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The red sun had dipped below the horizon, and the evening breeze brushed against their faces, carrying the metallic scent of blood up to their temples.
The battle between the Ryunin forces and the four-nation alliance had raged since morning. Most combatants were exhausted, their movements sluggish, and their evasive maneuvers lacking energy.
Not only were they physically drained, but their chakra was also nearly depleted. The various ninjutsu that had once filled the battlefield with dazzling lights and colors had now almost vanished.
At this stage of the war, what mattered most was the will to continue fighting. If they could hold on, victory was within reach. If they couldn't, surrender or defeat was inevitable.
But the Ryunin would not accept surrender. They aimed to end the war decisively, eradicating all opposition to the unification of the ninja world under the Land of Dragons and the new Ryugenzan Kingdom.
This might seem cruel or unjust, but the nature of war is self-destruction, and discussing morality in such a context is laughable.
Unable to surrender and seeing defeat as inevitable, the four-nation alliance had no choice but to retreat if they wanted to avoid total annihilation.
Splash.
A pair of black ninja sandals stepped into a puddle, splashing red-brown mud—a mix of blood and dirt.
With a single flick of his blade, Kakashi wiped the blood from his sword. His mouth, hidden behind his mask, was set in a firm line, and his eyes were cold as ice.
Resting the blade of Yukihime on his left arm, Kakashi slowly sheathed it behind his back, then spoke coldly.
"It's time to finish this."
"Kill them all?" Obito confirmed.
"Leaving any alive would only cause trouble in the future."
After a brief hesitation, Obito exhaled softly. His eyes turned into the Mangekyou Sharingan, and his expression became icy.
"Once and for all is best."
Crack, clatter.
Suddenly, a massive, fully-formed blue Susanoo, over two hundred meters tall with wings on its back, rose between heaven and earth. It picked up Kakashi and hurled him forward with great force.
Whoosh.
Kakashi turned into a blue and white streak, flying towards the retreating four-nation alliance. The Snow Sword remained sheathed on his back.
After throwing Kakashi, Obito's full Susanoo crossed its arms over its chest, snapping its fingers to produce six black Kamui shurikens.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
With a powerful throw, the six Kamui shurikens flew forward, vanishing into space distortions after a hundred meters.
Without any delay, the six Kamui shurikens reappeared above the retreating main force of the four-nation alliance, spanning a distance of a kilometer.
Pop.
With a sudden, light pop, the six shurikens hovering in mid-air and aligned perfectly exploded, causing a spatial ripple.
The ripples spread out, and the six spatial centers linked together, creating a chain reaction.
In an instant, the four-kilometer radius of space shattered, the spatial ripples absorbing everything within.
For example, rocks could withstand the spatial ripples for a second, but carbon-based lifeforms were instantly torn to pieces, their blood and flesh scattered.
Suddenly, the main force of the fleeing four-nation alliance vanished. After the brief spatial ripple, three-quarters of them were gone without a trace, leaving only a rain of blood to mark their presence.
"Run!"
"Escape, quickly!"
"What was that?"
"It's Uchiha Obito! Don't look back, don't try to defend, just run! Run as fast as you can!"
The name of Kamui Obito and the raining blood awakened the fear in the four-nation alliance.
They no longer cared about formations, escape directions, or their resolve and ideals. Running for their lives was the only option.
The four-nation alliance scattered in all directions, some even fleeing towards the Ryunin forces in their panic.
Pure cannon fodder.
Even if they knelt and begged for mercy, the Ryunin would not stop their blades. The idea was to ensure once and for all.
At this moment, a blue and white streak arrived, perfectly timed just as the spatial destruction from the Kamui shurikens dissipated.
Kakashi had arrived.
Behind him, a long, black spear flew through the air with a whistling sound—it was the Susanoo spear thrown by Fugaku's full Susanoo.
However, unlike its initial appearance, the black spear was now also enveloped in black flames, identical to the Amaterasu flames.
Drip.
In the Ryunin camp, Itachi wiped his chin with one hand, then used the back of his hand to clear the blood from his eyelids and cheek.
He had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Fugaku deactivated his full Susanoo, stumbling slightly, only to be caught by Itachi and Shisui.
"Fugaku-sama, are you alright?" Shisui asked urgently, his Mangekyou Sharingan filled with worry. "You didn't have to go to such lengths..."
"One final performance, I had to leave something behind." Fugaku smiled weakly, looking at Shisui and then at Itachi, his smile growing wider. "With you two upholding the Uchiha legacy, even if I lose my sight, it's worth it."
In this battle, both Shisui and Itachi had awakened their Mangekyou Sharingan, giving Fugaku no reason to conserve his own eye power.
As he said, after this war, there would be no more large-scale battles in the ninja world. Holding back would only bring regret to his future retirement.
Itachi remained silent, his eyes reflecting a silent reproach as he glanced at Fugaku.
"Hahaha..."
Seeing Itachi's expression, Fugaku patted his shoulder, laughing loudly.
"Itachi, you did well. You're indeed my son!"
Feeling a bit embarrassed by Fugaku's praise, Itachi's silent reproach eased somewhat.
Just as he was about to respond, a huge plume of smoke and rising black flames erupted from the direction of the fleeing four-nation alliance.
It was the Amaterasu flames.
Seeing this, Itachi couldn't help but smile, pleased with his Mangekyou Sharingan ability.
"What are these black flames!"
"Ah...! I can't put them out, help me!"
"Use Water Release, quickly!"
"It doesn't work, nothing works!"
Amidst the chaotic cries for help, agony, and despair, Kakashi glanced back at the scene.
"Is this Shisui's or Itachi's doing?" he wondered, eyes gleaming. "The Uchiha's Mangekyou abilities are powerful, but my new jutsu isn't any weaker!"
Kakashi had always been competitive. He couldn't surpass Kyomu, but he wouldn't lose to anyone else.
Even with Obito possessing dual Kamui abilities and being the strongest under Kyomu, Kakashi still believed he could catch up.
Now, Kakashi felt he had caught up to Obito.
Forming hand seals, the blue-white lightning chakra around Kakashi vanished, concentrating into his palms.
His eyes focused, Kakashi pushed his control over the shape and nature transformation of the lightning chakra to the limit, compressing it further and further.
Ding.
A sound like that of a metal ball emanated from his palm as the highly condensed lightning chakra turned solid.
The tiny sphere of highly condensed lightning chakra was no bigger than a fingernail, but its power was enough to alter the gravity of an entire space. Once it exploded...
Boom! Before Kakashi could act further, the ground beneath him shattered, launching debris and the fleeing enemies towards him.
Planetary Devastation?
No.
Spreading his hand, Kakashi released the tiny blue "glass ball," then turned and sprinted away, fearing he wouldn't make it in time.
This jutsu, though immensely powerful, consumed chakra like a bottomless pit and didn't distinguish between friend and foe.
If Kakashi wasn't fast enough, this jutsu would consume even him entirely.
The blue ball continued forward, attracting all matter around it. Without Kakashi's control, it became unstable after about three seconds.
Suddenly, it shattered, and the highly compressed lightning chakra exploded outward at the speed of light, creating ripples in the air.
But before it could spread too far, the blue light sphere abruptly contracted, pulling back the energy into a pinpoint.
No sound or light emerged, only a tiny black dot with a faint glow at its edge, like a black mole embedded in space.
Suddenly.
Under the black dot's pull, the surrounding space collapsed and cracked like a spiderweb, revealing chaotic spatial currents at the core, sucking in everything.
Whoosh.
"Help!"
"Something's pulling me!"
"I can't escape, I can't escape!"
The retreating four-nation alliance ninjas and samurai were pulled towards the tiny black dot, unable to break free, screaming for help.
Some, retreating near the spatial cracks, were instantly sliced into pieces, their blood and remains continuing to be pulled towards the black dot.
The closer they got to the black dot, the denser the spatial cracks, fragmenting their bodies even more. By the time they reached the core, the intense gravity tore everything into atomic particles.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The wind picked up, increasing the black dot's range of influence, drawing in more people, with few able to escape.
In about five minutes, no one was left alive within a five-kilometer radius. The ground was scraped clean by the invisible force.
Finally, as if sated, the black dot's pull dissipated, the wind ceased, and everything returned to silence.
"Kakashi, is this the new jutsu you developed?" Obito asked, his mouth slightly open in astonishment. "Using this once drains all your chakra. Is it really worth it?"
"For me, it's worth it."
Kakashi panted, tossing a soldier pill into his mouth and chewing it to regain some strength. "Let me ask you this, facing such an attack, aren't you scared?"
Obito knew that Kakashi was being competitive, but he still answered honestly, not wanting to cater to Kakashi's competitive spirit.
"With Kamui, unless my eye power and chakra are exhausted, I have nothing to fear."
"You can say that now, but once I perfect this technique, you'll change your tune."
"Can Lightning Release chakra really be that powerful?"
"It's not the Lightning Release chakra itself that's powerful, but the magnetic force derived from the extreme compression of Lightning Release chakra." Kakashi explained briefly.
"I've seen Rasa's Magnet Release, and it's not that strong." Obito didn't fully grasp the connection and scratched his head, still skeptical of Kakashi's claim. "Are you hiding something?"
"I haven't finished speaking. Moreover, Rasa's Magnet Release is nothing—barely scratching the surface of what magnetic force can do."
Kakashi's expression was one of pride. "Magnetic force influences gravity, gravity enhances pull, and pull affects space. That's the true potential of magnetic force.
If I had enough chakra and could compress the Lightning Release chakra even further, here..."
Kakashi gestured around and then stomped on the ground, "I could reverse the planet's rotation, or even destroy it entirely!"
"You've got a big mouth," Obito scoffed, skeptical. "No dream is that extravagant. Who do you think you are, claiming you can affect the entire planet with magnetic force?"
Kakashi remained unfazed, his eyes gleaming. "Not just that. If I push it to the limit, even the entire sky wouldn't be that difficult to destroy!"
"You should first solve your chakra issue," Obito said, bumping Kakashi's shoulder, almost making him stumble. "Haha, just one move and you're drained. Don't talk about grander plans when you're still building castles in the air."
Glaring at Obito, Kakashi stopped talking about the matter. "Help me down to rest."
"I'll just throw you into Kamui's dimension—saves time and effort." Obito winked, and a space ripple absorbed Kakashi into Kamui's dimension.
Then, Obito sighed, "Kakashi really can dream, but somehow... if he had enough chakra, he might actually do it."
Looking at the battlefield left in disarray by Kakashi's technique, Obito steadied his mind and called the Ryunin to clean up.
The four-nation alliance had been decimated by Obito, Kakashi, and the others, leaving only a few survivors for the Ryunin to handle.
As the Ryunin cleaned up the battlefield, capturing or killing the remaining alliance members, Obito's thoughts wandered again.
He couldn't help but conjure a small lightning ball in his hand.
"Compressed Lightning Release chakra turns into magnetic force, affecting gravity and pulling space apart.
So what would happen if other types of chakra were compressed similarly?"
Obito pondered, realizing that with Kakashi's recent display, he couldn't afford to rest on his laurels.
The road ahead was still long, and he couldn't stop moving forward.
(End of Chapter)