"Kakashi-sensei?"
Naruto looked around eagerly and then found Kakashi, who was bandaging his wound in the corner beside him.
"Kakashi-sensei, have you seen Sasuke?" Naruto hurried over to ask.
"Naruto!"
Kakashi had just finished bandaging the wound on his arm when he saw Naruto running over.
Hearing this, he smiled wryly and said, "I saw him. We discovered that Uchiha Menma had been following Sasuke, but Sasuke has already decided to defect from Konoha. I couldn't convince him."
Naruto quickly explained, "I know this. Sasuke came to say goodbye to me before. He said that by staying in the village, he wouldn't be abel to continue growing stronger, so he chose to leave with that Uchiha Menma."
"Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke didn't intend to defect. He is just following his teacher out of the village to train. Can't we not treat him as a rebel?"
Kakashi helplessly said, "Naruto, this is defection."
Kakashi rested his forehead on one hand
He was unsure of how to explain the problem to Naruto, who was being so stubborn.
Naruto insisted, "Pervy Sage also said he would take me out of the village to train for a while. If I can leave the village for training, why can't Sasuke do it?"
Naruto didn't want Sasuke to be labeled a rebel, nor did he want Sasuke to become the village's enemy in the future.
So, he tried his best to convince Kakashi.
"That's different!"
Kakashi said helplessly, "Naruto, Jiraiya-sama is a ninja of the village. He can take you out to train. That's fine. But Sasuke is now following that unidentified Uchiha."
"He's not a ninja of the village, and that guy has joined a rogue ninja organization, let alone—"
"But—"
Naruto wanted to defend Sasuke, but at this moment, the battle took a new turn.
Bang!!!
The huge black Susanoo was grabbed by one leg by the Wood Golem and violently slammed into the ground a dozen times.
The entire land collapsed, sinking a large area.
Fortunately, their battlefield was already some distance from Konoha.
Otherwise, just that one blow would have caused large buildings in the village to collapse.
At that time, Yamato, the Konoha architect, would have a lot of work.
The ground shook, and the villagers who were evacuating looked into the distance in horror.
"Hurry up, everyone, hurry up!"
The ninjas in charge of the evacuation shouted anxiously.
At the same time, they marveled at how terrifying Ryosuke and Menma's power was.
If Ryosuke hadn't been here tonight, facing such a terrifying intruder, Konoha would have lost countless lives trying to stop him.
Thinking of this, these ninjas' admiration for Ryosuke overflowed.
If Ryosuke asked them to be cannon fodder at this moment, they might not even hesitate.
Boom!
With a loud noise, the black Susanoo was hurled into the air by the Wood Golem.
Ryosuke, who was standing atop the Wood Golem unleashed Wind release: Rasenshuriken.
He struck the airborne Susanoo and instantly tore away a massive chunk of its body.
A giant hole was blasted into the Susanoo's abdomen, and after the impact, dust filled the sky.
"Is Menma-sensei alright?"
On a distant cliff, Sasuke watched in worry.
He hadn't expected this battle to be so terrifying.
Could the power boost from awakening Wood release really be this extreme?
Even a strong ninja like his teacher was being pushed to such an extent.
This was too terrifying!
"Aye~! Konoha is so scary! There's such a powerful ninja!"
Tobi anxiously scratched his ears and cheeks, looking nervous.
Seeing this, Sasuke felt even more uncertain.
Would they be captured?
At thus moment!
Boom!!!
Amidst the swirling dust, a massive black hand suddenly pierced through the haze.
With a single motion, it swept the dust away, revealing an unimaginable sight.
A black giant, several times larger than the mountain, stood tall on the battlefield.
It was clad in black armor, and its design had slightly changed from the previous form.
Its arms were over 300 meters long, and they wielded two massive black swords that were nearly 500 meters in length.
A pair of wings sprouted from its back, spanning nearly 800 meters when fully spread.
"This...!"
The people in the distance stared in shock, becoming speechless.
"Complete Body Susanoo! Menma's Mangekyō is this powerful?!"
Tobi looked at the black Susanoo in disbelief.
He knew that the last person to unleash Complete Body Susanoo was Madara.
But Madara had Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, which provided the necessary pupil power to use Susanoo's final form.
But Menma...
He only had a regular Mangekyō!
How could he possibly muster enough pupil power to manifest Complete Body Susanoo?
"This guy… isn't he afraid of going blind instantly?" Tobi murmured internally.
At this moment!
Even though others did not understand the different stages of Susanoo, just seeing this towering 600 meter behemoth was enough to send chills down their spine.
The Wood Golem that was once comparable to the black Susanoo, now looked as small as a child standing before a towering giant over twice its size.
Gulp!
Many swallowed hard. Their faces were filled with horror as they watched the demonic entity before them.
"This... is this really something a human can do?!"
Even Jiraiya was stunned.
He had never even imagined that such a gigantic Susanoo woulf exist, let alone witnessed one.
Tsunade, however, had seen something similar before, so she was slightly more prepared.
"Be careful…"
Tsunade stared at the black Susanoo, and her heart became filled with worry.
Even though Ryosuke had Wood release, it had only been a short time since he had awakened it.
His strength couldn't possibly compare to Senju Hashirama.
At this moment!
Whether Ryosuke face an opponent of Madara's caliber was a difficult question.
And most likely, he couldn't. That was why Tsunade was so worried.
"Kakashi-sensei, is this also the power of the Uchiha clan?"
Naruto gulped.
To him, the previous black Susanoo was already terrifying enough.
But compared to this new form, it wasn't even close!
Just standing there, this 600 meter tall entity emitted an overwhelming pressure that made him feel like surrendering without even fighting.
"I don't know!"
Kakashi smiled wryly.
Although he had a Sharingan, he was not from the Uchiha clan.
This Sharingan was given to him by his friend Obito before he had died.
He had no idea what the ultimate power of the Uchiha clan was like.
Naruto asked him, but he couldn't ask others.
"..."
In the distance, in the settlement of the Hyuga clan.
Hinata and the others were standing on the roof and watching the scene in the distance with worried faces.
Beside her, Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga clan, felt his hands and feet go weak at this moment.
Hiashi had always thought he understood everything about the world.
But what happened tonight made him feel like he never truly understood anything.
Is Kage-level really the limit of a ninja's power?
Then what are these two?
Visitors from outer space?
Whether it was Menma or Ryosuke, the power displayed by both of them was inhuman.
And at this moment, Menma revealed the ultimate power of the Uchiha clan.
Even from such a distance, Hiashi couldn't help but feel his legs tremble.
If he had to face such a giant, he probably wouldn't even have the courage to approach it, let alone fight.
"Don't worry, Hinata! Ryosuke definitely won't lose!" Karin said.
She seemed to have absolute confidence in the outcome.
"Sister, brother-in-law will definitely win!"
The young Hanabi next to her also had unwavering confidence in her brother-in-law.
Karin had said this because she had witnessed some of Ryosuke's strength firsthand, along with some inexplicable faith.
As for Hanabi...
She said that because of the blind confidence she had in her brother-in-law.
After all, brother-in-law is invincible.
Ever since she had seen him dominate the battlefield before, Ryosuke had already become an unstoppable force in Hanabi's heart.
Even though the black Susanoo looked terrifying, Hanabi still believed that Ryosuke would not lose.
Hearing their reassuring words, Hinata nodded.
"Yes! He will definitely win!" Hinata said seriously.
Hiashi, seeing the three of them have such blind faith, couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Ignorance is truly bliss!
Did they really not understand what the ultimate power of the Uchiha clan was?
Hiashi thought to himself.
"Great! Menma-sensei is fine!!"
Sasuke looked overjoyed.
After seeing the Complete Body Susanoo used by Menma, his heart was filled with longing for his own future.
If he could attain that power, wouldn't defeating Itachi become easy?
After all, no matter how strong Itachi was, could he defeat this?
If he had this kind of power, he could probably crush Itachi with one hand.
"I want to be as strong as Menma-sensei in the future!"
Sasuke couldn't help but dream.
Next to him, Tobi overheard Sasuke's mumbling and rolled his eyes.
Please!
That's Complete Body Susanoo!
Do you think that's as common as roadside street food?
Do you think any Uchiha can just have that power?
Stop dreaming!
Of course, Tobi would never say this out loud.
After all, right now he was the goofy, playful Tobi and not Madara nor Obito.
"Complete Body Susanoo..."
Standing atop the Wood Golem, Ryosuke gazed into the distance.
Looking at the colossal black Susanoo, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
"It's truly impressive… but the Chakea cost is no joke."
Susanoo doesn't just consume pupil power. It also drains chakra at an extreme rate.
Without enough chakra, it can't even be used.
Or its size would have to be reduced to conserve energy.
Why was Madara's Complete Body Susanoo so unbelievably strong?
Because he had the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and a large chakra reserve that was second only to Senju Hashirama.
An ordinary Uchiha could never achieve this.
But that was Madara!
The reincarnation of Indra's chakra!
Could an ordinary Uchiha even compare to him?
'Good thing I poured 100 Kage-level ninjas' worth of chakra into my Wood Clone before the battle. Otherwise, Menma would probably be running on fumes by now.' He thought to himself.
100 Kage-level ninjas' worth of chakra wasn't much for him.
At this point, his base chakra reserves had skyrocketed to inhuman levels.
His normal chakra was dozens of times greater than a typical Kage-level ninja.
Almost thirty times!
And with the buffs from his talent entries, his chakra had surpassed the amount of a Kage-level ninja by thousands of times.
Even if Senju Hashirama were here, he wouldn't have as much chakra as him.
If it were just about chakra reserves, compared to him, everyone else in the world was just a small fry.
In this regard, he was already in a league of his own.
That's why giving his Wood Clone 100 Kage-level ninjas' worth of chakra was almost nothing to him.
It was just a fraction of his reserves.
It barely made a difference to him.