Naruto: I Confronted the Five Kage Before the System Arrived

Chapter 217: Their Respective Mangekyō Sharingan Techniques

One battle had ended, and another was drawing to a close.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Uchiha Kei was surrounded by a majestic and enormous dark gray Susanoo, withstanding the various jutsus of Kakuzu, who had entered his Earth Grudge Fear mode. With each step, Kei's Susanoo swung its massive weapons, creating a grand spectacle as it slashed toward Kakuzu.

After activating his Mangekyō Sharingan, one of Uchiha Kei's Mangekyō techniques was to enhance his Susanoo.

Though he had only recently awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, with its support, his Susanoo had already reached its third form.

If he continued to train, achieving the fourth form and even the complete form was only a matter of time.

At this moment, having underestimated his opponent's strength, Kakuzu, in his Earth Grudge Fear mode and left with only three masked monsters, watched the advancing dark gray Susanoo with a grave expression. The Fire Mask and Wind Mask immediately opened their mouths.

"Fire Release: Searing Migraine!"

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

"Combined Jutsu: Flame Wind Chaos!"

A high-temperature sea of flames, even larger than Susanoo, swept toward it.

Within the sea of flames, although Susanoo halted momentarily, under Uchiha Kei's ocular power, it showed no signs of damage.

Seeing this, Kakuzu frowned.

As a ninjutsu artillery type, he was reluctant to face opponents with strong defenses.

He had wanted to switch targets.

But that idiot Hidan had been provoked and was now too far away, making it too late to switch.

"In that case, I'll have to wait until the Mangekyō Sharingan can't hold out anymore," Kakuzu quickly decided.

As a member of the Akatsuki, Kakuzu had worked with Itachi Uchiha for several years. Though they weren't in the same team, he had some understanding of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Mangekyō Sharingan was powerful, but it consumed a lot of chakra and physical strength.

Especially the various powerful ocular techniques, which required a significant toll.

Kakuzu didn't believe Uchiha Kei's Susanoo could be maintained for long.

If the stalemate continued, he would be the final victor.

So, Kakuzu stopped engaging directly and began to dodge Susanoo's attacks with the agility provided by Earth Grudge Fear.

Noticing this, and seeing that Susanoo's attacks were ineffective, Uchiha Kei frowned.

Aware that this situation would become increasingly disadvantageous for him, he didn't hesitate any longer. His Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye activated.

"Butsuyutama!"

Uchiha Kei activated his other Mangekyō technique.

A giant longbow instantly formed in front of Susanoo.

Butsuyutama, the legendary war god, was adept at using bows and swords and was considered the guardian god of warriors.

The Mangekyō technique named Butsuyutama could materialize powerful swords and bows with special abilities.

For instance, at this moment.

With a single thought from Uchiha Kei, the dark gray Susanoo grasped the longbow with both hands. As the bowstring was drawn, a ferocious dark gray arrow formed, aimed at Kakuzu.

Boom!

The deafening sound of the arrow slicing through the air echoed across the sky.

Kakuzu's expression changed as he constantly adjusted his position.

But it was useless.

This arrow was guaranteed to hit!

The sharp sonic boom grew closer.

Seeing the ferocious arrow relentlessly homing in on him, Kakuzu had no choice but to sacrifice his Lightning Mask.

Without any resistance, the mask was shattered by the arrow.

Fortunately, after hitting its target, the arrow dissipated into the air.

With two lives left, Kakuzu was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, the sound of the bowstring being drawn rang out again.

Kakuzu's heart skipped a beat as he quickly turned his head.

He saw Uchiha Kei's right eye bleeding, while Susanoo, under the power of Butsuyutama, drew the bow once more. A familiar dark gray arrow was nocked, its cold tip aimed straight at him.

On another battlefield a kilometer away from Uchiha Kei and Kakuzu.

"How dare you desecrate the gods! Evil heretic, face divine punishment!"

"Don't dodge! I'll shred you to pieces!"

"Ouch! I got cut! That hurts!"

"Those who don't understand the pain of others will face divine retribution!"

"Another cut? Ah, it hurts! It feels so good, you bastard!!"

"…"

Amidst the clashing sounds of metal, Hidan's raucous shouts were constant.

Uchiha Izumi wielded two short swords forged by Seimei, calmly and silently countering Hidan's attacks.

Compared to the grand battle a kilometer away, this one was much simpler.

Hidan needed blood, so he kept swinging his bloody scythe at Izumi.

Izumi, who only had basic control over Susanoo, chose to engage Hidan head-on due to her unique ocular technique.

To be fair, even without considering the Cursed Technique: Death Controlling Possessed Blood, Hidan was a formidable fighter.

His taijutsu, paired with his bizarre and deadly scythe, had overwhelmed seasoned jonin like Asuma until they were injured.

Combined with his immortal body, few could endure his relentless assaults.

Izumi could hold her own in taijutsu and occasionally land a cut on Hidan because she possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Additionally, without needing Hagoromo's instructions, Deidara had already reported Hidan's abilities.

Izumi knew from the start not to let Hidan get her blood.

With this precaution, she kept the frustrated Hidan at bay.

"It's about time."

Having analyzed Hidan's combat style, Izumi's eyes flashed as she retreated a few steps, luring the impulsive Hidan into a predetermined spot and then intentionally pausing.

Hidan, without thinking, swung his scythe.

Slash.

Blood splattered.

Seeing his scythe embedded in Izumi's shoulder, dyeing the blade red, Hidan was surprised but couldn't help laughing:

"Ha! You're dead!!"

He eagerly moved to lick the blood droplets.

But at that moment.

Izumi and the blood on the scythe vanished.

"What the…"

Hidan's eyes widened, about to say something.

A spatial ripple suddenly appeared behind him.

Hidan tried to defend, but being in an attack stance, he was a beat too slow.

A short sword sliced through the air.

In a flash, Hidan was decapitated.

One of Uchiha Izumi's Mangekyō Sharingan techniques, Time Reversal.

By setting a temporal anchor point, the user could return to that point within the next five seconds, restoring their state to what it was when the anchor was set.

This was why Izumi suddenly appeared behind Hidan, uninjured as before.

The only drawback was the brief spatial ripple and momentary stiffness when reappearing.

A powerful opponent could exploit this moment.

Izumi had let Hidan hit her to make him pause for an instant.

Thus, the battle was decided.