Uchiha Hikaru's figure appeared directly behind the Konoha ninja army.

The rush of wind created by his movement blew his long hair back, flowing wildly behind him.

Gazing at the battlefield strewn with severed limbs and corpses, the fury in his heart ignited like a powder keg—detonating all at once!

The black pupils in his eye sockets transformed instantly.

Scarlet Sharingan eyes locked onto Obito, who stood atop the giant wooden construct before him.

He raised his right arm—his blade flashed— appeared in his hand with a metallic gleam.

Then, without hesitation, he hurled the blade forward with a flick of his wrist!

Whoosh!

Sword shot through the air directly over the heads of the Konoha shinobi.

The sound of the sword slicing through the wind rang out sharp and clear, echoing in everyone's ears.

"Pierce him, !"

The moment Uchiha Hikaru infused the blade with his Mangekyō Sharingan's power, it began to expand forward in a streak of light.

Obito saw the incoming sword and immediately controlled the wooden giant to raise both arms in defense.

He reached out, attempting to catch it mid-flight.

Zheng!

Although the blade continued forward and had already pierced halfway through the wooden giant's chest, it eventually halted in place.

Obito smirked, then mocked Uchiha Hikaru.

"Hikaru! I'm not the unprepared fool I used to be!"

"Admit your defeat!"

The Konoha shinobi instinctively stepped aside, making way for Uchiha Hikaru.

Hikaru walked forward, calmly grasping hilt.

His expression was slightly puzzled—but mostly laced with ridicule.

"Why would you think that strike was the end?"

In the next moment, an overwhelming surge of chakra and ocular power erupted from him.

Even the shinobi behind him—though not targeted—were forced to retreat under the sheer pressure.

At the rear of the battlefield, Orochimaru finally regained consciousness.

The first thing he saw was the suspended ninja blade, still glowing under the moonlight.

It radiated a cold and deadly beauty, yet carried such isolation that it made people yearn for it.

The corners of Orochimaru's mouth curled upward unconsciously. The heavy stone pressing on his heart finally lifted.

"He's arrived..."

He shifted into a more comfortable position and lay back down on the stretcher.

Pitch-black chakra surged around Uchiha Hikaru.

A translucent skeletal frame began to materialize and expand.

Soon, veins and muscular structures layered over it—forming a massive humanoid construct.

But it didn't stop there.

The dark chakra surrounding the growing Susanoo surged upward in volume and intensity. At the apex, within the hexagonal crystal atop Susanoo's head, Uchiha Hikaru now stood.

Then, all at once, the chakra surrounding Susanoo condensed across its surface, forming indestructible armor.

Black and gold patterns coursed across the armor's shell, and Susanoo's blood-red eyes stared down the enemy—cold, unyielding.

It had now transformed into a spiritual weapon, gripped tightly in Susanoo's right hand. The blade grew larger in an instant, swatting away the wooden giant's arms like twigs.

The sword that had already pierced halfway into the wooden man now tore the wound open even further!

Obito's face twisted as realization set in.

He never expected that Uchiha Hikaru's Mangekyō Sharingan had evolved to the Fourth Stage of Susanoo!

His opponent's Susanoo was even taller than his own wooden construct!

The wooden giant leaned backward—its legs automatically retreating.

He couldn't let that blade fall.

But of course, Uchiha Hikaru already knew what Obito was thinking.

Susanoo's blood-red eyes flared.

It stepped forward with a massive crash, and with one mighty swing of its right arm— sliced through the air!

BOOM!!!

The wooden giant's left arm was severed cleanly!

A violent gust of wind surged outward from the impact, sweeping toward the Konoha forces.

That wind carried dust, blood, and the raw scent of war—it stung the nose and burned the throat.

Yet, standing behind that towering black Susanoo, the Konoha shinobi felt their courage surge again! ☆:.｡.o(≧▽≦)o.｡.:☆

Despair?

What despair!?

Hadn't Nara #1 said it himself—unless Lord Hikaru came, all was lost?

Well, Lord Hikaru was here now!

What white-masked man?

What Uchiha ghost?

What cringe middle-school syndrome idiot!?

Who the hell cares!? He'd be flattened in a minute before Lord Hikaru!!

A roaring cheer erupted from the crowd.

"That's Uchiha Hikaru!!"

"That's what it means to be a real Uchiha!!"

"That's our hero!!!"

Even many young and beautiful kunoichi were starry-eyed (♡ ω ♡), gazing up at Hikaru's silhouette within Susanoo's crystal, hearts pounding with admiration.

The same thought bloomed in everyone's mind:

[I have to find a way onto this man's dinner table!!! (〃∀〃)ゞ]

Obito's face twisted beneath his mask.

"Uchiha Hikaru... don't think this is all I have!"

"To ensure this plan went smoothly, I prepared plenty of surprises for you!"

He formed hand seals, and the three tomoe in his left eye turned gray.

"Izanagi!"

The destroyed limbs of the wooden giant vanished from the ground. The construct regenerated fully—and even expanded, turning from lean warrior to a bloated, overgrown colossus.

Uchiha Hikaru narrowed his eyes.

So, the wooden man had evolved… into something resembling Hashirama's infamous Wooden Golem?

His eyes briefly flicked up toward Obito in amusement.

Still... this wasn't Obito's doing.

It had to be something Madara taught him before he died.

Knowing that made Hikaru's gaze soften with pity—then twist with mockery.

He pitied Obito's lack of original thought (¬_¬)

"So?"

"That's it?"

"All you did was make it fatter? That's the surprise you had for me?"

"Sorry, it's too damn ugly. I don't like your gift."

"You should stop barking like a dog. It's getting annoying."

Uchiha Hikaru's words hit Obito like a mental shuriken.

W-What!?

Did he just imply I'm a bootlicker again!?

As if that weren't enough, zetsu voice rang directly into Obito's ears.

"Obito, what's a dog licker?"

"SHUT UP!!!" (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

Obito's rage spiked. Double the insult in one breath!

Hikaru mocking him was one thing.

But even —his dumbest White Zetsu—was talking nonsense!?

Why not just ask what dog shit tastes like at this point!?

The other White Zetsu were just irritating, always ruining the mood.

But ? He just punctured Obito's lungs!!

"SHUT UP, TOO!!!"

With that, he sent the bloated wooden giant barreling toward Hikaru's Susanoo.

At that moment, Obito understood.

He couldn't win with words.

Only fists could talk now.

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