Whoosh!!!
An invisible and formless aura burst forth from Kaoru. In the next moment, three black spheres, similar to Truth-Seeking Balls, suddenly appeared and floated around him!
"What is that?! Are those Truth-Seeking Balls? How can he use them too?!" Seeing the three black spheres surrounding Kaoru, Uchiha Madara widened his Rinnegan in disbelief!!!
"Sage Art: Psychokinesis!!!"
Kaoru raised his right hand, and a transparent light radiated from his palm, instantly enveloping the Truth-Seeking Balls that Madara had launched.
Whoosh!!! The next second, all nine Truth-Seeking Balls came to a halt, floating motionless in mid-air, completely still.
"He actually controlled my Truth-Seeking Balls... How is this possible?!" Madara was utterly stunned. Even Black Zetsu beside him looked on in shock. What Kaoru had done defied all logic—how could Truth-Seeking Balls be controlled so easily?!
"How... how did you do that?!" After a moment, Madara asked breathlessly, his voice filled with incredulity.
"Truth-Seeking Balls can nullify anything they touch, but their only weakness is that they are ineffective against Sage Art Chakra. They cannot break through it. The technique I used to control them relies entirely on Sage Art Chakra..." Kaoru was quite satisfied with the shocked expressions on Madara and Black Zetsu's faces. He had just utilized the W ability of Syndra, which allows telekinetic control over objects, combined with his overwhelming Sage Art Chakra—making it effortless to seize control of all nine spheres in an instant!
"To one who has mastered Perfect Sage Mode like myself, your Truth-Seeking Balls are completely useless..." Having immobilized Madara's orbs, Kaoru looked at him calmly. "Now, I'll return them to you..."
A playful smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. With a wave of his hand, the nine spheres shot toward Madara like bullets!
Begone, weaklings!!!
Watching the orbs hurtle toward him, Madara's eyes filled with terror. Truth-Seeking Balls contain the power of all creation—if he were struck by all nine, even his Edo Tensei body would be reduced to ash in an instant!!!
"No!!!" He screamed in panic. With nowhere to dodge, Madara threw his hands forward desperately, trying to block them!
Whoosh...
Suddenly, the nine speeding spheres stopped dead in their tracks, hovering just inches from Madara's face.
"So you managed to regain control at the last moment..." Kaoru shook his head slightly. "You're lucky, Madara..."
As the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, Madara possessed innate authority over his Truth-Seeking Balls. In that critical split second, he had reasserted his will and reclaimed them from Kaoru's grasp.
Yet Madara knew deep down—if he tried to attack with them again, Kaoru would only seize control once more. The humiliation would repeat itself.
"Come on, Madara! Keep throwing those little black balls at me! Or do you have any other jutsu up your sleeve?!" Kaoru spread his hands casually, taunting him.
Madara's expression hardened. Kaoru's words had struck a nerve. A grim smile mixed with anger appeared on his face. "If Truth-Seeking Balls won't work... then let's settle this with raw power!!!"
"Sage Art: Storm Release - Light Fang!!!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Madara formed hand seals in a blur and unleashed a blinding beam of energy straight at Kaoru!
"Sage Art, huh..."
Kaoru's crimson Mangekyō Sharingan swirled, perfectly tracking Madara's lightning-fast movement.
With a slight smirk, two massive spiral javelins materialized in his hands—one blazing with scorching flames, the other a razor-sharp blade of highly compressed water!
"Sage Art: Hard Whirlwind Flame Blade!"
"Sage Art: Hard Whirlwind Water Blade!"
The instant Madara fired his laser, Kaoru hurled both massive spiral weapons toward him!!!
...
Boom!!!
The Flame Blade and Water Blade collided violently with Madara's Light Fang, sending shockwaves rippling outward. Lasers mixed with fire and water exploded in all directions, tearing huge craters into the ground below!
Boom!!!
Even after the initial impact, the residual force of Kaoru's attacks remained powerful. Blazing fireballs and slicing water blades continued to surge forward. Madara scoffed and quickly arranged his nine Truth-Seeking Balls into a dark shield, blocking every incoming strike.
But while Madara was busy defending, Kaoru vanished without a trace!
The moment the shield formed, Madara's purple Rinnegan flickered. He sensed a fierce gust of wind behind him and instantly shifted the barrier to his side.
"Heh... hiding behind Truth-Seeking Balls? How naive..." A cold voice echoed through the air.
Kaoru had reappeared beside him using Flying Raijin Jutsu. Seeing the black shield blocking his path, he pulled out a kunai and thrust it directly at the barrier!
"Naive? You're the one who's naive!" Madara sneered. "A Truth-Seeking Ball shield nullifies all attacks! What do you think a mere kunai can—"
His words froze in his throat. His eyes went wide with shock as the shield—and the kunai—simply vanished into thin air!
"Flying Raijin: Lightning Transfer!!!"
At the critical moment, Kaoru had used the Flying Raijin technique to teleport the entire shield away!
"Still think I'm naive?"
Before Madara could even process what had happened, Kaoru's voice rang out right beside his ear. CRACK! A powerful fist slammed into Madara's cheek, sending him flying backward. He skidded across the ground, carving a deep trench through the rubble!
"You've seen Tobirama use Flying Raijin before, Madara. Why didn't you see it coming?" Kaoru walked calmly toward him, his scarlet eyes cold and unyielding. "I told you—your precious Truth-Seeking Balls are no threat to me..."
"No threat? You talk big..." Madara wiped a trickle of blood from his mouth, struggling to his feet. As the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, he had yet to gain the upper hand against Kaoru.
Could it be... that even now, I'm still not strong enough to defeat him...?
"No! I have become a Sage of Six Paths! I am the strongest being in this world!!!" He roared, denying his own doubt. Chakra erupted from his body like a tidal wave. "Not even Hashirama stood above me... and neither will you, Uchiha Kaoru!!!"
"Sage Art: Yin Release - Lightning Strike!!!"
Channeling his Sage Art Chakra, Madara thrust both hands forward. A massive wave of lightning exploded outward, spreading in a wide arc and engulfing everything in its path as it crashed toward Kaoru!
"The strongest in the world, huh..."
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