Chapter 54: 054: Foolish Little Brother
"We absolutely cannot let him completely control the newcomer!" Hiruzen continued to remind the surrounding ninja.
All attacks converged on Fugaku's Susanoo.
Even Susanoo, known for its strongest defense, couldn't withstand the torrent of jutsu and shuriken. Furthermore, Fuguku was overstraining his Mangekyou sharingan at the moment.
It was completely overturned.
Fugaku's eyes, due to the overuse of Amaterasu and Spiritual rebirth, continuously bled. Especially Spiritual rebirth; he had used this powerful ability twice in a single day.
He never thought this normally useless skill would put such a strain on him. This second time, he couldn't even sustain it until the end of the casting.
And as a result Susanoo couldn't be maintained any longer, gradually dissipating under the constant bombardment.
"Fugaku!" A scream pierced the air.
Mikoto Uchiha, along with several clan members, rushed into the billowing smoke and dust, disregarding their own safety.
At this moment, Natsuki also received Saber's message, controlling the giant of light to descend from the sky.
The giant was covered in Noble Phantasms, which were slowly dissipating, returning to their owner's treasury.
The giant's chest flickered red repeatedly. Although these attacks couldn't cause substantial damage to the giant of light, they consumed a large amount of Natsuki's chakra.
Even with all the abilities he had gained, greatly enhancing his physical and mental strength, and pushing his chakra to that of Kage level, he still struggled to sustain the enormous consumption.
It seemed he needed to intensify Hinata's training, extract the complete Tenseigan as soon as possible, and further increase his chakra reserves.
"What's going on? Someone can fully materialize you?" The giant of light looked down at the dreamlike woman below.
Not a metaphor, she truly was dreamlike.
Her entire body, absorbing energy from heaven and earth, was reshaping itself, existing in a state between illusory and reality.
The vast radiance, like a galaxy descending from the sky, was ethereal and magnificent.
But now, the source of the radiance seemed to have dried up, the subsequent brilliance like torn silk, slowly dissipating.
"Yes, Master."
"But it seems there isn't enough energy. I can probably only materialize halfway."
"My current state is quite peculiar. I can freely switch between spiritual and physical form.
"I can also rely on Master's chakra to instantly amplify this energy and complete the physical transformation. But it's not permanent. After a while, I'll revert to my original state." Artoria nodded, her large eyes blinking cutely, still in disbelief at such a strange phenomenon.
The world her Master had summoned her to was truly wondrous.
Her little Master was already beyond her comprehension, and now it seemed others also possessed many strange abilities.
Could I be resurrected? Would I have a chance to return to Britain... to be a successful King Arthur...?
"I see. I haven't heard of anyone in the ninja world with such an ability. If there is, it would be Fugaku's hidden Mangekyo Sharingan.
"The Uchiha truly are a fascinating clan.
"To think they could..."
The giant of light nodded. Just as he was about to sweep away the smoke and dust to search for Fugaku Uchiha, several jutsu were launched towards Saber, who was absorbing the remaining energy.
A gigantic hand instantly slammed down, scattering the incoming attacks.
"What are you doing?"
Homura Mitokado jumped out: "Ultraman, oh, I mean Lord Ultraman Zeta, Fugaku's ocular power is extremely mysterious. He can control the King of Heroes in the sky and this blue-armored woman."
"This blue-armored woman is very likely an enemy now."
"Bullshit, I think you're the enemy."
With a flick of his finger, as if swatting a fly, he sent Homura Mitokado flying. He hadn't used much force, so the damage was minor, but the humiliation was immense.
Several surrounding ANBU instantly froze, not daring to attack Saber again.
At the same time, a golden light swooped down.
It was the King of Heroes, piloting the Vimana. Like a bomber, he unleashed a barrage of energy attacks, diving straight into Fugaku's location.
In the next instant, he soared upwards with incredible speed.
"Konoha, and and you fucking giant of light! This King will remember you!" Gilgamesh snarled, then vanished into the dark night with Fugaku Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha, and the few loyal Uchiha elites.
"Hurry, chase them! Don't let them escape!" Koharu Utatane shouted anxiously, but everyone knew that with their speed, they couldn't catch up to Gilgamesh's Vimana.
Moments later, Saber finished absorbing the energy.
As expected, the transformation wasn't entirely successful. But the foundation had been laid. In the future, with just a touch of the same power, she could instantly and permanently transform into her former physical body.
"That's enough. Go back, don't let anyone notice."
"I'm going to see if Gilgamesh is still nearby." Her Master's voice echoed in Artoria's mind.
Then, the giant of light leaped into the air and soared into the sky.
Before leaving, he saw some Root members in the distance sealing test tubes containing Sharingan into a scroll.
Out of humanitarianism, the giant hand swatted them away, took the scroll, and vanished into the night sky, leaving behind a group of dumbfounded Root members.
They never imagined that the Guardian Deity of Konoha would attack them.
...
Elsewhere, after enduring that punch from Fugaku's Susanoo, Itachi didn't continue to pursue his father.
Instead, he chose to slaughter his way in another direction, killing all the remaining radical, pro-war clan members.
At this moment, he was like a demon god from hell, leaving a trail of corpses in his wake.
Suddenly, a trembling voice called out.
"Brother, big brother? What... what are you doing?"
Sasuke had been brought back by Izumi.
On the way, seeing the fierce battle erupting above Konoha, he knew something major had happened.
He rushed back to the clan compound, and as expected, there were signs of fighting everywhere.
Fearful but resolute, he rushed home.
Now, he witnessed his most beloved brother slaughtering their own clan members with his own eyes.
"Didn't you see?
"My foolish little brother..." Itachi slowly turned around, a sinister smile spreading across his face.
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