Hokage:madara level start

Leo and Uchiha Madara activated their blood-red Sharingan simultaneously.

Using the advanced insight of their dōjutsu, they could both clearly see the internal state of the Cloud Shinobi, Xi, who had just fallen. The moment Xi had stepped within thirty meters of Izuna… almost all the blood in his body froze instantly!

His heart. His brain. His internal organs. All the blood in them had crystallized in less than a second.

No one could survive that.

"…His blood."

"It was frozen. Completely frozen in that instant."

Standing beside Mizukage Terumi Mei, the Mist Jonin Ao activated his Byakugan. With its superior clarity and field of vision, Ao saw the cause of death more clearly than either Leo or Madara.

He watched the moment Xi collapsed and understood exactly what had occurred.

"A Mangekyō Sharingan technique that freezes blood...?" Terumi Mei's expression grew serious. "That's horrifying."

"Everyone, stay sharp!" Onoki warned again from the front lines. "His eye technique has a range. Do not, under any circumstance, step within thirty meters!"

"Then we'll just fight him from a distance," Gaara said calmly.

At that moment, Gaara glanced across the battlefield—toward the Konoha unit.

No sign of Uzumaki Naruto.

"So he didn't join the war…" Gaara murmured.

There was a flicker of regret in his eyes. But also relief.

He didn't want to see Naruto again under such dire circumstances. Not as an enemy.

"That's true," Onoki muttered. "Naruto's absence might be a blessing in disguise."

"Everyone, take this seriously!" he continued loudly, addressing the entire Allied Ninja Force. "Keep your distance. Use long-range jutsu only! And whatever you do, never try to use Genjutsu on these Uchiha!"

Meanwhile—

"Earth Style: Dodan Lingzi!!"

Ōnoki activated a familiar Earth Style technique, manipulating the ground to hurl jagged rocks and spires of earth toward Izuna.

The earth churned. The battlefield shook.

Countless giant rocks flew toward Izuna at high speed, enough to crush buildings.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Uchiha Izuna leapt into motion, his body fluid and swift, dodging the onslaught of boulders with incredible agility.

And then—

Shing—

With one clean motion, Izuna drew the ninja blade from his back.

He rushed straight at the 100,000-strong Allied Ninja Force with breathtaking speed.

"Izuna…" Madara whispered, eyes focused, voice low.

Even with all his confidence in his brother, he remained tense—ready to intervene at any second.

Leo, standing beside Madara, smiled slightly.

"Izuna's Mangekyō ability is too powerful to be underestimated," Leo said. "Even a Six Paths-level ninja would struggle against it."

After all, who wouldn't be terrified of an ability that could freeze the blood inside someone's body instantly?

Madara didn't respond. His eyes didn't leave Izuna's figure as he charged into the fray.

At the same time—

"Stop him!"

"Don't let him get close!!"

Onoki's shout echoed across the field as countless shinobi scrambled to halt Izuna's advance.

But fear took root.

Even in such overwhelming numbers—over 100,000 strong—they found themselves retreating from a single man.

The ability to kill without even making contact?

It was beyond terrifying.

"Earth Style!!"

Ōnoki activated another Earth Jutsu, compacting sand and stone into colossal walls.

The giant rock slabs came crashing down toward Izuna, intending to crush him entirely.

But—

Zzzhhhnggg—!!

Blue chakra erupted violently from Izuna's body, swirling with an overwhelming pressure.

In the blink of an eye, it condensed into a massive ethereal figure.

A fully formed Susanoo.

Dozens of meters tall and radiating power, Izuna's blue Susanoo stood tall, fists clenched.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The massive earth walls shattered instantly under its punches.

"Susanoo?!" Onoki's voice trembled.

"What a chilling chakra…" Terumi Mei narrowed her eyes. "Colder than ice."

Still—

"Lava Style: Melting Apparition Technique!!"

Terumi Mei countered swiftly with her kekkei genkai.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!!"

Izuna, inside his Susanoo, retaliated with a massive fire jutsu.

Two titanic forces collided—fire and lava—and the result was explosive.

Steam hissed into the air, the ground melted beneath the clash of elements. The battlefield turned into a bubbling swamp of heat and acid.

"Whoa… Sugoi…" On the Konoha side, Senju Nawaki stared in awe.

Recently resurrected, he had just arrived on the battlefield—and this display blew him away.

"Amazing. He's taking on the entire Allied Forces… alone…"

But then—

A sudden wave of sand burst from the ground, encasing Izuna's Susanoo.

Gaara's jutsu!

The sand slithered like a serpent, wrapping tightly around Susanoo's arms and legs, binding it like a massive constrictor.

"NOW!" Gaara shouted.

A flicker of movement—

"Idiot! Bastard! It's showtime!"

Killer Bee transformed, unleashing the raw chakra of the Eight-Tails.

His body twisted and warped into a half-Tailed Beast form. Dark chakra bubbled from his mouth.

He launched a Tailed Beast Bomb directly at the restrained Susanoo!

BOOM—!!

A black sphere of pure destruction shot through the sky.

"Izuna!" Madara's voice rang with urgency.

Leo's expression darkened.

It was a critical moment.

Just before the impact—

"Mangekyō Sharingan: Xue Qifei!!"

Zzzhhh—!!

Izuna's eyes flashed with blood-red light as his Mangekyō ability activated again.

And then…

The Tailed Beast Bomb slowed.

Its energy dispersed.

Its size and speed diminished as if reality itself was being warped.

And in that moment—

KZZZTT—BOOOOOM!!

Izuna's Susanoo swung a chakra blade, cleaving the weakened bomb in half.

It detonated behind him, shaking the earth.

A shockwave swept the battlefield.

Everyone froze.

"…How is that possible?" Onoki said, stunned. "He weakened the Tailed Beast Bomb… with just his eyes?!"

"What kind of Mangekyō Sharingan is that?!" Terumi Mei gasped.

On the other side of the battlefield, Leo's eyes narrowed.

"A technique that can manipulate the blood of others… and now even affect chakra-based attacks?" he murmured. "Terrifying…"

Izuna, still inside Susanoo, exhaled slowly.

The sand bindings fell away.

The earth cracked beneath him.

And the Allied Forces realized:

This wasn't going to be an easy war.

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