Six Paths: Ten-Tails Coffin Seal!
This is a jutsu that absorbs the Ten-Tails into one's body, transforming the user into its Jinchūriki.
Those without a strong enough body or indomitable will would be devoured by the will of the Gedo Statue and reduced to mere puppets.
In the original story, even Obito nearly succumbed to the statue's will.
But the current Uchiha Madara? Whether in terms of willpower or physical strength, there was no need for any doubt.
The Ten-Tails exists in multiple forms, its appearance constantly shifting as it progresses from an incomplete state to full evolution.
Because Orochimaru had already sealed eight fully-formed Tailed Beasts into it beforehand, the Ten-Tails' evolution accelerated drastically.
Not only did it now possess ten massive tails, but its overall form had also taken on the complete and imposing shape of the original Ten-Tails.
As soon as Madara activated this jutsu, the nearly evolved Ten-Tails before them surged into his body!
At this stage of evolution, if Madara wished, he could directly transform the Ten-Tails into the God Tree.
Though he found Orochimaru's actions somewhat unusual, Madara, who pursued absolute power above all else, no longer cared.
To him, strength was everything. As long as he possessed overwhelming power, all schemes and plots could simply be crushed through sheer force.
Thus, he chose to absorb the Ten-Tails without hesitation.
Soon, after fully absorbing its power, a pitch-black sphere formed around Madara!
The dark sphere enveloped his entire body, seemingly transforming him from within.
At the same time, the four shadow clones in his Limbo: Border Jail disappeared.
Orochimaru, arms crossed, calmly observed everything unfold.
Even from a great distance, the others watching felt tense. Despite being far away, they could still sense the terrifying energy emanating from the enormous black sphere.
Time passed.
The sphere slowly began to peel away.
And then—
With his eyes tightly shut, Madara appeared before everyone's eyes, clad in a white robe adorned with magatama, his long hair now pure white.
He hovered effortlessly in the air.
Behind him, eight Truth-Seeking Orbs floated, and in his hand was a pitch-black staff.
Uchiha Madara's most powerful form—Six Paths Madara, with the legendary Rinnegan!
The very air itself seemed to tremble with his mere presence.
"Is this... the power of the Six Paths?"
Madara slowly opened his eyes, revealing the ripple-patterned lavender pupils within, his tone eerily calm.
Only after absorbing the Ten-Tails did he truly grasp the extent of his newfound strength.
"So much power!"
Madara clenched his fist, his face filled with arrogance as he looked down at Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru, how do you plan to fight me now?"
"You'll find out soon enough," Orochimaru replied with a faint smile.
As soon as the words left his mouth.
A single Truth-Seeking Orb behind Orochimaru transformed into a sword resembling the Kusanagi Blade, which then flew into his hand.
The blade and hilt were as dark as ink, yet radiated an incomparably sharp aura.
Behind him, the eight Truth-Seeking Orbs that had once belonged to Madara's Limbo clones floated silently.
His previously flowing black hair had also turned stark white due to the immense surge of power.
The same Six Paths magatama robe. The same Truth-Seeking Orbs.
But—
Where Madara resembled a warrior wielding a battle staff, Orochimaru appeared more like a mage wielding a longsword!
…Well, a staff-wielding warrior and a sword-wielding mage? That was certainly an odd contrast.
Madara's gaze sharpened. "So, you possess the same Six Paths power, but…"
His eyes gleamed coldly.
"It's meaningless."
—Whoosh!
The moment he finished speaking, Madara soared into the sky.
Clap!
He brought his hands together in a decisive motion.
Then—
The Ten-Tails he had absorbed was forcibly expelled from his body!
This fully evolved Ten-Tails had a massive Rinne Sharingan embedded on its forehead.
The monstrous eye scanned its surroundings before slowly closing shut.
Immediately afterward, the beast's back split open, revealing an enormous seed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The seed burst apart, rapidly forming an enormous tree trunk.
At the same time, countless roots spread out in all directions at an alarming rate!
These roots had terrifying penetrative power, attacking indiscriminately.
Even Orochimaru, who stood closest, was not exempt.
Fortunately, his body was protected by Truth-Seeking Orbs, rendering the roots incapable of piercing him.
As for Tsunade and the others in the distance, Orochimaru was unconcerned.
With their strength, mere tree roots were not a significant threat.
In the blink of an eye, a Divine Tree of immense power had taken root and towered over the battlefield!
This was the God Tree—the source of all chakra.
And now, it belonged to Uchiha Madara.
At the very top of the tree, a massive flower had begun to bloom, a precursor to the birth of its fruit.
In just fifteen minutes, the flower would fully blossom and bear fruit.
And once that happened.
In his current state, Madara could instantly cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
"Now, Orochimaru… let's have a good fight!"
Whoosh!
Summoning the God Tree was merely the prelude.
Madara immediately launched an attack, hurling two Truth-Seeking Orbs straight at Orochimaru without hesitation!
Bang!
Orochimaru flicked his longsword, effortlessly deflecting the two incoming orbs.
At the same time, he shot forward at an incredible speed, charging straight at Madara!
Madara swung his black staff. Orochimaru slashed down with his sword.
Clang!
The staff and sword collided, producing a sharp, resonating sound.
Both combatants exerted force simultaneously, forcing each other back!
They now hovered in the air, each wielding eight Truth-Seeking Orbs and a weapon of power.
At a glance, they seemed evenly matched!
Yes, this was a true clash of two beings at the Six Paths level!
"Unbelievable… so strong!"
"This is my first time seeing Lord Orochimaru fight in this form!"
"Yes, it's my first time too!"
Tsunade, Mikoto, and Nonō murmured in astonishment as they watched the battle unfold.
Even Tsunade had never seen Orochimaru enter this Six Paths state before.
And now that she was witnessing it firsthand.
He looked… incredibly powerful.
"Hey, Tsunade, what's going on here?"
Jiraiya approached alone, his clogs tapping against the ground.
His eyes swept over the battlefield.
"It looks like you were expecting Uchiha Madara's resurrection, weren't you?"
Jiraiya had been watching the entire fight unfold.
Based on how Tsunade and the others had positioned themselves, it was clear they had anticipated this event.
"I'll explain later, Jiraiya," Tsunade responded, her eyes fixed on the battle.
"Although… I don't know what his true goal is…"
"But even so—"
"I believe in him."
Jiraiya's expression darkened. "Believe in him? Look at his current state! He looks almost identical to Madara!"
"If this keeps up, that strange tree might—"
"No, Jiraiya," Tsunade cut him off.
"He's doing this on purpose."
(To be continued.)
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