Chapter 281 – Yusuke's Seal Is Released
The smoke slowly began to clear.
At that moment, Kakashi was kneeling on one knee, his gaze fixed sharply on Uchiha Madara. Madara's Susanoo had already been completely destroyed.
Even his eyes had shifted into the Rinnegan, their gaze filled with seriousness as he looked at Kakashi. Madara knew very well that if he had not activated the Rinnegan at that critical moment, his body would have been split apart already.
"Hah… hah…" Kakashi's breathing grew heavier and heavier. Seeing Kakashi in this condition, Uchiha Madara had already acknowledged him as an opponent on the same level as himself and Hashirama.
"You are very strong, Hatake Kakashi," Madara said coldly.
"You are also very strong, Uchiha Madara," Kakashi replied, meeting his gaze.
"How about we call this battle a draw? From the very beginning, this fight was unfair. Your physical consumption is far too great. I will give you another chance. After you recover to your peak condition, we will fight again," Madara said as he looked at Kakashi.
Everyone stared at Uchiha Madara in shock. None of them had expected him to let an enemy like this go. After all, they were enemies.
In the eyes of most people, this was an extremely foolish decision. But how could these "ants" possibly understand the breadth of Uchiha Madara's heart? At the same time, this was also their tragedy.
The strength of Kakashi and Madara had long surpassed everyone else present. They did not understand loneliness, nor did they understand despair. Because of their limited power, they had never experienced such things. But how could Kakashi not understand?
"At our next meeting, the one who wins will definitely be me," Kakashi said without saying much else. He slowly stood up and walked toward the camp.
"Hatake Kakashi…" Madara smiled faintly.
"Kakashi-sensei, are you alright?" Naruto's Shadow Clone quickly approached and asked anxiously.
"I'm fine. I'm just a bit too drained," Kakashi said with a bitter smile.
In truth, he knew that this battle had been his loss. Even if Madara were not in an Impure World Reincarnation body, he still would not be able to match him.
Moreover, he was already extremely exhausted. Even though he still had the ability to fight again, defeat would only be a matter of time.
"Sister-in-law, it seems that Uchiha Madara can only be dealt with by you," Kakashi said helplessly.
"Alright. Later, you and Guy go help Naruto's original body. Leave this place to me," Tsunade said.
Kakashi nodded. Although he really wanted to fight a few more rounds with Madara, he knew that with his older brother absent, he could not act recklessly and had to prioritize the bigger picture.
"I wonder… what Nii-san is doing right now?" Kakashi frowned.
Even though he did not want to interfere, this still did not feel like his older brother at all. With such a massive spectacle, it was impossible for his brother to be absent, Kakashi thought to himself.
"I just received news. He has been sealed," Tsunade said at that moment.
"It seems things turned out exactly as Nii-san predicted," Kakashi said, frowning.
"I think he did it on purpose. That bastard—how could anyone even get close to him?" Tsunade said angrily.
If Hatake Yusuke knew what Tsunade was thinking, he would definitely say, How do you know?
Indeed, he had done it on purpose. In this world, there were very few things that could threaten him.
That was why Yusuke wanted to see how they would deal with him. But clearly, this time, he had played a little too far.
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Inside a pitch-black space devoid of all light, a figure sat on the ground with a gloomy expression.
"This is seriously troublesome. Just how am I supposed to get out of this place?" Yusuke thought to himself.
"I can't use chakra here. I can't even open my seals," Yusuke muttered as he frowned deeply.
Long ago, he had asked Kushina to implant several seals on his body. The reason was simple—he was too strong, to the point that the world felt completely unchallenging to him.
Because of that, he asked Kushina to study fūinjutsu and help seal away most of his power. Of course, Kushina herself did not actually possess the ability to seal him.
In the end, it was Yusuke who sealed his own power. However, without chakra, opening those seals became extremely difficult.
"Still, it's not all bad news. At least my Devil Fruit power can still be used," Yusuke thought, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"In that case, let's try again."
Yusuke stood up resignedly, clenched both fists, and slammed punches into his surroundings.
Centered on his fists, cracks rapidly spread throughout the entire space. Terrifying power surged in all directions. But before long, the space around him began to repair itself.
"No good… too weak. This level of power is nowhere near enough," Yusuke complained, feeling a headache coming on.
"Right. If this space can continuously repair itself, then it must be consuming energy. As long as I keep attacking it nonstop, I don't believe I won't be able to break it," Yusuke thought.
Once the decision was made, he acted immediately. Vibrational power gathered once more around both of his hands.
"Air Quake."
"Air Quake."
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"Air Quake."
Yusuke had no idea how many times he had struck the space anymore. He continued punching without pause.
Finally, when he noticed that the recovery of the surrounding space was becoming noticeably slower, he stopped his hands.
"Not bad. My chakra actually recovered a bit. But it disappeared again right away… just as expected. Keep going," Yusuke said, then continued once more.
With stamina like his, this level of consumption was no different from breathing, so there was no need for him to rest at all.
"199,998."
"199,999."
"2,000,000."
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"Alright. This amount of chakra is enough," Yusuke said. Worried that the chakra would be absorbed again, he immediately began releasing the seal.
"The seal… is open."
The moment the seal was released, Yusuke's chakra began flowing freely throughout his body once more.
"This is how it should be," Yusuke said with a faint smile. Now, even without using his Devil Fruit power, he could destroy this space with nothing but his physical strength.
"Oh? How interesting. So that's how it works. This seal was actually absorbing my chakra to repair the space. No wonder," Yusuke said, smiling.
"But… I'm getting out of here."
Yusuke truly disliked this place. There was no concept of time here. He did not know how long he had been trapped. It felt like a single second, yet also like countless years. The sensation was extremely unpleasant.
"In that case—hah!"
Yusuke clenched his right fist, veins bulging along his arm, and threw a single devastating punch.
The surrounding space instantly collapsed.
"Outside really is much better," Yusuke said as he took a deep breath, inhaling the fresh air.
"But… you really underestimated me. There's no one guarding me here at all," Yusuke said.
In truth, Yusuke did not know that the area around him had previously been filled with White Zetsu. When he shattered the space just now, the residual shockwaves from his power had completely erased them—leaving nothing behind. He himself did not even notice it.
"Whatever. In that case, let's make a big mess," Yusuke said as he activated his sensory abilities.
"Oh? That aura… Tsunade's? And that one is Uchiha Madara? I didn't expect Madara to have revived as well. Still, with Tsunade's strength, even if she can't win, the situation shouldn't turn too bad," Yusuke muttered as he continued sensing his surroundings.
"But first, I should go see Kurenai. She's pregnant," Yusuke said.
The next moment, his figure vanished from that place.
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