Valley of the End.
Dark clouds rolled across the sky, and distant thunder rumbled.
Whoosh!
A streak of lightning tore through the heavens, illuminating the gloomy sky. Moments later, large drops of rain began pouring down.
Summer storms struck without warning.
Luckily, the battle of geniuses had already ended. No one would have to endure watching it unfold in the rain.
Along the lakeshore, many people hurriedly searched for shelter, not wanting to get soaked like drowned rats. Crowds scattered in all directions, heading home.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Several elite ninja from the Uchiha clan arrived on the river surface above the waterfall. They carefully supported Uchiha Fugaku, whose chakra had nearly run dry.
Their gazes simultaneously turned toward Heiyan. Their eyes expressed various emotions—fear, apprehension, even hatred.
Meanwhile, Heiyan stood alone atop the stone statue of Hashirama Senju, allowing this sudden downpour to drench him completely.
He tilted his head upward, gazing into the sky with an intense, distant gaze. Rainwater streamed down his sharp, defined features, as if loneliness and despair radiated from his very soul.
No one knew what he was thinking.
Perhaps, this was simply the loneliness borne of being Konoha's Number One Prodigy.
Sensing the Uchihas' gazes, he slowly turned his head and met their eyes.
Each of them shuddered involuntarily, every nerve tensed tightly.
Though only fourteen, the boy's overwhelming, bottomless presence forced even these proud Uchiha elites to tread carefully.
"Let's go!"
They had no desire to stay longer. They formed a protective circle around the weakened Fugaku and prepared to leave this place and return to the Uchiha clan's territory.
"Heiyan!"
Two voices called out simultaneously from a distance.
Heiyan turned to look and saw Pakura and Tsunade approaching. Both wore smiles—one was a shy girl's gentle smile, while the other waved at him happily after winning a large sum of money.
Pakura even thoughtfully brought an umbrella, rushing forward to hand it to him.
However, just at that moment—
Heiyan suddenly changed expression. He sharply turned his head toward the woods along the lakeshore.
A terrifying surge of chakra erupted into the air, breaking through the heavy rain like a shockwave.
Among the trees, perched upon a branch—
Shwa!
Madara Uchiha abruptly rose, his eyes blood-red. His entire body trembled with fury.
His original plan had been to let Fugaku Uchiha, a mere pawn in his game, defeat "Little Tobirama"—Heiyan—and thereby finally release some of his bottled-up fury.
But now, not only had Fugaku suffered a crushing defeat at Heiyan's hands, but even Madara's own statue had been damaged during the battle—its head cracked, one eye blown out, its face completely disfigured.
Plus, the mockery from those two Anbu ninja who praised Tobirama and mocked the Uchiha clan...
All of this made Madara, who had remained hidden deep beneath the earth for decades, grow angrier and angrier until he could control himself no longer.
His eyes locked onto the figure standing atop the First Hokage's statue high above the waterfall.
For a moment, the image of that boy perfectly overlapped with the memory of Tobirama in his mind—the enemy he would never forget throughout his lifetime.
His lifelong rival stood right before him.
"Tobirama Senju!"
He roared furiously, completely losing control.
"Hashirama Senju!"
Madara Uchiha's piercing roar echoed violently, reverberating throughout the Valley of the End.
Crack!
The genjutsu barrier before him shattered instantly. The terrifying chakra within could no longer be concealed, and the aura of an ultimate powerhouse soared into the sky.
"What's going on?"
"Who's shouting like that?"
Many spectators who had nearly left the Valley of the End turned their heads back in confusion.
Meanwhile, Ox and Frog, two Anbu ninjas closest to Madara Uchiha, confronted her immediately.
"You are... Nagare! She's the one who caused chaos at the police force!"
Frog stared in shock at this beautiful woman with deadly intent radiating from her and long mist-blue hair flowing behind her.
"Don't look into her eyes! Retreat quickly and regroup with Captain Sakumo first."
Ox urgently warned as he threw down a smoke bomb while rapidly leaping backwards.
He clearly understood—he and Frog stood no chance against this mysterious blue-haired Sharingan-wielder alone. She had been lurking behind them all this time without them noticing even a trace of her presence.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Madara merely sneered coldly, clapping both hands together with a sharp "Pah!"
Puu Puu Puu Puu!
Dozens of Wood Release spikes shot up from deep beneath the earth like bamboo sprouts after rain, impaling Ox and Frog, the two Anbu ninjas, leaving holes of various sizes through their bodies.
Blood gushed like fountains from their bodies impaled on the wooden spears, splattering onto the ground and blending with the rain.
A crimson river of blood spilled across the battlefield.
"Impossible… how can anyone move that fast with hand seals…?"
Both Anbu ninjas tilted their heads sideways and exhaled their last breaths.
Everyone witnessing this massacre stood horrified.
But for Madara Uchiha, this mad slaughter had only just begun.
Quietly, he activated the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, then swiftly formed the seals: Boar → Dog → Bird → Monkey → Ram.
[Summoning Jutsu!]
As Madara slammed one hand onto the ground, the summoning formula expanded. A powerful, ferocious roar shook the entire Valley of the End.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The lake surface below the waterfall churned violently as waves exploded outward, crashing over the shore again and again.
At the center of the lake's surface, a massive creature summoned by Madara emerged from the water amidst the heavy rain.
It was a giant turtle covered entirely in gray spikes, with three tails trailing behind it.
Three-Tails, Isobu!
"That... is that one of Mist's Tailed Beasts?!"
Far away, an Anbu ninja sucked in a cold breath, exclaiming in disbelief.
Years ago, the First Hokage Hashirama Senju captured the nine Tailed Beasts.
To end the endless wars and bring peace, Hashirama Senju divided the Tailed Beasts among the major Hidden Villages during the Five Kage Summit, balancing power between nations and establishing a balance of power similar to nuclear deterrence.
Among them, Mist obtained the Three-Tails and Six-Tails.
Yet now, this enigmatic woman had summoned Isobu straight into the Valley of the End using the Summoning Jutsu.
"I didn't expect her to control even the Tailed Beasts. What terrifying ocular power."
Sakumo Hatake felt his stomach drop. His face darkened with dread.
He immediately noticed that Three-Tails Isobu's eyes had transformed into the Sharingan pattern, clearly under the control of Nagare's Sharingan power.
"Using a Tailed Beast as a Summoned Beast?"
Several Anbu couldn't help but gasp — their breath caught, their voices trembling with disbelief.
Could there really be someone this powerful in the world?
And just as everyone was still reeling from the appearance of the Three-Tails,
"Kill him."
Madara Uchiha muttered, seemingly to himself. But his eyes narrowed at Heiyan as he suddenly unleashed his full ocular power.
"ROAR!"
The Three-Tails instantly went berserk, its massive body charging straight at Heiyan.
It might've been a turtle, but there was nothing slow about its speed. This Water Release-specialist moved like lightning in the water.
Before anyone could react, it had already sprung into the air like a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate — a legendary feat — crashing down onto the river's surface above.
[Water Release: Water Severing Slash]!
Heiyan's eyes sharpened. Without hesitation, he formed a series of hand seals and unleashed another powerful Water Release technique.
Hsssh!
A high-pressure stream of white water shot straight toward the Three-Tails' eyes.
"Hmph."
From a distance, Madara gave a light snort. Under his control, naturally the Three-Tails wouldn't just wait to be killed.
Facing the incoming Water Severing Slash, Isobu suddenly curled its entire body, wrapping itself with its enormous thick shell. Then it spun forward rapidly like a rolling wheel.
This technique, known as [Shadow Caress], shared similar principles to the Akimichi clan's Human Bullet Tank, being both offensive and defensive. However, considering the Three-Tails' immense size, tremendous weight, and rock-solid shell, its destructive power far surpassed the Human Bullet Tank.
Once launched, it could ignore most attacks and crush its target effortlessly.
Slish! Slish! Slish!
The Water Severing Slash struck Isobu's rapidly spinning shell... and actually got deflected.
No wonder it's a Tailed Beast.
Swish!
Isobu sprang up from the water's surface, using its momentum to come crashing down like a massive spinning wheel, hurtling toward Heiyan with earth-shattering force.
"Let's end this together."
Madara Uchiha whispered. His goal was to have both Heiyan and the statue of Senju Hashirama crushed beneath the falling Three-Tails.
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