Chapter 108: Susanoo - Asura Form
Swish! Swish swish!
Dozens of black shadows leaped and flashed across rooftops and trees, rushing towards the Uchiha clan grounds.
The Third Hokage had already "explained" the situation to them.
The Uchiha clan had been invaded and slaughtered by several unknown ninja; their Uchiha compatriots now needed their aid.
As for the number of invaders, their identities, and strength...
All unknown.
Amidst this somewhat silent and oppressive atmosphere, one person, however, seemed out of place.
"Guy..."
Watching Might Guy waving his arms as he ran, looking left and right, Kakashi's lip twitched. "This is a call for ANBU ninja. Why did you follow?"
It was clearly a very serious occasion, but as soon as this "Rare Beast" appeared, it became exceptionally incongruous.
It made it hard for even himself to be serious.
Might Guy snapped back to reality upon hearing this, grinning widely, his perfectly white teeth shining with a dazzling light.
"This is youth! Youth never stops!"
Kakashi patted his forehead somewhat helplessly, sighing inwardly.
No wonder Lord Third didn't agree to Guy joining ANBU; even that guy Danzō, who wasn't picky, didn't approve his application to join.
ANBU, fully known as the Assassination Tactical Special Unit, had members selected from the village's elite ninja. They were primarily responsible for protecting the Hokage, preventing foreign enemies from invading Konoha, and sometimes also handled tasks like enemy reconnaissance and assassination.
ANBU members wear white masks imitating animals when on duty, and all information regarding their missions and other details is kept confidential.
If this guy Guy joined ANBU, could ANBU still remain hidden in the shadows?
Enemy: Who are you? Which village are you from?
Guy: I won't tell you! Taste my Leaf Strong Whirlwind!!
"...Really now, what on earth am I thinking."
Kakashi shook his head, trying to dispel these useless thoughts.
He looked at Guy beside him, about to say something, but then abruptly looked up towards the horizon.
"Huh? Why did you suddenly stop?"
Might Guy asked in astonishment, then followed Kakashi's gaze.
BOOM!!!
Accompanied by a massive roar, the ground also experienced an extremely strong tremor.
The ANBU members halted their advance, all looking towards the distant direction.
Above the Uchiha clan grounds, a dazzling golden light shot up into the sky, appearing exceptionally eye-catching in the dark night.
"Did something happen on Itachi's side?"
The leading Sarutobi Hiruzen's face instantly darkened. "Could it be... he's fighting Uchiha Fugaku?"
He was leading ANBU to provide support, but he never intended to help the Uchiha out of their predicament.
This was just a stopgap measure.
After all, even if the blame could be pinned on Danzō, doing nothing in the face of the Uchiha's call for help would definitely cause dissatisfaction among the ninja clans.
But he had already calculated the time.
The Uchiha cleansing operation should have ended by now, so how...
Before he could sort out his thoughts, a series of loud bangs came from the direction of the golden light.
Immediately after, the earth began to tremble with it.
"This... what's with this powerful chakra fluctuation?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes hardened. He clenched his teeth and ordered: "All units! Advance at full speed!"
Shinnosuke, you absolutely mustn't get into trouble!
...
Inside the Uchiha clan grounds.
A golden projection emerged from Menma's body, and immediately, a materialized golden chakra surged from within him.
First, countless bones formed into a giant chakra giant, enveloping Menma's entire person.
But it wasn't over.
Golden chakra continued to gather on the skeletal giant, followed by meridians, then muscles, and finally, a golden outer cloak.
In just a few breaths, a half-bodied giant clad in a golden chakra cloak appeared before Itachi.
A domineering, majestic aura was wantonly unleashed, causing the ground to tremble and countless grains of sand and dust to swirl in the air.
"This..."
Itachi slightly steadied his stance.
Seeing the half-bodied giant before him, no less imposing than his own, and looking at the masked man's bewitching and bizarre three-tomoe Sharingan, Itachi's eyes were filled with utter shock.
"Second form Susanoo? What kind of joke is this!"
This greatly differed from the information he saw on the Uchiha stone tablet.
Isn't Susanoo a pupil technique that can only be awakened with the Mangekyō Sharingan?!
Then what's with this guy before him?
He used Susanoo with just a three-tomoe Sharingan?
And unlike himself, this guy didn't look strained at all.
Under the illumination of the golden light, Itachi's thoughts once again fell into disarray.
"Could it be genjutsu?"
This thought couldn't help but pop into Itachi's head.
However, Menma didn't give him more time to think.
Crack crack crack!
Menma, standing within the golden giant, lightly clenched his fist, and the golden giant mirrored the action.
The chakra giant's speed was completely unlike its clumsy, massive appearance; it moved with exceptional swiftness, its fist smashing down fiercely towards the red half-bodied giant.
The ground was instantly destroyed, the resulting hurricane even sweeping surrounding buildings into the air.
Kzzzzzt!!
Itachi snapped back to reality, controlling his Susanoo to somewhat wretchedly dodge the punch.
"This isn't any illusion at all. Meaning, the Susanoo before my eyes is genuine."
Itachi looked up, meeting Menma's eyes, who stood within the golden giant.
Those scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan flickered, making Itachi's body involuntarily stiffen.
His vision once again plunged into darkness and scarlet. The man sitting on the mountain of corpses seemed to cast his cold gaze upon him again.
Wounds ravaged his body, countless streams of blood gushing out.
But this only lasted for a brief moment before Itachi broke free from the genjutsu again.
Meanwhile, a giant golden longsword had also appeared in the golden giant's hand, swinging towards him again with a fierce gust of wind.
This weapon was different from most longswords; its blade and edge were perfectly straight, upright and impartial, yet its spine was thicker than that of an ordinary sword.
Swordsmanship values weight, swordplay values lightness, but this weapon possessed both the kingly style of a sword and the domineering aura of a saber.
The blade was enveloped in a mist-like golden chakra, instilling a sense of awe from the bottom of one's heart in anyone facing this weapon.
In Menma's view, it more closely resembled the Tang Dynasty's horizontal sword (Tang Heng Dao).
"Damn it!"
Because the genjutsu had delayed his evasion, Itachi couldn't directly dodge this strike and could only raise the Yata Mirror to block it head-on.
BOOM!!
The instant the longsword and Yata Mirror collided, a thick cloud of dust billowed up, obscuring Menma's vision, making it impossible to see the situation within the dust.
However, he also felt the Susanoo he controlled being hit by a powerful force, unable to advance even an inch.
"Is this the power of a divine weapon?"
Yata Mirror, a divine shield of unknown origin, capable of defending against all physical and ninjutsu attacks, similarly hailed as an invincible defense.
The absolute defense of Susanoo, plus the invincible Yata Mirror...
"Any technique or ninja tool is related to the ninja's own chakra. Once the amount of chakra required for defense exceeds that of the wielder, then this 'absolute' will also lose its meaning."
Menma's lips curled slightly upwards, revealing a smile.
Towards legendary divine weapons, he had long been itching to test this legendary power.
When the dust settled.
"Huff! Huff!"
Uchiha Itachi panted heavily, blood still continuously flowing from his eyes.
But the imposing figure of the red giant, fully manifested, was now clad in Tengu armor over the original Susanoo base.
This was the third form of Susanoo, slightly taller than the Susanoo Menma had condensed. The consumption of chakra and pupil power also increased significantly.
The red armored giant held the Yata Mirror, perfectly blocking Menma's attack.
"Cough!"
Uchiha Itachi somewhat laboriously stood up, then swung the Yata Mirror, swatting the golden giant aside.
Looking at the repelled golden giant, his expression grew even graver.
"Just a three-tomoe Sharingan, yet it can use genjutsu to restrict my body."
Although it was just a three-tomoe Sharingan, he felt that eye couldn't be judged by common sense.
And because of this, he couldn't fathom the upper limit of this fellow's strength.
In this case, even he would have to fight with all his might.
However, using the third form of Susanoo now would be very strenuous; if it dragged on, his body wouldn't be able to bear it.
If he continued to test the opponent's strength and trump cards, that would undoubtedly be the most foolish decision.
"Must end this quickly!!"
After the two giants separated, Menma stood steadily not far away, a smile flashing in his eyes.
"Very powerful strength, a very satisfactory weapon."
Feeling the immense power of Susanoo, Menma's mood, which had been soured by the Crow Clone and Tsukuyomi, improved considerably.
But some doubt still lingered in his heart.
The technique Susanoo is actually a product of the combination of one's own pupil power and chakra. The projected color corresponds to one's own chakra nature.
So, in theory, the color of every Susanoo should be monochrome, because everyone's chakra nature is constant.
A golden Susanoo indeed looked majestic and domineering, but for some reason...
"Why does it feel like there's an even more brutal and evil power hidden within?"
Just then, a green figure emitting chakra mist suddenly appeared, rushing towards Menma's golden giant while shouting.
"Ada! Leaf Strong Whirlwind!"
BOOM!!!
In an instant Menma didn't even react to, a seemingly small fist collided head-on with the golden Susanoo.
The next second, under Menma's dumbfounded gaze, the outer cloak of the second form Susanoo actually cracked.
Crack crack crack!!
Golden chakra fragments scattered in the night sky, eventually turning back into chakra and slowly disappearing into mid-air.
"This..."
Nearby, Uchiha Itachi, realizing the opportunity, no longer hesitated, directly coordinating with the green figure to attack Menma.
The ANBU ninjas, including Kakashi, were all utterly shocked, gazing at the two god-like giants, that green meddling stick, and the Uchiha clan grounds that were being turned upside down.
The roar of the earth-shattering tremors made their eardrums ache. Flying debris, accompanied by swirling dust and howling wind, shot out in all directions, striking even more fear into their hearts.
Never mind intervening in the battle, they even had to carefully hide far away just to observe.
No one had ever imagined the battle taking place in the Uchiha clan grounds would be so terrifying.
Susanoo, this Mangekyō Sharingan pupil technique, had already surpassed their understanding of ninjutsu.
Oh right, and that kappa ninja who dared to charge in recklessly...
"Who is that guy?"
An ANBU ninja couldn't help but ask.
Looking at the green figure that occasionally interjected, Kakashi also twitched his lip.
"Ah~ That guy Guy, really..."
Just now when they arrived at the Uchiha clan grounds and saw the two chakra giants, they hadn't even reacted yet.
That guy Guy just started yelling "Youth is burning!" and directly opened the Seventh Gate of the Eight Gates, rushing forward.
Should he be praised for his courage, or for his ignorant fearlessness?
Meanwhile, Menma was somewhat strenuously dealing with the attacks from Might Guy and Uchiha Itachi.
This guy Might Guy attacked him without distinguishing friend from foe, truly catching him off guard!
"What a reckless fellow!"
Looking at the green figure that occasionally threw a punch or a kick, Menma smiled somewhat helplessly.
You know, force is mutual.
To shatter Susanoo, Might Guy's fingers must have broken, right?
A guy like this is simply too much of a headache.
Just as Menma blocked Itachi's attack and was again looking for the green figure,
That green figure suddenly appeared behind Menma. His blood-engorged, reddened body emitted green chakra. As he moved, he even stirred the air, overturning the ground.
Snap!
Under the enhancement of the Gate of Shock, the chakra within Might Guy's body was once again replenished.
His body's recovery ability was further liberated. Guy directly snapped his broken fingers back into place. They gradually healed, even the bloodstains evaporating into the air.
Realizing his physical body couldn't clash head-on with this giant, Might Guy leaped directly into mid-air.
"Morning Peacock!!"
He was seen rapidly punching downwards in mid-air, his punching speed even causing the air friction to generate balls of fire.
The flames scattering from his fists dyed the sky red, bright as sunrise, dazzling as a peacock's tail feathers!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!
Under this attack, the golden giant was forced back, unable to bear the load.
The violent impacts gave no room for even a breath, even affecting Menma within the Susanoo, making him feel a tightness in his chest.
"Konoha's Azure Beast... is he a mad dog?"
Seeing this scene, Menma couldn't help but feel a wave of helplessness.
What a troublesome fellow!
But...
Facing this fist-to-flesh, no-holds-barred fighting style, an unrestrained smile couldn't help but appear on Menma's lips.
"This isn't a ninja game, this is a real battle!!"
Instantly, Menma brought his hands together in a virtual clasp, the tips of his thumbs, middle fingers, and ring fingers touching, index and little fingers bent and joined, forming a seal unseen by any ninja present.
In a flash, the Sharingan in his eye sockets flickered with an ominous, scarlet brilliance. His entire body was suffused with a scarlet chakra full of ominous, brutal aura. His originally deep blue eyes, like the deep sea, also gradually became covered in black.
His killing intent was completely undisguised, giving off an eerie feeling that sent a chill down the spines of everyone present!
"ROAR!!"
Immediately after, a dark red projection shot out from Menma's body, letting out a beast-like roar. Chakra, like liquid, gradually spread over the body of the golden half-bodied giant.
Finally appearing before everyone was a crimson giant with four arms and a ferocious, Asura-like face.
(End of Chapter)
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