Perfect Susanoo

Sensing the chakra fluctuations coming from not far away, Uchiha Yansheng leaped down from the beast at the front of the pack, formed hand seals, and pressed both hands to the ground.

Earth Release: Hardening Jutsu.

This jutsu had originally been used to harden one's own body, but if cast in a different direction, it could naturally affect other objects as well.

And to harden such a vast stretch of land like Uchiha Yansheng had, the chakra required would likely only be within a jinchuriki's means.

But for the current Uchiha Yansheng, what was sealed inside him was chakra no weaker than that of the Nine-Tails.

Soon, as an immense amount of chakra poured in, the surrounding earth began to change color and spread into the distance alongside the advancing beast army.

Meanwhile, the Fourth Raikage had already returned to the Cloud Village camp and was directing every Earth Release ninja to use terrain-altering jutsu.

Cloud Village had never possessed many Earth Release ninjas, and the effects of combined casting were difficult to predict. Yet, to deal with the incoming horde of ninja beasts, this was their only option.

They did not need any overly powerful jutsu. They only needed to create a somewhat wider trench along the path the ninja beasts would take.

Fortunately, Cloud Village's sensory ninjas had detected Konoha Village's movements in time and immediately gathered the Earth Release ninjas.

Otherwise, it would probably have been too late.

"Where did that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi get an army of ninja beasts this large?"

Having already done everything within his power, the Fourth Raikage began considering the matters a Raikage ought to consider.

But another piece of bad news quickly arrived.

"Lord Raikage, all the surrounding land has been affected by a jutsu. Our Earth Release has failed."

Hearing his subordinate's report, the Fourth Raikage's expression changed drastically.

"Killer B, Yugito Nii! Use Complete Tailed Beast Transformation! Everyone else... run!"

Following the Fourth Raikage's order, the complete form of the Eight-Tails appeared on the battlefield, preparing to block the incoming beast horde.

"Hey! Gyuki, mind cutting off a tail for me?"

Uchiha Yansheng's voice abruptly rang out across the battlefield.

The next instant, a pale-blue giant appeared before everyone and threw a punch at the Eight-Tails.

Faced with the attack, Killer B showed no fear and swung his own fist to meet it.

The two enormous fists collided with a deafening boom. The Genin present, and even some Chunin, were affected by the shockwave.

"Damn it!"

With an angry curse, the Fourth Raikage drove his fist heavily into Susanoo's lower leg.

As cracks spread across it, the Susanoo controlled by Uchiha Yansheng lost control for an instant.

Killer B on the other side seized that opening perfectly. A Tailed Beast Bomb gathered in his mouth, aimed toward Uchiha Yansheng, and fired straight out.

The Eight-Tails formed its Tailed Beast Bomb incredibly quickly. Uchiha Yansheng had only just noticed it before the blast hit Susanoo square in the face.

"Was it because I hadn't activated the Mangekyo Sharingan, or were those two just too strong?"

Uchiha Yansheng's real body looked at the shattered Susanoo in the distance, feeling somewhat regretful.

Unfortunately, a Shadow Clone Technique could only bear enough ocular power to activate Susanoo's third stage.

Otherwise, the fourth stage—the form clad in Black Tengu Armor—should not have been defeated so easily.

As for why Uchiha Yansheng could use Susanoo without activating the Mangekyo Sharingan...

Though Susanoo sounded incredibly grand, it was actually just the application of ocular power.

In theory, anyone with enough chakra in their body could create a similar form.

Normally, only the ocular power of the Mangekyo Sharingan was sufficient to manifest Susanoo, and even then it could not be maintained for long, or the Mangekyo Sharingan itself would fail to endure it.

But for Uchiha Yansheng, ocular power was the one thing he lacked least right now.

With nearly endless ocular power, the vessel no longer mattered to Susanoo.

As for the difference between the ocular power of the Byakugan and that of the Mangekyo Sharingan...

Their colors were different? In any case, after using them for so long, Uchiha Yansheng had not noticed any other difference.

Perhaps the Sharingan and Byakugan had very similar origins.

There was also one more point: the ocular power of a single Byakugan was difficult to extract, but that changed when there were enough of them.

Elsewhere, Killer B saw Susanoo slowly dissipating and began searching for Uchiha Yansheng's corpse.

Beside him, the Fourth Raikage watched with a grim expression and reminded him, "Stop looking. That guy was only a Shadow Clone."

At this point, the Fourth Raikage no longer ordered Killer B to stop the ninja beast horde.

Because during that brief period, those who could survive within the beast horde no longer needed saving, while those who could not...

They had probably already been turned into pulp.

Although most of the dead were Genin and Chunin, once their numbers reached a certain point, it was enough to affect the normal development of a ninja village.

From that perspective, Cloud Village had already lost this war.

After all, Jonin grew from Chunin and Genin.

"Yugito Nii, are you ready yet?"

Following the Fourth Raikage's furious shout, a cat-like figure wreathed in flames finally appeared on the battlefield.

Compared with Killer B, a perfect jinchuriki, Yugito Nii had an exceptionally difficult time controlling the Two-Tails. Even when she barely managed a Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, she could easily lose control.

"Go! Today, we have to make that damned brat leave his life behind."

"Use Tailed Beast Bombs. Don't worry about casualties."

Just as the Fourth Raikage finished speaking, Killer B's expression became strange.

Just moments ago, he had spoken with the Eight-Tails in their mental space. The Eight-Tails had wanted him to ask why the other side knew his name.

But at a time like this, it was naturally impossible to capture the enemy alive.

The Two-Tails and Eight-Tails began gathering Tailed Beast Bombs in their mouths, but before they could fire them, they were struck by an unknown force.

After the attack, the yin-yang chakra that had not yet fully stabilized froze, then cracked apart and dissipated like a massive black sphere.

"I can't let that move fire, or I'll lose face!"

With Uchiha Yansheng's words, Susanoo appeared on the battlefield once more.

But this time, it was Uchiha Yansheng's real body taking action, and the ocular power within him was nearly limitless.

Perfect Susanoo finally appeared in the Ninja World once again.

This Susanoo was extraordinarily massive, nearly twice the size of the previous one, with wings on its back and four arms.

Each of those four hands held an enormous chakra blade that looked almost solid.

"Since you refuse to give it to me, I'll take it myself."

Susanoo clashed with the Eight-Tails once again, but this time, with sufficient ocular power, its speed, defense, and strength were overwhelmingly superior.

If the Fourth Raikage had not stepped in to help in time, Killer B would likely have already been defeated.

As for the Two-Tails... it was still fighting itself.

"Big brother, the enemy is very strong."

It was Killer B's first time encountering an enemy whom even Complete Tailed Beast Transformation could not handle. He had no time for rapping now, and his expression was unusually grave.

"I can feel it..."

The Fourth Raikage endured the pain coursing through his body as he continuously considered a way to break the deadlock.

Previously, the Fourth Raikage's attacks had still been able to break through Susanoo's defenses, but now his attacks could barely serve as a distraction.

If they wanted to win this war, then they could only...

At that thought, the Fourth Raikage vanished in an instant and charged into the Konoha ninja camp in the blink of an eye.