Chapter 493: Battle upgrade, the real one-versus-seven

"Teacher, it's really the teacher! The teacher didn't die!"

Uchiha Kagami gathered his courage, widened his red Sharingan, and looked for a long time. After confirming that there was indeed chakra flowing in the body of the person in front of him, he stood up with a "whoosh," his handsome face full of joy.

Although the chakra was slightly less than usual, there were no traces of the person in front of him using a transformation technique; it must be the teacher himself without a doubt.

"Hi! Kagami, you should have said so earlier, you scared us~"

As long as it wasn't a vengeful spirit seeking life, it was fine.

Having received Uchiha Kagami's authoritative certification, the others put their hearts, which had been in their throats, back down. The words of repentance that had already been brewed to their lips were all stuffed back into their stomachs.

"Who caused the explosion just now?"

Senju Tobirama generously forgave the disrespectful behavior of his disciples just now, but he would never let go of the culprit behind that mushroom cloud.

If he hadn't kept a sealing technique as a trump card, the gravitational potential energy kill he had laid out for half a day would have been ruined.

"It was..."

"It was me! It was all me!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen just wanted to raise his hand, but Danzo snatched the credit first. Full of triumph, he thought the teacher was preparing to reward merit.

He was the MVP; how could he let the "lying-down-to-win" dog Monkey snatch the reward?

"Good! Good! Good!"

Looking at the triumphant Danzo, Senju Tobirama gritted his teeth and said "good" three times. With each word, Danzo's triumph grew more intense. Not knowing he was facing disaster, he kept winking at Hiruzen.

"After we go back, I will personally reward you."

Of course, Senju Tobirama finally suppressed the urge to punish him on the spot. The battle situation was unclear, and he had more important things to complete.

"Where is the clone you were fighting?"

Leaving Danzo aside first, he turned his head to look at the raging explosion scene not far away, his eyes showing no ease. He knew his big brother's clone couldn't be killed so simply.

Even he had relied on the help of gravitational potential energy to successfully kill Clone Number Five.

"Under such an attack, it's impossible for anyone to survive."

Danzo was very confident in his secret technique. With the blessing of "Butt Style," the Vacuum Great Sphere he performed had its destructive power increased by more than ten times.

Combined with the combo technique hit by Monkey, let alone a human, even a Tailed Beast would be wrecked.

"Kagami, look carefully again."

Senju Tobirama, who wasn't reassured, turned to order Kagami behind him. The battlefield was too chaotic now, and his sensing ability was greatly interfered with, unable to accurately lock onto a certain clone.

"Yes!"

Uchiha Kagami immediately widened his eyes and started searching.

However, in the raging flames, he didn't find the clone's figure, only charred, tree-like remains standing.

"Teacher, no traces of the clone were found."

Senju Tobirama looked at Danzo beside him suspiciously. He didn't quite believe that the enemy he had racked his brains to kill had been farted to death by this kid.

Could it be that this kid was a "civil war phantom god," only good at fighting Konoha people?

Frowning and pondering for a moment, Senju Tobirama temporarily believed Danzo's fruitful battle results. Looking at the Wood Human and Susanoo in the great battle in the distance, he waved his hand at the F6.

"You can't help much here, take advantage of now and leave quickly."

"Teacher! We can do it."

The F6 got anxious upon hearing this; they clearly could help.

"The enemy is far from as simple as you imagine."

In his battle with Clone Number Five, he keenly discovered the difference between it and the other clones.

The clones Uchiha Madara was fighting were all clear-headed and articulate. Their combat literacy wasn't high, but at least they had some.

And the clone he had just fought was like a machine, repeating those few moves over and over, without any ability to counter his surprise attacks.

"But..."

"No buts, your mission is already complete."

Looking at the agitated F6, Senju Tobirama's expression sank, bringing out his usual majesty, which shocked the group into silence.

"Kagami, you will be responsible for supervising their departure."

Sensing the disciples' resentment, Senju Tobirama had to entrust the heavy responsibility of evacuation to his most trusted disciple, letting him watch the others so they wouldn't cause trouble.

With that, he rushed toward Uchiha Madara's battlefield without looking back.

"Kagami..."

"Everyone, let's not cause trouble for the Hokage and the teacher."

Facing the expectant gazes of his friends, Kagami hardened his heart and turned his head away. The group's eyes instantly dimmed.

How could he not want to stay and help? But as the teacher said, this level of battle was not something they could participate in.

Just now, they had exhausted all their strength and almost cost Danzo his life just to barely trade for one clone.

"At least... at least let us watch until the teacher and the others are safe and sound before we leave."

Sarutobi Hiruzen tightened his fists, stepped forward, and stood in front of Uchiha Kagami, his tone carrying a hint of pleading.

"Yeah, yeah~"

"We'll just watch, we won't move."

"Well... alright, only for a little while."

Finally, unable to resist the group's wishes, Kagami chose to compromise, but he didn't forget the teacher's instructions, earnestly warning them.

"But you cannot be impulsive. If you drag down the teacher and the Hokage, I will be held responsible."

"Kagami, rest assured, we absolutely won't move around."

The group scrambled to pat their chests, promising with certainty.

"Slash!"

A blue blade light swept across the Wood Human's neck, and the head fell to the ground. Uchiha Madara, standing in the Susanoo cockpit, crossed his arms, looking down at the Wood Humans who were overwhelmed under the encirclement of Susanoo.

"Whether it's a clone or anyone else, all efforts are in vain."

Admittedly, these clones had Hashirama's looks and power, but they lacked that unyielding will that Uchiha Madara admired most, just a bunch of paper tigers.

"Damn it, why is this human so strong?"

On top of the Wood Human head that had fallen to the ground, Clone Number One squeezed out these words through gritted teeth.

Self-proclaimed as the big boss of the clone army, it had been humiliated by humans time and again, which gave it a deep sense of crisis. If it lost face any further, its position as the boss would likely be taken away.

"Number One, weren't you very arrogant just now?"

Number Nine, whose thinking was becoming increasingly mature, manipulated the Wood Human to land beside Number One, a mocking look appearing on its cold face.

"Nonsense! Wasn't it to clean up your mess?"

Thinking of what came, Number One glared fiercely at the triumphant Number Nine. Hands together, under the irrigation of Wood Style power, the head under its feet rose rapidly, regrowing a body.

"Come again!"

Number One, refusing to believe in evil, sought out Uchiha Madara's Susanoo again, preparing to wash away its shame.

"Slash~"

The Wood Human that had just stood up collapsed instantly, leaving only Number One's frantic, angry cursing.

"&@! %... ￥%"

The other clones fighting the clones saw Number One's Wood Human being instantly killed again and simultaneously revealed a look of schadenfreude.

Usually, this Number One relied on its early awakening of intelligence to bully them, the "Muggles." Now that they could see it suffer, the fact that they didn't open champagne was already giving it enough face.

But their days weren't easy either. Uchiha Madara was fighting with more and more energy, as if tireless, beating the group of clones into retreat.

If it weren't for Senju Hashirama's super recovery ability as a backup, these clones would have long been slashed under his Wood Human.

"Hum hum~ A mob."

Uchiha Madara, wantonly squandering Nine-Tails chakra, looked disdainfully at the clones that had shown signs of decline.

"Tap~"

"You finished your side?"

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Uchiha Madara's expression tightened, turning his head belatedly with faint displeasure.

Who told you to stand behind me?

Sensing the strangeness in Uchiha Madara's eyes, Senju Tobirama curled his lips.

"I'm here to support you."

If it weren't for the village, he wouldn't care about Uchiha Madara's life or death.

"I don't need you, this dead weight."

"Humph! If it weren't for you holding the village's assets, I wouldn't bother with you."

The assets he spoke of referred to the Nine-Tails card Uchiha Madara was carrying.

Although the Nine-Tails was captured by Uchiha Madara, its ownership had long been assigned to the village. He was just borrowing it now.

"Just watch from the side. I'll take them all down and then interrogate them one by one with heavy torture."

Since even Senju Tobirama had finished his battle, he naturally didn't want to fall behind. A red light flashed in his crimson eyes, and his six clones retreated a few steps with tacit understanding, distancing themselves from the clones' Wood Humans.

"What does he want to do?"

The clones, feeling the pressure suddenly drop, looked at each other, not understanding what this human wanted to do.

"Wood Style: Wood Human Technique!"

But the next second, they understood—the opponent wanted to end the battle.

Accompanied by the voices of seven Uchiha Madaras, seven robust Wood Humans rose from the ground. The Susanoo that hadn't dissipated transformed into blue light, surging toward the newly appeared Wood Humans. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into exquisite armor, covering the Wood Humans seamlessly.

【Majestic Attire Wood Human】

Afterward, the Wood Humans, holding blue giant blades and wearing Susanoo armor, launched a destructive humiliation toward the clumsy Wood Humans under the clones' feet.

Many clones didn't even have a chance to resist before being cut into uniform wooden strips by the Majestic Attire Wood Humans, neatly stacked on the ground.

"Since you have this strength, why didn't you do it earlier?"

Witnessing this outrageous operation by Uchiha Madara, the dumbfounded Senju Tobirama finally closed his jaw slowly, questioning angrily.

"I wasn't going easy; I just wasn't familiar with it just now."

Facing the groundless accusation, Uchiha Madara shook his head, explaining seriously.

He really wasn't slacking off. Before using Wood Style, he was indeed only 50-50 with the clones, but after using Wood Style, he immediately shouted "True Fragrant."

This power, this endurance... no wonder he always couldn't beat Hashirama. Losing before really wasn't a loss.

Ever since awakening Wood Style, Uchiha Madara only dared to practice secretly at home, thinking that after the proficiency was brushed up, he would go give Hashirama a big surprise.

As a result, before the surprise was ready, Senju Hashirama disappeared first. Having lost his thoughts, he could only put the Wood Style practice aside and focus on finding his missing best friend.

Now this battle happened to be a great opportunity for him to test his practice results. Facing these clones, he could go all out without any scruples.

"Requesting to enter State Two!"

His Wood Human was being handled like a little chick by Uchiha Madara. Number One contacted Jigen in annoyance, hoping to unlock more power.

"Approved."

Jigen, squatting at the door of the different space watching the battle, received seven requests. Without much hesitation, he clicked confirm. He just wanted to see where Uchiha Madara's limit was.

"Rumble~"

When complex face paint crawled onto the cheeks of every clone, the originally clear sky suddenly became overcast. Accompanied by a flash of lightning that tore through the sky, drizzling rain fell.

"Tick~ tick~"

Facing seven cold gazes, Uchiha Madara slowly raised a hand. The massive blue plastic bag dissipated with the wind, revealing the Wood Human inside that had begun to collapse.

"Is it raining?"

After completely exiting the giant battle, Uchiha Madara looked at the water droplets falling on his palm, the expression on his face gradually becoming solemn.

He had plenty of room to deal with the normalized clones, but if it were Sage Mode, relying solely on his flesh and blood, it would indeed be difficult.

"Should we retreat?"

Seeing the situation fall into a stalemate, Senju Tobirama frowned and suggested. Although he was also a bit unwilling, the difficulty of the enemy far exceeded his imagination.

This time, not only did they save their lives under the attack, but they also traded for two clones at the cost of zero casualties. They had already won big.

"Cowardly act."

The person who could make Uchiha Madara admit defeat hadn't died yet!

"Crack!"

Expressionlessly pulling out the driver and snapping it onto his waist, Uchiha Madara decided to have a real one-versus-seven.

"Don't be impulsive, keep the green hills..."

"Henshin!"

Senju Tobirama assessed the situation and naturally didn't want Uchiha Madara to continue taking risks, so he lowered his face and tried to persuade him earnestly, but was met with a heartless electronic sound.

"Kurama! Nine-Tails Kurama! Super Speed... Divine Fox!"

"Slap!"

Looking at the white knight rushing toward the seven clones, Senju Tobirama patted his forehead helplessly.

"This idiot, does he only have muscles in his head?"

After finishing the complaint, he lowered his hand, his gaze falling on Uchiha Madara's belt, a bit of inexplicable pondering appearing in his crimson eyes.

The white fox god dragged his cape, his figure like a ghost. The gun-blade in his hand swung, and several concentrated Tailed Beast bombs shot toward the faces of the clones.

"Let me!"

Entering State Two, which was Sage Mode, Number One's confidence expanded again. It stepped out of the team first, striking the classic pose of raising hands and stomping feet.

"Boom!"

"Ping~"

"Boom!"

"Ping~ ping~"

"Rumble!"

"Ping~ ping~ boom!"

The first Tailed Beast bomb was easily blocked, followed by the second, the third...

"Mere few... ah ah ah!"

After successfully blocking five Tailed Beast bombs, the triumph on Number One's face hadn't dissipated before it was swallowed by the massive Tailed Beast bombs that followed, leaving only miserable screams echoing.

"Huff~"

Uchiha Madara blew on the slightly hot muzzle, a wild and unruly smile playing on his handsome face under the mask.

"I never said I couldn't use rapid fire." (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 494 =====