Thud!
Within the Allied Shinobi Forces, someone had already fallen to his knees. He looked up at Madara's Susanoo, towering like a mountain, and murmured,
"Is this… the power of a god?"
As fellow Uchiha, Itachi and Sasuke were also seeing a Complete Body Susanoo for the first time. They were so shaken that they couldn't even speak.
After his brief shock, Itachi immediately turned to look at Kaito. His gaze carried a trace of expectation.
He believed that Kaito could also awaken the Complete Body Susanoo!
Not just Itachi—everyone's eyes were now fixed on Kaito. And Kaito didn't disappoint them.
He clenched his fist tightly, and a surge of purple chakra exploded outward from his body. In an instant, another Complete Body Susanoo appeared before everyone's eyes.
Madara wasn't surprised. He had already seen that Kaito's eyes, like his own, were Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The fact that Kaito could manifest a Complete Body Susanoo was within his expectations.
But this was still the first time he faced another Susanoo in battle. The sensation was thrilling—igniting the fighting spirit in his heart.
Madara laughed loudly and shouted,
"This is truly interesting! Let me see your power, Uchiha Kaito!"
The moment his words fell, Madara's Susanoo drew the energy blade from its waist and unleashed a brilliant azure slash toward Kaito.
Kaito smiled faintly, calm and unhurried, as he directed his Susanoo to counterattack.
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang across heaven and earth. The shockwave scattered the clouds above, yet this was only the beginning. Both Susanoo swung their blades at each other, entering a deadlock.
But the stalemate didn't last long. With just a little more force, Kaito's Susanoo overwhelmed Madara's.
Madara hadn't expected this—his Susanoo actually lost in a clash of strength.
From that moment on, Madara was completely on the defensive. Under Kaito's relentless strikes, his Susanoo's blue form grew faint and blurred, clearly nearing collapse.
Madara wanted to turn the tide, but Kaito's overwhelming power left him with a sense of helplessness.
And Kaito wasn't done yet. His eyes suddenly flashed with dazzling violet lightning. The armor of his Susanoo split open, revealing a body of pure thunder beneath.
"Raijin Susanoo!"
For the first time, Madara's face showed shock. Even he didn't know Susanoo had such a form.
A blade of thunder formed in Kaito's Susanoo's hand and pierced straight into Madara's Susanoo.
Crackling lightning exploded outward. Madara's Susanoo could no longer endure—it shattered into countless blue motes of light and vanished.
Madara landed back on the ground. His expression was calm again, as though he didn't care about the collapse of his Susanoo.
Kaito ceased his assault and simply looked down at him from above.
After a brief silence, Madara raised his head to meet Kaito's gaze and said,
"I have to admit… I underestimated you. With the power you've shown, you've already surpassed Hashirama."
Kaito smiled back.
"Thanks for the compliment."
Madara's lips curved into a faint grin as he went on,
"But this battle should end here..."
...
In the distance, Nagato suddenly felt a strange discomfort. He clutched at his eyes. Konan rushed to support him.
"Nagato? What's wrong?"
Nagato shook his head slightly and muttered,
"I don't know… my eyes feel strange!"
Obito narrowed his gaze at Madara. He had already guessed what Madara was about to do.
Under Kaito's watchful eyes, rippling black patterns spread across Madara's Sharingan, shifting from crimson to violet.
He had awakened the Rinnegan!
At that exact moment, Nagato's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Madara.
"This… this is impossible!?"
Even from afar, he could clearly see those eyes identical to his own.
As the caster of Edo Tensei, Kabuto also sensed Madara's sudden change. He shouted in shock,
"Madara has the Rinnegan too!?"
Black Zetsu gave a sly, muffled chuckle.
"Of course Madara has the Rinnegan. Nagato's eyes were his to begin with!"
Fixing his Rinnegan firmly on Kaito, Madara waited—wanting to see the look of shock on his face.
But to his disappointment, Kaito's expression never changed. It was as if he had expected this all along.
Unable to hold back, Madara asked,
"You're not even a little surprised that I possess the Rinnegan?"
Kaito shook his head. He dispelled his Susanoo and slowly descended until he stood before Madara.
"There's nothing surprising about it. Because… I have them too."
Under Madara's horrified gaze, Kaito's eyes also transformed into the Rinnegan—but with twelve pitch-black tomoe encircling them.
For the first time, Madara was utterly shaken. He stared blankly at Kaito's eyes, his composure shattered.
Among the Allied Shinobi Forces, the Hyūga clan wore the same stunned expressions. Those who couldn't see what was happening asked anxiously,
"What's going on over there? Why did they stop?"
The Hyūga quickly relayed what they saw.
"Uchiha Madara and the Hokage both have the Rinnegan!"
"What!?"
The news spread like wildfire through the ranks. Aside from Minato and a few who already knew the truth, the rest were dumbfounded.
Since when were Rinnegan so cheap? Counting Nagato's pair, that made three sets already!
And two of them belonged to Uchiha! Where was the justice in this!?
Was this still the Fourth Shinobi War—or just an Uchiha civil war!?
Suppressing his shock, Madara instantly flickered to Obito's side. His voice was grim.
"How does Uchiha Kaito have the Rinnegan? What's going on here?"
Obito shook his head. He had no answer.
Madara turned to Black Zetsu, but even he was more shaken than Madara himself—still reeling from Kaito's Rinnegan awakening.
Nagato, meanwhile, looked at Madara's Rinnegan with a conflicted expression. He wanted to ask how they had awakened, but Madara showed no interest in answering.
Instead, he thought: since Kaito also has the Rinnegan, then let's see whose are stronger.
But because Madara was still in Edo Tensei form, he couldn't use his Rinnegan's Limbo: Border Jail. All he could do was push the basic abilities of the Rinnegan to their limits.
Madara clasped his hands together, and a Susanoo phantom rose behind him. With a sharp shout, he declared,
"Chibaku Tensei!"
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