Uchiha Madara's figure charged towards Black Zetsu!
This time, Akihara Kagura threw himself in front of Uchiha Madara, blocking his attack, seemingly resolute in his stance to protect Black Zetsu!
"Kid! Move aside!"
Uchiha Madara raised his eyebrow and spoke coldly, "Out of admiration for your clan, I can forgive you for using the Senju Clan's bark to set up a conspiracy against me, and I might even disregard your apocalyptic ambitions..."
"But..."
"Hand over Black Zetsu first!"
The chakra emanating from Uchiha Madara was overwhelming, his crimson eyes fixed intently on Black Zetsu beside Akihara Kagura, he shouted harshly, "Now I must first kill Black Zetsu!"
"That's not going to happen."
Akihara Kagura's eyes were also crimson.
Uchiha Madara and Akihara Kagura, both wielders of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, finally faced off, their gazes locked intensely on each other's movements!
However...
Uchiha Madara himself wasn't equipped solely with the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!
"Kid!"
Uchiha Madara's eyes glimmered slightly, slowly transforming into the appearance of the Rinnegan: "Don't assume that just because you possess the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan that you can rival the Rinnegan..."
"Even though you certainly know the secret of how the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan evolves into the Rinnegan, and you've successfully transplanted Hashirama's cells, acquiring his chakra..."
"But the evolution of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan into the Rinnegan requires an extremely prolonged period. A kid, after all, is still a young kid..."
Uchiha Madara was very aware.
Akihara Kagura surely knows how to awaken the Rinnegan.
However, it was only after Uchiha Madara himself transplanted Senju Hashirama's cells, reaching an advanced age that he finally awakened the Rinnegan, even having grown so old that he was unable to walk independently, forced to use his past weapons as a cane.
The awakening of the Rinnegan...
Is an extremely prolonged and desolate process.
Akihara Kagura's age was still young; the awakening of the Rinnegan was a long way off for him!
Uchiha Madara kicked Akihara Kagura's arm, borrowing the momentum to retreat swiftly to the ground, his Rinnegan glaring directly at Akihara Kagura!
"Limbo: Border Jail!"
Uchiha Madara retrieved his Rinnegan, thereby regaining strength, and upon withdrawing his eyes, his Limbo: Border Jail received an immense enhancement!
Limbo: Border Jail can only release one invisible clone; having gathered two eyes, the ocular power was strengthened, allowing Limbo to release four clones outwards!
The next moment!
Four Limbo clones charged towards Akihara Kagura!
However, in the real world, the traces of these clones were nowhere to be found, as if they existed in another dimension, yet were still able to attack people in the real world!
"Theoretically, the evolution of the Rinnegan is indeed a prolonged process..."
Akihara Kagura casually nodded, but his expression turned extremely serious, he spoke softly: "But there's a significant difference between us..."
The next moment!
Akihara Kagura's eyes underwent a sudden change, a pair of Rinnegan appeared in his eyes, with even six black tomoe!
"That's... the Rinnegan!"
Uchiha Madara's expression changed, he was momentarily stunned in disbelief, even his Limbo clones halted instantly!
How is this possible!
How can this kid possibly awaken the Rinnegan!
Not just Uchiha Madara, even Black Zetsu beside him was somewhat shocked!
Everyone present watched Akihara Kagura's Rinnegan with disbelief; originally, knowing Akihara Kagura possessed the Sharingan was already shocking enough...
But...
Akihara Kagura even possessed the Rinnegan!
This man...
Just how many secrets is he hiding!
At the instant Akihara Kagura awakened the Rinnegan, he saw clearly where Uchiha Madara's Limbo clones were, his expression remaining extremely serious and calm.
"This is only natural."
Akihara Kagura's Rinnegan looked at Uchiha Madara, he spoke softly: "The awakening of the Rinnegan requires the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and the chakra of the First's cells, Mr. Madara, you merely transplanted a portion of the First Hokage's cells to acquire his chakra..."
"Whereas I..."
"Have harnessed his cells to awaken the Sage Body."
"Sage Body?"
Uchiha Madara squinted his eyes.
"..."
Black Zetsu had long anticipated this.
Because it too believed Akihara Kagura had awakened the Sage Body.
Once Black Zetsu had thought Akihara Kagura's Sage Body was the so-called adaptation to Sage Mode; however, after witnessing the True Thousand Hands, Black Zetsu also concluded that Akihara Kagura possessed the Sage Body!
Just didn't expect...
The Sage Body could promote the evolution of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!
No...
This is indeed the case.
The chakra of the Sage Body indeed propels the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to evolve into the higher Rinnegan; if one can obtain chakra revived from the Ten-tails or the chakra of the Otsutsuki, it can even instantly evolve the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan into the Rinnegan...
"This is the reward for the brave..."
"The mortality rate of the First Hokage's cell-human transplantation experiment is infinitely close to one hundred percent, I was prepared to die before carrying out the transplantation..."
"Partly because I needed Wood Release to unlock the secrets of the Senju Clan..."
"Partly because the power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan might unexpectedly vanish at any moment, I am unable to predict when its power might reach its end..."