Kitagawa Gen's words made both Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito's faces look rather unpleasant.
Especially for Uchiha Madara—such words had always been what he said to others.
Never did he expect that upon awakening this time, he would actually be looked down upon like this?
"This brat really isn't just ordinarily annoying."
Controlling his Susanoo, Uchiha Madara lightly shook his head and sighed once.
"But your courage is at least worth encouraging. To still boast so loudly in this situation—then…"
Uchiha Madara's gaze sharpened, and the Susanoo under his control also moved at that instant.
The colossal Susanoo's ninja blade was drawn in an instant, and that vast power immediately stirred the surrounding air currents into wild turbulence.
Even before his attack had been unleashed, the ground beneath his feet had already collapsed!
"I want to see whether you really have the strength to back up your big talk!"
The azure chakra giant, over two hundred meters tall, gripped its enormous blade and swung it down fiercely toward Kitagawa Gen.
In an instant, the earth surged, sand and stones flew; even distant mountain peaks that had not yet collapsed were split cleanly in half by the blade aura cleaved forth from that strike!
...
"What kind of power is that?"
At that moment, all those watching from afar were shaken to the core.
A single Susanoo alone already resembled a god, making people shudder in fear.
It had already forced Deidara and Ōnoki to take action, compelled the entire village to evacuate, and still the village ended up destroyed to this state.
And now two Susanoo appeared at once—and one of them was even larger—making the terror they felt all the more overwhelming.
Such oppressive might, such despair, was truly beyond words!
"Damn it, we're done for."
Ōnoki's expression was the ugliest of all. He no longer dared to hover in the air and instead regrouped with Deidara, Kurotsuchi, and Jiraiya.
Facing such gigantic beings, a chill truly ran through his heart.
The appearance of Uchiha Madara alone was already suffocating; a Madara who could use Wood Release brought only despair—and this guy wasn't even alone.
Two colossal Susanoo—just standing there—were enough to make one's blood run cold.
"We should move even farther back. A battle like this isn't something we can deal with at all."
Jiraiya couldn't help but voice a reminder, his face particularly complex now.
"Gen should be fine. Even if he can't win, he still has the Flying Thunder God to retreat."
"Hey, aren't you guys underestimating him too much? Don't tell me you've never seen him go all out before?"
Before Jiraiya's words even finished, Deidara looked over with a strange expression, his words making Sasuke and Naruto turn to him in surprise.
Seeing their reactions, Deidara's expression grew even stranger.
"Looks like you really haven't seen it, huh? Then why don't you take a good look right now!"
Kitagawa Gen's…
Full strength?
That remark sounded rather odd. Had they really never seen Kitagawa Gen fight at full power?
But in the next instant, their eyes went wide!
Facing Susanoo's successive attacks, Kitagawa Gen was extremely agile—so nimble that none of them could land a hit on him.
…
"This guy moves like a loach."
Uchiha Obito let out a cold snort; he originally had no intention of joining hands with Uchiha Madara.
But since Kitagawa Gen's attacks had already swept toward him, there was no way he could simply do nothing.
Since that guy was seeking death, he would be sure to satisfy him completely!
Only, he found that whether it was himself or Uchiha Madara, neither of them seemed to have any effective way to deal with this man.
The ground was collapsing continuously, cracks spreading one after another like yawning chasms, yet Kitagawa Gen always managed to perfectly avoid every one of their attacks.
"Looks like you're even better at hiding than I imagined, Kitagawa Gen!"
Uchiha Obito watched as Kitagawa Gen leapt once more to dodge the long blade of Madara's Susanoo, and he seized the chance to ready another swing.
...
'Almost there. I've got a handle on the speed of these two Susanoo now.'
In midair, seeing Obito's movement, Kitagawa Gen this time had no intention of dodging again.
Up to this point, he had been confirming certain things—but now, all the answers had been obtained.
Staring at the blade slashing toward him head-on, Kitagawa Gen suddenly halted in midair, and in the next moment, his body dropped swiftly, perfectly evading the strike.
"Damn!"
Seeing this, Obito controlled his Susanoo without hesitation, swinging another blade in reverse.
That roaring energy seemed as though it would shatter the very space itself!
Yet to Obito's disbelief, Kitagawa Gen's agility was enough to make him suffocate.
The enormous Susanoo, terrifying as it was, seemed clumsy in comparison before Kitagawa Gen.
He stepped onto Susanoo's body, then quickly rushed upward, as if intending to reach the very top of Obito's Susanoo.
"Damn ant."
Obito cursed under his breath and immediately made his Susanoo leap up, swinging its arm heavily.
Under the momentum of both forces, Kitagawa Gen didn't force himself to continue upward but instead made a clean leap, sending himself soaring into the air.
"Hmph."
Uchiha Madara gave a cold snort. He had never deigned to cooperate with Uchiha Obito, but he did want to see Kitagawa Gen's limits.
So arrogant—perhaps he bore a trace of Hashirama's shadow.
Especially since he had heard that Kitagawa Gen's Wood Release was said to be very powerful!
[Buzz—]
His Susanoo moved in an instant, and his control over it was far more deft than Obito's.
"Your Wood Release—show me just how strong it really is!"
Susanoo's blade kept sweeping outward in all directions, each slash spreading its force farther and farther.
That violent power nearly annihilated Iwagakure completely; its frenzied motion made everyone's scalp tingle in dread.
...
"Kitagawa Gen… Deidara said that you once unleashed a Wood Release over a kilometer tall. Now, it truly all depends on you."
Ōnoki muttered inwardly, but in the next instant, accompanied by a deafening crash, he, Sasuke, and Jiraiya all froze.
They saw Uchiha Madara's Susanoo swing its blade once again, yet Kitagawa Gen suddenly slashed out the black short blade in his hand!
[Clang—]
That sharp, piercing metallic ring resounded throughout the entirety of Iwagakure, and in that instant, Uchiha Madara's brow furrowed.
Because the massive blade of Susanoo had actually been cut in two by Kitagawa Gen!
'What…'
Uchiha Madara was somewhat incredulous; for Susanoo's blade to shatter—such power was beyond belief even to him.
His gaze fixed upon Kitagawa Gen, and in a flash, a terrifying thought sprang to his mind.
'Is that Yin–Yang Release?'
Having once awakened the Rinnegan, he was extremely sensitive to Yin–Yang Release.
But he knew better than anyone just how difficult it was to attain!
Even for him, it had required gathering the "power of all creation" and waiting for decades before finally awakening the Rinnegan at the moment of death.
And it was only through the Rinnegan that he had gained a measure of "Yin–Yang Release" power.
As for ordinary people—he had never seen anyone capable of reaching that level!
'How did this brat accomplish that?'
Uchiha Madara grew highly alert inside, but Uchiha Obito's eyes faintly lit up.
After shattering Uchiha Madara's Susanoo blade, Kitagawa Gen's figure paused slightly in place—an opportunity not to be missed!
"Die, you damned loach!"
With a furious roar, Obito's colossal Susanoo swung its blade down at Kitagawa Gen once more.
[Boom—]
He unleashed his full power, to the point that even space itself twisted intensely at that moment.
That tremendous force instantly turned the already-ruined ground into something like butter; dust billowed wildly, and boulders were sent flying.
That sudden strike made everyone's hearts tighten in dread—whoever took a blow like that would surely die without a doubt!
Yet, strangely, Uchiha Obito's expression seemed somewhat grim, and even Uchiha Madara at his side looked slightly stunned.
"The power of Susanoo is indeed formidable—truly worthy of being the Uchiha clan's ultimate strength."
Kitagawa Gen's voice slowly sounded from within the swirling dust, as Uchiha Obito gritted his teeth and moved Susanoo's blade aside.
But to his shock, he found that he couldn't move at all—and the moment he tried, the smoke and dust dispersed!
"What is that…"
Everyone saw that Kitagawa Gen was now standing atop Susanoo's massive blade, and his voice was so calm it sent chills through their hearts.
"Its speed isn't really that fast… and I've always been curious about one thing."
[Buzz—]
In an instant, Kitagawa Gen leapt upward.
His speed was terrifyingly fast—like lightning itself—and by the time Obito realized it, Kitagawa Gen was already at eye level with him!
"Is Susanoo's defense truly as unbreakable as the legends say?"
Obito's expression changed drastically; he immediately controlled Susanoo to defend.
He didn't know what Kitagawa Gen was about to do, but he could feel real danger!
"This brat—"
Uchiha Madara at the side instinctively sensed something was wrong as well, but before he could react, Kitagawa Gen's speed exploded once more.
[Whoosh—]
That ghostlike figure spun once in midair, and in the next instant, accelerated sharply, breaking straight through Susanoo's defense.
[Crack—]
With a shattering sound like glass, Susanoo's crystalline shell burst apart—and Kitagawa Gen was already before Obito!
"Damn it!"
Obito's face twisted in alarm; even he hadn't expected Susanoo to be destroyed in an instant.
He tried to activate Kamui, but Kitagawa Gen's speed was far too great—he didn't give him even a fraction of a chance!
[Bang—]
With a dull, heavy thud, Kitagawa Gen's kick smashed into his body.
He felt his bones about to shatter; the immense force and searing pain contorted his entire face.
His body was blown away in an instant, and the enormous Susanoo, along with him, was sent flying—collapsing completely on the spot!
The blue chakra scattered unceasingly through the sky and earth, and the asura that had brought such devastation to Iwagakure began to dissipate just like that.
From afar, Ōnoki and the others were utterly dumbfounded—they could not even imagine what had just happened.
That enormous monster… had actually been destroyed just like that?
"What kind of power is this?"
Uchiha Obito was equally unable to comprehend it. His body, like a cannonball, slammed hard into the ground, tumbling backward again and again.
The rubble and ruins along the roadside were smashed to pieces as he rolled; his head rang loudly, and even now he couldn't understand one thing.
"I've grown stronger. With Rin's encouragement, I've gained even greater power."
"But…"
"Why is it like this again?!"
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