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Roar! The Wood Dragon roared loudly at Susanoo, emitting a series of dragon cries, then charged out with claws and teeth bared, entwining Susanoo's body. The Wood Human cooperated with the Wood Dragon's actions, extending its hands to firmly grasp Susanoo, giving it no chance to retreat.
Meanwhile, Kazekaze unhesitatingly hurled the Wind Release Rasenshuriken. The entire process flowed smoothly, completed in one go. Even Uchiha Madara didn't have time to react and was hit by Kazekaze's ninjutsu.
Boom! Accompanied by a series of loud noises, the Wind Release Rasenshuriken exploded on the spot, forming a visible energy storm that engulfed Uchiha Madara's Susanoo.
"This power..." Even Uchiha Madara had never seen such an astonishing Wind Release ninjutsu. If it were any other ninja, they would likely be instantly killed by Kazekaze. And this terrifying ninjutsu was surprisingly developed by Kazekaze when he was seven years old! Such a thing was simply unbelievable to Uchiha Madara. But the bloody truth was right in front of him.
Helplessly, Uchiha Madara had to exit Susanoo to avoid being swept into Kazekaze's energy storm. However...
Kazekaze's Sharingan clearly captured Madara's actions. 'Although these eyes are not as good as Madara's Eternal Mangekyo, they are exceptionally useful for observation.'
In an instant, Kazekaze activated the Eight Gates, opening five gates at once. Combined with the Sage Mode's sage body, Kazekaze entered an unprecedented realm. He felt everything around him slow down. Even the energy storm seemed like a slideshow. For the first time, Kazekaze saw the attack methods within the energy storm. However, he obviously didn't have time to indulge in his own power.
He kicked off with both feet, quickly leaving the top of the Wood Human, and where he left, he stomped out web-like cracks, flattening the Wood Human's hair. From above, it looked like a Mediterranean. But Kazekaze didn't care about the Wood Human's feelings; he pursued Uchiha Madara with all his might, emitting green power from his body.
In the Gate of Limit state, Kazekaze could feel various injuries appearing on his body. Large and small. Even the Passive Regeneration couldn't repair these injuries in the first instance.
"The sixth gate, Gate of View, open!" However, when Kazekaze caught up with Uchiha Madara, he still forced his body to open the sixth gate. Now that he had finally forced Uchiha Madara out of Susanoo. If he didn't take this opportunity to defeat him. The one who would be resolved might be himself. He could only... Go all out!
"Morning Peacock!" Kazekaze gathered all his remaining Sage Art chakra into his fists, swinging them continuously, creating scorching fireballs through friction with the air. The current taijutsu was astonishing even to Uchiha Madara. Yes. Kazekaze's current move was entirely taijutsu. Not ninjutsu.
No matter what, Kazekaze was a transmigrator, with more information about Uchiha Madara than even himself. He vaguely remembered that in the original work, Uchiha Madara said himself that he awakened the Rinnegan at the moment of his death. It wasn't when he was about to die of old age that he awakened the Rinnegan. In other words, when he met Obito, he had already awakened the Rinnegan for a long time. Moreover, the one who gave the Rinnegan to Nagato. Was not Obito. But Madara himself.
Considering that Nagato was an orphan from the Second Shinobi World War. After some analysis, Kazekaze felt he couldn't be sure. Whether the current Uchiha Madara had awakened the Rinnegan. He could only prepare for the worst to face this man. Based on this relationship, at this critical moment, Kazekaze abandoned ninjutsu. Switching to using Morning Peacock, a taijutsu attack. Even if Uchiha Madara had awakened the Rinnegan, he couldn't absorb his attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Kazekaze punched one after another, hitting Uchiha Madara's body from a distance, and they fell together. Without Uchiha Madara's chakra, the massive Susanoo became unsustainable, its fiery cloak beginning to fade.
However, just as Susanoo was about to disappear, a series of blue magatama appeared in its hand, linked together by chakra like lightning. It was Yasaka Magatama. Immediately. Susanoo forcefully threw this ninjutsu, calmly accepting its own disappearance. And the Wood Human and Wood Dragon, at such close range, couldn't dodge at all. They were quickly hit head-on by the Yasaka Magatama.
The power not inferior to the Wind Release Rasenshuriken acted on the Wood Human and Wood Dragon, instantly blasting out a large hole, almost penetrating the Wood Human. The Wood Dragon was directly blasted into two pieces by this power, falling onto Mount Myoboku, crushing a large area of vegetation. The Wood Human's body stopped moving, losing its momentum.
In this exchange, Uchiha Madara and Kazekaze were almost evenly matched. However... This was only a semi-complete Susanoo against Sage Art Wood Human and Wood Dragon. Moreover, part of the credit goes to the Wind Release Rasenshuriken. Although it was said to be evenly matched, it was clear that Uchiha Madara's power was superior.
Boom! Uchiha Madara and Kazekaze fell rapidly. The former crashed into the ground of Mount Myoboku, creating a huge pit. The terrifying impact spread around, blowing Fukasaku off the ground. Countless fireballs fell from the sky, ravaging Uchiha Madara's body.
"No..." Kazekaze, on the other hand, quickly retreated when his body suffered irreparable damage, landing beside Fukasaku. The Gate of View state was forcibly lifted. At the same time, Kazekaze's eyes reverted to ordinary Sharingan, and the orange eye shadow disappeared. His Sage Art chakra was also exhausted at this moment!
There was nothing worse than this. No... There was something worse. That was... Uchiha Madara stood up from the giant pit. Although he couldn't absorb the taijutsu power of Morning Peacock with the Rinnegan, his body wasn't weak enough to be instantly killed by Kazekaze's taijutsu.
"It seems I really underestimated you." Uchiha Madara dusted off his body, with most of his red armor shattered by Kazekaze. "Kazekaze, you have indeed perfectly inherited your grandfather Hashirama's power. If given enough time, surpassing Hashirama might not be a fantasy. But unfortunately. You probably don't have the chance to grow. Now, you can't gather Sage Art chakra anymore, can you?"
As he spoke, Uchiha Madara crossed his arms, and blue chakra like flames burst from his body. It was time to end it all. "It's over, Kazekaze, even in Sage Mode, you can't withstand my power. Let alone in your normal state."