"You think you've already won?"
"Kawaki Hatake, you dare underestimate me so much?"
"Then… Planetary Devastation."
Never before had Madara suffered such humiliation. In the past, it was always him who displayed his might—others never dared.
The next instant, he suddenly leapt upward, launching himself into the air.
Then, raising his hand, he formed a dense black irregular chakra sphere.
The black chakra ball expanded to the size of a head before violently exploding.
As Madara clasped his hands together, the earth began to rumble.
Golden sand lifted into the air, revealing the true ground beneath.
Under the immense suction force, the land started cracking apart. Countless rocks mixed with golden sand surged into the sky.
The battle ceased at that moment. Everyone struggled against this terrifying pull.
Before long, over a dozen meteor-like spheres formed in the sky.
Heaven and earth suddenly darkened.
The ninja who had barely escaped the pull and hadn't even begun to feel relief instinctively looked up.
Then their expressions froze.
"You've gotta be kidding me. Is this truly Madara Uchiha's real power?"
"Are we going to die here?"
The Jonin accompanying Hayato stood frozen, staring at the sky, their legs trembling beneath them.
Fear had completely paralyzed them—they couldn't even muster the strength to move a muscle.
"Is this the true power of the Rinnegan?"
"Even now… I'm still not strong enough."
Looking toward the sky, Nagato murmured to himself.
Compared to Madara's Planetary Devastation, his own techniques were clearly on a different level.
"Incredible…"
The multiple Kage revived by the Reanimation Technique couldn't help but exclaim.
At this moment, they actually felt relieved about being reincarnated.
Even Hashirama seemed momentarily stunned—it shocked him more than the previous Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star.
How were they supposed to deal with so many meteors?
Even Kawaki would find it difficult to block them all, right?
"Do you really think you can withstand an attack like this?"
Madara roared loudly, pressing both hands downward as the meteors accelerated toward the ground.
The sonic booms created by their friction with the air echoed across the heavens.
"Madara, your tactics are only impressive-looking."
"In reality… completely pathetic."
Remaining calm, Kawaki merely glanced upward before returning his gaze.
"Is that so?"
"I'd like to see how you plan to stop it."
Madara snorted coldly, clearly disregarding Kawaki's words.
Even if Kawaki could destroy every meteor, the falling debris alone would devastate all the Konoha ninja below.
If Kawaki wouldn't let him have peace, then no one else would either.
"Watch carefully."
"Don't blink."
The moment those words left his mouth, Kawaki vanished from atop Daibutsu.
Flying through the air, the giant sword formed from his Truth-Seeking Ball radiated lightning.
[Sage Art – Swordsmanship – Thunderous Wrath!]
With a thunderous roar, Kawaki surged forward like a blazing streak of lightning, cleaving the heavens in an instant.
He hovered high in the air, his robe flaring wildly in the powerful currents surrounding him, as a surging aura of Sage Art Chakra swirled all around.
In the next instant, he spun rapidly through the sky at incredible speed, creating a whistling wind that tore through the air.
Then, he gripped the [Truth-Seeking Ball Greatsword] with both hands.
Infused with sage power, the massive blade trembled slightly, as if carrying an immense force ready to erupt.
Lightning suddenly flashed along the sword, as if alive, crawling swiftly across its length and releasing sharp crackling sounds.
When the blade touched empty space, the pent-up lightning found its outlet, erupting forth like a volcanic eruption.
In an instant, the sky and land appeared to be stirred by an invisible giant hand, whirling winds and clouds mingled with shifting light and shadow.
The blinding lightning writhed and spiraled violently, then surged outward with overwhelming force, sweeping forth in a near-invincible, raging torrent.
Within moments, it transformed into a [Lightning Blade Net], completely enveloping a massive meteor.
The previously dim sky now glowed with blinding radiance.
Boom!!
The moment the Lightning Blade Net struck the meteor, it shattered into innumerable small electric serpents.
These lightning snakes shimmered with blinding brilliance, gliding like swift eels, swiftly slipping into the cracks along the meteor's surface.
Wherever they reached, the meteor's inner structure shattered like brittle glass, collapsing from within.
This enormous meteor, massive enough to be mistaken for a small star, proved utterly helpless before the onslaught of the Lightning Blade Net.
The single slash Kawaki unleashed with the Truth-Seeking Ball even surpassed the destructive power of Dust Release — perhaps even greater.
In an instant, the meteor was blown apart, reduced to fine particles scattered into the void.
It was as though the entire thing had merely been an illusion, never truly existing in the space between heaven and earth.
After eliminating the first meteor, the Lightning Blade Net did not lose momentum; rather, it surged forward with even greater fury.
With unstoppable force, it rushed toward the second meteor, its speed rivaling that of light, leaving behind only a faint afterimage in the air.
Within a few breaths, the Lightning Blade Net encircled all remaining meteors.
Boom!! Boom!!
A continuous series of deafening explosions echoed like the pulse of the cosmos, reverberating throughout the vast Ninja World.
From afar, the scene resembled an ancient god wielding a divine brush forged from stardust.
With a single casual swing, it erased over a dozen meteors — doomsday harbingers — from the grand canvas of the cosmos.
When those present watched in disbelief as those monstrous rocks, large enough to devastate half the ninja world, were obliterated with a single slash,
the resulting impact and shockwaves defied words.
Everyone on site stared upward in awe, each mind struck as if by thunderclap.
Their thoughts blanketed, ears ringing with a low hum,
their very souls deeply shaken by this vision beyond comprehension, their bodies locked in stunned disbelief.
Before such an astonishing spectacle, no one could remain composed.
Even Hashirama, the legendary warrior, and the assembled Kage-level experts stood frozen, dumbfounded.
Their faces were etched with shock and awe, their inner worlds had already been overwhelmed beyond their limits.
If Madara Uchiha's Planetary Devastation had already thrown everyone into a state of panic, leaving them feeling powerless and hopeless,
then Kawaki now casually swung his sword and shattered those world-destroying meteor-like objects with a single strike,
leaving them feeling as if they had plunged into an absurd and unfathomable dream.
They found everything happening before them completely defied their previous understanding of power—completely unfathomable.
In that very moment, even Madara Uchiha, who always held himself in the highest regard, couldn't help but show visible shock on his face.
A flicker of barely concealed shock passed through his eyes.
The power behind that single slash far surpassed his expectations.
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