Naruto : Reincarnated as Itachi Uchiha—Rise of the Uchiha Nation Chapter 98: 96) Joining The Battlefield

One Minute Later

By now, the black hole had disappeared, leaving only a purple-black spear behind.

The next mont, Yggdrasil rapidly regenerated and charged toward Sagittarius for revenge.

In response, Sagittarius attempted to unleash another large-scale move, but it had exhausted itself from the previous attack and needed ti to recover.

So, it ford a massive cloud of smoke around itself for defense.

It would have worked if Yggdrasil had used ordinary lightning.

But enraged, Yggdrasil instead used the power of the Priestess. Using its four main branches, each over seven kiloters long, it tore apart the cloud of smoke into dozens of scattered pieces and hurled them into the sky.

The next mont, hundreds of branches enveloped in holy light rushed toward Sagittarius to completely finish it off.

But suddenly, the dozens of smoke clouds transford into giant birds hundreds of ters tall.

'Fuck, that's Moltres... just a bit like an Alolan version,' Itachi thought to himself as he looked at the bird covered in purple-black flas.

However, Yggdrasil was no longer in the mood to play with Sagittarius.

The next mont, thousands of its branches transford into thunder birds and rushed toward Moltres.

'That's basically Zapdos with a different color. Now only Articuno is left and we can start playing Pokémon.'

Over the next few minutes, Itachi watched a chaotic spectacle of bird versus bird. Moltres dodged through impossible angles while multiple Zapdos relentlessly bullied the poor creature. Watching the aerial battle, Itachi was strangely reminded of Republic Day air shows where fighter jets flew in complex formations.

BOOM

With that final sound, the last Moltres was smashed into the ground, making the score:

{Round 1 - Yggdrasil / Round 2 - Yggdrasil / Round 3 - Sagittarius / Round 4 - Yggdrasil}

Yggdrasil didn't wait for Sagittarius to recover.

The next mont, all of Yggdrasil's hanging roots slamd into the ground and burrowed deep beneath it.

Seeing this, Itachi watched in anticipation for the next move.

Then—

Thousands of smaller Yggdrasils began growing from the earth, covering the surrounding thirty-kiloter radius.

Though calling them "mini-Yggdrasils" was misleading, as each one was still nearly a thousand ters tall.

'Sigh... I have to make a move.'

The Sage of Six Paths sighed before using his powers to teleport all the Konoha civilians still within range, along with Obito and the others, away from the battlefield.

Seeing this, Sasuke, Naruto, and Neji beca disappointed. Before, they could at least vaguely follow the battle due to the enormous sizes of Yggdrasil and Sagittarius, but now they couldn't see anything clearly anymore.

Maybe only Fugaku and the others could still follow the battle with their Mangekyō Sharingan.

Back on the battlefield, thousands of smaller Yggdrasils, along with tens of thousands of beasts and the original Yggdrasil itself, surrounded the lone purple-black spear.

Even Itachi felt a bit of pity for Sagittarius.

Sagittarius, however, transford once again.

But this ti, instead of becoming a beast or bird, it transford into a kiloter-tall cha wielding a kiloter-long spear.

'That looks like a purple-black version of Zanda Claus from the Doraemon movie: Steel Troops.'

The next mont, Sagittarius charged toward the main Yggdrasil, only to be stopped by dozens of smaller Yggdrasils surrounding it.

The other thousand Yggdrasils launched branches as sharp as spears and countless razor-like leaves toward it.

Seeing this, Sagittarius swung its spear, and with a single thrust, a miniature black hole appeared, absorbing all the ranged attacks while simultaneously destroying three clones.

Five Minutes Later

After destroying hundreds of Yggdrasil clones, Sagittarius had finally advanced—

Five kiloters backward.

Instead of moving closer to Yggdrasil, it was being forced back, with a two-hundred-ter-long branch embedded into its shoulders.

Seeing such a heartbreaking scene, even Itachi beca emotional.

A lone warrior was fighting against thousands, and despite being repeatedly injured, it still continued fighting for justice.

"Sagittarius, you can do it!!!! Show Yggdrasil that justice doesn't always win! Create history by defeating Yggdrasil and let evil reign! You can do it! You can do it! You ca— FUCKKK!"

Itachi began cheering loudly as he watched Sagittarius struggle.

Sagittarius and Yggdrasil both collectively paused.

Then Sagittarius slowly turned toward Itachi's direction and threw the spear in its hand directly at him.

After that, as if nothing had happened, the two enemies resud fighting.

"Sagittarius, you BAKA!!!"

Seeing the incoming spear, Itachi pulled back his right arm and punched forward.

The mont he did, a hundred-ter-long chakra arm ford in front of him and smashed toward the spear.

However, unlike what Itachi expected, the Susanoo arm neither stopped nor even reduced the spear's montum. Instead, the spear pierced straight through the arm as space distorted around it, making even the strongest defense seem as fragile as paper.

Mangekyō Sanction - 90% Reduction

The next mont, under the influence of Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan, the spear that had originally been over a kiloter long shrank down to around a hundred ters.

Mangekyō Sanction - 1000% Increase

Imdiately afterward, the Susanoo arm solidified several tis over, finally shattering the spear, which exploded into a miniature black hole.

However, already familiar with Sagittarius's abilities, Itachi had teleported a kiloter away beforehand.

"Just as I expected... Sagittarius is a legitimate Six Paths-level God. Its abilities—gravity control, black holes, and spatial manipulation—are far more troubleso. The Sage of Six Paths judged it's strength based on raw strength alone."

(It's like looking at Kurama. You can roughly estimate that it has Border Super-Kage level strength based on its chakra, size, and predictable abilities. But if that sa Kurama suddenly learned Bloodline Net techniques or how to create Truth-Seeking Orbs, it would instantly beco Six Paths-level despite its basic chakra and physical power remaining the sa.

The sa principle applies to Sagittarius.)

"Without using Domain Expansion, I can at most fight Sagittarius to a draw. As for Yggdrasil... fighting it without Domain Expansion is basically asking for a beating."

Itachi grinned.

"Hehehe... though after watching this battle for so long, my blood has started boiling a little.

Sagittarius, your beloved master, Uchiha Itachi, will help you deal with this bully.

Let's go!!!"

The next mont, a thousand-ter-tall Susanoo flew toward Sagittarius, ready to fight for evil.

Sagittarius, on the other hand, beca completely confused by its master's antics.

You created my enemy, prevented from becoming stronger, want to seal ... and now you also want to help ?

Yggdrasil on the other hand didn't care whether there was one Six Paths-level opponent or two. It would simply consu more energy.

The next mont, hundreds of Yggdrasil's tens of thousands of roots and branches rushed toward Itachi to bind him.

Seeing this, Itachi ford two gigantic swords, each a kiloter long, and began fighting with all his strength.

"Mangekyō Sanction: Fire Style - Great Fire Annihilation!"

"Mangekyō Sanction: Wind Style - Patricia!"

"Mangekyō Sanction: 90% Reduction!"

"Mangekyō Tariff: 1000%!"

"Mangekyō Sanction: Cent Style - Cent World!"

"Mangekyō Sanction: Scorch Style - Blissful World!"

Over the next ten minutes, Itachi unleashed every jutsu and attack in his arsenal except Domain Expansion.

A sea of fire spanning over ten kiloters burned hundreds of clones.

Violent storms tore through oceans of lightning and dispersed them.

Waves of liquid cent buried thousands of ters beneath them.

Itachi used every combination of ninjutsu he knew, even improvising new ones mid-battle, while Sagittarius also fought with everything it had.

But unfortunately, the duo still couldn't reach the main Yggdrasil.

It was like fighting Naruto while he endlessly spamd Shadow Clones. For every three clones you destroyed, ten more appeared.

"Sagittarius, let's finish this with a single attack."

Hearing this, Sagittarius turned its cha head toward Itachi, wondering what plan he had in mind.

After getting Sagittarius's attention, Itachi dispersed his two swords and extended his empty hand toward Sagittarius, as if asking for sothing.

Seeing this, Sagittarius finally understood Itachi's intention.

After a brief hesitation, it dispersed its cha form and transford back into a thousand-ter-long spear before flying directly into Itachi's Susanoo hand.

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