Chapter 193: Ten-Tails Jinchūriki
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Uchiha Madara did not attack Izayoi, nor did he fly towards Killer B. Instead, he quickly formed hand seals and pressed them against the ground.
With a loud boom, a vast expanse of white smoke billowed and spread.
Since the location was atop a towering mountain peak, strong winds howled, instantly dispersing the smoke before it could spread further.
"Roar..."
A deafening roar startled the fleeing ninjas, causing their bodies to tremble involuntarily. It was like the suppression of the food chain, an instinctive fear.
Under the moonlight, a monster appeared on the Hidden Cloud battlefield. Its appearance resembled a human, with nine closed eyes, and its color and body were like withered wood.
No one present was unfamiliar with this monster.
This was the treasure that Ōtsutsuki Toneri had come from the moon to retrieve, even at the cost of igniting war in the ninja world... the Gedō Statue.
If there had been any uncertainty before, now everyone was certain.
After all, the last person to summon this monster was the Akatsuki's leader.
This time, it was Uchiha Madara who summoned it.
This monster was an entity that only those with the Rinnegan could summon.
As for what abilities this monster possessed, only the Hidden Cloud Village was still unaware.
Seeing this monster, the Fourth Raikage's expression immediately changed drastically.
It wasn't because of the monster's astonishing energy, but because two Uchiha Madaras were standing on its head.
The Uchiha Madara from before was just a clone.
Uchiha Madara did not attack Izayoi, nor did he fly towards Killer B, but quickly formed hand seals.
The ground let out a loud boom, and an astonishing amount of white smoke billowed and spread.
Since the location was atop a towering mountain peak, strong winds howled, instantly dispersing it.
Raising his hand and placing it on his Wood Clone's shoulder, turning it into a white seed and absorbing it into his body, Uchiha Madara's chakra surged instantly. He looked down at Izayoi below, grinning, "The battle for supremacy is about to begin. Stop me with all your might."
As Uchiha Madara's words fell, a fist-sized black hole immediately appeared beside him.
Then, several distorted figures flew out from the black hole.
A rattling sound echoed as the Gedō Statue opened its gaping maw and spat out several chains, extending upwards to bind the five jinchūriki who had flown out of the black hole, and a gigantic turtle whose body was covered in thorns and had three tails, looking like a child in front of the Gedō Statue.
The bound turtle's body visibly shrunk at a rapid rate, its purple chakra flowing along the chains into the Gedō Statue's mouth.
Seeing this, Izayoi instantly activated Six Paths Sage Mode, then created a Truth-Seeking Orb and shot it towards the enormous Three-Tails.
However, before it could even get close to the Three-Tails, the fast-flying Truth-Seeking Orb seemed to hit an invisible barrier and was directly repelled.
"What's happening?"
"What kind of jutsu is this? Why do I feel a sense of dread?!"
Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto, who had just activated Sage Mode, looked at the deflected Truth-Seeking Orb. Their attention wasn't on the Truth-Seeking Orb, which contained the power to destroy all creation and could instantly kill them with a mere touch.
Instead, their gazes were fixed on the sky where the Truth-Seeking Orb was repelled, their entire bodies covered in goosebumps.
Their instincts told them that a great terror was hidden in that location.
Even Izayoi's perception could only discern a blurry black silhouette.
Only those with ultimate dōjutsu would see a shadow identical to Uchiha Madara, holding a Sage Staff, with nine Truth-Seeking Orbs floating around him.
Limbo: Border Jail shadows, while unable to use Limbo, could utilize any ability their host possessed.
No wonder Naruto and Sasuke's attention was focused there.
Izayoi was not surprised that the Truth-Seeking Orb was repelled; his surprise attack was merely a feint.
Then, Izayoi suddenly spoke, "Everyone, evacuate from here. The upcoming battle is not something you can participate in, not even as spectators. Otherwise, if you're killed by the aftershocks of the attacks, don't blame me for not warning you."
The Akatsuki members and Cloud Shinobi had already fled, so Izayoi's words were clearly not directed at them.
Thus, the Fourth Raikage and Killer B exchanged glances, both transforming into blue-white and orange-red streaks of light, rapidly leaving the mountain peak where New Hidden Cloud Village was located.
Nagato followed closely behind.
Before leaving, he also looked at the location of the Limbo: Border Jail shadow, his eyes trembling.
Six Paths Sage Mode could only perceive a blurry shadow, while Sage Mode could only perceive danger.
It was precisely for this reason that their reactions were so strong.
Seeing nothing, yet feeling a fatal danger—what kind of ability was this?
Could it be the true power of the Rinnegan?
Without time to think further, Nagato chased after the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, who were fleeing the mountain peak.
Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto also followed closely.
The Impure World Reincarnation army and Puppet Army did the same.
Before long, only Izayoi and Uchiha Madara remained on the Hidden Cloud battlefield.
At this moment, another fist-sized black hole appeared.
The distorted figure of Yugito Nii, who had been captured by Uchiha Obito's main body, flew out from the black hole, then was bound by chains. Her blue-black chakra flowed along the chains into the Gedō Statue's mouth.
At the same time, the Three-Tails and the Tailed Beasts within the other jinchūriki were all absorbed into the Gedō Statue's body.
In an instant, the nine eyes on the Gedō Statue's head, which had originally been closed, suddenly opened seven bloodshot eyeballs, enough to scare anyone with trypophobia into a faint.
"Roar..."
Another deafening roar echoed.
Unlike the previous roar, which felt like the peak of the food chain and could only intimidate creatures at the bottom of the food chain with its sound.
This time, the terrifying sound waves directly transformed into a transparent halo, rapidly expanding.
The invisible sound waves shattered the earth, kicking up endless sand and stones.
The halo merely passed overhead, and the Cloud Shinobi, Impure World Reincarnation army, and Puppet Army, who had already fled the mountain peak of New Hidden Cloud Village and were preparing to cross other mountains, were all thrown into disarray, either knocked to the ground or lifted off their feet, flying through the air like leaves caught in a strong wind.
The sound waves not only diffused in all directions but also infused upwards and downwards.
Hidden Cloud Village was named because its mountain peaks were hidden within the clouds. Although sometimes there were no clouds, most of the time, whether day or night, the sky was filled with mist.
But at this moment, the mist had been blasted open, revealing a sky full of stars and a full moon that seemed within reach.
If one looked closely, they would notice that the moon, which had been silver-white just a few hours ago, had now turned into a crimson blood moon.
The mountain peak where New Hidden Cloud Village was located shook violently, and numerous cracks appeared on its surface.
With just a single roar, it caused a celestial phenomenon—this was the power of the Ten-Tails.
With just two more Tailed Beasts, this sapling of the God Tree, whose life was bound to the Earth and which neither the Chakra Ancestor nor the Ninja Ancestor could kill, only seal, would revert to its complete form.
Izayoi felt an involuntary sense of anticipation.
However, on the surface, he feigned a grave expression.
"Universal Pull!"
Uchiha Madara released an invisible gravitational pull, not targeting Izayoi.
Instead, he pulled the several jinchūriki, who were on the verge of death after their Tailed Beasts were extracted, to the top of the Gedō Statue's head.
Then, he raised his hand and gently patted each of them.
The Sun Mark in his palm released an ultimate Yang Release power, pulling all the jinchūriki, who had one foot in the Pure Land, back to this world.
Immediately, a black hole appeared, and Uchiha Obito's Wood Clone flew out, absorbing these jinchūriki into the Kamui dimension.
Seeing this, Izayoi was slightly surprised. "You actually saved them? That's not like you."
"Do you know me very well?" Uchiha Madara retorted, sneering, "People's prejudices are like this big mountain. You, the descendants of the Five Great Ninja Villages, cannot possibly understand the ideals Hashirama and I had when we founded Konoha."
"Your mouth is your own, you can say whatever you want," Izayoi chuckled. "You make up reasons when you save people, and you make up reasons when you kill people. This is a world where the strong reign supreme, yet you always need an excuse."
Hearing this, Uchiha Madara couldn't help but sigh, "You are indeed not like me, Hashirama, or Nagato."
After speaking, Uchiha Madara's gaze towards Izayoi finally revealed the same killing intent he directed at Ōtsutsuki Toneri, stating grimly, "Someone like you, possessing such immense power, is truly dangerous."
"Please go die with those Ōtsutsuki!"
Izayoi smiled provocatively. "If you can do it, then come and try."
Uchiha Madara didn't waste any more words, forming a single hand seal, and then the Gedō Statue beneath his feet immediately transformed into a massive cloud of white smoke.
Swish!
Within the astonishing expanse of white smoke, a dazzling white light flashed.
Then, with a boom, an explosion, the white light tore through the darkness, engulfing the mountain peak where New Hidden Cloud Village was located.
That explosion, unlike that of an explosion tag or a Tailed Beast Bomb, immediately attracted the living and undead who had evacuated to other mountain peaks to battle.
Gazing at the white light, which was even more blinding than sunlight, and sensing the energy within it—which seemed like chakra yet wasn't, but possessed the power to destroy all creation—Deidara muttered in a daze, "How... how beautiful an art!"
Unlike the elaborate meteor shower, the explosion of the Truth-Seeking Orb possessed a minimalist beauty.
And in terms of destructive power, Deidara felt that this white light was even more powerful than the meteor shower that had left countless scars on the land.
Because when the white light dissipated, the mountain peak of New Hidden Cloud Village had vanished.
Furthermore, there was no explosive smoke in the air, nor any debris on the ground.
The entire mountain peak, along with the ruins on it, seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
In such a short time, to be able to erase an entire mountain from this world, Deidara, who had simulated many self-detonation scenarios in his mind, had to admit he was inferior.
"How... how terrifying that white light!"
"What ninjutsu was that? Who cast it?"
"We can't sense the Sixth Hokage's and Uchiha Madara's chakra. I wonder what the situation is like over there?"
"..."
Everyone else was also shocked by this sight, including Killer B, who was currently fighting against Nagato (wearing Tobi's battle armor) with the Fourth Raikage and Naruto-Sasuke.
At this moment, Killer B, with the assistance of the Fourth Raikage and Naruto-Sasuke, could confidently enter his Full Tailed Beast Transformation.
Taking advantage of his massive size, he clearly saw the scene.
"Fool~~ Idiot~~ Such terrifying white light, even from this far away, I can feel the aura of death. I can't imagine what kind of power that is, it's even more terrifying than my Tailed Beast Bomb~~" Killer B rapped, disguising his fear.
Meanwhile, the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, said in a buzzkill manner, "That thing is a Truth-Seeking Orb, the power of the Sage of Six Paths!"
Killer B's expression instantly became blank, his reaction even manifesting in his Full Tailed Beast Transformation.
Seeing this, Nagato's eyes flashed, then he quickly formed hand seals and shouted, "Sage Art... Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"
The ground violently shook, then a massive wooden hand shot out of the earth, attempting to seize the Eight-Tails' leg and quickly drain its chakra.
Fortunately, the Eight-Tails' reaction speed was incredibly sharp. Its massive body actually leaped on the spot, dodging the wooden giant hand's grasp.
Unexpectedly, the wooden giant hand continued to extend, grabbing a swaying tail.
Killer B and the Eight-Tails didn't hesitate at all, immediately using their signature move... Tail Release.
The tail grabbed by the wooden giant hand detached from the body, pulsating continuously in the giant hand's palm.
"Sage Art... Storm Release: White Dragon!"
Uchiha Sasuke also took this opportunity to attack Nagato, a huge and dazzling white dragon roaring forth.
Nagato did not confront it, but dodged, then continued to chase after the Eight-Tails.
"Bee, run further away," the Fourth Raikage shouted, glancing at the chaotic battlefield.
So, the Eight-Tails, having landed, immediately ran towards other mountain peaks.
Nagato pursued relentlessly.
The Fourth Raikage and Naruto-Sasuke did the same.
"Hehehe... Leader, they're all idiots," Tobi's low chuckle echoed in Nagato's ear.
Nagato simply smiled without speaking.
No one noticed that the wooden giant hand, standing on the ground like a small mountain, had its octopus-tentacle-like tail in its palm, which had already disappeared.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions even louder than thunder continuously sounded from far to near.
Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see streaks of white light blossoming in the distant mountain range.
These white lights were all identical to the white light that had erased the New Hidden Cloud Village.
From this, it was clear that neither Izayoi nor Uchiha Madara were harmed, and they had both tacitly moved the battlefield to a more distant location.
It was just that their method of relocation was a bit too violent.
After six consecutive explosions, the white light that could erase everything finally ceased to appear.
Because both of them were in Six Paths Sage Mode, no one could sense their chakra.
Now the distance also far exceeded the visible range, and no one knew what the situation was like on Izayoi and Uchiha Madara's battlefield.
Uchiha Madara, with two Truth-Seeking Orbs remaining around him, finally stopped flying. His gaze, however, was not directed at Izayoi, who was also floating nearby, but rather upwards at the blood-red moon, his brows deeply furrowed.
"Are you afraid of that guy's interference?" Izayoi asked with a smile.
Looking at Izayoi, who had a calm and indifferent expression, Uchiha Madara suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity.
On the surface, however, he let out a cold laugh. "Both you and that guy act so fearless. Don't tell me you think that by each controlling half of the Nine-Tails, you can dictate terms to me?"
Hearing this, Izayoi was slightly surprised. "You know about that?"
"Hmph, who do you think was the first person to summon the Nine-Tails?" Uchiha Madara snorted coldly. "As the Nine-Tails' true master, wouldn't I know how strong its chakra is?"
"The last time I fought that Ōtsutsuki Toneri guy, if he didn't have the other half of the Nine-Tails' chakra, he wouldn't have been my opponent at all."
"You all think so highly of yourselves. Then pay the price for your arrogance."
Uchiha Madara once again formed hand seals and shouted, "Summoning Jutsu!"
"Roar..."
A familiar roar dispersed the billowing white smoke.
The Gedō Statue reappeared, roaring towards the sky.
After the sound waves and shockwaves dissipated, a black hole appeared above its mouth.
An octopus arm and two bodies covered in cracks both fell into the Gedō Statue's mouth.
The remaining two closed eyes instantly opened.
Its body also underwent a massive transformation, becoming more human-like.
Its pillar-like tails, which were once stiff, became flexible, swaying continuously on the ground, roaring incessantly.
The Gedō Statue had transformed back into the Ten-Tails' first form.
Uchiha Madara stood, having formed an unknown hand seal, looking at Izayoi's 'shocked' expression, and grinned ferociously, "Although it's not the complete form, it's enough to deal with you two... Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal!"
Like being sucked into the Kamui dimension by a black hole, the Ten-Tails' body suddenly twisted and liquefied, seeping into Uchiha Madara's body like surging water, encapsulating him into a massive ball of flesh.
Immediately, the ball of flesh visibly changed from a withered wood color to a pure white color.
Seeing this, Izayoi, who had initially been feigning a look of shock, couldn't help but slightly curve his lips.
The greatest treasure had finally appeared!
With a crack, the ball of flesh shattered into pieces, which then transformed into rainbow-colored feathers and floated down.
Uchiha Madara, holding his Sage Staff, reappeared in the air.
However, his appearance had undergone a drastic transformation.
First, his skin color had changed from human complexion to an explosive clay-like white.
His long black hair had also turned white.
His perpetually unchanged red armor and tight combat suit had transformed into a white long robe.
The seven Truth-Seeking Orbs he had lost due to the explosion had, at some unknown point, returned to orbit around him.
The vast, ocean-like chakra within him seemed infinite.
His astonishing dōjutsu power was far superior to before.
Following the Sage of Six Paths, the second Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, after a millennium, had finally reappeared!
This was the true... Six Paths Madara!
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