"Tailed Beast Transformation—" Getting up from the ground, the Five-Tails Jinchūriki stared solemnly at the rapidly approaching Uchiha Fugak
"Tailed Beast Transformation—"
Getting up from the ground, the Five-Tails Jinchūriki stared solemnly at the rapidly approaching Uchiha Fugaku and began his Tailed Beast Transformation.
Blood-red chakra surged from his body, enveloping him completely.
In just a few seconds, he transformed into a monstrous figure with five massive blood-red tails behind him, radiating a devastating aura.
Whoosh!
One of the giant red tails swung violently, whistling through the air like an enormous steel whip as it lashed at Uchiha Fugaku.
Crack—
Fugaku's figure flickered and dodged the incoming tail.
The red tail slammed into the ground, splitting it open and creating a deep fissure dozens of meters long.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
More tails followed, each faster than the last. Their speed surpassed the sound barrier, covering all of Fugaku's escape routes.
Even with his advanced mastery of the Body Flicker Technique, Fugaku found it difficult to dodge them all—so he stopped trying.
"Susanoo."
A black Susanoo materialized around him, now fully armored—the third form of Susanoo.
For most Mangekyō Sharingan users, this third form is the peak of their power. But for him now, it was standard.
Bang, bang, bang!
The high-speed tails slammed into the armored Susanoo. Though they carried terrifying force, they did nothing more than lightly rattle its surface—like tapping on iron.
Uchiha Fugaku wasn't going to just take a beating.
Snap—
Susanoo reached out and grabbed one of the charging tails.
With a powerful pull, he swung the Five-Tails Jinchūriki through the air and threw him away like a ragdoll.
Crack, crack, crack—
The Jinchūriki crashed through several trees before skidding to a stop.
Thanks to the tailed beast chakra cloak surrounding him, he wasn't injured.
Buzz—
He looked at Fugaku with growing fear, then opened his mouth wide.
Yin and Yang chakra gathered rapidly in his jaws, forming a dark, pulsing sphere before launching forward.
It was the strongest tailed beast technique—the Tailed Beast Ball.
Its power far surpassed S-rank ninjutsu. A single blast could destroy half a village.
This was the true terror of a Jinchūriki.
"Tailed Beast Ball…"
In the distance, the seven Uchiha shinobi rescued by the spore clone were watching the battle.
When the middle-aged Uchiha woman saw the glowing sphere forming in the Jinchūriki's mouth, her face turned pale.
During the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha, just one Tailed Beast Ball had demolished half the village.
That unparalleled devastation had burned into her memory with fear.
And now she was seeing it again.
"Patriarch…"
She couldn't help but worry for Uchiha Fugaku.
He was undeniably strong, but he was facing a Jinchūriki—living weapons of the highest order.
"The strongest move of a Tailed Beast, the Tailed Beast Ball? Let's see just how strong it really is."
As the ball of death sped toward him, Uchiha Fugaku raised Susanoo's left arm, positioning its shield in front.
Boom—
The Tailed Beast Ball struck the shield with earth-shaking force, detonating like a colossal explosive.
Even Susanoo's third form, renowned for its defense, began to crack under the impact.
Still, it held.
Though fissures appeared in the surface of the shield, it successfully blocked the full force of the Tailed Beast Ball.
Naturally, it couldn't deflect it—but it had done its job.
"Impressive."
Fugaku looked at the cracks spreading across Susanoo's shield and evaluated calmly.
In terms of pure destructive force, the Five-Tails Jinchūriki surpassed Uchiha Shisui.
Boom—
Controlling Susanoo, Fugaku hurled a black spear from its right hand.
It sliced through the air with a sharp whistle, aimed at the Five-Tails Jinchūriki.
The Jinchūriki reacted quickly, swinging all five tails in front of him as a makeshift shield.
Puff—
The spear tore through the crimson tails, impaled the Jinchūriki's body, and detonated.
A crater formed around him, and the tailed beast chakra cloak was visibly damaged.
"Cough, cough…"
The Jinchūriki stumbled to his feet in a panic.
Without the cloak's full protection, he was clearly injured.
Susanoo could block the Tailed Beast Ball.
But the chakra cloak couldn't withstand a direct hit from Susanoo.
Its defense just didn't compare.
Swish—
Fugaku reappeared next to the Jinchūriki.
Susanoo's massive hand curled into a fist and smashed down.
Bang—
The Jinchūriki hastily raised his tails to block, but it was futile.
The punch shattered his defense, slammed into his body, and sent him flying.
His injuries worsened. Blood spurted from his mouth midair.
"Tailed Beast Ball—"
Over a hundred meters away, the Jinchūriki landed hard and couldn't immediately get up.
Propping himself up on all fours like a beast, he began forming another Tailed Beast Ball.
Swish—
Fugaku used the Body Flicker Technique to sidestep the incoming sphere.
The massive blast tore through the landscape, carving a trench hundreds of meters long.
Meanwhile, Fugaku, like a ghost, closed in again.
Boom—
A new black spear formed in Susanoo's right hand and launched toward the staggering Jinchūriki.
Puff—
It pierced the chakra cloak again. The initial resistance barely lasted a moment before giving way.
The spear ran through his chest—then out the back.
As Fugaku retracted the weapon, it left gaping holes on both sides of the Jinchūriki's body.
Blood poured from his wounds, pooling on the forest floor.
"…"
Staring at Uchiha Fugaku, the Five-Tails Jinchūriki tried to speak—but no sound came.
He stumbled, then collapsed. Lifeless.
The Five-Tails Jinchūriki was dead.
As a perfect Jinchūriki, his power wasn't just Kage-level—it was beyond.
But it didn't matter.
His opponent was Uchiha Fugaku, wielder of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
He never even got to see Fugaku's full power.
To defeat a Jinchūriki stronger than most Kage, Fugaku hadn't needed to go all out.
That was his current strength.
(End of this chapter)