Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

But at this moment, an extremely violent chakra suddenly appeared, and the chakra fluctuations it emitted formed an astonishing shockwave, which even made Uchiha Madara's Susanoo giant stagger and take a few steps back.

Then, Madara Uchiha saw that Sakumo Hatake in front of him was enveloped in a green flame, his face was extremely red, covered with bulging veins, his hair stood on end, and his eyes had turned white. He looked like a madman.

"Eight Gates Formation..."

Upon seeing this, Madara Uchiha murmured, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

Chapter 241: The Eight Gates Immortal

"This power is truly formidable, but unfortunately it only lasts for a short time."

Kirito, using Sakumo Hatake's body, felt the surging chakra within him, and was immediately overwhelmed by a sense of invincibility and a wonderful feeling of exhilaration. He thought to himself.

The Eight Gates Formation.

This forbidden physical technique is something that Rope Tree's family possesses.

When Nawaki was practicing this taijutsu, he often sought his advice and asked him about knowledge of the human body's chakra pathways. Later, he also frequently fought against him.

The Eight Gates technique is not easy to learn. In addition to talent and hard work, learners also need a certain amount of knowledge. If one does not have a deep understanding of the chakra pathways in the human body, it is easy to cripple one's body by practicing it.

Naturally, Kirito learned about the training method of this forbidden taijutsu and had done considerable research on it.

For example, right now, relying on his Gentle Fist Acupressure ability and his deep understanding of the human body's chakra pathways, he can open the Eight Gates at will without having to undergo rigorous training in this forbidden taijutsu.

Of course, such a consequence would be an even greater backlash.

Now, he has opened the first seven gates of Hatake Sakumo in this way, and obtained tailed beast-level chakra in one go.

Unfortunately, the power he had forcibly squeezed out of his body was dissipating at an extremely rapid rate and could not be retained at all. He had to make good use of this power as soon as possible.

Fortunately, he had already reached a very high level in the fusion of chakra and natural energy, and could quickly fuse this rapidly fading power with the almost inexhaustible natural energy in the outside world, thus forcibly preserving it in his body.

In an instant, a large amount of Sage Chakra gathered in Sakumo Hatake's body and flowed rapidly through his chakra meridians.

A simple immortal face quickly appeared on Sakumo Hatake's face as well.

By forcibly squeezing out the Tailed Beast-level chakra that his body instantly gained through the forbidden Eight Gates technique, Kirito successfully brought Sage Mode to Sakumo Hatake.

"A desperate struggle, but I must say, you've managed to acquire a little bit of the ability to fight me."

As Madara Uchiha watched 'Sakumo Hatake' quickly enter Sage Mode, he instantly understood Kirito's plan and said with interest, a hint of appreciation and excitement flashing in his cold Sharingan eyes.

For him, bullying weaker opponents is meaningless; only fighting against stronger opponents can ignite the blood in his veins and give him a sense of being alive.

Although the 'Sakumo Hatake' in front of him was an enemy and destined to die at his hands, he would find it very interesting to get his blood pumping before the other died.

"Your eyes are really annoying."

Kirito frowned as he heard Madara Uchiha's arrogant words.

After Sakumo Hatake entered Sage Mode, his physical abilities were dramatically enhanced in a short period of time, and the backlash pain from consuming the replica chili pills was temporarily suppressed.

Now, he certainly has the ability to challenge Madara Uchiha.

But why does he insist on fighting Madara Uchiha here?

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of chakra wings woven from wind-style chakra threads quickly appeared on his back.

With a flap of his lifelike chakra wings, he soared into the sky.

Wind Release: Wings of Wind!

"Humph!"

Seeing that Kirito was about to run away, Madara Uchiha snorted coldly, and four huge chakra samurai swords slashed at Kirito, unleashing a large amount of sword light.

The speed of the sword light was ultimately faster than Kirito's flying speed, forcing him to dodge left and right in the air, which delayed his escape into the sky.

At that moment, four small black rods rapidly appeared on Madara Uchiha's palm and shot out in four directions.

These four black rods were created using Yin-Yang Release, and can be used for remote chakra transmission and as launchers for his ninjutsu.

Four black sticks fell to the ground.

The next moment, a purple sealing barrier quickly appeared, covering an area of ​​100 meters in radius.

Sealing Technique: Four Purple Flame Array!

"That way, no one can interfere with our fight. Come on, let's have a good fight! You can't escape, hahaha~"

After completing the Four Purple Flame Formation, Madara Uchiha suddenly laughed.

"That old bastard really went to great lengths to kill the teacher."

Kirito, who was dodging chakra blades in mid-air, secretly groaned when he saw Madara Uchiha unleash the Four Purple Flame Formation using four black rods.

Now, he really couldn't escape with his teacher; he could only hold out until the main body came to his aid.

There's no other way but to fight it head-on.

He decisively clapped his hands together, consuming Sage Chakra and unleashing an Earth Release ninjutsu without using any hand seals.

A dark blue-black rock giant, about the same height as Madara Uchiha's third-stage Susanoo, suddenly rose from the ground and swung its massive fist to smash down on the Susanoo.

Immortal Technique: Earth Escape: The Rigid Formation!

"The methods of Iwagakure."

Seeing this, Madara Uchiha sneered and controlled the Susanoo giant to counterattack.

"Clang clang clang~"

The Susanoo Giant's four enormous chakra samurai swords struck the rock giant first, but they failed to shatter it as easily as cutting melons and vegetables. They only left a shallow mark on the rock giant's body, and cracks appeared on the blades.

Madara Uchiha's eyes widened slightly upon seeing this, seemingly finding it hard to believe that the rock giant's defenses were so formidable.

After the Susanoo Giant struck the Rock Giant, the Rock Giant's attack followed.

Madara Uchiha did not intend to fight head-on, and decisively controlled the Susanoo Giant to retreat.

He had mastered Susanoo for decades and was very familiar with the Susanoo Giant formed by Susanoo. He could control it with ease, and the Susanoo Giant was almost as agile as the Tailed Beast under his control.

But as soon as he took a step back, his foot sank into the ground, and he almost fell.

The ground beneath Susanoo's right foot had turned into a swamp.

This is precisely the effect of Kirito's Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld.

The Susanoo Titan was hindered by the swamp created by the Swamp of the Dead, which greatly reduced its agility. At the same time, the Rock Titan's fist came and hit the Susanoo Titan's face hard.

The rock giant's fist weighed as much as ten thousand pounds. With one punch, the Susanoo giant's head was instantly shattered, and a large number of chakra fragments fell from its head.

Madara Uchiha, who was inside the head, couldn't help but change his expression. He quickly manipulated the four chakra samurai swords of the Susanoo giant, which had been repaired, to slash at the hand that the rock giant was attacking. With a series of slashes, the rock giant's arm was severed.

At that moment, a blue-gold chakra chain shot out from Kirito in mid-air, piercing towards the Susanoo giant below.

Immortal Technique - Sealing Art - Vajra Lockdown!

The chakra chains struck the Susanoo giant, and the Susanoo giant's chakra armor was as fragile as paper, instantly pierced with a hole.

At this moment, Madara Uchiha's expression changed drastically, because he discovered that after the chakra chains pierced into the Susanoo, his control over the Susanoo was rapidly weakening.

Kirito is capable of multitasking. When he used the Adamantine Sealing Technique, he also controlled the rock giant to launch a fierce attack, directly hitting the Susanoo giant's already cracked head with a headbutt.

With a "thump!"

The Susanoo Giant's entire head finally shattered, and its entire body cracked inch by inch, turning into a large number of chakra fragments.

Madara Uchiha was falling from mid-air, staring intently at Sakumo Hatake in the sky, a look of shock in his eyes.

He never expected that his third-stage Susanoo would be shattered like this.

A blue-gold chakra chain radiating Sage Chakra energy was approaching. Madara Uchiha instantly sensed the chakra chain and quickly moved through the air, stepping on the surrounding chakra fragments to avoid its attack.

He had just witnessed the strangeness of these chakra chains; they possessed extremely strong sealing abilities and were highly effective in countering anything formed from chakra.

"It's that despicable woman's ability."

Madara Uchiha stared at the chakra chains, a deep hatred rising in his heart for no reason, and he became increasingly displeased with 'Sakumo Hatake' in the sky.

He vowed that he would personally kill that kid named Kirito Tohsaka.

The next moment, he quickly formed hand seals.

Huge tree roots suddenly grew from the ground, quickly binding the attacking chakra chains and the giant rock giant.

Wood Release: Silent Binding Technique!

At this moment, Sakumo Hatake in the sky looked grim and decisively severed the chakra chains and the chakra threads connecting the rock giant on the ground.

The First Hokage's Wood Release was extremely difficult to deal with. Its ability to absorb chakra was a strong counter to the chakra chains formed by the Adamantine Sealing Chains and the rock giants controlled by Sage Mode chakra.

In just a few seconds, the rock giant, having lost the support of Kirito's Sage Mode chakra, was strangled by Madara Uchiha's Wood Release ninjutsu, turning into a large amount of useless earth and stones.

"Bring on whatever other tricks you have."

Madara Uchiha stood atop a massive tree trunk and sneered.

It's commendable that this 'Sakumo Hatake' was able to force him to use the power of Hashirama Senju, but the game seems to have to end here, because he has already discovered that the opponent's chakra fluctuations are not as strong as before.

It seems that although the ninjutsu enhanced by Sage Chakra is powerful, it consumes an exceptionally large amount of Sage Chakra, and the opponent is about to be driven to the brink of defeat.

"It's too late to run away now. Blame yourself for being so stupid as to risk such great danger to save this piece of trash."

Madara Uchiha noticed Sakumo Hatake's ugly expression in the sky with his Sharingan and sneered inwardly.

He deliberately used the power of Yin-Yang Release to unleash the Four Purple Flame Formation, his purpose was certainly not just to eliminate Hatake Sakumo, he intended to also keep Tohsaka Kirito's soul and then kill him.

He refused to believe that Kirito Tohsaka's soul could ignore the fire wall defense formed by the Four Purple Flames Array and swagger away.

Of course, he knew that Kirito Tohsaka was proficient in sealing techniques, and even in his soul form, he would most likely be able to break through the Four Purple Flame Array's seal and escape. However, he firmly believed that even if Kirito could escape in his soul form, he would have to pay a certain price.

Once the soul is damaged, it becomes a serious problem, far more complex than mere physical injury.

The wounds of the soul are far more serious than the wounds of the body.

Even his formidable rival died young for this very reason; otherwise, with the vigorous vitality that Wood Release bestowed upon his body, he could have outlasted him.

Just as Madara Uchiha had thought, Sakumo Hatake was in a bad situation, with little Sage Chakra left in his body.

Moreover, due to the rapid depletion of Sage Chakra, the Sage Mode state on his body is quickly fading, and his temporarily enhanced body is gradually returning to its original form. The aftereffects of the replica Chili Ball and the Eight Gates technique are almost uncontrollable.

"Then I'll show you the power of sealing techniques."

However, Kirito would not give up until the very last moment, he murmured, then clapped his hands together and used up all the remaining Sage Chakra in his body in one go.