Naruto: This Uchiha is too innocent.

Kakuzu stared at the enormous, terrifying figure before him, his pupils constricting sharply, his soul trembling violently.

The tengu simply stood there without making any move, but the terrifying pressure it exuded was enough to make one's heart tremble. What kind of power was that?

This oppressive aura was silent yet more suffocating than any killing intent; it was like ten thousand cold needles piercing through Kakuzu's body.

Kakuzu's throat bobbed. He couldn't believe that such power was being released by this brat in front of him. He suddenly understood why the Uchiha were called weapons of war on the battlefield.

"What...what," his body trembled uncontrollably, a display of excitement, "What power, what a heart!"

He couldn't wait to rip out Uchiha Sora's heart and put it into his own chest.

As for fear? A little bit, but after witnessing Hashirama's terrifying power, he's only a little bit afraid of the current Karasu Tengu.

Uchiha Sora felt as if his body was about to explode at any moment. He possessed extraordinary power that did not belong to him, despite not having the corresponding strength. The burden brought by the Karasu Tengu felt like a mountain pressing down on him.

Fresh blood slowly trickled from his eyes...

A massive longsword formed from chakra appeared in the hands of the tengu.

"Ah! Ahhh!" Suddenly, Uchiha Sora covered his eyes, his face contorted in agony, letting out a bloodcurdling scream as an unbearable pain surged from deep within his eye sockets.

He knew he couldn't maintain the Karasu Tengu Susanoo for long—a few breaths? Perhaps a few seconds? He didn't know.

This battle must be won quickly!

"Hahaha, it seems you can't withstand this power." Kakuzu, having witnessed Uchiha Sora's pained expression, laughed heartily. The four masked monsters around him lined up, their hands rapidly forming hand seals.

"Wind Release: Wind Pressure".

"Water Release: Water Curtain"

"Lightning Release: False Darkness"

"Fire Release: Head Carving".

"Secret Technique: Earth Grudge!"

In an instant, different ninjutsu of different attributes were spat out from the mouths of the four masked monsters. In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder roared, storms and flames intertwined, and the light of the four-colored ninjutsu flashed wildly as it brutally attacked the Tengu.

Uchiha Sora endured the excruciating pain in his eyes, staring intently at Kakuzu without making a move. Susanoo is a monster known as "absolute defense," not to mention the Tengu form with its defense greatly enhanced in the third stage.

Despite his strong abilities, being a well-rounded fighter, Kakuta's attack power was insufficient to break through Karasu Tengu's defense.

As expected, although the angled attack looked terrifying, it was like a tickle to the Tengu, unable to break through its defenses at all.

This is what makes Susanoo so monstrous; for someone who can't break Susanoo, there's simply no way to defeat it.

However, while Susanoo's defenses were at their peak, its offensive power was also terrifying. The purple sword in Karasu Tengu's hand slashed down so fast that Kakuzu didn't even have time to react...

"Three." Uchiha Sora spoke calmly, blood streaming from his eyes. After this short period of time, he had been able to endure the intense pain, which was still within his tolerance range as long as he did not make any strenuous movements.

The next instant, Kakuzu, who had been dead, came back to life. His face was extremely pale, but before he could react...

The next moment, a terrifying giant hand crashed down, engulfing him completely.

"Two," Uchiha Sora said again, withdrawing his giant hand.

Kakuzu is resurrected once again, and this time he is greeted by a huge fireball. The Great Fireball in Karasu Tengu form is not the harmless Great Fireball.

"One." Uchiha Sora didn't even lift his eyelids. At this moment, he looked extremely terrifying, and his pair of bewitching Mangekyou Sharingan were very pale.

Boom!

Kakuzu, resurrected once again, unleashed terrifying power, unleashing Fire Release, Water Release, Lightning Release, Wind Release, and Earth Release simultaneously, leaving an exaggerated crack on Karasu Tengu's armor.

"You've reached your limit." Kakuzu jumped out from the ashes of the explosion, staring intently at Uchiha Sora.

"Maybe, dare to bet?" Uchiha Souhei said, raising his longsword again.

Kakuzu's expression was uncertain. Did he dare to gamble? Of course he didn't. Although subconsciously he felt that Uchiha Sora's body had reached its limit, what if...?

What if he can get a few more hits? He's already died four times, only one more time left. If he dies this time, he'll be truly dead.

The longer you live, the more you cherish your life; he dared not gamble.

He gave Uchiha Sora a deep look, memorizing that youthful face.

"I will come and take your heart."

Without hesitation, he ran straight toward the exit.

Uchiha Sora did not stop him, but quietly watched Kakuzu's fleeing figure until it disappeared from sight.

The role model, the Tengu, vanished with a bang, and Uchiha Sora knelt on the ground. The Mangekyou Sharingan in his eyes disappeared quietly, and his black and white eyes returned to normal, but the bloodstain running from his eye to his chin was shocking.

He stretched out his hands blankly, and in his eyes, they seemed somewhat surreal, as if a third hand, a fourth hand, had appeared...

In the third stage of Susanoo, the Karasu Tengu, his eyesight deteriorated drastically in just ten breaths. He had a premonition that if it happened again, he would go blind.

He gave a bitter laugh. "This time, we've really suffered a huge loss."

He wasn't worried at all that Kaku would launch a surprise attack; this money-grubbing bounty hunter valued his life highly.

Looking up slowly, he surveyed his surroundings. Under the illumination of chakra, the cave was a scene of devastation, with all sorts of craters, large and small, on the ground and walls. It was nothing short of a miracle that it hadn't collapsed.

"So tired..." he murmured, and then fainted.

……

After a while,

A figure arrived at the scene; it was Tsunade, who had rushed over after hearing the commotion. She lit her chakra lamp, and her pupils contracted sharply as she surveyed her surroundings.

"Damn it, is that brat dead?!"

It's no wonder she thought that way. The devastating scene before her, with mountains collapsing and the earth splitting apart, was so intense that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a battle between Kage-level powerhouses. She couldn't even imagine what Uchiha Sora had gone through.

"Lady Tsunade, she's over there," the slug reminded her.

Tsunade suddenly looked in that direction.

On the blood-soaked, rubble-strewn ground, a figure lay silently, motionless.

Tsunade's pupils contracted sharply, and her heart skipped a beat. Uchiha Sora's condition was truly appalling. He had more than a dozen wounds all over his body, especially the horrific bloodstain on his face. She couldn't imagine what kind of battle this boy had gone through.

Tsunade's breathing quickened immediately, becoming cautious. She placed her hand on Uchiha Sora's nose.

He let out a long breath.

"He's not dead! Thank goodness he's not dead!"

"Slug, save him!"

"yes!"

Immediately, several slugs crawled onto Uchiha Sora's various wounds to treat him, and Tsunade also placed her hand on Uchiha Sora's chest, using medical ninjutsu to treat him.

However, just a moment later, the slug hurriedly said, "Lady Tsunade, someone's coming!"

"Damn it, of all times."

Tsunade's body trembled. Without thinking too much, she picked up Uchiha Sora and hid her in the darkness...