Hearing those words, everyone's expressions grew grim.
The Mangekyo could control tailed beasts—this was no good news.
Yet soon after, when everyone turned their eyes once more toward the boy before them—Uchiha Kai, barely twelve years old—their faces all twisted in irritation.
Yes.
They numbered three thousand elite shinobi, led personally by the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and backed by two great villages and four jinchuriki.
Such a luxurious lineup!
And yet their opponent?
Even if he had awakened the Mangekyo, he was still only one person!
Not fleeing, not hiding, but standing here waiting?
What a joke.
Was this brat looking down on them all?
Were all Uchiha this arrogant?
The thought gnawed at their hearts, until one after another couldn't help but taunt:
"Uchiha Kai, was it?"
"You're just a child—even with Mangekyo, don't you think you're a little too full of yourself?"
"Facing so many shinobi, and you don't run? Don't tell me you've been scared stupid?"
"…."
Mocking voices rose from every side.
Even Onoki himself couldn't restrain his disdain.
Using his Earth Style: Super Light-Weight Rock Jutsu, his small body floated steadily in the air. Staring at the defiant boy below, he too thought this brat was far too arrogant.
So what if you've awakened Mangekyo? Do you think you're Uchiha Madara himself?
Coldly, he declared:
"Uchiha Kai!"
"Mangekyo must never be allowed to exist in the shinobi world."
"Blame your accursed surname—Uchiha!"
"This evil bloodline deserves annihilation, even if it means the strong bullying the weak."
"I'll give you the chance for final words. Perhaps, if I feel generous, I'll relay them to Konoha."
"Consider it my last mercy."
Yes.
Even Onoki knew, deep down, that unleashing such an overwhelming force just to crush a child was… shameful.
If word of this spread, the face of the Third Tsuchikage would be utterly disgraced.
So—he needed a pretext.
And of course, it was easy enough to pin everything on the Uchiha—their "evil" bloodline limit.
Perfect.
As the Tsuchikage, his skill in political trickery was no less than Hiruzen Sarutobi's.
In a blink, he had the excuse he needed.
Across from him, Uchiha Kai burst into wild laughter.
Facing this endless sea of shinobi, his face was filled with defiance and unrestrained arrogance.
Inside Konoha, he had been forced to suppress himself.
Even as a powerhouse, the Uchiha name carried too much infamy.
So—he endured.
No matter how unwilling, until Sarutobi Hiruzen was dealt with, he had to bide his time.
After all, Konoha's unity couldn't yet be thrown away.
But here?
Here, he faced nothing but enemies.
Here, he could go wild.
Absolutely, unreservedly wild.
He was a transmigrator, a man with a system—how could he not have pride?
On the contrary—his pride burned brighter than anyone's.
And so, against this hostile army, Uchiha Kai stopped holding back. His arrogance poured forth unchecked.
"Heh… this is killing me with laughter."
"You worthless trash dare think yourselves qualified?"
"Last words?"
"How benevolent of me—I'll leave them for you."
His loud, mocking laughter echoed through the battlefield.
His insolence ignited everyone's rage.
"Enough talk—kill him!"
"This arrogant brat—does he even know what he's saying?"
"Utterly reckless!"
"We all knew the Uchiha were proud, but this… this is shocking!"
"Kill him!"
The surrounding shinobi howled in fury.
And not just them—even the likes of Onoki and the other great powers felt their pride trampled.
How could they tolerate this humiliation?
"Yo yo, so scary!" Killer B's face twisted into a feral grin. "Time to go wild, yeah!"
The Fourth Raikage's voice was cold: "Kill him!"
"This arrogant Uchiha deserves death!" Kitsuchi sneered.
Onoki waved his hand with icy calm: "Mangekyo, huh? Interesting… but don't give him the chance."
"All at once—kill!"
Without another word, Onoki attacked first.
The others didn't hesitate.
Rōshi, Han, Killer B, the Fourth Raikage, Kitsuchi…
Every one of them exploded forward with full speed.
Even in their anger, they were cautious—none would give a Mangekyo wielder a chance for single combat.
In the blink of an eye, they closed in.
Behind them surged the mass of three thousand shinobi, charging in unison with deafening shouts.
Uchiha Kai seemed like a lone boat, about to be swallowed in an instant by a raging sea.
And yet—
His expression remained arrogant.
Arms crossed over his chest, he slowly spread them open, gazing coldly at the crowd.
"Heh… interesting."
"So this is your killing move, Sarutobi Hiruzen?"
"Since you're so eager to see, how could I be disappointed?"
"Let me show you—Uchiha Kai's true power!"
"Conqueror's Haki—Unleashed!"
In that instant—
From his body erupted a blood-red wave of willpower, sweeping outward in every direction.
BOOM!
Within twenty kilometers, the mass of Hidden Stone Village's elites fell like wheat before the scythe, collapsing into unconsciousness.
Even most Jounin could not resist the crushing aura.
Only elite Jounin managed to remain conscious.
But even they trembled uncontrollably, swaying like reeds in the wind, on the verge of collapse.
Even Onoki and the other true powerhouses, though not felled outright, felt their faces harden.
"What… what is this?" Rōshi gasped.
Han's eyes went wide in shock: "I've never seen a technique like this!"
"Damn it!" the Fourth Raikage cursed. "Three thousand elite shinobi—wiped out just like that?!"
"Is this… the power of Mangekyo?" Kitsuchi whispered in disbelief.
"Yo yo, check it out, Killer B's hyped up now, yeah yeah!"
Onoki's face darkened: "This is no Mangekyo. I've never seen such a technique."
"If I had known, I'd never have brought ordinary shinobi here."
"Damn it! How could they all collapse in an instant? What is this power?"
"We must kill him quickly—otherwise those unconscious shinobi will be slaughtered!"
Yes.
He knew it clearly—
These downed elites were Hidden Stone Village's very foundation.
Now they had no defense at all.
If Uchiha Kai used a large-scale jutsu, their entire force would be wiped out.
That was unacceptable.
But—too late!
What Onoki realized, Uchiha Kai of course understood as well.
"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
Hands flashing through seals, Kai poured his chakra out in full.
An inferno like a sea of fire roared forth, sweeping across twenty kilometers in an instant.
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