At the Uchiha Clan Grounds, two gigantic Susanoo clashed in a furious battle.
Uchiha Fugaku had thought that, being in his prime and having awakened his Mangekyo far earlier than Uchiha Itachi, he would surely have the upper hand in a Susanoo battle.
Yet the Susanoo summoned by Uchiha Itachi was in no way inferior. After being enhanced with some Wood Release Cells, Uchiha Itachi had made up for his physical shortcomings. His Chakra reserves were slightly lower, but his stamina was even greater than Uchiha Fugaku's.
The battle had lasted only a minute or two when Uchiha Fugaku sensed something was wrong. By now, blood was streaming from both his eyes, and his vision was steadily deteriorating.
Yet as he looked at the still-fierce Susanoo across from him, Uchiha Fugaku could tell that although Uchiha Itachi's Dojutsu Power had diminished, it was nowhere near as depleted as he had imagined.
"Itachi, you really are a genius..."
Uchiha Fugaku smiled bitterly. Faced with his son's terrifying talent, he didn't know whether he should be happy or troubled. But soon, he gritted his teeth.
"Looks like I'll have to use one of my trump cards!"
As he spoke, a strange light suddenly appeared on his Susanoo. Then an object resembling a massive mirror, or perhaps a shield, materialized on the arm of the Chakra giant.
"The Yasakani Jewel!"
The Susanoo controlled by Uchiha Itachi unleashed a terrifying burst of light, but the enormous mirror-like shield easily blocked every attack.
Uchiha Shūichi was watching the battle closely from a cliff several hundred meters away from the two Susanoo. When he saw the Chakra shield Uchiha Fugaku had just brought out, he looked intrigued.
"That's... the Yata Mirror? It can respond to an opponent's Chakra Nature Transformation and generate Chakra that absolutely counters