THE EVIL OF UCHIHA BYAKUYA

Ever since Byakuya awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he had brimmed with confidence in his own power.

Sarutobi Hiruzen? Danzo? The Kazekage? None of them mattered to him.

Even when launching an assault on Sunagakure and fighting against the entire village, Byakuya had only used the third stage of Susanoo. He hadn't even gone all out. To him, these people weren't worth the effort—they were merely entertainment.

But Byakuya had underestimated the Sand Village.

They had actually managed to resist the full force of his third-stage Susanoo. As one of the Five Great Shinobi Nations, Sunagakure had proven it would not fall so easily.

That was enough.

Byakuya no longer intended to play.

"Uchiha Byakuya, what nonsense are you spouting!?"

"You've already been subdued by Sunagakure!"

Even though he appeared bound by Gold Dust and sealing tags, Byakuya still looked calm, his expression utterly fearless. Chiyo frowned deeply. Hadn't they already immobilized him? What else could he possibly rely on?

"Hmph... I've wasted enough time."

Byakuya's chakra flared violently, surging like a tidal wave. The explosion of raw power shattered the Gold Dust restraints and burned away the sealing tags.

His hair lifted in the wind as the boiling chakra stormed outward.

"No matter how much you Sand Ninjas resist or struggle..."

"It will all be meaningless!"

The intense chakra surge caused Susanoo's aura to spike dramatically. The surrounding sand, ropes, and sealing techniques were swept away in an instant. Even nearby Sand-nin were sent flying, screaming in panic.

"What the hell is going on!?"

"This chakra... it's inhuman!"

Only Chiyo, Rasa, and a few elite Jōnin were able to remain standing, shielding their faces as they stared into the dust cloud.

Then they saw it—and their faces went pale.

A towering Susanoo emerged, now clad in Karasu Tengu armor, its presence overwhelming. The sheer density of its chakra distorted the air.

"So big... so terrifying..."

"Is this really something a human can produce?"

Sweat beaded on their brows, born not of heat—but fear.

"Now witness the true power of the Uchiha..."

Byakuya's voice echoed from within the colossus.

"Uchiha... Could he have reached the same level as... Madara?"

Chiyo, a veteran from the Warring States Era, knew the legends. She had never seen Uchiha Madara with her own eyes, but she had heard the stories. And what she was seeing now felt eerily similar.

"Tremble in fear. It's not over yet..."

Byakuya clenched his right fist—and Susanoo transformed.

Its once-bulky body became streamlined and agile, wrapped in radiant chakra. A massive katana appeared in its hands, and with it, the final form of Susanoo was complete.

The Complete Body Susanoo—the pinnacle of ocular power achievable only with the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

An overwhelming pressure swept through the battlefield. Chiyo and the others trembled.

"The chakra has stabilized..."

"This pressure... this is divine..."

"Can we even fight something like that?"

One by one, the Sand Ninjas lost their will to fight. The difference in power was too vast—it was hopeless.

Elsewhere, the Uchiha clan shinobi, who had been preparing to rescue Byakuya, suddenly froze. A blinding chakra had erupted from the center of Sunagakure.

Then the giant appeared.

Their shock quickly turned into awe.

"What is that?! Such an overwhelming chakra fluctuation..."

"Yeah... it's monstrous... even more intense than a Tailed Beast's!"

"Look! It's Lord Byakuya!"

"It really is him..."

"That's the might of Lord Byakuya—true power of the Uchiha clan!"

"…"

The moment the full-body Susanoo appeared, a wave of silent awe spread.

Even the Uchiha themselves, heirs to this power, could not hide their shock.

But once they confirmed it was Byakuya's Susanoo, their awe turned into cheers.

They roared in pride—this was their bloodline's glory.

Even Tsunade, standing at a distance, was shaken.

"This... this power is absurd!"

"So this is the Susanoo that once stood toe-to-toe with Grandfather..."

Her fists clenched unconsciously.

She could scarcely fathom how Hashirama had faced something so overwhelming and lived.

"This power... damn it!"

"That bastard really inherited Madara's might!"

Even Shukaku, the One-Tail, now sealed and suppressed in Mikoto's possession, began to panic.

He recognized that chakra too well.

"No... not again..."

"That chakra... that armor... It's just like his! That Madara bastard!"

Once crushed under Madara's perfect Susanoo, Shukaku trembled instinctively.

Now, facing Byakuya's overwhelming aura, the ancient fear stirred again.

He knew—this wasn't just Uchiha power.

This was that power.

The kind that once made even the tailed beasts bow.

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