King Piccolo's Overwhelming Combat Power

"Coward hiding in the shadows!"

King Piccolo shook his head. He was not someone who knew nothing about the power of space.

Among some of Namek's inheritances, the application of space and time could reach the ultimate level, allowing one to create a Hyperbolic Time Chamber and alter the flow of time.

The clown before him was, judging solely by his ki, inferior even to Uchiha Itachi. Another power was assisting him—the power of White Zetsu—which was why he could use that spatial ability without limit.

Uchiha Obito, hiding in the shadows, clearly heard King Piccolo's words. Having originally intended to strike casually, he began to take things seriously.

"No matter whose side you're on, you've already touched our interests. I can only ask you to die!"

Ripples spread through space as Uchiha Obito's orange-red masked head emerged. He said it in an exceedingly pretentious tone.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

Forming hand seals with one hand, he spat flames from his mouth. Clusters of fire shot toward King Piccolo, quickly swallowing his body.

"What an idiot." Uchiha Obito was somewhat surprised. Why had King Piccolo simply taken his attack without dodging at all?

"Demon Light Cannon!"

A powerful force gathered within the flames. An intense white light directly extinguished the fire.

There was not even a scorch mark on King Piccolo's body. Flames of that level could not harm him at all.

A pillar of energy shot straight toward Uchiha Obito.

Uchiha Obito only had time to react instinctively. The powerful Demon Light Cannon shattered his mask outright. Fortunately, he activated the Sharingan's ability at the last moment.

Having lost its target, the beam slammed directly into the barrier sealing off the Uchiha Clan.

Boom!

The barrier shattered. Konoha, still asleep, felt the intense tremor, and some ninjas began gearing up of their own accord.

The aftershock struck Konoha's enormous barrier head-on, sending ripples across it.

Within his own space, Uchiha Obito removed the mask destroyed by the Demon Light Cannon with lingering fear. If his reaction had been even a little slower, his head would have exploded.

"He really is afraid of dying!" King Piccolo found it somewhat regrettable. He was old after all. If this body had been younger, that coward would already have exploded.

At the same time, this aged body prevented him from using many Namekian techniques.

His body descended and landed atop the roof of a collapsed house.

His gaze fell upon Uchiha Itachi, but he did not see Uchiha Sasuke.

"Oh! He's been moved?"

Through his senses, he detected one of Uchiha Itachi's clones carrying the still-unconscious Uchiha Sasuke and fleeing beyond the shattered barrier.

"Susanoo!"

Uchiha Itachi shouted softly. The power in his eyes surged madly, and the Susanoo that had originally been merely a skeleton grew flesh, donned armor, and held a longsword in its hand.

Even the Susanoo's height increased by more than ten meters!

The price was that the two bloody trails beneath his eyes became even more pronounced.

"Not much time left!" King Piccolo sensed Uchiha Feng's command. Uchiha Feng had not escaped danger yet. Once he disappeared, Uchiha Feng would also be in danger.

"Let's have a grand finale!"

"Explosive Demon Light Wave!"

He straightened his body, preparing to strike. Pressing his hands together, he gathered all the ki in his body as an even more powerful energy wave condensed.

Whoosh!

He thrust his hands forward. That massive energy wave skimmed across the ground, targeting Uchiha Itachi's clone that was preparing to relocate.

That way, he did not need to aim!

"Damn! It's heading that way!"

Uchiha Itachi was still adapting to the immense power brought by Susanoo. When he saw King Piccolo charging up, he only realized King Piccolo's true intention after the attack was launched.

He was attacking the relocated Uchiha Sasuke. His clone was carrying Uchiha Sasuke toward the Hokage's office building.

If that energy wave struck his clone and Uchiha Sasuke, there would be no chance of survival!

And if it struck the village, how much damage would it cause?!

Whoosh!

The enormous red Susanoo did not hinder his speed in the slightest.

"Ha! As expected, humans are full of weaknesses! Unfortunately, I have weaknesses now too, so I can't play with you properly!"

When King Piccolo saw Uchiha Itachi take the initiative to block the Explosive Demon Light Wave, he knew he had achieved his goal.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion rang out!

Crack! Crack!

The red Susanoo was shattered. Its head vanished, and its limbs suffered varying degrees of damage. The only relatively intact part was the chest armor protecting Uchiha Itachi.

Even so, the protected Uchiha Itachi's internal organs suffered varying degrees of injury.

Uchiha Itachi assessed his current condition. Less than seventy percent of his combat strength remained!

And his opponent seemed to know his weakness.

A flood of memories poured into his mind.

"The clone dispersed?" Uchiha Itachi absorbed the clone's memories. Fortunately, Uchiha Sasuke had already been handed over to the Third Hokage.

But was he truly a match for the person before him?

"Danger is drawing closer!" King Piccolo sensed the surrounding presences. Groups of ki, organized and orderly, were closing in around him.

There was also a sealing aura he hated most.

The fluctuations in the surrounding space made him realize that Uchiha Obito had not given up on ambushing him.

His final gaze fell into the well where Uchiha Feng was hiding. "What a hassle! Without you weighing me down, I could slaughter everyone here."

The already savage King Piccolo had part of his consciousness suppressed by Uchiha Feng at this moment. His ultimate goal was to save Uchiha Feng.

His will was entirely under Uchiha Feng's control.

"I can only use that move!" King Piccolo shook his head helplessly.

The powerful ki around him began to surge, blowing away the debris nearby. For a moment, stones, timber, and steel were all swept into the air, while the powerful ki cleared a clean area dozens of meters around him.

Uchiha Itachi hurried to recover his ocular power and injuries. This strange man before him seemed to be gathering tremendous power.

Within the spatial dimension, Uchiha Obito was also deeply shocked. He had never felt such a powerful eruption even from old Madara.

The arriving Konoha Anbu, Root, and combat jonin all raised their heads, looking toward the direction where King Piccolo was erupting with power.

The purple veins on King Piccolo's body bulged. His eyes had nearly popped out entirely, and sweat flowed from his head and neck. Even for him now, such a technique was a burden.

His originally slender neck had swollen round and plump, as though it might explode at any moment.

"Ptoo~

Ptoo~

Ptoo~"

In three successive spits, King Piccolo expelled three enormous eggs from his mouth, each covered in thick, disgusting fluid.

Huff, huff, huff...

After spitting out the three eggs, King Piccolo bent over, bracing himself as he panted heavily.

Even for him, this technique was an enormous burden.

Uchiha Itachi watched the scene, his confusion and shock mounting. What is he doing?

The three giant eggs that had fallen to the ground began to grow, absorbing energy from their surroundings.

Crack! Crack! Crack!!!

"They're hatching?" Uchiha Itachi watched the cracking giant eggs with a grim expression. He did not believe King Piccolo would do something meaningless.