I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 186 Yagyu VS Uchiha Madara, the Ultimate Showdown

Rumble.

As Madara Uchiha's voice faded, the ground beneath the feet of Konoha's elite troops suddenly began to shake violently.

The ground in front of the four Yagyu members was rapidly cracking with varying sizes, as if some enormous creature was about to emerge from the cracks.

Just then, Yagyu clapped his hands and shouted, "Wood Release: Advent of Tree World!"

The vast, ocean-like Wood Release chakra, containing astonishing life force, seeped into the earth, causing the branches that had been growing rapidly underground to multiply and burst forth from the ground.

At the same time, Wood Release chakra of the same nature but different hosts are also vying for control of the countless branches buried underground, determining which direction these branches will surge and advance after emerging from the ground.

There was no real struggle involved; in just a few seconds, Madara Uchiha's expression changed slightly, looking at Yagyu with a mixture of shock and excitement.

Because he discovered that he had lost control of the branches underground.

It's like an adult snatching a toy from a child's hands; the child has absolutely no chance to resist.

But this sense of powerlessness fueled Madara Uchiha's burning passion.

Because the last person who could give him this feeling was Hashirama Senju.

Even though he is now only a reanimated body and cannot use the Rinnegan's exclusive eye techniques, his strength far surpasses that of his predecessor who only possessed the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

Furthermore, the reanimated body possesses unlimited chakra, allowing it to unleash Wood Release or the Complete Susanoo.

They can easily surpass their former selves.

This current state is both a weakening and a strengthening of myself.

Unexpectedly, despite his enhanced abilities, he was instantly defeated by Yagyu in terms of Wood Release.

How could this not excite Madara Uchiha?

Just as Orochimaru said, this brat is definitely more suitable to be his current opponent than Hasi Hot Mom.

Rumble—

Almost the instant Madara Uchiha was deprived of his power, countless tree branches surged from the ground like snakes unleashed from their cages. They rapidly inflated and swelled, growing a large number of branches and leaves. Within seconds, they transformed into towering trees that overwhelmed Madara Uchiha. At the same time, they also transformed into green waves that advanced towards the area behind Madara Uchiha.

In the blink of an eye, a dense forest appeared before the Konoha elite troops.

Seeing that the sea of ​​trees was not advancing towards them, but instead flowing backwards towards Uchiha Madara, the Konoha ninjas, whose expressions had changed drastically, all breathed a sigh of relief.

Before they could even be shocked and amazed, wondering why Madara Uchiha possessed the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai of the First Hokage, they heard Yagyu's voice: "Everyone, continue around the forest. I'll deal with Madara Uchiha."

"Yes, Lord Yagyu!!"

Upon hearing Yagyu's words, the Konoha ninja responded in unison.

"Yagyu, be careful, he's an opponent on par with my great-grandfather."

Tsunade whispered a word of advice: "Don't be reckless at crucial moments."

The unspoken message is that if you are outmatched, you should immediately use the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.

"You too, Tsunade-neechan, be careful." Yagyu nodded.

Soon, the Konoha elite troops disappeared behind Yagyu in an instant, running along the edge of the forest, preparing to bypass the vast forest and continue towards the Ten-Tails.

"roar--..."

Just as they were running away in an instant, a dragon's roar suddenly came from their ears, a roar that shook all beasts, and even they, as the elite troops of the five great ninja villages, trembled with fear.

Without even turning their heads, they could already picture a giant wooden dragon soaring into the sky.

That was a power belonging to another dimension for them.

And indeed, a giant wooden dragon defied gravity and soared into the sky, roaring towards Yagyu, the creator of the forest.

Having separated from the forest and become a unique individual, even though it contains Yagyu's chakra, he cannot regain control of the wooden dragon as he did before.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

In response, Yagyu simply formed a hand seal and unleashed a jet of extremely high-pressure water, which, like an indestructible divine weapon, directly split the Wood Release: Wood Dragon, a Wood Release technique capable of absorbing chakra. Among all Wood Release ninjutsu, this technique was only lower in rank than Sage Art: Wood Release - True Several Thousand Hands and Wood Release: Wood Human Technique. Due to its powerful chakra absorption and flight ability, its rank and effect were in no way inferior to Wood Release: Wood Dragon of the Flowering Tree World.

"This technique, and your appearance, remind me of a very annoying guy."

Madara Uchiha's voice reached my ears.

Against the backdrop of the falling wooden dragon's corpse, Madara Uchiha emerged from the forest, his crimson three-tomoe Sharingan gleaming.

In the darkness of night, it shines a blinding red light, like a flashlight shining into the eyes of a cat or dog.

The next second, Madara Uchiha still showed no intention of chatting with Yagyu, and ran straight towards him at a speed no less than that of the Body Flicker Technique.

If it were daytime, or in a desert, this speed would definitely kick up a cloud of dust behind.

Yagyu didn't use any techniques to attack either, but instead ran towards Uchiha Madara as well, his eyes also flashing red, but it wasn't Sharingan or Red Eyes, it was just pure fighting spirit burning.

After fighting for more than ten days, Madara Uchiha finally appeared!

Next, it's time to verify our hypothesis and implement our plan!

The darkness was an obstacle, but for Yagyu and Madara Uchiha, it was no different from daytime.

Under the moonlight, two figures, moving so fast they left afterimages, collided.

lllll····—·

The sound of objects colliding rang out continuously, interspersed with a "whoosh" sound like hitting a piece of metal.

Yagyu and Madara Uchiha were engaged in a taijutsu duel within the ninja-taijutsu genjutsu.

When the strong attack the weak, a single breath can kill a large group.

If a powerful being from another dimension attacks a weak one, that would be a dimensional reduction attack.

However, in a battle between equally skilled opponents, it's not just a clash of ninjutsu; it's a contest of overall strength, encompassing ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, bloodline limits, secret techniques, and combat experience, among other things.

Physical skills are the best way to test an opponent's strength.

If someone is at a disadvantage in physical combat, it means that the opponent has found a weakness.

Therefore, every elite Jonin is an all-around ace fighter.

A Jonin like Kurenai Yuhi, who is only skilled in one type of technique, will never become an elite Jonin unless she raises her taijutsu and ninjutsu to a level that surpasses other Jonin.

Punches, grappling, shoulder throws, blocking, etc.

In the darkness of night, Yagyu and Madara Uchiha pushed their bodies to the limit, maximizing their power generation techniques, nerve reflexes, and precognitive abilities.

Neither of them was able to completely defend against the other's attacks, but they were both trying their best to deflect the force or exchange blows.

The sound of striking metal was the sound of Yagyu's attack landing on Madara Uchiha's red armor.

Although Madara Uchiha's reanimated body was immune to death, he still dared not take Yagyu's damage head-on.

As one of the few people in the ninja world who knew the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Madara Uchiha, although he hated Tobirama Senju and looked down on his strength, had to admit that his ninjutsu talent was indeed unmatched.

Before awakening his Rinnegan, Madara Uchiha never dared to imagine that such a forbidden technique, the Impure World Reincarnation, could exist in the world.

Moreover, the dead who are summoned back to the world of the living will not only be immortal, but will also possess unlimited chakra.

Even if the caster dies, the Impure World Reincarnation technique will not be dispelled.

If it weren't for the fact that resurrection takes time, and that this time is the only weakness that can be sealed by sealing techniques, Madara Uchiha would have been completely unrestrained and could have single-handedly swept through the entire ninja world.

It was precisely because of his fear of the seal that Madara Uchiha did not dare to ignore Yagyu's attack.

Wood Release is one of the strongest sealing techniques. Once someone is caught by the Silent Binding Technique, they will be sealed multiple times and will definitely be defeated.

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After several more rounds of punches and kicks, Madara Uchiha crossed his arms to block Yagyu's kick, using the force to send him flying backward.

After landing this time, Madara Uchiha did not rush over as before, but quickly formed hand seals.

After more than a hundred rounds of fighting, Madara Uchiha had completely mastered his current body, which was free from pain and sensation, and also understood Yagyu's taijutsu skills.

Yagyu, who possesses the explosive power of the Senju clan's chakra, is slightly superior in strength, just like Hashirama Senju.

However, in terms of dynamic vision, Yagyu, who did not awaken the Sharingan, was slightly inferior to Madara Uchiha, even with his Kagura Mind's Eye and Red Eyes.

Ultimately, in terms of neural responses, Madara Uchiha was suppressed.

The reason for the suppression is precisely this body, which is an impure resurrected body devoid of any sense of pain or touch.

In terms of taijutsu (physical combat), Madara Uchiha was at a disadvantage, but not by much.

Of course, this is assuming that Yagyu did not activate Sage Mode.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

After the taijutsu (physical combat) was finished, the ninjutsu (internal combat) competition immediately began.

As Madara Uchiha shouted, dazzling flames tore through the night, transforming into waves of fire that roared toward Yagyu.

"Water Release: Big Explosive Water Wave!"

Yagyu also quickly formed hand seals and spat out a stream of water from his mouth. Moisture from all directions immediately gathered around it, and the water stream instantly transformed into a towering wave that collided with the roaring fire wave.

boom ...

As the explosion rang out, water vapor, many times larger than the Mist Concealment Technique, immediately appeared and enveloped a small part of the forest area.

Rumble...

As soon as the thick fog formed, a series of explosions occurred.

Red dots appeared in the thick fog, and before they could move, they burst into fireworks.

However, these dazzling fireworks were quickly obscured by five graffiti murals.

Suddenly, as if painted by Ma Liang's magic brush, five different colored marks appeared in the thick fog, and like water flowing from five channels, they converged into a ball of five-colored light.

"Five Elements: Great Combo Bullet Technique!"

A boom echoed through the thick fog, just as the black sphere of the Earth-Exploding Star burst into white light. The five-colored light clusters merged into one, radiating a dazzling white light that tore through the night and dust, turning the surrounding space into daylight.

Then came a loud bang, as if the whole world had fallen silent.

Of course, this only applies to this area.

The Konoha elite troops, who had already bypassed the forest and were heading towards the Ten-Tails, as well as the elite troops from the five great ninja villages and the Land of Iron who were also heading towards Konoha, all heard a loud noise like a volcanic eruption. Then, a huge mushroom cloud rose up from the forest in the distance.

The amount of chakra contained within that mushroom cloud caused every ninja skilled in sensory techniques to break out in a cold sweat and tremble violently.

Even Obito Uchiha, who was standing atop the Ten-Tails waiting for it to evolve, and the Akatsuki members who had rested enough and whose main bodies had finally returned to the surface from the underground base after more than ten days, all turned their gazes toward the mushroom cloud, their pupils contracting and their faces filled with horror.

In other words, Hiruzen Sarutobi's soul had already been killed by Yagyu and completely perished.

Otherwise, if he were resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, his reaction would be the same as these people's.

Both are Five Elements Great Bullet Techniques, but Hiruzen Sarutobi's Five Elements Great Bullet Technique isn't even worthy of carrying Yagyu's shoes.

In terms of power, the former is like Wind Release: Rasengan, and not even Sage Art: Wind Release: Super Giant Rasengan.

The latter's Five Elements: Great Bullet Technique is similar to the Six Paths: Super Giant Rasengan from the Valley of the End battle. The difference between them is not only the Sage Art: Wind Release: Super Giant Rasengan, but also the Truth-Seeking Ball Rasengan.

They're worlds apart.

Before these people could calm down, an even more shocking scene unfolded.

The enormous mushroom cloud, visible throughout the Land of Rain, had just risen and, before reaching its highest point, was split in two.

A blue streak of light sliced ​​through the mushroom cloud!

Of course, this is not the most crucial point.

Crucially, a mountain some distance from the mushroom cloud also had a scratch on its summit.

Then the tip of the mountain was simply cut off.

As the mushroom cloud dissipated, a third colossal figure, besides the Thousand-Armed Guanyin and the Ten-Tailed Fox, appeared within the territory of the Land of Rain.

This colossal creature was entirely transparent blue, clad in armor, with wings on its back, wearing the armor of a tengu, and wielding a blue samurai sword. It was none other than the true Susanoo of the Uchiha clan legend, whose mere sight was enough to leave one with a trace of its power.

Madara Uchiha is positioned on the forehead of the Perfect Susanoo, with his arms crossed, seemingly looking down, but his face is filled with a solemn expression.

Clearly, he did not want to use the Complete Susanoo, but was forced to use it to defend against the earth-shattering explosion just now.

The explosion that suddenly engulfed most of the forest left Madara Uchiha, who was only testing the waters with Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique, without even having time to transform his Sharingan into the Rinnegan and then use the Rinnegan: Preta Path to absorb ninjutsu. He could only release Susanoo for defense, which he could use even without eyes.

Moreover, even a regular Susanoo cannot stop it; only the Complete Susanoo can be used.

Aside from his physical skills, his ninjutsu was inferior to Yagyu's.