From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

'Soon!'

Seeing Uchiha Madara slowly raising his sharp black rod while spewing all sorts of trash talk at him from the ground, he saw Madara on the ground doing the same.

Sasuke remained unmoved and did not respond in the slightest.

He wanted to retort, but he was worried that it might provoke Madara Uchiha to launch an attack on him prematurely.

So he simply remained silent.

It'll be soon!

Just hold on for these few seconds.

Even if Madara Uchiha were stronger now, he couldn't possibly defeat my Susanoo and the defensive barrier set up by Honoka and Karin behind me in an instant, thus interrupting the ritual.

And it seems he didn't mean it that way.

Sasuke, who was also a reincarnation of Indra's chakra, keenly perceived Madara Uchiha's thoughts.

That's quite confident, but it's probably for the best!

Even so, Sasuke did not relax at all, his whole body like a fully drawn bow, ready to fight at any moment.

Hidden in the shadows are immortal clones, and the super orbital beam cannon of the Anker Bandian Fortress, tens of thousands of meters above the ground, is also fully charged, ready to provide support at any time.

He himself was ready for the moment when Otsutsuki Neko successfully descended into the world.

He then directly activated the Flying Thunder God Space-Time Array to successfully advance the entire tower, along with his own people.

It's true that the range and mass of the transfer are huge, but Minato Namikaze was able to easily transfer the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball, which was as large as a mountain.

Sasuke, whose mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique is no less than his and whose chakra is countless times greater, can naturally do it as well.

Even after the ritual is completed, Sasuke has no intention of getting into any more conflicts with anyone. His mission here is to create an Otsutsuki clone.

All battles serve this purpose!

As for Madara Uchiha's provocation?

We'll settle it later!

finally......

Just as Madara Uchiha pointed the black rod at Sasuke's forehead with the Fire God Susanoo, the strange changes in the world vanished, and the ritual of the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Powers Formation was finally completed.

Otsutsuki no Mikoto has also been successfully and perfectly born!

It's done!

Seeing this, Sasuke, who had been tense all along, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.

But at that moment, an excruciating pain he had never experienced before, a pain that felt like every cell in his body was screaming, came over him.

"Wow!"

The sudden, excruciating pain caused Sasuke to vomit blood repeatedly, and a gaping hole appeared in his abdomen.

Even the spine connecting the upper and lower body almost broke.

The enormous reaction force sent him crashing straight down to the ground!

The immense pain and terror left Sasuke's mind blank.

Only the survival instinct deep within the biological genes.

His body subconsciously and frantically activated Flying Thunder God and Izanami to try and survive.

However, Sasuke's activation speed was still too slow.

Or perhaps the person who launched the surprise attack on him knew him too well.

Pfft! Pfft!

The sound of flesh being pierced!

Suddenly, Sasuke, who was falling straight down, appeared beside him for some unknown reason.

Or rather, many sharp, incredibly razor-sharp black rods suddenly sprouted from Sasuke's body.

This involves Sasuke's limbs, major ligaments and joints, and key points of meridians and acupoints.

It even pierced through vital organs such as the heart!

The powerful binding and suppressive abilities emanating from the black rod instantly interrupted all the techniques Sasuke subconsciously wanted to unleash.

At this point, Sasuke had lost not only the ability to mobilize chakra, but also the most basic bodily functions.

'Who...is it?!'

Even with so many fatal injuries, the powerful life force from the Sage Body, which possessed all six bloodlines, prevented Sasuke from dying immediately.

He struggled to look with his three eyes, but all he saw was a sharp, black rod that had suddenly appeared.

Its target was his brow, the eye of the Izanami no Mikoto that could resurrect Sasuke indefinitely!

Pfft!

Uchiha Sasuke is dead!

"Sasuke!!!!!"

A mournful cry, seemingly piercing the heavens and earth, rang out.

Within the Pure Land of the Underworld.

"I see!"

The Sage of Six Paths, who had been closely watching the battlefield, suddenly stood up, his eyes fixed intently on the scene before him.

In that fleeting glimpse, perhaps none of the people present clearly saw how Sasuke was injured or who attacked him.

But whether they were alive or dead, the Sage of Six Paths, whose strength was unparalleled in the ninja world, saw it clearly.

It turns out that person had been nearby all along.

After Sasuke reappeared in the tower, he kept staring at Sasuke, and during this time he was constantly gathering his strength.

Prepare to launch a thunderous attack the instant its ritual is completed.

Even the speed, position, and trajectory of Sasuke's fall after being hit had been calculated.

There was no chance for Sasuke to struggle.

"I see, so you can actually block perception." (Original quote from the comic.)

"He also possesses such a powerful eye technique that allows him to conceal himself; no wonder..."

The Sage of Six Paths had a serious expression, and his eyes were filled with coldness.

"No wonder you were able to fake your death and escape from your mother's clutches back then. Even your mother, who later controlled the entire ninja world, couldn't find your whereabouts."

"No wonder I've been monitoring the ninja world for a thousand years and haven't found a trace of you."

"I see....."

The Sage of Six Paths seemed to have figured out many things, and sighed in admiration.

A cluster of vibrant purple chakra, appearing hazy and mysterious, flew out from his palm.

In an instant, a vast pulse, like the rising purple moon, formed across the heavens and earth, and vanished into the Pure Land in the blink of an eye.

They rushed toward the boundary between the Pure Land and the Defiled Land, the boundary separating the living from the dead.

That is, the legendary road to the underworld—Hirasaka!

............

Inside the venue.

The sudden turn of events left everyone present bewildered.

No one knows what happened, nor why Sasuke Uchiha was suddenly seriously injured.

Before everyone could even process what had happened, Sasuke Uchiha suddenly died.

He died swiftly and decisively, leaving no room for anything else.

Everyone was bewildered, even Madara Uchiha was staring blankly at the air with his black rod in hand, looking somewhat lost.

I haven't even made a move yet!

How did you suddenly die?

"Sasuke!!!!!"

For a moment, Madara Uchiha was also stunned, but a mournful cry that seemed to pierce the heavens and earth interrupted him.

Then, in the next moment.

A violent, ferocious, and savage killing intent, radiating boundless rage and resentment, as if from an ancient beast, locked onto him.

Uchiha Madara: "?"

Madara Uchiha looked in the direction of the killing intent and saw a red figure rushing towards him from afar.

With each step, a destructive torrent exploded in all directions, the booming airwaves echoing across the earth.

With each step, the red chakra on the figure grew even more crimson, as red as hellfire, erupting with a terrifying aura that seemed poised to tear everything apart, annihilate, and devour everything in its path.

With each step, the burst of red chakra surged even more violently, rapidly intertwining and coalescing into a massive, ferocious fox head, revealing its gleaming white teeth.

It exudes boundless rage and murderous intent!

Madara Uchiha: "??"

Madara Uchiha was somewhat confused, but looking at the black rod in his hand, he seemed to understand something in an instant.

Madara Uchiha: "..."

.............

Note: In the previous chapter, some readers mentioned that the young Sasuke's Susanoo has stronger defensive capabilities than the boy Sasuke's Susanoo.

This is true.

But that's not the main reason; this chapter only mentions it briefly through the lens of the Sage of Six Paths.

The book's technique is a sneak attack, and it has been building up its strength for a long time.