Senju Hideki crashed to the ground, landing precisely beside the three Jinchūriki.
As for the others, they could be ignored for now—but you three definitely aren't getting away.
Senju Hideki grinned at Ōnoki.
"If you run too slow, you're finished."
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding natural energy began to spiral out of control, surging wildly into the area.
Ōnoki's heart skipped a beat.
"This is bad—move, now!"
Ōnoki immediately grabbed Kitsuchi, Gengan, and Hanzan Yūga beside him, and rapidly flew out of the area.
Senju Hideki watched them escape, helpless.
Not being able to fly really is a fatal flaw.
But the other Stone ninjas weren't so lucky.
"I should've learned Sage Mode first… Sage arts are a qualitative leap, while deepening my connection with the earth is only a quantitative change. I originally planned to stack quantity first, then achieve a qualitative breakthrough for greater gains. But things always change faster than plans… I wonder if I can survive this time. By the way, isn't my revival armor supposed to work twice? It's been so many years—its cooldown should be over by now, right?"
Endless natural energy was drawn into the area by Senju Hideki.
The Stone ninjas who failed to escape were forced to endure the infusion of natural energy into their bodies.
Sage chakra requires precise balance—chakra, natural energy, and spiritual energy (Yin Release chakra) must be controlled in a 1:1:1 ratio.
But these Stone ninjas, on the verge of being overwhelmed by natural energy, had no way to achieve that.
Most likely, they didn't even know what sage chakra was.
In Mount Myōboku's sage arts, too much natural energy turns one into a frog stone statue.
Senju Hideki looked at his legs, which were gradually turning to stone.
"So I'm turning into a statue too? Not very original."
As soon as he finished speaking, Senju Hideki became a stone statue.
Even after turning into stone, his final jutsu continued.
The surrounding ash, sand, dust, and earth all gathered into one place.
Along with the Stone ninjas who had also turned into statues, a towering mountain formed—
Left behind in the Land of Grass due to the war between the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Leaf Village.
...
On the Konoha side,
Everyone wept silently.
Senju Nawaki removed his mask, tears streaming uncontrollably.
That was his cousin—his only true confidant within the clan.
To others, he was the grandson of the First Hokage, Tsunade's younger brother.
But only in front of Hideki was he just that fool, Nawaki.
At this moment, the pain in his heart reached its peak.
"Ah!"
"AHHH!"
"AHHHHHH!!! Hideki, you idiot!!!"
Uchiha Kamito roared.
Uchiha Kamito crushed an insect and used it to relay the news to Aburame Shiken.
"That idiot Hideki is in trouble!!!"
...
On the Stone Village's side,
Ōnoki looked at the massive mountain, his emotions beyond words.
Half of his forces were buried beneath it.
But he didn't even have time to grieve.
"Ōnoki, this is all your fault—die!"
"Amaterasu."
Uchiha Kamito hurled over a dozen kunai, then ignited them with Amaterasu. The black flames clung to the blades as they shot toward Ōnoki.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique."
"Brat of the Uchiha… good timing. I've got nowhere to vent my anger—today, we'll see who dies!"
Filled with rage, Ōnoki charged toward Uchiha Kamito in the sky.
"Kitsuchi-sama, farther away from that mountain, Earth Release is no longer restricted."
Gengan reported.
From the start of the battle, he had been trying to reconnect his chakra with the earth—and now he had finally succeeded.
At the same time, he looked at the mountain with awe.
So that terrifying phenomenon… was all because of that one man? Good thing he's dead. Otherwise, how could the Hidden Stone Village ever rise again?
Kitsuchi finally heard some good news.
"Counterattack! Show the people of Konoha the strength of the Hidden Stone Village—and avenge our fallen comrades!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Hanzan Yūga hurried off to organize the troops.
"Earth Release is no longer restricted! Now, avenge our fallen comrades!!!"
"Revenge!!!"
"Revenge!!!"
After being suppressed the entire battle, how could the Stone ninjas not harbor resentment?
And now, with so many comrades lost in an instant—
As one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, the ninjas of the Hidden Stone Village were no cowards.
They quickly organized an assault, charging toward the Konoha forces with reckless determination.
But Konoha had suffered just as much—
Bombarded from above for so long, and now they had lost a hero—one bearing the Senju name.
How could they endure that?
Just as both sides were about to clash again in brutal combat—
A massive blade appeared.
A truly gigantic sword, easily over forty meters long.
It swept across the Stone vanguard.
Uchiha Kamito descended from the sky, controlling Susanoo.
His right eye had already turned gray—clearly blind.
This was the ability of his right eye: seizing the future.
A one-time, ultimate move.
But what it took was his own future—
Using his present self to seize the power of his future self, while that future would forever lose this ability.
As for time paradoxes or whether it was worth it, Uchiha Kamito didn't care.
He only wanted to kill every Stone ninja in front of him.
Unfortunately, he still retained some rationality.
Otherwise, he would've wiped out even the Konoha forces.
Because of you useless trash who couldn't even escape… my friend ended up like that.
"So, in the normal course of events, I would've obtained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in the future? From my sister? Then losing that future doesn't seem like a bad deal at all."
What kind of person would willingly take the eyes of their closest loved one?
"Susanoo Ultimate Form—activate."
One eye was already gone, so Uchiha Kamito didn't care anymore.
"What a shame… If I'd known the cost was this small, Hideki, why did you have to risk your life? I should've been the one."
A pitch-black Susanoo clad in majestic armor descended upon the ninja world.
It sheathed its blade after the previous strike.
A violent wave of sword energy erupted.
"Earth Release: Earth Core."
"Earth Release: Vast Earth Flow Wall."
Hanzan Yūga and the defensive units worked together, constructing layers of defensive barriers.
But Uchiha Kamito would show them—
Before absolute power, all resistance is futile.
The Susanoo's slash cut through the Stone defenses smoothly.
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