Taking Him Down

In the forest, the lingering glow of the setting sun shone upon a massive suit of half-body armor.

The over-five-meter-tall half-body Susanoo stood in the forest.

"Kid, I admit I underestimated you."

Uchiha Bing finally withdrew his arrogant laughter, his expression turning serious as he looked at the kid before him.

Naruto had also become serious, golden chakra enveloping his entire body.

[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode]

However, Uchiha Bing no longer wanted to fight. His mindset was much like Obito Uchiha's now—he only wanted to destroy the Uchiha clan.

"Are you from the Akatsuki?"

Naruto spoke.

Uchiha Bing froze.

There was no need to wait for an answer; Naruto already knew. Thinking about it, if such a powerful rogue ninja had appeared in the Shinobi World, the Akatsuki would definitely have set their sights on him.

No matter what this guy wanted to do here, since he had come, Naruto would gladly take him in.

Naruto locked onto him.

[Flying Thunder God]

His body vanished in an instant.

"Flying Thunder God? How could this kid possibly know it?"

Uchiha Bing immediately noticed the kunai around him.

There was no time to think. His Mangekyō Sharingan scanned the surroundings.

The Susanoo around his body became even more solid.

Bang!!!

Before he could react, he felt an immense force strike from behind.

His body, along with the Susanoo, flew forward.

"Such incredible strength."

Naruto followed after him. The chakra around his body extended outward, forming a gigantic palm that slammed down at the Susanoo below.

"Don't underestimate me, brat."

Uchiha Bing's face twisted viciously as weapons appeared in Susanoo's hands.

[Heavenly Marsh Spear]

Every Susanoo possessed its own unique weapon.

The black spear aimed at the palm overhead and thrust upward.

Boom!!!

A thunderous explosion rang out.

Everyone in the Forest of Death turned toward the sound.

"What's going on? A huge presence has been radiating from that direction since earlier."

Rock Lee was puzzled.

Neji activated his Byakugan and looked in that direction, but unfortunately, even with his Byakugan, he could not see anything.

"Hey, hey, who the hell is fighting? They're making such a huge commotion."

Not far from Naruto, Shikamaru stared in Naruto's direction with a confused expression.

Cracks began to spread across the massive golden hand.

That weapon has a special ability.

Naruto's gaze immediately landed on the black spear.

But it did not matter.

[Rasengan]

Another pair of arms extended from both sides of his body, each hand holding a Rasengan as they pressed down on the enemy's Susanoo.

"Damn it, what a troublesome brat."

[Freeze]

The ocular technique in his left eye activated.

Naruto instantly became alert and activated Flying Thunder God.

No, there's something wrong with this kid's chakra. I can't keep dragging this out.

Keeping Susanoo active in battle for so long had already caused discomfort in his eyes.

He had realized that he could not continue fighting like this.

His gaze locked directly onto Naruto, who had just appeared.

Through their earlier battle, he had discovered Naruto's weakness: after using Flying Thunder God, Naruto would freeze for two seconds.

Two seconds would not count as an opportunity for most people.

But for those with Mangekyō Sharingan, it was the greatest opening possible.

[Erasure]

The ocular technique in his right eye activated.

Naruto felt a sharp pain in his head.

Dense cracks spread across his entire head.

With a bang, his head exploded.

"Hahaha! Damn brat, I finally killed you."

Seeing this, Uchiha Bing revealed a crazed smile.

"Naruto!"

Hinata could not stop herself from crying out.

"Hm? There's another little mouse hiding in the shadows."

Uchiha Bing's gaze immediately fell upon Hinata in the distance.

A cold smile appeared on his face.

Hinata no longer cared about anything else and rushed over.

At that moment, Naruto's shattered head turned into a cloud of white smoke and returned to his neck.

In the Threefold Reversal state, when gathered, it took form; when scattered, it became vapor.

Naruto did not know what method could injure him in this state.

"How is that possible?"

[Adamantine Sealing Chains]

Before his opponent could react, ten chains filled the sky.

They instantly bound the stunned Uchiha Bing.

"You..."

He was too shocked to speak.

But before he could react, his pupils contracted.

With his Mangekyō Sharingan active, he clearly saw Naruto charging toward him.

Startled, he reacted immediately, but his body was already bound by the chains.

He could only instinctively tilt his head aside as the ocular technique in his right eye activated.

[Erasure]

Naruto blocked with his left hand while directly reaching out with his right.

Squelch!

His left hand was instantly pulverized, then immediately regenerated.

His right hand plunged into the other man's eye socket and tore out his right eye.

Naruto had originally intended to take both of his eyes, but Uchiha Bing, having recovered in time, instantly shifted his head and saved one eye.

Before the other man could react, Naruto raised his leg and drove a knee upward.

Uchiha Bing's eyes bulged. A gut-wrenching pain surged through his body, and his brain felt as though it were about to lose consciousness.

Another pleasant surprise.

Naruto stepped back, and a blank card appeared in his hand.

[Card Seal]

Uchiha Bing, who had already lost the ability to resist, was tightly bound by the chains extending from the card and dragged into it.

With a casual gesture from Naruto, the card disappeared.

Three Immortals Return to the Cave.

"Naruto, are you alright?"

Hinata ran over anxiously.

"I'm fine. I won't get hurt."

Naruto noticed Hinata's eyes.

Within her white eyes was a ring of blue pupils. It was not especially obvious, but they were already different from ordinary Byakugan.

"How do your eyes feel?"

"I can see more clearly and farther than before, and it seems like I've gained a few more abilities."

Hinata carefully observed Naruto and, seeing that he truly was fine, relaxed somewhat.

Then she explained the changes in her eyes.

"Let's go somewhere and demonstrate them."

Just as Naruto was about to have her demonstrate, he sensed several groups of people rushing this way.

He took the two of them and vanished.

Not long after Naruto's group disappeared, several figures flashed into the area.

Looking at the terrifying destruction around them, the newcomers were secretly shocked.

After carefully examining the battlefield, they concluded that both combatants had been jonin.

"Could enemy ninja have infiltrated?"

Anko Mitarashi frowned. For the moment, she could not tell what kind of ninjutsu had left these traces.

She was still wondering whether she should report this to Lady Tsunade.

Forget it. I'll check whether the examinees are alright first.

In the end, Anko decided to check on the examinees first.

She did not care about examinees from other villages, but nothing could happen to Konoha's examinees. Most of the examinees this time were children from clans.

With her orders given, the ANBU around them immediately scattered.