Chapter 321: Amaterasu

Chapter 321: Chapter 321: Amaterasu

Looking around at the three Susanoo before him, each differing in color and form, Shinno wore a somewhat dazed expression as he muttered, "H-How... how can you all...?"

Susanoo was the ultimate manifestation of the Uchiha clan’s ocular power, as well as a standard ability of the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Being able to manifest Susanoo meant that one had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. Thus, the instant all three Susanoo appeared simultaneously, Shinno knew he was in serious trouble.

Facing three Uchiha who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan at the same time—in a situation like this, there were only a handful of people in the entire shinobi world who could calmly make their escape.

And Shinno was clearly not one of them.

At that moment, Hyuga Kagami stood quietly beneath his golden Susanoo, one hand resting on his hip.

Even one-on-one, Hyuga Kagami had no fear of Shinno. The only reason he had brought Shisui and Itachi along was to make absolutely certain that nothing went wrong.

Yet Shinno’s performance had clearly exceeded his expectations, leaving Kagami secretly relieved that he had brought Shisui and Itachi with him after all.

Collecting his thoughts, Hyuga Kagami gazed at Shinno and said calmly, "To think you could open the Eight Gates all the way to the Seventh Gate... Shinno, you really are someone who can’t be underestimated."

Surrounded by three Susanoo, Shinno swallowed hard and forced an awkward smile. "It... it seems there’s been a misunderstanding between us. Perhaps we can sit down and talk this over again..."

Hyuga Kagami shook his head. "Unfortunately, you and I are destined to be enemies!"

Shinno hurriedly said, "Everything just now was a misunderstanding! I... I believe you’re really from Kamigami now! I can provide you with intelligence on the Akatsuki. Don’t you want to know who the leader of the Akatsuki is?"

No matter how arrogant and conceited Shinno was, faced with three Susanoo, even he had no choice but to swallow his pride and submit.

Hyuga Kagami merely smiled without saying anything.

"Shinichi is one of yours too?" Shinno suddenly realized something and asked incredulously, "Then when Shinichi threatened me before... don’t tell me that was also done under Kamigami’s orders? Was all of this something you planned from the very beginning?"

Shinno quickly pieced everything together.

Since Uchiha En also possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan and could manifest Susanoo, there was no way she could possibly be Uchiha Shinichi’s subordinate. And since Uchiha En was a member of Kamigami, that undoubtedly meant one of two things: either Uchiha Shinichi had been used by Uchiha En, or Uchiha Shinichi and Uchiha En were working together.

And Uchiha Shinichi had only just threatened him and forced him to leave the Akatsuki, only for Kamigami to come knocking on his door immediately afterward.

If there was no connection between the two, Shinno would never believe it.

After realizing this, Shinno knew that this battle could no longer be avoided. Thus, he stopped wasting his breath and unleashed the full extent of his chakra.

Whoosh...

Exploding forward at full power, Shinno shot toward Hyuga Kagami like a bolt of lightning!

It was nothing more than an ordinary charge, yet Shinno’s body whipped up a violent gale in its wake, causing the golden flames covering Hyuga Kagami’s Susanoo to sway wildly from side to side!

BOOM...!

Amid a thunderous explosion, Shinno’s fist slammed heavily into Hyuga Kagami’s Susanoo.

Crack...

In an instant, a rapid series of shattering sounds echoed throughout the great hall!

There was no doubt that the power behind Shinno’s punch was already approaching that of the Fourth Raikage when he activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode. With just a single punch, he had shattered the outer armor of the incomplete Susanoo.

Retreating back toward the center of the hall, Shinno panted lightly as he said, "Looks like Susanoo isn’t all that impressive after all!"

Hyuga Kagami smiled faintly. "Is that so...?"

Before Hyuga Kagami had even finished speaking, Itachi, standing at the far end of the hall, fixed his gaze on Shinno and activated his Mangekyo ability—Amaterasu.

In an instant, black flames abruptly erupted across Shinno’s body!

"What is this!?"

Shinno was startled and immediately tried to extinguish the black flames, only to discover that no matter how desperately he tried to smother them, they simply refused to go out.

Seeing the black flames spreading further and further across his body, Shinno hurriedly formed hand seals and shouted, "Water Style: Water Formation Wall!"

Splash...

In an instant, a wall of water appeared out of thin air and crashed down over Shinno, drenching him from head to toe.

Yet, to Shinno’s disbelief, even submerged in water, the black flames covering his body continued to burn tenaciously, as though the Water Release had absolutely no effect on them.

However, Shinno was now the jinchūriki of Mōryō, and on top of that, he had opened the Eight Gates all the way to the Seventh Gate, the Gate of Wonder. Not only was the concentration of chakra within his body absurdly high, but his physical vitality had also reached an unprecedented level.

Thus, he directly used his chakra to form a protective barrier around himself, barely managing to keep the inextinguishable black flames away from his body.

Seeing that even Amaterasu couldn’t finish Shinno off immediately, Hyuga Kagami frowned and instantly drove his Susanoo forward, launching a ferocious assault!

At the same time, Shisui and Itachi weren’t idle either. They each controlled their own Susanoo and attacked Shinno together!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

With all three Susanoo launching a simultaneous onslaught, the entire great hall trembled violently!

Amid the continuous explosions, Shinno, already being burned by Amaterasu, had no chance to dodge. His entire left arm was severed by the golden Susanoo, an arrow from the green Susanoo pierced straight through his abdomen, and the red Susanoo sliced off both of his feet.

After suffering one devastating injury after another, while the black flames continued burning relentlessly across his body, Shinno could no longer endure.

Before long, he collapsed to the ground, rolling around as agonized screams tore from his throat.

Hyuga Kagami, Shisui, and Itachi all dismissed their Susanoo and quietly stood around Shinno, watching as he continued to writhe and scream in agony.

Amaterasu—a flame that, once it latched onto its target, would never extinguish—could be considered the strongest flame currently known in the shinobi world. In the original timeline, Itachi had once used this very Mangekyo ability to easily subdue the perfect jinchūriki, Yagura Karatachi!

Sensing Shinno’s chakra rapidly weakening, Itachi asked, "Senpai, should I keep going?"

Seeing that Shinno had been burned enough, Hyuga Kagami said, "That’s enough. Put out Amaterasu."

Itachi immediately activated his ocular power and extinguished the black flames covering Shinno.

Hyuga Kagami then turned to Shisui.

"Do it."

Shisui nodded, then walked over to Shinno and cast a genjutsu on him.

In an instant, Shinno’s consciousness fell into complete confusion.

Hyuga Kagami walked over as well and carefully examined Shinno.

Despite how severe Shinno’s injuries had been just moments ago, in the short time that had passed, his body had already completely recovered.

Whether it was his severed arm or his amputated legs, everything had grown back. The sheer speed of his regeneration was simply astonishing!

If they hadn’t brought Itachi along this time, and hadn’t had Amaterasu to assist them, subduing Shinno would never have been as easy as it had just been.

Hyuga Kagami then looked down at Shinno, who remained trapped within the genjutsu, and asked,

"Where is the complete Chimera Technique?"