Susanoo Towered Over Konoha

The four Kage Level powerhouses felt an invisible yet overwhelming force bearing down on them. They had no choice but to use every means at their disposal—some retreating with the Body Flicker Technique, others forming chakra defenses—just to barely withstand the domain's eruption.

The so-called Radiance Domain was merely a technique casually used while in the state of Triple Inverse Life.

The mysteries of Triple Inverse Life were beyond words.

Once Jiraiya had steadied himself, a glint flashed in his eyes. His hands blurred through Hand Seals, then he pressed them to the ground. "Summoning Technique."

A cloud of white smoke flashed, and the two Toad Sages, Fukasaku and Shima, appeared on Jiraiya's shoulders.

As soon as they appeared, they began working with Jiraiya. They pressed their hands together, and rich Natural Energy began gathering from all directions, flooding into Jiraiya's body.

"So you're finally getting serious, toads of Mount Myoboku. Sage Mode." Du Yang nodded, seemingly unsurprised. "Fine. Let's see whether the legendary Sannin can offer any surprises in Sage Mode."

"As for the rest of you, if you don't get serious now, you may not get another chance."

He stood with his hands behind his back, waiting quietly.

Giving his opponents time to prepare—his composure and confidence created immense psychological pressure.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Tsunade quickly adjusted their stances and guarded Jiraiya as he entered Sage Mode, their expressions grim.

The probing phase was over.

Their opponent had not only effortlessly dispelled every probing attack they had thrown at him, but had also displayed a bizarre and powerful domain ability. He even seemed to know something about Sage Mode.

This Uchiha clan member, who had previously been unknown, had now unleashed unimaginable combat strength.

He had not only trapped them all but had also handled their attacks with ease.

Several blocks from the Hokage Building, at a remote training ground and the surrounding area in Konoha, the battle had reached a fever pitch.

At that moment, several of the Uchiha Clan's strongest fighters, aside from Uchiha Du Yang, were battling elite Anbu Ninja who were frantically searching for the Uchiha's hiding places.

Every time Itachi Uchiha swung the short blade in his hand, an Anbu Ninja fell dead.

He had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, which could trap others in genjutsu without them realizing it. He also wielded the two ocular techniques Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu, and had Susanoo to protect him.

But his opponents were an entire Anbu unit, with no shortage of weak Kage Level fighters and veteran elite jonin.

Even if he killed one ninja, another would appear.

Uchiha Fugaku faced the same situation, surrounded on all sides by Anbu Ninja.

No matter how strong a ninja was, their stamina, strength, and chakra were finite.

Besides Daohuo and the other fighter battling alongside them, several Uchiha Clan elite jonin were also there. Relying on Itachi and Fugaku as their core, they formed a resilient defensive line and desperately held back the Anbu's elite forces.

The battle was exceptionally brutal. Explosions, the clash of metal, and the thunder of colliding ninjutsu rose one after another, while flashes of fire and lightning periodically lit up the night sky.

The truth was, the Uchiha Clan had no chance of winning.

Mizuki, Hizashi, Hiashi, Iruka, Kurenai, Might Guy, Asuma, and the others had all arrived.

One force in Konoha that could not be overlooked—and that could stand against the elite Anbu squads—was the village's more than a hundred jonin, along with an even greater number of Chunin.

The combined strength of these people was impossible to ignore or measure.

If the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had not been held up by Du Yang, and if they had not still been so confused about the situation, Itachi and the others would have been unable to hold out for long.

Itachi Uchiha was worried. The one in even greater danger was the acting clan head. How much longer could he hold on?

They believed Uchiha Du Yang was incredibly powerful, but he was facing the Third Hokage, a Hokage Advisor, and two of the legendary Sannin.

In this era, what kind of person could stand against those four?

But they had no choice. They had to buy time for most of the Uchiha Clan members.

Just as Itachi Uchiha was thinking this, a terrifying pressure, heavy as the sky collapsing, suddenly erupted from the direction of the Hokage Building.

The pressure was so intense that everyone locked in fierce combat—Uchiha and Konoha alike—unconsciously paused and turned to stare in shock.

Then they witnessed a sight they would never forget.

BOOM!!!

With a thunderous crash that shook all of Konoha, the Hokage Building split apart as if it were made of paper.

Brick, steel, and timber blasted outward like an explosion as the building collapsed, tumbling and falling.

And within the gaping hole, amid the swirling dust and flying debris, a colossal figure slowly rose, towering beneath the night sky.

It soared into the clouds, almost level with Kage Rock. Its body was enveloped in solid-looking armor of radiant energy, its ancient, imposing patterns imbued with an aura of destruction.

A pair of wings rose from its back. Though they remained folded, they already cast a suffocating shadow.

Its head was covered by a massive samurai helmet. Two crimson lights shone from its faceplate like the eyes of a demon god, coldly surveying all of the Hidden Leaf Village below.

Complete Body Susanoo!

According to Uchiha legend, this ultimate power could only be awakened by bringing the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan to its peak and gaining some kind of recognition.

It symbolized the power of a god. With offense and defense combined, it could match a Tailed Beast and even determine the course of a war.

And now, this legendary godlike giant was displaying itself to every villager and ninja in Konoha with such domineering force.

Time seemed to freeze in that moment.

Whether Itachi Uchiha, Fugaku, or the Anbu surrounding them, everyone stood as if under a paralysis technique, staring up with their mouths agape at the colossal deity towering beneath the night sky.

Complete Body Susanoo stood over Konoha, visible to almost every villager in the village.

Some of the older villagers stared wide-eyed at the enormous Susanoo, their bodies trembling as they cried,

"Has that Uchiha Madara returned?"

Some Konoha villagers had never forgotten the terror Uchiha Madara had brought them.

Though the First had defeated Uchiha Madara, he had nearly destroyed all of Konoha.

The next moment, just as during the Nine-Tails' invasion of Konoha, Complete Body Susanoo lowered its head and drew a giant sword formed entirely of concentrated beams of light. Then it brought the blade crashing down.

A deafening boom rang out, and an entire commercial street was reduced to rubble.

At the same time, countless screams and shouts rang out.

Fear filled the eyes of every Konoha villager who saw that colossal figure.

It seemed that the Uchiha specter haunting the skies above Konoha had finally returned.

Konoha

was plunged into chaos.