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The Valley of the End.
Naru-Madara spoke his heated words. He stood quietly, waiting for Sasuke's reply.
Sasuke's heart felt slightly complicated.
In his previous life, he had only truly interacted with Madara for a single day. But top-tier shinobi needed only one clash to understand a person's character.
He was confident he understood Madara. And because of that, he knew just how difficult it was for Madara to willingly make such a concession.
The reason he'd wanted this conversation before the battle was to confirm Madara's heart in this lifetime… and his own.
Sasuke slowly rose. "Naruto, whom you've possessed, is my precious friend. Konoha, which you destroyed, was once my home. And this world you intend to taint is what I must protect… So tonight, one of us is destined to fall. And the one who falls… will be you."
The determined words were carried to his ears by the gentle breeze. Naru-Madara stood, a smile of infinite ruefulness on his face. "I knew you'd say that. But I still have to say… what a pity. I'll have to kill you myself. Just like I killed Hashirama with my own hands back then…"
His words fell. Following shinobi etiquette, Naru-Madara formed the hand seal of opposition.
A faint smile touched Sasuke's lips. He formed the seal in return.
The air between them ignited instantly.
On Azure Moon Island, everyone watched through the crystal ball as the two figures stood facing each other atop the colossal statues!
Their gazes grew feverish with anticipation.
Is it here…? The final battle of the Ten-Battle Project!!!
Shun! Shun!
Sasuke and Naru-Madara both formed seals, opening with the Uchiha clan's signature Fire Release!
— Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
— Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!
BOOM! BOOM!
Two seas of apocalyptic flame collided. The terrifying heat wave instantly evaporated the waterfall cascading between the statues!
CRACK! CRACK! The violent convection shattered the cliff faces the statues were carved from!
"Hahahahaha! We really are like fire and water, aren't we?!" Naru-Madara laughed uproariously. His hands changed seals—BOOM…!!!
A water dragon, several times larger than the statue beneath his feet, surged into the air and crashed down toward the opposing inferno!!!
— Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!
Sasuke didn't back down. His seals shifted abruptly!!
— Water Release: Water Severing Wave!
WHOOSH…!!
Behind the Hashirama statue he stood on, a wall of water erupted, sharpening into a massive water blade that slashed forward!!
SHHHK…!!
Naru-Madara's Water Dragon Bullet was cleaved in two. But instead of dispersing, the split heads transformed into two separate dragons, veering around the clashing flames to strike directly at Sasuke himself!!
The huge water blade behind Sasuke also split into two edges, intercepting the diving dragons mid-flight…!!
SPLASH! SPLASH! SPLASH…!!
Water exploded everywhere… Naru-Madara formed seals again.
From the crumbling cliffs, hundreds of massive rocks tore free, hovering in the air before hurtling toward Sasuke in a relentless wave!!
— Earth Release: Stone Dance!
— Wind Release: Divine Wind Garment!
Sasuke's expression remained unchanged. A gale conjured by his seals blew forward, smashing every approaching rock to dust!!!
More than that… empowered by the wind, his flames grew even more ferocious, overwhelming Madara's fire!
Naru-Madara countered, adding his own Wind Release: Vacuum Blast to the mix—BOOM! The mutually amplified firestorm detonated, transforming into countless meteors of flame that rained down from the sky, scorching the earth below!!
In the flickering firelight, Naru-Madara summoned a massive 'scythe' from a scroll and leaped from the head of his own statue.
Sasuke drew a ninjato from a seal on his forearm and launched himself to meet him.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG…!!
Under the moonlight, blade-light and scythe-glimmer collided, throwing off violent sparks.
"Hahahahahahaha…!" Naru-Madara reveled in this evenly-matched melee, laughter bursting from him, pure and exhilarated.
Sasuke, however, wasn't interested in prolonging it. He suddenly changed tactics—infusing his ninjato with Magnet Release. CLANG…!!
The scythe was seized, wrenched from Naru-Madara's grasp, and sent spinning into the sky.
Naru-Madara frowned. He raised a hand, using Universal Pull to violently yank the scythe back, resuming his frenzied assault.
"…" Sasuke frowned, forced to keep up the rapid exchanges. After thirty seconds of intense, give-no-ground combat, they both landed back on the water's surface!!!
He could no longer use his ninjato. Because… Sasuke's blade had already shattered into pieces under the extreme stress of their clashes.
After all… it wasn't the Kusanagi Sword.
Naru-Madara's scythe, in contrast, was completely unscathed. He grinned. "Hahaha! Get another blade. Shall we continue?"
Shwip!
Sasuke discarded the broken sword and formed seals, unleashing Phoenix Flower Nail Crimson!
Naru-Madara simply hurled his scythe forward. The black wind generated by its rotation scattered the fiery blossoms!
CLANG…!!
Sasuke charged behind the Phoenix Flowers, Chidori in hand. But he too was forced back by the scythe's dark gale!
"It seems this scythe, like the fan, is no ordinary weapon…"
Naru-Madara laughed. "Hahaha, you want it? It's yours…"
He formed a seal with two fingers before his chest and, surprisingly, used the Hidden Mist Technique!
Whoosh…!!
As thick fog spread, voices came from all directions… all 'Naruto's'.
"Sasuke… One thing I'm certain of. You don't know Sage Arts yet, do you?"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM…!!
Within the mist, vague figures multiplied. Naru-Madara mimicked Naruto's signature style—hundreds, thousands of shadow clones, all charging in with Rasengan!
"What of it?"
A faint smile played on Sasuke's lips. The Byakugan in his right eye activated. He pivoted on his feet, unleashing the Hyūga clan's signature—Rotation!!
ROAR…!!
A violent, expanding dome of white chakra repelled the approaching clones… Simultaneously, he harnessed the lightning of his Chidori, transforming it into countless Chidori Senbon that shot out with the rotation…!!
POP! POP! POP! POP…!!!
Naru-Madara's shadow clones popped like cheap balloons.
Yet, in the hidden depths of the mist… Naru-Madara's true body, waiting at his ease, curled his lips into a smile.
"Sasuke, you're still young. How many times do you think I fought the ancestors of today's Hyūga clan during the Warring States Era? For an Uchiha of my level, the Byakugan's wide field of view is the perfect medium to cast a genjutsu."
Zzzzt…!!
His Rinnegan released an eerie glow of illusion at that moment.
Zzzzt…!!
As the Rotation ended… Sasuke suddenly felt a wave of 'dizziness'. He saw, on the undulating water all around him, countless Naru-Madaras still charging with Rasengan!!
"This feeling… Genjutsu. My Byakugan's visual range was used against me to cast it? But…"
Sasuke covered his right eye slightly.
The Byakugan's ability… could also be used like this!!
— Byakugan: Genjutsu Rebound!!!
SNAP…!!!
"What…!?"
Naru-Madara, who had been seizing the opening to launch a surprise attack, suddenly felt his body freeze…!!!
He used the Byakugan… to rebound the genjutsu!?
What met him was Sasuke's powerful kick!!
BOOM…!!!
Naru-Madara shot backwards like a cannonball… crashing into the face of his own statue!
He chuckled, dust rising around the impact crater. "Well then… I suppose warm-ups to this extent are sufficient…"
Sasuke flicked his white cloak, lifting his gaze coolly. "That's for you…"
ROAR…!!
Above, the sky cleared of firelight. A roaring Kirin, the divine beast of thunder, now looked down upon the earth!!!
CRACKLE…!!
Sasuke raised a hand, lightning dancing at his fingertips, held with terrifying ease.
— Lightning Release: Kirin!
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