Battle, Part Two
"How could this be? This is too outrageous!"
Deidara rode on the back of a white clay bird, clearly seeing the commotion below. He watched as Hidan had half his head smashed by a single punch, and the monster that Kakuzu had created was killed in one blow.
Especially the punch that repelled the Asura Path; the whistling wind from the punch created a shockwave that even made him, who was in mid-air, sway.
"No wonder it could kill the Third Hokage; it was truly a terrifying monster."
Deidara swallowed hard, his heart pounding like a drum.
In front of the wooden house.
"The Third Raikage? He's already using it!" Katsuki looked at the Asura Path who had grown four more arms with a sly smile, his grin growing increasingly ferocious. "Come on, Electric Execution."
His right hand was raised high, and lightning crackled wildly in his palm, dancing like silver snakes between his fingers.
It fell in a flash, like Heavenly Thunder.
Endless flashes of lightning burst forth from the void, and countless thick bolts of lightning rained down on the Asura Path, on Senju Zen, and on the wooden house behind them.
And the source of the raging wind, sitting in the wooden house.
The azure lightning obliterated everything; as far as the eye could see, there were endless stretches of lightning. In the sky, Deidara rode his giant clay bird and quickly avoided the center of the thunderstorm. This was terrifying! Releasing such a terrifying Ninjutsu without hand Hand Seals was practically cheating!
In the forest, Kakuzu stopped in his tracks. The emerald green eyes reflected the flashing lightning, and his expression was obscured by his black mask.
Thump!!
The earth trembled violently, the ice on the stream cracked, the snow in the forest swayed, and a white mist rose up.
A coppery-green glow tore through the thunderstorm, and a hand as large as a house swept out, swatting Katsuki away like a mosquito.
When the lightning faded, the copper-green light revealed a burly giant with a celestial dog's face, wings on its back, two swords at its waist, and four arms. It stood between heaven and earth, its majestic body resembling a mountain range from afar, tall and imposing.
Horrible!
Upon seeing this ferocious giant, everyone felt a sense of fear.
This is an instinctive emotion; when faced with a weapon of slaughter Susanoo, fear is a natural reaction.
Uchiha Genso stood on the forehead of Susanoo, his scarlet eyes surging with murderous intent like a tidal wave.
He hated it, he wished he could tear Katsuki to pieces. The Great Calamity Day Technique had been ruined, and the work of destroying Konoha hadn't even officially begun! It had died in its infancy, and he could foresee that as long as Katsuki didn't die, he wouldn't have the chance to use the Great Calamity Day again.
"You bastard! You bastard! How dare you ruin my plans! You deserve to die, you deserve to die!!!"
His long-cherished wish was finally about to be fulfilled, but this final step was thwarted by someone, and his anger surged, making it impossible for him to maintain his usual composure.
Not only Katsuki, but he also memorized Senju Zen. He confidently declared that he would stop Uzumaki Katsuki, but before they could even exchange two blows, he was forced to flee.
Looking down at the seven black figures in the forest, he recognized them as Senju Zen and his Six Paths Clone. Just now, when facing the attack of the Electric Execution, he and the Asura Path were summoned by the Animal Path to avoid the blow.
"Tsk tsk! That was pretty impressive! Not bad, not bad."
Her neck cracked as she turned it, and Katsuki wore a bright smile.
The howling winds in the sky had stopped, and the natural disaster that was about to take shape had been aborted. He no longer needed to worry about the safety of the village, so he could finally relax and have some fun with these guys.
Boom!!
Susanoo stomped down, like a mountain pressing down. The mere step it took brought with it a fierce gust of wind, snapping trees in the wind and even uprooting them, as if a hurricane had passed through.
The earth shook as the foot struck, and a spiderweb-like network of cracks rapidly spread outwards from the point of impact. The circular shockwave crushed a large swath of trees, and white snow billowed high into the air.
"Um?"
Uchiha Genso looked astonished. Susanoo's foot hadn't landed properly, and it felt like being poked by a small pebble.
But with Susanoo's massive size, what pebble could possibly hurt its feet?
"Haaah! Get up!!!"
Susanoo's feet, Katsuki crouched, his hands supporting Susanoo's feet. His face was filled with excitement; this was the kind of enemy that would be truly thrilling to fight!
His muscles swelled continuously, and his body instantly became gigantic. His originally loose clothes instantly turned into tight-fitting clothes, which were in danger of tearing at any moment.
With a thunderous roar, he lifted Susanoo's massive body and stood up abruptly. Using this force, he transformed his palms into fists, and countless fist shadows shot into the sky, striking the soles of Susanoo's feet.
Under Uchiha Genso's incredulous gaze, the immense force emanating from Susanoo's feet caused him to lose his balance. He staggered backward like a drunkard, taking five or six steps before barely managing to regain his footing with the help of the flapping wings on his back.
"Ah! Being big definitely has its advantages!"
Standing on the shattered ground, Katsuki shook his head and moved his legs to stretch his body. He had used all his strength to repel the Susanoo so big.
"I haven't exercised like this in ages, my body's practically rusting. It's better if we stick to playing with each other."
With a stomp of Katsuki foot, the earth rumbled, and a giant Mud Golem stood up, over a hundred meters tall, with exceptionally thick arms. As soon as it appeared, it raised its arms and pounced on Susanoo with the ferocity of a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. Its fists, gleaming with a steely luster, burst through the air, creating a sonic boom.
Bang bang!!!
With fists and palms clashing, Susanoo, caught off guard, was forced back, trampling down patches of forest and leaving a trail of deep footprints on the ground.
"Damn it!!!"
Uchiha Genso stared wide-eyed, his Kakuzu cracked and bleeding, oblivious to the blood dripping from them, as he stared at Katsuki standing on the bald head of the Mud Golem.
Zzzzz! Zzzzz!
Susanoo's other two arms reached to his waist and drew out two enormous Susanoo Sword.
The copper-green longswords swept across the sky, leaving two arc-shaped streaks of light in the field of vision. The two swords, one on the left and one on the right, slashed heavily at the Mud Golem's ribs, with half of the sword blades embedded deep inside, forcing the Mud Golem to stop its pursuit.
"Tch! Four arms, that's cheating! Cheating!!"
Standing atop the Mud Golem's head, Katsuki stomped his feet indignantly. His Mud Golem was merely sculpted using Earth Release, and then imbued with a soul by the Hito Hito no Mi, allowing it to move flexibly. But in reality, it was still Katsuki who was controlling it, like a giant Shadow Clone.
You can easily sculpt seventeen or eighteen arms for Mud Golem, but the main problem is that its soul can't handle so many arms. This is completely different from a chariot, which just keeps flying forward; the complexity is on a completely different level.
(To be continued)