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

Watching those four Hokage rendered speechless, Uchiha Yoru suddenly understood—

Why those who clearly possessed the strength still loved to engage in verbal sparring.

Standing on the moral high ground and tearing others to shreds, that feeling... was truly quite satisfying.

Moreover, he discovered that he was actually quite good at this.

He knew that Uchiha Madara had not been killed by Senju Hashirama at the Valley of the End back then.

He was also clear that the things he said today might not all be entirely correct.

But in this moment, he did not need to be right, nor did he need to be understood.

He only needed to stand here—

And unscrupulously, on behalf of Uchiha Madara, flip over this group of hypocritical inheritors of the Will of Fire, one by one!

"You naturally evil Uchiha brat, I shall cut you down with my own hands this instant!!!"

Senju Tobirama roared in anger, his figure rushing out like a phantom.

It was less that he had been provoked, and more that he had been observing for a long time and had finally found an opening to strike!

"Bringer-of-Darkness Technique!"

Before the words had even faded, Tobirama suddenly formed hand seals, a cold light flashed, and a strange fluctuation of chakra instantly assaulted Uchiha Yoru's mental domain.

An illusion entering the mind, weakening visual perception and mental resistance—it took effect almost instantly!

At the same moment, his physical body vanished from its original spot, sweeping behind Uchiha Yoru like a ghost.

"Water Style: Water Wall!"

Dense fog permeated the air, water vapor spreading until the entire battlefield seemed plunged into a mist.

This was precisely Tobirama's specialty in interference tactics—weakening the long-range perception of the Rinnegan within the fog to create an opportunity for assassination!

The next instant, the cold glint of a kunai in his hand flashed, aiming straight for the back of Uchiha Yoru's neck—

—"CLANG!!"

A metallic collision suddenly exploded!

The kunai stopped half an inch away, as if it had struck an invisible barrier!

Uchiha Yoru turned his head, his gaze indifferent, his voice like frost:

"These little tricks of yours are too slow."

Tobirama's pupils contracted; knowing the sneak attack had failed, he retreated violently!

"Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags!"

He flung out several special paper tags, connected to each other by sealing formulas, forming a chain of dozens of linked explosions.

"BOOM! BOOM-BOOM!!!"

Violent explosions submerged the entire area, thick smoke and shockwaves sweeping wildly.

But in that very instant—

"Click."

A circle of pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orbs in the air rotated silently, coiling down like living creatures to lock Tobirama's wrists and knees in place.

"Wha... when—!"

Tobirama's expression changed; his body was instantly immobilized, his offensive forcibly interrupted.

"Lord Tobirama, you really have grown old." Uchiha Yoru smiled lightly, his eyes devoid of any respect, holding only coldness and mockery.

"A dignified Second Hokage, either specializing in sneak attacks from behind or relying on environmental cover... is this really the extent of your capability?"

The pressure exerted by the Truth-Seeking Orbs grew heavier, causing even the flow of his chakra to begin to stagnate.

"Your so-called Will of Fire was likely passed down from these very methods of yours, wasn't it?"

"Do you think saying a few words about 'for the village' can cover up the paranoia and cruelty in your heart?"

Tobirama gritted his teeth and struggled, but he could not move at all.

Uchiha Yoru let out a cold snort, raised his hand, and tossed Tobirama onto the ground like a rag.

"A person like you deserves to be nailed to a pillar of shame."

As he spoke, the Truth-Seeking Orbs in Yoru's hand shifted silently, condensing into two black chakra rods—

"SPLAT!"

Without hesitation, the black rods plunged into Tobirama's temples, one on the left and one on the right.

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

A sense of extreme humiliation, like a sharp blade cutting through the silence, caused the expressions of the Hokage present to change drastically.

Within the mist—

They did not speak, nor did they roar.

They moved immediately.

"--Four Red Yang Formation, activate!"

BOOM!!!

A crimson cubic barrier rose abruptly, sealing the entire battlefield. The three Hokage streaked through the air, taking up positions at the three corners as their chakra converged and intertwined.

As Senju Hashirama formed hand seals, that sage chakra—powerful enough to crush the earth—erupted violently.

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

The sky trembled, and the earth cracked.

Endless Wood Release surged from the ground, and a colossal Buddha statue that blotted out the sun slowly rose. Its arms were stacked like layers of ocean waves, and every palm strike contained the power to destroy heaven and earth!

"Is this... the power of the First Hokage?" Namikaze Minato widened his eyes.

"Don't just stand there!" Senju Hashirama roared, "Kage of all generations—attack together!!!"

Namikaze Minato understood, flashing to the top of the Buddha's head, with Sarutobi Hiruzen following close behind. The three of them poured their chakra like a torrential flood into the giant Buddha beneath their feet.

BOOM!!!

The entire Buddha statue glowed with a blinding golden light, as if breaking free from the shackles of wood to become a giant weapon of pure chakra!

It was no longer a heavy, clumsy puppet, but a nimble god of war imbued with battle intent, killing intent, and the Will of Fire!

Every giant palm that fell was a storm of destruction; every step it took shattered the earth and collapsed the mountains!

Senju Hashirama glared with wide eyes, Sarutobi Hiruzen chanted techniques in a low voice, and Namikaze Minato flickered back and forth with the Flying Thunder God. Under their combined control, the Buddha statue possessed immense divine might, acting as the master of the battlefield!

"The Hokage join forces!"

"We will not allow you—to continue your insolence!!!"

Uchiha Yoru looked up at the rolling thousand-handed giant fist. The violent shockwaves swept toward him, but his figure remained motionless.

There was not a trace of fear in his eyes; instead, a near-pathological smile emerged, as if he were welcoming long-awaited prey.

"Heh... well played."

He whispered softly, his voice sounding mocking, yet arrogant:

"This is more like you... no matter how much you preach your hypocritical principles, in the end, it still comes down to who has the stronger fist."

He slowly raised his head, his pupils—a Rinnegan and a Sharingan—intertwining and rotating like a ghostly light in the center of a storm:

"Then let me see—whether you people who inherit this so-called 'Will of Fire' are actually worthy of protecting the 'peace' you speak of!"

RUMBLE!!

The earth roared, and gravel flew!

At the same time that Senju Hashirama's giant Buddha shook the heavens and the earth, a massive Wood Release erupted from beneath Uchiha Yoru's feet!

Countless arms pulled themselves from the earth's veins, all reaching toward the sky. A Buddha statue that blotted out the sun slowly stood tall, as if responding to the provocation from the "Will of Fire"!

Two Buddhas stood side by side, moving heaven and earth!

"How is this possible! He also mastered True Several Thousand Hands?!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils constricted violently.

"It's not just that!" Namikaze Minato's expression changed drastically, "That chakra... it's still getting stronger!!!"

Uchiha Yoru spread his hands and whispered:

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

BOOM!!

Purple chakra surged out like volcanic magma. A towering Perfect Susanoo slowly manifested behind the True Several Thousand Hands Buddha statue. Clad in armor, with blades like divine punishment, its six arms spread wide and its wings covered the sky like the veil of night!

The Buddha statue was already majestic, but with the Susanoo armor equipped, it was as if a god had descended!

—The war Buddha donned armor, merging god and demon into one!

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru was like a sovereign on a throne of darkness, cloaked in the dual will of a Buddha and a demon, looking down upon the entire barrier!

"You want to suppress me with one Buddha statue?"

He slowly raised his hand, and the giant Susanoo Buddha raised its arms in unison.

"What a pity..."

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