Chapter 143: Let This Boring Battle Become a Bit More Exciting

At this moment, the outside world.

The Gedo Mazo's colossal body trembled unceasingly, the giant chains extending from its mouth still tightly entangling Kushina, attempting to forcibly pull the Nine-Tails out from her body.

Golden Sealing Chains of Kushina were wound around the chains, two forces clashing fiercely in midair, emitting a piercing metallic grinding sound.

The corner of Madara's mouth hooked into a cold smile: "The Uzumaki Clan's resilience? However, how long can this little trick last?"

Voice not yet fallen, Madara's hands suddenly clasped together, increasing the Gedo Mazo's power. The black chains abruptly tightened, erupting with even more terrifying pulling force.

Creak...

The Gedo Mazo's movements suddenly stagnated, as if it had encountered some unshakable obstacle; Madara's brows furrowed slightly, clearly not expecting this situation to arise.

Next second, only to see the chakra around Kushina's body suddenly surge violently, orange-red energy burning like raging flames. That energy rapidly condensed, gradually forming a silhouette.

"That is... the Nine-Tails?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi cried out in alarm, watching the scene before him with disbelief.

Only to see a Nine-Tails phantom composed of pure chakra appear around Kushina; it opened its great maw, letting out a silent roar, nine tails waving wildly in the air.

A trace of surprise flashed through Madara's eyes, then turned into thick interest: "Controlled the Nine-Tails? However, even relying on the Nine-Tails' power, nothing can be changed."

Kushina formed hand seals, shouting low: "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

"Bang!"

Four puffs of white smoke exploded in different corners of the battlefield; four clones of Kushina, each likewise entwined with the Nine-Tails, appeared simultaneously. They dispersed in position, forming an encirclement.

They looked at each other, tacitly nodded, and simultaneously began forming hand seals: "Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

In an instant, countless golden chains surged out from their bodies. These chains intertwined in midair, like a giant heavenly net, enveloping the Gedo Mazo from all directions.

A trace of wariness flashed through Madara Uchiha's eyes; he swiftly manipulated Susanoo, that giant blue samurai swinging its long sword, sweeping horizontally.

"Clang!"

Susanoo's long sword collided with the golden chains, emitting a deafening metallic collision sound. However, to Madara's surprise, those chains were not severed, but were knocked aside, adjusting direction like living things and swiftly twining up again.

Next moment, Susanoo abruptly soared into the air, hiding in midair.

And the chains instantly wound around the Gedo Mazo's colossal body. The chains tightened, emitting a teeth-grating "creak" sound.

"Crack!"

The black chains shot out by the Gedo Mazo shattered inch by inch under this powerful force, turning into specks of black light dissipating in midair; Kushina felt the pulling force gradually disappear, a look of relief appearing on her face.

The Nine-Tails phantom seized this opportunity to open its huge mouth; a sphere of black-purple energy rapidly condensed within its maw.

The air distorted from the high compression of energy, emitting a "buzzing" sound.

Next moment, that Tailed Beast Ball condensed with terrifying energy whistled out like a small meteor, heading straight for Susanoo in the high sky, leaving a dazzling black-purple light trail in the air.

Madara stood atop Susanoo's head, unmoving. Facing this attack capable of destroying a city, his eyes held not the slightest fear, but rather a trace of excitement: "Well done!"

The light in his eyes flickered with excitement, like a child who had finally encountered an interesting toy.

Voice not yet fallen, Madara had already manipulated Susanoo to raise that giant energy greatsword. Blue energy surged wildly on the blade, emitting a "buzzing" resonance sound. "Clang!"

The energy greatsword and Tailed Beast Ball violently collided in midair, emitting a deafening boom. Two powerful energies frantically opposed each other at the contact point, stirring up countless energy sparks.

"Boom!!!"

Next second, an earth-shattering explosion resounded through the entire battlefield. Blinding white light instantly swallowed everything, as if a small sun had been born in the sky.

Violent air waves swept out like a tsunami; rocks pulverized to dust, clouds in the sky torn apart by the shockwave, forming a giant void.

Seeing this, the Nine-Tails phantom swiftly swung its tails, rolling Minato and the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi into its body. Orange-red chakra formed a sturdy barrier, firmly protecting them.

However, just then, amid the pervasive smoke and dust and extremely low visibility, a giant blue figure suddenly descended from the sky. Susanoo's figure broke through the smoke, like a descending deity, the energy greatsword in its hand cleaving straight down at Kushina.

Kushina's pupils sharply contracted, her body instinctively reacting. The Nine-Tails chakra-condensed phantom's two hands abruptly clamped together, precisely catching the blade.

The energy greatsword collided with the Nine-Tails phantom, bursting forth with blinding sparks. The ground continuously cracked under this terrifying impact, rubble flying.

Just at this moment, the four Kushina shadow clones acted simultaneously; they manipulated the Nine-Tails' tails, smashing down fiercely at Madara Uchiha.

"Boom!"

A dull impact sound resounded through the battlefield. Susanoo's two rear arms protected overhead in time, but the tremendous impact force still caused this colossus to sink down a few degrees.

"Not bad!" Madara Uchiha, standing atop Susanoo's head, his originally calm face suddenly blooming with an excited smile, shouted loudly: "Continue the dance! Let this boring battle become a bit more exciting!"

Next moment, Susanoo abruptly withdrew its greatsword, blue energy surging wildly on the blade. It swept out horizontally with lightning speed; wherever the blade edge passed, the air was torn apart.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Four muffled sounds rang out almost simultaneously. Kushina's four shadow clones simply couldn't react in time; under this terrifying strike they instantly turned into white smoke and dissipated.

However Madara did not stop there; Susanoo's movements flowed like clouds and water, the greatsword's residual momentum undiminished, continuing to sweep horizontally at Kushina's real body.

Kushina's expression was grave, preparing to condense chakra for defense.

【46】 However, just at this critical moment, Madara, standing atop Susanoo's head, suddenly spoke: "Shinra Tensei!"

However, right at this Critical Moment, Madara, standing atop Susanoo's head, suddenly spoke: "Shinra Tensei!"

Voice not yet fallen, an irresistible powerful suction force abruptly descended; Kushina only felt her body suddenly lose control, involuntarily flying forward, crashing straight toward that incomparably sharp blade edge.

"Bad!" Kushina's pupils sharply contracted; at this moment there was simply no time to defend.

However, just at the moment the blade edge was about to touch her, Kushina's body suddenly vanished, arriving behind Madara Uchiha.

Kushina reacted extremely fast, immediately seizing this fleeting opportunity; she swiftly manipulated the Nine-Tails phantom, a terrifying chakra instantly condensing in its mouth, forming a pitch-black Tailed Beast Ball.

Madara tilted his head slightly, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Flying Thunder God Technique? To actually be able to transmit carrying such a large item, and the reaction speed and timing grasp are simply perfect."

"Take this move!" Kushina shouted low; that Tailed Beast Ball whistled out, directly bombarding Susanoo's defenseless back.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion resounded through the entire battlefield. Powerful shockwaves expanded in all directions like a tsunami, stirring up towering dust clouds. The earth trembled violently, as if a small earthquake had occurred.

(Chapter End)