Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Madara Uchiha's motivation for instigating the Knights' battles was not simply a matter of competitiveness.

Admittedly, there was a touch of morbid pleasure in it, a desire to show off and humiliate others, but more than that, he had his own ulterior motives.

"You want to borrow our strength?"

Looking at the dangerous glint in Uchiha's eyes, Kinkaku, completely bewildered, asked in confusion,
"Yes."

Madara Uchiha nodded calmly, then suddenly increased the force in his hand, his terrifying strength forcing Kinkaku to retreat step by step.

"Crack!"

With a nimble twist of his hand, the tip of the spear grazed the thick breastplate of the Golden Horn, leaving a gruesome crack in its surface.

The next second, the Eight-Tails' crimson chakra immediately began the repair work, and within a few breaths, the cracks disappeared without a trace.
"To be precise, it is its."

That's right, what he's after is the Eight-Tails.

Not long ago, Madara Uchiha, disguised as Kamen Rider Decade, gave Onoki and his two companions a minor punishment. As the price for his show-off, his Three-Tails, Four-Tails, and Eight-Tails trial cards were turned into blank cards.

Just now, during his battle with the Silver Brothers and the others, he sensed a tremor emanating from the card box within the Fourth Dimensional Chrysanthemum. An inexplicable force was urging him to plunder the tailed beast power of the group.
Therefore, Madara Uchiha decided to play along and proposed starting another round, with the aim of seizing their power according to the guidance.

"Don't think about it!"

Kinkaku would never hand over Rōpachi to Uchiha Madara, as Rōpachi was his longtime partner and a half-brother from a different clan.
"I'm not asking for your opinion, but rather informing you in advance."

Uchiha spoke coldly, flicking his gun blade to transform it into a ranged attack. He pulled the trigger, and countless crimson light bullets poured out, engulfing Kinkaku's burly body.
Boom! ! !
A violent explosion followed, and Madara Uchiha slowly lowered the hot muzzle of his gun, his brow furrowing slightly.
"Did they run away?"

Sha sha sha.
On another corner of the battlefield, a rapidly moving silver figure stopped in its tracks; it was Silver Horn, who was supporting his brother.
"Brother, are you okay?"

"It's alright, just a minor cut."

Golden Horn shook off the charred debris from its body, revealing a dense network of burns beneath.
"Lao Ba, please."

"Little Jinjin, I feel like there's something wrong with that guy. Should we retreat first and leave one tentacle to hold him off?"

While sharing his chakra with Kinkaku, Ushioni offered a solemn suggestion.
Facing Uchiha Madara, he always felt very uncomfortable, as if he were facing a street urchin who used to block his way at the school gate when he was a child, and he couldn't help but feel a little timid.

Upon hearing this, Golden Horn shook his head without even thinking.

"Even if I can leave, what will happen to Xi and everyone in the village?"

He and Silver Horn might be able to escape, but once they leave, Xi and the remaining Cloud Village members left on the battlefield won't have a good time.
"Big brother, he's coming again!"

Ginkaku, who was staring intently at Uchiha Madara, suddenly narrowed his eyes. Madara's speed seemed to be even faster than his own.

"You Hakimi are certainly growing fast."

He landed gracefully in front of the Silver Horn brothers, and Madara Uchiha glanced indifferently at the bristling Silver Horn.

"However, I'm not interested in you for now, so move aside."

The Two-Tails experience card was still safely in his pocket, so Madara Uchiha wasn't in a hurry to cause trouble for Ginkaku.

"Don't underestimate me!"

Feeling like he was being treated like a nobody by Madara Uchiha, Ginkaku in a fit of rage pulled out his enhancement card, inserting a card depicting a golden claw into the card slot at his waist.

"Survive!"

The silver armor now features exquisite gold embellishments, marking the debut of Silver Horn's strongest survival form.
"Hiss~!"

With its exaggerated golden tiger claws hanging down naturally, Silver Horn easily sliced ​​through the hard ground. Feeling the surging power within him, Silver Horn's confidence soared.
With a slight bend at the waist and a sprinting stance, Silver Horn's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
"Xinei!"

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Madara Uchiha, his sharp claws tearing straight for Madara's head.

Despite Ginkaku's aggressive attack, Madara Uchiha remained remarkably calm.

The opponent's swift speed appeared as slow as a snail in his crimson eyes. He didn't even bother to dodge; in the instant the opponent was close, he suddenly raised the blade of his gun.
"Snapped!"

The golden claws stopped a few centimeters from Madara Uchiha's face, the arrogant expression on his face gradually fading.

Silver Horn's entire body stiffened, and his gaze slowly shifted downwards.
The red-glowing muzzle of the gun was pressed against his most vulnerable spot at the waist; if Madara Uchiha pulled the trigger, he would be severely injured, if not killed.
"Do you think you're faster, or my gun is faster?"

Madara Uchiha's slightly mocking voice rang in his ears, and a flicker of lingering fear flashed in Ginkaku's eyes.
Given Madara Uchiha's speed, he could have riddled Madara with bullets just before Madara could tear through his mask.
"Go away!"

Just then, Goldhorn's furious voice rang out again. Madara Uchiha smirked and kicked the stiff Goldhorn away.

With an elegant turn, she dodged the buzzing chainsaw while also having time to tidy her slightly disheveled hair.

"Silver Horn, are you alright?"

"I am fine."

Faced with his brother's concerned inquiry, Ginkaku shook his head with a gloomy expression. Looking at the nonchalant Uchiha Madara in the distance, he felt humiliated.
"At this point, we have no choice but to use a combination of techniques."

Seeing his younger brother also suffer a swift setback, Golden Horn frowned and decided to unleash his most powerful technique.

"it is good!"

Silver Horn perked up upon hearing this.
"Onoki, buy some time for us brothers."

Turning to look at Onoki, whose injuries had just been healed, Kinkaku gave instructions.
"You guys aren't planning to run away, are you?"

Onoki glanced suspiciously at the Gin-Kin brothers, who had started their warm-up exercises.
"You can escape the Raikage, but you can't escape the Cloud Village."

"Phew, leave it to me, you guys hurry up."

Taking a deep breath, Ohnoki had no choice but to trust in this situation.

Controlling his body to fly into the air, he raised his arms, and countless stones floated to his side.
"boom!"

With the infusion of the tailed beast's power, these rocks instantly transformed into scorching lava boulders.
"I haven't even contacted you yet, and you've already delivered the goods to my door."

Madara Uchiha looked up at the rain of fire overhead and shook his head with disdain.
He noticed that the Four-Tails card was also blank. He had originally planned to wait until he had collected all the Eight-Tails cards before going, but unexpectedly, Onoki took the initiative to provoke him.
"The Art of Scorching River Rocks!"

With a grave expression, Onoki had no time for conversation. He simply waved his hand, and a mass of blazing lava boulders rained down.
"Humph!"

Madara Uchiha snorted coldly, raised his hand and unleashed countless light bullets, directly meeting the falling rain of fire.

Rumble!
In an instant, violent explosions rang out one after another, and large and small pieces of lava fell like rain, covering an area that almost engulfed the entire battlefield.
"Run! Run!"

Seeing this, the three ninjas in the midst of the chaotic battle lost all will to continue fighting. They scattered in panic, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire of Madara Uchiha's battle.
"Susanoh!"

Mirror immediately activated his fully defensive Susanoo, wielding a green shield and standing in front of the Konoha army, blocking all the falling lava.
"Phew, thank goodness I made it in time."

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Uchiha Kagami looked worriedly at the white figure bathed in the fire rain.
"Uncle."

Standing next to Uchiha Kagami, Senju Hisa frowned, her long, narrow eyes filled with thought.

What on earth is this bastard up to?
Based on Madara Uchiha's previous fighting style, the battle would have been over almost as soon as he finished showing off. Why is he dragging it out today?
"Huff, huff." In mid-air, Onoki breathed heavily, his large eyes darting around, searching for Madara Uchiha. He refused to believe that Madara would fall to his "meager" finishing move.
"I hate being looked down upon."

A ghostly voice sounded in his ear, and Onoki's expression tightened. Just as he was about to turn his head, he felt a piercing pain in his waist.
"what!!!"

Hot blood mixed with dark red clots gushed out. Onoki, enduring the pain, landed on the ground, his face pale as he clutched the wound that covered half his kidney, coldly staring at Uchiha Madara behind him.
"Be careful next time, or you'll end up cutting more than just your kidneys."

With a blank expression, Madara Uchiha wiped the blood from the blade and warned in a cold voice,

The thought that he was now only half a kidney filled Onoki with rage. Despite his still-unhealed wounds, he raised his hands and poured chakra into his body as if it were free.
"Sun Wukong! If you help me this once, I'll hand you over to Xiao Zi!"

"A word is settled!"

The Four-Tails, which was hiding inside the Tailed Beast Card, lit up instantly upon hearing this.
It had long harbored a grudge against Onoki, that little potato. Among the tailed beasts, it was the tallest, yet its rider was such a short, insignificant fellow. Goku was often ridiculed by the other tailed beasts because of this.

If it weren't for the constraints imposed by the Tailed Beast Cards, it would have run away long ago.
"Oh?"

Madara Uchiha looked at Onoki with slight surprise as his aura steadily increased. This was a power that could only be unleashed when a knight and a tailed beast were in perfect harmony.
"But what's the use of that?"

He shook his head slightly. The difference in strength between the two was like an insurmountable chasm, which couldn't be bridged by simply unleashing their full power.
"Ahhhh!!!"

Onoki had now transformed into a vibrant little lava potato, his scorching aura instantly evaporating the surrounding moisture, making it difficult to breathe for a moment.

Rumble~!

"What's going on? Is there an earthquake?"

As a rumbling sound came from deep underground, everyone felt the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble violently.
"interesting."

Madara Uchiha lowered his head, thoughtfully observing the undulating ground.
Suddenly, as if having finished reading a lengthy spell, Onoki slammed his raised hands down onto the ground.
"Boom!"

With a series of booming sounds, the ground beneath Madara Uchiha's feet suddenly bulged up, and molten lava poured out from it.

Where did this volcano come from?

Everyone stared in disbelief at the massive volcano that had swallowed Madara Uchiha, their faces filled with astonishment.
"Secret Technique: Scorching River Fire Eruption!"

"boom!"

A torrent of magma erupted, making Madara Uchiha's figure appear minuscule; he was instantly engulfed.
"Huhu. Huh."

Using this secret technique nearly drained Onoki's spiritual energy. Looking at the still-erupting volcano, his eyes gradually filled with the satisfaction of finally avenging his great grudge.

"I won!"

After many years, Onoki finally overcame the nightmare of his childhood; that terrifying nightmare from the blue giant could finally disappear from his dreams.

"Uncle!!!"

Seeing this, Uchiha Kagami's eyes widened in fury. He bent his knees slightly, ready to rush to the rescue, but was caught by the quick-thinking Senju Hisami.
"and many more!"

"Miss Hisana, let me go!"

"It's no use you going; Susanoo can't withstand the erosion of the magma."

Senju Hisami forced back her upturned lips and shook her head sadly.
You liked to show off, now you've really screwed up, haven't you?

"Brother, did we prepare all this for nothing?"

On the other side, the Silver and Gold Brothers, who had just finished warming up, exchanged a glance. Silver Horn, with a strange expression, spoke first.
"Shouldn't it?"

Jin Jiao, however, had a deep frown.

Although he didn't want to say it outright, he felt that Onoki's strength was still a little weak.

Even if one were to become one with the Tailed Beasts, it wouldn't be enough to kill Madara Uchiha.

"Hahaha~"

Meanwhile, Onoki was still laughing loudly at his success, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances he had held for years.

"Boom!"

Another violent roar came from the crater, causing the earth to tremble three times.

"Look, there it is!"

Hearing the commotion, the onlookers instinctively looked up, only to see a large blue hand reaching out from inside the crater, and they all cried out in surprise.

"Hahaha"

"What's so funny? Share it with me!"

"Hmm?"

Onoki's arrogant laughter abruptly ceased, as if someone had suddenly grabbed his throat.

Pointing tremblingly at the blue giant rising from the crater, Onoki's childhood trauma returned, and his speech became incoherent.
“You you you you.”

Standing atop the Susanoo's forehead, Madara Uchiha crossed his arms, his crimson light piercing through his compound eyes. His chilling aura overwhelmed the molten lava, causing Onoki, trembling all over, to feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
"A very good bloodline, worthy of being added to my collection."

Nodding solemnly, Madara Uchiha's eyes narrowed, and the Tengu Giant drew his two-hundred-meter-long scythe, plunging it straight into the scorching lava beneath his feet.

"boom!!!"

The dazzling blue light overshadowed the fiery red of the lava, engulfing it completely.
"Nani?"

Onoki was deeply shaken by what he saw.
After effortlessly resolving the volcano, the blue giant gradually collapsed, and Madara Uchiha's figure gracefully landed on Onoki's body, looking down at him from above.
"Since you're in such a hurry, hand over the power of the Four-Tails first."

As he spoke, he reached for the driver at Onoki's waist, attempting to seize its power using the most primal method.

"Rumble~ Rumble~"

"what?"

However, the sound of running footsteps suddenly behind him interrupted his movements. Madara Uchiha turned his head in confusion.
Two beams of light, one gold and one silver, intertwined and then veered in opposite directions just as they were about to reach him.

"This is?"

"Spotted Blade, get out of the way!"

Suddenly, the Nine-Tailed Fox's anxious urging rang out.

"what?"

In the blink of an eye, two arms covered in bulky mechanical heavy armor appeared at his neck.
"Super Tailed Beast - Absolute Thunder Cleaver!" (End of Chapter)