Lin Xuan had always been very curious about the Namekian Grand Elder's ability to unlock others' potential.
Especially since, except for Orochimaru and Whitebeard, everyone around him right now was in an Edo Tensei body. He really wanted to know—could the Grand Elder still awaken the potential of someone like Uchiha Madara in this state?
In fact, the Grand Elder had already noticed how unusual Uchiha Madara and the others were. Even he wasn't completely confident, but there was only one way to find out—try it.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xuan turned to Uchiha Izuna and said, "Izuna, you go first."
Izuna had already awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan before he died. He wanted to see if the Grand Elder could push it all the way to the Eternal Mangekyou stage.
Though Izuna didn't fully understand what was going on, he didn't refuse. He simply stepped forward.
The Grand Elder placed his hand directly on Izuna's head.
The gesture made Izuna a little uncomfortable, but he endured it.
The very next second, however, his eyes snapped wide open.
His face was filled with shock as he cried out, "This… this is… insane!"
Seeing this, Uchiha Madara instantly tensed up and asked urgently, "Izuna, are you alright?!"
From the way he was acting, it looked like he'd charge forward and kill the Grand Elder without hesitation if anything happened to his little brother.
Feeling the killing intent rolling off Madara, Neru and the other Namekians beside the Grand Elder immediately went on full alert, their auras locking onto Madara.
Madara, Hashirama, Whitebeard, and Roger all changed expressions at the same time, their gazes sweeping toward Neru and the others.
They could all sense it—these people were strong. Incredibly strong. The power Neru and the others were casually showing right now was on a completely different level from Goku and the others they'd met on Earth.
The same thought appeared in all their minds at once: So these are the true powerhouses of this world that Lin Xuan mentioned?!
If Neru and the others hadn't deliberately released their auras, they wouldn't have noticed a thing!
Even so, Madara wasn't intimidated in the slightest. If anything, the pressure only ignited his fighting spirit—he looked ready to throw down right then and there.
Lin Xuan felt a headache coming on. "Hey, what the hell are you all doing?"
At his words, everyone paused slightly.
It was at that moment that Izuna suddenly spoke up. "I'm fine, brother. It's just… an incredible surge of power suddenly rushed through me. That's all."
As he spoke, his pupils began to change—first to the regular Sharingan, then to the Mangekyou, and then, in the blink of an eye, they continued evolving.
"This is… the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!" Madara exclaimed, a mixture of shock and joy on his face.
Then he heard Lin Xuan clicking his tongue in amazement. "Man, even at your age, Madara, you're still such an overprotective brother freak."
Madara: "…"
He wanted to argue, but couldn't find the words. In the end, he just coldly harrumphed and pretended nothing happened.
Fortunately, everyone's attention quickly shifted back to Izuna's transformation, so no one teased Madara further. Even Madara himself soon focused entirely on his younger brother.
After confirming over and over again that Izuna's Mangekyou Sharingan had truly evolved into the Eternal Mangekyou, Madara was still shaken to his core.
The Grand Elder had merely touched Izuna's head once… and that was enough to evolve his Mangekyou into the Eternal version?
No matter how he looked at it, it felt like a dream. It completely shattered everything he thought he knew!
Lin Xuan, on the other hand, wasn't too surprised. He just gave the Grand Elder a deep, meaningful look.
Then he turned to Izuna and said, "Izuna, go outside and have a spar with your brother!"
Izuna's eyes lit up at the suggestion. He looked at Madara and grinned. "Let's go, brother. I really want to test my new strength!"
Truth be told, he actually wanted to fight Senju Tobirama even more—that guy had bragged way too many times about being stronger than him. Now that he'd powered up, Izuna was dying to teach him a lesson.
But since Lin Xuan told him to spar with his brother, he kept quiet about Tobirama.
Soon, the group arrived at a wide open area nearby—the place where Namekians usually sparred.
"Brother… I never thought we'd get another chance to fight like this after all these years," Izuna said, looking at Madara across from him, a touch of nostalgia in his voice.
He still remembered how, ever since they were kids, he had always sparred with his brother in close-quarters combat. He never imagined that even after death, they'd get another opportunity like this. For a moment, old memories came flooding back.
Madara's face softened into a faint smile as the same memories surfaced. Putting on his big-brother attitude, he said, "Come on then. Let me see how much you've grown."
Izuna nodded, his crimson eyes flashing as the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan activated.
The next instant, he summoned his complete Susanoo!
In a flash, he charged forward, appearing right in front of Madara and unleashing a fierce barrage of attacks.
Naturally, Madara met him head-on, summoning his own complete Susanoo!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Neither used ninjutsu at first—they fought purely with taijutsu, just like old times. The only difference was that now they were clashing inside towering Susanoo avatars!
The battle was unbelievably intense, the shockwaves echoing across the landscape. Many of the surrounding Namekians who had come to watch wore expressions of astonishment.
"What kind of technique is this? The power is insane!" the Grand Elder muttered to himself, watching the fight with great curiosity and seriousness.
Very quickly, after trading blows with pure physical might for a while, Izuna suddenly formed hand seals and unleashed a series of ninjutsu.
BOOM!!
An even more ferocious exchange of techniques erupted, turning the surrounding area into a scene of utter destruction.
Every Namekian watching, including the Grand Elder, stared in stunned shock at the two brothers locked in combat.
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