Atop the tower, the wind howled.
That enormous Wood Release palm carried enough force to crush steel as it seized viciously toward the defenseless Uchiha Fugaku.
Fugaku's eyes were tightly shut, and all the chakra in his body was surging madly toward the Resonance Array above his head. He was like a lightning rod, guiding the strength of three hundred clansmen. At this moment, he could not even move a finger.
"As long as I kill you, this formation will collapse on its own."
Obito stood at the root of the Wood Release palm, a cruel light flickering in his lone eye.
"Die, useless clan leader. Take that fake glory of yours and go to hell with it."
The shadow of the Wood Release palm enveloped Fugaku.
But Fugaku did not move.
He did not even lift an eyelid.
Not because of fear, nor because he had given up.
But because of trust.
"Don't even think about it!"
A clear, furious shout tore through the wind.
A green light arrived after the attack yet reached first, like a green meteor slamming hard into the side of the Wood Release palm.
"Susanoo: Ninety-Nine!"
Countless green chakra senbon shot out from the light, instantly riddling that enormous Wood Release palm like a sieve.
Immediately after, a spiral sword burning with green flame swept across.
Crack!
The Wood Release palm was severed at the root, turning into countless shards of wood that scattered down from the sky.
The green light faded.
Shisui Uchiha stood in front of Fugaku, his half-body Susanoo firmly shielding the two of them inside. The short blade in his hand was still trembling slightly, but his gaze was incomparably resolute.
"Your opponents are us."
Shisui looked up at Obito in midair, his Mangekyō Sharingan slowly rotating.
"Body Flicker Shisui,