“Where did the enemy go? How did he disappear suddenly?”
Many within the ranks of the Allied Shinobi Forces had witnessed Dan’s abrupt disappearance and displayed expressions of bewilderment and uncertainty.
The next moment.
“He’s here!” someone shouted in alarm, spotting Dan mysteriously appearing among them.
A towering man, standing over six feet tall with a commanding presence, his eyes bore the crimson Mangekyō Sharingan, radiating an overwhelming oppressive force.
Upon seeing Dan’s Mangekyō Sharingan, those around him instinctively felt a surge of fear and terror backing away. Some thought the man looked familiar but couldn’t immediately place him.
Dan’s sudden appearance caused a stir, but the Allied Shinobi quickly responded.
“What are you afraid of? The Mangekyō Sharingan isn’t invincible!”
“That’s right, no matter how strong he is, he’s only one man. We have a hundred thousand. Even if each of us spits on him, we’ll drown him.”
“Everyone, attack together and take him down!”
Like a troop of enraged monkeys, the large crowd of shinobi shouted out in unison, brandishing kunai and swords. They swarmed toward Dan like a massive ant colony from all directions.
Clap.
Dan remained calm, bringing his hands together in a serene gesture.
His absorption of natural energy reached a frenzied pace, finally hitting its peak at that very moment.
Practicing Senjutsu has its side effects. If a practitioner absorbs too much natural energy without maintaining a balance with their internal chakra, it leads to catastrophic consequences—such as petrification, turning into a frog, or going insane.
For Dan, it meant being struck by lightning.
Because he had absorbed an excessive amount of natural energy.
While others might be like thieves, subtly stealing energy from nature, Dan was a blatant robber, brazenly seizing massive amounts of it.
Even the natural world couldn’t tolerate his egregious behavior any longer and sought to punish him severely.
Crack.
Amidst a blinding flash of white light, a jagged, robust bolt of lightning, resembling a silver python, burst forth from the clouds.
Unlike ordinary lightning that zigzags through the sky, this bolt aimed directly at Dan, striking down like a sharp sword.
In the horrified gaze of countless onlookers.
Boom!
The destructive bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, engulfing Dan entirely.
The bolt also enveloped the surrounding hundred Allied Shinobi.
The intense light rendered people temporarily blind, only able to hear the thunderous impact and faint screams of agony.
When the light and noise subsided.
A charred patch of ground remained at the battlefield’s center, with embers still smoldering and smoke rising.
A hundred shinobi lay strewn across the ground, their bodies scorched and torn. Some groaned in pain while others lay motionless.
Only Dan stood unaffected in the same spot.
The terrifying lightning, aimed directly at him, left no mark on his body.
This sight struck terror into the hearts of all who witnessed it.
“I remember now, he’s… Uchiha Dan! He’s the Uchiha Dan who was supposed to be dead!”
Finally, someone recognized Dan’s identity and cried out in terror.
“What? Uchiha Dan isn’t dead? How is this possible?!”
A commotion erupted within the ranks.
Some of them had witnessed the epic battle between Uchiha Dan and Pain during the previous invasion of Konoha.
Dan and Pain were both legendary figures capable of battling thousands on their own.
At that moment, many recalled Dan’s infamous reputation and the extreme power he wielded.
Whoosh.
In an instant, the crowd retreated like a receding tide.
From an aerial view, a large, vacant area quickly encircled Dan, and no one dared approach within a hundred meters of him.
However, as the Allied Shinobi began to retreat, it was already too late.
For Dan, his offensive had just begun.
Whoosh.
Dan moved, dashing toward the crowd with lightning speed.
Crack! Crack!
Bolt after bolt of lightning accompanied by rolling thunder continually struck from the clouds, bombarding the battlefield.
Dan was like a walking lightning rod, wherever he appeared, lightning followed, causing dozens to hundreds of casualties with each strike.
Throughout this process.
Dan’s calm and composed demeanor seemed to provoke the wrath of nature, unleashing an even more terrifying punishment upon him.
Crackle!
At one moment, over a hundred lightning bolts simultaneously burst from the clouds, like a horde of serpents striking the battlefield.
The electric light illuminated the entire sky and earth, leaving everyone’s vision consumed by pure white.
Boom, boom.
Under the assault of the hundreds of lightning strikes, the earth trembled violently, almost splitting in half.
“Help!”
“What’s happening? Argh!”
Countless Allied Shinobi screamed in terror, fleeing in panic, but they couldn’t escape the destructive power of the lightning.
Facing the immense force of nature, how could mere mortals resist?
Even Danzō, Ōnoki, and Fourth Raikage A were visibly shocked, desperately evading the lightning zone and using jutsu to protect themselves.
From a distance.
“What kind of jutsu is this? Such terrifying power…”
Naruto muttered in disbelief, watching the battlefield shrouded in lightning.
Beside him, Konan looked grim.
Despite her faith in Naruto’s future potential, believing he would eventually surpass Nagato and eliminate all obstacles for the Akatsuki, witnessing Dan’s displayed power still made her gasp.
Dan was undoubtedly the greatest enemy of the Akatsuki.
Kakuzu’s eyes sparkled, watching Dan on the battlefield, silently admiring him:
As expected of Uchiha Dan, taking on the Allied Shinobi Forces single-handedly.
No wonder Pain and Obito fell at his hands.
And he, Kakuzu, was one of the few who had faced Dan and lived to tell the tale.
This realization filled Kakuzu with a sense of pride.
On a different hilltop overlooking the battlefield.
“Could it be that the Allied Shinobi Forces really can’t defeat Uchiha Dan alone?”
Hoshigaki Kisame stared wide-eyed, though his fish-like eyes were limited in expression.
Orochimaru also commented:
“It seems reviving Uchiha Madara might be the only way to deal with Dan.”
“Don’t rush.”
Black Zetsu’s eyes glinted, suggesting they wait, as the battle had just begun.
Comparatively.
The most shocked spectator was Jiraiya.
“You’ve got to be kidding me…”
He had never imagined Dan would use excessive natural energy absorption to attract lightning to strike himself while using nature’s power to attack his enemies.
It was… audacious.
But there was more to shock Jiraiya.
Maybe Dan absorbed too much natural energy, making the heavens think that lightning alone wasn’t enough punishment.
Rumble.
The ground shook as the surface cracked and bulged as if something was surging from beneath.
It was fire from the earth.
Whoosh.
Dark red lava erupted intermittently from the ground, spewing dense smoke and intense heat, accompanied by the sound of air burning.
In an instant, the battlefield turned into a sea of fire.
“Ah!”
Many Allied Shinobi, barely escaping the lightning, were soon engulfed by the fire, perishing in the flames.
Leaving no bones behind.
The battlefield, at that moment, turned into a hellish landscape.
And Uchiha Dan stood at the center of this inferno.
Crackle!
Lightning continued to rain down on him, trying to obliterate him;
Whoosh!
The fire from below crawled up his legs, spreading across his body, aiming to turn him to ash.
His Senjutsu practice resembled a celestial trial, with lightning and fire both seeking to annihilate him.
But Dan was not alone; he chose to let the ten thousand shinobi of the Allied Forces accompany him, sharing the burden.
“Hahahaha!”
Dan’s unrestrained laughter echoed across the battlefield, sounding like the devil’s laughter.
He covered a hundred meters with each step, plunging into the densest clusters of shinobi, bringing lightning and fire upon them.
At that moment, Dan is like Grim Reaper.
Like wild grass by the roadside, his scythe of lightning and fire harvested lives.
“Stay away from me!”
Countless shinobi screamed in terror, fleeing desperately, praying not to be Dan’s next target.
Dan’s use of nature’s forces for a massive assault was an overwhelming tactic, nearly unstoppable by human means.
The only potential weakness was that Dan might self-destruct, as the power of the lightning and fire he endured was far more severe than what his enemies faced.
Would Dan perish?
Sizzle.
Lightning enveloped Dan’s body, tearing at his muscles and causing intense pain.
Sizzle.
The fire scorched his skin, raising his body temperature and making him seem on the verge of becoming a human torch.
Yet, Dan continued to laugh wildly, as if all the pain was nonexistent.
His muscles, torn apart, rapidly regenerated as he absorbed more natural energy, undergoing rebirth through extreme recovery.
Thunder and fire, refining my body.
This was Dan’s true intention.
…
Finally.
The celestial trial subsided after the chaos and destruction, transforming the battlefield into a hellscape.
The sky, once filled with storm clouds, cleared, and sunlight once again shone upon the earth.
The fire retreated underground, leaving charred ground and some lingering embers, marking its passage.
In just ten minutes.
The Allied Shinobi Forces suffered over ten thousand casualties from the onslaught of thunder and fire.
A staggering number.
To put it in perspective, the legendary Third Raikage fought ten thousand Iwagakure shinobi for three days and nights, ultimately perishing from exhaustion. In comparison, Dan had wiped out ten thousand in mere minutes using the formidable power of nature.
The remaining shinobi of the Allied Forces, who had barely escaped the devastation, looked toward the center of the battlefield with a mixture of fear and awe.
There, Dan stood still, unmoving. His clothes had been burned to ash, and his entire body was covered in a layer of charred skin, emitting wisps of smoke.
To those observing, it seemed as though Dan had succumbed to the relentless onslaught of lightning and fire, his body appearing lifeless and scorched.
“Is he dead?” someone ventured, their voice tinged with hopeful disbelief.
But soon, the fleeting joy of the survivors turned to horror.
Crack.
A piece of charred skin on Dan’s face broke off, revealing pristine, unblemished skin beneath that glowed with vitality.
Like a tree, charred and scarred by lightning or fire, Dan was reborn, sprouting new spring life.
Whoosh.
Dan’s eyes snapped open, revealing the eerie, crimson glow of his Mangekyō Sharingan, now more intense and menacing than ever.
He shook his body slightly, and the dead skin fell away, revealing a perfectly sculpted physique beneath, unmarred by the ordeal he had just endured.
His body exhibited perfect proportions, muscular and robust, with radiant skin that seemed almost ethereal. Witnessing this flawless form, men and women alike felt a deep sense of inadequacy and shame, their own bodies feeling like mere husks in comparison.
Thud, thud.
Dan’s heart beat like a war drum, pumping blood with such force that it sounded like rivers rushing through his veins.
Additionally, faint black markings appeared around his eyes, resembling delicate smokey eye makeup—this was the telltale sign of the Sage Mode.
Compared to Jiraiya’s elaborate, almost grotesque transformation when entering Sage Mode, Dan’s facial markings were minimalist, indicating a perfect mastery of the technique.
Dan now exuded a different aura altogether.
Previously, he had seemed like a demon emerging from the abyss. Now, he was akin to the noonday sun, blazing in the sky, radiating light and heat that no one dared to look directly at.
He was in his prime, his power at its zenith.
Crack.
Dan slowly clenched his fists, feeling the flow of Sage Chakra within him. He had succeeded. The strength coursing through him was unprecedented, filling him with an urge to unleash this newfound power.
However, just then, a cool breeze blew across the battlefield, causing Dan to feel a slight chill.
He remembered he was stark naked, with the eyes of nearly ninety thousand shinobi on him.
Being the first person in ninja history to run around naked in front of such a large audience, Dan quickly rectified the situation.
Whoosh.
He summoned a blue Uchiha robe from the Kamui dimension, swiftly draping it over his body.
Now, it was time for the real fight.
Become a Patron read up to 45 chapter ahead public release ^_^
Please join Discord Server so we can talk ^_^
