Madara Uchiha flapped his war fan toward Shindai.
Shindai manipulated Kannazuki to block Uchiha's war fan.
However, Kannazuki was instantly sliced in half and reduced to iron sand.
Shindai continued manipulating the iron sand from Kannazuki, deploying a Magnet Release technique against Madara Uchiha.
Yet Madara didn't even bother to look at Shindai. He used Uchiha Return again, deflecting Shindai's attack while simultaneously absorbing the chakra from the iron sand. Immediately converting the chakra's nature into wind, he generated a violent gale that blew Shindai away.
As he soared through the windstorm, Shindai looked at Madara with disbelief.
Was he truly helpless against such an opponent?
Within the raging winds, Shindai felt as though his entire body was being sliced apart, pain coursing through him.
At that moment, something colossal caught Shindai mid-air.
It was Hikaku Uchiha in her Susanoo state.
After catching Shindai, Hikaku threw him forcefully in one direction.
"Huh?"
Shindai was slightly dazed, but someone else caught him.
That person was Pakura.
"Shindai, are you okay?"
Pakura looked at Shindai with concern, for numerous wounds had appeared across his body—scars left by the hurricane-force winds from the war fan.
Supported by Pakura, Shindai stood up. "I'm fine, these injuries aren't serious. Damn it, how could this old man be so strong? No way—we need to hurry and help Hikaku! She can't possibly defeat Madara Uchiha alone!"
Shindai gazed into the distance where Hikaku was battling Madara.
"[Amaterasu! Kagutsuchi!]"
Hikaku's Susanoo blazed with roaring black flames of Amaterasu (eternal black flames). Controlling her colossal form, she swung a dark red blade toward Madara Uchiha.
Madara scoffed coldly, "Unexpectedly, the current Uchiha clan isn't too bad—possessing five pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan. However... even if all Uchiha awakened the Mangekyo, our combat power simply exists on entirely different planes of existence!"
With both hands clapping together, Madara unleashed:
"[Wood Release! Wood Dragon Technique!]"
A wooden dragon surged forth from Madara's palm, rushing at Hikaku.
Hikaku attempted to slash the wooden dragon apart, but the beast coiled around her Susanoo's blade, then rapidly entwined itself around the entire Susanoo, swiftly draining Hikaku's chakra.
"[Scorch Release! Overheated Kill!]"
Pakura hurled a Scorch Release fireball toward the wooden dragon. It damaged the creature, but only somewhat.
But there was still Shindai.
"[Magnet Release! Rasengan-Style Spear!]"
Shindai compressed the iron sand into an extremely sharp spiraling spear. Aiming precisely at the area scorched by Pakura's flames, he plunged inward and spun the metal violently, finally splitting the wooden dragon cleanly in two.
After regaining his freedom, Hikaku Uchiha immediately entered his Perfect Susanoo, while Shindai and Pakura entered the chakra chamber nestled within the brow of the divine warrior.
Shindai formed rapid hand seals and shouted, *"Magnet Release: Divine Fusion!"*
An immense surge of Iron Sand Body flowed over the Susanoo, coalescing into a formidable armor forged from magnetic steel.
Pakura unleashed Scorch Release, igniting the Susanoo's greatsword with searing flames.
Madara Uchiha's eyes lit up at the sight of this majestic transformation. He too activated his Perfect Susanoo.
Hikaku Uchiha's Susanoo swung its blazing greatsword, wreathed in the black flames of Amaterasu and the searing heat of Scorch Release, slicing toward Madara Uchiha's Susanoo.
Madara Uchiha's Susanoo also swung its giant blade in a powerful counterattack.
In an instant, the ground beneath them caved inward, and a powerful shockwave expanded outward in all directions.
Though Shindai, Hikaku Uchiha, and Pakura were no match for Madara's vast chakra reserves, they possessed an invaluable source of strength—the boundless energy of Naruto himself.
Through the Eight Trigrams Sealing Array, Hikaku Uchiha channeled Naruto's chakra into himself, sustaining his Perfect Susanoo for prolonged combat.
Had Madara not been so engrossed in testing his strength, they would have stood no chance against him whatsoever.
Meanwhile, the battle between Minato Namikaze and Setsuna Uchiha had escalated to its peak intensity.
This time, however, Minato held complete dominance.
Minato had replayed Setsuna's fighting style endlessly in his mind, giving him complete control of the battle.
Minato vanished once more into Setsuna's blind spot. To prevent being ambushed, Setsuna could only keep teleport-jumping within his visible range.
As Setsuna completed his sixth teleport jump, a Flying Thunder God Kunai suddenly appeared beside him.
Minato instantly teleported to the kunai using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
[Rasengan!]
Minato successfully struck Setsuna Uchiha with the Rasengan.
Setsuna was blasted backward instantly.
Trying to track Minato's position visually, Setsuna saw only empty space as Minato vanished once more.
[It's Over!]
From within Setsuna's blind spot, Minato hurled a large number of Flying Thunder God Kunai toward Setsuna, rapidly teleporting between each one.
Setsuna kept teleporting too, desperately trying to lock onto Minato's position.
But Minato was faster—Setsuna couldn't track him at all.
As Setsuna jumped through another teleportation, Minato appeared behind him, slamming a kick into Setsuna's back and sending him flying high into the air.
Setsuna Uchiha took the opportunity to lock his gaze onto Minato Namikaze, teleporting behind him and plunging the ninja sword into Minato's body.
However, Minato vanished in a puff of smoke.
Setsuna Uchiha's pupils dilated to the limit: "Shadow Clone?!"
Minato's true form reappeared behind Setsuna, forming a Big Ball Rasengan in his hand.
"This technique is... [Rasengan Hikaku Niban!] Second Stage!"
The Big Ball Rasengan in Minato's hand struck Setsuna Uchiha's back, slamming him down into the ground.
Setsuna lay in the crater, his back and chest shattered, coughing up blood from his mouth. His body broken and bleeding, Setsuna barely resembled the warrior he once was.
Setsuna struggled to stand up, but his entire body refused to obey him.
"No… I… I can't die yet. I still want to live in the world created by Lord Madara... Zetsu... Lord Madara... save me..."
Madara Uchiha was deep in battle—completely unable to deal with this situation. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. In Madara Uchiha's eyes, Setsuna Uchiha was merely a useful tool, and since his mission as a tool had already been accomplished, he was now disposable.
As for Black Zetsu, he watched everything unfold but made no move to intervene.
He didn't have the strength to save Setsuna anyway. Plus, Madara was already alive. Whether Setsuna lived or died mattered little.
Minato approached Setsuna's broken body, fixing a cold stare on him. "Take your sins to hell with you!"
Minato threw several Explosive Tags, blowing Setsuna Uchiha to death immediately.
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