Madara Uchiha lightly tapped the ground with one foot, and his body soared into the air like a swan, instantly appearing in front of Danzo.
The latter remained calm, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.
The moment Madara launched his attack, Danzo also activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, meeting the challenge head-on.
It was only thanks to this that he could barely keep up with Madara's movements.
*So fast!* That was Danzo's first thought. His second thought was—*Swing the blade!*
The instant Danzo caught Madara's movement, his hand reflexively released Wind Release chakra.
With a howling gust of wind, he slashed his blade! But Madara was even faster.
His Mangekyō Sharingan spun slightly, allowing him to see through Danzo's move.
He raised his foot and stomped down, precisely hitting Danzo's hand and stopping his blade mid-swing.
"Brat, do you want to dance too?" Madara's face was filled with arrogance and a hint of mockery.
He used Danzo's hand as a stepping stone, leaping into the air and forming hand seals.
"Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
An unimaginable wall of fire erupted from his mouth, forming a massive fireball akin to a meteor.
Its sheer size and intensity turned half of Konoha's sky crimson!
Danzo's pupils contracted violently. The next moment, the fireball descended.
"Boom!!"
With an earth-shattering explosion, the once lush forest was instantly turned into a hellish inferno.
The raging flames consumed everything, leaving the ground charred and barren.
When the smoke cleared, only a faint green light remained standing amidst the fiery battlefield.
"Someone who isn't an Uchiha, yet can use Susanoo? Interesting," Madara said, his face not showing anger but rather excitement.
After all, it had been so long since he'd had a good fight.
If this brat named Danzo couldn't even put up a decent fight, it would have been too boring.
Looking at the desolate battlefield around him, Danzo's fighting spirit burned even brighter.
"As expected of a legendary figure," he thought, narrowing his eyes.
As a transmigrator, he understood Madara's true power far better than most natives. And that was precisely why he was so exhilarated.
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"
Danzo whispered, and four massive wooden dragons burst forth from the sea of flames.
Their eyes glowed with a yellow-green light, exuding a terrifying pressure as they roared and charged at Madara from all directions.
"You planted Wood Release seeds during the explosion? To remain so calm in front of me is truly rare," Madara remarked.
For most people, the power of Wood Release would be unstoppable, but to Madara, it was nothing.
He had witnessed the strongest Wood Release in the world.
Compared to Hashirama Senju, these wooden dragons were far inferior.
Although Madara looked down on this level of Wood Release, he wasn't foolishly overconfident.
After all, the Wood Dragon Technique had sealing properties.
In his current reanimated body, being entangled by them would be troublesome.
"In that case, let me show you the true power of the Mangekyō Sharingan."
With that, a surge of powerful chakra erupted from Madara, his hair billowing in the wind. The blue chakra quickly condensed into a massive half-bodied giant.
But unlike a normal Susanoo, Madara's had two heads and four arms!
Under his control, each of the Susanoo's four hands formed a chakra-infused sword. These were his signature weapons.
"Watch closely. This is the true power of the Uchiha."
Madara leaned forward slightly, and the blue Susanoo moved.
The four swords slashed through the sea of flames, creating four blinding arcs of lightning. In an instant, the four wooden dragons were cut down!
The massive dragons let out a final roar before collapsing.
But Madara paid no heed.
A cold smile appeared on his lips as he accelerated, the blue Susanoo moving faster and faster, its four swords aimed directly at Danzo.
Seeing this, Danzo had no choice but to push his Mangekyō Sharingan to its limits.
His S- rank Yin Release talent and S- rank Mangekyō Sharingan fused seamlessly.
Two lines of blood tears streamed down his face as a terrifying crimson light erupted from his eyes.
Danzo's green Susanoo grew more solid, its skeletal frame rapidly filling with flesh and donning thick armor!
In its hand appeared a majestic spiral spear!
As the enemy closed in, Danzo's expression turned fierce. He opened his mouth wide and roared, "Come at me, Uchiha Madara!!"
With that, Danzo charged forward, his Susanoo meeting Madara's head-on.
The spiral spear in his hand burst with dazzling light, as if green flames were burning on its surface.
Seeing this, Madara's excitement grew.
He also pushed his Susanoo forward, the four swords slashing toward Danzo in a cross pattern.
"Boom!!"
The moment the spear and swords collided, the world seemed to pause.
In the next instant, an unimaginable force erupted, as if the gods themselves were unleashing their wrath.
The ground around them cracked and shattered, the shockwaves spreading like a massive ripple, turning everything in their path to rubble.
"Is this a joke? Can humans really do this?" The distant shinobi watched the apocalyptic scene, cold sweat dripping down their backs. This level of battle was far beyond their comprehension.
Even being caught in the aftermath would be fatal.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was battling Orochimaru, the First and Second Hokage, and the Seven-Tails, also noticed the commotion in the distance.
His expression turned grave. "It seems Danzo is under attack as well. We need to find a way to deal with Orochimaru quickly."
Looking at the ruined village and the countless Konoha shinobi who had fallen to Orochimaru's hands, Hiruzen's heart ached.
He glanced at Orochimaru hovering above and the emotionless First and Second Hokage destroying the village below. He made a silent decision.
If it came down to it, he would have to use that technique.
As Tobirama's student, Hiruzen knew that the best way to deal with the Impure World Reincarnation was—sealing techniques. And so, he prepared himself to use that forbidden jutsu if necessary.
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Meanwhile, on a rooftop, a masked figure known as "Dragon" watched the battle of giants in the distance.
"Such terrifying power. As expected of Lord Danzo!" he exclaimed.
He was hiding alongside another masked figure, Kakuzu who wore the "Ox" mask.
They weren't joining the fight because they had their own mission—hunting a specific enemy.
"He's here," Kakuzu suddenly said, his eyes narrowing.
At the edge of his vision, a figure wearing a gas mask appeared. It was none other than Hanzo of the Salamander, the former leader of Amegakure!
Hanzo looked around cautiously, ensuring no one was watching, before pulling out a scroll.
He pricked his finger, preparing to summon something. Unfortunately, he didn't notice the two observers.
The moment Hanzo began his summoning, En Oyashiro struck. "Blood Release: Piercing Blood: Scatter Shot!"
Thousands of blood droplets hidden in the shadows of the alleyways formed an inescapable net, accelerating like bullets toward Hanzo!
"Rat-tat-tat!!" The dense barrage of blood bullets obliterated the area where Hanzo stood.
Thanks to his quick reflexes, Hanzo managed to dodge, but the scroll he was using to summon his new salamander was destroyed.
"Damn it! Since when does Konoha have a blood-manipulating technique?" Hanzo growled, his tone dark.
His plan had been to summon a swarm of salamanders and poison the village, but now that plan was ruined.
As Hanzo landed on a rooftop to escape the blood bullets, Kakuzu's attack arrived.
A lightning-attribute mask monster split from Kakuzu's body.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
A brilliant bolt of lightning struck the moment Hanzo landed.
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"Is Lord Danzo going to be okay?" Kushina asked weakly, clinging to Tsunade's back.
She could feel the terrifying chakra fluctuations from the battle behind them.
Unlike before, when she had been afraid, Kushina now saw Danzo as a trusted elder.
She didn't want him to risk his life protecting her.
If it weren't for the Nine-Tails inside her, she would never have run away!
Tsunade shook her head. "Our priority is to reseal the Nine-Tails inside you," she said sternly.
The seal on Kushina's body had been open for too long.
If not for Danzo's earlier help in suppressing the Nine-Tails, it might have already broken free.
Kushina nodded, understanding the urgency. She leaned against a wall, gathering her chakra to repair the seal.
Normally, Minato would have handled this, but since he wasn't here, Kushina had to do it herself, despite her weakened state.
Just then, another anomaly occurred.
A swirling vortex appeared in the air, and the masked man with the tiger-striped mask emerged once again in front of Kushina.
"What a coincidence. We meet again, Nine-Tails Jinchūriki," Obito said, tilting his head, his killing intent palpable.
"Don't get too cocky, you bastard!" Tsunade roared, ready to attack, but Obito showed her his blood-stained hand.
The sight of blood triggered her hemophobia, and she collapsed to the ground, paralyzed.
Obito sneered. "Now, who's going to save you?"
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