Inside the Konoha camp, Shisui Uchiha placed a hand on Might Guy's shoulder, offering a reassuring pat.
The younger shinobi's expression flickered with emotions—an unspoken struggle between admiration for his father and the weight of others' perceptions.
Then—
BOOM!
A sudden, powerful shockwave erupted from outside the camp.
The earth split apart beneath their feet, deep cracks spreading out like spiderwebs. Several tents collapsed instantly, their wooden poles snapping like twigs.
The attack came too suddenly—most shinobi barely had time to react.
"What's going on?!"
Guy immediately flipped backward, landing on solid ground that had not yet cracked.
Not far from him, Shisui had also landed in a defensive stance, his gaze locked onto something in the distance.
Guy followed his line of sight—
And then, his pupils shrank in horror.
A monstrosity had emerged outside the Konoha camp.
A towering, grotesque creature with a monstrous body and a grotesque face loomed over the battlefield.
It had nine closed eyes upon its deformed head, and its massive frame bore strange protrusions—gnarled wooden growths that made it appear even more unnatural.
"What the hell is that?!"
Several Konoha shinobi staggered backward, their voices trembling in fear.
This was not a tailed beast.
Yet its sheer size and aura of dread were no weaker than a Bijū.
Where had it come from?
How had it suddenly appeared here?
Konoha's high-ranking officers—Uchiha Fugaku, Hyūga Tenki, and Senju Nawaki—stood in formation, their expressions grim. Even for them, the sight of this monstrosity sent shivers down their spines.
Fugaku, the leader of the Uchiha, forced himself to remain composed.
"Do not panic!" he commanded. "All units—"
ROOOOOOAAARRR!!!
A deafening howl erupted from the creature's mouth.
The very air trembled as sound waves rippled outward, distorting space itself.
But this was no ordinary roar.
It carried with it a paralyzing fear, sinking into the very hearts of the Konoha shinobi.
Some froze in place, their bodies refusing to move. Their eyes glazed over in silent horror.
Inside the creature—
A shadowed figure lurked within its monstrous form.
A skeletal old man, his face like a withered tree, watched the battlefield with a sinister smile.
Madara Uchiha.
His gnarled fingers moved through a series of intricate hand seals.
The monster roared once more—
And this time, it raised one of its enormous hands and swung downward toward the Konoha camp.
BOOOOM!
The cracked ground gave way completely, a massive shockwave tearing through the camp.
Dozens of Konoha shinobi were flattened instantly, their bodies crushed into unrecognizable masses beneath the devastating impact.
"Scatter—NOW!"
Fugaku's desperate shout snapped many shinobi out of their trance.
The camp was too compact—if they remained clustered together, they would be wiped out in moments.
But just as they tried to retreat—
The monster charged forward, rampaging directly into their ranks.
Was this another forbidden jutsu from Kirigakure?
Had the Misty Village, long silent in the global conflict, suddenly revealed an abomination of this scale?
Nawaki gritted his teeth.
"Konoha will not fall here!"
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Jutsu!"
A massive torrent of water erupted from his hands, forming into a towering wave that surged toward the golem-like creature.
Within the beast, Madara let out a low chuckle.
"Hashirama's grandson?"
He smirked.
"This power is so pitiful."
The monster's mouth opened wide.
A glowing energy began to swirl within.
Then—
ROOOOOARRRR!!!
A translucent dragon burst forth from its maw, twisting and coiling like a spectral serpent.
"What in the—?!"
Nawaki's pupils shrank.
The moment the dragon collided with his waterfall jutsu—
BOOOOOOM!
The raging torrent was obliterated instantly, reduced to mere mist.
The spectral dragon surged forward.
For a split second, Nawaki hesitated.
Then—
A chilling, primal fear overtook him.
His entire body screamed at him to run.
Abandoning his hand seals, he vanished from his position just in time—
Because the moment the spectral dragon entered the Konoha camp—
It passed through the shinobi, and every ninja it touched immediately froze.
Their eyes rolled back in sheer terror.
Then—
A blinding white light erupted from their heads—
And semi-transparent, ghostly figures were ripped from their bodies.
Their souls—
Were devoured.
"WHAT?!"
Not far away, Kato Dan's face paled as he witnessed the horrific sight.
As a practitioner of the Spirit Transformation Jutsu, he knew exactly what had just happened.
"Their... souls were forcibly devoured!"
He had heard of no such jutsu.
A technique that could tear the soul from a living body—
This was beyond human comprehension.
Nearby, Fugaku's Sharingan spun wildly as he tried to process the nightmare unfolding before him.
This wasn't a Bijū.
This was something worse.
Something not meant to exist.
"DAMN IT!"
Fugaku clenched his fists.
They couldn't stop this thing.
They couldn't even slow it down.
If this continued, Konoha's forces would be annihilated!
The monster seemed to relish the slaughter.
A dark, twisted pleasure glowed in its horrid expression as it consumed more souls.
Hyūga Tenki gritted his teeth.
"Damn it! It looks so happy!" he growled.
As the golem's nine eyes slowly began to open, terror spread across the battlefield.
Then—
A deep voice cut through the chaos.
"Eight Gates"
The words echoed.
Several shinobi turned in shock.
The air itself seemed to hum with an unnatural power.
A green aura flared—
Then exploded outward.
"The Sixth Gate... Gate of View—OPEN!"
Might Duy stood at the center of the battlefield, his body glowing emerald.
His face was flushed red, his eyes sharp and unyielding.
Nearby shinobi froze in awe.
This Genin, whom many had mocked for years—
Possessed such overwhelming power?
But Duy was not done.
His aura intensified, surging higher.
The green glow transformed—
Turning into blue steam.
The Seventh Gate—Gate of Wonder OPEN!
A deep, guttural roar erupted from Duy's throat.
The earth trembled beneath him.
Konoha's shinobi, who had been frozen in despair just moments ago—
Could only watch.
Then—
In the blink of an eye—
Might Duy disappeared.
And a thunderous impact—
Like the roar of a raging beast—
Shook the battlefield.
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