Chapter 168 - Chapter 168: Morkel Doesn't Want the Shadow That Comes to His Door!

As she looked down at her palm, Tsunade noticed that the strange mark Morkel had left was now gone."This guy… he must have known I'd be in trouble. He planned this in advance," she muttered to herself.---In the Heavens—The Uchiha clan leader, Madara, grew increasingly uneasy as the fight dragged on.Susanoo's complete form consumed a massive amount of chakra—but his Impure World Reincarnation body held an almost limitless supply. Yet, despite that, this clone of Morkel had been fighting toe-to-toe with him for what felt like forever!"How is this possible? How can a clone last this long?"The sheer amount of chakra Morkel was using—was this really something a normal ninja could wield?As Madara's thoughts wavered, Morkel's green Susanoo—its sword now wrapped in black flames—lunged forward, thrusting its weapon at Madara's chest!"Unbelievable!" Madara roared as he raised both of his swords to block."Clang!!"The resulting clash sent Madara's massive blue Susanoo hurtling backward, crashing hundreds of meters away!"You insolent boy! I am the progenitor of the Uchiha Clan! You're using Uchiha eyes against me—do you not see the irony?"Morkel replied nonchalantly, "It's called progress. The waves of the Yangtze River push the ones before forward."Then, without pause, he charged at Madara again, like an unstoppable force.The intense battle continued for over half an hour, their combat shifting from sky to ground. Gradually, Morkel's clone gained the upper hand.When Morkel thrust his spiral sword once more, Madara quickly formed hand seals and shouted: "Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"On the opposite side, Morkel's clone followed suit."Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!""Swish! Swish! Swish!"Two mighty forests exploded from the earth, rising like tidal waves. Vines, trees, and massive blossoms filled the battlefield.As the giant trees surged upward, they began to entangle both Susanoo giants.Soon after, colorful flowers bloomed from within the sea of trees, their petals opening and releasing a thick, poisonous mist.Morkel effortlessly dodged the entangling vines. As a master of Wood Style and a medical ninja, this level of poisonous gas meant nothing to him.Madara, likewise, was unaffected. As an Impure World Reincarnation body, poison was no threat to him.After evading Morkel's forest, Madara looked across the field and muttered, "You're full of surprises, boy. You've mastered Wood Style and the Sharingan to such a level... I, Madara Uchiha, acknowledge you as the strongest of this era."Morkel chuckled, "Just for that? You're handing me the title of strongest?""The real show is only just beginning!"Suddenly, horns emerged from Morkel's forehead, and a mysterious sage mask formed over his face.He thrust both arms forward."Sage Art: Susano'o Takemikazuchi Thunder God!"As the words left his lips, a tremor surged through the heavens and the earth.Suddenly—Whooosh!!The wind howled, and dark clouds engulfed the sky. Flashes of violet lightning streaked across the horizon."BOOM!"A massive bolt of lightning struck Morkel's green Susanoo!The moment the lightning touched its armor, the entire Susanoo transformed!The lightning condensed into a glowing violet roulette wheel behind the green giant's back. The Susanoo's body expanded to a towering 500 to 600 meters tall! Its full-body armor became sharper, more layered, more divine.Six additional arms erupted from the giant's sides, each holding different celestial weapons: a war drum, crescent moon blade, arrow, and twin swords.Within half a minute, the transformation was complete.Morkel stood atop the crystal embedded in Takemikazuchi's forehead, gazing down at Madara like a god observing the mortal world."Gulp."Madara's throat tightened. For the first time, he admitted—he was nervous."This... This Susano'o has evolved beyond its complete form?!"Even after activating his perfect Susanoo, this boy still had another transformation?And he wasn't even a member of the Uchiha Clan!---Elsewhere on the battlefield—Four battered Kage lay on the ground, stunned as they watched the towering Thunder God rise.Their eyes widened.After a long silence, the Second Tsuchikage muttered, "Power… Divine… Uncontainable…"The Fourth Mizukage whispered, "A true god walks among us."The Raikage clenched his fists. "If we had let him take the lead earlier, maybe the war wouldn't have gotten this bad…"---Back on the battlefield, Morkel looked at Madara and smiled faintly."Ready to return to the underworld?"As he spoke, the massive roulette wheel behind the Thunder God began to spin and vibrate."Boom… boom… boom…"With each thunderous rumble, bolts of violet lightning rained down, charging the divine weapons.The Thunder God's arms slowly lowered, drawing its bow with a glowing arrow.The bowstring stretched into a full crescent moon.Even as fear gripped him, Madara shouted defiantly, "No matter what form your Susanoo takes, I am immortal! My Impure World Reincarnation body cannot die!"But Morkel wasn't in the mood for talk."Sage Art: Hachiman!"The Thunder God's fingers released the arrow."SWOOSH!"It vanished instantly—blazing through time and space.In the blink of an eye, the divine arrow appeared right in front of Madara!"BAAM!"Before Madara or his Susanoo could react, the arrow pierced through their chests!The impact was overwhelming.Madara's blue Susanoo shattered into fragments and vanished.His body began to dissolve from the chest outward, breaking apart into glowing ashes.Even in his final moments, Madara's face showed disbelief."How? How did your arrow break through the Impure World Reincarnation technique?!"Morkel replied calmly, "The arrow carries a sealing technique. The moment it touches your body—it sends you straight back to the underworld."Madara let out a low chuckle. "So that's how it is…""Amazing, boy. Of all my opponents, only Senju Hashirama ever stood above me… until now.""I acknowledge you, Morkel. We will meet again—hopefully, next time, in a proper battle with my true body."Morkel shrugged. "That depends on whether you can ever be brought back."As Madara faded, Morkel noticed something strange—the man's eyes.They weren't ordinary Sharingan. They were Rinnegan."Your eyes…" Morkel asked curiously.Madara smiled faintly. "A gift of this body… these are Rinnegan awakened through the Impure World Reincarnation."Morkel muttered to himself, "So even that Rinnegan can be used…"But Madara was already gone—his soul returned to the underworld.Peace finally returned to the battlefield.---After the dust settled, a faint purple light flickered in Morkel's blood-red Mangekyō Sharingan.He turned his attention toward the only remaining threat—Mu, the undead ninja under Kabuto's control.Mu, having witnessed everything, turned to run.He was utterly terrified.But how could Morkel let him go?With a casual swing of the massive spiral sword, he reduced Mu's body to ashes, making it impossible to regenerate.The final enemy had fallen.Morkel dismissed the Thunder God Susanoo and calmly walked toward the four wounded Kage."You were incredible," Tsunade said, still lying on the ground, her face pale but eyes shining.Then she smiled."From now on, you'll be the Sixth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf!"Morkel stopped in his tracks and sighed. "Master… is this how you repay me? By throwing me into politics?"Tsunade chuckled, "How is making you Hokage an act of revenge?"Off to the side, the other three Kage couldn't help but laugh.Ninjas usually schemed and plotted to become Kage, going through countless trials just for a chance at the title.But Morkel? He didn't even want it—despite saving the entire ninja world.