Before the Kumogakure shinobi had even recovered from the shock of Naruto Uzumaki's three thousand Shadow Clones, Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga moved.
A whistling roar appeared out of nowhere between heaven and earth.
The temperature around them plunged.
Sasuke vanished—and in his place stood a gigantic war god as vast as a mountain.
It wore armor, had twin wings on its back, and gripped a colossal greatsword. A cold, oppressive aura rolled off it in waves.
This was the Perfect Susanoo.
And at the lower left of the Susanoo, though her body looked like an ant by comparison, the violet radiance around her was no less dazzling.
Hinata Hyuga's feet slowly lifted off the ground.
Purple chakra cloaked her from head to toe.
In one hand she held the Moonchaser Bow; with the other raised, seven Truth-Seeking Orbs spun at her side.
This was Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
[Current Mission: Three students speedrun the Kumogakure.]
[Mission Reward: Takamimusubinokami.]
[Accept?]
Watching from the sidelines, Kitazawa froze for a moment at the sudden system quest.
This reward—Takamimusubinokami—came from Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki.
Its effect was to absorb an opponent's jutsu, amplify it, and then reflect it back.
Its only drawback was that each jutsu could only be amplified once.
For example, if it absorbed a Rasengan the first time, it could amplify and rebound the Rasengan.
But if it absorbed Rasengan a second time, it could no longer amplify it.
Kitazawa accepted the system quest and continued watching.
Naruto Uzumaki's Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, Sasuke Uchiha's Perfect Susanoo, Hinata Hyuga's Tenseigan Chakra Mode—
With all three appearing at once, it wasn't just the Cloud shinobi who stood dumbstruck; even Konoha shinobi were left speechless.
After all, the vast majority of Konoha's ninja were seeing this for the first time.
They didn't know what Susanoo or the Tenseigan was, but the instinctive fear rising from deep inside told them one thing: this was dangerous.
Hinata's gaze quickly locked onto the chakra cannon hidden inside the Kumogakure main camp.
She clenched her left hand. The seven Truth-Seeking Orbs fused together, forming a golden blade of light.
Hinata snapped her arm and hurled it straight at the cannon.
A streak of gold carved across the sky.
"Stop it!" the Fourth Raikage bellowed.
That shout jolted the Cloud forces back to reality.
Hands flew into seals. Countless jutsu were launched into the sky.
Five-colored chakra streams surged toward the golden sword light—only to be sliced apart with ease.
Seeing that, the Fourth Raikage gritted his teeth and leapt upward.
Guillotine Drop!
He condensed all his chakra into his right leg and kicked with everything he had.
His expression changed instantly.
It felt like he'd kicked an iron wall.
The golden blade didn't budge—yet his body dropped uncontrollably.
Boom!
The golden blade slammed into the chakra cannon.
A violent explosion erupted. Flames burst outward, and the entire Cloud main camp was reduced to ash in a single strike.
"Damn it!"
Only then did the Fourth Raikage fully understand Hinata's goal.
But beyond rage, what filled him even more was disbelief.
Was she still a Hyuga ninja?
That was absolutely not the Byakugan!
Mabui stood rooted to the spot.
No matter how sharp her mind was, there was no "better" solution left now.
Only a fight to the death.
Before they could even react, the massive Susanoo moved.
Sasuke felt a flicker of regret.
He'd been a beat too slow—Hinata had stolen the spotlight.
Yasaka Magatama!
Sasuke's Susanoo grabbed three enormous magatama and hurled them.
"Defend!" the Fourth Raikage shouted.
Cloud shinobi formed seals at once.
Layer after layer of defensive ninjutsu rose—dense walls of chakra stacked together.
Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop!
A brilliant flash of lightning appeared in the sky.
It was the Fourth Raikage charging one of the magatama, his right hand wrapped in blinding lightning.
His hand-blade struck—
A massive explosion detonated in an instant.
Thunder roared without end as chakra shockwaves expanded in every direction.
The Fourth Raikage finally let out a breath.
But when he turned, he saw the other two magatama had already exploded as well.
Even though the Cloud forces had tried their best to intercept them, many were still injured.
Thankfully, the damage was still within what they could endure.
The Fourth Raikage snapped his head toward Team Seven.
For a moment, he didn't even know who he should target.
And the tragedy was that across the entire Kumogakure, only he could contend with Team Seven.
But at most, he could fight one—while Team Seven had three.
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
"Rasengan!"
"Leaf Gale!"
At that moment, Naruto led his Shadow Clones straight into the Cloud army.
Because they were all wearing green bodysuits, from Konoha's perspective it looked like a green sword cleaving into the Cloud ranks.
In an instant, killing cries and screams filled the air.
The Fourth Raikage's eyes narrowed.
Naruto's clones were far stronger than he'd expected.
He'd assumed three thousand clones were just visually terrifying—since Shadow Clones split chakra evenly.
But he hadn't imagined that even after dividing his chakra into three thousand portions, Naruto's clones still retained jōnin-level strength.
They immediately locked one of the Cloud's ten-thousand-strong army into a grinding stalemate.
But the Fourth Raikage no longer had the luxury to manage the broader battlefield—because Sasuke had already locked onto him.
The air warped.
Susanoo swung its greatsword down at him.
The Fourth Raikage drew in a sharp breath, his body bursting into motion like lightning as he dodged.
Lightning crackled all over him; he became a living blade, stabbing straight at Sasuke.
Lightning Release: Lariat!
Sasuke's heart skipped.
But his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan still caught that lightning streak rushing at him.
Lightning Release: Chidori Stream!
Sasuke formed seals immediately.
Screeching lightning spread rapidly, cloaking Susanoo.
Boom!
The Fourth Raikage slammed into the lightning.
He forced his way through, smashing apart the defensive current—only to be blocked by Susanoo itself.
Amenohitotsu no Mikoto!
Sasuke's lips curled upward as his body vanished.
The Fourth Raikage came to an abrupt stop.
The next second, a shrill chirping sounded behind him.
Lightning Release: Dual Chidori!
Sasuke's hands thrust like spears toward the Raikage.
Ultimate Lightning Armor!
In that life-or-death instant, the Fourth Raikage roared and barely—just barely—evaded Dual Chidori.
This was his strongest Lightning Release: the Ultimate Lightning Armor.
In the original story, with this armor active, even the Mangekyō Sharingan couldn't clearly track his movements, and he could dodge Amaterasu with raw speed.
This was the Fourth Raikage at full power.
The smile on Sasuke's face stiffened.
"Die!"
The Raikage's furious voice exploded by his ear.
An elbow packed with brute force and Lightning Release chakra drove straight for Sasuke's head.
Amenohitotsu no Mikoto!
Sasuke vanished instantly.
He reappeared atop Susanoo's head, staring down at the Raikage—and feeling just how troublesome this was.
He'd thought Eternal Mangekyō plus Susanoo would let him crush the Raikage easily, but the situation had exceeded his expectations.
His mind immediately went to genjutsu.
Then he shook his head.
Genjutsu could win, yes—but it didn't match his style.
"You've got some skill."
Sasuke gripped the Sword of the Thunder God and spoke.
The Fourth Raikage's face turned iron-blue with rage.
If Sasuke were around Sarutobi Hiruzen's age, he could accept that line.
But Sasuke was twelve.
A twelve-year-old brat telling him his strength was "not bad" was nothing but humiliation.
The Raikage clenched his fist. Thunder crackled.
With a Body Flicker, he charged again.
While those two fought to a standstill, Naruto and Hinata secured overwhelming advantage elsewhere.
The moment Naruto and his clones plunged into the crowd, Hinata pinched the bowstring.
Multiple Arrows!
Purple light clung to Yin Release arrows—and then a thousand Yin arrows rained down.
Screams erupted.
Many Cloud ninja were hit and dropped without even getting a chance to resist.
"Split into two groups!" Mabui barked immediately.
"I'll handle Hinata Hyuga!" Dodai nodded. "All long-range shinobi, with me!"
In an instant, over five hundred Cloud ninja moved with him.
Hinata noticed them at once.
Spiral Arrow!
She released the string. A Yin arrow spun forward like a drill.
Alarm bells screamed in Dodai's head. He formed seals instantly.
Lava Release: Rubber Wall!
A mud-colored protective membrane appeared in front of him.
The Spiral Arrow struck it and stalled—locked in place.
But only for a second.
The membrane was pierced.
Dodai reacted fast, dodging aside—
But the Cloud ninja behind him weren't so lucky. They died on the spot.
The others roared in anger and surged toward Hinata.
Hinata raised her hand.
Dense green light orbs burst outward.
The leading Cloud ninja were struck—and froze.
The next instant, they turned and began slaughtering their own comrades.
Not just one. More than half of them were hit by the green orbs.
In the blink of an eye, a massacre of comrades erupted.
"What did you do?!" Dodai shouted, shocked and furious.
Hinata didn't answer.
She floated in the air, hair whipping, radiating a terrifying presence.
With Tenseigan Chakra Mode stacked on top of Yin Release Chakra Mode, she had leapt into the ranks of the strongest shinobi in the world.
Hinata lifted her left hand.
Seven Truth-Seeking Orbs spun in her palm.
As a silver halo appeared, a massive tornado burst forth.
The shriek of wind tore through heaven and earth.
The ground trembled. Wherever the gale passed, Cloud shinobi were shredded apart.
Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!
"Dodge!" Dodai's pupils shrank as he screamed.
He knew a storm like this was impossible to withstand.
His warning was timely—but the storm's speed far exceeded most Cloud ninja's reactions.
Blood sprayed.
Bodies tumbled across the ground.
The entire battlefield fell silent.
The surviving Cloud shinobi wore expressions of pure terror.
Of course, Konoha shinobi looked exactly the same.
"So strong!" Inuzuka Tsume blurted out.
"What is that eye?" Uchiha Yashiro asked, shaken.
"It's the Tenseigan." Uchiha Fugaku drew a deep breath. "An advanced form of the Byakugan—said to be on par with the Rinnegan."
Tsume and the others were stunned.
They already knew how terrifying the Rinnegan was, from Nagato.
As for the Tenseigan—they hadn't known before. Now they'd seen it with their own eyes.
One strike had turned the field into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, enough to make the Kumogakure quake in fear.
In that moment, Hinata's presence eclipsed even Sasuke and Naruto.
"Incredible!"
Naruto glanced over and shouted, "On the path of youth, I can't lose!"
Then he entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
Golden chakra wrapped around him, forming a special tailed-beast cloak.
At the same time, his chakra surged explosively—he felt like a humanoid tailed beast.
Naruto clapped his hands and dispelled Multiple Shadow Clone.
The Cloud ninja fighting his clones froze—
And then more clones appeared.
But compared to the three thousand from before, they were reduced by two-thirds—only a thousand.
"Leaf Dragon God!" Naruto roared.
Rumble—!
Green dragons appeared out of thin air.
It was as if the world contained nothing but those one thousand green dragons.
Despair spread across many Cloud ninja faces.
Even with superior numbers, they could do nothing.
"Mabui… do we still have a way out?" Samui asked instinctively.
"…"
Mabui hesitated—then fell silent.
In the past, the Kumogakure usually won because the Fourth Raikage would smash open a breach, and everyone would surge through.
But now the Raikage was pinned down by Sasuke—he couldn't help them.
And the Two-Tails Jinchūriki Yugito Nii and the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki Killer B were both absent.
They simply had no power to oppose a Tenseigan-bearing Hinata and the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki Naruto.
Samui understood the answer the moment Mabui didn't reply.
She sighed inwardly.
All she could do now was protect Mabui as best she could and wait for the inevitable.
Mabui understood it too.
Hinata and Naruto had become an unstoppable crushing force.
The chakra cannon was destroyed.
Their only remaining win condition was the Fourth Raikage.
If he could defeat Sasuke, they still had a fight.
But if he lost, the Kumogakure would either surrender—or be wiped from the map.
"Hold on!" Mabui shouted. "Raikage-sama will win!"
The Cloud shinobi forced themselves to fight on, throwing themselves at Naruto and Hinata again and again.
Meanwhile, not far away, lightning ran wild.
Liger Bomb!
The Fourth Raikage clenched his fist and smashed it into Susanoo.
He'd seen his people's—he knew he was the last hope.
But hope was hope, and reality was reality.
He wasn't confident he could defeat Sasuke.
Crack!
A large chunk of Susanoo's outer armor shattered, exposing the bones beneath.
Sasuke remained expressionless, controlling Susanoo to chop down with its sword.
The massive blade whipped up a gale—yet it wasn't slow.
But the Fourth Raikage was faster.
He retreated without hesitation.
The greatsword slammed into the ground, kicking up endless dust.
The Raikage still didn't dare relax.
After all, Sasuke had already shown multiple times that he possessed space-time ninjutsu.
Amenohitotsu-no-Mikoto!
Hatake Swordsmanship!
Sasuke appeared at his left.
A white flash streaked from the Sword of the Thunder God—and struck.
Pain stabbed through the Raikage.
Fortunately, the Ultimate Lightning Armor's defense was monstrous; it bought him a moment.
Lightning Me Bomb!
The Raikage thrust both hands out, reaching for Sasuke.
Sasuke twisted his wrist, swinging the Sword of the Thunder God at the Raikage's hands—
But he was still a step too slow.
Amenohitotsu no Mikoto!
Sasuke vanished again, forced to retreat because he could sense how terrifying Lightning Me Bomb was.
And it truly was.
Its effect was to hoist the enemy and slam them into the ground.
In the original story, if Sasuke hadn't had Susanoo, that move alone would've crippled him.
The Raikage missed, his expression turning ugly.
Sasuke reminded him of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
Back then, Flying Thunder God had left both him and Killer B helpless.
And this Amenohitotsu no Mikoto was just as troublesome.
"What a pain," Sasuke muttered with a frown.
After fighting this long, he'd completely lost patience.
More importantly, his teammates—Naruto and Hinata—were massacring the battlefield.
"Fourth Raikage."
Sasuke sheathed the Sword of the Thunder God. "You're qualified to see my full power."
The Raikage's heart jolted.
This still wasn't his full power?
Tailed Beast Chakra Mode!
Sasuke formed seals.
A blood-red chakra, vast beyond measure, shot into the sky.
Both Leaf and Cloud ninja turned to look at him instinctively.
He was like a sun in the middle of night—his chakra so overwhelming it made people dizzy.
Soon, eight tails appeared behind him.
"Eight-Tails Jinchūriki…?" Mabui's voice was full of tangled emotion.
The other Cloud ninja looked the same.
After all, the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki belonged to the Kumogakure.
"The Eight-Tails is inside you?" The Fourth Raikage's face darkened immediately.
"It is," Sasuke said, feeling that boundless chakra and reveling in the power.
He even wanted to fight Naruto.
But first, he had to deal with the Raikage.
Sasuke raised his hand.
Blood-red chakra surged into Susanoo.
In an instant, Susanoo was wrapped in a tailed-beast cloak.
Kitazawa had taught him this.
It was basically a reversed form of Armored Susanoo.
"Come again!" Sasuke challenged the Raikage.
Lightning Release: Lightning Lariat!
The Raikage vanished.
He slammed into Sasuke.
Boom!
He collided with Susanoo head-on.
Before, even Perfect Susanoo would crack from a clash like that.
But now, with the tailed-beast cloak, Susanoo was unharmed.
"Fourth Raikage—looks like you're out of options," Sasuke said, laughing.
"…"
The Raikage had no answer.
He was already in his strongest state, yet he still couldn't break Susanoo.
Just as Sasuke said—he had no way left.
"Then it's my turn!"
Sasuke raised both hands.
Susanoo did the same.
Those enormous hands began forming seals.
In an instant, the wind surged and clouds rolled—until the whole sky darkened.
Thunderclouds formed one after another.
Dazzling lightning slithered through the air like a nest of snakes.
A terrifying pressure spread outward.
"This is the pinnacle of Lightning Release—Lightning Release: Kirin!" Sasuke shouted.
Endless lightning erupted, taking the shape of a gigantic Kirin in midair.
"Run!" Mabui screamed, panic on her face.
That Kirin was enormous—it covered the entire battlefield.
"Fall back!" Fugaku yelled.
Even though Kirin made a tight encirclement impossible, he was thrilled.
Because this was his son's Lightning Release.
"This really can be called the pinnacle of Lightning Release," Itachi said with a smile.
Kitazawa shook his head.
This was pure brute force.
Sasuke had learned from Naruto—when you have plenty of chakra, just pour it in.
But the result was undeniably effective.
With the Eight-Tails chakra boosting it, Kirin's power skyrocketed—almost comparable to a small fraction of a Tailed Beast Bomb.
"AAAAH!" The Fourth Raikage roared and charged straight at Sasuke.
He drew out every last thread of Lightning Release chakra, becoming like a massive ball of lightning.
But in front of Kirin, he was still too small.
Boom!
Heaven and earth shuddered.
A flood of unimaginable lightning swallowed the Fourth Raikage.
The ground exploded violently, leaving a crater over a hundred meters wide.
Terrifying tremors rippled outward.
The earth cracked. Rocks flew.
"Raikage-sama!" Mabui and the others retreated while resisting the blast wave—
But their eyes were fixed on the Raikage's fate.
Dust and debris were too thick to see clearly.
The only one who could see was Hinata.
Through the Tenseigan's view, she watched the Raikage's Ultimate Lightning Armor tear apart.
Lightning raked through him, shredding flesh—followed by the sound of bones snapping.
The Fourth Raikage collapsed like a puddle of mud.
But he wasn't dead.
Because he specialized in Lightning Release body techniques, he had high resistance to Lightning Release itself.
Still—alive or not, he was essentially crippled.
Unless Tsunade or Kitazawa intervened, no one in the shinobi world could save him.
Sasuke leapt down.
Sword of the Thunder God in hand, he walked up to the Fourth Raikage.
"Raikage-sama!" Mabui and the others instinctively rushed forward—only to be stopped by Naruto and Hinata.
"You have only one choice," Sasuke said, looking at Mabui and the others. "Surrender."
After a long silence, Mabui and the rest loosened their grip on their ninja tools.
They couldn't beat Naruto and Hinata to begin with.
Now that their last hope—the Fourth Raikage—had fallen, there was no possibility of victory left.
Fugaku and the others exchanged looks.
They hadn't even made a move, and the Kumogakure had already surrendered?
In other words—Team Seven had defeated the Kumogakure.
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