Another thunderous explosion rang out from deep within the Uchiha Clan Compound. A powerful shockwave swept across the entire compound as flames shot into the sky and rapidly spread. This blast was far more powerful than the last.
The Uchiha Clan Shrine had been completely razed to the ground, and many of the surrounding homes had also been damaged by the explosion. The Uchiha fighting on the battlefield were caught in the blast as well. Only a few combatants whose battlefield was some distance from Fugaku had managed to avoid being swept up in it.
After a long while, the storm of air unleashed by the explosion finally began to subside.
By now, even the Uchiha guards who had been given orders realized that something serious might have happened within the clan. Ignoring the ninjas at the entrance, they hurried back toward the compound. The Konoha Ninja still gathered at the gate, who had yet to leave, watched the guards go, exchanged glances, then quickly streamed into the Uchiha Clan Compound.
"You actually redirected my attack!"
"Your ability works similarly to Minato's Flying Thunder God! But yours is even more terrifying. You can use it without placing a space-time marker on me?!"
"I really was too careless this time!"
Uchiha Fugaku slowly got to his feet. The ground around him was charred black. The Susanoo surrounding him was already badly damaged. It had protected Fugaku well, but the Susanoo, supposedly an absolute defense, was now riddled with wounds and full of gaps.
"Heh. Hahaha!"
"Fugaku, give up. Before these eyes of mine, nothing you do can change the outcome!"
Uchiha Qing laughed as he watched Uchiha Fugaku struggle to his feet in the distance. A trail of bloody tears still ran beneath his right eye, but Qing paid it no