The clouds over the Lightning Country were thick with thunder, the kind that came before war. Raikage A, young and burning with fury, slammed his fist into the marble table of the Kumo war council.
"They've stolen our Tailed Beast! They mock us, challenge us—and Konoha does nothing! If they won't return Matatabi, we will take her back!"
Dozens of Jonin pounded the table in agreement. The war banners were unfurled. Troops began to march.
But they did not reach their destination.
Because Si Feng was already on his way.
The Storm Breaker
Lightning split the sky as a single figure landed atop the mountain path leading to the Hidden Cloud.
Si Feng stood with a black cloak billowing behind him, the Uchiha crest emblazoned like a blood-red moon. His Mangekyō spun slowly, and the chakra of two Tailed Beasts radiated from him like a storm god reborn.
"I am here," he called, his voice calm but deafening. "Return home, Raikage. Or your village will burn."
Dozens of Kumo Jonin emerged from the mist.
They charged.
He answered with Susanoo.
The sky lit up with blue flames as his colossal chakra avatar emerged, radiating destructive power. One sweep of its blade split the ground open. Another blow sent bodies flying.
Then came the Tailed Beast Bomb.
Si Feng extended his palm, absorbing chakra from both Matatabi and Shukaku, compressing it into a swirling orb of devastation. He hurled it into the mountain pass below.
The explosion leveled half a ridge.
When the dust settled, the Raikage himself stood in its wake, burned but alive, crackling with lightning armor.
"You think you're Madara reborn? You're just a child with stolen beasts!"
Raikage A dashed forward — impossibly fast.
But Si Feng moved faster.
With Sharingan precision, he warped the air, sidestepped the charge, and drove a Rasengan — laced with Shukaku's sand — into the Raikage's gut. Then, his Mangekyō activated fully.
"Amaterasu."
Black flames swallowed the Raikage's left arm.
The screams echoed through the peaks.
Si Feng deactivated the fire with a snap of his fingers. "Enough. Live — and remember this day. The beasts are mine. The Uchiha bow to no one."
Shockwaves
The news travelled faster than any hawk.
One man had walked into the territory of the Cloud.
One man had defeated their army.
One man had crippled the Raikage.
In Iwagakure, the Tsuchikage slammed his pipe down.
"He's another Madara," he growled. "Only younger… and worse. We will not provoke him."
The Stone halted all operations. Their troops were ordered to avoid Uchiha forces. Whispers of "The New Ghost of Uchiha" spread like wildfire.
In Kirigakure, the reaction was colder.
Because they already knew.
Deep beneath the Mist Village, Madara Uchiha sat in shadows, veins of life support running across his decaying body.
"Zetsu," he whispered.
"Yes, Madara-sama?"
"The boy has accelerated the timeline of our plans . Continue observation. Do not engage."
"As you wish."
And so, the Mist remained silent — biding its time.
A Village Trembles
Back in Konoha, the tension was unbearable. Word of Si Feng's victory had reached every corner of the Hidden Leaf.
Some called him a hero.
Others, a threat.
At the council chamber, Sarutobi stood before the clans.
"You've heard the news. The war with the Cloud is over because Si Feng ended it."
"He's dangerous," said Koharu, trembling. "Even Madara never held two Tailed Beasts. What happens when he comes for the rest?"
Homura added, "What if he decides the village no longer serves him?"
In the crowd, Hiashi Hyuuga remained silent. Shikaku frowned, deep in thought.
Sarutobi exhaled. "We keep the peace for now. We give him no reason to turn against us."
But in the shadows, more plots were forming.
Within the Clan
At the Uchiha compound, Si Feng returned to thunderous applause. He did not smile.
He had tasted real power now. He had faced down an entire nation and bent it to his will.
But he had also felt the limit.
The Senju DNA kept his body stable. But to truly awaken the Rinnegan, he needed more. He needed time… and the chakra of even greater beings.
He walked through the ancestral halls and placed his hand on the old stone of the Naka Shrine.
Madara's tablet waited.
He read the ancient text again, now with Mangekyō clarity.
A whisper touched his mind.
"Only with the power of both bloodlines… and the chakra of the Ten-Tails… can you ascend beyond gods."
Si Feng's eyes narrowed.
The future was coming.
And he would stand above it all.