Konoha Notes.

Chapter 535: Counterattack

Chapter 535: Counterattack

The flow of chakra within Guy's body, along with the gas vaporizing from his body, was observed by Madara.

Madara Uchiha's eye power was enough to see everything clearly.

"The Eight Gates Formation can actually be stacked with Sage Mode. It has this level of chakra even before it reaches the red level."

Even though it wasn't the final stage, the intensity of the chakra that Guy displayed was still pleasing to Madara's eye.

"You're still as unpleasant as ever, Tobirama. However, your creativity is certainly commendable."

Tobirama was not surprised that Madara Uchiha noticed the change in Might Guy's chakra.

Theoretically speaking, there is absolutely no possibility of the pure Sage Mode and the Eight Gates Formation coexisting.

However, the Sage Mode with the Cursed Seal takes a different path.

This is a modularized state. Based on White Zetsu cells and framed by Orochimaru's cursed seal technique, the final product does not demand a perfect balance between the user's state of mind and the three energies.

This state, composed of White Zetsu cells and Orochimaru's cursed seal base, provides a numerical boost to the recipient that is not as strong as the traditional Perfect Sage Mode, but the degree of erosion is much weaker than that of the traditional cursed seal state.

It retains the benefits of natural energy to the body, while allowing Kai to maintain the Seven Gates state with less burden, and even unleash more power than the ordinary Seven Gates.

"This wasn't my idea," Tobirama said.

Kai's voice pierced through the blue steam, carrying his usual enthusiasm.

"The Transcendence and Strength of Youth"

"It's thanks to everyone's hard work!"

His figure vanished from the spot; his pure physical speed, enhanced by Sage Mode and the Seven Gates, was so fast that even Madara could hardly catch him in an instant.

Guy appeared directly in front of the head of Madara Susanoo's complete form, and kicked out, his pure flesh and blood body stepping on the absolute defense made of chakra.

A cracking sound rang out.

Centered on the sole of Guy's shoe, spiderweb-like cracks rapidly spread across the forehead of Susanoo. The blue chakra armor groaned; it was the first time that a complete form, supposedly possessing absolute defense, had been cracked by a living person using pure taijutsu.

Deep within the crack, one could even see Ban's slightly surprised face.

Madara felt the force transmitted back through Susanoo and was somewhat surprised; such pure power even surpassed Hashirama Kito's fist.

He put his hands together in prayer position.

But Kai's next move was already here.

"Daytime Tiger!"

The air was compressed to an extreme degree, transforming into a visible, ferocious tiger that roared out and crashed straight into the crack that had just been created.

The concentrated burst of power pierced through Susanoo's defenses, and the tiger-shaped energy penetrated the back of the blue giant's head, blasting Madara's body away along with it.

Ban looked down at the hole that had been pierced through his chest.

"Your name is worth remembering."

He looked up at Kai, who had landed again.

"Such power—"

Tobirama appeared beside Madara.

"Just accept the seal, Madara!"

He threw out the sealing scroll, and the unfolded cloth pressed down on Ban's body.

Ban maintained his smile and didn't even try to dodge.

At that moment, a transparent cylinder shot out from another direction.

Dust Escape!

Tobirama made a judgment the instant he was touched.

That's too late.

His impure body, along with the sealing scroll in his hand, was annihilated into ashes.

The moment Kai sensed the danger, he dodged away. The white light grazed his shoulder, leaving a scorched trench in the woods behind him.

The hole in Madara's chest was rapidly closing. His resurrected body, transformed into paper-like fragments, was reassembled.

At this moment, a green spiral sword pierced through the air, attempting to slow down Madara's recovery.

However, before the spiral sword arrived, a bolt of lightning pierced Susanoo's ribs from the side.

Although a powerful penetrating force did not hit Shisui's body, it still made him spit out a mouthful of blood.

Long yellow hair, dark skin, a muscular physique, and a finger still in a thrusting position.

The Third Raikage withdrew swiftly, his movements fluid and without the slightest hesitation. His long yellow hair flashed by in the mist.

Shisui suppressed his dizziness, his left eye just focusing, preparing to use his eye power to track the opponent's chakra. But at that moment, thick fog surged in from all directions without warning.

Physical vision was obscured. Not only that, but even sensory perception began to be impaired. Deep within the fog, something could be faintly seen moving.

Tobirama's impure body reformed.

"careful."

His voice echoed throughout the venue.

"The Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki; the Second Tsuchikage, Mu; and the Third Raikage, A. These three are all troublesome characters; we cannot be careless!"

"Orochimaru is probably nearby too."

From the depths of the fog, a short figure emerged. Wearing a beige turtleneck coat, he wielded a massive sword disproportionate to his size in his right arm, aiming directly at Kakashi.

Kakashi Hatake parried with his kunai. The crisp sound of metal clashing was particularly jarring in the fog, and the impact propelled him back several meters, his boots leaving two long tracks in the mud.

"That's Hozuki Gengetsu's technique, Steam Explosion Danger!"

"Watch out!"

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha's eyes scanned the shadows in the forest.

The dense fog that affects perception must be a technique of the Second Mizukage, and this clone is also a technique of the Second Mizukage. As long as he can absorb this damage, he will be able to immediately pinpoint the location of the Second Mizukage's main body.

Ban's voice rang out again: "Let's stop playing here. So far, you haven't become too ugly."

"I can barely acknowledge some of your achievements. However—"

He raised his palm, and a black ball shot straight into the sky.

"This is just the beginning."

An endless gravitational force erupted from the black sphere. The ground cracked, and rubble, broken wood, and soil were all torn into the sky.

Ban's figure rose into the air amidst the chaos.

Tobirama shouted, "Shoot that black ball!"

Shisui's green chakra arrow was the first to be fired, and at the same time, Guy lowered his waist and threw a straight punch towards the sky. The energy of Day Tiger transformed into a roaring tiger that soared into the sky, running parallel to the arrow.

A violent explosion erupted in mid-air, the white shockwave engulfing the entire battlefield. The intense light pierced his eyelids; Shizuku...

Itachi and Kakashi instinctively closed their eyes, and the world fell into a pure, pale white.

In that brief moment of respite, the Third Raikage once again darted out, charging towards Guy.

He turned to the side, twisted his waist, and unleashed a spinning back kick.

The leg collided with the Raikage's body, which was known as the strongest shield. The dull shockwave spread through the mist, creating a brief vacuum sphere in the surrounding fog.

The Third Raikage was sent flying by the force of the kick, his body crashing into a pile of rubble rising into the sky in the distance, kicking up a cloud of dust.

But when Kai opened his eyes again, Ban had disappeared from the sky. Through the gaps in the thick fog torn open by the aftershocks of the planetary explosion, a blue streak of light could be vaguely seen falling toward the stadium area.

After this brief respite, the thick fog rolled in again.

Within the thick fog, the dead, raised from the filth, lurked menacingly.

Madara Uchiha fell to the ground.

The stone slab beneath his feet shattered, cracks spreading outwards from him. Within the arena area, ninjas from Konoha and other villages were organizing the evacuation of the crowd.

The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, the parasitic insects of the Aburame clan, the ninja dogs of the Inu clan, and the clan crest of the Uchiha Police Department all ran about in the chaos.

Ban's gaze swept over the crowd.

There was no difference. Nothing on the battlefield made a difference to him. Whether they were his own clansmen or ninjas from other villages, they were all just obstacles standing in his way.

His gaze fell on the four Jinchūriki: Killer Bee, Yugito, Utakata, and Han, who were also helping to maintain order in the evacuation passage.

Just as Ban was about to walk forward, black flames suddenly burst forth from his body.

Fugaku Uchiha stood at the front of the crowd, his Mangekyou Sharingan fixed on Madara's location, and gave orders to his clansmen beside him.

"Continue with the evacuation arrangements; leave this to me."

Madara looked down at the black flames burning on his body.

"Amaterasu? There's a third pair of kaleidoscopes."

With a slight turn of the Rinnegan, the black flames were completely absorbed, and the former Uchiha clan leader faced the current Uchiha clan leader.

"You are Uchiha Fugaku."

"Are you going to defy me?"

Fugaku's voice was low and menacing: "You betrayed us!"

"They betrayed their clan, they betrayed their village."

A golden figure appeared behind Madara, accompanied by a kunai.

Minato Namikaze's Rasengan slammed into the blue chakra armor, only creating a barely perceptible ripple.

At that moment, the kaleidoscope in Fugaku's eye sockets burst forth with a dazzling red light.

Dark red chakra surged from his body, and his bones, meridians, and armor took shape with each breath. His half-body Susanoo swung its fist down.

Madara raised his hand, and the blue Susanoo met him in the same manner.

The fists of the two war gods collided in mid-air.

The shockwave swept in all directions. Civilians who had not yet been completely evacuated were knocked to the ground by the blast, and the ninjas shielded them with their bodies, absorbing the aftershocks with their own backs.

"Hurry up!"

Fugaku's voice came from the dark red giant.

The dark red body cracked inch by inch. Madara's even taller Susanoo body pressed forward, and his long sword struck back at Fugaku's Susanoo, knocking him and Susanoo back together.

Madara did not look at Fugaku again.

His gaze fell back on the Jinchūriki, and just as he was about to charge forward, his golden chakra suddenly expanded.

Minato Namikaze's chakra materialized, and the massive Nine-Tails body rose from the ground atop the golden Tailed Beast Cloak.

The materialized golden claws pressed down, slamming Madara's Susanoo towards the ground.

Blue chakra began to surge.

The head-on collision caused the ground to collapse and create a huge crater from the very first second.

Just as the two forces were locked in a stalemate, the octopus's tail slammed down from the side.

"I've been holding this in for a long time! You idiot, you bastard!"

The bull demon's whiskers and the nine-tailed fox's claws exerted force simultaneously.

Seeing this, Hataka, Kan, and Yukito were about to join in when a knife wrapped in bandages was placed in front of them.

Kisame Hoshigaki stood between them and the battlefield.

"Forget about you guys."

"According to intelligence, the Akatsuki has not yet been able to collect the tailed beast chakra, including that of the three of you."

"Retreat now."

The shark-faced ninja watched as Susanoo gradually became uncontrollable.

Please don't put me in a difficult position.

Just as the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails were about to work together to seal the beasts, two wooden dragons rose from the bottom of the pit and wrapped around the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, binding the two tailed beasts tightly.

Ban broke free from the entangled wooden dragons and set his sights on Utakata, Yukito, and Han.

Fugaku's crimson Susanoo rushed to Kurama's side, grabbed the wooden dragon wrapped around it with both hands, and tore it outward inch by inch.

Kisame Hoshigaki also rushed forward, swinging Samehada to slash into the other wooden dragon binding Ushi-oni.

The blade embedded itself, but the effect was minimal.

At the edge of Madara's perception, Might Guy's powerful chakra was approaching the arena area. At another time, he might be interested in experiencing just how far that man could go. But not now.

Without further hesitation, he formed a hand seal.

Thick vines broke through the soil and spread across the entire venue area.

Huge flowers bloomed from the top of the vines, and pale yellow pollen gushed out, instantly covering an area of ​​hundreds of meters.

Wood Release: Descent of the Flower Tree World.

The evacuating crowd collapsed to the ground, and the ninjas lost their strength the moment they inhaled the pollen, their knees slamming into the broken bricks.

The moment the pollen filled the air, Han unleashed a powerful burst of steam from his body and immediately transformed into a tailed beast.

"Let's go, Hatake and Yugito!"

The oldest surviving Jinchuriki transformed into King Koku, charging towards Madara Uchiha with his special angle forward.

Without any reservations or avoidances.

King Mu's special horn slammed into Madara's Susanoo. The impact, amplified by steam, caused even the blue chakra armor to tremble.

Ban took the hit, looking into the emotions in those beastly eyes.

"Do wild animals also develop emotions?"

A wooden dragon shot up from the ground and coiled around King Mu's body. The five tails crashed to the ground, crushing a section of the ruins.

The few seconds that King Mu gained were enough for Kai to reach the battlefield.

The air cannon exploded amidst the pollen. The blast wave tore a wide gap in the toxic dust, allowing fresh air to rush in again, and the people lying on the ground gasped for breath.

Kai stood in front of the fallen crowd, blue steam billowing from his skin. His eyes were fixed on the spot where Ban had been.

At that moment, space distorted.

Obito Uchiha appeared beside Madara, holding a sealing scroll in his hand.

"We've succeeded."

"Let's go."

Madara did not refuse the absorption from Kamui, and Obito then entered the space of his own Mangekyou Sharingan.

Madara took the scroll from Obito, and after unfolding it, he found it to be completely empty.

He raised his Rinnegan and looked at Obito.

Obito didn't avoid that gaze, and sneered, "You probably can't stand being controlled even after being reanimated, Madara Uchiha."

"Therefore, there is no option to break free by having the caster release the spirit medium."

"Just stay here and wait to be sealed away."

He raised his hand, preparing to form a hand seal. A hand seal to dispel the control of the Impure Earth Reincarnation.

His fingers froze in mid-air. Obito looked down at his hand, which remained stiffly in the unfinished hand seal, each knuckle resisting his will.

Ban casually tossed the blank roll aside.

He rested his chin on one hand, his posture relaxed, his eyes reflecting Obito's frozen body.

"Indeed, I have released myself from the control of the Impure World Reincarnation."

"But who do you think was the one who reincarnated you? Obito."

"Since you've chosen to do this, it means you've gained Konoha's trust, right?"

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