Chapter 163: The Savior, Rinnegan vs. Tenseigan
"Now that you know the truth of the world, how do you feel, you frog in a well?"
In the real world, Izayoi relished Uchiha Madara's expression, which looked as though his CPU was about to fry. He found great satisfaction in watching these puppet masters break their composure or fall into a daze.
It was true for Uchiha Obito, and it was true for Uchiha Madara.
It was a shame Black Zetsu wasn't here; otherwise, Izayoi would have loved to see a confrontation between Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu—it would surely be entertaining.
Watching Uchiha Madara still processing the information, Izayoi didn't take the opportunity to attack.
His Tenseigan clearly saw two dark shadows guarding Uchiha Madara's side.
As a ninja Asura who had emerged from the Warring States period, Uchiha Madara wouldn't be so easily stunned by a world truth fabricated by an enemy's genjutsu that he'd reveal a weakness.
Soon, Uchiha Madara had processed all the information, and his expression returned to calmness.
He looked at Izayoi on the throne and asked, "Whether Otsutsuki Kaguya is real or fake, I don't care. I'm only curious about one thing: since your Otsutsuki clan has known about Black Zetsu for so long, and you understand him so well—even knowing that he altered the stone tablet and guided me to awaken the Rinnegan—why didn't you act earlier, when I was awakening the Rinnegan or when I was old, to deal with both me and Black Zetsu?"
"Don't tell me you can monitor the ninja world but can't do something like that? Even if Black Zetsu is immortal, you should have a way to seal him."
In response, Izayoi scoffed, "Why should we act?"
"What?"
Madara was slightly taken aback, looking at Izayoi with disbelief.
"Protecting the ninja world was Sage of Six Paths' responsibility," Izayoi said, adopting the arrogant posture of a higher being. "It was he who, in his desire to create a world without war where everyone could live in peace, distributed chakra to the people, leading to the birth of ninja."
"It was also his actions that caused humanity's wars to evolve from cold weapons to ninjutsu."
"And merely being swayed by an outsider led to the brothers' rift, and their descendants continuing their fated battle, resulting in the Warring States period and the current Fourth Great Ninja War."
"Clearly, the world the Sage of Six Paths created is a failure."
"Such a world has no need of saving."
After speaking, Izayoi pointed at Madara's eyes and continued, "Although you awakened the eyes of a failure, you had a chance to rectify this world. Unfortunately, your choices have made this world utterly beyond saving."
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi, you mean?"
Remembering the scene of the Infinite Tsukuyomi creating White Zetsu, Madara's heart sank again. Still unwilling to believe the enemy's words, he asked in a low voice, "Protecting the ninja world is the Sage of Six Paths' responsibility, but what is your Otsutsuki clan's responsibility? Is it merely to look down on the ninja world from on high, treating all humans like monkeys?"
"To observe the ninja world, to judge the ninja world."
Izayoi fully embodied his Otsutsuki Toneri persona, stating calmly, "When the ninja world becomes beyond redemption, we shall annihilate it and create a new world and new humans. That is the duty of our Otsutsuki clan!"
Gazing at Izayoi, who appeared calm but was in fact supremely arrogant, Madara suddenly felt a realization, and he couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly. "So that's it, is this the thinking of a god? I've wasted my breath, speaking to a brick wall!"
Immediately, Madara's expression turned ferocious, his killing intent palpable. "It seems you are the greatest threat to the ninja world! In that case, let me experience the power of a god's descendant! I hope your Tenseigan doesn't disappoint me, who has awakened the eyes of a failure… Limbo: Border Jail!"
Two black shadows, undetectable by anything less than ultimate dōjutsu or Six Paths-level sensory abilities, instantly shot towards Izayoi.
That's right, be angry! Max out that rage gauge!
You are now the savior, fighting to protect the world. It's best if your power explodes to 120%, that way the drop rate will be maximized!
Izayoi's eyes also gleamed with fighting spirit, and he cheered excitedly in his heart.
Enveloped in pale green chakra aura, Izayoi instantly entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode. He raised both hands, condensing two Chakra Orbs that pulsed with dazzling pale green light, then transformed into two rapidly spinning tornadoes that roared forth.
The Limbo clones had no time to dodge and were struck and sent flying by the tornadoes.
Watching the Limbo clones being flung away, Madara's pupils constricted, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Limbo… it was nullified.
The Tenseigan… could it really see the Limbo clones?
Looking at the still powerful tornadoes, Madara instinctively wanted to use the Preta Path to absorb them.
A transparent white shield appeared, indeed blocking the tornadoes that seemed capable of pulverizing everything. However, Madara's body also swayed slightly, as if pushed, nearly falling backward.
This scene was similar to how the Preta Path struggled to absorb Jiraiya's Sage Art: Super Odama Rasengan in the original story.
Madara's eyes widened even further in horror.
What exactly were those two black spheres?
Why was the Wind Release they generated so difficult to absorb?
Could it be that these two tornadoes weren't just ordinary Wind Release?
Looking at Izayoi, who was condensing more Chakra Orbs, Madara didn't hesitate. He immediately unleashed a repulsive force storm, shattering the tornadoes and sweeping through the entire palace hall.
With a deafening roar, the palace seemed to have been bombed; its front section directly collapsed, and dust filled the air.
Madara flew backward out of the dust, raised his hand towards the palace, and yelled, "Chibaku Tensei!"
An invisible gravitational force instantly crushed the luxurious palace, crumbling it into a massive meteorite.
However, the next second, a pale green light wheel appeared above the meteorite.
Then, a gigantic tornado, like a drill, blasted through the meteorite from the inside out, and as if equipped with a tracking system, roared towards Madara.
Gazing at the tornado, which was even more powerful than before, Madara this time didn't use the Preta Path to absorb it. Instead, he activated his Perfect Susanoo, drawing its massive katana and slashing towards the tornado.
The slash, capable of slicing off several mountain peaks, successfully blocked the tornado, but the blade was snapped by the rapidly spinning winds.
The scattered storm, like countless invisible blades, continuously impacted the Perfect Susanoo, creating a piercing screech.
However, these wind blades ultimately failed to breach the Perfect Susanoo's defense.
Whoosh—
Just then, a green beam tore through the raging wind and shot towards the Perfect Susanoo.
Madara, suspended on the Perfect Susanoo's forehead, noticed the beam and his expression changed slightly.
His eyes clearly saw the beam's true form: a green light orb.
If he remembered correctly, Nagato had his chakra instantly drained by this very light orb last year.
Without hesitation, Madara manipulated his Perfect Susanoo, raising his hand to condense Yasaka Magatama and hurled them towards the green beam.
The blue Yasaka Magatama, before even touching the green beam, automatically melted into blue chakra aura, flying proactively towards the green beam.
When the two collided, the Yasaka Magatama instantly dissipated, turning into chakra that poured into the green light orb.
The green light orb, having absorbed this chakra, flashed with dazzling pale green light internally and continued to shoot towards the Perfect Susanoo.
Madara frowned slightly, continuing to control his Perfect Susanoo. He raised his katana, which had been repaired using Yin Release chakra, and slashed towards the green beam.
Compared to the Perfect Susanoo's katana, the green beam was as tiny as a grain of rice in a human hand, making it impossible to dodge.
Logically, a strike like that should have resulted in no sensation or effect.
However, a miraculous scene unfolded.
As the katana, like a hand swatting a mosquito, was about to hit the green beam, the massive blade, just like the Yasaka Magatama moments ago, twisted and dissipated. It transformed into wisps of blue chakra aura that converged towards the green beam, seeping into the light orb.
"What overbearing chakra absorption!" Madara muttered.
While both were chakra absorption, the Tenseigan's chakra absorption was more powerful and convenient than the Rinnegan's Preta Path.
Not only could it transform into a flying light orb, but ninjutsu would turn into chakra even before contact. And if the beam pierced someone, their chakra would be instantly drained.
If he remembered correctly, this light orb could also explode.
It was practically an offensive and defensive ability in one!
And this ability, of all things, was the bane of the Perfect Susanoo made of Yin Release chakra. How sickening!
Madara thought this, but his movements were swift. He dispelled his Perfect Susanoo, then formed hand seals, raising his hands to transform into enormous green tree branches that, like giant snakes, shot towards the continuing green beam.
Boom—
The green beam collided with the tree branches, finally unable to absorb the Wood Release chakra within them. Instead, it suffered a violent impact, triggering its self-destruct mechanism.
A deafening explosion immediately erupted with a massive flash of flame.
Terrifying heatwaves and shockwaves instantly pulverized the tree branches and engulfed Madara.
However, these chakra-infused explosions, much like Deidara's Explosive Clay, merely served as sustenance for Madara to recover his chakra.
The heatwaves, shockwaves, and even the smoke, all converged towards a transparent white shield, as if attracted by a magnet.
Madara spread his hands, rapidly absorbing most of the chakra, which was his own.
Just then, a cry entered his ears.
"Five Dragon Extinction!"
Izayoi raised his hand, condensing five Chakra Orbs, pouring a large amount of chakra into them.
Then, these five Chakra Orbs flashed with dazzling pale green light, exploding to create five gigantic dragons of varying colors out of thin air.
These five dragons corresponded to the five elements: wind, fire, water, earth, and lightning.
However, unlike ordinary five-element dragons formed by chakra nature transformations, the nature of these five dragons, much like the tornado of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, while containing chakra, leaned more towards natural disasters.
Just as the Preta Path couldn't directly absorb natural energy or natural disasters, Madara would find it extremely difficult to absorb these five dragons.
"Roar…"
As soon as the five dragons appeared, they let out roars that intimidated all beings, shaking their heads and tails as they lunged at Madara.
Their speed was so great that Madara, who was still absorbing the aftershocks of the explosion, had no time to convert his chakra into a repulsive force storm. He could only continue to use the Preta Path for defense.
With a loud crash, the five dragons, their bodies partly dissipating, clamped onto the transparent white shield enveloping Madara and plummeted downwards.
Before long, Madara collided with the artificial sun's golden light barrier.
Due to the Preta Path, the golden light barrier also turned into chakra, and an opening was torn in it.
Madara passed through the opening and landed on the moon's surface.
Taking advantage of the light barrier not yet being repaired, Izayoi also flew out of the artificial sun, shifting the battlefield.
Madara crashed onto the moon's surface, and the remaining energy of the five dragons carved out a massive basin.
Before the dust could even rise, it was dispersed by an invisible repulsive force storm.
From beneath the basin, Madara formed hand seals and bellowed, "Summoning Jutsu!"
"Roar…"
Again, without waiting for the white smoke to spread, a roar generated a shockwave that dispersed the smoke.
The humanoid monster, the Gedo Mazo, returned to the moon after many years.
Madara stood on the Gedo Mazo's head, a white tube connected to his back. Blue Yin Release chakra surged through his body again, rapidly enveloping the Gedo Mazo in a layer of blue armor, complete with a pair of wings.
This was none other than… Armored Susanoo!
Also known as the Beast of Calamity!
Seeing this, Izayoi raised his hand, condensing several Chakra Orbs, which transformed into pale green beams and shot into the ground.
With a thunderous roar, numerous cracks appeared in the ground, and the fissures shimmered with dazzling pale green light.
Before long, a stone giant as tall as the Gedo Mazo, also humanoid in form, burst forth from the ground.
This stone giant was none other than Ultraman Tiga!
However, Madara instantly saw through Tiga's nature and scoffed, "A mere chicken and dog, not worth mentioning."
As if to prove his words, the Gedo Mazo flapped its wings, flying towards Tiga at a speed entirely inconsistent with its size. Then, without giving Tiga a chance to react, it punched Tiga on the head.
Tiga's head instantly shattered.
But the next second, the shattered stones automatically flew back, reassembling Tiga's head on its body.
Madara's eyes narrowed, but he still said coldly, "Even with immortality, this level of defense is only fit to be the Gedo Mazo's punching bag."
Izayoi knew this, so he consumed a large amount of chakra, creating several more Chakra Orbs and shooting them into Tiga's body.
Instantly, Tiga, still stone-colored, gained four colors—red, blue, white, and yellow—transforming into the Ultraman Tiga identical to the one in Izayoi's previous life.
Beyond its appearance, countless substances seemed to have been added to its body, causing its defense to skyrocket, becoming as hard as diamond, like the Earth Release: Earth Spear jutsu.
Madara, whose words had just been proven wrong, couldn't help but twitch his lips, muttering in his heart, "What exactly is that black sphere? It can not only create natural disasters but also create something like this. This isn't Yin-Yang Release at all! Could it be his unique dōjutsu?"
Taking advantage of Madara's distraction, Tiga punched the Gedo Mazo's head, directly forcing the Gedo Mazo to stumble back several steps.
If not for the Susanoo armor's defense, the shockwave from that punch would have sent Madara flying.
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