Konoha: Starting the Game as Yoriichi

CRACK! CRACK!

The sound of a blade hitting a hard surface echoed. To Kusuo's surprise, a crimson giant materialized out of thin air, blocking the slash that should have been a guaranteed hit. The crimson giant first appeared as a skeleton, then layer by layer, it was covered with fascia and flesh. Finally, a thick tortoise shell-like armor was draped over it, majestic and full of霸气 (bàqì) - domineering power.

It was like a true heavenly god. Majestic. Vast.

This giant, dozens of meters in size, stood tall between heaven and earth, its entire body surging with a massive amount of chakra. Just standing there, it exuded an incredible sense of suffocation. The oppressive force that washed over them was, without a doubt, the ultimate dojutsu of the Uchiha clan, unlocked after awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan—

The Susanoo.

"Hahahaha, brat, I never thought you'd be able to force out this move from Itachi-san. You should know that not even I have been able to push him to this point. In a way, your strength has been acknowledged!" Kisame's eyes were vacant, staring in shock at the sky-high crimson giant, a look of longing flashing in his eyes.

Kusuo shrugged, noncommittal. Forcing out Itachi's Susanoo counts as having my strength acknowledged? Heh. If that's the standard, it's really quite low.

The majestic Susanoo giant held a tortoise shell shield and a gourd, its whole body wreathed in flames. It was like a fire god descended to the mortal world, its heavenly might overwhelming. A trace of weakness flashed across Itachi's calm face, which he concealed well.

"I never thought that in just a few years, you would have grown to such an extent," Itachi said. "This is the secret art of our Uchiha clan. Only those who have awakened both Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi in both eyes can automatically obtain this dojutsu from their eyes—the Susanoo."

Hearing Itachi's description, a corner of Kusuo's mouth twitched slightly. Who does he think he's fooling? Still trying to lie at a time like this. Anyone who awakened the Mangekyo would inevitably awaken the Susanoo; it didn't necessarily require Tsukuyomi in the left eye and Amaterasu in the right. As the old saying goes: Itachi's mouth, a lying demon's.

Ignoring Itachi's lie, he continued to look at the giant before him, which was as tall as a mountain. It was indeed an exaggerated sight to behold. Standing in the middle of such a majestic, imposing crimson giant, its domineering aura leaked out.

But Kusuo's face broke into a faint smile as he looked at the Susanoo. In the past, he had indeed racked his brain on how to break through the Susanoo's shell. After all, he could casually unleash his Kage-level slashes, but it should be known that only the top tier among the Kage, and even then, only with Tsunade's monstrous strength or the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode, could they barely shatter Madara's Susanoo. From this, it was clear that using his Sun Breathing techniques to break the Susanoo would be a bit of a stretch.

As the strongest breathing method, Sun Breathing indeed had a unique advantage in slaying demons; its ultimate solar flame property was a natural enemy to them. But this didn't mean that the other breathing methods were significantly weaker than Sun Breathing. On the contrary, each had its own unique characteristics. For example, the weight of Rock Breathing, the penetration of Thunder Breathing, the agility of Water Breathing, and—

The ultimate cutting power of Wind Breathing.

In terms of pure attack power, Wind Breathing was second to none among all the breathing methods.

With a slight movement of his hand, Kusuo's body automatically adjusted the rhythm and flow of his breathing. The azure color of his blade once again changed, a shimmering green light quietly climbing onto it.

Wind Breathing.

After adjusting his body to the Wind Breathing mode, Kusuo felt his entire body's cells become full, as if they had formed a connection with the air. The gentle breeze blowing past had now become his weapon.

Just then, Itachi moved. The crimson Susanoo took a heavy step forward. The giant blotted out the sky.

RUMBLE! The earth shook. An ordinary person here would probably not even be able to stand steady.

Where the Susanoo's giant foot stepped, the ground sank deeply, cracking in all directions. The range of destruction was not to be underestimated. It was a spectacular sight. The power of one stomp was terrifyingly great. Such destructive power. In his memory, there was only the battle scene of the Susanoo and the Wood Dragon fighting each other. Kusuo hadn't expected that when he faced it in person, the impact, the shock, would be even more profound. As expected of the synonym for destruction. The power of the Susanoo was on full display.

"Wind Breathing, Second Form! Claws—Purifying Wind!"

The green blade in Kusuo's hand rapidly swung out four claw-shaped wind blades, their power enough to cut through an enemy's weapon. The technique was just as its name suggested, carrying the meaning of "a wind that blows away all slander and false accusations."

The four claw-shaped wind blades howled forth, carrying a gale force wind like a sudden storm, and abruptly found the foot of the Susanoo under Itachi's control.

CRACK! CRACK!

A crisp cracking sound was heard. The wind blades struck true, directly shaving off a small piece of the Susanoo's shell.

One slash. He had broken the Susanoo.

Hiss!

How is that possible? Kisame had just finished hyping up Itachi-san's ultimate dojutsu, the Susanoo, and it had been chipped by a single slash. Not only did his face burn with a hot sting, but the look he gave Kusuo was filled with shock. Where on earth did this brat come from? If he hadn't seen wrong just now, the sword aura sharp enough to cut the Susanoo was of the wind attribute, right? When did he change his sword technique? And what about the fire sword aura that had parted the sea earlier, the rock sword aura that had hammered him, and the water sword aura that had forced Itachi-san back... and now, the wind sword aura.

This little brat in red... what kind of divine being is he? From Itachi-san's conversation, it seemed they had known each other for a long time. Kisame's heart was filled with shock. After a moment of analysis, he couldn't help but sigh: As expected of Itachi-san, to even know a monster like this!

On the other side, Itachi frowned. He also hadn't expected his Susanoo to be chipped by a single sword slash. Although it was just a small piece on the foot, it was a testament to the power of Kusuo's swordsmanship.

But at this moment, Kusuo didn't care about the shock in their hearts. Instead, he caressed the katana in his hand. That one slash... he had only used seventy percent of his power. The purpose was just to test the sharpness of the Wind Breathing method. He hadn't expected the effect to be so remarkable.

Back when the teams were first formed and he fought Asuma, he had already discovered that in terms of attack power, the wind attribute was number one. But at that time, his template hadn't been unlocked much, and his talent wasn't strong enough to develop other schools of breathing.

Now, everything had changed.

"Wind Breathing, Seventh Form! Gale—Tengu Wind!"

A high-level Wind Breathing slash was instantly unleashed. Kusuo vibrated his blade, and a total of twelve tornado-like sword auras howled up, scraping the ground with a fierce gale. The wind cut like a knife, the sword was like forged steel. At the same time, small wind blades like a sword aura swirled around his body.

He took a firm step and slashed with his sword.

SWISH!

With the momentum of a Pegasus meteor, in Itachi's widening pupils, he slashed upwards.

BOOM!

A huge roar. The sound of splitting was heard one after another. Then, the sound of a giant object collapsing echoed heavily.

CRASH!

Dust filled the air. Kisame's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. He was stunned. Completely stunned. Are you kidding me? What did I just see? Itachi-san's invincible, self-proclaimed ultimate dojutsu, the Susanoo, was cut through by one slash? And the force even caused Itachi-san to lose control of his body and fall together with the Susanoo?

Hiss! He took a sharp breath in. Kisame's heart was pounding, thump, thump, thump.

The massive roar traveled for a long time, reaching a place thousands of meters away. Jiraiya was still frowning, searching for Kusuo's figure. That kid slipped away too fast. I just took a moment to settle Naruto, and he was gone. The sudden tremor made his heart stir. He immediately rushed towards the direction the sound came from.

He muttered to himself, Such a huge commotion... it doesn't seem like it was caused by a sword aura. Could it be a large-scale summoned beast? Only that could explain the sound of an earthquake like this.

Immediately, without another word, Jiraiya bit his finger. CRACK!

"Summoning Jutsu!"

White smoke rose, and Gamabunta appeared before him.

"Boss Toad, please take me in that direction. The faster, the better."

Gamabunta didn't waste words. After Jiraiya got on, he pushed off with his legs, leaping a great distance.

In the town, a little girl was shopping with her mother. Suddenly, she pointed at the sky and said, "Mommy, look! A flying toad!"

"Where is there a flying toad? Kids these days just talk nonsense," the mother said, not believing her at all, focusing on choosing cloth. But just then, a cool shadow passed over her.

"Gulp..."

"Oh my god, there really is a flying toad~!"

...

"You've been lying there for so long. Aren't you going to get up? I know I didn't hurt you at all just now," Kusuo said faintly, looking at the broken Susanoo in front of him.

Inside the Susanoo, Itachi sat on the ground, as if he were doubting his own life. He rarely used the Susanoo. This ultimate dojutsu consumed an extremely large amount of visual power. A few more uses, and he wouldn't be far from going blind. In the original story, his little brother Sasuke was a prime example of this. After awakening his Mangekyo, he showed it off everywhere and was nearly blind in a few months.

So, he wasn't clear on the Susanoo's true power. He had only learned bits and pieces from the clan's ancient scrolls and his ancestors' manuals. So... was the Susanoo actually very weak?

With this question, Itachi stood up again. He covered his eyes, activating the dojutsu within them. Soon, the Susanoo that had been broken open by Kusuo's sword restored its appearance, as majestic as a god descending to earth.

But when Kusuo looked at it, far from being afraid, he was faintly excited. Itachi could clearly see the eager look in his eyes. This boy... he's really changed too much! In just a few short years, he's actually grown to such an extent. He asked himself, even he himself back then was far inferior.

His thoughts drifted. The next second, the sword light had already arrived.

"Wind Breathing, Ninth Form! Idaten Typhoon!"

Kusuo held his sword and leaped high towards the towering shell of the Susanoo. Using the momentum of his body, he forcefully unleashed a sharp wind blade from the bottom up. The final form of the Wind Breathing technique, the great path is simple, its power compressed to the extreme. The cutting characteristic of the wind attribute was displayed to its fullest in this one slash.

BOOM!

A muffled roar like heavenly thunder, and the sound of cracking.

The crimson giant, the invincible Susanoo... was split open from the middle.

Divided in two.

This one slash, from the bottom up, had cut a vertical scar.

BAM! BAM!

The sound of two things falling to the ground was heard. One was half of the Susanoo, the other was the other half.

"Fuck, is this even human?!"

Kisame had already recovered his strength. He had just picked up his greatsword Samehada when he was frozen on the spot by this scene. His mouth opened and closed for a long time, and finally, he couldn't help but curse loudly.

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