"Smash it?"
Madara and Obito both looked at Akira strangely.
Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.
Its reference point was the moon.
A genuine celestial body.
Sure, Toneri had once split the moon apart with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion—but that only created a cross-section.
It was just a cut.
"Smash it" meant pulverizing it inside and out.
Reducing it to dust.
The scale of destruction wasn't even comparable.
To be blunt, even if the three Uchiha destruction maniacs teamed up, this would still be a massive project.
"Hah… Sounds fun."
Madara laughed and cracked his knuckles.
During the earlier battle, he had been restraining himself to protect the statue. Though he'd held the advantage, he never truly cut loose.
He'd been holding back a lot of frustration.
That massive punching bag in the sky?
Perfect.
"Yeah, true." Obito nodded.
He'd spent most of the fight guarding Akira in Kamui. He hadn't really gotten to do much either.
Both of them separated instinctively.
Boom! Boom!
Two Perfect Susanoo rose into the sky, towering over heaven and earth, about to take flight—
Then they suddenly felt…
Something was missing.
They turned back.
And saw Akira sitting cross-legged on the Demonic Statue's head.
He had taken out a lunchbox from his Time Zone, spread a cloth, and was preparing to eat.
"…You're not joining us?" Madara asked.
Akira opened the lid. Steam and fragrance rose.
"Can't help it. I'm still alive—eating is a basic need."
"You two start first. I'll join after I'm full."
He snapped his chopsticks apart, pressed his palms together.
"Thanks for the meal."
Then, under their stunned gazes, he lowered his head and started eating happily.
"…Forget it," Madara sighed.
"He hasn't slept all night, fought two major battles in a row. Let him eat."
The two turned away.
Their Susanoo soared skyward.
In truth, counting his fight with Hikaru, Akira had gone through three battles already.
Madara's Susanoo formed twin blades and slashed wildly.
Cracks spread across the bottom of the celestial body.
These strikes would have shattered Tengai Shinsei.
But against Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei…
They were barely better than scratching an itch.
Obito began exerting himself.
Kamui shuriken howled through the air, smashing into the planetoid. Spatial vortices erupted, leaving behind bowl-sized scars.
"This really is a huge job," Obito muttered.
The two worked tirelessly, like modern-day Yugong moving mountains.
Twenty minutes later.
Akira burped and stood up.
Humans have urgent needs.
Ninja are no exception.
He took out a portable toilet, set up a small tent, and built a temporary restroom on the statue's head.
Then he went inside.
Lifting the outer flap slightly, Akira admired the meteor-like debris streaking across the sky while enjoying the refreshing breeze below.
Life was good.
Madara and Obito happened to see this during a break.
Madara: "…He really knows how to live."
Obito: "Too bad we didn't bring Tobi…"
Ten minutes later, the flushing sound rang out.
Akira had resolved a major life issue.
Then he thought:
Hikaru must be exhausted from last night. She probably still hasn't woken up…
Crackle.
Twin Bloom was released from Futsunomikoto.
Akira transformed into Hikaru.
She closed the tent, adjusted her clothes, and sat down again.
"I'll take care of hers too, while I'm at it…"
Outside, explosions roared.
Inside, gentle rain fell.
Another ten minutes passed.
Flush.
Hikaru's "business" was done.
Akira canceled Twin Bloom and returned to his original form.
He packed up the tent and toilet, then leapt into the air.
Boom!
A mithril-gray Perfect Susanoo rose into the sky, standing shoulder to shoulder with Madara's blue and Obito's green.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Uncle Madara. Obito."
Obito looked him over.
"When you fought Naruto and Sasuke, you never used this. I almost thought you couldn't."
Akira smiled.
"I just don't like making simple problems complicated."
Buzz.
A silver spear appeared in his Susanoo's hand.
"This is my Susanoo's main weapon—Piercing Annihilation Spear."
"Is it strong?" Obito asked.
Boom!
Akira grinned. His Susanoo charged and hurled the spear.
A silver beam roared through the sky and plunged into the already-dented bottom of the planetoid.
"Oh." Obito commented calmly.
"Great penetration. Probably comparable to Sasuke's full-power Susanoo arrow."
But then—
Rumble!
A storm of silver flames erupted from the impact point.
Thousands of metallic fragments blasted outward.
The crater expanded into a massive honeycomb-like cavity.
"…Oh?"
Now even Madara and Obito were impressed.
Explosions and shrapnel too?
That was no joke.
Madara nodded.
"Piercing Annihilation Spear. Not bad."
Akira glanced at Madara's massive blade.
"Uncle Madara, your sword has a name too, right? Among Susanoo blades, yours hits the hardest."
The Totsuka Blade didn't count. That was divine-tier.
Part flattery, part sincerity.
Madara's sword truly outperformed Sasuke's in raw destructive power.
"You've got good taste."
Madara smiled.
"My blade is called Sobimochi. It means 'Supreme Sharpness.'"
"As expected of you," Akira laughed.
Obito thought privately:
In front of my Kamui shuriken, both of you can shatter.
Madara grew serious.
"Akira, can you store this in Futsunomikoto?"
"Before, no. There was a size limit."
"But now… maybe."
Akira's Rinnegan shimmered like violet gemstones.
Buzz.
Another spear condensed in his Susanoo's hand.
"But let's finish the job first."
With Madara's Sobimochi, Obito's Kamui shuriken, and Akira's spears, the three powerhouses joined forces.
They began mercilessly dismantling Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions shook the heavens.
Flames roared.
Within the smoke—
A white sleeve wrapped around a woman's arm fell into a corner of the battlefield.
"Gurgle…"
A pitch-black mass poked its head out from inside.
Dark-golden eyes glinted sinisterly as it glanced at the sky, preparing to retreat.
Clang!
A black chakra rod fell from above, pierced the sleeve, and nailed the black mass to the ground.
"You bastard."
"Trying to slip away right under my nose?"
"Who do you think I am?"
Accompanied by Akira and Obito—
Uchiha Madara descended forcefully.
"Black Zetsu."
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