I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

The next moment, the three of them transformed into a phantom, speeding rapidly through the sky above the forest.

After the three left, Hashirama hesitated for a moment before leading the others to follow in their footsteps and head towards the location of the Gedo Mazo.

Not long after, Naruto and the others appeared on a cliff, gazing at the Gedo Mazo in the distance.

The others quickly landed on the cliff, and they all locked onto the towering, mountain-like demonic statue that was undergoing some kind of transformation.

"Its power is greater than mine at my peak! I am no match for it!"

Hashirama Senju's assessment caused Tobirama and the Third Hokage to change their expressions, wanting to stop the Ten-Tails' transformation, but Hinata stopped them.

In the Byakugan's view, the Gedo Mazo has already obtained most of the chakra except for the Nine-Tails, and its transformation is unstoppable. Going there now would just be a waste of chakra.

Moreover, Tobirama and the Third Hokage couldn't play much of a role either.

The standoff lasted for some time. After absorbing the chakra of the One-Tailed and Eight-Tailed, the Gedo Mazo finally transformed into the Ten-Tailed.

Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu exchanged a glance, then jumped directly onto the top of the Ten-Tails' head, locking onto Naruto and the others in the distance.

Chapter 316 Limbo: Border Jail

Naruto and Madara Uchiha.

This was the first time these two super-shadow-level powerhouses had met, and the moment they met, they recognized each other.

While appearance and physique can be disguised using transformation techniques, an amount of chakra comparable to that of a tailed beast cannot be faked. Madara Uchiha had sensed Naruto's chakra several hours earlier, but simply did not act immediately.

After a moment of contemplation, Madara Uchiha asked Naruto in the distance, "Obito should be dead by you, right? If he were still alive, he would definitely be working with me on the Eye of the Moon Plan."

Naruto nodded slightly, then chuckled and said, "That's right, but I'll let you see him soon."

Madara Uchiha snorted and said dismissively, "I acknowledge your strength for being able to fight Hashirama to a draw, but the power I possess now is enough to crush Hashirama."

"You keep mentioning Hashirama, do you like him?"

Naruto put his hands on his hips and said the words that made Madara Uchiha's expression change, and Hashirama Senju next to him was also stunned.

After regaining his senses, Madara Uchiha said with a grim expression, "Nine-Tails brat, I'm giving you one last chance. Will you join the Eye of the Moon Plan, or die while resisting to the bitter end?"

Naruto did not give Madara an answer, but instead formed a large spiral wheel with a small black ball swirling in his palm.

The next moment, it was thrown out.

The Great Spiral Wheel exploded in mid-air, the violent explosion causing the Ten-Tails to take a half-step back, and the resulting shockwave spread in all directions like a storm.

After the explosion, Naruto looked at Madara Uchiha, who was hiding inside Susanoo, his eyes full of mockery.

Madara noticed this look, but he was busy controlling the Ten-Tails to digest the tailed beast's chakra and couldn't leave the top of the Ten-Tails' head, so he could only defend himself unilaterally.

Fortunately, the Ten-Tails' defensive power is outstanding; even with the destructive force to destroy mountains, it could not seriously injure it.

Upon seeing this, Naruto fell into deep thought. Just as he was about to have Hinata activate the power of the Tenseigan, he sensed a cold wind coming from behind him, and someone launched an attack on him.

After barely dodging the attack, Naruto formed hand seals and entered Perfect Sage Mode.

After establishing a close connection with natural energy, he vaguely sensed an imperceptible clone around him, which, if nothing unexpected happened, should be Madara Uchiha's Limbo: Border Jail.

Limbo: Border Jail is a special clone that cannot be detected unless one possesses the Rinnegan or Sage Mode.

But coincidentally, he possesses both the Rinnegan and Sage Mode, allowing him to easily see the location of Limbo: Border Jail.

After deliberately creating an opening, Naruto formed hand seals and released shadow clones, which then launched an attack on Madara Uchiha's main body.

Even Madara Uchiha couldn't find Naruto's real body in front of hundreds of shadow clones.

However, Naruto had already begun to have his shadow clones use Rasengan to attack the Ten-Tails. Although each attack could only destroy a portion of the flesh and blood tissue, the combined damage was considerable.

At the same time, Sasuke, Hashirama, and others launched an attack, joining forces to assault Madara Uchiha's main body.

Hashirama clasped his hands together and summoned wooden dragons that coiled around the Ten-Tails, attempting to make it fall to the ground. Sasuke even activated his Amaterasu eye technique, causing flames to rapidly burn on the Ten-Tails' body.

Upon seeing this, Madara Uchiha's expression changed drastically, and even Black Zetsu showed a look of panic.

"Lord Madara, if this continues, we will lose."

Madara Uchiha glanced at Black Zetsu, and with the release of chakra, Susanoo projected onto the Ten-Tails. He then formed hand seals with Susanoo and shouted, "Heavenly Obstruction Star!"

After completing the hand seals, Madara Uchiha's expression turned extremely ugly.

He truly didn't expect Naruto to be able to detect his location in Limbo: Border Jail, and even more so, he didn't expect the other party to bypass him and directly attack the Ten-Tails. Although he couldn't kill the Ten-Tails, it would slow down his assimilation with the Ten-Tails.

Left with no other choice, he could only resort to the Heavenly Obstruction Star technique, a suicidal ninjutsu.

Soon, drawn by the power of the Rinnegan and after consuming a large amount of chakra, the meteorite from outside the ninja world was dragged over and hovered in the atmosphere, creating a tremendous sense of oppression.

Naruto also sensed the presence of the meteorite, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

But the others were different. When they saw the rapidly falling meteorite, Tobirama and the Third Hokage were dumbfounded. Madara Uchiha actually mastered such a ninjutsu. The size of this meteorite was enough to destroy a village with just one strike!

Sasuke activated Susanoo, found Naruto, and his expression seemed to say, "Come and beg me."

Naruto stared calmly at the meteorite in the sky, then entered Tailed Beast Transformation. The Tailed Beast Ball was formed in an instant and shot towards the meteorite in the sky like a missile.

Rumble!

After the violent explosion, the meteorite shattered into countless fragments, falling to the ground like brilliant fireworks.

After destroying the meteorite, Naruto had his shadow clones control Limbo: Border Jail, then appeared before Madara Uchiha and said with a light laugh, "Madara-senpai, feel free to use any other tricks you have up your sleeve!"

After seeing Naruto easily destroy the meteorite, Madara Uchiha stared intently at him, his eyes filled with apprehension.

He could destroy a meteorite several hundred meters in diameter, but that would require entering the complete Susanoo form and consuming a large amount of chakra; it wouldn't be that easy.

Furthermore, the expression on Naruto's face reminded him of himself a few hours earlier.

Back when I fought the Five Kage, it was like a cat-and-mouse game. I could have quickly defeated the enemy, but I just dragged things out to show off my strength.

But if Naruto was really that powerful, why didn't he stop himself from the beginning?

Thinking of this, Madara Uchiha looked at Hashirama not far away, and Hashirama also looked over, revealing a helpless expression.

As Naruto slowly walked towards Madara Uchiha, he was once again blocked by Limbo: Border Jail.

This is the edge of Wheel Graveyard, returned from the battlefield of the military fortress, and the only Wheel Graveyard border prison that is not restricted.

This time, Naruto didn't use Shadow Clones to hold off Limbo: Border Jail. He simply raised his hand to block the attack of the special clone, took out his black rods to restrict the special clone's movements, and drew his crimson longsword from his waist.

This longsword is a modified version of the Pu-style fishing rod, while the fish basket has been transformed into a scabbard.

After beheading Limbo: Border Jail, Naruto put the stolen chakra into his sword sheath and continued walking towards Madara Uchiha.

The scene just now greatly shocked Madara Uchiha, and an endless sense of crisis welled up in his heart.

Why does Naruto have the aura of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki? Why can he ignore the control of Limbo: Border Jail? Where exactly did that long sword come from?

Chapter 317 The Person Who Understands the Will of Fire Best

After the Heavenly Meteor and Limbo: Border Jail were broken, Madara Uchiha lost his composure as the mastermind behind it all.

After regaining his physical body, although it increased his combat potential, he also lost the advantage of having almost unlimited chakra. In addition, because his main body could not be deployed, he was completely at a disadvantage.

Faced with Naruto's relentless pressure, Madara Uchiha gritted his teeth and activated Susanoo.

In an instant, the deep blue Susanoo completely covered the Ten-Tails, and then the Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Ball began to condense in front of the Ten-Tails, aiming at the ground beneath its feet.

A few breaths later, the Tailed Beast Ball, which was over ten meters in size, was fully formed and ready to be launched.

However, at that moment, Naruto waved to Hinata in the distance, and a dazzling golden light burst forth from Hinata's hand, instantly transforming into a dazzling light sword thousands of meters long, which slashed straight toward the Ten-Tails.

"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"

After the golden sword struck down, the Susanoo covering the Ten-Tails began to crumble layer by layer, preventing the Ten-Tails from releasing the Tailed Beast Ball while also leaving a wound tens of meters deep on the Ten-Tails' body.

The intense pain drove the Ten-Tails to the brink of madness. After roaring, it lay listlessly on the ground.

"What kind of ninjutsu is that?" Madara Uchiha asked, looking dazed.

He originally thought his opponent was Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but even the seemingly well-behaved girl beside Naruto possessed the power to destroy the Ten-Tails, making him begin to doubt whether his decades of lying low had been meaningful.

"That's the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion! It belongs to Hamura's power."

"Hamura's power?" Madara Uchiha was taken aback, then sighed softly and said, "So it comes from the Sage of Six Paths' younger brother. But what's with the power you possess? It shouldn't be ordinary Sage Mode."

"This is a mode I created myself, combining the techniques of the three great sacred lands. When combined with the tailed beast chakra, it can briefly enter the realm of the Sage of Six Paths."

"I originally intended to deal with you, who became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, but I didn't expect you to be so weak... You're not even as good as Otsutsuki, only at the level of a mid-level Kage."

At this point, Naruto showed a disappointed expression. He hadn't expected the battle to end so quickly. Madara Uchiha hadn't even had a chance to become Six Paths Madara before he was defeated by him.

However, upon closer reflection, it makes sense.

The resurrected Madara Uchiha was not as powerful as he had imagined. In the end, he was just a combination of Sage Mode and Rinnegan. Moreover, the Madara Uchiha in front of him had not even been able to obtain the Sage Chakra from Hashirama.

He was preparing according to the procedure used to deal with Madara Uchiha.

Madara's Six Paths form is considered quite good even among the Otsutsuki clan. The combination of the Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is at least stronger than Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki.

Unfortunately, Madara Uchiha was too slow, and Black Zetsu did not help him become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

Mentioning Black Zetsu, Naruto seemed to think of something and looked around to look for Black Zetsu's trace, but Black Zetsu had already disappeared from the battlefield, or at least he could not sense Black Zetsu's chakra.

Hearing Naruto's complaints, Madara Uchiha was shocked, realizing that he was too weak.

What level of strength does the "Super Shadow Stream" possess?

"The so-called Super Kage is someone who can fight against an entire ninja village. The Nine-Tails and Nagato barely stepped into the threshold of Super Kage in the past. Although you can defeat the Five Kage, you cannot fight against the Otsutsuki. You can only be considered as a mid-level Super Kage."

Naruto gave a serious explanation and then sat down near Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha knew that he could not achieve the Eye of the Moon Plan today, but he also had many questions about Naruto, such as where Naruto's power came from and why he was so strong but was lying low in the ninja world.

Seemingly guessing Madara Uchiha's thoughts, Naruto said with a smile, "You're wondering why I didn't stop you from collecting the Tailed Beasts? Because it was intentional on my part."

"If I don't let you demonstrate the power to destroy the five great nations, my subsequent plans will be hindered."

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha became interested and quickly asked, "You plan to make me your enemy, and then use this common enemy of the ninja world to achieve peace and unification of the ninja world?"

Naruto neither confirmed nor denied it, then added, "I guess so, but I prefer Nagato and Hashirama's approach, using the powerful destructive force of the tailed beasts to maintain peace through deterrence."

"Unfortunately, the First Hokage never imagined that what would maintain peace was not the tailed beasts, but his own strength."

"There are many people in the ninja world who can deal with the tailed beasts, but you and Hashirama are almost invincible. If you had joined forces to defeat the various countries back then, the ninja world might have been able to maintain peace for several decades."

Madara Uchiha was thrilled to see Naruto, who had defeated him, agree with his previous views.