Chapter 186: How Is That Possible
High-level Armament Haki covered Uchiha Dali's entire body, bringing his physical defense to the pinnacle of human potential.
Yet at this very moment, he could still feel a terrifying, crushing pressure threatening to burst him apart—from his skin to his bones and even down to his internal organs.
This immense, dreadful pressure felt like it was going to pulverize him from the inside out, down to the very last bone fragment.
"So this is the technique capable of suppressing the Ten Tails… It truly is extraordinary." With the help of his heaven-defying perception, Uchiha Dali instinctively grasped how to use this technique.
At the same time, he activated his Susanoo.
However, what he summoned was a condensed version of Susanoo.
Powerful chakra formed a sturdy protective layer over his body, making it look like he was wearing a suit of red chakra armor.
Once this chakra armor formed, the pressure on Uchiha Dali's body immediately lessened, making it easier for him to bear.
But against the combined power of nearly a thousand Iwagakure ninja, this force was already more than enough to seal away any tailed beast.
Even if the Ten Tails were present, it would likely be severely restricted in its movements.
So at this point, all Uchiha Dali could do was prevent himself from being crushed by the force.
Breaking free would not be easy.
He focused his chakra into the right arm portion of the armor and attempted to swing his massive chakra blade—but failed.
Though it appeared to be a seamless sphere of rock encasing and restraining him, the truth was that he was battling against the collective chakra of nearly a thousand Iwagakure shinobi.
After repeated attempts yielded no results—and consumed a significant amount of chakra—Uchiha Dali had to admit this jutsu was truly formidable.
No wonder that Iwagakure jonin had dared to make such demands.
"The Ten Tails' chakra reserves… I definitely can't compare right now."
"Looks like I'll have to use that technique to break free of this jutsu's restraints…"
Just as Uchiha Dali made his decision to unleash his trump card, a mechanical chime suddenly rang in his ears.
[Your chakra consumption rate has exceeded your chakra recovery rate. You have comprehended Advanced Chakra Refining Technique. Your current maximum chakra capacity has increased one hundredfold.]
[Advanced Chakra Refining Technique: Further activates a greater number of cells in the body, enabling them to participate in the autonomous refining of chakra. These cells maintain their activity level over time, doubling the rate of chakra production.]
[Chakra Capacity Limit: Current maximum capacity increased one hundredfold.]
As the voice echoed in his mind, Uchiha Dali instantly felt countless trillions of cells in his body begin operating at an accelerated pace.
At a microscopic level, it was as if each cell had become a miniature sun, continuously radiating light and heat.
The result: his chakra began to regenerate at a phenomenal rate.
In the blink of an eye, all the chakra he had just consumed was replenished—and beyond that, his total chakra reserves seemed to be approaching infinity.
As chakra rapidly accumulated, a fearsome and unprecedented aura began to radiate from Uchiha Dali's body.
Outside the massive stone sphere—
The Iwagakure shinobi had assumed Uchiha Dali was as good as dead.
But before they could celebrate, Kitsuchi immediately sensed something was off.
His face darkened, and the Iwagakure jonin beside him, who possessed strong sensory abilities, quickly detected more details: "Captain, that guy's not dead!"
"More than that—his chakra suddenly…"
He instinctively swallowed, his eyes filled with disbelief and wariness as they darted around. "His chakra has become terrifyingly powerful—so strong it feels almost… evil!"
The sensory-type ninja reported what he felt to Kitsuchi and the others.
But even without his warning, Kitsuchi and the rest could already feel that fearsome power growing and spreading.
All of their expressions turned grim.
"Watch out! He's breaking out!!"
The sensory ninja beside Kitsuchi shouted a warning. As soon as the words left his mouth, an earth-shaking, mountain-splitting roar erupted.
Before their eyes, the massive stone sphere cracked apart.
Emerging from the rubble was a figure glowing with red light, rapidly expanding.
In mere moments, everyone saw it clearly.
It was a towering red giant, over a hundred meters tall—Uchiha Dali stood atop its head, gazing down at his enemies with utter disdain.
"Th-That's…"
"It's completely formed from chakra! How is that even possible!!"
"What an overwhelming aura… I can barely breathe!!"
…
The red chakra giant, as massive as a mountain, brought a suffocating pressure to all nearby shinobi.
Even those directly facing Uchiha Dali's Susanoo weren't the only ones affected—far in the rear, Namikaze Minato and the others also felt the sheer oppressive might of this overwhelming presence.
"What is that??"
Namikaze Minato stared in shock at the towering chakra giant standing between heaven and earth, its size rivaling the distant mountains.
"That's Susanoo!"
Uchiha Shisui immediately recognized the chakra giant, his voice filled with profound shock.
Minato turned to look at him, and at that moment, Uchiha Fugaku could no longer suppress his excitement and spoke up.
"Susanoo is one of the abilities awakened by members of the Uchiha clan who have evolved their Sharingan into the Mangekyō Sharingan. It's one of the rarest and most absolute defensive techniques in existence!"
"But… I've never seen a Susanoo this gigantic before."
He then turned his gaze back toward the distant, mountainous red chakra giant.
Now that he had also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he too could use Susanoo.
However, Fugaku was well aware of his own limits.
Even at full power, his Susanoo could only reach the second form, and its height would definitely not exceed thirty meters.
After all, this technique is formed purely from chakra. The chakra requirements are enormous, with constant burn and drain every second—most shinobi simply can't afford to maintain such a combat mode.
"Yeah, this is my first time seeing one like this too."
"To think Susanoo could have a form like that…"
Shisui's scalp tingled as he spoke, his entire body breaking into goosebumps.
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