Konoha, eastern side.
The sounds of roaring were incessant.
Snakes, ninjas, and insects ravaged the battlefield, madly charging at the enemy.
Just as the Hidden Mist Village's battle formation was set up and a thick fog rolled in, they failed to notice green grass spreading across the ground.
Behind, Yamanaka Inoichi placed a hand on Yamato's forehead.
Soon.
One by one, commands were issued from his mouth.
The thick fog had never been an obstacle for Konoha's ninja army.
What's more.
A short while later—
Bang!
A series of sounds of something breaking through the air was heard.
The Hyuga clan had arrived!
"Everyone, kill these bastards from the Hidden Mist Village!"
Hyuga Hizashi shouted.
Then, he quickly charged forward into the crowd of Hidden Mist ninjas.
The war began.
Just as Tsunade was about to step forward to fight Karatachi Yagura, a familiar chakra suddenly appeared from the sky.
Kyohiko is back?
A flash of joy crossed her heart.
The next moment, Kyohiko's figure appeared.
Just as Tsunade was about to greet him, she quickly realized that this was a wood clone.
Kyohiko's real body had not arrived.
However.
Even if it was just a wood clone...
It was enough!
The next second, Tsunade sensed that Kyohiko had instantly disappeared from his spot.
Karatachi Yagura sensed the crisis and immediately formed hand seals.
But.
Before he could complete the seals, a figure instantly appeared beside him.
This—
He was still in a state of shock. The next second, Kyohiko's hand was on him.
Splash!
Yagura's body instantly collapsed into water.
However.
A large area below had already been enveloped by amber.
Yagura's true body was forced to appear. Just as he was about to escape, four trees quietly grew around him, instantly turning into four pillars.
Between the pillars, an amber prison quickly formed.
In the blink of an eye, Yagura was left with only one path—
Defeat the person in front of him, or, before the amber completely closed, break the prison around him.
Obviously.
Comparing the two, the latter was easier to achieve.
After all, the opponent in front of him was a junior that even Madara himself had to acknowledge. Madara didn't think a mere Yagura could defeat Kyohiko.
What's more.
Right now, he wasn't paying any attention to Yagura at all.
In another dimension.
Madara, controlling Obito, replaced all the eyes. At this moment, Obito had collapsed on the ground, his eyes completely devoid of light.
His life force, his chakra, were all used to revive Uchiha Madara, and were then absorbed by Madara.
In exchange—
Uchiha Madara was in much better condition than before. Although he hadn't returned to his absolute peak, he was much stronger than his previous aged state.
He quietly felt the power.
This feeling of youth, Madara hadn't felt it for a long, long time.
He closed his eyes.
After a long time, Madara opened his eyes.
"Although there's only one, it's enough."
"The Rinnegan!"
He opened his eyes.
Although it was somewhat lacking, there was no better way for now. He could only acquire the other eye after merging with the power of the Tailed Beasts.
Madara looked at Obito.
At this moment, Obito still had a little bit of life force left. He moved his mouth, seeming puzzled and confused.
Madara squatted down and was silent for a few seconds before speaking.
"Originally, you were a very good pawn. You were too stupid, too naive, very easy to control. So I was worried that you would be controlled by others after I died."
"..."
Obito struggled to stay conscious.
As if understanding the meaning in Obito's eyes, Madara smiled, "Of course it's true. A world of peace, I will achieve it!"
He stood up.
"Your contribution will not be forgotten. Perhaps in the future, when I have achieved my goal, I will resurrect you to share in the peace, but not now."
Madara grabbed Obito.
"Alright, give me your other eye too!"
Of Obito's Kamui, Madara still preferred the one he had, the powerful dojutsu that allowed one to walk between dimensions.
Madara took the eye and integrated it into himself.
A few seconds later, he dragged Obito and used the Flying Thunder God to leave—
There was still some residual Nine-Tails chakra on Obito.
That was the part he had absorbed earlier.
Now was a good time to pour it all into the Demonic Statue.
Around them, the Jinchuriki and the Tailed Beasts were strangely quiet.
Madara glanced at them, then left the dimension and returned to reality.
"They took the Demonic Statue away and cut off the connection between the dojutsu? Well done. The means an ordinary person can think of, these brats from Konoha have used them all."
He couldn't help but smile.
Unfortunately, for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path...
"The power of the Rinnegan is beyond your comprehension. How can a mere seal and spatial lock stop it?"
Madara chuckled softly.
Then, he bit his finger.
Summoning Technique: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!
Amidst the rolling thunder, a giant wooden statue rose from the ground, appearing outside Konoha village.
Madara looked up at the giant wooden statue.
The next moment, one by one, the Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki appeared from the dimension. His Rinnegan's visual prowess flared, connecting with the Demonic Statue before him.
Soon—
From the Demonic Statue, tubes grew out and connected to his body.
Following that.
Chains grew out from the Demonic Statue, directly connecting all the surrounding Jinchuriki and Obito.
The chains linked them.
Some...
Were simply chakra entities.
For example, the Tailed Beast power from Yugito, Killer Bee, and the others from the Hidden Stone and Hidden Cloud.
Their chakra had been extracted in advance and only needed to be absorbed directly.
The only one who really needed chakra extracted was the residual part on Obito.
Bit by bit, chakra merged into the wooden statue.
The wooden statue slowly showed signs of activation.
But.
At this very moment.
Swoosh!
One person suddenly rushed towards Madara.
Namikaze Minato was extremely fast, reaching him in the blink of an eye.
But.
Almost instantly, a repulsive force emerged from his body.
The next second.
Boom!
An immense force smashed Namikaze Minato to the ground.
What is this power?
Minato instantly disappeared with the Flying Thunder God, reappearing on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path—
This was where he had planted a Flying Thunder God formula.
At the same time, Namikaze Minato was shocked and horrified.
He could be sure that during the process of being sent flying by the repulsive force, no one had touched him.
No!
To be precise, no actual entity touched him.
Perhaps it was...
Some kind of invisible entity.
Or, the repulsive force could also be an ability similar to Frog Kata.
Minato's expression was grave.
Just then, Madara raised his hand.
Suction!
Minato quickly understood what Madara was about to do and immediately prepared to disappear with the Flying Thunder God. But, just as he was about to leave.
Suddenly, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path above erupted with astonishing chakra.
Lightning ravaged the surroundings.
A chain quietly spread from under his feet.
In that instant, Namikaze Minato body-flickered back, but suddenly, a huge force came from behind him.
A fist?
A flash of inspiration crossed his mind.
That's it!
This feeling was like another invisible person had attacked him, not some kind of ability.
He was anxious—
The current situation was already extremely critical.
But.
For him, the most important thing was to get this intelligence out.
In a ninja battle, intelligence is very important.
A key piece of intelligence could decide the success or failure of a battle.
But.
At this moment, he was powerless.
At this very moment—
Boom!
A huge roar came from behind.
What's going on?
Minato's mind went blank, completely not understanding what had happened.
But.
Uchiha Madara knew what was going on.
He looked at Kyohiko, a slight smile on his face, "As expected, the other eye, he gave it to you."
"Madara, an old fossil like you should have been buried in the ground long ago, your soul returned to the underworld."
Kyohiko smashed the Limbo clone to pieces, his face filled with heavy killing intent.
At this moment, Uchiha Madara, standing in front of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Hahahahaha—"
The next moment, he looked at Kyohiko and said, "Brat, what gives you such confidence? This Rinnegan of yours? You should know, it originally belonged to me."
"It really is you."
Namikaze Minato stood up, but he was still staggering and unstable.
Even if it was just Madara's clone, its power was astonishing enough. He had been hit by a punch and then by the power of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The fact that he wasn't dead was thanks to Kyohiko's help.
"It seems you were expecting this?"
Madara smiled slightly, "So, what makes you think you can easily defeat me?"
"You will find out."
Kyohiko glanced at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path above.
A step too late.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had already absorbed most of the Tailed Beast chakra. At this moment...
Black Zetsu emerged from the side and said in a low voice, "My lord, we should quickly absorb the Demonic Statue."
Madara glanced at him, his dojutsu activated, and the space instantly distorted.
At this moment, the Demonic Statue already had a certain ability to activate.
He prepared to absorb the power of the Demonic Statue.
Although it was not perfect, but—
It was at least better than nothing.
But, the moment he was absorbing, suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him.
What?
Madara's pupils shrank.
This speed, even his Rinnegan couldn't see through it...
How is that possible?
He instantly activated the Rinnegan's ability, exerting the repulsive force to its maximum.
Just for a moment...
Just need to finish absorbing the power of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!
Madara's body pushed his visual prowess to the extreme, and the Susanoo instantly appeared.
He used both powers together, just to keep the suddenly appearing Kyohiko away from him.
However.
Before he could react, an even stronger power directly cut off the force between him and the Demonic Statue.
Swoosh!
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was sent away.
Even if Madara could summon it again, it was definitely not something that could be solved at this moment.
Madara simply stopped thinking about it.
Even if he had only absorbed a part of the power, he could still feel a wonderful transformation of the power within his body.
This ability...
No wonder the Rinnegan could do such a thing!
Madara raised his hand, and a black sphere condensed in his palm.
Truth-Seeking Ball!
Even if it was just a part, with Madara's ability, he could still achieve this kind of attack.
The Truth-Seeking Ball was one thing.
At the same time.
Above, the Susanoo formed hand seals.
From the heavens, a giant meteorite fell.
Madara used his strongest means, completely viewing Kyohiko as a being even more powerful than Senju Hashirama—
He had to admit.
Kyohiko, who had obtained the Rinnegan, had already surpassed Senju Hashirama in terms of strength.
But.
What shocked him happened.
The next second, on Kyohiko's body, a similarly strange chakra appeared.
"What?"
Madara's pupils shrank.
Susanoo?
How is that possible!
"You are not of the Uchiha clan, why..."
Unfortunately.
Kyohiko had no interest in answering his question.
He couldn't possibly say...
I'm cheating?
Boom!
A slash fell.
Madara controlled the Susanoo and charged at Kyohiko with a slash.
But.
The next second, he saw that the Susanoo on Kyohiko's body was faster. In the blink of an eye, it had already drawn its blade, as if...
Teleportation?
Not right!
It's not teleportation.
Madara didn't sense any spatial fluctuations, and his Rinnegan could capture a part of the trajectory...
He immediately used Obito's ability.
The next second, with one slash, the Susanoo on his body instantly shattered, and the Tengai Shinsei that was being prepared in the sky was forcibly terminated.
How is that possible?
Madara couldn't understand at all.
Not only him, but even Black Zetsu was completely dumbfounded at this moment.
Ryoho Kyohiko possessed the Rinnegan, which was within their expectations, but how did this guy also have the Sharingan?
Did he take Shisui's eyes?
But.
Shisui's eyes were genjutsu eyes.
Of this, Black Zetsu was very certain.
Previously, Shisui had used the Sharingan to control Obito, forcing him to terminate his Kamui ability. He still had a vivid memory of that terrifying genjutsu control.
Moreover.
Kyohiko's eyes...
The tomoe were also different.
The Mangekyo Sharingan would not be completely identical.
These were Kyohiko's own eyes!
"My lord, he may have delved deep into his own bloodline and achieved a true atavism."
Black Zetsu stated his conjecture.
Atavism?
How could such a thing happen...
But what about this ability?
Moreover.
The slash just now—
Before he could understand, he suddenly felt the hair on his body stand on end.
Madara immediately raised his hand, the Truth-Seeking Balls protecting his entire body.
But.
Swoosh!
The sound of wind came from behind.
One slash.
A slash carrying a fierce wind instantly cut off his arm.
"Impossible!"
Madara was in disbelief.
Not because Kyohiko could defeat him, but—
Since it wasn't teleportation, it could only be that his speed had reached the extreme. But such speed was definitely not something a normal person could achieve.
The previous instances were more like...
Time had been altered!
How could there be a power in the world that could change the flow of time?
Madara's mind went blank.
Black Zetsu was also bitter.
This kind of power could only be wielded by someone who had reached that level, and Kyohiko, an ordinary person, obviously couldn't do it.
Is it that guy?
Black Zetsu's heart was filled with resentment.
He was so close.
Just a little bit!
Just that little bit!
Swoosh!
The blade swung like the wind.
Every slash from Kyohiko was extremely sharp. Unless Madara could obtain all the power from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, it would be impossible to block such slashes, and...
The power of time!
He could feel the power in his Six Tomoe Rinnegan being rapidly consumed.
But.
It was enough!
Kyohiko put his hands together, and a black sphere appeared.
The power of the Six Paths, seal!
The visual power quickly surged out, turning into a rising sphere.
Madara was sucked into the sphere. He still wanted to use the power of Kamui to escape, but the result was an even deeper terror—
"No!"
"You can't suck me into that space!"
Black Zetsu shouted.
But at this moment, Madara's power had already been sealed.
Boom!
One by one, rocks were absorbed, forming a sphere that was sucked into another dimension...
They disappeared.