Forest of Death
Uchiha Ren and Mito Uzumaki stood facing each other in an open clearing.
In the distance, dozens of trees were scattered across the area, each with several figures standing atop them, watching the battle from above.
Fight, fight!
Ren could barely contain the excitement surging in his chest.
This was his first time facing a top-tier ninja of the shinobi world.
The Uchiha had always been battle-hungry.
Ren was no exception.
Unfortunately, fate had never given him a chance to truly go all out.
Even without using the Mangekyō Sharingan, only a handful of people in the world could suppress him.
Basically—
Only the Kage of the major villages.
For example, the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki, or the Second Tsuchikage, Mu.
But those figures were rarely encountered.
During his years of laying low, Ren had never met opponents of that level.
He had never truly unleashed his full strength.
Until now.
At last—
He had the chance!
Lightning erupted around Ren's body. With a sharp crack, he transformed into a streak of lightning and charged toward Mito.
Lightning Slash!
Boom!
His blade was stopped mid-air.
Mito was now cloaked in a dark red chakra shroud, with five tails swaying behind her.
One tail flicked—
Crack!
Ren's treasured blade shattered instantly.
His heart sank.
That sword had cost him 700,000 ryō.
It was forged with rare materials to perfectly conduct Lightning Release chakra.
Gone—just like that.
Before he could even process the loss—
Mito erupted with chakra.
A terrifying pressure surged outward.
Her tails extended violently, striking at Ren with overwhelming force.
Ren dodged continuously.
Before he could catch his breath—
The ground around Mito shattered.
Massive boulders, each weighing several tons, were lifted effortlessly by her tails and hurled like pebbles.
"Damn, damn, damn!!"
Ren entered full evasion mode.
From ground to trees—
Then twisting mid-air—
Then back to the ground—
The roaring wind of the incoming boulders brushed past him, sending adrenaline surging through his veins.
This—
This was the feeling!
The thrill of life and death!
"I'm in!!"
Ren roared and formed hand seals rapidly.
"Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!"
Dozens of magma projectiles shot toward Mito.
But that wasn't all—
With one hand, he formed a Lava Release Rasenshuriken and hurled it forward.
Let's see you survive this!
Ren panted heavily.
Casting two high-level techniques in quick succession wasn't easy.
Meanwhile—
A white skeletal structure began forming around Mito.
She was entering deeper tailed beast transformation.
"ROOOAR!!!"
Her roar alone blasted the incoming magma projectiles away.
At the same time—
A dense chakra sphere began forming in her mouth.
Boom!
It collided with the Lava Rasenshuriken.
A blinding explosion erased everything in its vicinity.
Ren had already retreated at high speed.
But before he could relax—
Mito began firing chakra spheres like a machine gun.
Each one—
As powerful as the last explosion.
Ren couldn't help but curse in awe.
This—
This was what unlimited chakra looked like?!
Too insane!
His past-life "firepower deficiency anxiety" was kicking in.
One day…
I'm grabbing a tailed beast as my personal battery.
"Alright… time to get serious."
If this dragged on—
He'd be turned into a sieve.
"Kamui!"
Space twisted where Ren looked.
All incoming chakra spheres were sucked into the Kamui dimension.
Mito paused slightly.
Space-time ninjutsu?
Then she sneered.
She wanted to see—
How much he could really absorb.
A far more terrifying chakra gathered in her mouth.
A massive black-purple sphere formed—
A Tailed Beast Bomb, over ten meters in radius.
Boom!
It launched forward, tearing through everything in its path.
Trees snapped like twigs.
Ren frowned.
That thing—
Too big.
Kamui couldn't absorb it.
But—
He didn't need to.
"Kamui!"
At the moment of impact—
His body phased.
The Tailed Beast Bomb passed straight through him.
Ren survived.
The spectators?
Not so lucky.
"Why is watching a fight this deadly?!"
"Shut up and RUN!!"
"Move, you idiots, do you want to die?!"
Several small clan leaders screamed as they fled at full speed.
"See? Told you we should've stood farther back."
Uchiha Inabi sounded smug.
"Thank you—seriously, thank you!"
"I'll treat you to dinner later!"
Hyuga Takuma was sweating profusely, jumping between branches while escaping.
Earlier, Inabi had warned him to stand farther away.
When things went south—
Inabi yelled "RUN!" and bolted.
Takuma followed instantly.
Others weren't so lucky.
Boom!!!
The explosion sent shockwaves that blasted slower spectators away.
Thankfully—
No fatal injuries.
Ren re-materialized, keeping his distance from Mito.
His expression grew serious.
This couldn't continue.
He was being completely suppressed.
The Nine-Tails—
Was absurdly overpowered.
Near-infinite chakra.
Relentless ranged attacks.
It was like facing an artillery barrage.
He couldn't even get close.
And seriously—
Why didn't Tobirama use Mito like this in the First War?!
Just park her on the battlefield and spam these chakra bombs!
Ren couldn't help but question it.
Did Tobirama Senju put all his skill points into research and anti-Uchiha tactics?
A walking artillery platform—
And you don't use it?!
Mito's strength far exceeded his expectations.
Kamui had turned into pure survival.
Defense won't last forever.
Time to go all out.
"SUSANOO!!"
Ren roared.
A towering blue Susanoo—dozens of meters tall—rose into existence.
It looked down upon Mito from above.
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