bacchusnovels Chapter 268 Edo Tensei Madara: Oh wreath!
Chapter 268 Edo Tensei Madara: Oh wreath!
Chapter 268 Edo Tensei Madara: Oh wreath!
Pain was incredulous. Suddenly, he turned his gaze to the center of the battlefield and instantly locked onto the proud figure standing in the core battle circle, the Edo Tensei Madara who was holding a spell with his hands clasped together, and Madara's purple eyes that rippled with waves.
"really----"
"Those eyes—!!"
He finally understood that the devastating meteor in the sky was summoned by Madara Uchiha using the power of his Rinnegan.
Deep within a secret chamber somewhere in Amegakure, Nagato himself was gazing at the battlefield through Pain's vision.
At that moment, his whole body suddenly trembled, and then he coughed violently.
"Cough, cough—"
Nagato coughed so hard it felt like his lungs were being torn apart. His legs, which hadn't been used for a long time, suddenly felt a piercing pain. He subconsciously reached out and touched his sunken eye sockets, his expression extremely complicated.
There was a sense of sudden realization that my conjecture had been confirmed, mixed with an indescribable sense of bewilderment and shock.
"My eyes—the Rinnegan—are indeed related to Madara Uchiha." Nagato was in turmoil, cold sweat streaming down his face. "Then—what am I?!"
He used to firmly believe that he was the chosen one, a god!
Using the power of the Rinnegan, pain is guided to descend upon the decaying world.
However, upon discovering that the true owner of those eyes seemed to be someone else, his belief seemed to collapse in an instant.
[Ding! Nagato's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +800!]
In the center of the battlefield.
Edo Madara stood majestically within his complete Susanoo, gazing up at the rapidly falling giant meteorite, a chilling smile appearing on his face.
He glanced at Hokage Madara and said mockingly, "Oh my god."
Even before the massive meteorite hit the ground, its destructive shadow had already engulfed the entire land.
In the dark shadows, Hokage Madara looked up to face the world-destroying meteorite crashing down upon him, his crimson pupils reflecting the intense light.
However, there was no fear in his eyes; instead, it fueled an even stronger fighting spirit.
"Get out of here!!"
Madara roared, unleashing the final burst of power from Susanoo with all his might.
He finally shattered the last wooden clone that was entangled beside him, turning it into countless fragments.
However, in that brief moment of delay, the enormous shadow overhead had completely descended.
At a speed visible to the naked eye, the entire sky was covered by meteorites, leaving no gaps for escape.
"snort!"
Madara snorted coldly, remaining proud and unyielding. Instead of retreating even slightly, he raised all four of his giant arms high into the sky.
boom!!!
With a deafening roar, the meteorite slammed solidly into the four giant hands above the complete Susanoo.
Susanoo's four arms bore the brunt of this devastating blow. The violent shockwave from the impact spread outwards in a spherical shape from the point of impact, creating a series of deafening roars. The earth trembled, and everything around was reduced to rubble.
The blue giant controlled by Madara let out a piercing roar, its feet were pressed deep into the ground by the terrifying force, and its body was flashing with intense light, showing signs of collapsing.
However, it ultimately withstood the blow!
A massive meteorite, powerful enough to destroy a small country, was held aloft by the fully-formed Susanoo.
"We...we succeeded?!"
In the distance, Kakashi stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the enormous, still-smashing blue shadow within the dust vessel, and exclaimed in surprise.
Danzo was also dumbfounded, muttering, "It actually—blocked it?!"
The two of them almost simultaneously forgot to breathe.
Madara Uchiha lifted the meteorite single-handedly.
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +500!]
However, before Hokage Madara could feel gratified, he suddenly heard a faint, amused hum from Edo Madara.
"Oh----"
Madara's heart tightened, and he looked in the direction of the sound. He saw that Edo Tensei Madara was still standing calmly inside his Susanoo, with his arms crossed, looking down at Madara who was struggling to support the meteor below, as if watching a farce.
He slowly raised a finger, pointing to the sky above Hokage Madara's head, and said calmly, "Who told you there's only one?"
Madara's pupils suddenly dilated.
"What?!"
A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in his heart, and almost instinctively he looked up at the sky in the direction Madara Uchiha was pointing.
Everyone in the audience, including Kakashi and Danzo who had just breathed a sigh of relief, involuntarily looked up.
The next second, a scene they would never forget unfolded.
Above the first meteorite, the clouds were torn apart by an incomparably violent force!
Then a second, enormous meteorite followed closely behind, falling from the sky like a death sentence, its size no less than the first.
"Boom—Rumble!!"
The second meteorite struck the top of the first meteorite with overwhelming force.
When two meteorites are stacked together, their weight and impact force increase exponentially.
Amidst a deafening explosion, the first meteorite, which had been struggling to stay afloat, plummeted out of control.
"!!"
An indescribable roar erupted, accompanied by a devastating wind pressure reminiscent of the end of the world.
The combined world-destroying power of the two meteorites had already exceeded the limits that Hokage Madara could withstand.
Under that irresistible and terrifying force, the azure giant and the Hokage Madara instantly disappeared into the dust-filled earth!
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Shimura Danzo have been detected! Emotional value +1500!]
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +800!]
[Ding! Nagato's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +500!]
boom!
As the dust and smoke from the second meteorite impact gradually dissipated, the entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence.
The air seemed to freeze at that moment, with only the soft sound of scattered pebbles rolling down echoing in the silence.
All eyes were fixed on the center of the battlefield, where only two enormous meteorites, stacked together like small mountains, remained, deeply embedded in the shattered earth.
The blue Susanoo that had previously fought against the meteorite, as well as Madara, the Hokage who was inside it, had both disappeared without a trace.
"Is the knot—over?"
Danzo stared blankly at the two meteorites, his voice hoarse.
Kakashi knelt a short distance away, breathing heavily, his face deathly pale.
My feelings were extremely complicated.
For a moment, he didn't know whether to be worried or happy.
On the one hand, the possibility of eliminating the terrifying Hokage Madara gave him a slight sense of relief.
On the other hand, seeing the equally dangerous, even more ruthless, Edo Tensei Madara achieve victory, a deeper worry welled up in his heart.
Ultimately, regardless of which Madara Uchiha wins this duel, it's hard to say it would be a good thing for Konoha.
Nagato and Orochimaru, who were watching from the shadows, held their breath and waited quietly for the outcome.
"Hahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Suddenly, a burst of unrestrained and wild laughter broke the silence.
At the edge of the battlefield, Edo Tensei Madara stood steadily inside his enormous Susanoo, laughing heartily to the sky.
The gloom and frustration that had been on his face vanished, replaced by a triumphant elation.
"Did you see that?!"
"This is the true power of the Rinnegan!"
"This is the power of God!"
Unrestrained laughter echoed across the wilderness.
He's been suppressed and mocked by Madara Naruto for so long.
Now that he had finally won back a point, Edo Madara felt a surge of satisfaction as he released the pent-up anger in his chest.
However----
laugh!
Just as Edo Madara was laughing wildly, an extremely sharp cracking sound suddenly came from deep within the two superimposed meteorites!
Immediately afterwards, a fine, condensed blue line pierced through the very center of the two massive meteorites from bottom to top.
The next instant, a deafening roar!
A loud bang was accompanied by a violent shaking, and the boulder was neatly split in two.
Two smooth, mirror-like sections reflected a cold light in the setting sun. The massive rock slid slowly to both sides before crashing to the ground with a deafening roar, once again stirring up clouds of dust.
Amidst the smoke and dust, a blue Susanoo figure, like a war god returning from hell, slowly rose from the bottom of the cracked meteorite!
Although the light of this Susanoo was dimmer than before, it still exuded an indomitable fighting spirit.
Within the crystal-clear forehead, Madara Naruto stood tall, his chest rising and falling with his rapid breathing, a bead of sweat appearing on his forehead.
Clearly, even he would expend a considerable amount of energy to withstand a technique like the Heavenly Obstruction Star.
However, a fighting spirit burned even more intensely in those crimson Mangekyou Sharingan eyes than before.
Hokage Madara stared intently at the Edo Tensei Madara in the distance, slowly revealing a cold and arrogant smile.
"Hmph! The power of the Rinnegan?"
"That's all there is to it!"
"If this is all you've got, then I'm utterly disappointed!"
".————!"
The maniacal laughter on Madara's face suddenly froze.
Although he had anticipated this, even the Heavenly Obstruction Star would probably find it difficult to truly kill his opponent.
After all, the guy opposite him was also Uchiha Madara, and his strength at his peak was ridiculously high.
However, Madara's tone of not taking the Rinnegan seriously still ignited Madara's anger.
"Hmph, so stubborn!"
He snorted coldly, a hint of sinister displeasure flashing in his eyes.
"Stubborn to the end?"
Madara, the Hokage, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his arrogant and confident expression returned to his face.
"You'll see if I'm just being stubborn when I chop off your head with my own hands!"
The Susanoo's massive blue sword pointed directly at the direction of Edo Tensei Madara, its killing intent palpable.
"How arrogant!"
"Edo-ban cursed in a low voice."
Before he could finish speaking, he clasped his hands together, his gaze turning cold: "I'd like to see how long you can hold out!"
A surge of chakra spread along the ground.
"Wood Clone Technique!"
The filthy earth-spotted man uttered a low, menacing shout.
boom!
boom!
boom!
In an instant, branches sprouted from the body of the impure earth demon once again!
Four identical wooden clones of him suddenly appeared, and immediately activated the complete Susanoo upon their appearance.
The four enormous Susanoo wielded their long swords almost simultaneously, their sharp whistles tearing through the air as they charged towards Hokage Madara!
Upon seeing this, Madara's pupils contracted and his brows furrowed tightly.
After enduring the impact of the two meteorites, he could clearly feel that his chakra and eye power had been greatly depleted.
Now, facing the combined attack of Edo Tensei Madara's clones, he felt an unprecedented sense of unease.
Although he was able to defuse crises time and time again thanks to his tenacious will and superb combat skills.
But the opponent is a monster with immortality, unlimited chakra, and control over both the Rinnegan and Susanoo.
This near-unsolvable combination made Hokage Madara realize the immense pressure for the first time.
Even so, his pride as Hokage did not allow him to show any weakness in his aura.
"laugh!"
He sneered and manipulated his four-armed Susanoo to unleash a flurry of sword strikes, deflecting a clone's attack that came head-on in the blink of an eye.
With a metallic roar, the wooden clone, along with Susanoo, was blasted back dozens of meters.
"That level of attack wasn't even enough to tickle me!"
Madara's voice was loud and arrogant, echoing across the battlefield.
"You think you can beat me with that move and these clones?!"
"Hehehe————"
Edo Tensei Madara stood far behind, arms crossed over his chest, a smile of pity and mockery on his face.
Instead of getting angry, he laughed, his voice no longer hysterical but instead full of composure and mockery: "Poor fellow, you still don't seem to understand."
"You have already lost."
"Hmph! I don't know what nonsense you're spouting!"
While using Susanoo to block the sneak attack from the wood clone behind him, Hokage Madara retorted in a deep voice.
He couldn't understand where the other person's absurd confidence came from.
He clearly had the upper hand in terms of strength and experience, and none of Madara's techniques had been able to truly harm him so far. So what made him claim that he had been defeated?
Upon hearing this, Edo Madara merely smiled meaningfully and did not answer directly.
He slowly turned his head and looked towards the western sky.
Hokage Madara subconsciously followed his gaze.
In the distance, the setting sun had turned orange-red and was slowly sinking toward the horizon.
The sky was painted with a riot of colors by the clouds.
The twilight, visible to the naked eye, is rapidly devouring the last glimmer of light between heaven and earth.
"time----"
"They're on my side."
Edo Tensei Madara narrowed his eyes and uttered words that puzzled his opponent.
At this moment, Madara Uchiha was filled with the smug satisfaction of having victory in his grasp.
After winning back a point, venting their anger, and regaining face.
His anger-blinded mind calmed down.
And almost immediately he realized that he didn't need to fight to the death with this "self" in its prime.
That would be unwise, extremely risky, and most importantly, utterly pointless.
In fact, he didn't need to defeat his opponent at all.
As long as we keep the other party here, preventing them from escaping and ensuring they can't achieve any goals within the limited time, that's enough.
After all, the time limit from that dream to the real world is only one day.
Now, the sky is gradually darkening.
That lucky guy over there won't be lasting much longer in this world.
Thinking of this, Madara's lips curled up more and more calmly, and a sense of superiority as if he was in control of the whole situation arose spontaneously.
He even leisurely stepped back several feet, watching the battle with a playful smile on his face.
"Play with me until the very end before your pitiful time runs out!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
On the desolate wasteland at dusk, the battle continued, but the rhythm and atmosphere were now completely different from before.
Edo Tensei Madara stood calmly at the edge of the battlefield, arms crossed, a composed smile playing on his lips, as if he had everything under control.
He no longer personally took action, but only occasionally formed hand seals to continuously replenish the wood clones that had been defeated by Hokage Madara.
Meanwhile, the four wooden clones that powered the Susanoo strictly adhered to delaying tactics.
They no longer deliberately sought to kill, but instead took turns harassing, blocking, and fighting, keeping the Hokage Madara tightly entangled and giving him no chance to catch his breath or break through.
Four enormous Susanoos took turns charging forward, trapping Hokage Madara firmly in the center, with the sounds of swords clashing echoing across the battlefield.
Each strike and collision produced a deafening roar, stirring up a storm of flying sand and stones, making the entire wilderness terrain increasingly pitted and uneven.
Madara's face was terrifyingly gloomy.
He wielded the complete Susanoo with four arms, and the sword light he swung seemed to be a continuous stream. Each strike contained the power of thunder and lightning, shattering the attacking clones into pieces.
However, whenever he tries to take advantage of the situation to pursue and attack Madara Uchiha's main body, new clones always emerge to fill the gap without fear of death.
Alternatively, the Edo Tensei Madara could retreat at the right time, always maintaining a safe distance from him.
No matter how hard Madara attacked, he couldn't break through the layers of entanglement from these clones.
Relying on his near-infinite chakra advantage, Edo Tensei Madara recklessly delayed the inevitable, displaying an air of complete ease.
At this moment, Madara, the Hokage, also gradually felt his physical strength and eye power rapidly diminishing.
Even so, Madara Hokage still controlled Susanoo and fought back with all his might.
His straight back remained perfectly straight, and his burning fighting spirit showed no signs of diminishing, as if he were completely unaware that he was approaching his limit.
Not far away, Black Zetsu, who was secretly watching the battle, couldn't help but snort in his mind with dissatisfaction: "Hmph, finally realized it? Not too stupid after all."
"It seems the Rinnegan should be fine now —"
Black Zetsu had previously been secretly worried that Madara Uchiha might act rashly and ruin his Rinnegan.
Seeing that Madara Uchiha had changed his strategy in time to buy time, Black Zetsu finally felt relieved.
the other side.
Kakashi leaned against a huge boulder, gazing intently at the battlefield, and sighed involuntarily, "Sigh—he's finally figured it out and is determined to drag this out."
"In that case, even if that person is stronger, I'm afraid they still won't be able to win—"
He had hoped that Hokage Madara could create a miracle, severely injuring or even eliminating the huge threat that was Edo Tensei Madara.
But now, that hope is rapidly sinking along with the setting sun.
"Kakashi! What on earth is going on?!"
Standing to the side, Shimura Danzo frowned, somewhat bewildered by the rapidly deteriorating situation, and couldn't help but question in a deep voice.
Kakashi merely glanced coldly at Danzo, offering no explanation.
Kakashi simply couldn't be bothered with this scheming old man anymore.
Seeing that he was left standing there, Danzo's old face turned pale and then red. He was both angry and anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He could only stare at the battlefield and grit his teeth in silence.
At this moment, Kakashi's entire focus was on the battlefield.
Those two Uchiha Madaras, who were like gods.
If even the legendary Hokage Madara couldn't defeat the Edo Tensei Madara, then who will protect Konoha's future?!
In another shadowy spot, Orochimaru leaned lazily against a charred, broken tree trunk.
The snake's eyes narrowed slightly, and the burning excitement that had been ignited by witnessing the power of the Rinnegan and the fierce battle had gradually died down.
Instead, there was a sense of listlessness and boredom.
Orochimaru licked his dry lips in dissatisfaction, clicking his tongue in disappointment: "It seems—the outcome is already decided. How boring—"
"I thought I would be able to enjoy a close and evenly matched showdown, but it turned into this kind of boring endurance game in the end."
"Uchiha Madara, it seems, is nothing special after all."
The amusement in Orochimaru's eyes completely vanished, leaving only indifference and mockery.
Just then.
Buzz—Buzz—
A very slight but regular vibration came from deep within Orochimaru's ninja tool pouch.
"Um?"
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow and slowly looked down at the ninja tool pouch at his waist.
He calmly reached into his hand, took out an exquisite pocket watch, looked at it, and a playful smile appeared on his face.
"It's getting late already—"
"Forget it, there's no point in watching any longer."
He shook his head, turned around, and walked away without a second thought.
"I might as well go back to sleep; maybe I'll see something interesting then, hehe."
Before he finished speaking, his tall figure gradually disappeared into the twilight, vanishing without a trace, clearly showing he had lost all interest in the upcoming battle.
In another shadowy spot, Nagato remained silently observing the battlefield from beginning to end, without making a rash move.
Those chilling Rinnegan gleamed eerily in the darkness; no one knew what he was plotting.
At the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire, the two legendary Uchiha Madaras are still locked in fierce combat, with flashes of swords and roars constantly echoing through the air.
Meanwhile.
At this moment, in Konoha Village, at Ichiraku Ramen.
Shi Yu sat leisurely at the dining table in the corner and brought up the system panel.
To enjoy this epic battle, he specially made a large bowl of hot ramen, eating while "watching the movie" in a very pleasant way.
At this moment, the soup in the bowl was almost gone, the battlefield situation was gradually becoming clear, and a dazzling golden light was flashing in the center of the system panel.
Thanks to Madara Uchiha's appearance, the system's experience points, which were already close to leveling up, suddenly exploded, and it leveled up two levels in one go.
With a clear, mechanical notification sound, the screen in front of Shi Yu vibrated slightly:
[The Dream Master System has been successfully upgraded!]
[Congratulations, host, you have reached level 19.]
Please select one of the following enhancement effects:
[1. Chaos Mode (Note: There is a certain chance that an additional Chaos Dungeon will be activated before the start of each night. The Chaos Dungeon does not affect the main dungeon. In the Chaos Dungeon, the dream world will undergo random, unstable, and drastic changes, which will greatly alter the timeline and may cause a great psychological impact on the dream-fulfilling goal. Please choose carefully!)]
[2. One VIP box seat in the Dream Screening Room]
[3. Dream Goal +1]
Shigure's gaze was quickly drawn to the annotation of the first option.
When he read the line "may have a huge psychological impact on achieving his dream", his eyes instantly lit up with excitement.
Psychological shock?
Isn't bigger always better?
Without even thinking, Shi Yu smiled mischievously and decisively pressed the confirm button.
That's exactly what we're looking for – a psychological shock!
We're all about surprises and unexpected events!
What's so interesting about something so plain and ordinary!
P.S.: There was a mole in the management team; the group was bombarded, and no new groups will be created.