ending with a single strike.
He wasn’t confident he could survive that kick in his current state.
“Hiruzen!!”
“Capture him!”
“He’s the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Incident!”
What a joke.
A second ago Danzo had been saying he’d speak on Seigen’s behalf.
The moment Hiruzen arrived, another accusation came flying his way.
Seeing the Third Hokage and the other shinobi still some distance away, the smile on Seigen’s face widened.
Fighting Might Guy now wasn’t a good idea…
But…
Shing!
The black Susanoo, which had been holding its sword at the ready, suddenly drew it.
The crowd saw only a flash of black light streak across the horizon.
An overwhelming shockwave swept toward them.
Danzo’s body was instantly sliced clean in half at the waist.
The last thing he saw wasn’t his old friend…
It was…
…his own feet.
The instant the slash was unleashed, countless ninjutsu rained down upon the Susanoo.
Wrapped in explosive chakra, Might Guy leaped high into the air and launched a devastating flying kick straight toward Seigen.
The Susanoo was swallowed by explosions and a massive cloud of dust.
The Third Hokage frowned as he stared at the battlefield.
Something felt wrong.
Judging by the impact…
Everyone’s attacks had struck the ground.
“So…
he escaped.”
When the dust finally settled, all that remained was devastation.
The colossal black warrior was gone.
So was the Uchiha who had been inside it.
“Was that…
Susanoo in the village just now?”
Having already led the clan away from Konoha, Fugaku turned back toward the village and asked Itachi beside him.
“…Yes.”
“It was Seigen.”
“But his Susanoo…”
Itachi still couldn’t believe it.
His childhood friend had only just awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan…
Yet he could already wield Susanoo.
Not only that—it had reached the third stage.
Meanwhile, Itachi himself could only use the second stage.
A realization slowly dawned on him.
Perhaps the friend he had grown up with…
…had been hiding his true strength all along.
To possess such mastery over the Mangekyo Sharingan…
Maybe Seigen hadn’t awakened it tonight after all.
Carrying the unconscious Sasuke on his back, Itachi looked toward Konoha one last time.
His eyes were filled with reluctance.
He wasn’t the only one.
Every member of the Uchiha Clan felt as though they were trapped in a dream.
Earlier that night, the clan head and the heir had suddenly gathered everyone together.
They informed the clan that Konoha intended to wipe out the Uchiha, and that fleeing the village was the only way to survive.
Even after hearing Fugaku’s explanation, however, only half of the clan chose to follow him.
Aside from the elders, many older clan members also remained behind.
Watching Fugaku lead the others away, some of the elderly couldn’t help recalling the distant past…
…when Uchiha Madara had once tried to lead the entire clan away from Konoha.
“Father.”
“It’s time to go.”
“…Yes.”
“Yo, Itachi.
Clan Head.
Looks like everyone’s here.”
Seigen suddenly appeared before the group, instantly putting everyone on guard.
Fortunately, many members of the Uchiha recognized him, and the tension quickly eased.
Itachi glanced at his friend before silently looking toward his father.
After receiving Fugaku’s nod, he turned back to Seigen.
“Seigen.”
“Where do we go now?”
“The Land of Rice Fields.”