"Should I thank you for that?"
Kawaki gave a sinister chuckle, immediately grasping Madara's intention.
He wanted to Revive his clan!
The Rinnegan's Reincarnation of the Pure Land requires a life as payment. Obviously, Madara had no intention of sacrificing himself.
That left only one possibility—Madara planned to force someone else to use it.
Among everyone on Kawaki's side, there was no doubt—he was the ideal host for the Rinnegan.
In other words, Madara saw him only as a tool to resurrect the Uchiha clan.
No more talk.
"This place looks like a perfect grave for you."
[Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]!
Madara's voice rang cold and sharp through the air.
With that, he bit his thumb and slammed his palm onto the ground using a single hand seal.
In an instant, a chilling, overwhelming aura surged outward, and the enormous Demonic Statue roared loudly with piercing ferocity.
At the same time, two fully-formed Susanoo warriors emerged before everyone's eyes, exuding waves of sheer destruction.
—Attack.
Madara raised his blade forward, standing tall and resolute. A single word kicked off the great battle.
The chakra katanas wielded by the two Susanoo flared instantly, unleashing limitless power as they slashed toward Kawaki and his allies.
Where the blades passed, the very air seemed to tear apart, shrieking with high-pitched whistles.
Behind Madara and Izuna, the reanimated warriors charged ahead without hesitation, their footsteps thundering against the land like rolling thunder.
[Sage Art: Wood Release: Thousand Hands Manipulation Force – Thrust]!
Kawaki and Hashirama's voices rang out in unison, cutting through the chaos of battle.
Immediately afterward, two towering Daibutsu figures shot up from the earth. Their massive forms blotted out sky and land, as if gods had descended into the mortal world.
Each Buddha extended its thousand arms in unison, striking outward and blocking the attacks from the Susanoo head-on.
The invisible shockwave generated by the collision sent sand flying everywhere, engulfing the entire battlefield in a golden sandstorm.
"Brother, I leave this one to you."
Izuna had near-blind faith in Madara. Before finishing his sentence, he drew his sword and charged straight at Tobirama.
Everyone else immediately plunged into fierce combat as well.
The air filled with cries of battle and thunderous explosions from colliding jutsu, turning the battlefield into chaotic turmoil.
"Grandpa, leave Madara to me."
[A black Truth-Seeking Ball] materialized in Kawaki's hand. As soon as that unique energy emerged, Madara became alert immediately.
It was a kind of strength he couldn't even begin to describe—as if it existed beyond the known limits of ninja power.
Kawaki raised his hand toward the Susanoo and launched the Truth-Seeking Ball like a cannonball, carrying devastating pressure straight toward its target.
*Crash!*
Madara controlled his Susanoo to raise its twin giant swords, glowing intensely with chakra, and brought them down fiercely upon the incoming sphere.
Upon impact, a deafening roar exploded across the battlefield. Energy waves rippled outward like tidal surges in all directions.
Madara's Susanoo was sent flying backward, and disbelief flashed across his face.
What kind of power was this?!?
At that moment, there was one undeniable truth he could no longer deny—Kawaki Hatake had become stronger.
Hashirama nodded and directed the colossal Buddha forward to support his allies.
He hadn't even moved before several figures closed in around him.
Master and apprentice Mu and Ōnoki were among them, along with a few ninja from the Uchiha Clan.
They all understood the terrifying extent of Hashirama's strength, and none of them wished to face him alone.
Mu and Ōnoki worked together seamlessly.
One pressed down with crushing gravity upon the Daibutsu while the other unleashed a Dust Release technique. With additional harassment from the Uchiha ninja, they managed to temporarily keep Hashirama occupied.
Facing Izuna's complete Susanoo, Tobirama kept creating distance using Flying Thunder God.
[Water Release: Water Severing Wave!]
Seizing the opening, Tobirama expelled a high-pressured jet of water from his mouth in a perfect straight line, effectively severing Susanoo's right leg.
"Damn it!!!"
Standing atop Susanoo's head, Izuna cursed furiously, his face contorted with rage.
Before Susanoo toppled due to imbalance, Izuna poured more chakra into it, restoring its form and finally steadying its stance.
"Didn't I tell you? Even if we fought a hundred times, you'd still die by my blade."
A cold smirk curled Tobirama's lips as he looked at Izuna, whom he considered a defeated opponent, showing no fear whatsoever.
"You're speaking too soon."
Izuna manipulated his chakra katana within Susanoo's hands, transforming it into a linked chain of magatama.
With a furious cry fueled by rage, he launched a powerful Yasaka Magatama, aimed at reducing Tobirama to nothing but dust.
"You're too slow."
Faced with the incoming devastating attack, Tobirama showed no fear at all and vanished from his position in a flash of the Flying Thunder God.
By the time the Yasaka Magatama exploded, Tobirama had already launched another one of his terrifying Water Release jutsu.
Though incredibly powerful, it still wasn't enough to fell Izuna's complete Susanoo in a single strike.
Without any chance for an instant kill, the battle between Tobirama and Izuna seemed to have fallen into a deadlock.
"Teacher."
Golden and black sands took shape as massive triangular prisms midair before clashing, shattering into shards that rained from the heavens.
Rasa gazed at his distant teacher, voice quivering slightly.
"Rasa, it's been a long time."
"You've grown up."
The Third Kazekage smiled faintly while the black iron sand behind him surged forward like waves toward Rasa.
"I failed… I couldn't protect Sunagakure."
The golden sand wave appeared even brighter than the black one. Their attacks once again neutralized each other.
"I believe you did your best."
"With power like that, it's truly beyond our capability to stop."
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The Third Kazekage turned his gaze toward Nagato before looking back.
He clearly understood that the situation Rasa now faced was even graver than his own had once been.
Nagato was the kind of ninja capable of taking on multiple opponents, and Konoha had more than one ninja like that.
Now that Rasa had inherited this burden, what would he use to stop Konoha's relentless advance?
The battle between teacher and student continued, though neither could truly harm the other.
"You've brought this on yourself now."
Knocked flying by Nagato, Karatachi Yagura stood back up, gazing at Nagato in midair with hatred burning in his eyes.
The very man who once killed him now found himself in the same situation—with his soul under another's control.
"Boy, this time I'll crush your throat."
The Third Raikage also rose from the golden sand, his killing intent toward Nagato open and unhidden.
In contrast, the Second Raikage showed no emotion at all, like a battle machine.
He brushed the sand from his body and looked at Nagato with cold eyes.
"I can kill you once, I can kill you again."
[Universal Pull]
Nagato spread both hands forward. A powerful suction force erupted from him, engulfing Yagura Karatachi and the Third Raikage.
As the two were yanked off their feet and dragged toward him, Nagato suddenly clenched his fists shut.
Before everyone's eyes, Yagura and the Third Raikage collided headfirst midair.
The damage wasn't significant, but the humiliation was undeniable.
Seizing the moment, the Second Raikage launched an attack and in the blink of an eye, appeared suddenly in front of Nagato at incredible speed.
His fist, crackling with lightning, loomed larger and larger in Nagato's view, yet a faint smile appeared on Nagato's lips.
"You underestimate me."
As Nagato's voice echoed, the Asura Path activated. Four mechanical arms shot out, intercepting the Second Raikage's punch completely.
Then, as if discarding trash, Nagato hurled the Second Raikage away with full force.
Fighting three opponents alone, Nagato showed no signs of strain whatsoever.
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