Chapter 502
I'm not like you, a deaf and blind old man!
Chapter 502 I'm not like you, a deaf and blind old man!
"Don't think about it!"
Just as those fingers were about to touch Mei Terumi's neck, and the chill made the hairs on her neck stand on end, a voice came from afar.
Along with it arrived a staff aimed at Uchiha Madara.
Bang! !
Hiruzen Sarutobi's Vajra Staff, gripped tightly in both hands, stretched out dozens of meters and struck the ribs of the Susanoo that appeared beside Madara Uchiha, producing a dull, heart-pounding thud.
Click click click!
Fine cracks appeared on Susanoo's ribs, and Madara Uchiha was shoved further away by the ever-evolving Vajra Staff.
Just like when the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi used the same method to push the Nine-Tails from inside the village to outside, it was helplessly pushed away by this enormous force.
But Madara Uchiha was not the Nine-Tails controlled by genjutsu.
He simply couldn't control his body to do anything else; he could only follow Orochimaru's orders to attack the Allied Shinobi Forces. In essence, it was still himself who controlled his body to fight.
"The indestructible Monkey King... Hmph!" Uchiha Madara snorted coldly upon recognizing his opponent.
Instead of trying to stop himself against the force of the impact, he stomped his foot on the ground and, using the power of the Vajra Ruyi Staff, leaped backward to increase the distance between himself and the staff.
At the same time, beside him, the Susanoo, which consisted of only ribs, surged and shaped wildly with chakra, growing out skeletal arms, its five fingers clenched into fists, and it threw a powerful punch forward.
boom!!
The fist slammed into the Vajra Ruyi Staff, which was still extending forward. The violent force stirred up visible shockwaves, bringing it to an abrupt stop!
The terrifying force of Susanoo surged along the incredibly hard Vajra staff towards Hiruzen Sarutobi at the other end.
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a tremendous force surge into his body through his arms, and the tiger's mouth gripping the Vajra Staff instantly split open, blood seeping out.
He slid back several meters, leaving two ruts in the ground, before he could barely dissipate the force and regain his balance.
"Cough!" Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a sweet taste in his throat, coughed up blood, and his arms, gripping the Vajra Staff, trembled uncontrollably.
"Konoha is getting more and more rotten."
Looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi not far away, Madara Uchiha's tone was filled with undisguised contempt: "That brat Sarutobi who followed Tobirama Senju around can actually become Hokage."
"That's fine then." He glanced at Onoki, whose face was grave in the air, "but at such an advanced age, he's still like Iwagakure, unable to find a successor?"
Onoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi's expressions remained unchanged, with the former even retorting sarcastically, "You should be glad that the people standing in front of you are just the two of us old guys."
"If the Fifth Hokage were standing here, you would never have the chance to act like an old man."
Fifth Hokage?
Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha narrowed his eyes and glanced at the ninjas around him who, although their expressions were tense, showed no fear. He realized that Onoki wasn't just being stubborn; he was serious.
Judging from their attire, the guys around me are probably ninjas from the five great nations. It seems they've formed a ninja alliance to deal with the crisis.
What truly surprised Madara Uchiha was that these guys were only nervous because of his legend, Madara Uchiha, and were not intimidated by the power he had displayed so far.
Mangekyou Sharingan, Susanoo, and even the level of Fire Release ninjutsu just now—are you really not surprised by these insects?
No, that's not all.
"Onoki saw the complete Susanoo I used when I was alive, but he still seems to have a lot of confidence in that so-called Fifth Hokage."
In other words, the so-called Fifth Hokage possesses power comparable to the "Perfect Susanoo".
"The Fifth Hokage..." Madara Uchiha's eyes flickered as he pondered, "It's only been a little over a decade since I died, and yet another person stronger than the Five Kage has emerged?"
Could it be that Obito Uchiha, that good-for-nothing, was defeated by the Fifth Hokage?
Also, if the Fifth Hokage isn't here, where else would he be?
Rumble!
Just then, the ground beneath Madara Uchiha's feet suddenly began to tremble violently.
"Earth Escape·Earth Formation Wall!"
Not far away, the Earth Release ninjas, who had been waiting in ambush, roared in unison, and dozens of them slammed their palms on the ground.
In an instant, thick, towering rock walls rose from the ground on all four sides, like a huge stone prison, sealing Madara Uchiha inside, leaving only the top gap unclosed.
The moment the rock face rose, Madara Uchiha collected his thoughts.
hum!
The Susanoo, which originally only had ribs and arms, instantly extended upwards, with more bones condensing and spreading, transforming in the blink of an eye into a form with a complete upper body, muscle contours, and emotions.
The enormous half-body Susanoo almost filled most of the space.
"Lava Release: Lava Monster Technique!"
Almost at the same time that the half-body Susanoo appeared, a low shout came from above.
Mei Terumi appeared in mid-air, above the only gap in the earthen prison. She formed hand seals, and a thick, scalding liquid was sprayed down onto the Susanoo inside the earthen prison below.
Zizizi! !
The highly corrosive acid was poured directly onto the newly formed half-body Susanoo, instantly covering it and producing a teeth-grinding, ear-piercing sound, while billowing thick smoke rose up.
The surface of Susanoo was pitted, but thanks to its almost infinite ocular power, chakra continued to flow out to repair it, and the acid could not truly penetrate the defense and damage Uchiha Madara inside.
Upon seeing this, Mei Terumi's eyes narrowed, and her hand seals suddenly changed.
"Boiling Release: Clever Mist Technique!" What she spewed out turned into a boiling acid mist with strong corrosive properties, enveloping the Susanoo inside the earthen prison.
The originally liquid acid solution also solidified, quickly freezing at the gap and completely sealing the last opening above the earthen prison.
*Sizzle...*
Completely enclosed in a sealed space filled with high-concentration acid mist, the corrosive effect of Boiling Release was maximized, and even with the defensive power of Susanoo, it was quickly eroded and melted.
The acid mist penetrated Susanoo's defenses, swirling around Madara Uchiha, causing his layered red armor to creak and emit white smoke as it was corroded.
"Boiling Release and Lava Release, a good combination. Is he the new Mizukage?"
"It seems that even the puppet water shadow I left behind has been destroyed."
Standing amidst the Susanoo that was gradually being corroded and melted, Madara Uchiha shook his head, even having the leisure to comment, "That Obito guy is really more trouble than he's worth."
As soon as he finished speaking, the half-body Susanoo, which was being constantly corroded by the acid mist, suddenly raised its four huge skeletal arms. In each palm, chakra gathered and shaped into four long swords.
Thud! Thud thud!
The four swords were swung fiercely at the thick rock walls in four directions, instantly cleaving and shattering the solid rock walls. Stones broke apart and exploded, and smoke and acid mist from inside spread in all directions.
However, just as Madara Uchiha broke free of the earthen prison and his vision cleared again...
"Earth Escape - Earthquake Core!"
Not far away, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared intently at Madara Uchiha, pressing his hands heavily onto the ground, pouring his chakra into the earth without reservation.
Rumble!
It was as if an invisible giant hand was lifting the ground beneath Madara Uchiha's feet, causing Madara Uchiha standing on it to rise rapidly upwards.
At the same time, Madara Uchiha's powerful battle intuition had already detected the dangerous aura coming from above, and his crimson Mangekyou Sharingan rose upwards.
In the air, Onoki, whose forehead veins were bulging, had been preparing for a long time. He opened his hands, which had been clasped together in front of him, and chakra condensed into a semi-transparent cone between his palms.
"Dust Release: Particle Style!" Onoki gritted his teeth and hissed.
hum!
As soon as the translucent cone took shape, it tore through the air at a speed beyond visual perception and shot towards Uchiha Madara below.
The white light magnified instantly in Madara Uchiha's slightly narrowed eyes. The rock pillar beneath his feet continued to rise, and the deadly Dust Release technique was closing in from above, leaving Madara only a fleeting moment to react.
However, faced with the bloodline limit that could decompose all matter into atomic states, Madara Uchiha raised his cracked right hand, spread his five fingers, and met the beam of light that shot towards him.
At the same time, the intricate kaleidoscope in his eyes seemed to create deep and eerie ripples on the surface of water, as if a pebble had been thrown into it.
Layer upon layer of concentric circles, from the inside out, replace the original pattern...
hum! !
Just before the Dust Release beam touched Madara Uchiha's palm.
The scenario that was envisioned—wiping it out along with Susanoo—did not occur.
The dust-escape beam, powerful enough to annihilate everything, was forcibly swallowed by a strange force, leaving only wisps of mist drifting in all directions.
silence.
A deathly silence instantly enveloped the battlefield, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the scorched earth.
All the Allied ninjas who witnessed this scene wore expressions of disbelief and horror.
"How...how is this possible?"
"Lord Tsuchikage's Dust Release technique has been absorbed?!"
"That's... the Rinnegan? How could this be..."
A cacophony of chaotic discussions erupted within the Allied Ninja's position.
Not far away, on the palm of the Gedo Mazo, Nagato stared intently at the pair of Rinnegan eyes. His gaze darkened slightly, and he turned to look at Orochimaru, whose face showed an inquisitive expression, his eyes cold.
Normally, the physical state of a deceased person after being resurrected through impure world should remain at the moment of death.
Just as the scar on the Third Raikage's chest did not heal due to the Impure World Reincarnation, other ninjas did not become younger due to the Impure World Reincarnation.
Madara Uchiha was the only exception.
Madara Uchiha should have transplanted the Rinnegan to him before he died. Logically speaking, Madara Uchiha who was reincarnated should not have retained the Rinnegan.
But Orochimaru, that madman, somehow managed to enable Madara Uchiha to still use the power of the Rinnegan while in the Edo Tensei state.
"Rinnegan..."
In the air, Onoki stared intently at the proud figure standing below, his voice hoarse as he asked, "How could Uchiha Madara possess the Rinnegan?"
Those eyes, those legendary eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, those Rinnegan eyes that only appeared on Nagato, why are they on Madara Uchiha?!
Amidst the lingering smoke and mist, Madara Uchiha's figure gradually became clear.
He slowly lowered his raised arm, his Rinnegan meeting the gaze of the bewildered Onoki in the air.
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi, Onoki, and the others were focusing their attention on Madara Uchiha.
Thud! Thud thud!
The ground beneath and around Mei Terumi's feet suddenly exploded, and countless black lines shot out from the ground like tentacles reaching out from the depths of hell.
"What...ah!"
Caught off guard, the nearest Allied ninjas had no time to react before their chests, necks, and heads were easily pierced by these black lines enhanced with "Swift Escape"!
Blood and internal organs gushed out, and a shrill scream rang out.
Mei Terumi reacted quickly. The moment the black lines broke through the ground, she used her rich combat experience to push off with her feet and instantly retreat.
However, the black lines seemed to have anticipated her movements, and several of them wrapped around her ankles. The cold, slippery touch made her freeze.
“Boiling…” She formed hand seals, attempting to unleash a ninjutsu to break free or counterattack.
"Watch out!" Hiruzen Sarutobi roared in a mixture of shock and anger.
But it was too late.
Almost at the same time that Hiruzen Sarutobi's roar reached her ears, Mei Terumi felt a sharp pain and a chill in her chest.
puff!
Mei Terumi froze as she formed hand seals, then slowly and stiffly lowered her head.
A pale hand with distinct knuckles pierced through her chest, and in its palm lay a still-beating, bright red heart stained with hot blood.
"Cough..." She opened her mouth, but only spat out a mouthful of blood, and the light in her eyes quickly dimmed.
Under the horrified gazes of the Allied Forces, Orochimaru, behind Mei Terumi with a cruel smile, suddenly split his entire upper body apart from the middle like a monster's maw!
What was exposed at the laceration was not internal organs, but countless wildly dancing black lines.
These black lines dragged Mei Terumi into the split body. The crack quickly closed, wriggled a few times, and transformed back into Orochimaru's appearance.
"call……"
He slowly let out a sigh of relief, stuck out his slender tongue, licked away the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a look of relish appeared on his face. He whispered, "Molten Release and Boiling Release, the taste is really good."
He could feel everything about Mei Terumi being gradually digested and assimilated within his body.
Having previously devoured Hiruko, he had already acquired Ice Release, Storm Release, Explosion Release, Magnet Release, Hurricane Release, and Crystal Release, obtaining six of the ten bloodline limits required for the second stage.
Now, having acquired Mei Terumi's Boil Release and Lava Release, only Wood Release and Scorch Release remain to be obtained...
"Orochimaru!!" Hiruzen Sarutobi roared furiously.
"You don't need to shout so loudly, I can hear you!"
Orochimaru impatiently picked at his ear, looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with bloodshot eyes, and grinned maliciously: "I'm not like you, you old man who's hard of hearing and blind!"
Having said that, he ignored the enraged Hiruzen Sarutobi and the panicked Allied Shinobi Forces ninjas, and turned to look at Madara Uchiha not far away.
"As the true owner of the Rinnegan, shouldn't you let me witness its true power?"
Orochimaru, with a smile on his face, unabashedly encouraged, "I don't think Nagato has fully utilized the power of those Sage Eyes."
Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan swept over, giving Orochimaru a deep look, his gaze seemingly trying to pierce through his appearance and see through all his schemes.
"Seeing that you are still so ignorant actually makes me feel relieved."
Madara Uchiha's expression remained calm, showing no sign of relief: "As expected, you cannot truly understand the power represented by these eyes."
"Since you've become accustomed to the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, and even believe you can contend with it..."
As he spoke, he slowly raised his hands and formed a hand seal in front of him.
"So, what about this...?"
hum! !
(End of this chapter)