I Won't Listen to Your Brainwashing! Susanoo Slashes Kamui, Madara's Coffin Stirs!
The wind and snow were tearing at my ears.
Four afterimages darted rapidly above the dark forest, heading straight for Lightning Cloud Gorge. A cold wind rushed into his lungs, Sasuke remained expressionless, but the six-pointed star in his left eye was spinning wildly, Chakra surged within his body like molten iron.
His mind was filled with the last words Itachi spoke before he vanished.
"That man wearing the tiger-skin mask not only participated in the Night of the Massacre, but also took advantage of the chaos to steal Sharingan from the Uchiha's walls. He needed a tool filled with hatred."
"Sasuke, you may not forgive me, but you must never let those lunatics decide for you who you should hate for the rest of your life."
No more being deceived. No more being a puppet led by the nose by hatred.
Sasuke gripped the Kusanagi Sword tightly. He thought he was about to collapse, but at this moment, his mind was clearer than ever before. Naruto had already avenged him against the old Hidden Leaf. Now, it was time for the real culprit who had been manipulating everything in the shadows to pay the price.
Kakashi glanced at the boy beside him out of the corner of his eye and was secretly alarmed. The reckless ferocity in the boy's eyes had vanished, replaced by an absolutely cold, clear, and tangible killing intent.
"It's just ahead!" Shikamaru suddenly whispered.
At the edge of the ruins of Lightning Cloud Gorge, dark clouds loomed overhead, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder.
At the bottom of the deep valley, hundreds of pale monsters were carrying a few thick stainless steel chains, dragging a huge dark red wooden coffin. The lid of the coffin was engraved with the word "spot" with flying dragons and phoenixes, exuding a sickening cold atmosphere.
Standing atop the wooden coffin, directing the operation, was a Hidden Sound draped in a black robe. His face was covered in eerie, Impure World Reincarnation cracks, clearly indicating he was a pawn remotely controlled by Kabuto Yakushi.
Hearing the whooshing sound, the Hidden Sound slowly raised their heads, a twisted, mocking smile creeping onto their lips, "Hidden Leaf's insects, you're too late..."
Before he could finish speaking, Sasuke leaped down from mid-air.
There was no small talk, no pre-battle threats. The six-pointed star in his left eye suddenly froze.
Black Flame Amaterasu!
"Buzz!"
The smile on the Hidden Sound's face froze instantly as a ball of pure black flame exploded in front of his face. Before he could even scream, the controlled body was burned to ashes in mid-air and fell to the ground.
"Kill him!" The White Zetsu army below roared, surging forward like a white tide.
Sasuke landed with a thud. A violent burst of purple Chakra burst forth from his body, instantly condensing into massive ribs around him. Then, a skeletal arm took shape, lightning blazing in his palm, and a giant sword composed purely of Lightning Release and materialized Chakra swept out.
Susanoo!
Boom!
As the sword swept across, the thirty-odd White Zetsu charging at the front were cut in half at the waist. Lightning crackled along the severed limbs, carving a scorched trench several meters deep into the ground.
Shikamaru landed on a tree trunk behind him, a smirk playing on his lips. "The Uchiha Clan members are all incredibly short-tempered."
Just as Sasuke to sever the chains binding the coffin with his second sword strike, the space directly above the coffin suddenly twisted violently.
Accompanied by spiraling ripples, Obito Uchiha, wearing a tiger-skin mask, appeared out of thin air. He placed one foot on the coffin lid, ignoring the corpses of White Zetsu scattered on the ground, and stared down at the purple Susanoo through the holes in his mask.
"The Mangekyo Sharingan." Obito's voice was hoarse, carrying a hint of expected composure. "It seems Itachi left his power to you before he died. Sasuke, now that you've seen the hypocrisy and darkness of Hidden Leaf, you shouldn't have turned your blade against me. We share a common enemy; you should have been a member of Akatsuki..."
"The night of the massacre ten years ago."
Sasuke interrupted coldly, his voice not loud, but clearly carrying throughout the entire room, "When you dug out Sharingan from the walls of the Naka Shrine, did your hands tremble?"
Obito's single eye beneath his mask suddenly contracted, and his pupil froze.
The brainwashing lines he had prepared were abruptly stuck in his throat. He never expected that Itachi would leave such top-secret information to Sasuke.
"It seems Itachi is not only a traitor, but also a talkative idiot." Obito's feigned kindness completely crumbled, revealing undisguised killing intent.
"Your words are just as foul as Danzo's." A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of Sasuke's eye, Susanoo expanded once more, covered by a layer of hard armor.
The Kusanagi Sword, wreathed in dazzling Chidori, was seized by Susanoo's giant hand.
"Today, I'm not only going to smash this coffin to pieces, I'm also going to personally tear the Uchiha's life out from behind that hypocritical mask!"
Bang!
The ground exploded with spiderweb-like cracks, Sasuke Susanoo, transformed into a streak of purple lightning and shot out, his giant sword slashing down!
The sword pierced through Obito's body without any resistance, smashing half of the stone pillar beneath his feet.
"It's useless, your attack can't even touch me." Obito intangibility to dodge, and then swung out a black iron chain covered with runes, attempting to entangle Susanoo's arm.
"Can't touch me? Let's see how long you can hide!"
From diagonally behind, Kakashi, wielding the Chidori, darted out like a ghost, aiming for Obito's back. Just as Obito was about to deactivate his Hollowfication to counterattack, several black lines suddenly shot out from the shadows beneath his feet.
Shadow Imitation Technique: Black Spider Lily!
Shikamaru precisely calculated the moment Obito materialized and forcibly locked his ankle for half a second.
In that half-second, Sasuke's Kusanagi Sword flipped, heading straight for Obito's throat.
A hint of shock flashed in Obito's eyes. The three of them were working together seamlessly, giving him no chance to use Kamui to absorb people.
At the same time, at the Land of Iron stadium.
The atmosphere around the Five Kage's round table was tense. Naruto sat in the main seat, his eyes closed. Karin beside him, her hands Hand Seals, was covered in sweat. "The fighting has started in Lightning Cloud Gorge! Sasuke's Chakra is incredibly violent, and there's an extremely strong spatial fluctuation coming from the other side!"
Raikage slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly. "Then what are we waiting for! Quickly send in reinforcements!"
"Sit down."
Naruto suddenly opened his eyes, his dark golden pupils radiating a suffocating pressure. Solidified Pure Yang Chakra surged around him, and a wild, cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"Old man Ōnoki, Terumi Mei, and you, you hot-tempered Raikage. Open your eyes wide and see clearly, this is the rule of Hidden Leaf."
Naruto placed one hand on the table, and a massive amount of Chakra surged forth from the Leyline beneath the venue.
"Flying Thunder God - Long-Range Guidance!"
Lightning Cloud Gorge, hundreds of kilometers away.
Obito shattered Shikamaru's shadow and was preparing to use Kamui to escape, an extremely terrifying cracking sound suddenly came from the void above his head.
"What is that?!" Obito suddenly looked up.
Boom!
Chakra Chains as thick as an arm, burning with golden flames, tore through space and pierced out from the void!
That was an absolute suppression combining the power of the Nine-Tails and Yin–Yang Release. The chains ignored Obito's half-intangible state and lashed out at his right shoulder like a venomous snake.
"Ugh!"
Obito screamed as half of his shoulder was charred black by the Pure Yang Chakra. He was sent flying and crashed heavily into the rock wall.
Immediately afterwards, the golden chain remained unabated, like a sky pillar, nailed to the lid of the wooden coffin with the word "spot".
"Obito, my men are practically stepping on your coffin lid, what are you going to use to fight me in the Shinobi World War?" Naruto's domineering and arrogant voice traveled hundreds of kilometers along the chains and boomed across the sky above Lightning Cloud Gorge.
Obito had been repelled, clutched his right shoulder tightly, his back soaked with cold sweat. He glanced at Sasuke, who were watching him menacingly, and then at the wooden coffin pinned to the ground by golden chains.
The situation was completely out of control. Obito gritted his teeth, his left Mangekyo Sharingan spinning wildly. "Don't be so arrogant, Naruto Uzumaki. Since you insist on forcing him out, then prepare to bear the wrath of Shura!"
Kamui's Uzumaki suddenly aimed at the wooden coffin. Obito did not suck the coffin away, but instead forcibly used the power of spatial distortion to sever the sealing talisman paper on the outside of the coffin.
"Sasuke! Back off!" Kakashi roared.
Click--
The crisp sound of wood breaking echoed through Lightning Cloud Gorge.
Suddenly, an indescribable force emanated from within the coffin lid, which was secured by golden chains.
That power was ancient and violent, even causing the surrounding free-floating natural Chakra to stagnate. The air instantly plummeted to freezing point.
With a loud bang, the heavy wooden coffin was kicked to pieces!
Amidst the billowing smoke.
An arm, clad in deep red, layered armor and as pale as paper, slowly emerged. Then, a pair of lifeless, grayish-brown eyes lit up from the shadows.
When that person took a step out of the ruins.
Shikamaru's mind almost stopped thinking, and Kakashi's breathing suddenly stopped. Even Sasuke, who was controlling Susanoo, felt a chill run down his spine and straight to the top of his head.
Madara Uchiha has arrived.