"Susanoo!!!"
Shisui's roar split the air.
Green chakra flared around him like a bonfire spearing the heavens.
Within the blaze, a ribcage formed—then armor. In just a few seconds, a third-stage Susanoo took shape: only an upper torso, yet fully armored, clutching a spiral sword; the breastplate gaped open to reveal a pool of vivid crimson chakra.
"Itachi—spell it out. What's so terrifying about Konoha?"
Inside the Susanoo, Shisui glared at Itachi and swung that green spiral blade, bellowing:
"You were brainwashed by Sarutobi Hiruzen—that's why you slaughtered the entire Uchiha clan!"
RUMMMMMBLE!!!
Deafening blasts rolled one after another.
Even the pirates paused to stare.
"Hiss—look at that guy!" one pirate gasped at Shisui. "What is he—how's he turning into a giant!?"
"Right? That power's insane—one swing and the ground exploded," another said, wide-eyed.
A third pirate whistled. "He's called Shisui, yeah? Out on the sea he'd fetch at least a billion in bounty."
They barely finished marveling before a second war god rose—a third-stage Susanoo, this one blazing orange-red, bearing a shield and Totsuka no Tsurugi (Ten Fists Sword). The twin giants crashed together, shockwaves pounding the battlefield.
—
"...All of them are being held down…"
Jigokudō (Hell Path) had the King of Hell gnawing a corpse to restore it as he frowned toward the battle's heart.
"Itachi, Kisame, Kakuzu, Hidan, Orochimaru, Sasori…"
The pirates' strength had blindsided him—nobodies standing toe-to-toe with S-rank rogues.
"In other words, our side will decide it…"
He turned toward the blond youth pummeling the three-headed hounds—
—and blinked.
"Where did he go!?"
Hundreds of hell-hounds lay twitching, too broken to split again, but Menma's figure had vanished.
The remaining five Paths swept their shared vision—and Shuradō (Asura Path) snapped a warning.
"Behind Hell Path—!"
With shared vision, Jigokudō also saw the shadow at his back—opened his mouth—
A fingertip pressed to his brow.
"Katon: Higan (Fire Release: Fire Gun)!"
Menma breathed the words.
A heartbeat later—
BANG! BANG! BANG…
Like a chakra machine gun, shots tore into Jigokudō's face; his head was almost pulped as he staggered back, then crashed to the ground.
"Healer: deleted." Menma blew across his index finger and slid his gaze to the next Path.
Chikushōdō (Animal Path) didn't flinch—palms slapped the earth.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Panda (Summoning: Panda)!"
POOM!
A three-meter stone panda slammed down, shielding Animal Path.
Even so, Tendō (Deva Path) didn't trust it. He thrust out a hand:
"Banshō Ten'in (Universal Pull)!"
"Dai Enkai (Great Flame Commandment)!"
Menma clapped both hands to the ground—an ocean of fire erupted in every direction, turning the world into a blazing sea. His body blurred into flame, forcing a dodge against the pull locking onto him.
"A sea of fire…?" Tendō's eyes tightened. He spread his arms without hesitation:
"Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push)!"
He would smother the inferno with pure repulsion.
That instant of delay was all Menma needed. He flashed to the panda's nose.
"Chō Ōdama Rasengan (Super Big Ball Rasengan)!"
KRAAASH!
The three-meter stone panda exploded into rubble; Animal Path hiding behind it didn't escape—smashed deep into the soil by the churning sphere.
"Third one…"
Menma turned toward the two remaining: Shuradō (Asura) and Ningendō (Human).
By then, Tendō had finished winding up. Wind whipped his cloak as he lifted his face to the stark white sky and roared:
"Chō Shinra Tensei (Super Almighty Push)!!!"
R U U U U M B L E!!!
Doom fell.
Repulsion condensed until it seemed solid—like a white meteor slamming into the earth. The ground heaved, buildings and walls and trees shredding into a wasteland under the force.
Pirates and Amegakure shinobi who'd wandered too close tumbled away in blind terror.
Crocodile froze. "No way—that's the old man Whitebeard's Gura Gura no Mi!?"
To the eye, it did look like Whitebeard's shockwaves—different source, same devastation.
Every pirate's face went slack at the sight of repulsion rampaging across the city.
And right then—
A volcano of flame blasted upward, shouldering into the falling force.
"Captain!!!"
The pirates howled as the blond at the fire's heart stepped through the blaze.
"Strong shove," Menma grinned under the pressure. "But that's all."
"Dai Enkai — Entei (Great Flame Commandment — Flame Emperor)!!!"
He roared—and the wildfire converged, pouring into his palm until a second sun burned in his hand. The completed sphere of fire pressed back the descending repulsion, and with a batter's stride Menma stepped in, whipped his arm, and pitched the crowning Entei into the sky like a fireball from the end of the world.
(End of Chapter)
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