A blindingly intense blade light erupted from the katana wielded by the white giant.
Like a radiant streak cutting through the long night sky, it slashed through everything in its path!!
The blue sword in the Nine-Tails' hand was cleanly severed in two the moment it touched this light.
Immediately after, the blade's momentum didn't falter, landing on the armor covering the Nine-Tails' body in the blink of an eye.
The thick Susanoo armor melted away, and the ferocity in the Nine-Tails' eyes instantly turned clear.
The slash left a deep, diagonal wound across its chest, the sheer force of the impact sending it flying.
Buildings along its path crumbled, leaving a deep trench in the ground.
"One slash..."
"With just one slash, he sent the Nine-Tails flying?"
Witnessing this absurd scene, everyone present fell into an eerie silence.
They had expected Lord Danzo to turn the tide, but for him to make such an exaggerated entrance—wasn't that a bit too much?
After all, this was the Nine-Tails, hailed as the strongest tailed beast!
The very same Nine-Tails that had left everyone helpless and at a loss for solutions.
And yet, with just one slash, Danzo had cleared its ferocity, leaving its gaze calm and lucid.
In fact, it wasn't just the Konoha shinobi who were stunned—even Madara Uchiha was taken aback.
Sure, he and Hashirama had treated the Nine-Tails like a plaything.
But the Nine-Tails' strength was still formidable.
Otherwise, Madara wouldn't have gone out of his way to capture it as an ally in his battles with Hashirama.
The fact that it could participate in battles at that level was proof enough of its power.
And that was precisely why Danzo's display of strength left Madara so surprised.
"This... is no longer within the realm of a mere slash..."
Madara analyzed silently as he gazed at the massive slash mark on the ground, stretching hundreds of meters.
As one of the strongest in the ninja world, even if he couldn't fully exert his power, his battlefield instincts were still sharp.
Thus, he could almost immediately sense that Danzo had likely fused some kind of space-time ninjutsu into that slash!
Otherwise, even Hashirama Senju wouldn't have been able to so easily cut through his Susanoo armor.
"Is it a new ocular power from his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Madara speculated silently.
After all, Danzo had just awakened his new eyes and was already displaying such terrifying power. It was easy to connect the dots.
After Danzo's slash sent the Nine-Tails flying, Madara, who had been standing on its head, had no choice but to descend from the air.
The moment his feet touched the ground, Danzo narrowed his eyes and said:
"Now's the chance!"
As soon as he spoke, Minato appeared beside him in an instant.
"Here."
In the next moment, both of them vanished.
When they reappeared, they were standing beside the massive slash mark Danzo had left on the ground.
"To leave behind a Flying Thunder God mark while unleashing such a terrifying attack..."
"As expected of Senior Danzo."
Minato silently admired Danzo's prowess.
Long before this attack had begun, Danzo had instructed Minato to prepare a large number of Flying Thunder God marks.
This ensured that Minato could instantly teleport to anyone's side during the battle to provide support.
And just now, while executing his slash, Danzo had used the overwhelming force of the attack as cover to secretly place a mark near the Nine-Tails.
Noticing the sudden appearance of the two near him, Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan shifted slightly.
"That technique again, left behind by Tobirama?"
"How boring."
He scoffed inwardly.
Even if they could close the distance, the outcome of this battle wouldn't change.
If there could only be one victor, it would be him—
Madara Uchiha!
"Here we go!"
Once they had successfully closed the distance, Minato didn't hesitate, scattering a large number of kunai.
At the same time, he calmly activated the Shadow Shuriken Technique.
In an instant, thousands of specially crafted kunai flew toward Madara, enveloping him like a storm.
Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan focused on the incoming kunai.
He was about to instinctively activate his Susanoo for defense.
But he stopped himself.
If he activated Susanoo, his defense would increase, but his speed would drop significantly.
Even if he could quickly deactivate it, it would still waste precious time.
Perhaps that was exactly what his opponents were aiming for—to slow him down.
Madara narrowed his eyes.
It was clear that he was deeply wary of Danzo's space-time slash.
That was a terrifying attack that even his Susanoo couldn't defend against.
If he were at his peak, he wouldn't mind testing Danzo's strength.
But in his current reanimated state, if he suffered severe injuries, there was a high chance he could be sealed away.
And that was something someone as proud as Madara Uchiha could never accept.
Thus, he decided to use another method to defend, such as...
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
He opened his mouth and spewed a massive sea of flames, blocking all of Minato's kunai.
"Minato, create an opening for me."
Danzo's eyes burned with the reflection of the fire, his expression calm as he spoke:
"A chance to get closer to the enemy."
Without hesitation, Minato nodded.
His gaze was as sharp as a blade.
A ring of orange markings quickly formed around his eyes.
In the next moment, he teleported to the edge of the fire using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Raising his hand, he formed a massive Rasengan infused with senjutsu chakra!
With a flash of blue light, Minato slammed the Rasengan into the sea of flames.
A deafening explosion followed as the rapidly spinning chakra shattered.
A terrifying whirlwind formed, scattering the flames in all directions!
It was as if a vortex of fire had been created within the raging inferno.
And a single kunai, moving at incredible speed, shot through the vortex, heading straight for Madara.
"Again?"
Madara didn't sense any danger from the kunai.
But to be safe, he chose to create distance.
He didn't want to risk being hit by one of Tobirama's despicable techniques.
As Madara dodged, the kunai suddenly exploded.
A head of golden hair emerged from the dissipating smoke.
Minato stared at his enemy, lightning flashing in his eyes.
With a gentle tug of his finger, a thin wire hidden on the ground suddenly glowed white before snapping taut!
Under his control, a kunai that had been blocked by the flames earlier shot toward Madara from behind.
A pincer attack!
"Planning to attack from another angle?"
Madara felt he had almost figured out the Flying Thunder God Technique's mechanics.
In his eyes, Minato's move was simply an attempt to make it impossible for him to defend from both sides.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated the limits of the Sharingan.
As the "Ghost of the Uchiha," he could react the moment his opponent teleported.
He flexed his fingers, ready to grab the blond brat by the throat the instant he attacked.
Sure enough, as Minato closed in, his figure suddenly vanished.
Madara's lips curled into a smirk.
Just as I thought...
But when he looked in the other direction, he saw only an empty kunai—no one was there.
What's going on?
Though puzzled, Madara didn't let his guard down, quickly retreating to avoid the kunai.
When nothing happened, his frown deepened.
Just as he thought his enemy had fled, Minato's hand gently grasped the kunai that had narrowly missed Madara!
And with him appeared Danzo!
Now, the distance between them and Madara was a mere...
Ten meters!
This unexpected turn of events, combined with the close proximity, made Madara instinctively uneasy.
Especially when Minato vanished once more, leaving Danzo to raise his hand toward him.
The moment Danzo raised his hand, his left eye contracted to its limit.
As the strongest Uchiha, Madara knew exactly what this meant.
A massive amount of ocular power was gathering in Danzo's eye, clearly preparing to unleash a large-scale, devastating ocular technique.
And it was likely a mysterious power inherent to his new Mangekyō Sharingan!
In Danzo's eyes, Madara seemed to see countless dotted lines.
These lines divided the world into countless tiny fragments.
It was as if an invisible pair of scissors was cutting the world into pieces...
This realization made Madara feel as though countless needles were piercing his body.
He couldn't let this technique hit him!
That was his only thought.
As he retreated, thin, pale lines began to extend from Danzo's fingertips.
In an instant, the world seemed to freeze.
These lines, centered around Danzo, enveloped a fifty-meter radius.
"Infinite Void - Shatter." Danzo whispered.
In the next moment, time resumed.
The pale dotted lines transformed into millions, billions of invisible slashes!
Following invisible trails, they mercilessly cut the world to pieces!!
Dirt, rocks, air...
Everything was shattered!!
Seeing the ground before him being endlessly pulverized and the air turning blurry, Madara seemed to foresee his fate.
Staring into those crimson eyes, a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Danzo Shimura, was it? I'll remember you."
"I hope you'll grow even stronger by the time I revive."
"Don't disappoint me."
As soon as Madara finished speaking, his body was subjected to an indescribable attack.
In the endless barrage of slashes, he was cut into countless fragments!!
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