Chapter 52: Battling Uchiha Madara for the Third Time
"Great-Uncle!"
Seeing Uchiha Madara charging toward Masahiko, Hashirama and Tobirama were both shocked. They were about to intervene when they saw Madara slam on the brakes and look up.
Masahiko had already flown into the air. He grinned and teased, "Madara! Can't hit me! Are you mad?"
Madara was furious. His Sharingan spun wildly, and he was on the verge of activating Susanoo.
"Stop, Madara!" Hashirama snapped out of it and blocked Madara's path.
Madara glanced at Hashirama. "Didn't you want a truce? Fine! Either kill your brother, or let me kill this old man."
Masahiko, hovering in mid-air, stumbled and almost fell.
"What kind of joke is that?!" Tobirama was enraged. "Brother, stop hoping! Let's kill him together!"
Masahiko, however, looked thoughtful. "If Madara, who has the Nine-Tails, fights Hashirama now, the outcome is unpredictable... But if I..."
Thinking this, Masahiko spoke up. "Madara, do you think you can kill me just because you want to? You didn't gain much of an advantage the last two times we fought!"
Mentioning their previous battles made Madara's anger erupt. "Now, I have the power Izuna left me, and the hatred he left me! An old man like you... Hmph!"
"Then come on! I'll fight you one more time... After this battle, all grudges are settled!" Masahiko said with a smile.
"Great-Uncle..." Hashirama started to dissuade him, but Masahiko waved him off.
"Hashirama, now that I can fly, things are different. Don't worry, I won't use that jutsu..." Masahiko explained.
Hashirama hesitated, but didn't stop him. He decided to watch closely and save Masahiko if things went south.
Uchiha Madara waved his hand and said to the clansmen behind him, "Stand back!" He still valued these people who were willing to follow him.
Hashirama also looked at the clansmen behind him. "Tobirama, take them away!"
When only the three of them remained on the field, Madara looked at Hashirama. "Hashirama, are you planning to save this old man from me?"
"Let's try and see!" Before Hashirama could answer, Madara activated Susanoo.
The Perfect Susanoo, in its Tengu form, appeared before Masahiko. Madara drew the massive longsword at its waist and slashed down at him.
"Whew... so this is the Perfect Susanoo. Finally seeing it in person." Masahiko dodged sideways, watching as the mountain behind him was split in two. He sighed softly.
"But being looked down upon by Madara all the time is really annoying..."
"Earth Release: Opening Earth Rising Excavation!" Masahiko formed seals. The earth beneath Susanoo's right foot suddenly rose, throwing the giant off balance. Madara retracted the sword, using it to prop the Susanoo up.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!" Masahiko fired a beam of white light, aiming not at the Susanoo, but at the sword. The sword disintegrated, and the Susanoo stumbled, falling to the ground.
"OLD MAN!" The Susanoo actually sprang up. Masahiko's eye twitched. That's a lot of hate. Good thing I'm flying, or I'd be feeling an earthquake right now.
"Madara, you're always so pathetic at the start of our duels. Do you have to get beaten up before you'll use your full strength?" Masahiko laughed.
Hearing this, Madara actually deactivated Susanoo and nodded slightly. "Old man, you're right. I always underestimate you. Your endless stream of strange jutsu really can cause me trouble. Besides Hashirama, you can indeed be considered my second rival!"
"Next, I won't be careless! Summoning Jutsu!"
"The Nine-Tails? First time seeing it..." Masahiko muttered, looking at the ferocious demon fox. "Sage Mode: Activate!"
Madara's Perfect Susanoo gradually encased the Nine-Tails, fusing into one.
"So this is the legendary Majestic Attire: Susanoo..." Masahiko sighed. Watching the Tailed Beast Ball forming in the Nine-Tails' mouth, he formed seals. "Sage Art: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique: Pillar!"
The Dust Release and the Susanoo-enhanced Tailed Beast Ball collided. Masahiko rapidly ascended to high altitude, but he was still blown back by the shockwave.
When the shockwave dissipated, the plain had been turned into a massive crater.
"Crap! The Senju compound is nearby!" Masahiko looked south, only to see towering giant trees shielding the area. "Right! Hashirama is here!" Masahiko breathed a sigh of relief.
"Old man! That move wasn't bad! How many more times can you use it?" Madara shouted.
Masahiko smiled. "Chakra? I have plenty! Seventh Gate: Gate of Wonder: OPEN!"
Blue steam erupted from Masahiko's body. The chakra within him multiplied dozens of times over.
"Is this... Taijutsu? Old man, don't tell me you plan to use Taijutsu against me!"
"For me, the Eight Inner Gates is just a jutsu to boost chakra... Originally, I only wanted to open five gates because the seventh hurts like hell, but I just had a bold idea." Masahiko spoke slowly, pulling out four special shuriken and throwing them around Madara.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Masahiko created four clones. Simultaneously, they used the Shuriken Substitution Jutsu to appear around Madara.
"Barrier: Four Red Yang Formation!" A red barrier encased Uchiha Madara and the main Masahiko.
Masahiko nodded slowly. "Just as I thought. With my already massive chakra reserves, opening the Seventh Gate allows me to do this..."
"Old man, you plan to trap me with this?" Uchiha Madara slashed down with his sword, but it bounced off the barrier. He controlled the Nine-Tails to charge another Tailed Beast Ball.
"Then how about this? Sage Art: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique: Pillar!" Masahiko unleashed the jutsu again inside the barrier.
"Shuriken Substitution Jutsu!" Masahiko escaped the barrier and knelt on the ground, watching the inside of the barrier shake as smoke filled the enclosed space.
"Taking a direct hit... you wouldn't be dead, would you, Madara...?" Masahiko's mouth twitched.
The smoke cleared. Masahiko's four clones had exhausted their chakra and disappeared one by one.
"I still lost. As expected of Uchiha Madara... Although I could still open the Eighth Gate, I probably couldn't achieve mutual destruction. Madara still has Izanagi!" Seeing Uchiha Madara unscathed, Masahiko smiled bitterly. "Did he use the Nine-Tails to block the attack at the critical moment? Poor Nine-Tails..."
"Old man! You almost killed me! Now it's your turn to die!" Madara laughed maniacally and charged at Masahiko.
"Enough! Madara!" Hashirama appeared in the nick of time, causing Masahiko to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Must we fight to the death?"
"Hashirama, I'll say it again. Either let me kill this old man, or take advantage of my current state and kill me!" Madara said.
"Madara, can we really not go back to the days of skipping stones?"
"I am different from before!" Madara fell silent for a moment.
"If I kill you, the young Uchiha will rise up in resistance..."
"There are no Uchiha young men with that kind of backbone anymore."
"There will be eventually... Killing you won't erase the hatred! Izuna's grudge... I will repay it for Tobirama!"
"..."
Masahiko watched from the side as the live-action "Hashirama Commits Suicide and gets Saved" scene played out. It felt overly bromantic...
"However... Konoha is finally back on track! At least I didn't fight this hard battle for nothing..."
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