Age 761. Earth.
The Great Ape stood atop the jagged peak, a twenty-meter titan of fur and fury. In its massive, blood-stained fist, it clutched the mangled remains of the giant tiger, the apex predator of the island reduced to a half-eaten snack. The beast's snout was matted with gore, and its crimson eyes glowed with a mindless, predatory light. The fading blue aurora around its mouth signaled that the previous devastation was merely a warning shot.
"Hmph. An arrogant beast, daring to dance before me," Uchiha Madara muttered. His purple Rinnegan flared with a cold, divine light.
He didn't just release his chakra; he ignited it. The skeletal ribcage of the Susanoo that had blocked the Ape's beam began to undergo a terrifying metamorphosis. Boundless ocular power poured from Madara's eyes, manifesting as ethereal muscles and sinew that wrapped around the bones. Within seconds, the entity surged upward, growing from a forty-foot guardian into a two-hundred-meter titan of cobalt energy.
The Complete Body Susanoo now loomed over the island. It was clad in traditional samurai armor, a pair of majestic wings unfurling from its back like the sails of a celestial ship. Two massive katanas, forged from pure chakra, were sheathed at its waist. It was a god of war descended upon the Dragon Ball world.
High within the hexagonal prism at the Susanoo's forehead, Madara, Zoro, and Leo stood on a floor of solidified light.
"Whoa! No way!" Leo's voice cracked with pure, unadulterated hype. He pressed his hands against the energy walls, his eyes wide. "It's a Gundam! I'm literally standing inside a magical samurai Gundam! This is the greatest day of my life!"
Zoro didn't scream, but his jaw remained tight, his hands gripping his swords so hard his knuckles turned white. He had seen giants in his own world, but this... this was a manifestation of pure will. It was a level of power that defied physical limits.
Madara's lips curled into a faint, arrogant smirk. He lived for this, the awe of the weak and the terror of his enemies. "Observe," he said, his voice echoing with the weight of an overlord. "Let the creatures of this world experience the true power of the Uchiha."
With a thought, the Susanoo drew its blade. The movement was so fast it created a vacuum.
"One-Sword Style: Heaven's Divide!"
The Susanoo swung. A several-thousand-meter-long arc of blue energy, a blade of compressed chakra tore through the air. The Great Ape let out a guttural roar, sensing the lethal pressure. In a desperate, instinctive move, it hurled the tiger's massive carcass at the incoming wave. The corpse was obliterated instantly, turned into a red mist that vanished in the heat of the strike.
The Great Ape crossed its massive arms, bracing for the impact as the blade arc slammed into the mountain.
BOOM!
The entire peak was split in two. The sound was a tectonic groan that could be heard across the ocean. Smoke and pulverized stone erupted into the sky, obscuring the battlefield. Madara stood with his arms crossed, confident that nothing made of flesh and bone could survive a direct hit from a Complete Susanoo.
"It's over," Madara stated.
But as the dust settled, his Rinnegan twitched. The Great Ape was still standing. Its thick hide was scorched, and its arms were bleeding, but the wounds were shallow. The beast had survived a strike that would have leveled a city.
"You took that hit?" Madara's voice dropped an octave, his pride wounded. "It seems I underestimated the resilience of your hide. But let us see how you handle a rain of destruction!"
The Susanoo dismissed its katana and brought its hands together in a complex sign.
"Yasaka Magatama!"
Dozens of glowing blue magatama beads, ethereal projectiles of immense explosive power condensed around the giant's hands and launched in a synchronized barrage. They streaked through the air like falling stars, impacting the mountain in a series of violent, white-hot explosions. The island shuddered, the very foundation of the earth groaning under the assault.
Madara began to dismiss the Susanoo, certain the beast was finally ash. But a shadow suddenly eclipsed the hexagonal prism.
"Look out!" Leo screamed.
Madara's reflexes were the only thing that saved them. A massive, hairy fist, moving at a speed that broke the sound barrier, slammed into the Susanoo's forehead. The impact sent a shockwave through the energy structure, throwing the three men off their feet. The "indestructible" hexagonal prism developed a web of spider-web cracks.
The Great Ape wasn't just strong; it was flying. Using a burst of Ki from its feet, it had propelled itself through the smoke like a missile. It didn't wait for a second strike. It pulled its fist back, the air around it shimmering with a sonic boom, and aimed directly for the cracked prism.
Madara didn't hesitate. He grabbed Leo and Zoro by the shoulders. Using the spatial shift of his Rinnegan, he vanished a millisecond before the blow landed.
CRACK!
The Great Ape's punch shattered the Susanoo's head like glass. The entire two-hundred-meter titan flickered and dissolved into blue motes of light as its anchor was destroyed. The Ape landed on the ruins of the mountain, pounding its chest and letting out a roar of triumph that echoed to the stars.
On a distant cliffside, three figures appeared in a swirl of spatial energy. Madara landed on his feet, his face pale with a cold, murderous rage. His pride had been trampled by a "mindless beast."
"I'll destroy it," Madara hissed, his eyes spinning toward the Tengai Shinsei, the ability to drop meteors from the atmosphere. "I'll turn this entire island into a crater!"
"Hey! Don't be impulsive!" Zoro's voice was like ice, cutting through Madara's temper. "Remember why we're here. We're on a rescue mission, not a world-cleansing. The Chat Group says the target is still alive. If you drop a moon on this place, we fail."
Madara glared at the swordsman, his aura simmering. "Who do you think I am? I know where the survivor is. My Rinnegan already mapped the island." He spat the words out, though he let the meteor-summoning chakra dissipate.
Leo played the peacemaker, stepping between them. "Guys, look! The moon!"
A massive bank of dark clouds, stirred up by the battle's heat, drifted across the sky, completely obscuring the silver disc of the full moon.
In the valley, the Great Ape's roar was cut short. The massive silhouette began to shrink, the fur receding and the colossal bones snapping back into human proportions. The terrifying pressure of the Oozaru evaporated, leaving behind only the sound of the wind.
"The signal is coming from the central clearing," Leo said, his Admin interface flickering. "I can take us there."
With two rapid spatial jumps, Leo transported them to the site. Lying in the center of a crater, surrounded by the charred remains of the jungle, was a young man. He was naked, his body covered in the dust of battle, but his presence was undeniable.
His face was strikingly handsome - a sharp, heroic jawline and deep-set eyes that, even in sleep, seemed to hold the spark of a warrior. But what drew their gaze was the furry, brown tail curled behind his back.
"So this is a Saiyan," Zoro said, looking down at Jack. "He looks human enough. Except for the tail."
"He's more than human," Leo whispered, looking at the unconscious Jack with a mix of awe and concern. "He's the 'Saiyan from Earth.' And if he survived that fight, the System is just getting started with him."
As the clouds shifted, leaving the forest in total darkness, the three legends stood over the young man they had come to save, unaware that the "Darkness" from the Void Realm was already looking for a way in.