Chapter 53: Entertain Me

Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Entertain Me

’No, this Summoning Beast appeared about three meters away from Uchiha Xuan. Does this Summoning Beast itself possess Space-Time Ninjutsu?!’

Seeing Gardevoir suddenly appear near Uchiha Xuan, Hanzo of the Salamander’s mind raced. He immediately halted his attack and used Body Flicker to retreat and evade.

In his view, since Uchiha Xuan had this strange Summoning Beast accompany him in attacking, there must be something unusual about this creature.

"Gardevoir!"

The moment Gardevoir landed after the Body Flicker, a surge of immense psychic power erupted from its body, instantly spreading across the entire battlefield.

Trick Room!

After completing this, Gardevoir raised its arm, and a black energy sphere swiftly formed.

Shadow Ball!

The Shadow Ball tore through the air, instantly blasting toward Hanzo of the Salamander’s position. Faced with this unfamiliar technique, Hanzo immediately used Body Flicker again to dodge. The Shadow Ball exploded where he had just been standing.

The damage from the Shadow Ball was significant, causing the giant salamander to roar in anger. Gamabunta seized the opportunity to thrust his blade into the salamander’s mouth.

"My speed... has slowed down!"

Meanwhile, Hanzo, who had just dodged Gardevoir’s attack, immediately noticed something was wrong. His speed had slowed considerably! Although he still managed to evade the attack, compared to his original speed, this pace...

’It’s this Summoning Beast.’

Without hesitation, Hanzo immediately dashed toward Gardevoir. With a surge of water, his figure appeared right in front of Gardevoir.

His scythe rose high and swung down rapidly, only to shatter an afterimage.

Teleport!

The moment Hanzo used Body Flicker, Gardevoir relied on Teleport to evade.

"Damn it, it really is Space-Time Ninjutsu!"

Missing his strike, Hanzo quickly locked onto Gardevoir’s position again, intending to attack. However, a purple-gold blade slashed toward him from the side.

Clang!

Left with no choice, Hanzo immediately swung the chain attached to his scythe to block and swiftly brought the scythe down to clash with the blade that resembled a Divine Artifact.

Crack!

Without any surprise, the already strained scythe shattered into pieces.

"Ibuse!"

With his weapon destroyed, Hanzo looked at the scrap metal in his hand, his expression grim. He immediately used Body Flicker to retreat and called out to his Summoning Beast.

However, there was no response. Realizing something was wrong, Hanzo immediately used Body Flicker to leave the salamander’s body and land on the ground.

"Just as I thought, the Sharingan’s Genjutsu. Damn it, I should have noticed earlier that Ibuse would struggle to guard against that guy’s eyes while being restrained."

Seeing the faint image of the Sharingan in the salamander’s eyes, Hanzo’s expression darkened. He immediately formed Hand Seals to release the salamander’s Summoning.

Just after dispelling the summoning, several long snakes immediately tore through the ground from behind, biting toward him. A cold glint flashed in Hanzo of the Salamander’s eyes as he raised his hand, a kunai sliding from his sleeve into his grasp.

With a single swing, the large snakes were instantly severed. The next moment, several golden spears shot toward him from a distance. Hanzo of the Salamander swiftly formed hand seals.

A wall of water rose from the ground, blocking all the golden spears.

After deflecting the spears Uchiha Xuan had casually thrown, Hanzo flicked his kunai, sending several explosive tags flying in its direction.

There, strands of white hair were already winding toward his position.

The explosive tags detonated, halting Jiraiya’s assault. Hanzo of the Salamander gazed coldly at Uchiha Xuan, who was slowly advancing toward him step by step, a horizontal blade in hand.

"This battle will likely end in victory for the Konohagakure ninja, so... it’s time to bring this fight to a close. All of you are formidable, especially you, Uchiha brat. Your strength and talent are far too dazzling. A title like ’Konoha’s Thunder Calamity’ doesn’t suit you. From now on, I, Hanzo, will address you by the name I bestow upon you—"

Watching Uchiha Xuan approach step by step, Hanzo of the Salamander surveyed the surrounding battlefield before speaking in a low voice. Given his current situation, he couldn’t overcome the four before him anytime soon.

Though he could retreat unscathed and even had confidence in completely eliminating those before him, the ninja of his Hidden Rain Village couldn’t hold out any longer.

With that medical ninja named Tsunade and those damned slugs... his poisons would struggle to wipe out these Konohagakure ninja quickly. ℴℴ𝘮

Thus, he considered ending the battle. However, before Hanzo of the Salamander could finish speaking, a piercing golden spear interrupted him.

Using Body Flicker to evade the spear, Hanzo of the Salamander stared coldly at Uchiha Xuan, who had halted his steps.

"Shut up, fool. No one has the right to bestow a title upon me. As for you, what you should be considering now is using your full strength... to amuse me."

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan slowly rotated within Uchiha Xuan’s eyes, the three tomoe appearing as if they were about to merge completely.

At the same time, a terrifying aura erupted from Uchiha Xuan’s body, tendrils of pitch-black lightning spreading outward.

Instantly, the Rain ninja engaged in combat with the Konohagakure forces stiffened abruptly, as if a massive boulder had suddenly crushed down upon them.

Conqueror’s Haki! Full Power!

"Uchiha brat, provoking me will bring you no benefit. You only shattered my weapon because of its advantage. You... simply don’t understand the gap between you and me. This gap will make you despair."

Hanzo of the Salamander glared coldly at Uchiha Xuan, whose body radiated a terrifying aura.

"You... don’t seem to have understood my words? I said... use your full strength... to amuse me!"

Boom!!

As his words fell, the terrifying aura around Uchiha Xuan surged once more. Flecks of blue light enveloped his entire body, and in an instant, a ferocious-looking armor encased him completely.

Indestructible Demon Body! Activated!

"Susanoo!? No, it’s completely different from the legendary Susanoo of Uchiha Madara. This is... what in the world is this?"

Watching Uchiha Xuan suddenly clad in terrifying armor, Hanzo of the Salamander was inwardly startled. This abrupt transformation reminded him of that legendary ninja.

Yet, in the blink of an eye, Uchiha Xuan’s great blade had already arrived before Hanzo.

Water surged violently as Hanzo’s figure swiftly retreated backward.