Chapter 164: Madara VS Kurama
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At the Fire Temple's altar.
ROAR!
Perhaps sensing the approach of danger, beastly roars echoed incessantly from within the altar.
As they advanced on foot, Uchiha Madara's brows knitted tightly, his expression shadowed by contemplation. Though his steps remained steady, it was clear his thoughts were elsewhere.
After a long silence, he finally broke it, his voice tinged with hesitation. "I think... using genjutsu to control it and turning it into a summoning beast might be the better approach."
"Better, my foot." Hearing this, Kyosuke retorted sharply, "Summoning beast? With your sloppy skills, even a basic contract seal left you fumbling."
"Well, there's no helping it," Madara sighed, raising his head to look at the sky, a reluctant expression crossing his face. "It's still better than your suggestion of sealing a Tailed Beast inside a body."
"Honestly, what kind of person even thinks of such a method?"
At this point in time, the concept of a Jinchūriki didn't exist, so Madara struggled to accept Kyosuke's forward-thinking ideas.
Kyosuke clicked his tongue disdainfully, thinking to himself, You can't even handle a single Tailed Beast now, huh?
Yet in the future, when you've got all nine sealed within you, you sure didn't seem reluctant then.
Left with no choice, Kyosuke began to lecture Madara on the benefits of becoming a Jinchūriki.
"Do you even know how terrifying Tailed Beast chakra is? It's practically a walking energy reservoir."
"Not to mention its regenerative abilities. With the Nine-Tails, you'd no longer have to worry about exhausting your stamina when fighting Hashirama anymore."
At those words, Madara's eyebrows arched slightly, the resistance etched across his face softening noticeably.
Good grief. So everything boils down to Hashirama, huh? Kyosuke silently complained in his heart.
Seeing Madara reluctantly nod in agreement, Kyosuke paused and swallowed the words he'd intended to say about the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
That kind of combat style might not align with Madara's personality.
Instead, Kyosuke thought it'd be better to add some restrictions to the contract and use genjutsu to control the Nine-Tails, granting Madara the ability to summon it at will.
Majestic Attire: Susano'o was certainly more powerful than the simple transformations of a Jinchūriki.
By placing restrictions on the seal, it would be similar to how Naruto, after unlocking the Eight Trigrams Seal, allowed Kurama to operate independently of his body for short periods.
As long as the seal remained intact, Kurama's temporary departure wouldn't cause any issues.
For instance, during the battle on the moon against Toneri, Naruto allowed the Nine-Tails to fight separately against Hamura's golem.
Of course, the result was Kurama getting pinned down and beaten thoroughly.
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Snapping out of his thoughts, Kyosuke and Madara found themselves at the massive altar of the Fire Temple.
Thanks to Mito's teachings, Kyosuke's proficiency in sealing techniques has reached an exceptional level.
Forming a simple set of hand seals, he raised his fingers and thrust them forcefully into the empty air before him.
Sealing Technique: Release!
In an instant, the sky darkened, and storm clouds churned violently, as if heralding the emergence of the mightiest Tailed Beast.
Under the duo's watchful gaze, faint crimson bubbles began rising from the altar's surface. They quickly multiplied, gathering into a thick, boiling pool of what resembled blood.
"It's finally about to appear," Kyosuke muttered as he raised both hands, ready to seal the Nine-Tails before it could fully awaken.
Unexpectedly, Madara stepped forward to stop him.
The man's eyes were alight with excitement, like a warrior meeting a formidable adversary for the first time.
Truthfully, this was Madara's first time seeing the Nine-Tails in person, and it far surpassed the terrifying legends he had heard.
Before subduing it, he wanted to truly experience its might.
". . .Do as you please," Kyosuke said, not bothering to argue further.
After all, it was just the Nine-Tails. The two of them could easily control it with genjutsu whenever they wished.
In the end, Tailed Beasts lacked the power to defy the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths.
Whether it was them or Hashirama, dealing with a Tailed Beast was never a strenuous task.
Even Obito, newly turned into the Masked Man, had controlled the Nine-Tails with just a glance.
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Roar!!!
As the two conversed, the dense crimson chakra finally coalesced, forming the fearsome shape of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
"I'm finally free!!!" Kurama roared, its voice brimming with exhilaration.
Years of imprisonment had filled it with violent rage. The moment it broke free, its first thought was to find the humans who had sealed it and exact its revenge.
Hmm?
Suddenly, Kurama noticed the Fire Temple burning with flames.
"What's this? I haven't even done anything yet, and this wretched temple is already in ruins," Kurama muttered in confusion.
Only then did it shift its attention to the two humans at its feet.
"Hey, was it you who removed the seal?" The enormous fox lowered its head, its icy, vertical pupils staring them down.
Even in the face of its liberators, Kuruma's attitude remained as cold and unyielding as ever.
The only concession was its decision not to kill them outright.
Facing those enormous, gleaming eyes, Kyosuke suppressed the urge to strike it down, silently thinking, You'll soon learn the true cunning of the Uchiha.
If Kyōsuke harbored such feelings, then Madara—never known for his patience— was even less forgiving.
"A mere beast dares to raise its voice at me?" he sneered, his tone dripping with disdain.
With a sharp, dismissive snort, an enormous blue light burst forth from Madara's body, piercing the sky like a blazing pillar of power.
On the basis of the second form of his Susanoo, the blue construct gained lower limbs and legs. Its size expanded dramatically, and Madara, as the caster, appeared atop its head.
Fourth Stage of Susanoo!
This form, suspended between the second stage and a fully-formed Susanoo, struck the perfect balance—maintaining mobility while delivering significantly enhanced power.
It was particularly suited for combating massive summoning beasts or formidable foes like the Nine-Tails, whose overwhelming size was their greatest advantage.
As the blue blade of Susanoo took shape, Madara wasted no time. He struck Kurama with an unrelenting force while the beast was still reeling in a daze.
"Roar!!!"
The Nine-Tails' familiar roar filled the air once more, but this time, it was laced with agony.
Driven to madness by the pain, the beast reared its massive head. Chakra surged wildly, forming a pitch-black Tailed Beast Ball in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Madara's expression finally turned serious. His Mangekyō Sharingan burned brilliantly, flaring to their full power, and his Susanoo began to evolve once more, its form growing even more imposing.
Two additional pairs of arms emerged from the Susanoo's back, wielding six swords in total. These weapons combined their energy into a devastating attack, a blow so powerful even Kyosuke was momentarily stunned.
"No wonder he forced Hashirama to bring out his Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands. Madara's ocular power significantly boosts Susanoo's abilities."
Even Kyōsuke, with his current abilities, couldn't freely alter the form of his Susanoo. Such modifications were predetermined upon awakening.
But in Madara's hands, Susanoo seemed like a mere plaything—one moment forming seals, the next sprouting extra arms. It could be manipulated however he pleased.
While Kyosuke pondered this, Madara's strike clashed with the Tailed Beast Ball, unleashing a catastrophic explosion of energy.
Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Kyōsuke teleported to a safe distance, found a seat, and prepared to enjoy the battle between the two powerhouses.
The fully-formed Nine-Tails was immensely powerful, capable of overwhelming all other Tailed Beasts combined.
However, Madara was not a force to be underestimated. With the awakened chakra of Indra and the cells of the Sage's body coursing through him, his power had reached monumental heights.
In terms of raw power, even if he didn't yet possess a complete Susanoo, he wasn't far behind.
With his rich combat experience, this battle promised to be an intense clash between equals.
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