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Chapter 120 Remnants of the Old World, the New World Has No Ship for You!

Under a clear sky, above a sea of ​​trees, Madara Uchiha and Shingetsu Hozuki gazed at each other.

Before activating Sage Mode, Hozuki Shingetsu exuded an aura of power, his movements were accompanied by a red glow and full of special effects, making it clear at a glance that this guy was not to be trifled with.

However, after activating Sage Mode, Hozuki Shingetsu's power became extremely restrained. Apart from the sage mask on his face and the six chakra tails on his back, he had no other special effects and exuded a peaceful and perfect aura.

"...Sage Mode?"

Madara Uchiha's expression turned grim as he looked at Shingetsu Hozuki, who had broken free of his restraints.

His pale face wasn't because Hozuki Shingetsu had broken free of his restraints, but because of the ninjutsu Hozuki Shingetsu was currently using—the kind of amplification ninjutsu that he hadn't yet mastered, Hashirama Senju's top-tier amplification ninjutsu—Sage Mode.

Although everyone knows that Wood Release is the power that Hashirama Senju admired and dominated the ninja world, his old rival Madara Uchiha knew that Sage Mode combined with Wood Release was the complete Hashirama Senju.

Although he stole the Wood Release power from Hashirama Senju, he had no way of learning Sage Mode because he had no one to teach him.

The essence that he couldn't learn was mastered by Hozuki Shingetsu, a kid he had always looked down on. How could this not enrage Hashirama Senju's number one fanboy?

In addition, when Madara Uchiha saw the Sage Mask on Hozuki Shingetsu's face, which was similar to but different from that of Hashirama Senju, his face also felt a slight pain, despite their different bodies—a lingering effect from being repeatedly beaten by "Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands".

"What's wrong, Lord Madara? Is this all you can do when you see a familiar ninjutsu?"

Seeing Uchiha Madara's face darken in the distance, Hozuki Shingetsu showed no consideration for the elderly and unleashed his ultimate attack at close range without hesitation.

"You even know Sage Mode... Kid, I admit you're quite skilled. But if this is all you've got, then I can only say you're incredibly naive. People are all different, and I'll show you that your Sage Mode isn't even worthy of carrying Hashirama's shoes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Madara Uchiha clasped his hands together, shouted, and began his attack.

"Wood Release: Wood Splintering Technique!"

Several wooden spikes protruded from Madara Uchiha's right arm and rushed towards Shingetsu Hozuki.

As Hashirama Senju's old rival, Madara Uchiha naturally knew that the operation of Sage Mode relied entirely on Sage Chakra and had a time limit.

Therefore, the Rooting Technique, which can absorb the enemy's chakra, is undoubtedly the best way to fight the enemy.

Faced with the incoming wooden spikes, Hozuki Shingetsu, with its multiple buffs stacked high, was naturally not so easily hit.

However, just as he was about to rely on his strong physique to dodge, his body suddenly froze, and the feeling of being squeezed by space and unable to move his whole body reappeared.

"The eye technique of the Mangekyou Sharingan... Judging from its effects, it should be a kind of spatial confinement effect."

"Judging from this feeling of restraint, it can only restrict me for a moment at most. I don't know if it's because the Sharingan's power is almost depleted, or if my current strength is too great..."

While pondering to himself, Hozuki Shingetsu continued his actions, breaking free from the restraints with a burst of speed and dodging the attack of the Splinter Technique. Then, still in mid-air, he countered with two Sage Techniques from Uchiha Madara.

"Celestial Art: Water Iron Cannon Technique!"

Whoosh!

Two water droplets shot out from his fingertips at an astonishing speed, accompanied by a sharp crackling sound, and struck fiercely towards Uchiha Madara.

"Wood Release: Explosive Spear Tree!"

A massive ancient tree burst forth from Madara Uchiha's body, its swaying branches standing before him, defending against the attack.

boom!

An explosion rang out. Although the Wood Release ninjutsu was already quite powerful with the addition of the Divine Tree Chakra on White Zetsu's body, it was still slightly insufficient against Hozuki Shingetsu's attack.

The giant tree, as thick as three people could hug, was pierced through by the highly penetrating water droplets after only a moment of resistance, forcing Madara Uchiha to leap to avoid the attack.

"Damn it, this kaleidoscope has been on for too long, has my eye power waned...?"

Madara Uchiha's vision went black, and he felt Hozuki Shingetsu's figure become much blurrier. He knew that the Mangekyou Sharingan power left behind by his Uchiha ancestor was about to be exhausted.

"In that case, let's settle this with one decisive blow! We've already wasted quite a bit of time, and the commotion from the previous battle was considerable. If we continue fighting, other unexpected things might happen."

Madara Uchiha was already somewhat regretting his rash decision to come and deal with Shingetsu Hozuki; he never expected the guy to be so difficult to kill.

Originally intending to end the battle quickly, he was forced into a protracted war due to Hozuki Shingetsu's endless attacks.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Hozuki Shingetsu, having mastered Sage Mode, was now qualified to challenge his prime self.

With his current disassembled body, it's not certain that I can defeat this guy.

and so……

"With this power, as a ninja, I acknowledge your existence."

Madara Uchiha removed his tattered black robe, revealing the pale skin of White Zetsu.

Seeing Madara Uchiha's seemingly ordinary statement, Shingetsu Hozuki immediately realized that Madara was about to unleash a powerful attack. So, adhering to the principle of striking first, he immediately moved and rushed towards his opponent.

"So, in response to your efforts, I'll show you the power that Hashirama Senju and I used to end the Warring States period and establish the ninja village!"

Seeing Hozuki Shingetsu rushing over impatiently, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but smile at the hidden face behind his mask.

"Susanoo!"

In an instant, blue chakra burst forth from his body, and a large amount of bones and flesh appeared out of nowhere and automatically attached themselves to his body, and a giant in armor tens of meters tall, made entirely of chakra, rose from the ground.

The giant once again stood tall on the earth.

With the support of White Zetsu and the Mangekyou Sharingan, Madara Uchiha's Susanoo instantly reached its third stage, the stage where it possessed armor and flesh.

The moment this giant, tens of meters tall, appeared, it attracted the attention of everyone present.

"...Is this the power of the Asura of the Ninja World?"

Despite being a question, anyone could hear the helplessness in Yukinagi's voice.

Simply put, when faced with such a colossal creature, anyone would feel their own insignificance.

Not only the Uzumaki clan members not far away, but also the ninjas from various factions fighting tooth and nail within a radius of dozens of miles all turned their gazes in this direction, looking at the Uchiha power with shocked eyes.

"What is that? Is it a god descending to earth?"

Having no knowledge of Susanoo, they could not understand this giant as a ninjutsu. This power was on a completely different level from theirs, and it seemed impossible for a human to possess it. They could only attribute it to mythology.

"Maitreya, that's Maitreya!"

Just then, a Konoha ninja who had been recruited into the Miroku sect had a sudden realization and immediately shouted.

"Maitreya?"

The ninjas from all sides also turned to look at the giant, their expressions filled with skepticism as they listened to the words of the Konoha ninja.

After Hozuki Shingetsu reformed the Jashin religion, this transformed Miroku religion, with the relentless promotion of Kirigakure, quickly spread to various ninja villages with its many doctrines such as "brotherhood of faith," "blood revenge," and "justification by faith."

Therefore, everyone present knew that the core concept of the Maitreya sect was to gain Maitreya's favor through killing.

"What could possibly bring Lord Miroku more joy than this Ninja World War?"

"So it must be Lord Maitreya himself manifesting!"

As for why this giant's appearance is different from that of Maitreya in the legend... Haven't you heard that Buddha is formless?

The Buddha manifests in countless forms; this is merely one of his many manifestations!

The Konoha ninja spoke with such certainty that he was clearly a seasoned follower.

That sounds reasonable?

Furthermore, Wood Release has long been mythologized because of Hashirama Senju, so who else but gods could fight against Wood Release?

The group of ninjas thought about this line of reasoning briefly and found that it actually made some sense.

Thus, the name "Miroku" spread rapidly across the battlefield and became another name for Susanoo.

"Susanoo?"

In the distance, Tsunade stood on the hill, staring incredulously at the blue giant in the distance.

As the Uchiha clan's old rivals, the Senju clan naturally had a lot to say about Susanoo. Tsunade would never mistake it for "Miroku." She recognized it at a glance as a ninjutsu that only those who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan could use.

However, what shocked her was not that there were still ninjas in the Uchiha clan who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, but rather that Susanoo and Wood Release appeared on the same battlefield at the same time, which made her think a lot.

In her mind, she couldn't help but recall the image of Hashirama Senju returning severely injured.

"Uchiha..."

But before she could say anything, the blue giant's appearance suddenly changed again. A wooden dragon, tens of meters long, appeared out of thin air and coiled around it!

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique..."

Tsunade stared blankly at the familiar yet unfamiliar wooden dragon in the distance, her entire brain completely shutting down.

"Tsunade!"

Just then, Jiraiya and Orochimaru finally arrived. When they saw the amazing scene in the distance, their faces were filled with astonishment.

"Wood Release and Sharingan, how come they're appearing together?"

Tsunade paid no attention to the arrival of her companions; the question was firmly in her mind, leaving no room for anyone else.

"The Wood Release experiment plan?"

Suddenly, those words popped into her mind.

It was a file she accidentally found when she was a child, while sneaking into Tobirama Senju's study to look for gambling money.

The above records that under Tobirama Senju's direction, Konoha once tried various experiments to bring Wood Release back into the world.

However, she was too young at the time, and since no one was able to use Wood Release afterward, she gradually forgot about it.

However, the scene before her clearly brought those memories back to her mind.

"Could the test subject be an Uchiha? But... no, I have to see!"

With this thought in mind, Tsunade disregarded everything else and immediately rushed towards the battlefield at full speed.

"Haha, what do you think? This combination of Uchiha and Senju power?"

In the center of the battlefield, Madara Uchiha stood proudly on the forehead of Susanoo, looking down at Hozuki Crescent Moon, which was no different from a black dot.

"To be defeated by the combined power of the Uchiha and Senju clans, you have every reason to be proud!"

Hozuki Shingetsu looked up at the towering giant, his face filled with surprise.

"Wood Dragon Technique + Susanoo, these ninjutsu really can be freely combined..."

However, judging from the force just now, Madara Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan eyes clearly lacked sufficient power. Furthermore, to unleash Susanoo in such a form, those Sharingan eyes couldn't possibly last long.

and so……

"Will one move decide the outcome?"

Hozuki Shingetsu had the same thought as Uchiha Madara in his mind, and then began his preparations, communicating with the Six-Tails telepathically.

"How about it? You didn't wet your pants after seeing Uchiha Madara, did you?"

"So noisy!"

An impatient voice came from within, but Hozuki Shingetsu didn't take it to heart and just chuckled.

"In that case, lend me all your power! There's no room for holding back this time!"

When Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were collecting the Tailed Beasts, Saiken had naturally interacted with the person in front of him and knew how terrifying Madara Uchiha was, so he agreed to Shingetsu Hozuki's request without thinking.

With the full cooperation of the Saiken, Hozuki Shingetsu also ceremoniously put his hands together and shouted to start his transformation.

hold head high!

In an instant, the smoke dissipated, and a huge, living slug leaped out of the smoke.

Surrounded by mountains, a blue giant draped in wooden dragons and a giant slug with immortal markings on its head gaze at each other from afar.

At this moment, in the eyes of the ninjas watching the battle, it was like an ancient myth being reenacted.

"Yasakani no Magatama - Wooden Dragon!"

Knowing that his eye power was dwindling, Madara Uchiha unleashed his ultimate attack without further ado.

A series of highly condensed light blue chakra spheres appeared on the giant's right arm, wrapping around the wooden dragon's body.

hold head high!

After letting out a roar, the wooden dragon swung its body and charged towards the six-tailed dragon.

Faced with Madara Uchiha's powerful attack, Shingetsu Hozuki was not to be outdone and manipulated the Six-Tails' body to unleash his own powerful attack.

hum!

hum!

A point of scarlet light quietly appeared in the mouth of the six-tailed fox, and in an instant it expanded to more than ten times its original size.

However, unlike the normal Tailed Beast Ball, this Tailed Beast Ball is not round, but a thin disc shape!

Or perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it the Tailed Beast Disc!

"Sage Art: Tailed Beast Ball - Destructo Disc!"

Based on Sage Chakra and Tailed Beast Chakra, and relying on the perfect mental state of Sage Mode, Hozuki Shingetsu successfully transformed the Tailed Beast Ball into the shape of the Destructo Disc, changing the sphere into a high-speed rotating disc, and used it to express his respect for Uchiha Madara, his senior in the ninja world, for the first time!

This move, which expressed Hozuki Shingetsu's strongest attack power at this moment, was carried by his conviction and slashed fiercely towards the flying wooden dragon!

hold head high!

hum!

In an instant, the wooden dragon made contact with the disc, letting out a deafening roar as it bit down hard on the disc, using the highly condensed chakra spheres on its body to try and crush it.

However, it clearly underestimated the power of this brand-new Spirit Circle Slash. After a brief stalemate, to Madara Uchiha's disbelief, accompanied by flying wood chips, the Spirit Circle Slash directly split the wooden dragon in two, and even continued its momentum towards the Susanoo!

"Remnants of the old world, this new world has no place for your ship!"

boom!

The towering blue giant didn't even have time to resist before it was beheaded by the disc, and Susanoo was instantly reduced to scattered specks of light, disappearing into the air.

In this situation, Madara Uchiha, who was standing on Susanoo's forehead, was naturally not spared either. He was directly hit by the aftershock and was seriously injured and sent flying, his limbs limp as he was "marked" on the ground.

"Hozuki Shingetsu... I'll remember you!"

"I will be back!"

Knowing that he couldn't escape in his current state, Madara Uchiha immediately severed the remote consciousness connection based on the God Tree's chakra, not wanting to see Hozuki Shingetsu's smug expression.

However, while his consciousness could escape, the White Zetsu's physical body had nowhere to run.

Hozuki Shingetsu had already deactivated his full tailed beast form the moment Uchiha Madara flew out and arrived beside him.

"Excellent... Now we have both the body of a White Zetsu and the cells of Hashirama Senju!"

Hozuki Shingetsu gently removed the mask from its face, and looking at the unconscious White Zetsu, a satisfied smile appeared on its face.

He had previously worried that Black Zetsu would take the opportunity to use the Mayfly Technique to take away White Zetsu, but now it seems that the strength he just revealed is quite obvious.

"new moon!"

Just then, when the Uzumaki clan members saw the blue giant defeated, they knew the outcome of the battle and immediately surrounded him.

"That's Uchiha Madara, Shingetsu! You actually defeated him!"

Upon hearing this, Hozuki Shingetsu smiled faintly, signaling to take the corpse of the White Zetsu with them, and then he and the others quickly left the Land of Rain.

"Aren't you going to look for those Whirlpool Clan members?"

Suigetsu Hozuki was still resentful about losing to Hozuki Shingetsu in a six-on-three fight, and since they had just been impressed by Hozuki Shingetsu's amazing strength, he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to get revenge.

"We're not going. The commotion just now was too great. The area is probably teeming with ninjas from all sides now. We've already exposed our location."

Hozuki Shingetsu shook his head, rejecting the suggestion.

"Of course, the most important thing is... my time is up."

?

Just as everyone present was still not understanding what Hozuki Shingetsu meant, they saw the dark red hermit chart on his face slowly dissipate, and Hozuki Shingetsu seemed to have his body hollowed out, leaning weakly against Yukinagi.

Upon seeing this situation, the others present instantly understood the meaning of Hozuki Shingetsu's words and immediately left with him and the Whirlpool White Zetsu without hesitation.

Shortly after they left, Tsunade and the other two appeared here.

"That's right... these are indeed traces of Wood Release."

Feeling the lush vitality of the trees before her, Tsunade was slightly lost in thought, and once again thought of her grandfather, Hashirama Senju.

"Tsunade..."

"That person who used Wood Release earlier was definitely a Konoha ninja!"

Just as Jiraiya was about to say something to comfort Tsunade, the ninjas from various villages who had been blocking the Konoha ninjas finally arrived at the battlefield and saw Tsunade and the other two standing still.

"I know that person; she seems to be Hashirama Senju's granddaughter!"

As Hashirama Senju's only granddaughter, Tsunade was naturally quite famous and was instantly recognized by ninjas from other villages.

Therefore, all of this makes perfect sense.

"Hashirama Senju's granddaughter has mastered Wood Release!"

Ignoring Tsunade's cries of "I didn't, I didn't," they immediately relayed the information back to the command post at the front, their expressions changing drastically.

Thus, the news that Wood Release had appeared in the hands of Hashirama Senju's granddaughter instantly set the entire ninja world ablaze, witnessed by ninjas from various villages!

(End of this chapter)