Bab 95: 95. Surrender
"How naughty, sneaking up on me like that."
A flash of surprise crossed her face, but the girl wrapped inside the Susanoo, though slightly astonished, was confident in her abilities and didn't take Uchiha Gin seriously.
Without hesitation, she controlled the other hand of her Susanoo to grab at the person sitting on her shoulder.
"What can I say?"
Watching the massive cherry-red hand approaching aggressively, Uchiha Gin, sitting calmly atop the Susanoo, shook his head slightly and muttered something incomprehensible to the girl. He then stood up, stretched out an arm, and began to warm up.
"The secret technique of Uchiha Fluid Style."
His voice carried through the Susanoo, reaching the girl's ears. Seeing him remain calm in the face of danger ignited her anger. She no longer held back, pressing her enormous, powerful hand straight down toward him.
"Hehehe! Got you this time!"
Seeing her hand engulf Uchiha Gin's figure, the girl inside the Susanoo cheered in excitement, believing there was no escape for him now.
"Elbow Strike of the Elders!"
Uchiha Gin's cold voice echoed, and his powerful elbow strike collided directly with the massive hand bearing down on him.
Suddenly, the girl felt a strong resistance from her hand and was horrified to realize that it had slipped out of her control.
Crack!
In the shocked eyes of the onlookers, the enormous hand she had been controlling was shattered by Uchiha Gin's elbow, flying hundreds of meters away before gradually dissipating.
"You? You!"
The girl stared blankly at her broken Susanoo hand, her mouth gaping in disbelief. She couldn't comprehend how Uchiha Gin had managed to overpower her Susanoo with just his physical strength.
This extraordinary scene plunged not only the girl into self-doubt but also stunned the others present. They all stopped what they were doing and stared in disbelief at Uchiha Gin, who was casually shaking his arm.
A few minutes earlier…
Seeing the giant figure rise in the distance, Uchiha Tajima had tensed up, worried that the darkened Nameless would harm Uchiha Gin. He was just about to rush over to help when a figure blocked his path.
"Who are you?"
Tajima's voice was wary of the strange person standing next to Uchiha Igaki. He couldn't believe that this shadowy figure was one of their clan.
"He is the embodiment of my will, a weapon granted to me by the heavens for my revenge."
Uchiha Igaku explained with a sinister smile, while the shadowy figure remained silent.
"I had originally intended to let you experience the same despair Shinzo felt, being tormented by your own will until death. But it seems I'll have to end it sooner than I planned."
Just as Igaku was about to give the order, a massive hand flew past them, crashing into a distant hillside.
The three of them stiffened, turning in unison to look toward Uchiha Gin's location.
"This can't be real. It must be an illusion!"
The girl inside the Susanoo glared with her crimson eyes, searching Uchiha Gin for signs of illusion.
"Ugh, that stung a bit."
Ignoring the girl's words, Uchiha Gin shook his numbed arm. That elbow strike must have hit a nerve. He made a mental note to be more careful with his elbow strikes in the future.
"Die already!"
The violent aura that had been festering in the girl's mind now fully took over, leaving her with only the desire to kill. After much effort, she finally drew her large blade. Her head throbbing, her eyes unfocused, she swung the blade down toward Uchiha Gin, who stood below.
"Sigh, let's finish this quickly."
Aware that the longer he dragged this out, the more danger his uncle would be in, Uchiha Gin decided it was time to end the fight. As he ran toward the descending blade, he clasped his hands together, channeling his chakra.
"Wood Style: Advent of the World of Trees."
The ground beneath Uchiha Gin's feet swelled as thick trees burst forth. Standing atop one of the growing trees, he directed countless branches to entangle the girl's Susanoo.
Before the girl's blade could strike, the mystical branches had already wrapped tightly around her Susanoo, binding it securely. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free, and the branches were even draining her chakra, leaving her weak and unable to move.
"What kind of jutsu is this?"
The girl, trapped inside the Susanoo, couldn't help but ask aloud. She had never seen such a jutsu before. Struggling to sit up, she stared intently at Uchiha Gin, hoping for an explanation.
The others who had stopped fighting also perked up their ears, eager to hear what Uchiha Gin had to say about the technique he had just used.
When Uchiha Gin shattered the girl's Susanoo with brute force, Spectre was only slightly surprised. After all, the Susanoo she used wasn't at its hardest form yet, and a strong enough ninja could break it.
But when Uchiha Gin unleashed his Mokuton technique, Black Zetsu was left dumbfounded, questioning if he was somehow immune to illusions.
In all his thousands of years, Black Zetsu had only ever seen two people, Hagoromo and Asura, use Mokuton. Now, witnessing Uchiha Gin, an Indra descendant, using it, was overwhelming. He couldn't process it.
"How? How can Uchiha Gin, an Indra descendant, use Asura's Mokuton? Is this something Hagoromo left behind?"
"Children shouldn't ask too many questions."
Satisfied with his "Advent of the World of Trees" technique, Uchiha Gin recalled an NPC he encountered one night.
On a dark, windy night, a man with spiky brown hair stepped out of the backyard's screen, clad in a jonin vest.
Without a word, the man clapped his hands and excitedly shouted, "Wood Style: Advent of the Sea of Trees!"
Hearing the word "Wood Style" startled Uchiha Gin, but when he saw it was just some landscaping master, he relaxed.
Without bothering to engage in a conversation, Gin swiftly dispatched the man with a couple of lightning spears, taking him out just as he finished summoning a small forest.
"Daily random skill refresh: 'Wood Style: Advent of the Sea of Trees.' Acquired 1 Wood Style: Advent of the Sea of Trees."
The memory cut off abruptly. The "Advent of the Sea of Trees" performed by Yamato was actually a weaker version of Hashirama's "Advent of the World of Trees." Yamato's body, infused with Hashirama's cells, couldn't fully support the original technique's power.
But Uchiha Gin was different. After years of grinding, he had obtained the bloodlines of the Senju, Uzumaki, and Kaguya clans, in addition to the Uchiha and Hyuga.
So, when he used the "Advent of the Sea of Trees," its power was nearly equivalent to the original version used by the First Hokage.
"Hikari, I'm coming in!"
Jumping onto the chest of her Susanoo, Uchiha Gin lifted his foot and, in the terrified gaze of the corrupted Hikari, delivered a powerful kick.
A cracking sound echoed, like an egg being broken. The once-impenetrable Susanoo was shattered, leaving a large hole. Uchiha Gin, satisfied, casually strolled inside.
Looking at the imposing figure standing before her, the corrupted Hikari felt despair. His physical skills were too strong.
Close-quarters combat had always been her weakness. Unable to use her Mangekyo Sharingan, she was nothing more than a helpless chick in his grip.
"Do what you want, I'm ready!"
Her cheeks puffed up defiantly, she turned her head and closed her eyes, bracing for the end.
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