Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

On the contrary, he still hasn't guessed the identity of this mysterious Kage-level powerhouse who once appeared in Konoha, which makes him feel like he has a thorn in his side.

Judging from the fact that this person is here, they must also be paying attention to the Rinnegan.

All these factors combined mean he must eliminate the other party tonight.

"You want to kill me? I admit your Wood Release is powerful, but you think you can kill me with just that? Aren't you being a bit too confident?"

Kirito scoffed when he heard Madara Uchiha say that.

But the next moment, he was struck as if by a heavy blow and fell to the ground.

"Young man, I've never liked boasting. Let's end this here and see who you really are?"

Upon seeing this, Madara Uchiha burst into laughter.

He wasn't actually a talkative person. The reason he was chatting with Kirito earlier was simply because he was waiting for the follow-up effects of the Flower Tree World Descent ninjutsu to activate.

The flower trees created by Wood Release: Advent of the Flower Tree World will subsequently emit a large amount of pollen with strong paralyzing properties. If someone accidentally inhales some, they will become paralyzed, just like the person in front of him.

Back then, he didn't know how powerful this move was, and he was also hit by it, and then he was severely beaten by Hashirama Senju.

The enemy in front of them was clearly unaware of the greater power of this ninjutsu.

Come to think of it, Hashirama was a figure of immense stature. In the ninja world, he was the only ninja who had personally witnessed his Wood Release ninjutsu and survived.

The enemy in front of us couldn't possibly know anything about this Wood Release ninjutsu.

As soon as he finished speaking, Madara Uchiha used Wood Release: Thorn Killing Technique to create a large number of wooden strips that tightly bound Kirito. Then, he used Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of Kirito and reached out to remove the demon mask from the face of the White Zetsu clone.

He wants to extract all the value from Kirito before killing him, and he must start by uncovering Kirito's true identity.

He wasn't afraid that Kirito wouldn't tell him, because he had the Sharingan and could use genjutsu to make Kirito slowly reveal everything he wanted to know.

Suddenly, a familiar sense of crisis welled up inside me.

This sudden sense of crisis was deeply ingrained in Madara Uchiha, a veteran of countless battles. Before he could even think, his body instinctively made the best possible evasive maneuver.

The next moment, a sharp wooden splinter pierced through Kirito's body, which was wrapped in a large number of wooden strips, and stabbed into his lower abdomen.

"not good!"

Madara Uchiha was shocked and, without hesitation, used his hand as a knife to cut the wooden spikes in front of him.

The moment the splinter is cut, a large number of smaller splinters sprout wildly from the main branch.

"Ahem, you were actually unaffected by the pollen of the flowering tree, and you even know Wood Release."

Madara Uchiha quickly retreated dozens of meters, pulled out the wooden splinter from his abdomen and threw it away, coughing up several mouthfuls of blood, and said with an incredulous expression.

The ninjutsu Kirito just used was the same Wood Release ninjutsu he had previously used to deal with Kirito's Earth Grudge Fear clones: Splintering Technique. Fortunately, he reacted in time, otherwise, if the follow-up attack of this move had been unleashed, his body would have been pierced by a large number of wooden spikes, and he would have had to use Izanagi to change reality.

It's fair to say that Kirito almost killed him just now.

"As expected of a senior, your vigilance is truly remarkable. I didn't expect that even though I acted so convincingly, you still managed to evade me."

Kirito broke free of the wooden strips binding him and sneered.

As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on the splinter that Madara Uchiha had thrown away and the mouthfuls of blood he had spat on the ground.

He finally managed to injure Madara Uchiha; that was no easy feat.

Ultimately, he succeeded in ambushing Madara Uchiha by taking advantage of Madara's arrogance. He was betting that Madara believed he was unaware of the subsequent pollen effects of the Flower Tree World's arrival, and finally used his excellent acting skills to successfully deceive Madara and launch a surprise attack.

In fact, he did inhale the pollen released by the flowering tree, but his body was a White Zetsu. White Zetsu are essentially vegetative, and their bodily circulation is completely different from that of humans, so they are naturally not affected by the pollen.

"Lord Madara, the situation is dire. We should retreat for now."

Black Zetsu, hidden in Madara Uchiha's sleeve, said worriedly, his voice filled with anxiety.

It was now truly anxious, because it discovered that Madara Uchiha's body was rapidly deteriorating after being struck. Even though Madara Uchiha possessed the same remarkable self-healing ability as Hashirama Senju, he still couldn't avoid it.

Ultimately, Hashirama Senju's powerful self-healing ability was obtained by burning his own lifespan.

Madara Uchiha's lifespan was already nearing its end. If it weren't for the Gedo Mazo extending his life, he would have died long ago. Kirito's sneak attack just now can be said to have successfully hit Madara Uchiha's fatal weakness. If Madara Uchiha doesn't hurry back to the Gedo Mazo to continue healing, he might just kick the bucket on his own without Kirito having to do anything more.

"Shut up, are you trying to let me escape?"

Madara Uchiha said coldly when he heard Black Zetsu tell him to retreat at this time.

He had only been ambushed once before, and now he had been ambushed again, this time by a ninja weaker than himself. How could he let such a humiliating defeat go so easily?

He was burning with rage, wishing he could unleash his power immediately and tear this shameless guy in front of him to shreds.

As he spoke, a seal within his body was broken, and a surge of chakra that instantly changed Kirito's expression erupted from his body.

Then, a huge blue chakra giant clad in armor quickly appeared.

Susanoo - Stage 4!

"Lord Madara, please calm down. You are a man of great ideals, and your life is far more precious than this man's. The Eye of the Moon Project still needs you to continue. Without you, the Eye of the Moon Project will surely fail. With your strength, taking this man's life is naturally no problem, but your body can no longer withstand your power. Why not spare his life for now? The Rinnegan is yours. As long as this man dares to continue to covet the Rinnegan, you will definitely meet him again. Then you can take his life. You cannot afford to lose the greater good for the sake of the lesser."

Seeing that Madara Uchiha seemed to be losing his mind, Black Zetsu quickly and gently persuaded him.

He was genuinely afraid that Madara Uchiha would lose his mind and use all his strength to kill the enemy in front of him, because if Madara Uchiha did that, he himself would certainly die. If Madara Uchiha died like that, then his plan would be in serious trouble.

It has put in thousands of years of effort to reach its current stage of development, and while it could easily live for thousands more, it really doesn't want to wait any longer.

It misses its mother so much, it's going crazy with longing.

When Madara Uchiha heard Black Zetsu say that the Eye of the Moon plan would fail without him, his rationality gradually returned, and he slowly withdrew the Susanoo from his body, which was causing Kirito's scalp to tingle.

Black Zetsu is right. He still has great ideals that haven't been realized yet, and it's not worth exchanging one for one with the person in front of him now.

Since he can kill this person at any time, he might as well wait until he's feeling better before doing so.

True strength lies not in fighting for temporary victories, but in the one who laughs last.

"Kid, well done. You win this time, but don't get too excited. I'll get my revenge sooner or later. That day isn't far off."

Madara Uchiha stared intently at Kirito with murderous intent and said coldly.

Seeing that Madara Uchiha was about to run away, Kirito immediately shouted sarcastically, "Hmph, anyone can talk big. If you have the guts, then don't run away."

Then, he unleashed a massive, pale golden fist.

Immortal Technique - Gentle Fist - Divine Sky Strike!

This time, the pale gold fist successfully struck Madara Uchiha's body, shattering his entire body. In the blink of an eye, only a pile of broken wood remained on the ground.

Clearly, Madara Uchiha had already used Wood Release: Wood Clone to escape while he was talking to him.

Thus ended the great battle he had fought with Uchiha Madara here that night.

Chapter 233: Indra and Asura

"He really left decisively. That old guy's bottom line is getting lower and lower. We need to be more careful in the future."

Kirito looked at the shards of wood on the huge vine that had been punched and said with some displeasure.

If we can delay a little longer, his true form can truly arrive.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it. This place is tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Land of Sand. Although the Lightning Transformation Technique is said to be able to reach the speed of light, in reality, the speed does not reach that level, and even if there is enough chakra, the duration cannot be too long.

No matter how fast the main body rushes, it will take at least ten minutes to get here.

Unfortunately, this old spot, which is now feigning death and hiding its head and tail, does not intend to maintain this battle for so long.

Moreover, I am also afraid of death and dare not go all out against him.

If he guessed correctly, once Madara Uchiha used his full strength to fight him, not only would his White Zetsu clone be unable to survive, but Madara Uchiha would most likely also die.

Through his spiritual vision using the Spirit Transformation Technique, he could clearly see that Madara Uchiha's soul fire was extremely weak. The sneak attack he had just received had directly caused Madara's soul fire to shrink by a size. Although there were signs of a significant increase afterward, it was clearly due to him using some kind of ninjutsu to forcibly return to his peak condition.

It was just a last gasp before the sun set.

"If it's a one-for-one trade, I wouldn't be at a loss. If this guy dies, the world will be much more peaceful. Even if Black Zetsu wants to stir up trouble in the shadows, he won't be able to make any waves. But tonight wasn't a complete loss either. Getting these things is quite a rewarding experience."

Kirito teleported to the flower field in the lake below, picked up a wooden splinter stained with fresh blood, and immediately regarded it as a treasure, saying with a satisfied expression.

The blood on these wooden splinters is genuine Uchiha Madara's blood, containing Indra's chakra.

Now that he has obtained Madara Uchiha's blood, and combined with Ashura's chakra from the White Zetsu clone, he has finally successfully gathered the chakra of Indra and Ashura.

Perhaps due to the fusion with Hashirama Senju's cells, Madara Uchiha's blood remained highly active even after leaving his body, showing no signs of clotting.

Kirito quickly took out a storage-style sealing scroll, took out a test tube containing green liquid, carefully poured the blood of Uchiha Madara from the wooden spike into it, and then resealed it.

A few seconds later, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the sky, and Kirito's main body finally arrived. The main body and the white Zetsu clone exchanged a glance and immediately smiled. The two were of one mind and had already understood what was going on here.

The next step was to clean up the scene.

Unlike most elemental ninjutsu, the plants created by Wood Release do not disappear.

Kirito was reluctant to clean up Madara's mess, but if he left the battlefield unattended, others would surely find some clues and deduce some information about his White Zetsu clones.

For ninjas, intelligence is life. Just like how he tricked Uchiha Madara this time, he succeeded because of his intelligence advantage.

Therefore, he would never voluntarily leave any information about himself to others.

The next moment, Kirito raised his right hand, and an astonishing surge of Sage Chakra erupted from his body. A huge white Rasenshuriken quickly appeared and then grew larger and larger.

The White Zetsu clone used Earth Release: Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique to arrive next to the main body, and Sage Chakra fluctuations also erupted from his body, with a spiral fireball emitting terrifying high temperature appearing on his right palm.

Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!

Sage Art: Fire Release: Hellfire Rasengan!

Once the white spiral shuriken reached a size of nearly ten meters, the two simultaneously threw it down into the sea of ​​flowers below.

In an instant, two Rasengans with different attributes collided in mid-air.

The white spiral shuriken instantly turned fiery red, and a huge fire tornado appeared, engulfing the entire sea of ​​flowers below.

A terrifying fire tornado ravaged the flower field, burning the entire flower field and even the lake.

Meanwhile, seven or eight kilometers away from the lake where the flower sea was located, a group of Cloud Hidden Ones saw the huge fire tornado in the sky from afar and were all dumbfounded.

"I don't have time, I'll go first."

The Third Raikage in the group roared and then decisively activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged forward.

"Wait for me, old man."

The future Fourth Raikage shouted, activating his Lightning Release Chakra Mode as well, and followed.

Kirito's battle with Madara Uchiha had already attracted the attention of Kumogakure, but because the aftershocks of the battle were too terrifying, even Jonin could not get close. Later, they had to notify the Third Raikage and other Kage-level powerhouses.