"Trying to mingle with Iwagakure's ninja?"
Didaze fired several arrows, blocking their path.
Didaze would not let these people head toward Iwagakure at all!
"Why..."
Just as Didaze prepared to draw his bow and fire again, a black Susanoo suddenly appeared below.
"I'll make you pay with your life!"
The Susanoo rapidly grew larger, taking on a skeletal form before muscles grew over its body...
"Wh-what is that thing?!"
The Explosion Release Corps on the Giant Bird were also stunned by the enormous, pitch-black warrior.
In all their years, this was their first time seeing ninjutsu like this!
Someone actually awakened the Mangekyō...
Didaze's heart sank. He had not expected an Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyō in the middle of the battlefield.
This was as good as throwing his plans into disarray!
Such tremendous power... If I could obtain it, even the position of Hokage...
Shimura Danzō stared greedily at Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan.
He was already considering how to deal with Uchiha Fugaku once they returned to the village and make him obediently hand over his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Susanoo: Bow!"
Uchiha Fugaku transformed his weapon into a bow and arrow.
This was the ability of the Mangekyō in Uchiha Fugaku's left eye: Form Transformation.
This ability allowed his Susanoo to wield any weapon!
"Han, hurry and stop him! Don't let him attack Didaze!"
Kitsuchi saw an enormous, pitch-black thing suddenly appear on the other side. Although he did not know what it was, he could sense its tremendous chakra!
Vast and chilling-that was how it felt to Kitsuchi.
"M-Mangekyō Sharingan!"
The surviving Uchiha clansmen covered their mouths, staring at Uchiha Fugaku in shock.
The clan head's son had actually awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. And... what incredible power this was! With power like this, the Uchiha Clan would no longer have to remain confined to a corner, would they?
As the surviving Uchiha clansmen watched Uchiha Fugaku, their minds began to work.
"Is this the Uchiha Clan's ultimate dōjutsu, Susanoo...?"
The Nara Clan Head looked at Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan, his eyes also filled with shock.
The oppressive presence of this colossus felt far too powerful to him. It even... surpassed the Third Hokage's!
Although Shikaku Nara did not believe Uchiha Fugaku could defeat the Third Hokage, Uchiha Fugaku currently felt stronger to him than the Third Hokage did.
"This thing... looks like a powerful weapon of war. In that case, we shouldn't lose this war!"
A smile appeared on Hatake Sakumo's face. With Susanoo's help, their chances of victory would also increase greatly!
While everyone was thinking, Uchiha Fugaku had already drawn his bow and fired an arrow at Didaze!
Didaze also immediately drew his bow, firing an explosive arrow straight at Susanoo's arrow!
Boom!
An enormous flash of light instantly burst across the sky, forcing everyone on the battlefield to close their eyes!
"Susanoo!"
Driven by rage, Uchiha Fugaku continued forming arrows and firing them at Didaze!
"Don't get cocky, you Uchiha brat!"
Han, transformed into the complete Five-Tails, barreled straight up to Susanoo and thrust his enormous horns at it!
"Susanoo: Hammer!"
Uchiha Fugaku changed his weapon into a hammer, which had the greatest attack power, then smashed it down at Han's head!
The clash between the two colossi ended with Han hammered away and Uchiha Fugaku's eyes bleeding.
Although Han had been hammered away, he quickly recovered after using Tailed Beast Chakra.
"You're pretty tough! But that's all you've got!"
Uchiha Fugaku immediately channeled his ocular power, making the already enormous hammer grow even larger!
Uchiha Fugaku smashed it down at Han. Beaten into retreat by Uchiha Fugaku's Susanoo, Han could only run, relying on his reasonably nimble movements!
"Where did all that bravado go?!"
Uchiha Fugaku grew more frenzied as he fought. Or rather, members of the Uchiha Clan were generally like this after awakening their eyes.
"My insects have finished breeding."
Just as the Nara Clan Head was watching the battle between the Tailed Beast and Susanoo without blinking, the Aburame Clan Head suddenly spoke.
"They're ready? Hurry and send them up to stop him!"
The Aburame Clan Head nodded, then gave orders to the dozen or so Aburame jonin behind him.
"Secret technique: Kikaichū!"
There were noticeably fewer Kikaichū this time. The combined swarm of over a dozen people only equaled what five people had produced earlier.
"Secret technique: Explosion-Resistant Kikaichū!"
Only after his clansmen had finished releasing theirs did the Aburame Clan Head release the new variety of Kikaichū he had just bred: Explosion-Resistant Kikaichū!
These Kikaichū possessed a low degree of explosion resistance. After all, this was only the first generation, and there had simply been no time to breed successive generations in such a short period. Producing the first generation was already an impressive feat.
The Kikaichū flew toward Didaze. During that gap, Didaze also seized the opportunity to fire several arrows, causing another few dozen casualties.
With everyone remaining now being jonin, causing a few dozen casualties was already quite remarkable.
"These damned insects again!"
Looking at the Kikaichū flying toward him, Didaze felt a headache coming on.
He was not so afraid of Lightning Release now, but these insects alone frightened him.
Perhaps frightened was not quite the right word. It might have been more accurate to say these insects alone disgusted him.
After all, if he did not attack these insects, they would harass him. If he did attack them, it did not seem to accomplish much. They were just ordinary things that could be produced without much trouble.
Eliminating them was not difficult, but Didaze did not want to waste his chakra on that!
Besides, Didaze did not have much chakra left himself. If he insisted on eliminating these insects, his own chakra reserves would become dangerously low.
After all, eliminating these flying insects with arrows was rather difficult. Dealing with them would require highly maneuverable Clay Bombs such as the two-winged birds.
"Earth Release: Moving Earth Core!"
Seeing Han fall into a disadvantage, Kitsuchi immediately used his Earth Release ninjutsu to try to help him.
The earth began to shake, most violently around Uchiha Fugaku. The shaking left Uchiha Fugaku unable even to stand steadily!
"A perfect chance! Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique!"
Seeing Uchiha Fugaku swaying from side to side, Kitsuchi immediately formed hand seals again. Two enormous hemispheres appeared and slammed inward toward Uchiha Fugaku between them!
Uchiha Fugaku was caught squarely in the middle by Kitsuchi's Mountain Earth Technique!
"It worked!"
Kitsuchi's face lit up with delight.
"No, it didn't!"
Kōdo sensed an intense warning.
"Susanoo: Third stage!"
The Mountain Earth Technique was broken apart, and an armored warrior appeared.
With a single slash of its sword, the warrior cleaved the Mountain Earth Technique in two!
Inside the warrior, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were bleeding profusely. He seemed to have already overdrawn his ocular power.
"This power... has already surpassed Lord Hokage's!"
The Nara Clan Head's face was filled with horror!