Outside the barrier, Nagato led the Impure World Reincarnation army in an assault against the chakra barrier.
Inside the barrier, small counterattacks occasionally flared up, but Nagato ignored them completely, just kept hurling ninjutsu!
He could clearly see—the entire battle hinged on that barrier. If they could break through and capture the jinchuriki, even if the entire Impure World Reincarnation army got sealed afterward, it would be worth it!
After all, the Impure World Reincarnation had a time limit. Even without being sealed, its effects would only last a few more days.
Under their fierce assault, the barrier—fueled by the combined strength of seventy to eighty thousand people—seemed to tremble precariously!
The area closest to their attack belonged to Takumi. Right now, the villagers stared in terror at the mountain-sized giant before them.
Among all the attackers, the most shocking sight was undoubtedly the fusion of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha—the Thousand-Armed Warrior, each arm gripping a long blade!
Their fusion alone accounted for at least ninety-five percent of the total offensive power!
A mere shockwave casually released left a bottomless canyon carved into the ground!
"This is terrifying! How can such a monster even exist?"
"Why did it have to be our Takumi chosen?"
"Never mind the village we just built! Flee to the central area now!"
Shibuya, the leader of Takumi, widened his eyes and desperately wanted to ask Kakuzu-senpai how he had managed to escape from such a monster back then.
As he watched in despair, another slash came down, as if something had cracked!
The barrier hovering over Takumi flickered and tore apart, shattering into countless glowing fragments.
The result came so smoothly that even Nagato and his men couldn't quite believe it.
But when they thought about it, they understood.
The fusion of Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara was far stronger than a mere alliance—Konoha had miscalculated!
Seeing the barrier beginning to heal, Nagato didn't hesitate, quickly issuing orders for his forces to rush toward the breach.
However, after a few people had barely entered, the barrier's repair speed suddenly increased a hundredfold, nearly restoring itself halfway in an instant!
"Not good—it's a trap!" Nagato's expression changed instantly. He immediately ordered Hashirama to control the statue, swinging its blade to cut at the healing spot.
He reacted quickly—but someone was even faster.
Almost the moment the statue moved, a figure teleported out, changed direction midair, leaped toward the statue, and delivered a heavy punch straight into its chest!
Boom!
Though the scene resembled a mere ant trying to shake a giant tree, the result was that the "tree" staggered backward several steps!
"What heavy-handed power! It must be that brat Seiki Shimaseki!" Madara narrowed his eyes coldly—no one else could possibly have such physical strength!
"Amazing! No wonder he's called Seiki Shimaseki!" Nagato inhaled deeply. Now he finally understood the pressure Madara had faced last time!
Floating midair, Seiki Shimaseki folded his arms. "So merging with the First Hokage gave you the guts to face me again!"
Madara's eye twitched violently.
Challenge?
He was the one who always threw those words around at others. Now, hearing those very words from an enemy's mouth was truly infuriating!
Without exchanging a word, Madara immediately controlled the statue to slash downward. A thousand blades formed into a devastating Blade Storm capable of slicing through everything!
[Thousand Blade Style: Slash the God!]
At that moment, even vision became distorted and blurred, and all sound was silenced, as if the blades had sliced into a vacuum, severing the light!
Even through the barrier, everyone felt the razor-sharp air slicing toward their faces like knives scraping their skin!
"This is what power means!" Madara stood calmly atop the statue with his arms crossed.
The attack frequency of Thousand Hands Manipulation Force: Thrust, the weapon durability of Susanoo, the qualitative leap in Chakra when both merged, and even the repelling force acceleration from Rinnegan!
Such an attack was beyond human capability—it would have been impossible even in his prime!
As for whether Seiki would dodge using Flying Thunder God, he didn't care. Anyway, there was only the barrier behind the opponent.
Moreover, the people who came out with him certainly didn't know Flying Thunder God!
Thinking of this, Madara's eyes gleamed with mockery. "Will you dodge or resist? How will you choose?"
Facing the overwhelming onslaught of air blades, Seiki silently recited a few words inside: [Sage Mode, Eight Gates, Open!]
The next moment, an endless surge of power burst from every part of his body.
The storm advanced rapidly, instantly swallowing Seiki, but he wasn't the least bit concerned. He calmly clenched his fist. "What a nostalgic feeling!"
With his current strength, he could easily suppress anyone. Except for that surprise attack four years ago, it had been many years since he last used these two modes!
However, not using them for so long didn't mean becoming rusty.
He trained his body day after day, even going as far as torturing it in the way of yao monsters, refining his control over his body to the peak!
Any surge of power could be quickly adapted to. Even the two modes—Eight Gates and Sage Mode—with their extreme dynamic and static energies, were perfectly tamed within him!
"Unbeaten for so many years, but I've never relaxed even for a single day. Although it was my own choice, it still felt empty without an audience… Today, let me show you the fruits of my years of training!"
Outside, Madara's mocking gaze turned indifferent, then disappointed.
He sensed the opponent's Chakra had not vanished, meaning the opponent had chosen the second path.
"How foolish! Risking yourself just to protect those behind you—when one person carries all hope, any risk is senseless!"
"It seems I gave you too much credit after all…"
Yet at that moment, a powerful Chakra burst skyward from within the storm, terrifying even him. Then, the Blade Storm was pushed open and torn apart by a surge of blue aura.
The razor-sharp Blade Storm, seemingly capable of cutting space itself, was actually ripped apart. Witnessing this, Madara's eyes widened, and an ominous feeling stirred in his heart.
Sure enough, a figure burst from the center of the storm, charging directly toward the statue.
Without any motion of swinging a fist or kicking a leg—just a simple collision—it pierced through the statue's outer defense like an arrow!
"So fast!"
Madara's Rinnegan eyes widened in shock. Though his Rinnegan could follow his opponent's movements, his body couldn't react fast enough.
Before he could even step back, Seiki lunged forward and sent him flying with a single punch. With no time to steady himself, Seiki kicked him backward again.
Back and forth like a ball!
"Damn it! Stop right there!" Madara roared in fury, but his resistance proved completely useless.
Even in his original body, he was far inferior to Seiki in speed and reflexes—let alone in his Impure World Reincarnation body.
In just one second, Seiki had kicked Madara countless times before finally seizing him in a crushing grip.
"Is this all you've got? Looking to dance, huh?"
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