Invincible (Seeking Follow-ups)

For a time, the lights of countless ninjutsu intertwined, colliding with the sword aura and producing massive explosions.

The shockwaves from the explosions spread in every direction, whipping up violent winds. Surrounding trees were uprooted, and houses were destroyed.

All of Konoha was thrown into chaos.

The aftershock was also about to sweep into the Special Zone.

At that moment, Fugaku, Shisui, Yashiro, Tekka, and the others scattered in different directions, their hands flying through seals.

"Uchiha Flame Formation!" *4

Four blazing walls of fire rose from the ground, firmly blocking the aftershock outside the Uchiha Special Zone.

Flames soared into the sky as heat waves rolled forth, forming what seemed like an impregnable line of defense.

Seeing that the Special Zone was unharmed, Yan immediately relaxed.

A cold glint flashed through his eyes. Controlling Susanoo, he sent forth two more enormous sword auras that charged straight toward the crowd.

However, their main target remained Shimura Danzō and the other Konoha higher-ups.

"Damn it!" Shimura Danzō cursed as he watched the sword aura rushing toward him.

His hands rapidly formed seals before he slapped the ground.

"Summoning Jutsu: Baku!"

Bang!

A cloud of smoke rose, revealing a gigantic beast with the body of a horse, the trunk of an elephant, and the face of a lion.

Yet this enormous summoned beast, in the eyes of outsiders, did not even reach Susanoo's knee.

Even the Wind Release ninjutsu it unleashed was utterly incapable of contending against the Fourth Form Susanoo.

Clearly, Shimura Danzō had not summoned it to fight, but to use it as a shield.

The moment Baku appeared in Konoha, before it could even react, the sword aura carrying overwhelming force had already struck its body.

"Roar!"

Baku let out a shrill scream as its body instantly turned into a cloud of blood mist beneath the sword aura. It died before it even had time to dispel the summoning and return.

Watching blood rain down from the sky, Shimura Danzō's expression grew increasingly ugly. Gritting his teeth, he roared, "Uchiha Yan, are you truly determined to fight to the death?"

Yan merely curled his lips into a cold smile.

"Fight to the death? How laughable!"

"The fish may die, but the net may not break! If that is all you can do, then it is time for the Uchiha Clan and the Hokage faction to switch places."

With that, Susanoo raised its twin swords once more and viciously slashed down at the crowd.

"Everyone, form up and defend!" Utatane Koharu shouted.

The Konoha ninja responded at once.

"Earth Release: Earth Wall!" *N

"Water Style: Water Wall!" *N

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" *N

The light of various defensive ninjutsu intertwined, forming what appeared to be a sturdy barrier.

At that very moment, the giant swords crashed down.

"Boom!"

The tremendous impact instantly caved in the ground, sending dust flying everywhere.

Those defensive ninjutsu were like fragile glass before Susanoo's attack, shattering in an instant.

Many ninja were blasted away by the force, coughing up blood as they fell to the ground.

The clan heads watching from the sidelines all shrank their pupils at the sight, their faces filled with horror.

Was Susanoo truly this powerful... So many ninja had actually failed to withstand even a single exchange against it.

Had times changed this quickly? Apart from a few elite jōnin who were still barely holding on, everyone else—including ordinary jōnin—was practically cannon fodder now.

"Clan Head!" A ninja wearing a forehead protector and possessing a pair of Byakugan eyes anxiously asked Hyuga Hiashi beside him, "Are we really not going to help?"

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hiashi shot the clan member who had spoken a fierce glare.

Help? How were they supposed to help?

The Hyuga Clan did not even have a Kage-level expert. What would they accomplish by going over there—throwing away their lives?

Hizashi Hyuga tried to smooth things over from the side. "Brother, it looks like the Hokage faction is about to lose!"

"Don't be hasty!" Hyuga Hiashi shook his head and said gravely, "The Third Hokage still hasn't appeared. He must have a trump card of his own. It is still too early to tell who will win."

"If we keep watching from the sidelines, will they settle accounts with us afterward?" Hizashi Hyuga asked worriedly.

"They won't!" Hyuga Hiashi shifted his gaze toward the other Ninja Clan heads, who likewise had yet to act. "They aren't worried, so why should we be?"

"The Hyuga Clan is not merely a Ninja Clan—we are also nobles of the Land of Fire. As long as we do not act like the Uchiha Clan, the Hokage faction will not touch us!"

Hizashi Hyuga wore a bitter expression as he thought to himself.

Our Hyuga Clan doesn't possess the Uchiha Clan's terrifying strength!

Just then, a thunderous boom rang out.

Numerous shinobi were sent sprawling to the ground.

Sword energy swept across the land, cleaving a ravine through the earth that stretched into the distance.

Blood sprayed everywhere along its path, severed limbs littered the ground, and endless screams of agony echoed through the air.

It was obvious that the two sides had just clashed once more.

Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and the others wiped the blood from the corners of their mouths, their gazes fixed gravely on the giant before them.

Though they were reluctant to believe it, reason told them that Uchiha Yan had yet to fight at full strength.

Or rather, the power of this Susanoo had not yet been brought to its fullest potential.

As several more sword strikes came crashing down, a trace of despair flashed through Shimura Danzō's eyes, and he could not help shouting.

"Hiruzen, if you don't come out now, we really are going to die."

"..."

The moment his words fell, several loud shouts suddenly rang out from afar.

"Five Elements: Great Barrage Jutsu!"

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

"Summoning: Quintuple Rashomon!"

"..."

Several powerful ninjutsu shot toward the Susanoo, while five enormous gates resembling portals from hell rose from the ground.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After shattering three gates in succession, the sword energy dissipated into chakra and vanished into the sky.

The other two equally terrifying ninjutsu struck the Susanoo directly.

Caught off guard, the Susanoo was forced half a step back. Its armor shattered under the powerful attacks, fragments scattering in every direction.

Yet something astonishing happened.

Ripples suddenly appeared around the Susanoo, as though they carried some inexplicable force of attraction, rapidly absorbing the Yin Release chakra permeating the air.

In the blink of an eye, the shattered armor had been completely restored, as if it had never been damaged at all.

At that moment, three figures slowly emerged from the billowing smoke, staring solemnly at the towering black-and-white giant.

"This is..."

The surrounding shinobi could not help frowning as they looked at the three figures.

They recognized the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, but the other two...

They had never seen them before, yet somehow found them strangely familiar!

Those who did recognize them were utterly stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.

"The First Hokage, Senju Hashirama! The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama!"

"Weren't they dead?"

"What about the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato? Has he come too?"

"And White Fang, as well as the powerful figures who died throughout history—will they appear as well?"

"This situation... Why do I feel like I understand it less and less?"

"..."

With the appearance of those legendary figures, the entire battlefield seemed to have been frozen in place, falling into silence.

Even Yan did not continue attacking. Standing atop the Susanoo's brow, he coldly watched the three Hokage walking toward him.