On the watchtower at the valley entrance, Tatsuya and Guy stood side-by-side, gazing at the camp ablaze with firelight in the distance.
Suddenly, a gigantic green skeleton rose into the night sky.
The colossal, green, skeleton-like giant was extremely conspicuous under the illumination of the flames. Green flames emanated from its green bones, radiating an astonishing amount of chakra and an imposing aura.
"What is that? Such powerful chakra!" Guy was stunned.
Tatsuya, however, recognized it instantly: Susano'o!
Shisui had actually awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and manifested the first form of Susano'o.
"Guy, things aren't looking good. Be ready to provide support at any moment!" Tatsuya said gravely. For Shisui to be forced to this extent, the situation must be extremely dangerous.
On the battlefield, the fiercely burning storage area had been mostly extinguished by the water, and the oppressive heat quickly dissipated the rising steam. The emerald-green Susano'o appeared within the sight of the assembled Kumogakure ninja.
"What... what is that?"
"Such powerful chakra!"
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The enormous Susano'o was clearly a force to be reckoned with. Some ninja with strong sensory abilities could even sense the astonishing chakra emanating from it. The giant before them was actually formed from materialized chakra. Some Kumogakure ninja were struck with fear and instinctively began to retreat.
Kakashi, enveloped by the green Susano'o, was also stunned by this turn of events. Under the dense attack of the Kumogakure ninja, he had already prepared for a desperate last stand, but all the attacks had been blocked by this green skeleton.
"Shisui!"
Turning his head, Kakashi was about to ask what was happening, but his attention was drawn to Shisui's exposed eyes. The three tomoe in Shisui's eyes had transformed into a strange pattern. Recalling the legends circulating in the village, Kakashi's heart stilled.
Mangekyo Sharingan!
That was the legendary power of the Uchiha clan!
Shisui, at this moment, had no spare energy to pay attention to Kakashi's reaction. All his focus was concentrated on controlling the Susano'o.
BOOM!
As Shisui continued to pour his dojutsu power into it, the emerald-green, skeleton-like Susano'o underwent another transformation. A large amount of muscles and flesh began to rapidly generate, and the body was clad in a green chakra cloak. Simultaneously, a massive, spiral-shaped sword materialized in Susano'o's right hand.
This was the second form of Susano'o.
Wielding the spiral sword, Shisui controlled Susano'o to attack the Kumogakure ninja.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Each fall of the spiral sword brought forth a deafening roar; each ordinary attack was comparable to a powerful A-rank ninjutsu. The attacks launched by the assembled Kumogakure ninja, however, were completely ineffective, unable to harm Susano'o or Kakashi and Shisui inside it in the slightest.
"Is this... the power of a god?!"
The surrounding Kumogakure ninja could only flee in disarray under Susano'o's attacks. A Kumogakure Jonin, watching Susano'o move towards the valley exit, cried out in despair.
The assembled Kumogakure ninja struggled to contain Shisui's Susano'o.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In the darkness of the night, just as the entire Kumogakure ninja encampment was plunged into chaos, several figures appeared on the hilltop on the other side of the valley.
"So that's the legendary power of the Uchiha clan? It's truly as powerful as the legends say! Send the signal quickly! If the boss doesn't arrive soon, the losses will be too great!" Darui, with his white hair and dark skin, looked at the Susano'o below, his face filled with shock and solemnity.
As a powerhouse among the younger generation of Kumogakure, already an Elite Jonin, Darui knew far more than ordinary ninja.
"It's Konoha's Anbu Team 11! All four of them are here, as expected. The other two are at the valley entrance," C said, standing beside him with his eyes closed, maximizing his sensory abilities. The entire situation in the valley was instantly reflected in his mind.
C continued to speak while sensing. In the short span of a few dozen seconds, he had already clearly perceived the positions of all four members of Anbu Team 11.
"Iwagakure is on the verge of making a move. Once they do, Konoha will face enemies on two fronts. Naturally, they're eager to end the war," Samui, on Darui's other side, said calmly, while simultaneously sending a signal into the sky.
"To use such measures against just four of them... the boss really thinks highly of them!" Samui's face, beside her, was cold as she spoke calmly.
"Samui, don't underestimate them. Killer Bee-sama and Yugito-sama personally led teams to try and capture them, but they failed. This plan was personally arranged by the Raikage-sama. The four members of Konoha's Anbu Team 11 are all genuine genius ninja. Continuing this stalemate with Konoha is pointless. Since Konoha wants to end this war, we'll give them the opportunity. However, the four members of Anbu Team 11 must pay the price; we can't let them fully mature." C opened his eyes, turning to Samui with a serious expression.
"I understand. Let's act once the boss arrives," Samui said coldly, frowning.
On the battlefield, protected by Susano'o, Shisui and Kakashi had advanced several hundred meters. Under constant harassment from a large number of Kumogakure ninja, Susano'o's movement was slow. Relying on Susano'o's absolute defense, the two had not been harmed, but maintaining the second form of Susano'o was a huge burden on the young Shisui.
Ptooey!
A mouthful of blood spurted from his mouth, and Shisui's body almost collapsed. He had persisted for so long; he was nearing his limit.
"Shisui!" Kakashi, seeing this, quickly supported him.
Outside them, the massive Susano'o also changed. The spiral sword in its hand disappeared, and Susano'o's outer cloak and flesh rapidly vanished, returning it to the skeleton-like first form.
"Quick! He can't hold on any longer!"
"Attack!"
The surrounding Kumogakure ninja, seeing this, were immediately excited and began to launch a group attack on Shisui.
RUMBLE!
Ninjutsu and explosive tags continuously bombarded Susano'o, causing the emerald-green skeletal giant to teeter precariously.
"Damn it! Shisui can't hold on! I'm going to provide support!" On the watchtower, seeing Susano'o revert to its first form, Tatsuya's expression changed. He gave Guy a quick instruction and then leaped towards the battlefield.
"I'm coming too!" Guy followed without a second thought.
Tatsuya didn't stop him. Kakashi and the others were now less than three hundred meters away; the priority was to rescue them and escape as quickly as possible.
"There are enemies here too!"
"They're trying to help! Stop them!"
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The sudden appearance of Tatsuya and Guy immediately attracted the attention of the Kumogakure ninja. They dispatched dozens of ninja to try and intercept the pair.
Seeing the approaching Kumogakure ninja, Tatsuya, without hesitation, formed hand seals and used the Summoning Technique.
POOF!
A massive cloud of white smoke billowed up, and Seiryu's enormous body appeared on the battlefield.
"Seiryu!" Tatsuya shouted, urging Seiryu to quickly slither towards Shisui and Kakashi.
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