Let me see it

The pitch-black chakra giant charged forward with a savage momentum.

The ability to absorb ninjutsu could not be applied to Earth Style, yet ninjutsu like the Earth Rising Dragon Spears were completely incapable of breaking through the defense of the Susanoo.

Earth Style: Earth Core, which could delay time and control the battlefield by altering the terrain, also failed to restrict him; every change in the landscape only delayed him for a fleeting moment, unable to fundamentally stop his advance.

Furthermore, the amount of chakra consumed by Earth Style: Earth Core was not insignificant; continuing like this would only result in his own chakra being exhausted.

Ganga gritted his teeth, his muscles tensed, and he stomped his feet against the ground, sprinting wildly toward the location of the Susanoo.

However, his speed was not fast enough; he could not catch up to the Susanoo, which moved as if teleporting.

He could only watch helplessly as the Susanoo acted with impunity, watching as it slaughtered his comrades.

Uchiha Yuji's taijutsu strikes only killed enemies within a small radius, and the Iwagakure Ninja could still be thankful that the giant wasn't near them, but when that giant stood tall upon the earth and could carry out space-shifting-style slaughters without warning.

That indescribable, terrifying pressure was enough to make people collapse.

The speed at which their courage, just mustered, was falling clearly exceeded the Iwagakure Ninja's own estimates.

Moreover, the collapse this time was no longer limited to the Iwagakure Ninja in contact with Uchiha Yuji; the scope of the impact had already reached the battlefield on Hatake Sakumo's side.

In cold-weapon warfare, when a commander possesses the terrifying combat power of a one-man army, it is enough to influence the entire war.

This holds equally true for the Shinobi World.

Facing an enemy who seemed invincible, it was inevitable that their own morale would plummet and fear would take root.

And at this very moment, the pure white short blade that had remained silent until now erupted with a terrifying deterrent force unlike anything before.

Roaring lightning coiled around the short blade, and the surrounding defensive formation instantly twisted into a sharp triangular array.

White blade light tore through flesh, pierced through rock walls, and pulverized rock fists; his cold, sharp eyes were filled with blood-red, his lithe body was as flexible and agile as a leopard, and the trajectory carved by the blade formed a supple ribbon.

Boiling flames were spewed from the mouths of the Uchiha, adding a touch of scorching heat to this cold battlefield, but this warm current could do nothing to dispel the chill in the hearts of the Iwagakure Ninja.

Within those pairs of blood-red tomoe eyes, the Iwagakure Ninja grew increasingly fearful.

After observing the battlefield, Ōnoki could no longer float steadily in the sky.

If things continued like this, whether they could kill these guys was uncertain, but the collapse of the Iwagakure Ninja was absolute.

Under the manipulation of the Light-Weight Rock Technique, Ōnoki's short stature flew toward the Susanoo like a missile launched from a catapult.

Although his body was exceptionally small, the spirit he displayed was countless times stronger than the Iwagakure Ninja below.

Ōnoki, who made no effort to conceal his movements, was naturally noticed by Uchiha Yuji; the swinging arms of the Susanoo quietly stalled, and its blood-red eyes looked toward Ōnoki in the sky.

"Uchiha! Come and fight me! Let me show you the power of us Iwagakure Ninja!" Ōnoki shouted loudly, his small body dropping straight down.

As he plummeted, his right fist was covered in a thick layer of brown rock, the massive rock fist even larger than his own body.

His left hand pressed lightly against the rock fist, and the Ultra-Added-Weight Rock Technique made his falling speed even faster.

The Ultra-Weight Rock Technique is an Earth Style far superior to the Added-Weight Rock Technique; it not only increases the weight of an object but also raises its durability by more than one level.

The crazily descending Ōnoki was like a small planet crashing into a world.

Amidst the piercing whistle of the air, the pitch-black blade and the rock fist collided with a boom.

Even though it was a collision between Yin-natured materialized chakra and a rock fist, it erupted with the piercing, metallic sound of steel clashing against steel.

Sharp, resounding sound waves and shockwaves spread out simultaneously.

After a brief moment of stalemate, the powerful recoil and impact sent Ōnoki's small body tumbling backward like a yo-yo; after spinning countless times, Ōnoki finally steadied himself, and enduring the soreness in his lower back, he cast his gaze downward.

The Susanoo, which had always seemed like a god, had suffered damage for the first time.

The massive blade was broken, and the arm that had clashed head-on with Ōnoki was left in tatters.

"Very good, just one more—" A faint smile had just touched the corners of Ōnoki's mouth.

A massive, cold surge of chakra suddenly erupted from the Susanoo, and the damage Ōnoki had just inflicted was repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye; in the brief moment Ōnoki was stunned, the Susanoo had already completed its restoration.

"To actually break the defense of my Susanoo, you are worthy of being the [Shadow] of the Land of Earth, you have some skill, Ōnoki."

The words sounded like praise, but in reality, they were a mockery of Ōnoki.

"But is this the extent of your ability?"

"Where is your Dust Release? Let me see it."

The pitch-black materialized chakra made it impossible to tell which part of the Susanoo Uchiha Yuji was in; the only thing that could clearly sense his emotions were those blood-red eyes of the Susanoo, which had grown even more intense.

He seemed to be getting excited.

Ōnoki's mustache bristled with indignation.

If he were to attack with a rock fist again, Ōnoki worried that not only would he fail to take down Uchiha Yuji, but he would also throw out his own old back.

Although it was Uchiha Yuji who had baited him into using the Dust Release, he had no other options left.

The Uchiha before him was simply too difficult to deal with!

"Since that is the case, let me show you my Kekkei Tōta, Uchiha!"

Ōnoki spread his five fingers wide, holding his hands before his chest, and a pure white square energy body quietly appeared in front of him.

He was well aware of the intelligence that Uchiha Yuji could absorb ninjutsu, but the Dust Release was not a Kekkei Genkai or a mere ninjutsu—it was a Kekkei Tōta that stood above them both!

Ōnoki wanted to see for himself whether his Dust Release was superior, or if that ability to absorb ninjutsu was truly as formidable as it seemed.

Before the clash, no one could know whose power was greater; without testing it, who could say for certain?

If that Uchiha, who seemed like the reincarnation of Uchiha Madara, could not absorb the Dust Release, he would be disintegrated in a single strike!

If he failed, it would not matter.

Because that would signify the total defeat of the Iwagakure Ninja, meaning that within just a few days of the war's inception, Iwagakure would have already exited the stage of the Shinobi World!

Let the Cloud Ninja take the beating themselves!

Under the supply of Ōnoki's chakra, the square energy construct shifted into a cylindrical shape.

"Dust Release: Limit Removal Technique!"

A pure white stream of light, resembling a cannon blast, devoured the dust in the air and decomposed everything that stood in its path.

The beam of light, imbued with Ōnoki's conviction, reached the front of the Susanoo in an instant, yet a jade-green energy shield suddenly manifested before it.

The stream of light, capable of breaking down any object into atoms, was gradually swallowed by the emerald barrier.

Ōnoki maintained his ninjutsu-casting stance, remaining silent for a long time.