allendalepharm Chapter 346 Battle against Uchiha Madara
Chapter 346 Battle against Uchiha Madara
Chapter 346 Battle against Uchiha Madara
The Land of Earth, a secret base.
Madara Uchiha sat upright in his designated seat, with his large scythe and flame fan beside him.
His eyes were half-closed, and he was in an extremely quiet state. In addition, in this empty cave, even the beating of his heart could be heard faintly.
In the midst of this silence, a series of hurried footsteps came from afar.
Madara Uchiha slightly opened his eyes and turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound came.
Black Zetsu strode heavily toward Uchiha Madara, only slowing his pace slightly as he got closer.
His face, with its distinct black and white features, showed a hint of unease, a touch of panic, and a profound sense of heaviness.
"Lord Madara!" Black Zetsu's voice was hoarse and distorted, with a hint of regret. "We failed! That Matsushita Taichi set a trap, just waiting for me to walk into their ambush."
Black Zetsu recounted his mission to Madara in detail, and when he talked about how he used the Mayfly Technique to finally escape Matsushita Taichi's pursuit, there was a hint of undisguised pride in his tone.
But Ban didn't hear it that way.
After all that effort, the girl named Lin was still alive. If he didn't know that Black Zetsu was a derivative of his own will, he would have wanted to tear Black Zetsu to pieces.
"waste!"
A furious rebuke instantly shattered Black Zetsu's smugness. Looking at Ban's frosty face, he realized that Lin's life or death was the key to this mission, and immediately fell silent.
Matsushita Taichi, it's Matsushita Taichi again.
Ban rested his hand on his forehead, gently pressing his head. He had already realized that all the recent failed plans were related to this Matsushita Taichi.
Just as he was considering whether to personally intervene and resolve this enormous problem, a flash of lightning suddenly struck his mind.
His hand, which was resting on his forehead, froze, and an ominous thought uncontrollably surfaced in his mind.
He suddenly turned his head, his eyes fixed on Black Zetsu, his originally dark pupils suddenly turning scarlet, and the three tomoe in his eyes spinning wildly.
The powerful eye power instantly enveloped Black Zetsu's entire body, and the Sharingan scanned every inch of his skin.
Under that gaze, Black Zetsu trembled slightly involuntarily, having already imagined the terrible consequences.
Suddenly, Madara's gaze sharpened on the distinct black and white line on Black Zetsu's abdomen!
A tiny mark, only about one centimeter in size, lurked quietly at the boundary. Had Madara not possessed the unparalleled perception of his Sharingan, it would have been almost impossible to detect.
A surge of intense rage instantly shattered the icy composure on his face. His hands gripped the stone seat's armrests tightly, and the hard rock cracked under the weight!
"Fool!" Madara's roar was no longer as suppressed as before; his voice shook the cave walls, causing rubble to fall. "Look what you brought back! The Flying Thunder God Mark!"
Following Madara's gaze, Black Zetsu looked down in horror at his own abdomen.
That tiny mark was nothing short of a death warrant in his eyes at that moment!
"This—this is impossible—when?"
He gasped, the scenes of the previous battle flashing through his mind, the image finally settling on Taiyi's initial punch.
"It was—at that time!"
"That's enough!"
Ban forcefully suppressed his raging anger, and his voice, due to the extreme suppression, revealed a cold sharpness, like an ice blade scraping against the bone membrane.
"Discard this body immediately! Move Obito and the most important items to the backup base!"
He waved his arm, pointing deep into the cave, and spoke without hesitation.
"I'll stay and see what he's made of!"
At this point, Ban's words returned to calm, and his eyes even showed a hint of anticipation, the excitement of encountering interesting prey.
"Is Lord Madara going to abandon this place? What about the Gedo Statue and the information here—"
Madara's Sharingan widened suddenly, revealing an undeniable air of authority.
"Get out of here immediately! This place has been exposed, and Matsushita Taichi could track down the Mark at any moment!"
As for the demonic statue of the heretic, I will summon it and take it with me when I leave.
Time was of the essence, and Black Zetsu no longer hesitated. The black part of his previously pitch-black body began to shrink like ink, revealing the pale skin underneath.
Eventually, all the blackness shrank into a ball, sliding to the ground like a puddle of mud, slowly seeping into the ground.
A faint echo lingered in the air.
"Lord Madara, I'll go and take Obito away right away."
After Black Zetsu detached from White Zetsu's body, the body's main consciousness once again took over.
He looked down at the Flying Thunder God mark on his abdomen like a curious child, rubbing it with his hands and muttering to himself.
"Lord Madara, this mark can't be erased."
Madara watched the brainless White Zetsu perform without saying a word, simply adjusting his own state.
Madara didn't have to wait long. The space twisted, and Taiichi's figure suddenly appeared in the cave.
The moment he appeared, Taiyi turned around and swung his short sword, slicing off the White Zetsu's head.
Then he instantly vanished from his spot, moving far away from where Madara stood, and assumed a defensive posture.
Then, less than two seconds later, another Taiyi figure appeared, and the first Taiyi figure disappeared into white smoke with a "bang".
"Oh, you're quite wary, Matsushita Taichi!"
Madara watched all of this without making a move. Only after Taiichi finished all his actions did he speak up and make a sarcastic remark.
Taiichi looked in the direction the sound came from and saw a familiar face.
One part appreciation, two parts indifference, and seven parts arrogance.
This was Taiichi's first impression of Uchiha Madara at that moment.
"The old man from the Land of Water?" Taichi feigned ignorance. "I never expected the person behind this to be you. No, those Sharingan eyes—who exactly are you?!"
Ban revealed a wicked smile, and all the expressions on his face were gradually replaced by arrogance.
"Young man, listen carefully, I am—I am—Uchiha—Madara!"
He arrogantly announced his name, but the expected surprise did not appear. Madara looked at the calm boy in front of him and couldn't help but show a bit of appreciation on his face again.
"You don't seem surprised. Do you recognize me?"
Taiyi sheathed his short sword, lowered his guard, straightened his body, and only then had time to examine the entire cave.
The most conspicuous thing was the tall demon statue of the heretics at the very back of the cave. Although Taiyi had never seen it before, he could feel a sense of vigilance from the bottom of his heart at first glance.
Keep in mind that this is only the shell of the Ten-Tails. The most important chakra had already been extracted by the Sage of Six Paths and combined with Yin-Yang Release to create the nine tailed beasts.
But even with such a physical body, Taiyi felt that it was not something he could easily deal with.
Turning his gaze back to the person before him, Madara Uchiha still appeared to be in his prime.
But Taiichi is the top medical ninja. His keen senses have already detected that Madara is only young in body, while his spirit is being depleted at a rate several times higher than normal.
A thought flashed through his mind, and combining it with the situation in the original work, he realized that this must be a secret technique using the demonic statue of the heretics to burn off the already limited source of life force and temporarily restore youth.
It seems that today's battle is out of the question, and he also wants to test how much of the former Super Shadow still has left.
"In the Valley of the End, your statue and the First Generation's statue have stood there until now. I just didn't expect a long-dead predecessor to appear before me, which is why I didn't recognize them. Now—"
Taiichi pointed around, especially at the Gedo Mazo, and continued his rambling, "And those Sharingan with their unrestrained eye power, how could I not have thought of that?"
"Hahaha~"
After hearing this, Madara laughed wildly without any restraint. He gave a thumbs up, fully acknowledging that Taiichi could recognize him.
"Young man, do you have any new thoughts about the discussions in the Land of Water?"
The world you see is nothing more than a giant vortex built on lies, plunder, and endless suffering.
War, separation, betrayal—all suffering endlessly cycles within it. Konoha's peace? Merely a fleeting illusion before the storm!
His voice carried a strange allure, as if it were meant to be branded directly into the depths of the listener's soul.
"Join me, Taichi Matsushita! Only I know the path to true peace!"
A perfect world where there is no war, no suffering, and all precious things lost can return!
"Perfect World?"
Taiyi seemed to have heard the funniest joke, and let out a short, snickering laugh.
"You even have to use illusions to persuade others. How can you expect me to believe in the perfect world you're talking about?"
No war, no suffering, all the precious things that have been lost can return—you're talking about a false, illusory world.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Every bite and every drink is an equal exchange. How can you expect to gain something for nothing?
"Your ridiculous argument makes you think I'm a three-year-old!"
He took a heavy step forward, and the rocks beneath his feet silently began to crack like a spiderweb.
The surging chakra erupted without reservation, and the powerful aura, like an invisible tsunami, crashed into Madara and the Gedo Mazo behind him!
He pointed at Madara Uchiha and posed his final question.
"Where is Obito Uchiha? Wasn't he kidnapped by that half-black, half-white guy? To force him to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, he didn't hesitate to murder an innocent life. Such a perfect world is better off without!"
Madara Uchiha listened quietly as Taichi finished speaking, the pity that had appeared on his face from Taichi's impassioned speech vanished without a trace.
His three-tomoe Sharingan was fixed on Taiichi, and a chilling killing intent gradually spread, filling the entire space.
"Those who walk different paths are enemies."
Ban placed his hands on the large scythe and the flame fan placed on his left and right.
"I used to think you were a promising talent, but now it seems you're just a stubborn and conservative person."
"In that case, I might as well just die!"
No sooner had he uttered the word "death" than Madara Uchiha activated his Body Flicker Technique and charged toward Taiichi.
"brush!"
The giant scythe tore through the air, sweeping across with a piercing shriek, its angle so sharp it blocked all of Taiyi's upper body's evasive maneuvers! At the same time, the flame fan, seemingly casually positioned to the side, blocked any possible close-quarters combat route for Taiyi.
Taiyi's pupils contracted slightly, and instead of retreating, he advanced! The instant the scythe blade touched his body, he fell backward as if he had no bones, his back almost touching the ground, narrowly avoiding the cold blade grazing his nose.
Using the momentum from leaning back, he kicked out with one leg like a scorpion's tail, fiercely aiming at the wrist of the man holding the scythe!
"Hmph!" With a flick of his wrist, Madara swung the heavy scythe with ease, and with a loud "clang!" the hilt precisely parried Taiichi's kick. The immense recoil propelled Taiichi backward several meters.
But Ban's attacks were relentless! Flame Fan followed closely, suddenly slapping forward!
boom!
It wasn't a physical attack; instead, a violent, extremely condensed gale-force cannon erupted from the fan! The compressed air cannon, carrying overwhelming power, shot straight at Taiyi, plowing a deep trench in the hard ground wherever it passed.
Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall.
Taiyi slapped the ground with both hands, and a thick earthen wall instantly rose up, blocking the Gale Cannon.
"Boom!"
The earthen wall exploded with a loud bang, sending rubble flying and dust billowing everywhere.
Just as the dust rose, a figure darted in like a ghost—it was Madara! He abandoned his heavy scythe, relying solely on his bare hands, which glowed with sharp chakra.
Uchiha Style: Gale Sword.
Using his hands as a sword, Madara's swordsmanship is as fast as lightning. Each strike is accompanied by a shrill whistling sound that tears through the air, aimed directly at Taiichi's joints, throat, and heart!
Taiyi remained fearless, his figure swaying like a willow catkin in the wind, his short sword either parrying or dodging.
In an instant, two blurry figures could be seen clashing and crossing at high speed inside the cave! The muffled sounds of fists and feet striking each other, and the explosive sounds of chakra colliding, were as dense as rain!
Madara's taijutsu is expansive and domineering, embodying battle techniques honed through countless trials; Taiichi's taijutsu, on the other hand, is balanced and gentle, precise and deadly.
Every confrontation was extremely dangerous, yet neither could gain the upper hand.
Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique.
Unable to break through after a prolonged attack, Madara seized an opening while leaping backward and instantly completed the hand seals.
Three ferocious fire dragons roared and spewed out of their mouths, rushing towards Taiyi from the top, middle and bottom. The scorching heat instantly evaporated the moisture in the air!
Water Escape·Water Formation Wall.
Taiyi reacted swiftly, and a giant, spinning water tornado rose from the ground, engulfing the three fire dragons within it.
The water and fire clashed, producing a loud hissing sound and billowing up a white mist that blotted out the sky!
Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar.
Ban's attacks were seamless, bypassing the water array wall from the side. A sharp lightning spear silently pierced through the mist and shot straight at Taiyi's back.
As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Taiyi didn't even turn around, and instead unleashed a wind blade, Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, with equal speed.
The wind blades struck the lightning pillars with pinpoint accuracy, both vanishing into thin air.
A small-scale clash of ninjutsu unfolded within the narrow cave! Fireballs, wind blades, water bullets, lightning, earth spikes—the two wielded various elemental ninjutsu with effortless skill, yet each was neutralized by the other's counter-attack or equally powerful ninjutsu.
The impact of the ninjutsu left charred marks, deep grooves, and pools of water on the rock wall, causing the entire cave to shake violently and rubble to fall in a shower.
"Impressive skills in taijutsu and ninjutsu—but, the game ends here!"
Madara's three tomoe spun wildly in his eyes, and a terrifying burst of chakra suddenly erupted!
"Susanoo!"
Deep blue chakra surged from Madara's body like a volcanic eruption.
Skeleton, meridians, and muscles rapidly formed, and a colossal half-giant clad in samurai armor instantly took shape!
The terrifying pressure spread out as if it were a tangible force, crushing the entire space!
This is the third stage of Susanoo!