Chapter 121 (Patreon)

Shisui Uchiha let out a shout as the green chakra surrounding him began to surge violently.

The Susanoo enveloping his body transformed once again. A thick layer of armor spread across its towering frame, causing it to grow even larger.

Shisui’s Armored Susanoo was complete.

In the next instant, an overwhelming pressure swept across the square.

The shinobi gathered around the perimeter—whether they were members of the ANBU or part of Minato’s group—stared at the enormous Susanoo in shock.

“So we’ve been underestimating the Uchiha Clan all this time...” Jiraiya murmured.

Minato could only smile wryly, though there was also a trace of relief on his face.

After all, the Uchiha Clan had now become an inseparable part of Konoha.

When he thought about it, that was only natural. Konoha had originally been founded by the Senju and Uchiha Clans. Although the Senju had gradually faded from history, the Uchiha had continued to survive and pass down their bloodline.

That alone was enough to prove the strength of the clan.

“Yujiro! I’m coming!” Shisui shouted as he looked down at Yujiro from within his Susanoo.

“Come.”

Yujiro answered with a faint smile.

Only then did everyone remember that Shisui’s opponent was Yujiro.

Their gazes quickly shifted away from the massive Susanoo and settled on the black-clad figure standing at the center of the square.

Yujiro remained calm and composed, without the slightest hint of panic.

He raised his head and examined Shisui’s Armored Susanoo before giving a small nod.

“That’s more like it.”

Yujiro raised his right hand and pointed his palm toward Shisui.

Everyone watched him in confusion, unable to guess how he intended to attack. After all, Yujiro didn’t need to weave hand seals before using his abilities.

Shisui immediately became cautious.

Even though he had activated his Armored Susanoo, he knew that he couldn’t afford to hold anything back against Yujiro.

No one had ever seen the true limit of Yujiro’s strength.

Towering like a mountain, the massive Susanoo charged directly toward him.

The sight made everyone around the square tense.

The corners of Yujiro’s mouth rose slightly as he slowly pressed his right palm downward.

“Tenfold Gravity.”

In an instant, the Susanoo charging toward him was dragged violently to the ground.

Boom!

A massive crater appeared in the square.

Within it, Shisui and his Susanoo struggled to rise.

Under ten times the normal gravity, every movement required ten times the usual effort.

Even so, Shisui managed to endure it.

After taking several seconds to adjust, he forced the Susanoo back onto its feet and continued moving toward Yujiro.

“Twentyfold Gravity.”

Yujiro lowered his palm once again.

The pressure doubled instantly.

Shisui and his Susanoo were slammed back into the ground, sending cracks spreading across the square.

However, Shisui still refused to give in.

Susanoo was not a power that could be crushed so easily.

“Not bad.”

Yujiro smiled and pressed his hand down once more.

“Fiftyfold Gravity.”

Boom!

The Armored Susanoo immediately collapsed. Its massive body dispersed, and the green chakra surrounding Shisui vanished in an instant.

Except for the small area beneath Yujiro’s feet, the entire square shattered and was reduced to rubble. Even the ground itself sank several meters.

Once Shisui reached his limit, Yujiro withdrew the pressure.

Inside the enormous crater before him, Shisui dragged himself out in a miserable state.

For the first time, genuine fear rose in his heart.

He had never encountered such a strange method of attack.

It had felt as though both his body and Susanoo had suddenly become unbearably heavy—so heavy that he could no longer support either of them.

Worse still, maintaining his Susanoo under that pressure had consumed his chakra at an alarming rate.

Yujiro, meanwhile, silently assessed his control over gravity.

He had only just awakened his Light of the Soul, so his ability to manipulate gravity was still at a rudimentary level.

At present, he estimated that he could increase gravity to a maximum of one hundred times the normal amount.

Even then, there were still many aspects of the ability that he had yet to develop.

For now, he could only alter gravity within a limited area in front of him. If any of his allies entered that area, they would be affected as well.

He couldn’t yet single out one person and apply the increased gravity exclusively to them.

He also hadn’t mastered a true gravity field. He couldn’t place himself at its center and release the pressure in every direction around him.

There was still a great deal of training ahead of him before he could claim complete mastery over gravity.

At that moment, a booming laugh echoed across the square.

“Hahaha! Yujiro, how about letting me be your next opponent?”

A flash of red chakra erupted, and Kurama’s enormous form appeared in the square.

“Kurama, are you getting restless again?” Yujiro asked with a grin.

“Of course not. I just felt like stretching my legs,” Kurama replied with an innocent smile.

In truth, he was itching for a fight. It had been far too long since he’d had the chance to show what he could do.

“All right.”

Yujiro didn’t refuse his challenge.

“If you manage to move even once, I lose.”

Kurama froze.

What?

All he had to do was move?

Wasn’t Yujiro being far too arrogant?

The ANBU and Minato’s group were equally dumbfounded.

That was the Nine-Tails.

Even if this wasn’t a battle to the death, preventing the Nine-Tails from moving at all should have been impossible.

Besides, Yujiro didn’t even possess the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Everyone stared at him doubtfully.

Yujiro grinned.

“Go ahead.”

“You said it!” Kurama bared his fangs at Yujiro.

Yujiro closed his eyes for a moment.

Then he suddenly opened them.

“Intimidation Field.”

In an instant, a terrifying sensation spread through everyone present, crawling from the surface of their bodies into the deepest parts of their souls.

The invisible field caused cold sweat to break out across their skin.

Their pupils contracted, and their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably.

Kurama, who stood at the center of the square, bore the full force of the pressure.

The enormous fox froze in place.

What was this terrifying presence?

Was this what it felt like to stand before a god?

Yujiro released the full power of his Intimidation Field.

Several ANBU operatives immediately lost consciousness and collapsed.

“That’s enough.”

Yujiro withdrew the field.

Everyone around him breathed a sigh of relief.

For a moment, they had felt as though they were staring directly at their own deaths.

It wasn’t genjutsu nor any type of ninjutsu.

In fact, it couldn’t even be called a technique.

It was nothing more than Yujiro’s presence.

And it was terrifying.