"This kind of ocular technique can't possibly be used consecutively. Before he activates it again—finish the battle!"
Uchiha Madara's killing intent surged as his gaze locked on Uchiha Fugaku.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The massive black sword in Madara's hands broke apart into nine Truth-Seeking Orbs, which shot toward Fugaku like black lightning.
Madara himself—and his remaining three Limbo clones—lunged in unison, surrounding him from all sides.
Buzz—
In response, Fugaku's green greatsword disintegrated into nine glowing orbs of his own, meeting Madara's attack head-on.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Black light clashed against green, the two forces colliding in midair with explosive intensity—perfectly matched in power.
Madara's orbs were forged after he became the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, infused with both Six Paths and Rinnegan energy—
they far surpassed ordinary Truth-Seeking Orbs.
But Fugaku's were something new—
born from the fusion of the Rinnegan and Tenseigan,
a form that transcended either origin, imbued with overwhelming power.
When the two sets of orbs met, the resulting force was evenly balanced, neither able to overpower the other.
Flash—
One of Madara's clones rushed in from the front.
Another from the left.
A third from the right.
And Madara himself circled to the rear, closing in behind Fugaku.
"So you're planning to kill me before my time domain resets?"
Though surrounded on all sides, Fugaku's expression remained calm—
eerily calm.
Madara was right: having just used the Time Domain, Fugaku needed a brief recovery period before he could invoke it again.
But assuming that made him weaker was a fatal mistake.
"Eight Gates Released Formation—Seventh Gate, Gate of Shock—open!"
"Eighth Gate, Gate of Death—open!"
A wave of crimson steam exploded from Fugaku's body, engulfing him in a blood-red aura.
"Evening Elephant!"
He spun sharply, eyes blazing, and unleashed a barrage of punches behind him—each blow compressing the air into visible shock blocks that tore toward Madara like meteor shells.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After obtaining the Tenseigan, Fugaku's body had undergone a profound evolution.
After awakening the Rinnegan, it transformed yet again.
Twice reforged—his physical power now far surpassed even Might Guy's.
To open the Eight Gates with such a body—
the power was unimaginable.
"Switch—!"
Madara's instincts screamed danger.
If he were struck by those shockwaves, even his Six Paths-enhanced body would be obliterated.
At the very last instant, he activated Limbo: Border Jail, swapping positions with one of his invisible clones.
Bang, bang, bang!
The invisible clone took the full brunt of the attack.
Its body—tougher even than Madara's—was riddled with massive holes before disintegrating completely.
Another clone—gone.
Meanwhile, Fugaku's figure flickered, vanishing just as the remaining clones and Madara's true body attacked.
He reappeared before another clone—
and kicked.
"If hitting you just means you'll swap with your clone, then I'll strike the clone directly."
"How dare he—?"
Madara's expression darkened in disbelief.
Fugaku—who had opened the Eighth Gate of Death, a technique that consumes life itself—
was fighting like death meant nothing.
"Wait… this isn't real—this is genjutsu!"
Madara's eyes widened as realization struck.
He was trapped again—within True Illusion, the same illusion Fugaku had used before.
He had broken it once, but enough time had passed for Fugaku to reapply it.
And this time, Fugaku had deliberately avoided using spatial abilities within the illusion to avoid raising suspicion.
But Madara's Rinnegan detected the mental disturbance immediately.
"Genjutsu—release!"
Crack—
He dispelled the illusion just before Fugaku's kick connected, saving his clone from being destroyed.
The world snapped back into focus—
Madara and his clones were still mid-attack, surrounding Fugaku.
Except—one of the clones was missing.
Flash—
Fugaku used the Body Flicker Technique, darting through the newly opened gap, escaping the encirclement.
The nine green orbs that had been dispersed moments earlier returned to orbit around him.
"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
At his command, the orbs merged into a colossal golden sword, its divine radiance splitting the skies themselves.
With a single mighty swing, Fugaku brought it down on the nearest clone.
Slash—!
Too late to dodge, the clone was cleaved cleanly in half, its body disintegrating instantly.
The golden blade continued downward, slamming into the earth.
Rumble—
The impact split the ground apart, forming a bottomless chasm stretching for miles, unleashing a storm of violent winds.
The shockwave sent both Madara and his last clone tumbling backward.
"Not good! Fall back!"
The shinobi from the Five Great Nations—who had been rushing in to assist Fugaku—were swept up in the storm, forced to retreat.
They had wanted to help, but the sheer aftermath of the battle made it clear—
they had no right to intervene in a fight between gods.
And judging from what they saw—
Fugaku, the Fifth Hokage, clearly wasn't at a disadvantage.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Madara unleashed a massive repulsive wave, stopping the tempest from flinging him away.
His expression darkened.
Out of four Limbo clones—only one remained.
He had planned to strike down Fugaku before his temporal power recovered.
Instead, he was the one being dismantled.
Flash—
Fugaku lunged forward.
The golden sword dimmed, reshaping into a green greatsword as he swung down at Madara.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
Sensing mortal danger, Madara sent his nine black orbs streaking toward Fugaku to block him.
He couldn't afford to let Fugaku get close—not with the possibility that his Time Domain had recharged.
Flash—
Fugaku's speed suddenly exploded.
Ten—no, dozens of Fugakus appeared simultaneously, all attacking Madara at once.
"There must be clones among them!"
Madara didn't panic.
Even shadow clones couldn't deceive his Rinnegan.
He'd simply find the real body and counter.
But when he focused his Rinnegan—
his eyes widened in disbelief.
Every single Fugaku was real.
Slash, slash, slash—!
The nine Truth-Seeking Orbs shot forward, each targeting one Fugaku—
but every target they struck vanished into fading green mist.
None were the true body.
"Time Domain!"
At that instant, Fugaku appeared beside Madara and activated the Time Domain once more.
A massive sphere—hundreds of meters wide—froze the world.
Madara and his last clone halted mid-motion, completely immobilized.
Only Fugaku moved within the silent void.
Slash—
The black greatsword swept horizontally, cutting straight into Madara's torso.
But the time field shattered.
Madara's consciousness snapped back.
Flash—
He swapped places with his final clone just in time—
the blade cleaved the clone in half.
But Fugaku's strike didn't stop there—
the sword continued forward, slicing through the air—
and through Madara himself, who had appeared in the clone's place.
Slash—!
The black blade cut cleanly through him, splitting his body in two.
Both halves hit the ground with a dull thud.
Blood sprayed across the shattered earth, pooling beneath him.
Any ordinary being would have died instantly—
but Madara, a Six Paths-level existence, clung to life.
The two halves of his body began slowly pulling together, trying to reconnect.
Fugaku gave him no chance.
Bang, bang, bang!
The black sword dissolved back into nine orbs, which then transformed into nine divine weapons.
Each weapon shot forward—
piercing Madara's head, heart, and vital points—
nailing both halves of his body to the ground,
preventing them from ever reuniting again.
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