Mangekyo Sharingan

Biwa Musashi wielding the Kubikiribōchō, Kurisare Sankei with the Nuibari, Yamagami Tetsuya carrying the Exploding Blade Shibuki, Suikazan Kojiro with the Samehada, and the wielder of the Kiba, Hozuki Itta!

Gazing at these five men, Kagami Uchiha braced himself, the Sharingan in his eyes spinning frantically.

"Do not look into his Sharingan!" Biwa Musashi warned at that moment.

The others nodded; none of them were fools. Engaging an Uchiha in battle while meeting his gaze was a death sentence.

After all, most Uchiha genjutsu were triggered through the eyes, making them impossible to guard against.

"Kagami Uchiha, please come back to the village with us!" Biwa Musashi said.

Kagami Uchiha scoffed; taking him down would be no easy feat.

"If that is how it is, then we have no choice but to fight!" Biwa Musashi remained unfazed, waving his hand to signal the others. The four men immediately fanned out, charging toward Kagami Uchiha in unison.

Kagami Uchiha formed hand seals, took a deep breath, and expanded his chest, exhaling a mass of scorching flames toward them. Biwa Musashi, charging at the front, was forced to evade the brunt of the attack. At that moment, Kagami Uchiha quickly formed more seals, and a swirling gust of wind erupted from his mouth, merging with his Fire Style: Great Fireball to instantly form a massive fire tornado.

As it blocked the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Hozuki Itta finished his hand seals, and a massive torrent of water erupted from his mouth: Water Style: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!

By gathering chakra in his throat and spitting it forward, he created enough water to form a lake, crashing it against his enemies.

However, as the massive volume of water collided with the fire tornado, the two began to dissipate each other.

The surroundings were instantly filled with thick mist. At that moment, Kagami Uchiha moved, throwing kunai that collided in mid-air, locking onto Hozuki Itta from all directions.

Yet, although the kunai struck Hozuki Itta, his Kekkei Genkai, the Hydrification Technique, rendered these physical attacks completely ineffective.

"Watch out!" Biwa Musashi shouted, swinging the Kubikiribōchō to sever all the steel wires attached to the kunai. Kagami Uchiha had been holding those wires, electricity surging through his hands; had they not been cut by the blade, Hozuki Itta would likely have been in trouble.

Although the Hozuki Clan's Kekkei Genkai was powerful, it had a fatal weakness: it was vulnerable to lightning. Kagami Uchiha had intended to take out Hozuki Itta first, but Biwa Musashi had seen through the plan and thwarted it.

"My thanks," Hozuki Itta said to Biwa Musashi.

Biwa Musashi shook his head dismissively and looked at Kagami Uchiha. He was truly an elite jonin of Konoha; he was not easily dealt with.

"Continue. He is only one man, after all!" Yamagami Tetsuya snorted, charging forward with the Exploding Blade Shibuki in hand.

Facing the charging Yamagami Tetsuya, Kagami Uchiha did not choose to engage in close-quarters combat. Instead, he retreated continuously while throwing kunai, though these were deflected by the Exploding Blade Shibuki as they neared Yamagami Tetsuya.

Just as he was about to catch up to Kagami Uchiha, Yamagami Tetsuya swung the Exploding Blade Shibuki from the side. However, he was suddenly startled; everything felt illusory. Sure enough, before he could react, the Kagami Uchiha he was about to catch vanished.

"Damn it, I've been caught in a genjutsu!" Yamagami Tetsuya cursed inwardly.

At that moment, a surge of chakra entered his body, disrupting his own. Yamagami Tetsuya regained his senses to find Biwa Musashi beside him, a hand on his shoulder. "Do not look into his eyes."

Yamagami Tetsuya felt frustrated; he didn't think he had looked into the man's eyes, so how had he been caught?

Kagami Uchiha felt a tinge of regret. These guys were too complementary when working together. His abilities were fine for one-on-one, but for group combat, his Three Tomoe Sharingan didn't seem quite enough.

"As expected of a ninja from the Uchiha clan. Impressive, but that is all!" Biwa Musashi said, slamming the Kubikiribōchō into the ground. Countless earth spikes erupted from the earth, racing toward Kagami Uchiha.

Kagami Uchiha did not move, which left Biwa Musashi puzzled. What was going on? Was he not going to dodge?

He knew the Nuibari was already sealing off the perimeter; if Kagami Uchiha jumped, he would be in for a world of hurt.

Yet, the man didn't budge. He wasn't playing by the rules. Did he want to be skewered like a hedgehog?

Soon, he realized why Kagami Uchiha hadn't moved. The Sharingan in Kagami Uchiha's eyes were spinning wildly, eventually transforming into a four-pointed pinwheel. Had Li Yi been there, he would have called it the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kagami Uchiha had truly awakened the Mangekyō.

A pale golden skeletal frame appeared, instantly enveloping Kagami Uchiha. Biwa Musashi's earth spikes were rendered worthless against the defense of the Susanoo.

"What?" Both Biwa Musashi and Yamagami Tetsuya were stunned. What kind of jutsu was this? They had never heard of it.

Because they were afraid to look into Kagami Uchiha's eyes, they hadn't noticed the change in his gaze. They were truly unfamiliar with this strange technique.

After all, it had been nearly twenty years since the death of Uchiha Madara; who still remembered the Susanoo?

At that moment, the pale golden skeleton grew arms, and the half-formed golden frame hammered down toward Biwa Musashi and the others.

The five men scrambled to scatter, but the arm descended too quickly. Even though they dodged the strike, they couldn't escape the sweeping force of the arm. Biwa Musashi spat blood as he was sent flying.

Of the others, Yamagami Tetsuya ran the fastest, while Hozuki Itta was the slowest. After being struck by the sweep, he dissolved into a puddle of water—though had it not been for his Kekkei Genkai, he would likely have fared no better.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!" Inside the pale golden skeleton, Kagami Uchiha formed hand seals rapidly. A massive torrent of fire erupted from the giant skull, directly striking Hozuki Itta, who had turned into a puddle on the ground. Under the intense flames, Hozuki Itta was burned away completely; his Kekkei Genkai could withstand physical attacks, but not ninjutsu.

Now, only the Kiba remained, lying on the ground.

"Too strong! Run!" Biwa Musashi endured the agony in his internal organs and shouted.

They were no match for Kagami Uchiha in this state. It was better to retreat and wait until they had more intelligence on him before seeking revenge.

Kagami Uchiha did not pursue them as they fled.