Chapter 485: Ino vs. Edo Madara
Kabuto retreated back into the bushes, hiding in the shadows to communicate with Madara Uchiha through the Impure World Reincarnation.
"Lord Madara Uchiha, I can explain the specific situation later. The kunoichi before you is a descendant of the Senju clan, and her strength is extraordinary. I need to borrow your power to defeat her."
"A descendant of Hashirama? There is indeed a hint of Wood Release." Madara's power was far from its peak at this moment. He was quickly assessing the situation while also pondering his own predicament.
He had no desire to fight, but Kabuto, as the caster of the Impure World Reincarnation, had control. He gave Madara a command: deal with Ino.
"Fine, I will deal with her. But you must give me a sufficiently reasonable explanation later," Madara said with great pride.
"Later?" Ino laughed. "Are you sure you can deal with me in a short while with the little power you have now?"
Madara's Sharingan fixed on her. "Arrogant! You want to dance too?"
He shot forward like an arrow, kicking at Ino's face.
The dance king's speed was, conservatively speaking, at a level of 10. Ino had no advantage in speed. She dodged to the side, her right hand hooking into her waist pouch, opening a sealing scroll, and taking out her chakra staff. She swung it in a half-circle, creating an arc as she swept it toward Madara's lower back.
Madara's right foot rose, stepping on the first third of the staff, pressing down hard. His left hand shot out, grabbing Ino's wrist. He used his core strength, intending to throw her.
Ino went with the momentum, flying into the sky. She was not flustered at all. Her long staff came down from above, striking fiercely at Madara Uchiha's head.
An Impure World Reincarnation body was not afraid of physical or ninjutsu damage and could theoretically regenerate infinitely. However, regeneration took time. If a key part of the body was shattered, the body would automatically enter a state of repair, and that repair time was a fatal weakness in the eyes of a ninja skilled in sealing jutsu.
Madara was also skilled in armed combat, but right now, he didn't even have a sword, let alone his Uchiha Gunbai. Faced with the whistling staff, he could only retreat to avoid it.
In less than half a second, Ino abruptly appeared behind him. He felt a sense of unease all over his body and turned with a kick.
This time, his response was far below his usual standard. His judgment was off, and Ino managed to stab a hole through his ribs.
The injury was neither light nor heavy and didn't affect Madara Uchiha's movements.
"Are you using the Uchiha clan's Body Flicker Technique?" he asked.
Ino didn't deny it. "It was indeed taught to me by a friend. He is famous in the ninja world for his Body Flicker."
Madara Uchiha actually knew this information. "Is it that famous Shisui of the Body Flicker? I remember he was Kagami's child?"
"Yes, yes."
The next second, Ino threw fifteen custom kunai in succession. Combining the Flying Thunder God with Shisui's Phantom Body Flicker, she moved rapidly, constantly seeking an opening around Madara.
Madara's three-tomoe Sharingan operated at its peak, but he still couldn't keep up with Ino's movements. He was hit twice. He had been relying on his combat instincts to dodge attacks that would paralyze him, but while that worked once or twice, he was bound to make a mistake if it continued.
He had no choice but to notify Kabuto, who had already vanished. "Hey, boy, if you keep restricting my abilities, I'm going to lose."
Kabuto hesitated for a second, then decisively released the restrictions.
The three-tomoe Sharingan in Madara's eyes immediately evolved into the Mangekyō Sharingan—the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, which had fused with the pattern of his brother Izuna's Mangekyō.
Now, he could finally keep up with Ino's Flying Thunder God. The two fought at high speed, their figures invisible, with only a series of sonic booms echoing in the air.
"Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Technique... this kunoichi is much stronger than I expected." Madara wasn't using his full strength yet. He still had the leisure to ask Kabuto questions through the Impure World Reincarnation, needing more information.
Kabuto recounted Ino's achievements to date, at least those that were publicly known.
"The kunoichi before you is a rising star in the ninja world. During the Great Ninja War, she once single-handedly faced the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails jinchuriki and emerged victorious. Her strength is unfathomable."
Madara snorted. In his eyes, Tailed Beasts and jinchuriki were no different from pets. Defeating two jinchuriki was nothing to be proud of.
Their fists and feet collided, and the two separated again. He had no patience to continue a taijutsu competition with a junior.
He locked onto Ino with his Sharingan and quickly formed hand seals. A massive amount of chakra gathered in his chest, and then he took a deep breath and exhaled forcefully.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Ino's Fire Release was still at level 4; she wouldn't dare to show it off now. Water naturally countered fire, so there was no need for her to abandon her strength.
The sea of fire and the massive water wall collided head-on. Madara initially sneered, but after a couple of glances, he knew he had underestimated her. His fire style was fine; it was just that her water style was stronger!
Ino blocked the Great Fire Annihilation and, with a reverse hand seal, launched another "Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave"!
The Second Hokage had repeatedly used his water style against Madara Uchiha, to the point where it was top-tier. Similarly, Madara was intimately familiar with Tobirama's water style; his responses were almost reflexive.
A dark blue energy curtain materialized around his body. The ocular power in his eyes shaped the energy, and soon, a skeletal, four-armed, half-bodied giant appeared out of thin air.
Energy swords formed in the giant's hands. It skillfully slashed in all directions, and Ino's Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave was directly diverted.
"Ha? Susanoo? Watch this. Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique!" Ino clapped her hands together. The surrounding plants rapidly converged on her, and a massive Wood Golem rose from the ground.
The Wood Golem formed hand seals, identical to the ones Madara had just made. "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Ino's Fire Release level was low, but the Wood Golem had a lot of chakra, which could effectively compensate for the deficiency.
A sea of flames, even more impressive than Madara's, rolled toward him.
Madara: "..."
Kabuto had said Ino could use Wood Release, but he had assumed it was on the level of Yamato's. He never expected it to be this powerful.
While being controlled, he could only use a half-bodied Susanoo, but Ino had no such restrictions. The forty-meter-tall Wood Golem was forming hand seals and looked like it was about to stand up.
"Damn it! Junior, you are too arrogant!"
As if their roles were reversed, it was now Ino using Great Fire Annihilation while Madara used Water Formation Wall to parry.
Ino was somewhat wary of his four-armed Susanoo. She was now acting like a giant turret, continuously drawing on the Wood Golem's chakra to cast ninjutsu.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
"Earth Release: Great Earth Flow River!"
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"
"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"
Madara Uchiha had no choice but to control his Susanoo and counter each move as it came.
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