Madara Uchiha had finally shown his age!
Though he had managed to survive thanks to the power of the Rinnegan, his physical condition had greatly declined—he wasn't nearly as strong as he once was in his prime.
So Ye Liang wasn't too worried about this frail old Madara.
[Sage Mode, activate!]
Ye Liang roared inwardly.
His pupils turned into slitted, snake-like eyes, his skin paled, and horns burst from the sides of his head. His body became extremely supple—this was the Sage Mode from Ryuchi Cave.
Natural chakra slowly gathered throughout his body, boosting his ninjutsu and unlocking techniques that regular chakra alone couldn't activate.
However, this transformation required time to build up energy, so it couldn't typically be activated instantly. But Ye Liang was different—he had borrowed a clever trick from Naruto's past life.
He left behind several shadow clones at Ryuchi Cave. Whenever he needed to gather energy, all he had to do was dispel one clone to gain an opportunity for Sage Transformation.
Right now, he still had three chances left!
[So you've even mastered Sage Transformation?]
Madara shot Ye Liang a surprised glance. The last time they met, this kid could only use Shifting Body Technique and Shinra Tensei. But after such a long absence, he had actually grown this strong.
Truthfully, Madara had always been paying attention to Ye Liang. Because Ye Liang had interrupted his revival plan, he originally intended to replace Obito Uchiha with him. However, just as he was about to strike, Ye Liang suddenly disappeared out of nowhere!
He disguised himself as the Masked Man and searched for Ye Liang for a very long time but found no trace of him.
Of course, Ye Liang knew nothing about all that. Immediately after entering Sage Mode, he launched an attack against Madara Uchiha.
[Sage Art: White Pulse Technique!]
Massive waves of serpentine energy spiraled around Madara, unleashing deafening shockwaves that rippled across the battlefield.
[So it's a serpent-based sage art?]
Madara's mind trembled slightly, but protected by Susano'o, this technique could only temporarily restrain his body. Then he charged toward Ye Liang again, though his speed was incredibly slow.
[I can't seal him at all?!]
Ye Liang was shocked, finding it unbelievable that even his sage art failed to bind Madara.
Truly Madara Uchiha—even in old age, he still possessed incredible strength.
Ye Liang quickly rose once more, directly facing the enormous sword rushing toward him. He used Shifting Body Technique and dashed forward. Although the huge blade was still moving, its sluggish pace could no longer hit Ye Liang!
Dashing along the limbs of Susano'o, Ye Liang approached Madara's core chamber swiftly.
"You're powerful—but that was *then*!" Ye Liang shouted loudly and unleashed another Shinra Tensei!
[Bam!]
This impact far exceeded what Deva Path had previously achieved.
Thanks to the Sage Art, Ye Liang's Shinra Tensei was now fueled by natural sage energy—an enormous upgrade over regular chakra.
In plain words, its destructive power had increased more than tenfold!
Even its normal strength could threaten Jonin-level ninja. Now, it was ten times stronger!
*Crack!*
A deep fissure ran across the outer shell of Susano'o—but it didn't shatter entirely.
"Not once? Then ten times! A hundred times! A thousand times!"
[Sage Art - Shinra Tensei!]
Ye Liang kept activating it relentlessly. His Shinra Tensei had no cooldown whatsoever. As long as his chakra held out, he could use it until Madara Uchiha died!
"Boom! Boom!"
The tremendous explosions followed one after another without pause. Finally, Madara's Susano'o began to crack. He looked at Ye Liang in disbelief as the giant warrior collapsed backward.
"Kid, if I were in my perfect form, you'd already be dead!"
"Hmph! I know that. That's exactly why I'm going to kill you right now!"
Ye Liang snarled furiously, sharply raising his hand.
A massive black sphere erupted in his palm!
[Sage Art - Tailed Beast Bomb!]
This was Ye Liang's ultimate trump card — a tailed beast bomb enhanced by sage chakra, matching the full power of a tailed beast's strongest attack!
Not even Kage-level experts could survive such an attack. Let alone Madara, who was currently in his frail elderly body and even more vulnerable!
"Bang!"
The black tailed beast bomb quickly pierced through Madara's body. The ground beneath was also blown into a deep crater about one hundred meters wide!
"Phew."
Ye Liang exhaled and transformed back to his original form.
Although he had become stronger, his strength was only approaching Kage level. If not for Madara's aged body and the fact that his chakra had been depleted by Hiruzen Sarutobi and others, today's battle might not have ended in victory!
"Kid, you're really strong!"
Madara slowly descended toward the ground. A large wound pierced through his chest; clearly, he wouldn't survive.
"But kid, this is just the beginning of my plan! In the future, I'll come back to see you in my perfect form, hahaha!"
"Just wait and see!"
Ye Liang watched as Madara closed his eyes and fell to the ground.
There was no way Madara could truly die like this. It was natural — he was a mastermind, a planner who had schemed for nearly a century. How could such a person easily die while completely weakened?
Ye Liang believed that one day in the future, Madara would definitely return to the Hidden Leaf Village with his perfect form. But before that day came, Ye Liang himself would certainly become an invincible powerhouse — ready to face anything!
At that moment, suddenly, Ye Liang's mind buzzed.
He understood immediately — his reward had finally arrived!
"Congratulations to the host for completing the SSS-rank mission - Tailed Beast Attack on the Village"
"Because the host exposed the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, the reward has been upgraded!"
[Reward] S-ranked ninjutsu Creation Rebirth - Strength of a Hundred Technique.
"Because the host exceeded expectations, the Strength of a Hundred Technique will not cost life energy as a price!"
"The Strength of a Hundred Technique?"
When Ye Liang heard this, he immediately became delighted.
Creation Rebirth - Strength of a Hundred Technique was Fifth Hokage Tsunade's unique jutsu. Once activated, it could rapidly heal any injury at the cost of lifespan — even if bisected at the waist, it could be healed!
In fact, what pleased Ye Liang most wasn't even the healing ability of the Strength of a Hundred Technique, but rather its other function — something he'd dreamed of having since his previous life!
Eternal youth!
That's right, those who practiced the Strength of a Hundred Technique wouldn't gain additional longevity, but their appearance would remain exactly as it was when they first practiced the technique.
In other words, Ye Liang would stay looking exactly like he did in his early twenties—forever!
"F*** yeah! Finally made it to the late stage of Boruto's story!" Ye Liang rejoiced.
He had originally worried that if he lived long enough to reach the later stage, the main characters would have already risen to prominence, while he himself would be fading out due to old age. But now he no longer needed to worry. With [Strength of a Hundred Technique], he'd be able to date those well-known girls even ten years later!
It had to be sweet romance!
Haha!
Just then, a voice rumbled softly inside Ye Liang's head.
"Congratulations, Master, for completing all the beginner tasks!"
"The System will now enter maintenance and update mode. This will last for 24 hours. Additional features will be unlocked later. Stay tuned!"
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