Chapter 342 – Madara's Power
Madara did not forget the purpose of his visit just because of their family's commotion.
"Oh? So you've already come. Looks like you've taken care of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki," Yusuke said as he observed Madara.
"This will be our final duel," Madara said without wasting words, staring at Yusuke coldly.
"Come to think of it, your current strength is even a little difficult for me to gauge now," Yusuke said with a faint smile.
Madara did not respond. He simply stared at Yusuke, his battle intent burning intensely.
"I understand. Let's go. Coincidentally, it's been years since I've truly stepped into a fight myself," Yusuke said. He knew Madara was already impatient, so he stopped teasing him.
"Let's go. I happened to find a space capable of withstanding our battle," Madara said.
"Then let's go," Yusuke replied casually.
"Dad, I want to come too," Ryoha said.
"No. You can't, brat. This is very dangerous. With your current strength, you're not qualified to watch yet," Yusuke said, looking at his son with a serious expression.
"But—"
"That's enough. Don't argue. Listen to your father," Tsunade said firmly.
This wasn't a joke. If Yusuke had said so, then it clearly wasn't something Ryoha could witness.
"Don't worry. Doesn't your father have a Den Den Mushi for video calls?" Kurenai said at that moment.
"Oh, right! Hahaha! Then Dad, I'll watch. I'll become the strongest!" Ryoha shouted enthusiastically.
At the end of his sentence, his expression turned extremely serious. Seeing his son like that, Yusuke smiled faintly to himself. Truly worthy of being my son.
"Alright. I agree," Yusuke said casually.
Madara said nothing. He turned around and vanished from the room. Just as Yusuke was about to leave, Ryoha's voice rang out.
"Old man, don't lose!"
"How could I? I'm the strongest," Yusuke said with a confident smile before disappearing from everyone's sight.
After that, Yusuke began preparing the Den Den Mushi. Next, he would pave the road toward an undefeated future for his son.
At the same time, many people began arriving at Yusuke's house.
"Sasuke-nii, Naruto-nii, you're here," Chiba said when she saw Sasuke and Naruto arrive.
"Chiba, China, look what your big brother brought for you," Naruto said as he took out several sweets.
"But Chiba doesn't like sweet things," Chiba pouted sadly. China nodded in agreement.
Sasuke then took out the gifts he had prepared. With his usual cold expression, he handed them to Chiba and China. The two little girls' eyes instantly lit up.
"Sasuke-nii is the best."
"Sasuke-nii is amazing."
Sasuke looked at the two adorable girls. In a corner no one else could see, the corner of his lips lifted slightly.
Naruto looked at Sasuke with deep envy, then immediately deflated like a punctured balloon.
"Hehe, Naruto-nii, turns out you understand me best. Naruto-nii knows I like sweets," Ryoha said as he snatched the bag from Naruto's hands. Naruto's face instantly darkened even more.
"Just take it! Take it!" Naruto snapped irritably. Remembering all the times he had been toyed with, he felt even more annoyed.
"Aunt Temari," Chiba and China greeted politely.
"Oh, Temari-neechan is here too," Ryoha said flatly.
"Little Ryoha, you should be calling me Aunt," Temari said, clearly displeased.
Everyone turned to look at Temari. Usually, a woman—especially a beautiful one—didn't like being called Aunt. Everyone understood why.
Even Naruto, who was usually dense, could see it. This princess of Sunagakure often stayed in Konoha and frequently visited the Hatake residence for no particular reason. How could they not notice?
"Where did Yusuke-senpai go?" Temari asked curiously.
"Uncle went to fight Uchiha Madara. I thought Aunt came to watch too," Naruto said.
After hearing from Kurama, he knew Madara had come to Konoha, so he immediately dragged Sasuke along to watch.
"I came to see Chiba and Nana, of course," Temari said.
"Temari-nee, it seems Nee-chan still doesn't understand the situation," Ryoha said.
"What do you mean?" Temari asked, confused.
"I am the future heir of the Hatake family. My position and influence in the Hatake household don't need explaining, right? If Nee-chan wants to marry my father, then of course you need to bribe me properly," Hatake Ryoha said with a serious tone.
Everyone stared at Ryoha with expressionless faces.
Just you? Influence? they all thought silently.
If they were talking about the highest status in this house, it was obviously Tsunade. And if they were talking about the lowest status, it would definitely be Hatake Ryoha and Hatake Yusuke—the father and son duo.
Seeing the doubtful looks from everyone, Ryoha immediately felt indignant. He was about to say something, but suddenly he noticed the deadly expression on Tsunade's face. Without hesitation, he chose to become a well-behaved child.
"It's starting," Sasuke's cold voice sounded, his eyes fixed sharply on the two figures on the screen.
Madara stood with his arms crossed over his chest, while Yusuke stood with both hands tucked into his pockets. Two kings of style, their auras growing increasingly dense.
"Damn, lesson learned, lesson learned. Dad was right—showing off without form is the most lethal," Ryoha muttered.
Everyone instantly wore dark expressions. Why was this child's perspective always so different from everyone else's? Yet they couldn't deny it—this boy truly deserved to be called Yusuke's flesh and blood. His personality was far too explosive.
The two moved almost at the same time. Madara threw a punch toward Yusuke. Yusuke kept both hands in his pockets, his body tilting slightly to evade.
Madara spun and swung his arm again toward Yusuke. Yusuke clenched his fists to dodge, then casually slipped them back into his pockets, as if playing with Madara, before Madara lunged again.
In an instant, Yusuke disappeared and appeared behind Madara.
"In front of the kids, let me show off a little," Yusuke said playfully.
"Hmph. That won't do," Madara replied calmly.
Madara summoned Susanoo and launched an attack immediately. From the start, he manifested its perfect form. Yusuke showed no sign of panic at all.
"Rankyaku."
From his leg, a blue energy slash shot out, instantly cleaving the giant Susanoo in two. Madara's expression remained unchanged. His eyes transformed into the Rinnegan.
"Sukunahikona."
The power of his dōjutsu activated. The Susanoo's massive body shrank drastically and slowly adhered to the surface of Madara's body.
In an instant, Madara's body was covered in blue armor. Tomoe patterns appeared across it, looking extremely similar to Naruto's Chakra Mode.
"That's incredible. Sasuke, can you do something like that too?" Naruto asked.
"That's impossible. Under normal conditions, Susanoo—unless it's in its perfect form—doesn't even have durability comparable to the crystal on its forehead," Sasuke said.
If it was merely compressing it onto the body, Sasuke could do it as well, but a Susanoo like that wouldn't be its perfect form.
Its defense would even be weaker than Susanoo's crystal, and compressing a giant Susanoo onto the body would actually consume even more chakra.
Madara had used his dōjutsu to surpass that limitation.
Seeing Madara's current form, Yusuke nodded slowly. Madara was still Madara—always capable of surprising him. His choice had indeed not been wrong.
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