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Chapter 169: The Will of a Legend
In the crown of the ancient tree, the face that was half black and half white resembled a bizarre Venus flytrap, quietly watching the boiling battlefield below.
Rainwater slid down its cheeks but couldn't take away any aura belonging to life.
"Whoa!"
The white half of the face spoke first, sounding innocent and amazed, like a child discovering a new toy.
"This Uchiha kid is amazing! He actually pushed the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki to this point! And his way of using ninjutsu is so weird, wrapping Fire Release around a sword—that's so cool!"
Its voice was full of pure appreciation and curiosity.
The black half of the face remained silent. There was not a ripple in the deep eye, just a fixed stare at the Uchiha who radiated madness.
Center of the battlefield.
Boom!
Killer B, covered by four Tailed Beast tails, vanished instantly.
In the next second, he appeared in front of the Golden Lion. Claws wrapped in crimson chakra, carrying a whistle that tore the air, gouged straight for the Golden Lion's heart!
Speed and power were several grades higher than before!
The three tomoe in the Golden Lion's pupils spun madly. His body leaned back at an extremely distorted angle, dodging this fatal blow by a hair's breadth.
Slash!
The claw grazed his chest, bringing up a string of blood beads.
The crimson chakra was like maggots in the bone, burning on his wound, bringing waves of intense pain.
"Jihahahaha!"
Far from retreating, the Golden Lion erupted with even more maniacal laughter. He could feel this power stimulating his body, stimulating his eyes!
"Not enough! Still not enough!"
He countered with a backhand slash, the flame-wrapped blade chopping toward Killer B's neck.
The four Tailed Beast tails behind Killer B were like the most flexible weapons. Two instantly blocked in front, forcibly holding the blade, while the other two shot out like poisonous snakes, stabbing toward the Golden Lion's eyes!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal clashing was incessant.
Man and beast unfolded an offense and defense beyond the limit of human dynamic vision within a small square inch!
Relying on the Sharingan's insight and battle instincts tempered a thousand times, the Golden Lion maneuvered through the storm of attacks. Sword light and firelight interwove as he actually fought the Tailed Beast-transformed Killer B to a draw!
"This guy..."
In the tree crown, Black Zetsu finally spoke. His voice was hoarse and ancient, like a whisper from hell.
"This guy has the same will as Lord Madara..."
For the first time, Black Zetsu's voice carried a trace of complex emotion.
"Lord Madara?" White Zetsu was stunned. "How can he compare to Lord Madara?"
In his heart, Madara Uchiha was the synonym for invincible.
"No, you don't understand."
Black Zetsu's hoarse voice was like two ancient tombstones rubbing together, carrying a strange emotion even White Zetsu had never felt.
"This guy's paranoia for battle isn't much less compared to Madara."
Black Zetsu's voice lowered, as if declaring to himself, and to the whole world.
White Zetsu was completely stunned. He couldn't understand, but he could feel that half of the black body was trembling slightly due to some extreme excitement.
Perhaps... the successor Lord Madara had waited so many years for had really appeared in an unexpected way?
...
Boom!!
In the center of the battlefield, airwaves exploded again!
Killer B, having entered Tailed Beast Transformation, had become a crimson beast. His speed was so fast only afterimages remained, and his strength was so great that every wave of his claw could easily tear the earth apart.
The Golden Lion's situation took a sharp turn for the worse.
Pfft!
Another claw swept past, opening a wound deep enough to see bone on the Golden Lion's left shoulder. The crimson Tailed Beast chakra was like poisonous fire, frantically burning his nerves, attempting to destroy his bodily functions.
Pain! Unprecedented pain!
This power was barbaric, domineering, and unreasonable! A hundred times trickier than A's Lightning Release Armor earlier!
But on the Golden Lion's face, there was no pain; instead, the smile grew more hideous!
"Jihahahahaha! Yes! Just like that! This is the feeling!"
He could clearly feel his body being pushed to the limit. Every inch of muscle was wailing; every breath carried a heat that burned his lungs.
Simultaneously, the three-tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spun frantically at unprecedented speed, decomposing and seeing through Killer B's storm-like attack trajectories one by one!
"Not enough! Still not enough! Brat!"
The Golden Lion roared wildly. Instead of retreating, he advanced against Killer B's offensive. The flame-wrapped long sword in his hand stabbed straight for Killer B's lower abdomen at a tricky, bizarre angle!
Trading injury for injury!
This was the most primitive and craziest fighting style belonging to a pirate!
Killer B's bestial pupils contracted. He hadn't expected this Uchiha to be so crazy. The four Tailed Beast tails behind him instantly returned to defend, blocking in front like four shields.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Blade and tail collided fiercely, splashing large sparks.
Man and beast unfolded the most primitive, bloody melee in the muddy battlefield!
The Golden Lion's sword technique was ruthless and seasoned, every cut aiming for vitals. Killer B, relying on the absolute power and speed of the Tailed Beast Transformation and the offensive-defensive characteristics of the four tails, suppressed the Golden Lion firmly.
The situation seemed to be a stalemate, but only the Golden Lion knew he was being constantly consumed.
The Sharingan's pupil power, his own chakra, and stamina... were all flowing away rapidly in this high-intensity battle. At this rate, he would absolutely be the first to fall!
"Need... need stronger stimulation!" The Golden Lion roared frantically in his heart, his blood seemingly burning.
He craved that pressure capable of tearing the soul, that ultimate experience hovering on the line of life and death that could allow him to break through shackles and glimpse a higher level of power!
"B! This guy isn't right!"
In Killer B's mind, Eight-Tails Gyūki's heavy voice sounded, carrying a trace of gravity.
"His will is too tough! It's simply like a rock! My chakra is burning his body, but he seems to be enjoying the process!"
Gyūki had lived for thousands of years and seen countless strong people. But a lunatic like Tsubasa Uchiha, who resisted Tailed Beast chakra with a mortal body and fought more bravely as the battle progressed, was a first.
"I feel it, Eight-o! This guy wants to use me as a stepping stone! Yo!" Killer B responded in his heart, his tone turning cold. "Since he wants to die so much, let's help him! Use that move!"
"...Alright!"
Gyūki hesitated for only half a second before agreeing decisively. It could feel that if this Uchiha wasn't resolved completely here, he would definitely become a major trouble for Kumogakure in the future!
On the battlefield, the wildly attacking Killer B suddenly paused. Borrowing the immense force of a clash, his figure retreated violently for tens of meters, instantly pulling distance from the Golden Lion.
The Golden Lion paused, about to pursue, but saw a scene he would never forget in his life.
Killer B half-squatted on the ground. The boiling crimson chakra all over his body began to gather frantically toward his open mouth.
Yin and Yang.
Two types of chakra with completely different properties began to compress and rotate in perfect proportion.
A...
Pitch-black energy sphere, emitting an aura of destruction and ominousness, was rapidly taking shape in his mouth!
Danger!
Extreme danger!
That small black sphere contained terrifying energy enough to raze this battlefield, along with everything within several kilometers, to the ground!
The Golden Lion stopped.
He stared dead at the black sphere forming in Killer B's mouth. If hit by that thing, his body would probably evaporate instantly, disappearing completely from this world!
"Jihahahahahaha—!!"
Under the extreme threat of death, the Golden Lion showed no fear. Instead, he looked to the sky and erupted with deafening laughter!
The laughter was full of uncontrollable madness and excitement!
"Come on! Brat! This is it! This is what I've been waiting for!"
This pressure! This premonition of death enough to crush him completely!
This was what he wanted!
"Want to kill me with this kind of thing?"
The smile on the Golden Lion's lips became incredibly cold. His eyes flashed with a cunning and madness belonging to a top pirate that ninjas of this world could not understand.
"You are... a hundred years too early!!"
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