Uchiha Ying: "Was I late?"

Uchiha Ying said, "Was I late?"

Uchiha Ying held Tsunade in his arms, a gentle smile lighting his face. The joy of their reunion shone in that smile like warm sunlight, while his concern for her safety flowed as tenderly as a murmuring stream.

"No, you came just in time." Sixteen-year-old Tsunade gazed at the man she had longed for day and night, her eyes brimming with tenderness. Her slender fingers gently brushed the face of the man who had occupied her every thought.

The Flying Thunder God mark—the character for "shadow" that symbolized the special connection between Uchiha Ying and Tsunade—stood out on her waist, as though silently recounting their untold stories and profound bond.

"You dared to hurt my woman. Susanoo!" A flash of anger crossed Uchiha Ying's eyes as he activated his Mangekyō Sharingan with one hand.

Red light flickered in his eyes like an endless, raging fire. He shouted, "Cleave this land apart!" Then, holding Tsunade, his lovely little wife, close, he unleashed the full power of the Mangekyō Sharingan in both eyes.

A forty-meter-tall black-and-white Susanoo rose from the ground, wielding a great sword and radiating imposing might. Uchiha Ying's black Uchiha Clan robe billowed freely in the wind, making him look like a god of war descending from the heavens.

The Susanoo swung its great sword with earth-shattering force. In an instant, fifty Hidden Stone ninja were reduced to dust beneath the powerful attack. A massive fissure a kilometer long split the Hidden Stone Village battlefield. The earth shook violently, and sand and stones flew through the air.

Everything around them was shaken by that tremendous power. The Hidden Stone ninja stared at the scene in terror, at a complete loss, frozen where they stood.

Tsunade nestled in Uchiha Ying's arms, feeling his strength