Chapter 364: Two Battlefields
Facing the legendary Madara Uchiha, Shisui, at Kagami's signal, directly unleashed his strongest genjutsu—Kotoamatsukami.
It seemed to have an effect.
Madara's Susanoo crumbled layer by layer. His eyes closed tightly, and his footsteps halted in place.
"Did it succeed?"
A moment later, however, Madara's eyes fluttered open, and the corners of his mouth curled into an exaggerated arc. "A genjutsu that alters another's will? What a tremendous surprise you've given me. If the will of the Edo Tensei caster hadn't counteracted this genjutsu, I probably would have really fallen for it. Can you... cast it one more time?!"
"As expected, it's not that easy." Kagami's heart sank. "We still have to fight..."
"Kamui!" Obito shouted softly.
Madara's smile vanished. He frowned and tilted his head to the right as the armor on his left shoulder distorted and disappeared. "Another pair of eyes with spatial abilities?"
"Amaterasu!" Fugaku whispered.
Kagami was stunned, then his face lit up with joy. "Fugaku, when did you also..."
Scorching black flames abruptly ignited on Madara's upper body. He looked down, his brows furrowing slightly. "Shinra Tensei!"
The inextinguishable black flames were repelled onto the ground before him. Madara raised his head, an expression of slight annoyance crossing his features. "One after another, such boring abilities..."
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
His eyes reverting to the Mangekyou Sharingan, Madara's hands blurred into afterimages as he formed seals. His signature Fire Release ninjutsu spewed from his mouth. Amplified by the Mangekyou, the fire covered an area dozens of times larger than ordinary Fire Release, sealing off every angle of escape for the Uchiha group.
Kagami, however, remained unhurried, forming the exact same seals. "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
An equally massive Fire Release ninjutsu was unleashed by Kagami. It crashed into Madara's flames, both scattering in all directions. A raging inferno erupted around the Uchiha ancestral land.
"Lord Madara, 'ordinary' Mangekyou Sharingan wielders like us do occasionally envy these juniors who possess special abilities."
Behind the flames, Madara was momentarily taken aback before revealing a look of disdain.
"Envy?! The abilities of the eyes aren't important; what matters is who is using them! Susanoo!"
The perfect form Tengu Susanoo materialized before the Uchiha once again. "Let me teach you juniors the true way to use the Mangekyou Sharingan!"
Kagami looked up, his expression grave. "You two elders, Kumokiri (Fugaku's eldest son), go help the Senju side. This battle is not something you can intervene in! There's no need to ask Konoha for reinforcements; at this distance, Hiashi's Byakugan can see it!"
The two Uchiha elders hesitated slightly. Kagami's eyes narrowed, the Mangekyou spinning within them, as a pale blue Susanoo rose up. "Go, quickly!"
Obito's trio also activated their Susanoo simultaneously. Two red and two blue giant Susanoo surrounded the 'largest giant', Madara, in the center.
Madara looked around, satisfaction evident on his face. "One against four? I'm finally feeling a little bit of interest in this fight. As for the three small fries who ran away, let them cause some trouble for that guy..."
...
The Senju Ancestral Land
A six-on-six battle had unfolded here, and a wave of three-for-three trades had already been completed.
Facing the Six Paths of Pain, the six Senju members had taken down three of the Paths at the cost of one elite Jonin dead and two heavily injured.
Fortunately, one of the 'corpses' was the Naraka Path, which possessed restorative abilities. Unfortunately, the Deva Path remained completely unharmed.
On one side of the battlefield, Michiyama formed seals, unleashing overwhelming Water Release ninjutsu that knocked back a giant dog whose heads multiplied the more it was attacked. He wanted to disengage, but was rammed back by a giant rhinoceros. His expression grew increasingly desperate.
On the other side of the battlefield, Nawaki was struggling to hold his ground against the Deva Path. He needed to protect the two severely injured, unconscious Senju Jonin behind him. He could only endure the Deva Path's attacks by using one large-scale Earth Release defensive ninjutsu after another, rapidly depleting his chakra.
The newly turned 13-year-old Itachi Senju was handling the Preta Path's attacks with relative ease. However, the opponent could absorb chakra, and Itachi's Wood Release wasn't mature enough yet, so he couldn't secure a victory in the short term.
Nawaki's chest heaved violently. He focused his gaze on the Deva Path in front of him, then cast a quick glance at the two critically injured Senju Jonin behind him.
"This is troublesome. Their injuries can't wait any longer; I need to find a chance to summon Katsuyu. It seems there's a five-second interval between that guy's jutsus. I have to take advantage of... five seconds?!"
"Bansho Ten'in!"
Nawaki's shoulders slumped, his feet leaving the ground as he was drawn towards the Deva Path.
"Oh no!"
Nawaki's face tightened. Seeing the sharp iron rod in his opponent's hand, he quickly calmed down, using Earth-attribute chakra to harden his skin.
"As long as my vitals aren't pierced, this is also a chance to counterattack..."
Just as the two were about to make contact at zero distance, a shadow suddenly loomed over the Deva Path from behind and above.
The Six Paths of Pain shared their vision. Through the Animal Path's eyes, the Deva Path saw the figure appearing behind him and frowned slightly. "Shinra Tensei!"
Nawaki's Earth Release armor instantly shattered, and he was sent flying back, coughing up blood. The figure behind the Deva Path, however, only paused for a fraction of a second. A flush appeared on her face, quickly covered by dense blue markings. She withstood the repulsive force, locked in a stalemate in mid-air.
"Shinra Tensei!!" The Deva Path shouted again, concentrating to increase the repulsive force.
"Tensei... your head!" The entire face of the figure behind him turned blue, and she smashed a fist down.
Without a sound, the Deva Path was flattened into a meat patty. The earth shattered layer by layer, and with the impact as the center, the ground within a hundred-meter radius flew up into the air.
The figure raised her head, the blue on her face rapidly receding, revealing Tsunade's valiant face.
Tsunade sighed slightly. "What an annoying Sage Mode. That guy just now looks like the bastard who attacked Konoha and Nawaki back then. I didn't expect him to show up in the ancestral land. Good thing I remembered today was the day for ancestor worship."
She looked at Nawaki, who had climbed to his feet and was looking at her with pleasant surprise. She waved a hand, indicating there was no rush to catch up, then turned and shouted toward the other side, "Shizune! Get over here and heal them! I'll go take care of those two bastards first!"
"Yes! Lady Tsunade!" Shizune trotted over, holding a small pig.
...
In a forest two kilometers away from the Senju ancestral land.
A young man with two hair buns let out a long sigh. "How troublesome. I didn't expect Tsunade Senju to appear at this time. I originally didn't want to show myself. But no matter, Masahiko Uzumaki is in the Land of Whirlpools; he won't get here that fast..."
...
Konoha Village, Hokage's Office
Veins bulged around Hiashi's eyes as he used his Byakugan to gaze distantly at the two battlefields.
Hiruzen, who had just arranged for Sakumo to lead a team of elites out of the village to provide backup, pushed the door open and entered. Looking at Hiashi, he asked, "How is the situation?"
"The situation on the Uchiha side is relatively clear; Elder Kagami and the others are in no immediate danger," Hiashi replied. "Because the Senju side is further away, I can only vaguely see that Tsunade has arrived at the battlefield."
"Tsunade is back?" Hiruzen breathed a slight sigh of relief, but his expression grew slightly complex. "To think the Uchiha actually have a fourth pair of Mangekyou Sharingan... Fugaku Uchiha?"
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