Madara Uchiha remained seated on the stone chair.
The extraordinary observational power of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan allowed him to clearly see all of Yamanaka Kei's reactions.
The body pre-split using the Water Transformation Technique, the advanced Water Release: Water Severing Wave without hand seals, and the previously displayed Flying Thunder God Technique.
In just a brief exchange.
Madara Uchiha had already determined that this fellow before him was likely even stronger than Tobirama Senju back then!
Powerful Genjutsu from a strong spirit, extraordinary neural reaction speed, considerable Chakra control, outstanding Water Release talent, and a rare space-time ninjutsu.
That such a strong individual could be born in this era truly surprised him.
But...
"It truly is a technique that, upon seeing it, causes one to feel disgusted from the bottom of their heart!"
Madara Uchiha's tone was low and hoarse.
He slightly raised his head, looking at the high-pressure water blade that had already cut off a corner of the second stage Susanoo, yet was still rapidly descending, about to touch the Outer Path Demonic Statue behind him.
The power of his eyes and the Chakra within his body surged forth like a river bursting its banks.
The Susanoo's body, formed from azure Chakra, rapidly solidified, the previously exposed bones completely enveloped by solid Chakra.
Madara Uchiha was also lifted by the materialized Chakra to the head of the Susanoo, within the gradually upright, massive body of the Susanoo.
Like a king overlooking the ants of the world.
Still seated on the stone chair, Madara Uchiha's expression was calm and unwavering.
But only he himself knew.
Apart from his battles with Hashirama Senju, in situations involving a small number of enemies, very few had been able to force him to use this form of Susanoo.
Part of the reason was the need to protect the Outer Path Demonic Statue.
But more importantly, it was because he had now lost the ability to move quickly.
Faced with an attack exceeding the defensive limit of the Susanoo's second stage, he could not dissipate the force by retreating, nor could he avoid the damage by quickly dodging, and could only choose to meet it head-on!
Sizzling sounds!
The high-pressure water blade constantly rubbed against the Susanoo, the sharp cutting sound causing one's eardrums to ache.
The defense, which had suddenly increased by a large margin.
Made the originally unstoppable Water Release: Water Severing Wave's cutting speed become extremely slow!
Almost at the instant the third stage Susanoo was formed.
The four azure arms, two holding swords, had already swung towards Yamanaka Kei once again.
And the other two arms had actually begun to form hand seals!
Yamanaka Kei stopped the attack of Water Release: Water Severing Wave at the first moment of Susanoo's action.
Taking a deep breath, he slammed his hands together once again.
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
He opened his mouth and spat out a violent torrent of water towards the ground.
As he leaped into the air, the water he spat towards the ground also accelerated his ascent.
His figure barely avoided the two intersecting Chakra giant swords that were slashing at him.
The Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave also stirred up a giant wave more than ten meters high, rushing towards Madara Uchiha and the Outer Path Demonic Statue behind him!
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
The torrent of fire gushing out of Susanoo's mouth collided with the water from the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, stirring up a sky full of water mist!
The water surged and the scorching currents rose!
The evaporated water mist quickly filled the entire Mountain Graveyard.
Even with the power of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Madara Uchiha was unable to immediately capture the enemy's figure in the thick fog.
Shadow Clone Technique!
Yamanaka Kei clapped his hands together, and a Shadow Clone appeared in place.
He himself quickly used the Water Transformation Technique to merge into the water flow produced by the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave under his feet.
Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade!
The Shadow Clone dashed forward, and between the opening and closing of his palms, a spiral water javelin instantly formed on his right hand.
With a few leaps, he jumped over the dense water mist, his figure soared into the sky, and the Hard Vortex Water Blade in his hand struck Susanoo's face directly!
"Using a Shadow Clone marked with the Flying Thunder God Mark, combined with the Hard Vortex Water Blade to launch an attack, and after hitting the opponent, the main body uses the Flying Thunder God Slash for a second surprise attack, an old and boring tactic."
Madara Uchiha had the power to see through Hashirama Senju's Wood Release clones, and he saw through Yamanaka Kei's Shadow Clone at a glance.
Back then, Tobirama used this trick to kill countless members of the Uchiha clan.
His younger brother, Izuna, also died under the Flying Thunder God Slash.
At that time, how many members of the Uchiha clan didn't know the Hard Vortex Water Blade combo?
To actually use this trick against him?
Is it ignorance, or an attempt to provoke his anger?
Boom!
The Chakra giant blade in Susanoo's hand collided with the Hard Vortex Water Blade in the Shadow Clone's hand.
The extremely compressed water tornado lost its restraints and swelled up in an instant.
The sharp rotating water blades rubbed and collided with Susanoo's giant blade, stirring up bursts of ear-piercing buzzing!
Just as the two forces were constantly deadlocked, Susanoo's other arm, holding the Chakra giant blade, slashed again.
Bang!
The water tornado rolled up by the Hard Vortex Water Blade was split into a sky full of water droplets.
And the remaining arms of the Susanoo had already completed the hand seals!
Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction!
A meteorite-like giant fireball shot straight towards the area where the Hard Vortex Water Blade had spread.
If Yamanaka Kei, as Madara Uchiha expected, were to appear at the Shadow Clone's previous location using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
He would probably be burned to a crisp by this extremely wide-range Fire Release in an instant!
Boom!
The giant fireball landed, and the flames exploded and scattered, turning into a scorching sea of fire.
It collided once again with the large lake that Yamanaka Kei had previously created with Water Release, stirring up even more smoke.
The smoke enveloped the entire bottom of the pit once more.
Madara Uchiha narrowed his eyes. Did he just see the Shadow Clone being swallowed by the Great Fire Destruction, turning into Chakra smoke?
He precisely locked onto his position in the thick fog and, through the Susanoo's movements, predicted in advance that he could not continue to use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
What an exaggerated nerve reaction speed!
A playful smile curled up at the corner of Uchiha's mouth. This kind of battle is finally starting to look like something!
However... the main body still hasn't shown up. Is the target the Outer Path Demonic Statue?
The Susanoo suddenly jumped back in the thick fog created by the collision of Fire Release and Water Release.
Originally, without realizing it, the distance had already been pulled open to nearly a hundred meters, but this jump quickly shortened it.
The experience gained from countless life-and-death battles on the battlefield allowed Madara Uchiha to easily guess that the disappeared enemy must have gone towards the Outer Path Demonic Statue!
After all, the pipe connecting him to the Outer Path Demonic Statue behind him has been there since the beginning of the battle.
Theoretically, as long as there is enough Chakra, the pipe extending from the Outer Path Demonic Statue can cross even a thousand meters, and its hardness is far beyond what ordinary people can destroy.
But this guy can even cut through the second stage of the Susanoo!
"Tch~! What a quick reaction!"
Yamanaka Kei's perception, which had already been released to its limit, clearly captured every move of the Susanoo through the thick fog generated by the collision of Fire Release and Water Release.
He knew better than anyone how important the Outer Path Demonic Statue was to Madara Uchiha.
In the original story, under the opponent's control, the chains shot from its mouth could directly cross a distance of thousands of meters and put shackles on the necks of the nine Tailed Beasts.
God knows how long that pipe that supplies life energy to the other party can extend!
Simply pulling the battlefield through combat is probably not very useful.
So the best way is to send this thing away!
Without the Rinnegan.
Even if Madara Uchiha has great abilities, it is impossible to directly summon the Outer Path Demonic Statue back.
Anyone will Burst out with amazing combat power when their life is threatened.
Last-ditch effort, desperate struggle, death throes, strike of resentment...
The wisdom of our ancestors tells us that enemies in such situations are often the most terrifying!
Moreover, Madara Uchiha is no ordinary person.
If this guy goes all out...
Well, the real test for the Test System has arrived!
As for Yamanaka Kei.
Is it wrong for him to eat some dried plums when he's got nothing to do?
Even the Nine Tails said he didn't dare to confront it head-on.
Facing Madara Uchiha, who utterly thrashed the Nine Tails, is there something wrong with him not confronting him head-on?
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