Chapter 401: Cousin's ingredients are becoming more and more complex

In the arena, white and black figures intertwined and collided. The sound of metal clashing during close combat was endless, and the aftermath produced blew the sand and gravel scattered on the ground clean.

"Ping!"

The blades collided again, and the madness in the fox knight's eyes grew stronger, his movements becoming increasingly chaotic. Shamon responded calmly to Uchiha Madara's rainstorm-like attacks, waiting for the best moment to arrive.

"Hahaha! Finally, I endured humiliation for so many years, and finally waited for this opportunity!"

In the consciousness space, the Nine-Tails, holding its large belly, stood up excitedly, its narrow beast pupils filled with the pleasure of revenge.

The Nine-Tails had been enslaved by Uchiha Madara for so many years, during which it had its life essence extracted without restraint, living a life like a beast of burden. It had thought such days would last forever.

It hadn't expected that things would take a turn for the better; this red-eyed bastard had actually lowered his psychological defenses at such a critical moment, giving it an opportunity to take advantage of.

"Indra, oh Indra, I didn't expect you to have a day where you'd capsize in the gutter~"

Although Uchiha Madara's Sharingan was the best sharp weapon to restrain Tailed Beasts, he was too arrogant and blindly confident.

Not only did he pull out the seal controlling the Nine-Tails, but he also let it move freely, which was why he drank Tailed Beast chakra mixed with mysterious ingredients when using Tailed Beast power.

The Tailed Beast chakra, filled with the Nine-Tails' negative energy, filled Uchiha Madara's whole body. Indulging in this power, he didn't consider using the Sharingan to counter it at all. Instead, under the dominance of the desire to fight, he let out the most primitive roar.

"Die... Roar!"

They saw the blue Susanoo armor floating outside Uchiha Madara's body collapse with a bang under the erosion of the suddenly overflowing red outer garment.

After putting on the jelly-like red Tailed Beast outer garment, Uchiha Madara's consciousness completely sank. He closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, a wild vertical pupil had appeared in his red pupils.

"This is?"

Shamon, who was competing in swordsmanship with Uchiha Madara, looked at the bright red Tailed Beast outer garment. His eyes narrowed, and he immediately retreated a few steps, pulling away from the fox knight emitting an unstable aura.

"Hehehe, I, have succeeded!"

From under the faceplate came a sharp, eunuch-like voice, making the Konoha side in the spectator stands look ashen.

"It's over."

Senju Tobirama closed his eyes in pain. The Nine-Tails had completely taken control of Uchiha Madara's body. This was truly losing the wife and the army; Konoha was finished.

Because Shamon had pulled away, the fox knight stopped its crazy attacks and stood in place, looking at its own body with great interest.

"Stupid tanuki, can you do this?"

The Nine-Tails, controlling Uchiha Madara's body, tilted its head and showed off to the black tanuki knight who was alert not far away, its tone carrying thick pride.

"Hmph~"

Facing the Nine-Tails' provocation, Shukaku was angry, but it still had to know how to judge the situation. In its view, the Nine-Tails logging into the account was a good thing to some extent; after all, compared to facing the experienced Uchiha Madara, the Nine-Tails' combat level was like a new recruit.

"Baldy, the chance of winning is even greater now."

Shukaku licked its lips excitedly, its gaze falling on the jelly-like Tailed Beast outer garment on the Nine-Tails.

"Don't be careless. Test it out first."

The katana in his hand, following the injection of Shukaku's power, emitted a fleeting stream of light. Shamon shook his head, his whole person turning into black lightning, and rushed toward the Nine-Tails.

"Roar!"

Uchiha Madara, controlled by the Nine-Tails, let out a roar. Facing Shamon's attack, he directly threw the longsword he was holding to the side.

The Tailed Beast outer garment on his body transformed into two sharp beast claws, rushing straight toward the black tanuki knight who was charging directly at him.

"Swish!"

Dodging the beast claws emitting an ominous aura by turning his body, a smile appeared on Shamon's face. You even threw away your weapon; what are you going to use to fight me?

"Ping!"

Brandishing the katana in his hand, Shamon moved like a dragon. While dodging the Nine-Tails' attacks, he left many wounds on the other party's Tailed Beast outer garment that were difficult to heal.

"This is?"

The Nine-Tails looked down in confusion, looking at its outer garment that was being gnawed away. It smelled the stench of a certain tanuki's saliva at the wound.

"Burp~ Give me some more!"

Shukaku's cheap voice happened to ring out. Everyone then discovered that there was a pair of cunning copper-coin eyes on the katana Shamon was brandishing. It turned out that his weapon was condensed from the One-Tail's chakra.

"Damn it!"

This stupid tanuki actually dared to eat its chakra? Upon learning the truth, the Nine-Tails was instantly furious, then poured more Tailed Beast chakra into Uchiha Madara's body. The Tailed Beast outer garment, which had been gnawed into pits and bumps, instantly recovered and became even denser than before.

"Swish~"

The next moment, black lightning appeared in front of it. The tanuki knight raised his katana high and slashed down without mercy.

"Rip!"

The Nine-Tails, unable to dodge in time, took a slash head-on. The Tailed Beast outer garment on its chest was torn open again, and the chest armor was also slashed with a wound deep enough to see the bone. Fresh red blood instantly sprayed out.

"Ugh..."

The Nine-Tails, in pain, immediately turned the Tailed Beast outer garment into two giant claws. The two claws slammed together, wanting to pinch this hateful tanuki knight into fragments. But unfortunately, the other party seemed to have expected it long ago; after one hit, he quickly pulled away, brewing his next attack.

"Stinky fox! Can't hit me, can you?"

Shukaku poked its head out from the katana, its mouth wide open, looking at the furious Nine-Tails with a face full of mockery, directly opening a big move to its face.

"It turns out that after there's nothing down there, you become sluggish~"

"Die!"

Actually taking its pain as a joke, the Nine-Tails was completely enraged. Controlling Uchiha Madara's body, it got down on all fours, abandoned the human body, and transformed into a wild beast form.

"Does this count as stealing the secret technique of the Inuzuka clan?"

At this critical moment, Uchiha Gin actually had the mood to joke, pointing at Uchiha Madara, who was using the Four-Legs Technique, and asking Senju Tobirama, who was beside him looking as if his parents had died, seriously.

"..."

After getting down on all fours, the Nine-Tails could finally be considered to have a familiar sense of control. It saw its beast pupils flash with red light, and its whole person turned into a red torrent, rushing toward Shamon with unstoppable momentum.

"Tsk."

Knowing he couldn't dodge, Shamon chose to confront it head-on, holding his sword to protect his chest. The cloak behind him moved without wind, and the gravel beneath his feet began to solidify with his movements, turning into yellow sand waves that erupted in the blink of an eye.

Shamon brandished his sword violently, and the sand waves instantly turned into two giant arms, slamming toward the Nine-Tails head-on.

【Sand Monster Arm】

"Boom!"

The two sides collided, emitting a huge roaring sound. The red chakra and yellow sand waves were incompatible.

"Sizzle~ Sizzle~"

After a stalemate for a while, Shukaku's Magnet Release finally lost the battle. The yellow sand began to crystallize under the high-temperature roasting of the Tailed Beast chakra. The Nine-Tails saw this and smiled very ferociously, then immediately increased its horsepower.

"Die!"

"Bang!"

Finally unable to support it, the yellow sand began to collapse and shatter. After landing, it stirred up a short sandstorm. The Nine-Tails saw this and laughed smugly.

"Hahaha, stinky tanuki, go die for Grandpa!"

The next moment, a flash of silver-like light appeared. The Nine-Tails lowered its head, staring straight at the katana that had pierced through its chest from behind. The eyes of Shukaku on the blade were filled with thick mockery.

"Oh-ho~"

Seeing this familiar scene, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but spread his hands, showing a very helpless expression.

Can't even the Nine-Tails make up for the flaw in the back?

"I won."

Shamon's voice carried thick joy. During the moment the yellow sand collapsed, he had merged into the sky-filling gravel and, after sneaking behind the Nine-Tails, looked at the wide-open back of the other party and tried to stab it. He hadn't expected it to be unobstructed, hitting in one strike.

"Hoo..."

The Nine-Tails endured the piercing pain, took a deep breath, and gave Shamon behind it a claw in return, but it was nimbly dodged by the other party. At the same time, the blade in its chest was pulled out, and a shocking arrow of blood instantly sprayed out from the wound.

"Ugh..."

The Nine-Tails, holding its wound, fell to the ground, its eyes reflecting thick confusion. Logically speaking, with its perception, how could it not have noticed Shamon behind it?

"Admit defeat. It's still in time to go for treatment."

Shamon looked at the Nine-Tails, which was stunned in place, and didn't choose to pursue the victory. Instead, he gave a kind reminder.

"Long-winded. Wouldn't it be better if you let this stinky fox die?"

Shukaku poked its head out, looking at Shamon with displeasure. It had finally completed the feat of turning the tables.

If it let the Nine-Tails be reborn once, then the gold content of its Tailed Beast King could rise to a higher level.

"No, he is Uchiha... Madara."

Shamon put Shukaku back into the scabbard, his voice complex. Sunagakure not only had no hatred with Konoha, but on the contrary, had a little underground friendship.

If he just slashed Uchiha Madara like this, how would he face Master Gin in the future?

"Hehe, you talk too much."

Just as Shamon was preparing to turn and leave, the Nine-Tails' ghostly voice rang out again. The next moment, he felt a heavy blow from behind, and his whole person flew backward dozens of meters.

"Cough, cough, cough... Impossible, how could you?"

Standing up with the katana, Shamon, feeling the cracks in his spine, looked at the Nine-Tails, which had fully recovered, in surprise. The wound he had left with that slash just now was emitting white smoke and recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"I am the Super-Speed-Rebirth Tailed Beast. This kind of small injury can be recovered by applying some saliva."

The Nine-Tails stood with its hands on its hips, explaining very arrogantly, the wild look on its face not looking like a fake.

But it was just as confused as Shamon in its heart. This kind of fatal wound that pierced through the chest, even Tailed Beast chakra couldn't save it. How on earth was this Uchiha Madara's body?

"Forget it. Let's deal with this stupid tanuki first!"

The Nine-Tails, whose brain wasn't enough, couldn't think of an answer after racking its brains, so it threw the question aside and rushed toward the injured Shamon with a ferocious face.

The battle started again.

"Hoo~ Fortunately, there's the Nine-Tails." 【401-99

"Phew~ Good thing the Nine-Tails is here."

Watching the resurrected Fox Knight, the Konoha side in the spectator stands let out a long sigh of relief, their eyes filled with intense relief.

"Is it really the Nine-Tails?"

Just as everyone believed it was the Nine-Tails that saved Uchiha Madara, only Uchiha Gin revealed a thoughtful expression.

Uchiha Madara's consciousness space.

The place belonging to the Nine-Tails was empty at this moment; the entire space was extremely silent and dark. Suddenly, a touch of warm light spread out, slowly lighting up the dark space.

In the very center of the consciousness space, Uchiha Madara's consciousness sat cross-legged. Expressionless, he kept his eyes tightly shut, his brows knitted into a large knot, as if he were having some kind of nightmare.

However, under the illumination of the warm light, his expression began to soften, and his ferocious face gradually returned to its usual cold sternness.

"Tsk!"

Suddenly, in the darkness where the light did not reach, a disdainful tsk sound rang out. A pair of scarlet eyes bloomed in the deepest part of the space, but they quickly returned to darkness, as if they had never been there.

"Ugh."

Absorbing the warm light, the sleeping Uchiha Madara let out a soft groan and began to slowly wake up. His opened black eyes were filled with confusion.

Huh?

Why is there the scent of Hashirama around here?

Looking around the familiar consciousness space, Uchiha Madara slowly stood up. After confirming that Senju Hashirama was not there, he couldn't help but scratch his head.

"An illusion?"

Thinking it was just a hallucination caused by missing him too much, Uchiha Madara didn't dwell on the matter. He turned his head to look at the Nine-Tails' spot in the space, only to find it long since abandoned. His gaze instantly turned dangerous.

"Nine! Tails!"

Although he had no memory of being hijacked, Uchiha Madara had a fresh memory of the Nine-Tails' chakra being poisoned. His eyes immediately turned red, and he wished he could go out right now and scatter the ashes of that stinky fox.

"Uh, what is this?"

Just as Uchiha Madara was preparing to log back into his account himself, he suddenly caught sight of a touch of emerald green in the consciousness space. He stopped in surprise and squatted on the ground to examine it.

There, in the center of the dark consciousness space, a tender seedling had actually grown out of thin air. Its green leaves carried a thick aura of life energy.

"Hashirama's chakra?"

In disbelief, Uchiha Madara reached out and gently touched the seedling. His perception told him that this was not a false illusion but something that truly existed. What the seedling emitted was indeed the chakra aura unique to Senju Hashirama.

"How can this be?"

For a moment, Uchiha Madara, at a loss, stared straight at the green seedling, speculating on the origin of this object.

"I know!"

After a long while, Uchiha Madara, who had been thinking for a long time, slapped his palm, revealing an expression of sudden realization. The expression on his face also became smug.

"Hashirama must have been worried about me and secretly left his chakra inside my body."

"It seems it was this that woke me up just now."

Through the appearance of the seedling, Uchiha Madara quickly deduced the answer to his awakening. Logically, after being hijacked, without external interference, the Tailed Beast would keep logging in until it destroyed the account enough to voluntarily log off.

"Thank you, Hashirama. Wait for me, I'm coming to save you right away!"

Nodding at the emerald green seedling, Uchiha Madara turned and left. Not long after he left, a figure with blood-red eyes walked out.

Standing before the seedling emitting rich life energy, the figure in the darkness finally revealed their true face. The handsome, cold-skinned ancestor lowered his head, his red eyes revealing an inexplicable chill.

"Why are you here?"

A cold voice echoed in the space.

"..."

"He didn't come... Hmph, as cautious as ever."

Receiving no response, Indra gave a disdainful huff. A flash of inexplicable disappointment crossed his scarlet eyes before he turned and merged into the darkness.

In reality, the Nine-Tails, feeling that its state was better than ever, was crazily beating the black Raccoon Knight. The Tailed Beast cloak wrapped around its body transformed into several giant claws, attacking from all directions.

"Die! Die! Die!"

After a barrage of attacks, Shamon, who was defending with his sword, flew backward in a somewhat disheveled state. His black armor was covered in wounds, but there was no sign of cowardice in his eyes.

"Baldy! Can you still hold on?"

Shukaku poked its head out from the Wu Shidao, looking with a solemn gaze at the Nine-Tails, which had recovered its health. Clearly, this stinky fox had been beaten to a pulp just a moment ago; how did it return to full status in the blink of an eye?

"I can still manage."

Shamon nodded slightly. The Nine-Tails' attacks had only caused him some superficial wounds, which were recovering at an extremely fast speed under the nourishment of Shukaku's Tailed Beast chakra.

"How about we stop fighting? That stinky fox seems to be cheating."

At this critical moment, Shukaku frowned, weighed the situation, and spoke up to advise surrender.

In its view, the Nine-Tails in this state could wear Shamon to death. There was no need to sacrifice the baldy, who was still somewhat pleasing to the eye, just for a moment of satisfaction.

"Let's try one more time."

Refusing Shukaku's suggestion, Shamon looked at the vibrant Nine-Tails with eyes like torches. Victory was only a step away; if he gave up now, he might regret it for the rest of his life.

"Fine, then I'll accompany you for one more round."

Feeling Shamon's determination, Shukaku curled its lip and merged back into the Wu Shidao. The blade then erupted with a metallic ringing sound.

"Hehehe, die! You stupid raccoon!"

The Nine-Tails, with a ferocious look, assumed a four-legged stance. Its scarlet beast pupils were filled with a thick color of slaughter. The Tailed Beast cloak on its body expanded once more, transforming into a hundred-foot giant beast. It opened its mouth wide at Shamon, and a black Tailed Beast Bomb instantly condensed.

"Not good."

Seeing the familiar move, Shamon's eyes became extremely solemn. If the Nine-Tails released the Tailed Beast Bomb, he absolutely had no chance of survival.

After thinking for a few seconds, Shamon raised the Wu Shidao in his hand. A thick wave of sand surged under his feet, carrying him as he charged toward the Nine-Tails.

"In such a hurry to die?"

Watching the Raccoon Knight riding the waves, a flash of disdain crossed the Nine-Tails' eyes.

"He's engaging! Is he trying to throw?"

The crowd in the spectator stands, watching Shamon charge head-on toward the brewing Tailed Beast Bomb instead of finding a place to hide, all wore expressions of confusion.

"That won't happen. The Master must have his own plan!"

Chiyo held a different view. The young girl closed her eyes, her hands clasped tightly, and began to pray silently.

"Taste our resolve!"

Standing atop the sand wave, Shamon calmed his mind, shielding out all the noise around him. His eyes were as still as an ancient well. His right hand pressed lightly on the buckle of the Wu Shidao at his waist, his voice extremely firm.

"Click~"

"Bujin Sword Strike!"

Accompanied by the electronic sound, a pitch-black mist appeared behind Shamon once more, and emerald green energy poured out.

"Is that... the moon?"

Shamon raised the Wu Shidao in his hand high. In the shocked gaze of everyone, he drew a full moon in the black mist. The entire space instantly stagnated; everything was frozen in place, losing the passage of time.

The Nine-Tails, which was brewing the Tailed Beast Bomb, saw the smugness in its eyes gradually fade. The power Shamon was using actually carried an unfathomable space-time force.

"Swish!"

Backed by the full moon, Shamon poured out the stored energy. A black-green slash tore through the sky and struck the Nine-Tails directly. After a brief stagnation, a violent explosion followed.

"Boom~"

The yin-yang balance that was being adjusted was instantly broken. The Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb died in the womb, and because it had taken Shamon's slash containing space-time power, many wounds torn by space turbulence appeared on its body.

"Damn it! How do you have this kind of power?"

The Nine-Tails endured the intense pain and looked at Shamon, who maintained his swinging posture, questioning him coldly. The jealousy in its eyes was like substance.

When did that stinky-mouthed loser, the One-Tail, comprehend space-time power?

"Hehe, you think I'd tell you?"

Shukaku, feeling smug, poked its head out and stuck out its tongue with a cheeky expression. It would never miss a chance to mock the Nine-Tails.

"Hmph! So what if you know a few tricks? I don't believe you can keep using that dangerous power. I can fight you all day!"

Not wanting to bother with that bastard Shukaku, the Nine-Tails gave a huff, and rich Tailed Beast chakra condensed on its body again. Seeing this, Shamon frowned.

The cooldown for that move just now was not short. Not only did it require the combined effort of himself, Shukaku, and the Dragon Vein to release, but it also required highly concentrated focus.

Before releasing it, he had to expend a lot of energy to control the bizarre space energy, and after releasing it, he had to wait for a while.

"Roar!"

Without waiting for Shamon to think further, he was enveloped by the bright red Tailed Beast cloak. The Nine-Tails, having learned its lesson, chose to take the initiative.

"Bang!"

After raising his sword to block the Nine-Tails' sneak attack, Shamon was instantly sent flying several meters away. Before he could land, red claws grabbed his waist, pulling him back before he could even touch the ground, and he took another heavy punch to the face.

"Pfft!"

Unable to hold back, Shamon spat out a mouthful of blood. With his internal energy surging, he swung his sword at the arm around his waist.

It only cut halfway through before he was flung away by the Nine-Tails again, slamming heavily into the ground. Red blood slowly seeped out from the gaps in his faceplate.

"Sigh~ Although we're about to win, I just can't bring myself to be happy."

The Konoha side in the spectator stands, watching the Fox Knight beating Shamon one-sidedly, wore complex expressions. After all, this record wasn't set by Uchiha Madara.

"The Master won't lose!"

Chiyo raised her head, her trembling voice filled with stubbornness.

"How boring~ A fox's life is as lonely as snow!"

The Nine-Tails comfortably controlled the Tailed Beast cloak to beat Shamon, its expression filled with sighs.

"Is that so? Do you think your success is entirely the result of your own hard work?"

Suddenly, a cold voice rang in the Nine-Tails' ear. The big fox, having a great time, was feeling a bit carried away and subconsciously responded, its face full of undisguised pride.

"Of course! I am the super Nine-Tails... Huh? How did you...!?"

"Have you played enough? If not, shall I give you a recharge?" (End of chapter)