Chapter 155: Testing Ends, Exchanging Intelligence
A special aura radiated from Yuto's body in all directions.
Clearly, it was just a black mark that had suddenly appeared on his forehead.
But compared to the dangerous aura Yuto emitted earlier, this current aura possessed an added sensation that made one's heart palpitate.
It was even more dangerous than before!
Sage Mode!
"Is this that guy Hashirama's ability?"
Madara frowned slightly, his voice carrying a trace of surprise!
"During the time I was revived before you, I didn't exactly do nothing."
Yuto spoke indifferently.
After speaking, Yuto turned his head slightly to look at Konan, who was still in a daze behind him: "Do you intend to participate in the battle as well?"
Sensing that violent aura on Yuto's body, Konan swallowed hard and instantly understood the meaning behind Yuto's words.
Konan flashed forward, appearing beside Nagato's corpse, picked up the body, and quickly retreated into the distance.
Seeing Konan's actions, Obito and Zetsu reacted as well, hurriedly pulling back toward the outer perimeter.
Madara did not care at all about Konan leaving; right now, only Yuto remained in Madara's eyes.
As for Konan, she was not qualified to warrant Madara's attention.
Not long after the three of them had withdrawn from the center of the battle between Madara and Yuto.
A huge roaring sound exploded in the sky above the entire forest.
A muffled sound like a thunderclap rang in the ears of the three who had already fled several hundred meters away.
The next moment, everyone felt a shaking sensation as if an earthquake were occurring.
Boom! Boom!
Giant explosions continuously transmitted, and a large amount of dust splashed in all directions, causing the three who had already escaped a certain distance to involuntarily retreat further back.
The sounds of intense collisions continued to ring out incessantly; with every impact, a large swath of surrounding trees was directly cleared away.
In a short period, the battlefield originally situated in the dense forest had been cleared into a flat plain.
Obito stared blankly in the direction from which the sound came, his tone carrying a trace of a tremble: "So strong!"
Possessing the ability of "Kamui," Obito had never worried about his own safety.
But until now, seeing that they were already so far from the center of the battlefield, yet he could still feel the intense sensation of shaking from the ground beneath his feet.
Under such violent attacks, his "Kamui" might be able to dodge for a moment, but once the time was up, he would likely be slain by these two in an instant.
This was no longer a matter of the strength of abilities, but a gap in true power!
At this moment, at the center of the battlefield!
As the battle between the two unfolded, the expressions on both Madara's and Yuto's faces became increasingly grave.
Madara in the Rinnegan state indeed possessed a strength increase that somewhat exceeded Yuto's initial imagination.
Madara in the Mangekyou Sharingan state and Madara in the Rinnegan state belonged to two completely different levels of strength.
Especially those various strange ninjutsu within the Rinnegan, it was enough to make Yuto feel deeply troubled.
On the other side, the expression on Madara's face was the same at this moment.
Originally thinking that after awakening the Rinnegan, neither Hashirama nor Yuto would be his opponents anymore, but now, Madara realized he had still underestimated Yuto's strength.
From the start of the battle until now, he had already begun to suppress Yuto.
But Madara knew that this was merely suppression; wanting to slay Yuto was fundamentally impossible to achieve in a short time.
Unless it was a battle of attrition, but in terms of attrition, this was Yuto's strong suit.
Although Yuto's ability was singular, it was too pure; so pure that most of his Rinnegan's abilities were fundamentally ineffective against Yuto.
Perhaps wide-range attacks like "Tengai Shinsei" could not be absorbed by Yuto, but such attacks required too long to form hand seals.
But with Yuto's strength, he simply would not give him the time to perform long hand seals.
Clatter!
Clatter!
A large amount of Adamantine Sealing Chains poured out from Yuto's body, instantly binding Madara.
An intense sensation of pulling transmitted; these chakra chains seemed as if they wanted to tear his body apart.
Shinra Tensei!
Madara widened his eyes slightly, and a powerful repulsive force burst from his body, shattering all the Adamantine Sealing Chains binding him.
The moment the repulsive force stopped, Yuto had already appeared in front of Madara.
Violent energy gathered on Yuto's fist, causing his entire fist to emit a faint glimmer.
Boom!
Terrifying power poured out toward Madara's chest.
In that instant, Madara waved his hand, and a massive fist of Susanoo rose from his body, colliding with Yuto's fist.
A huge roar sounded again, and Susanoo's massive fist cracked and shattered directly, while Yuto's body also paused for a moment.
Madara let out a loud shout: "Thrilling! This is what a battle should be!"
Yuto had no intention of wasting words, and the two engaged in combat once again.
Until another huge roar came from the center of the battlefield.
Only then did the two figures stop, simultaneously retreating several steps backward.
Madara and Yuto stared at each other silently; having fought until now, both knew that this battle no longer had any necessity to continue.
Madara was not confident that he could kill or seal Yuto again.
Similarly, although Yuto's strength currently fell short of Madara, the ability of the "Black Emperor" was quite formidable; in a certain sense, the longer the fight dragged on, the stronger Yuto's power became.
Moreover, Yuto knew almost all of Madara's Rinnegan abilities, so Madara had no way to deal with him.
"This probing battle should pretty much come to an end."
Yuto rubbed his fist and spoke indifferently.
"Indeed, it should end."
Madara nodded, his face full of calm, though his voice carried a hint of displeasure, clearly unsatisfied with the result of the battle.
At this moment, if an outsider heard the conversation between the two, their jaw would likely drop in shock; such a battle was, to these two, actually merely a probing test.
As the conversation between the two ended, the battlefield fell silent for a moment; after a while, Madara's voice rang out first.
"After you were revived, have you been to Konoha or not?"
Madara stared at Yuto and spoke in a plain voice.
"As it happens, there is also a matter I wish to confirm with you."
Yuto likewise stared at Madara and asked back.
Exchanging intelligence!
This was a tacit understanding formed during the Warring States Period when two forces on the battlefield, unable to eliminate each other after a battle ended but having mutual interests, would interact.
Both sides fell silent again for a while, and Yuto was the first to speak: "I not only went to Konoha, but also secretly united the other four villages to nearly destroy Konoha; it's just that in the end, the 'True Several Thousand Hands' left behind by Hashirama appeared."
Saying this, Yuto stopped, knowing that Madara would understand his words.
Hearing Yuto's words, a gleam flashed through Madara's eyes; although Yuto did not say much, the information revealed was quite substantial.
Moreover, the information he wanted most was also obtained.
As for the issue of whether Konoha was destroyed or not, Madara did not care at all; in a certain sense, after seeing the stone tablet tampered with by Black Zetsu, his ideological realm had long since risen from the level of villages and nations to the entire ninja world.
"I want to know, after your battle with Hashirama ended back then, the extent of Hashirama's injuries?"
Yuto also asked his own question.
Hearing Yuto's words, Madara's eyes narrowed slightly, and his originally calm emotions rarely showed fluctuation.
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