Mangekyō

Wielding the Executioner's Blade was Biwa Musashi; wielding the long sword, Nuibari, was Kurisare Sankei; wielding the Exploding Blade Shibuki was Yamagami Tetsuya; and wielding the great sword Samehada was Suikazan Kojiro. The owner of the Lightning Blade, Kiba, was Hozuki Itta!

Looking at the five of them, Kagami Uchiha was mentally prepared. The Sharingan in his eyes spun wildly.

"Don't look at his Sharingan!" Biwa Musashi said.

The others nodded. They weren't fools. Looking into an Uchiha's eyes while fighting one was just asking to die.

After all, most Uchiha genjutsu was activated through the eyes, making it impossible to guard against.

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

Kagami Uchiha gave a derisive laugh. They wouldn't take him down that easily.

"In that case, we'll have to use force!" Biwa Musashi wasn't bothered. He waved his hand, and the other four immediately split up and charged at Kagami Uchiha together.

Kagami Uchiha formed Hand Seals with both hands, took a deep breath, and puffed out his chest. He exhaled a mass of scorching flames toward them. Biwa Musashi, charging straight at him, had no choice but to evade the flames. Kagami Uchiha quickly formed Hand Seals again, then blew a swirling gust of wind from his mouth. It combined with his Great Fireball, instantly forming a massive Fire Tornado.

It blocked the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. By then, Hozuki Itta had finished forming Hand Seals. A huge stream of water blasted from his mouth. Water Style: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!

After gathering chakra in his throat, he spat forward a volume of water large enough to form a lake, crashing it into his enemies.

But when this enormous amount of water met the Fire Tornado, the two began to cancel each other out.

Thick mist immediately filled the area. Just then, Kagami Uchiha moved, flinging Kunai from his hand. They clashed against one another in midair and closed in on Hozuki Itta from every direction.

The Kunai all struck Hozuki Itta, but thanks to his Kekkei Genkai, the Hydrification Technique, physical attacks were completely ineffective against him.

"Watch out!" Biwa Musashi shouted. The Executioner's Blade had already swept through the air, cutting every steel wire attached to the Kunai. Kagami Uchiha was gripping the wires, lightning surging in his hand. Unfortunately, the Executioner's Blade had severed them. Otherwise, Hozuki Itta would have been in serious trouble.

The Hozuki Clan's Kekkei Genkai was powerful, but it had one fatal weakness: lightning. Kagami Uchiha had meant to take Hozuki Itta out first, but Biwa Musashi had seen through his intentions and ruined his plan.

"Thanks!" Hozuki Itta said to Biwa Musashi.

Biwa Musashi casually shook his head and looked toward Kagami Uchiha. As expected of an elite jonin from Konoha—he was difficult to deal with.

"Keep going. He's only one man!" Yamagami Tetsuya gave a snort and charged forward, carrying the Exploding Blade Shibuki.

Facing Yamagami Tetsuya's charge, Kagami Uchiha didn't choose to meet him head-on. Instead, he kept retreating as he flung Kunai. But as they neared Yamagami Tetsuya, the Exploding Blade Shibuki knocked them aside.

Just as he was about to catch up with Kagami Uchiha, Yamagami Tetsuya swung the Exploding Blade Shibuki from the side. But at that moment, he suddenly froze. Something about all this felt unreal. Sure enough, before he could react, Kagami Uchiha, whom he'd been about to catch, disappeared.

"Damn it, I fell for a genjutsu!" Yamagami Tetsuya cursed under his breath.

Just then, a surge of chakra entered his body and disrupted his own chakra. Only then did Yamagami Tetsuya come to his senses. Biwa Musashi had appeared beside him, one hand resting on his shoulder. "Don't look into his eyes."

Yamagami Tetsuya was baffled. I don't think I looked into his eyes. How did I suddenly get caught in a genjutsu?

Kagami Uchiha felt a little disappointed. These guys work together too well and cover each other's weaknesses. I can handle them one-on-one, but with all of them attacking at once, the Three Tomoe Sharingan doesn't seem to be enough.

"As expected of a shinobi from the Uchiha Clan. Impressive—but that's all!" Biwa Musashi said. At the same time, he slammed the Executioner's Blade into the ground, and countless Earth Spikes burst from the earth and shot toward Kagami Uchiha.

Kagami Uchiha didn't move. Biwa Musashi was puzzled. What's going on? Isn't he going to dodge?

After all, Nuibari had already begun sealing off the surrounding area. If Kagami Uchiha jumped, he'd be in for a nasty surprise.

Yet the man didn't move at all, refusing to play by the rules. Does he want to get skewered like a hedgehog?

He soon understood why Kagami Uchiha hadn't moved. The Sharingan in his eyes spun wildly, finally transforming into a shape like a Four-Point Pinwheel. If Li Yi had been there, he would have called it the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kagami Uchiha had truly awakened the Mangekyō.

A pale golden skeleton appeared and instantly enveloped Kagami Uchiha. Against the Susanoo's defenses, Biwa Musashi's Earth Spikes were utterly insignificant.

"What?" Biwa Musashi, Yamagami Tetsuya, and the others were all stunned. What kind of jutsu was this? They'd never heard of it!

Since they'd all been careful not to look into Kagami Uchiha's eyes, they hadn't noticed the change in his eyes. But they had no idea what this strange jutsu was.

After all, it had been nearly twenty years since Uchiha Madara died. Who would still remember Susanoo?

Just then, the pale golden skeleton grew a pair of arms. Its half-formed body swung a mighty punch at Biwa Musashi and the others.

The five of them hurriedly scattered, but the arm came down too fast. Even though they'd run, they couldn't escape its sweeping blow. Biwa Musashi immediately spat blood and was sent flying.

Of the others, Yamagami Tetsuya was the fastest to flee, while Hozuki Itta was the slowest. After being hit by the sweep, he turned into a puddle of water. Of course, if not for his Kekkei Genkai, he would have been in just as bad a state as the others.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!" From inside the pale golden skeleton, Kagami Uchiha rapidly formed Hand Seals. A gigantic flame blasted from the enormous skull, directly striking Hozuki Itta, who had turned into a puddle on the ground. Under the force of the flames, Hozuki Itta was burned to nothing. His Kekkei Genkai could withstand physical attacks, but not ninjutsu.

Now, all that remained was Kiba, lying on the ground.

"Too strong! Run!" Biwa Musashi cried, enduring the pain in his internal organs.

They couldn't stand up to Kagami Uchiha in this state. It was better to flee for now and return for revenge once they had gathered more information about him.

Kagami Uchiha didn't pursue Biwa Musashi and the others as they fled.