Chapter 103: Root's Reinforcements
"Hmph! Nothing is impossible. Blame yourself for being too foolish—daring to scheme against even me."
"Susanoo!"
Under Ling Yu's control, Uchiha Fugaku let out a cold snort. The Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes spun rapidly.
In an instant, a towering half-body skeletal phantom—around forty to fifty meters tall—manifested around Uchiha Fugaku.
"What?! Another Mangekyō Sharingan?!"
Danzō's pupils shrank. He stood frozen in shock, staring wide-eyed at the Susanoo before him.
Throughout his life, he could count on one hand the number of people he had seen use Susanoo—only Uchiha Madara, whose strength rivaled Hashirama Senju, and his former teammate Uchiha Kagami.
After Uchiha Kagami's death, he and Sarutobi Hiruzen had begun systematically suppressing the Uchiha clan, preventing the rise of another dangerous figure like Madara.
They reduced the Uchiha's mission assignments, placed them in rear-line support during battles—everything to stop them from awakening that evil eye in combat.
Danzō had believed that under their joint suppression, no one in the current Uchiha generation could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Yet not long ago, Senju Ling Yu appeared—capable of using both Wood Release and Susanoo—already a massive shock. And now, here was Uchiha Fugaku—controlled by Ling Yu—also manifesting Susanoo.
Although the Susanoo in front of him wasn't as massive as the perfect form Ling Yu used against the Nine-Tails, its mountain-like size combined with the several-fold chakra surge emanating from Uchiha Fugaku after activation was still terrifying.
With his body already severely wounded, Danzō knew he was no match for even a single slash from this Susanoo.
"Die, Danzō!"
Under Ling Yu's control, the purple-red Susanoo raised its long blade and swung down toward Danzō with terrifying force—like a falling meteor. The air itself was torn apart by the sword pressure, producing a deafening roar.
"Lord Danzō!"
"Lord Danzō! We're coming to save you!"
Just as Danzō closed his eyes to accept death, more than a dozen loud shouts came from behind him. His eyes snapped open, hope reigniting in his gaze.
"Earth Release: Multiple Earth Flow Wall Technique!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
More than a dozen Earth Release ninjutsu rose between Danzō and Uchiha Fugaku's Susanoo. In an instant, they formed walls more than ten meters thick.
At the same time, other Root ninja unleashed offensive ninjutsu, attempting to interrupt Susanoo's attack.
But Susanoo's defense was overwhelming. The attacks from more than a dozen Root ninja couldn't even scratch its armor—causing only superficial damage.
The giant blade cleaved straight through the layered earth walls like they were paper.
Although the ten-meter-thick earth walls failed to stop Susanoo's attack, they did slightly slow the blade's descent.
In that millisecond of delay, several Root ninja risked their lives and used Body Flicker Technique to pull Danzō safely out of the way.
BOOM—BOOM—
Susanoo's long blade shattered the earth walls and smashed into the ground, carving a trench more than ten meters deep and dozens of meters long. The surrounding land trembled violently from the impact.
The massive explosion ten kilometers away rumbled like muffled thunder, alerting the villagers inside Konoha to the disturbance outside.
Inside the Hokage Tower
"What happened? Is it an enemy attack?"
Hearing the explosion from ten kilometers away, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately stood up and rushed to the window, looking toward the source.
"That's… Susanoo? Could it be Senju Ling Yu? What is he doing out there?"
Standing at a high vantage point, Hiruzen used Telescope Technique to magnify the faint glowing silhouette ten kilometers away. He instantly recognized it as Susanoo.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Quick—send Anbu to the Senju compound to check on Ling Yu's whereabouts. Also send one Anbu to summon the Hyūga clan head and other powerful ninja. Once they arrive, we'll head there together to assess the situation."
Removing his Hokage cloak, Hiruzen gave the order to the Anbu behind him, then leaped out the window and headed toward the village gate.
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"As expected—this body is still too weak. Even Susanoo's power is being restricted."
Far away inside the Senju compound, Ling Yu—who was controlling Uchiha Fugaku—looked at Danzō who had narrowly escaped and inwardly complained about the puppet's limitations.
"Tch… Sarutobi Hiruzen is already on his way. I need to finish Danzō quickly—no more playing around."
Through Observation Haki, he also sensed more than a dozen powerful auras rushing toward this location. Ling Yu decided to get serious.
He pushed Uchiha Fugaku's remaining chakra to the absolute limit, treating this puppet as a one-time consumable.
In an instant, flesh and muscle grew over Susanoo's skeletal frame, followed by the tengu armor enveloping it completely.
With one punch, Susanoo shattered the already-split stone wall and advanced toward Danzō's position with overwhelming pressure.
"Quick—get me out of here! Run toward Konoha! The rest of you—hold him off at all costs, even if it means your lives!"
Danzō's face paled at the sight of Susanoo's enhanced form. He urgently ordered the dozen or so Root ninja around him.
"Yes, sir!"
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
The brainwashed Root ninja—who feared nothing—not immediately followed Danzō's command. Some drew weapons and charged toward Susanoo.
The others combined their ninjutsu—three massive fire dragons, boosted by Wind Release, instantly swelled to over twenty meters long and roared toward Susanoo.
"Hmph. Courting death!"
Watching these ants trying to block him, Ling Yu sneered with contempt. He swung the giant blade toward the close-range attackers.
"Double Rebound!"
At the same time, Ling Yu activated Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan ability. His eyes widened and instantly absorbed the three incoming fire dragons.
Then, with ten times the power, he unleashed six sixty-meter-long fire dragons back toward the Root ninja.
The dozen Root ninja attempting to block him tried to use Body Flicker to evade—but no matter how they moved, they couldn't escape the massive range of the six fire dragons.
The fire dragons swept through everything in their path, incinerating all obstacles. The Root ninja in front of Ling Yu were burned to black charcoal, leaving a hundred-meter-long crater scorched into the earth.
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