Chapter 67: Perfect Susanoo

"Jiraiya… I smell an ominous chakra. Who have you gotten yourself into trouble with this time?"

Gamabunta's voice rumbled like thunder.

A huge pipe hung from his mouth. His massive body was clothed in loose garments, with a bandage wrapped around his waist and a short sword at his side—his look was no different from a street thug in human society.

"No time to explain!"

Jiraiya urged him forward.

"In such a rush—what, you in a hurry to die?"

The massive red toad grumbled, irritated, and put away his pipe.

Then, with a mighty stomp of his hind legs, he leapt in the direction Jiraiya indicated.

"Damn Jiraiya—every time he summons me, it's never for anything good!"

Grumbling to himself, Gamabunta glanced back, taking in the terrifying sight of the Yamata no Orochi and Susanoo. He sighed inwardly—trouble was brewing again in the ninja world!

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Jiraiya said nothing, his face solemn as he stared in the direction where the massive force of ninja was pursuing the Hyuga clan.

At this point, if Hiashi were to die, the Hyuga clan would surely erupt in chaos. In order to preserve the core strength of Konoha, Jiraiya had no choice but to intervene.

Konoha was already in a precarious situation after losing the Uchiha. Surrounded by internal and external threats, if the Hyuga were to collapse as well, Konoha might not survive.

"That old fool…"

Jiraiya's face darkened with concern as he sighed. He couldn't help but curse inwardly at his teacher and Konoha's higher-ups—for sending Hiashi here to supervise the battlefield.

Such a stupid decision.

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Boom—

Where Gamabunta's giant hands struck the ground, twin craters opened, dirt flying everywhere.

His colossal figure leapt across valleys like a mountain in motion, spanning kilometers in a single jump.

"Damn it… Jiraiya and Orochimaru, those two bastards!!" Tsunade's beautiful eyes blazed with anger as she glared at Gamabunta's retreating, mountain-like back.

For a moment, she felt as though she'd returned to her youth—back when she, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru trained together at the Konoha Ninja Academy, always clashing and defying one another.

But in the blink of an eye…

The three had gone their separate ways.

Now—

Jiraiya and Orochimaru stood on opposite sides: one trying to rescue Hiashi from Uchiha Yu's hands, the other helping Yu block his enemies.

A flash of sorrow passed through Tsunade's eyes.

"Sigh…"

Shizune frowned deeply—she had never imagined things would turn out like this.

Even two of the Legendary Sannin had taken the field for Uchiha Yu.

Was this still the same "Lord Yu" she once knew?

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Foot of the cliff, Valley of Judgment.

The Hyuga clan was fleeing at full speed.

There were twenty Hyuga shinobi in this mission, with Hiashi as the only main house member. The rest were elite branch members.

A team like this, possessing the Byakugan bloodline limit, could roam the ninja world unchallenged—at least when not up against Kage-level threats.

"Clan leader, Uchiha Yu… they've caught up!!"

A Hyuga at the rear shouted in panic, not even daring to look back.

At that moment—

Every Hyuga had their Byakugan active. Even without turning, they could clearly see Yu closing in from behind, along with waves of fodder shinobi swarming from all directions.

Hiashi's face was grim. Positioned at the center of the group, he said in a deep voice, "Ignore them. Keep retreating!!"

Truthfully, his heart was already beginning to panic—especially as the Byakugan showed Itachi being intercepted by the Yamata no Orochi.

Whoosh—

The Hyuga ran desperately, but they were nowhere near as fast as Uchiha Yu, who now possessed seemingly endless chakra.

Leaping over a boulder, Yu coldly stared at Hiashi's fleeing back.

The distance between them was shrinking rapidly.

And not just that—

Yu was continuously supplying chakra to both Kimimaro and the Uchiha. The Uchiha forces soon pushed ahead of the other fodder troops.

The Uchiha and Kimimaro were stronger than most of the expendables. Realizing their chakra reserves were practically bottomless, they assumed it must be Yu's ocular ability and began recklessly pouring chakra into their sprint.

Clang—

Eyes glowing crimson, all the Uchiha activated their three-tomoe Sharingan and drew their tachi swords, breaking away from the bulk of the army.

Only the medical-nin Nono remained behind to care for Mikoto.

No one needed Yu's orders.

They leapt past their commander, expressions fierce, transforming into tigers and leopards as they lunged toward the retreating Hyuga.

The two sides were now less than ten meters apart.

"Old Hyuga dog! Dare to turn around and face your daddy for once!!" shouted Tamao, eyes blazing red, cursing at the top of his lungs.

He had long despised the self-proclaimed "number one clan of Konoha."

Before any Hyuga could respond, Tamao had already closed the gap and pounced on one of the branch family members at full speed.

"Clan leader, go on without me…"

The targeted Hyuga clenched his teeth, roared defiantly, and turned to meet the attack, ready to counter with the Gentle Fist.

But he had misjudged Tamao's speed. By the time he turned, Tamao's blade had already pierced through the blind spot behind the Byakugan.

Bang—

Tamao fought like a madman. After tackling his opponent, the two tumbled down the hillside.

When he finally stabilized—

Tamao abandoned his tachi, yanked a kunai from his pouch, and slashed the Hyuga's throat while he was severely injured.

With the Hyuga down, Tamao scowled.

"Damn. You're just a branch family slave—what are you fighting so hard for? If you'd let me kill you, at least you'd be freed from this world in peace."

He had planned to steal the opponent's Byakugan, but to his surprise, the moment the man died, the light in his eyes vanished. The Caged Bird Seal had destroyed the internal structure of the eye.

At that moment—

Uchiha Minami, Izumi, and Kimimaro charged into the Hyuga formation with the rest of the Uchiha, scattering them and launching a counterattack.

Hiashi looked back with a face like iron and despair in his heart.

"Clan leader, go…!"

Only the intelligence officer and five other branch family members remained at Hiashi's side.

The rest of the Hyuga faced the incoming Uchiha horde with grim resolve and charged into death.

"…Hinata… Hanabi…"

Hiashi stopped in his tracks. The faces of his two daughters and his wife waiting back in the clan flashed through his mind. The lines of age and weariness on his face deepened.

He looked at the branch family members beside him, who were carrying intelligence, and sighed, "You take the intel and go. Go as far as you can."

Hiashi had resolved to destroy his Byakugan before dying in battle. He also knew that these clan members probably wouldn't be able to make it out alive with the intel—but he needed to leave behind some hope.

"Clan Head!!"

Several branch family members cried out in alarm, trying to persuade Hiashi to break out with them. But with a blast of chakra from both his palms, Hiashi pushed them back.

Enemy ninja from all directions swarmed toward them.

The Hyuga clan members who had previously held back the Uchiha were now nearly all slaughtered.

The Byakugan was no match for the Three Tomoe Sharingan, especially not against a ninja possessing the Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit. There was no hope of victory.

The Hyuga ninjas fell into despair.

"We're going!!!"

Gritting their teeth, the Hyuga carrying the intel followed their clan leader's order without hesitation, fleeing with their comrades.

Whoosh—

Uchiha Yu's cold gaze swept over everyone, then locked onto Hiashi. Suddenly, the sound of wind screaming filled the air.

A shadow at his feet began to expand, growing larger and larger, eventually blotting out the sky as something heavy descended.

"..."

Yu didn't even look up. He immediately directed the Uchiha he was controlling to teleport out of the area.

Just as the Uchiha looked up—

—they were horrified.

A massive, pitch-black shadow loomed above: a giant toad was falling from the sky. Had they stayed in place, they would've been crushed into paste.

BOOM—!

A deafening crash resounded.

The Uchiha escaped at the last moment, but the shockwave still hurled them through the air, slamming them into rocks and hillsides.

"Heh…"

Yu landed steadily on a giant boulder, adhering to its surface with chakra.

As for the cannon fodder ninjas he had been controlling—over a hundred were crushed to death by the toad Gamabunta.

The surviving fodder ninjas instantly regretted everything.

This wasn't a battlefield for humans.

Snort—

Gamabunta exhaled hot air through his nostrils, standing like a mountain between Hiashi and Yu. Puffing out his chest, he looked down on the tiny humans below with disdain.

The surviving Hyuga ninjas recognized the massive toad's familiar back and were momentarily stunned. Then, tears of joy spilled out:

"It's Lord Jiraiya!!!"

"It really is one of the Legendary Sannin!"

"Clan Head, we're saved!"

Hearing the joyful voices of his clansmen, Hiashi's face lit up with hope. The desperate tide had turned.

His taut nerves finally relaxed, and the crushing weight in his chest disappeared.

Jiraiya!

During the last Shinobi World War, he had been the most reliable and powerful pillar of the Konoha side. His presence alone could stabilize the entire battlefield.

With the summoning beasts from Mount Myoboku here, Hiashi believed they would definitely make it back safely this time.

Atop Gamabunta's head—

Jiraiya stood calmly, gazing directly at Uchiha Yu on the boulder. He sighed and said:

"I know. Konoha wronged the Uchiha. If you're targeting the others here, I won't interfere.

But the Hyuga Clan's head…

I have to take him back."

Before he could finish—

Yu met Jiraiya and Gamabunta's eyes, disregarding both, and said coldly:

"Jiraiya, are you ready?"

"Ready for what?"

Jiraiya's expression tensed, clearly confused.

"To die."

Yu said it indifferently, as pure azure chakra burst into flames around his body.

There was no room for negotiation.

Jiraiya's brows furrowed, and he drew a sharp breath. Knowing battle was inevitable, he prepared to enter Sage Mode.

Suddenly, Jiraiya was stunned to see all the surrounding cannon fodder drop dead one by one.

The chakra burning on Yu's body grew more and more intense.

An endless torrent of chakra surged into his body, compressing and flowing into his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Yu spoke coldly:

"Watch closely—this is the true Susanoo!!!"

Amid the downpour—

A violent wind blew through.

Like a reaper's scythe, it swept across the battlefield. Tens of thousands of fodder ninjas swayed like straw in the wind—toppling one after another.

Upon awakening the Yasakani no Magatama Mangekyō—

Yu could feel it.

Within these eyes—

There was a restriction. Like a door separating him from another world. And if he pushed it open, he would step into a new realm.

At that moment—

Yu channeled the chakra of ten thousand souls, crashing it into the restriction within the Mangekyō.

Chakra surged wildly through his meridians.

When this ocean of chakra reached the deepest nerves of the Yasakani, it detonated like a nuclear blast—shattering the seal, destroying the barrier, and activating the innermost pathways of the Mangekyō.

That vast, surging chakra made contact with the deepest power within the Mangekyō—and connected.

CRACK—

Hellfire like dark blood burst from Yu's body, expanding invisibly. It incinerated nearby corpses into ash.

"What sinister chakra!!"

Gamabunta involuntarily stepped back.

Jiraiya stared, dumbfounded.

The Uchiha, witnessing the blazing dark-red chakra, felt their Sharingan tremble violently.

In that moment, they sensed the oppressive force of bloodline authority—an instinct to kneel and worship.

It was the purest Yin Release chakra in existence!!

The dark red chakra flames coalesced into a skull, surrounding Yu and placing him at the center of its brow. The skeleton slowly emerged from the earth.

Yu stood atop the Susanoo's head.

Plunk—

A boulder rolled down the cliff. A red glow surged skyward.

The massive, dark red skeletal figure became fully defined. Its torso rose above the earth—buried waist-down like it was emerging from hell.

Its long arms supported the cliff. Five fingers crushed boulders into dust. The ground caved in.

It slowly climbed up—

Wobbling—

As if a demon were awakening, descending upon the world. Blood-red armor shaped like flowing jade gradually covered its body.

Even just the upper half of its form had already surpassed the height of mountain-sized Gamabunta.

The waist armor materialized.

100 meters!

Leg guards appeared.

150 meters!

Battle boots solidified.

200 meters!!

CRACK CRACK CRACK—

A tengu helm, a breastplate—they all materialized. From its back, twin wings formed from dark-blood chakra feathers, layer upon layer.

It was like a blood-soaked god of the underworld descending upon the world.

Death and devastation followed.

The world turned pale.

This was the Yasakani Mangekyō—

Complete Body Susanoo!!!

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