Chapter 256: Face Reality
Originally, Madara hadn't wanted to reveal his Rinnegan publicly. After all, the Rinnegan was exceedingly rare in this world. Once exposed, shrewd individuals would inevitably connect it to Nagato.
But now that Yasushi had revealed his Perfect Susanoo, continuing to hide his trump card might result in defeat here.
That was absolutely unacceptable to Madara!
Besides, Yasushi's dojutsu was "prophecy"—he already knew all the intelligence he should. No point concealing anything from him.
As for those other mediocre spectators surrounding the battlefield? Madara didn't regard them as threats whatsoever.
Hesitation wasn't Madara's style. Since he refused to lose to his junior descendants, he'd use what he needed. Why overthink it?
Future problems could wait for the future. He didn't believe any difficulty existed he couldn't solve.
Under the Rinnegan's enhancement, both the quality and quantity of Madara's chakra achieved tremendous amplification.
Infused with massive chakra, the blue Susanoo transformed dramatically—growing with the wind. Its form grew increasingly tall, its physique increasingly robust.
In moments, the blue Susanoo reached the same height as the crimson Susanoo.
Both sprouted twin wings from their backs—differing only in color and wing composition style.
The armor covering the crimson Susanoo became a warrior's robe on the blue version. The demonic mask on the crimson Susanoo's head became a tengu mask on the blue one.
The crimson Susanoo wielded a long spear with gourds at its waist, while the blue Susanoo brandished dual swords in four arms.
The two Perfect Susanoo stood like titans from mythology, facing each other before simultaneously erupting in thunderous laughter that shook the surrounding wilderness.
"This feeling of meeting a true equal—absolutely exhilarating!"
After their prolonged laughter, both nearly simultaneously charged forward, swinging their weapons in murderous assault.
The Perfect Susanoo's colossal forms created earthquake-like effects merely through movement.
Each step the two titans took caused the ground to collapse with spiderweb cracks.
The earth trembled and groaned. Stones beneath their feet were launched into midair, then swept up by chakra torrents—swirling chaotically through the air like sandstorms.
BOOM!
With a tremendous crash, crimson and blue chakra torrents collided violently, stirring tsunami-like chakra tides.
The battlefield's coverage area instantly expanded dozens of times, forcing all spectators to flee in disarray—not daring to remain in place.
Ancient trees requiring ten people to encircle were swept up by shockwaves. While airborne, they were sliced into lumber by two intersecting air blades. Before these wood chips could hit ground, subsequent chaotic chakra flows pulverized them into finer particles, ultimately forming a pale green fog that blotted out sun and sky.
Clouds overhead had long since been completely torn apart, revealing azure clear skies for ten thousand miles. The airspace above both titans displayed an eerie mirror-like quality.
"HAA!" Both roared simultaneously, forcefully shoving each other back before launching renewed attacks.
After testing each other's strength, this assault no longer consisted of simple swings and thrusts—incorporating far more technique.
When taijutsu combat was executed through Perfect Susanoo, what resulted?
Simply put: earth-shattering could barely describe it.
The crimson Susanoo's spear whirled continuously with successive thrusts. Blood-colored light streams rained down like droplets, leaving trails of fiery red trajectories through the air.
The blue Susanoo's four arms wielded dual blades, crossing and slashing. Blue chakra light blades danced around its body, carving the earth into chessboard-like chasms.
Their excessively massive size created the illusion among spectators that the titans moved sluggishly—every action appearing in slow motion.
But hearing the sonic booms from casual movements, seeing the Mach rings appearing at their limbs' edges—everyone understood how absurdly fast they truly were.
Most attacks blocked each other, transforming into fireworks filling the sky. But numerous strikes still missed their marks, passing by both titans as residual shockwaves spread outward.
Surrounding cliffs resembled sandcastles on beaches—effortlessly crumbling into flowing sand under the aftermath of their attacks.
Collision aftershocks continuously tore apart the earth. What erupted from cracks wasn't magma but highly concentrated chaotic chakra flows.
"Is—is this truly something humans can accomplish?"
"If Uchiha Madara possesses such abundant chakra due to his Edo Tensei body, what's Uchiha Yasushi's excuse?"
Kazuma was practically losing his mind, seriously doubting whether he'd fallen under Uchiha genjutsu. He repeatedly slapped his own face and stabbed his thigh with a blade.
Tobirama glanced at him with disdain, scolding irritably:
"So fragile—how can you be a shinobi?"
"Edo Tensei bodies cannot exceed the original's living strength. Uchiha Madara doesn't deploy Perfect Susanoo because of infinite Edo Tensei chakra."
"Since one Uchiha Madara appeared in the past, what's unacceptable about one Uchiha Yasushi appearing now?"
"Reality exists regardless of whether you acknowledge it."
"What you must do is face reality, then devise methods to counter him."
"After all... Konoha Village currently lacks a God of Shinobi to continue protecting you!"
"Right, right! We still have the God of Shinobi!" Kazuma and others immediately revived with spirits soaring. They hastily crowded around Hashirama, eyes filled with pleading.
"Lord First Hokage, that Uchiha Madara was supposedly always your defeated opponent in life. You even killed him personally. You must be stronger than them, right?"
But Hashirama didn't respond to their words. Instead, he watched the two combatants seriously, expression grave:
"If he were the Madara from my memories, even his Perfect Susanoo I'd confidently handle."
"But the current Madara seems to possess new abilities."
"Those eyes resemble the Rinnegan the Third mentioned!"
Speaking thus, Hashirama turned toward the Third. Hiruzen hastily explained:
"Correct, Lord First. Those are Rinnegan. I've seen them on that person named Nagato."
"The Rinnegan is also extremely powerful. Known intelligence includes..."
The Third systematically relayed everything known about the Rinnegan.
Hearing the village was destroyed by a meteor nearly as large as the village itself, even Hashirama couldn't help showing emotion.
"I understand. Truly worthy of eyes once used by the Sage of Six Paths—indeed tremendously powerful."
"However, that Nagato person seems to lack sufficient chakra, unable to unleash the Rinnegan's full capabilities."
"But Madara is different."
"As you've witnessed, Madara's chakra quantity already rivals Tailed Beasts. Even compared to me, he's not remotely inferior."
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