"Ahhhhhhh!!!"
Uchiha Shin screamed in agony as black flames devoured his body.
Beside him, White Zetsu said, "What are you doing? Don't you have the power of the Rinnegan?"
So you transplanted the Rinnegan just for decoration? That thing isn't a pair of colored contacts!
Reminded by White Zetsu's words, Shin suddenly remembered that he indeed possessed the power of the Rinnegan. He immediately unleashed a repulsive force, blasting the Amaterasu flames off his body. The flames still burning within him, however, he absorbed using chakra—but his condition was far from good. His body was covered in burns, his internal organs were destroyed, and he was on the brink of death.
Kiyosuke stood up and said, "Looks like he's lost all value."
"No… not quite yet."
Madara smirked faintly. At Uchiha Shin's feet, black sludge suddenly surged upward, wrapping tightly around him.
"What is this…?" Shin gasped, realizing he couldn't move at all.
"Your final purpose," Black Zetsu's cold voice echoed, "is to resurrect Madara-sama!"
His hands clamped together.
"Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life!"
Shhhhhh!
Steam began to rise from Madara's body. The cracks of the Edo Tensei on his face healed one by one, and color returned to his once-pale skin. Life itself seemed to flow back into him.
Madara smiled.
"Hashirama… our battle begins anew."
With that, he dashed straight toward the Four Red Yang Formation.
"Kiyosuke! Stop him!" Hashirama shouted, charging forward.
Kiyosuke shook his head and followed, though clearly without much urgency. On the way, he noticed a piece of armor lying on the ground.
Apparently, resurrection didn't include that part.
Moments later, Madara could be seen sprinting across the battlefield bare-chested, wearing only pants and shoes.
How come those survived?
Focus: probably not where it should be.
...
"Ahhh!"
Uchiha Shin gasped for air.
Madara had already broken through the Allied Shinobi Forces and the fragments of the Ten Tails, appearing beside him.
"Useless fool," Madara said coldly. "You disrupted my plans, but in the end, my objective is complete. That's all that matters. Your role is over. Time to return my eyes."
With no hesitation, he gouged out Shin's Rinnegan and placed them into his own sockets.
That's right—Rinnegan and Sharingan were as simple as plug-and-play.
Kiyosuke frowned. "This just got troublesome."
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Madara's maniacal laughter echoed across the entire battlefield, chilling everyone to the bone.
"Hahahahahaha!!!"
"Why can't he stop laughing?" Kiyosuke asked Hashirama beside him.
Hashirama wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Probably… because he's happy?"
"Yeah, can't blame him. He just came back to life."
"A living Madara isn't exactly easy to deal with," Hashirama muttered.
Kiyosuke smiled faintly. "Not necessarily. At least now, we can kill him."
"Ah… true."
Even Hashirama agreed—reviving had its downsides. At least now there was a way to end him for good.
...
"Now it's my turn to shine."
"Super Giant Rasenshuriken!!!"
Naruto came soaring through the air atop a toad, hurling a massive Rasenshuriken straight at Madara.
"Kagutsuchi!"
Sasuke's Susanoo fired a pitch-black arrow. The two attacks collided midair, merging into one.
A scorching, obsidian storm roared toward Madara.
Madara raised his hand and calmly absorbed it.
"Perfect timing," he said, looking up at Naruto.
"Get back, Naruto!" Minato shouted, his face tense with worry.
"Limbo: Border Jail!"
An unseen shadow appeared in front of Naruto, knocking him to the ground before dragging him helplessly toward Madara.
"Come, Ten Tails. Absorb the full Nine Tails once and for all!"
"Naruto!"
"Naruto!"
Everyone shouted as chains extended from the Ten Tails' mouth, latching onto Naruto's body.
Even in this form, the Ten Tails could use chains to pull the beast out.
The links pierced through Naruto's chest, binding the Nine Tails within him.
Kurama roared, "Naruto, you're an Uzumaki. Even if the Tailed Beast is extracted, you won't die right away! Use that time to fuse with my other half—if you don't, you will die. Hurry!"
"Kurama!!!"
Naruto shouted, but could only watch helplessly as the Nine Tails was ripped from his body.
In that instant, all strength left him.
Kiyosuke appeared beside Madara in a flash.
"You've succeeded," he said calmly. "Now it's my turn."
He took Naruto and vanished.
Madara smirked. "In the end, the one who wins will always be me."
He and Kiyosuke had once made a bet—on who would stand victorious at the end. Madara had no doubt the answer was himself.
...
"Minato, it's up to you now," Kiyosuke said. "Obito, get everyone out of here. The Four Red Yang Formation doesn't need to be maintained anymore. Madara will become the Ten Tails' Jinchūriki next."
"But—"
"No buts," Kiyosuke said firmly. "All the pieces are in place. The next battle will be against Uchiha Madara."
"Understood."
Obito nodded and warped them into the Kamui dimension—Minato, Naruto, Kiyosuke, Tsunade, Hinata, and the others.
With their departure, the Four Red Yang Formation collapsed and disappeared.
"Smart move," Madara muttered.
Beneath his feet, the Ten Tails continued to evolve. Once it reached its final form, he would become its Jinchūriki—and cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
...
Inside the Kamui dimension—
Minato immediately transferred the other half of Kurama's chakra into Naruto's body.
After checking him over, Tsunade said, "He'll be fine. He just needs time to recover."
Kiyosuke then said, "Tsunade-sama, perform a transplant for me."
He took out another Rinnegan.
Tsunade's eyes widened. "You're sure you want to implant that?"
"Yes. From this point on, the Allied Shinobi Forces are useless. Only those with the power of the Sage can fight."
"Alright, I understand."
Tsunade nodded, removed Kiyosuke's existing eye, and implanted the Rinnegan.
The moment it was in place, an overwhelming surge of chakra tore through Kiyosuke's body. The Rinnegan's power was leagues beyond a Mangekyō Sharingan—it was excruciating.
"It's just an eye," he muttered.
Using his own chakra, he suppressed and synchronized with the Rinnegan, taming its immense energy.
He exhaled deeply. "Phew."
With a nod to Tsunade, he turned to Obito.
"Send us back."
Back on the battlefield, he locked eyes with Madara—Rinnegan against Rinnegan.
"So it's with you," Madara sneered. "Saves me the trouble of searching."
His expression turned eager, battle-hungry.
He was ready to take Kiyosuke's eye—and make his own power complete.
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