[Name: Habu Mokgetsu]
[Chakra: 896000 (???)]
[Skills: Wood Release (Perfect Level), Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Changes (Perfect Level), Water Attribute Chakra Nature Changes (Perfect Level), Armament Aura (Perfect Level), Breath of Thunder (Perfect Level), Breath of Water (Perfect Level)…]
Glancing at his own panel, Mokgetsu let out a silent sigh. These eight hundred ninety thousand Chakra were enough to crush the vast majority of Ninja, but compared to Uchiha Madara's thirty-nine million, it was nothing but a small trick before a true master.
The time left for him to grow was still far too short. If his disciples had been allowed to cultivate for another ten years, then even if Mokgetsu's Chakra couldn't match Uchiha Madara's, the gap definitely wouldn't be this huge.
The main contributor was actually Nagato; the total Chakra from all the other disciples combined wasn't even more than half of Nagato's feedback.
Mokgetsu felt fortunate that he had risked himself back then to search for Nagato and take him in as a disciple; otherwise, the gap right now would be even more staggering.
The two locked eyes, and half a second after their gazes met, they moved at the same time without any warning.
Swish swish!!
Their figures flickered, constantly closing in on each other at a speed far beyond normal perception.
While running, a pitch-black Chakra Stick extended out from the palm of each of Uchiha Madara's hands.
Mokgetsu, on the other hand, drew Enma out from the System Space.
These black Chakra rods carried a chaotic Chakra effect and couldn't be touched directly with the body.
Shua!
Mokgetsu burst out with Chakra, gripped Enma tightly and leaped up. The sharp Great Saber tore through the air, raising a piercing howl as it went straight for Uchiha Madara's throat.
Uchiha Madara's expression remained indifferent. His foot lightly tapped the ground, and his body slid to the side at an incredible angle, easily dodging this lethal strike. At the same time, the Black Rod in his hand suddenly thrust out, carrying a fierce wind pressure as it stabbed straight toward Mokgetsu's waist.
But Mokgetsu had already opened the Transparent World along with the Byakugan, predicting Uchiha Madara's counterattack in advance. He rapidly adjusted his posture, his Great Saber sweeping upward with the momentum, tracing out a dazzling silver arc that violently clashed with the Black Rod in midair, producing a resounding "clang" and scattering sparks everywhere.
The powerful impact force shook both of them back several steps.
Uchiha Madara noticed the notch on the Black Rod and raised his internal appraisal of Mokgetsu a bit. At least in Taijutsu, Mokgetsu wasn't lacking.
Uchiha Madara's sudden appearance had drawn the attention of both sides' forces, since the person he attacked was Mokgetsu, who had just used Deep Forest Emergence.
"Who is that? Did Senior Rekiseki arrange another powerhouse as insurance?" Because Uchiha Madara had attacked Mokgetsu the moment he arrived, Kitsuchi still thought Uchiha Madara was a Hidden Rock Ninja.
Only able to see his back, he hadn't seen Uchiha Madara's Sharingan.
After tracking him for a while with the corner of his eye, Kitsuchi felt that something was off.
He knew all the powerhouses of Hidden Rock, and in this kind of situation there was no need for disguises.
"Such strong Chakra! And that's a Three Tomoe Sharingan?" Kakashi, who had opened the Transparent World, sensed Uchiha Madara's Chakra and his expression turned extremely grave.
This mysterious black-robed man wearing a white Uzumaki Mask actually possessed Chakra stronger than a Jinchuriki's, and even had the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan.
Did he rob an Uchiha of their Sharingan and then undergo a transplant surgery? Or was this attacker actually a Ninja from the Uchiha Clan?
Did the Uchiha Clan have such a powerful Ninja? And why would a Ninja of the Uchiha Clan attack Mokgetsu to aid Hidden Rock?
Right now Kakashi's head was full of confusion.
"Sharingan!"
Shisui and Obito froze when they saw Uchiha Madara's Three Tomoe Sharingan, then both revealed expressions of extreme shock.
Not only Mokgetsu's disciples—even many Konoha Ninja, upon seeing Uchiha Madara's eyes, showed surprised and puzzled looks.
As everyone knew, the Sharingan was a bloodline limit unique to the Uchiha Clan.
Since this was the battlefield, some Konoha Ninja who were relatively close to Uchiha Madara decisively attacked him.
Attacking the commander of the strike force—whether this black-robed man was truly a Konoha Ninja or not—he deserved to die!
However, how could their attacks possibly work on Uchiha Madara?
Uchiha Madara's body moved with agile flashes; with just a few casual waves of his hand, the Konoha Ninja attacking him were nearly killed. Fortunately Mokgetsu intervened in time and saved them.
"Looks like I'll have to clear away the weeds first." Uchiha Madara swept his gaze around at the surrounding Ninja, Chakra surging under his feet as he suddenly leaped up.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Extinguishing!"
Uchiha Madara gathered a massive amount of Chakra at his throat, then rapidly converted it into Fire Attribute Chakra and spewed it out in a single breath.
Whoosh whoosh!!
A vast sea of flames erupted like a volcano, instantly igniting large numbers of trees and engulfing the closer Hidden Rock Ninja.
"Water Release: Water Array Wall!"
A Hidden Rock Ninja who had mastered Water Release tried to use Water Release to block the fire, but was instantly evaporated.
The forest seemed to become fuel for the sea of fire, helping it expand even further and making the Fire Release appear even more terrifying.
Both Konoha Ninja and Hidden Rock Ninja rapidly retreated, putting as much distance as possible between themselves and this horrifying Fire Release.
Kitsuchi and Might Guy were forced to break off their fight, each flashing back toward their own comrades.
"What a terrifying Fire Release… just who is this guy?" Kitsuchi was extremely curious about the black-robed man's identity.
Such immense power, and yet he belonged to neither Konoha nor Hidden Rock.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Jutsu!"
After using the Flying Thunder God to pull his subordinates out of danger, Mokgetsu formed Hand Seals and unleashed a Water Release.
Theoretically, he could have used Fire Release to cancel out Uchiha Madara's Fire Release as well, but that would waste more Chakra.
Given the huge disparity in Chakra, Mokgetsu had to use his Chakra carefully, and should use countering Ninjutsu whenever possible.
An oceanic torrent of water was expelled from Mokgetsu's mouth, an eight-meter-high water surge that looked like it was going to turn the forest into a lake.
Under such a large-scale Water Release, the sea of fire was rapidly extinguished.
Mokgetsu's disciples gathered together.
"Shisui, Obito—you two recognize that man?" Kakashi stared fixedly at Uchiha Madara and asked in a low voice.
Obito and Shisui both shook their heads. There was no Ninja this strong in the Uchiha Clan right now; even the strongest, Uchiha Fugaku, was far inferior to this black-robed man.
"This might be the one chance. Everyone, be absolutely careful." Kakashi said in a deep voice.
As Mokgetsu revealed more and more abilities, Kakashi had once suspected that Mokgetsu would never face a life-or-death crisis.
But reality always came so suddenly—a stranger of overwhelming power had just appeared out of nowhere on the battlefield.
All the disciples solemnly nodded.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, I am absolutely going to save you. I refuse to acknowledge a world without Teacher Mokgetsu!" Obito locked his gaze on Mokgetsu and Uchiha Madara, swearing in his heart.
Before he met Mokgetsu, he was just an unremarkable dead-last. It was Mokgetsu who kept teaching and helping him, allowing him to become the pride of the Uchiha Clan, a genius who made Jonin at the age of ten.
All this time it had been Mokgetsu helping him; this time, he would help Mokgetsu escape a certain-death situation!
"The enemy has a Sharingan, Genjutsu level unknown; his Fire Release's power is above my Breath of Flame Chakra Mode…" Shisui was forming a battle plan based on the intel this black-robed man had shown.
But the more Shisui thought, the more a sense of helplessness welled up inside him.
This black-robed man was not only extraordinarily strong, but his abilities overlapped heavily with Shisui's own. Probably only that Green Flame he had yet to fully master could still have some effect.
"All those years of hard training were for this very moment!" Might Guy's mind replayed Mokgetsu's teachings.
Without a doubt, Mokgetsu was one of the most important people in his life.
Might Guy believed that protecting important things—no matter the circumstances—meant striving to protect them to the very end, even at the cost of his life. If he died like that, he would die as a true man.
At this moment, Might Guy had already prepared himself to fully open the Eight Gates. Not just Five Gates or Six Gates—if needed, he would push to the absolute limit of the Gates he could open, even to the Death Gate.
"Water Release…" Seeing Mokgetsu use such a wide-range Water Release, Uchiha Madara's expression darkened slightly.
It wasn't that the Ninjutsu counter made him lose confidence; it was just that this Water Release reminded him of someone he hated.
"You can use water to extinguish fire—then how will you deal with this?"
Uchiha Madara ignored everyone else's gazes. His blood-red Three Tomoe Sharingan fixed on Mokgetsu as an immense amount of Chakra erupted. Blue Chakra flames rapidly surged upward, swiftly forming a blue half-body giant.
The blue giant stood over eight meters tall, with four arms, each arm holding a blue Longsword.
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