"Is this the army of Otsutsuki Toneri?"
On the rooftop of the only remaining steel building in the Hidden Rain Village, which had a barrier defense, Uchiha Madara stood with his arms crossed, observing the puppet army and the Impure World Reincarnation army still engaged in fierce combat after fighting day and night, showing no signs of fatigue. He commented, "There are no chakra threads. Although they have Yin-Yang Release and black rods embedded in their bodies, their eyes haven't turned into Rinnegan. It doesn't look like the Six Paths Technique of the Rinnegan. It seems that the Rinnegan, like the Rinnegan, originates from the Sage of Six Paths. Or rather, the surname of the Sage of Six Paths is most likely Otsutsuki."
Nagato stood beside Uchiha Madara and asked, "Is the Rinnegan the final form of the Sharingan?"
"You could say that. When the two poles are unified, the power of all things can be obtained."
"The two poles are unified?" Nagato was slightly stunned.
Before he could reflect further, Uchiha Madara lowered his arms, smiled slightly, and said, "This is the power..."
Forming hand seals, Uchiha Madara pushed forward and shouted a technique name that Nagato was all too familiar with.
"Wood Release: Tree World Advent!"
The earth trembled, cracks spread out, and thick branches—so large that more than ten people would be needed to encircle them—erupted from the ground like epic serpents, instantly destroying the steel buildings. A wave of green surged outward, engulfing the entire battlefield in the blink of an eye.
The advancing greenery brightened with color, sprouting countless leaves and branches.
Wherever it passed, it left behind towering trees.
"That chakra is definitely his. The butterfly effect appears again."
Izayoi's wood clone, upon witnessing the scene, transmitted information to the main body in real-time, while controlling the remaining human puppet army to teleport away using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Aside from a few puppets entangled by the trees and drained of chakra, the others vanished without a trace.
The only ones suffering losses were those from the Impure World Reincarnation army.
Sensing this through the Wood Release network, Uchiha Madara frowned slightly and muttered with disdain, "Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Technique? His style is just as insidious as that guy's."
"Ignore this battlefield. It's just undead fighting each other," Nagato reminded him. "Otsutsuki Toneri's Rinnegan has extreme farsight and lip-reading capabilities. He may have seen your presence and our conversation. If his main body and Izayoi join forces, and Shimura Danzo helps with Kamui, my original body and Afei may not be able to hold out."
"Relax, it's fine."
Uchiha Madara smiled confidently. "He'll be here soon. Just a dozen seconds."
As he spoke, the space in front of them fluctuated.
A figure twisted and shot out—a scarred Uchiha Obito, his left mask broken, Sharingan glowing.
Seeing this troublesome figure, Nagato's eyes showed disgust.
If not for Obito giving away his eye, withholding Mangekyō secrets, and playing tricks, Nagato wouldn't have suffered so much.
He couldn't understand why someone like Obito—who'd caused the Nine-Tails attack, the Bloody Mist, killed his master and his wife—never retrieved his left eye from Konoha despite having the chance.
Nagato couldn't figure him out.
Unless... Obito saw himself and Kakashi like Nagato and Yahiko?
"You look pathetic, Obito," Madara frowned, "After all these years, haven't you trained with what I taught you?"
Obito, who had used up two three-tomoe Sharingan to activate Izanagi, didn't respond. He tossed the gunbai to Madara and said lightly, "Returning this to you. The guy in the Kamui space is dangerous. His light spheres can drain chakra instantly. I almost couldn't even cast Izanagi."
"Otsutsuki Toneri? Was it his main body or a clone?" Madara's fighting spirit surged.
Black Zetsu quickly reminded him, "Lord Madara, focus on resurrection first."
"Fine, let the wood clone handle him."
Madara nodded, made hand seals, and created a wood clone with infinite chakra, but no immortality.
Obito first used Kamui to send the wood clone into the Kamui space.
Then he brought Madara and Black and White Zetsu into Kamui space.
At the same time, Obito's wood clone, hiding on the battlefield, released the real body.
Within just a few seconds, Madara and companions traveled from the Hidden Rain Village to the forests of the Land of Fire.
It took only three minutes from Madara's resurrection to his appearance here.
In that time, Izayoi had just used Kamui with Shimura Danzo's help to push down Nagato and Afei from the top of the Hundred-Armed Buddha Statue. He saved chakra and took over the statue, bombarding them with its hundred fists.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Nagato released a massive repulsion shockwave to destroy the attack.
Then, he summoned the Outer Path Demon Statue from beneath the Tree World and the Myojin Gate seal.
The three-way battle resumed its one-on-one form.
But the controllers changed from one-vs-two to two-vs-two.
Izayoi was in the open; Shimura Danzo remained hidden.
Afraid of Kamui, Nagato and Afei stayed tense and didn't dare connect with the Outer Path Statue to summon chakra dragons. They could only use the statue as a wooden giant.
Receiving real-time intel from his wood clone, Izayoi was in a bad mood and confused.
He had expected Madara's resurrection through Impure World Reincarnation, given that Black Zetsu had his body.
With Nagato's current level, Madara shouldn't easily take back the Rinnegan.
Izayoi had even expected a fight between the two.
Yet Madara gained the upper hand.
What happened underground?
Then a figure appeared above the Outer Path Statue's head.
Seeing him, Afei smiled and said, "Lord Madara, welcome back."
"Long time no see, Afei," Madara replied.
Before Madara could praise him, Afei asked, "Lord Madara, do people poop in the Pure Land? Do you still get the urge after dying?"
"..."
Madara's forehead twitched.
Nagato looked at Afei with new eyes—he didn't expect this kind of curiosity.
"I'll resurrect you now while I still have chakra," Nagato said.
"No rush. Let's deal with them first," Madara replied, his eyes fixed on Izayoi. "Let's see how he compares to Hashirama."
"Wood Release: Flower Tree World Coming!"
Madara formed seals, injecting chakra into the earth through the Outer Path Statue, taking over the Tree World Advent.
Branches coiled around the Hundred-Armed Buddha Statue, and massive red flowers bloomed.
But before they could fully wrap the statue, they halted and retreated.
The red flowers withered rapidly.
Madara raised his eyebrows and smirked, "This level of Sage Chakra... not bad. Comparable to Hashirama."
"Let's resurrect you first. Otherwise, we'll be at a huge disadvantage if Toneri appears," Nagato urged again. "His Rinnegan can evolve, and we don't know what other abilities he has. Your Rinnegan can revert into Mangekyō, right?"
Madara, who had been preparing his full Susanoo, paused and grew serious. He nodded. "In that case, resurrect me first."
A white tube extended from the Outer Path Statue and connected to Madara's back.
"Roar..."
Chakra surged. The statue let out a deafening roar, shaking the forest with its shockwaves.
Chains burst from its mouth, like Uzumaki Diamond Chains, binding the Hundred-Armed Buddha and flashing with purple chakra.
Next, chakra was quickly sucked from the statue.
Another chain shot at Izayoi—who disappeared without resistance.
At the same time, space distorted around Madara.
"Is this Obito's other eye's ability?"
Seeing the twist, Madara broke his connection with the statue and chuckled, "Nice eye, but just one... the power's lacking."
But the space didn't chase Madara or Nagato—it targeted the Outer Path Statue's head.
Just as Madara was about to respond with Susanoo—
A figure appeared above the statue.
The distortion vanished.
It was Uchiha Obito, now blind in his left eye.
"Well done, Obito," Madara praised without hesitation.
Nagato stopped his summoning.
He rushed to Madara and said, "Cover me."
"Obito."
Madara called out, and Obito responded.
Afei detached from Nagato and entered Obito.
Madara and Afei began forming seals together, pouring chakra into the ground to block Izayoi's wood attacks.
Obito glanced at Madara, then at Black Zetsu nearby, before locking his eyes on Nagato, preventing Danzo from using Kamui.
"Outer Path... Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique!"
Nagato shouted. White mist rose from Madara's body.
The cracks vanished. The black-and-white Sharingan shattered like glass.
Just then, spatial distortion returned near Madara.
Obito redirected the space toward himself.
A black hole appeared.
From within, a white hand reached out.
Several green beams shot toward Madara and the others.
Obito's expression changed. He instantly vanished, cutting off his pupil power.
Madara, newly revived, sensed danger, used a skeleton Susanoo, and slashed with a blue lightsaber.
But the lightsaber was absorbed—converted into Yin chakra and swallowed by the green light.
A moment later, it exploded, forming a mushroom cloud.
Nagato, depleted of chakra, failed to respond and was pierced by the beam.
He collapsed, losing the ability to fight.
Two gold, three blue, four purple—a total of nine entry lights Izayoi could see—flew out of Nagato's body.
The explosion followed.
Wood walls formed to protect Nagato.
Black Zetsu used Wood Release to cocoon him, shielding him from the attack.
A shadow escaped into the forest.
"Great cooperation. Without Hashirama's Wood Release, those two brats nearly succeeded."
Madara's voice rang out.
Blood-tear eyes opened—purple ripples of the Rinnegan returned.
His aura paralyzed the forest.
The Ninja Shura, who unified both poles and gained the universe's power, had been completely resurrected.
Colored bubbles appeared around him.
One, glowing with rainbow light and enhanced font effects, stood out the most:
[Bloodline Limit · Rinnegan (Color)]
An unknown level above red finally appeared.