"Naruto-kun…"
Hyūga Hinata, who had just arrived at the battlefield with her father, Hyuga Hiashi, couldn't take her eyes off Uzumaki Naruto, standing not far away beside Kakashi and the others.
"That is…"
Hiashi's gaze rose to the towering blue figure in the distance—the third-level Susanoo, dozens of meters tall, crackling with divine energy. His brow furrowed deeply.
Then he turned to Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage.
"Hokage-sama, is that... could that really be a legendary shinobi?"
Tsunade's expression turned grave as she looked at the fearsome Susanoo standing over the battlefield like a god of destruction.
"My great-grandfather's only equal in life… Uchiha Madara!"
At that moment, she turned to the gathered crowd—thousands of shinobi from every major clan in Konoha: the Hyuga, Akamichi, Yamanaka, Nara, and more.
Her voice echoed across the scorched ground.
"Everyone… I'm sorry to say this, but the man standing atop that Susanoo might be the strongest enemy Konoha has faced in fifty years."
"His name… is Uchiha Madara!"
"Whether we can protect Konoha or not today… will depend entirely on all of us!"
A heavy silence fell.
Tsunade's words struck like thunder. Her attempt to boost morale couldn't disguise the weight of what she'd said.
"The legendary Madara?!"
"Impossible… wasn't he already dead?"
"That Susanoo… it's monstrous… even from here I can feel the chill in my bones."
"Can we really beat someone like that? He was on par with the First Hokage!"
Voices rippled through the ranks of Konoha shinobi, filled with disbelief and fear.
And at that moment…
Up on the Susanoo, Leo stood with his arms folded across his chest.
He looked down at the gathering of ninja below—thousands of them.
"So many have come," he said softly, with a tone laced in sarcasm. "I must be at a disadvantage."
But the expression on his face wasn't panic.
It was amusement.
A cold, mocking sneer curled his lips.
Leo didn't consider any of these people a threat. He didn't even see them as a challenge.
"Tch… bastard…"
Tsunade saw that smirk and gritted her teeth in fury.
Just then—
"So what if you're the legendary Uchiha Madara?" Kakashi's voice rang out as he stepped from behind a broken wall.
"We have allies. You… you're alone!"
Leo raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? Is that so?"
His smirk deepened.
And then—
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
In the next moment, dozens of identical figures appeared out of thin air beside him.
With a soft rustle of clothing and chakra, they leaped from the towering Susanoo to the ground.
Thirty Shadow Clones!
Every one of them exuded a powerful chakra signature. Each one bore Leo's appearance—calm, sharp-eyed, and indifferent.
So much for being "alone."
"It's Shadow Clone Jutsu! Why does this guy know it too?!" Naruto's eyes widened.
Nearby, Sasuke remained silent, the emotions swirling inside him unreadable.
Sakura stared up at the Susanoo with a face full of disbelief and fear.
Then—
Leo's real body, still perched atop his original Susanoo, looked down and asked calmly, his Mangekyō Sharingan glowing with deadly curiosity:
"Let me ask a question…"
"These Shadow Clones…"
"…Should they use Susanoo too?"
Everyone below froze.
The implications of that question were horrifying.
Tsunade's heart skipped a beat.
"No… that's not possible…"
But just as the thought surfaced—
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!
As if to answer the Hokage's dread—
Thirty Susanoo—Level 3—rose all at once, one for each Shadow Clone!
Each stood tall, dozens of meters high.
Each glowed with a brilliant blue hue.
And each bore the same monstrous chakra.
The sky and battlefield were now blanketed by an army of towering blue giants.
The ground trembled.
The sky turned cold.
Everywhere one looked, only blue remained.
"This… this isn't real…"
Naruto, Kakashi, Sasuke, Tsunade, Kurenai, Anko, Ino, and every single shinobi present stared in open-mouthed horror.
How was this even possible?!
Thirty Susanoo?
This was no longer a fight.
This was an apocalypse.
Kakashi covered his face.
"…Damn it… Why did I have to say something so stupid…?"
And then—
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The Susanoo clones didn't wait.
Without hesitation, they began to attack.
Blades of chakra slashed through the air.
Yasaka Magatama were launched in every direction like meteors.
Each strike was enough to level a building.
Each swing was death.
"AHHHHHHH!!"
Screams filled the battlefield.
Dozens of shinobi were struck down in seconds.
Magatama and sword lights tore through formations like paper.
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In the chaos, Akamichi Chōza had one arm sliced off.
Two Susanoo surrounded him, and three massive chakra swords drove through his enlarged heart.
He fell.
"F-F-Father!!!"
A grief-stricken scream ripped through the air.
Akimichi Chōji had seen it all.
"Nooooooo!!!"
Rage filled him.
Without thinking, he took the red chili pill—the final and most dangerous Akamichi Clan tool—and exploded into his Butterfly Form, chakra wings glowing violently.
"Chōji, stop!!" Shikamaru shouted.
But it was too late.
The Butterfly Mode Chōji flew into battle like a crimson comet.
Boom!
He was punched back instantly.
The Susanoo didn't even flinch.
Spit—!
Chōji coughed up blood as a Susanoo prepared to finish him off.
A chakra blade came down.
"Ugh…!"
He couldn't move.
He couldn't dodge.
He was going to die!
Swoosh!
A green flash streaked across the battlefield and kicked the chakra blade aside.
It was Might Guy!
"Daytime Tiger!!"
ROARRRRRRR—!!
Another blazing air tiger exploded forth from Guy's fist, knocking the Susanoo back several steps.
Chōji collapsed behind him, saved—barely.
But there were thirty Susanoo now.
Thirty!
And Konoha was being overwhelmed.
"Eight Trigrams: Gale Palm!!"
Hyuga Hiashi and his fellow clan members engaged the Susanoo as well, fighting desperately.
But it was exhausting.
They were being pushed back.
Overwhelmed.
"Damn you!! DIE!!" Tsunade shouted, landing a powerful punch.
Boom!!
It smashed one Susanoo's leg—but that wasn't enough.
Another one stepped forward.
She dodged—barely—but then—
Thud!!
A Yasaka Magatama pierced her abdomen.
"AHHHH—!!"
If she hadn't already activated Ninja Art: Mitotic Regeneration, Tsunade would've died instantly.
Blood soaked her clothes.
She staggered.
All around her—death and fire.
Leo, from atop his original Susanoo, looked down coldly.
"They really are just… a bunch of rabble."
He watched like a king surveying insects.
But nearby…
Might Guy didn't retreat.
His eyes were firm.
His gaze locked onto Leo's real body.
And in his heart… he had made a decision.