Watching A rush toward him in an instant, Mirai Uchiha casually tossed aside a kunai.
For someone possessing the Ultimate Reaction Nerves and a three-tomoe Sharingan, time seemed to slow down dramatically when he focused completely.
He could even clearly see A's ferocious expression and yellowed teeth inside his gaping mouth.
"Die!"
A roared furiously.
But just as his fist was about to strike Mirai Uchiha's head, Mirai suddenly disappeared in a blur.
"How?!"
A's attack missed entirely. His eyes immediately scanned the surroundings until he spotted Mirai reappearing behind him.
Seeing the long katana raised high above his head, now coated with Wind Release chakra, A's heart filled with dread.
At this speed, there was no way he could dodge Mirai's strike anymore.
He could only channel all his chakra and desperately twist his body sideways.
Slice!
The sharp blade pierced through his Lightning Release Suit, cutting off his left arm clean!
Thud!
A burst forth from the smoke and slammed heavily onto the ground.
This scene shocked everyone watching, their mouths gaping wide open.
"No way! What happened to Leader A's arm?"
"I didn't even see what just occurred!"
"He lost! A actually lost!"
"Just two moves, and A ended up like this... What kind of monster has Konoha produced this time?!"
The Cloud ninja wore expressions full of panic.
When A charged at Mirai, dust flew everywhere, so nobody knew exactly what had transpired.
They saw only one thing: in the blink of an eye, A emerged from the smoke minus one arm.
Their beloved hope, collapsing right here like this.
Not only gravely wounded but also missing an entire limb.
Recalling how ruthlessly Mirai had killed before, a chill swept across the hearts of the Cloud ninja.
Since the death of the Third Raikage, A had been the mightiest ninja in the village.
And yet their strongest warrior now lay here helplessly on the ground, disfigured by losing an arm.
How could a punk kid who hadn't even reached adulthood possibly do something like this?!
...
"Aniki!"
From afar,
Witnessing A's pitiful state, B let out a furious roar, roaring toward the sky.
A Tailed Beast Ball radiating destructive energy gradually formed above his head.
"Not a chance!"
[Eight Branches Technique!]
Orochimaru coldly muttered, forming hand seals swiftly.
The next instant, his body began to shift and morph rapidly.
In an instant, he became the White Snake, whose size rivaled that of the Eight-Tails.
The Eight-Headed Orochi possessed eight tails and eight heads. In the moment it appeared, it charged directly at the Eight-Tails.
Boom!
Their massive bodies collided, causing the earth to tremble violently.
Gyuki's Tailed Beast Ball also vanished midair due to Orochimaru's interference.
"Eight-Tails, allow me to test my newly perfected Kinjutsu on you."
Orochimaru's cold voice rang out.
If he had to face both A and B alone, he might not stand a chance. But facing only B didn't pose much of a challenge.
...
A struggled to rise, using chakra to stop the bleeding from his severed arm.
He looked around and saw that all the Cloud shinobi had already lost their will to fight.
Combined with his current injuries, there was no longer any reason to continue this war.
Especially...
Konoha now had yet another terrifyingly powerful Uchiha on its side!
Just then, a kunai suddenly flew out from the smoke ahead.
Recalling how Mirai Uchiha had mysteriously vanished earlier and reappeared behind him without warning, A felt an intense sense of danger.
Without hesitation, A transformed into a bolt of lightning and fled toward the Land of Lightning.
"Hear my command—retreat!"
"B, run quickly!"
A's voice echoed across the battlefield, but his figure had already vanished in an instant.
The Cloud shinobi had been waiting for this moment. Upon hearing A's order, they frantically hurled all the shuriken and explosive tags they had left behind them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The explosions blocked Konoha's pursuing ninjas, allowing the Cloud shinobi to successfully withdraw.
Using a self-severance technique to escape, B broke free from Orochimaru's grip and quickly vanished from the battlefield.
"We won! We've won!"
"Hahahaha... those bastards from Cloud have pissed themselves scared. What a satisfying sight watching them flee in panic."
"Hmph! Let's see if those brainless hotheads dare provoke our Konoha again."
Orochimaru released [Eight Branches Technique] and resumed his human form.
Gazing at the retreating forms of the Cloud shinobi, he waved his arm outward. "Pursue them! Eradicate all Cloud outposts!"
"Yes!"
Under Orochimaru's command, the Konoha ninjas began pursuing the retreating Cloud shinobi.
After everyone left, Orochimaru slowly walked to where Mirai Uchiha had stood.
The look in his eyes toward Mirai was extremely complex.
Although he had long known that this teenager wielded formidable power, the battle prowess Mirai Uchiha displayed tonight still shocked him greatly.
Unlike other Konoha ninja fighters, he had personally fought against A.
Therefore, he knew exactly how powerful A truly was.
Indeed… even when looking across the entire ninja world, A's strength stood at the absolute pinnacle.
Speed, strength, defense…
From every angle, he couldn't find any weakness in A whatsoever.
Yet such a mighty ninja had been crushed twice in brief confrontations with Mirai Uchiha.
The first time they clashed head-on with punches, A flew nearly a kilometer from the impact.
The second time, he lost an arm the very moment they engaged.
Even he momentarily found it hard to accept what he had witnessed.
Too strong!
Mirai Uchiha is just too overwhelming!
This level of strength had already started to go beyond his understanding.
Orochimaru suddenly recalled his conversation with Mirai Uchiha from a few days ago…
The usually confident Orochimaru felt slightly uneasy.
Could it be that future events would actually unfold exactly as this kid predicted?
After a long silence, Orochimaru finally regained his composure and looked at Mirai Uchiha as he slowly spoke, "Mirai-kun, won't you go check on him?"
"There's no need. I'm rather tired myself."
Mirai Uchiha lightly shook his head.
He hadn't yet reached the realm of being impervious to attacks. If the remaining tens of thousands of Cloud ninja launched desperate counterattacks in their dying moments, he wouldn't be able to handle it.
Besides, today's gains were already more than sufficient.
As Mirai Uchiha walked away, Orochimaru licked his face with his long tongue—a peculiar habit of his.
If events truly unfolded one day as Mirai Uchiha had foreseen, perhaps he should reconsider accepting his offer of alliance.
Perhaps…
The goal he had always pursued might actually become achievable through Mirai Uchiha's help.
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