A fist burning with golden flames smashed into the ground, causing the gold dust covering the sky to collapse with a deafening roar.
"Magnet Release? That's all?"
Yan wasn't being arrogant—the limits of Magnet Release were just too obvious.
It wasn't some all-powerful ability. Its versatility was a strength, but that same versatility could also be a fatal weakness.
For example, its attacks lacked penetration—it relied too much on wearing opponents down.
But did Yan look like the type to lose a battle of endurance against Rasa?
As long as he didn't show off too much, stayed focused, and avoided getting ambushed by gold dust from below…
Yan was confident—Rasa wouldn't even be able to lay a finger on him.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Cube!!"
This was a jutsu mastered by the Third Kazekage, and Rasa had learned it too—after all, the Third Kazekage was his teacher.
But against Yan, who had fully activated his Susano'o… this attack was pointless.
A massive golden cube came crashing toward Yan.
He didn't even spare it a glance. The enormous hands of Susano'o rose high and effortlessly blocked the attack.
"Rasa, is this really the best you've got?"
Susano'o struck at Rasa again.
Gold dust blocked the first attack—no problem, there was still another fist.
"Boom!!!"
The gold dust shield shattered instantly, and Rasa, who had been hiding behind it, stumbled out in a sorry state.
He quickly realized the key issue—Magnet Release, a jutsu that relied on large-scale attacks and attrition, was at a disadvantage against Susano'o.
Without a strong, precise attack, breaking through Susano'o's defense was nearly impossible.
Attacking from below Yan's feet was something Rasa had considered.
But Yan wasn't going to give him that chance.
Even though the fully developed Susano'o was only in its half-body form, an attack from below could still directly reach the person inside.
"Gulp…"
Watching the golden giant relentlessly pummel Rasa, forcing him to retreat over and over again, changing tactics but still finding no way to fight back, the only thing he could do was run.
The ninjas of Konohagakure instinctively swallowed hard, with only two words running through their minds: So strong!
Even the Uchiha clan members were both excited and nervous at the sheer power of Susano'o.
Itachi and Shisui exchanged a glance. Shisui forced a grin, though it looked a little stiff.
Itachi immediately understood but didn't say anything to avoid embarrassing him.
"Kazekage-sama!!!"
The reinforcements from Sunagakure arrived, only to witness…
Their Kazekage-sama being chased around while Yan, controlling Susano'o, looked like he was playing a game of whack-a-mole.
He wasn't even using Susano'o's weapons, nor did he bother with any other ninjutsu. He was just smashing down with his fists.
"Magnet Release: Gold Sand Burial!!!"
Like a mole darting around, Rasa had been dodging while quietly gathering gold sand in the cracks left behind by Susano'o's punches.
Seeing that enough gold sand had built up, he didn't hesitate any longer. He controlled the massive amount of gold sand, making it surge toward Yan like a tidal wave.
Ignoring the incoming gold sand, Yan glanced at the cracks in the ground left by Susano'o's attacks and smirked.
"People who use Magnet Release always play dirty."
Rasa had been running around like a mole, not just to distract Yan but also to use Susano'o's attacks to hide gold sand in the cracks. Then, at the right moment, he would launch a deadly strike.
By hiding small amounts of gold sand and letting them accumulate, he could suddenly gather them all together and strike from inside Susano'o.
"What a pathetic attack."
Rasa was full of confidence, but Yan figured it was time to shatter that confidence.
**Boom!!!!**
The gold sand scattering through the air was blasted apart. Even the sand creeping toward Yan's feet collapsed back to the ground.
As the chakra inside Yan surged wildly, the half-body Susano'o began to grow even taller.
"…"
Watching as Susano'o sprouted legs and kept growing, Rasa's eyes went blank.
He was so stunned that he didn't even try to control the gold sand that had fallen to the ground.
It can grow like this?!
The half-body Susano'o now had legs. Layer after layer of solid armor covered its body, and two golden, flaming wings sprouted from its back.
A long sword, also engulfed in golden flames, was strapped to Susano'o's back.
The color of Susano'o differed for each person who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Its initial form varied as well, but the fully developed Susano'o looked mostly the same for everyone.
The biggest difference lay in the unique weapons each one wielded.
Yan's Susano'o carried a straight sword without a sheath, resembling the ancient Tang swords.
Compared to a katana, a straight sword had a heavier feel.
Now in the fully developed Susano'o, Yan stood at its head, looking down at everything below.
A giant over a hundred meters tall stood firmly on the ground, its entire body engulfed in golden flames. From high above, it looked down at Rasa, who seemed as small as a bug.
Is this even power a human can have?
The fully-formed Susano'o appeared, leaving not only Rasa and the Sunagakure ninjas in shock but even the Uchiha clan members completely stunned.
"Shisui, can you do this?"
Itachi swallowed hard and asked in a low voice.
Shisui gave a helpless smile.
"No way. The chakra and eye power needed for this are way too much. Even half-body Susano'o is my limit, unless..."
He quickly shook his head.
There was no "unless"—he had no interest in going blind.
Losing his vision just to test his Susano'o would be beyond ridiculous.
"Rasa, since you like playing this game of catching mice, let's keep playing. I can do this all day."
"Same as before—if anyone from Sunagakure dares to cross into the Land of Fire and cause trouble again, I'll come after you every single time."
As he spoke, Susano'o lifted its foot and stomped toward Rasa.
Using a weapon?
Nah. Rasa wasn't worth it. Stepping on him like a rat was enough.
That so-called Magnet Release?
Against absolute power, it wasn't even worth mentioning.
"Damn it!! Fall back!!"
Seeing the massive foot crashing down like a small mountain, Rasa shouted at his ninjas while using his gold sand to retreat as fast as possible.
"BOOM!!"
The ground shook violently, leaving a deep footprint behind.
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