As the sword slash swept out, it tore up the forest in its path and whipped a storm across the ground.
Even the Five Kage had to gather chakra beneath their feet to barely keep their footing in the storm, lest the shock wave sweep them away.
When the dust settled, a canyon had opened in the once-level ground, filled with churning, twisting lava.
The power of that strike already surpassed an ordinary Tailed Beast Bomb. It was enough to cleave mountains and sever rivers.
At that moment, the Five Kage began to feel grateful they had not mobilized a large ninja force beforehand. As the gap in individual strength widened, numbers could no longer make up for the difference in quality. Even the Five Kage themselves were gradually falling behind the Uchiha.
Lifting their gazes, the Five Kage looked toward Oto's Senjutsu Susanoo.
A breach had appeared in the Susanoo that had taken the blow head-on, but it was healing at tremendous speed. Before long, its form was whole again.
Against a Perfect Susanoo, Oto's fourth-stage Susanoo clearly fell short.
Although she had mastered senjutsu, her Mangekyo Sharingan was not eternal, leaving her at a disadvantage.
Her chest heaved, but a smile appeared on Oto's face. She had finally witnessed a stronger form of Susanoo. Surviving the first strike did not mean she could withstand the slashes to follow.
Looking up at Madara inside the blue Susanoo, Oto released the Leyline's seal. Bolstered by a vast surge of natural energy, her Senjutsu Susanoo abruptly swelled in size and gained another layer of magnificent armor.
At the sight, Madara's expression turned unusually grave, and he sank into thought.
He had assumed that combining senjutsu with Susanoo was this junior's limit. He had never expected her to possess power akin to