From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Anyone who stands in his way, even his closest and dearest, can be killed.

"......"

Sasuke looked calmly at Madara Uchiha. Madara didn't move, and neither did Madara. Madara didn't speak, and neither did Sasuke.

Whether Madara Uchiha is feeling melancholy or lost in memories, he is not in a good mood.

Sasuke was hoping the two could remain locked in this standoff for several hours, since he had come here specifically to buy time.

If Madara Uchiha wants to play, I'll play along; if he wants to engage in verbal sparring, I'll engage along; if you want to daydream, I won't bother you.

In short, whatever you do, I'll go along with it, but I can't get past you.

For a moment, the two fell silent, facing each other, staring at each other, as if even the howling wind could not penetrate the silence, creating a suffocatingly still scene!

Chapter 326 He's getting anxious!

Boom!

A giant golden lightning bolt suddenly appeared in the sky, followed by a deafening explosion that resounded for dozens of kilometers around.

The thick, dark clouds in the sky seemed to have been swept away by some unstoppable force, and were completely dispersed.

The sudden explosion seemed to wake Madara Uchiha. He glanced over and saw a figure streaking across the sky like a meteor, plummeting straight towards the earth.

Following closely behind were seven figures, who also flew towards the ground.

"Uchiha Sasuke, is it? You actually managed to hurt me. Your performance just now has earned my initial approval, Uchiha Madara."

Madara Uchiha glanced at it briefly before looking away and said calmly to Sasuke.

Madara Uchiha's arrogance made him disdainful of explaining why he suffered a loss due to carelessness or distraction.

So what if I suffer a loss? No matter how the other party does it—whether it's a sneak attack or poisoning—making him suffer a loss will earn me some of Madara Uchiha's approval.

But Madara Uchiha is still Madara Uchiha. Even though he was the one who suffered a loss just now, it didn't stop him from having a condescending attitude.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

Good grief, he can still pretend to be okay even after suffering a loss?

"You're saying you're Uchiha Madara? The one known as the strongest Uchiha in history, who co-founded Konoha with the First Hokage, and single-handedly intimidated all nations, preventing them from waging war, the Shura of the ninja world, Uchiha Madara?"

Are you flattering me?

Madara Uchiha was somewhat surprised, but Sasuke's claims were indeed true, and he had nothing to hide from admitting them.

"good."

"If someone claims to be Madara Uchiha, I won't believe it."

After Madara Uchiha admitted it, Sasuke unexpectedly sighed softly, speaking in a tone that carried three parts admiration, three parts praise, three parts sigh, and one part loneliness at the top:

"You should know that there are very few people in the ninja world today who can withstand one of my attacks and survive."

"You actually managed to withstand one of my attacks and survive, only losing an arm. You must be the Shura who once dominated the ninja world."

“I acknowledge your power. I, Uchiha Sasuke, am willing to call you a beginner-level strongman.”

By the end, Sasuke's tone had completely shifted to one of admiration, just as he had said.

This is also a common tactic used by Madara Uchiha when he is pretending to be someone else; he usually doesn't belittle his opponents.

Occasionally, they might subtly elevate their opponent's position.

After all, constantly beating up a bunch of trash doesn't really show off his class.

But then again, who doesn't know this kind of trick?

A beginner-level expert?

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha was not angry at all; instead, he found it amusing.

After all, what adult would get angry with a child?

But he didn't expect that Sasuke Uchiha's next words would instantly break his defenses.

"As for the First Hokage, I would call him a mid-level strongman."

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha became enraged and almost instinctively retorted.

"Damn it! Why is Hashirama ranked above me?"

Damn it!

Why should I argue with him about this?

As soon as the words left his mouth, Madara Uchiha regretted it, realizing that he had fallen into Sasuke Uchiha's verbal trap.

"Adults shouldn't get angry with children."

Madara Uchiha quickly regained his composure, stopped arguing with Sasuke, and formed several hand seals.

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!

A vast expanse of flames, as large as the sea, emerged. Its coverage and temperature were so high that it would take at least twenty Jonin simultaneously using the Water Barrier to block it.

Of course, Madara Uchiha didn't think this fire jutsu would have any effect; it was just a warm-up before the dance.

"But sometimes it's necessary to let naughty children know the authority of adults."

Swish!

As soon as he finished speaking, Madara Uchiha attacked Sasuke, and at the same time, a black weapon appeared in his hand again, shaped like the Grim Reaper's scythe.

In the clash of swords and knives just now, he was the one who lost.

But Madara Uchiha was not convinced and wanted to get back at Madara in the same way.

"After the establishment of the ninja villages, at the call of the First Hokage, people from all countries and villages gathered together for the first Shinobi World Tournament..."

As Sasuke drew his Fire Armor and casually unleashed a fiery blade of light, extinguishing and splitting the Great Fire, he seemed to be uttering words completely unrelated to the battle.

Upon hearing this, apart from the words "First Hokage" which made Madara Uchiha's ears perk up slightly, he ignored everything else and continued to attack Sasuke.

Did Madara Uchiha talk a lot of nonsense?

Do you like to talk back or not?

Of course there's a lot of nonsense, and of course I love it.

But Madara Uchiha is just like Sasuke; they both like to have the upper hand and engage in verbal sparring in a condescending manner.

However, the current situation is that he suffered a slight loss in the previous exchange.

I can't use my persuasive skills for now.

Even the invincible ability to feign escape is temporarily sealed.

After all, the execution of a feigned escape technique must be based on an overwhelming trend.

Otherwise, no matter how much you try to put on an act, it will always seem somewhat powerless.

boom!

The fire weapon and the black scythe collided with a tremendous roar, and their simple clash created a shockwave that exploded in all directions.

This guy has incredible strength.

Upon seeing this, Madara Uchiha was slightly startled.

It's important to know that Sasuke is in his normal state now, not in the Lightning Susanoo state he was in just now.

He thought that this exchange would easily send him flying.

Unexpectedly, the situation did not develop as he had imagined. In fact, during the clash, his scythe even developed a chip.

Was it cast from items offered at a shrine?

The familiar material and chakra fluctuations allowed Madara Uchiha to recognize the origin of the Fire Gatcha.

Obito, you piece of trash!

Madara Uchiha was somewhat dissatisfied. If Obito hadn't lost the Flame Fan and the Death Scythe, he wouldn't have needed to use Yin-Yang Release to temporarily create weapons.

The weapons he created using Yin-Yang Release were certainly far superior to the black rods created by Nagato.

But it can never compare to a divine artifact like the Fire Armor.

"At the Ninja World Tournament venue, before the meeting even began, Uchiha Madara suddenly spoke..."

Sasuke didn't care what Madara Uchiha thought and continued to say things that sounded completely unrelated.

Faced with Sasuke's trash talk, Madara Uchiha's expression remained calm to the point of being cold. He moved swiftly, his black scythe creating countless afterimages and blades of light in the air, carrying the power of thunder, as it swept forward in an overwhelming attack.

Despite Madara Uchiha's relentless and relentless attacks, Sasuke remained calm and composed.

For experts of their caliber, mere swordsmanship, knife skills, or physical combat are not a real threat to their opponents.

It was just a simple warm-up.

Sasuke knew that given Madara Uchiha's pride, as long as he continued to use swordsmanship and taijutsu to fight him properly...

Given Madara Uchiha's pride, he wouldn't resort to other means to deal with him.

This was especially true after he suffered a loss due to carelessness in his first clash with swords.

As a fellow reincarnation of Indra and with the advantage of information from his previous life, Sasuke was very good at understanding his psychology.

"Hashirama, stand up first." The First Hokage, though puzzled, stood up nonetheless.

Clang clang!

The sounds of swords clashing on the field never ceased, and sparks flew everywhere.

"Then I heard Madara Uchiha say that everyone present except for me and Hashirama is trash."

Madara Uchiha's attack paused for a moment, but only for a moment.

He certainly didn't say such a thing during the first Shinobi World Tournament, and Hashirama Senju, for the sake of friendship between the nations, wouldn't have allowed him to say it.

Although he didn't say it outright, during the first Shinobi World Tournament, Madara Uchiha genuinely believed that everyone except him and Hashirama was trash.

This applies not only to the first Shinobi World Tournament, but to the entire Shinobi World.