A dense Sage Mode chakra overflowed from Slug Sage's body, enveloping him and causing his entire form to emit a faint, milky-white glow.
Among the Three Great Sage Locations, Slug Sage's techniques were likely the fewest.
But in terms of corrosive power, no one in the entire shinobi world could compare to her.
After all, aside from her corrosive power, she herself didn't possess overly powerful offensive techniques. Over a thousand years was enough for her to develop her corrosive power to a terrifying degree.
Especially when empowered by Sage Mode chakra!
At this moment, inside Slug Sage's body!
Watching the Susanoo around his body rapidly corrode, Uchiha Madara's face was grim.
He mobilized the chakra within his body and let out another low roar:
"Super: Shinra Tensei!"
A terrifying repulsive force began to erupt in all directions. At the same time, Slug Sage's enormous body suddenly swelled up, but the next moment, it returned to its original shape.
"It's useless!"
Uchiha Madara's expression changed, and he couldn't help but frown.
He controlled the Susanoo to continuously shrink its size, while a massive amount of ocular power gushed from his eyes to constantly reinforce its hardness.
But Uchiha Madara could still clearly see the Susanoo corroding at an extremely fast rate.
He never expected Slug Sage to be so troublesome!
Uchiha Madara's expression was a bit ugly, but his gaze remained calm.
Was Slug Sage strong? Indeed, she was quite strong.
At least in Uchiha Madara's eyes, he would be the one to lose if he fought her to the end.
But in Uchiha Madara's view, the threat level of Slug Sage was not yet as high as Yuto's.
"Perhaps using Slug Sage's power to eliminate Yuto first would also be a good choice."
A brilliant gleam flashed in Uchiha Madara's eyes.
The reason he had allied with Yuto was naturally to see the back-up left by Hashirama Senju. Since this back-up could deal with Yuto, it could also deal with him.
And now that Uchiha Madara had seen the back-up, his worries had disappeared.
If he couldn't resist this strange corrosive power, then the same was likely true for Yuto. However, Uchiha Madara himself wasn't worried in the slightest.
Although Uchiha Madara couldn't resist the strange corrosive power, it didn't mean he couldn't leave Slug Sage's stomach.
As for the alliance?
It was just an agreement that could be torn apart at will!
Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara's lips curled up slightly. Here, perhaps was the best chance to deal with Yuto!
As long as he could leave Yuto's body completely within Slug Sage's stomach, then Yuto would probably have no hope of resurrecting.
Of course, unless Slug Sage released Yuto from her body again.
However, this possibility could be almost ignored. Based on Uchiha Madara's understanding of Hashirama Senju.
Since Slug Sage was specifically left behind as a countermeasure against Yuto, Hashirama Senju must have made some kind of agreement with her.
Slug Sage would absolutely never release Yuto again.
Since that was the case, with a good opportunity right before his eyes, Uchiha Madara naturally wouldn't give up!
A faint smile appeared on Uchiha Madara's face, and the Rinnegan began to glow with its unique light again.
Limbo—Inferno!
The moment the ability was activated, Uchiha Madara summoned all four of his shadows.
The four shadows also appeared, and they too felt the intense corrosive liquid around them.
Limbo—Susanoo!
Whoosh!
Four identical Susanoo, just like Uchiha Madara's, appeared to protect the four shadows.
Uchiha Madara's eyes narrowed slightly as his perception rapidly expanded.
Although inside Slug Sage's stomach, his perception was compressed to an extremely low degree.
Uchiha Madara didn't need to perceive Slug Sage's enormous body; instead, he felt for which direction vibrations would come from.
Given Yuto's personality, he would absolutely bombard the surroundings in a situation like this to see if he could escape, or to create an opportunity for his next move.
Suddenly!
Uchiha Madara's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Found you!"
Uchiha Madara and his four shadows all moved at once, rushing toward the direction of the vibration he had just sensed.
Slug Sage's body was enormous, but it was filled with a strong corrosive liquid. Unless he could break through the thick, fleshy walls—who knew how many meters thick—he was trapped no matter where he went.
At this time, Yuto, still in his Three-Tails state, looked around with an ugly expression.
He had bombarded all the fleshy walls around him, and his conclusion was pretty much the same.
It was almost impossible to break out of here with pure strength alone.
However, if he stayed here, he would really be in danger.
Yuto was more wary of the back-up Hashirama Senju had left specifically for him than anyone else.
Yuto had been too confident in himself, to the point where he didn't leave any part of his body outside.
But even if that were true, Hashirama Senju probably wouldn't give him that chance.
Although a Demihuman's revival ability had no limits, the conditions for revival did.
For example, one had to die first in order to revive. And more importantly, the largest part of the body at the time of death would become the vessel for revival.
In other words, even if Yuto hid one of his arms outside, if the majority of his body was still inside Slug Sage's stomach, that severed arm would be completely useless.
Yuto still wouldn't be able to revive!
As for whether Hashirama Senju knew about this weakness, Yuto didn't know.
Unless it was a last resort, Yuto wouldn't bet his life on information he himself didn't know.
In Yuto's view, betting one's own life was an incredibly foolish act, because it was an admission of one's own failure.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
Wisp after wisp of white smoke rose from Isobu's Three-Tails form.
Yuto frowned and quickly retreated from Isobu's complete form, allowing a layer of Tailed Beast Cloak to cover his outer body.
At the same time, Yuto controlled the energy within his body, spreading it out to form a sort of energy barrier to defend against the strange corrosive power outside.
"Does exposing the full power of all the tailed beasts have to be the only option?"
Yuto frowned, speaking to himself.
The chakra of the One-Tail Shukaku, Three-Tail Isobu, Five-Tail Kokuo, Six-Tail Saiken, Eight-Tail Gyuki, and Nine-Tail Kurama began to gather within Yuto's body.
With the power of the Black Emperor, Yuto could fully mobilize the chakra of the six great tailed beasts, forming a power that was half-fused with their combined might.
This power might not be able to compare to the Ten-Tails, but Yuto was confident he could use it to blast open the Slug Sage's body.
However, Yuto did not want to expose this power, because if he did, Uchiha Madara would surely become suspicious of why Yuto was gathering the tailed beasts' chakra.
If Uchiha Madara truly grew wary, Yuto's future plans would become troublesome.
As for eliminating Uchiha Madara here, it wasn't that Yuto hadn't thought about it, but it was merely a thought.
The jutsu Izanagi, just like Yuto's immortality, was equally disgusting.
In fact, in Yuto's opinion, aside from the cost of eyes, Izanagi was far more practical than his own immortality.
After all, his immortality had numerous limitations, while Izanagi had none.
Without knowing how many pairs of eyes Uchiha Madara had on him, Yuto couldn't guarantee a one-hit kill.
Thinking of this, a flicker of contemplation appeared in Yuto's eyes. Right now, aside from the Slug Sage, the one who made him most wary was Uchiha Madara.
Although they had both started under the guise of cooperation, each had their own secret agenda.
In this situation, Uchiha Madara might not follow their original agreement.
A heavy sound suddenly rang out beside Yuto.
A terrifying heavy blow struck him directly, forcing Yuto back a step.
Damn it!
Uchiha Madara!
The moment he was attacked, Yuto realized what it was: Rinnegan: Purgatory!
The power of the Black Emperor instantly flared to life as Yuto focused all his senses to perceive the movements of energy around him.
The Black Emperor in its normal state couldn't perceive Rinnegan: Purgatory; it required operating at full power.
However, this state placed a great burden on Yuto, and under normal circumstances, he generally avoided using this ability.
A muffled rumbling sound erupted from Yuto's body.
A terrifying power began to spread outwards, and the instant it did, Yuto simultaneously sensed four figures of Uchiha Madara appearing beside him!
The moment he sensed them, the four figures also attacked at once.
Rinnegan: Heavenly Prison!
Rinnegan: Infernal Prison!
Rinnegan: Connecting Prison!
Rinnegan: Needle Prison!
Four terrifying forces poured out at once, with flashes of lightning making it seem as if they were in an ocean of lightning. Other attributes of power also erupted, completely engulfing Yuto!
"Uchiha Madara, you're courting death!!"
Yuto roared in anger, his face showing a rare expression of fury.
Uchiha Madara's decisive attack had ignited an endless fire of rage within Yuto.
Violent power was constantly absorbed by Yuto, and at the same time, he hurled it all back towards the four figures.
Yuto's gaze swept his surroundings, but he couldn't find Uchiha Madara's figure anywhere.
Hiding in the shadows?
A cold glint flashed in Yuto's eyes as he leaped into the air, attempting to break free from the four figures' encirclement.
Rinnegan: Susanoo: Almighty Push!
A repulsive force, far greater than Nagato's, suddenly erupted from above.
Yuto halted in mid-air. Although this force couldn't knock him down, it also prevented him from continuing his ascent.
Rinnegan: Susanoo: Dual Blade Dance!
Two more figures appeared simultaneously from in front of and behind Yuto. Their powerful slashing attacks closed in on him from both sides.
Rinnegan: Susanoo: Yasaka Magatama!
The final figure also launched an attack from below.
Four terrifying forces trapped Yuto in the middle, crashing down upon him.
Clearly, Uchiha Madara intended to completely annihilate Yuto here.
A spray of blood erupted from Yuto's mouth. These four forces were too violent; even though Yuto could absorb them, he couldn't do it all at once!
At the same time, a large amount of corrosive force also surged out from all directions.
A raging fire ignited in Yuto's heart!
Suddenly, a roaring explosion echoed in Yuto's mind.
Black particles, imperceptible to everyone, suddenly erupted from Yuto as their center!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A massive torrent of black particles formed a terrifying shockwave, temporarily blasting away the four figures surrounding Yuto.
At that moment, Yuto also noticed the sudden change occurring within himself. An endless stream of black particles was pouring out of his body in all directions.
It was as if it were infinite!
Any lack of energy within Yuto's own body seemed to be replenished by these black particles as if they had appeared from thin air.
"This is... the Anima's Overflow Phenomenon!!"
Yuto's face showed a rare expression of shock.
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