Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 446 Avalanche, collapse of the sky

The world was a vast expanse of gray and white, with a fierce wind whipping up ice and snow.

A line of footprints, varying in depth, stretched from the snowfields of the south and stopped behind a leeward ice mound several hundred meters away from the ancient castle.

Uchiha Yakumi and the others, clad in heavy cloaks, peered through the howling snow and the broken windows of the castle at the two figures that kept crossing paths and sparking.

Clang! Clang! Clang!
Even through the wind, snow, and distance, the sounds of fierce fighting could still be faintly heard, each clash seeming to strike the hearts of the onlookers.

"The smell of medicine..."

Uchiha Izumi walked over to Uchiha Yakumi's side, also looking in the direction of the Ice Fortress, and frowned, saying, "Are you sure it's okay to let them keep fighting like this..."

"...You can't stop them."

Uchiha Yakumi was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "Don't worry too much. I have already used the Ninja Hawk to send a message to the Third Hokage, informing him of the situation here and Sasuke's actions."

"Since Sasuke wants a result, let him do it his own way."

"I'm worried he'll get hurt!" Uchiha Izumi couldn't help but raise her voice. "That Uzumaki Naruto, he's not the child we know anymore!"

"Haha, Quan, you're being a bit of an unfounded worryer."

Another Uchiha clansman grinned, his tone carrying the unique pride of the Uchiha clan, and said, "Lord Sasuke has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan."

"Instead of worrying about getting hurt by the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, I'm more worried that he might be too soft-hearted for his former best friend and suffer the consequences."

Actually, even such worries are not many, after all, aren't they here to ensure that such 'accidents' won't happen?

The other Uchiha clan members nodded silently; in their view, the Mangekyou Sharingan was the strongest power.

Many people and many things have changed.

However, many things have remained unchanged from beginning to end.

Arrogance remains ingrained in the bones of every Uchiha clan member.

The pursuit of the Sharingan is ingrained in the bones of every Uchiha clan member, just like Uchiha Itachi, who also believed in the power of the Uchiha clan and the Sharingan.

After all, even the Nine-Tails, which was as powerful as a natural disaster, was restrained and treated like a plaything in front of Madara Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan, and could only be driven and controlled.

In their view, what kind of surprises could happen when Sasuke, who inherited this power, faced off against the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who was merely a "vessel"?
Uchiha Yakumi neither refuted nor agreed.

He continued to watch the battle in the distance quietly. As someone who had briefly served as the acting head of the Uchiha clan, he knew more about the Mangekyou Sharingan than other members of the clan.

Even though they are both Mangekyou Sharingan, there are differences and disparities.

"The Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan..." he murmured, the scent of medicine almost imperceptible, and squinted his eyes.

Madara Uchiha was able to control the Nine-Tails and fight against the First Hokage with ease because he didn't need to worry about consuming his more perfect Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

Sasuke now only possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan, not Madara Uchiha's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

This means that although the power of those eyes was very strong, there was still excessive consumption of pupil power, and ultimately, blindness would result.

If Sasuke is to truly become Hokage and the Uchiha clan is to rise again, the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan is essential.

The way to awaken the Eternal Eye is to transplant another pair of Mangekyou Sharingan. It doesn't necessarily have to be a close relative, but the closer the blood relation, the less rejection there will be and the higher the success rate.

"Uchiha Itachi, and also, Uchiha Fugaku, who has become the 'Fierce Eye'..." Yaowei's thoughts raced.

Only by finding either of these two and obtaining their eyes can Sasuke obtain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan...

boom! !

A deafening explosion, far more violent than any previous collision, suddenly came from the direction of the Ice Fortress, interrupting Uchiha Yakumi's thoughts.

Yaowei and the others looked up abruptly and saw a figure crackling with lightning being blasted out of the hole in the ice fortress's dome—it was Uchiha Sasuke.

He adjusted his posture in mid-air, then made a drawing motion, the silver spear transformed into a bow, and a lightning arrow pierced the air, colliding with a scarlet beam of light shooting out from inside the fortress.

Boom!

Crimson and azure light exploded in mid-air, and the terrifying power that far exceeded expectations caused Uchiha Yakumi and the others behind the ice mound to change their expressions.

"That's a Cero?" Uchiha Izumi blurted out.

"go!"

Without further hesitation, Uchiha Yakumi shouted and sped towards the castle, with Uchiha Izumi and the others following closely behind, their faces no longer showing any of their previous ease.

However, before they could reach the castle...

boom!
The ground roared, and the ice cracked.

Under their horrified gazes, a fox head with its jaws wide open burst forth from beneath Sasuke's feet, then snapped shut, swallowing Uchiha Sasuke whole!
"Sasuke!" Uchiha Yakumi and the others' eyes widened in shock and anger, but their shouts were drowned out by the sound of wind and snow.

"asshole!"

Several Uchiha clan members instantly turned bloodshot, their three-tomoe Sharingan eyes swirling, and their kunai and ninja swords were already drawn, ready to rush towards the figure emerging from the castle.

However, just as they were about to rush out...

Sizzle... Boom!
A muffled rumble of thunder came from the huge mouth of the fox's head.

Several thick, red arcs of electricity shot out from the mouth of the fox head, exploding and crackling wherever they went.

Eight Thunder Gods - Fire and Thunder!
Lightning surged from his chest.

Lightning that adds burning and bombing effects to the eight types of lightning.

boom!
The fox's head could no longer be maintained and exploded into a cloud of white smoke, with fire, lightning, and chakra scattering everywhere, instantly vaporizing the surrounding ice and snow.

Amidst the swirling smoke and dust, Sasuke Uchiha's figure, encased in bones, appeared, his two enormous skeletal arms stretched outwards.

Clearly, at the critical moment, it was these Susanoo arms that held the fox's massive jaws shut, giving him the chance to tear open a rift.

"Hiss, this Uchiha brat has actually awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan..."

In Naruto's mind, Kurama's voice gasped, complaining, "The old man's technique is pretty cool, but it's so hot and pungent, and it scratches my throat a bit!"

Naruto's eyes crinkled into a smile as he thought to himself, "Kurama, thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to me."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to the dissipating dust in the distance, where Uchiha Sasuke was kneeling on one knee, his chest heaving violently, and one hand tightly covering his right eye.

A streak of bright red blood slowly trickled down between his fingers, tracing a path down his somewhat pale cheek.

Clearly, using Susanoo and the Eight Thunder Gods to forcibly break through the fox's head also consumed a significant amount of his eye power and chakra.

"Sasuke, how are you?"

Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Yakumi rushed to his side immediately, reaching out to help him up. The other clan members also quickly gathered around, watching Naruto warily from a distance.

Sasuke raised his other hand, refusing their help.

"Shall we continue?" Naruto smiled, but the smile appeared somewhat cold under the half-mask covering him.

"Perhaps you all think that the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki is easier to deal with than the Nine-Tails itself?"

Naruto's gaze swept over the Uchiha clan members who were glaring at him with anger and suspicion, as if he could see through their thoughts. He reminded them, "That's not the case."

boom! !

A terrifying burst of chakra erupted from his body, forming a tangible shockwave.

That chakra was ferocious and violent, full of pure destructive desire, its color a dark, blood-red, mixed with unsettling black.

The mere presence of that aura made the surrounding air turn icy cold, and the Uchiha clan members watching from afar even felt a chill that came from their very instincts.

The surrounding wind and snow were blown away, and the cloak on his body billowed, revealing its complete form underneath.

It was a pale, bone armor covering the entire body, with a ferocious design, as if it were born for slaughter. Sharp bone spikes protruded from the joints, and the shoulder armor, breastplate, and arm armor were thick and full of power.

Nine steel whip-like white bone tails extended from the end of his spine, covered in red chakra and swaying slightly.

"That...that's the Nine-Tails' chakra?" Uchiha Izumi's voice was hoarse. "No, this aura is more like..."

“A Hollow.” Uchiha’s expression darkened slightly. “And a Hollow comparable to the Espada.”

No, we can't fight anymore. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki possesses Hollow power; the Mangekyou Sharingan's genjutsu probably won't work on him. We must...

"continue."

A resolute and unquestionable voice interrupted his thoughts.

Uchiha Yakumi turned his head in surprise and saw Uchiha Sasuke lower his hand from his eyes and slowly stand up.

Those Mangekyou Sharingan eyes seemed to be stained even more crimson by the blood, staring intently at his former best friend who was encased in hideous bone armor.

“Naruto Uzumaki.” He raised his chin slightly and said calmly, “Don’t think that you’re the only one who has become stronger.”

boom! !

Chakra erupted from his body, condensing and shaping upwards and outwards. Bones grew, and chakra attached itself, creating a larger and clearer outline.

Under the fervent gazes of the Uchiha clan members, an even taller and more solid half-skeletal giant, wielding a spear wreathed in lightning, stood majestically on the icy plain.

—Susanoo, First Form.

A towering purple skeletal giant and a hideous, dark red bone-armored monster stand facing off on the vast, icy plains.

Naruto sighed and said nothing more. He simply raised his right hand, which was covered in pale bone armor, and grabbed the strap of the cloak around his neck.

Whoosh! Bang!

The cloak was carried away by the biting wind and drifted into the distant night and snow, disappearing in an instant. At the very moment the cloak left the person, a short, sharp explosion rang out!
The ground where Naruto had been standing suddenly caved in and exploded, and his figure had completely disappeared.

Uchiha's medicinal-smelling three-tomoe Sharingan spun wildly, but he only managed to catch a fleeting afterimage before his body couldn't even react.

In the next instant, Naruto appeared directly in front of Sasuke Uchiha, so close that he was almost face-to-face with Sasuke inside Susanoo.

Only the purest and most direct release of violence.

Naruto's right fist, covered in thick bone armor, slammed towards Sasuke, who was protected by Susanoo, the instant it appeared.

The speed of this punch was so fast that no ninja had time to form hand seals.

The power of that punch was immense. The air and falling snow in its path were compressed by the terrifying force, forming a clear white cloud of energy! Sasuke Uchiha's eyes narrowed, and his Susanoo-wrapped right fist, crackling with raging lightning, met Naruto's punch head-on with speed and ferocity that were in no way inferior!

boom! !

A muffled bang caused the eardrums of the surrounding Uchiha clansmen to ache, and their faces showed pain!
Immediately afterwards, a visible ring of air surged outwards from the point of impact between the two fists, sweeping across all directions.

Wherever it passed, the already cracked frozen soil was torn up and shattered layer by layer.

Uchiha Yakumi and the others only had time to cross their arms in front of them before feeling the terrifying impact crashing down like a tsunami.

It felt like a giant, rampaging spirit beast was crashing into me head-on. My arms were in excruciating pain, and I was thrown off the ground and flew backward uncontrollably, crashing hard into the snow and kicking up a cloud of snow dust.

It was merely the aftermath of a punch.

"Cough!" Uchiha Yaowei landed awkwardly in the distance, rolling several times before barely managing to stop, then knelt on one knee and coughed up blood.

Ignoring his own disheveled state, he immediately looked up, his three-tomoe Sharingan fixed on the center of the collision.

Naruto's bone-armored fist, which was tiny compared to Susanoo, was locked in a stalemate with Susanoo's giant skull fist wrapped in lightning, locked together in mid-air.

Neither side backed down.

Immediately following, even more intense, violent, and chilling impacts exploded like a storm!

Bang bang bang! !

In the afterimages that Yaowei and the others could barely catch, Naruto's figure kept flashing, sometimes appearing in front of Susanoo, sometimes in the side, and sometimes attacking from mid-air.

He had already transformed into a blurry afterimage, each strike simple, direct, and brutal, yet containing terrifying power.

No longer limited to fists, the corner of an elbow, the spike of a knee, and even the lash of the bony tail behind the back have all become deadly weapons.

It bombarded Susanoo relentlessly from all angles, causing the air to explode wherever it passed, leaving behind trails of brief-lived air bursts!
Uchiha Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan spun continuously, and Susanoo, under his control, displayed speed and agility disproportionate to its size.

The massive, thunderous fists either struck directly, blocked, or swept across, colliding fiercely with Naruto's attacks!
Each collision unleashed a deafening roar, with lightning and dark red chakra scattering wildly, blasting deep craters into the surrounding ground!
The battle between the two had completely deviated from the realm of ordinary ninjas; it was more like two monsters wrestling and exchanging blows in the most primitive and savage way.

The air blasts continuously stirred up clouds of snow dust, and snowflakes kept falling from the sky, but they couldn't get even a fraction closer to either of them.

Uchiha Yakumi could see that under Naruto's storm of attacks, Sasuke's Susanoo developed spiderweb-like cracks, which were then instantly repaired.

However, the frequency of cracks is increasing, and the repair speed seems to be lagging behind.

Repairing Susanoo requires more than just chakra; it also requires ocular power.

Naruto's bone armor also shattered when it clashed with the lightning-wrapped Susanoo fist, sending fragments flying, which then regenerated at a visible speed in the next moment.

“Monster…monster…” A young Uchiha clansman murmured unconsciously as he watched the incomprehensible clash of powers in the distance.

This monster, with its mere physical body, rivals Susanoo in speed and power, and even seems to have the upper hand?
The next moment, an even more violent explosion rang out from the center of the battlefield.

There it was, Susanoo's chest and abdomen took a heavy punch from Naruto, the bones cracking under the strain, large pieces breaking apart!

Sasuke groaned, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth again, but his eyes flashed with even more ferocity. Almost simultaneously, Susanoo raised its massive right fist and slammed it at Naruto's face at close range.

Despite his hands being restricted, Naruto neither dodged nor evaded, but tilted his head back slightly and rammed forward.

Headbutt!

They were like wild beasts, turning every part of their bodies into weapons, using every means possible.

boom!
The impact caused both of them to slide backward several meters, carving two deep furrows in the ice field.

"Enough." Naruto's deep voice rang out. "Sasuke, this farce ends here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his arms, placed his hands in front of him, and interlocked his fingers.

Click, click, click!
The sickening sound of bones growing louder and louder!

Naruto's pale white bone armor expanded and multiplied wildly, with countless thick, twisted, pale white bones piercing out from his entire body.

The energy rapidly intertwined and formed around his body, and in the blink of an eye, it created a giant fox skull that enveloped Naruto at its center, pointing towards the Susanoo in the distance.

"Roar!"

A violent roar rang out, and crimson chakra, dark red like blood, surged wildly from Naruto's body like boiling magma, quickly filling and covering the fox skull!
Chakra transformed into flesh and blood, covering the bones and outlining a clearer, more ferocious fox face, especially those enormous beast eyes.

The enormous scarlet fox head was fully formed. It opened its huge mouth, revealing Naruto inside, and a chilling scarlet light rapidly expanded and condensed.

False flash!

Its power far surpasses that of the previous Cero!
Almost simultaneously, Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan began to spin wildly, and two shocking lines of bloody tears streamed down from the corners of his eyes.

As he recklessly unleashed his eye power, the Susanoo, which was originally just a skeleton, rapidly grew clear meridians and strong muscles.

Immediately afterwards, a layer of solid purple chakra armor, like an outer garment, covered Susanoo completely, making Susanoo's form even more imposing and majestic.

Susanoo - Second Form!
In the hand of this half-body Susanoo, the silver spear formed from the "Divine Annihilation Arrow" twists and elongates into an even larger spear shaped like a "Z" lightning bolt!

Its entire body was wrapped in dazzling lightning, as if it had been forged from lightning itself.

Susanoo assumed a powerful throwing stance, and all the lightning converged on the tip of the Z-shaped spear, producing a crackling sound that sent chills down one's spine.

"Let's settle this with one strike!" Naruto and Sasuke shouted simultaneously.

hum! !

As soon as he finished speaking, the blast of energy compressed to its limit in the fox's mouth transformed into a torrent that pierced through the wind and snow, and shot out with a roar!
Susanoo's muscular purple arm channeled all its power and lightning into the spear, and hurled it out!

The crimson torrent and the blue lightning spear collided solidly between the two, reflected in the pupils of Uchiha Yakumi and the others.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely at this moment.

The first thing to appear was a tiny yet dazzling singularity that was impossible to look directly at.

Immediately afterwards, a silent expansion occurred, with dark red and azure blue colliding and clashing wildly, transforming into an expanding sphere of light that fiercely hurled out light and sound.

A storm of dark red and purple, centered on the point of impact, spread outwards in all directions in a perfect sphere!
The already dilapidated ancient castle ruins in the distance were completely destroyed by this force.

Boom! !
The thunderous roar arrived late, sweeping across the entire icy plain like a tidal wave. The Uchiha clan members not far away groaned, blood seeping from their ears and noses.

The brain went blank after the shock and impact, temporarily losing all perception and thinking abilities.

I don’t know how long it took.

The light gradually faded.

Uchiha Yakumi was the first to recover from tinnitus.

He opened his stinging, tearing, and blurry eyes, his Sharingan swirling as he tried to see the situation at the center of the battlefield.

All that could be seen between the two figures in the distance was an area that, under the intense heat, had a glassy sheen and charred cracks, and the ionization in the air made one's skin sting and hair stand on end.

Only the lingering echo of that sound reverberated between heaven and earth for a long time.

No, that's not right!

Uchiha's body stiffened abruptly.

In the distance, a tremor, seemingly emanating from the depths of the earth and the very heart of the entire mountain range, was clearly transmitted up through the ground.

Rumble, rumble, rumble...

The vibration was initially subtle, but it amplified in an instant, growing stronger as it approached from afar.

At the same time, the high, dark sky above seemed to become even more gloomy, with fine snow dust and ice mist spreading out, covering the sky with a gray-white veil.

"It's an avalanche!"

Uchiha Yakumi's face showed fear. He roared with all his might at his clansmen who were still experiencing ringing and dizziness, "Run!!"

Normally, they are currently at the top of the mountain, so even if an avalanche occurs, it will not affect them.

But the impact of that attack has already reached even higher and farther up the majestic snow-capped peaks!
The next moment, from behind everyone, from the distant, towering snow-capped peaks that seemed to connect with the leaden sky, came a continuous rumble.

Rumble, rumble! !
The once pristine, steep snow slope now appeared as if it had been halved, its connection to the mountain severed.

The endless snow cover collapsed along the mountainside, roaring as it broke free of its restraints, swallowing up even more snow and transforming into a terrifying giant wave of ice and snow.

The speed was beyond imagination.

One second they were on a distant mountain peak, the next second the all-consuming vanguard had already submerged the nearby mountain peaks, surging towards them in an overwhelming torrent.

"No time to run! Form a defensive formation!!" Uchiha Yaku's roar was almost drowned out by the roar of the avalanche.

The wrath of heaven and earth is revealed here.

Faced with such a natural disaster, humans are no different from ants.

Even the Uchiha clan members with Sharingan felt powerless and desperate at that moment.

As far as the eye could see, half the sky was obscured by the towering snow and ice, creating a dark and gloomy atmosphere, with only a deafening roar filling all the senses.

The chilling oppressive feeling arrived first with the shockwave from the avalanche, like an invisible giant hand gripping everyone's throat, making even breathing difficult.

Uchiha Yakumi's heart sank to freezing point, and his face turned deathly pale.

However, just as the white wave was about to engulf everyone.

Swish!Swish!
Two figures appeared in front of Uchiha Yakumi and the others, blocking the roaring avalanche between them!

There was no eye contact, no communication.

Naruto's arms, which were crossed in front of his chest, suddenly trembled, and countless bones grew wildly, instantly transforming into a huge Nine-Tails skull skeleton that enveloped them all.

Ignoring the blood flowing from his eyes again, Sasuke poured out his eye power and chakra without reservation, transforming them into the flesh and armor of the Nine-Tails' head.

Click, click, click!
The two were fighting to the death just moments ago, but now they completed a series of actions in an instant, their coordination was seamless, as if they had rehearsed it a thousand times.

The next moment, the terrifying snow tide crashed down on the fox head covered in purple armor with almost devastating force, engulfing it!

boom! !

[I updated a little later than usual, and wow, I just checked the Naruto mobile game and there's a Six Paths Obito who's mindlessly blocking ultimate techniques.]

(End of this chapter)