Chapter 59: Crush Susanoo! Beyond S-Rank Lightning and Fire Dragon Breath
[Boom!] The illusion world shattered with a rumble, revealing the training ground as it was.
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood. His Mangekyō Sharingan Ninjutsu was forcibly broken, and the backlash almost tore his brain apart.
"You..." Fugaku looked up, staring in horror at the unharmed Uchiha Akira. All the surrounding clan members were stunned. In just a second or two, Clan Head Fugaku was spitting blood? The clash in the illusion world might have seemed long, but in reality, it was only a few seconds. Now, Uchiha Fugaku was already severely injured, leaving all the clan members present somewhat bewildered.
"It's not... over!" "Akira! Let me show you my true power!" Uchiha Fugaku roared, his Mangekyō Sharingan releasing extreme ocular power. Blood-red Chakra, like boiling magma, surged from Fugaku's body, instantly enveloping him. Ribs, then arms, and then the spine. A blood-red skeleton rose from the ground, encasing Fugaku in its center.
"Sus... Susanoo!" An elder gasped in surprise. That was a power of the gods, only recorded on the clan's most ancient stone tablets. Soon, meridians and muscles quickly attached to the skeleton's framework, followed by heavy, solid armor. A colossal, crimson giant, holding 2 massive Chakra Katanas, like a demon god, fully formed. This was the third stage of Susanoo! The immense, suffocating pressure made all the Uchiha Clan members present feel their souls tremble. They instinctively retreated, and then retreated further. Before this demon god, they were as tiny as ants.
"Akira!" Fugaku's voice came from inside the Susanoo. "Let me show you my Susanoo!" As his voice fell, the Susanoo's enormous arm suddenly lifted, and the Chakra Katana in its hand, with a sky-rending shriek, brutally slashed down at Uchiha Akira's head. Before the blade even reached him, the terrifying pressure had already caused the ground beneath Uchiha Akira's feet to collapse with a roar.
Facing this world-destroying blow, a hint of change finally appeared on Uchiha Akira's face. It was an expression of keen interest. "Interesting." Just as the blade was about to fall, a blinding purple lightning, like countless wild dancing spirit snakes, instantly coiled around Uchiha Akira's entire body. [Sizzle—!]
Lightning Release Chakra Mode!
Uchiha Akira's figure, in the 0.01 second before the blade touched the ground, transformed into a purple electric flash and suddenly vanished.
[Rumble—!] The enormous Katana heavily struck empty air. The entire training ground shook violently, and a terrifying, bottomless trench, 100 meters long, appeared before everyone's eyes. The power of a single strike was terrifying.
"Can you escape!" Fugaku roared maniacally, controlling the Susanoo, as another Katana swept horizontally from a tricky angle. The purple electric light flashed again, and Uchiha Akira's figure appeared on the other side of the Susanoo, easily and gracefully dodging the slash that could have leveled a mountain.
For the next dozen seconds, the entire training ground completely transformed into a stage for gods and mortals. The crimson demon god wildly swung the massive blades in its hands, each attack leaving shocking scars on the ground. Yet, the purple electric light, like a phantom, moved with leisurely grace amidst the storm-like attacks. Every one of Uchiha Akira's evasions was perfectly timed. Every movement appeared effortless. It wasn't a desperate escape; it was more like an elegant... dance.
The Uchiha outside the arena had completely lost the ability to think. In their eyes, there was only the world-destroying crimson and the extremely fast purple.
"Enough." Just as a subtle, almost imperceptible pause appeared in Fugaku's attack rhythm, Uchiha Akira's voice clearly resounded across the entire battlefield. He stopped dodging and stood in distant confrontation with the giant demon god. "I'm tired of playing, it's time to end this farce!"
Uchiha Akira quickly formed hand seals, and a dark-red flame and a flickering purple lightning appeared in his palm. Two completely different natures of Chakra began to merge in an inconceivable manner.
"Lightning Fire Dragon Breath!" A monstrous, roaring giant dragon, woven from dark-red flames and purple lightning, formed before him. But that wasn't all. Uchiha Akira's right Mangekyō Sharingan spun wildly.
Technique Amplification!
[Buzz—!] An invisible force infused into the body of the Lightning Fire Dragon. The already extremely violent dragon instantly expanded several times in size. Its arcs of electricity and flames became more solid and profound, emanating a heart-pounding aura capable of annihilating all things. The original Lightning Fire Dragon Breath was already a Ninjutsu at the peak of S-rank. Now, enhanced by the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, it had undergone a qualitative change; this no longer fell within the scope of S-rank Ninjutsu.
"Go." With a gentle wave of Uchiha Akira's hand, the Lightning Fire Dragon Breath, surpassing S-rank, slammed towards Uchiha Fugaku! The dragon let out a roar that shook the heavens and earth, crashing head-on into the enormous Susanoo.
"Stop it for me!" Fugaku frantically poured all his remaining Chakra into the Susanoo, crossing its 2 massive Katanas in front of him, forming the strongest defensive stance.
However, it was useless. In the face of absolute power, all defenses were futile.
[Boom—!] The Lightning Fire Dragon heavily struck the Susanoo's armor. A violent roar erupted, followed by a crisp "crack" sound. Centered on the point of impact, spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly across the Susanoo's seemingly indestructible armor. Crimson light burst forth from the cracks. In a few seconds, that demon god, symbolizing the Uchiha's highest power, shattered with a crash before the horrified eyes of all clan members.
With the Susanoo broken, Fugaku's figure was exposed to the residual power of the Lightning Fire Dragon Breath. At this moment, the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes had completely dimmed, and his body's Chakra was utterly depleted. He could only watch helplessly as the Lightning Fire Dragon, capable of annihilating everything, rushed towards him.
Am I... going to die?
Fugaku's mind flashed with his wife's gentle smile, Itachi's serious face, and Sasuke's innocent grin. Perhaps... this is for the best. To die here would at least preserve his last dignity. Uchiha Fugaku slowly closed his eyes, calmly awaiting the arrival of death.
However, the anticipated pain did not come. Time, as if at this moment, had been paused. The destructive torrent of lightning and fire abruptly halted less than 1 centimeter from his face. Uchiha Akira's figure, at some unknown point, had appeared before him, one hand gently resting on his shoulder.
Left Eye: Time Reversal!
To Fugaku's astonished gaze, the Lightning Fire Dragon, which could have instantly vaporized him, began to reverse, shrink, and finally transform back into a gentle mass of Chakra, dissipating in Uchiha Akira's palm, in a manner that defied all logic.
"You..." Fugaku looked at Uchiha Akira in disbelief. What an inconceivable, what an unfathomable power this was! Killing and saving, all at the other party's whim. This was no longer just strength; this was... control.
"Clan Head Fugaku." Uchiha Akira's voice was calm and gentle. "I said, my goal is to peacefully take over the entire Uchiha, not to create an internal rebellion. Your blood should not be shed here. As agreed, fully support me, and the Uchiha will, under my leadership, move towards unprecedented glory!"
Fugaku's body trembled imperceptibly. Looking at Uchiha Akira before him, Uchiha Fugaku finally... understood. The other party possessed power far exceeding his own, yet always maintained restraint. The other party saw a future far beyond his own, which is why he chose the most radical, yet most likely to bring vitality, path.
Uchiha Fugaku, the man who had governed the Uchiha for over a decade and had never bowed his head to anyone, slowly bowed in front of all the clan members. "I, Uchiha Fugaku... acknowledge your strength. Akira... from today onwards, you are the true Clan Head of the Uchiha!"