Chapter 283 – Yusuke's Behavior
"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees."
Right after those words were spoken, trees began to sprout one after another. In the blink of an eye, the entire battlefield was swallowed by a dense forest.
"Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique."
Madara didn't stop moving his hands for even a moment.
Soon after, a gigantic wooden golem rose from the ground. Coiled around its body was a massive creature that looked like a mix between a serpent and a dragon.
"Majestic Attire: Susanoo."
At the same time, Madara swiftly cloaked the Wood Golem in Susanoo.
"Madara… he can actually use Wood Release?" Ōnoki exclaimed in shock.
"That's the Wood Golem Technique of the legendary God of Shinobi," the Fourth Raikage said as well, staring at the scene before him in disbelief.
Although Tsunade could use Wood Release, she had never mastered the Wood Golem Technique. But Uchiha Madara was different.
"This is going to be troublesome. Combining the two isn't something as simple as one plus one equals two," Gaara said calmly.
"Don't worry. I believe that man won't lose," Mei Terumī said, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Yusuke.
Tsunade glanced at Mei Terumī for a moment before speaking, "It's fine. Hatake Yusuke… he's truly unbeatable." There wasn't a trace of worry in her voice.
On the battlefield, Yusuke had no idea what they were discussing. Instead, he was watching Madara's techniques with genuine interest.
"If my opponent is Uchiha Madara, then using a bit more power shouldn't be a problem," Yusuke said with a faint smile as he slowly descended until his feet touched the ground.
"Awakening, Absolute Zero."
The moment those words left his mouth, the surroundings were instantly sealed in ice. At the same time, snow began to fall from the sky.
"Ice… Ice Giants."
As he spoke, a massive figure made entirely of ice was born.
Its enormous body was no smaller than the Wood Golem as it strode toward Madara. Soon after, a second giant appeared, then a third, a fourth, and finally a fifth. Five Ice Giants advanced toward Madara in unison.
"Don't say I'm being underhanded. After all, you're the legendary Uchiha Madara," Yusuke said with a smile.
Madara ignored him completely. He immediately used Wood Release Clones, creating twenty Shadow Clones. At the same time, each clone equipped its own golem with Susanoo.
"After all, you're the strongest of this era. So don't say I'm being underhanded either," Madara replied.
With virtually limitless chakra, there was no reason for him not to exploit that advantage. In an instant, he split himself to his absolute limit.
(Even though his chakra was unlimited, due to the limitations of the chakra he possessed while alive, Madara's limit was twenty Shadow Clones. He could not surpass this number, no matter how much chakra he had. However, the advantage was that he would never run out of chakra or stamina, nor would he feel pain.)
"Ah, this part of my personality…" Yusuke, of course, wasn't about to lose out.
Soon after, he created ninety-five more Ice Giants.
Seeing this, the Uchiha clan could only wear helpless expressions. Even the Allied Shinobi Forces frowned.
"His personality really is like a child's."
"Yeah."
"That was clearly a one-on-one duel, and now it's turned into a group fight."
Tsunade pressed a hand to her forehead.
"So this is what people call men?" Mei Terumī covered her mouth as she let out a soft laugh.
Madara looked at Yusuke with a helpless expression. In him, Madara saw the shadow of Senju Hashirama—the stubbornly naïve fool.
"You don't think you can win just by relying on numbers, do you?" Madara said darkly.
"Who said anything about using numbers?" Yusuke did something that left everyone completely dumbfounded.
Twenty Ice Giants immediately charged toward Madara, while the remaining eighty Ice Giants sat down on the ground and even began clapping.
Everyone's jaws nearly hit the floor.
"What the hell is this?"
"This is a war, you know! Why do I feel like he's just messing around?" a ninja exclaimed.
"Brother from Sunagakure, show a little confidence," a Konoha ninja said as he patted the man's shoulder.
Everyone turned to look at the Konoha ninja in confusion.
The Konoha ninja shrugged and said, "Just remove the words 'feels like.' He really is playing around."
"Shinku, don't continue. That brat… just wait and see how I deal with him later," Hatake Sakumo said with a darkened expression.
That ninja was none other than Yusuke's future father-in-law, Yūhi Shinku. Sakumo stood beside him, looking utterly helpless.
His son's behavior practically screamed, "I could end this war with a single strike, but I won't. I just want to play." It made Hatake Sakumo's already grim face grow even darker.
On the battlefield, it was painfully clear that Madara's golems were no match for Yusuke at all. The Ice Giants were not only terrifyingly cold, but also unbelievably sturdy.
After a long fight, Madara's Susanoo-clad Wood Golems had been shattered countless times, while the Ice Giants hadn't lost so much as a single fragment. And seeing the eighty Ice Giants still clapping on the sidelines, everyone unconsciously labeled Yusuke as "shameless" in their hearts.
"This bastard… his personality is really terrible," even Madara looked furious now. Did this guy seriously have no worries about running out of chakra?
Yusuke, of course, understood what Madara was thinking.
"No need to worry. This level of chakra consumption is instantly replenished the moment I'm done using it. So what do you think? How about these spectators? If it's not enough, I can swap in another group," Yusuke said with a smile.
He clapped his hands together, and one by one, Magma Giants emerged on the battlefield. The Ice Giants fighting Madara retreated to the audience area.
Then, twenty Magma Giants stepped forward toward Madara. Compared to the Ice Giants, the Magma Giants possessed far greater destructive power and were much more effective against Madara's formations.
"Damn it! This bastard! Stop him already!"
Sakumo's expression grew even darker.
Yūhi Shinku beside him wore a stiff smile, his face nearly twitching.
"Sakumo, don't think too much about it. The fact that the kid is even willing to step in is already good enough. Just let him do whatever he wants," Shinku said, stopping his laughter as he tried to calm Sakumo down.
Hearing that, Sakumo's expression eased slightly, though it remained grim.
"With the way he's doing this, he'd be better off not intervening at all," Sakumo muttered.
"Don't say that. You should know that the only ones who can stop Uchiha Madara are your two sons. But Kakashi clearly isn't a match for this Madara. The only one who can stop him is Yusuke," Shinku said.
"I know that. But this brat clearly has the ability to seal him, yet he's just playing around here," Sakumo said angrily.
"I don't know about that. Every member of the Hatake family is sly. Yusuke is just a bit more impressive than his father," Shinku replied.
Don't be fooled by Hatake Sakumo's serious demeanor in everyday life. This old man was actually quite crafty himself. Otherwise, there was no way he could have created the legendary taijutsu known as the Thousand Years of Death.
Hearing that, Sakumo's slightly improved expression darkened once more as he looked at his friend with a face full of grievance.
"Enough, enough. The kid has already withdrawn his Ice Giants. Looks like the fight is about to end," Shinku said as he turned his gaze back to the battlefield. Yusuke was already standing upright, and the Ice Giants had been pulled back.
"Madara-senpai," Yusuke called out.
"What?" Madara looked at him irritably.
"Hehe, you must already know that you're not my match right now. How about we try a different approach?" Yusuke said.
"What kind of match?" Madara asked as he stared at Yusuke. He also knew very well that without becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, it was impossible for him to defeat Yusuke.
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