Chapter 101: Limbo: Border Jail

Ferocious kicks brought forth a tumultuous stream of air, transforming into a roaring tiger that charged at Uchiha Madara.

Madara's expression froze. As a battle-hardened veteran, he could discern the terrifying power behind this attack merely from its sound.

"In terms of raw power, this kid's terrifying strength far surpasses Hashirama's."

Madara raised his hand, and the plants on the ground rapidly grew, intertwining to form an ancient and imposing wooden figure.

"Mokuton: Wood Human Technique!"

The Rinnegan spun, and a cold ocular power filled the air, turning into layers of armor that covered the wooden figure.

"Majestic Attire: Susanoo!"

The Susanoo-covered wooden figure fiercely swung its fists, colliding head-on with Hanma's ferocious kick with overwhelming momentum!

The tiger formed by the compressed air from Hanma's kick bit into the Susanoo on the wooden figure, while the wooden figure was not to be outdone, clasping its hands together to crush the tiger's head.

Both the air tiger and Susanoo's armor dissipated simultaneously, but Hanma's true killing move was not the compressed air but the kick carrying immense kinetic energy.

At this moment, Hanma's sweeping kick towards the wooden figure's head demolished everything in its path.

Without the Susanoo's support, the wooden figure crumbled into pieces, reduced to splinters.

Madara, hidden within the wooden figure, was finally exposed before Hanma.

Hanma flashed a bloodthirsty grin. The "Heaven and Earth Furnace" burned the remaining Shukaku chakra at maximum output, elevating his strength and speed to their physical limits once more.

"You are old now, Uchiha Madara. There's no stage for you to dance on in this Shinobi world!!"

Hanma's kick finally broke through all obstacles, landing squarely on Madara!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" 

This strike sent Madara flying like a broken sack, crashing to the ground and carving out a bottomless pit. Despite his resilience, he groaned in pain, dark blood gushing from his mouth.

Hanma roared like a tiger, trailing closely behind Madara, grabbing his leg, and spinning in mid-air with spiraling force, creating a white air vortex, smashing him heavily onto the ground.

The collision echoed thunderously, but Madara, under Hanma's control, mysteriously vanished into thin air.

From afar, Uchiha Madara panted heavily, a hint of frenzy in his eyes. This was a battle he never expected to be so difficult against Hanma.

Just as he hit the ground, Madara had used his unique Rinnegan technique to switch positions.

"Limbo: Border Jail!"

Madara felt his internal organs, heavily bleeding from the previous impact.

"How pathetic! To think this brat would bring this old guy to such a state."

"If I had a young body, even if this kind of shinobi came at me in multiples of thirty, I wouldn't think twice!"

Madara never hated his old age more, especially when facing a fellow clan member, unable to exhibit the power he once had.

"I am the Uchiha clan's greatest leader in history!"

Whether or not Madara still considered himself part of Uchiha, the confrontation between him and Hanma held epochal significance due to their clan leader status.

A peculiar sense of competitiveness surged within Madara.

At this moment, Madara desperately wished he could wield the full-body Susanoo again, showing this taijutsu-practicing Uchiha what true godlike power was.

"The Eye of the Moon Plan must succeed!"

Madara's heart roared. At this moment, even Madara himself couldn't discern whether he wanted to bring peace to the Shinobi world or resurrect himself to dance once more.

Undoubtedly, awakening the Rinnegan in his twilight years left Madara both grateful and regretful. He should have danced epically with the power of the Rinnegan but lacked a youthful body to provide the stage.

Hanma watched Uchiha Madara from a distance, sighing inwardly:

"No wonder he's Uchiha Madara. Can he escape successfully even in such a situation?"

"That previous technique was undoubtedly a spatial ability."

Hanma's last strike had firmly gripped Madara's leg, intending to shatter his entire skeleton, but Madara vanished without warning.

"It must be the legendary Limbo: Border Jail."

Hanma felt a silent relief, knowing this was the first kill move below the level of the Six Paths.

Limbo: Border Jail could release shadowy clones with the same abilities and strength, immune to physical damage, able to swap places with the original instantly.

Without the power of the Six Paths or Rinnegan, sensing the shadows from Limbo was impossible.

In the original timeline, Uchiha Madara had used this technique to defeat nine Bijuu in one move, single-killing Sasuke with Eternal Mangekyo in one round.

"Indeed, no one can resist aging. My path of strengthening blood and flesh is absolutely correct!"

Hanma reflected on Madara's current physical strength.

Madara, freshly revived, had unimaginably greater defense, withstanding the combined assaults of nine Bijuu and only spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood.

His taijutsu also dominated the Shinobi world; his Limbo clones alone could make the nine Bijuu fall with taijutsu, unlike now, where he could only flee from Hanma's strength.

This was the weakness aging had imposed on Madara. Susanoo could barely reach the third stage, and the size of the wooden figure was pitifully small.

Hanma's body shifted from black-gold to lava-like dark red, and his sweat formed white mist on contact with air. He was in an overloaded state.

This exertion, burning chakra for strength, was contrary to Hanma's preference for accumulating strength from a solid foundation.

"Uchiha Madara, how much chakra do you have left?"

The current battle meant Hanma traded his health for Madara's chakra, a test of endurance where Hanma undoubtedly had the advantage.

Madara understood this well. Hanma's near-immortal body also brought him an unprecedented combat experience.

"First, he withstood the Shinra Tensei with his body, then mysteriously recovered using Bijuu chakra."

"But seeing his current state, he can't maintain it for long."

"I can't drag this out. If I do, I'll likely fall first."

Madara's earlier summon of the "Majestic Attire Wood Human" was intended to prolong the battle, minimizing the use of Rinnegan techniques to conserve chakra.

However, covering the wooden figure with Susanoo still couldn't withstand Hanma's overwhelming strength, ruining Madara's plan.

"Let's settle this with a final strike!"

Madara deeply understood that against Hanma, draining tactics were futile; a decisive resolution was necessary.

With blood tears spilling from his eyes, four Limbo clones silently surrounded Hanma, and Madara roared:

"Box of Ultimate Bliss, open!"