Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

"Jing, we will definitely come back for you!"

A glint flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes. Knowing he couldn't play a role on the battlefield, he bowed to Uchiha Kagami, who had volunteered to stay behind to cover their retreat.

"Please hold on until then."

"Such indecisiveness is not like your usual style."

Uchiha Kagami smiled nonchalantly, turned around, waved to his teammates who looked guilty, and then charged alone towards the two enormous wooden dummies that resembled small mountains.

"mirror!!!"

Seeing Uchiha Kagami's solitary figure moving forward without hesitation, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were instantly moved to tears. This moment would be etched in their memories forever.

Tobirama Senju also flew to catch up with his disciple, his slightly puzzled gaze falling on the strange ninja tool in Mirror's hand, whose shape had changed.

He remembered that when Jing transformed into the blue giant with a pointed head, the props he used shouldn't have been this bulky.

"Mirror, what is this?"

"Oh? The previous transformation device malfunctioned, this is the upgraded version that Uncle Silver made."

Jing, who was running, paused for a moment, held up the sapphire cone with its ornate gold trim, and gave a serious explanation.

"Sata-sena~"

Upon hearing the word "malfunction," Tobirama Senju's expression instantly became unnatural, and he gave a perfunctory reply with evasive eyes. Fortunately, Kagami's attention was not on him, so he did not notice this subtle abnormality.

"Teacher, I'll hold off the two wooden figures for a bit. I'll leave the clone to you."

Uchiha Kagami's gaze was unwavering as he took on the most difficult task alone.

"it is good."

Simultaneously controlling two wooden figures would inevitably consume a lot of energy, which would greatly reduce the combat power of the clones and increase Tobirama Senju's chances of winning.

"I'll go first!"

After assigning their respective goals, Uchiha Kagami nodded and slowly pulled a card from his robes that exuded a strong, chilling aura. Senju Tobirama, with his sharp eyes, glanced at it, his pupils slightly contracting.

The card didn't depict Madara Uchiha's eerie blue Tengu Susanoo, but rather another red giant radiating a bloodthirsty aura.

He remembered the giant of that color; its owner was one of the Mangekyou Sharingan members who were responsible for guarding the Tailed Beasts back then.

"Aunt Guang, please lend me your power!"

Uchiha Kagami raised the red Susanoo card and attached it to the transformation device. The card instantly transformed into a stream of light and merged into it, while the blue gemstone with gold trim emitted a dazzling red light.

With his right hand gripping the handle of the sapphire cone, he placed it in front of his left chest. As the brilliance of the gemstone grew increasingly dazzling, Mirror's gaze remained resolute as he extended the sapphire cone above his head.

"Gaia!!!"

The blue jewel cone, having gathered the red Susanoo power, was released at Mirror's call, enveloping his entire body before transforming into a red beam of light that shot into the sky.

"That is."

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, who had already run several miles away, sensed something and suddenly turned around. They saw that dazzling light, and their shock only increased.

"Boom!"

As the light faded, a massive figure landed steadily. Perhaps due to its enormous size, the red giant crouched slightly upon landing to absorb gravity.

The terrifying force surged from his feet, causing the ground within a radius of hundreds of meters to rumble and shake, sending sand and debris mixed with tree remains flying dozens of meters into the air.

"Crackling~ Crackling~"

As sand and gravel fall to the ground, the destroyer of the earth makes its dazzling appearance.

"Ha!"

The red giant struck a stylish starting stance, followed by a long and deep battle cry.

"mirror"

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others wore complex expressions. They hadn't usually realized how much of a difference there was between themselves and Kagami Uchiha.

However, when it came to the crucial moment, the insurmountable chasm between them became apparent, making them realize their own weakness.

"Hmm"

Danzo was like someone who had just eaten three pounds of lemons; he reeked of sourness that made everyone want to stay away, and his desire was practically written all over his face.

He also really wanted to transform.

"Let's go, we must trust the mirror."

After taking one last, wistful look at the towering red giant in the distance, Hiruzen Sarutobi patted Danzo on the shoulder and told the others to continue their escape.

On the battlefield, Jing, whose body was brimming with explosive power, clenched his fists in disbelief.

"That's incredibly strong."

As the human host who used Madara Uchiha's Susanoo transformation, Mirror naturally had some understanding of the power after the transformation.

The giant that Uchiha Hikaru Suzoka has transformed into is actually much stronger than the previous blue giant.

However, now is not the time to compare values. The time for this transformation is still limited, and he must deal with these two wooden figures before the lights come on.

"Ha!"

Quickly regaining his composure, Uchiha Kagami strode forward, charging towards the two menacing wooden dummies, creating a deafening, earth-shaking commotion.

The clone seemed to sense a threat from the red giant, and for the first time, a frown appeared on its usually calm face.

"Hi!"

With his hands clenched tightly together, the wooden dummy beneath his feet immediately assumed a fighting stance, its large hands raised in front of it, awaiting the contest with the red giant.

"Bang!!!"

Uchiha Kagami changed his stance less than a hundred meters away from the wooden dummies, turned sideways, and delivered a solid Iron Mountain Lean towards one of them. The terrifying impact sent the massive wooden dummies flying hundreds of meters, their feet carving two deep furrows in the ground.

"boom!"

Another wooden figure seized the opportunity to raise its fist and strike at Mirror's wide-open back, but Mirror anticipated it.

"Boom!"

He rolled away, narrowly dodging the wooden figure's sneak attack, and as he stood up, he fired a crescent-shaped red and white light bullet from his hand. Like a sharp shuriken, it struck the wooden figure's stunned face precisely, knocking it back dozens of meters.

"Well done!"

Seeing his disciple's effortless fighting, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but praise him, his gaze then falling on the head of the first wooden dummy that had been knocked away.

As a teacher, he can't just sit back and wait to win.

Although the Flying Thunder God Technique was banned, his Body Flicker Technique remained. As one of the fastest ninjas in the ninja world, Tobirama Senju's Body Flicker Technique was arguably unmatched.

"Whoosh~"

The clone standing atop the wooden figures was intently multitasking, manipulating two wooden figures to try and flank Jingzai, when a sharp whooshing sound came from behind.

"Bang!"

Fortunately, inheriting Hashirama Senju's superhuman reflexes, the clone whirled around and raised his fists just before the buzzing, hard vortex water blade pierced his head, firmly blocking Tobirama Senju's arm.

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

The rapidly spinning water blade came to a stop just centimeters from the tip of his nose. Tobirama Senju frowned, somewhat surprised by the other's reaction speed.

However, knowing the difference in their physical abilities, he didn't continue the fight. Instead, he withdrew his arm in time and disappeared the moment the clone raised its leg to kick.

"It's not that simple after all."

Tobirama Senju landed not far away, a hint of regret on his face. He hadn't expected the clone to have perfectly inherited his older brother's reflexes; otherwise, that attack would have taken half his life, if not killed him.

Meanwhile, due to Tobirama Senju's interruption, the wooden dummies temporarily stopped functioning. Uchiha Kagami seized the opportunity and unleashed a barrage of attacks on one of the dummies.

"Boom!"

After a flurry of punches and kicks, the wooden doll collapsed to the ground. Uchiha Kagami turned his head and locked his attention on the wooden doll with the clone standing there.

"Ha!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he bent his knees and leaped into the air, his muscular body drawing a perfect arc in mid-air, his raised fist falling with unstoppable force.

"Wood Release: All Cloth Bag Technique"

Facing the fist about to smash into him mid-air, the clone showed no panic. His hand, imbued with Wood Release energy, slammed into the ground. A series of rumbling sounds followed, and the ground began to churn.

The next moment, countless giant wooden hands burst from the ground, grabbing at the red giant in mid-air with incredible speed. Due to the suddenness of the attack, Uchiha Kagami didn't have time to react before the giant hands grabbed his ankles.

"Bang!"

Its massive body landed awkwardly, crashing heavily to the ground with a deafening roar.

Before Jingzai could get up, those large hands swarmed over him, instantly engulfing him and staging a bondage play. No matter how much he struggled, it was to no avail.

"hateful."

Not only were his movements restricted, but these wooden hands were also slowly absorbing his already meager power. The red Susanoo power flowed out from the decorative sapphire timer on his chest and was instantly refined by the wooden hands.

"Beep! ~ Beep! ~ Beep! ~"

A few seconds later, the blue timer flashed red, followed by a rapid beeping sound. Jing felt incredibly heavy all over, and her raised arm slowly drooped down. The light in her oval eyes gradually dimmed.

"Mirror! Don't give up!"

Tobirama Senju leaped high into the air, his hand seals moving at a dizzying speed. Suddenly, his mouth bulged open, and a high-pressure jet of water shot out.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

This is Tobirama Senju's most powerful ninjutsu at the moment. The water column, which can even cut through Izuna Uchiha's Susanoo, is precisely aimed at the clone who is focused on manipulating the Minamoto no Jutsu.

His actions thoroughly enraged the other party. The clone's gaze sharpened, and it leaped into the air. Tobirama Senju immediately looked up and gave chase, the water column drawing an upward arc in mid-air.

Just as he was about to catch up with the leaping clone, Tobirama Senju's eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

Unexpectedly, the next second, he found himself tightly gripped by a large hand. In pain, he had no choice but to stop releasing the water-wave technique.

It turned out to be the wooden puppet. While he was focused on chasing the clone, the wooden puppet, having received the order, suddenly attacked and grabbed the unsuspecting Tobirama Senju in its hand.

"what!"

Tobirama Senju tried to escape using the Substitution Jutsu, but found that his chakra was rapidly depleting, and he was unable to release any escape techniques for a time. He couldn't even lift a finger.

"Tap~"

The clone's figure landed, and Tobirama Senju struggled to raise his head, looking at the expressionless enemy before him, a bitter expression appearing on his face.

After losing the Flying Thunder God Technique, his performance was surprisingly poor.

Most of his abilities come from the power of space and time. Without the escape techniques that made him famous, he would only be an ordinary Kage-level weakling.

"Jing, I'm so sorry, teacher."

Tobirama Senju closed his eyes in despair. His body was in a special condition; dying wouldn't cause any loss.

But Uchiha Kagami is different. Is this disciple, whom he has just entrusted with an important task, going to die young?

How am I supposed to explain this to that curly-haired guy?

Turning his head to look at Uchiha Kagami, whose red light was beeping, Tobirama Senju was already starting to consider researching the forbidden technique of resurrecting the dead. Otherwise, given Uchiha Gin's temper, he would probably never be able to close his eyes and sleep again.

"Beep~ Beep~ Beep~"

At this moment, only the gradually fading beeping sound remained in the arena. The red giant transformed by Uchiha Kagami began to become illusory, as if it would turn into light particles and dissipate into the world at any moment.

"Am I going to die?"

In the pitch-black space, Uchiha Kagami, who had already lost consciousness, felt himself falling at an extremely fast speed.

"Ultraman."

"Open your eyes"

"Who is it?"

In a daze, a familiar voice echoed in Uchiha Kagami's ears. He struggled to open his eyes and saw a blurry, enormous figure staring at him.

On the top of the other's pointed head, a flame was burning fiercely, which looked extremely terrifying.

"I am Shafulin~"

Shafulin?

Who is it?

Still in a daze, Jingzai was completely bewildered; he had no idea who the strange giant with fire on its head was.

"It's from the M78 Nebula. Oh well, never mind."

The blurry giant raised its fist, seemingly wanting to say more, but seeing that Mirror was about to turn off the lights, it could only regretfully lower its arm and instead send over a wisp of black light.

The dark light, exuding a profound aura, compressed and condensed in front of Uchiha Kagami, eventually transforming into a card that shimmered with an inexplicable glow.

Sensing a faint, familiar aura emanating from the card, Jingzai instinctively clutched it in his hand.

"Bang!"

With a crisp sound, the dark space began to shatter, and the blurry giant vanished. Uchiha Kagami blinked in confusion, his gaze falling on the brand-new card in his hand.

"This is."

Before Jingzi could think much about the unfamiliar dark Susanoo on the card, the card transformed into a stream of light and flowed into his body.

"Beep beep beep."

In reality, bound by countless wooden hands, the red giant's flashing timer on his chest finally fell silent. Unable to bear witnessing his disciple's tragic fate, Tobirama Senju closed his eyes in despair.

He realized his own weakness, and at that moment, Tobirama Senju craved power.

"Beep! Beep! Beep! Buzz—"

However, the next second, the urgent beeping sounded again, and Tobirama Senju, immersed in grief, suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head with difficulty.

The frequency of the flashing lights on the red giant's chest gradually stabilized, and the timer eventually returned to blue.

Soft light streamed down from the sky, enveloping the red giant. As the light faded, a deep, dark line appeared on his muscular chest.

"Ha!"

With effortless ease, he tore apart the large wooden hands binding him, and miraculously, Jingzai, who had just fallen, stood up again.

"Boom!"

The clone frowned slightly, clasped his hands together, and the wooden figures, receiving the command, once again surrounded the resurrected Mirror Boy.

Seeing the two wooden Arhats exuding a dangerous aura, Uchiha Kagami stepped forward and assumed a very cool starting stance.

"I cannot fall, for behind me lie the lights of countless homes." (End of Chapter)