Earth God

At some point, hail began to fall from the sky, pattering against the densely clustered rooftops, drawing nearer in waves, light and heavy.

Fugaku glanced at Chen, who was getting closer behind him, and could not help frowning.

He had been completely entangled and could not break free at all.

Since leaving the Uchiha Clan Grounds, the attacks on Konoha had amounted to little more than explosions caused by Explosive Tags.

But as Konoha reacted, the damage the Explosive Tags could inflict grew less and less.

Chen's pursuit left Fugaku with no way to do anything else.

Yet he did not dare turn around and fight.

After all, their brief exchange had quickly made Fugaku realize that he had never fought a truly top-tier ninja to the death. Once he encountered someone at Chen's level, even the slightest mistake could prove fatal.

If not for the ocular powers of his Mangekyo Sharingan, he would probably already be dead.

A gloom settled over Fugaku's heart.

He did not know how Chen had escaped the Six Violet Flame Formation, but since his opponent had gotten out, there was clearly a huge problem with the plan.

But if he left like this today, then this attack would be nothing but a joke.

Since that was the case... Fugaku was prepared to use his ultimate move.

With that thought, he stepped onto Hokage Rock and came to a stop.

This was already the highest point in Konoha.

Earth God!

Fugaku softly uttered the words.

After a moment of silence came a continuous series of rumbling booms.

The Hokage Rock beneath his feet split at the Third Hokage's head, cleaving upward from below as though a great sword were lifting a mountain from within. The cliff face cracked into two halves, and rocks continually tumbled