On a hill outside Konohagakure.
A barrier had already been set up here to prevent any sounds from disturbing the nearby Konohagakure.
"Are you the Jinchūriki of the One-Tail?"
"What is this strange energy?!"
The Masked Man thought in shock, his right eye's Sharingan transforming into a shape resembling a sharp scythe or a three-bladed shuriken.
He had been preparing to leave Konohagakure after completing his reconnaissance when he suddenly sensed an unusual presence here. To his surprise, he discovered a One-Tail Jinchūriki lurking nearby.
This discovery startled him greatly. His late-night visit to Konohagakure was intended to release the Nine-Tails, destroy the village, and vent the hatred festering in his heart.
How could anyone have known about his plan?
The One-Tail was supposed to be Sunagakure's Tailed Beast. When did they manage to create a Perfect Jinchūriki?
Moreover, when he used his Three Tomoe Sharingan to cast a genjutsu on the Tailed Beast within the Jinchūriki, it had no effect, leaving him even more astonished...
After all, with his body partially fused with Hashirama's cells and his Mangekyō Sharingan activated, he could control even the Nine-Tails with just his Three Tomoe Sharingan!
Yet here was Sunagakure—a village he had never paid much attention to—producing not only a Perfect Jinchūriki but also sending this Jinchūriki to Konohagakure at such a critical moment...
To call this a coincidence would be far too far-fetched!
Sōmi, of course, had no idea what thoughts were racing through the Masked Man's mind. He himself was utterly baffled at the moment.
In his mind, he had been carefully plotting his "speedrun strategy" for the ninja world. Once the Nine-Tails rampage began and Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki perished, he planned to take Minato's corpse and deal a devastating blow to the already weakened Konohagakure.
Sōmi was even considering whether he should attempt to extract Ashura's soul from Naruto's body, and perhaps eliminate the young Itachi and the infant Sasuke as well...
But just as Sōmi's excitement, anticipation, and tension reached their peak, what appeared before him was not the rampaging Nine-Tails but Uchiha Obito...
With his current level of ocular power, Obito could easily see the One-Tail within Sōmi. He immediately cast a genjutsu, intending to control Shukaku.
"Shukaku! Are you alright?"
Within the sealing space, Sōmi stood in front of Shukaku, looking up into the Tailed Beast's eyes. They were still the same peculiar cross-shaped pupils, unchanged by the Sharingan's influence.
"I'm fine!"
"Who is this guy?"
"What a domineering ocular power! If you hadn't helped me break the genjutsu, I might have been controlled instantly..."
Shukaku spoke with lingering fear, its eyes now filled with wariness.
"Those with these strange red eyes—Sharingan—belong to the Uchiha clan. Their eyes are highly suppressive against Tailed Beasts. If you were wandering around on your own and encountered one of them, you probably wouldn't even have a chance to resist..."
Sōmi explained at an opportune moment. After all, Shukaku had been sealed in a temple for far too long and lacked a basic understanding of the ninja world.
Under normal circumstances, Shukaku would have retorted sharply at Sōmi's mocking tone.
But after personally experiencing that soul-stirring, terrifying power, Shukaku remained silent, its expression serious as it stared intently at the Masked Man outside.
"Don't worry. That guy's ocular power isn't strong enough to trap both of us in a genjutsu. We can break each other free if needed."
"Shukaku, quickly gather Natural Energy and prepare to enter Sage Mode. This guy won't be easy to deal with!"
After reassuring Shukaku, Sōmi's face also turned grave as he spoke.
This was the advantage of being a Perfect Jinchūriki. Even against Mangekyō-level genjutsu, they could resist effectively.
Moreover, in terms of amplifying Sage Mode, Sōmi believed this was the greatest strength of a Jinchūriki—having a Tailed Beast assist in gathering Natural Energy, which could then be seamlessly transferred to the host.
In an instant!
When Sōmi reopened his eyes, his black irises had completely transformed.
They were now golden vertical pupils, with a cross-shaped pattern in the center and tiny dots at the four corners. These eyes no longer resembled those of a normal human.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sound of wind suddenly rose. Gusts of strong wind surged from beneath Sōmi's feet, pressing the grass on the ground flat.
The yellow Chakra cloak on his body began to blend with strands of deep green. The immense Natural Energy gathered around him condensed into deep green energy serpents that coiled around his figure.
Crack...
At some point, a bone-white horn had emerged from the center of Sōmi's forehead. Dark purple eye shadows now framed his eyes.
The purple was so deep that, under the pitch-black night sky, the eye shadows appeared almost black, resembling the roots of a great tree spreading outward from his eye sockets.
At this moment, the yellow Chakra fused with the green Natural Energy, merging into a brilliant emerald-gold hue!
Obito was visibly shaken, clearly stunned by the overwhelming power radiating from Sōmi.
"Is this what he referred to as Sage Techniques?"
"A Perfect Jinchūriki combined with Sage Techniques... this power is..."
Despite his shock, Obito's expression remained hidden behind his mask, his blood-red right eye still exuding a cold and ruthless aura.
Though he recognized the formidable strength of the opponent before him, as the wielder of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he felt no fear.
He immediately formed a series of hand seals.
In an instant, the blood-red eye emitted a vortex-like distortion of space, accompanied by a fierce whirlwind.
Suddenly.
A concentrated and scorching flame erupted from the vortex, surging outward with the whirlwind!
"Fire Release: Explosive Wind Dance!"
The massive vortex-shaped blast of wind carried raging flames that resembled fiery serpents, charging ferociously toward Sōmi.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
The intense heat within the whirlwind was so terrifying that even a slight touch caused the grass on the ground to ignite instantly, reducing it to ashes in moments.
The fiery wind seemed to scorch the very air in the area, making it feel as though every breath inhaled was filled with invisible flames.
The Chakra surrounding Sōmi's body transformed into a massive beast claw, which swung down at the fiery whirlwind serpent.
Boom!
The emerald-gold beast claw was incredibly solid, as if forged from pure gold. The fiery whirlwind serpent was instantly dispersed by the claw's strike.
The searing air dissipated, leaving only sparks that scattered into the distance, clinging to patches of grass and attempting to ignite them.
"Are you sure you want to make an enemy of me?"
"If your enemy is also Konohagakure, perhaps we could cooperate instead..."
Sōmi's golden vertical pupils locked onto the Masked Man. Clearly, if this were a contest of whose eyes had the more intricate and superior design, Sōmi's Shukaku-enhanced cross pupils combined with his serpent-like Sage eyes had already won by a landslide...
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