Chapter 89: The Chatty Madara
Boom!
Rocks shattered, dust billowed, and Madara crashed into a small hillside. The moment he landed, a large amount of sand and earth enveloped him. Madara looked at the sand with a hint of 'surprise.'
The sand gathered, instantly forming a triangular shape, and a sealing technique was completed.
"Seal, successful."
Gaara formed hand seals, panting slightly, his face covered in dust.
"That should take care of it."
Tsunade pulled a broken piece of wood from her lower abdomen. She had activated the Hundred Healings Technique, which allowed her to rapidly recover from injuries while it was active.
"Isn't this too easy?"
Onoki wasn't in great shape either. The four of them had been fighting fiercely against Madara for nearly ten minutes.
"Though his reputation is immense, facing the combined assault of the four of us, it's inevitable that he'd show an opening."
The Acting Mizukage said this, but she felt a sense of unreality in her heart.
"Well done. Combining the strength of four people, you successfully sealed one of my Wood Release clones."
Madara's voice rang out. The expressions of the four Kage were somewhat stunned. The Acting Mizukage turned her head stiffly. At that moment, Madara stood unharmed on high ground, looking down at the four of them.
The old hag of an Acting Mizukage seemed to doubt her own existence. They had fought Madara for nearly ten minutes, believing they had sealed him, only to find it was just a Wood Release clone.
"He's... too strong."
The old woman felt a sense of helplessness. She couldn't imagine how to defeat such an enemy.
"Don't give up."
Onoki shouted lowly, displeased with the Acting Mizukage's performance. In his view, no matter how powerful Madara was, they couldn't show any fear, because he, Onoki of the Two Scales, was prepared to die here. It was his responsibility as the Tsuchikage.
"It seems you've grown more than just in skill, Onoki."
Madara saw the look of readiness for death in Onoki's eyes. He too had fought desperately for his clan, so he was all too familiar with that gaze.
Earlier, Madara had called Onoki a brat, but now he addressed him by name.
Madara's body slightly hunched, his hands clasped in front of him, and his aura grew increasingly terrifying.
Whoosh!
A surge of blue energy rose, enveloping Madara, quickly forming a humanoid shape.
Moments later, a colossal Susanoo, dozens of meters tall, appeared. This Susanoo was almost indistinguishable from a human, covered in full armor, with two long swords hanging at its waist. This was the complete Susanoo.
A terrifying wave of energy radiated outward. Gaara looked up at the complete Susanoo, swallowing hard with difficulty.
The Acting Mizukage even took a few steps back, utterly unable to imagine how to fight against such a thing. The aura was too terrifying.
Onoki's hands were trembling, but he took a step forward. Fear was a natural bodily reaction, but stepping forward was his conviction.
"You're not bad."
Madara, located at the brow of the complete Susanoo, appreciated Onoki's aura of readiness for death.
The complete Susanoo crossed its arms and drew the two long swords from its waist.
Boom! Boom!
Two explosive sounds rang out, dust surged wildly, and the upper half of the Acting Mizukage's body flew out from the dust, blood gushing from her mouth.
"Too... fast."
Swoosh~
A bullet flew in, shattering the Acting Mizukage's head with a crack.
Thud, thud, thud...
Tsunade and the other two fell to the ground. Before Onoki could even stand up, he spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Boom, boom, boom...
With each step the complete Susanoo took, the ground trembled. This thing wasn't just powerful; its speed was terrifying. Su Xiao had clearly seen the trajectory of the previous cross slash, but if he had to dodge it, he estimated a ninety percent chance of success. As a close-combat fighter, this was his advantage.
"I'll give you a dignified death."
Madara controlled the complete Susanoo to raise its long sword, preparing to strike down at Onoki.
"Being chopped into mincemeat is hardly a dignified death."
Just as Onoki finished speaking, the terrifyingly fast long sword came down.
With a crack, the long sword shattered. The complete Susanoo rapidly disintegrated, revealing Madara inside.
"What is this?"
Madara looked at his hands, a puzzled expression on his face. His jutsu had been forcibly dispelled against his control.
A hazy white light surged over Madara's body.
"The caster of the Impure World Reincarnation is in trouble!"
Madara looked at Su Xiao, a questioning look in his eyes.
"That's to be expected. That snake is facing your two descendants alone."
"My descendants?"
Madara was even more puzzled.
"Two brothers. One has the Mangekyo Sharingan, the other the Eternal Mangekyo."
"I see. It seems my descendants have produced some talented individuals, and a pair of brothers at that."
A slight smile curled at the corner of Madara's mouth. He thought of his younger brother.
The Impure World Reincarnation was being undone. Madara was about to dissipate. His body turned into large flakes of gray debris, and his soul was stripped from the debris, ascending to the sky. This was, admittedly, Madara's twisted sense of humor. The guy was probably a cat in his past life, enjoying toying with his enemies.
Seeing Madara about to 'ascend,' Tsunade, Onoki, and Gaara stood frozen, then were filled with ecstatic joy. They had defeated Madara.
Just as the three Kage were overjoyed, the debris near Madara's soul suddenly reversed, wrapping around his soul again, reforming his physical body.
The joy of the three Kage froze on their faces. Beside Su Xiao, Bubu Wang was holding popcorn, his little eyes seeming to say, "See? Surprise, surprise, didn't expect that, did you?"
"What were you hoping for?"
Madara spoke, his body radiating white light.
"Why? Why won't you disappear? The intelligence unit reported that the Impure World Reincarnation had been undone."
Gaara murmured, his voice low, but Madara heard it.
"The Impure World Reincarnation is a forbidden jutsu that summons the dead. It has a risk: if the summoned dead know the hand seals for the Impure World Reincarnation, they can voluntarily dissolve the contract.
Coincidentally, I know the seals. That means you're in trouble now. An immortal body, unlimited chakra, free to act without the caster's control. If you get the chance, tell the caster not to misuse forbidden jutsu. But unfortunately, you won't get that chance."
Madara quickly formed hand seals and slammed one hand onto the ground.
"Impure World Reincarnation, release."
The white light faded from Madara's body. Seeing this, Onoki stood up, trembling. The battle would continue.
Clang~
The crisp sound of a long sword being drawn rang out. Su Xiao, holding his blade, walked forward slowly.
"I told you, don't interfere yet."
Madara's expression was displeased.
"Madara, it's been fifteen minutes since the battle started. You spent ten of those minutes talking nonsense to these Kage. If you're going to kill someone, do it cleanly. Say whatever you have to say to their corpses."
"Fighting them is just a game to me. Would you take children seriously?"
Madara was strong, but he was also arrogant.
"Something's wrong with Obito. That guy has become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."
"I sensed it. So what?"
Madara's expression remained displeased.
"So what? If my crow isn't mistaken, his heart was pierced by Naruto Uzumaki. Thanks to the powerful vitality of Hashirama's cells, he didn't die."
This time, Madara's expression was no longer calm.
"If... the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki Obito chooses to seal you, what do you think the result will be? He's very strong now, stronger than you. It seems he no longer needs your power."
"I'll leave this to you. After all, we're cooperating."
Madara's meaning was clear. After a preliminary observation, he chose to cooperate with Su Xiao.
Madara stomped the ground and vanished in an instant, leaving the three Kage, who had been beaten half to death. Su Xiao's choice was correct. Madara indeed liked to cripple his enemies before moving on to other matters.
Su Xiao was different from Madara. He said no unnecessary words and charged straight at the three Kage.
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