Chapter 154: Limbo: Border Jail, The King of Energy
Madara glanced at Black Zetsu from the corner of his eye.
Black Zetsu gently shook his head. He naturally understood the meaning behind that look.
It was nothing more than wanting to know when the First Mizukage Yuto had been revived, but he truly did not know this matter.
If he had known earlier, he would not have hastily revived Madara ahead of time.
Madara and Yuto silently faced each other. A powerful and violent aura collided and clashed in the air, forming a terrifying pressure that spread in all directions.
The entire forest suddenly fell silent.
Standing behind Madara, Obito's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Merely the aura leaking out had already made him feel a strong sense of crisis.
Konan, not far behind Yuto, was the same.
All along, Konan had believed that Nagato's strength was already terrifying enough. Only now did she realize that she had merely been a frog in a well.
The so-called god was merely a pawn of Madara, who had died many years ago.
And aside from the revived Madara, the First Mizukage—who had been killed long ago by Hashirama and Madara—had unknowingly also been revived, secretly observing this ninja world.
If not for Nagato attacking the Hidden Mist Village, and for Madara's sudden revival, the First Mizukage Yuto likely would not have appeared before the world so soon.
Just what else was hidden within this ninja world?
At this thought, Konan suddenly felt a sense of ridicule and sorrow deep within her heart toward Nagato, who called himself a god.
People like us… these small ninja villages… in the eyes of such figures, we probably do not even count as pawns!
In this silence, heavy with an extremely oppressive atmosphere, Madara's voice rang out first.
"In that battle back then, although Hashirama and I won in the end, we both lost."
"And now, Yuto, you may not necessarily be able to defeat me!"
Madara raised his head proudly, brilliance flashing in his eyes as he looked at Yuto.
Hearing his somewhat arrogant words, Yuto raised an eyebrow and stretched out his hand to yawn.
"Is that so? Confidence is a good thing."
Sure enough, battle was unavoidable.
Although Yuto wore a lazy expression on his face, his eyes carried rare solemnity.
As Yuto spoke, the tension between the two instantly tightened.
A faint smile appeared on Madara's face, and a subtle gleam flashed within his Rinnegan.
Limbo: Border Jail!
This was an ability unique to Madara's Rinnegan. Using Limbo, he split off his own shadow, which ordinary ninja could neither see nor even sense.
Only those who also possessed the Rinnegan, or those who had mastered the power of the Six Paths, could perceive these shadows.
After activating this ability, a shadow of himself instantly split out.
The moment the shadow appeared, it rushed directly toward Yuto.
Madara had already launched his attack, yet no one present could see it, nor could they sense it.
Watching his shadow draw closer and closer to Yuto, a curve slowly formed at the corner of Madara's lips.
This was the power of the Rinnegan!
Yuto, we are no longer on the same level!
At that very moment, the expression on Madara's face suddenly stiffened.
As his shadow was about to approach Yuto, Yuto suddenly turned his head and looked toward the direction from which the shadow had emerged, smiling lightly.
"I see you."
A violent surge of energy poured from Yuto's fist, instantly slamming into the unprepared shadow.
Bang!
The air ahead seemed to explode. Konan and the others stared in astonishment at Yuto striking seemingly empty air, clearly not yet reacting.
Limbo: Susanoo!
In a place unseen by all, half of a Susanoo arm suddenly appeared on the shadow, shielding it from behind.
Yuto's violent power struck that Susanoo arm, and in an instant, countless cracks appeared across it.
The shadow rapidly retreated, then withdrew back before Madara.
"Blocked? Looks like I didn't hit it."
Yuto narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke calmly.
The sensation from his fist just now did not feel like striking a person; it had clearly been blocked.
For the first time since his revival, an unexpected expression appeared on Madara's face. A trace of disbelief flashed through his eyes as he spoke in a solemn voice.
"You shouldn't have been able to see or sense that attack."
Hearing this, Yuto curled his lips, his face expressionless as he slowly spread his arms.
"I indeed cannot see it, nor can I sense it. But anything that moves will inevitably generate energy. Within the area where I stand, I am the king of this energy, and the movement of energy reveals everything to me."
"No matter how strange or concealed your attack is, I am the ruler of this energy. I am—the king!"
His indifferent yet domineering voice echoed through the surroundings, causing everyone present to tremble inwardly.
Was this the bearing of one of the former 'Three Heroes'?
Obito and Konan could not help but swallow, their eyes filled with shock.
Black Zetsu's gaze flickered. The First Mizukage Yuto was indeed a terrifying figure.
If such a person did not die, he would absolutely become the greatest obstacle on the path to reviving Mother!
"Hahahaha—!!"
At the same time, a wild burst of laughter resounded through the entire forest, coming from Madara.
He threw his head back, one hand covering his face.
After laughing to his heart's content, he lowered his head and slowly removed his hand.
The Madara now before everyone wore an expression filled with intense excitement and undisguised battle intent.
"You truly did not disappoint me, Yuto! This is interesting! This is the kind of battle suited for people like us."
There was a slight tremor in his voice—trembling from excitement taken to the extreme.
"In that case, I've long been unable to resist wanting to give you a thorough beating—Madara!"
Yuto twisted his neck, the corners of his lips splitting slightly as he spoke in a low voice.
As his words fell, a special chakra instantly spread across his entire body.
At the same time, under the effect of this chakra, a thumb-sized black circle slowly emerged on his forehead.
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