Uchiha Shisui's Terrifying Combat Power

Whoosh!

Another signal flare exploded in the night sky.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at its location, his expression immediately darkening.

It seemed the Hyuga Clan was determined to follow the Uchiha down this dark path.

"Dark One, it's your turn."

A ninja dressed identically to an Anbu stepped out from behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Dark One suddenly let out a shrill whistle, and hundreds of figures appeared all around them.

During large-scale battles, large-scale ninjutsu simply could not be used unless allies were treated as sacrifices.

The eyes of these death warriors were cold and emotionless, like machines that existed only to kill.

"Body Flicker Technique."

Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui immediately formed a seal with one hand, and one Shisui after another appeared at his side.

The Body Flicker Technique was not a clone technique. Every figure they saw was Uchiha Shisui himself.

His speed had merely surpassed what the human eye could track.

"Mangekyō Sharingan!"

Uchiha Shisui opened his Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Die!"

These death warriors could not last three moves against Uchiha Shisui before being cut down with a single slash.

With the Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Shisui at full strength was far more powerful than Uchiha Itachi.

The Uchiha Clan never lacked powerful fighters in any era. Unfortunately, Fugaku Uchiha had played an excellent hand disastrously.

"I will never allow you to hurt my clansmen."

Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan spun wildly, and his killing intent grew even stronger.

Chakra poured forth recklessly, and one Uchiha Shisui after another appeared.

With his strength alone, Uchiha Shisui held back more than a hundred death warriors.

It could be said that in a single second, Uchiha Shisui had exchanged blows with over a hundred ninjas.

This was what made Uchiha Shisui truly terrifying. Even Minato Namikaze was not this terrifying; after all, Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God required a medium, while Shisui did not.

But anyone who thought this was all Uchiha Shisui could do was gravely mistaken. His most terrifying ability was not the Body Flicker Technique, but genjutsu.

In an unguarded moment, Uchiha Shisui's terrifying Mangekyō Sharingan unleashed a dreadful ocular power.

"Accept the judgment of the Sharingan."

A horrifying genjutsu instantly invaded the minds of over a hundred death warriors. In the instant their bodies froze—

Whoosh!

Uchiha Shisui fiercely swung his blade at their necks, sending blood spraying out.

That single slash killed more than a hundred death warriors.

As Fugaku Uchiha fought alongside his clansmen against the Hidden Leaf ninja, his heart settled upon seeing this. "Well done, Shisui."

This scene immediately caught Hiruzen Sarutobi's attention. Losing a fifth of his death warriors at once pained him deeply.

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not dare let Uchiha Shisui continue slaughtering them like this, and hurriedly shouted.

"Choza."

"Inoichi."

"Stop Uchiha Shisui."

Choza Akimichi and Inoichi Yamanaka broke away from the battle and charged toward Uchiha Shisui.

"Expansion."

Choza Akimichi pressed his hands together and quickly swallowed two specially made soldier pills.

Inoichi Yamanaka formed a horizontal rectangle with his hands, waiting for the chance to launch a mental invasion.

"Ah!!!"

Having become immensely powerful, Choza Akimichi easily stomped down the roadside wall. As he charged forward, he brought a heavy fist down toward Uchiha Shisui's head.

Uchiha Shisui's Body Flicker figures all looked up almost simultaneously, then vanished and merged into his true body.

"Susanoo!!!"

A burly green giant rose up, and Choza Akimichi's fist was caught in Susanoo's grasp.

"What?" Choza Akimichi knew exactly how strong he was, yet his fist had been seized so easily.

That solid green hand restrained his fist, leaving him unable to break free for the moment.

"Let go of me!"

Enraged, Choza Akimichi threw another punch.

"Before these eyes, no one is my opponent."

A confident smile appeared on Uchiha Shisui's cold face.

"Move aside!!!"

Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan spun frantically as blood slowly flowed from his eye sockets.

The side effects of consuming the Mangekyō Sharingan's ocular power were severe; it was far more than merely blurred vision.

Choza Akimichi's enormous body was instantly flung backward.

Inoichi Yamanaka, who had waited for so long, finally found his chance.

"Ninja Art: Mind Disturbance Body Technique."

Using his own mental power to disrupt the opponent's mental power and movements, he could prevent them from controlling their body even if they remained conscious.

"I got him."

Before Inoichi Yamanaka could celebrate, a mental backlash instantly struck him. It felt as though his brain had been smashed by a heavy hammer, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.

Uchiha Shisui's gaze swept over him, utterly calm.

"Competing in mental power with an Uchiha? You really underestimate the Uchiha."

Uchiha Shisui formed hand seals. "Fire Style: Windfire Meteor."

"Damn it."

Unable to move, Inoichi Yamanaka forced himself to remain upright as he watched the meteor-like fireballs rush toward him.

"Inoichi."

A massive body stepped in front of Inoichi Yamanaka.

Boom boom boom!!!

Several fireballs exploded around them.

"Body Flicker Technique!!!"

Holding a long blade, Uchiha Shisui stabbed into Choza Akimichi's body from behind.

"Secret Technique: Insect Tornado."

Just as Uchiha Shisui was about to strike again, he suddenly leaped backward and formed hand seals in midair.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique."

The densely packed, buzzing insects were instantly swallowed by flames.

"Is Choza all right?"

A dense swarm of insects appeared behind Choza Akimichi like a tornado. When the insects scattered, Shibi Aburame appeared.

"I'm... Urgh." Choza Akimichi returned to his original size. Just as he was about to say he was fine, he could not hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Kill!!!"

"Hidden Leaf dogs, we've put up with you for long enough."

"Uchiha brothers, we're here."

The Hyuga Clan's reinforcements had finally arrived. On the way, they had encountered Anbu obstruction. They had forcibly broken through the Anbu blockade, but the Hyuga Clan had paid a price as well.

After Hizashi Hyuga killed a Chunin with an Eight Trigrams Palms strike, joy filled his face. "Reinforcements! My Hyuga Clan's reinforcements have arrived."

Fugaku Uchiha looked at the fallen clansmen on the ground, gritted his teeth, and continued fighting without a word.

Attacked from both front and rear, Hiruzen Sarutobi swung the Ruyi Jingu Bang to drive back Orochimaru, then hurriedly gathered his forces for a counterattack.

Tonight was their only chance. If they missed it, they would face Xiu Uchiha's towering wrath.

"Dark One, stop them."

"Clan heads, do not hold back. End this battle as quickly as possible."

"Yes."

"Rest assured, Third Hokage. We will show no mercy."

"Lord Third, why not let the Fourth join the battle? With the Fourth's strength, the Uchiha cannot stop him."

"Yes, Third Hokage. Send the signal."

Supporting the mentally rebounded Inoichi Yamanaka, Choza Akimichi forced himself through his injuries and came to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side, quickly making the suggestion.

"Fine." The conflicted expression on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face shifted repeatedly before he finally nodded and personally fired a special signal flare.

Once Minato Namikaze joined the battle, his prestige would undoubtedly surpass Hiruzen's.

That would be extremely detrimental to his control over the Hidden Leaf.

This was also an important reason why Hiruzen Sarutobi had not allowed Minato Namikaze to join the battle.