Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 84 A Battle Unparalleled in the Modern Era: Kaede Tsukasa Saves the Day
To be honest, Kaede Tsukasa himself didn't expect things to turn out this way.

In the beginning, all of this was simply Danzo sending him to the Land of Rain to search for Jiraiya.

Without this mission, Kaedeji would not have come to the Land of Rain, and the subsequent series of events would not have occurred, nor would this special battle have taken place.

However, Kaede Tsukasa doesn't think there's anything wrong with how things have turned out this way. Even if none of this had happened, the Fourth Shinobi World War would still have seen scenes of Tailed Beast Balls flying everywhere.

Similar things always happen, just at different times.

"Madara, now it's up to you to see if you can survive Mito Uzumaki's offensive. If you really decide to gouge out Nagato's eyes, then all your subsequent plans will have to be revised... Will you do that?"

Kaede Tsukasa expressed his anticipation for this, and even specially dispatched a group of zombies to watch the battle from different directions, in order to gather as much detailed first-hand intelligence as possible.

Suddenly, Kaedeji's expression shifted slightly. He immediately formed hand seals and used the Void Realm Technique to escape from the area.

Soon after, a pitcher plant sprouted from the side, and Black Zetsu and White Zetsu also came out.

"Huh? That guy was just here a moment ago, how come he disappeared all of a sudden? Did he run away beforehand?" Bai Jue looked around. "He's really cautious. I was originally going to ask him about that old lady."

"Lord Kaedeji will definitely be keeping a close eye on a battle of this magnitude. He might already be watching from the front lines right now. Anyway, he has mastered space-time ninjutsu and can escape at any time," Black Zetsu said, roughly guessing why Kaedeji was avoiding them.

This is to prevent Mito Uzumaki from sensing that this place has been reached.

Black Zetsu roughly knew some of the Nine-Tails' special characteristics. It's entirely possible that Mito Uzumaki was able to strongly control the Nine-Tails and indirectly possess some special sensory abilities.

White Zetsu was clearly nervous about the outcome of the battle: "That old woman is terrifying. She didn't go through the process of the tailed beast cloak, half-tailed beast transformation, and full tailed beast transformation at all. She directly pulled the Nine-Tails out of her body and controlled it with sealing techniques at all times. I've never heard of any Jinchuriki being able to do that!"

This is truly treating the strongest tailed beast like a dog, even putting it on a leash and forcing the Nine-Tails to fight.

It was somewhat understandable that Madara used Sharingan genjutsu to control Kurama, but Mito Uzumaki's method of controlling Kurama was clearly much more brutal.

Having flown over a hundred kilometers away, Kaede Tsukasa turned his head and glanced at the spot where he had just been standing.

"Hmm, she shouldn't have been exposed. Judging from Naruto's situation, Mito Uzumaki's sensory abilities should be the same as Naruto's, using the malice of a chakra individual to pinpoint a specific location."

Kaede Tsukasa quickly stopped paying attention to Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, focusing intently on the great battle that had finally erupted due to various coincidences.

If Tobi were to fight as Madara's armor, Madara wouldn't have been reduced to the point of needing to retrieve his Rinnegan, and would have been fully capable of fighting Mito Uzumaki.

Now it depends on how long Madara can hold on and to what extent he is willing to go, since cultivating the Rinnegan has severely depleted his energy and spirit.

Boom!

A terrifying roar echoed throughout the Land of Rain as the Nine-Tails finally unleashed the Tailed Beast Ball.

Faced with this immense power, even with Obi's cloak of fur, his figure appeared incredibly small, as if he would be instantly annihilated into endless dust, yet he didn't even blink.

Madara knew Kurama's strength all too well, and he also knew how Kurama would fight.

"Tailed Beast Ball... There are many ways to deal with this thing, for example, Susanoo!"

A giant chakra hand rapidly grew from his body, gripping a katana. Just as the Tailed Beast Ball arrived, the giant hand suddenly flicked upwards, sending the Tailed Beast Ball flying.

The Tailed Beast Ball flew straight into the sky, transforming into a meteor that no one could ignore. It evaporated water vapor, tore through the sky, and created a gaping hole in the dim sky that pointed directly to the heavens.

Finally, the Tailed Beast Ball exploded in outer space. The shockwave hit the air and clouds, spreading out as thick ripples. Looking up, it seemed as if an unknown giant mouth was devouring the sky.

Having eliminated the threat of the Tailed Beast Ball, Madara immediately dispelled Susanoo. Even with Tobi strengthening his body, using a Mangekyou Sharingan-level dojutsu was still a burden for him.

"He's still too old. If I were young, I could easily use Susanoo to kill that beast even without his eyes."

Madara closed his eyes, then opened them again. In Kurama's vision, three tomoe swirled and spread, reflecting towards its location.

"Don't try to control me with illusions again!!" Nine-Tails struggled instinctively, the chains vibrating and making a series of noises.

Mito Uzumaki stood on top of Kurama's head and stepped on it. With that one step, Kurama broke free from the genjutsu.

"Don't worry about the genjutsu. Madara's eye seems to have a problem; he only has one left, and it can only be in the three-tomoe form. I can inject my chakra into your body to help you break the genjutsu."

Mito Uzumaki said, "Even if he uses the Mangekyou Sharingan to control you, it doesn't matter. I will make sure you are always under my control."

As she spoke, the numerous chains extending from her abdomen tightened, causing the Nine-Tails to roar in fury.

It really didn't know what to say to these two damned guys, completely lacking any dignity as the strongest tailed beast.

"Charge, Nine-Tails! That guy can't use Susanoo for long. Charge in and fight him to the death!" Mito Uzumaki commanded.

Kurama didn't want to do that. It wanted to create a new Tailed Beast Ball to bombard Madara from a distance. Anyway, it had a lot of chakra and didn't believe that Madara in his current state could have unlimited chakra to withstand every attack from it!

Mito Uzumaki stretched out a hand, grabbed one of the many chains protruding from her abdomen, and swung it violently. Kurama screamed and had no choice but to rush towards Madara, its head tilted to the side.

Madara saw all of this.

"While I can't use powerful eye techniques, Mito doesn't have time to wear me down either. In her current state, she can't control the Nine-Tails for long in battle."

Madara immediately understood Mito's condition. After all, she was in her twilight years, and no matter how fierce she appeared, she could no longer maintain the ability to fight at a high intensity for a long time.

"Well then, I'll show you this... Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees!"

An endless, lush forest burst forth from the earth, and countless thick, strong trees tightly bound the Nine-Tailed Fox.

As the nine-tailed fox swung its claws and tail, destroying as many trees as it could, more and more new trees immediately surged forth, like endless waves.

boom!
The Nine-Tails opened its mouth and unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball to clear the area, and planned to unleash even more.

"The world of trees has descended. You did indeed transplant Hashirama's cells and even mastered Hashirama's Wood Release technique... You have thoroughly studied him."

Mito Uzumaki's expression turned extremely serious, feeling very troubled—Madara was now using Advent of a World of Trees, which meant that he knew more than just Advent of a World of Trees. Could it be that he had an even more powerful Wood Release technique?
That is... the Wood Dragon Technique?
"Nine-Tails, clear the way! I'm going to use a sealing technique to deal with Madara."

"You're so long-winded, I know!"

Nine-Tails unleashed several Tailed Beast Balls in succession, enduring countless swirling trees, and then slammed one claw into Madara's front, the immense force pressing a claw mark into the ground.

Mito Uzumaki completed the hand seals and pointed them at Madara: "Even if you master Wood Release, you can never reach Hashirama's level. Neither the Wood Dragon nor the Wood Golem can stop you from dying here today."

In an instant, even denser chains emerged from her sleeves, forcefully piercing through all the giant trees in front of her, drawing a graceful arc in the air, and completely surrounding Ban Tuan.

Swish!
The dense chains began to tighten. Restricted by such a massive Vajra Lock, Madara seemed to have nowhere to escape. He had no choice but to use Susanoo once again, creating a giant with only an upper body. The giant spread out its four arms in all directions and quickly grabbed the numerous chains.

It seemed that Madara and Mito were locked in a stalemate, but this was only temporary. At least, Kurama felt that he had finally seized the opportunity. He created a Tailed Beast Ball at close range and was about to slam it into the ground, even at the cost of self-destruction, to kill the two locked in this stalemate.

Madara and Mito's expressions remained unchanged; they only had eyes for each other.

"Within the Vajra Seal, there are also multiple Four Symbols Sealing Techniques hidden. You're really something, Mito. But there's one thing you've misjudged."

There was obvious blood flowing down Madara's three-tomoe Sharingan.

Creating a half-body Susanoo with his current state and eye power was already too much of a strain, but he didn't care about this level of damage. He watched indifferently as the chains of the Vajra Seal tightened and the Four Symbols Sealing Technique spread from the chains.

This combination of two sealing techniques, with one serving as a mobile medium for the other, was something Madara had never seen before used directly in the heat of battle.

This method is very effective against ordinary ninjas, but it is of little use against Madara.

"Wood Dragon and Wood Man were never Wood Release techniques I intended to use. Compared to that technique, these two techniques are actually of no value."

Madara suddenly took a step forward and stepped out of Tobi's body, which also meant that the Wood Release techniques he could use had become weaker—without Tobi's enhancement, relying solely on the Hashirama flesh and blood transplanted into his body, his aging body simply could not maintain the Descent of the Tree World.

Mito Uzumaki was extremely vigilant.

Kaede Tsukasa, who was watching from afar, was also observing with great interest. He even sent some zombies to risk their lives and rush into the sea of ​​trees. After being swallowed up by the trees one after another, one zombie finally saw this scene.

"He voluntarily shed Tobi? Tobi is a crucial supporting force. Logically speaking, without Tobi, Madara shouldn't be a match for Mito Uzumaki, unless there's something that can better utilize Tobi's power than Madara himself..."

Unless he does this, he can gain the power to suppress Mito Uzumaki.

What could it be? Kaede Tsukasa quickly guessed.

An ordinary white Zetsu emerged from a giant tree, carrying a figure on its back: "Lord Madara, I have brought what you requested."

"Very good, Fei, go do it."

"Received, give it to me."

Afei immediately rushed over and enveloped the person that the White Zetsu clone had brought.

Mito Uzumaki caught a glimpse of it, and even with her composure, she was shocked.

"That person is... Hashirama?"

"That's right, it is Hashirama, but it's a copy without self-awareness. It's a byproduct of my research over the years. I didn't originally have any interest in it, but I thought it might be useful somewhere in the future, so I didn't destroy it."

Now is the time to put it to use.

The combination of Tobi and a clone of Hashirama Senju instantly granted Tobi unimaginable and terrifying power!
While he certainly can't compare to Hashirama Senju at his peak, he's still in a league of his own in the current ninja world.

Although Tobi is an artificial being, he still possesses his own will to some extent. At this moment, feeling the immense vitality and surging Wood Release power provided by the clone of Senju Hashirama within his body, he became extremely excited.

"Hahaha! So this is what it feels like! As expected of the God of Ninjas, I felt like I almost couldn't withstand that power!"

Ah Fei solemnly formed hand seals, looking extremely serious. Even without deliberately casting a spell, an endless forest seemed to surge wildly out from beneath his feet.

Most of the trees immediately swept up, supporting the tailed beast ball that was pressing down from the nine tails, as if they intended to slowly push it into the sky and detonate it.

The numerous Vajra Lock and Four Symbols Sealing Techniques were all held up by Madara himself using Susanoo.

No matter how you look at it, Madara seems to be in dire straits, unable to muster the power to turn the tide.

"This is only a portion of Hashirama's power. Even if you were given a copy of Hashirama, you would only reach this level. But it's not your fault, because you are just one of Hashirama's inferior copies."

Madara looked down on creations like White Zetsu and Tobi, as well as Hashirama clones. Even at this moment, he still upheld the name of Senju Hashirama—in the entire ninja world, only he was qualified to be compared to Senju Hashirama, and no one else was qualified.

"I'm just a little excited... Lord Madara, I've almost gotten used to this power, here I go! Wood Release..."

Truly thousands of hands!!
A massive, solemn wooden Buddha statue rises from the ground, towering majestically, reaching to the sky. On the forehead of the Buddha's head are five smaller Buddha heads, each with a different expression, resembling five divine countenances, bowing their heads indifferently overlooking the earth.

In front of this guy, even the fully-formed Nine-Tails looked like a little guy, subconsciously looking up at this huge thing.

Snapped!
Several giant wooden hands reached out from the Buddha statue, grabbed the Tailed Beast Ball, and then pressed it onto Kurama's body.

"mix--"

Boom! ! !

A mushroom cloud rose into the sky, this time striking the earth at extremely close range. Countless substances were instantly annihilated, the earth caved in, and the dark clouds above the Land of Rain vanished completely, blown away by the unstoppable shockwave.

It altered the celestial phenomena and distorted the earth, its destruction quickly spreading throughout the Land of Rain and rapidly reaching all parts of the ninja world.

Even on the other side of the planet, amidst the successive explosions of the Tailed Beast Balls, they could vaguely sense something amiss.

"Why are there so many Tailed Beast Balls exploding?!"

Jiraiya, along with Nagato and the other two, stared in disbelief at the explosion that was brighter than the sun, feeling the earth tremble beneath their feet.

Just by assessing the distance, it's clear that this terrible explosion occurred within the Land of Rain!
They had just escaped a dangerous battle with great difficulty, but how long has it been since then that such a large-scale battle has broken out?

"Teacher, is that the power of a tailed beast? But the Land of Rain doesn't have tailed beasts, right? All the tailed beasts are in the hands of powerful ninja villages. Why are they suddenly bringing tailed beasts to the Land of Rain? Has a new war broken out?"

Yahiko was shocked. Even the most composed person would be somewhat disoriented in the face of an explosion of this magnitude.

That power is unimaginable without seeing it with your own eyes; it's something a normal ninja could never unleash.

Jiraiya frowned deeply: "Even if a new war has broken out, it couldn't have happened this quickly, much less by such coincidence, and this level of Tailed Beast Ball... Could it be..."

He glanced at Nagato's red hair and estimated the time.

If Kaede Tsukasa brought Danzo back to Konoha... But if it really is Uzumaki Mito, then who is she fighting?

Hanzo?
Don't be ridiculous. Hanzo was too busy running away to possibly stand up and stop Mito Uzumaki. Even if he had really lost his mind, he would never force Mito Uzumaki to use the Tailed Beast Ball!
For a Jinchūriki, entering full Tailed Beast form and unleashing a Tailed Beast Ball is an extremely dangerous act, and they would only do so as a last resort.

"But who could it be? It couldn't possibly be Lady Mito who just lost control for no reason..." Jiraiya swallowed unconsciously, meeting Nagato's gaze.

Seeing the bewilderment on Nagato's face, Jiraiya understood. It seemed that Nagato had also vaguely realized that this terrifying battle might have erupted because of him...

"Let's hide in a safe place and wait patiently for the battle to end. The worst-case scenario is that there will be more Tailed Beast Balls bombarding everywhere afterward. We can't just die so easily."

Jiraiya and the three of them began to hide again. To be honest, it was a helpless situation. If they were unlucky enough to be hit by a Tailed Beast Ball, they would have nowhere to cry.

Even during the Second Shinobi World War, there was never a battle of this scale!

Perhaps only the decisive battle between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha back then could be more devastating than this great battle where Tailed Beast Balls are being detonated one after another... It is said that back then, large Tailed Beast Balls flew wildly throughout the entire ninja world, instantly wiping out countless towns and villages, and causing countless countries to perish in a daze.

If Jiraiya couldn't understand it, Hanzo would understand it even less. Everything that was happening now was simply too outrageous for Hanzo.

"Why did such a powerful figure suddenly appear? Who is fighting whom? And why are they fighting in my country!"

Hanzo was immediately disarmed. What he needed most was a sense of security, but now, this battle clearly told him that another unknown outsider had arrived and had also ravaged his country.

It's obvious even to a fool that his country is finished. It was already a small country with a small territory, and now it has suffered such devastation from this battle. How many people have died? How many earthquakes have occurred? How many towns and villages have been destroyed?
It's impossible to calculate, completely impossible to calculate.

"Lord Hanzo, what on earth is going on?" a trusted aide asked indignantly. "How dare they send a tailed beast to the land of a demigod? They're courting death! They'll witness the terror of a demigod!"

"Hmph, that's right. Even if the enemy can control the tailed beasts, they shouldn't do that in the Land of Rain. This is a serious challenge to my authority!" Hanzo's eyes flashed with a hint of ferocity. In the end, he decided to go and see. He rushed out quickly, leaving behind a reliable figure for the desperate people, which caused countless people to cheer with tears of joy.

As he continued to move through the battlefield, Hanzo finally approached it. He looked up and saw the forest that was still multiplying wildly in the distance, and the Nine-Tailed Fox and the Great Buddha facing off in the center of the forest.

"Farewell."

Hanzo turned and left.

He even suspected he was under a spell.

Wood Release: Great Buddha? Nine-Tails?
Isn't this exactly the same battle between those two from back then? Could it be that they didn't actually die? And they even went all the way to the Land of Rain to fight again?
Regardless of the possibility, these two forces alone were already beyond Hanzo's ability to get involved. He was exhausted and had never expected things to turn out this way.

We just got rid of Danzo and Kaede Tsukasa's gang, and now an even bigger wave is coming?

Hanzo was devastated. People from other countries and ninja villages were equally terrified, fearing that another Tailed Beast Ball would fly over and they would not even have a chance to escape. Survival had become a matter of pure luck.

Each village immediately dispatched a large number of people to frantically search for what was going on. The Ninja World War had already ended, so why did such a terrible battle break out again?

The two large villages have started fighting again, and even the Jinchūriki are going all out without regard for the consequences.
"As expected, giving the Hashirama clone to Tobi is truly astonishing; it's a level I can't reach right now."

Kaede watched the battle in amazement. When he saw the giant Buddha statue made of Wood Release, he knew that this was Madara's trump card.

In the original timeline, Tobi trapped the unconscious Yamato and unleashed a low-powered version of the True Thousand Hands, forcefully blocking a group of ninja allies.

Now that Tobi can use a Hashirama clone in combat, he can certainly use a lower-powered version of the True Several Thousand Hands as well. However, it's hard to say how much power he can unleash, since the exact state of the Hashirama clone itself is unknown.

It's quite interesting that the roles are completely reversed: Madara desperately uses Wood Release, while Hashirama's wife, Mito, desperately tries to control the Nine-Tails.

However, things have progressed to this point, and it's almost time to decide a winner. The state of these two means that they can't fight for three days and three nights like they did in the Battle of the End Valley.

Playing for 30 minutes is already an extraordinary performance.

The only question now is, who will win in the end? And who will die?

Boom! !

A new round of fighting begins.

The numerous hands on the Thousand-Hand Buddha suddenly blasted out. Although it was a low-powered version of the true Thousand Hands technique, it was still awe-inspiring even in today's era. It was an absolutely unstoppable super forbidden technique.

The power generated by each palm strike is already a level that an ordinary ninja might not be able to reach even after a lifetime of effort, let alone when hundreds of hands press down at once.

The Nine-Tails unleashed a series of Tailed Beast Balls, shattering some of the arms.

"How ironic, Mito, aren't you moved by this scene?" Kurama recalled terrible memories, but still couldn't resist mocking Uzumaki Mito relentlessly.

No sooner had it finished speaking than it was struck by several hands. It roared and its nine tails lashed out wildly, smashing a large number of hands to pieces.

Mito Uzumaki also made her move, unleashing countless Vajra Lock Chains that swung like vines, slicing through all the Wood Release arms that kept coming at her.

"Hmph, you're a step behind... Mito, it seems you're nearing your end, but Uchiha Madara can still fight thanks to that strange vortex face... Before you die, how about you let me go? I can help you kill Uchiha Madara and that strange thing."

Nine-Tails breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the attack being neutralized and the Buddha statue, now severely damaged after losing many of its arms.

At first, it was indeed startled. It really didn't want to go through the painful experience of being grabbed by a hand again. But then it realized that this thing in front of it was far from being Hashirama Senju's true Thousand Hands.

In terms of size, number of hands, and destructive power, it is far inferior, but it is still a super power that can suppress the vast majority of tailed beasts, a level that even Hokage-level powerhouses cannot reach.

"It's impossible for me to set you free. Forget about it. You are Hashirama's legacy, Konoha's property. I will definitely hand you over to Konoha intact. This is my mission."

At some point, Mito Uzumaki's breathing became heavier, which was a dangerous sign for an elderly woman with less than a year left to live.

The nine-tailed fox was enraged.

"As expected, you're still the same. No matter what, you're always the same! Damn humans, treating me like a dangerous object that must be controlled and passed down through generations!!"

The Sage of Six Paths once said that humans and all the Tailed Beasts would be of one heart, but they have spent over a thousand years proving that this is nonsense!

How could tailed beasts and humans possibly trust each other? Humans themselves are exploiting and killing each other, so how could they possibly achieve mutual trust with dangerous, immortal creatures like tailed beasts?

Nine-Tails originally wanted to take advantage of Mito Uzumaki's impending death to make some concessions and show a proactive attitude, but Mito Uzumaki completely rejected its "good intentions".

Mito Uzumaki said coldly, "Don't try to make yourself sound so innocent, Nine-Tails... I can sense what you're thinking, so I know what you mean. But don't forget how many people you've killed over the years. Until we find a real solution, putting an unbreakable noose around your neck is the best solution."

"Hmph, that sounds so nice, so self-righteous... Just wait, I will kill Kushina Uzumaki with hatred for you! I will definitely kill her, I definitely will." Kurama grinned.

Based on its understanding of Mito Uzumaki, since it had reached the final moment and even if it defeated Madara, it wouldn't survive... then according to Mito Uzumaki's personality, it would definitely do that thing.

Let's die together, Madara!

Tobi and Madara stood atop the Thousand-Armed Buddha statue, looking at Mito Uzumaki and Kurama.

"Lord Ban, my Buddha statue is in such a state, let me repair it again. My body is very resilient, and I can still squeeze out more power," Afei said smugly.

Even he himself didn't know that he could become so powerful one day, all because he had captured a copy of Hashirama!

Moreover, he was very clear that this was not his limit; he could become even stronger and unleash even larger-scale True Thousand Hands.

"By the way, Lord Madara, I remember you said that when Lord Hashirama Senju used this technique, it was in Sage Mode... What is Sage Mode? Can I learn it too? If I learn it, I'll probably be able to use the complete True Thousand Hands, right?" Tobi asked with great interest.

"So what if I am? You're nothing but a defective product I created," Madara said.

"This is important! I will use the True Thousand Hands to suppress the enemy, and then let them tell me what exactly this 'defecation intention' is all about. The stronger the person, the more likely they will have a different perspective on this issue!"

"……up to you."

Afei let out a strange cry, formed hand seals again, and manipulated the five small Buddha heads on the Buddha statue's forehead to unleash high-level ninjutsu of the five elements, brutally cleansing everything below.

Whether it's the forest, the Nine-Tails, or Mito Uzumaki, they will all disappear under this endless bombardment—but Mito Uzumaki won't fall so easily.

While the five elemental ninjutsu were still being activated, the Nine-Tails bravely withstood the attacks of these high-level ninjutsu and forced its way out—its body was already covered in wounds, and it was clear that it did not want to do so.

But the chains binding it violently pierced its body, forcing it to do so.

Anger, pain, hatred, shame... The Nine-Tails had gone mad, roaring as it bit down on one of the Buddha heads on the forehead of the True Thousand Hands. Then, several tails lashed out, destroying four small Buddha heads in one go.

"He really is a beast."

Madara's eyes showed no emotion. He snorted coldly and looked at Mito Uzumaki, who suddenly rushed out from behind Kurama.

Mito Uzumaki slapped one hand in front of her, maintaining this posture. Countless dense runes writhed in front of her. Clearly, she used the Nine-Tails and this technique as a shield to avoid the prolonged attack of the five elemental escape techniques.

"Is it time for a final, desperate battle?" Madara's three-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly.

With Tobi and Hashirama's clone, Madara had clearly gained the upper hand. Even if it was just a matter of attrition, he could wear down Mito Uzumaki. The outcome of this battle was already decided, but Mito Uzumaki clearly didn't think so.

"She's here, she's here, Lord Madara. Is it alright to just kill her like this?"

Tobi shouted excitedly, stretching out a hand towards Mito Uzumaki: "Just like that, die! Wood Release: Wood Spike Technique!"

A large number of Wood Release spikes suddenly emerged from Tobi's hands and were launched like cannonballs. Their powerful piercing force could easily penetrate obstacles. At first glance, Tobi's posture was very similar to the scene of Mito Uzumaki using the Adamantine Sealing Barrier.

Tobi is also learning and constantly improving his combat abilities, instead of relying on Wood Release and massive chakra to unleash powerful ninjutsu.

Pfft!

Mito Uzumaki's expression was icy. She slightly tilted her head to ensure that her head would not be directly stabbed, while her body took all the attacks.

In an instant, her body was pierced by more than a dozen wooden spikes, like a sieve. However, this kind of injury was not fatal to her. She simply flicked the Adamantine Lock with one finger and drew a large amount of chakra from the Nine-Tails to replenish herself, quickly healing her injuries.

Taking advantage of this unwavering action, Mito Uzumaki rushed onto the Buddha statue, startling Tobi.

"Huh?? You can actually do that?"

Afei felt he had gained more combat experience. It seemed that in the future, when facing a difficult enemy, he must be careful to prevent the enemy from charging at him even at the cost of being attacked.

Next, Afei thought he would have to face Mito Uzumaki directly, and he should first prevent her from using a sealing technique to seal him in an instant—this time, his prediction was unfortunately correct.

A Four Symbols Seal immediately struck his chest, and numerous runes rapidly spread throughout his body, rendering him unable to move.

"You're next, Madara!"

Mito Uzumaki shouted fiercely, "I will take you with me before I die!"

"Is that so? You had this plan from the beginning..."

Madara saw that Mito Uzumaki's other hand had finally formed the last hand seal. Although he had never seen the casting of this technique, he could guess what technique Mito Uzumaki would use to deal with him at the last moment.

Corpse Demon Sealing Technique!

A gigantic spirit immediately emerged from behind Mito Uzumaki.

Madara Uchiha couldn't see the Shinigami's exact form with his three-tomoe Sharingan, but since he had awakened the Rinnegan, some of his powerful ocular abilities remained, allowing him to see a blurry outline.

"Die here, Madara. This is the last thing I can do for Hashirama. Even in that world, it will give him some closure."

A spiritual hand emerged from Mito's abdomen, immediately merging into Madara's aging body and seizing Madara's soul.

Ban felt his soul being pulled. This time, he was able to see the Grim Reaper with his own eyes. He carefully examined him, and despite the overwhelming mental pressure from the Grim Reaper, his gaze remained as if he were looking at an animal.

"The Grim Reaper is nothing but a product of Yin Release, yet your race bestows upon him the title of a god... He's nothing but a vengeful ghost; how dare he call himself a god?"

Madara himself is a master of Yin Release, and his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan is his specialty. Looking at the current ninja world, he considers himself the best in Yin Release and believes that no one will surpass him in the future.

After fusing with Hashirama's flesh and blood, he also made progress in Yang Release. After awakening the Rinnegan, it goes without saying that he gained information about Yin-Yang Release techniques from the Rinnegan, further deepening his understanding of Yin Release.

He looked down on Death.

However, now he is bound by death, and his soul is indeed being pulled out little by little. His final fate seems to be quite obvious.

"Mito, you have no chance of going to another world to tell Hashirama what happened here. You will end up like me, inside the belly of a Shinigami." Madara remained eerily silent, showing no unusual behavior.

"That's Hashirama's business, not my concern. I will fight you within the Shinigami for eternity. I cannot send you to the Pure Land, and I absolutely cannot let you remain in the mortal world, causing chaos!"

Mito Uzumaki was panting heavily, but thanks to the chakra she had extracted from Kurama, she wasn't in such bad shape that she couldn't even pull out her soul.

"Truly touching..." Madara slowly closed his eyes.

It seems his fate was sealed.

Death was already impatient, his saliva gushing out.

It was initially somewhat dissatisfied—no one had summoned it for decades, but now it was being summoned repeatedly in a very short period of time, and in familiar places at that.

But this time there was a real surprise: two exceptionally powerful souls were locked in a life-or-death battle, and in the end, both would belong to it—finally, it wasn't that damned fraudster casting the spell anymore.

Suddenly, the whole world seemed to fall silent, from the previous earth-shaking tremors to the current stillness.

Only the most brutal battle of souls continues.

"What happened? Why did it suddenly stop moving? Could Mito Uzumaki's technique be the same one that Tsukasa Kaede used before...?"

"That's right, it's the Reaper Death Seal. The Grim Reaper is pulling at Lord Madara's soul. This is troublesome."

White Zetsu and Black Zetsu observed the battlefield, but did not approach immediately.

White Zetsu wanted to approach, but Black Zetsu stopped him. Going over rashly wasn't because he was worried about his own safety, but mainly because Black Zetsu felt that it didn't fit the persona of Kaede Tsukasa's will.

The more you do, the more mistakes you make. By preventing White Zetsu from doing too much, you can minimize the number of mistakes you make.

As for Madara? Now that Madara has lost the Rinnegan, he's become secondary. Let him die; in Madara's own plan, he was destined to die anyway.

It's just a different way of dying, there's no difference.

"If Madara is dead and Nagato knows nothing, then the only person left who can carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan is Kaede Tsukasa... Given Kaede Tsukasa's personality, he might be interested in the plan, but he might not do it the way Madara said."

Black Zetsu pondered, of course, there was another possibility, that Madara had other plans.

Ho ho ho! !

The frantic roar attracted Black Zetsu's attention.

The Nine-Tails stretched out its claws and stabbed fiercely at Mito Uzumaki, clearly looking for an opportunity to kill Mito Uzumaki—along with Madara!
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The two are locked in a soul-wrenching struggle, unable to move their bodies. If we can kill their bodies, the Nine-Tails can kill the two people it hates most!

Even the Nine-Tailed Fox was getting excited.

"I can't let you do that, Nine-Tails..."

A sound came, and then Terai rushed forward with his blade in hand, slashing hard at Kurama's finger. This was of course not enough to hurt Kurama, but it was enough to slightly deflect Kurama's attack trajectory.

Kaede Tsukasa nimbly leaped onto the top of the Buddha statue, looking down at the endless mess below.

This dilapidated forest, stretching endlessly yet missing pieces here and there, is already quite spectacular in the rainy environment of the Land of Rain.

"It's you? You brat, how dare you stop me? Get out of my way!" Nine-Tails roared angrily, but it had already lost its only chance. Mito Uzumaki used a portion of her power to bind Nine-Tails with the Adamantine Lock.

"It seems I wasn't too late, which means that even if I watched the whole thing, I was still able to make a difference in the end," Kaedeji said.

(End of this chapter)