"What a fine new beginning!"
Fugaku Uchiha was so angered that he laughed, then demanded coldly.
"How does it begin? Do they really trust and feel at ease with someone who has even betrayed his own family?"
Itachi Uchiha said nothing. He could not say that the new beginning was his younger brother Sasuke, not himself. He had even already planned his own ending.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, well done. I lost this round, but today, you will die!"
No longer paying attention to that unfilial son, Fugaku Uchiha turned toward Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had retreated to the rear, his killing intent icy.
Powerful, frigid ocular power erupted, merging with chakra and driving Susanoo to rapidly expand.
Its original ribcage swiftly spread outward, forming a complete body. Muscular tissue then grew over it, followed by armor and a massive spirit-weapon battle axe.
Bolstered by Hashirama Cells, his ocular power had greatly increased, while his chakra had risen even more dramatically, allowing him to elevate Susanoo further.
Though it could not reach the level Uchiha Madara had attained back then, comparable to a tailed beast, it was more than enough to deal with that old bastard Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Staring at the several-dozen-meter-tall Susanoo, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression darkened, but he did not retreat.
Over a hundred figures cloaked entirely in black robes charged forward, unleashing ninjutsu at Fugaku Uchiha's Susanoo. They were his Reanimation Jutsu army, each one at least a Special Jonin.
Because the Reanimation Jutsu granted them nearly limitless chakra, these dead warriors unleashed ninjutsu without regard for consumption, producing terrifying power.
Yet such ninjutsu amounted to nothing against Susanoo; they could not even break through its defenses.
Still, it was enough to delay Fugaku Uchiha and buy Sarutobi Hiruzen some time.
The next moment, an Adamantine Staff suddenly extended, sending Susanoo