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"What's going on? Old man!" Jiraiya walked up to Sarutobi Hiruzen, his gaze locked onto Uchiha Genki in the air, his expression extremely grim. "How could the Uchiha clan have become like this? Who is this brat? He can actually control such a terrifying Susanoo Armor!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, his aged face filled with exhaustion and helplessness. "I don't know the specifics either.

I only know his name is Uchiha Genki. It seems the trauma of his clan's extermination has driven him completely mad, awakening a Special Mangekyo Sharingan that can devour souls.

His power comes from the souls he's devoured, and he's completely lost control now. We must stop him, or the entire Konoha will be destroyed!"

"Devour souls?" Jiraiya's brow furrowed. Fukasaku, on his shoulder, suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse yet filled with authority. "Little Jiraiya, you'd best be careful. This guy you're facing isn't a single individual at all, but a collection of countless souls!"

Shima nodded as well, her tone grave. "We can clearly sense that his mind harbors thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of devoured souls, each filled with pain and resentment.

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But strangely, an incredibly terrifying power is suppressing these souls firmly, preventing them from scattering or retaliating.

This guy's power is unfathomable. If we're not careful, we might all die here!"

"I'll be careful, Chief Fukasaku." Jiraiya's expression grew even heavier, his hands slowly clenching.

He could feel the despair and destructive intent radiating from the other party, more intense than any enemy he had ever faced.

"Jiraiya?! Hahahahaha--!!!"

Just then, Uchiha Genki in the air let out a hysterical laugh, his laughter filled with endless hatred and rage.

He stared intently at the white-haired figure below, his Six Tomoe Mangekyo Sharingan instantly turning crimson. The black Chakra around him churned like boiling lava, and even the thousand-meter Susanoo began to tremble slightly, emitting an even stronger aura of destruction.

"You... you... you had the power to stop all of this!! Why!!"

The despair-filled question exploded like thunder, each word carrying blood and tears and unwillingness, completely burning away Uchiha Genki's last shred of sanity.

He abruptly raised his hand, the giant hand of the thousand-meter Susanoo pointing at Jiraiya, his knuckles turning white from exertion.

Why?

He roared madly in his heart. Jiraiya was in the village!

This legendary Sannin possessed the power to shake Hokage-level experts!

If he had acted, the tragedy of the Uchiha clan's extermination could have been prevented!

Mother and Izumi could have lived!

But he didn't!

He did nothing!

"Why didn't you save them?! Why!!" Genki's voice was hoarse and broken, tears mixed with blood streaming from his eyes. "You're the same as those hypocritical higher-ups! Accomplices to this sinful world! You all deserve to die!!"

The questions and despair suppressed in his heart could no longer be contained. Like an erupting volcano, they completely consumed Uchiha Genki's remaining sanity.

His blood-red pupils locked onto the figure below, the corners of his mouth curling into a twisted, cruel smile. He controlled the thousand-meter-tall, pitch-black Susanoo Armor and, without the slightest hesitation, swung the Eight-Handled Sword in its hand with a power that tore through the heavens, striking first at Uchiha Fugaku, who had just crawled out of the ruins!

Fugaku had just stabilized himself and hadn't had time to reform his Susanoo Armor when he saw a pitch-black sword shadow descending like a sky-obscuring eclipse.

His pupils contracted sharply. He poured all his strength into channeling Chakra, hastily forming a damaged Susanoo shield.

But this fragile defense was no match for the full-power strike of the thousand-meter Susanoo, shattering like paper. With a crisp "crack," the shield instantly disintegrated. The sword's momentum unabated, it fiercely struck Fugaku's half-formed Susanoo.

"Pfft!"

The Chakra-constructed Susanoo Armor was instantly sliced in half, dissolving into scattered points of light.

Fugaku himself was flung away by the immense sword energy, spitting blood as he crashed heavily onto the ground. He struggled to get up, only to find his limbs throbbing with excruciating pain; they were clearly broken.

Having dealt with Fugaku, Genki controlled the Susanoo Armor and abruptly turned. Its colossal foot, like a sky-darkening storm cloud, descended with world-destroying pressure, stomping fiercely towards Jiraiya, who had just stabilized himself!

The ground began to crack just before the foot landed, debris flying, winds howling, as if space itself would be crushed by this stomp.

"Not good!" Jiraiya's expression changed drastically. He could clearly feel the terrifying power contained in this stomp, which he couldn't possibly withstand head-on.

He immediately pushed off with his toes, his body shooting out to the side like a released arrow, narrowly dodging the fatal stomp.

"Boom--!!!"

The Susanoo's giant foot slammed into the ground with a deafening roar.

The ground instantly collapsed into a massive crater hundreds of meters in diameter. Surrounding houses and ruins were completely shattered by the impact, forming visible shockwaves that spread outwards.

Many Konoha ninja who couldn't dodge in time were sent flying by the shockwaves, spitting blood as they fell to the ground.

However, Uchiha Genki gave him no chance to catch his breath.

The Susanoo Armor swung the Eight-Handled Sword back again, the pitch-black sword shadow sweeping like the Grim Reaper's scythe towards dozens of Konoha ninja who were trying to rush to Jiraiya's aid.

These dozens of ninja were the backbone of the village. Seeing the attack, they all formed hand seals and unleashed ninjutsu for defense, but their attacks were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot against the Susanoo's sword momentum.

"Screech--!"

A sharp tearing sound of flesh and blood echoed. In just one strike, those dozens of ninja were instantly cut in half by the sword energy. Blood spurted out like fountains, severed limbs scattered everywhere, instantly turning into a rain of blood that dyed the surrounding ruins red.

A strong smell of blood permeated the air, making one nauseous.

This scene made Jiraiya's eyes widen in fury.

His eyes bulged, staring intently at the frenzied figure in the air, and he roared, "What are you doing?! You lunatic! They were your comrades! Ninja who protected Konoha together!"

"Comrades?! Hahahahaha!! Comrades!!"

Genki let out a hysterical laugh, his laughter devoid of any joy, only the bleak despair and bone-deep pain of complete disillusionment with the world.

He slowly lowered the Susanoo Armor's head, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Jiraiya. His voice was as hoarse as a broken gong, and his blood-and-tears-filled question echoed through the night sky, "Why did your so-called comrades! Demand the sacrifice of our Uchiha clan as the price?!"