Naruto was already in Sage Mode combined with Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
As he clapped his hands together, the already devastated ground trembled violently again!
A colossal Buddha statue surged from the earth—
Its full form towering so high it blotted out the sky.
Madara's eyes widened; his mouth hung slightly open.
He slowly raised his head to stare at the thousand-armed giant, easily over a thousand meters tall.
He stood stunned for a moment.
Then, regaining himself, his heart surged with excitement.
He threw his head back and laughed wildly.
"Hahaha! I must admit, this exceeded my expectations!
Just for that technique, I'll call you the strongest under Hashirama!"
"Susano'o!"
Laughing, Madara activated his Perfect Susano'o.
With the power of his Rinnegan enhancing it, Madara's Susano'o stood over 200 meters tall—
A towering blue tengu-shaped warrior, clad in ancient armor and gripping twin blades.
A terrifying force capable of trampling tailed beasts.
But…
Compared to the thousand-meter-tall Buddha, it looked… small.
"Come on! Impress me!"
Madara crossed his arms and looked up at Naruto with blazing battle spirit.
That colossal statue—
It rekindled the burning passion that had slumbered within Madara for years.
As if he'd returned to the legendary Final Valley battle decades ago.
Back then, without Rinnegan, he had barely lost to Hashirama—
Saved only by Izanagi.
He had never truly gotten closure.
But now…
Perhaps this was his chance.
'If I can defeat this brat's Buddha... it would be the same as defeating Hashirama!'
The thought made Madara even more exhilarated.
Wait!
A terrifying hypothesis suddenly crossed his mind.
At this age…
With this power…
Possessing perfect Wood Release and Sage abilities…
"Impossible…!"
"Could this brat be Hashirama's reincarnation?!"
The idea made Madara's heart pound with excitement.
If that were true, then—
'This is perfect.'
The corners of his mouth curled upward uncontrollably.
"The chakra on you…
No wonder I sensed multiple familiar presences!
So that's what it is!"
Naruto glanced at the laughing Madara, completely unsure what the man was so enlightened about.
Even with his thousand-armed True Several Thousand Hands, Naruto still didn't feel confident.
After all, the saying went:
'When Susano'o wears the Buddha, two men can destroy five nations.'
"Let's see just how far this can go today."
Naruto's ocular power surged, flowing into the massive Buddha beneath him.
Given its enormous size, the amount of chakra needed was tremendous.
Cladding the Buddha in Susano'o armor for the first time—
Naruto finally felt the drain.
Nearly half his ocular reserves vanished.
But the effect…
Was extraordinary.
The massive thousand-armed Buddha was now sheathed in a glowing blue Susano'o armor.
Even the hundreds of arms—
Were now covered in gauntlets of divine armor.
Its already colossal body—
Grew even larger.
Madara watched, his grin fading.
He was starting to not understand what he was seeing.
'What the hell is this?!
Wood Release is one thing—but how is he using Susano'o too?!
And at this ridiculous scale?!'
Far below, still bound by a Wood Dragon, Six-Tails Utakata stared up at the two titanic beings—
Utterly numb.
He began to wonder if he was even awake.
Otherwise, how could he have witnessed so many monstrous things in one day?
Could this kind of power… be real?
With strength like that…
What even was a Tailed Beast or a Jinchuriki?
A joke?
Utakata gave up resisting entirely.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu stared at Naruto's transformation, feeling nothing but dread.
"Where the hell did this brat come from?!
How can he be this strong?!"
"Can Madara even win?!"
The Plan to Revive Mother—shattered.
Even Madara now had to admit—
This Naruto had grown powerful enough to genuinely threaten him.
He could no longer hold back.
"Limbo!"
He cast Limbo: Border Jail again.
If he couldn't match the Buddha in size—
He'd simply increase his numbers.
Two Limbo clones emerged—
Each activating Perfect Susano'o.
Light and shadow.
Two Susano'o faced off against the Armored Thousand Hands.
Almost simultaneously—
Both Susano'o drew their massive blades.
Even the sound of unsheathing caused fierce winds to ripple outward.
"Kurama—your revenge time has come!"
At Naruto's call, Kurama's eyes burned with battle lust.
"Let's go!"
Several Tailed Beasts' chakra flooded into the Armored Buddha.
The thousand arms on its back extended forward—
Ready to strike.
The two Susano'o clones each unleashed their strongest slash.
And the thousand fists of the Armored Buddha—
Countered all at once.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
The moment the two forces collided—
Time itself seemed to freeze.
Then—
An explosion of cosmic force ripped outward!
The earth cracked apart—
Massive canyons split open and spread for kilometers.
The first to feel it—
Was Kirigakure, the Mist Village.
Then the ocean followed.
A towering tsunami, hundreds of meters tall, rose skyward.
Tornadoes. Earthquakes. Typhoons.
This single exchange between two Susano'o and the Susano'o-clad Thousand-Armed Buddha—
Triggered natural disasters across the ninja world.
At first, Madara managed to withstand the force—
But within seconds—
As more and more fists came crashing down—
Beads of sweat formed on his brow.
A pressure unlike anything he'd ever felt.
Even when fighting Hashirama,
He'd never been this suppressed.
"Impossible!
A brat like you… How can you be this strong?!"
Madara didn't want to believe it.
But it was the truth.
Hundreds more punches rained down.
His two Susano'o were finally smashed to bits.
These fists—
Each one denser and more destructive than even the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
It wasn't even in the same dimension of power.
Without the armor of Susano'o,
Madara tried every technique he had—
But in the face of this absolute power—
Even the legendary Madara…
Was helpless.
The last thing he saw—
Was Naruto, standing calmly atop the Buddha's head.
"Your footwork…
is superior to mine…"
"I've lost."
For once—
Madara was convinced.
He had just been revived—
And already knocked out of the fight.
That once-proud spine of his—
Was finally broken.
His bones shattered—
His body plummeted from the sky.
Naruto raised his hand—
And activated Universal Pull.
The lifeless Madara was drawn into his grip.
Naruto caught him by the throat—
Madara spat out a mouthful of blood.
Even now, with no strength left—
He forced a smile of resigned admiration.
"To think…
I, Uchiha Madara, would end up like this.
Hahaha…
Kid, I acknowledge you as the Dance King of the Shinobi World…"
"Can I know your name?
Perhaps… we'll meet again."
"Uzumaki Naruto."
This time, Naruto gave his name.
At the same time—
He seized both of Madara's Rinnegan.
The moment they were removed—
Madara's remaining life force drained away completely.
"Uzumaki Naruto, huh…
I'll remember that…"
With that final murmur,
The Shadow of the Shinobi World—
Fell.
Below, Black Zetsu's pitch-black face somehow grew even darker.
"Damn it!
Even Madara couldn't beat him?!
Just who the hell is this brat?!"
Cursing, Zetsu began melting into the ground.
It wasn't over.
Time to look for another plan…