The intense heat wave hit them head-on, making people feel parched.
The ground was cracked and burned, and the intense heat even melted the rocks.
Looking at the fireball rapidly enlarging in his pupils, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes widened.
Mangekyō Sharingan!
A pale blue light suddenly appeared on Uchiha Fugaku's body.
A phantom skeleton quickly condensed.
This was Susanoo!
Boom!
The Great Fireball instantly slammed into Susanoo.
The intense heat wave exploded like a tidal wave, sweeping outwards with an overwhelming force.
The trees along the way snapped in half, and the blazing flames shot up into the sky.
The massive force of the explosion covered a radius of a kilometer.
"Fugaku-san, what's going on?!"
Minato Namikaze arrived first.
Feeling the intense heat wave, he flipped his hands, forming hand seals for Water Release.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Roar!
Three water dragons condensed out of thin air. One of them slammed directly into the endless sea of fire.
It instantly extinguished the incoming heat wave.
At the same time, Uchiha Fugaku charged out of the sea of fire. His Mangekyō Sharingan had already returned to its normal form.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
As a massive amount of chakra surged out, it instantly flooded the surrounding land.
The intense heat wave was instantly extinguished, leaving behind a large cloud of water vapor.
"Wind Release: Great Whirlwind!"
Minato continued to attack.
As the hurricane swept past, the water vapor that had enveloped the world finally disappeared.
"Minato, what happened?" Gekko Yoru rushed over.
Looking at the charred trees within a kilometer radius, he asked urgently, "Didn't Kai try to escape and use some forbidden jutsu?"
"Father, that's right! You and Minato-sama should quickly join forces and capture Kai," Gekko Hayate urged.
But he was quickly frightened by the figure who appeared in front of him.
"What's wrong? Are you talking bad about me?" Kai looked at Gekko Hayate and smiled warmly.
Gekko Hayate couldn't help but shiver. He took a step back, tripped, and fell to the ground.
"Yoru, Minato, don't misunderstand. I was just testing Kai's strength. The explosion just now was caused by the Great Fireball," Uchiha Fugaku followed closely behind.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions froze. They looked at the charred trees within a kilometer radius, dumbfounded.
"Fugaku, are you sure? I heard from Ao that Kai knows some forbidden jutsu. This kind of large-scale attack should be a forbidden jutsu, right?" Gekko Yoru couldn't help but say.
As soon as these words were spoken, the other ninjas didn't say anything, but their expressions betrayed them.
In their eyes, the Great Fireball Technique was just a C-rank Fire Release jutsu.
The Uchiha clan was proficient in Fire Release jutsu, and they could use the Great Fireball to its full potential.
But it was impossible for it to reach the level of an S-rank jutsu, let alone a forbidden jutsu.
"It was definitely the Great Fireball. I saw it with my own eyes. But the fireball was a bit big. It was probably about 60 or 70 meters in diameter," Minato glanced at Uchiha Fugaku and nodded in agreement.
The scene was silent.
The Konoha ninjas looked at each other.
Even Gekko Yoru's expression turned pale.
If someone else had said this, they wouldn't have believed it.
But the person in front of them was Minato Namikaze, and his words carried a completely different weight.
A Chunin who used a C-rank Great Fireball with the power of a forbidden jutsu.
How could they, special Jonin and even Jonin, continue to live?
"Alright, if you don't have anything else, I still want to talk to Kai. Is that okay?" Uchiha Fugaku hadn't expected that a simple test would cause such a stir.
"Go ahead, be careful," Minato nodded in agreement.
"Can we not talk?" Kai rolled his eyes helplessly.
But seeing Uchiha Fugaku's stubborn expression, Kai could only turn and lead the way.
Watching the two figures walk away, Minato glanced at Gekko Yoru. He didn't linger and turned back to the stronghold.
Kai's strength had repeatedly exceeded his understanding.
He needed to report what happened here to the Third Hokage as soon as possible.
"Father!" Gekko Hayate struggled to get up.
"Shut up!" Gekko Yoru shouted angrily. "You're useless. You can't even handle a single look."
"Now, I'm asking you, did you try to kill Kai?"
Gekko Hayate was stunned for a moment, then he said excitedly, "Father, you weren't here. How could I dare to attack him?"
"Don't worry, I've thought of many ways. As long as Father makes a move, I'll make him regret offending me."
Slap!
A crisp sound of a slap echoed.
Gekko Hayate was stunned. He covered his burning cheek.
"Shut up, you useless piece of trash! I warn you, don't ever attack Kai. It could cost the entire clan," Gekko Yoru scolded.
"This time, it seems the Uchiha clan has produced someone even more terrifying than Shisui of the Body Flicker."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Konoha ninjas present's expressions changed dramatically.
If you were to talk about the ninjas who had made a name for themselves in the shinobi world in the previous generation of Konoha, it would be Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade, the Sannin.
There were also the Eight Colors of Konoha.
But in the current generation, the most prominent and top-tier ninjas were the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, and Shisui of the Body Flicker.
The next tier would be the likes of Ino-Shika-Chō.
The rise of Uchiha Shisui in Konoha had already made many people feel threatened.
Now, another, even more terrifying Uchiha Kai had emerged.
The entire landscape of Konoha might change.
"Humph, you're on your own. If possible, even if you can't be friends with Uchiha Kai, you can't be enemies with him."
Gekko Yoru left these words behind and turned to leave.
Gekko Hayate was stunned.
No!
Or rather, the Konoha ninjas present were also stunned.
They never expected that one of the Eight Colors of Konoha would say such a thing.
Thousands of meters away, on a rocky cliff, Kai stood facing the wind. Uchiha Fugaku stood behind him, his face serious.
"Just ask. Don't beat around the bush, Fugaku-san. I didn't expect you to dare to activate your Mangekyō Sharingan in front of everyone," Kai said.
Uchiha Fugaku's expression froze. He didn't expect his secret to be revealed so quickly.
After awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan in the Second Shinobi World War, Uchiha Fugaku had never used it in front of anyone.
He knew that this power could protect the Uchiha clan.
But it could also lead the Uchiha clan to its destruction.
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