Zheng———
The moment Uchiha Madara activated the [Ten Tails Coffin Seal], the enormous Sacred Tree, housing the Ten Tails, suddenly began to react violently.
Its massive body shuddered, and then began to shrink—contracting inward—flowing straight into Uchiha Madara's body like a tidal wave of chakra and divine energy.
Finally, all of it was absorbed.
Whoosh———
A faint but powerful energy wave surged across the battlefield as Uchiha Madara began to undergo a dramatic transformation.
A greyish-white Six Paths coat manifested around his body.
His once long black hair slowly turned white like snow.
His hands and feet darkened, turning pitch black like obsidian.
On the back of his coat, along the sleeves and hem, nine black magatama Six Paths runes appeared, emanating divine energy.
Simultaneously—
Whoosh——
Nine black Truth-Seeking Balls formed behind Madara, suspended in the air, rotating slowly and radiating a quiet but overwhelming threat.
Without anyone noticing, Madara also held a black Six Paths Staff in his left hand, emanating immense pressure.
At this moment—
Uchiha Madara had completely transformed…
Into the Ten Tails Jinchūriki!
No, even more…
His body carried the gold-tinged eyeshadow that marked the Sage Mode Immortal Mask!
This wasn't just Ten Tails Mode.
This was the true peak:
Six Paths Sage Mode… or more precisely—Ten Tails Sage Mode!!
A transformation surpassing even Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode in the original timeline.
The battlefield fell into eerie silence.
Thousands of ninjas, scattered across the sand and desert ridges, looked up in stunned awe at the godlike figure floating above them.
"He… he…"
"Is this even real?"
"Uchiha Madara… has become a god!"
No one could believe it.
Not even Leo.
Standing at the edge of the battlefield with his pair of Six Magatama Rinnegan activated, Leo stared up at Madara, awe evident in his smile.
"Amazing," Leo murmured. "Such a pure, powerful, and flawless transformation…"
Even with his Sage Mode and powerful Rinnegan, Leo had to admit the strength Madara now held was terrifying.
"However…"
He whispered to himself, the corner of his mouth curling upward.
"The Rinne Sharingan hasn't opened yet. I need to wait just a little longer."
Suppressing the excitement bubbling inside him, Leo waited—waited for the perfect moment.
Then he turned, smiling gently.
"Alright… Milk!"
"You may proceed!"
Leo glanced upward toward the floating Madara, now fully immersed in his newfound power.
"Ah…" Madara nodded calmly, lifting his head.
With a breath, he flew straight up into the sky.
The blood-red moon above stared down like an omen of destiny.
Crack——!
Facing the crimson moon, Madara tore away the final layer of Ten Tails' shell on his forehead.
And then—
Zheng———
The Nine Magatama Reincarnation Sharingan burst open on his forehead!
At that precise moment—
"Now!!"
Leo's eyes gleamed. His expression turned razor sharp.
"Resonance!!"
He activated a hidden ability—one he hadn't yet revealed.
A strange pulse rippled through space and time.
Zheng———
In a flash, Leo began to undergo the same transformation as Madara.
A divine glow enveloped his body.
The Six Paths coat appeared—white and adorned with the same Nine Magatama runes.
Nine Truth-Seeking Balls floated behind him.
A black Six Paths Staff emerged in his grip.
His hair turned completely white.
A golden eyeshadow spread beneath his eyes—Sage Mode Immortal Mask.
Even more shocking—
A Nine Magatama Reincarnation Sharingan bloomed on his forehead, glowing with divine radiance.
He now had everything Uchiha Madara had—and more.
For beneath that Sharingan, Leo's eyes still held the Six Magatama Rinnegan that Madara lacked!
Clang——!
Leo stabbed the Six Paths staff into the sand.
Then, his laughter echoed across the battlefield—
"Hahaha… hahahahaha!!"
He laughed like a man who had just tricked the entire world.
Up in the sky, Uchiha Madara froze.
He could sense it—this power.
He turned his head slowly.
"No way… How…?"
His eyes widened.
He stared at Leo—who now looked almost identical to himself, equally bathed in divine power.
Madara's expression twisted with shock, disbelief… and something else.
Anger.
Not just from confusion.
But from betrayal.
"Wha—?!"
Ōnoki gasped.
Tsunade, Gaara, Kakashi, Terumi Mei, the Raikage… all the great leaders were dumbfounded.
"He… He transformed too?!"
"But… didn't Uchiha Madara just absorb the Ten Tails?"
"How can this Leo also…"
Even the White Zetsu army, tens of thousands strong, was frozen in confusion.
"A single Ten Tails… created two Jinchūriki?!"
"What is going on?!"
"Nii-san…" Uchiha Izuna was lost as well. He looked between Madara and Leo.
He didn't understand what his two brothers had done—but then, his face lit up.
"Nii-san, you're incredible! Both of you!"
He didn't care about the details.
To him, seeing his elder brothers become gods was all that mattered.
But for Uchiha Madara, standing in the sky—
Swish—!
He plunged downward like a meteor.
And landed before Leo, furious.
"You… already had this power!"
"You hid it from me! You LIED to me!!"
His voice thundered with rage.
Just moments ago, he believed he had reached an unmatched peak.
Only to find Leo already waiting at that peak.
Stronger.
Better.
"You tricked me!!"
Leo sighed, then smiled softly.
"Come on, Madara… don't be like that."
"I didn't hide anything. This is just a special ability I possess—"
"Space-Time Resonance."
Madara's brow furrowed.
"What…?"
"It's a rare ocular technique," Leo explained. "A time-space ability that allows me to 'resonate' with someone else's transformation across timelines."
"To put it simply, by witnessing your transformation into the Ten Tails Sage Mode, I was able to replicate it."
Madara's eyes narrowed, trying to process the explanation.
"But," Leo added with a shrug, "this technique can only be used once every three years. And it doesn't work on the same person twice."
"Wait… that's insane," murmured Kakashi.
The surrounding ninja had never heard of such a technique.
Even Madara was stunned.
"A technique that copies divine power through resonance?"
In truth…
Leo was lying.
This was no "ocular technique"—at least not one he was born with.
It was a gift.
Something he had acquired from a daily draw from his system over the past ten days.
The draw had no limits.
Some days, it might give a mere healing pill.
Other days… the power of gods.
And one day—
He drew Template Resonance.
This allowed Leo to replicate the abilities of someone he shared a combat power template with.
In this case—
Uchiha Madara.
But the catch?
It only worked once per individual, and only once every three years.
Still, it was enough.
Enough to deceive even Madara.
"Hmph!!"
Madara gritted his teeth.
He pointed his Six Paths Staff at Leo, visibly annoyed.
"You used me."
"You copied my evolution… and you let me think I was ahead!"
Leo laughed softly.
"Don't be so childish, Madara."
"I am you. And you are me."
"Why should we fight over this?"
He stepped forward, expression soft, yet eyes sharp.
"Only we—only people like us—can understand one another. Isn't that right?"
Madara clenched his fists, staring down Leo's calm gaze.
Somewhere inside, he knew the truth.
Leo wasn't his enemy.
They were one and the same—two parts of a larger plan.
But still—
The sting of being outplayed hurt.
Leo's smile didn't fade.
He had just executed the perfect deception.
And now…
He stood, not just as a Jinchūriki…
But as a god among gods.
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