“For Konoha, charge!”
“The Will of Fire, everlasting!”
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s roar rang out like a thunderclap, echoing over the burning ruins.
At that moment, it was as if something had been ignited…
It was the beating hearts within the chests of those Shinobi.
“Stop him here!”
An Anbu member was the first to rush out from behind cover, forming hand seals, their Ninjutsu like a dragon, roaring as it slammed into the ankle of the Susanoo.
Beneath their mask was a young face, the corners of their mouth trembling with a nervousness that bordered on spasming.
They charged.
And it wasn’t just them; the emotions of countless other Shinobi were ignited, and they all rushed forward.
Whether he was a god or a demon, the Will of Fire burned brightly, incinerating all enemies!
“That Chakra form is not invincible! Saturate him with attacks! Don’t stop!”
Another Jōnin barked out a command.
Standing high atop the ruins, he sliced his finger with a Kunai, smeared blood onto a sealing scroll, and summoned dozens of Chakra light projectiles.
The light projectiles poured down like rain.
Behind him, even more Shinobi surged forth.
“For the Will of Fire!”
“Protect Konoha!”
“Kill—!”
The light of various Ninjutsu wove into a net beneath the night sky.
Katon, Fūton, Raiton, Doton, Suiton—Chakra of all five natures surged in from every direction, like a bursting flood, bombarding the Susanoo with overwhelming force!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The explosions were as dense as the beating of war drums.
Ripples surged across the surface of the Susanoo, and under the relentless bombardment, the golden Chakra armor began to develop fine cracks.
Although every crack healed in an instant, the speed of the healing was slowing down.
Tianti stood inside the Susanoo, looking down upon it all.
Watching those Shinobi who feared no death.
Watching those madmen who knew they would die, yet still rushed forward without hesitation.
Watching those poor wretches brainwashed to the bone by the Will of Fire.
There was no pity in his eyes, only cold indifference.
“My will…”
Tianti spoke, his voice like a funeral bell tolling from the depths of hell.
“Is above yours!”
The Susanoo spread its arms, and two massive, burning Chakra swords slashed out horizontally!
A golden arc swept across the night sky, like the Grim Reaper’s scythe cutting through a rice paddy.
The Shinobi charging at the very front didn’t even have time to scream before their bodies were sliced in half by the light, the blood mist evaporating into a crimson haze under the intense heat.
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Dozens of lives extinguished!
“Don’t stop! Keep attacking!”
A Shinobi with a severed arm crawled up from the ground, formed the final seal with their remaining hand, and spat out a fireball.
The fireball exploded against the Susanoo’s faceplate, but couldn’t even leave a scorch mark.
The Susanoo raised its foot and brought it down.
Splat.
That Shinobi, along with the ground beneath them, was crushed deep into the ruins.
“Senior Sato!”
A young female Shinobi screamed, tears welling up in her eyes, but before she could recover from the grief, the Susanoo’s other foot had already descended.
Boom!
Her figure vanished, leaving only a deep crater behind.
The Susanoo continued to push forward.
With every step, new corpses were added beneath its feet.
The massive Chakra swords swung like a golden storm; wherever they passed, flesh and blood flew, and severed limbs fell like rain.
The blades sliced through buildings, and they collapsed.
The blades sliced through human bodies, and they shattered.
The blades struck Ninja tools, and they exploded.
Nothing could stop this golden god of war!
The Shinobi of Konoha were like chunks of meat thrown into a meat grinder, shaved off layer by layer, crushed, and burned to ash.
Screams merged into one, echoing over Konoha, intertwining with the sounds of battle from the Uchiha Clan Grounds in the distance to compose a tragedy written in blood and fire.
Yet those Shinobi kept charging.
As one fell, the next stepped over their corpse.
As one wave died, the next took their place.
Even when mortally wounded, some Shinobi still clutched explosive tags and hurled themselves at Tianti.
Their eyes were fanatical and resolute, as if they were fulfilling some sacred mission, as if death were the inevitable path to glory.
This was the terror of the Will of Fire.
It could turn people into machines, into fuel, into walking corpses that didn’t know how to think, only how to execute orders.
It could make a normal person, after witnessing their companion being crushed into a pulp, still shout the Will of Fire and rush toward the same enemy.
It could even cultivate people as unprecedented as Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Fugaku…
This was Konoha today.
This was the truth of the Will of Fire.
Light swirled in Tianti’s left eye, his Mangekyō Sharingan clearly capturing the movements of every enemy.
He saw the Anbu operative sneaking through the ruins.
He saw the Jōnin attempting a sneak attack from behind.
He saw the Shinobi squads setting up sealing formations.
But he didn’t care.
The Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood behind the battlefield, his hands moving rapidly through hand seals, his lips moving.
Behind him, five Shadow Clones formed seals simultaneously; including the original, there were six of them.
Doton.
Katon.
Fūton.
Chakra of three natures circulated, intertwined, and fused between the Shadow Clones.
The earth began to tremble, and the air began to distort.
Rubble from the remaining buildings began to peel away, drawn by an invisible force, and suspended in mid-air.
A terrifying energy fluctuation centered on Hiruzen Sarutobi and spread outward.
That fluctuation made Tianti’s Mangekyō Sharingan narrow slightly.
“This is…”
Boom!
There was no time for Tianti to think.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and his five Shadow Clones finished their hand seals simultaneously!
“Combined Ninjutsu!”
Boom!
The earth surged, turning into a massive wave; the wind fed the flames, scorching them into countless small meteorites that blotted out the sky.
Earth was the bone, heavy as a mountain, crushing all obstacles.
Fire was the flesh, intense as the sun, burning everything in the world.
Wind was the meridians, sharp as a blade, piercing through all defenses.
The three natures fused perfectly, rolling toward the Susanoo with unstoppable force!
Wherever the vortex passed, the ground was overturned, buildings were pulverized, and even the air was burned to nothingness.
Seeing this, the other Shinobi responded to the Hokage.
Hundreds of elite Shinobi poured all their Chakra into the attack, launching it simultaneously!
“Take this, Uchiha Tianti!!!”
Veins bulged on Hiruzen Sarutobi’s forehead.
His face flickered in the light of the Chakra, and in those aged eyes was determination, and killing intent!
“This is everyone’s Will of Fire!”
In his roar, the torrent of destruction engulfed the Susanoo.
The golden light was engulfed.
The figure of the Susanoo was engulfed.
Between heaven and earth, only that vortex of three-natured Chakra remained, spinning crazily with a posture that destroyed everything, as if it wanted to tear space and time apart!
All the Shinobi held their breath.
“Did we get him?!”
“We got him! Under this attack, no one could possibly…”
“Long live Konoha!!!”
Some couldn’t help but cheer.
Others had moist eyes, thinking that this nightmare had finally ended.