Madara Uchiha was furious.
He hadn't expected Heiyan and Tsunade to be displaying affection in front of him, completely ignoring his question.
"Whatever. Knowing the name of someone about to die is meaningless anyway."
Thinking this, Madara muttered to himself. Then his eyes turned cold as he raised his other hand.
Whoosh!
The blade of Susanoo stabbed forward again, aiming to pierce both Heiyan and Tsunade at once, thus completing their tragic romance.
Just then, Heiyan suddenly glanced at Madara.
Hmm?
Madara noticed that Heiyan's eyes had turned bluish-white, with bulging veins around them—this was clearly the Byakugan, a renowned eye technique rivaling the Sharingan within the ninja world.
So he's from the Hyuga Clan?
Madara scoffed inwardly, not believing that Heiyan's Byakugan could accomplish anything significant. However, in the next instant, he felt an overwhelming pressure descend upon him. The surrounding air suddenly compressed toward him.
[Byakugan: Oppression]
At that moment, Madara shuddered all over. His entire body became unresponsive; even the Susanoo blade froze mid-strike.
His eyes widening, he could only watch helplessly as Heiyan raised his hand toward him from afar.
[Universal Pull]
Buzzzzz.
Under the effect of an immense gravitational pull, Madara was yanked straight toward Heiyan while still frozen in place and grabbed by the neck.
Even the fully powered Madara at his peak stood no chance against Heiyan, let alone this mere Edo body.
Now floating in midair, Heiyan held Tsunade around the waist with one arm, and gripped Madara's neck tightly with the other. At the same time, sealing chakra surged along his palm into Madara's body, forming black sealing formulas on him.
For the first time, the ever-proud Madara looked genuinely terrified and utterly powerless.
Below, the other Four Kages were stunned.
It was unimaginable how the seemingly invincible Madara Uchiha—who had just moments ago fought against them—had been subdued in an instant.
"You... Who exactly are you?"
Madara struggled to speak, wanting to at least understand who had defeated him before dying.
"Just like you said, revealing my name to someone about to die holds no meaning," Heiyan calmly replied, gazing at Madara with pity. "I'm not interested in lowlifes like you. After all, you're nothing but a sacrificial vessel."
Sacrificial vessel?!
"What do you mean?" Madara demanded urgently, shock evident across his face.
"You'll find out soon enough the next time you're resurrected."
After saying these words, Heiyan directly sealed Madara and sent him back to the Yokai Realm.
Then, with a sweeping motion of his hand, he activated Kamui, sending the Five Kages to a different battlefield.
As soon as they arrived, he saw Naruto Uzumaki and Obito Uchiha exchanging arguments nearby—it seemed their first round of battle had just ended and they'd entered mid-fight persuasion and flashbacks.
"Teacher!"
Izumi Uchiha and others immediately noticed Heiyan and gathered around him.
"Hmm."
Heiyan nodded slightly, scanning the crowd of Allied Ninja Forces with his gaze until he spotted Neji, injured and unconscious but still alive. Looks like the task he'd assigned to his students had been successfully completed.
Hinata hurried over.
"Master Heiyan, thank you."
She bowed deeply to Heiyan again in gratitude.
Only now did she realize that Heiyan had sent Izumi and the others to assist them because he was worried about her. If they hadn't intervened in time earlier, both her and her cousin Neji could have faced life-threatening danger.
"Hinata, come here."
Heiyan smiled as he gestured Hinata over, then placed his hand on her shoulder, channeling Yang Release chakra into her body to heal the injuries she sustained during battle.
This very scene was witnessed by Naruto from afar.
"Heiyan?!"
Upon seeing this "enemy" Heiyan, Naruto immediately became furious and clenched his fists, ready to charge forward. However, before he could move, Obito stopped him.
"Your opponent is me."
After saying these words, Obito attacked Naruto again.
The battle quickly escalated into a fierce confrontation. Sasuke and Kakashi arrived shortly to join Naruto against Obito.
"Heiyan, should we go help them?"
Turning toward Heiyan with concern in her eyes, Tsunade asked while watching the battle between Naruto and Sasuke unfold.
"Don't worry. Let's just watch the show. Trust me, Obito cannot win."
At Heiyan's words, everyone relaxed slightly.
On the battlefield, the conflict between good and evil grew increasingly intense.
During this clash, Obito successfully revived the Ten-Tails and transformed himself into its Jinchuriki, entering Six Paths Mode to fight against Naruto and Sasuke.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru resurrected the four previous Hokage of Konoha, who then joined the battle.
Eventually, through everyone's combined efforts, Obito was defeated. Naruto's verbal assault technique even managed to convince him, prompting Obito to attempt the Samsara: Life Reincarnation technique to revive those who perished during the Great Ninja World War.
However, at that moment, Black Zetsu suddenly emerged from deep beneath the earth, took control of Obito's body, and used him to reincarnate Madara Uchiha once more.
"Hahahaha, I'm back!"
Madara laughed maniacally after resurrection.
This time, he came back completely restored. He reclaimed his Rinnegan and entered Six Paths Mode, becoming an even greater threat than Six Paths Obito.
Whoosh!
His gaze swept across the crowd, pausing only briefly on Hashirama before finally landing on Heiyan.
Zzzt!
Without hesitation, Madara launched himself at Heiyan, filled with murderous intent, determined to redeem himself for past defeats.
Unfortunately, despite both being Six Paths Tier shinobi, the difference between them might as well have been heaven and earth.
Just several minutes later,
the previously unstoppable Madara Uchiha, once so arrogant and dominant, was silenced once again, collapsing onto the ground. His clothes were tattered, his face smeared with blood, and he couldn't even lift a finger.
Heiyan had crushed him once again.
Approaching calmly, Heiyan looked down at Madara and said, "As I told you before, you're merely a sacrificial vessel."
Then, casting his gaze into the shadows, he spoke coldly, "Come out now. This is your final chance to bring your mother back to life."
A heavy, silent pause followed.
Gradually, Black Zetsu appeared.
"Zetsu, what exactly is going on? Who are you trying to resurrect? Wasn't it I who created you?"
Struggling to speak, Madara showed confusion.
"You actually think you're worthy of creating me?"
"I am the son of Kaguya Otsutsuki, the origin of the ninja world [shinobi realm]. To resurrect my mother, I had no choice but to endure in silence for a thousand years. I only pretended to be your creation."
Black Zetsu sneered at Madara Uchiha with disdain.
As soon as the words finished, Black Zetsu drove his arm into Madara's chest. Madara transformed into a grotesque, monstrous form before finally summoning Kaguya Otsutsuki.
She was a woman with pale skin and flowing blue-white hair longer than her entire body.
Kaguya's face was delicate and beautiful. Like Heiyan U, she bore two horns atop her head. Clad in a flowing robe marked with black-and-white tomoe patterns, her eyes were Byakugan [all-seeing white eyes], and her forehead bore a Rinne Sharingan [a powerful third-eye technique].
"Have I… finally returned?"
Still dazed from waking up, Kaguya looked confused. Not until Black Zetsu slid into her sleeve and passed along his memories did her eyes regain their sharpness.
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