"Oh?"
Watching Uchiha Izuna release his Mangekyō Sharingan technique at the last moment, Leo raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Izuna..." Uchiha Madara's initial expression of concern slowly transformed into a smile. He nodded slightly and murmured,
"It seems Izuna truly awakened a powerful pair of eyes."
Madara, the once-proud elder brother, couldn't help but feel proud of his younger sibling. His usually stern demeanor softened, if only for a moment.
"Yeah," Leo agreed, his tone contemplative. "Izuna's Mangekyō doesn't just control temperature. More precisely… it controls the activity of energy and heat."
"Xue Qifei," Leo said thoughtfully. "It dampens fluctuations in energy—whether it's blood flow or chakra output."
He paused for a moment, watching the battlefield.
"These eyes... are truly remarkable."
Leo wasn't the only one intrigued. Around him, several Konoha shinobi also began to murmur in awe.
Uchiha Izuna's Mangekyō Sharingan was undeniably unique.
If used skillfully, this dojutsu could severely threaten even Six Paths-level opponents—especially those unprepared for its effects.
Though it had a limitation: a thirty-meter range.
Still, within that range? Devastating.
Had Izuna been anyone else, Leo might've already tried to snatch those eyes for himself.
He chuckled to himself, muttering, "Maybe the system will give me a chance to pull [Xue Qifei] in a future lottery…"
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"You scoundrel! Shameless punk! Idiot! Fool!"
Killer Bee, now in his partial Tailed Beast form, launched into a furious freestyle rap after watching his Tailed Beast Bomb get deflected.
Shua—!
Just then, as the ninja coalition was still stunned, a spinning, glowing Yasaka Magatama flew through the smoke—aimed straight at Killer Bee!
His eyes widened. "Huh?!"
But before he could react—
Bang!!
Several massive, armored tails intercepted the attack midair.
It was the Three-Tails' Jinchūriki!
Unlike the Fourth Mizukage from the original timeline, the Three-Tails Jinchūriki in this altered world was an unfamiliar shinobi from Kirigakure.
Leo's appearance in this world had caused several significant shifts in fate.
"Yo! Thanks, bro!" Killer Bee exclaimed, breaking into an impromptu rhyme of gratitude.
"You're welcome," the Three-Tails Jinchūriki replied with a calm nod.
"Bee, be serious!" Raikage Ai barked.
Then—
Swish, swish, swish—!
Multiple Yasaka Magatama rained from the smoke, flying toward the allied forces at blistering speed.
"So many!"
"And so fast!"
"Get ready—!"
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Shinobi Alliance reacted quickly, erecting walls of stone and chakra barriers—but it wasn't enough.
BOOM—!!
The Yasaka Magatama detonated like bombs, tearing through earth and shinobi alike.
In just seconds, the alliance suffered heavy casualties.
And more were coming—
Uchiha Izuna, inside his massive blue Susanoo, continued hurling Magatama like a divine artillery cannon.
"Damn you!!" Raikage Ai roared, activating Lightning Style Chakra Mode.
He zipped forward like a blue flash, intercepting one of the flying Magatama and kicking it aside with a burst of power.
"This thing... is insanely strong," he muttered.
"Where are the Wind Style users?!" Onoki shouted.
"Here!" came a reply.
Several Wind Country shinobi, including Temari, stepped forward, forming hand seals.
"Wind Style: Kamaitachi!!"
"Wind Style: Wind Killing Formation!!"
"Wind Style: Cyclone Surge!"
A barrage of wind-based ninjutsu swept across the battlefield.
BOOOOOOOM—!
A violent storm rose, scattering the smoke and knocking Izuna's Susanoo backward. The powerful gales forced the towering avatar to raise its arms in defense as it was pushed back several steps, losing its balance.
"Now!!" ×8
The eight remaining Tailed Beasts didn't miss their chance.
Their Jinchūriki hosts quickly transformed into half-Tailed Beast forms, charging Tailed Beast Bombs in unison.
A moment later—
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!!
Eight massive black spheres surged through the air, homing in on Izuna's Susanoo.
Even Gaara took the opportunity to send his sand forward again, binding Susanoo in place.
"Damn it!" Izuna gritted his teeth, his crimson Mangekyō glowing.
"Xue Qifei!!"
He tried to slow or freeze the incoming energy.
But—
"Ugh!"
There were too many Tailed Beast Bombs.
His eyes, overwhelmed, began to bleed from the intense chakra output.
And the Tailed Beast Bombs—
BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!
One after another, they slammed into Susanoo.
The explosions were deafening. The ground split. Fire and chakra scorched the sky.
Finally—
Susanoo shattered.
Only half of it remained, flickering and unstable.
Izuna knelt in the wreckage, covering his bleeding eyes and panting heavily.
At the sight—
"Did you see that?!"
"That's the power of our Allied Shinobi Forces!!"
Ōnoki, floating in the air, raised both hands.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!!"
A shimmering white cube formed in front of him—a condensed, deadly mass of Dust Release.
It shot toward Izuna like a divine judgment.
BOOM!!!
The ground was vaporized. A massive crater formed instantly.
Smoke, fire, and rubble filled the air.
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But then—
"I'm sorry, Nii-san. In the end… I wasn't strong enough."
Back beside Leo and Madara, Izuna was suddenly there—injured, breathing heavily, supported by Madara's hand.
Everyone froze.
"W-What?!"
Tsunade, Kakashi, Onoki, Gaara, and Raikage Ai all stared in disbelief.
How… how did Izuna escape?
Ōnoki, still floating midair, looked down at the empty crater he had just created, his mouth slightly agape.
"That was… the Flying Thunder God Technique?!"
Raikage Ai's roar of disbelief broke the silence.
"What?!" Temari, Darui, Ao, Terumi Mei, and many others shouted together.
"The legendary space-time jutsu created by the Second Hokage and perfected by the Fourth—Flying Thunder God?!" Gaara murmured, stunned.
"How could Madara possibly use the Flying Thunder God?" Ōnoki said slowly, voice filled with confusion.
But just then—
Uchiha Madara, after confirming Izuna's condition, handed him off to Leo.
Then…
Tap... tap... tap...
He stepped forward.
Slowly. Purposefully.
His Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan glowed with fury.
The anger in his eyes was cold and sharp, like a blade of wind about to slice through the world.
The murderous aura was suffocating.
"Next..."
He stared down the 100,000-strong Allied Shinobi Forces.
"Let me fight you all instead."
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