XX-level Hokage

Mashiro didn't understand why Obito saved her. Perhaps it was because Obito didn't want Madara's plan to succeed, or perhaps Obito was being controlled by Black Zetsu, who wanted to use Mashiro to achieve his own plan, so he saved her.

It didn't matter; Obito had indeed helped him, and Mashiro remembered that. He approached Miki's side; at that moment, the black rod was pinned to the ground, unable to move an inch. "You're awake," Miki said.

"It seems the situation is not optimistic," Mashiro said softly.

“He’s very strong now, even stronger than the previous guy,” Mi Jian said seriously.

“Don’t worry, I’m strong too,” Mashiro said softly, then reached out and pulled out the black rod stuck in Ma’s body.

Freed from the black rod's restraints, Kishima instantly rose from the ground, rubbed his arms, and asked Mashiro, "What are you planning to do?" Since his battle with Obito, Kishima now completely treated Mashiro as an equal.

“We just need to injure Madara, and someone will take care of him for us,” Mashiro said softly.

"I understand." Despite some doubt, Miki believed Mashiro's words. After saying that, Mashiro continued walking forward.

At this moment, Madara easily knocked Naruto and Sasuke to the ground again. As for Hashirama, he had already been shattered by Madara using a Truth-Seeking Ball and was lying on the ground unable to recover.

"So you're not dead after all." Madara floated in the air, watching Mashiro approach, and said. "Actually, I was dead, but I was resurrected by my own abilities," Mashiro said softly.

"I just don't know what your chances are against me now." Madara clearly didn't believe Mashiro's claim of being resurrected, and continued, "What are the chances? To be honest, I'm not very confident." Mashiro replied.

Madara doesn't want to be like Obito. His original power was already incredibly strong, and now that he has become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and attained Six Paths Manifestation, his combat power has increased several times over, and he doesn't have to worry about the Tailed Beast's backlash.

Madara looked at Mashiro, stretched out his hand, and a black rod shot out instantly. Facing the shot-out black rod, Mashiro lightly dodged it.

But Madara laughed, and suddenly a black thread appeared on the ground, tightly binding Mashiro. Immediately afterwards, three Truth-Seeking Balls appeared in front of Mashiro.

"After your battle with Obito, how much chakra do you have left? The Rinnegan and Truth-Seeking Balls are both incredibly chakra-consuming abilities. Without the power of the Tailed Beasts, you should have been completely exhausted by now," Madara said.

Mashiro didn't refute, she just quietly looked at Madara.

Just as Madara was about to kill Mamoru, Naruto and Sasuke rushed over.

"You're not allowed to hurt Mashiro!" Naruto shouted, attacking Madara. Sasuke also struggled and activated his Susanoo.

But in just a moment, Naruto and Sasuke collapsed heavily to the ground again, and Iori was on the verge of death. Seeing this...

Kai rushed over with Xiao Ji and Tian Tian.

Kushina also rushed over with Sakura and Ino.

Even if reinforcements arrive, you'll be nothing more than tiny grains of sand; it will all be too late. "Looking at the approaching group, Madara said with absolute confidence.

By this time, Hashirama and Mashiro had both been defeated by him, and Madara no longer had any fear. "He's Madara?" Gai asked in disbelief, looking at Madara's current appearance.

“That’s right, he is Madara.” Kakashi, who had somehow escaped from the Kamui dimension, said weakly beside Hashirama.

Looking at Hashirama, Kakashi, Sasuke, Naruto, and the bound Mashiro, Guy got up and jumped in front of Madara.

"In other words, it's my turn, Azure Beast, to make my appearance! Eight Gates of Armor, Seventh Gate of Shock, open!" Kai instantly opened seven gates, and a powerful wave of energy swept outwards.

Madara looked at Guy and said, "Blue steam, the Eight Gates, the gate before the Gate of Death? It's not red steam. I've really been underestimated."

Just then, Kai rushed in front of Madara and threw several punches, but Madara dodged them all. "Don't touch those black balls and black sticks!" Kakashi hurriedly warned.

Kai relentlessly attacked, but Madara easily dodged his attacks. Finally, Kai suddenly accelerated and struck Madara heavily. "Daytime Tiger"!

Madara only took a dozen steps back without sustaining any injuries, but Guy was thrown back and crashed heavily to the ground.

Madara stopped in his tracks, and a Truth-Seeking Ball shot towards Guy from behind. "Oh no!" Kakashi exclaimed in alarm.

But after the smoke cleared, the Truth-Seeking Balls didn't hit Guy; Rock Lee, who had opened the Eight Gates, dodged them while holding Guy. "Guy-sensei, are you alright?" Rock Lee asked anxiously as he landed on the ground with Guy in his arms.

"Sorry, Lee," Kai said, regaining his senses. "Are you alright?" Kakashi asked.

"Just a broken right arm and a few broken ribs," Guy said, turning to Kakashi. Just then, Madara floated into the air again.

“Even our only hope, taijutsu, is ineffective. He’s too strong,” Kakashi said, his face pale.

“Wait, Kakashi, it’s too early to conclude that taijutsu is ineffective,” Guy said seriously to Kakashi. “But…”

"Our youth hasn't faded yet, let's not give up hope," Kai said solemnly. "Teacher Kai," Xiao Li said excitedly, hearing Kai's words.

“Wishes can be fulfilled, but if you don’t even have wishes, how can you do what you want to do? Just like the challenge I gave you, and I did it not out of force.” Kai quietly clenched his fist.

"You, could it be..." Kakashi instantly realized what Guy was about to do.

"The Azure Beast of Konoha has vanished. The time has come for it to transform into the Red Beast." As Kai spoke, he closed his eyes, and memories of the past surfaced in his mind. He thought of his father.

"Open! The Eight Gates Dao Armor Formation!"

He hadn't understood why his father would choose to open the Death Gate of the Eight Inner Gates before, but now he did. It was when he was determined to protect what was most important to him at the cost of his life.

"Red steam... Is this the blood steam unique to the Eight Gates when all eight gates are opened? But it doesn't seem like anything special, just like withered leaves in autumn, falling leaves." Madara said, looking at Guy.

“You’re right, but I don’t just wither away. I will become nourishment for new green leaves. When the green leaves sprout and spring arrives, that will be the climax of youth, the moment when I burn most brightly,” Kai said.

Having said that, he instantly appeared before Madara. "Evening Elephant"

Kai sent Madara flying with a single punch. "One kick!"

Then he reappeared above Madara and threw a punch. Madara could only use his cane to block it.

Then, with a fierce roar from Kai, Madara was slammed heavily to the ground, creating a huge crater. But just as Kai was about to continue his attack, he suddenly stopped.

"I see, it really hurts, but I'm used to it. From now on, it'll be continuous, there won't be any breaks," Kai muttered to himself. Madara rose from the ground, a horn broken off from his head.

"If I get hit by that four or five times, it'll probably be really troublesome. In any case, I have to avoid getting hit by the fists that created these things," Madara muttered to himself.

Ban floated out of the pit, and Kai instantly floated up and followed.

"He actually started running in the air!" Madara was utterly astonished by Kai's movements. Madara dodged continuously, disappearing from his spot in an instant.

He then used three Truth-Seeking Balls to liquefy himself, while the other three Truth-Seeking Balls that were originally surrounding the True White Ball rushed towards Guy.

Just then, as the Truth-Seeking Ball was about to collide with Kai, Kujira appeared, blocked the Truth-Seeking Ball, and then vanished instantly. (Author's Note)

Mashiro is currently AFK waiting for the three-eyed freckles.

Chapter 214: Spotted

Seeing this, Kakashi used his last bit of strength to activate Kamui, creating a hole in Madara's Truth-Seeking Ball shield.

With that, Kai punched Madara in the back, knocking Madara out of his Truth-Seeking Ball shield. Madara spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed heavily to the ground, sliding dozens of meters.

Kai landed on the ground, panting heavily, and looked ahead at the direction where Ban had been knocked away.

As the smoke cleared, Madara got up from the ground again, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at Guy, and said excitedly, "This kind of excitement is the first time I've felt it since Hashirama. You can still dance, right? You have other skills, right? Keep entertaining me."

In Madara's view, facing Mashiro before only brought shock and helplessness, not excitement at all. This guy withstood the continuous attacks of Evening Elephant. "Kai looked at Madara, thinking in disbelief. After speaking, Kai launched Evening Elephant again, hitting Madara heavily and sending him flying once more.

Ban rose to his feet, wiped away the blood, looked at Kai, and said excitedly, slightly out of breath, "Hahahaha, very good, let's dance again."

"Evening Elephant is useless against him? I guess I'll have to use Night Kai." Kai muttered to himself, leaning against a nearby rock and panting heavily. After saying that, Kai got into position.

Madara looked at Guy in front of him, his eyes seeing through Guy's body and the life force in Guy's entire body, while the life force in Guy's heart was rapidly weakening.

"Judging from the pressure points on his heart, the next strike will be the final one," Madara muttered to himself. "Accumulation."

After Kai finished speaking, a powerful aura emanated from him, constantly engulfing the surroundings. "Judging from this, it's not the Evening Elephant," Xiao Li said, looking at Kai.

"Is there a technique more powerful than Evening Elephant?" Gaara asked.

The chakra emanating from Kai intensified, and a faint red dragon of blood appeared on his body.

Looking at Guy at this moment, Madara laughed loudly and said, "With this kind of chakra, I acknowledge you. In terms of taijutsu, among those who have fought me, no one is better than you. I, Madara, am willing to call you the strongest!"

At that moment, Kai charged towards Madara with such force that it created a sonic boom. "So fast!" Madara exclaimed.

"What?! Space is distorted?!" As Guy approached, Madara realized that the red blood dragon was indeed distorting space. "Night Guy!"

Guy kicked Madara, who instantly coughed up blood and was sent flying backward by the powerful impact. Guy's force continued, and Madara's ribs began to shatter. Finally, a huge roar was heard as Madara was slammed heavily to the ground.

"Teacher Kai!" Xiao Li couldn't help but call out.

"That was Kai's final blow. I wonder how he is now," Kakashi muttered to himself. The smoke cleared.

Kai Shun lay on the ground, his body covered in red marks, looking as if he had been burned. Madara, on the other hand, had lost half of his body and was breathing heavily.

But only for a moment, Ban burst into loud laughter, and his body began to grow.

"You almost killed me, you wretch. Though you're now a dying candle, you've pleased me. This is my reward, before you turn to ashes."

"I'm here to kill you." Madara said somewhat maniacally, and then a Truth-Seeking Ball shot towards Kai in an instant.

But just as Madara's Truth-Seeking Ball was about to hit Guy, another Truth-Seeking Ball appeared and deflected Madara's.

Seeing the Truth-Seeking Balls that had suddenly appeared, Madara turned to look in the direction where Mashiro was trapped. Mashiro was nowhere to be seen. Madara turned his head back again, and Mashiro had appeared beside Guy at some point.

"You..." Madara stared at Mashiro in utter astonishment, wondering why she still possessed the chakra of the Creation Truth-Seeking Balls.

Mashiro reached out and placed her hand on Guy's chest, channeling Yang-attribute chakra into him, halting Guy's life force. She beckoned to Rock Lee, who instantly arrived using the Eight Gates and carried Guy back to his side.

Madara simply watched all of this quietly without intervening. He was not in good condition at the moment, and if Mashiro had recovered his power, he didn't know how much of a chance he would have. He was extremely wary of Mashiro.

"That Night Guy technique is indeed very powerful. Even I, without knowing it beforehand, would probably have ended up the same way as you," Mashiro said with some emotion.

She had just witnessed Kai's Night Guy technique, and it was indeed incredibly powerful. Even though her Divine Intervention technique could instantly convert chakra, the spatial distortion...

Under such circumstances, the success rate is probably not high.

Of course, if she had known the power of Nightbreaker beforehand and activated the Dyeing Gate, then Nightbreaker would have been a minor problem for her. "Who exactly are you?" Madara asked seriously, everything that Mashiro had shown him filled him with immense confusion.

"Me? My name is Hyuga Mashiro, the current head of the Hyuga clan, and also the Sixth Hokage of Konoha." Mashiro said softly. "Hyuga clan?" Madara thought of this ocular jutsu clan that was on par with the Uchiha.

"Could it be that the Hyuga clan also possesses a stone tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths? If the Hyuga clan, like the Uchiha clan, are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, and their Byakugan also possesses the ability to evolve into the Rinnegan, then everything that happened to you can be understood," Madara said.

"Your guess is indeed reasonable for you, but unfortunately, you are wrong. The Hyuga clan is not a descendant of the Sage of Six Paths."

"It is indeed related to the Sage of Six Paths," Mashiro said softly.

Ban didn't say anything more. After a long silence.

Mashiro asked, "Are you fully recovered?" "Yes."

Madara instantly used Limbo to attack Mashiro.

But Limbo's attack had no effect on Mashiro. "Is it still that Kamui-like ability?" Madara muttered to himself.

Then he threw out the black rods again. Several black rods pierced through Shinpaku's body as if passing through a phantom, and stuck into the ground.

"Looks like I'll have to use an area-of-effect attack. Sage Art: Yin Release - Lightning Style!" Madara instantly unleashed tree-branch-like purple lightning bolts from his hand, attacking in all directions. But it still had no effect.

Mashiro showed no fear of the purple lightning, walked lightly to Madara, and drew a cross with her hand. Instantly, Madara's body shattered into four pieces.

But under the power of "Life, Body, and Spirit," the four pieces of Ban's body instantly healed, and then he flew backward in an instant.

"How is this possible? Such power?" Madara could hardly believe it. "Do you know why?" Mashiro asked Madara. Hearing this, Madara stopped and turned to look at Mashiro.