Hiruzen Sarutobi's body trembled slightly.
He looked at Uchiha Yao, and a flicker of struggle passed through his aged eyes.
"Yao."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice was hoarse and dry.
"We can talk."
"Konoha can give the Uchiha an explanation."
"Any conditions—as long as they are for the village's peace and stability—can be discussed."
Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to use "conditions" to salvage the last shred of his dignity, dressing up this utter defeat as a political matter that could still be negotiated.
Uchiha Yao gave a scornful laugh.
"Talk?"
"Third, are you still half-asleep, spouting nonsense?"
"Looks like that battle just now did not make you fully recognize reality."
Uchiha Yao swept his gaze around, his eyes settling on the Konoha shinobi who still harbored resentment.
"You all seem to have some misunderstanding about my strength, about the strength of my Uchiha."
"You still seem to think that you are standing above us, generously tossing the Uchiha a few scraps."
"Since you still have not put yourselves in your proper place."
"Then it is necessary for me to let everyone here witness what... true power is."
"What despair is."
As his words fell.
Uchiha Yao's Mangekyō Sharingan began spinning wildly.
An ocular power more terrifying and vast than ever before erupted with a thunderous surge.
"Technique Amplification!"
"Susanoo!"
Bzzzz—!
Ribcage.
Meridians.
Flesh.
Armor.
The hundred-meter-tall Susanoo that had only just vanished rose from the ground once more.
But it was not over yet.
Before everyone's eyes, that already terrifying Susanoo began expanding wildly at a speed that defied all physical laws.
One hundred meters.
Two hundred meters.
Three hundred meters!
Four hundred meters!!
Five hundred meters!!!
Rumble—!
Everyone present scattered in all directions, staring in horror at the giant rising from the earth.
With every inch the colossal warrior god grew, the