Scared Me to Death!

"Expansion Jutsu!"

The Akimichi clan powerhouse roared as his body began to swell.

A Giant dozens of meters tall let out a mountain-shaking roar and lunged at Kazuna, his face filled with resolve.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

A massive fire dragon soared into the sky, even larger than the expanded Akimichi clansman. Though launched later, it struck first, forcibly ramming the Akimichi ninja into the air before engulfing him and beginning to burn him.

"Aaargh!!!"

A shrill scream rang out.

The Akimichi ninja's technique was shattered in an instant, and he returned to his original size.

The fire dragon wrapped around him, and in the blink of an eye, the Akimichi ninja lost all signs of life.

"What terrifying Chakra. It's actually even stronger than before!"

Aburame Shikuroo steadily formed hand seals, though his heart trembled.

After fighting for so long, his opponent still had such immense Chakra, enough to unleash such a colossal Fire Style technique.

Although the Uchiha Clan's Chakra was exceptionally active, Uchiha Kazuna's reserves had already surpassed those of the Senju Clan.

Could he also possess Uzumaki Clan blood?

"Fire Style: Ash Pile Burning!"

"Hm?"

Kazuna looked in surprise at the black smoke drifting toward him, then sneered. "Not a bad idea. Using black smoke to conceal your nanoscale insects. Unfortunately, did you forget about the Uchiha's Sharingan?"

The Three Tomoe slowly turned, seeing through every secret hidden within the technique.

The unique, minuscule Chakra within the black smoke had nowhere to hide!

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Pfft!"

"Boom!"

Wild flames burned away every trace of the black smoke.

Aburame Shikuroo dodged awkwardly, sweat continuously streaming down his forehead.

The gap in their levels was simply too great.

Throughout the battle, his opponent had barely even moved. No matter what attack he faced, he had forcefully blasted it back with Crimson Flame.

That did fit the Uchiha style.

But even against the Expansion Jutsu, he had stood his ground and counterattacked head-on with overwhelming Fire Style techniques. That was enough to drive them to despair.

Damn it, was he even human?

As an Elite Jonin, a thought surfaced in Aburame Shikuroo's mind... was the Hokage truly a match for the man before him?

"Tap, tap, tap..."

Kazuna stepped forward, walking toward the final three Root members with a smile. "Where are your trump cards? Didn't you say you were going to dance?"

"We are indeed going to dance!"

Aburame Shikuroo glared at Kazuna with hatred and suddenly spoke coldly.

"It's complete!"

"Boom!!!"

A pale purple Barrier enveloped Kazuna.

Four ninjas abruptly appeared around him.

"Four Symbols Seal!"

The Barrier began to rotate and contract.

"Die, Uchiha Kazuna!"

Aburame Shikuroo roared.

His expression was full of delight.

"Four Symbols Seal?" Kazuna frowned slightly and murmured, "When did this happen? You actually avoided the Sharingan?"

Though the Sharingan was not a scouting eye like the Byakugan, it was equally sensitive to Chakra.

The four Jonin hiding in the shadows had actually evaded his detection.

"As expected of Danzo. He really went to great lengths to deal with the Uchiha!"

Aburame Shikuroo said coldly, "Uchiha Kazuna, obediently submit to sealing!"

"Heh." Kazuna smiled. "You people are quite patient. Even after I killed so many of your companions, you never made a move."

Aburame Shikuroo spoke that classic line;

"Everything is for Konohagakure!"

Kazuna snickered, then looked up into the distance and murmured, "It should be about time, right?"

About five kilometers from where Kazuna was fighting, a figure sat quietly in a tree.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

The figure opened his mouth and spewed a stream of fire toward the sky.

Surprisingly, the flames he breathed were also a sinister crimson blood-red.

"I've been spewing fire for so long. Why haven't they come yet? Did I guess wrong?"

This person was actually Kazuna as well. He looked around and muttered to himself.

The moment his words fell, figures appeared all around him.

They were a group of masked people, led by none other than the Third Hokage.

"This..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened as he stared blankly at Kazuna, who was all alone.

"Kazuna, what is going on?"

Wasn't he supposed to be fighting?

Where was everyone?

Why was there only one person?

Where the hell had Danzo's Root gone?

And there were no signs of battle anywhere around here!

Kazuna did not answer. He merely smiled faintly and formed hand seals.

"Release!"

Bang!

A puff of smoke burst forth, and Kazuna vanished.

"Shadow Clone Technique?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi cried out, "Damn it, we've fallen into a tra—ugh!"

He forcibly swallowed the rest of his words.

What trap had they fallen into?

He had merely seen Kazuna fighting and come to offer support.

That was all!

The Third Hokage glared furiously at the Sensor Ninja and shouted, "What is going on? Didn't you say Uchiha Kazuna was fighting here?"

When did I ever say that? How come I don't know about it?

The Sensor Ninja grumbled inwardly, but said aloud, "Hokage-sama, I did sense Uchiha Kazuna's chakra here, and this was the only location!"

"Enough nonsense!" the Third Hokage roared. "Keep sensing! Find the real battlefield!"

"Yes!"

The Sensor Ninja hurriedly closed his eyes.

Hokage-sama's expression was terrifying right now!

I don't even dare look at him!

Why was he so angry?

The Sensor Ninja took a deep breath, calming his wildly pounding heart before beginning to sense the surrounding area.

It was the same as before. No, it was different from before.

At least before, he had been able to sense Uchiha Kazuna's Blood Flame. Now, he truly could not sense anything at all.

Left with no choice, the Sensor Ninja opened his eyes and said, "Hokage-sama, I could still detect Uchiha Kazuna just now, but now there's nothing."

The Hokage's face was frosty as he said, "Did you need to sense him just now? I could see that Blood Flame all the way from Kumogakure. Keep sensing!"

"Yes!"

The Sensor Ninja closed his eyes again and carefully extended his senses.

The scene fell silent for a time.

They waited and waited. Quite a few Anbu stared at the Sensor Ninja, silently wondering to themselves.

Had this guy fallen asleep?

Suddenly, accompanied by an astonishing aura, a massive figure appeared in the distance.

The Third Hokage turned his head. As he looked at that enormous figure, his expression went blank, his entire body turned cold, and he instantly thought of that forbidden power.

Uchiha... Susanoo!

"Found him!"

At that moment, a loud shout rang out.

The Third Hokage, who had been staring eagerly at the gigantic figure, was so startled by the shout that he nearly bit his tongue.

Yet this Sensor Ninja had no awareness of it at all. Overjoyed, he said, "Hokage-sama, I sensed... mmph!"

All he received was an expression that looked ready to devour him alive.

The surrounding Anbu were speechless as well.

Did they really need him to sense it?

That gigantic figure was dozens of meters tall—they could spot it from several kilometers away.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shot the Sensor Ninja a fierce glare before gritting out, "Move!"