Majestic Attire: True Several Thousand Hands: Top-Transformed Buddha

Looking at the four Hokage, who had been left speechless, Uchiha Yoru suddenly understood—

Why people who were clearly powerful still liked to argue.

Standing on the moral high ground and tearing someone apart—that feeling... was pretty satisfying.

And he realized he was pretty good at it, too.

He knew Uchiha Madara hadn't been killed by Senju Hashirama in the Battle of the Valley of the End.

He also knew that not everything he'd said today was necessarily right.

But in this moment, he didn't need to be right, and he didn't need to be understood.

All he had to do was stand here—

And, without restraint, tear down every one of these hypocritical "Inheritors of the Will of Fire" on Uchiha Madara's behalf!

"You naturally evil Uchiha brat! I'll kill you with my own hands!"

Senju Tobirama roared, his figure darting forward like a phantom.

It wasn't so much that he'd been angered as that he'd been watching for a long time and had finally found his chance to strike!

"Bringer-of-Darkness Technique!"

Before his voice had faded, Tobirama abruptly formed Hand Seals. A cold glint flashed, and a strange chakra wave instantly surged into Uchiha Yoru's mental realm.

The genjutsu invaded his mind, weakening his visual perception and mental resistance. It took effect almost instantly!

At the same time, Tobirama's real body vanished from where he stood, sweeping behind Uchiha Yoru like a ghost.

"Water Style: Water Formation Wall!"

Thick fog billowed as moisture spread, as if the entire battlefield had been swallowed by mist.

This was Tobirama's signature interference tactic—to weaken the Rinnegan's long-range perception in the fog and create an opening for assassination!

In the next instant, the Kunai in his hand glinted coldly as he aimed for the back of Uchiha Yoru's neck—

—"Clang!"

The sharp clash of metal rang out!

The Kunai stopped mere inches short, as if it had struck an invisible barrier!

Uchiha Yoru turned his head, his gaze cold, his voice icy:

"That little trick of yours is too slow."

Tobirama's pupils contracted. Realizing his sneak attack had failed, he immediately retreated!

"Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags!"

He flung out several special tags linked together by Sealing Jutsu, forming a chain of techniques that would trigger dozens of consecutive explosions.

"Boom! Boom, boom!"

Fierce explosions engulfed the entire area, and smoke and shock waves swept wildly through it.

But in that very instant—

"Click."

A ring of black Truth-Seeking Orbs rotated silently in the air, winding down like living things and locking both Tobirama's wrist and knee in place.

"Wha... When—?!"

Tobirama's expression changed as his body was instantly pinned, forcibly interrupting his attack.

"Lord Tobirama, you really have gotten old." Uchiha Yoru smiled faintly. There wasn't a trace of respect in his eyes, only coldness and scorn.

"The mighty Second Hokage—either sneaks up on people from behind or hides behind the environment... Is that all you can do?"

The pressure from the Truth-Seeking Orbs grew heavier, and even the flow of chakra began to stagnate.

"Perhaps your so-called Will of Fire was passed down through people like you, using methods like these?"

"You think a few words about 'the village' can cover up your inner prejudice and cruelty?"

Tobirama gritted his teeth and struggled, but he couldn't move at all.

Uchiha Yoru snorted, raised a hand, and flung Tobirama to the ground like a rag doll.

"People like you deserve to be nailed to a pillar of shame."

As he spoke, the Truth-Seeking Orb in Yoru's hand silently changed shape, forming two black chakra rods—

"Pfft!"

Without hesitation, the black rods plunged into Tobirama's temples, one on either side.

"I've wanted to do that for a long time."

A feeling of utter humiliation cut through the silence like a blade, and the Hokage's expressions changed at once.

In the mist—

They didn't speak. They didn't shout.

They attacked without a word.

"—Four Red Yang Formation, activate!"

Boom!!!

A crimson cubic barrier sprang up, sealing off the entire battlefield. Three Hokage soared through the air and took positions at its three corners, their chakra converging and intertwining!

As Hashirama formed Hand Seals, the Senjutsu Chakra powerful enough to crush the earth erupted—

"Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands: Top-Transformed Buddha!"

The sky trembled, and the earth split apart.

Endless Wood Release erupted from the ground. A colossal Buddha statue rose slowly, blotting out the sky, its arms piled in layers like waves. Every palm that fell held the power to destroy the world!

"Is this... the power of the First?" Namikaze Minato's eyes widened.

"Don't just stand there!" Hashirama roared. "Hokage of every generation—attack together!"

Minato understood. He flashed to the top of the Buddha statue, with Sarutobi Hiruzen right behind him. The three poured their chakra into the giant Buddha beneath their feet like a raging torrent.

Boom!!!

Brilliant golden light spread across the Buddha's body. It seemed to break free of Wood Release's limitations, becoming a colossal chakra warrior!

It was no longer a heavy, clumsy wooden puppet, but an agile war god filled with fighting spirit, killing intent, and the Will of the Hokage!

Every massive palm that fell brought a storm, and every step shook the earth and mountains!

Hashirama glared furiously, Sarutobi chanted the technique under his breath, and Minato flickered back and forth with Flying Thunder God. Under their control, the Buddha's power was awe-inspiring, like the master of the battlefield!

"The Hokage are joining forces!"

"We won't let you—continue this rampage!"

Uchiha Yoru looked up at the Thousand-Armed Buddha's fist bearing down on him. A violent gale swept toward him, but he remained utterly still.

There wasn't a trace of fear in his eyes. Instead, a nearly feverish smile appeared, as if he were welcoming a long-awaited prey.

"Heh... Perfect. Come on."

He murmured, his voice dripping with mockery and arrogance:

"Now that's more like you... No matter how much you preach your hypocritical principles, in the end, you still let your fists do the talking."

He slowly raised his head. The Rinnegan and Sharingan rotated together in his pupils, a ghostly light at the center of a storm:

"Then let me see—do you people who inherit this so-called 'Will of Fire' really deserve to protect the 'peace' you're always talking about?"

Rumble!!

The earth roared, and rocks flew!

Just as Senju Hashirama's giant Buddha shook heaven and earth, an equally colossal Wood Release surged up beneath Uchiha Yoru's feet!

Countless arms burst from the earth and thrust toward the sky in unison. The body of a Buddha statue that blotted out the heavens slowly rose, as if answering the challenge of the "Will of Fire"!

The two Buddhas stood side by side, shaking heaven and earth!

"How is that possible? He's mastered True Several Thousand Hands too?!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils contracted.

"Not only that!" Namikaze Minato's expression changed. "That chakra... it's still growing stronger!"

Uchiha Yoru spread his hands and murmured:

"Majestic Attire: True Several Thousand Hands: Top-Transformed Buddha."

Boom!!

Purple chakra surged forth like erupting lava. Behind the True Several Thousand Hands Buddha statue, a towering Perfect Susanoo slowly appeared, clad in armor, its blade like divine punishment. It spread six arms, its wings blotting out the sky like nightfall!

The Buddha statue had already towered majestically, but with Susanoo clad around it, it looked just like a god descending upon the world!

—A battle Buddha in armor, god and demon as one!

At that moment, Uchiha Yoru was like a ruler on a throne in the darkness, bearing the twin wills of Buddha and demon, looking down on the entire barrier!

"You think you can crush me with a single Buddha statue?"

He slowly raised his hand, and the Susanoo Giant Buddha raised its arm with him.

"Too bad..."

"...I have one too!!!"