Next! It's You! Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Even though these powers were normally enough to level a small country and shake the ninja world, they were like gnats trying to shake a tree or scratching an itch through a boot when directed at the thousand-meter-tall, pitch-black Susanoo Armor.

"Bang, bang, bang—" Countless Ninjutsu struck the black armor of the Susanoo Armor one after another, only emitting dull thuds. They couldn't even leave a deeper white mark before completely dissipating into Chakra scattered across the sky.

The black energy swirling around the Susanoo Armor was like an invisible barrier, blocking all attacks without even a ripple.

Despair gradually crept onto the ninjas' faces. Their arms ached and trembled from continuous hand seals, and their Chakra was mostly depleted. Yet, the colossal figure before them remained motionless, like an unshakeable mountain.

Under Sarutobi Hiruzen's clouded, terrified gaze, Uchiha Genki controlled this world-destroying Susanoo Armor, ignoring the dense barrage of attacks around him. He walked step by step towards the center of Konoha, finally stopping above the Sarutobi clan's ancestral land.

This land, which had carried the Sarutobi clan's generations of heritage, was now violently shaking due to the Susanoo Armor's arrival. Roof tiles fell, and fine cracks spread across the ground.

The next second, a cruel smile flashed in Genki's eyes as he controlled the Susanoo Armor to slowly raise the Eight-Handled Sword in its hand.

The long sword sliced through the night sky with an unstoppable momentum, slashing down fiercely towards the panicked Sarutobi clan members fleeing below!

"No—!!" Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a desperate roar, but it was too late to intervene.

"Screeeech—!!"

The ear-piercing sound of flesh being torn apart once again echoed through the heavens and earth. Hundreds of Sarutobi clan members, men and women, old and young, were all cut down by this single sword strike.

Blood gushed out like a waterfall, dyeing the blue stone slabs of the ancestral land red. Scattered limbs and severed arms littered the ground, turning the once peaceful clan grounds into a living hell.

Screams and cries of despair intertwined, plunging all the Sarutobi clan members present into extreme fear.

Immediately after, under Sarutobi Hiruzen's enraged, wide-eyed gaze, the massive hand of the Susanoo Armor moved like a precise snatch, ignoring the obstruction of the surrounding ninjas and reaching directly into the crowd.

Accompanied by a child's terrified cry, a small child wearing an orange jacket and sporting a distinctive hairstyle was firmly grasped in the giant hand, suspended in mid-air.

"Konohamaru! No!" The moment he recognized the child's face, Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart felt as if it were squeezed by an invisible hand, and his blood instantly froze.

Ignoring his aged body, he stumbled towards the Susanoo Armor, his hoarse voice filled with heartbreaking despair and pleading. He roared, "Uchiha Genki! Stop! This is all my fault! It was my fault for not stopping this! Come at me if you have a problem! Don't hurt Konohamaru!"

The child who was captured was none other than his treasured grandson—Sarutobi Konohamaru!

"Hahahahahaha—!!" Uchiha Genki's hysterical, manic laughter echoed from mid-air, filled with the joy of revenge and twisted excitement. "So you can be afraid too! Sarutobi Hiruzen! So you, the high and mighty Third Hokage, can have such a moment of despair! Hahahahahaha—!!!"

He controlled the giant hand of the Susanoo Armor to slowly raise, bringing Konohamaru closer to him. His crimson eyes were fixed on the struggling Sarutobi Hiruzen below, his voice hoarse yet piercingly powerful. "Your family members are family members... aren't mine?!

You're just watching your grandson about to be subjected to Lingchi before your eyes, but what about me? I personally killed the mother and sister I wanted to protect the most! I should have died long ago!!"

"But I can't die!" He suddenly raised his voice, filled with a resolve to destroy everything. "I will destroy the entire ninja world! I want all parallel ninja worlds to disappear completely! I will go to the end of the world to be with my family! No one will stop me!"

"Uchiha Genki!" Jiraiya, standing nearby, could no longer stand it. His eyes widened, veins bulging on his forehead, and he angrily pointed at Genki in mid-air, accusing him, "Everyone suffers! I sympathize with everything you've been through! But that's no reason to lash out at innocent people! Konohamaru is just a child! What's the difference between what you're doing and the murderers who destroyed your clan?!"

However, Uchiha Genki merely glanced at him coldly, a sinister smile curling his lips, his tone filled with deep mockery and malice. "You think I can't find the people you cherish? Do you know? The child of prophecy you've been searching for your entire life! He is the reincarnation of Asura! His name... is Naruto Uzumaki! Hahahahahaha—!!!"

"What?!" Jiraiya trembled all over, as if struck by lightning. His pupils contracted, his face filled with disbelief and shock.

The child of prophecy?

Naruto Uzumaki?

These two names exploded in his mind like bombshells.

Under Jiraiya's speechless shock, Uchiha Genki let out even more excited, manic laughter, his voice filled with mischievous glee. "Naruto Uzumaki!! Hahaha!! Sound familiar?! He's the son of your disciple, Minato Namikaze! He's that orphan sealed with the Nine-Tails! Hahahaha—!!"

"You dare touch Naruto?!" Hearing this, Jiraiya was completely enraged. Sage Mode Chakra surged around him, his eyes filled with overwhelming fury and killing intent. He stared intently at Genki, threatening him word by word, "I warn you! If you dare to harm even a single hair on Naruto's head, I will kill you! I will make you pay a price more painful than death!"

However, Uchiha Genki became even more manic and excited. He threw his head back and let out a deafening roar of laughter. "Hahahahahaha—!! So you can be afraid too!

Are you scared?! Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! I'll send Tsunade Senju down to you too!

I'll chop your corpses into mincemeat! Separate you forever! So you can't even see each other in hell!

Hahahahahaha—!!

You cowardly hypocrite! You don't dare to resist the village higher-ups, you don't dare to face the truth, you're just a useless coward who only knows how to escape! Hahahahaha!!"

As his words fell, Uchiha Genki no longer paid attention to the enraged Jiraiya and turned his gaze back to the despairing Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He controlled the giant hand of the Susanoo Armor, and under Sarutobi Hiruzen's extreme despair, brought Sarutobi Konohamaru, who was continuously screaming and crying "Grandpa," closer to his face.

The next second, a child's scream, reaching the peak of agony, sliced through the sky like a sharp knife, resounding through the heavens.