In that instant, blood tears streamed from Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan eyes.
His face was deathly pale, his lips streaked with involuntary trickles of blood—a horrifying sight.
And yet…
The Susanoo had finally manifested!
This power, synonymous with absolute destruction, had vanished from the shinobi world for untold years…
Now, it had descended upon the mortal realm once more!
The towering warrior-god, clad in furious emerald chakra, stood with wild, flowing hair and a body of dense, armored energy. In its right hand gleamed Shisui's unique Susanoo weapon—
A colossal spiral greatsword of chakra!
Shisui's ragged breathing suddenly stilled.
Calm and focus returned to him.
With Susanoo unleashed, he was certain: no one could defeat him now.
Across from him, Yoru's brow furrowed slightly.
"So, Uchiha Shisui has awakened the power of Susanoo…"
"But this form only has the basic chakra armor—not the crow-tengu variant. Which means…"
"It's still just the second stage."
Noticing Shisui's smug confidence, Yoru's lips curled into a mocking smirk.
Then—with a thunderous surge—his Lightning Release Chakra Mode-enhanced "Raikiri: False Darkness Blade"PIERCED forward, inch by brutal inch!
Shisui's eyes widened in shock.
"What?!
"How can it penetrate Susanoo's defense?!"
He instantly pushed his Mangekyō's ocular power to its limits, forcibly repairing the shattered chakra armor.
But—
"Hmph."
With Yoru's cold scoff, the False Darkness Blade's lightning ERUPTED.
BOOM!!!
Even Susanoo's armor couldn't withstand the blast. A massive crater spiderwebbed across its surface, cracks spreading like wildfire!
"Damn it!"
Shisui swung Susanoo's spiral greatsword down in desperation—
WHOOSH!
Yoru dodged effortlessly.
The blade struck the earth instead, shaking the banks of the Nakano River. Cliffs crumbled; boulders plunged into the raging waters below.
"So this is Susanoo…"
"Such monstrous power!"
Every witness trembled at the spectacle.
Yet even this "invincible" trump card—Shisui's last resort—had failed to crush Yoru. Instead, the False Darkness Blade had left Susanoo's armor in ruins.
Gritting his teeth, Shisui poured more chakra and ocular power into repairing the damage. But the cost was dire:
The Mangekyō Sharingan's curse.
From the moment of its awakening, the Mangekyō marched its user toward blindness.
That was why even Uchiha Itachi and Shisui reserved Susanoo for life-or-death battles.
In the original story, Itachi used it only once—against Sasuke.
As for Sasuke himself?
Between the Five Kage Summit and his fight with Danzō, he'd pushed his Mangekyō to near-total blindness in a single day.
Only Obito's intervention (by transplanting Itachi's eyes) saved him from eternal darkness.
Now, Shisui faced the same fate.
Win or lose, this battle would steal more of his sight.
Yet as Susanoo's armor regenerated, Yoru only laughed.
"Pathetic. Is this all your Susanoo can do?"
Shisui glared. "You understand nothing of its true power, Uchiha Yoru!"
His Mangekyō whirled—
CRACK!
Susanoo's chest armor split open, unleashing a storm of emerald chakra arrows!
"Susanoo: Ninety-Nine!"
A technique unique to Shisui's Susanoo.
Dodging was impossible; blocking, futile.
The arrows blotted out the sky, sealing every escape route—
But Yoru's Sharingan flared crimson.
With godlike reflexes (courtesy of Lightning Release Chakra Mode) and the False Darkness Blade, he sliced through the barrage like a phantom!
The earth below was ravaged, yet not a single arrow grazed him.
"Impossible!"
Shisui's confidence shattered.
"Susanoo is powerful… but it turns you into a sitting duck."
"Right now, you're just a turtle hiding in a green shell."
Like a bolt of divine punishment, Yoru slammed into Susanoo again—
BOOOOOOM!
Another massive hole erupted in the armor, cracks spreading like madness!
"USELESS!" Shisui roared. "Susanoo's defense is ABSOLUTE!"
Yoru shook his head.
"No jutsu is flawless. No defense is unbreakable."
"Every technique… has a weakness."
Then—
His Sharingan erupted with light.
The three tomoe spiraled, morphing into a dazzling six-pointed star—
The Mangekyō Sharingan!
Left eye ability:
KUYEBIKUNO!
ACTIVATE!
The six-pointed star's glow enveloped Susanoo, exposing its fatal flaw in an instant.
Yes, Susanoo was near-impenetrable.
But even the sturdiest armor had a weak point—and Kuyebikuno, the "Ultimate Insight Eye," could pinpoint it with surgical precision.
Lightning gathered at Yoru's blade.
Chakra Mode at full power.
False Darkness Blade, maximized.
Then—
HE STRIKES THE WEAK POINT!
KRAKATOOOOOM!
The thunderous slash obliterated Susanoo's armor, flesh, and bones alike!
Lightning rampaged inward—
HALF OF SUSANOO EXPLODED INTO NOTHINGNESS!
"GYAAAAAAAAH!"
Even shielded by Susanoo, Shisui wasn't spared. His left arm and half his torso charred instantly, the agony unbearable.
With a final scream, the mighty Susanoo collapsed into dissipating embers.
"WHAT?!"
"No… NO!"
"SUSANOO… WAS DESTROYED?!"
Hokage Hiruzen.
Danzō.
Fugaku.
Even Itachi, watching nearby—all stood frozen in disbelief.
That man… Uchiha Yoru…
Was he truly invincible?!