The battlefield exploded into chaos.
Killing intent tangled in the air. The atmosphere tightened to a breaking point.
It felt as though the sky itself had split open.
The Uchiha warriors moved like blades in the dark, slipping soundlessly through the ranks of Hidden Cloud elites. Their coordination was seamless. The Six Powers taijutsu flowed through their limbs with ruthless efficiency—every kick and strike breaking the air with violent force.
Scarlet Sharingan spun across the battlefield.
Their eyes tracked every muscle twitch, every shift in weight.
Under that gaze, opponents slowed.
Under that gaze, hesitation meant death.
With the Sharingan guiding them, the Uchiha's attacks were precise and their defenses flawless. The Hidden Cloud's counterattacks dissolved before taking shape.
Even more terrifying was their teamwork.
They did not shout.
They did not signal.
They simply knew.
Attacks overlapped. Retreats synchronized. Blind spots vanished before they formed.
The Hidden Cloud's numerical advantage—three to one even after heavy losses—felt meaningless.
Darui stared in disbelief.
"They're insane!"
He could not comprehend it.
Why would the Uchiha choose direct confrontation under such conditions?
Yet reality crushed his assumptions.
A blade flashed.
An Uchiha shinobi stepped forward, his sword cutting through the air like a falling star.
One strike.
Several Hidden Cloud elites were cleaved apart.
Blood sprayed across scorched earth.
Darui's pupils tightened.
These were not the same Uchiha they remembered.
"Form up! Defensive formation!" he shouted, urgency breaking through his composure.
If this continued, their line would collapse.
How had the Uchiha grown this strong?
Was their clash with the Eight-Tails only a glimpse of something far greater?
On the battlefield, Shuoye Uchiha watched calmly.
A faint smile touched his lips.
But then his gaze sharpened.
He sensed something.
He glanced toward Shisui Uchiha.
Shisui understood instantly.
In a flicker, he vanished using Body Flicker Technique, leaving behind only drifting dust.
Darui's unease deepened.
What was Shisui planning?
Then—
A thunderous explosion tore through the far edge of the battlefield.
A streak shot across the sky like a comet, crashing down and kicking up waves of dust.
Boom!
Darui's eyes lit with sudden recognition.
It was her.
The Two-Tails Jinchūriki.
Yugito.
She landed at the center of the battlefield, the air heavy with smoke and scorched wood. Trees around her trembled from the shockwave.
"Has it really gotten this bad?" she muttered, jaw tight.
She moved immediately, rescuing several Hidden Cloud shinobi surrounded by Uchiha forces. But her expression darkened.
These Uchiha were more troublesome than expected.
Shadows shifted.
Several Uchiha reformed their encirclement with deliberate precision, choosing targets far from her reach.
They understood her limits.
They exploited them.
Yugito cursed under her breath.
If she continued responding passively, the situation would spiral further.
She lunged.
Her figure flashed forward, blade gleaming like lightning.
She aimed to cut down one Uchiha in a decisive strike—
—but a figure stepped into her path.
Fugaku Uchiha.
He smiled faintly.
"The Two-Tails Jinchūriki?"
"Your opponent is me."
His tone was calm.
The pressure behind it was not.
Yugito's frustration surged.
She had no time to waste with a veteran like him.
Yet he stood before her like an immovable wall.
"I'll entertain you," Fugaku said lightly.
He leapt, chakra surging through his body. An invisible wave expanded outward, distorting the air itself.
"Entertain me?"
Yugito's eyes burned.
"I'll show you what real power looks like."
She roared.
"Perfect Tailed Beast Transformation!"
Chakra erupted from her body like a tidal wave.
Blue flames enveloped her form.
In an instant, the massive silhouette of the Two-Tails manifested—complete, controlled, and roaring with destructive might.
The ground cracked beneath its weight.
The battlefield trembled.
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