Outside Konohagakure.
Flames erupted, lightning flashed, and countless ninjutsu howled as they surged towards the giant Uchiha Nian.
Just as they were about to hit, Nian's body suddenly swayed, shrinking back to its original size in a single breath. This maneuver caused most of the ninjutsu that had been aimed at various parts of his body to miss.
Dodging, Nian glanced at his reddened and scraped knuckles. He had underestimated Enma's Adamantine Body. Although the Monkey King hadn't transformed into the staff, his body's hardness was still considerable.
At this moment, the Third Hokage unfurled a scroll, and, with a cloud of smoke scattering, he held a giant Fūma Shuriken. The moment this heavy weapon appeared, he unhesitatingly flung it.
"Fūma Shuriken: Shadow Clone Technique!"
The air was cut with a sharp screech, and the Fūma Shuriken flying in mid-air multiplied from one to two, and then from two to four, continuously splitting until it completely covered Nian's vision in the blink of an eye, as if a lead-black cloud had descended from the night sky.
Nian didn't hesitate. As the scarlet sunflower of his right eye slightly rotated, his body also began to spin at high speed, turning into a blurred, invisible afterimage. As the blue light flowed, chakra was released from all the acupoints in his body, and he transformed into a giant, high-speed spinning chakra ball.
"Eight Trigrams Palms: Rotation!"
Continuous "ding ding dong dong" sounds rang out. Under the absolute defense of the high-speed rotation, the Fūma Shuriken shattered completely, and countless metal fragments scattered, creating a dense shower of sparks.
"What!"
Not just Sarutobi, but the Konoha ninjas present were dumbfounded, each with a ghostly expression.
If the Multi-Size Technique from before was a coincidence, and could be explained as some kind of variation of Susanoo, what about the Eight Trigrams Palms: Rotation now!
This was the secret of the Hyuga main house, rarely understood even by the branch family with their pure bloodlines! Now, it was being used casually by a Uchiha brat!
"Wood Release, Susanoo, Multi-Size Technique, Eight Trigrams Palms: Rotation..." Sarutobi frowned, quickly considering countermeasures in his mind. "What's going on with this guy's abilities? Wood Release is one thing, but I've never seen him use the later techniques before!"
After all the Fūma Shuriken had been neutralized, Nian also stopped rotating, his slightly panting appearance a testament to the difficulty of the defense.
Taking advantage of this gap, Enma, who had been dazed on the ground, also regained consciousness. He shook his furry head and, at a wave from Sarutobi, transformed back into the Adamantine Staff, falling back into his hands.
"Don't stop the attacks, keep your distance, continue to suppress him!"
Sarutobi shouted in a deep voice, leading by jumping back, his entire body turning into five identical figures in a cloud of smoke.
"Five Style: Great Combination Jutsu!"
He was the first to attack, his five clones forming different hand seals, releasing large-scale ninjutsu of five different attributes, like a surging river, rushing towards Uchiha Nian.
Earth, wind, water, and fire intertwined in mid-air, creating a devastating explosion under the cover of blue lightning.
"Susanoo!"
Nian's gaze became much more serious, and a huge amount of chakra burst out from his body. His black hair floated automatically, and clear light flowed throughout his body. A huge skeleton projected out from his body, emitting an ear-splitting roar!
Not only that, he frantically activated his dojutsu, flesh and blood rapidly growing in the skeletal structure, veins quickly filling his body, and finally, in a burst of light, it completely took shape, transforming into a seven-meter-tall half-body giant.
Facing the tidal wave of the Five Style: Great Combination Jutsu, it raised the giant hammer, spun it around a few times, and then threw it with force!
Lightning raged, and electricity crackled. The giant hammer, like a golden sword, directly cleaved open the tide in front of it, carrying thunderous roars!
"Earth Release: Earth Rampart Barrage!" (Fan-made - loosely translated, more evocative than literal)
The ninjas dared not be negligent and formed hand seals one after another, slapping the ground in unison.
Amidst a wave, earth and stone splashed up into the sky, and a dozen wide and thick earth walls rose from the ground, protecting the crowd like a fortress.
On the other side, Nian was also bathed in the bombardment of ninjutsu, but, with the protection of the second-stage Susanoo, he was safe for the time being!
The thunder hammer roared and arrived, shattering several walls in a series of violent explosions, the roaming lightning tearing the earth apart!
At the critical moment, Sarutobi acted quickly, swinging the iron staff with both arms, like hitting a baseball, and smashing the thunder hammer hard!
"Ding!!!!!!!"
The violent metallic trembling sound echoed throughout Konohagakure, nearly tearing apart everyone's eardrums.
The Adamantine Staff instantly became thicker and longer several times, Sarutobi's arms showing bulging veins, outlining ferocious muscles, and his feet stomped into the ground.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"
Accompanied by his deep and forceful roar, the thunder hammer was forced to change direction by this force, shooting 90 degrees into the air, the trajectory of the golden lightning forming a perfect right angle in the air.
At this moment, Nian, located in the Susanoo, suddenly stiffened, and a strange sense of restraint spread throughout his body.
This familiar feeling caused a burst of anger to rise in Nian's heart. His gaze penetrated through the layers of earth walls, passed through the dazzling ninjutsu, and instantly locked onto a figure.
"The Nara clan?"
His right eye swirled with a mysterious light, and the blooming sunflower rotated slightly, as if recording the etchings of time.
"Well done!" Sarutobi said. "The bottom of the Susanoo is a weakness. Drag him out from there!"
The Nara clan ninja immediately took the order, clamping his hands hard. "Secret Technique: Shadow Sewing Technique!"
Beneath Nian's feet, countless slender tentacles suddenly emerged from the shadow, like materialized strands, tightly wrapping around Nian's limbs.
"Come out!"
The tentacles pulled taut, and Nian was also thrown out of the Susanoo by this force. The orange halo rippled away, and his entire body was thrown high into the air.
Unexpectedly, not only was there no panic on his face, but he spread out his limbs. Under the moonlight, everyone was enveloped in a giant shadow.
Sarutobi's pupils constricted, and a bad premonition suddenly arose. He immediately thrust the iron staff down into the ground, using its sudden elongation to push himself out of the range of the shadow.
But the others were still raising their hands to form seals, preparing to focus their attacks at the moment Nian fell.
In the gap before landing, Nian clasped his hands together. "Shadow Possession Technique!"
Immediately, everyone's movements were delayed, and the shadows under their feet seemed to turn into quicksand, firmly fixing them to the ground, making it extremely difficult to even move a finger.
At this moment, Nian in the air began to fall, and his hand seals suddenly changed. "Fire Release: Majestic Blaze Rupture!" (Fan-made - powerful and destructive)
A huge amount of flames fell like a meteorite, transforming into a blazing sea of fire the moment it hit the ground.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow River!"
At this moment, Sarutobi, who had just escaped, shouted loudly, his hands changing rapidly, and the ground transformed into a wide mud pit, rushing out like a mudslide, colliding with the sea of fire and standing against each other!
As a faint water vapor immediately steamed into the air, the mud also solidified into a solid earth wall, firmly blocking the flames outside the wall.
Sarutobi flung out a whip kick, and the Adamantine Staff on the ground was kicked out with a single foot, spinning and breaking through the crumbling earth wall, shooting towards Uchiha Nian in a cloud of dust.
Nian had just landed at this time, and had no time to dodge. In haste, he could only open the skeletal structure to protect his body.
But the expected collision did not arrive. The Adamantine Staff split into ten at Sarutobi's shout, and ten multiplied into a hundred, instantly assembling to form a solid cage, trapping him in the center.
"Adamantine Prison Wall!"
Sarutobi clapped his hands together. "Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Crimson flames crossed the sky, like the breath of a raging dragon, and a fire dragon plowed straight across the earth, crashing into the cage!
Nian looked at the cracked skeleton, gritted his teeth, and his pupils were lit up by the raging fire!
"Boom!!!!!"
After the earth-shattering explosion, Sarutobi reached out and retrieved the scalding Adamantine Staff.
In the scattering smoky haze, Uchiha Nian's swaying figure was revealed.
His body was charred black, both arms were turned to charcoal, and under the scorching flames, his originally delicate features were destroyed, leaving only a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan still bright.
Sarutobi snorted coldly. "Uchiha Nian, you've lost!"
"Is that so..."
Nian said vaguely, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.
Then, a bizarre light flowed through his right eye, and his entire person suddenly twisted and restored to its original state in clear light. His aura was calm, restoring to his peak condition, as if everything just now was an illusion.
Sarutobi's face changed drastically, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets, his voice filled with disbelief.
"This is..."
Nian raised the corner of his mouth and, in a slow tone, spoke the answer for him:
"Ama no Tokotachi!"
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