People are different from each other.
Some people want everyone else in the world to be miserable while only they prosper.
When they see others doing well, they try everything to sabotage, spread rumors, or even directly attack them.
It's hard to even call such people "human."
And heroes are called heroes because they don't see the world with such biases and agendas.
When their world is invaded by external forces and falls into extreme danger, they stand up and use their abilities to save those in distress.
Just like now—while Alexander Pierce was still arguing with the Japanese Prime Minister, the Great Wall Guardians had already left their barely-warmed seats at headquarters in Los Angeles, boarded a Quinjet, and were flying across the ocean toward the disaster zone.
"Uncle Su, are you still in Dragon Country?"
Captain America contacted Su Ye through his earpiece.
When they returned to Earth, they split up—Su Ye went to Dragon Country to deliver equipment, while Captain America and his team returned to Los Angeles to stand by.
Right now, the one closest to Japan was Su Ye.
If he can arrive there as soon as possible, he might not be able to solve the disaster immediately, but he can at least ease the situation.
When Su Ye received Captain America's message, he was dodging the countless lightning bolts in the sky.
"I'm not in Dragon Country, I'm on Japan's side. Currently dodging attacks. What's going on?"
"Dodging attacks?"
The Guardians had already seen live TV footage of Japan being bombarded by relentless lightning strikes. But the camera was too far—they couldn't see Su Ye.
Everyone aboard the Quinjet furrowed their brows.
"Even Uncle Su has to desperately dodge? Is that thing really that powerful?"
Everyone couldn't help but wonder—if it was really that powerful, would their intervention even be useful?
"Success depends on human effort. We have to go no matter what. We'll deal with the specifics when we get there!"
K flew through the air at twice the speed of sound, heading toward the little nation.
The more dangerous it was, the more determined they were to go.
Because their existence itself is synonymous with miracles.
In the skies above Japan, Su Ye was indeed dodging lightning strikes.
Lightning strikes are different from strong winds.
In the wind, you can sway like a piece of seaweed, drifting with the waves, but in lightning, if you're not careful, you'll be turned into a barbecue instantly.
Only because Su Ye was fast enough and had an extremely strong spider sense was, he able to narrowly dodge the overwhelming lightning strikes.
Meanwhile, Mai Shiranui and her group had been hidden away by the newly arrived Kagura Chizuru, who used one of the Three Sacred Treasures—the Yata Mirror—to form an egg-shaped barrier and conceal them.
As for the remaining two, Mature and Vice, they were already so scared that their legs could barely support them.
"I-Is it really that powerful?"
"Just now… Lord Orochi was actually devoured?"
"Goenitz is gone too… What do we do now? Do we still follow the original plan?"
They had originally come to oversee "A," but now they were like two little white rabbits that wandered into a tiger's den, shivering in fear.
These two, who were once proud martial artists and troublemakers under Andy's orders, now only wished they could find a hole to hide in.
But unfortunately, they had no way to escape under Uchida's watchful eyes.
Not only them, but even Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon, who had failed to reach the battlefield and were left behind by J, had also been captured by Uchida.
The four were thrown together, their bodies immobilized by Uchida.
At this point, Uchida's emotions had become somewhat deranged.
"That fly is too fast. Using this kind of attack to catch a single fly is a waste… so you all will take its place."
Hearing that, the four exchanged glances. Benimaru was the first to muster the courage to shout:
"Impossible! We will never surrender! Give up on your delusions!"
"Even if you kill us, we will never serve you!"
Beside him, Goro Daimon also spoke with determination.
But Uchida just laughed.
"You are nothing more than a few live sacrifices. No one cares about how you feel!"
"Live sacrifices?"
"What do you mean?!"
Mature and Vice's faces immediately turned pale.
No way… were they going to be sacrificed just like Goenitz earlier, to summon some entity by offering their bodies to Orochi?
The two exchanged glances, their faces full of resistance.
They'd never even been in a relationship. They only had each other for comfort.
Now, this masked man was actually planning to use them as sacrifices, allowing something else to enter their bodies—and it was very likely to be some stinky old man.
They couldn't accept that.
"We'd rather die!"
The four fighters instantly reached a consensus—they would rather die than submit.
Their guess was correct—Uchida indeed planned to use them as sacrifices to summon the spirits of the dead.
Edo Tensei—Reanimation Jutsu.
Using living people as sacrifices to resurrect the dead.
Although it wasn't true resurrection, the summoned spirits would retain their original appearance and most of their power.
Uchida himself didn't know how to use Edo Tensei, but someone beside him did.
Just as the captives were preparing to face death, a man with dark eyeliner, jet-black hair, eerily pale skin, and a face that resembled a snake appeared behind Uchida.
"The power of these people isn't bad. If we use them as sacrifices, the quality should be decent."
The newly arrived man with eyeliner looked at the captives with a sinister smile, his gaze as if he were selecting the ripest fruit.
"Stop wasting time. Hurry up and get started. Let's end this conflict and achieve our goal!"
Uchida urged impatiently from the side, and the eyeliner man nodded. "Alright, let's begin then."
As he spoke, the man began making hand signs, preparing to use the four martial artists as sacrifices to summon something.
At that moment, more than a dozen figures suddenly rushed in from the side—each one looked exactly like Su Ye.
A few of the Su Ye clones charged towards Uchida and the eyeliner man, while others rushed to grab Mature, Vice, and the others before fleeing.
"Hmph! As expected of Su Shen's son—his main body is being chased by lightning, yet he can still create clones to rescue people!"
"But these clones… they're probably your final backup plan, right?"
Watching the four captives being rescued, Uchida didn't bother to chase them. Instead, after striking a few Su Ye clones and turning them into smoke, he casually pulled out a body and tossed it onto the ground.
It was Goenitz, who had earlier been sacrificed to summon Orochi.
At this moment, Goenitz's eyes were closed, and his face had a faint dark-red hue, but he was not dead.
After the Demonic Statue absorbed Orochi's power, Goenitz was spat out like trash. Now, Uchida Dai and the eyeliner man could recycle him.
Without waiting for Uchida's instructions, the eyeliner man stepped forward and started making hand signs over Goenitz's body.
Soon, a layer of dirt enveloped Goenitz, as if molding him into a clay figurine. In just a few moments, Goenitz's appearance vanished, replaced by a man with long black hair, wearing ancient battle armor, and possessing ripple-like patterns in his eyes.
And this man was none other than Uchida's ancestor—Madara Uchiha.
Madara Uchiha was a forefather of the Uchida clan. Over a decade ago, it was he who had saved a dying Uchida from the battlefield.
Later, Madara died, but Uchida had vowed that once he had enough power and found the right opportunity, he would bring Madara back to life.
Now, he had fulfilled his promise.
Meanwhile, the eyeliner man stared at Madara in astonishment, as if he were gazing at a priceless treasure.
Madara glanced at the eyeliner man but showed no interest in him. Instead, he turned to look at the distant Ten-Tails and frowned slightly.
"Not the complete form?"
Uchida nodded. "The Nine-Tails is inside Su Ye's body—I couldn't get it, so I had to use a nine-headed snake instead."
"A nine-headed snake?" Madara asked again in confusion.
Uchida explained, "It's a legendary beast from this country's mythology—the Yamata no Orochi. Eight branches, nine heads."
"We were originally going for the Nine-Tails… but a nine-headed creature is close enough."
"Heh!"
Madara chuckled and asked, "Who is Su Ye, and why couldn't you get the Nine-Tails?"
"Su Ye is the son of Su Muktian. Su Muktian is this generation's Fourth Hokage!"
What Uchida didn't mention was that the Fourth Hokage was just one of Su Muktian's identities.
"The son of the Fourth Hokage?"
Madara squinted his eyes.
Extracting a Tailed Beast would result in the Jinchūriki's death.
If the Nine-Tails was really inside the Fourth Hokage's son, then this was indeed a tricky situation.
Even though they both had their own ambitions, they wouldn't go as far as to eliminate the Fourth Hokage's bloodline just to achieve them.
After a brief thought, Madara suddenly asked:
"How old is this Fourth Hokage? Does he have a wife? Can he have another child?"
Uchida immediately rolled his eyes.
Look at yourself—are those even words a normal person would say?
Before killing someone's son, you ask if he can still have another… Is this your idea of mercy or consideration?
At this moment, the eyeliner man interjected.
"Actually, the issue isn't whether he can have another child—it's whether you can even catch him. That Su Ye isn't as simple as you think."
"Besides, he isn't alone. His allies and subordinates will arrive soon."
Madara turned and glanced at the eyeliner man, then snorted, "Who is this weakling?"
The eyeliner man was instantly enraged.
'Who do you think you're talking to? I was the one who resurrected you using Edo Tensei! Do you believe I won't just cancel it right now and send you back to the afterlife?!'
Uchida stepped in to provide an introduction.
"He's called the Short but Fierce Orochi. He's the one who used Edo Tensei."
The implication: Right now, you're still under his control, so showing some respect wouldn't hurt.
"Short but Fierce Orochi? What kind of Dragon Country name is that?" Madara looked baffled.
Uchi Dai shook his head. "His mom was Japanese. He grew up here. His nickname is Orochimaru—'maru' means short and fierce…"
"So… your real name is Short Snake?" Madara sneered as he glanced at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru immediately became even more furious. Not only did he feel like his strength was being insulted, but his physical shortcomings were also being mocked.
It was just like what Iron Man's actor, Robert Downey Jr., once said:
If you're handsome and someone calls you ugly, you wouldn't care, because you know it's just a joke.
But if you're actually ugly and someone calls you ugly, you'd get mad—because it's the truth.
So, when Madara directly called him "Short Snake," Orochimaru was absolutely enraged.
Because that was actually true! Otherwise, why else would he desperately modify his body to resemble a snake, making his neck extend at will?
To be honest, he originally didn't intend to modify his neck—it was an accident…
Of course, his creepiness wasn't entirely personal—it was partly because he was Japanese and raised in Japan, so his values got a bit skewed.
At that moment, Orochimaru had only one thought:
'Beat him up!'
Fortunately, at that moment, a streak of light approached rapidly from the distance, shattering the growing awkwardness between the three.
K had arrived. The heroes of the Great Wall Guardians were here.
Captain America, Iron Man, and the other American-born heroes had all arrived. However, Gwen and the other women had gone out for a spa day and missed the flight, so they weren't there.
The Guardians encircled the massive Ten Tails. The battle was about to begin.
At this moment, Su Ye was running through the mountains while carrying Mature and Vice.
Lately, he had noticed a problem—it seemed that people weren't really interested in the plot, they just liked watching the action.
So, in reality, the Su Ye who was soaring through the sky, racing against lightning, was just one of his clones.
The real Su Ye was the one holding Mature and Vice while running away.
The mountain Su Ye was running on was called Akina Mountain. That's right—the same Akina Mountain where the famous tofu shop AE86 had once drifted through corners without even slowing down.
The roads here were rugged, full of sharp turns, especially the final five consecutive hairpin bends—without at least a decade of driving experience, no one would dare to speed through them.
Unfortunately for others, Su Ye's current body was only 19 years old, but his driving experience exceeded ten years.
He was a true, highly skilled veteran driver.
Earlier, Mature and Vice had been so terrified by Uchida and Orochimaru's threats that they couldn't even stand.
Su Ye's arrival made them feel like drowning people who had suddenly grabbed onto a massive wooden log—their only hope for survival.
The two of them immediately clung onto the "log"—Su Ye—holding on tightly, afraid that if they let go, they would fall back into the abyss that could drown them.
Even if they had to die, they would rather die clinging onto this "log."
Thus, as Su Ye ran, they clung onto him like two koalas—one in front, one behind.
Everyone was familiar with the way koalas cling to things… and, on top of that, they were wearing very short skirts…