"I'll admit, your strength is impressive."
"Too bad. Your opponent is me."
Kawaki mercilessly shattered the Asura Path's arm, yet there wasn't a hint of surprise on Nagato's face.
"The Rinnegan can't reach its full power through Nagato's Impure World Reincarnation Body."
"If you had come yourself, I might have shown you some respect."
"Now you're just waiting to be sealed away."
Kawaki didn't land his first strike. After landing on the ground, he vanished and reappeared beside Nagato.
He had casually left a Flying Thunder God mark on Nagato's reincarnated body during their earlier clash.
Crackling with lightning, Kawaki glowed blue as he pointed his blade straight at Nagato's throat.
Chopping off his head won't kill the Impure World Reincarnation Body, but it will briefly disable Nagato.
That brief moment of stillness would be plenty of time for sealing.
"Even faster than Tobirama."
[Shinra Tensei!]
Nagato reacted quickly too—Kawaki's blade barely missed his throat, leaving a deep gash.
A massive repelling force burst from Nagato toward Kawaki.
In a flash, Kawaki disappeared again before Nagato.
"Already? That was too easy."
"Five seconds—more than enough to kill you ten times over."
Standing not far away, Kawaki wore a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.
He was curious to see what Madara would try next through Nagato.
Same spot. Same angle.
Kawaki's blade lit up again, like everything was repeating itself.
"Enough of this!"
Nagato became completely enraged by Kawaki's actions—was this an outright humiliation?
But as the blade grew larger in his eyes, he had no choice but to accept—he truly had no way out.
It was just too fast. Shinra Tensei was still on cooldown—Kawaki's attack gave him no chance to escape.
From the moment the Flying Thunder God mark hit him, his fate was sealed.
Swoosh~
Kawaki swung his sword without resistance, cleanly severing Nagato's head.
The headless body collapsed lifelessly to the ground, paper scraps flying as the corpse started regenerating.
Kawaki immediately pulled out a prepared Sealing Scroll from behind and swiftly sealed Nagato inside.
Carefully storing the scroll away, Kawaki planned to release Nagato when the time was right.
He'd promised Nonou he'd bring Nagato back to life.
Step one—done.
"Nice work."
"Let's speed things up too."
Hashirama watched as Kawaki decisively took down Reanimated Nagato, beaming with joy.
Under Hashirama's command, the Wood Human pressed its assault harder.
The three First Kage finally lost the ability to move under their combined attacks.
Mito used the Adamantine Sealing Chains again to bind the three First Kage tightly.
"Seal them."
Without waiting for Mito's command, Tobirama strode over and calmly pulled out a sealing scroll.
"Finally got that done."
Hashirama exhaled deeply, about to dismiss the Wood Human, when his expression suddenly changed.
A deafening roar tore through the sky.
Then a thunderous boom followed.
A figure descended from the sky like a shooting star, crashing heavily onto the ground and instantly kicking up a cloud of dust.
The Perfect Susanoo, radiating a cold blue glow, emerged slowly like an immense blue giant before everyone's eyes.
Its massive silhouette flickered through the flying dust, exuding endless pressure that seemed to make the surrounding air freeze solid.
"Here I am!!!"
Madara stood proudly atop his Susanoo and slashed his blade straight at Tobirama.
The long blue sword howled toward him with the power to split mountains and crack the earth. Without hesitation, Tobirama activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.
He had no chance of withstanding a full-powered strike from a Perfect Susanoo.
Despite his deep resentment toward Madara, he had to admit—Madara's strength was undeniable.
CRACK!
The Diamond Chain shattered completely. The three First Kage were free once more.
"Madara, you've finally arrived."
Hashirama maneuvered the Wood Human to block Susanoo's second strike, his gaze locked firmly onto Madara.
"Lord Madara, let's finish them all off right here."
"Your Moon's Eye Plan will face no further obstacles."
Zetsu appeared beside Madara, his voice brimming with eagerness.
He believed Madara now possessed the strength to wipe out every enemy in front of them.
"I don't need you deciding for me."
Madara cast a casual glance at Zetsu, who immediately knew better than to speak again.
"Hashirama, you can't stop me."
"Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star!"
Madara's voice overflowed with arrogance and certainty, as though he already commanded the entire battlefield.
As soon as he finished speaking, Madara and his colossal Susanoo swiftly executed three distinct but powerfully mystic hand seals.
In an instant, an overwhelming surge of chakra erupted outward—an aura so terrifying it chilled the blood and darkened both heaven and earth.
The once-bright sky seemed seized by an invisible giant hand, suddenly pulled shut beneath a heavy curtain, plunging the world into darkness.
Then, a massive meteor, as large as a hill, tore across the heavens and fell from the sky with devastating momentum, carrying the wrath of destruction itself.
Under relentless gravity's pull, its speed increased like an arrow loosed from a bowstring, roaring sound filling the skies.
"All of you, die!!"
Madara's face contorted into a maniacal grin as his form swiftly vanished like a ghost, narrowly escaping in time.
"So this is the Power of All Creation?!"
[Sage Art: True Thousand Hands Manipulation Force - Summit Enlightened Buddha!]
Hashirama's eyes burned with grim determination, followed immediately by a furious roar.
OH!!!
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The towering Wood Human began expanding and transforming at an astonishing rate.
Suddenly, a colossal Buddha statue, with countless gigantic arms that seemed capable of holding up the heavens, burst into existence.
With infinite arms unleashing crushing force, it unleashed a relentless storm of blows against the plummeting meteor.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Each punch striking the meteor reverberated through the air with a deep hum.
Shards of rock burst out like shrapnel in all directions, slamming into the ground with thunderous booms and sending plumes of smoke and dust billowing into the air.
As the area of destruction on the meteor grew larger, sweat began to form on Hashirama's forehead.
Finally, after unrelenting strikes, the massive meteor shattered into pieces.
Hashirama had just started to relax when he noticed the sky was still pitch black.
A second meteor, even larger in scale and radiating immense pressure, screamed toward the ground right behind the first.
[Sage Art: True Thousand Hands Manipulation Force - Summit Enlightened Thousand-Armed Cannon]
At that moment, Kawaki unleashed the exact same technique.
A statue even grander than the one Hashirama summoned shot up from the earth, lifting Kawaki steadily atop it.
With a thousand hands striking at once, deafening impacts reverberated through the air—each blow powerful enough to split mountains and shatter the earth.
At this point, Mito, Tobirama, and the three First Kage had no thoughts left for continuing their battle.
The endless rain of massive rock fragments was more than they could handle—they were scrambling just to dodge, looking quite disheveled in the process.
BOOM!
After throwing countless punches with all his strength, the second and much larger meteor finally exploded into countless shards raining down.
"You've done... admirably."
"The Two-Tailed Beast is mine."
Madara's voice rang out again, laced with mockery and disdain.
Without delay, Madara resorted to his familiar strategy again.
Under his command, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path devoured the Two-Tailed Beast whole.
The statue, now sealed with four tailed beasts, swelled rapidly in size.
It now exuded an even more terrifying aura than before.
DAMN IT!!!
Kawaki couldn't help but curse, his expression darkening like ink.
He had anticipated that Madara would attempt another Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star, but he hadn't expected this time's target to be the Two-Tailed Beast.
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