"Camping here?" After speaking, the Anbu took another look at Uchiha Gen. Only after seeing his Konoha Forehead Protector and Uchiha Clan Crest did he relax. Plenty of people visited landmarks like Kage Rock in the vast village of Konoha, but Uchiha Gen was the only one bedding down there at night, so the Anbu had only asked out of courtesy!
Still, it wasn't a big deal, and the Uchiha Clan wasn't one to mess with. The Anbu could only offer a word of advice. "Forget it. Just be mindful of the effect you're having." With that, he left!
By the night of October 10, the Anbu who occasionally passed by had grown used to Uchiha Gen's behavior. He had a bed, but wouldn't sleep in it. Instead, he came out on a cold autumn night to bed down on Kage Rock and watch the stars. What a strange Uchiha!
Late that night, a blood-red moon hung in the sky. Uchiha Gen did his best to get into the right state of mind, recalling all the flashy moments he'd seen before crossing over. He planned to seize this chance to make an impression and win some favor, laying the groundwork for bringing a few women home to warm his bed someday. He'd become famous! Made an impression! Saved Konoha! Then wouldn't girls be throwing themselves at him by the dozen? It wasn't like now, when he had to pursue them and still might not succeed.
"Roar!!!" A soul-shaking roar rang out!
"The Nine-Tails?!!!" came a hysterical scream!
Looking at the beautiful spectacle in the distance, Uchiha Gen knew his time to show off had come!
"You audacious fox! You dare show off in front of me? Behold, Susanoo!!!" Uchiha Gen leaped down from Kage Rock and used the Body Flicker Technique several times to reach the Nine-Tails!
"Roar!" The Nine-Tails didn't even take the fool in front of it seriously. Controlled by the Sharingan, it had only one thing on its mind: destruction!
Meanwhile, at the Uchiha Clan Compound in the distance, Uchiha Fugaku watched the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox rampaging and immediately gathered his clan to prepare for battle! He'd even mentally prepared himself to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan!
But then—
"Uchiha Fugaku, by order of Elder Danzo, you are hereby commanded to organize your clan and evacuate the civilians!" a Root member said, standing before Fugaku!
"But... sigh." Uchiha Fugaku knew exactly what the Konoha High Command had in mind, but faced with this situation, he could only obey—for the time being!
"Boom!" A deafening crash rang out as a white giant collided with the rampaging Nine-Tails in the distance.
"That's... Susanoo? Who is it?" Uchiha Fugaku stared at the scene in shock!
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had rushed over at the sound, was also stunned by what he saw!
"Susanoo? Is it someone from the Uchiha Clan? Who? Fugaku? Or Yashiro?" Watching the Susanoo battle the Nine-Tails, Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered to himself!
"Holy crap! Third Hokage, why are you just standing there watching? Hurry up and prepare a sealing jutsu! Where's Uzumaki Kushina? If she's still alive, bring her here and see if she can seal it again!" Feeling the power in his eyes steadily draining away, Uchiha Gen was heartbroken and hopping mad. This was only the second stage of Susanoo. So the Gundam really wasn't something you could just whip out whenever you wanted!
"Hey, you! Hang on a little longer. I'll go get Kushina!" Hiruzen Sarutobi finally came to his senses and immediately gave orders, sending his Anbu to search for Kushina and Minato!
"Chirp~" A piercing sound rang out! A massive Tailed Beast Bomb began to form in the Nine-Tails' mouth!
Feeling the surge of energy from ahead, Uchiha Gen poured out his ocular power without hesitation. Layer upon layer of armor covered Susanoo, and its height rose with each one. In an instant, a hundred-meter-tall giant towered between heaven and earth!
"Boom!" The Tailed Beast Bomb shot toward him like a cannonball!
The white Susanoo caught it in both hands, turned, and hurled it toward the distant Forest of Death. Uchiha Gen had originally planned to slam the Tailed Beast Bomb back onto the Nine-Tails, just as Senju Hashirama had in the original story. He could have done it, but the problem was that they were both inside Konoha. Even if the blast injured the Nine-Tails, the shock wave would kill countless civilians!
That clearly wasn't an option, so Uchiha Gen could only go for a long-distance shot!
"Chirp~"
"You're trying that again? Take this—Uchiha chokehold!" Seeing another Tailed Beast Bomb forming in the Nine-Tails' mouth, Uchiha Gen controlled Susanoo as it leaped onto the beast's back. Susanoo clamped both hands over its mouth and tightened its grip around the Nine-Tails' throat!
With the Nine-Tails subdued, the Konoha civilians gradually calmed down. The various clans and the Anbu began evacuating the population and setting up defenses in an orderly fashion.
Less than half an hour had passed since the Nine-Tails appeared. The damage was limited, but the death toll was still high, with nearly a hundred casualties. One could imagine that even more people had died in the original story. The main reason was Konoha's extremely dense population!
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you old geezer, why haven't you brought anyone over yet?" Feeling the power in his eyes had already dropped by tens of thousands, Uchiha Gen's heart bled!
"Whoosh~ Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs! Thud~" A branch slammed into Uchiha Gen's Susanoo, but it didn't do a damn thing.
Watching the masked creep stare blankly, Uchiha Gen was just as bewildered. Cutting Sprigs was powerful, but you were using it to stab Perfect Susanoo? That was some Danzo-level thinking! As an Uchiha, didn't you know even the basics?
Then Uchiha Gen realized: Obito was a one-eyed man who had never awakened Susanoo, so it was only natural he didn't know how it worked. But it was still baffling. In the original story, Uchiha Shisui could clearly use Susanoo with just one eye! Obito had White Zetsu backing him up—there was no reason he couldn't use it!
Wait, this actually made sense. The original story said that Susanoo was the third divine power learned when the powers of both eyes were combined. Obito had enough ocular power, but he didn't meet the conditions to learn it. Since awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan, he'd never once brought the powers of both eyes together. Shisui learned Susanoo before losing an eye, but Obito had never learned it at all! Hahahaha, you foolish Obito, I've found your blind spot!
"Damn you, brat! How dare you let your mind wander while facing me? I am Madara Uchiha!" Obito shouted furiously at Uchiha Gen, who was grinning like an idiot inside Susanoo!
"Brat, my ass! I'm your father, Uchiha Tajima! Why are you even pretending, Obito?" Uchiha Gen said, his face full of contempt as he exposed the truth!
"What?!" Obito was stunned beyond belief!
"How did you find out who I am? Could it be... your Mangekyō Sharingan's ability?" After recovering from his shock, Obito immediately thought of the various Mangekyō Sharingan techniques!
"Everyone, come look! This masked man is Uchiha Obito! Hatake Kakashi, get over here! If you don't hurry, you'll miss him!" Ignoring Obito's shock, Uchiha Gen hollered at the top of his lungs to everyone nearby.
The creepy masked man: ...
"What? He's Obito?"
"Didn't Obito die?"
"Looking at this, could it be?! Was Obito the one controlling the Nine-Tails?"
"Obito? Who's that?"
"Hatake Kakashi's teammate. He died in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge."
"Kakashi's teammate? Shouldn't he be on our side, then?"
"He used to be. Clearly, he isn't anymore!"
Though the civilians had been evacuated, more and more Konoha Ninja were arriving. Not many knew Obito, but there were still quite a few!
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