A slender stone pillar supported a massive ground, resembling a mushroom cap.
Uchiha Madara ascended the stone pillar steps to the top of the mushroom cap.
Suddenly, his vision went black.
His sight became dim and narrow; even his Sharingan couldn't penetrate this darkness.
"So, that's why it's called the Dark Corridor?"
Uchiha Madara was fearless, continuing to charge forward, his red plate armor clanking.
Something was off!
He abruptly stopped.
Uchiha Madara's eyes darted around, finding nothing amiss.
Yet, the sound of armor clashing still echoed in his ears, unrelated to himself.
In the darkness,
A long-handled iron axe swung down.
Uchiha Madara dodged the axe blade and kicked the axe-wielder in the darkness; his instep struck something in the dark, like kicking a cold iron plate.
The enemy didn't budge.
"So tough, it can withstand my kick?"
Surprise flickered in Uchiha Madara's eyes.
It wasn't arrogance.
But in the entire Ninja World, the only ninja who could rival him in taijutsu, besides Senju Hashirama, was the dark-faced man who later founded Cloud Hidden Village.
Although the armor helped deflect the blow, standing perfectly still demonstrated the opponent's superb taijutsu.
"No, is it a monster?"
When he finally saw the attacker clearly, Uchiha Madara's expression slightly froze.
A fully armored figure, clad in bronze armor, wielded a heavy, long-handled great axe, creating a powerful visual impact.
Not to mention the Warring States Period Ninja World, even in Sarutobi Hiruzen's era, such exquisite armor, emanating a cold gleam and appearing forged from refined steel, was extremely rare.
The reason he called it a monster was because through the gaps in the armor, it wasn't flesh and blood that showed, but a faint glow of energy.
The inside was empty.
Uchiha Madara, who had roamed the Ninja World, had never encountered such unique armor before, so his first reaction was naturally that he had met a monster.
Even the First Kazekage, skilled in puppet jutsu, needed Chakra threads to control puppets.
It was impossible to hide from his Sharingan.
"No matter who it is, whether it's a ninja playing tricks or a monster, I, Uchiha Madara, fear no one."
Uchiha Madara formed hand seals.
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Jutsu!"
A burst of orange-red flames erupted, the pinnacle of Chakra's form transformation, and the orange-red, red-headed flames struck the monster.
Puff, puff, puff...
It was like fireworks exploding; though dazzling, they caused little damage.
The monster's armored steel gauntlet was slightly blackened, but otherwise, its movements were completely undisturbed.
"Very hard steel; Fire Release Ninja Art is like an itch. Interesting!"
Uchiha Madara's expression remained normal; he didn't show any emotional fluctuations because his Ninja Art didn't achieve the desired effect.
However, he was indeed amazed by the armor's power.
According to the game's level assessment, his Fire Release was at [Fire Release Lv.19], max level.
Even Senju Hashirama, whose physical body was unmatched, wouldn't dare to take it head-on and would need to use Wood Release for defense.
"Is it all true? The Reincarnation Game, hunting Pollution Monsters can make one stronger?…"
Uchiha Madara's eyes flashed with a hint of confusion, but his hands didn't stop.
He quickly formed hand seals.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
The Uchiha clan excelled at Fire Release, but with the copying advantage of the Sharingan, other Release Arts were also easily performed.
When Fire Release didn't work, he had already planned his next offensive.
No matter how hard the armor was,
It would be torn apart by Water and Fire Release.
A Water Release waterfall, like a surging river, crashed onto the monster's armor.
Indeed, the armor wielding the great axe emitted wisps of white mist; the high temperature from the Fire Release, followed by the Water Release, caused cracks to appear on the armor's surface.
Bang.
Uchiha Madara seized the opportunity to punch, smashing the monster armor's head.
"So weak!"
Looking at the monster that had lost its steel head, Uchiha Madara shook his head disdainfully, about to move on.
However, the monster armor, which had remained standing, suddenly swung its great axe, aiming for Uchiha Madara's neck.
"Watch out!"
A magic missile struck the monster armor, interrupting its movement.
Immediately after, a young man with a brown scar on his forehead, gripping a sword with both hands, spewed a stream of fire and cleaved the remaining monster armor into pieces.
"Uncle, the Dark Corridor is very dangerous. Monsters like Destroyers won't die even if they lose their steel heads; they must be completely shattered."
The speaker was the young man who had acted first, casting the magic missile to save Uchiha Madara.
He had a simple, honest face and short, light brown hair.
There was a clear, almost foolish, look in his eyes.
What caught Uchiha Madara's attention most was the spiral-shaped ninja headband worn on his forehead.
It was the symbol of Konoha Hidden Village that he and that idiot Senju Hashirama had designed together.
Uchiha Madara's gaze was calm as he subtly asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Tanjiro, Kamado Tanjiro."
Tanjiro, with the brown scar on his forehead, politely introduced himself.
Then he pointed to his similarly aged companion beside him and said, "His name is Senju Nawaki."
"Uncle, the aura you emit is so strong; your level must be high, right?"
Senju Nawaki chuckled familiarly, "However, your equipment doesn't seem very good; you couldn't even defeat a Destroyer."
After he was resurrected by his older sister Tsunade, he began hunting Pollution Monsters.
Although it had been a short time, with the Mobile Unit as his backing, he wore a [Purple Armor Set].
Tanjiro was a companion he met while hunting Pollution Monsters; although he seemed a bit clumsy, Tanjiro was unexpectedly gentle and reliable.
The two had hunted all the way from Gran Forest to the Sky Sea.
Their friendship was deep.
As soon as they arrived at the Dark Corridor, they found a strange uncle fighting a Destroyer armor bare-handed.
And he even defeated the monster?
Uchiha Madara remained expressionless, testing them, "Your Ninja Art and sword techniques also easily killed the monster armor, didn't they? I am indeed weak."
The two were not old,
But the magic missile that shattered the armor and the sharp sword technique were both extremely powerful.
At least in the Warring States Period, he, at their age, would have been utterly unable to defeat them.
Senju Nawaki shook his head and said, "Uncle, are you truly ignorant, or are you just being humble?"
"The reason we two can defeat Destroyers is because we are wearing equipment."
"Uncle, you fought bare-handed, with no equipment, purely relying on skill, and you still crushed the Destroyer. Isn't that strong?"
Tanjiro also nodded repeatedly, feeling that this uncle might be deliberately showing off.
Equipment could provide players with [attribute enhancements].
This enhancement had no threshold; as long as they had enough reward points, even newly-made players could purchase equipment and gain enhancements after wearing it.
However,
Skills genuinely required [talent].
For example, in the Ninja World, some players coveted Orochimaru's Necromancer class and painstakingly changed professions, only to find that their [Undead-type] talent was poor, and their skill proficiency grew slowly.
Their life level had reached [Tier 2], yet their skills remained in a low-level state.
Another example is Hawkeye, the strongest swordsman player in the Pirate World, who could easily and continuously break through skill levels, making his skills keep pace with his player level.
But some players who tried to emulate him still haven't been able to condense a Sword Soul to this day.
The Game Merchant Fang Yi also didn't hide the talent gap among players,
Therefore, most players understood that choosing a [game profession] required caution, and they needed to know if they had the [soul potential] for that particular type.
Players like Uchiha Madara, who could raise their skills to such a level, were undoubtedly strong.
"Is that so?"
Uchiha Madara felt no shame in extracting information from the youngsters.
In the Warring States Period, the weak died, the foolish died; even the seemingly weakest child had to be taken seriously.
Of course,
What caught Uchiha Madara's attention most was the boy's simple, even somewhat foolish, appearance, bearing a faint resemblance to that idiot Senju Hashirama.
Senju Nawaki, calculating his age, must be Senju Hashirama's grandson?
A mischievous thought arose in Uchiha Madara's mind.
Consider this interest for you ambushing me; I'll have a good time playing with your bloodline grandson.
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