Uchiha's personal opinion

"Goo!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu felt as if the fire jutsu he was spewing out was about to flow back, and he almost choked.

However, the fire-style ninjutsu could not be maintained, and as Madara Uchiha increased the power of the fire-style ninjutsu, it also disappeared.

"Uchiha Flowing Fire Formation!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu proactively cut off the ninjutsu output of the Susanoo in its armor and instead activated a sealing barrier to block Uchiha Madara's ninjutsu attacks.

Upon seeing this, Madara Uchiha also stopped outputting Fire Release chakra.

"Huh...huh..."

Under the effect of the Fire Release ninjutsu, the seawater enclosed within the Four Purple Flame Array barrier has been completely evaporated into steam, and the temperature has reached a level that even ordinary Jonin cannot withstand.

Madara Uchiha's breathing was rapid and rough, like an old bellows, and red burn marks began to appear on his body.

No matter how skilled he was in Fire Release or how high his resistance to fire, Madara Uchiha at this point was still just a mortal being, and it was impossible for him to be unaffected by high temperatures.

Uchiha Tokumitsu, protected by the Susanoo, only experienced slightly disordered breathing.

However, Uchiha Tokumitsu's gaze was already drawn to the enormous flame fan in Uchiha Madara's hand.

"The legendary divine weapon, the Flame Fan~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's laughter grew louder and more grotesque.

"Old man! Gold coins are popping up!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu roared, urging the Two-Tails, Yotaka, to pounce, simultaneously unleashing another ninjutsu—

"Fire Release: Dust Concealment Technique!"

"Flame Release: Plain Burning Technique!"

The temperature inside the barrier instantly rose another level.

Madara Uchiha, whose body was blistered from the high temperature, was so angry that his nose and eyes were crooked.

"That shameless, ungrateful junior!"

Chapter 273 The Long Darkness and Flying Ashes

The Uchiha clan's divine weapon, the Flame Fan, is indeed incredibly powerful, as Uchiha Tokumitsu experienced firsthand during their clash of Great Fire Annihilation Ninjutsu.

However, this does not mean that the Uchiha Flame Fan is omnipotent and invincible; otherwise, Madara Uchiha, in his prime when he wielded the Flame Fan and rode the Nine-Tails, would not have been defeated by Hashirama Senju in the final battle at the Valley of the End, and would have ended up escaping by faking his death using the forbidden technique Izanagi.

The Dust Concealment Technique and the Plain Burning Technique used by Uchiha Tokumitsu are both rather special ninjutsu. Their destructive power is not the direct damage of conventional ninjutsu, but rather the creation of an unfavorable combat environment for the opponent through high-temperature smoke and close-range flames.

Especially within the nearly completely enclosed Four Purple Flame Array barrier, where the temperature had already soared due to the clash of ninjutsu, the addition of the high-temperature smoke and dust made Madara Uchiha feel as if his throat was burning with every breath.

"This little brat..."

Madara Uchiha's three-tomoe eyes spun wildly as he rapidly channeled chakra into his flame fan. He then quickly waved the fan to absorb the chakra from the surrounding high-temperature smoke and flames, forming a chakra barrier.

"Meow!"

Matatabi's claws slammed viciously against Madara Uchiha's chakra barrier, sending the prepared Madara flying and bouncing him onto the barrier of the Four Purple Flames Formation. The purple flames of the barrier then quickly began to burn on Madara's body.

Madara Uchiha swiftly used the Body Flicker Technique to leap up, while simultaneously waving his Flame Fan and striking his own body to absorb all the flames of the barrier.

However, the armor on his upper body was already burning red-hot by the barrier flames, and the high temperature made Uchiha Madara feel even more uncomfortable.

Before Madara Uchiha could tear off his armor, the Two-Tails' Armored Susanoo once again charged forward with imposing grandeur.

Madara Uchiha had no choice but to rely on his Flame Fan for defense again, but he was powerless to launch any further counterattacks.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Tokumitsu, while controlling his armored Susanoo to launch attacks, continuously used ninjutsu to harass the enemy.

Indeed, the Flame Fan, a divine artifact made from the branches of a divine tree, has a variety of miraculous uses and is extremely effective at countering ninjutsu.

Therefore, Uchiha Tokumitsu abandoned direct ninjutsu attacks and instead used the taijutsu power of the Two-Tails to attack.

As a special chakra-aggregated life form, tailed beasts do not have the concept of injury like ordinary carbon-based life forms. At most, their chakra output threshold may be damaged or limited due to excessive external damage.

However, the power of the tailed beasts is enough to destroy mountains and stir up seas, and cannot be resisted by mere physical strength.

Moreover, although Madara Uchiha obtained a portion of Yang Release power through Hashirama's flesh, he consumed too much energy during the process of catalyzing the Rinnegan. In addition, in order to maintain the balance of Yin and Yang Release within his body, he dared not draw too much Yang Release power to directly confront the Susanoo.

"Damn it... I really underestimated them..."

Madara Uchiha felt somewhat annoyed as he was sent flying through the air by the Two-Tails' claws.

"If it weren't for the Rinnegan..."

Where is your Rinnegan?

While urging his tailed beast forward, Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to harass Uchiha Madara with trash talk: "Didn't you bring it out this time? Or are you hiding it in the same old place?"

"If that's the case, after I beat you to death, I'll go and get the Rinnegan for myself!"

"By the way, is the Rinnegan properly nourished? Can it be used immediately after replacement? Or will it put a strain on the host's body?"

"What else does he know?!"

Not only Madara Uchiha, but even Matatabi, the Two-Tails, was left questioning his existence.

That's the Rinnegan!

There has always been a saying in the ninja world about the three great dojutsu, but compared to the Rinnegan, the Sharingan and Byakugan are nothing. It's just that due to the long history, the legend has become biased in its transmission.

More importantly, the Rinnegan's suppression of tailed beasts is even greater than that of the Mangekyou Sharingan!

Two-Tails Matatabi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and even the claws that were chasing and slapping Uchiha Madara couldn't help but shrink back.

"What's there to be afraid of..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu also sensed the abnormality of his subordinate, the Two-Tails Matatabi, and comforted him, saying, "The eye he's using now isn't the original one. Not only does it lack the power of the Rinnegan, but he can't even use the Mangekyou Sharingan's Susanoo!"

Upon hearing this, the Two-Tails Matatabi calmed down slightly and continued to wave its claws as it chased after the leaping and bounding Uchiha Madara.

Madara Uchiha was also feeling extremely uncomfortable at this moment.

It's true that he has a White Zetsu-branded power bank, it's true that he has the divine weapon Flame Fan, and it's also true that he is proficient in all the secret techniques of the Uchiha clan and has copied most of the Thousand Hands secret techniques.

However, the combination of Susanoo and the Tailed Beast is far more than 1+1>2. With Uchiha Tokumitsu's combat wisdom and the almost inexhaustible amount of chakra of the Two-Tails Matatabi, they could wear it down to death even by exhausting its physical strength alone!

What's most disgusting is that even the genjutsu, which is invincible against tailed beasts, cannot penetrate the barrier of Susanoo and Mangekyou Sharingan to affect the tailed beasts themselves. Therefore, they can only use taijutsu and the massive armored Two-Tails to fight back.

"If I had the kaleidoscope on me..."

Madara Uchiha, who was being chased and was in a sorry state, secretly hardened his heart and for the first time in his life, he had the idea of ​​retreating.

Even if they continued fighting, there would be no result. The battle environment was too favorable for Uchiha Tokumitsu, who was controlling the tailed beasts, and Uchiha Madara was completely on the defensive.

Madara Uchiha once again used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge the Two-Tails Matatabi's massive jaws and fangs, and then kicked the big cat hard in the cheek.

"Meow!"

The immense force caused the Two-Tails Matatabi's head to tilt, and a crack appeared in the chakra armor formed by Susanoo on its cheek.

"Fire Escape·Tou Ke Ku!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately unleashed a sea of ​​fire to relieve the siege.

Left with no other choice, Madara Uchiha could only barely wave his Flame Fan to absorb some of the flames from the head, while simultaneously leaping backward to dodge the claws of the Two-Tails, Matatabi.

As the tailed beast's chakra was injected, the cracks caused by Madara Uchiha's attack were repaired.

"It's happening again!"

Madara Uchiha felt that he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

"Little brat!"

Madara Uchiha dodged while shouting, "Is all you can rely on the power of a stupid tailed beast?"

"What kind of skill is that!"

"Such a despicable act, doesn't your ninja code weep for it?"

"Come out! Let's fight to the death!"

While mimicking Uchiha Tokumitsu's previous tactics and spewing trash talk, Madara Uchiha carefully analyzed the weaknesses in the Four Purple Flame Formation's barrier.

Although the Uchiha clan's sealing techniques are not well-known, their unsealing techniques are quite good. As long as you find the opening, and with the Flame Fan absorbing the chakra that maintains the barrier, escaping in a short time is not a big problem.

For ninjas, running away when they can't win is not a big deal.

However, for Madara Uchiha, who once dominated the ninja world and only respected one person, it was really undignified to be chased around by a junior of his clan and even think about how to run away.

However, due to the smoke filling the barrier and the various remaining fire-style flames still burning fiercely, coupled with the fact that he was still in the position of the Third Mizukage, even the Uchiha ninja who was maintaining the Four Purple Flame Formation barrier failed to notice the abnormality within the barrier, and were even unaware that the so-called "Third Mizukage" was none other than Uchiha Madara, whom the radical faction had always highly praised. Therefore, even if he fled, it would not diminish his prestige too much.

As the saying goes, "The moment you decide to run away, the world opens up before you."

Madara Uchiha, who had the idea of ​​running away, felt less depressed and upset.

"Once I transplant the Rinnegan back, I'll settle the score with this despicable junior..."

Madara Uchiha secretly tried to justify himself.

"Old man, stop with the useless talk!"

"Getting old is getting old, and being useless is being useless!"

"Your time is over. Just hand over the Flame Fan and offer your neck for execution!"

"I will keep the Rinnegan safe. You can rest peacefully in the Pure Land!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu completely ignored Uchiha Madara's gentle teasing, and continued to urge the tailed beast to attack while hurling insults at him with even more lethal trash talk.

"Ninja Art: Dark Travel Technique!"

Madara Uchiha dodged the attacks of ninjutsu and tailed beast claws once again, landing on the other side of the barrier and launching a genjutsu invented by Tobirama Senju.

"Ninja Art: Dark Travel Technique!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was not to be outdone and activated the exact same genjutsu.

The Dark Walk Technique is specifically designed to counter eye techniques, and it is particularly effective against the Sharingan and Byakugan.

However, since Madara Uchiha had used this genjutsu, Tokumitsu Uchiha didn't mind the two of them staring at each other in the dark.

"How come you know this technique too?!"

In the darkness, Madara Uchiha's voice was erratic, carrying a hint of paranoia.