Susanoo

Uchiha En stood where he was, arms folded across his chest, without making a move.

He simply stood there, watching the attacks draw closer and closer.

BOOM!!!!

The tremendous explosion echoed through the forest.

Smoke and dust billowed skyward, swallowing the entire interior of the Four Violet Flames Formation in a gray haze.

Kiyomizu Kensuke stood at the edge of the barrier, watching the smoke-shrouded area as a faint smile curled his lips.

"We did it..."

But in the next instant...

Something enormous suddenly rose from the smoke.

"An attack like that... were you trying to tickle me?"

Kiyomizu Kensuke's smile froze on his face.

What was he seeing?

A massive dark silhouette slowly emerged from the smoke. It grew clearer and taller—a black giant, seventeen or eighteen meters high, standing in the center of the Four Violet Flames Formation like a demon god out of ancient myth.

Black armor covered its entire body. Dense chakra patterns covered the heavy, ancient armor, its shoulder plates and breastplate layered upon one another, exuding an air of ancient majesty.

The giant held an enormous Tang Dao in its right hand. Its blade was black as ink, with a cold gleam running along its edge.

Its left hand held a huge shield, its face carved with intricate patterns resembling some ancient formation.

A longbow hung from its back, its frame as thick as a tree trunk, radiating suffocating pressure.

The giant's head wore an ancient warrior's mask. Two crimson flames of chakra burned in the mask's eye sockets, like lanterns from hell.

It had only an upper body, with no legs. Below its waist lay a hazy glow of chakra that held its entire upper body aloft.

And inside the giant's head, a figure stood with his arms folded, looking down upon them from above.

That figure was Uchiha En.

Kiyomizu Kensuke's pupils abruptly contracted, and his body froze in place.

"Th-this is..."

His voice trembled.

A Root ninja beside him spoke in a trembling voice as well. "S-Susanoo!"

"That's Susanoo!!"

"The ultimate form of the Mangekyō Sharingan!!!"

At those words, every Root ninja's expression changed.

Some instinctively took a step back. Others held kunai in shaking hands. Some even forgot to breathe.

Cold sweat slid down Kiyomizu Kensuke's forehead and cheeks.

He had heard of Susanoo.

It was the Uchiha Clan's legendary power, an ultimate ocular technique that could only be activated when the Mangekyō Sharingan awakened to its fullest extent.

According to legend, Susanoo possessed the power to destroy everything. Even an elite jōnin would fall to a single blow before it.

But he had never seen it.

He had only heard of it through ancient texts and legends.

And now... that legendary being stood right before him.

"H-how is this possible..."

Kiyomizu Kensuke's voice was hoarse.

"He's only twelve... he only awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan a few days ago..."

"How could he... how could he have already mastered Susanoo?!"

No one could answer him.

Because the other Root ninja were utterly stunned as well.

Uchiha En stood inside Susanoo's head, his calm gaze sweeping over the Root ninja frozen in shock below.

He was a little surprised himself.

Not by Susanoo's power, but by its appearance.

Black armor, an ancient warrior's mask, a Tang Dao, a shield, a longbow...

This was unmistakably the appearance of an ancient Chinese general.

It was almost identical to the armor of ancient generals he had seen in history books and period dramas in his previous life.

Rather than the Japanese-style crow tengu form from the original story.

It seems... this is because I transmigrated here.

Uchiha En thought to himself.

My Susanoo inherited the memories and understanding from my previous life...

That's why it took the form of an ancient Chinese general.

He shook his head and gave it no further thought.

Whatever it looked like, all that mattered was that it worked.

He lowered his head, looking at the dumbstruck Root ninja below.

A faint smile slowly curved his lips.

"What's wrong?"

His voice rang out from Susanoo's head, carrying a hint of mockery.

"Weren't you acting so arrogant just now?"

"Weren't you telling me to prepare to die?"

"Why is it that now... not one of you can get a word out?"

Kiyomizu Kensuke's face flushed red. He gritted his teeth, his grip on his kunai so tight that his fingernails nearly dug into his flesh.

"D-don't think this means we're afraid of you!"

His voice was hoarse.

"Susanoo... consumes an enormous amount of chakra!"

"You're barely in your teens! You don't have much chakra!"

"As long as we keep you occupied... until your chakra runs out..."

"Then you'll be a lamb to the slaughter!"

Hearing this, the other Root ninja began to snap out of their daze.

That's right!

Although Susanoo was powerful, its chakra consumption was terrifying.

How long could a brat who had only just awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan maintain Susanoo?

If they could just hold out until his chakra ran dry...

Victory would be theirs!

Kiyomizu Kensuke swept his hand outward and shouted hoarsely, "Spread out! Don't cluster together!"

"Wear him down with long-range ninjutsu!"

"Don't let him get close!"

The Root ninja immediately sprang into action, scattering to form a wider encirclement.

Some began forming hand seals.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

"Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!"

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"

Several powerful ninjutsu came hurtling in from different directions, bombarding Susanoo in an overwhelming barrage.

Standing inside Susanoo's head, Uchiha En watched the incoming ninjutsu, a cold smile curling his lips.

"Naive."

With a thought, he willed it to move.

Susanoo raised its left arm, holding the shield before itself.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ninjutsu slammed into the shield with tremendous explosions.

Flames, lightning, wind blades, earth and stone...

Attacks of every element burst against the shield, making the surrounding air hum with the force of their impacts.

But the shield did not budge. Not even a single crack appeared, and Kiyomizu Kensuke's expression darkened further.

"Keep going! Don't stop!"

He shouted through gritted teeth.

"His chakra... can't possibly last much longer!"

The Root ninja gritted their teeth and continued attacking.

Wave after wave of ninjutsu bombarded Susanoo.

But no matter how they attacked, that shield stood like an insurmountable mountain, blocking every strike.

Uchiha En stood inside Susanoo's head, feeling his chakra drain away.

Indeed, maintaining Susanoo consumed a great deal of chakra.

With his previous chakra reserves, he might have run completely dry after keeping it active for only ten or twenty seconds.

But now he had the Uzumaki Constitution, and his chakra had increased tenfold.

Susanoo's consumption was a mere drop in the bucket.

"It's about time to end this fight. Those people from the village should be arriving soon."