Chapter 642: Accidentally Let Him Run Away

On the barren field, the wind sounded grim.

To prevent the battle from damaging the village's structures.

Lian Ye and his companions took the Nine-Tails out of Konoha, setting the battle site in the outskirts.

No need to worry about causing loss to the village's property.

Madara Uchiha stood with arms crossed, his black hair wildly flailing in the air.

He had already learned from Lian Ye all the information about the forthcoming Otsutsuki Pu Shi.

With that intelligence, he was confident he could defeat him.

There was no trace of caution in Madara's eyes, only a powerful confidence!

The mere Otsutsuki clan was nothing to fear before him.

The sky split open, and Yomotsu Hirasaka opened.

Otsutsuki Pu Shi stepped out gracefully, blue hair and white robes, wielding a chakra fishing rod, his face bearing his usual mocking smile.

He was about to utter some arrogant opening line.

But then he saw a pair of Rinnegan!

"I've been waiting for you a long time, chakra‑stealing rat."

Madara Uchiha looked at Pu Shi in the sky, cutting off his prepared opening.

Before the words finished, four invisible shadows appeared around Pu Shi.

Because they knew the intel, the shadows' purpose was not to attack but to block!

To prevent Pu Shi from immediately using the Thousand Paper Cranes Shisui Body or escaping via Yomotsu Hirasaka!

At the same time, Madara Uchiha clapped his hands, giving Pu Shi no chance to react.

"Wood Release: Flower Tree Realm Descends!"

Countless massive trees and vines burst from the ground, forming a huge pollen forest.

The pollen can interfere with perception and sight, and the trees can block straight attacks and the fishing rod.

The airborne Otsutsuki Pu Shi, just as he tried to swing his fishing rod, realized he seemed to be besieged by invisible forces.

Immediately, the forest below grew rapidly, covering the area, and the target vanished into the dense canopy and pollen mist.

His fishing rod lost its optimal timing and target!

"Damn!"

Pu Shi, startled and angry, his blue Rinnegan whirled rapidly, trying to see through the forest.

Instinctively, he tried to use spatial rewind to adjust his state.

But... what could he rewind?

His opponent hadn't even attacked him at all!

It was all control and defense, no direct attack, rendering his time rewind useless!

"That guy really has no combat experience," Hashirama whispered, "and yet he's still flying in the sky under these circumstances."

Madara hid in the shadows, while he flew in the air—what, a live target?

"He possesses great power but doesn't know how to wield it," Yuzhibo Quannai sneered, "a guy of this caliber is nowhere near his brother's level."

As long as they have the intel, the outcome can be decided quickly.

Lian Ye watched Pu Shi anxiously searching the sky for Madara's silhouette, shaking his head helplessly.

Seems I don't need to act myself.

The Otsutsuki clan doesn't seem as powerful as he imagined.

One could say they have no combat experience at all.

I also don't know why this guy appears in this time period.

Shouldn't he have appeared during the time Naruto sought apprenticeship from Zilaoye?

Fine, we'll capture him later and find out.

Wait, remember Bo Ren and Sasuke might also follow Pu Shi back to the past.

Maybe they're already hidden in the shadows observing the situation.

"Kid, what are you looking at?"

Qianshou Feijian noticed Lian Ye constantly glancing around and asked out of curiosity.

In his view, Lian Ye's abnormal behavior must mean he discovered something?

"It's nothing, I just woke up with a stiff neck."

So far they haven't seen Bo Ren or Sasuke, so the situation seems a bit different from what they expected.

Don't say it out loud yet.

Wait until Ban Daye defeats Pu Shi, then extract words from his mouth.

In the forest, Madara Uchiha's voice echoed from all directions.

"Your tricks, I already know them."

Before the words finished, a massive arm of Complete Susanoo suddenly emerged from the deep forest, snatching at the airborne Pu Shi!

Pu Shi hurried to transform into a Thousand Paper Cranes dispersion, and the four previously motionless shadows moved.

"What?"

Although Pu Shi couldn't see, his combat instinct sensed the danger, and the time rewind was triggered.

His body tilted slightly as time rewound, narrowly avoiding the lethal blow, then he immediately stepped back to dodge Susanoo's arm.

"Damn, what on earth is that!"

Otsutsuki Pu Shi wore a horrified expression, wondering why this guy knew his intel!

Tricky, really too tricky.

The forest thunderously opened a hole!

Complete Susanoo fully manifested, Madara Uchiha stood at his brow, his Rinnegan locked onto the shocked Pu Shi.

Susanoo drew a Tachi from its waist and slashed toward him at extreme speed.

Facing such world‑shattering attack, Pu Shi could say there was no way to avoid it.

"Yomotsu Hirasaka, open!"

At the brink of death, Pu Shi unleashed his final potential, ignoring the four Kage's frantic assaults, forcibly tearing an unstable spatial rift in front of him, attempting to slip inside to evade Susanoo's attack.

However, the terrifying chakra at the tip of Susanoo's blade still surged half a step ahead, its massive killing power striking him.

Although, because of Yomotsu Hirasaka, it did not completely bisect him, the destructive chakra still fell upon him.

Then, Pu Shi's shattered body was sucked into the rift, and the spatial fissure immediately twisted and sealed.

Only a sky of scattered blood and a few torn white garments remained.

The sky returned to calm, with only lingering chakra and the scent of blood attesting to the recent brutal battle.

Madara Uchiha retracted Susanoo, his Rinnegan gazing at the spot where Pu Shi vanished, his brows slightly furrowed.

"The Otsutsuki Clan's vitality, is it really that formidable?"

He could feel that the blow had definitely grievously wounded Pu Shi; whether the opponent could survive was unknown.

If it were anyone else, they'd be finished right there.

Yet Pu Shi managed to escape using Yomotsu Hirasaka, forcing acknowledgment of his strong vitality.

"I accidentally let him get away."

Madara Uchiha stepped before the group, expressionless, and said.

"Next time, luck won't be on his side."

Everyone: "……"

You beat him up like that; even if he didn't die, he wouldn't dare come back!

We thought the Otsutsuki Clan was extremely powerful, yet they were completely suppressed before Madara, unable to lift their heads.

It seems their earlier worries were unfounded.

"Brother, you're amazing!"

Yuzhibo Quannai said excitedly.

His guess was correct; the mere Otsutsuki Root was no match for his brother at all!

With brother here, nothing needs to be feared.

"Nine-Tails, Pu Shi might not be dead; you stay in the Village for now."

Lian Ye certainly didn't want Nine-Tails to be absorbed by Pu Shi.

Nine-Tails had no objection, honestly trailing behind the group back to the Village.

On the other side.

The Otsutsuki Pu Shi fell clumsily from the sky, his left side bisected, only the right side's flesh still attached to his body.

"What a joke!"

The guy we met in this spacetime has become even more outrageous.

If he hadn't run fast, he'd have been finished there.

Heijue, forced to lead the way, saw the scene before him.

He almost couldn't hold back a laugh, looking up.

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ps: Writing this reminds me of the Pu Shi from the previous book; he also seems to be a jinxed fool, Eek eek eek……