"Aging Uchiha Madara!"
"Did you have White Zetsu lure these people here?"
"Konoha ninjas, Sand ninjas, and Rock ninjas have already arrived. I'm afraid the remaining Cloud ninjas will be here soon too."
"Did you have them come here to collect your corpse?"
Yagyu sensed the appearance of ninjas around him. He stopped his attacks and spoke casually.
"Finally here?"
"Kid! You're still too green to compare with me."
"The one who wins this battle will definitely be me."
Madara sneered.
"Is that so?"
"Leaving aside whether you can win, even if you really beat me, can you deal with those ninjas outside in your current state?"
"And if I'm not mistaken, you're almost finished, aren't you?"
"Based on my speculation, you will exhaust all your life force within three minutes."
Yagyu spoke lazily, looking at Madara with a mocking gaze.
Madara said calmly, "Victory and death are not contradictory; they can arrive together."
As he spoke, pitch-black patterns appeared on Madara's face—a special kind of cursed seal!
These patterns moved across Madara's face and finally poured into his eyes.
"What is that?"
Yagyu asked with a curious expression.
"A Summoning Jutsu formula. These eyes won't be left for you."
Madara gave Yagyu a deep look, his eyes filled with mockery.
"Doesn't matter!"
"Even if I don't get these eyes now, it's no big deal."
To Madara's surprise, Yagyu showed no concern for the Rinnegan.
Madara raised an eyebrow and scoffed, "Are you putting on a brave face? Don't tell me you don't know the value of the Rinnegan!"
Yagyu drawled, "The value of the Rinnegan? I know it!"
"The Rinnegan not only possesses various powerful skills but is also the key to becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."
"Only the Rinnegan can summon the Gedo Statue; only the Rinnegan can absorb the Ten-Tails."
Madara's expression darkened. "You know too much. That White Zetsu didn't seem to know this much intelligence, did it?"
Yagyu said lazily, "Is that what you should be concerned about right now? You don't have much time left."
"You've racked your brains trying to send the Rinnegan away, but it actually doesn't mean much to me."
"You personally wielding these eyes are no match for me."
"What's the point of handing them to someone else?"
Madara looked sinister.
If Yagyu really interfered, whoever got the Rinnegan would find it very difficult to collect the nine Tailed Beasts.
Yagyu chuckled softly. "Of course, you don't need to be too sad. Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll indulge those people in collecting the nine Tailed Beasts."
"Of course, after they've collected all nine Tailed Beasts, I'll personally take action and eliminate them."
"Then, in the name of Absolute Justice, I'll claim the Gedo Statue, the Rinnegan, and all nine Tailed Beasts for myself."
"Maybe then I'll fulfill your wish and use the Infinite Tsukuyomi to bring peace to the ninja world."
"If that happens, you'll surely be very happy, right? Because I fulfilled your wish!"
Yagyu studied Madara's expression casually, then suddenly laughed lightly. "Your expression tells me you don't seem to want to see that happen."
"It seems your purpose in wanting to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi isn't pure! Rather than wanting true peace for the ninja world, it's more like you want to control the entire ninja world."
Madara's expression fluctuated, and the aura on his body began to decline slowly.
"Is time almost up? I knew it!"
"Based on your age, you should be in your seventies or eighties now."
"Appearing before me in a youthful state must have come at a considerable price, and with a strict time limit."
Yagyu raised a finger, golden light blossoming at the tip.
"After all, you were a legend of the ninja world back then. Let me send you on your way!"
"It would be a pity for someone like you to die of old age, wouldn't it?"
Yagyu looked at Madara indifferently. Within the rotating cross-shaped golden light, a thick laser beam erupted.
"Is that so? Then I thank you!"
Madara laughed wildly, charging toward Yagyu.
The light blue Susanoo enveloped him, and a massive energy sword slashed toward Yagyu.
"Sword of Kusanagi!"
"Finger Pistol!"
Yagyu clasped his hands together, slowly pulling them apart to reveal a golden longsword, which he thrust toward Madara.
Yagyu applied the force generation method of the Finger Pistol (Shigan). The sword thrust carried immense power, clashing head-on with the Susanoo's sword.
"You bastard..."
Madara was surprised; Yagyu's explosive power was not to be underestimated.
"Light Speed Kick!"
After the sword clash, Yagyu used light-speed movement to appear behind Madara. The sole of his foot flashed with a golden cross-shaped light as he kicked unceremoniously at the side of the Susanoo.
The Susanoo was sent flying, clear cracks appearing on its surface.
Madara laughed maniacally, shouting, "This feeling of boiling blood... this is true combat!"
With the Rinnegan sent away, Madara unleashed himself.
Yagyu's body turned into light particles and soared into the sky, reassembling in mid-air. Dense light bullets bombarded downwards.
"Goodbye, Dancer of the Battlefield!"
Yasakani no Magatama!
Golden light bullets rained down like a storm, the power contained within them incomparably greater than before.
Yagyu was determined to finish Madara off in one go. He absolutely could not let him die from the backlash of his forbidden technique.
"Come on!"
Madara roared, unleashing his final Susanoo to clash head-on with Yagyu.
Unfortunately, he was a spent force.
The dense golden light bullets pierced through the Susanoo and through Madara's body.
Madara was injured, further weakening the Susanoo, which was then shattered into fragments by the overwhelming golden light bullets.
Even Madara himself was riddled with holes under the infinite bombardment of light bullets.
"It's over!"
Yagyu landed, speaking with emotion.
[Ding! Achievement Unlocked—Kill Uchiha Madara!]
[Template Character—Kizaru!]
[Unlock Progress 69%!]
[Skill Acquired—Grandmaster-Level Swordsmanship!]
"As expected, Kizaru's swordsmanship is at the Grandmaster level!"
"But that's normal. After all, it's swordsmanship capable of fighting in close combat against Taijutsu powerhouses like Rayleigh and Zephyr!"
Yagyu smiled.
Getting Kizaru's swordsmanship this time was a very useful skill.
A large part of Kizaru's close-combat ability lay in his swordsmanship.