Haseo's broken long blade dropped to the ground. Pulled by Universal Pull, his body once again fell toward Madara Uchiha.
In an instant, Madara's palm shot out a black spike, stabbing straight toward Haseo's chest.
This was a Black Receiver created through Yin-Yang Release. With just a flick of Madara's wrist, another weapon appeared.
But Haseo made no move to dodge.
Instead, he abruptly twisted his body sideways. The Black Receiver pierced through Haseo's right arm in an instant, but he ignored the wound completely. His right arm lashed out like a Snake Lunge, tightly wrapping around Madara's arm.
Then, Haseo suddenly lifted his left leg with tremendous force, slamming his raised knee into that enormous war fan. Although the weapon didn't fly from Madara's grip, the impact forced Madara's other arm upward as well.
And then...
Haseo headbutted Madara!
Unbelievable — after all these years, the Konoha Forehead Protector finally served its first real purpose. This headbutt carried not only the power of Tenson Seichū but also struck with the metal armor on his head, making it both offensive and defensive.
Blood instantly streamed from Madara's forehead. Haseo even heard a sharp "crack."
At the very least, Madara had likely suffered a minor skull fracture, if not a small bone crack.
So at this moment, he felt some pain—not just pain, but his whole head even felt dizzy… Clearly, even Madara Uchiha, the strongest man in the world, could suffer from concussion after being hit hard on the head.
Even Darwin would've applauded.
Initially, Madara only felt a slight sting. He merely felt a brief dizziness at first. But when he regained consciousness, he realized the pain was more intense than expected—more importantly, the source of pain had shifted.
Looking down, Madara saw a semi-transparent Air Blade had already sliced diagonally into his abdomen.
Haseo hadn't been praised without reason—he truly cast techniques faster than imaginable. In the blink of an eye, he'd secretly dealt damage using his [Sage Art: Wind Release: Tengaippa].
Even Madara couldn't copy Haseo's technique, let alone figure out which jutsu he would use just by observing the hand seals.
Your perception might pierce the heavens, but what's that got to do with me?
Had Madara been just a heartbeat slower, he'd have been sliced clean in half. Therefore, Madara certainly wouldn't hold back:
The consequence of Haseo trying to squeeze in extra damage was taking a direct hit from [Shinra Tensei].
His body was instantly blasted backward by an irresistible force, crashing heavily against a cliff wall.
It could only be said that fortunately, Haseo was still in Sage Mode. Otherwise, after this blow, he probably wouldn't have been able to stand up again.
"Cough, cough... Seems like I lost a bit of advantage."
Haseo struggled to his feet, wiped the blood from his lips, then yanked the Black Receiver from his arm and dropped it with a clang.
A thin stream of blood trickled from the wound that pierced right through his arm. Somehow, the Black Receiver had only caused physical damage.
Just as he was about to get up, a blazing inferno already filled his vision.
This was one of the techniques of the Uchiha's "Fire War Fan"—Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction.
Madara Uchiha was currently being eroded by Wood Release. Who knew how furiously his body cells were over-dividing at this moment. As long as it didn't land a fatal blow, it was practically no damage at all.
The scorching flames engulfed Haseo, yet... You've gotta be kidding, right? Like, really? Nobody seriously thinks a Fire Release technique can kill someone, do they?
In the next instant, amidst the roaring flames, Haseo calmly stepped forward from the firestorm. A semi-transparent veil of water spread across his body, gently pushing away the surrounding flames—though rarely applicable, Haseo's Water Release Chakra Mode — Mizukagami Zetsuchou had been specifically designed for moments like this.
Madara Uchiha had already arrived here as well.
"Why weren't you affected by the Black Receiver? You should've become powerless due to losing control over your chakra after being struck."
Indeed, Madara remained completely unscathed.
"Uh… Should I explain this in detail?"
If you're curious, go ahead and take me apart someday—you'll figure it all out once you see what's inside!
Come on, did Haseo really fear chakra chaos within his own body?
Would mud be afraid of a troublemaker?
"Indeed, you truly are excellent research material."
With those words, Madara stretched his hand toward Haseo again.
Again? Is all you can do just showing off your ocular powers?
Before once more feeling that irresistible force, Haseo's figure abruptly vanished from there.
"The Flying Thunder God..."
Merely uttering these three words, Madara's voice brimmed with disdain—not because the technique was troublesome, but simply because he utterly detested the technique itself.
Or more bluntly stated, Madara Uchiha deeply despised Tobirama Senju. Lacking true strength, slippery as an eel on the battlefield, scheming endlessly—that was basically Madara's overall impression of Tobirama Senju.
Haseo had already reappeared where his broken blade lay.
Truthfully, Madara's condition indeed seemed abnormal. So far, he hadn't used any power from Hashirama Senju. Logically speaking, Wood Release techniques clearly possessed broader applications than Madara's personal jutsu. Therefore, it appeared likely that after forcibly rejuvenating himself, Madara had constantly suppressed the restless "extra power" inside him.
Hashirama's power wasn't something easily controlled, and Madara wasn't Hashirama's grandson anyway. Plus, Madara's actions aimed at restoring his condition lately had been extremely forced and unnatural.
Another issue—the nature of Madara's Rinnegan? Was it Shinra Tensei? Universal Pull? Planetary Devastation?
None of those. It was [Limbo: Border Jail]—but even that move, Madara hadn't used yet.
As Haseo contemplated these matters, Madara on the other side suddenly noticed that although Haseo had flown elsewhere, numerous scrolls had been left behind on the ground.
Then, the scrolls began to glow.
Countless shuriken flew toward Madara Uchiha in an instant... Whatever, might as well use the Spike Mines if they're here.
As everyone knows, compared to actually harming enemies, this sort of thing was more about pissing them off.
Sure enough, a translucent blue skeletal figure finally emerged from the ground.
"Starting to use the Sharingan's power now?"
Haseo wasn't sure if Madara could keep using the Rinnegan nonstop—not with his current state. But now, Madara was already tapping into the power of his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
First came the semi-transparent skeletal frame, followed quickly by the mighty "Tengu"—its full form. This was the embodiment of the Uchiha clan's might: the Susanoo.
Madara had summoned the Perfect Form of Susanoo, but something was clearly off—the sapphire-blue chakra giant was barely thirty meters tall.
Then, it started forming seals.
Madara's thinking was simple—he didn't have time to waste fighting Haseo. Since Haseo kept bouncing around like a flea, Madara decided to wipe out the entire battlefield at once.
Susanoo performed the hand seals swiftly and efficiently. Then came a ripple through the air, followed by a slight tremble in the earth.
Haseo glanced up—right on time, a colossal meteor was crashing down from above.
[Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star]!
It was definitely still the power of the Rinnegan. Haseo had miscalculated. Madara hadn't used Susanoo because he couldn't access the Rinnegan—he was charging up for something big.
This was truly a move meant for clearing everything out.
The massive meteor roared down with unstoppable force, immediately forming an air shield around itself, its surface rapidly heating up to a fiery glow.
Piercing through that thin atmospheric layer, within the blink of an eye, the enormous oval-shaped rock made direct contact with the ground. With such a wide area affected, even the Flying Thunder God wouldn't be able to escape without prior preparation.
The thunderous clash of rock against rock shook the heavens—it was sheer devastation. The scale and impact of this "natural disaster" far surpassed anything Haseo's ninjutsu could produce.
Meanwhile, the "Ball of Light" created by the Nine-Tails hovering in the distance flickered unpredictably amidst the disturbance caused by the falling star, like a candle flame battling a storm—on the verge of being snuffed out any second.
What about Haseo himself? Was he able to get out of the blast radius?
"Hmph. Guess the second one won't be necessary."
Protected by Susanoo's "Absolute Defense," Madara cast a glance upward at the second meteorite descending from the sky—deeming it unnecessary.
Truthfully, there'd been a slight misalignment in the technique—the timing between the two meteors was clearly off.
But it hardly mattered. The attack's power wouldn't weaken just because of a minor delay.
But still...
In the end, Madara just didn't get expressions like "toxic positivity," "backhanded praise," or those ominous signs people always ignore until it's too late.
As his words fell, the meteorite that had already landed on the ground, glowing red-hot from atmospheric friction, began inch by inch to shed its outer layer and then reshape itself. In an instant, a giant fifty meters tall hatched from the massive "stone egg."
Well, it turned out to be a beautifully proportioned, elegant female giant!
The giant stood upright, yet compared to the meteorite with a diameter of two hundred meters, her size still seemed tiny.
Next, the giant bent her legs firmly into the ground to steady herself, then lowered both arms to her sides. Immediately after, brilliant white streams of light extended boundlessly from her hands.
The giant dashed forward twice in quick succession with her right leg, her entire body's power surging through her limbs.
As soon as observers realized what she was about to do, the atmosphere and earth itself became electrified alongside her.
The light blade dragged behind her carved out a deep trench in the ground, swinging around in a half-circle before slicing diagonally toward the second meteorite just descending above her.
A slight moment of resistance, then torrents of radiant energy surged forward without end.
Like sparks flying from a flint struck by firesteel, the meteor emitted flames far more intense than simple atmospheric friction.
A brilliant light erupted across the sky—like fireworks blazing in the night—dazzling and colorful in an instant.
Then, just like a rotten wooden stake split apart by an axe blow, the meteor shattered into two halves:
[Sage Art: Earth Release - Tenson Seichū - Uka no Mitama no Kami!]
[Sage Art: Wind Release - Ame no Ohabari no Jutsu - Grand Heavenly Phenomenon!]
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