Take Down

In the forest, the afterglow of the setting sun shone upon a massive suit of half-body armor.

A five-meter-tall half-body Susanoo stood amidst the trees.

"Kid, I admit I underestimated you."

Uchiha Ice finally reined in his arrogant laughter, his expression turning serious as he looked at the boy before him.

At this moment, Naruto Uzumaki also entered a serious state, golden chakra enveloping his entire body.

[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode]

However, Uchiha Ice no longer wished to fight; his current mindset was much like that of Obito, wanting only to destroy the Uchiha clan.

"Are you from the Akatsuki?"

Naruto Uzumaki asked.

Uchiha Ice was taken aback.

Without waiting for an answer, Naruto Uzumaki already knew; come to think of it, if such a powerful rogue ninja appeared in the Ninja World, they would surely be targeted by the Akatsuki.

Regardless of what this guy intended to do here, since he had come, he would not be polite about taking him down.

Naruto Uzumaki locked onto his target.

[Flying Thunder God]

His body vanished in an instant.

"Is that the Flying Thunder God? How could this kid possibly know it?"

Uchiha Ice immediately noticed the kunai scattered around.

There was no time to think; he focused his Mangekyo Sharingan on his surroundings.

The Susanoo surrounding his body became slightly more solid.

BANG!!!

With a deafening crash, before he could react, he felt a massive force strike him from behind.

His body, along with the Susanoo, was sent flying forward.

"Such immense power."

Naruto Uzumaki followed closely, the chakra on his body extending outward to form a giant palm, which he slammed down fiercely toward the Susanoo below.

"Don't look down on me, kid!"

Uchiha Ice's face twisted into a snarl as weapons appeared in the hands of his Susanoo.

[Sword of Nunoboko]

Every Susanoo possessed its own unique weapon.

The black spear aimed at the palm above, thrusting upward.

BOOM!!!

A thunderous roar echoed out.

In the Forest of Death, everyone turned their gazes toward that direction.

"What's going on? A massive aura has been radiating from that direction since just a moment ago."

Rock Lee wondered aloud.

Neji activated his Byakugan to look toward the source, but unfortunately, his Byakugan could see nothing.

"Hey, hey, who is fighting over there to cause such a commotion?"

Not far from Naruto Uzumaki, Shikamaru looked in his direction, his face full of confusion.

Cracks began to appear on the giant golden palm.

The weapon has a special ability.

Naruto Uzumaki's gaze instantly locked onto the black spear.

But it didn't matter.

[Rasengan]

Two more arms extended from his sides, hands gripping Rasengan as he pressed them directly onto the opponent's Susanoo.

"Damn it, what a troublesome kid."

[Freeze]

He activated his left eye's ocular technique.

Naruto Uzumaki grew wary instantly and activated the Flying Thunder God.

This won't do. There is something wrong with this kid's chakra; I can't keep dragging this out.

Maintaining the Susanoo in battle for so long had already caused discomfort in his eyes.

He realized now that he could not continue fighting like this.

His gaze locked directly onto Naruto Uzumaki, who had just appeared.

Through the preceding battle, he had already discovered a weakness in Naruto Uzumaki: after using the Flying Thunder God, there was a two-second window of daze.

Two seconds might not count as an opportunity for anyone else.

But for those possessing the Mangekyo Sharingan, it was nothing short of a massive opening.

[Annihilation]

The ocular technique of his right eye activated.

Naruto Uzumaki felt a sharp pain in his head.

Dense, spiderweb-like cracks spread across his entire skull.

With a bang, his head shattered.

"Hahaha, damn brat, finally finished you off."

Seeing this scene, Uchiha Ice revealed a crazed smile.

"Naruto Uzumaki."

Hinata could not help but cry out.

"Hm! There's still a little mouse hiding in the shadows."

Uchiha Ice's gaze instantly snapped toward Hinata in the distance.

A cold smile appeared on his face.

Hinata could no longer care about the danger and rushed toward them.

At this moment, the shattered head of Naruto Uzumaki transformed into a puff of white smoke and returned to his neck.

In the Triple Inversion state, he forms when gathered and turns to vapor when dispersed.

Naruto Uzumaki did not know what method could possibly harm him in this state.

"How is this possible?"

[Adamantine Sealing Chains]

Before the opponent could react, ten chains blanketed the sky.

They instantly locked down Uchiha Ice, who had not been caught in a daze.

"You..."

He was too shocked to speak.

However, before he could react, his pupils constricted.

Under the state of the Mangekyo Sharingan, he clearly saw Naruto Uzumaki's charging movement.

Startled, he reacted immediately, but his body was already bound by the chains.

He could only instinctively tilt his head and activate his right eye's ocular technique.

[Annihilation]

Naruto Uzumaki blocked with his left hand and reached out with his right.

Squelch!

His left hand was instantly pulverized, only to recover in an instant.

His right hand plunged into the opponent's eye socket, gouging out the right eye.

He had intended to take both eyes, but Uchiha Ice, having reacted, shifted his head at the last second to save one.

Without waiting for the opponent to recover, Naruto Uzumaki raised his leg for a knee strike.

Uchiha Ice's eyes bulged, a heart-wrenching pain surged through his body, and his brain felt as if it were losing consciousness.

"Another surprise."

Naruto Uzumaki stepped back, a blank card appearing in his hand.

[Card Seal]

Uchiha Ice, having lost all ability to resist, was firmly bound by the chains and dragged into the card.

Naruto Uzumaki waved his hand, and the card vanished.

Three Immortals Return to Cave.

"Naruto Uzumaki, are you alright?"

Hinata ran over, filled with worry.

"I'm fine. I cannot be injured."

Naruto Uzumaki noticed Hinata's eyes.

Within the white eyes, a ring of blue pupils had appeared; it wasn't very obvious, but it was already different from a normal Byakugan.

"How do your eyes feel?"

"I can see much more clearly and further than before, and it seems I've gained a few extra abilities."

Hinata carefully observed Naruto Uzumaki and, realizing he was truly unharmed, felt a great sense of relief.

She then proceeded to explain the nature of her eyes.

"Let's go find a place to demonstrate."

Just as Naruto Uzumaki was about to ask her to show him, he sensed several groups of people rushing toward their location.

He took the two of them and vanished.

Not long after the trio disappeared, several figures flickered into existence at the scene.

Surveying the terrifying destruction surrounding them, the newcomers were secretly shocked.

After a thorough inspection of the battlefield, they concluded that both combatants were at the level of Jonin.

"Could it be that ninjas from enemy nations have infiltrated?"

Anko Mitarashi frowned, unable to discern what kind of ninjutsu had left such traces.

She debated within herself whether she should report this to Tsunade.

"Forget it, I'll check on the examinees first."

In the end, Anko Mitarashi decided to prioritize the status of the examinees.

She didn't care about the candidates from other villages, but the Konoha examinees could not afford any mishaps, as most of them were children of prominent clans.

With her command, the surrounding Anbu instantly dispersed.