Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

"Snap! Snap! Snap!"

In a hidden corner of Madara Uchiha's consciousness space, the expressionless Indra transformed his palm into a blade, deftly pruning the rapidly growing tree before him.

However, no matter how fast he chopped, the great tree born from Ashura's chakra continued to grow vigorously.

The brown tree trunk, reaching straight to the sky, and the lush green leaves seemed poised to completely take over his only remaining space.

"Crack!"

With a flash of his hand, another large branch covered in green leaves fell to the ground. Watching it gradually vaporize into dense Yang Release chakra and merge into Madara Uchiha's body, Indra's usually calm face revealed a rare look of helplessness.

"You silly little brother."

"What a troublesome guy."

Uchiha Silver Mask shook his head helplessly, reached out and pulled open the Decade Driver on his younger cousin's waist, inserting a blank sealing card into it.

"What are you going to do?"

Sensing the turbulent power within him suddenly calming down for some reason, Madara Uchiha straightened up, looking at E's actions with a puzzled expression.

"Of course, it's to save your dog's life."

Uchiha rolled his deadpan eyes beneath his silver mask, and with a click, activated the Decade Driver's reading function. The blank sealing card then flickered with a faint light.

"Seal!"

"what!"

The terrifying suction force from his waist startled Madara Uchiha, but soon he felt much more comfortable. His surging life energy seemed to find an outlet, rushing out of his body.

Puzzled, he looked down and was surprised to find that the green life energy emanating from his body had transformed into several tangible, gelatinous energy bodies, which were completely absorbed by the driver on his waist.

"Sealing completed!"

A few seconds later, the familiar electronic sound rang out, and a scalding hot card emerged, landing precisely in Uchiha Madara's hand.

"This is?"

This was a card he had never seen before. It depicted a golden demon god with three heads and six arms. A simple, unadorned sun symbol hung high behind its head, giving it a solemn and dignified appearance, exuding wrath without being intimidating.

When creating the Tailed Beast Rider system, Uchiha Gin stated that the transformation cards could not only seal the Tailed Beasts, but also any high-quality chakra creation.

"Your new cheat, but use it with caution. Don't use it for more than three minutes at a time, or you'll encounter side effects... Hmph~"

The card my younger cousin is holding can be called the Ashura Card. It's a product of Uchiha Gin sealing the energy that expanded from Hashirama's cells within him.

Using it after transformation can temporarily enhance various stats and allow for more flexible use of Wood Release. However, if used for too long, there is a risk of energy going berserk.

"Only three minutes?"

Madara Uchiha naturally wouldn't question E's words; he only regretted that the enhanced form's duration was too short, preventing him from showing off the entire time.

"Adapting more might increase the duration."

Uchiha Gin shook his head, not giving a definitive answer.

Once Madara Uchiha's body has fully adapted to this Ashura Card, he might be able to see his cousin's complete form ahead of time.

"what?"

In the realm of consciousness, Indra, embodied as a lumberjack, paused his work in bewilderment, staring at his increasingly feeble younger brother, the large tree, his dark eyes filled with confusion.

Only after the tree had completely disappeared, uprooted and gone, did he belatedly lower his hand and utter a soul-searching question towards the void before him.

"Where did my little brother go? He's such a big brother!"

"Big brother! Are you alright?"

In reality, Uchiha Izuna strode forward, his excited gaze sweeping over the now-normal Uchiha Madara.

"I feel great right now."

Madara Uchiha gently shook his head, solemnly placing the newly acquired power-up into the card box. His problem was solved, but the enemies still...

"Oh no! Tsunade and the others!"

Thinking of 001 and 009 who had just gone to support Jigen, Madara Uchiha's expression instantly changed drastically. With the strength of those young brats, they were probably already beaten into a pulp.

"Don't worry, with a big shot leading the team, they won't die anytime soon."

Seeing his eager younger cousin, Uchiha Gin calmly patted him on the shoulder and gestured towards the distance with his lip.

Uh?

This feeling, both in terms of force and location, seems strangely familiar.

His gaze fell on the unfamiliar large hand on his shoulder, and a familiar figure flashed through Madara Uchiha's mind, but he quickly shook his head to dismiss the thought.

Impossible, impossible.

This person is a god-like figure who single-handedly created the Tailed Beast Riders, pioneered a completely new power system, and maintained peace in the ninja world for nearly thirty years.

My cousin, that lazy bum who only knows how to drink sugary drinks and eat big cakes all day, how could he possibly be this genius?

Let's put it this way: the probability that the older cousin is E is even lower than the probability that he is the Sage of Six Paths' biological son.

Were you thinking something impolite just now?

Suddenly feeling a chill run down his spine, Uchiha Gin frowned.

"It's an illusion, it must be your illusion."

Madara Uchiha, his expression unchanged, shook his head earnestly, his gaze following the direction Gin Uchiha had just pointed.

"boom!"

What came into view was a black tornado shooting into the sky. Even the Uchiha Madara brothers, who were hundreds of meters away, could feel the terrifying heat emanating from the tornado.

"That's... Amaterasu?"

Shocked, Uchiha Izuna quickly recognized the tornado's true form—it was the Amaterasu Flame that had also resided within him.

"Boss!"

Excluding himself as the owner, the owner of the black tornado is quite clear.

Uchiha Hikaru glanced at Tsunade and the other two behind him, his bewitching eyes flashing once more.

"Fire Release: Kagutsuchi".

The black tornado instantly closed, and Jigen, who was at its center, raised an eyebrow.

Although this indigenous eye technique is not a rule-based technique, its destructive power is considerable, and it can be considered excellent even among the Otsutsuki clan.

However, that only applies to being considered excellent; compared to his dark eyes, it's like comparing heaven and earth.

"A boring trick."

Facing the raging black flames, Cixian's face, covered in black marks, revealed a hint of disdain. He calmly raised his hands, and the black wedges in his palms gleamed with a subtle light.

"Boom!"

"Um?"

Seeing the Amaterasu Tornado suddenly shrink considerably, Uchiha Hikaru, the caster, frowned slightly.

She could feel her pupil power rapidly diminishing, but Amaterasu's size was shrinking at a visible rate.

"Hiss."

"Ah? Look, he's absorbing the flames!"

At that moment, the sharp-eyed Jiraiya noticed something amiss and immediately shouted a warning.

Everyone looked up and saw that Jigen, who should have been devoured by Amaterasu, was suspended in mid-air, his hands raised forward, and scorching black flames were rapidly surging into the mark in his palms.

"Tsk."

Seeing this, Uchiha Hikaru curled his lip and deliberately cut off the supply of his eye power to Amaterasu. The remaining black flames were absorbed completely by Jigen in the blink of an eye.

"That's strange. If he can absorb flames, why was he burned to such a state by that idiot Jiraiya's flames?"

After witnessing Jigen absorb fire as easily as drinking water, Orochimaru stroked his chin with a puzzled expression, his gaze unconsciously falling on Jiraiya beside him, who was gritting his teeth.

"Master, why didn't you use that move just now?"

001 shared the same question. Looking at Cixian, whose clothes were slightly dirty, lying in front of him, he asked curiously,

"no the same."

Cixian gave 001 a cold glance, who had exposed her shortcomings, and replied stiffly.

Although Amaterasu's destructive power is greater than Jiraiya's Goemon, it is essentially a creation of pure chakra rather than a derivative of natural energy, and its Karma seal can be absorbed at will.

Different?

Aren't they all fire?

001 scratched his head. He had originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but he keenly sensed Cixian's less-than-pleasant mood and immediately shut his mouth.

"All your methods are ineffective against me. For the sake of the divine blood within you, submit to me."

After putting on a show, Jigen naturally had to utter a few harsh words. Looking down at the displeased Uchiha Hikaru, he spoke in a very arrogant tone, trying to win him over.

Who do you think you are?

Uchiha Hikaru didn't bother arguing with him. Since Amaterasu wasn't working, he'd send Jigen to her Tsukuyomi Wonderland for a trial run.

"Tsukuyomi".

The pattern in his eyes immediately shifted, and a cool, obscure power emanated from his gaze, locking onto Cixian.

"Oh? This is..."

Sensing a chilling aura reminiscent of a mature divine tree, Jigen's face showed a hint of curiosity. Without taking any precautions, he willingly entered Uchiha Hikaru's Tsukuyomi space.

When I opened my eyes again, a red moon hung upside down overhead, and the surrounding space was surreal and distorted, filled with an atmosphere of deathly stillness.

"The abilities derived from the divine tree, you know."

Standing within the Tsukuyomi space, Jigen surveyed his surroundings and quickly determined that this was a world woven from illusion, where everything changed according to the caster's thoughts.

"You dared to enter my Tsukuyomi space on your own initiative, you're quite brave."

Just as Jigen was pondering, Uchiha Hikaru's cold voice echoed, followed by her figure hovering high above the red moon, her icy eyes carrying a hint of sickness.

"Not bad eye technique."

Cixian calmly nodded. He didn't believe that a mere indigenous eye technique could harm him. Compared to the Divine Tree's Infinite Tsukuyomi, this illusion was merely a stripped-down version.

"Hehe, the best is yet to come~"

Sensing the disdain in Jigen's expression, Uchiha Hikaru's lips curled slightly, and with a flick of his wrists, the Tsukuyomi space suddenly shifted.

"Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz!"

"Clap clap clap clap clap clap!"

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

"This is."

Looking at the many strange props that had suddenly appeared around him, Cixian's brows furrowed involuntarily.

A strange short rod with high-frequency vibrations at the top.

A long, highly elastic black rubber stick.

There was also a wooden donkey, with gear-like protrusions on its back spinning rapidly.

The whole scene was incredibly eerie, making Cixian's sphincter muscles ache slightly.

"Ready to enjoy?"

Uchiha Hikaru held a black leather whip that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere in one hand, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Jigen.

"Hmph! All show and no substance, just look at me now, huh?"

Feeling a little guilty for some reason, Cixian snorted coldly and raised his hands to break the illusion before him. However, after waiting for a long time, the surrounding space showed no signs of collapsing.

"No way! How could a mere lower being possibly trap a god?"

Jigen stared in disbelief at the mark on his palm; his Karma seal, meant to break ninjutsu, had failed.

Is it

There is only one possibility in this situation.

"What's going on with your mental power?"

The only explanation for why he couldn't break Tsukuyomi was that the human woman before him possessed a stronger mental fortitude than he did.

As expected, I was careless. This weapon, which can only unleash 50% of its power, is still somewhat unsatisfactory.

Uchiha Hikaru looked at Jigen's ashen face, smiled, put her hands on her hips, and the Archangel's Staff hanging at her waist swayed gently with her movement.

"I'll tell you about this after you've survived one round."

The smile that played on the girl's lips sent a chill down the spine of the alien who considered himself a god, but he still forced a nonchalant expression.

Human methods are nothing special.

He knew that this illusion would at most cause him some mental harm, but his body would suffer no damage; he could just treat it like a mosquito bite.

"Oh?"

As Uchiha Hikaru slowly descended from the sky, each step he took created a lotus-like effect, causing Jigen's heart to involuntarily leap.

"I hope you can maintain this tough stance for the next 71 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds."

"Enough with the nonsense, bring on whatever tricks you have up your sleeve!"

"Very good, I love seeing the arrogant and unruly attitude of everyone who enters the Tsukuyomi space."

Snap! Snap!

Looking at the unruly Jigen, Uchiha Hikaru smiled and nodded, then gently patted him twice.

"Come out."

This human isn't prepared to do it himself?

A powerful melody suddenly rang in Cixian's ears, a puzzled expression on her face. It was a very old song, and along with it came four figures.

Under the influence of the bizarre music, Cixian's consciousness entered a rare hallucination. Upon seeing four figures suddenly appear behind him, goosebumps immediately covered his entire body, and an unprecedented cold sweat began to pour down his back.

"Who...who are you?"

Appearing before Cixian were four burly men dressed in very little clothing; just standing there, they exuded terrifying strength.

"Hi! Young Man!"

The burly man with the black headscarf licked his lips, casually picked up a rapidly vibrating prop from the ground, and his strange gaze and smile, when seen by Jigen, were several times more terrifying than when he was bitten by the Ten-Tails.

"You can't...no, you can't, you can't treat a god like this!!!"

The flow of time in reality differs from that in the Tsukuyomi universe; it's approximately 1:259200.

"001, is Master alright?"

Watching Jigen, who had taken on the Uchiha Kou Tsukuyomi to appear sophisticated, 009 looked somewhat uneasy at the strategist 001 beside him and asked,

"Don't worry, he won't suffer twice. He's already been burned once, so he definitely won't do it again."

"Ah~!"

Just as 001 confidently assured that its master would be safe and sound, a shrill scream, tinged with a hint of pleasure, rang out from Jigen's mouth, who had just received Tsukuyomi a moment ago.

"ha?"

Upon hearing this, the two stopped chatting and immediately flew forward to catch Jigen's limp body. They then quickly retreated to distance themselves from Uchiha Hikaru.

"Guangjie! Are you alright?"

Tsunade and the other two immediately stepped forward, shielding the pale-faced Uchiha Hikaru behind them.

"I'm fine, just a little exhausted."

With a slightly troubled expression, Uchiha Hikaru gently shook her head. Unlike the feigned weakness she had shown to deceive Tsunade earlier, this time she had truly exhausted her eye power.

Despite her seemingly effortless movements within the Tsukuyomi space, the consumption of her mental and ocular power was actually astonishing.

If it weren't for the power accumulated over many years by the archangel that Uchiha Gin gave her, Uchiha Hikaru's Tsukuyomi space would have been broken by Jigen long ago.

"Master? Master!"

On Cixian's side, 001 first checked his physical condition and found him to be perfectly healthy. However, from the fear in his eyes, she vaguely sensed that he was experiencing some kind of mental problem.

They couldn't help with this situation; Cixian had to deal with it on her own.

A few breaths later, Jigen, panting heavily and enduring the still-unhealed emotional trauma, stood up. His gaze towards Uchiha Hikaru held an unprecedented gravity.

"Hoo hoo. I take back what I said before. This is the most terrifying eye technique I have ever encountered in my life."

"To be able to stand up after three days and three nights of relentless, extreme humiliation, you really are not human."

At this moment, Uchiha Hikaru, whose complexion had become much rosier, stepped out from behind Tsunade and the others, looking at Jigen with surprise as he was still able to communicate with her normally.

"Why don't you come in again, and I'll add another hour for you?"

"I admit I underestimated you, so this time, I will hold nothing back."

Faced with Uchiha Hikaru's teasing, Jigen shook his head and pushed away the two clones who were helping him up. A sharp light flashed in his dim eyes.

The clone army that had been waiting around for a long time seemed to receive some kind of signal, and they all raised their heads, their compound eyes of different colors lighting up.

The various colored tailed beast chakra on the armor surface surged into the sky, instantly piercing through the thick rain curtain above everyone's heads.

"Team battles? That's my specialty!" (End of Chapter)