The idea of summoning a threat to Black Zetsu's main body flashed through Madara's mind briefly, then was quickly discarded.
He needed to maintain dominance in their upcoming cooperation, so naturally he wouldn't lower himself to beg for help.
Besides, while the current situation had slightly slipped out of control, it hadn't reached a desperate situation yet.
After all, he had already discovered his greatest advantage after advancing to the Six Paths body - his ultimate survival instinct!
Previously, Hashirama's silent healing technique had already made him envious, and now his own vitality and regeneration ability had even surpassed Hashirama's!
Taking two heavy blows from his enemies barely fazed him at all!
But from others' perspectives, he was still acting tough even when clearly beaten.
"Uncle, could you at least wipe the blood off your mouth before giving high-and-mighty comments?"
"What god? I'd say 'Whipping Boy God' fits better!"
A muscle twitched at the corner of Madara's mouth as his cold gaze swept across the crowd below, "Hmph! Mere specks of sand, not even worth half my power!"
[Sage Art - Lightning Release: Ten Thousand Thunder God's Punishment!]
Purple-black thunderbolts fell from the sky like aurora pillars, enveloping the entire battlefield!
Lord Seiki reacted quickly, forming hand seals and lightly tapping into the empty space.
[Chakra Barrier: Space-Time Seal!]
An incredibly vast barrier spread across the sky, swallowing all the falling lightning strikes. Then the energy converged together and fell straight down from above Madara's head.
Madara swung his staff, instantly absorbing his own power back, then looked coldly at Lord Seiki, "Wasting power to protect these ants, is it really worth it?"
Lord Seiki smiled lightly, "Naturally worth it!"
"Hmph! Haven't Hashirama's lessons yet taught you fools to behave? Very well then, let me teach you how cruel war can truly be!" The "wheel" in Madara's right eye spun rapidly, [Great Black Coffin!]
Over a hundred giant black cubes materialized out of nowhere around him, rapidly descending toward the crowd.
Seeing this situation, the Kage-level and elite Jonin fighters reacted immediately.
"Another technique similar to mass Planetary Devastation?"
"Destroy them! Don't let them interfere with Lord Seiki's battle!"
They understood Madara was trying to distract Seiki, so they eagerly charged forward.
However, only then did they realize what was happening when their jutsu struck the black cubes.
The texture of those black cubes was extremely hard - even power capable of shattering meteorites only caused them to slightly tremble when striking the black coffins!
Moreover, the black cubes seemed to absorb chakra, rendering pure jutsu techniques barely effective.
Except for a few individuals who managed to destroy the coffins, only Minato and Tobirama succeeded in relocating some.
As the remaining black coffins neared impact, Lord Seiki rapidly formed hand seals, [Sage Art - Ice Release: Makyo Hyotantsugi!]
The rapidly descending black cubes froze mid-air, allowing the crowd below to quickly escape the coffin-occupied area.
"Opportunity!" Madara's spirit lifted. He controlled eight Truth-Seeking Balls to fly toward Lord Seiki.
Then the eight Truth-Seeking Balls simultaneously transformed into spike form, piercing at Lord Seiki from all directions.
[Paper Clone - Soft Clay!]
In Madara's shocked gaze, Lord Seiki's body twisted irregularly like soft clay, morphing his form effortlessly to dodge the deadly spike!
"Can he even do that?" Madara's eyes widened, then he watched as Seiki radiated an incredibly dazzling light.
Blinding white light filled the area, searing and unbearable. Madara shut his eyes without thinking.
Then came that familiar sensation—the crushing impact of being struck again!
When the light faded, everyone squinted around and saw that the massive crater had grown even bigger. Their respect for Lord Seiki shot up.
"Incredible! He dodged that too!"
"And that mass blinding technique was amazing! If Lord Seiki wished, we wouldn't even have the privilege to keep our eyes open before him!"
Damn it! It's literally impossible to look directly at him!" Madara flew crookedly from the crater, feeling extremely frustrated.
It used to be outsiders who feared the Uchiha clan, afraid to meet their gaze. When did things turn around so he was the one unable to face another's eyes... Right, Genjutsu!
Madara's spirits lifted—he now possessed the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the ultimate Genjutsu. Though not yet the time to activate it, there was no doubt about its overwhelming power!
Reinstating his confidence, Madara laughed wildly, "You're indeed strong, but unfortunately I'm immortal! No matter how many times you defeat me, you can never truly conquer me!"
"Next, it's time to reveal the Uchiha's true power!"
Below, Naruto leaned toward Sasuke. "Sasuke, do all Uchihas enjoy spouting tough lines? Quiet and aloof normally, putting on that cold act, then when it's time to fight, your true nature comes out!"
Sasuke couldn't help but mutter angrily, "Shut up!"
And Naruto actually fell silent.
Surprised at Naruto's sudden obedience, Sasuke turned his head, only to find Naruto already fast asleep.
"Na—Naruto..." Sasuke's pupils narrowed. A sudden wave of drowsiness washed over him. He struggled to keep his eyes open, scanning with the corner of his eye and noticing the area had already been reduced to a pile of unconscious bodies.
Damn it! Is this Madara's Genjutsu? Never expected his ocular power to reach such a level—my Mangekyo Sharingan can barely resist it!
As he thought this, an incredibly powerful soul vibration swept through, instantly shattering the Genjutsu causing his discomfort!
Then, from above, Madara's shocked voice rang out, "Who exactly are you? Your soul has actually reached such a level?"
"Just consider me an ordinary passerby!"
"It's definitely Lord Seiki!" Sasuke felt relieved yet deeply awestruck. "Medical Ninjutsu, Five Elemental Techniques, sealing arts, taijutsu, Kekkei, and just now displaying Genjutsu too—there actually exists such a perfect ninja in this world!"
Tobirama sighed. "Compared to my clumsy elder brother, Lord Seiki truly deserves the title of God of Ninja!"
"I don't object to the second half of that sentence," Hashirama grumbled. "But I definitely can't let that 'clumsy' part slide unnoticed!"
"Ordinary passerby?" Madara's eye twitched violently. If regular passersby were all that insane, their organization of shadow manipulators would've gone extinct long ago!
"So how do we go on fighting?" Madara felt somewhat lost. "Outmatched in every way, can we do anything but keep stalling?"
From afar, Black Zetsu watched the scene excitedly. "Perfect! At this rate, Mother will be freed very soon!"
Standing beside him, Aizen slightly shook his head. "That Isshiki Otsutsuki won't likely just sit back and watch Mother's sealing being undone!"
Black Zetsu looked worried. "Then what should we do? Should we go in for the kill on Madara?"
"Don't worry. His showing up later might actually be a good thing!" Aizen comforted. "Just follow my instructions, and prepare the perfect welcome-back gift for Mother's return!"
Black Zetsu nodded firmly. "Understood!"
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