Konoha: Who's the good guy?

It felt as if something vital within me had been instantly drained away, and a profound sense of weakness immediately overwhelmed me.

Madara Uchiha felt as if his body had transformed into a dilapidated house with drafts coming from all sides.

The immense chakra, the unfathomable power of his eyes, and the dwindling life force were all uncontrollably dissipating into the surroundings.

His vision gradually blurred, and a sharp pain in his lower back caused him to hunch over again.

With each labored breath, like the straining of a broken bellows.

The fully-formed Susanoo, which originally stood between heaven and earth with an awe-inspiring presence like a pillar supporting the sky, rapidly disintegrated.

The Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan that he forcibly created was also continuously degenerating, from Mangekyou to three tomoe, two tomoe, one tomoe, until it disappeared completely!

"Huff... Hah... Huff... Hah... Cough cough cough..."

Before Susanoo completely dissipated, Madara Uchiha staggered to the ground, struggling to breathe the surrounding air.

The smoke and dust that filled the entire battlefield made him cough uncontrollably.

With one hand supporting what appeared to be a broken waist, and the other hand struggling to keep from collapsing to his knees.

Madara Uchiha's eyes, beneath his long, white hair, revealed a hint of the cloudiness of old age.

With difficulty, I looked up in the direction where the mountain scenery had been.

His blurred vision made it impossible for him to make out the enemy's figure or expression.

"Damn! That crappy place doesn't have the Flying Thunder God Technique, this old man's combat experience..."

The moment Madara Uchiha showed signs of weakness, Yamanaka Kei immediately realized that this was the best time to strike.

However, the opponent's positioning was too clever; there were no Flying Thunder God coordinates in that area!

When it was born in the Flower Tree Realm, the more than ten wooden clones that rushed in all directions used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to its fullest extent.

They quickly regrouped towards their original form!

Several wood clones rose from the ground, their feet resting on the vines of Wood Release, their ninjutsu ready to be unleashed.

"What a pity!"

Yamanaka Kei pursed his lips, realizing he had lost his chance, and stopped trying to force an attack.

Madara Uchiha's true form is now at its last gasp.

The real threat comes from the dozen or so wood clones that Madara Uchiha released before his signature was removed.

The chakra of a wood clone will eventually be exhausted.

If you rush things and at the last moment, the opponent's wood clone turns the tide.

He'd vomit blood on the spot!

"Cough cough cough~"

The sound of violent coughing carried far across the gradually calming battlefield.

With the protection of more than a dozen Wood Release clones, Madara Uchiha struggled to his feet.

She struggled to tear open the clothes in front of her chest.

The spot where Hashirama Senju's face originally stood has become withered and distorted. Although it has not completely disappeared, its power has weakened by more than several times.

Without the life force continuously provided by the Gedo Mazo.

After the transplantation of Hashirama cells, the immortal body obtained was also greatly weakened by an unknown force.

Even the Mangekyou Sharingan has degenerated into ordinary eyes.

This feeling of being on the verge of death...

Really!

It's been a long time!

"Heh~ Ha~ Haha~ Hahahaha~"

Madara Uchiha let out a low, unintelligible laugh, which grew increasingly wild and unrestrained.

With his left palm supporting his lower back, he struck hard on the lumbar spine.

Thanks to the perfect control over every muscle and bone in his body after thousands of battles, his slightly misaligned lumbar vertebrae were directly pushed back in place.

Pain? Weakness? Despair? Regret?

Do not!

Even as his life was about to end, he wouldn't allow himself to show that embarrassing appearance!

He is Uchiha Madara!

He stands at the pinnacle of the ninja world, joined hands with Hashirama Senju to end the Warring States period, established the ninja village system, and became one of the two great heroes of the Warring States period who dominated the five countries!

They are the most powerful Uchiha who control the Hidden Mist Village, suppress the Tailed Beasts, and manipulate ninja villages and natural disasters at will!

He is a fighter who has been fighting since birth!

His hunched body slowly straightened up again.

Madara Uchiha slowly formed hand seals.

All the remaining potential and power within his body transformed into a blazing flame of life the instant the hand seal ended.

Having cast aside all worries and hesitations, he regarded this battle as the last dance of his broken body, and all he wanted was to fight one last time to his heart's content!

"Slap! Slap!"

Madara Uchiha lightly tapped the ground with the toe of his bare right foot.

Two white Zetsu rose from the ground beside him.

A small bottle containing two Sharingan eyes with three tomoe each was presented.

The other one carried the sickle and Uchiha fan that had just been buried underground.

"The power of the immortal body has been weakened, making even changing my eyes much more troublesome."

Madara Uchiha removed the two eyeballs from their sockets, which had almost completely lost their vision, and replaced them with new eyes.

The palm of his hand glowed with the light of the Palm Immortal Technique, quickly connecting his optic nerves.

The faint sense of rejection emanating from his eyes made him frown slightly.

"What a dog!"

Seeing that Hei Jue didn't even show his face, Shan Zhongjing gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath. He lightly touched the ground with his feet and quickly retreated back into the thick mirage.

Just as Madara Uchiha was enveloped by his Wood Release clones and laughing maniacally, he had already summoned the Giant Clam Shell using the Summoning Jutsu!

"Zetsu, it's my will, you know what to do."

Madara Uchiha's tone remained completely flat. The moment his words fell, he grabbed his Uchiha Flame Fan and Hooked Scythe, and together with more than ten wooden clones, charged into the thick fog ahead.

The light and shadow in front of me were distorted by the fog.

The next moment, the figures of Shan Zhongjing and the spirit beast Shen appeared in a completely different direction.

Madara Uchiha's more than ten wood clones, their Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan still locked onto the locations of Mirage and Yamanaka Kei's main bodies.

"Little Mustache's techniques? I'm starting to think you're a worthy opponent! Hahaha~"

Madara Uchiha's original three-tomoe Sharingan had lost the ability to see through this move, "Illusory Aura: Steaming Pavilion," but his wood clones still could.

The scenery in the mountains naturally knew this as well.

He wouldn't have dared to be so reckless when facing Madara Uchiha, who possessed the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and the Complete Susanoo.

However, Madara is now at his limit, and the only way to find Mirage and his figure is through Wood Release clones.

Once the wood clone is entangled, as long as the mirage can attract enough attention, he will definitely find an opportunity to directly kill Uchiha Madara, who is no longer in his previous state!

"You've had a tough time. Facing a powerhouse of this caliber in your very first battle, if you can't handle it, just head back."

Shan Zhongjing touched the slightly rough shell of the mirage.

The clam's flesh swayed slightly, responding to his words.

Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

Yamanaka Kei clapped his hands, and from the billowing chakra smoke, more than thirty shadow clones appeared behind him.

Swish swish!

The shadow clones had barely appeared when they immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to meet the Wood Release clones.

Various powerful water-style techniques and Rasengan swept away in an instant.

The roar echoed throughout the entire battlefield!

Yamanaka Kei clapped his hands together again, activating the strongest secret technique of the Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu.

Steaming danger and violence!