"Knowing the truth about the world, how do you, a frog in the well, feel now?"
In the real world, Izayoi admired Uchiha Madara's overloaded CPU with a joyful heart.
He liked to watch these behind-the-scenes masterminds either break down or go stiff from shock.
Uchiha Obito had been like this. Now it was Uchiha Madara's turn.
It was a pity Black Zetsu wasn't here. Otherwise, the clash between Madara and Black Zetsu would've been a real spectacle.
Watching Uchiha Madara digest the massive amount of information, Izayoi didn't choose to launch a sneak attack.
Because his Rinnegan clearly saw two Wheel Grave shadows silently guarding Madara.
As a Shura-level ninja from the Warring States era, Uchiha Madara wasn't someone who would be paralyzed by a mere illusion, no matter how much "truth" was revealed.
Before long, Uchiha Madara processed everything and returned to his usual calm.
Looking up at Izayoi on the throne, he asked coldly, "I don't care whether the Rabbit Goddess is real or not. I'm only curious about one thing. Since your Otsutsuki clan knew about Black Zetsu's existence, knew that he tampered with the stone tablet and led me to awaken the Rinnegan—then why didn't you eliminate him or me earlier, when I awakened the Rinnegan, or even in my old age?"
"Don't tell me you can monitor the entire ninja world, yet couldn't act? Even if Black Zetsu is immortal, you should have some means of sealing him."
To that, Izayoi only sneered, "Why should we act?"
"What?"
Madara was briefly stunned, looking at Izayoi in disbelief.
"To protect the ninja world? That is the responsibility of the Six Paths Sage," Izayoi said arrogantly, like a superior being looking down on mortals. "He spread chakra to humanity in hopes of peace, but that only led to more advanced warfare—ninjutsu instead of blades."
"Because of the influence of outsiders, even blood brothers turned on each other. Their descendants carried on their feud through the Warring States Period to today's Shinobi World War."
"The world created by the Six Paths Sage is a complete failure."
"There's no need to save such a world."
After saying that, Izayoi pointed to Madara's eyes.
"Though you've awakened the eyes of a loser, you had a chance to fix this world. Too bad your choices only dragged it deeper into despair."
"Infinite Tsukuyomi?"
Recalling that Infinite Tsukuyomi created White Zetsu, Madara's expression darkened again. Still unwilling to believe the enemy's words, he countered, "If protecting the ninja world was his duty, then what is the Otsutsuki clan's responsibility? Monitoring us from above like gods watching monkeys?"
"To observe and judge," Izayoi said coldly. "When the ninja world is deemed hopeless, we destroy it and rebuild everything—including humans. That is our responsibility."
Looking at Izayoi's calm yet insufferably arrogant attitude, Madara laughed bitterly to himself.
"So this is the mindset of a god? I've wasted my breath."
Then his face twisted with fury. "You are the greatest threat to this world! In that case, let me test the power of a god's descendant! Let's see how your Rinnegan stacks up against mine... Wheel Grave: Hell!"
Two invisible shadows—undetectable to ordinary vision or even Six Paths sensory perception—rushed toward Izayoi.
Good! Be angry! Raise that anger value to MAX!
You're the "savior" now—fight like one. Let's push that drop rate to 100%!
Izayoi's eyes gleamed with fighting spirit. He shouted excitedly in his heart.
Turquoise chakra flames ignited around him as he entered Rinnegan Chakra Mode.
He raised both hands and condensed two brilliant chakra orbs, which quickly turned into roaring tornadoes.
The Wheel Grave shadows were knocked back instantly.
Seeing this, Madara's pupils contracted.
The Wheel Grave... failed?
Could the Rinnegan really perceive the Wheel Grave?
Staring at the approaching tornado, Madara instinctively activated the Hungry Ghost Path.
A transparent white shield materialized, blocking the tornado, but even then, Madara's body was forced slightly backward.
It was just like when Jiraiya's Big Ball Rasengan overwhelmed a Hungry Ghost in the past—visibly strained.
Madara was alarmed.
What the hell were those black spheres?
Why was the resulting wind-style so hard to absorb?
Were those tornadoes not just wind-style?
Izayoi began charging another pair of chakra spheres. Madara immediately triggered Shinra Tensei, releasing a repulsive wave that blasted apart the tornadoes and crumbled the front wall of the palace in a thunderous crash.
As debris and dust rose, Madara flew out and shouted, "Chibaku Tensei!"
Invisible gravity compressed the wreckage of the palace into a massive meteorite.
But just then, a turquoise ring of light appeared on the surface of the meteorite.
BOOM!
A massive tornado erupted from within, spiraling like a drill, piercing through the meteorite and screaming toward Madara with tracking accuracy.
Madara didn't attempt to absorb it this time. Instead, he summoned the Complete Body Susanoo, drew its colossal sword, and slashed.
The slash that could level mountains stopped the tornado—but the blade shattered in the process.
The scattered wind blades howled and pelted the Susanoo's armor with a harsh, grinding noise.
Though unable to penetrate the defense, they were relentless.
Then—whoosh!—a green beam of light burst through the winds toward Madara's Susanoo.
Standing on its forehead, Madara's expression changed slightly.
That green orb... wasn't this what drained Nagato's chakra before?
Without hesitation, he formed the Yasaka Magatama and hurled it.
But before it could make contact, the blue chakra pearls disintegrated and were absorbed into the green orb.
It flashed with renewed brilliance and continued flying.
Madara furrowed his brows and raised the Susanoo's repaired blade.
Even though the orb looked tiny in comparison, like a speck before a titan, a strange thing happened.
Before the sword touched it, the blade warped and vanished—absorbed into the beam.
Such powerful chakra absorption!
This wasn't just Hungry Ghost Path—it was something even greater.
It could fly out as a beam and extract chakra before contact. If it pierced a target, it drained everything instantly.
It could even explode afterward.
This ability was the bane of Susanoo, built from Yin Release chakra.
Madara thought fast and deactivated his Susanoo.
He formed hand signs and grew enormous green wood branches, hurling them at the green orb.
BOOM!
The beam was finally struck and exploded violently, engulfing the battlefield in fire and shockwaves.
But these chakra-laced explosions were no different from Deidara's clay—they replenished Madara's own chakra.
Amid the smoke, he raised his hands and absorbed most of the residual chakra.
Then a voice echoed:
"Five Dragons Destruction!"
Izayoi raised his hand, forming five chakra beads that exploded into five massive elemental dragons—Wind, Fire, Water, Earth, Thunder.
These dragons were more like natural disasters than ninjutsu.
And natural disasters couldn't be absorbed through the Hungry Ghost Path.
"Roar—!"
The five dragons roared, twisted, and lunged.
Madara, still recovering, could only defend with the Hungry Ghost Path.
BOOM!
The dragons clashed with his shield and knocked him straight down through the artificial sun's light wall.
Madara crashed into the moon, creating a massive basin from the impact.
Before the golden wall closed, Izayoi shot out as well, shifting the battlefield.
At the bottom of the crater, Madara made hand signs: "Summoning Technique!"
ROAR—
A single roar blew away the smoke as the Outer Path Demon Statue returned to the moon.
Madara stood atop its head, a white tube connecting to his back, blue Yin-Tun chakra forming armor and wings over the statue.
Battle Armor Susanoo!
Also called the "Beast Difficulty" form!
Izayoi, in response, fired more chakra beads into the moon's surface.
RUMBLE—
Cracks spread, and dazzling turquoise light burst out.
From the earth, a giant humanoid figure emerged—Ultraman Tiga!
But Madara sneered. "A chicken and a dog, not worth mentioning."
The Demon Statue flapped its wings and rocketed forward, punching Tiga's head.
Tiga's head exploded instantly.
But then—clack clack clack—the rubble reassembled and restored its head.
Madara's eyes narrowed.
"Even if you have immortality, this defense level is only fit to be a punching bag."
Izayoi knew this too. He quickly shot more chakra beads into Tiga.
Tiga transformed—his stony surface shifting into red, blue, white, and yellow armor, becoming true Tiga Ultraman, just like Izayoi remembered from his past life.
Countless enhancements were layered onto its body. Its defense soared, as though it had activated Earth Release: Earth Spear—hard as diamond.
Madara had just mocked it, and now he was slapped in the face.
His expression twitched. "What the hell are those black spheres..."
They could create natural disasters... summon constructs... were these some sort of exclusive ocular ability?
While he was lost in thought, Tiga punched the Demon Statue's head, knocking it back several steps.
Without the Susanoo's armor, the shockwave alone might have blown Madara off entirely.