"Why... Can a person really use Ninjutsu like this?"
The members of the Konoha force stared in horror at Ziyun, whose body had expanded to nearly 200 meters.
The Uchiha Clan Head's earlier smugness had vanished completely. His Mangekyo Sharingan showed nothing but fear!
Why... Why did his Susanoo look so small?
What... What kind of Ninjutsu was this?
Why? Why was his Susanoo so tiny compared to his opponent, so much so that it even seemed petite to the Uchiha Clan Head?
The Uchiha Clan Head was utterly dumbstruck.
Many Konoha Ninja also stared at the almost miraculous sight, their faces filled with despair.
What kind of Ninjutsu was this?!
The difference between the Uchiha Clan Head's fourth-form Susanoo and Yeyue Ziyun's body was almost as great as that between an ordinary person and a Tailed Beast!
After all, a Tailed Beast was only about a hundred meters tall. At nearly 200 meters, Ziyun was over a hundred meters taller than the Susanoo, which stood close to a hundred meters.
Wasn't that just like the difference between an ordinary person and a Tailed Beast?
It looked as though Yeyue Ziyun could smash the Uchiha Clan Head's Susanoo to pieces with a single punch.
"Ziyun... Is that why Lord Ziyun told us to retreat?"
"He's... He's enormous! He's almost twice the size of the Uchiha Clan's Susanoo!"
"Lord Ziyun has developed another new Ninjutsu! With Lord Ziyun on our side, the Hidden Cloud Village can't possibly lose!"
Watching from afar, the Hidden Cloud ninja finally understood why Ziyun had told them to leave.
It was staggering. Absolutely staggering.
To everyone present, Susanoo was already considered a legendary power of the gods.
But now that Ziyun had brought out his combining ability, even the fourth-form Susanoo no longer seemed so frightening.
If they had stayed there, they would certainly have been caught up in such a terrifying technique.
That was exactly what had happened. While Ziyun was combining, at least a hundred Konoha Ninja had accidentally been caught up in it and killed.
Ziyun could actually have grown even bigger. Although the Fusion Fruit had not awakened, the ninja tools provided by the nearly ten thousand ninja present, along with the rubble, the supplies nearby, and other inorganic matter, were enough to bring him to 400 meters.
But if he grew to 400 meters, Ziyun would be a little short on stamina. Even his Uzumaki Sage Body could not withstand that level of expenditure.
At 200 meters, Ziyun had enough stamina to hold on for a while.
It looked like he had to get his hands on the Perfect Sage Body as soon as possible. Then Ziyun could unleash his ability to his heart's content and be confident of smashing the Uchiha Clan Head's Susanoo with one punch!
"Uncle Raikage, get out of here first!"
With the combination complete, Ziyun first slapped at the Uchiha Grand Elder, who was locked in combat with the Third Raikage, freeing the Third Raikage.
With just one blow, the Uchiha Grand Elder's Susanoo was smashed to pieces. The Uchiha Grand Elder himself spat out a mouthful of blood and lost consciousness, his fate unknown.
"Is that you, Ziyun?"
The Third Raikage was utterly astounded by the immense power he had felt.
With one slap, Ziyun had shattered Susanoo, the power of the gods.
Ziyun... had brought out another astonishing new Ninjutsu.
Terrifying... It was far too terrifying.
At that moment, even the Third Raikage, who had fought the wild Eight-Tails, trembled at the sight of Ziyun, who was nearly twice the Eight-Tails' size.
At that size, he could wreak enormous destruction among a group of ninja without using any Ninjutsu at all.
Fortunately, Ziyun was on their side.
The Third Raikage then took the opportunity to make a swift getaway, so he would not get in Ziyun's way.
"Uchiha Clan Head, do you still dare call your Susanoo the power of the gods?"
Having saved the Third Raikage, Ziyun wanted to give the Uchiha Clan Head a thorough humiliation. The man had nearly sickened him to death just now.
So Ziyun spoke proudly, looking down at him from above.
After all, Ziyun was at the very top of the combined behemoth. He really was looking down at the Uchiha Clan Head.
"Heh, what good is size alone? We'll have to try it and see."
Much of the smugness had faded from the Uchiha Clan Head's face, replaced by a grave expression.
In truth, his words were an attempt to reassure himself.
If size was of no use, why did Susanoo grow bigger with every stage?
Although most Tailed Beasts were only as strong as Kage Level experts or those at the Peak Kage Level, in the minds of many ninja, the threat they posed was equivalent to "nuclear weapons."
Wasn't that because of their enormous size and destructive power? Otherwise, in an actual fight, a Tailed Beast might not be able to defeat the Kage of the great ninja villages.
Most of the time, size was the most obvious measure of strength!
"Oh? Then go ahead and try it with that power of the gods your Uchiha Clan is so proud of. Let's see whether size is useful or not."
Ziyun's voice dripped with mockery. He had all but said, Stop fooling yourself, dumbass.
He just wanted to thoroughly disgust the Uchiha Clan Head. That was what he got for being so arrogant before.
"Just you wait. You said it yourself."
Mocked by Ziyun in front of all the Konoha ninja, the Uchiha Clan Head could only grit his teeth and fight, even if he wanted to back down.
Wielding two giant blades formed from Chakra, one of which was the Totsuka Blade with its sealing effect, the Uchiha Clan Head could only place his hopes of victory in that sword.
Bang! Bang!
The Susanoo swung its swords down, and Ziyun met them with giant fists coated in Armament Haki.
Boom!
The two forces collided. In an instant... a powerful shock wave spread with lightning speed, kicking up what seemed like a small storm. The earth cracked, trees toppled, and the Uchiha Clan Head's fourth-form Susanoo was driven back again and again by the tremendous force.
The Totsuka Blade might have been useful against ordinary people, but against a towering behemoth like this, it was reduced to a mere decoration.
At the same time, many Konoha Ninja beneath the two combatants were caught in the shock wave, and screams rang out one after another.
"Run... Run! Don't stay here! A battle on this level isn't something we can take part in!"
The Nara Clan Head, serving as strategist, shouted a warning. The Konoha Ninja came to their senses as if waking from a dream and began a mass retreat.
This battle was no longer something ordinary ninja could take part in.
"Trying to retreat? All of you, stay right here!"
Ziyun snorted and turned, slamming his giant fist, coated in Armament Haki, into the Konoha force.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Rampart!"
Some quick-reacting Konoha Ninja tried to use Ninjutsu to protect themselves as the giant fist descended, but it made no difference. Their defenses were crushed to dust the instant they touched the fist.
That one punch instantly claimed the lives of at least twenty Konoha Ninja and sent dozens more nearby flying, injuring them.
This was much faster than using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
The Uchiha Clan Head was powerless to stop Ziyun from attacking the Konoha force. Much of his Susanoo had just been shattered, and he was still using Chakra to repair it.
In that short time alone, at least a hundred members of the Konoha force died at Ziyun's hands, and there were probably even more wounded.
Ziyun felt no emotional disturbance at all over killing those Konoha Ninja.
If he had not been strong enough, the Hidden Cloud and Ziyun himself would have been the ones to die here today.
"Your life is mine!"
Having repaired his Susanoo, the Uchiha Clan Head once again wielded his giant Chakra blades and clashed with Ziyun.
He feared that if Ziyun were allowed to continue unchecked, the main Konoha force would be wiped out.
"Too weak, Uchiha Clan Head. I think you should stop calling Susanoo the power of the gods from now on. Call it the shame of the gods instead."
Ziyun casually knocked the Uchiha Clan Head's Susanoo back dozens of meters, and a huge crack appeared in its armor.
There was nothing he could do about it. Whether in size, strength, or amount of Chakra, Ziyun surpassed the Uchiha Clan Head by a great deal.
Ziyun's giant fists were even coated in a layer of lightning power in addition to Armament Haki.
What could the Uchiha Clan Head use to fight Ziyun head-on?
Moreover, the Uchiha Clan Head had reached his limit, as the crack in the Susanoo's armor had gone unrepaired for a long time.
The Uchiha Clan Head's expression was grim, and blood streamed continuously from his Mangekyo Sharingan. Besides his physical discomfort, he had suffered psychological damage as well.
After all, before coming here, he had never imagined things would turn out this way.
Bringing Susanoo to its fourth form was already his limit, and he had managed even that by sacrificing his life force.
Now he was being beaten so badly he could not fight back. How could the Uchiha Clan Head accept such an outcome?
The psychological trauma was even worse than the physical damage.
"Have you reached your limit? The bodies of the Uchiha Clan are just like Susanoo-all show and no substance."
Ziyun spoke leisurely, though his own stamina was also draining rapidly. He could not hold on much longer.
After all, he had already used up a great deal of stamina with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and now he was using the Fusion Fruit as well. His stamina was indeed draining fast, but he could certainly last longer than the Uchiha Clan Head.