Sunset, sunrise. Two days later, near Konoha's eastern coast.
A man with a broad, long sword strapped to his back appeared there. He took off the Akatsuki Organization cloak he had worn for years and changed into the Kirigakure combat uniform that had been gathering dust for many years.
A black sleeveless ninja vest, with two gray straps fastened over his shoulders to secure the sheath of the Kubikiribōchō on his back.
"What the—"
The instant he saw the scene along the coast, his jaw seemed to dislocate and drop uncontrollably.
For no other reason than that what lay before him was simply too surreal...
An orange-red translucent upper-body giant and a yellow upper-body giant were working together to transport an enormous stone pillar.
Behind the two armored upper-body giants stood a true giant with an "Aki" pattern on his body, helping drive the stone pillar into the sea.
"That... should be someone from the Akimichi clan. Is that Akimichi Choza?"
"But what are those two armored upper-body giants?"
"Judging by their clothing, are they Uchiha?"
"Don't tell me Uchiha aren't limited to Senya Uchiha when it comes to this ability!?"
Not long ago, the leader... no, former leader Nagato's battle with Senya at the Land of the End had allowed them to witness the complete form of that giant.
He had already learned through intelligence that Senya possessed an ability to transform into a giant and command a black armored giant.
But he had never expected that other members of the Uchiha clan could awaken this ability too!?
Although they were nowhere near as powerful as Senya and could only manifest their upper bodies, they had already surpassed the realm of ordinary ninja. Aside from the current Kage, perhaps no one in the Shinobi World could break through their