Seemingly endless black particles surged skyward, centered around Yūto.
However, because Yūto was currently inside the Slug Sage's body.
These black particles that surged skyward stopped upon hitting the Slug Sage's body wall, changing direction and spreading outwards.
In Yūto's vision, his surroundings seemed to form an ocean of black particles.
The Ajin's Flood phenomenon is also known as the flat phenomenon.
It refers to a phenomenon that occurs when an Ajin's spirit is in a special state.
At this moment, Uchiha Madara, hidden in the shadows, couldn't help but frown.
The combined attack just now, with Yūto caught off guard, could be considered a sure kill; even with Yūto's terrifying absorption ability, he couldn't absorb all the attacks at once.
Although Yūto possessed an immortal body, his body didn't have strong regenerative capabilities. This information was already known from previous battles.
As long as Yūto was injured, Uchiha Madara's chances of winning would immediately increase several times, because Yūto had no way to escape here.
"Does he still have other powers hidden? He was actually able to shake off four shadows in one go."
Uchiha Madara couldn't help but think to himself, but his expression remained calm.
It was completely normal for Yūto to have some hidden cards, as far as Uchiha Madara was concerned.
If he didn't have any trump cards, that would be the truly strange part.
Since they had already started, there was no need to hold back anymore. After all, such an opportunity might not come again in the future.
Whoosh!
Uchiha Madara appeared directly from the shadows and was the first to rush towards Yūto.
At the same time, Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan flickered with a faint light, controlling the remaining four shadows to attack Yūto again.
However, the moment Uchiha Madara moved, he felt a special energy surrounding his entire body.
Was this the power that shook off the shadows he summoned?
Outside!
The Slug Sage's two giant eyeballs swayed slightly.
For the Slug Sage, this movement was extremely subtle, but for Hashirama Senju, who was sitting cross-legged on the Slug Sage's body, it was a significant movement.
"Slug Sage, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Hashirama Senju asked softly, a look of confusion on his face.
The Slug Sage was slightly silent, and after a while, her soft voice reached Hashirama Senju's ears:
"I underestimated these two. Although they can't resist corrosive power, both of them might have a way to escape from my body."
Hearing the Slug Sage's words, Hashirama Senju was startled for a moment, but there was no expression of surprise on his face, only a gentle sigh:
"Is that so? It seems their strength has indeed increased significantly compared to before."
"Now, Uchiha Madara and Yūto, those two guys, must be fighting inside your body, right?"
Hashirama Senju asked with a questioning tone, but his voice carried a hint of certainty.
"Yes, those two juniors have indeed started fighting. That's why I can be sure that both of them have a way to leave."
The Slug Sage's voice came, causing a sharp glint to flash in Hashirama Senju's eyes.
Uchiha Madara's resurrection had indeed disrupted Hashirama Senju's original plan, but it seemed that Uchiha Madara's resurrection wasn't entirely without benefit.
Just as Hashirama Senju was about to speak, the Slug Sage's voice came again:
"Hashirama, I know what you want to say. The Rinnegan is the eyes of the Six Paths Sage, and in my opinion, his threat is greater."
Hashirama Senju was silent for a moment, then said firmly:
"I believe Yūto's threat is greater!"
"In that case, I understand."
Hearing Hashirama Senju's firm voice, the Slug Sage said softly.
Inside the Slug Sage!
Uchiha Madara's eyes already held a hint of solemnity. Although he didn't understand exactly what was happening, there was no time to delay.
Rinbo: Hengoku!
The four shadows attacked towards Yūto's direction again.
Four torrents of violent power poured down simultaneously. Although Yūto's surroundings were currently covered by a large amount of black particles, Uchiha Madara, even with the Rinnegan, couldn't see through these black particles.
And in Yūto's eyes, the attacks of the four shadows directly penetrated the black particles and came crashing towards Yūto, as if these black particles didn't exist.
And Yūto suddenly understood that these black particles were probably existences between reality and illusion.
On the other side, Uchiha Madara also moved at the same time, his entire body approaching Yūto at an extremely fast speed.
At the same time, the form of the Susanoo on Uchiha Madara's body grew larger again, and streaks of lightning-like light began to flicker on the Susanoo's two hands.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a sound like flowing water simultaneously rang out beside Yūto and Uchiha Madara.
Immediately after, streams of completely corrosive liquid sprayed out from various directions of the Slug Sage's flesh wall, all of them seemingly enveloping Yūto.
Seeing this scene, Yūto and Uchiha Madara's expressions varied.
A look of understanding flashed across Uchiha Madara's face; Hashirama Senju clearly wanted to deal with Yūto first.
And Yūto's expression suddenly became difficult to look at.
The thing he worried about most had happened!
It was just like how Yūto and Uchiha Madara had teamed up against the weakest Hashirama Senju, only now it was the other way around.
Hashirama Senju clearly wanted to use Uchiha Madara's power to restrain Yūto, and use the Slug Sage's power to kill Yūto once more, then completely keep Yūto inside the Slug Sage's belly.
As for Uchiha Madara, he probably had the same idea.
When interests align, some things don't need to be discussed.
Yūto's eyes were cold, and a chilling aura emanated from his entire body.
Just at this moment!
Hiss! Hiss...!
Suddenly, various subtle, chaotic sounds appeared in Yūto's mind, and at the same time, a large number of faint sensations also emerged in Yūto's mind.
"Do you really think you've got me cornered?!"
Feeling the several forces sandwiching him, Yūto's mouth suddenly split open and he burst into laughter.
"Come out! Ghosts!"
As Yūto's words fell,
Step!
A Ghost stepped out from the black particles!
Immediately after, ten... a hundred... a thousand... ten thousand...
In the blink of an eye, countless Ghosts continuously surged out from the black particles between reality and illusion.
The moment these black Ghosts appeared, they stood beside Yūto.
Uchiha Madara and the four shadows' attacks all slammed into these suddenly appearing Ghosts.
Facing Uchiha Madara's attacks, these Ghosts were instantly scattered into particles and disappeared, but more Ghosts reappeared to fill the positions.
Before Uchiha Madara could react, he was already surrounded by numerous Ghosts.
Although Uchiha Madara couldn't see the black particles, he could see the Ghosts that emerged from them.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Uchiha Madara let out a low roar, wanting to push away all the Ghosts around him.
However, as soon as these Ghosts were shattered, a large number of Ghosts squeezed back in.
Uchiha Madara's face showed a look of astonishment, clearly not understanding what was going on.
Not only Uchiha Madara, but even Yūto, the instigator, was somewhat stunned at this moment.
The Flood phenomenon continued. With the appearance of the first Ghost, like a dam with its gates opened, countless Ghosts continuously surged out.
Even though the large amount of corrosive liquid inside the Slug Sage's body continuously eliminated the Ghosts, the speed at which they appeared far exceeded the speed at which the corrosive liquid eliminated them.
In just a few blinks of an eye, the Slug Sage's belly was filled with a large number of Ghosts.
Both Uchiha Madara and Yūto were completely squeezed in the middle by this group of Ghosts.
"Keep going!"
Feeling the constant pressure from all around, Yūto continuously absorbed the incoming squeezing force, his eyes shining as he spoke.
Boom!
As if responding to Yūto's words, the Flood phenomenon erupted again in the Slug Sage's belly, and the number of Ghosts increased several times over.
And in Yūto's eyes, a large amount of black particles seemed to continuously attach themselves to the summoned Ghosts, constantly strengthening the Ghosts' physical bodies.
Crack! Crack!
Under the pressure of the large number of surrounding Ghosts, cracks appeared on the surface of the Susanoo, changing Uchiha Madara's expression.
At the same time, Uchiha Madara also understood what Yūto was planning to do!
Outside!
The Slug Sage's body suddenly trembled, and her two large eyeballs began to roll.
Hashirama Senju was somewhat astonished at this sight and was just about to ask.
He saw the Slug Sage's belly rapidly swelling.
"What a bizarre ability!"
The Slug Sage's somewhat painful voice reached Hashirama Senju's ears, causing Hashirama Senju's expression to change.
Rumble! Rumble!
A huge muffled sound exploded from the Slug Sage's body!
In an instant, the Slug Sage's belly suddenly burst open, and densely packed black figures surged out from the exploded belly.
Two familiar figures also shot skyward in Hashirama Senju's sight.
Uchiha Madara looked slightly disheveled, and even had a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
The pressure that caused the Slug Sage's belly to burst also injured Uchiha Madara somewhat.
On the other side, Yūto's expression didn't change much, but his spirit was somewhat weak.
The Ajin's Flood phenomenon is probably closely related to spiritual energy.
Feeling a sense of weakness from his spirit, Yūto landed on a relatively high piece of rubble and thought to himself.
For some unknown reason, along with the feeling of weakness from his spirit, the Flood phenomenon on Yūto's body also began to disappear.
Along with it, all the Ghosts also turned into black particles and dissipated.
Meanwhile, the Slug Sage, whose belly had burst, began to rapidly recover.
However, her originally somewhat powerful aura had weakened by several levels in an instant.
"Sorry, Hashirama, I'm afraid I can't help you this time."
The Slug Sage's voice reached Hashirama Senju's ears, but it carried a hint of weakness.
"The Slug Sage has already helped enough. Leave the rest to me."
Hashirama Senju, who had been sitting cross-legged, stood up with a solemn expression, his voice carrying a hint of apology.
"With your current strength, you are no match for these two."
The Slug Sage's somewhat worried voice came.
"This battle may not even be able to continue."
Hashirama Senju said with a serious expression, and at the same time, spoke earnestly again:
"Slug Sage, if one day Yūto is defeated, I hope I can trouble you to seal him back into your belly and have him stay in Shikkotsu Forest forever."
Hearing Hashirama Senju's words, the Slug Sage was slightly stunned, then said softly:
"Of course, but preferably dead."
Hashirama Senju scratched his head and couldn't help but laugh foolishly, then paused:
"Leave the rest to me."
The Slug Sage nodded. She knew that every moment she existed here would consume a large amount of Hashirama Senju's Chakra.
With a thought, a small Katsuyu about one meter tall appeared from under Hashirama Senju's feet.
She then attached herself to Hashirama Senju's body, helping Hashirama Senju quickly recover from the injuries he sustained at the beginning of the battle.
"Be careful."
The Slug Sage said softly to Hashirama Senju.
At the same time, the Slug Sage's two large eyes glanced towards where Yūto and Uchiha Madara were, a strange light flickering in her eyes.
Bang!
The next moment, the Slug Sage transformed into a huge cloud of white smoke and began to dissipate.
However, no one noticed that the moment the Slug Sage was about to dissipate, her two giant eyes actually showed a look of shock, as if she had sensed something incredible.
Shikkotsu Forest!
Accompanied by a huge cloud of white smoke, the Slug Sage reappeared, lying in the Shikkotsu Forest, which was filled with dense natural energy and scattered rocks everywhere.
The Slug Sage's two giant eyes held looks of confusion and surprise.
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly felt an extremely hidden Chakra appear in the void!
That Chakra gave her a familiar feeling, but for a moment, the Slug Sage couldn't remember where she had seen it or when she had sensed it.
Outside.
Center of the battlefield.
With the disappearance of the Slug Sage, Hashirama Senju landed on the ground from the air with a composed expression.
He looked towards Yūto and Uchiha Madara, who were standing in two separate positions ahead.
At this moment, the three of them stood in three positions, facing each other.
However, among the three present, there was a strange phenomenon.
Hashirama Senju, the weakest in terms of strength, had a casual expression, while Uchiha Madara and Yūto, who were stronger, had looks of vigilance on their faces.
The three of them just silently looked at each other, and for a moment, even the air suddenly became quiet.