Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 392 Nami of the Eight Gates shatters Madara Uchiha's arrogance with two punches.

As the giant phoenix was cleaved in two in mid-air, its form rapidly shrank, and it crashed to the ground, Madara Uchiha quickly withdrew his Susanoo and landed smoothly from the air.

He looked at the two phoenix corpses in the distance, which looked like they had been cleaved in two, and frowned slightly. "Dead? This is a bit troublesome. I wasn't planning on fighting."

But at that moment, the azure flames on the phoenix's body rapidly ignited, turning the two pieces of the corpse into nothingness, and then the azure flames gathered together.

Then, Nami emerged unharmed from the blue flames, scratching her head in confusion and asking, "What happened? That feeling just now..."

Madara Uchiha was also incredibly surprised to see this.

Not only did he open the Eight Gates, a forbidden technique, but he was also cut in two and indeed dismembered. But how did this guy manage to revive completely unharmed in the blink of an eye?!

In that instant, he seemed to understand the meaning behind Nami's earlier description of herself as the "phoenix."

"What are you doing!?" Madara Uchiha looked at Nami with surprise and disbelief and couldn't help but ask.

"Why are you so surprised? Didn't I just tell you? I'm the Phoenix." Nami grinned, revealing a bright smile. "You don't actually think you've won, do you?"

There are indeed powers in this world capable of killing Nami, such as Bane, who could do so entirely on a soul level, not to mention his Dark-Dark Fruit.

Unfortunately, Madara Uchiha had no such means.

"Interesting! Ryuchi Cave truly lives up to its reputation as a sacred place. It has broadened my horizons!" After a brief moment of surprise, Madara Uchiha praised it with great gusto.

"You're not bad either; you're the strongest ninja I've ever seen," Nami praised in return, then added, "So, from now on, I'll give it my all!"

Since fully mastering the Eight Gates technique, Nami has been unable to find anyone in Ryuchi Cave to fiercely fight with because Bane frequently "disappears".

With Zoro and the others absent, neither Ain, Waver, nor Orochimaru could withstand Nami's full power, let alone the two Yugitos.

So Nami hasn't had such a satisfying battle in a long time, especially since this opponent is incredibly strong, and is an immortal Edo Tensei body, making him the perfect opponent for a real fight!

As soon as she finished speaking, Nami clenched her fists and shouted, "Eight Gates Technique - Eighth Gate - Gate of Death, open!!!"

A surge of violent chakra erupted into the sky, transforming into a crimson hue like blood, making Nami's aura even more formidable.

Although the power was more violent, Nami still felt no pressure, just like when she opened the seventh gate. The only difference was that the blue flames on her body burned even more fiercely.

However, it is clear that although the seventh and eighth gates of the Eight Gates are only separated by a thin line, the power they actually display is completely different!

After all, although the seventh gate is strong, it has not truly opened the shackles in the body and can still be within the scope of "human". But now, with the opening of the eighth gate - the gate of death, it is truly "I am no longer human"!

With no more limits, life is fully ignited until it turns to ashes!

At that moment, the instant Nami was watching him, Madara Uchiha felt immense pressure!

At the same moment, Nami moved. Her speed was so fast that Madara Uchiha couldn't even lock onto her with his eyes. Almost as soon as he saw her body make a move, she was already in front of him in the next instant.

His arm instinctively rose as if he wanted to do something, and Susanoo chakra emerged from his feet, trying to protect himself.

But at this moment, everything seems too slow!

Before the arm could actually be raised, and before Susanoo could be unleashed...

A surge of powerful force slammed into Madara Uchiha.

"Five Speeds - Evening Elephant!!!"

Evening Elephant is also the highest-level taijutsu recorded in the Eight Gates, but Might Guy later surpassed it and developed Night Guy, which is very unique and embodies all his youthful energy, after Evening Elephant.

Night Guy is not recorded in the Eight Gates technique in the Book of Seals, so Evening Elephant is already the highest taijutsu of this lineage of Eight Gates.

Theoretically speaking, after opening the Gate of Death, the body will quickly burn to ashes. During this process, the body can briefly adapt to such a huge force, increasing the speed of the Evening Elephant from first to fifth.

This is a gradual process.

Nami, relying on her immortality, completely ignored the so-called gradual approach. She opened the Eight Gates multiple times, which made her accustomed to the terrifying power that suddenly erupted. Therefore, she did not need to go through any process of "first speed, second speed" to adapt and directly used the highest speed, Evening Elephant!

This attack stunned Madara Uchiha in an instant.

I didn't see anything, but I felt like I'd been struck by lightning. I was instantly sent flying thousands of meters away, leaving terrifying tracks in the dense forest.

Half of that reanimated body had been blown apart. At that moment, Madara Uchiha was absolutely certain that it was fortunate that he was already dead.

If he were still alive, being hit by such a force in such a sudden and unexpected situation would surely have killed him on the spot.

Recalling everything from the past, Madara Uchiha was absolutely certain that the phoenix he was encountering at this moment was the strongest taijutsu user he had ever met in his entire life!

Even Hashirama Senju, who had a love-hate relationship with him for many years and possessed the body of a sage, was no match for him!

My mind is filled with countless thoughts, but reality is but a fleeting moment.

Madara Uchiha's reanimated body hadn't even recovered yet; he was still rolling on the ground, unable to stop the terrifying energy, when Nami arrived right behind him.

It is simple and unadorned, the greatest truths are the simplest. There are no fancy tricks, just a simple punch thrown out.

The Fifth Speed: Evening Elephant erupted once more, blasting Uchiha Madara and the mountain behind him into dust without any resistance!

After defeating Madara Uchiha with two punches, Nami didn't even bother to undo the Gate of Death. Might Guy could only maintain it for a few minutes, but Nami could keep the Eighth Gate open and fight for at least two hours!

Looking at Madara Uchiha, who was slowly regenerating his body from the remnant earth not far away, Nami stopped attacking and instead asked, "Are you struggling to keep up with my speed? Should I slow down a bit?"

Upon hearing this, the arrogant Madara Uchiha's face turned ashen.

What the hell is going on in this ninja world? How long have I been dead? How come so many terrifying beings have suddenly appeared?

That so-called Spirit Lord casually created stars with his bare hands, raising a forbidden technique in the sky powerful enough to destroy the entire ninja world, leaving him completely helpless.

After finally making up my mind to visit this terrifying spirit in Ryuchi Cave, I couldn't even find the entrance to Ryuchi Cave before I encountered some unheard-of phoenix named Nami.

I thought she was just a girl with some skills, but she beat him so badly he was completely disoriented.

This left Madara Uchiha feeling somewhat frustrated.

Am I really falling behind the times?

Luckily, he didn't recognize the white-bearded man, otherwise he might have lamented, "There are no ships left to carry me in this new era."

Although the arrogant Madara Uchiha was unwilling to accept Nami's "kindness," in fact, this slowdown in pace had already taken shape; otherwise, he would have had no chance to reassemble this Edo Tensei body.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

In other words, he has actually been defeated!

Whether he didn't unleash his full power, since he didn't use the power of the Rinnegan, or whether the Impure World Reincarnation technique limited his strength, whatever the reason, Madara Uchiha had to admit that he lost, and lost completely!

The guy in front of him, who called himself the Phoenix, completely defied his common sense and understanding of the ninja world.

He was clearly cut in two with a single strike, and he clearly activated a forbidden technique that burned his life force, but he just didn't die!

At this point, Madara Uchiha fell silent, not even knowing what to say.

Just then, Nami suddenly looked in another direction, her brows furrowing first, then brightening with joy, her already terrifying aura becoming even more ferocious.

"I've been waiting for you for so long, Zoro!!!" Nami shouted.

With a burst of strength, she soared into the air. Without even glancing at Madara Uchiha, her arms transformed into wings of blue flames, and she flew at incredible speed in a certain direction, while all her energy and power began to gather at her feet.

"Hey!" Atop an ancient tree in the dense forest, Zoro, four swords at his side, looked at Nami rushing towards him with a fierce aura and said, "What are you doing!?"

He and Robin had just arrived near the desolate mountains of Ryuchi Cave when they saw a phantom of a martial god, as large as a mountain, slashing down a phoenix from the sky with a single strike.

Zoro didn't recognize the phantom of the God of War, but he did recognize the phoenix—it was undoubtedly Nami.

So he was very confused and, without paying attention to Robin, used the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to appear here in the blink of an eye, ready to see what had happened.

As soon as Zoro landed on the tree, Nami seemed to have gone mad and attacked him directly, leaving Zoro somewhat at a loss.

But his strength is undeniable. Faced with Nami's sudden attack, he reacted immediately, drawing the Wado Ichimonji from his waist.

"The Eighth Gate - Phoenix - Seal of Heaven!!!"

"One-Sword Style: Great Chen Shock!!!"

Despite the surging force, Zoro still accurately locked onto Nami's kick, raised his hand, and unleashed a full-force slash!

Facing the power of the Eight Gates head-on, Zoro was also incredibly shocked. When he left, Nami hadn't even become arrogant yet, and now, in such a short time, she's already able to unleash such terrifying power?

The surging energy destroyed everything around it. A bottomless phoenix claw mark was blasted diagonally into the ground, though it was somewhat damaged. That was the ancient tree where Zoro was standing. It was completely undamaged by the power of the Eight Gates. It seemed that all the power poured down was received and blocked by this green-haired man, without leaking out at all!

Far away, Madara Uchiha watched this scene with a complex expression in his eyes.

He couldn't withstand that blow, but the samurai-like man could!

The successive blows left Madara Uchiha feeling somewhat dejected, yet also utterly bewildered. What on earth was going on with Ryuchi Cave? I'd never heard of them being this terrifying before!

After the force of his attack dissipated, Zoro immediately retracted his Wado Ichimonji, cursing, "What are you doing, you bitch?"

"Damn it, this was the killing move I prepared especially for you. I thought it could defeat you," Nami said in the air, feeling extremely unwilling.

"I've been training since I was a child, and I've never slacked off. I swore to catch up with that monster, Bann. How long have you been training? Although your growth is so rapid that I find it unbelievable, you're still a hundred years away from beating me!" Zoro glared at Nami and said.

Since arriving in this ninja world, although he hasn't spent much time in Ryuchi Cave, he has consistently absorbed natural energy. Therefore, on the surface, he seems to have remained unchanged, but in reality, his physical attributes are completely different from what they used to be.

He's cultivating immortality now, okay?

(End of this chapter)