Chapter 100: The Tables Turn!

Hanma's wild laughter echoed throughout the Ghost Lantern City. With what seemed like the lung capacity of an ocean, the sound waves his laughter stirred made the ground tremble.

Uchiha Madara frowned. Despite his vast knowledge, he couldn't figure out what was happening to Hanma.

Madara clearly felt the unusual ocular power emanating from Hanma. Although it couldn't compare to his own strength, the aura was strikingly similar.

The killing intent in Madara's eyes grew increasingly evident.

There was no other way. Any Uchiha would be irritated to see someone devour their flesh and blood and then steal their ocular power.

"This Uchiha Hanma has too many mysteries, whether it's this abnormal devouring ability or his physical strength. But it doesn't matter, no matter how talented he is, after today, he'll be a dead man."

Madara clasped his hands tightly together, emanating a terrifying wave of Chakra. Hundreds of Yin-Yang black rods materialized in front of him.

Madara raised both hands high. Blood vessels bulged in his rinnegan, and his pale long hair stood on end, like a death god descending. He roared:

"Shinra Tensei!"

The accumulated repulsive wave crashed down like a tsunami. The Yin-Yang black rods, bolstered by the force of the wave, whistled through the air, hurtling toward Hanma.

In Hanma's mind, there was still a flickering sensation, his thoughts no longer calm and collected. Arrogant and bloodthirsty emotions consumed him. Watching the incoming shockwave from afar, a sudden urge to charge directly towards it brewed within him.

"Something's wrong. The Chakra within Uchiha Madara's flesh is massively interfering with my emotions."

The effect of "Guardian of Origin" activated. The abnormality in Hanma's mind was forcibly dragged back on track by his physical body.

Shuddering, Hanma returned to his usual state.

"This kind of widespread attack has no effective way to dodge."

"It seems I can only withstand the first wave of the assault."

Hanma's face turned serious. Lava-like blood energy flowed, protecting his head, heart, and other vital parts. His fierce muscles bulged, and his Sharingan spun rapidly, fixed on the incoming black rods.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!"

Hundreds of black rods attacked Hanma in a staggered manner, wave after wave.

Hanma dodged and flickered, his massive, robust frame agilely avoiding most of the blows.

"Thud!"

Although Hanma dodged the majority of the black rods, a few targeted the dead angles of space, carrying immense kinetic energy, piercing through Hanma's steel-like skin and embedding deeply.

Roaring in pain, Hanma ignored the agony from his flesh, pulled two black rods from his thigh, and wielded them like long swords.

"Master of Taijutsu!"

Hanma, who had extensively studied the Taijutsu tomes of the ninja world, was not someone who merely fought with brute force.

Most of the ninja tools in this world were far less effective than his own physical might, so using them seemed unnecessary.

But the Yin-Yang black rods created by Madara, with their armor-piercing effect and kinetic energy from Shinra Tensei, posed a significant threat, making Hanma begrudgingly take up weapons again.

"Snap, snap, snap!!"

Hanma danced with the black rods. The powerful kinetic energy bestowed by Shinra Tensei clashed with Hanma's strength, producing deafening collisions.

However, the collision of kinetic forces caused the black rods in Hanma's hands to crack and gradually show signs of breaking.

Hanma frowned. These Yin-Yang creations combined with unreasonable kinetic energy were the strongest single-target physical weapons he had encountered in the ninja world, far surpassing the power of the Two-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball.

If he relied solely on his physical body to withstand them, the consequences would be severe.

An idea flashed through his mind. He recalled from years ago the sensation of facing the Hyuga Clan's Kaiten, his muscles twitching as he mimicked the remembered steps.

"Eight Trigrams Staff Art: Kaiten!"

The incoming black rods were gradually gathered into a mass. Hanma spun at high speed, protecting himself.

Although Hanma handled the initial black rods, there was no way to dodge the subsequent Shinra Tensei. The immense repulsive force at that moment engulfed Hanma.

"Boom!!"

The entire Ghost Lantern City was completely shattered by this massive Shinra Tensei, thick dust covering the sky.

Madara wobbled as he stood. The damaged Spiral White Zetsu climbed onto his body again, supplying him with a large amount of life force.

"Hahaha hahaha!"

This time, it was Madara's turn to laugh heartily.

In this battle, Madara had not felt his blood boiling like this in a long time.

After hiding underground for over 20 years, the battle-crazed Madara constantly yearned to return to the battlefield.

And today, despite his old age, Madara not only personally defeated a significant threat in his heart but also had the opportunity to return to his prime and prematurely end this chaotic world. Excitement surged through him as he laughed again.

"What are you laughing at, you fool?"

A crude retort echoed, bringing extreme satisfaction.

As the dust cleared, a blood-soaked Hanma emerged from the smoke, casually greeting.

Madara's combo technique indeed wore Hanma out, but fortunately, Hanma had backup energy stored.

Hanma's craving for the Box of Ultimate Bliss stemmed from "Heaven and Earth's Forge," which couldn't consume Tailed Beast-level Chakra or merge its essence into his flesh, only storing it.

But at this moment, the sand-colored Chakra of Shukaku gushed out, frantically repairing Hanma's body.

Wounds healed, robust muscles expelled the black rods embedded in his skin, external bruises cleared, and Hanma's size grew again.

Hanma initially planned to devour Shukaku's Chakra to break through his current physical limits after evolving "Heaven and Earth's Forge."

But now, these precious Tailed Beast Chakras had to be used as emergency energy to repair injuries.

"It's okay. Once the Ninja World War resumes, I'll just capture the Tailed Beasts again."

Although Hanma felt a pang of heartache, he comforted himself.

Madara's rinnegan widened. These eyes, capable of deciphering all things, easily recognized the Chakra from a Tailed Beast.

"How is this possible? In our earlier battle, Gakidō couldn't sense his Chakra!"

"Moreover, where did this Tailed Beast Chakra come from? He definitely can't be a jinchuriki."

Madara stared at Hanma in shock, for the first time doubting the abilities of his rinnegan.

If Hanma knew Madara's thoughts, he would merely chuckle and sardonically reply:

"You have your bloodline, I have my abilities. It may not be invincible, but don't mess with it."

Bulging his muscles, a substantial amount of Shukaku Chakra fully healed Hanma's wounds, bringing him to an unprecedented peak state.

On the other hand, Madara, after unleashing a Shinra Tensei that enveloped Ghost Lantern City, seemed to show signs of fatigue.

Hanma snarled at the distant, gloom-faced Madara and charged like lightning.

This time, the tables were turned!