Chapter 114

Chapter 114

 Chapter 114: The Final Thunder! Lightning Release: Kirin

“Yosuke!”

When Uchiha Yosuke appeared in front of Uzumaki Kushina to shield her, Tsunade was startled, and Orochimaru, panting heavily, revealed an indescribable gleam in his eyes.

“You brat! What are you trying to do?”

Tsunade shouted angrily. At this moment, she was far more experienced than during their time in the Land of Grass. More importantly, the heavy burden on her shoulders weighed her down.

This battle determined whether Konoha could extricate itself from the quagmire of war. Even as Uzumaki Kushina prepared for her final burst of strength, Tsunade could only curse her own weakness.

If she were stronger—if she had the power of her grandfather or even her great-uncle—things wouldn’t have reached this dire point.

Power. Power! Never before had Tsunade desired strength so desperately.

From a distance, Konoha’s shinobi saw this scene and wanted to come to her aid, but they were held back by the relentless Ame-nin. Previously, Konoha had pinned them down; now, the tables had turned.

“Haha! Lord Hanzo is going to win! There’s no way we’ll let you pass!”

“Long live Lord Hanzo!”

Amidst the clamor of battle, Uchiha Yosuke’s lone figure stood before Uzumaki Kushina. He began walking forward, step by step.

“Once, I believed that the prejudice in people’s hearts was like an immovable mountain. No matter how hard the Uchiha tried, they couldn’t shift it even slightly...”

His weary voice echoed, pulling Tsunade back to that cave in the Land of Grass. Uzumaki Kushina, with wide eyes, stared intently at him.

But now, as Yosuke turned his gaze to the others, there was no trace of the loneliness he carried back in the Land of Grass. Instead, his lips curled into a smile.

“The battlefield’s outcomes will only be decided after I fall. Kushina, the honor of the Uchiha clan cannot allow me to retreat behind my comrades. Just as the Senju stood before Konoha in the First War...”

His firm words resounded across the battlefield. Konoha’s shinobi had long forgotten the sacrifices of the Senju during the First War to protect the village.

But now, the elite Senju warriors who accompanied Tsunade to the battlefield had tears welling up in their eyes upon hearing these words.

Though the rest of Konoha had forgotten the Senju, the Uchiha remembered. And this time, the Uchiha stood in front of everyone.

“You brat!”

In the pouring rain, Tsunade’s eyes glistened with an uncertain mix of rain and tears. Her expression turned resolute as she shouted, “Uchiha Yosuke! If you’ve got anything left, now’s the time to use it!”

As Tsunade’s shout echoed, Orochimaru immediately activated a jutsu and attacked Hanzo of the Salamander, who was preparing to strike.

'Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!'

Countless serpents wrapped around Hanzo, only for his figure to dissolve into water.

Seeing the scene on the battlefield, Yosuke took a deep breath and shouted:

“Find Hanzo’s true body for me! Just a moment is all I need to end this!”

Yosuke leaped swiftly, landing atop the highest stone slab amidst the ravaged battlefield.

“Hanzo’s real body!”

Uzumaki Kushina, realizing something, swiftly formed hand seals and yelled:

"Barrier: Heavenly Dome Formation!"

Centered on herself, a transparent spherical detection barrier rapidly expanded. Fueled by Kushina’s reckless chakra expenditure, the barrier quickly grew to cover half the battlefield.

“Hanzo is underground!”

Kushina’s eyes snapped open, and she pointed to Hanzo’s hiding spot. As the enraged Hanzo prepared to counterattack, Tsunade’s furious voice rang out from the heavens.

“Hanzo! Come out!”

Tsunade, leaping from the sky with all her might, delivered a devastating heel drop. The sheer force shattered the ground, causing the earth to quake.

This awe-inspiring scene left the surrounding shinobi stunned. Even those at their limits recognized that this was no battle for them to interfere in.

“You little brat!”

Hanzo, emerging from the ground, appeared battered and exhausted. Gasping heavily, he glared angrily at the Konoha shinobi.

“Let’s see how much chakra you have left after relying on the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki!”

Just then, lightning and thunder erupted from the heavens, drawing the attention of every ninja present.

On the battlefield’s highest boulder stood a lone figure—Uchiha Yosuke. His tattered white robe fluttered in the wind as he gasped for breath. Though battered, his commanding gaze bore down on Hanzo, backed by a chorus of crackling electricity.

“Hanzo! A single moment is enough. Although this jutsu is incomplete, it’s inescapable!”

The scarlet Sharingan glared down at Hanzo, and a smirk reminiscent of Hanzo’s earlier arrogance graced Yosuke’s face. In this moment, he appeared as the master of the battlefield.

“What... What kind of jutsu is this?”

“No... Impossible! How can anyone wield such power?”

Both Konoha and Ame shinobi gazed in shock and fear.

As Yosuke’s hand began to crackle with electricity, Hanzo’s pupils constricted.

“This jutsu summons thunder from the heavens. Its name is ‘Kirin.’ Disappear with the thunder!”

Raising his arm like a god commanding the heavens, Yosuke summoned a colossal thunder beast, a roaring lightning Kirin, from the stormy skies.

**To be continued...**