Judgment Descends Upon the Naruto World

Chiyu silently observes the unfolding scene.

All of this, of course, is within his plan.

Just as he let Fugaku personally witness Uchiha Itachi's atrocities to help him awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan…

Now Chiyu has similarly arranged this spectacle for Hatake Kakashi.

Kakashi's face is pale, his body trembling slightly.

"Where did you get that eye of yours?"

The masked man naturally won't answer his question.

He, too, is a bit startled that Kakashi has wielded the Mangekyō Sharingan to such heights!

Indeed, he knows that his own eye and Kakashi's eye share the same "origin."

But even so, he himself is originally an Uchiha and also possesses the benefits of Hashirama's cells. There should have been a massive gap in their ocular powers.

Yet now Kakashi can counterbalance his time–space ninjutsu!

He can't help but suspect that perhaps Kakashi received help from that man…

Otherwise, the masked man's clash with Kakashi here—could that too be part of "that man's" arrangement?!

A flash of disquiet crosses his mind, but he immediately dismisses the thought.

"Impossible. No one in the entire shinobi world could possibly know my identity."

He coolly looks at Kakashi:

"Kakashi, I indeed underestimated you. For a non–Uchiha to wield the Mangekyō Sharingan so well is worthy of praise.

But to me, it's still insignificant.

Right now, you've used the Mangekyō once, plus a Lightning Release technique. Your chakra must be heavily drained, am I right…?"

Kakashi is still reeling from shock, but he knows the masked man speaks the truth.

His greatest weakness is, after all, his limited chakra reserves. He can't possibly sustain a drawn–out battle.

He forces himself to steady his breathing.

"I don't know where you got that Sharingan, nor who you really are.

But from the looks of it, you're not only the one who murdered my teacher and his wife—you must have committed countless other heinous crimes!"

"So, even if it costs me my life, I have to take you down!"

The masked man sneers:

"How naive."

With a sudden snap of his hands, he weaves seals. Chakra surges forth in a violent torrent!

"Revolt of Hell!"

Kakashi's expression shifts:

"Underground, is it?!"

From beneath their feet, a large tangle of thick, thorn–covered wooden vines burst upward with frightening force—Wood Release! They tear through the ground like a rising cage, aiming to entangle and bind Kakashi!

"This…this is…

Wood Release, the First Hokage's secret jutsu?!

How is that possible…?"

Not just Kakashi, but the nearby Uchiha Police Force shinobi are all equally stunned.

Kakashi whips out his strongest technique again, his chakra nearing its limits:

"Raikiri!"

Boom—!

Lightning rips through the wooden vines as Kakashi uses his Sharingan to evade more of them.

Yet his chakra is severely depleted, and the Mangekyō in his left eye throbs in pain. With the rampant wood–style attack closing in from all sides, he grows more desperate.

Not to mention, the other members of the police force are likewise beset by the vast range of "Revolt of Hell," leaving them crying out in alarm.

Seeing all this, the masked man laughs mockingly:

"Hatake Kakashi…

Go to hell along with these Uchiha!"

A flurry of shouts and screams rises among the surrounding shinobi.

But just as the masked man believes victory is at hand—

Boom!!!

A giant sword blazing with crimson lotus–like flames descends abruptly from the sky. The huge spectral figure of a "god" towers in its full form, brandishing an apocalyptic weapon that smashes downward!

In an instant—

Rumble—!

Crash!

Countless wooden vines and branches are crushed like brittle straw, exploding into splinters; the shockwave hurls the masked man back with tremendous force.

He barely manages to activate his phasing technique to avoid a direct blow.

But the massive Wood Release assault is utterly obliterated.

"You…!"

The masked man looks up sharply, only to see the colossal figure of a Susanoo—dark as ink yet stained with bloodred hues—bone, flesh, outer armor, everything formed seamlessly. In its hands are a flaming sword wreathed in crimson lotuses and a menacing black–red chain like molten rock from hell.

It's Chiyu's Susanoo!

At the sight of Chiyu, the masked man feels a momentary awe.

"What a terrifying power—

He destroyed my Wood Release: Revolt of Hell with a single blow!"

All around, Kakashi and the Uchiha Police Force members let out shouts of delight and relief:

"Chiyu-sama!"

"Captain—it's the Captain's Susanoo!"

"We're saved!"

Inside his towering Susanoo, Chiyu calmly gazes down at the masked man.

"Uchiha Chiyu… So you finally decided to show up."

The masked man takes a steady breath, forcing himself to calm down:

"Have you been hiding all along and letting Kakashi and these underlings face danger, just to deplete my strength?"

"Truly underhanded…"

The Uchiha officers are enraged:

"You're just some imposter with a masked face—

You've no right to speak of Chiyu-sama that way!"

"Traitor to the Uchiha clan, get out of our district!"

"You're the one who caused the Nine–Tails havoc, framing our clan so we'd suffer rejection by the whole village—

You dare show up again to harm us? We'll make you pay in blood!"

"Captain, kill him!"

Kakashi says nothing, sensing Chiyu's true intent.

He refuses to delve into what that might be.

Chiyu shows no interest in the masked man's barbs. Instead, he counters with scorn:

"Hiding behind a mask, afraid to reveal your face.

A coward like you has no place mocking others."

Then, as though recalling something:

"Also—

Don't call yourself Uchiha Madara.

You tarnish that name.

You're not even one–ten–thousandth of the real Madara.

And you're unworthy to be my foe."

Rage surges under the masked man's composure:

"Uchiha Chiyu, do you think I am just some random uchiha? I am Uchiha Madara—and you're the one who doesn't understand the meaning of death!"

He pours all his chakra and Mangekyō ocular power into weaving seals, forging a vortex of twisting wind and space. Then unleashes a raging Fire Release, melding them into a furious Flame Storm that surges forward like a fiery tornado, devouring everything in its path.

"Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance!"

The howling flames burn white–hot, sweeping in to swallow Chiyu whole!

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