Chapter 203

It was already nighttime, and it happened to be the night of the full moon.

High above, Susanoo's wings cut through the clouds as Madara Uchiha looked down from above at the sea surface.

Observation Haki quickly detected an abnormal fluctuation—an area of ripples on the sea surface that was clearly different from the surroundings.

"Found it." Madara's lips curled slightly, "Is this the so-called Kame Island?"

……

Inside Kame Island, several jinchuriki were each placed in hidden locations at the center, where internal chakra fluctuations could be isolated.

Bubble sat cross-legged on a protruding rock, exhaling one crystal-clear bubble after another, which drifted in the air.

These bubbles were not ordinary soap bubbles, but a Sensing Technique mixed with the Six-Tails' chakra, capable of sensing all chakra around them.

Not far away, Killer B shook his head and body, holding a small notebook, rapping freely:

"The Five Kage join forces to fight the enemy, YO～

For victory, spare no life! But jinchuriki must hide well, YO～

Wait for the timing before attacking!"

"So noisy." The two Hashira leaned against the stone wall, glancing impatiently at the rapping Killer B, "Can't you be quiet for a while?"

Killer B stood up, gesturing wildly: "Beautiful sister, don't be angry, YO～

Big Brother B's rap is the most powerful!

Kill time when bored, YEAH～

Rap is the best choice, OHYEAH～"

The two Hashira rolled their eyes, too lazy to pay attention to him.

In the corner, Fukai was chanting sutras in a low voice. He sat cross-legged on the ground with a string of prayer beads before him, his expression serene: "Amitabha, may all sentient beings attain liberation."

"Master Fukai," Bubble said while blowing out a string of crystal bubbles, turning toward Fukai with some worry in his eyes, "How long do you think we'll have to hide here?"

Fukai opened his eyes and said gently, "The world is impermanent; rather than worrying about the future, it's better to calm the mind and cultivate."

At this moment, one of the bubbles Bubble released suddenly burst with a crisp "pop," and everyone looked up simultaneously, their expressions grave.

"Someone has entered the detection range," Bubble's voice suddenly turned serious, "and there's only one person."

Killer B slowly put away the notebook in his hand, straightened his body, and stopped rapping, "The only one who dares to come alone is probably him."

"Madara Uchiha," the two Hashira narrowed their eyes, "it seems we can't escape this war either."

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, a tremor came from above, cracks suddenly appeared densely on the rock wall, and huge rocks kept falling down.

Bubble quickly formed hand seals with both hands, "Boil Release: Bubble Wall!"

A layer of bubbles glowing with greenish light quickly condensed above everyone's heads, forming a tough protective barrier. Rocks smashed onto the bubbles and were immediately corroded into powder by the acidity.

At this moment, a clear sound of a sword being drawn rang out.

"Clang—"

Amidst the sharp whistle of the blade tearing through the air, a fierce sword qi directly split open Bubble's protective barrier, then lifted the entire cave roof.

Dazzling sunlight poured down instantly, and several people looked up, only to see a huge samurai phantom standing on the horizon, covered entirely with a layer of pitch-black luster.

"This aura!" The two Hashira's pupils suddenly contracted.

Killer B stepped forward, his hands already forming hand seals: "Eight-Tails, it's your turn to appear!"

"Roar!"

With a roar, fierce chakra burst from Killer B's body instantly, crimson energy flowing rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, a huge ox demon appeared.

The others almost simultaneously erupted, streams of terrifying chakra shooting into the sky. The figures of Gyuki, Matatabi, and Isobu appeared one after another, their massive bodies almost covering the sky.

Five huge beasts stood side by side, roaring at the distant Susanoo, the earth trembling constantly under their weight, and a suffocating oppressive feeling permeated the air.

Madara stood atop Susanoo, looking down at the tailed beasts below, and sneered: "A pack of beasts raised by humans, daring to bare fangs and brandish claws before me?"

Madara's hands quickly formed hand seals: "Summoning Technique!"

"Bang!" A huge cloud of white smoke rose,

The Gedo Mazo's hideous face appeared through the smoke, flickering with eerie green light in its hollow eyes, its body towering into the clouds, yet strangely without arms.

Madara furrowed his brow, his gaze sweeping over the statue's missing shoulders: "It seems it hasn't fully recovered yet, but it's enough to deal with this pack of beasts."

"This, this is..." Gyuki's eyes widened, his voice trembling slightly.

"B, this guy is dangerous!" The Eight-Tails' voice rang in Killer B's mind, "That is the Gedo Mazo!"

Killer B furrowed his brow: "What do you mean?"

"No time to explain!" The Eight-Tails roared urgently, "You must stop him, otherwise we will all be absorbed into that thing!"

The next second, the five tailed beasts almost simultaneously raised their heads and opened their huge mouths. Pitch-black energy balls rapidly condensed in their mouths, the air distorting and deforming under this terrifying energy.

"Boom!"

Five huge Tailed Beast Balls were fired almost simultaneously, cutting through the long sky, straight toward Madara Uchiha.

Susanoo remained motionless, slowly raising its giant sword. Madara's voice carried disdain: "Is that all?"

"Clang!"

The giant sword swept horizontally, the blade cutting through the long sky.

The moment the blade collided with the Tailed Beast Balls, a deafening explosion echoed across the horizon. The five Tailed Beast Balls were directly split by the giant sword, turning into ten energy beams scattering in all directions.

"Rumble—!"

The sea surface was instantly whipped up with hundreds of meters high tsunamis, distant small islands were swept by the aftermath, and instantly turned into flat ground.

"Beasts," Madara's hands had already formed hand seals, "it's time to go home!"

The Gedo Mazo's hideous giant mouth slowly opened, five thick chains darted out from within.

"Hiss!"

Chains tore through the air, moving so fast their trails were almost invisible, and in an instant they wrapped around the necks of five Tailed Beasts.

"Squeak—"

The chains emitted a piercing metal friction sound, five chains straightened simultaneously, and five colossi were pulled toward the Gedo Mazo under the chains' tugging.

"Damn it!"

The Eight-Tails let out a pained roar, eight tentacles whipping wildly, trying to break free from the chains' restraint.

"Useless." Madara stood atop Susanoo, looking down at the Tailed Beasts struggling under the chains' restraint, "These are shackles prepared especially for you."

The Gedo Mazo's mouth opened to an unbelievable extent at this moment. Boom! Five massive chakras were instantly sucked into that huge mouth, and the Tailed Beasts' huge bodies gradually dissipated in the light.

The jinchuriki who had lost the support of Tailed Beast Chakra fell from the sky, heavily hitting the ground.

The Gedo Mazo's nine eyes opened simultaneously, scarlet pupils filled with bloodshot veins, it raised its head and let out an earth-shaking roar.

"Crack, crack." Next second, the Gedo Mazo's body rapidly expanded, ten huge tails shot up from behind, every swing causing the air to tremble.

Its skull was also twisting and deforming, a slit split open in the center of its forehead, revealing a blood-red vertical pupil, that eye seemed to contain endless pressure, making people dare not look directly at it.

Soon the Ten-Tails' ferocious face finally appeared, its body almost covered half the sky, just its breath raised towering tsunamis.

"Hahaha!"

"Finally!" Madara Uchiha laughed to the sky, his voice filled with fanaticism: "This is the power of gathering all Tailed Beasts, the Ten-Tails' true form!"

"Roar—"

The Ten-Tails raised its head and roared, sound waves raising towering tsunamis, distant mountains crumbling inch by inch in this terrifying vibration.

Dark clouds rolled in the sky, lightning intertwined, as if doomsday had arrived.

Madara Uchiha dispelled Susanoo and landed on the ground, he slowly raised both hands, forming a strange hand seal.

"Ten-Tails, become my power!"

Instantly the Ten-Tails' body surged into Madara's body like a flood. Terrifying energy fluctuations swept in all directions, the earth constantly trembling under this power.

"Swish—"

Points of starlight appeared in the air, drifting down like feathers, these light points instantly turned into a pure white robe upon touching Madara's body, black magatama circling upon it.

Madara's long hair began to fade in color, snow-white hair fluttering in the wind, at the same time a horn slowly grew from his forehead.

Nine pitch-black Truth-Seeking Balls arranged in a circle behind him, slowly rotating, releasing heart-palpitating fluctuations.

"Clang—"

The Six Paths Staff condensed in his hand, heavily inserted into the ground, the ground around the staff instantly cracked, forming spider web-like patterns.

Madara slowly raised his hand, feeling the surging power within his body: "This is Six Paths Power."

At this moment his aura had completely transformed, no longer human aura, but an existence close to a god, just standing there gave people an unapproachable pressure.

At this moment he truly stood at the peak of the Ninja World.

"Madara-sama!"

A familiar voice suddenly sounded, a black shadow emerged from the ground, Black Zetsu's golden eyes flashing with excitement.

"Congratulations Madara-sama on obtaining Six Paths Power!" Black Zetsu's voice carried a hint of flattery, "Now you have surpassed all ninjas, becoming a true god!"

Madara slightly raised his eyes, coldly glancing at Black Zetsu.

"The Moon's Eye Plan is about to be completed, as long as Infinite Tsukuyomi is cast, the entire Ninja World will fall into an eternal dream."

Black Zetsu's tone carried a hint of urgency, but deliberately suppressed, "Your ideal world long awaited will soon be realized."

Madara slightly raised his eyes, his gaze falling on Black Zetsu, in Observation Haki perception, Black Zetsu speaking these words, the undisguised anticipation surging deep within his heart.

"This guy," Madara coldly sneered in his heart, "still acting at this time, since you're so impatient, then I want to see, what exactly do you want to do."

"Well said," Madara slowly raised his hand, "it's time to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Madara slowly raised his right hand, palm facing the sky, a terrifying energy fluctuation surged out from within his body, the air twisted because of this power.

"Boom!"

The earth suddenly trembled, a huge tree root burst out from underground, followed by a second, a third, in the blink of an eye countless thick tree roots shot up into the sky, intertwining into a net in the air.

Instantly, a huge tree rose from the ground, covering the sky and blocking the sun. Its branches and trunks extended like tentacles, soon covering the entire sky.

The top of the God Tree suddenly bloomed a huge flower bud, petals slowly unfolding. At the flower's center, a huge Sharingan suddenly opened.

"Whoosh!!"

A dazzling red light shot out from the Sharingan, shooting toward the high-hanging moon, the moon's surface instantly showed a huge Sharingan pattern, blood-red light shrouded the earth.

Madara formed hand seals with both hands, the God Tree's branches suddenly swooped down, wrapping around his body, massive chakra surged into his body like a flood.

"Six Paths Power and the God Tree's power." Madara closed his eyes, feeling the surging energy within his body.

But at this moment, a strange voice sounded in his mind: "Cast Infinite Tsukuyomi. Realize your ideal"

Madara's pupils shrank, he could feel a certain intention hidden in this voice, this was not an ordinary auditory hallucination, but a certain consciousness trying to influence his thoughts.

"Crack."

Suddenly, a faint sound came from behind, Madara's Observation Haki instantly captured a heart-palpitating malice.

It was Black Zetsu, that malice was so thick it almost materialized.

Madara Uchiha frowned, if not for the Observation Haki obtained in the Main God Space, he would not have been able to detect Black Zetsu's approach at all.

Even now in the Six Paths state, Black Zetsu's aura was still eerily hard to capture, Madara Uchiha's right hand gripped the staff at this moment.

"Clang!"

The Six Paths Staff thrust out like lightning, Black Zetsu didn't even have time to make any reaction, the staff had already pierced his skull, nailing his whole body to the ground.

"What what?" Black Zetsu looked at the staff piercing his head in disbelief, his voice even changed tone.

His brain seemed to stop functioning. This all happened too fast, too fast for him to understand the situation before his eyes at all.

Black Zetsu's originally pitch-black body violently shook, like boiling ink, the power on the Six Paths Staff made him unable to move.

"How?" Madara turned around, looking down at Black Zetsu nailed to the ground, "Quite surprised?"

"Madara, Madara-sama!" Black Zetsu's voice was filled with disbelief, "Why would you do this!"

Madara looked down at Black Zetsu from above: "I want to ask you instead, who exactly are you?"

Black Zetsu's body trembled violently: "I've said it, I am the incarnation of your will, created by you"

"Bang!" Madara kicked the Imperial Scepter, terrifying force drove the Imperial Scepter deeper into the ground, Black Zetsu let out a pained groan, his body splattered everywhere like a burst ink bag.

"Still lying at this point? I'll ask you one last time, who exactly are you?"

Black Zetsu's body kept twisting and deforming, his pair of yellow eyes full of panic. He never expected that his thousand-year plan would fail at the last moment.

……………………

Just as Madara Uchiha entered the Six Paths, in a hidden separate space of the Ninja World.

The Sage of Six Paths Hagoromo Otsutsuki sat cross-legged in the void, surrounded by nothingness. This was the unique separate space he had opened for himself, through which he could observe the changes of the Ninja World.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a violent tremor came, the entire separate space was trembling. Ripples spread in the void space.

"Hmm?" The Sage of Six Paths suddenly opened his eyes, a trace of surprise flashed in his cloudy eyes, "This aura... is wrong!"

A light sphere appeared in his hand, an image appeared on it. When he saw the white-robed figure in the image clearly, his expression changed instantly.

"The Ten-Tails' aura, Six Paths Power, what on earth is going on?!" The Sage of Six Paths stood up, his face full of shock: "I merely closed off for a few months, yet the Ninja World has undergone such a huge change!"

According to the original trajectory observed by the Sage of Six Paths, this would still take at least over ten years.

"He absolutely cannot be allowed to succeed!" The Sage of Six Paths gripped the Shakujō in his hand tightly, his gaze determined, "Once he resurrects his mother, the entire Ninja World will fall into disaster!"

(Chapter End)