"This is Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo!"
Tsunade's light brown eyes were filled with shock. Her lips trembled slightly, and her graceful body tensed.
Her thoughts were racing. She refused to be controlled by Uchiha Yu and continued trying to break free of the mental restraints.
She tried disrupting her chakra flow, interfering with her mind, and other methods to break the genjutsu.
Unfortunately… all to no avail.
The burning orange-red Susanoo before her, covered in Crow Tengu armor, confirmed one thing—Yu could absorb the abilities of other Sharingan users.
Whoosh—
The orange-red flames baked dry the rain-soaked mud beneath their feet. The Susanoo's right hand gripped the Totsuka Blade, slicing through the air before plunging it into the ground, shattering it instantly.
"Yu!!!"
Shizune's face turned pale as snow, brows arching like jagged peaks. Her expression clouded with despair as she ran anxiously to Tsunade's side, shouting in panic.
"Bulibuli—"
The little pig, Tonton, shivered uncontrollably in her arms, letting out a childish whimper and burrowed into Shizune's embrace, too scared to face the demonic chakra giant before them.
"Yu, please spare Lady Tsunade. Back then, it was the higher-ups in Konoha who repeatedly rejected her proposals. She lost her loved ones one after another because of it, and it led to a complete fallout. She's long grown tired of the shinobi world."
"Lady Tsunade now suffers from hemophobia. She has no value to you. She's barely connected to Konoha anymore."
"Even if you kill her, you gain nothing."
"But I've inherited her medical ninjutsu. You can take me instead—surely your team lacks a medic, doesn't it…?"
"I'll trade myself for Lady Tsunade's life."
Shizune raised her eyebrows as she pleaded earnestly.
"Shizune…"
Tsunade bit her lip hard, glaring at Yu. She neither wanted his pity, nor Shizune's self-sacrificial bargain.
"I never intended to kill either of you. But you're right—I am short on medical ninja right now," Yu replied, meeting Shizune's gaze calmly.
He wanted to establish his own power in the shinobi world. With Tsunade on his side, he'd already surpass the medical capabilities of the Five Great Villages.
As for Tsunade hating or resenting him—that didn't matter. With Yasakani and Kotoamatsukami, he had ways to deal with that.
Though, Yu did prefer to persuade others with logic whenever possible.
Tsunade looked visibly surprised.
Shizune, along with little Tonton in her arms, finally let out a breath of relief. Their tensed bodies began to relax—though the relief was short-lived as anxiety over what came next quickly followed.
Tsunade's eyes flickered with thought, deep in contemplation. She knew too—what lay ahead would be far from easy.
Would she lay low and spy?
Or wait for a chance to escape?
Her thoughts were chaotic. Right now, it felt like she was at the gambling table, unable to place a bet.
"…Wait a moment."
Yu's expression remained calm and composed. His eyes briefly scanned the nearby forest before returning to normal.
Click—
The five armored fingers of the orange-red Susanoo tightly gripped the Totsuka Blade. Yu injected Yin Release chakra into it, slowly unlocking the internal seal.
"…Huh?"
Yu showed a hint of confusion. As he channeled Yin Release chakra into the blade, he discovered something interesting: the genjutsu seal world inside the Totsuka Blade was connected to another sealed passageway.
He began to speculate.
That passageway was likely connected to the Totsuka Blade used by Itachi's Susanoo.
While releasing the seal, Yu took the opportunity to carefully analyze the situation.
Once an Uchiha awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan and has sufficient ocular power and chakra, they gain access to Susanoo, the third and final power.
In other words—
Even if Itachi had lost both his Mangekyō eyes, theoretically, he could still activate Susanoo.
This was similar to how Madara, when reanimated, or Shisui, with only one eye, could still use Susanoo.
Through his own unique method, Yu had obtained Itachi's Mangekyō abilities and dojutsu—essentially obtaining the key to unlock the orange-red Susanoo.
His chakra and ocular power were up to standard.
Thus, he could use Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi to activate this pair of eyes' Susanoo—thereby mastering the third power of those eyes.
Just like Kakashi did at the end of the series.
That meant—there were now two people in the ninja world who could activate the orange-red Susanoo and simultaneously summon both the Yata Mirror and the Totsuka Blade, these two divine weapons.
And at this moment, Yu discovered that the genjutsu world had another channel.
This discovery confirmed something: no matter how many versions of the orange-red Susanoo or how many Totsuka Blades were manifested, their genjutsu sealing world remained one and the same.
Any person or chakra sealed by the Totsuka Blade would be stored in this singular genjutsu realm.
BOOM—CLANG—CRASH—
The Totsuka Blade burned with fierce flames. As the seal was undone, the flames along its blade gradually dimmed.
Within the illusion world, a beam of light pierced through the haze, shining upon the shut eyelids of a dazed and disoriented Orochimaru.
"..."
Orochimaru's eyes flew open—bloodshot and bulging. His thin, pale face lit up with desire as he rushed forward desperately.
Trying to seize the chance to escape the genjutsu world, he bathed in the intensifying light.
In the real world, a pale, distorted energy burst forth from the Totsuka Blade.
That energy reconstituted a human body—naked, pale-skinned Orochimaru now stood on the ground, resembling a white Zetsu.
After using his Orochi technique, Orochimaru's Akatsuki robe had long been shredded into tatters.
"Orochimaru…"
Tsunade and Shizune's tense expressions twisted into something awkward as they glanced away, not wanting to look directly at Orochimaru in his current state.
Yu gave the male-bodied Orochimaru a brief once-over, then without expression, pulled a Uchiha clan uniform from his storage space and tossed it in front of him.
"You two rescued me?"
Orochimaru lowered his head, looked at himself, then raised it to gaze at Tsunade and Shizune. He didn't seem ashamed—just a little dazed—as he asked.
Tsunade and Shizune said nothing.
Instead, they looked behind him.
Orochimaru suddenly felt a familiar Yin Release chakra behind him. Instinctively ignoring the Uchiha clothing on the ground, he whipped around—and when he saw the Totsuka Blade, his heart sank and he hissed darkly:
"Itachi!"
"It's me," Yu replied calmly. Then he added, "Put on some clothes."
"Yu-kun!"
Orochimaru was stunned by the familiar voice. His eyes narrowed, and his mind went blank.
In his vision stood the fearsome orange-red Susanoo that had once terrified him.
Seeing Yu summon Itachi's Susanoo, Orochimaru's first thought was that he was still trapped in the illusion.
That all of this… was Itachi's doing!
Orochimaru's expression turned dazed and vacant.
Seeing his daze, Yu activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and looked into Orochimaru's eyes, injecting a thread of Yin Release chakra to subtly disrupt the chakra flow within his body.
"…This isn't a genjutsu?"
Sensing the familiar disturbance in his chakra pathways, Orochimaru's eyes widened, and he gasped sharply—then broke into a smile.
He had truly been released from the Totsuka Blade.
And the one who had freed him…
…was an ally.
Orochimaru's face lit up with joy. He picked up the Uchiha clan uniform from the ground and slipped it on.
Yu paused for a moment, then asked:
"Do you know where Shinno is?"
Shinno—outwardly a skilled doctor, but in truth the current leader of the Sky Ninja Village, which had been destroyed by Konoha during the Second Great Ninja War.
Its location: near the border of the Land of Fire.
Yu didn't know the exact coordinates, but he was aware that Sky Ninja Village possessed advanced modern weaponry.
Its headquarters was a floating fortress known as "Ancor Vantian," also called the Royal Capital Fortress.
A floating base equipped with an internal energy cannon. It was a perfect choice for becoming the stronghold of his new Uchiha faction.
After hearing the question—
Orochimaru thought seriously, then asked in return:
"You mean that Shinno? The one I know?"
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