"What the hell kind of jutsu is this?! It's freaking terrifying!"
The two remaining Sound ninja froze, their hearts gripped by the icy breath of death. Just moments ago, their comrade was alive and kicking—now reduced to nothing by a single blaze.
"This technique is called Amaterasu! But it's far beyond your ordinary Amaterasu!"
Kazama, having successfully fused with the Qinglian Earth Core Fire, spoke calmly as he lifted the unconscious Sakura into his arms.
"Kazama!"
Naruto's voice rang out with excitement from nearby as he spotted Kazama. Even Sasuke, who usually scoffed at Kazama's antics, couldn't hide his relief.
Without Kazama earlier, Sasuke had felt it firsthand—navigating the Forest of Death without him was like wading through quicksand.
"Quit acting so damn high and mighty!"
The two Sound ninja, though scared out of their wits, refused to take Kazama seriously. They figured their fallen comrade had just been careless, letting Kazama get the drop on him.
Now that they were on guard, there was no way Kazama could beat them.
"Amaterasu this, 'not ordinary' that—shine your mom's face, you poser!"
"Yeah, can't even name your own jutsu properly, and you're trying to flex on us Sound ninja? Eat crap!"
Kazama smirked coldly at the Sound ninja's arrogance, even as they stood on death's doorstep.
"Killing you two clowns would be child's play. But since you hurt my teammate, I'm gonna show you what *real* terror looks like before you die!"
"Tch, scare your mom, you punk! We're born fearless—what's so scary about you?"
As the two oblivious Sound ninja kept hurling insults at Kazama, a faint red skeleton flickered into existence around him.
Tendons, armor, wings on its back, and legs formed rapidly, completing a towering, mountain-like figure. Its aura was even more overwhelming than a Tailed Beast's, making the vast Forest of Death seem puny in comparison.
"Just how strong has Kazama gotten?!"
Back in the village, the Third Hokage, watching the Chunin Exams through his crystal ball, was drawn in by Kazama's jaw-dropping display.
"This kind of power… even I might not be able to match it!"
As the Hokage gaped, cracks began spiderwebbing across his crystal ball.
"Is this the power of a god, the Susanoo that brings certain death to anyone who lays eyes on it?"
Sasuke, an Uchiha himself, stared in awe at his clan's forbidden technique. But this Susanoo was far larger, far more terrifying than the one Kazama had used in the Land of Waves.
"This is the *Perfect Susanoo*!"
As if answering Sasuke's shock, Kazama's low voice echoed.
The two Sound ninja below, insignificant as ants, collapsed to the ground, their eyes hollow with fear.
"Killing chickens doesn't require a butcher's blade, but I, Kazama Sanada, *love* using a butcher's blade for chickens!"
With a flash, two massive Susanoo swords crashed down.
The apocalyptic force obliterated everything in its path.
Forget the two Sound ninja—the entire Forest of Death was leveled in an instant.
"Is this kid insane?! It's just a Chunin Exam—put on a show and call it a day! Did he really need to make this big a mess?"
The Third Hokage sighed, exasperated.
He quickly led a squad of Anbu to the Forest of Death, erecting a barrier to contain the Perfect Susanoo's devastating power and protect the Hidden Leaf Village.
"Lord Kazama's signal!"
Zabuza and Haku, who had been waiting on the outskirts of the village, seized the chaos to slip into the Hidden Leaf.
Kazama's use of the Perfect Susanoo wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision—it was a calculated move.
He'd unleashed it to sow chaos, giving Zabuza and Haku the perfect chance to infiltrate the village.
Because Kazama's revenge against Danzo was finally set to begin.