Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 354 Xia Zuo's Heroic Debut

Hashirama Senju has been hit by black rods several times recently, and he is extremely sensitive to black weapons.

Upon seeing Madara Uchiha wielding a staff, he frowned and said, "Damn it, that's a weapon formed from the Rinnegan's chakra. If it gets touched, it will be utterly destroyed."

"This last obstacle must be removed!"

But Tobirama Senju shook his head: "It's too late, our techniques are all too late."

The Flying Thunder God doesn't actually need time, but it does need to have the marker placed in advance.

With Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze's secrets, they had already laid out countless Flying Thunder God seals throughout the area, but one of the effects of Madara Uchiha's burst of power was to destroy the surrounding chakra structure.

In other words, at this moment, the area around Madara Uchiha was a no-go zone for the two of them using Flying Thunder God Technique.

Unwilling to give up, Minato Namikaze made one last attempt. He used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the position closest to Madara Uchiha, and then threw the Sword of Love with all his might.

However, the specially made kunai was clearly not fast enough to get close to Uchiha Madara before Might Guy could reach him.

At that moment, Madara Uchiha's left hand twisted in a vortex shape.

【Kaleidoscope - Kamui】

【Kamui】This power, originating from spatial distortion, ignored Madara Uchiha's Six Paths level of power and shredded his left hand.

The spatial distortion couldn't break Rokudo Madara's staff, but it did send it flying high, creating a large enough opening.

It was Kakashi Hatake who led Team 7, entering the battlefield half a step too late, and at that moment attacked Madara Uchiha with his left eye's [Kamui: Far].

Under the guidance of the Fifth Hokage, Kakashi not only discovered and awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan in his left eye, but also developed the simple opening and closing of the vortex space-time gate into a space-based attack method.

At this critical moment, the spacetime eye technique from hundreds of meters away successfully cleared the obstacles in Might Guy's attack route and opened the door to killing the enemy.

Might Guy did not disappoint everyone's efforts. He endured the pain of torn muscles and broken bones, and when he was only ten meters away from Madara Uchiha, he curled up and kicked out.

【Night Kai】

The crimson dragon head, formed from condensed crimson flames, opened its massive maw, full of fangs, and swallowed Uchiha Madara whole.

The raging kakra enveloped Madara Uchiha, rendering him unable to use ninjutsu, including the Rinnegan's eye techniques, which were temporarily suppressed.

Madara Uchiha was horrified to discover that even the space around him was distorted, making it impossible for him to escape using the space.

Only at this point did he realize that he had made a mistake.

Since you didn't want to engage in close combat with such an unparalleled master of taijutsu, you shouldn't have stayed put to see what would happen after releasing the Tailed Beast Ball.

He shouldn't have tried to wield his staff and fight the enemy after the Tailed Beast Ball was broken, thus breaking his principle of avoiding close combat with Might Guy.

For the first time since regaining the Rinnegan, Madara Uchiha felt fear. He could even smell death and involuntarily showed a terrified expression.

"Damn it!"

After making a full-fledged dodge, Madara Uchiha was finally unable to avoid being kicked in the left arm by Might Guy due to insufficient speed.

His left arm shattered instantly under the irresistible force, even the soft flesh was pulverized like glass.

Might Guy's kick continued with undiminished force, striking Madara Uchiha's left ribs. The immense power penetrated deep into his body, shattering his ribs, lungs, heart, and spine one by one.

Might Guy's power was completely exhausted when half of Madara Uchiha's body was turned into mincemeat. All the bones in his right leg were shattered by the recoil, and his leg went limp like a noodle.

The damage to the legs wasn't just limited to the bones; the blood vessels, muscles, and fascia were also shattered.

To put it bluntly, Matt Kai's right leg was now a skin bag filled with blood plasma and bone powder.

Besides his legs, Might Guy's overall condition is also not good.

The high-speed circulation and explosive chakra created terrifyingly high temperatures within his body, burning along his meridians and even burning through his skin from the inside out.

The glowing fire and charred blackness exposed by the red-hot crack were too painful to look at.

The entire path of Might Guy's sprint was ablaze with flames, the intense heat generated by high-speed friction.

On the right side of Madara Uchiha's body, the power emanating from his body created a huge fan-shaped area, which not only destroyed all matter on the ground, but also carved out craters several feet deep in the ground.

Looking at Madara Uchiha, who was lying motionless with his body bent to the right, and at the devastated battlefield, the ninjas looked at each other in disbelief that they had won.

"Madara Uchiha has been defeated? We—won?"

While feeling relieved, Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, was suddenly overcome with a sense of lingering fear.

Back in the Chunin Exams, he fought against Rock Lee, a Konoha ninja dressed like Might Guy, and experienced the terror of that high-speed impact.

But now he can't help but wonder if Xiao Li went easy on him?

If that watermelon-rind ninja could also activate the [Gate Formation], wouldn't I have been kicked to death with just one kick given my strength at the time?

The Fourth Raikage silently exhaled: "The red beast—luckily, he can only launch one attack, and luckily he will die after that, otherwise—"

The Fifth Mizukage watched silently, without saying a word.

Outside the battlefield, Zabuza Momochi, carrying his broken Executioner's Blade, entered the battlefield with Haku. He looked at the frenzied battlefield with lingering fear and muttered to Haku, "Now I can't understand how three of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist could survive. It's a miracle."

Bai whispered, "Mr. Zabuza, perhaps it's because this Mr. Might Guy is stronger that he can better unleash the power of the Eight Gates Formation."

Zabuza nodded: "That makes sense, that makes a lot of sense."

Suddenly, an overwhelming aura surged into the sky—the aura of Uchiha Madara, who had already fallen silent.

So he's still alive!

Even though half of his body had been kicked into a bloody pulp, Madara Uchiha was still not dead.

"Ha! Cough cough, ha, hahaha, hahahaha!"

Madara Uchiha, who had been kicked and fallen to his right, coughed and laughed. Streams of white smoke billowed from his body as his devastating injuries healed at a visible speed.

[No-Mark Healing]

This is the highest level of self-healing ability produced by the combination of the Rinnegan and Wood Release chakra, enough to heal even fatal injuries.

Because of the high level of the Rinnegan, it can even heal head injuries, thus granting the user immortality.

About three seconds later, Madara Uchiha's broken spine healed itself, and he straightened his back, revealing his disheveled appearance.

The clothes on his upper body were completely destroyed by the powerful impact, and the corner protecting his forehead broke off, revealing a large bruise on his forehead.

The once smooth, silvery-white hair has now turned into prickly, frizzy hair, and some clumps of hair have even been blown away from the roots by the strong impact, forming unsightly bald patches.

Madara Uchiha, bleeding from all seven orifices, still had bloodstains on his face, looking as if he had just survived a near-death battle.

And that is indeed the case.

As his injuries healed, Madara Uchiha regained his aura, becoming even more powerful and sharp, as if it had been refined.

Madara Uchiha finished laughing. The blood on his face was absorbed by his body, his fallen hair grew back, and his torn clothes were reconstructed with chakra. Everything was restored to its state before the battle.

Except for the broken corner.

But Madara Uchiha didn't care about that. He looked at Might Guy at his feet with admiration: "Trying to kill a god with the body of a mortal, you almost succeeded. That's amazing."

He raised his hand, using repulsive and attractive forces to lift the charred Might Guy and bring him to Hashirama Senju's side.

"Such a hero shouldn't die like this, Hashirama, do you think you can save his life?"

"It doesn't matter if we can't save him. As long as we keep him alive until his last breath, I can send you and him into a perfect dream, where he will never have to suffer from physical decay again."

Hashirama Senju caught Might Guy and gritted his teeth, saying, "We will stop you, Madara!"

"The ninja world will not be destroyed by you like this!"

"Hahaha!" Madara Uchiha laughed heartily, "Hearing those words again now, I can actually feel your pathetic defeat. It's truly delightful."

"Now, do you think anyone can stop me?"

Bang-!

Madara Uchiha's injuries were completely healed, and his greater potential was unleashed by this battle. His aura surged wildly, even producing a booming sound of air waves.

"Who else?"

Under such overwhelming pressure, all the ninjas were held in place, unable to make any moves, and could only stare blankly and despairingly at Uchiha Madara.

In the distance, Xia Zuo, flying at supersonic speed, smiled and instantly increased his speed.

When Madara Uchiha's aura reached its peak, Xia Zuo, like a true hero, radiated the brilliance of the sun, falling like a meteor between the ninja and Madara Uchiha.

Yes, just like a hero, landing in a triangle with one hand, one foot, and one knee.

I have to say, the moment I landed, it really hurt.

But Xia Zuo stood up with a smile, his aura surging forth like a majestic mountain range, placed before Uchiha Madara, blocking his oppressive aura.

The answer to Madara Uchiha's question to the ninjas has just been given, and all the ninjas feel a sense of relief.

We also have the Fifth Hokage, Xia Zuo!

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He can hold off Madara Uchiha!

Madara Uchiha felt the aura subtly above him and looked at Natsume in disbelief, completely unable to understand why he could stand on equal footing with him.

He even went so far as to ask, "Why?"

"Why are you so powerful?"

Xia Zuo replied with a smile, "What's so strange about that? As long as you follow the path of bloodline limits until the bloodline is eliminated, and then the flesh and blood bloodline limits are reached, you will naturally reach my level."

Madara Uchiha was completely bewildered: "Flesh and blood bloodline limit, what is that?"

Xia Zuo replied, "In my opinion, the bloodline limit that will eventually cause organ mutations or skeletal changes, and will be lost once the corresponding organ is lost, is the flesh-blood bloodline limit."

He suddenly opened his Byakugan and said, "Byakugan, Sharingan, and Shikotsumyaku are the three bloodline limits I have chosen to study."

Madara Uchiha stared intently into Natsume's eyes with his Rinnegan, looking at them countless times before confirming that it was real.

He muttered, "White eyes, they really are white eyes, but why aren't there any bulging veins?"

Xia Zuo laughed smugly, "That's because my own power is strong enough that I don't need to make my blood vessels bulge to satisfy the Byakugan's needs for blood and chakra."

Madara Uchiha gritted his teeth, as if trying to convince himself, and said, "So what if you're as strong as me?"

"I am still the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, I still possess the Rinnegan, I am a powerful ninja who has reached the level of the Sage of Six Paths, I am the second true god in a thousand years!"

"Fifth Hokage, Natsume, you are no match for me. I will defeat you and unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Create the ideal world!

Madara Uchiha's chakra gathered and boiled wildly. Guided by the power of the Rinnegan, all the chakra gathered together, forming an unprecedented chakra vortex.

【Heavenly Path: Divine Expedition】

A terrifying repulsive shockwave, powerful enough to destroy the entire Hidden Leaf Village, suddenly erupted. Only a handful of Kage-level ninjas reacted, and they were about to be destroyed by the terrifying shockwave.

But Xia Zuo had already appeared on the battlefield, and of course he wouldn't allow such a situation to happen.

He closed his eyes, raised his hand, and made a gesture of blocking his advance in front of himself.

When Xia Zuo opened his eyes again, his eyes radiated a mesmerizing azure light, and terrifying chakra and the power of the Reincarnation Eye gathered in his palms.

[Ten-Reincarnation Eye - Reversal Barrier]

An invisible wall of repulsive force appeared in his palm, extending infinitely upwards, downwards, leftwards, and rightwards, directly clashing with the incoming repulsive shockwave.

Two powerful repulsive forces collided head-on, and the air trapped in the middle was compressed to its limit in an instant because it didn't have time to escape.

The air instantly experienced a cavitation implosion phenomenon, which not only caused the temperature to reach a high temperature of 9000 degrees Celsius in an instant, but also triggered a dazzling flash.

Madara Uchiha felt a sharp pain in his Rinnegan and couldn't help but squint.

Because of the existence of the wall of repulsion, the power of Shinra Tensei was almost completely reflected back, which also had a significant impact on Uchiha Madara, causing him to feel a strong sense of discomfort.

When Madara Uchiha recovered and looked at Xia Zuo with caution and fear, he was horrified to find that Xia Zuo's eyes had changed from white to deep blue, as deep and captivating as a clear sky.

Madara Uchiha raised his hand in disbelief, pointing at Xia Zuo's eyes and asking, "What... what kind of eyes are these?"

Xia Zuo said calmly, "Didn't you already guess? Uchiha Madara!"

"This is the Tenseigan that is the result of the Byakugan's advancement."