Chapter 224: Just Stall Him
Yahiko fired his Asura Cannons directly at Uchiha Madara—dozens of blazing projectiles streaking toward their target. But in the very next instant, Madara had already vanished.
Not only did he perfectly evade every single cannon shot, but he also reappeared in front of Yahiko in a blink.
"You too… wish to dance?"
Madara's gaze was cold as he drove a vicious punch straight into Yahiko's abdomen.
However, the next moment, his expression shifted slightly.
The feedback from his fist didn't feel like hitting flesh at all—it was as if some invisible force had intercepted the blow.
"Shinra Tensei!"
The words rolled slowly from Yahiko's lips.
In an instant, a fierce and domineering repulsive force exploded outward. Caught off guard, Madara was blasted away.
But the real danger came from behind—Uzumaki Nagato had already begun his move.
"Banshō Ten'in!"
With his palm outstretched, he unleashed a crushing gravitational pull.
In midair, Madara was suddenly yanked downward.
His face darkened—he hadn't expected to underestimate these two.
His body was dragged helplessly toward Nagato, and in that moment, he noticed the black chakra receiver forming in Nagato's hand.
"Interesting."
Madara adjusted his posture midair. "Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
A massive fireball roared forth, engulfing his opponent in an instant. At the same time, the gravitational pull vanished.
But before he could feel any satisfaction, the flames began rapidly shrinking, and within seconds, Nagato had absorbed them entirely.
"Sealing Absorption Jutsu, is it? You've even mastered that one. Not bad."
"You've developed my eyes quite well."
Madara smiled with satisfaction.
"In that case… I won't bother holding back."
Despite his words, he didn't attack Nagato directly—instead, he body-flickered to Yahiko's side.
"Wood Style: Advent of a World of Trees!"
The ground shook violently.
Countless plants erupted all around them, in moments forming a lush, ancient forest—one completely under Madara's control.
From the ground and all directions, the plants lashed toward Yahiko.
Worse still, Yahiko suddenly felt his chakra draining at an alarming rate.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Seeing the plants rushing to entangle him, he unleashed his technique.
With a booming crash, the repulsive force blew everything away, reducing the greenery to fragments.
But the next instant, more plants sprouted wildly, surging toward him again.
In no time, Yahiko was bound tightly by countless vines.
"Six Paths: Asura Cannon!"
He aimed at Madara once more, firing his barrage.
Meanwhile, Nagato unleashed his Six Paths Summoning, calling forth every single one of his massive summons to tear through the forest.
But the next moment, they saw a towering chakra avatar materialize around Madara—Susanoo, growing to a hundred meters tall in seconds, wielding a massive chakra blade. With a single swing, he brought it crashing toward Yahiko.
"Not good!"
"Banshō Ten'in!"
Nagato, realizing the danger, pulled Yahiko toward him.
The vines binding Yahiko left him unable to move—if Nagato hadn't acted, that blade would have left him gravely injured.
Once Yahiko was freed, Nagato immediately countered. "Shinra Tensei!!"
The crushing repulsion tore through everything—trees, plants, debris—all obliterated.
But when it slammed into Madara's giant Susanoo, it did nothing.
Rumbling booms echoed, the giant merely trembling slightly, not budging an inch.
Madara himself hadn't taken even a single step back.
"As expected of him… truly formidable!"
Nagato's face tightened.
Shinra Tensei had a cooldown of five whole seconds—now he couldn't use it again. And Madara was already advancing, each step shaking the earth, his colossal blade casually sweeping aside the Six Paths beasts, erasing them to nothingness.
"What's going on?!"
Yahiko's eyes widened in shock.
He knew the nature of these summons—they couldn't be killed by ordinary attacks. The more you fought them, the more they multiplied, splitting endlessly.
"Where do you think the power of these eyes comes from?"
Madara sneered, cleaving through more summons in an instant.
At the same time, thick, unyielding vines had already bound Nagato as well.
Just like Yahiko, he felt his chakra being greedily drained away by the forest, leaving him weak and hollow.
"So this… is the power of the Wood Style Bloodline Limit…"
Nagato's expression turned grim.
He struggled with all his strength, but the vines held fast—his physical strength was no match for them.
All of this happened in moments.
It looked as if both of them would be defeated simultaneously.
But at that instant, Yahiko's Shinra Tensei cooldown ended.
Without a word, he activated it.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Every vine binding him shattered instantly into dust.
Freed, he immediately helped Nagato break loose as well.
Facing Madara once more, Nagato said in a low voice, "We just need to stall him. Once Lord Dali arrives, he won't be able to escape!"
"Got it!"
The two attacked Madara together.
"Uchiha Dali, huh?"
Madara had, of course, heard their exchange.
His eyes turned toward the distant Konoha.
Indeed, he sensed several powerful chakra signatures there—one of them standing far above the rest, unmatched.
In fact, that chakra exceeded even his own.
That could only be Uchiha Dali.
Madara knew full well that if Konoha's people reached him, his plan to reclaim the Rinnegan would be ruined.
He would never allow that to happen.
"In that case… I won't be playing with you any longer."
With that, his eyes suddenly opened wide.
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