Chapter 52: I—Don’t—Listen!!! (2/2)

Unless his Mangekyō Sharingan is incredibly extraordinary, the Second Stage of Susanoo will definitely not withstand the Third Hokage's relentless assault...

This elder, without any bloodline limits, truly deserves the title of "Strongest" at this moment.

"Little Wakaho!"

Just as the Third Hokage had caught his breath after withdrawing from the ninjutsu clash, he immediately shouted up at Wakaho, "This is all a misunderstanding!"

"The Five-Tails was originally an enemy of Konoha! Other ninjas are not aware that it has become your ally!"

"This situation was an error in judgment by this old man! I apologize to you!"

Wakaho did not respond, merely assessing the situation of the others.

Minato had used the Body Flicker Technique several times and seemed exhausted.

Orochimaru had arrived in a rush, his chakra also depleted and unlikely to engage further.

As for Aoi and Yamanaka Shika... they were irrelevant.

This was a perfect opportunity to test the Third Hokage's strength, wasn't it?

Wakaho glanced at the approaching Konoha ninjas in the distance and, without hesitation, began channeling chakra, preparing for an all-out attack!

Now you're apologizing?

You were so arrogant when you were harming Kaku!

If apologies worked, what would the Konoha guard be for!

Wakaho had no intention of "forgiving." His chakra surged uncontrollably!

"I—Don't—Listen—!"

Wakaho roared with fury!

"You harmed my companion!"

"I clearly told you! Yet you kept pressing on!"

"My companion didn't want to harm you; it tried its best to avoid confrontation!"

"But you still hurt it!!!! Ah!!!!"

The Five-Tails' chakra surged with full power!

"Will of Fire! Grant me strength to protect my companion!"

Kaku: ...

This Indra...

Well, after so many cycles of reincarnation, losing some things is normal.

...Or perhaps gaining back some things?

Smack—

Wakaho's hands came together with force!

Orochimaru immediately sensed something was off!

He had a vague idea of what Wakaho was about to do!

"Move back, quickly move back!"

"This technique of Wakaho-kun is not something you can withstand! Hurry! Move back!"

"...Teacher!?" Seeing his mentor unmoving, Orochimaru exclaimed in shock.

The Third Hokage waved his hand. "Since it was my mistake, let me bear this child's wrath."

Puff puff puff—

Multiple Shadow Clones appeared one after another.

Don't underestimate the Hokage, little Wakaho.

Come on! Let me show you what real ninjutsu is!

And in the next moment...

"Be reduced to ashes!"

"Will of Fire · Indra's Wrath!"

Ninjutsu has no limits; it's the ninja who does.

Wakaho indeed wanted to go all out with a Great Fireball, but injecting too much chakra could potentially overwhelm his body.

After all, all that chakra needs to pass through his entire body and then be expelled from his mouth...

So Wakaho stopped after injecting a hundred times the normal chakra!

This was a Great Fireball with a hundredfold basic power!

It blotted out the sky and sun, its crimson flames obscuring everyone's vision. The closer one got, the less one could see the full extent of it. Perhaps only from several kilometers away could one truly witness this artificial sun in its entirety!

To be fair, in terms of sheer volume, even the energy sphere from Naruto's Chūnin exam might not compare to Wakaho's 100x Great Fireball...

"..."

The Third Hokage's clones vanished one after another, and he silently performed the Earth-Style: Underworld Portal hand seals.

"Borrowed the Five-Tails' chakra, huh..."

"Never mind."

This rage...

It's better for me to not endure it.