Choza Akimichi slammed his hands into the deep purple Susanoo, gripping its two arms tightly and pushing them down.
At the same time, he forcefully pressed his body onto it, gradually bending the Susanoo backward, while the butterfly-like chakra wings on his back stretched out with force—
"As expected of the Akimichi clan, the most formidable in direct combat in the ninja world. However, to think that this alone can suppress Susanoo is too naive!" Uchiha Katsuya shouted.
As Uchiha Katsuya shouted, the Susanoo's eyes emitted a dazzling light.
Its hands slowly pushed back, and once it was parallel with Choza Akimichi again, it suddenly exerted force, flinging Choza Akimichi backward.
Choza Akimichi's massive body was lifted and thrown, letting out a cry of surprise, and he crashed heavily onto the Susanoo's back, kicking up countless dust.
Choza Akimichi's Super Expansion Jutsu was indeed awe-inspiring, and combined with the Akimichi clan's unique Butterfly Mode, his combat power reached an even higher level.
In the original timeline, facing the Nine-Tails controlled by Obito Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi led the Konoha higher-ups and other Konoha ninjas to battle.
Given Choza Akimichi's fighting style, he would inevitably engage in a struggle of strength with the Nine-Tails, which demonstrates Choza Akimichi's immense power.
Even so, against Uchiha Katsuya, Choza Akimichi's strength was still inferior to Susanoo.
With Uchiha Katsuya's current Sharingan level, Susanoo's power could fully rival the top-ranked Tailed Beasts.
No matter how strong Choza Akimichi was, he could only delay for a period of time.
After Choza Akimichi was flung away, Uchiha Kagami's Susanoo moved in, its chakra weapon heavily striking the deep purple Susanoo.
However, the opponent parried with its own weapon.
Both were Susanoo, and their strength difference wasn't significant, but Uchiha Katsuya had his own advantage.
Facing Uchiha Kagami's attack, Uchiha Katsuya didn't dodge, directly controlling his Susanoo to charge forward with full force.
"Ugh—" Uchiha Kagami coughed.
He felt the immense power Uchiha Katsuya was using, forcing him to go all out.
However, doing so caused a heavy burden on his body due to the high-speed operation of his Mangekyo Sharingan.
At the same time, Uchiha Kagami noticed that Uchiha Katsuya seemed more composed compared to their last battle.
Why was this?
Both had Mangekyo Sharingan, so using Susanoo so recklessly, even if their chakra was sufficient, how long could the Mangekyo Sharingan sustain it?
Although Susanoo, once fully awakened, no longer relied on the Mangekyo Sharingan for use, the Mangekyo Sharingan was like an engine.
Injecting chakra to boost the Mangekyo Sharingan's dōjutsu power could elevate Susanoo's strength to another level.
After losing the Mangekyo Sharingan, even if Susanoo could still be used, its power would be greatly diminished.
At this moment, Uchiha Kagami's vision had significantly decreased due to repeated use of dōjutsu, and the Susanoo technique caused an astonishing drain on the Mangekyo Sharingan.
If he continued, his Mangekyo Sharingan would inevitably lose its light within a short time!
Fortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi intervened at this moment.
He summoned his own summoning beast—the Monkey King Enma.
The moment Enma saw Susanoo, he exclaimed, "This is Susanoo! I didn't expect to see it again!"
During the Warring States period, Hiruzen Sarutobi's father, Sarutobi Sasuke, was also a formidable hero who shook the ninja world.
He had naturally witnessed the Susanoo used by Madara Uchiha and understood its immense power.
"Enma, I'm counting on you," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
Enma, understanding immediately, transformed into the Adamantine Staff.
Hiruzen Sarutobi held it in his arms and extended it forward with force.
The Adamantine Staff suddenly elongated, striking the deep purple Susanoo with immense impact.
Uchiha Katsuya's Susanoo was pushed back, and Uchiha Katsuya himself was involuntarily carried along by the Susanoo, sliding backward.
Uchiha Kagami, relieved of the pressure, quickly dispelled his Susanoo.
His body swayed slightly, and he knelt on the ground, his vision completely blurred due to the overuse of his Mangekyo Sharingan—not yet completely blind, but a temporary blindness caused by overexertion.
"Take a rest.
Your Mangekyo Sharingan should be saved for crucial moments," Danzo Shimura said, coming to Uchiha Kagami's side and patting his shoulder.
"There's no need to waste your precious dōjutsu on such a behemoth and cause unnecessary damage to your Mangekyo Sharingan.
Your two dōjutsu are the most important.
We will handle Susanoo."
"That guy's Susanoo is a bit unusual.
Be careful," Uchiha Kagami said, taking a soldier pill, to Danzo Shimura.
Danzo Shimura nodded, then bit his finger and performed the Summoning Jutsu, summoning their clan's inherited special summoning beast—the Baku!
The Konoha ninjas in the rear lines watched the battle in astonishment.
Choza Akimichi, Uchiha Katsuya's Susanoo, and the summoning beast Baku—three gigantic figures stood on the battlefield.
Amidst them was Hiruzen Sarutobi's ever-changing Adamantine Staff, and Uchiha Kagami lurking nearby, ready to act.
The shock brought by the battlefield was incredibly astonishing.
—Is this the battle of top-tier ninja world powerhouses?
Such a thought couldn't help but arise in everyone's minds.
The battles of top-tier ninja world powerhouses were undoubtedly astonishing, often accompanied by earth-shattering and mountain-splitting might.
Although ninjas could not make up for the gap with their numbers, it often came at a huge cost, and the number base also increased with the strength level.
For individuals, the feeling in their hearts was still very much moved.
The Konoha ninjas at the command layer of the formation quickly called out, clearing an open space here, not attempting to support Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.
To harm that deep purple chakra entity now, they would have to concentrate on using ninjutsu or new ninja tools, creating a bombardment like a "map-wide attack," but for Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others who were operating alone, it would cause unnecessary trouble.
If they didn't want to involve Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, the best approach for the Konoha ninjas was to observe from the sidelines and provide assistance only when Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others gave the command.
Just as the Konoha ninjas began to move, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others exchanged glances.
Then, Choza Akimichi, who was in the rear, got up, took a deep breath, and his butterfly-shaped chakra wings wrapped around his body.
Immediately, he rolled his entire body, transforming into a rapidly spinning ball!
"Human Bullet Tank—!" With Choza Akimichi's roar, the giant ball crashed into the Susanoo's back, causing its body to lose balance instantly.
Just then, Danzo Shimura's summoned beast, Baku, made its move.
A suction force immediately gripped Uchiha Katsuya's body, pulling him involuntarily towards it.
Uchiha Katsuya understood that if he were sucked into the mouth of the summoning beast Baku, he would completely disappear, as if he had never existed in this world.
Now, Uchiha Katsuya could only rely on Susanoo to protect himself.
However, Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared behind Susanoo, simultaneously releasing powerful Wind Release jutsu!
Under the suction of the summoning beast Baku, the power of the Wind Release was amplified once again!
Danzo Shimura was a master of Wind Release.
In the original timeline, he used such means to break through Sasuke Uchiha's Susanoo's defense.
The current Danzo Shimura was younger and stronger, and with Hiruzen Sarutobi assisting him, even if Uchiha Katsuya's Susanoo was of a higher level, it might not be able to withstand it.
As expected, even Uchiha Katsuya's Susanoo, facing the powerful Wind Release jointly unleashed by Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi, was vulnerable.
Moreover, during Choza Akimichi's earlier impact, the Susanoo's outer armor had been unstable for a short time, and this vulnerability was now exploited by the two.
The hard chakra outer armor shattered layer by layer under the continuous Wind Release attacks, exposing Uchiha Katsuya within.
Uchiha Katsuya barely managed to stabilize his body.
His black robe and mask slowly broke apart in the chaotic wind, and he barely managed to prevent himself from being swallowed by Baku's suction.
And just then, a beam of snow-silver light pierced through Uchiha Katsuya's body.
Uchiha Katsuya looked and saw Uchiha Kagami had once again summoned Susanoo.
That beam of light was exactly how it had pierced through Black Zetsu's body last time.
—The Totsuka Blade, itself a collection of sealing jutsu.
While possessing immense destructive power, any creature pierced by its light would be dragged into an eternal world of drunken dreams, never to awaken again.
"Got him," Uchiha Kagami muttered to himself.
In a short time, the four had executed a precise coordinated tactic, stripping away the outer layer of Uchiha Katsuya's Susanoo, allowing Uchiha Kagami's Totsuka Blade to pierce Uchiha Katsuya's body.
With this, Uchiha Katsuya should be sealed.
However, the next scene astonished Uchiha Kagami.
Uchiha Katsuya, pierced by the Totsuka Blade, shattered like glass, leaving no trace.
This was not the scenario of being sealed by the Totsuka Blade.
Uchiha Kagami's gaze shifted, and he saw Uchiha Katsuya appear near the Totsuka Blade.
Uchiha Katsuya unhesitatingly ran backward while blowing a huge orange-red fireball towards Baku.
With a loud bang, Baku, heavily injured in the mouth, painfully dispelled the summoning jutsu and vanished from its spot, returning to where it was before being summoned.
In the roaring flames of the explosion, Uchiha Katsuya's figure shattered like a mirror once again.
And this time, he reappeared nearby, looking somewhat disheveled, slightly out of breath, and profusely sweating from his back.
He whispered, "I didn't expect you to have something like this."
In the nick of time, Uchiha Katsuya used his dōjutsu, substituting a collected soul for his actual body to be pierced by the Totsuka Blade, thereby escaping the Totsuka Blade's sealing.
And in the close proximity after the position swap, his Mangekyo Sharingan, having reached a higher level, clearly perceived the essence of the Totsuka Blade.
At that time, Uchiha Katsuya had thought Black Zetsu was annihilated by Uchiha Kagami's chakra weapon.
Now, it seemed he was actually sealed by this spiritual tool.
If he hadn't possessed such dōjutsu, he might have followed in Black Zetsu's footsteps.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura landed beside Uchiha Kagami, while Choza Akimichi stood behind the three like a guardian god, his massive figure exuding convincing reliability.
They stared intently at Uchiha Katsuya in the distance.
At this moment, most of Uchiha Katsuya's black robe was shattered, revealing his unusual purple skin, and his mask was completely broken, with only a few fragments still hanging in his hair.
A pair of scarlet eyes coldly watched everyone.
"You, what exactly…" Hiruzen Sarutobi gasped.
Uchiha Katsuya's appearance was completely unlike a human, barely maintaining a human form.
"Did you do something to your body?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that there were various strange secret techniques in the ninja world.
In Kirigakure, there was a miraculous secret technique that mixed the bloodline of summoning beasts with humans.
It was said that this would give birth to ninjas who possessed both the characteristics of summoning beasts and humans.
This was not groundless, as he had personally witnessed some Kirigakure ninjas in the Kirigakure battlefield during the Second Great Ninja War who could move freely in the sea and had skin as dark blue as a shark's.
However, such secret techniques, to some extent, came at a great cost and violated moral ethics.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others had always disdained such forbidden jutsu.
Even Danzo Shimura, who in the original timeline also embarked on such a forbidden path, frowned here.
Uchiha Kagami, however, stared at Uchiha Katsuya's eyes.
Now that his Mangekyo Sharingan had barely recovered its vision, with its excellent observational power, he saw that Uchiha Katsuya's Mangekyo Sharingan had a completely different pattern.
It was neither his original Mangekyo Sharingan nor simply Uchiha Ken's Mangekyo Sharingan.
"You actually transplanted Ken's Mangekyo Sharingan with your own, and reached the same level as Uncle Madara," Uchiha Kagami said, shocked.
The other three heard Uchiha Kagami's words, and their hearts immediately skipped a beat.
They, of course, knew what Madara Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan was like.
Unlike ordinary Mangekyo Sharingan, it was a Mangekyo Sharingan that would never lose its light.
As long as chakra allowed, one could use the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan recklessly.
On top of the existing abilities, new ones might even be born.
Madara Uchiha's story was long past, and even for those who had seen Madara Uchiha, it was a distant legend.
But now, a Mangekyo Sharingan of the same level as Madara Uchiha's reappeared before everyone's eyes!
Uchiha Kagami secretly cursed.
His previous plan to engage in a war of attrition was completely wrong.
His Mangekyo Sharingan definitely couldn't win such a battle.
Even if one of Uchiha Katsuya's Mangekyo Sharingan lost its light, his other Mangekyo Sharingan would still be intact.
Damn it, why was Uchiha Katsuya so lucky?
His bloodline had a considerable gap with Uchiha Ken's, so the success rate of transplantation and evolution shouldn't be high.
Uchiha Kagami's gaze shifted to Uchiha Katsuya's strange purple skin, which resembled a beast's hide.
A thought suddenly popped into his mind: "Could it be related to this?"