Chapter 54: Susanoo Slays All, Tsuchikage Slips Away!

Tsuchikage’s tone was icy as he gave a direct order.

A fine sheen of cold sweat formed on his forehead, a faint tremor of panic stirring within him.

Perhaps he himself refused to admit it—he was afraid.

Yes.

Uchiha Jin was clearly this powerful, yet he had never revealed it before.

Even during their last confrontation in the Hokage’s office, he chose to use the Mangekyo Sharingan rather than this power—was he anticipating this assassination plot against him?

What is this treacherous bastard plotting?

But there’s no time to care!

No matter what Uchiha Jin is planning, I must kill him today—otherwise, killing him later will be far harder.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

At Tsuchikage’s command, Oil-Clan Torune and the others slowly nodded.

Under Root’s brainwashing, they had long lost fear and dread; no matter how powerful Uchiha Jin was, their expressions remained unchanged.

They merely bowed slightly, then moved to stand beside the Four Purple Flames Array.

The Root elites controlling the array opened a small gap, waited for Oil-Clan Torune and the others to enter, then slowly sealed it shut.

“Everyone, strike now!”

Oil-Clan Torune spoke slowly.

Immediately.

They charged straight toward Uchiha Jin, the others following closely behind him.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Uchiha Jin slowly felt the pressure mounting—even as he began using ninjutsu, his killing pace started to slow.

No choice.

Root and Anbu are both Hidden Leaf elites, nothing like rogues or traitor ninjas.

Though he feared no single opponent, nor even one or two squads attacking him, the number of enemies he now faced was overwhelming.

A quick glance revealed at least one full Anbu battalion!

One Anbu battalion consists of three companies, each with twelve squads—that’s thirty-six Anbu squads total.

Root’s numbers were fewer, but still totaled fifteen squads.

It seems…

The Hidden Leaf high command really went all-out to kill me today!

“Heh, interesting.”

“Trying to drain my ocular power?”

“Then—so be it!”

“It’s time for the Hidden Leaf high command to feel fear and trembling, to learn how foolish it is to overturn the table.”

Uchiha Jin’s eyes flickered.

Then.

Without hesitation, the three tomoe in his eyes transformed into Mangekyo Sharingan.

“Third Power—Susanoo!”

Almost instantly.

Uchiha Jin’s Mangekyo spun wildly, emitting blinding crimson light as ocular power poured out of his eyes, faint black seal patterns appearing on the ground.

Immediately after.

A black Susanoo rose directly from the earth.

“Not enough!”

“To truly intimidate the Hidden Leaf high command, Phase One is far from sufficient!”

Then.

Uchiha Jin ignored the cost, his ocular power surging again.

The Susanoo’s black skull emerged from thin air, followed by its cervical vertebrae and limbs—within moments, it grew to over ten meters tall.

“Still not enough—need more shock value!”

“So—keep going!”

Uchiha Jin’s eyes flickered.

Then.

As his ocular power drained further, the Susanoo sprouted flesh and finally donned a layer of black armor, now standing over thirty meters tall.

More importantly, at this stage, the Susanoo now held a tachi in its hand.

“Enough.”

“Mid-stage Susanoo is sufficient—Complete Form is unnecessary.”

“Even to intimidate the Hidden Leaf high command, there’s no need to waste too much ocular power!”

Uchiha Jin’s eyes flickered.

He controlled the thirty-meter-tall black Susanoo, standing proudly in the Forest of Death, leaving every single person present utterly stunned.

Yes.

Since Uchiha Madara left the Hidden Leaf, no one had seen Susanoo in years.

To the current Hidden Leaf, Susanoo was merely legend.

Now, seeing this thirty-meter giant, every eye held a glimmer of terror.

“What is that thing?”

“Are Itachi kidding? Fight him?”

“Run!”

At this moment, even the Hidden Leaf Anbu couldn’t hold their ground—not just the rogues or traitor ninjas.

Are Itachi serious?

This isn’t something a human can fight!

For the current ninja world, Hashirama Senju and Madara had long become legends; this was not yet the era where Kage were weaker than dogs—so facing this clearly irrational Susanoo, even the Anbu couldn’t stand against it.

Only Root, though shaken, could barely maintain composure.

Outside the Four Purple Flames Array, Tsuchikage’s face was filled with shock.

“How is this possible?”

“The legendary Third Power—Susanoo—is this strong?”

“This…”

Then, the next second.

Uchiha Jin controlled the Susanoo, drew the tachi from its side, and slashed it down violently toward the crowd.

Boom!

With this single slash, countless lives ended in terror.

The ground split open with a horrifying fissure, and the Four Purple Flames Array was cleaved clean through by the Susanoo’s blade.

Afterwards.

Knowing time was critical, Uchiha Jin gave the stunned crowd no chance to recover—he swung his tachi again in a horizontal slash, instantly slaughtering countless ninja.

In just two strikes, two-thirds were wiped out.

The rogues and traitor ninjas, seeing the Four Purple Flames Array shattered, fled like madmen toward the Hidden Leaf’s borders; even the remaining Anbu scattered, while Root, under the Tsuchikage’s coercion, fought desperately.

But it was useless!

Their ninjutsu couldn’t pierce Susanoo at all!

On the contrary.

Because they didn’t flee, they were cut down in a single slash by Uchiha Jin.

“Damn it—we’re done!”

“How could Uchiha’s Susanoo be this powerful?”

“How the hell do we fight this?”

Tsuchikage’s forehead dripped sweat, his eyes filled with terror.

Then, the next second.

Without hesitation, he turned and slipped away quietly.

Yes!

He had no interest in fighting Uchiha Jin—seeing the assassination plot shattered, he quietly fled the scene and signaled the other Root members to withdraw as well.

Ten seconds later.

Feeling the massive drain on his ocular power, Uchiha Jin shut off his Mangekyo.

As the Susanoo vanished, everyone finally exhaled.

But the next second.

Uchiha Jin, his three-tomoe Sharingan still active, ignored the broken remnants before him and sprinted straight toward Tsuchikage’s direction.

“Uchiha Jin, your parents are in my hands!”

“Susanoo!”

Looking at Uchiha Jin approaching, Danzō couldn’t help but speak.

But, unfortunately.

Uchiha Jin ignored him entirely and immediately activated his Mangekyo technique.

Almost in an instant.

Danzō’s entire body shattered instantly, dispersing like a wisp of smoke.