All the remaining energy in Uchiha Itachi's body was absorbed by Uchiha Yue, leaving the corpse bone-dry.
"What… how is this possible?" In the distance, Obito, already down a hand, stared at the towering figure with a grimace. He had never expected his supposedly foolproof plan to exterminate the Uchiha to take such a terrifying turn: not only had his prized piece died, but he himself had lost a hand. If he hadn't escaped so quickly, he might be lying dead beside Itachi.
"Who are you?" Obito clenched his remaining fist and glared at Yue, who looked like a demon under the moon. This was no ordinary Uchiha. In this world, apart from Madara and Kaguya, no one should know his true identity—yet this man clearly did.
"Heh. Obito Uchiha—your turn!" the massive, dark-blue giant said as it slowly turned. Moonlight streamed across it like silver threads; a pair of scarlet eyes fixed on Obito, then the giant lunged with terrifying force.
"Heh… whoever you are…" Obito sneered, then activated his space-time technique. The surrounding air warped like water flushing down a drain, intending to swallow Yue.
"Kill you!" Obito's shout vanished as a colossal palm slammed down, leaving a massive handprint in the rubble.
"Did you run away?" Yue inspected the handprint, raised his hand, and casually slapped beside him. A faint scream cut off—like smacking a mosquito—and Elise opened his palm to find a blood-red mess and a shred of clothing. "Hah—so weak. You want to be my enemy?"
Black flames danced in his hand; the bloody remains turned to ash and fell. His scarlet eyes scanned the area, and expressionless shinobi materialized around him. What had been a long, brutal battle had actually lasted only a few dozen seconds.
"The Uchiha clan is finished…" An old man with a hunched figure and a bandaged face stepped forward, greed in his eyes. "Unexpected—someone from the Uchiha has awakened those eyes… and Susanoo. Itachi was killed by you? What a pity."
Danzo stared at Yue in disbelief. He had not expected Itachi to be so thoroughly wasted; he had been outmaneuvered.
Yue smiled, then spoke with cold amusement. "Ha. The fight's over. Ants—your time is up."
At Danzo's command, the Root ANBU surged forward: "Kill him! Gouge out those eyes!" Dozens of techniques rained down on the Susanoo as it swelled into something more monstrous.
The jutsu sparks blew apart on the giant's form, failing to harm it; instead, their energy was absorbed and fed into Yue, making him stronger and stronger.
Rumble—bang! Without any fancy moves, Yue simply raised his hands and slapped—over and over—like swatting insects. In an instant, many Root shinobi were flattened into gore.
Alarm spread. Root members discovered their chakra bleeding away into the giant. Moonlight around the area dimmed; the air grew colder, as if the giant was siphoning heat and chakra. Rather than weakening, it kept growing, its power escalating frighteningly.
They couldn't kill it—draining them was futile. It was a monster. But it was already too late. In moments, many Root operatives were dead. Danzo's face fell; the elite troops under his command had perished without even a chance to resist.
"In that case, let me test your strength!" Danzo cried, vanishing into an afterimage as he charged the giant.
"Oh—coming to me instead of running? Bold, Danzo. Then I'll give you a ride!" Yue rolled his eyes, grabbed Danzo's silhouette, and slammed down. A terrifying airburst followed.
Danzo leapt up and produced a kunai, stabbing at the rock-hard Susanoo with a fierce expression. With a soft crack, the kunai shattered.
Danzo's pupils went wide. He dodged, but it was too late: a massive hand struck, grazing his legs. With a sickening snap, Danzo's legs broke and he was flung to the ground.
"Ahem… Susanoo—how can it be this powerful?" the broken man croaked, staring at Yue as he approached. He wiped blood from his face. Yue looked down at Danzo for a beat.
Now.
"This is my chance!" Danzo thought. He hurriedly untied the bandage around his face, revealing an eye hidden beneath.
"Now—launch!" he muttered.
Under the moonlight the demonic figure halted. Inside the Susanoo's chest, Yue's head bowed like a machine losing power.
"Hahaha!"
Danzo—