Complete Susanoo

Sensing the chakra fluctuations coming from not far away, Ensei Uchiha leaped down from the beast at the front and formed hand seals, pressing his hands against the ground.

Earth Style: Hardening Technique.

This technique was originally used to harden the user's body, but by changing how it was applied, it could naturally affect other things as well.

But hardening such a large area of land, as Ensei Uchiha was doing, would require enough chakra that only a Jinchuriki could provide it.

But these days, Ensei Uchiha had chakra sealed inside him that was no weaker than the Nine-Tails'.

Soon, a massive amount of chakra poured into the ground. The surrounding earth began changing color, and the hardened land spread into the distance along with the beast army.

Meanwhile, the Fourth Raikage had returned to the Kumogakure camp and was directing all the Earth Style users to reshape the terrain.

Kumogakure had very few Earth Style users to begin with, and it was hard to say how effective their combined technique would be. But with the Ninja Beast horde approaching, it was the only option they had.

They didn't need a particularly powerful technique. They just needed to make a wide trench in the direction the Ninja Beasts were coming from.

Fortunately, Kumogakure's sensor ninja had spotted the activity on Konoha's side in time, and they had immediately gathered the Earth Style users.

Otherwise, they probably wouldn't have had enough time.

"With a Ninja Beast army this huge, where did that old geezer Hiruzen Sarutobi get them all?"

He had done everything he could, so the Fourth Raikage began thinking about what a Raikage ought to consider.

But another piece of bad news arrived soon after.

"Lord Raikage, the surrounding land has all been affected by a technique. Our Earth Style failed."

Hearing his subordinate's report, the Fourth Raikage's face changed dramatically.

"Killer B, Yugito! Use Complete Tailed Beast Transformation. Everyone else... run!"

At the Fourth Raikage's command, the Eight-Tails appeared in its complete form on the battlefield, ready to stop the approaching beasts.

"Hey! Gyuki, cut off one of your tails for me!"

Ensei Uchiha's voice suddenly rang across the battlefield.

The next moment, a light-blue giant appeared before everyone and punched at the Eight-Tails.

Killer B showed no fear in the face of the attack and swung his own fist to meet it.

Their enormous fists collided with a deafening crash. The sound waves affected the Genin on the battlefield, and even some of the Chunin.

"Damn it!"

With a furious curse, the Fourth Raikage slammed his fist into Susanoo's lower leg.

Cracks spread across it, and the Susanoo controlled by Ensei Uchiha faltered for a moment.

Killer B seized the opening. He gathered a Tailed Beast Bomb in his mouth, aimed it toward Ensei Uchiha, and fired.

The Eight-Tails formed its Tailed Beast Bomb incredibly quickly. Ensei Uchiha had only just noticed it when the blast hit him square in the face.

"Was it because I hadn't awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, or because those two were just too strong?"

Ensei Uchiha's real body looked at the Susanoo that had been blasted apart in the distance, feeling a little regretful.

Too bad a Shadow Clone could only bear enough ocular power to activate Susanoo's third stage.

Otherwise, the fourth stage—the form with the Crow Tengu Armor—shouldn't have been so easy to take down.

As for why Ensei Uchiha could use Susanoo without activating the Mangekyo Sharingan...

Despite its grand-sounding name, Susanoo was simply a way of channeling ocular power.

In theory, anyone with enough chakra inside them could create something with a similar form.

Usually, only the ocular power of the Mangekyo Sharingan was sufficient to manifest Susanoo, and even then, it couldn't be maintained for long. Otherwise, the Mangekyo Sharingan itself wouldn't be able to withstand it.

But Ensei Uchiha had more ocular power than he could ever need.

With an almost endless supply of ocular power, the vessel no longer mattered to Susanoo.

As for the difference between the ocular power of the Byakugan and the Mangekyo Sharingan...

The color? Anyway, Ensei Uchiha had been using it for so long and hadn't noticed any difference.

Perhaps the Sharingan and Byakugan had very similar origins.

There was one other thing: the ocular power of a single Byakugan was difficult to extract, but with enough of them, that was another matter.

On the other side, Killer B saw Susanoo slowly fading and began searching for Ensei Uchiha's corpse.

The Fourth Raikage beside him watched with a grim expression and reminded him,

"Stop looking. That guy was just a Shadow Clone."

By this point, the Fourth Raikage was no longer asking Killer B to stop the Ninja Beast horde.

In the time that had just passed, those who could survive among the Ninja Beasts had no need for rescuing. As for those who couldn't...

They were probably already reduced to pulp.

Most of the dead were Genin and Chunin, but when their numbers grew large enough, it was more than enough to hinder a village's development.

From that perspective, Kumogakure had already lost the war.

After all, Jonin had to grow from among the Chunin and Genin.

"Yugito, are you ready yet?"

At the Fourth Raikage's furious shout, a flaming cat finally appeared on the battlefield.

Compared to Killer B, a Perfect Jinchuriki, Yugito struggled much more to control the Two-Tails. Even when she managed to use Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, it was extremely easy for her to lose control.

"Go! We have to make that damn brat pay with his life today."

"Use Tailed Beast Bombs. Don't worry about the casualties."

As soon as the Fourth Raikage finished speaking, a strange expression crossed Killer B's face.

He had just spoken with the Eight-Tails in his mental space. The Eight-Tails wanted him to ask how their opponent knew its name.

But in a situation like this, capturing the opponent alive was clearly out of the question.

The Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails began gathering chakra for Tailed Beast Bombs, but before they could fire, an unknown force struck them.

The Yin-Yang chakra had not yet fully stabilized. After the attack, it stopped gathering, then cracked apart and dispersed like a huge black ball.

"I can't let you fire that off. I'd be humiliated!"

As Ensei Uchiha spoke, Susanoo appeared on the battlefield once more.

This time, it was Ensei Uchiha's real body taking action, and the ocular power within him was practically limitless.

The Complete Susanoo had finally appeared in the Shinobi World once more.

Susanoo's body had grown astonishingly large, nearly twice its previous size. It had a pair of wings on its back and four arms.

Each of its four hands held a massive Chakra Blade that looked almost solid.

"If you won't give it to me, I'll just take it myself."

Susanoo clashed with the Eight-Tails again. But this time, with enough ocular power, it had an overwhelming advantage in speed, defense, and strength.

Had the Fourth Raikage not stepped in to help in time, Killer B would likely have already lost.

As for the Two-Tails... it was still fighting itself.

"Big Brother, the enemy's strong."

This was the first time Killer B had faced an enemy he couldn't handle even in Complete Tailed Beast Transformation. He didn't have time to rap now; his expression was extremely grave.

"I can feel it..."

The Fourth Raikage endured the pain coursing through his body, his mind racing for a way to turn the tables.

Earlier, the Fourth Raikage's attacks had been able to break through Susanoo's defenses. Now, they could barely do more than keep it occupied.

If he wanted to win this war, then he could only...

At that thought, the Fourth Raikage vanished in an instant. In the blink of an eye, he had already charged into the Konoha Ninja camp.