The endless sea stretched calm as a mirror under the bright sunlight, not a single ripple disturbing its surface.
Yet somewhere in this vast expanse, turbulent waves now crashed violently, accompanied by thunderous booms and explosions echoing for miles.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three immense chakra presences clashed furiously on the water's surface. Each collision sent shockwaves rippling through the air, reverberating like the deep clang of massive bronze bells.
Right from the start, Heiyan's battle against Madara and Hashirama had erupted into a frenzy.
Ninja, as a collective, generally shared the characteristic of "high offense, low defense"—their attacks often overflowing with power while their defenses remained relatively weak.
That's why brute strength didn't always decide the winner in a ninja battle; due to their "high offense, low defense" nature, the tides could turn in an instant, and anything could happen once the fight began.
A perfect example?
Kaguya otsutsuki—the mother of the ninja world—held the power to obliterate the entire planet. Yet due to her lack of actual combat experience, she ultimately fell to Naruto and Sasuke, two mere Konoha Genin working together.
And it was exactly the same situation now.
Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju—these two legendary warriors, reincarnations of Indra and Asura from the previous generation, had fought countless battles throughout their lives.
Their battlefield experience easily exceeded even Sasuke's and Naruto's, and their bond ran deep, letting them move as one in battle.
But Heiyan was no simple-minded fool like Kaguya.
He'd fought his way through countless brutal wars as well. His combat instincts and experience surpassed those of ordinary shinobi, and combined with his near-invincible strength, he could completely dominate both opponents at once.
Having firmly seized control of the battle, Heiyan deliberately restrained his power below Six Paths Tier. He avoided using Truth-Seeking Balls and similar techniques, instead engaging them head-on with various Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.
Heiyan believed that if Madara and Hashirama were at the Six Paths Tier, they would certainly rank among its strongest—far above the typical Otsutsuki clan members, who were not known for combat prowess.
In the original timeline, Six Paths Madara clearly wasn't the final boss, yet his presence created more pressure than Kaguya did. This was precisely why.
Therefore, Heiyan's goal was to use the pressure exerted by Madara and Hashirama during these rounds of life-threatening combat to push himself forward—to grow stronger and accumulate extensive battle experience.
To him, this experience would become an incredibly valuable asset, worth just as much as a Kekkei Mora technique.
At this moment—
Boom.
After a fierce exchange, the force of impact sent all three warriors hurtling backward across the sea surface for a distance.
Enough.
It was time to push these two to their breaking point and make them pull out all the stops.
This was what Heiyan told himself.
Then—
[Storm Release: Shockwave Fang!]
Without forming any hand seals, he simply opened his mouth and spat forward. A beam of purple laser energy tore through the sky toward Hashirama Senju.
The Storm Release: Shockwave Fang he unleashed now was no longer the cheap imitation from before—it had been enhanced with Six Paths power and Sage Chakra, becoming an authentic technique whose might could not be compared to its earlier version.
Puchi.
Faced with the unexpected speed of Storm Release: Shockwave Fang, Hashirama couldn't dodge in time. His entire upper body was pierced straight through and could not heal.
But soon, his damaged body faded into an earthen color, turning into a lifeless wooden figure.
Wood Clone.
Hashirama's Wood Clone required no hand seals at all—it could directly separate from his body and become indistinguishable from the original, making it difficult to guard against.
[Sage Art – Tree Creation: Birth from a Divine Tree!]
A sharp shout echoed from behind Heiyan. Hashirama slammed both hands onto the sea surface. Instantly, countless trees and vines erupted from beneath the waves, clawing their way skyward.
[Universal Pull!]
Madara also acted promptly, releasing a powerful force of attraction from his palm that dragged Heiyan right into the range of Tree Creation: Birth from a Divine Tree.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Numerous tree branches strengthened by Sage Chakra took advantage of Heiyan's momentary stiffness, binding him tightly from all directions with [Celestial Binding Chain], rendering his limbs immobile.
[Fire Release – Dragon Flame Eruption!]
Taking this opportunity, Madara launched his attack, spewing forth four fire dragons from his mouth. These dragons attacked Heiyan from above, below, left, and right simultaneously, leaving him nowhere to escape.
Faced with these coordinated and fierce attacks from both opponents, Heiyan remained calm and simply opened his mouth and spat outward.
Splash!
Infinite torrents burst from his mouth, spiraling upward before him, quickly forming a massive waterspout centered around Heiyan himself.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The rotation speed of the waterspout increased faster and faster. Within just a few seconds, its diameter extended to ten meters, twenty meters, then fifty meters!
The four fire dragons Madara unleashed didn't even make a splash before being completely swallowed by the vast waterspout.
The forest conjured by Hashirama was also ruthlessly destroyed by the whirlwind of water—countless branches snapped and floated atop the sea surface.
Whoosh!
Finally, under Heiyan's control, the waterspout shifted from defense to offense, resembling a giant water drill carrying tens of thousands of tons of seawater as it surged toward Madara and Hashirama.
[Quintuple Rashomon!]
Hashirama shouted loudly, forcefully slamming his palm onto the sea surface, summoning five colossal demonic-faced iron gates to withstand the incoming waterspout.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, the five demonic-faced gates—each dozens of meters tall—were struck, shattered, and collapsed. Fortunately, they barely managed to neutralize the attack.
"Hashirama, his chakra reserves and quality are far beyond ours. The ninjutsu he releases is larger in scale and more devastating. If we continue like this, we will definitely lose. We must employ more powerful techniques!"
Completely drenched and now dripping like a waterlogged warrior, Madara wasted no time turning to shout at Hashirama.
"I understand."
Nodding without hesitation, Hashirama clasped both palms together and directly activated the wooden golem technique.
Boom!
An enormous amount of solidified chakra surged out of his body, reaching a height of over a hundred meters. Ultimately, it formed a wrathful Kannon-like wooden giant arhat with dragons coiling around its arms.
On the other side, Madara also ceased holding back and summoned his Complete Form Susanoo.
It stood one hundred meters tall—Susanoo's divine form, armed with twin blades, wings sprouting from its back, and clad in dazzling armor.
The completed forms of the Wooden Giant Arhat and the Susanoo Divine Form.
Together, their combined might was enough to shake the entire world of shinobi and sweep away everything in its path.
"So you've finally revealed your trump cards, huh!"
Heiyan, too, felt his excitement rising as he watched the scene unfold.
You know how it goes — only a monster can take down another monster.
So Heiyan clasped his hands and reawakened the War God Xingtian who had long slumbered within him.
Boom.
A surge of even more immense and surging chakra erupted from Heiyan's body, like a river of stars pouring into the heavens.
The War God Xingtian, also a hundred meters tall, emerged into view.
He had no head, only shoulders as vast as the ocean. On his chest were two glowing eyes, and his navel had turned into a deep, gaping maw like an endless abyss.
Xingtian wore armor across his body, red chains of chakra coiled around him. In each hand was a giant tower shield, both entwined by Wood Release colossal dragons; his right hand held an enormous axe crackling with crimson lightning.
He stood proudly atop the ocean, radiating an overwhelming aura strong enough to crush the opposing [Susanoo's divine form] and the [wooden giant arhat], forcing them to flinch back in fear.
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