Konoha: Prepare to defect, the system is coming.

The cold, viscous killing intent, like a tangible shackle, firmly enveloped Madara Uchiha.

Kaguya Otsutsuki made no fancy moves; she simply gathered terrifying chakra in her palm, and then—a barrage of fist shadows rained down like a storm.

this moment.

The spatial structure groaned under the impact of the chakra.

The entire sky resembled a piece of glass struck by a heavy hammer, covered with ever-spreading dark cracks.

Upon seeing this, Black Zetsu's pupils suddenly contracted, and he let out a scream that was almost desperate, "Mom! We have to get out of here quickly, the space here can't hold on any longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp glint flashed in Madara Uchiha's eyes, and he fiercely met the barrage of fist shadows.

Boom boom boom!

With each punch a collision, a terrifying shockwave spread outwards, like an invisible giant hammer slamming into the already cracked spatial structure, initiating an irreversible and complete collapse.

Kaguya no longer cared about the integrity of the space.

She glanced at the collapsing space out of the corner of her eye and said coldly, "Since this place can't hold on, then let this shattered space be the price for their demise!!"

Crack!

As the two clashed head-on, pure violence swept down from above.

The ground beneath Madara Uchiha's feet instantly flew apart, countless fragments of rock shattering in all directions, tearing a bottomless, pitch-black abyss into the ground.

Just as Madara was falling, Hashirama Senju's calm, low shout rang out from the perimeter of the battlefield.

"Senjutsu·Wood Release·Tree World Arrives!"

All of a sudden.

Countless giant trees burst forth from the abyss, their branches and roots intertwining wildly as if they were alive, instantly transforming into a colossal wooden net that blotted out the sky, precisely catching the falling Uchiha Madara.

"Sage Art: Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!" Hashirama clapped his hands together, and a wooden dragon made of trees soared into the sky, directly biting at Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was floating in the air.

Kaguya suddenly looked up, activated her Byakugan, and in the instant she dodged the wooden dragon's attack, her long hair swelled and spread out as if it had come alive.

"Rabbit hair needle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his swollen hair transformed into countless steel needles, shooting straight at Madara, Hashirama, and Asuka like a dense rain.

Dangdangdang!

Asuka gripped the Kusanagi sword in one hand, slashing it in front of her, creating afterimages and sparks as the incoming feathers flew towards her.

"Susanoh!"

After blocking the first wave of attacks, Asuka's right eye's Mangekyou Sharingan spun rapidly, and a blue, fully-formed Susanoo burst forth from the sky.

It spread its wings, its body ablaze with blue chakra flames, and like a streaking meteor, it tore through the air with a roar as it crashed straight into Kaguya Otsutsuki.

boom!

A deafening roar shook the heavens and earth, and a terrifying shockwave exploded outwards as if it were a tangible object.

Kaguya's figure flew backward uncontrollably. Her entire attention was focused on Uchiha Asuka, and she was completely unaware that an invisible shadow had been waiting for her along her path.

"Wheel Tomb·Border Prison!"

boom! !

An invisible, devastating fist, carrying the power to shatter mountains, slammed down from the void, striking Kaguya squarely on the back. The immense impact momentarily stunned her, only to send her blasted back at an even greater speed!

At that very moment, Asuka's chakra began to converge frantically into the Rinnegan.

"The Lord of the Great Country!"

A huge semi-circular space suddenly unfolded, enveloping everyone on the battlefield.

Asuka gripped the sword hilt tightly in her right hand, watching Kaguya being "sent back" by Madara, and swung her sword with a flourish, "Reincarnation: Slaughter!"

A visible slash erupted from the Kusanagi sword. With the enhancement of the semi-circular field, its speed exceeded the limits of perception, and it was imprinted on Kaguya's shoulder almost at the same instant it was launched.

laugh!

A huge wound ripped open from Kaguya's shoulder blade, and blood spurted into the air instantly.

"Um!!!"

Kaguya's pupils shrank to almost a point. She let out a muffled shout and gathered chakra in her palm to forcefully block the Susanoo's slash. At the same time, her right fist, carrying chakra, slammed out fiercely!

"Eighty God Air Strike!"

Click!

The sturdy Susanoo was shattered on the spot, while the dense, rain-like fists tore through the air and slammed solidly into Uchiha Asuka.

The terrifying impact instantly pierced through his body, slamming him to the ground like a cannonball.

The flying bird's figure pierced through the rock layers and continued to fall until it was completely swallowed by the scorching magma underground. But soon, Susanoo, in its rib form, carried the flying bird out of the magma.

"This Susanoo is as brittle as paper." Having already had its Susanoo shattered for the second time, Asuka, who was using the Mangekyou Sharingan at high intensity, felt her vision blurring and her eyesight was already affected.

"It's not the true Eternal Eye after all; it's just a temporary one."

Bang bang bang bang! ! !

The terrifying impact sound above the ground seeped into the earth through the cracks.

Asuka looked up and saw that Kaguya Otsutsuki, disregarding her injuries, was punching Madara Uchiha's gradually shattering Susanoo into chakra fragments as if a hundred hands were punching at the same time!

The wooden puppet of Hashirama Senju also couldn't withstand the attack for long.

Kaguya Otsutsuki was not faring any better; a huge gash was cut open in her abdomen, from which blood gushed out.

In addition, the shoulder that had been slashed earlier was now bleeding profusely due to the flare-up of the injury, instantly staining the snow-white clothes dark red.

"This kind of reckless fighting style," Asuka said, grimacing as she healed her injuries. "It seems that Kaguya Otsutsuki has really gone mad."

at the same time.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki swayed for a moment before regaining her footing. She clenched her fists and stared at the three people who had been blasted to the ground. "I never thought humans could grow to this level."

Madara Uchiha rose from the ruins, ignoring the huge wound on his side, and sneered, "You have power, but no matching fighting instinct. Sealed for a thousand years, you are already out of touch with this era."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Kaguya Otsutsuki slowly rose up, raising her hands above her head. "Humans shouldn't exist in this world."

"I will link everyone's consciousness together."

"Expansion seeking Tao jade!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a black Truth-Seeking Ball floated up from Kaguya's back into the sky, its size rapidly increasing a hundredfold.

Compared to the expanded Truth-Seeking Ball, Susanoo is like an ordinary ninja encountering a Tailed Beast Ball.

Sensing the terrifying energy within the Truth-Seeking Ball, Madara Uchiha's cheek twitched slightly. He then said to Hashirama beside him, "Neither my Susanoo nor your wooden dummy can withstand the opponent's taijutsu on their own."

Hashirama wasn't stupid. Upon hearing Madara Uchiha's words, his eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of the Nine-Tails Night recorded in the village.

On that day.

A Susanoo was placed on the body of the great Buddha.

This familiar combination instantly pulled Hashirama's memories back to the Valley of the End.

The moment he witnessed Madara transform Susanoo into the Nine-Tails' armor, a similar combination ninjutsu kept haunting his dreams.

"Majestic Armor: True Several Thousand Hands." Hashirama murmured the name of the technique, his gaze then falling on Madara Uchiha, where he noticed that Madara's eyes were also filled with excitement.

this moment.

The two seemed to have returned to their childhood, back to the stream where they used to skip stones.

"The name 'Imperial Armor: True Several Thousand Hands' doesn't sound very good." Hashirama grinned, revealing a bright smile. "How about I come up with another one?"

Ban took a step back, looking at the other person with a suspicious expression.

"That name is Uchiha, the ultimate fusion technique of the Senju." Hashirama clasped his hands together, and his hair seemed to float up slowly as if it had lost its gravity.

"Susanoo-clad Buddha".

Asuka, who had just climbed out of the crater, staggered upon hearing the extremely chuunibyou (delusional) name of the move.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard Uchiha Madara say, "Although we have various disagreements, I have always approved of your naming of ninjutsu."

"No one in this lifetime will be more of an idiot than you, Hashi Lama!"

"Motor!" With a low roar from Hashirama, a colossal Buddha, as majestic as a mountain range, rose from the ground, its thousands of arms spreading out behind it, blotting out the sky.

"Six Paths Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"

Almost at the same moment.

Madara Uchiha's maniacal laughter pierced through the gravity-defying space.

He stood beside Hashirama, the ripples of his Rinnegan and the crimson of his Sharingan reflecting each other, while a massive amount of deep blue chakra surged into the sky and instantly gathered together.

"Susanoh!"

The complete form of Susanoo instantly took shape as a war god.

The next moment, the two began to merge, and the chakra that formed Susanoo seemed to have a life of its own, rushing and flowing along the arms and torso of the Buddha statue. Wherever it passed, the wood grain was covered and transformed into shining crystalline armor.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha stood atop the giant Buddha, looking down at Kaguya Otsutsuki with disdain.

Feeling the terrifying power of this ninjutsu, Madara Uchiha's lips curled into a smile. He exchanged a glance with Hashirama beside him, and without saying a word, the two of them simultaneously waved their hands forward.

The "Majestic Armor - True Thousand Hands" then raised its mountain-like giant foot and took a step forward.

boom! !

With just one step, the earth shook and mountains trembled.

"You want to seal me away!" Kaguya Otsutsuki lowered her body slightly and said to the giant Buddha approaching her, "If you can do it, then come on, Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"

Boom boom boom!

The fight continues.

Fists clashed violently beneath this space, creating a deafening roar.

The enormous fist wrapped around Susanoo clashed violently with Kaguya's space-shaking Eighty Gods Void Strike, like two meteor showers sweeping across the heavens and earth!

This head-on clash is far larger and more intense than any previous one.

However, the results were quite different.

No cracks reappeared on the amethyst armor of the "Mighty Armor - True Thousand Hands"!

It steadily withstood Kaguya's fierce attacks, and even forced Kaguya to retreat step by step under the violent advance of those thousands of fists, gaining the upper hand in a pure contest of strength!

"Mom!" Black Zetsu stared blankly at the scene, his memories returning to two years ago.

At that time.

It was the same; standing on the mountaintop, watching the Nine-Tails being brutally beaten, it couldn't understand why Madara Uchiha would team up with a Wood Release ninja.

at this time.

Although Kaguya Otsutsuki was injured in many places, and her speed and chakra were much worse than when she first descended, she could still go toe-to-toe with Madara and Hashirama in a fight.

The three of them barely moved, just standing there, their fists becoming afterimages as they collided repeatedly in space.

On the surface, Kaguya is only temporarily at a disadvantage, but only she knows the truth.

She was starting to feel the strain.

In the previous battle, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had already used Amenominaka and Yomotsu Hirasaka several times, in addition to being injured.

Injuried?

boom! !

Kaguya suffered another wound on her shoulder. Despite enduring the attacks of the two men, she gritted her teeth and threw a punch at the Buddha's chest, but apart from making the Buddha stagger back a few steps, it seemed to have no effect.