Uchiha Ryun felt a sense of frustration from being doubted. He, Uchiha Ryun, was also very powerful.
Uchiha Izuna spoke up for his great grandson, "Big brother, do you not trust your younger brother? Our great grandson has very high talent. He just never applied it to genjutsu before. After this test, I am convinced that Uchiha Ryun can become a triple threat master proficient in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu."
Uchiha Madara nodded. Izuna would not joke about such an important matter. He looked at Uchiha Ryun with a gaze full of fighting spirit.
Seeing this, Izuna said, "The second test is a match against my big brother. As long as you can last for thirty minutes, you pass."
Hearing this, Madara's eyes lit up. Finding someone in the current ninja world who could dance with him was extremely difficult. His previous fight with Ryun was only using the Third Mizukage's body. If he hadn't used genjutsu, he might have lost already.
Now, he was more than willing to fight Ryun properly. In an instant, Madara's aura changed. If before he was a sheathed treasured sword, now he was a sharp blade brimming with edge and sharpness.
Madara's eyes were filled with boundless fighting spirit. Since Hashirama died, he hadn't encountered a decent opponent.
Ryun frowned. "A match is fine, but not here. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain it to the villagers and clansmen." His voice was firm and resolute.
"Simple. Ryun, follow me. I know a place with no one around." Madara walked towards the village entrance.
Ryun saw this and followed. Uchiha Izuna sighed. His big brother had been bottled up for a long time without a fight. If he didn't get to fight soon, he would get sick from the suppression.
The three of them left the village together. Because Ryun was present, both the Anbu and the gate guards bowed respectfully and watched the three leave.
Izuna saw this and laughed, "Great grandson, you are quite popular."
"I just serve the villagers." Ryun shook his head, but a smile couldn't help but curl at the corner of his mouth.
Following Madara, the two arrived at a waterfall. On both sides of the waterfall were two giant statues. One was Uchiha Madara's and the other was Hashirama Senju's.
They stood forming hand seals, the river between them cutting off their path.
The Valley of the End was the remains left after the final battle between Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju. To commemorate this battle, shinobi built statues of the two "Gods of Shinobi" here.
Madara looked at the statue of the long haired man and fell into deep thought. It was only after a light cough from Izuna that Madara was brought back to reality.
Madara shook his head and looked at Ryun. "Come on. I will not go easy on you."
Ryun's heart jumped. If Grandpa Madara said he wouldn't hold back, he truly meant it.
While he was momentarily dazed, Madara's figure disappeared. Ryun's pupils constricted. Before he could even turn around, he was kicked flying from behind by Madara.
Ryun had no time to think. He activated the Susanoo mid air, enveloping his entire body. Even if he fell from above, he wouldn't be injured.
Seeing this, Madara shook his head slightly disappointed. This was just a probing attack. Even if kicked away, there were many ways to neutralize it. Ryun choosing the most foolish method made him somewhat disappointed.
"It was just taijutsu, and you already used Susanoo. The power of Susanoo is strong, but it easily makes people neglect improving themselves."
"Having the Mangekyō but not knowing control will only make you a slave to power in the end." Madara spoke sentence after sentence, causing Ryun to become somewhat distracted.
"Do not lose focus during a fight." Madara's voice sounded again. Ryun turned his head. Madara quickly formed hand seals. "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation."
A massive amount of flames shot out from his mouth towards Ryun. Ryun threw a kunai to the side and used the Flying Thunder God Technique.
A flash of golden light, and Ryun dodged the sea of fire like Great Fire Annihilation.
When Madara stopped, the water level below the Valley of the End had visibly dropped by 2 to 3 cm.
Ryun gulped and looked at Madara. "Grandpa, are you for real?"
"Less nonsense. Show me your true ability, or you will be bedridden for at least half a year." Madara was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, he looked at Ryun and patiently reminded him.
Seeing this, Ryun no longer held back. His skin rapidly turned white. Golden scale armor covered his chest. A purple sage face pattern appeared on his face.
His pupils turned golden, and even his Sharingan was dyed into a golden Sharingan.
Then he clapped his hands together. "Wood Release: Birth of the Wooded Realm." Immediately, trees sprang up from the ground, changing the terrain to provide more favorable combat conditions for Ryun.
Uchiha Izuna's small mouth opened slightly. He didn't expect Uchiha Ryun to possess such a powerful Kekkei Genkai as Wood Release?
"Just the Wooded Realm." Madara closed his eyes and shook his head. Then he opened his eyes, and the Mangekyō pattern appeared.
The complete body Susanoo appeared. Madara was angered. Uchiha Ryun used a small Wood Release against him, Uchiha Madara?
The complete body Susanoo appeared, holding two blue great swords. It looked at the small forest and swung.
All the trees summoned by the Wooded Realm were cut off at the waist. This made Ryun's pupils constrict.
He clapped his hands together again. "Sage Art: Nine Dragons Shining Heaven Technique."
Instantly, nine dragons appeared and flew together towards Madara, who was controlling the complete body Susanoo.
Madara just glanced and manipulated the Susanoo to slash with one sword, exactly striking the nine dragon pearls.
"This move has some trick to it. Worthy of the White Snake Sage's sage art. Meeting others, you might have tricked them, but you met me, Uchiha Madara." Madara snorted coldly.
The nine dragon pearls, without colliding with each other, were cut in two by the Susanoo and exploded. Their damage was certainly limited, not as great as if the nine dragons had collided.
This level of damage, the complete body Susanoo could completely block without needing any defense or evasion.
Ryun's expression turned serious. He looked at Madara, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
"Grandpa, catch this one." Ryun said coldly.
As he spoke, Ryun's aura was no longer concealed. Super Kage level chakra was released. He clapped his hands together and roared, "Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands."
A thousand armed Buddha rose from under the water, holding up Ryun, slowly rising higher, eventually surpassing Madara's Susanoo, and still rising.
Ryun crossed his arms and looked down at Madara below. Chakra caused his hair to flutter wildly. Fighting spirit surged in his eyes.
Madara was momentarily stunned, followed by endless anger. "HASHIRAMA."
Madara no longer held back. The Susanoo was fully deployed. Immediately, the Susanoo grew another fold larger, but it was still much smaller than the True Several Thousand Hands.
"Top Transformation Buddha." Ryun extended his right hand and pressed down. The wooden hands of the great Buddha began to slap towards Madara. Madara controlled the Susanoo to slash with its swords, one after another.
Cutting off the arms of the great Buddha one by one.
Uchiha Izuna was already dumbfounded. This damn grandson even knew this move.