Naruto's Strongest Force

Hearing the distant roars, the Hidden Mist ninjas on the outskirts turned pale with fear.

The stones flying from the ground were like kunai shooting in all directions, making it impossible for the Hidden Mist ninjas to get close.

"Is this the power of Tailed Beast transformation?"

"Is this the power of Susanoo?"

"It's actually on par with the Three-Tails."

Mei Terumi's face also turned dark. Both Uchiha Natsuki and the Fourth Mizukage were far beyond her understanding.

Susanoo and Isobu were locked in a power struggle, neither able to overpower the other.

"Maggot! You were the one who controlled the Nine-Tails during the Konoha Nine-Tails incident! Now you're using the same trick to control the Mizukage! Do you dare to take off your mask!?"

Natsuki's voice was loud, echoing throughout the Hidden Mist Village.

"The Mizukage is being controlled?"

"The one who controlled the Nine-Tails in Konoha?"

"Is it true?"

Many in the Hidden Mist Village had come to see what was happening. Some had only heard someone was impersonating Uchiha Madara, and their Mizukage was fighting a Uchiha.

Now, they were hearing that their Mizukage was being controlled.

Obito was shocked! How did Natsuki know he was behind the Nine-Tails incident!?

Natsuki took the opportunity to use his eye power against Isobu.

"Wake up!!!"

Isobu paused, and Susanoo sent it flying.

Seeing Isobu halt, Obito increased his eye power, regaining control over Isobu.

"Huff..."

Natsuki felt a sharp pain in his eyes, blood tears streaming down his cheeks.

Natsuki was furious. His ninjutsu was too weak; even with such eye power, he couldn't wake Yagura Karatachi.

He couldn't continue fighting or risk exposing his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Your eyes hurt, don't they? How much eye power do you have left?"

Obito's sinister voice echoed. Seeing the bloody tears in Natsuki's eyes, his tone was full of confidence.

He stood with his arms crossed as if everything was under control.

Intangibility was impressive, huh?

Natsuki was inspired and pretended to be exhausted, panting heavily and covering his eyes.

Susanoo reverted to its flesh form.

The weapon in its hand slowly dissipated.

Obito snorted inwardly, confirming his suspicions.

Natsuki trembled and shouted angrily, "One last strike!"

Susanoo reformed, donning armor and solidifying its weapon.

Seeing Natsuki's desperate stance, Obito's lips curled into a mocking smile.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

Isobu began forming a purple-black Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth...

Obito stood confidently, sure of his safety.

Natsuki steadied himself.

Totsuka Style!

Natsuki's eye technique name! Instantly, Natsuki's eye power surged into Susanoo's weapon.

A layer of light seemed to cover Susanoo's weapon, and the surrounding space began to tremble.

Natsuki slashed down fiercely, targeting Obito!

Obito smirked, confident in his Kamui space. Did Natsuki think he could hurt him?

As the slash came down, Obito's instincts screamed in alarm!

Like an animal sensing a natural disaster, a primal fear surged through him!

This terrifying, hopeless feeling only appeared when he first awakened the Mangekyō!

How could this be!?

Following his instincts, Obito immediately abandoned control over the Mizukage.

He used Izanagi!

Rip...

The sound of shattering glass echoed.

No massive explosion, no dust cloud! A silent, fifty-meter-deep chasm appeared in the ground, like an abyss.

The edges were smooth as mirrors as if erased by a rubber.

The impersonator of Uchiha Madara completely vanished from the scene.

Everyone present was speechless, their faces filled with indescribable horror.

Some collapsed to the ground in shock.

Yagura Karatachi regained control of his body when Obito used Izanagi, canceling the Tailed Beast Ball.

If the Tailed Beast Ball had exploded in the village, the Hidden Mist would have suffered massive losses.

In his Tailed Beast form, Yagura quickly reverted to his human form.

Seeing the chasm created by Natsuki, he was at a loss for words.

Finally, squashed you like a bug!

Natsuki dispersed Susanoo, feeling utterly exhausted. He could use Totsuka Style with his complete eye power in the dream space.

But after splitting his eye power with Fugaku, using the Totsuka Style was incredibly taxing.

Still, killing Obito once was immensely satisfying.

The surroundings were silent. Natsuki looked around, seeing everyone frozen like statues.

Natsuki frowned; wasn't Mei Terumi supposed to step forward and say her lines?

Why were they just standing there?

"Ahem!" Natsuki coughed.

Mei Terumi snapped out of her daze. She stepped forward, casting a fearful glance at the chasm before addressing Yagura.

"Mizukage-sama! You were controlled by genjutsu, causing great harm to the village."

"So I specifically invited Uchiha Natsuki, the Uchiha clan's vice-chief from Konoha, to help release you from the genjutsu!"

Yagura, aware of everything that happened while he was controlled, had felt anger and despair.

As a village leader and perfect jinchūriki, being controlled and used as a puppet was a disgrace.

The Hidden Mist was left in ruins.

It was a stain on his honor that he could never erase.

Yet, he showed no emotion now, staring numbly at the chasm Natsuki had created.

What if that strike had hit him?

Yagura shuddered, finally starting to regain his senses.

After a long pause, Yagura sighed deeply, giving Natsuki a long look.

"All Hidden Mist high-level officials, come for a meeting."

Having made his decision, Yagura ignored everyone's stares and walked towards the village meeting room.

The Hidden Mist ninjas dispersed, casting cautious and respectful glances at Natsuki as they left.

Natsuki handed the stage over to them and began searching for Kisame Hoshigaki.

Kisame lay on the ground, Samehada discarded beside him.

The vast chasm nearby didn't compare to the emptiness inside him.

Fake,

It was all fake,

Even Uchiha Madara was fake.

What was the actual reality of this world?

Uchiha Natsuki's face appeared in Kisame's view.

"Hey, want to join my team? You'll have food and drink, no need to kill comrades, no betrayals."

Kisame's shark eyes slowly turned to him.

He sat up.

Kisame looked at the cheerful Natsuki, then at the chasm beside them.

He couldn't reconcile the two.

"What are you planning?" Kisame's voice was hoarse.

"Me? If I have no power, I lay low. If I have power, I do what I want." Natsuki grinned, showing his teeth.

Kisame opened his mouth to say something but remembered the girl's image.

"Your life has been hard, hasn't it?"

Kisame lay back down. "Too hard, forget it."

Natsuki smiled without a word.

"Big Brother Kisame." A gentle voice sounded beside him.

An illusion? Kisame couldn't believe it but turned towards the voice.

Kurita Kyoko tilted her head, speaking to Kisame, "We agreed to have a meal together."