Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi.
This was a powerful Dojutsu that used Ocular Power to change the form of Amaterasu's black flames. Just like the black flame sword that pierced Sora's heart now, it was transformed through the ability of Kagutsuchi.
In an instant, all defenses were destroyed, and the heart, symbolizing the source of life, was shattered along with them.
"Pfft!"
Sora threw his head back, spraying a mist of blood into the air.
"I'm sorry..."
Sasuke, who had appeared behind Sora at some unknown time, had no trace of post-victory joy on his face. His expression was gloomy and somewhat reluctant as he said: "If it weren't absolutely necessary, I wouldn't have wanted things to reach this point. Your strength is too great, your existence too anomalous. For the sake of this world..."
"I can only say I'm sorry."
After the blood sprayed, Sora's body fell backward powerlessly. Sasuke gently caught him and sighed: "Although I cannot do anything for you, I also cannot leave your body abandoned in the wilderness. Rest assured, I will bury you properly."
Just then, Sasuke suddenly looked up towards the direction behind him. He could clearly sense over a dozen Chakra Signatures rapidly approaching this battlefield.
Probably...
Konoha's Ninjas.
'I can't stay here any longer. If I encounter more Ninjas from this time period, things will only become harder to manage.'
Sasuke shook his head helplessly. He glanced at his father and Itachi, who are still unconscious not far away, his expression suddenly darkening.
But he understood this was the end. Even though they were blood relatives, he ultimately did not belong to this timeline.
"Then..."
"See you in the future, Itachi, Father..."
Amidst a sigh of loss, Sasuke picked up Sora's 'corpse' and vanished from the spot using the Body Flicker Technique, as if he had never been there from the beginning.
…
A slightly later time.
Over a dozen figures with powerful auras flickered into the field.
Among them was a Kunoichi clad in a light red Chakra Cloak, with bright red hair and patterns of tomoe and swirls on her body. It was Kushina, who had come to support from afar.
"Yuki Sora..."
"Where is he?"
Kushina stood in place, her gaze sweeping the surroundings. But besides the Konoha's Ninjas who had long turned into rotten wood and died, and the unconscious Fugaku and Itachi, she couldn't see anyone else.
The dozen or so Konoha's Jonins nearby didn't speak. Everyone was staring dumbfounded at this terrifying battlefield.
The earth was shattered for over ten miles. The forest had been completely wiped from the map. The air was filled with a heart-palpitating aura. Even the sky still faintly retained remnants of black and purple light and shadow.
"Just now..."
"What exactly happened?"
A masked Konoha's Anbu's voice trembled slightly because he had seen that massive purple giant and the terrifying black coffin, and thus felt horrified.
After all,
Even for a Kage-level Ninja, the area affected by battle would be a few hundred meters at most.
But the battle just now constantly produced earth-shaking phenomena, visible even dozens of kilometers away. This was already something no ordinary Kage-level Ninja could achieve.
"Who was Yuki Sora fighting?"
An experienced Inuzuka Clan's Jonin smelled the scent of that Kirigakure demon-like man. He was quite certain Sora had been here and experienced a great battle, but for some reason had suddenly disappeared.
"I have a bold guess..."
Among the crowd, an Elite Jonin who looked to be in his forties and held some standing suddenly spoke to his companion.
"What guess?"
The Inuzuka Clan's Jonin turned his head curiously.
"You all saw that huge purple light shadow just now, right? That terrifying existence like a demon god..."
The middle-aged Jonin said slowly.
"We saw it. With such a huge commotion, of course we saw it."
Kushina nodded beside him.
"It's that huge purple light shadow. I suspect it was the power of the Uchiha Clan. That is to say, Uchiha Fugaku probably awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan through some trigger, and then used a terrifying Dojutsu called Susanoo to repel Yuki Sora!!!"
The middle-aged voice spoke slowly, but his tone was resolute.
"Susanoo!??"
An exclamation sounded.
Hearing this, Kushina suddenly fell silent. A thoughtful expression appeared on her face, as if recalling something.
"I think I heard Grandma Mito mention this Dojutsu. It's a power only possessed by Uchiha who have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. It condenses Chakra into a War God-like giant form, capable of unleashing terrifying power sufficient to destroy all creation with a single strike."
Kushina recalled while speaking slowly: "Uchiha Madara relied on the power of Susanoo to contend with the First Hokage's Wood Release. Although he was always suppressed by the First's Wood Release, Uchiha Madara's Susanoo undoubtedly possessed fearsome power sufficient to suppress the entire Ninja World at that time. The Mizukage, Tsuchikage, Raikage, and Kazekage were like insignificant ants before him."
Kushina's words made the expressions of the Konoha's Ninjas present become unprecedentedly grave.
"Susanoo..."
"The power of Uchiha Madara?"
Suddenly, one Konoha's Jonin after another cast rather complex gazes upon the unconscious Fugaku.
'Was it him...'
'Who relied on the so-called power of Susanoo to repel the Kirigakure monster, Yuki Sora!??'
'That terrifying War God, that seemed to reach over a hundred meters tall… no wonder even Yuki Sora was repelled!'
Thus, what happened before was easy to deduce.
Clearly, Kirigakure's Yuki Sora infiltrated the Land of Fire alone but encountered an Uchiha defense unit, and the two sides clashed.
Then,
Given the terrifying strength Yuki Sora had displayed before, the Uchiha Ninjas were naturally slaughtered madly by this monster.
Then, Fugaku, witnessing his clansmen being killed, awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan in the midst of emotional turmoil.
And then he used this ultimate power belonging to the Uchiha to forcibly repel the Kirigakure demon, Yuki Sora.
Both sides were probably mutually wounded, and then the Kirigakure demon, sensing their arrival, hurriedly fled in panic.
'This...'
'Was truly an unparalleled achievement!!!'
Worship, respect, envy, indifference, malice, even killing intent...
Countless complex gazes fell upon the unconscious Fugaku. These Konoha's Ninjas realized that perhaps from today onward, a new myth would rise above Konoha.
The myth's name was Uchiha Fugaku, the Uchiha's miracle!
Uchiha!
Mangekyo Sharingan!
Now, Fugaku is the only powerhouse in Konoha who could repel the Kirigakure's demon, Yuki Sora on a frontal battlefield, a powerhouse stronger than Konoha's Yellow Flash, the Sannin, and the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki!
At this moment,
No one knew exactly how powerful Fugaku was, but these Konoha's Jonins could roughly guess it was a power approaching, or even surpassing, that of the Kirigakure's demon, Yuki Sora.
'Perhaps...'
'Among the village's Ninjas now, Uchiha Fugaku is already the strongest under the Hokage-sama!'
'After today, second only to one person, above ten thousand others, the name Uchiha Fugaku will shake the Ninja World! The Uchiha shall rise!'
'The rise of the Uchiha? This will be difficult for the village's elders to handle...'
'Will Hokage-sama and Danzo-sama allow the Uchiha to rise?'
'It seems the competition for the Fourth Hokage's position is becoming more and more suspenseful!'
The gazes of the Konoha's Jonins were intense. Though they didn't speak, the emotions in their hearts were very agitated.
After all, the rise of the Uchiha was both an opportunity and a crisis for Konoha. It was a rather complex situation, making everyone's thoughts complex as well.